"Lord, the smoke!" Cheng Gongying from the Xiliang Army's central military office immediately saw the smoke set off in the city. He felt something bad and looked at Han Sui.
Han Sui's heart sank slightly. Something was wrong. The city was full of only the two thousand people brought by Ma Chao. The majority of Longsang City was Qiang people. Even Chu Nan, a great Confucian, could not muster the green energy to protect the city in such a city.
, it is difficult to display any military formation on such a city wall.
And as far as Han Sui knew, although Chu Nan claimed that he had rarely suffered defeats since he led the army, every battle was the result of his soldiers. Chu Nan himself did not have many outstanding performances. Ma Chao had no problem letting him capture cities and territories, but
Let him defend, and his level can only be said to be average. Two thousand people face a fierce attack of more than 20,000 people. How can such a small town be able to defend for such a long time!?
Han Sui quickly thought of two possibilities.
First, Chu Nan had soldiers and horses hidden in the city, but this was impossible. Longsang City was the place where Han Sui launched a decisive attack on Chu Nan. Before that, Chu Nan had been under Han Sui's surveillance.
It is impossible for the South to have excess troops.
Second, Chu Nan persuaded the Qiang people in the city to help him defend the city, but the Qiang people in the city were his own!
Both are impossible, so it depends on how Chu Nan and Ma Chao achieved this step.
"Inform the Qiang people in the city to join our army immediately and open the city gate!" Han Sui gritted his teeth. At this point, he had no way to turn back. If Chu Nan and Ma Chao could not be surrounded and killed here today, they might die in the end.
It’s just yourself.
Cheng Gongying nodded, and at this moment, an alarm sounded from behind. Han Sui and Cheng Gongying's expressions changed, and they quickly looked to the rear. They saw a crowd of people in the mountains and forests, and a large number of Qiang soldiers came from all directions. Suddenly, they saw
Smoke and dust billowed, the sound of killing shook the sky, and it was unknown how many people and horses there were.
"Destroy the Qiang!?" Han Sui's expression changed. The Qiang people in this area generally have good relations with the Ma family. He knew this, but when did he prepare it?
The Xiliang army that was attacking the city noticed the movement and found that they were attacked from both sides, so the offensive could not help but slow down.
"Open the city gate!" Chu Nan, who was defending at the top of the city, his eyes lit up and he shouted.
Almost at the same time, the not-so-heavy city gate suddenly opened. When the surrounding Xiliang army was at a loss, they saw a group of soldiers and horses rushing out of the city. The leader was a general with a white horse and a silver spear. Before anyone arrived, thousands of soldiers and horses rushed out.
A cold glow shrouded the area near the city gate like a sharp arrow, and the area was instantly cleared.
"Xiliang Ma Chao is here. Han Sui, old dog, will die if he doesn't dismount!" Following Ma Chao's cheerful shout, the three armies were filled with anger. The war horses raised their hooves, crossed a distance of several feet, and rushed in with the arrogance of their domineering spears.
In the crowd, in an instant, blood was everywhere, and broken limbs were flying all over the sky.
Behind Ma Chao, a thousand Xiliang troops surged out, following Ma Chao straight towards Han Sui's army like a sharp sword.
Although there were not many people, they were full of momentum, as if they were the one with the upper hand.
When Ma Chao was with Chen Gong, he was often teased by Chen Gong and others for claiming to be the most powerful general in Xiliang. But in fact, only those who were in Xiliang understood the power of Ma Chao's name. The Xiliang troops around him just listened.
In the name of Ma Chao, morale was weakened by three points.
Coupled with the attack of unknown numbers of troops from the rear, the Xiliang army's formation was in chaos. Many generals had difficulty maintaining their formation and dispersed on their own initiative. The chaotic crowd also disrupted the formation of other generals, making it impossible for them to do so.
There are fewer and fewer military formations that remain intact.
Ma Chao ignored this and rode straight towards Han Sui's central army. Along the way, many generals tried to stop Ma Chao by relying on the large number of people. However, Ma Chao's army formation was unstoppable. It was a broken formation from beginning to end, and any obstacle was ruthlessly broken through.
Then he beheaded the thieves, seven generals in a row, and was about to rush into the center of the army.
"Tumi, trap!" Cheng Gongying pointed to the ground in front of Ma Chao, taking advantage of the Chinese army's formation.
Ma Chao felt his horse sink when he sat down, but the ground suddenly became soft. Without checking, the horse stepped directly in and sank downwards.
Ma Chao slapped his horse's back and stood up. The power of the army gathered around him. In conjunction with Ma Chao's own strength, a spear more than ten feet long formed in the air and split Huashan Mountain with one force. He used the spear as a club.
Following his movements, Zhang Qiangang slammed down to the ground.
"Boom~"
This distance was already close to hitting Han Sui, but in the end it was just a little short of it. Just when Han Sui breathed a sigh of relief, he saw that the fallen spear suddenly exploded into countless spear beams, heading towards Fisher in all directions.
In an instant, hundreds of soldiers were killed by the gunfire, and everything in front of Ma Chao was instantly cleared.
This move is actually not very powerful, but it is difficult for ordinary soldiers to resist, and stronger generals can easily block it. However, the visual effect is explosive, and just this shot makes the surrounding soldiers tremble and retreat.
"Let's go!" Han Sui said nothing, turned his horse's head and ran away. At this point, it was impossible to surround Chu Nan and Ma Chao, and even Xiliang couldn't stay any longer. Han Sui made an instant judgment,
He shouted, turned his horse's head and galloped away. Yan Xing and Cheng Yi quickly followed with their soldiers.
Cheng Gongying formed a seal with his hands, and wanted to use his magical power to stop Ma Chao, but when he saw Ma Chao after landing, he swung out the spear in his hand with a trembling hand. Just as Cheng Gongying formed the seal, the silver spear came through the air.
It entered his chest and penetrated his body instantly.
The hands in the seal froze, and Cheng Gongying kept looking at Ma Chao with some reluctance.
When everyone died, the magical power naturally dissipated, and the land that trapped Ma Chao's horse suddenly solidified again.
Ma Chao's former war horse died in Wuwen, and when he returned to the throne, Chu Nan rewarded him with a great horse from Dawan, which was also a very psychic war horse. It already belonged to the ranks of monsters. At this moment, he hissed and broke away from the surrounding land.
He rushed to Ma Chao's side.
Ma Chao jumped up, landed on the horse, and galloped forward. When he passed Cheng Gongying, he pulled out the bloody spear and went straight to Han Sui. He shouted: "Han Sui, old dog, I will wait for you today."
It’s been a long time, but there’s still no life left!”
After saying that, he actually led his men and horses on a rampage, killing all the way through the Xiliang army's formation, and went straight to the direction where Han Sui fled.
Han Sui was left with only Yan Xing, Cheng Yi and dozens of mounted guards. Hearing Ma Chao shouting, he ran wildly risking his life. Even Fengzimi was broken through in this state.
In Longsang City, watching Ma Chao chasing Han Sui, Chu Nan shook his head. Fortunately, this was not a plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, and his ambush was real. Pang De had already led five thousand Qiang soldiers into the battlefield. At this moment
Han Sui, the commander-in-chief of the Xiliang Army, all ran away. Most of the three armies' formations were broken. Their morale also fell to the bottom due to Ma Chao's series of blows. Seeing Pang De leading his troops to kill, they had no time to see how many people there were on the other side, so they all fled.
Chu Nan turned to look at Zhou Cang: "Look what I'm going to do, lead the army to kill!"
It's probably not his turn to charge into battle.
"Here!" Zhou Cang suddenly came to his senses and quickly agreed, leading the remaining defenders out of the city and heading towards the rebels.
"Remember, surrender!" After Chu Nan confessed, he summoned the goshawk, rode the goshawk and flew into the sky, overlooking the battlefield from a high place.
If a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, all the soldiers and horses in the city will be gone. If the Qiang people in the city who colluded with Han Sui realize at this time, although they are no longer what they used to be, there is no need to fight against them.
When Zhou Cang led more than a thousand men and horses to rush out of the city, most of the Xiliang army's formation had been broken. A large number of Xiliang troops scattered like birds and beasts. Looking around, he saw the Xiliang army running in all directions. This
The large number of people will only make them escape faster, and those who still have some fighting spirit will be trapped by the defeated army. If they force their way upstream, they may be trampled to death by their own people before they even see the enemy.
It is true that there is strength in numbers, but if this strength is controlled by the enemy, then numbers in numbers will be nothing more than a mob.
Pang De and Zhou Cang took turns to cover up the enemy, chasing them for dozens of miles, and harvested countless surrendered troops. However, without Ma Chao and Han Sui, they had no choice but to drive the surrendered troops back to resume their lives.
After Chu Nan saw that all parties were safe, he rode the goshawk and descended from the sky to join Pang De and Zhou Cang.
"My Lord (Prime Minister), we couldn't find General Ma!" Zhou Cang and Pang De said helplessly.
"I've sent people to follow him. Don't worry, he won't be able to escape." Chu Nan said with a smile: "Go and take the Jiang army into custody, and also capture the big households in the city who are cooperating with Han Sui. If there is resistance, we will kill him without mercy!"
"Here!" the two agreed and went their separate ways.
This matter of gathering the troops to surrender is naturally done by Pang De. He is from Xiliang and has a good reputation in the Xiliang army. He is the perfect person to do this. As for Zhou Cang, he can only do some dirty work.
It's work.
Chu Nan returned to the government office and received the handsome Qiang men who came with Pang De.
"The Han people's military skills are really powerful. They are obviously the one with the most strength." Marshal Po Qiang looked at Chu Nan with some emotion. Today's battle was an eye-opener for him. His troops were obviously weak, but
However, he defeated two or three times the number of enemy troops.
In the battles between Qiang and Han, the Qiang often rely on geographical advantages, and often surrender after losing. This is the reason why the Qiang rebellion continues. It is not that the Han army and the Qiang are evenly matched.
And many times, the people who lead the Qiang people to fight are also Han people. Just like this time when Han Sui plotted against Chunan, there are also many Qiang soldiers in the army. The Qiang people themselves do not rely on military skills in using troops. They usually fight when they can win.
, If you can't fight, you will flee; if you can't escape, you will surrender. It is normal for the Qiang people to surrender and then rebel. This betrayal does not prevent them from surrendering next time.
"That's too much praise. I'm already weak by three points. How can I win?" Chu Nan said with a smile: "It's over here. I've sent a message to the imperial court. It won't be long before someone comes to take charge of trade and city repairs."
, when the time comes, we will have to rely on the help of many handsome men."
"This is natural!" Haoshuai nodded. He could not refuse Chu Nan's offer, and this time Chu Nan defeated more with less, which was also a shock to Po Qiang.
Without relying on the elites of the imperial court, they just improvised troops and horses to defeat Han Sui, who had been entrenched in Xiliang for twenty years, and fled in panic. If he really attacked Chu Nan, he would probably not be able to take advantage.