What will be the consequences of 5,000 foot soldiers being assaulted by 3,000 cavalry? Disaster.

What are the consequences of five thousand unsuspecting foot soldiers being assaulted by three thousand cavalry who have no tomorrow? Extinction.

Wei Yan and Ma Jian are both generals with combat experience, Wei Yan has fought with the Wei army for many years, and knows the power of cavalry, and Ma Yan is a person who has personally experienced the power of cavalry assault, which is a tragic lesson that he will never forget in his life. Just because of a slight negligence, it caused irreparable consequences, for the always proud Ma Yan, this memory is deep, the weight of the lesson, enough for him to remember for life.

"How...... How can this be, even if you are defeated, you shouldn't be wiped out, right? "Even Wei Yan, who has been on the battlefield for a long time and has experienced countless vicious battles, can't believe this fact." Ma Dai is cautious, although the four thousand cavalry have not been assembled for a long time and the cooperation is not good, but the foundation is good, and it should be no problem to stalemate for a while, right? ”

"It should have been." Qian Fei lowered his head in shame: "But the Wei army is crazy, Niu Jin killed me in one go, and pounced on General Ma." Somehow, the Chinese army was in chaos all of a sudden, and there was no response, and when they reacted, Xiahouba had already arrived. ”

Qian Fei stammered and explained the situation. He was a rout, and he knew a little about the situation of his forward, and he didn't know what happened to the Chinese army, so he could only analyze and guess according to the situation at that time.

However, his guess was not much different from the actual situation at the time, and Wei Ma and the others roughly understood the reason from his guess. They weren't surprised at first, but they didn't think it was anything strange. The Wei army's entry into the pass was originally a desperate gamble. It is entirely possible for them to put them to death and then to live, this kind of outlaw fighting style.

In fact, it is normal for Xiahou Ba to do this, and it is abnormal not to do this. As long as they are normal people, they can see the significance of Ma Dai's 4,000 cavalry to the Shu Han army. As Ma Dai's younger brother, although Ma Dai is not as outstanding as Ma Chao in terms of cavalry combat level, he is no less than any general in the current Wei army, as long as he is given time, it is entirely possible for him to create a cavalry that can be comparable to the cavalry of the Wei army with the same strength. This was for the Wei State, which dominated the Three Kingdoms with cavalry. Naturally, the threat is not to be underestimated.

At the beginning, Ma Jian was willing to support Zhuge Liang's jihua, and he also had this in mind. The purpose of this Northern Expedition was to capture Longyou and establish the Shu Han Army's own cavalry, before that. It is very important to train some officers with experience in cavalry warfare. If you can let Ma Dai build this cavalry. Once the land of horse breeding in Longxi was seized. With more war horses, the Shu Han army was able to quickly build a strong cavalry team and go into the battlefield as quickly as possible.

If you can strangle the 4,000 cavalry who don't know how many cavalry generals may be produced in the cradle. Even if it is a lose-lose fight, it is worth it for Xiahouba. In the same way, it is reasonable that Ma Dai is unwilling to fight with Xiahouba. Zhuge Liang handed over the cavalry to him to command, not because he took a fancy to his steady character.

However, in front of the two armies, one is single-mindedly trying to fight hard, and the other is hesitant to delay time, and this subtle psychological difference often leads to unbearable consequences.

Ma Dai is a living example of this.

Guessing the reason for this didn't make Ma Yan and Wei Yan feel any more relaxed. On the contrary, their hearts are heavier.

Ma Dai's entire army was annihilated, and no one could compete with Xiahou Ba, and the more than 300 miles between Huangxian and Wuzhangyuan became Xiahou Ba's world, and the communication between the Shu Han army became a problem. What's even more worrying is that Cao Zhi stopped to rest in Wuzhangyuan, and did not intend to eat them before the decisive battle with Zhuge Liang.

Five thousand foot soldiers, facing eighteen thousand foot cavalry, if it is encountered in the field, the end is almost self-evident.

Qian Fei's unexpected arrival was tantamount to a wake-up call to Wei Yan and Ma Yan. They thought that Cao Zhi was a beast that had jumped into a trap, but unexpectedly he almost became a piece of meat in the beast's mouth. If they were severely injured or even completely annihilated by Cao Zhi, the situation in Guanzhong would be even more dangerous.

Wei Yan's cheeks twitched. "Young Chang, immediately strengthen the camp."

Ma Tan shook his head, pinched his fingers, and muttered: "It's not a matter just to hold the camp, I think we should go back to Hewu, it may be safer to defend the dock." ”

Wei Yan frowned: "Then if Cao Zhi goes west, will we still chase after him?" ”

"We'll talk about it then." Ma Jian smiled bitterly: "With our little strength, what's the use of catching up?" If you want to play a role, there is only one possibility, and that is when Cao Zhi and the prime minister are in a stalemate. Before that, it was just Cao Zhi's pre-dinner fruit to catch up. ”

Wei Chang took a long breath, and after a long while, he slowly spit it out again. He knew that Ma Jian was right, and the only thing that could stop Cao Zhi at the moment was the main force led by Zhuge Liang. Their troops are too small, and they are not Cao Zhi's opponents at all, and it is not interesting to catch up.

"That's as it is. However, we must inform the prime minister as soon as possible, lest the prime minister still expect us to flank Cao Zhi with him. ”

Ma Yan's eyes shrank slightly and nodded.

Wei Yan immediately sent dozens of scouts to march towards Wangxian from different directions. The vast majority of these people would die under the pursuit of the Wei army, but as long as one person could deliver the news, Wei Yan's Jihua would be considered a success.

Wei Yan then returned to Yiwu with camp. He was so nervous that he sent the scouts fifty miles and personally ordered all his soldiers to be vigilant, with swords in hand and bows at their waists, ready for battle at any time. At the same time, he placed all the baggage wagons on both sides of the ranks, and if there was an enemy situation, these baggage wagons stopped as a temporary barracks to help the soldiers resist the onslaught of the cavalry.

The news of their retreat soon reached Cao Zhi's ears.

Cao Zhi sighed, a little regretful: "It's really not easy to catch these two people." ”

Cao Zhi didn't know the situation east of Tongguan yet, but he saw Wei Yan's battle banner and roughly guessed what might happen. But at this moment, he was in no mood to care about that. Even if Cao Zhen was defeated, the Shu Han army would not have the strength to drive out of the pass, and the county soldiers in Hedong, Hanoi and Henan would inevitably rush to intercept it as quickly as possible.

He originally wanted to defeat the 5,000 Shu Han army before making contact with Zhuge Liang, but he didn't want to pay attention to his back when he was desperate with Zhuge Liang. Along the way, he was patiently waiting for the opportunity, but unfortunately he didn't expect Xiahou Ba to achieve such a big victory, and actually ate four thousand Shu Han cavalry in one bite. Even Guo Huai, who said goodbye to Xiahouba two or three days ago and had just arrived at the camp, couldn't believe this result, maybe even Xiahouba didn't dare to expect it before the war. Now Xiahou Ba still has the main force to monitor Zhuge Liang two hundred miles away, and he has no time to rush over, otherwise, he will definitely attack without hesitation.

Now, he could only watch Wei Yan run away. Just as Wei Yan couldn't catch up with him when he came, now, he can't catch up with Wei Yan either. Everyone was running on two legs, and the time difference of half an hour was enough for Wei Yan to retreat into the dock.

Cao Zhi felt a little sorry, but he didn't take it to heart. The difficulties he faced were not only Wei Yan and Ma Yan, the five thousand people, he didn't have much time, and he was about to face the biggest enemy, so he didn't dare to take anything lightly.

Like a hungry tiger, Cao Zhi stared at his strong opponent, patiently looking for an opportunity to kill him with one blow.

He knew very well that he would not get a second chance. Once you get in touch with Zhuge Liang, there is no possibility of changing Jihua.

Either die, or turn the tide and turn defeat into victory.

Cao Zhi looked at the silent Guo Huai, and waved his hand happily: "Have a good trip." ”

Guo Huai bowed: "Thank you, Your Highness." ”

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Zhang He led the army to march forward in great strides, and once again pressed in front of Jiang Wei's position. This time, his 10,000 elite cavalry did not appear, where it was, only he knew, Jiang Wei's scouts spared no effort to search, almost ran all over the ravines within a hundred miles, and did not see any trace of those cavalry.

Jiang Wei was nervous, he knew that the burden on his shoulders was heavy. No matter how fierce Cao Zhi is, he is just a dying beast, as long as he stabilizes his position, Cao Zhi's fate is already doomed. The real danger comes from Zhang He in front of him, Cao Zhi ventured into the customs, of course, it is impossible to just ask for death, he made such a big bet, there is only one possibility, that is, to take Zhang He into the customs.

If Zhang He breaks through his blockade and enters Guanzhong, the situation in Guanzhong will be completely reversed. Not only will the prime minister's Jihua take Longyou fail, but even the Guanzhong that has been occupied will be surrendered, including the prime minister's efforts in Guanzhong over the years.

With Zhang He's arrival, Jiang Wei's nerves were almost broken. He couldn't sleep at night, and when he was sleepy and tired, he lay down in his clothes, and after a nap he would wake up from his dream. He dreamed a lot, including Zhang He's fierce sneer, the prime minister's expectant gaze, his mother's compassionate and tolerant eyes, and Wei Ba's contemptuous sneer.

He knew that Wei Ba didn't like him. Not only because of the minister's preference for him, but also because he refused his mother's call and was determined to follow the prime minister to stay in Shuhan. He could understand Wei Ba's contempt for him, because he himself sometimes despised himself.

But he didn't want to go back, he just tried harder. He wants to use his strength to prove that his choice is not wrong, to prove that the prime minister's choice is not wrong, and to prove that his mother's understanding is not wrong. One day, he will follow the prime minister to restore the Han Dynasty, and one day, he will return to his hometown and stand proudly on the tower of Ji County.

However, Zhang He's reaction left him with no time to take care of those dreams for the time being.

Zhang He came to the foot of Liupan Mountain, set up a large camp, and prepared for an attack, but he did not launch an attack for a long time. It's like a bow that hits an arrow and fills the string, but it doesn't fire for a long time.

He didn't seem to be in a hurry to attack Guanzhong.

This made Jiang Wei puzzled, uneasy, and had an ominous premonition. He always felt that behind Zhang He's actions, there might be Jihua that was more dangerous than a fierce attack.

What kind of jihua would that be? …… (To be continued......)