Ma Jian had an argument with Wang Ping again.

Ma Tan led more than 20,000 people to march day and night, marched for four days, and rushed to Xixian County when nearly one-third of the people were left behind. Hearing that Zhang He was still at the wooden gate, Ma Jian immediately ordered to continue to move forward and approach the wooden gate.

Wang Ping disagreed. He thought that Zhang He was in the front, and he was a cavalryman, and he was faster, and three days was enough time to rush from Luomen to Mumen, and so far, he had rested for at least two days. Two days, although not enough to restore the strength of all the warriors and horses, can greatly relieve fatigue. has come from afar, and there are thirty percent of those who have fallen behind, and those who have not fallen behind are as tired as a dead dog. It looks like you have an advantage in numbers, but in fact the disadvantage is very obvious. Wouldn't it be boring to play against Zhang He at this time?

Do you think Zhang He didn't know that he was in danger of being surrounded? He weishenme waited at the wooden door and didn't go? It was nothing more than that he had enough food to catch his breath and wait for his work.

Ma Jian was very angry and asked Wang Pingdao: "Could it be that we are waiting for Zhang He to attack in Xixian?" If he pounces on Xiangshang and fights with Guo Huai against the prime minister's army, what should he do? ”

Wang Ping was patient and persuaded with good words. "Joining the army, how could Zhang He go to Shangtai? We only have more than 20,000 people, and we have to travel long distances, so we have limited food and grass to carry with us. The prime minister came from Shangqi, with an army of at least 30,000, and he could carry sufficient grain and grass. No matter how you look at it, we are the weakest one, how could he abandon us and go to the confrontation with Cheng first? If he defeats us, he can jump out of the encirclement and use the speed of the cavalry to lead us by the nose, which is a hundred advantages and disadvantages for him. ”

"You treat us like bulls?" Ma Tan snorted disdainfully. "In your opinion, what should I do now?"

"Garrison in Xixian, guard according to the city, recuperate, and brake quietly. Wait for the prime minister's army to arrive. and then fight to the death with Zhang He. ”

"I thought you had some idea, it turned out to be my old way in Lomon." Ma Tan turned his head and pointed to the valley outside the city: "What if Zhang He leaves from outside the city?" And how? Then you will be watching from the top of the city. Or go out of the city and stand in formation? ”

"If Zhang He takes the initiative to come, then of course we are lining up out of the city to block his way."

"Aren't you going to go out of town?" Ma Yan sneered: "Instead of waiting for Zhang He to come, and then hurriedly line up. I'm lining up outside the city right now, what's wrong? According to the city, it is calm. Or cowardice? ”

Wang Ping was speechless, he felt that Ma Jian was really crazy. He couldn't hold back his anger and retorted loudly: "Is joining the army a test for me?" Don't you know the difference? According to the city, the soldiers can rest in peace, and they must always be on guard against the surprise attack of the cavalry, and they will be afraid of fear. Can you get a good rest? ”

Huang Zheng saw that Wang Ping and Ma Jian were on the bar, and hurriedly pulled his sleeve, and said to Ma Jian with a smile: "Joining the army, Zijun is not a cowardly person, he is also thinking about the health of the soldiers." Don't get me wrong about joining the army. ”

Li Sheng and others also stepped forward to dissuade them. Verbal persuasion.

Ma Jian sneered, he knew that these people were a little dismissive of him, thinking that he was a scholar and did not understand military affairs. Now they are in a group again, and they refuse to obey his orders, using the bodies of some soldiers as an excuse. What they are thinking, he knows it clearly, isn't he afraid that he will have a hard time with Zhang He, the loss of the troops will be too great, and he will be deprived of military power in disguise.

It doesn't matter, I don't need you, I can still stop Zhang He, let you see that scholars don't understand anything, and the little experience you regard as valuable is in the book.

"In that case, then let's do it, it's the same as before, you stay in Xixian County, protect the baggage, and I'll go to the outside of the city to line up. echoed inside and outside, so that Zhang He did not have an opportunity. ”

Ma Tan gave the order without saying anything, flicked his sleeves, and left by himself.

Wang Ping was so angry that he gasped and had nothing to say. Fortunately, Ma Jian didn't force him to go out of the city, and he didn't bother to worry about Ma Tan, so he immediately began to arrange the city defense and do his job.

Ma Tan led more than 15,000 people out of the city and lined up. He didn't want to see Wang Ping again, so he didn't take a line in Xixian County, but rushed forward for more than ten miles and lined up at a narrow intersection. He divided the 15,000 men into three parts, with 4,000 men on each side of the hillside, and the remaining 6,000 men in a triple formation in the valley. The large array forms a concave shape, and if Zhang He wants to impact the infantry phalanx in the valley, he must withstand the bow and crossbow attacks on the hillsides on both sides, and after dampening Zhang He's morale, the foot soldiers on the hillsides on both sides can also be condescending and impact Zhang He's own formation.

Without those Bashu barbarians, I can still stop Zhang He here, wait for the arrival of the prime minister, and complete the prime minister's trust.

Ma Tan is full of ambition and ambition.

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The news that Ma Tan had arrived in Xixian and lined up outside the city soon reached Zhang He.

Zhang He seized the grain and grass of the Shu army, and the biggest crisis has been eliminated, and he can now calmly face the Shu army coming from the two directions of Shangqi and Luomen. He arranged for the main force to rest near the wooden gate, and only sent a large number of scouts to investigate in two directions. Although Ma Dai was defeated by him, he did not lose his combat effectiveness, and he had been patrolling beyond fifty, while seriously hindering Zhang He's scout activities. If these scouts want to find out more news, especially the news of the Shu army behind Ma Dai, they must risk crossing the scouts arranged by Ma Dai, so that not only will the casualties be large, but also the news will not be timely and accurate.

Compared with the difficulty of the Shangqi direction, the Luomen direction is much easier, although there are more than 2,000 defenders in the west county, but there are no war horses, let alone know the overall situation outside, in the face of the Wei army's coercion, they can only tremble to defend the city, do not dare to go out of the city to fight against Zhang He, watching the Wei army scouts riding war horses, shuttling back and forth outside the city.

So Ma Yan's every move, where he went, Zhang He understood it clearly. The news of his formation in the valley outside the city, of course, could not hide from his eyes.

What's more, Ma Jian didn't intend to hide it from him at all.

Zhang He smiled, summoned all the generals, announced the end of the rest, and everyone was ready to fight.

The soldiers had just won a big victory, and in the past two days they had eaten with their bellies wide open, making up for all the debts they had owed a few days ago, and now they were refreshed and high-spirited, and when they heard that they were going to fight with General Right again, they were all excited, and they patted their chests one by one, and took the initiative to ask for battle.

Zhang He turned his gaze to Tian Fu: "Jinjiang, after I leave, this place will be handed over to you." Be careful with yourself and don't fall in love with war. ”

Tian Fu smiled slightly, bowed down and responded: "Please rest assured, the general, I will definitely follow the general's orders and bring back these more than 1,000 horsemen safely as much as possible." ”

"Very good." Zhang He waved his hand, signaled Tian Fu to retreat, and then announced his next move. So far, Ma Tan has rushed to Xixian, and the reinforcements from the direction of Shangqi are still on the way. It's not clear where they've got, but based on the schedule, they should be there in a day or two. In three to four days at most, the main forces of the Shu Han army will gather at Mumen and launch an attack from two directions.

If the cavalry is trapped in one place, it will lose its advantage, so now they must take advantage of the fact that the Shu Han army has not yet closed the encirclement and jump out of the encirclement. If you want to break out of this encirclement, there are two directions, one is to return to Lomen the same way, that is, to break through the position set up by Ma Tan. The first is to attack in the direction of Xiangshang to meet Zhuge Liang's main force.

The generals discussed a lot, and many people were full of confidence, advocating that Xiangshang attack in the direction of Xiangshang, not only could it be possible to capture Zhuge Liang, the main general of the Shu army, alive, but also to deal with Guo Huai, the assassin of Yongzhou in Shangtai City, killing two birds with one stone, and quickly disintegrating the defense line of the Shu army and reversing the situation of the entire Longyou. And the credit for attacking Ma Jian is too small, and Zuihou still has to go around and attack Zhuge Liang, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Zhang He quietly watched the generals discuss, and when they were all finished, he looked at his son Zhang Xiong: "What is your opinion?" ”

Hearing Zhang He's words, all the generals closed their mouths. Of course they know that it is Zhang He who knows Zhang Xiong best, and it is Zhang Xiong who knows Zhang He the most, and Zhang Xiong's opinion represents Zhang He's opinion to a certain extent, which is a inheritance between father and son, and no one can compare. Being able to let them sit in and participate in the discussion is already a gift from the right general.

"I think it's better to attack Ma Yan." Zhang Xiong said eloquently: "Attacking Ma Yan, our advantage is obvious, but we can quickly succeed. Leaving the wooden gate, Zhuge Liang's encirclement of Jihua fell through, which was a serious blow to the morale of the Shu army. Our army can give full play to the advantage of cavalry, pull away again, and blitzkrieg. If Zhuge Liang wants to snatch back this batch of grain and grass, he will inevitably stay in the wooden gate and will not be able to rush to Shangqi. If he gallops to the aid of Shangqi, the soldiers will be running back and forth, physically exhausted, and facing the danger of running out of food, and our army's chances will be greatly increased, and it will be more calm, and it may even collapse without a fight. ”

The generals listened and nodded their heads again and again. Attacking Ma Tan, although it is not as tempting as attacking Zhuge Liang, has much less resistance, is easy to make meritorious contributions, and is much less dangerous. Now that Zhang He has decided, they will carry it out, and I believe that General Right will lead them to create greater brilliance.

After smoothly unifying the opinions, Zhang He immediately set off and rushed to Xixian with a large army.

The two sides approached rapidly, scouts shuttled back and forth, and the sound of horses' hooves echoed through the valley, rumbling like drums, and the atmosphere of imminent battle became thick. The soldiers of the Shu army, who had just driven a few hundred miles and had not yet eased up, couldn't help but feel a little nervous when they heard the news. Ma Jian didn't think so, although Zhang He came quickly and didn't give him time to prepare, he was very confident in his position. He believes this is not just a test, but an opportunity.

A chance to make a name for yourself.

Repelled Cao Wei's famous general Zhang He and saved the Northern Expedition, this battle was enough to make him one of the famous generals, and who else would say that he was just a rhetorical scholar in the future?

Prime Minister, I will definitely live up to your trust. Brothers, when the Xiangyang Ma family regains its prestige, it will start from now on, and it will start with me defeating Zhang He.

"Step out of the city gate and look into the shadows.

There are three graves in it, and they are similar.

Ask whose mound it is, Tianjiang Guyezi.

The power can row the South Mountain, and the literature can be geographical.

Once slandered, two peaches killed three soldiers.

Who can plan for this, the minister of the country is Qi Yanzi. ”

Liang Fu, who recited this song softly, was full of pride.

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