The next day, as the morning sun rose again, Ma Chao led his Xiliang Iron Cavalry to arrive as scheduled.

He was thirsty, and the tiger-headed golden gun in his hand was already hungry and thirsty.

"Report ...... General, a large force of enemy troops was found nearby. ”

"Liu Fan is attacking the city, where is the large force from?"

Ma Chao denied this statement without thinking about it, even if God came today, he would not want to stop this battle.

The general was stunned, and then said: "That enemy army is about 20,000 people. ”

Ma Chao said in a deep voice: "There are 20,000 enemy troops, and our army is also 20,000, when has our Xiliang army been reduced to being scared of a dozen and one?" ”

The general still didn't understand at this time that his own general didn't believe his words at all, but made up his mind to fight this battle.

The general was also a little resentful, he just fulfilled his duties and reported truthfully, but he was so humiliated, so he arched his hand and said: "General, the last general is willing to be the vanguard of this battle." ”

Ma Chao glared: "You still want to rob my vanguard?" ”

"The last general will not dare."

"Get behind me."

After Ma Chao finished speaking, he was about to order a charge, and Pang De on the side couldn't help but persuade: "After all, we only have three thousand horsemen, do you want to wait for General Huang?" ”

"Ling Ming, are you afraid?"

"Sword mountain and sea of fire, how can the last general ever be afraid?"

Pang De was also angry, he wanted to persuade Ma Chao not to act privately, but when he heard this, he didn't want to say anything, and slowly raised the big knife in his hand.

Ma Chao thought about it, Huang Zhong was the main general of this battle after all, and it was a bit too much not to tell him that it was true, so he looked at Ma Dai.

"Go and tell General Huang that our army has taken the lead in attacking."

"Why am I going?"

Ma Dai was a little reluctant, these people were all militants, and after holding back for so many days, they had long been impatient to release the power of the desolation in their bodies, where were they willing to report the news?

When you get back, maybe the battle will be over.

Seeing Ma Chao glaring at him, Ma Dai rolled his eyes and looked at his lieutenant: "Go." ”

"Why am I going?"

"Do you want to disobey?"

"There you go."

The adjutant in turn transferred the order to his subordinates.

After the layers were decentralized, the one who went to report the news turned out to be a captain.

Ma Chao: "......"

I always feel that compared to these people, he is a peace-loving person.

However, he quickly put aside his thoughts and raised the tiger-headed Zhan golden gun in his hand: "The world says that the state army is the first in the world, are you convinced?" ”

"Not convinced!"

"Use your sword to tell the world that the Xiliang army is no worse than any army."

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

"Kill ......"

Ma Chao rushed out first after speaking, regardless of whether others could keep up or not.

However, these people are all his direct troops, so naturally they will not lag behind him, and they will soon swarm up.

"This Ma Chao"

Huang Zhong could only laugh dumbly when he learned the news, but he knew Ma Chao's temperament, so he kept following, and the distance between the two armies was not far, so he didn't care about this unexpected episode.

"Pass my general's order, and the whole army will speed up."

Ma Chao here had already led the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to meet Li Yan, and the Xiliang army was like a bamboo, and soon caught the Yizhou army off guard.

Even though Li Yan has always ordered strict guards, he still can't suppress the one-sided decline. The Dongzhou army has been at war with the barbarians in the south and the Qiang in the west, and it is the first time that they have fought with the northern subway cavalry.

This kind of aggressive fighting style was not possessed by the Qiang cavalry, so that they were broken through before they could organize a defensive line.

Ma Chao seemed to have stepped on a personal stage, leading his own soldiers to rush to the front line, and the tiger head Zhan golden gun in his hand continued to harvest the enemy soldiers.

At this moment, his strength is no less than that of Lu Bu.

Of course, this is no less than an invincibility rather than a match of force. If the army is fighting alone, there is still a gap between the young Ma Chao and Lu Bu, who is at his peak.

In just a few hours, Ma Chao had already approached the Chinese army and collided with Li Yan head-on, and then a big battle began.

Li Yan is an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, but his ability is more in strategy and politics, and his martial arts are not outstanding, so he is naturally not the opponent of a super-first-class military general like Ma Chao.

In just three rounds, he had already been captured and reduced to a prisoner.

The Xiliang army cut through the enemy's formation like a sharp knife, and Huang Zhong, who arrived later, further tore the gap. At sunset, a sky-high fire ignited, and the victory was over.

……

"What, Li Yan was defeated and captured?"

Liu Fan looked shocked.

In fact, he had already learned the news, but he was worried at first, worried that this was Huang Zhong's strategy to attack the west, so he did not send reinforcements as soon as possible.

Later, after learning that the enemy was attacking fiercely, it was confirmed that Huang Zhong's main force was exhausted, and it was too late to send reinforcements to rescue him.

"Yes, Childe." Zhang Ren looked disappointed, he suddenly understood the true meaning of "generals are outside, and military orders are not subject to it", no wonder famous generals throughout the ages do not like to be dictated by the monarch when fighting.

If it is good to run into a wise monarch, at least it will not make a big mistake.

But if you encounter someone who is not good at war, but likes to get involved in military affairs, a defeat is inevitable.

Although the eldest prince in front of him has courage, his ability to lead troops is very mediocre, and his insight and judgment of the battle situation are too poor.

"I blame me for this defeat, because I looked ahead and backward, causing the reinforcements to come one step late." Fortunately...... Liu Fan frankly admitted his mistakes, instead of looking for someone to bear the responsibility for the defeat, it is not hopeless.

"Childe, pause the siege. Our army's grain roads have been attacked, and if it goes on like this for a long time, I am afraid that we will face the danger of running out of food. Xu Shu had already expected everything, and he could only sigh about it.

This Yizhou ...... Sooner or later, it is in the prime minister's bag.

Liu Fan has always been obedient to Xu Shu, not to mention that they made a big mistake with each other, so naturally they would not refuse.

"Okay, give the order, the whole army withdraws to the camp."

……

"According to the military division, how should we deal with the current situation?" Liu Fan asked Xu Shu again.

"There's only one way to go."

"What's the solution?"

"Retire."

Liu Fan was stunned.

"Military division, our army is deadlocked so quickly, losing troops and losing generals, and consuming countless grains and grass, if we withdraw our troops in such an embarrassment, won't it make the world laugh?"

He didn't want to quit the army, and as Liu Yan's eldest son, he urgently needed a military merit to consolidate his position.

Xu Shu Zhengse said: "Our army is insufficient, if it continues, our army will suffer from the enemy on its back, and I am afraid that it will be defeated." At that time, not only will they not be able to quell the rebellion of Jia Long Renqi, but they may also be hit back. ”

The problem of insufficient troops has been exposed, as evidenced by the attack on the grain route. Ma Chao's cavalry will always threaten their grain routes, and if they want to ensure the safety of the grain routes and the rear while attacking the city, they will need at least tens of thousands of elite soldiers.

If there are fewer people sent, they will be swallowed by the other party.

If there are more people sent, Huang Zhong will turn around and surprise his besieging army.

"Childe, something is wrong, the lord is critically ill, and he urgently calls his son back to Chengdu."

I wish you all a happy new year, all the best, blessings such as the East China Sea, longevity than Nanshan, in the new year of wealth rolling, peach blossoms.

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