Ju Yi patted his chest and said: "Lord, just look at it, when the lord returns triumphantly, the last general will definitely present an invincible first camp in the world, don't worry." ”

However, thinking that this battle is likely to determine the ownership of the land of Xiliang, and decide who will win and who will lose between Ma Chao and Han Sui, Ju Yi is even more regretful, and said: "This battle is a key battle for the lord, if he wins, Han Sui will have no possibility of rising, but the last general cannot participate, it is a pity." ”

Ma Chao smiled, indeed this battle is very important to him, and it is even more important than the previous battle of Ayang. As long as Han Sui's remaining main force of tens of thousands of cavalry is wiped out this time, even if Han Sui escapes back to Jincheng, he will not do much. But if it is defeated, then I am afraid that everything will go back to zero before the battle of Ayang. To be able to participate in this thrilling war, for all officers and soldiers, meritorious deeds and rewards are secondary, and it is a rare honor to be able to participate in itself.

Ma Chao said with a smile: "Don't be discouraged, if you can create a strong army, the credit is no less than that of capturing the flag in a big battle." In this way, although there are only 800 members of the Xiandeng Battalion, it is also a battalion, and it cannot be called 'Xiandeng Qu', so you should be the captain of Xiandeng Mountain!" ”

Ju Yi was happy, no matter how you look at it, 800 people are about a song of troops, not to mention that he consciously offended Ma Chao, originally he just thought that if he could be a military marquis, it would also be a grace, who knew that Ma Chao was so generous, regardless of previous suspicions, he was a school captain casually.

Ju Yi hurriedly saluted, choked up and said, "Thank you, thank you!" The lord is so kind to the last general, and the last general is really ashamed of himself when he thinks of his previous behavior......" As he spoke, Ju Yi rubbed his reddened eyes with the back of his hand.

Ma Chao blinked and said, "Okay, you go quickly!" Let him pass the past, and there is no need to mention it again. ”

"Well, the last general will take the order." Juyi lay on the ground and knocked heavily a few times, then reluctantly stood up and walked outside the shogunate.

Ma Chao looked at Ju Yi's generous back, and regretted it a little: the arrogant and unruly Ju Yi was killed by him before, and now although Ju Yi still maintains a high posture in front of others, he has become so obedient in front of him, doesn't Ju Yi have Stockholm syndrome? And their relationship is not like a superior-subordinate relationship, but a master-servant relationship. This made Ma Chao somewhat difficult to adapt.

Ju Yigang walked under the curtain of the shogunate, suddenly turned around and bowed solemnly to Ma Chao, and said: "This battle decides who is in charge of Liangzhou, and the last general wishes the lord a victory and captures Han Sui's old thief!" ”

Hearing this, Ma Chao's heart blossomed, and he smiled gently and said, "Okay, I will definitely do what you say." ”

Ju Yi walked out of Ma Chao's big tent.

Watching Ju Yi walk out of the big tent, Ma Chao's smile became a little flattened. Although Han Sui continued to lose in previous wars and Ma Dai took Longxi County, how difficult was it for Han Sui to pursue and defeat him in one fell swoop?

Ma Chao immediately summoned Pang De, Zhang Ji, Zhang Xiu, and Duan Xuan to decide on the battle. The four generals also knew that they were going to start preparing for a battle today, so they were very solemn.

Ma Chao asked, "Are the soldiers and horses ready?" ”

Pang De hugged his fists and said: "Young master, now our army's 80,000 horsemen have been prepared, the armor has been draped, the weapons have been sharpened, the war horses have been fed with fodder, and the banner battle has been established: just wait for the young master to give an order, and you can start the battle!" ”

"Good! What about grain transportation and supply? ”

Zhang Ji replied: "Young Master, each sergeant has distributed three days' worth of grain, and the rest of the grain has been prepared. In addition, the lord stationed in Chencang had already sent a letter saying that the 300,000 stone grain and straw transferred by the imperial court from Sanfu had been transported into the territory of Fufeng. ”

Ma Chao was even more satisfied, the soldiers and horses did not move, and the grain and grass went first. With the help of the imperial court behind his back, grain and grass will not be a problem, and he will be able to let go of his hands and feet.

"Good! How were the displaced people evacuated? ”

Duan Xuan said: "Young Master, yesterday we have sent four thousand horsemen to spread the news of our army's general battle in all directions, and I believe that the people have already learned about it." However, with such fanfare, Han Sui probably also knew. ”

"It's okay, I just want to make Han Sui feel pressure."

Ma Chao paused, and then said: "Listening to the order, Zhang Ji led 30,000 cavalry to guard the rear of our army, and sent his troops to attack Yuzhong and the two cities of warriors. Although the two cities defended Jincheng, they were too far away from Han Sui's army, so there must not be too many defenders. Be sure to unplug these two cities. ”

"Whoa!" Zhang Ji replied loudly.

Ma Chao looked at the other three generals, and Pang De, Duan Xuan, and Zhang Xiu all looked at him with a blazing flame in their eyes.

"You and the other three, follow me to fight Han Sui. This battle must be fought into a pursuit war, a siege and annihilation battle, and it must be completed in one battle! ”

"Whoa!"

Soon, the camp of Ma Chao's army, which had been as quiet as a pool of stagnant water, immediately became full of people: the knights put on iron or leather armor, tied their foreheads with curtains, put on helmets, stuffed several quivers with feathered arrows, tied the scabbard of the ring-headed knife tightly to their belts with long tassels, and held a spear or horse lance in their hands;

He tied the sheath and mud of the horse with a belly strap, tied the stirrup, drew the reins, and put the chest strap, danglu, apricot leaves, and iron pieces on the horse's forehead and chest, and hung apricot leaves and cloud beads on the horse's hips, and pulled up the strap, and tied a large bag of millet to the saddle sheath, and a small bag of salt and a small bag of dried meat and pickles, and two or three skins filled with water, and checked the horseshoe for the last time.

In addition, the sergeants also had to hand over the stoves and other cooking utensils and tableware to the people in charge of transportation. In the camp, everything such as tents and marching beds were also handed over to the people.

The Xiliang Iron Cavalry prepared meticulously for battle, and the camp was orderly, but after all, there were 80,000 people, and it was just the middle of the day when they were ready.

Ma Chao ordered the pro-military battalion to walk in the front, unfurled his banner, and led the 80,000 horsemen behind him out of the camp tent. 30,000 horsemen marched northeast under the leadership of Zhang Ji, preparing to garrison the cities that had been captured, and to the northwest to capture Yuzhong and the two cities of warriors.

The other 50,000 horsemen followed under the banner of Ma Chao, formed a central army and left and right wings, and quickly rushed towards Longxi County.

Ma Chao looked back at the army behind him, and saw that 50,000 horsemen occupied the horizon, and there was no end in sight as far as his eyes could see;

The various flags set up by the clusters cover the sky and the sun, and when you look up, you can only see the four gods (green dragon, white tiger, vermilion bird, Xuanwu) pattern on the flag, and the sunlight can occasionally flow out of the gap between the flags;

The dust was flying, and all the sergeants marched in the smoke and dust, and the 50,000 horsemen were shadowed and looming in the smoke and dust, like ghosts in the forest in the middle of the night.

Ma Chao turned his head, showed a smile, and said secretly in his heart: Han Sui, where do you see you running this time?!