"General Qin, please tell me in more detail, why did you let Ma Qiao into the city?"
"Mr. Tian, think about it carefully. Ma Qiao can only command 10,000 men. The manager suffered a huge defeat yesterday, so he only has less than 8,000 men left to fight. With these men, if he really wants to attack Tianchang, he will kill himself."
We can defeat him in one battle. But the problem is that we now know Ma Qiao's intention, so his idea of sneak attack on Tianchang will naturally not come true. As long as we are well prepared and there are no crossbow traps in the city, Ma Qiao will enter the city at that time
But you can’t be a rare soldier, but a turtle in a urn.”
Qin Ying explained it in detail, and most of the generals understood. I bet they had wrongly blamed Qin Ying. Moreover, what Qin Ying said was very reasonable. If he didn't know Ma Qiao's intention and let Ma Qiao enter the city, once Ma Qiao rose up and attacked Tianchang,
The consequences would be disastrous. But now that we know about Ma Qiao's sneak attack plan, it becomes that Ma Qiao is in the light and we are in the dark.
After figuring out the joints, many people raised their hands and said, "Sir, what General Qin said is definitely the best policy."
After being teased by a group of generals, Tian Ling also felt that this method was good. He had more than 20,000 people and had an advantage. It was not difficult to destroy Ma Qiao's troops. He breathed, Tian Ling waved his hand and said, "All
The general will listen to the order and place more troops in ambush in the west city. Archers are ready at the top of the city. When Ma Qiao enters the city, he will be captured and killed immediately."
"Here!"
At this time, Ma Qiao, who was leading the army to Tianchang, didn't know that he was jumping into the pit. He was just a little confused as to why he didn't see the officers and soldiers working together to attack Tianchang along the way. Could it be that he came too early, or the officers and soldiers wanted to
Want to take a break?
If he were a famous general in the world, he would definitely be able to see that the atmosphere near Tianchang was a bit strange. To be on the safe side, he should withdraw his troops and wait and see what happens. But after all, Ma Qiao is not a master of war. He still cannot see through this strange situation. In addition, Wu Shiguang is there again.
The people on the side kept urging him to hurry up, which made Ma Qiao not allowed to think too much.
At about three o'clock in the morning, Ma Qiao's troops arrived at the west gate of Tianchang. Everything on the city top was as usual. The defenders even asked in a serious manner, "Who are the soldiers and horses below the city? Please tell me their names."
"Boss Tian, sit down Ma Qiao. I heard that the officers and soldiers intend to besiege Tianchang, so they came to help Mr. Tian. Please open the city gate quickly and let us enter the city!"
A general lay down on the top of the city and took a look, and then said loudly, "It's General Ma Qiao. Open the city gate quickly and inform Mr. Tian."
Seeing the reaction of the general at the head of the city, Ma Qiao nodded with satisfaction, and he still had some good eyesight. The gate to Tianchang West opened slowly, and Ma Qiao rushed into the city without much thought, followed by nearly 8,000 soldiers and horses.
Continuing across the city gate, facing the city gate a hundred feet away, Tian Ling led his soldiers to guard there. Seeing Tian Ling, Ma Qiao was a little confused, why did Mr. Tian come out to greet him?
After thinking about it, Ma Qiao felt relieved again. Mr. Tian should have come to greet Wu Shiguang, right?
Ma Qiao thought a lot, but in fact Tian Ling didn't see Wu Shiguang at all. When he thought about it, since Ma Qiao had tied up Qingfang, his uncle Wu Shiguang would probably have suffered too. In addition, Wu Shiguang was slow on his feet.
Who can find him among the army?
As soon as Ma Qiao entered the city, he waved to Tian Ling from a distance. As for the city gate closing behind him, he didn't think much about it. After all, the army might come to attack the city at any time, so how could he keep the city gate open for a long time?
Tian Ling's face was full of sinister smiles. Looking at Ma Qiao's arrogant look, he felt angry. Hey, Ma, you are as cunning as a fox, and you will end up in Tianchang County today.
As he got closer, Ma Qiao just wanted to dismount and salute Tian Ling, but when he lowered himself, he suddenly felt a hint of danger coming. He instinctively turned his body to the horse's belly, and then a strong wind blew past his ears.
, there was a ding sound, and a feather arrow hit the stone road ahead. Ma Qiao's mind tightened, and he suddenly felt something was wrong. Looking back, he saw a middle-aged man on the top of the city holding a long bow, with a horse-faced smirk.
It's Qin Ying, damn, Qin Ying wants to kill him.
What is Qin Ying's identity? Does he dare to touch the dignified General Ma Qiao? Of course Qin Ying does not dare. The only person who dares is Young Master Tian Ling. For a moment, Ma Qiao broke into a cold sweat, and he suddenly understood in his heart, Tian Ling is
He wanted to cut off Ma Qiao, but Ma Qiao was a veteran on the battlefield after all. He beat the horse and ran back. Then he held a big halberd and shouted loudly, "Tian Ling, you yellow-haired boy, you want to sneak attack on Ma. Today Ma
If I can escape with my life, I will fight you till death!"
"Hahaha, Ma Qiao is a dog thief, do you think you can still escape? All generals obey the order, and whoever kills Ma Qiao will receive a reward of ten thousand taels!"
As soon as he finished speaking, countless ambush soldiers appeared around the long street, and then there were many long bows on the city top, and arrows rained down like rain. In an instant, Ma Qiao's men fell down like wheat. Ma Qiao's eyes were red with anger, and Wu Shiguang
When he saw that the situation was not good, he wanted to escape, but Ma Qiao would not let him go. Tian Ling wanted to kill him, Ma, so he killed Tian Ling's old uncle first. Although Wu Shiguang could use some powerful sticks, he could not
How could a ruthless opponent like Ma Qiao beheaded on the battlefield in just two moves?
Thousands of Ma Qiao's soldiers and horses were blocked in the open space of the west city. Qin Ying led the long archers at the top of the city and kept firing arrows, killing Ma Qiao's men until they cried for their fathers and mothers. Ma Qiao knew that the possibility of survival was very small, so he immediately let him go
General He Ti went to attack the city gate, but how could he lead his troops to attack Tian Ling? Ma Qiao was extremely brave, and was a master of hidden weapons. He fought for his life and had a bit of a murderous spirit. He was led by Ma Qiao.
As Tian Ling rushed forward, Tian Ling's soldiers and horses became more panicked. With this panic, the formation was not maintained, and the two sides fell into a fight. Both sides fought together, and the long archers at the top of the city were useless. Qin Ying cursed loudly,
Immediately, he organized his men to go to the top of the city to help exterminate the remnants of Ma Qiao's troops.
Although Tian Ling had the advantage, Ma Qiao's troops had a large number of people. Both sides killed each other, turning the entire West City into a pot of porridge. Chaos, chaos, both sides were furious, and no one knew how much they had lost. The battle was chaotic.
During this period, Ma Qiao was besieged by Qin Ying and others, but was eventually defeated. He was stabbed in the waist by an ordinary infantryman with his spear and died. At the west city gate, He Ti finally broke through with great effort.
After arriving at the west city gate, as soon as the gate opened, He Ti led nearly a thousand remnants and fled in a hurry. Tian Ling finally surrounded Ma Qiao, but how could he allow He Ti's remnants to escape, so he asked Qin Ying to order soldiers and horses to pursue him.
Qin Ying was not slow, and He Ti's troops were also fighting and retreating. They were about to die on the spot, but they heard a cannon shot from the east, and then a cavalry swept in with a force that swallowed up the sky and destroyed the earth. At this moment,
The ground trembled, and the cavalry was flying. When the cavalry came out of the line, He Ti stupidly forgot to escape, Qin Ying also forgot to pursue, and everyone's heads were empty.
Cavalry? In addition to the cavalry of the Northern Shan Dynasty, can there be a second cavalry? Qin Ying and He Ti were both ready to meet this death cavalry, but the elite cavalry unexpectedly rushed halfway, turned their horses and went straight to the west gate of Tianchang. This time
Qin Ying collapsed on the ground. As soon as he threw away the knife, he sat on the ground and started crying. It was over. The officers and soldiers were wronged.
What Qin Ying can understand, others can understand, but what can he do if he understands it? At this time, the west gate of Tianchang was badly damaged, and Tian Ling's troops were still busy wiping out the remnants of Ma Qiao in the city. The cavalry of the Northern Shanxi Army suddenly killed
Come on, what are they blocking?
Zhou Dingshan personally led the cavalry, and Orger led nearly ten thousand troops to rush to the rear. Outside the city, the remnants of Qin Ying and He Ti had no intention of resisting at all. When they saw Orger and the Tiemo coalition, they immediately surrendered and fled. But inside the city,
, Zhou Dingshan has already sent troops to wreak havoc, with no obstacles in sight. After so many years of fighting, this battle is undoubtedly the easiest to fight.
Under the protection of everyone, Tian Ling opened the north city gate and escaped. Unfortunately, he was stopped by a fierce general not far away. The fierce man was riding on a horse and carrying a steel knife. When he made a sound, it was not Wu Songwu.
Erlang?
Wang Ao was ordered by Liu Guoneng to ambush early in Ligu Town in the north of Tianchang. If Tian Ling wanted to escape, he would definitely go north, and Ligu Town was the only way to go. Wang Ao brought a simple knife and pointed it at the people opposite.
"Who is the traitor opposite, Tian Ling? If you dismount and accept the surrender, your life can be saved!" Wang Ao had just joined the Northern Shanxi Army and had never made any great achievements. He was wearing the uniform of the leader of the team, so Tian Ling and others did not attack him.
Wang Ao took it seriously. Feng Pei, the most powerful general under Tian Ling, also regarded Wang Ao as a soft persimmon. He clenched his sword and shouted loudly, "Brothers, protect the young master and leave first. I will hand this person over to a certain family!"
Seeing Feng Pei's reaction, Wang Ao frowned, and a surge of anger surged in his heart. He was being underestimated. Hum, he still wanted to escape. Is it so easy to escape the dragnet set by General Liu himself? Facing Feng Pei
, without saying a word, Wang Ao lowered his body and hit the horse and rushed forward. Feng Pei relied on his extraordinary strength and slashed with his sword. He did not intend to kill Wang Ao with this move, but just wanted to knock the man off the horse with his strength.
It is not wrong for Feng Pei to think so. Wang Ao has a simple sword in his hand, which cannot be used with force, and Feng Pei has a Fengzui sword suitable for immediate chopping, which gives him a natural advantage. What's more, Feng Pei relies on his amazing strength.
, I felt that one knife could knock this man's mouth numb.
The two horses crossed each other and gave a cry. To Feng Pei's great surprise, Wang Ao only staggered and did not fall off the horse.
When the horse was wrong, Wang Ao stepped on the stirrups with both legs. With a little force, he jumped up, turned over, and landed behind Feng Pei. They were two people and one horse. Wang Ao held the knife behind his back, and did not wait for Feng Pei to react.
, and with a strong stroke, Feng Pei let out an audible sound and rolled off the horse in the blink of an eye.
After killing Feng Pei, Wang Ao continued to pursue without stopping. Sure enough, within a few miles of pursuit, he saw that the remnants of Tian Ling's troops had fallen into a heavy siege set by Liu Guoneng. As the son of Tian Zhao, Tian Ling had no chance of killing Feng Pei.
Surrendering was possible, and the leaders fought against Liu Guoneng's troops. Liu Guoneng originally wanted to capture Tian Ling alive, but seeing how fierce Tian Ling was, he no longer had the idea of capturing him alive.
After Liu Guoneng ordered Wang Ao and Yang Hu to kill Tian Ling, although Tian Ling had some skills, they were no match for Wang Ao and Yang Hu. When they were running away, Wang Ao caught up with them from behind and cut off their heads with a knife.
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On October 19th, the eighth year of Chongzhen, after one day, the Northern Shanxi Army wiped out Huailou Ma Qiao and Tian Chang Tian Ling with minimal casualties, killing and wounding countless prisoners. Among them, Tian Zhao's general Ma Qiao was killed, and the eldest son
Tian Ling and his brother-in-law Wu Shiguang were killed. Of course, the victory was so easy because there was already a conflict between Tian Ling and Ma Qiao. Both sides wanted to kill each other, and the Iron Superintendent could play some tricks.
The trick is just following the trend.
The total number of Ma Qiao's and Tian Ling's troops is more than 30,000. With so many soldiers and horses, even if they cannot defeat the Northern Shan Army, as long as they hold tight to Tianchang, it is absolutely impossible for the Northern Shan Army to win easily.
News of Tianchang's defeat soon spread to Xinghua. After receiving the news, Tian Zhao still couldn't believe it. He lost more than 30,000 troops in one day, and also lost his own son and brother-in-law. Even the general Ma Qiao
He was also killed in battle. How can you believe this? Let alone an army of 30,000 people, even 30,000 pigs cannot be defeated so simply, right?
No wonder Tian Zhao didn't believe it. The Northern Shanxi Army was not a god, so how could it be so powerful? It's a pity that Tian Zhao didn't know the extent to which his own brother and son were fighting for power.
The next day, that is, October 20th, a few horses came from the south, and a few down-and-out soldiers on them carried several wooden boxes. When a few wooden boxes were placed in front of Tian Zhao, this ten-year-old man in Fengyang and Yangzhou
The thief of several years shook his body and spurted out a mouthful of blood.
It turned out that what was placed in the wooden box was not anything good, but the heads of Tian Ling, Ma Qiao, Wu Shiguang and others.
Of course, Tie Mo deliberately gave the head to Tian Zhao in order to anger him. According to Sha Diao's investigation, although Tian Zhao has been in a high position for many years, his temper is still the same as before, and he is extremely fiery. This kind of character will never be tolerated once someone encounters him.
If you don't do things carefully, you will definitely make mistakes. At this time, Tian Zhao and the generals made a big mistake. They decided to assemble most of their troops and start a decisive battle with the Northern Shanxi Army in the Hejian Mansion area.
The civil and military ministers were excited, but only two people frowned. These two people were Qiao Shan and Bian Xiang, Tian Zhao's military advisors. The two looked at each other, and Bian Xiang stepped out and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the art of war is as follows.
A general can raise an army out of anger, move if it suits the interests, and stop if it does not suit the interests. Now that the Northern Jin Army has invaded, they have strong fighting power. They should attack them slowly and not forcefully. I hope the king will think more about it and don't get hit by that.
The Zhao family’s children’s tricks.”
Tian Zhao was not a great talent. Bian Xiang kept nagging a lot, and he understood that "a general must not raise an army out of anger." Before Tian Zhao could say anything, Tian Chao on the side had already stared at him, "
Dear Bian Xiang, now that the eldest son has died at the hands of the officers and soldiers, you don’t want to think about how to take revenge, so why bother trying to do it? Do you want the officers and soldiers to cannibalize us one by one?"
Tian Chao spoke, and was immediately echoed by many people. Tian Zhao looked pale, waved his hands, and hummed impatiently, "There is no need to say more, military advisor. I will definitely take the iron ink dog head. The battle is ahead. Who dares to talk nonsense anymore?"
The eight ways are to disturb the morale of the army."
Tian Zhao said this, but Bian Xiang didn't dare to say anything. He could only look at Qiao Shan, and the two looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
Huai'an Prefecture is located to the north of Yangzhou and west of Xinghua. The Northern Shan Dynasty Army is based in the north, so it is considered a guest in this area. It seems unwise for Tie Mo to rush to Huai'an Prefecture. But Tie Mo did this.
, naturally has his own reasons. He came to Fengyang not only to destroy Tianzhao, but mainly to destroy Zhang Xianzhong. To destroy Tianzhao, he also had to destroy Tianzhao's forces with lightning speed, which must not be allowed.
The time when Zhang Xianzhong deployed his troops and generals.
If the cost is too high and the struggle lasts too long, and after finally destroying Tian Zhao, the whole of Xinghua, Sizhou and other places are given to Zhang Xianzhong, then there will be no big difference between winning and losing the battle, because in Tiemo
It seems that Zhang Xianzhong is far more terrifying than Tian Zhao.