Chapter 72: Die in vain
Ma Tie didn't think he was very bad. He felt that his command was no different from Ma Chao's command. He had been with Ma Chao for some time. How Ma Chao commanded his troops on weekdays, he would lead his troops. Many times, even his tone and expression imitated Ma Chao, so he didn't think that his command would be much worse than Ma Chao's current moment.
But Ma Tie ignored one problem. Ma Chao went to the battlefield at the age of twelve. Although he is only in his early twenties, he actually has a twelve-year military career. His prestige in the army is enough. Ma Tie is Ma Chao's brother and the temporary chief general appointed by Ma Chao, but he is also a little bit of resistance. But Ma Chao is not good at all.
Moreover, the courage that has been honed on the battlefield for more than ten years cannot be imitated.
In the past, Ma Chao would also tell Ma Tie about how to judge the situation. However, when Ma Tie sat in the position of the main general to distinguish these, he saw that the black crowd kept rushing to the city wall, climbing up the siege ladder like an ant, and then being pushed down. Some successfully rushed up the city wall, swinging their swords to fight with the enemy, and blood flowed down the female wall, with enemies and their own.
Ma Tie was unable to tell whether he had an advantage or a disadvantage for a moment. Han Sui did not immediately lure the enemy into the city. This kind of thing was very dangerous. If you accidentally lose, you will be defeated. So he had to make sufficient preparations. Ma Tie fought a battle in a daze on this day. It was not until the deputy general reminded him that it was too late and it was time for the Jin to withdraw his troops. Ma Tie ordered the withdrawal of his troops.
When counting the number of people, I found that in such a fierce battle, there were only two thousand casualties, which seemed to be a little less than yesterday. As for how many enemies I killed, Ma Tie didn't know, and the generals around me didn't pay attention. This was the main estimate of the future.
In short, the command of the troops alone made Ma Tie feel a little confused. He didn't know whether he was fighting this battle was good or bad. When asked others, these generals would not directly tell him that you were fighting a bad battle.
At the same time, on the other side, there is another scene in Zhiyang.
After Ma Chao was sure that Ma Teng had no worries about his life, he was just put on his spleen and needed to be cultivated, he breathed a sigh of relief. Ma Teng's main force was taken to attack Jincheng by Ma Chao. Ma Teng's team had only 5,000 people. After fighting Cheng Yin yesterday, he lost some, and there are still more than 4,000 people.
Although Cheng Yin was repelled by Ma Teng yesterday, he remembered that his arrow shot Ma Teng and was not very clear about how it was injured. However, seeing that Ma Teng did not send troops today, he knew that he was injured very much. At noon, he led his army out of the city to fight, trying to take advantage of the situation.
"What a Cheng Yin!" After Ma Chao received the report from his subordinates, he suddenly stood up and said to the generals: "I haven't gone to settle the score with him yet, so I dare to come to him and order all the troops. I will teach him how to be a human being!"
"Here!" Although Ma Teng was injured by an arrow, Ma Chao's prestige in the army was no longer inferior to Ma Teng. At this moment, Ma Chao was here, and the generals seemed to have found the backbone. Without saying a word, they responded in unison, and then went to gather their troops.
Outside the Ma family army camp, Cheng Yin was thinking about how to break through the camp, but suddenly he saw the gate of the Ma family army camp open, and black soldiers rushed out. The leader of the general wore a Tianlang Xiaoyue helmet, wore a beast face and swallowed golden armor, and carried a two-meter-meter-long spear. Sitting down was a snow-white Dayuan horse. Seeing Cheng Yin, he rode out and shouted loudly: "Cheng Yindog Thief, you are so brave. If you let you go back alive today, I will take your surname!"
The thunderous roar made Cheng Yin tremble. Although it was far away, Ma Chao's angry voice still exploded in his ears. Ma Chao's reputation in Xiliang was like Lu Bu in the Central Plains. Whether it was a good reputation or a bad reputation, it was an existence that made the enemy general lose his fighting spirit when he heard the name on the battlefield.
Originally, he wanted to come out to get a bargain, but unexpectedly, Ma Chao suddenly appeared here. Cheng Yin no longer cared about why Ma Chao was here, so he instinctively turned his head and retreated to the city.
But Ma Chao was not willing to let him go. If Cheng Yin was asked to go back, wouldn’t he have to change his name to Cheng Chao?
With a two-foot-foot long spear in his hand, Ma Chao said sternly: "Kill!"
"Kill~"
Three thousand soldiers were almost defeated by Cheng Yin due to the equipment gap between the three thousand soldiers. But at this moment, under the leadership of Ma Chao, soldiers who had already lost their morale rushed up with Ma Chao like hungry wolves.
After subconsciously turning around, Cheng Yin realized that something was wrong. He had many troops and had excellent equipment. He just won a battle yesterday and had a good morale...
"Run quickly~"
When he turned around, he saw Ma Chao approaching. Cheng Yin didn't say anything, shouted and rode his horse away. As for the thought that had just flashed in his mind, he had been thrown to Java when he was looking at Ma Chao's murderous gaze.
"Want to leave?" Ma Chao used his left hand, took a gun from the horse's back, and threw it at Cheng Yin's shaking hands.
Cheng Yin could hear the sound of breaking through the air, and without thinking, he lay on the horse's back.
"Xilulu~"
The gun that broke through the air penetrated the neck of the war horse. The four hooves of the war horse softened and rushed forward. Cheng Yin quickly pressed the horse's back and his body soared into the air. He was knocked away by the personal guards who were racing from behind. He fell into the crowd and screamed a few times, leaving no sound.
Ma Chao: "..."
After all, he was a general under Han Sui, and he never expected that he would be trampled to death by his own army so cowardly.
As soon as the chief general died, his subordinates had no morale. Ma Chao took the opportunity to rush forward with his troops, like a sharp arrow tearing a hole from the enemy's back and rushing in. After a fierce battle, the soldiers who left the city died and surrendered. Seeing that the situation was not good, Cheng Yin's deputy general quickly closed the city gate and ordered people to shoot arrows outside the city to block Ma Chao and the defeated army outside the city.
Seeing that the retreat was cut off and he could not defeat Ma Chao, many defeated soldiers chose to surrender directly.
Ma Chao led his army to linger around the city for a few times. Seeing that there was no chance to take advantage of it, he brought his troops to gather the surrendered army and retreated back to the camp. The war in Zhiyang came to an end. Ma Chao was worried about the situation in Jincheng. After handing over the army to Ma Teng's deputy general, he led his personal guards to Jincheng.
Although the fierce battle for Jincheng was a little confused on the other day, after the result, Ma Tie felt that he was fighting well. The next morning, he opened up the formation again and continued to launch a fierce attack on Jincheng.
This time, Ma Tie could clearly feel that he had a lot stronger control over the army. He could feel that growth and his confidence could not help but be more confident.
Moreover, he could vaguely feel that the resistance of the defenders in the city was weakening. He remembered that Ma Chao said that he could break through the city in two or three days. His battle was smoother, and his casualties were much less than his brother. Perhaps today was the time to break through the city.
After having this premonition, Ma Tie began to feel restless and came to the front line in person to command the troops. He found that the city gate seemed to be looser and was overjoyed. While ordering people to continue to strengthen the offensive, he secretly sent another siege car to attack the city gate.
"The Ma family is quite in a bit of a pattern in the war today." On the city tower, Han Sui quickly captured Ma Tie's intention. In many cases, this war is not only about military strength, but also about being able to deceive the other party.
Ma Tie's method is correct, but in the eyes of an old fried dough stick like Han Sui, his purpose is too clear and he can't fool such an old fox at all.
"It's almost done, lure him in and prepare!" Han Sui observed the enemy's formation and felt that the time was almost done, so he immediately approached Yan Xingdao.
"Here!" Yan Xing agreed, turned around and left.
The war was still fierce. With the addition of the second rusher, the city gate swayed more and more violently. The defenders at the top of the city seemed to have discovered the intention here later. The clusters of arrows shot here were quite dense. Ma Tie hurriedly directed the shield hands to protect the rusher and continued to step up the attack.
"Boom~"
With a dull sound, the city gate finally got knocked open after a roar of overwhelming burden.
Seeing this, Ma Tie was overjoyed, turned over and shouted loudly: "Soldiers, breaking the city is today, follow me to kill in!"
"Young Master!" Seeing this, the faces of several deputy generals changed drastically and quickly wanted to stop Ma Tie. However, Ma Tie was leading the army for the first time. Seeing that the great achievements were in front of him, he had already been confused by this achievement. In addition, the battlefield was noisy, and the words of several generals could not be heard. He rode forward in excitement and rushed in from the city gate with a large number of troops.
"Stealing the rock!"
Seeing Ma Tie enter the city, several generals wanted to catch up. Han Sui saw it clearly on the city tower and did not let them in. He immediately called an order. The rolling stone that had been prepared had already been pulled away from the ropes of the soldiers on the top of the city and fell down, blocking the entry of the Ma family army outside the city.
At the same time, Ma Tie, who had entered the city, had not had time to make the next command, and saw crossbowmen everywhere. As soon as he passed the city gate, the overwhelming clusters of arrows fell down. Ma Tie quickly swung his gun to block it. He was skilled in martial arts, and his long spear was shattered and broken. With the desperate guards of the surrounding guards, he could block it for a while, but the soldiers who came with him did not have the ability to fall in love with them.
At this moment, Ma Tie also realized something was wrong. He wanted to withdraw from the city gate, but found that the city gate had been blocked by the falling rocks thrown from the city wall, and could not rush out for a while. Although there were many soldiers and horses under his command, there were only three or four hundred people rushing in with him. Most of them were shot and killed at this moment, and the remaining ones were covered in bruises.
"Hurry up, move the falling rocks away." Ma Tie retreated back to the city gate hole with more than a dozen remaining soldiers and asked the soldiers to move the falling rocks away.
"Small thief of the Ma family, since he is here, do you still want to leave alive?" With a thick laugh, Yan Xing came here with a big knife, and the surrounding arrow clusters had stopped shooting.
Seeing Yan Xing, Ma Tie gritted his teeth, turned over, and roared the horse, and rushed towards Yan Xing.
"Looking for death!" A cold light flashed in Yan Xing's eyes, and the war horse was a little faster.
Chapter completed!