Chapter 512: Night Attack
Night.
Ma Chao led the troops out of the pass and attacked Yang Zhao's camp in the night.
They didn't have firelight to illuminate, they only relied on the moonlight tonight, and then targeted the lights in Yang Zhao's army, groping their way to the camp, Ma Chao's idea was to attack at night.
Hit Yang Zhao off guard!
If they want to deal with Yang Zhao, the only means they can use is this.
In a frontal fight, no one is the opponent of those artillery, but there are many methods that can be used in secret, such as tonight's night attack.
He also wanted to kill Yang Zhao, as long as Yang Zhao died, they would no longer be in any danger, and they could annex Yang Zhao's territory in turn.
Ma Chao also wanted to prove his strength by killing Yang Zhao, and he thought that he was no worse than Yang Zhao, and Lu Bu also wanted to fight with Lu Bu in the future.
Yang Zhao's battalion, the frontal defense is very tight.
They went around the back, avoided all the vigilers, and came to the rear of the camp, Ma Chao couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that he was not discovered by Yang Zhao, and said in a low voice: "Kill it!" ”
All the soldiers who came to sneak attack at the same time moved into the camp.
The guardrail on the periphery of the camp was quickly destroyed by them, and the sound of shouting and killing echoed in the dark night, waking up many soldiers who were resting, and many people were killed in an instant.
The rear of the camp was in chaos in an instant.
Ma Chao's night attack seemed to have succeeded, and he shouted excitedly: "Hurry up and kill Yang Zhao first!" ”
They fought from the rear, in one fell swoop.
The soldiers in Yang Zhao's camp were very disciplined, and not long after the turmoil appeared, the rear was killed, but the soldiers in other positions in the camp could be integrated as quickly as possible, and they could raise their weapons to fight back against the enemy who attacked at night.
Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu's uncle and nephew immediately rose up to direct the battle and counterattack, and used the fastest speed to resist Ma Chao's in-depth attack on the camp.
Yang Zhao was awakened, saw the turmoil at the back of the camp, and said lightly: "Evil comes to Zhongkang, take Long Wei over, and leave Ma Chao behind." ”
The Dragon and Tiger Second Guard, under the leadership of Dian Wei and Xu Chu, slaughtered to the rear and fiercely cut into the enemy who attacked at night.
The soldiers in the camp were all assembled, launched a comprehensive defense and counterattack, and fought back against Ma Chao together.
"If it was someone else who was attacked at night, Ma Chao might still be able to succeed."
Zhuge Liang looked at the battle situation and said: "But the soldiers under the lord's subordinates are all disciplined forces, when we train, we do not train for temporary assembly at night, and also simulate being attacked at night, etc., Ma Chao can only kill through our rear, and cannot go deep." ”
Feng Ming agreed: "In our army, discipline is strict, as long as there is an order, within thirty breaths, the soldiers can be assembled almost equally, but Ma Chao is indeed heroic, and the strength of the troops is not weak, and our rear was defeated by him so quickly." ”
Although the rear was defeated, it did not affect the overall situation.
The rest of the soldiers in the camp, it didn't take long to fill the rear of the rout.
Ma Chao wants to impact again now, but he can't rush in.
"Our vigilance has been lowered again."
Yang Zhao said lightly: "In the future, all marching and camping must be prepared to prevent being attacked, so as not to let the enemy have a chance." ”
They have been fighting for so long, and there are not many cases of night attacks.
I've encountered it once or twice before, and I've come down to prevent it.
But after a long time, it is easy to relax, and tonight is the situation.
Ma Chao was really brave and led the troops to fight hard.
Although Yang Zhao's soldiers quickly formed a defense and counterattacked, he was still fighting, and when he saw Yang Zhao's location, he continued to kill.
But as soon as he left, the dragon and tiger two guards came in.
can be Yang Zhao's personal guards, their strength is stronger, more elite than the elite.
As soon as he was killed, he cooperated with other soldiers and put pressure on Ma Chao's soldiers who attacked at night.
When Ma Chao was about to command the battle, he saw an iron halberd sweeping in his direction.
Call!
Clang!
The moment he heard the sound of the wind, Ma Chao instinctively held the spear in front of him.
The iron halberd was blocked, but the force from the iron halberd shook his hands a little numb, and when he looked up again, he saw a strong man killing him, it was Dian Wei.
On the other side, Xu Chu, who lifted the thick-backed broadsword, also killed from the side.
They went one after the other, and they wanted to leave Ma Chao behind.
"Not good!"
Ma Chao reacted quickly and understood that he should not be in love at this time.
He prides himself on being the first brave general, but just now he realized the strength of Dian Wei's iron halberd, and he didn't have the confidence of one enemy and two enemies, so he turned around and ran towards his own soldiers.
borrowed the crowd to stop Dian Wei and Xu Chu's flanking attack.
Seeing the soldiers who brought the night attack again, they were quickly countered by Yang Zhao's side.
Tonight's night attack was a complete failure.
"Retreat!"
Ma Chao's idea was completely frustrated, and he had to withdraw, still underestimating Yang Zhao's strength and overestimating his own strength.
No matter how unwilling he was, he still had to withdraw.
Ma Chao blended into the soldiers, and then led the soldiers out of Yang Zhao's camp and fled back to the pass in embarrassment.
Dian Wei and Xu Chu still had to chase after him, but Yang Zhao said: "If you can't keep Ma Chao, forget it." ”
The chaos of the night raid soon came to an end.
Ma Chao fled in embarrassment, and looked back at Yang Zhao's camp unwillingly.
In the face of the night attack, the soldiers on Yang Zhao's side could still assemble and counterattack so quickly, far exceeding his expectations, and the difference in strength between the two sides was too big, which had to be admitted.
The night raid was a complete failure.
Back below the pass, Ma Teng opened the city gate and let them in.
Seeing them flee like this, they didn't have to think about it to know what the result was.
"Someone, bring stones and block the gate of the pass."
Han Sui shouted eagerly.
Tonight can be regarded as a complete offense to Yang Zhao, and tomorrow morning, there will be artillery bombardment, and the only way to defend is to try to defend as much as possible.
Immediately, soldiers brought in huge boulders and blocked the gates.
Despite this, they feel very unstable.
"Yang Zhao's army is too strong."
Ma Chao had a sense of frustration and said helplessly: "Even if we don't have those weapons, we can't be his opponent." ”
Ma Teng and Han Sui are also in a hurry now.
"My lord, let's prepare to retreat back to Chang'an."
Pang De suddenly said: "With our strength, we will definitely not be able to hold Hangu Pass, and we should be ready to retreat." ”
"Ling Ming is right!"
Ma Teng said in a loud voice: "Come on, prepare to retreat." ”
Han Sui saw it, and arranged it the same.
One night, they were basically busy, and finally waited until dawn, and they were very afraid of Yang Zhao's counterattack, so they hurriedly gathered soldiers, but the assembly was not over, and a burst of artillery appeared outside the pass.
Rumble!
The cannonballs hit and exploded above the city gate of the pass, blowing up the entire city wall of the pass, shaking for a long time and crumbling.