Chapter Eighty-One: Death and Resurrection
"The Wei army is back again!"
The soldier in charge of investigating and pursuing Wang Shuang retreated in a panic at this time, and immediately reported when he saw Ma Jian wake up.
"In the vicinity of Chencang, a large number of Wei troops crossed the river and came towards us."
"What?" The faces of the generals under Ma Tan's command changed suddenly, and the pressure suddenly pressed.
"How many people from the Wei army crossed the river?" Ma Tan was not nervous, but a little excited. Even though his chest was a little sunken, Ma Jian didn't care at all.
A mere fatal injury, can safety affect me?
"It's too much to see, at least tens of thousands!" Most of these scouts are not very good at learning, and they don't know how to estimate and give answers directly.
"Tens of thousands? I really look up to him Hao Zhao. Ma Tan shook his head speechlessly, sat up with difficulty, and endured the sharp pain in his chest.
If Hao Zhao could come up with 10,000 people to kill him, there would be no need to lure him here at all. Directly setting up an ambush on Chencang Road can easily kill Ma Tan.
Therefore, according to Ma Yan's estimate, Hao Zhao brought a maximum of 5,000 people, which was also a huge risk.
"General, let's get out of here! Wei Jun seems to have been prepared! Shu Ji was extremely panicked at this time, and urgently proposed to Ma Yan.
"Withdraw? Where to retreat? Ma Jian shook his head, and at this moment, Ma Jian had already straightened out the way of thinking.
"Don't you see? The reason why the Wei army went to the south bank was to lure us to this side to ambush us. ”
Here is the raging Weishui River on one side, and the endless mountains on the other. The road was narrow and difficult to navigate, and we had nowhere to run when we came. ”
"If you run east along the mountain road, you will be caught up by the Wei army in a few dozen miles. What's more, if I'm not mistaken, the Wei army has already arranged an ambush on the front line of Huangshui at this time and is waiting for me. ”
With Ma Yan's understanding of Hao Zhao, he can make this frightened Iron King Ba stick out his head, and he must be completely sure that he will be killed. dispatched so many soldiers and horses in one go, it is estimated that he is ready to kill him in one day.
In fact, it is true, at this time, Guo Huai sent 2,000 people to Huangshui to intercept it. Ma Tan either drowned in Weishui, or fled to the mountains to bet on whether he had a chance of surviving.
If you don't want to gamble with nature, you can only smash the Wei army five times your size.
"Still careless, I didn't expect Hao Zhao, this bastard, to be waiting for me here." Ma Yan's brows furrowed tightly, and he felt a huge pressure.
He didn't expect that Wei Jun would be so well prepared in order to kill him this time. If he had known that Wei Jun planned to kill him, Ma Jian would not have brought so many people over.
At most, bring a personal guard and let most of the people retreat to Longshan.
"Ahem, cough, cough......" Ma Yan coughed violently, and red blood coughed out from the corners of his mouth. His face, which was already a little weak, became more and more pale.
Who attacked me this time, the force is really great. Ma Jian felt that all his internal organs had been impacted, and his ribs might have been broken.
The good news, though, is that this time he might actually be dying. Even if this injury can't drag him to death, he will be dead when the Wei army comes.
It's just that these parts are pitiful, they all have the appearance of elite soldiers, if they can be left to Zhuge Liang, at least the Northern Expedition may have greater hope.
"General, I'll immediately take people to resist the Wei people, and let the rest of the people hurry up and build a simple raft!" Shu Ji showed extraordinary bravery at this moment, grabbed his axe and said decisively.
"Although the Weishui is turbulent, you, as a Jingzhou native, should be able to cross the river on a raft. As long as you're alive, it doesn't matter if we die on the battlefield, you can still avenge us! ”
All this changed so quickly that many soldiers didn't react. However, when they understood the current situation, they all supported Shu Ji's idea.
As long as General Kamui is alive, even if we die in battle, someone will help us avenge us!
The Qiang people are not afraid of death, but they are afraid of meaningless death. If they can keep the Kamui generals alive who led them in all battles, the generals can avenge them and kill more enemies.
"Come on, look at the other side of the river, can you survive crossing the river?" Ma Yan shook his head and pointed his hand to the other side of the river.
Shu Ji turned his head to look, and his face instantly became more and more ugly.
I saw countless torches flowing along the river on the other side of the river, like a long dragon. Judging by the number of people, there are definitely thousands of people, who are searching along the river.
Even if a raft is made temporarily, even if Ma Tan is fated to cross the river, it is impossible to survive. In order to kill Ma Yan, the Wei army has been planning for a long time this time.
After seeing the situation clearly, Shu Ji was also silent, and with his thinking, he couldn't think of how to break the situation.
On three sides are the enemy, and on the other side is the deserted mountains, which are basically all dead.
And General Kamui is still very seriously injured at the moment, which is completely hopeless.
"So, we have no way back now, or we are going to die." Ma Jian shook his head and stood up with difficulty.
"The cunning and despicable Wei people, they know that they can't beat us head-on, so they use trickery to try to encircle us."
"But even so, are we going to accept our fate and wait for death because of this!!"
Ma Tan's tone suddenly turned intense, and his expression quickly became serious, which made the Shu army, whose morale was a little low, suddenly cheer up.
"General, do you have a plan?" Shu Ji hurriedly asked.
"Nope!" Ma Tan replied very simply and said lightly.
"The Wei army is five times as large as ours, and it has been prepared for a long time, even if we fight with our backs, we will be dead and dead."
"So soldiers, we might as well take this opportunity to fight the Wei people heartily! It is not a loss to be able to take away one Wei person before death, but it is a profit to take away two! ”
"Soldiers, whether to wait here for death or fight with me for the last time, you can choose for yourself!"
Ma Tan said it very well, he knew his ability, but it was useless except luck. So now it's basically a fight to the death, if you succeed in rushing out, Ma Jian will admit it, and if you're unlucky, you will die here with everyone, and Ma Jian can only be sorry.
What's more, with Ma Tan's current injury, it is estimated that he will definitely not survive to reach Longyou even if he rushes out.
Without timely treatment, his life was already counting down.
Seeing General Kamui like this, all the soldiers also understood that there was no way to live now. When they decided that they were going to die, everyone erupted with great killing intent.
"Don't lose by changing one more! Done! ”
"Kill! Kill! Kill!! ”
"It's worth it to follow the general to win so many battles, and before you die, bring a few more Wei thieves to die together!"
When there is no way out at all, most people panic and panic first. When the situation is completely clear, and it is clear that he will definitely die, he will burst out with a crazy fighting spirit.
And Ma Yan's only little time was enough for all the soldiers to react.
Seeing that all the soldiers were determined to die, preparing for the final battle, Ma Jian inexplicably felt a little familiar.
It seems that 400 years ago, there was a person who was in such a situation, but that person was already dead.
"General, give the order! Let's fight with Wei Jun! Shu Ji nodded and said equally decisively.
"Good! But now listen to me. Ma Jian nodded, looked at the nearby mountains and said lightly.
"Divide the troops into five routes and occupy those five heights respectively!"
"The fastest 100 soldiers in the group, along with my guards, followed me to the first height. The rest of the troops will go up the mountain and wait for me, and I will take you to a final bloody battle with the Wei army! ”