The soldier staggered and fell directly to the ground. Even so, he still shouted to the front with all his strength.
"Lord, something bad is going on!"
First, Ma Chao told the news that Han Sui's entire army had been wiped out for a month, and then there was the wail of such a miserable soldier.
The atmosphere in the tent suddenly became tense, and everyone stood up nervously.
Ma Chao was so worried that he pulled the soldier up.
"Come on, tell me what's going on!" "Ha... Huh..."
Facing Ma Chao's roar, the soldier's face turned red and he didn't answer at all. He just kept breathing rapidly.
"You are mute! Say it!"
The soldier kept pointing at his neck and looked at Ma Teng anxiously.
"Meng Qi, let him go quickly!"
Ma Teng quickly scolded Ma Chao. It turned out that Ma Chao was too strong and strangled the soldier's neck!
Bang!
As soon as Ma Chao let go, the soldier fell to the ground again.
After several rapid breaths, the soldier finally calmed down and looked at Ma Teng eagerly.
"Lord...Lord! Horse...horse..."
Ma Chao was so anxious that his head was spinning, like an ant on a hot pot!
Unexpectedly, the soldier was still stumbling on the ground, and he was even more furious at the moment.
"What a horse! If you don't tell me quickly, I will twist your head off!"
Perhaps Ma Chao's expression was too ferocious, which directly cured the soldier's stutter.
"Lord! General Ma Yue was first attacked by cavalry, and then attacked by Huang Zhong from Pingxiang City. Thousands of men and horses have been lost!"
"General Ma Yue was captured alive by the enemy generals. Xiao Xiao desperately came to report the news!"
After saying this, the soldiers stamped their feet, beat their chests, fell to the ground, howled and cried loudly.
After Ma Teng heard the news, his mind went blank. Then his legs softened and he slumped directly on the main seat.
"Ma Yue... was captured..."
Now Ma Teng understood everything. Why did Liu Zhang remain silent for so long? It turned out that he was going to cut off his return!
"Father, my uncle was captured in Pingxiang and his way back is completely cut off. What should we do?"
Ma Teng stared at Ma Chao blankly, unable to do anything about it.
Liu Zhang would have done nothing if he didn't take action, but when he did it was earth-shattering!
He dared to wipe out thousands of Ma Yue's cavalry, so he must have been fully prepared to ensure that Ma Teng's army could not regain its power!
"Father is handsome!"
Ma Teng's lack of concentration made Ma Chao anxious and stood nearby and kept shouting.
what to do?
How does Ma Teng know what to do!
Liu Zhang didn't even need to attack. It wouldn't take long for Ma Teng and his 30,000 troops to starve to death!
Ma Teng suddenly felt aggrieved. How on earth was this battle fought?
Without a single head-on collision, the 50,000-strong army lost 20,000!
"Han Sui! You are so vicious! You don't want to die yourself, but you insist on dragging me on your back!"
Ma Teng gritted his teeth and scolded Han Sui angrily. If he hadn't concealed the news of Didao's defeat from him, how could he have ended up in such a situation? People in the handsome tent were panicked, and everyone felt that the end was coming!
At this moment, Pound, who was known for his calmness, stood up.
"My lord, the eldest son, if you sit still and wait for death, you will only be starved to death by Liu Zhang! Why don't you concentrate your troops and retreat to Wuwei immediately to see if you can break out of the siege!"
Liu Zhang has not yet appeared, but all the generals under Ma Teng have acquiesced that they are surrounded.
Even Ma Teng and Ma Chao were like this, otherwise they wouldn't be so panicked.
"Ling Ming, don't you still know Liu Zhang's character? He will not jump on his horse unless he is sure of victory!"
"Now that he has blatantly annihilated Ma Yue, he must have completely blocked our retreat!"
Ma Teng was extremely depressed, especially when he thought about Han Sui's 40,000 cavalry being wiped out in one day.
There are currently 30,000 people in the camp. How many days can I hold on?
Ma Chao pulled out the sword from his waist and inserted it directly into the table, his face became extremely ferocious.
"Father, I'm afraid he will do something! We will fight with Liu Zhang!"
Ma Chao is of mixed Han and Qiang descent, and he always has the wild nature of the Qiang people in his heart.
Even though he was trapped in a tight siege, Ma Chao was not willing to sit still and wait for death. Even if he died, he would die on the battlefield.
If we just talk about bloodiness and courage, Ma Chao is indeed much better than his father Ma Teng.
Pang De glanced at Ma Chao approvingly and nodded in agreement.
"My lord, what the eldest son said makes sense! Sitting back and waiting for death will lead to death. Fighting with Liu Zhang will lead to death at best!"
"Anyway, we are going to die, so we might as well give it a try! Maybe we can get a chance of survival!"
All the generals in the tent nodded in approval, and then they all raised their hands to ask Ma Teng for orders.
"My lord, we are willing to fight Liu Zhang to the death!"
Unexpectedly, in this desperate situation, under the leadership of Ma Chao, it inspired amazing morale!
The generals under his command are all fearless of life and death. How can Ma Teng, as the commander-in-chief, languish?
Immediately he stood up, drew out the sword from his waist, and stabbed it into the table.
"Okay! Today I, Ma Teng, will live and die with all the generals! If I am lucky enough to escape, I will be rewarded heavily!"
"Thank you, lord!"
The morale was so high, and the generals were so brave and unafraid of death, Ma Teng's heart was no longer desolate.
You may not be able to defeat Liu Zhang if you fight with all your strength, but you may not be able to break through!
"Generals, obey the order!"
Everyone, including Ma Chao, became serious and waited for Ma Teng's next words.
"Come with me..."
At this tense moment, another soldier rushed in from outside the tent, looking extremely panicked.
"Lord...Lord!"
Ma Teng's face darkened, he cursed the soldier for coming in at the wrong time, and suppressed all his passion.
"explain!"
The soldier was frightened by Ma Teng's roar, but the military situation was urgent and he didn't care much.
"Lord! According to the report from the sentries, Liu Zhang personally led the army to attack. At this moment, we are less than five miles away from the camp!"
There was an uproar in the tent immediately. Unexpectedly, the Yizhou Army moved so quickly, and Liu Zhang came in person!
Ma Chao grabbed the soldier and shouted sharply.
"Which direction did Liu Zhang come from? Is it Ji County or Pingxiang?"
"The eldest... eldest son... is from Ji County! Liu Zhang came from the direction of Ji County to kill him!"
"How many troops did he bring?"
Feeling that his feet were gradually leaving the ground, the soldier did not dare to delay anymore and quickly answered Ma Chao's questions.
"My lord, Liu Zhang has brought about 20,000 people, but they are all infantry!"
After Ma Chao let go of the soldier, he immediately fell into deep thought.
Ma Teng narrowed his eyes slightly and let out a heavy breath.
"Liu Zhang had at least 60,000 to 70,000 troops. Now he has only brought 20,000 troops. I am afraid that many troops are ambushing us on our way back!"
Ma Teng had to admire Liu Zhang's courage. Faced with his 30,000 elite cavalry, he only brought 20,000 infantry to fight. Who gave him the courage?
Suddenly, Ma Chao clapped his hands and immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Father, maybe we still have a chance to reverse the situation, or even turn defeat into victory!"