Chapter Seventy-Three: A Hundred Horsemen
Guo Huai couldn't bear Ma Jian anymore, because Ma Jian had lost a lot of grain this month.
If this continues, the people of Yongzhou will run out sooner or later.
Determined to encircle and suppress Ma Tan, Guo Huai gathered 10,000 soldiers and horses on the same day, and was bound to pull Ma Tan out with his own hands.
More than 100 miles from Huangshui to Chencang, this area is Ma Yan's activity area. Guo Huai planned to directly sweep the soldiers and horses from east to south, and block Ma Jian with Hao Zhao of Chen Cang.
Guo Huai was a decisive person, and after gathering troops and horses, he led his troops across the river that night, and at the same time sent someone to send a letter to Hao Zhao, agreeing to kill this group of Shu troops first.
However, at the same time that Guo Huai crossed the river from the east bank, Ma Tan also crossed the river from the west bank of the river and entered the boundary of Yongzhou.
Regarding Ma Tan's plan to attack Yongxian at night, the following group of Qianghu tribes had no objections. However, Shu Ji felt a little nervous, and he had been nervous since he crossed the river.
It is said that there are more than 20,000 soldiers and horses of the Wei people in Yongxian County, and there are many pseudo-Wei famous generals guarding the town. A total of 1,000 of them is less than one-twentieth of the other party, is it really okay to go on a night attack like this?
"General, are you planning to attack the Wei army camp at night with just more than a thousand of us? Isn't that a little too risky? Shu Ji found Ma Jian and raised his concerns with him.
"Now most of our troops are cavalry with loose military discipline, and I am afraid that only a thousand people will ......"
"Of course, it wasn't a night attack by a thousand cavalry." Ma Jian waved his hand, and before Shu Ji could breathe a sigh of relief, Ma Jian continued.
"All I need is a hundred cavalry to follow me into the assault camp.
"The rest watched from afar, and if the enemy camp caught fire and rioted, they would charge. If I fail to disturb the enemy camp, you can flee back to Lyoyang with them! ”
Ma Yan's words made Shu Ji almost fall off the horse.
With an army of 20,000 on the opposite side, you plan to charge with a hundred men? Isn't this a clear search for death?
"General, this is too dangerous, you are kidding with your life!" Shu Ji hurriedly opened the door, for fear that Ma Jian would not be able to think about it.
"What are you kidding? The dogs of Dongwu who guarded the city still dared to rob the enemy camp with a hundred horses. I did it as a general of the Han Dynasty, why did I become a joke with my life? ”
Ma Tan glanced at him and asked lightly.
The words made Shu Ji speechless, wanting to persuade but not knowing how to persuade.
"It is very necessary for a hundred cavalry to rob the enemy camp, which has a lot to do with our future Absolute Chen Cangdao." Seeing that Shu Ji's face was red, but he still wanted to persuade him, Ma Jian could only shake his head helplessly and said earnestly.
"For the sake of Dahan's future, there are some adventures that have to be done. You will honestly obey the order, and if I fail to rush out, I will return to Luoyang immediately, and you must not fight, understand? ”
Seeing Ma Yan's resolute attitude, Shu Ji also fell silent. He saw in the Han general an admirable trait that he had never seen in his time in the tribe.
This may be the reason why the Han people are really strong, right?
"The whole army obeys the order and follows me north to attack Yongxian!"
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Yongxian County, located in the west of Fufeng County, is also the seat of governance in Yongzhou. From here, it has entered the vast Guanzhong Plain.
The population here is sparse, but all the soldiers and horses of the entire Yongzhou are stationed, and the main purpose is to guard against the Shu army in Longyou.
Once the Shu army can take Chencang, it can be in the water. Starting from Huangshui, the Wei army will no longer be in danger to defend, and the Shu army can approach Chang'an.
When Ma Jian led the troops to Yongxian, it was already getting late, and in order to ensure the quality of the night attack, Ma Jian decided to take people to rest on the spot.
It wasn't until the third watch in the middle of the night, when it was completely dark, that Ma Jian gathered his troops to prepare for the final battle.
Ma Yan's plan this time is to reproduce the feat of Gan Ning's hundred cavalry robbery camp. Therefore, he did not intend to bring all of them, but only a hundred or so Qianghu guards who had followed him for the longest time.
Ma Tan gathered all the more than 100 Qianghu guards and preached to them.
"Soldiers, Yongxian is in front of you, and the Wei army camp doesn't seem to be vigilant. Now is the time for us to fight for the future of Dahan! ”
Ma Jian stood on a stone and said to the more than 100 guards below.
"If you don't want to follow, you can quit and return to the team. This raid on the camp is a life-threatening situation, and there must be no one who is not determined to participate. ”
"Participants don't have to worry, if the war is dead, the court will treat your family members well, and your descendants are qualified to enter the court as officials!"
"Win or lose! Dare to come with me! ”
After speaking, Ma Tan turned over and got on his horse, and none of the more than 100 cavalry in front of him left, and he also turned over and got on his horse.
"General Kamui ordered, we will go wherever you go!"
"Good! Ladies and gentlemen, the court will never treat your family badly, I promise! Ma Yan nodded and said seriously.
Of course, even if he didn't say it, Li Mu, who stayed in Longxi County, would not treat the families of the front-line soldiers badly. Any family member who has a male soldier in his family can get dozens of acres of open land for his family.
Under the personal leadership of Ma Yan, more than 100 cavalry horses were wrapped in animal skins, and the bells were removed. The whole team quietly touched the Wei army camp with the lowest sound.
At this time, because Guo Huai took away more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, there were only more than 9,000 soldiers left in Yongxian County. Because Guo Huai was not there, the Wei troops in each battalion were lazy.
More than 100 cavalrymen quietly touched the gate of the camp from the side and quietly removed the antlers, but none of the Wei soldiers noticed.
Seeing that the time had come, Ma Jian lit the torch in his hand and roared.
"Victory or defeat in this move, the big man will charge with me!!"
With a shout, Ma Tan rushed into the camp with a clamp on the horse's belly. More than 100 of his guards followed closely, and none of them fell behind and broke in at the same time.
As soon as he re-entered the camp, Ma Tan immediately set fire to the barracks, burned the barracks when he saw them, and kicked them down when he saw a brazier. More than 100 people rushed through the Wei army camp like lightning.
The Wei army that stayed behind did not expect that there would be an enemy attack, and there was chaos for a while. When Guo Huai's troops were urgently woken up and ran to the city to watch, a large battalion of the Wei army was already full of flames.
Because there were only 100 cavalry to rob the camp, the chaotic Wei army had no idea what was happening. Most of the bewildered Wei soldiers only saw the fire, and their first reaction was to walk the water, so they didn't have the weapon at all and used wooden barrels to extinguish the fire.
When they rushed over, Ma Jian led people to suddenly kill, and the unarmed Wei soldiers were scattered at once.
"The Shu people are here!!"
"It's on fire! Hurry up and put out the fire! ”
"The Shu people have the help of the god of fire, we are finished!"
More than 100 cavalry were like Xiang Yu per capita, rushing left and right in the Wei army camp, and the Wei army was in chaos for a while!