"General Ma, we have discovered a piece of news. Is it useful to the war situation?"

The scout suddenly fell silent and kept silent after seeing him checking the contents of the military report.

He pondered for a while and then said directly.

"Oh? What kind of military situation is this? Please tell me quickly."

With these words, Ma Zhongzheng could not find a favorable defensive strategy. Hearing the mention of the order by the soldiers in front of him, he was unwilling to let go of the slightest clue, so his face suddenly became energetic and he responded loudly.

"General, according to investigation, this enemy's partial division does not seem to be that rigorous in the military formation, and the armors they wear are varied and not uniform."

"We guess that maybe this is not Cao's professional army."

"Is this true?"

As soon as these words came out, Ma Zhong's expression seemed to have found a bright light in despair. In an instant, he was excited and asked excitedly.

"General, this is indeed true."

After hearing the scout's exact reply, his expression seemed to have regained its calm expression.

His face and eyes, which were originally rather solemn, became clear and transparent.

His mind seemed to be coming alive again.

"Oh, judging from the military information reported by the general previously, the enemy seems to be trying to deal with our army. They have called on all the powerful families in Liangzhou to join forces to fight."

"According to this, this partial division of Cao's army is no doubt a private military branch of various wealthy families or newly recruited countrymen?"

He once again pondered secretly in his heart.

Immediately afterwards, the conclusion was slowly drawn.

Since it is not a regular professional legion, its combat power is likely to be limited.

Thinking of this, he became a little more confident about being able to defend the Qiang Road this time.

If Cao Jun was really a well-trained professional soldier, he might still feel a little bit in trouble.

I learned all kinds of military intelligence and war reports.

Ma Zhongsui's face quickly returned to a serious look and he began to think deeply.

He was thinking about various possible countermeasures in his mind to resist the enemy's offensive.

"Based on the military report sent back by the former general, we currently have to contend with the enemy's main force of tens of thousands in the Wangcheng Valley area. We may not be able to return to defense for a while."

"Then the only thing I can use to defend this time is the more than a thousand warriors under my command."

The more I think about it, the more my ideas become clearer.

"However, although the enemy's attack this time is mainly composed of wealthy tribes, they still have a military advantage. It may not be the best idea to occupy the city and fight."

It seemed that the thoughts in his mind had been surging for a long time, and Ma Zhong gradually showed a slight smile.

There is already a preliminary established strategy in mind.

Subsequently, he quickly made decisions and issued various instructions without hesitation.

The troops deployed at Shili Fort in the north of Qiang Dao were transferred and gathered among the troops to expand the overall strength.

This is probably because Zhao Tong and his troops are still facing the main force of Cao's army in the north.

If they are really defeated, then with this weak force, the defense line will be ineffective.

Vice versa is the same.

Therefore, the defense of Shilibao is not that important at this moment.

Instead of continuing to send an army to garrison here.

It is better to gather all the power to strengthen the overall strength of various departments.

And because of the emergency.

At this time, Ma Zhong did not care to return to the Qiang Dao camp to take charge of the overall situation.

He first led his troops to abandon the ten-mile fort and ran to the northeast.

Then he sent people back to Qiang Road to gather various tribes to help.

Although Qishan Fort was captured by Zhao Yun in the previous battle of Hanzhong.

But after Zhao Tong and his troops settled in the important town of Qiangdao.

Due to the extremely important terrain of Qishan Mountain, which is connected to the Longyou lands to the north and Hanzhong to the south, we are unable to garrison corresponding troops here due to the problem of insufficient troops.

Also consider the various changes that may occur.

At the suggestion of Ma Su, who joined the army, Zhao Tong also urgently called on the local people to build several camps between Qiang Road and Qishan Mountain as a precaution.

In order to prevent the fall of Qishan at some point, the Qiang Road will have no buffer room.

But even Ma Zhong didn't expect that several lines of defense in the northeast had just been completed, and the bento would really come in handy.

As expected, the enemy planned to use Qishan, our weak area, as a breakthrough point to attack.

The Sentinel Cavalry quickly rushed back to the main camp to recruit the soldiers who stayed behind.

Ma Zhong took the lead and led a group of hard-working horses to rush forward, hoping to reach the first line of defense outside Qiang Road from Qishan Border called "Wushan Border" as soon as possible.

At this moment, he also knew in his heart how much pressure he was carrying.

Currently, the surrounding area is surrounded by continuous flames of war.

However, the general Zhao Tong gave him the important task of guarding the base camp.

This can be said to be more than just treating him affectionately.

It is also an affirmation of his ability.

I believe that I can keep the Qiang people safe and sound.

Every time there were similar thoughts in his thoughts, Ma Zhong didn't dare to show any slightness in his heart.

From then on, as soon as he heard about Cao's army's movements, he rushed to the front line without stopping.

You can tell one thing or two by using pictures to preside over the battle situation.

Moreover, we currently live in Wudu, and the military strength of Yinping and Ping is already stretched thin compared to Cao's.

It is not just Zhao Tong who is facing the problem of tight war.

Huo Jun, the governor responsible for supervising these two counties, also responded to Zhao Tong's northward offensive and led his troops to move closer to the enemy's Chencang border area.

In order to delay the opponent's military strength.

According to current battle reports, he is also at loggerheads with the general Guo Huai who was transferred to Chencang.

For a time, there was definitely no spare energy left to worry about Qiang Dao affairs.

On the way to go.

Ma Zhong is still using the existing information to continuously deduce the next battle situation.

Just as the Han army was running fast.

On the other side, there were tribes led by Zhao Qu and Yin Feng, who were the leaders of Liangzhou's wealthy families.

This time, we have gone straight south from Xicheng, passed through Lucheng and other places along the way, passed through the wooden doorway, and arrived under the outside of Qishan Fort.

Various divisions of Cao's army arrived here.

Zhao Qu and Yin Feng are not reckless people who advance blindly and triumphantly.

Instead, he first ordered all the tribes to camp where they were, in order to rest and recharge their batteries.

Then, the two of them gathered together, seemingly discussing military affairs.

"Our army has been at the foot of Qishan Mountain for several days. After recent surveys, we have found that the surrounding terrain is indeed extremely complex and dangerous."

"In addition, there is a large stronghold built on a mountain peak, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack."

"I'm afraid it's not a place that can be taken quickly, but I wonder if Brother Qu can you have any good ideas on this side?"

In one word.

Zhao Qu, who was standing aside, couldn't help but nodded slightly, then looked calm and said in a deep voice: "Brother Yin, according to the continuous reports from the sentry in the past two days, there don't seem to be many people in the fortress on Qishan Mountain.

The military strength remains strong."

"Based on the distribution of enemy forces in Wudu and Yinping in recent months, it is true that there is no extra military force to station here."

"Perhaps this should be our army's breakthrough point. How about launching an attack first?"

It seemed that after thinking about it again, he couldn't help but suggest.

As soon as this statement came out.

Yin Feng's eyes also showed deep thoughts. He came back to his senses and looked at Zhao Qu's figure. He pondered for a while and said:

"Having said that, this place is indeed too dangerous, even if the enemy is limited in military strength, the garrison here is limited."

"But if our army wants to break through with all its strength, it may not be that easy."
To be continued...