() Both Ma Yue and Ma Chao still underestimated the combat effectiveness of this Qiang army. On the surface, this raid is somewhat similar to the previous counterattack led by Ma Chao against the Qiang people in Lintao.

The killing caught the Qiang people off guard, and they also killed them straight into the heart of the enemy in a short period of time.

But in fact, the two situations were completely different. The previous time, it was because Niu Fu led the army in front that attracted most of the enemy's attention, and when the Qiang people discovered Ma Chao's strength, it was too late to return to rescue them.

This allowed him to successfully kill the Qiang army general and destroy the banner. But this time, they were completely facing the entire Qiang army, and the pressure they had to face was extremely great.

But even so, under the leadership of Ma Chao, the Han army still launched a very strong attack power. It was not until they advanced dozens of feet into the enemy camp and almost reached the general's camp that they really encountered decent resistance.

However, once the Qiang people here reacted, the situation became a bit stalemate, and it was difficult for the Han army to advance easily.

The leader of this Qiang army was the Qiang general Bian Zhang, who had revolted with Beigong Boyu. When he was awakened from his sleep, he was actually a little surprised that there were Han troops coming from behind. But soon

Quickly, he regained his composure and immediately made targeted arrangements.

Because not long after the war started, he knew that the number of Han troops who attacked was not too large, so he did not have to worry about being defeated by the sudden enemy, so he boldly ordered to make it almost impossible to resist the rear.

The attacking troops of the Han army moved out of the way, allowing the Han army to enter.

Since it is no longer possible to block the Han army at the front line, and continuing like this will only increase casualties, why not lure the enemy deeper and then encircle them on all sides? It is precisely because of this strategy used by the Qiang people that Ma Chao can lead the army so easily

They broke into the key point of the Qiang army camp, but then fell into a tug-of-war.

However, Bian Zhang was greatly surprised by the strength of the Han army's combat effectiveness. He had mobilized tens of thousands of troops to attack them in turns, but not only failed to achieve the desired effect, but they were also driven back by the constant attacks of the Han army.

.This was really unacceptable. After thinking for a while, Bian Zhang issued the order to kill the enemy with random arrows.

In this dark night, the two armies were completely entangled together. Logically speaking, this tactic of random arrows that may hurt the enemy or yourself is very inappropriate. But Bian Zhang, who was already annoyed, did not care.

Not much left, so he immediately gave the order to kill a thousand enemies and suffer eight hundred losses.

The sharp arrows shot through the air, taking the lead in inflicting casualties on the Qiang people who were still attacking the Han army. Then, the arrows were shot in front of the Han army soldiers. Many of them did not expect that the enemy would use such a weapon.

This was a lose-lose strategy, and several cavalrymen were immediately shot in the body.

But at this time, something strange happened. Although the cavalrymen were hit by arrows, they did not fall off their horses like the Qiang people before, but were able to continue fighting. This made the surrounding people see this

All the Qiang people were also panicked - could it be that these Han troops were invulnerable?

But in fact, thanks to Ma Yue's previous design. In order not to bring along civilian men who would become a burden once they enter the battle, the people delivering food this time are all cavalry. And in order to bring as much food and grass as possible to the trapped people and horses, he

They also designed this kind of intestinal bag that can be wrapped around the human body, and the bag is filled with grains ground into powder. When those arrows hit the target, many of them were shot on these intestinal bags.

Once blocked by the thick grain, the arrow would naturally not be able to cause the desired damage.

But after all, it was an intensive attack with thousands of arrows. Even though they had this special protective layer, many cavalrymen were still knocked off their horses by the subsequent waves of arrow rain. And in this way, it was greatly affected.

This hit the morale of the Han army to advance, and their original indomitable momentum was weakened a bit.

And this was exactly the purpose of the Qiang people. After discovering that the progress of the Han army was hindered by their own random arrows, they fired a few more shots, thus completely stopping the momentum of the Han army. But then, they

No more arrows were fired. Because they found that these random arrows caused greater casualties to themselves. As long as they could curb the momentum of the Han army, it was enough. Others could take their time. After all, they had more strength.

It's a huge advantage.

Ma Chao also clearly felt this. After the Qiang people's arrows stopped, he immediately shouted loudly, clamped his legs on the horse's belly, and rushed forward like an arrow that had been separated from the string. Just now, in order to guide everyone forward, he had been

He had some reservations and just rushed to the front without leaving the group. But at this time, after realizing that the situation was not good, he wanted to dominate the entire battle with his super martial arts again.

Ma Chao has discovered that he and others have already reached the vicinity of the enemy's central army. As long as he can break through and kill the enemy's general as quickly as he did in the Lintao battle, he will be sure to win this battle.

But this time Ma Chao was disappointed. He rushed quickly, but the reaction of the Qiang people over there was not slow either. Just after he broke away from the group and rushed forward a few feet, more than ten Qiang people on horseback suddenly surrounded him.

He came up. More than ten weapons were slashed at Ma Chao from all directions, and two knives were even slashed at his mount.

Seeing this, Ma Chao did not dare to neglect, and quickly pulled the reins to stop the horse's forward momentum. Then, with a spear in his hand, he stabbed several Qiang people who rushed forward. Although those few people were good at riding,

However, it had not yet reached the level of control that Ma Chao had. Not only did this charge fail to cause any damage to the enemy, but it actually caused him to run straight into it, and he was immediately knocked off his horse by Ma Chao.

The others were shocked when they saw this and stopped their horses quickly, not wanting to make the same mistake as their companions. But at this time, Ma Chao, who had already eliminated the enemy in front of him, urged his horse again and suddenly appeared in front of them at an extremely fast speed.

In front of them, the gun in his hand shot out like lightning again, piercing the bodies of those Qiang people who only stopped their horses and had no time to parry.

In the blink of an eye, Ma Chao had quickly killed more than ten people. But there was no joy on his face, because hundreds of Qiang soldiers were already waiting on his way forward. Obviously, it was

Those Qiang people had already seen through Ma Chao's intentions, so they put up a defensive posture. But if Ma Chao wanted to repeat his old tricks, it would be very difficult to reach the enemy general.

However, Ma Chao was not discouraged and continued to rush forward. He believed that with his own ability, he could break through the defense line of a mere hundred people. But the situation was far beyond his expectation. The combat effectiveness of these hundreds of cavalry was surprisingly high. Although

He is not his opponent, but it is not easy for him to break through their obstruction. He has killed two people several times, and when there is a gap, someone will often crash into Ma Chao's mount regardless of anything, forcing him to turn around and save himself.

Moreover, as time went by, the number of these cavalry continued to increase, and soon Ma Chao found that it was impossible to break through this obstacle.

With Ma Chao's sudden departure, the frontal pressure faced by the Han army over there suddenly became a little heavier. The combat effectiveness of the army without its backbone would drop in an instant. Therefore, it would be difficult for the Han army to make an advance, even if

They fought hard against the enemy, but could not open a gap.

Ma Yue was among them, but he could only watch all of this happening anxiously, but he had no way to do anything about it. He was just an ordinary person who might not even be able to protect himself. Even if he had the brains, he would not be able to do it in such a simple situation.

In scenes where combat power speaks for itself, it plays a decisive role.

"I still underestimated these Qiang people! I didn't expect that they could react so quickly, but they put us in a dilemma! Moreover, it is almost dawn. Once it dawns, those of us who are trapped in the enemy's position just want to leave.

I can't leave anymore." Anxiety grew in Ma Yue's heart for the first time.

At this time, several Qiang soldiers finally broke through the Han army's defense line in front and rushed to Ma Yue. They also saw the difference between Ma Yue and the others, so they ignored the other Han soldiers and went straight to Ma Yue.

They attacked him. Fortunately, Ma Yue still had Wang Feng and other guards beside him. They hurriedly thrust their swords forward to block the opponent, but they also shocked Ma Yue into a cold sweat.

At this time, Ma Chao, who had already discovered that the team behind him was in trouble, had to turn around to save him. He was really powerful. After just a few charges, he returned to his team. When he found that there were some enemies around his brother, he immediately rushed over.

, with a single display of the pistol in his hand, he eliminated those enemies who were still inextricable from Wang Feng and others.

Ma Yue breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, but he was still very anxious when he thought about the team's situation, so he loudly said to his brother: "Brother, there is no way to go on like this. We must break out of their siege as soon as possible, otherwise we will just

I’m afraid I’ll be trapped and die here.”

"I know!" Ma Chao said, having eliminated the last enemy, and then came to his brothers: "But now that we are trapped in a tight siege, what else can we do? I wanted to force my way in and kill the enemy general.

But it’s hard to succeed.”

Ma Yue also saw Ma Chao's fight not far away, and felt helpless. He knew his brother's abilities quite well. Now that even his brother couldn't make any further progress, could this attack really end in failure?

What.

Just when Ma Yue was a little discouraged, he suddenly raised his eyes and saw a big flag hanging there two to three hundred steps away, and on the side of the flag hung a lantern that was very eye-catching in such a dark night.

Suddenly, an idea popped up in his mind, and he loudly asked Ma Chao beside him: "Brother, you are a great archer, are you sure you can shoot down that flag and that lantern?"

Hearing this, Ma Chao followed Ma Yue's instructions and immediately understood. He immediately took off the strong bow on his back, then quickly set up the arrow and aimed at the Qiang Army flag hundreds of steps away.

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Chapter completed!