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The 20,000 tiger and leopard cavalry were huge, their iron hooves formed in formation, like a long dragon, and like a giant hammer with spikes falling down, as if they were going to crush everything in front of the giant hammer.
"Lord, let's go." Beside Ma Teng, two soldiers with pale faces pulled Ma Teng in an attempt to persuade him to leave.
"Did you lose?" Ma Teng smiled bitterly in his heart and ignored the persuasion of the soldiers beside him. Even if he escaped, there would be no place for him in Liangzhou at this time.
Now that Cao Hong has arrived here, Ma Chao's 10,000-strong army has either been defeated by the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, or he has fallen into a trap of diverting the tiger away from the mountain. He can't escape at this time.
"Uncle, let's go!" Ma Dai came to Ma Teng's side quickly, and without any explanation, he grabbed Ma Teng and ran away.
"Uncle, go back to Xuanwei. There are still thousands of soldiers and horses there." Seeing that Ma Teng was not guarding his house, Ma Dai shouted loudly and slashed the horse's back under Ma Teng with the back of his knife.
The horse was in pain, and its speed suddenly increased by several points.
Ma Dai took the opportunity to turn around and saw that the hundreds of soldiers left behind had been crushed by the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and they were unable to stop the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry even for a minute.
"I hope you can leave as soon as possible." Ma Dai glanced at the top of the city tower, turned his head, patted the horse and followed. At this time, there was no one around Ma Teng, and he was really worried.
As for whether Matthew and Ma Tie can escape, it depends on God's will.
"Uncle, you just need to return to Xuanwei and hold on for a while. My brother will definitely lead the army back, and then you won't be afraid of the tigers and leopards anymore." Seeing that Ma Teng's expression was still a little down, Ma Dai couldn't help but consoled him.
"Yes." Nodding, Ma Teng said nothing and concentrated on driving the horse.
"Hupao Cavalry, how is father now?" Ma Xiu, who was attacking the city, heard that the Hubao Cavalry arrived, and his heart sank. The arrival of the Tiger and Pao Cavalry at this time was a fatal blow to them.
"The general has left under the escort of General Ma Dai. General, please leave quickly." the scout said urgently.
"Let's go!" Without any hesitation, Matthew immediately turned around and left.
At the foot of Wuwei City, Cao Hong did not stay much at all. He only left one soldier to enter the city to inform him, and then led 20,000 tiger and leopard cavalry towards Xuanwei City.
"Huh?" Cao Hong, who was speeding, suddenly turned his head and looked aside, and saw a scout rushing towards him.
"General, it is inevitable that Ma Teng's troops are led by Ma Teng's son Ma Tie."
"Ma Tie?" Cao Hong smiled coldly, turned the horse's head and headed towards the direction of the scout.
When he came this time, he could not defeat the enemy at the south gate, but he just wanted to capture and kill Ma Teng in one fell swoop. Who knew that Ma Teng was so sharp, and when he realized something was wrong, he abandoned the army and left alone.
Now that these people have bumped into each other, they naturally have no intention of letting them go.
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"General, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry have been away for a whole hour, and I'm afraid they have arrived at the gates of Wuwei City by now." The scout said to Ma Chao cautiously.
After receiving the news that Hubaoqi had left, it was already half an hour after Hubaoqi left. Ma Chao's heart sank slightly: "Let's go to Wuwei City!"
He raised his eyes and glanced at the Lingju County Gate Tower, and saw the huge Chinese character "Zhang" fluttering in the wind. It was clearly the flag of Jingzhou. The Jingzhou soldiers and horses knew that the tiger and leopard cavalry were leaving but did not stop them. It was clear that they no longer regarded them as
ally.
Thinking of his father's hypocritical treatment of Jingzhou, Ma Chao sighed in his heart. If he could sacrifice some interests, the situation at this time would not be like this.
"General, the army is constantly on the road and we are tired of horses and horses. Wouldn't it be inappropriate to confront the tiger and leopard cavalry head-on at this time?" A young general stepped forward and bowed.
"Hmph, my father's life or death is uncertain at this time, but you still care about the head on your shoulders. Believe it or not, I will chop you off right now." Ma Chao snorted coldly and glanced at the young general coldly.
"Nuo." The young general felt a chill in his heart. He knew that Ma Chao was already murderous at this time, so he did not dare to show any signs of neglect and hurriedly led his soldiers to follow him.
"Go to the Jingzhou camp immediately and say that no matter what the conditions are, as long as Jingzhou is willing to send troops to help me, I will agree." Ma Chao suddenly turned his head and looked at the soldiers beside him.
"promise."
"Cao Hong, if anything happens to father, I will definitely skin you." Ma Chao wished he could appear at the foot of Wuwei City immediately, but this place was still dozens of miles away from Wuwei City, so he could only keep urging him to get out.
Horses down.
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Just a moment after Ma Chao and others left, a group of soldiers and horses appeared outside Lingju County. It was the Jingzhou soldiers and horses who came here.
"This Ma Chao is walking very fast." Zhao Yun raised his eyes and glanced at the direction Zhao Yun was leaving.
"Haha, at this time, Ma Teng is probably close to death. How can Ma Chao not be anxious?" Wang Yi shook his head. He really has no interest in a capricious villain like Ma Teng. On the contrary, Ma Chao heard that he made a statement in Liangzhou.
Not vulgar, but suitable for recruiting for the Lord.
"I'd better follow him later. It would be a pity not to let Ma Chao die." After saying this, Zhao Yun urged his horse forward and followed him leisurely.
Zhao Yun also attaches great importance to Ma Chao. Although he was better than Ma Chao last time, it was just a fluke. If Ma Chao was more brutal, he might be the one who lost. Of course, defeat at that time would mean death.
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Wang Yi was also afraid of riding forward and walked side by side with Zhao Yun. Behind him, two teams of cavalry, one black and one white, followed closely behind them.
The speed of Zhao Yun and others was not very fast, far less than that of Ma Chao. The entire cavalry team always moved forward at a stable speed. However, although the speed was not fast, they always maintained vigilance.
The horses in Jingzhou are not as strong as those in the north. Only in this way can the horses be kept full of energy.
Not long after Zhao Yun and others left, groups of infantry walked out of the city, escorting racks of military crossbow ladders and walking slowly in the direction of Wuwei City.
With the flags waving behind them, more Jingzhou soldiers rushed towards this place. Cloud ladders, well railings and military crossbows emerged one after another. The baggage escorted by the Feihu Army was much larger than that of Zhang Jia and others.
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"This Cao Hong can endure."
In the residence of Liu Qi in Xiangyang, Liu Qi was holding a bamboo slip and looking at it carefully. Jia Xu and others were all around him.
"This Cao Hong knows how to make both Han Sui and Ma Teng suffer, but this is exactly what we in Jingzhou need. Now we only need Zhang Jia and Fazheng to repel Cao Hong, and then Liangzhou will no longer be able to resist."
Xu Shu couldn't help but laugh. Jingzhou was extremely calm now, and almost all attention was focused on Liangzhou. Since Cao Hong wanted Han Sui and Ma Teng to lose both sides, Jingzhou was naturally happy to see it happen.
"My lord, the tiger and leopard cavalry are good at rushing into formations. They have an extremely obvious advantage in the wilderness. Although General Zhang Jaw brought a large number of bows and crossbows this time, he still has to guard against it."
Jia Xu frowned and said, Liu Qi and others didn't seem to be worried at all about whether Fazheng could defeat Hubaoqi.
"Haha, there was nothing wrong with this battle, so Cao Hong would definitely lose." Liu Qi shook his head and did not explain further.
Seeing that Jia Xu still had doubts on his face, Xu Shu smiled and said: "Crossbows are the nemesis of cavalry. As long as there are enough crossbows, they can effectively deter cavalry. Before Kong Ming came out of the mountain, he had designed a crossbow that could
It fires ten arrows in a row, and is much lighter than ordinary large-scale military crossbows. The Lord has been secretly manufacturing this military crossbow for several months. Now there are nearly a thousand military crossbows forming a crossbow array, in conjunction with large-scale military crossbows.
The military crossbow, haha, it’s still unclear whether the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry can leave safely this time.”
"Ten arrows in a row?" Jia Xu was shocked. The cavalry was good at charging into battle, but the military crossbow could suppress the cavalry. However, the threat posed by the small military crossbow to the cavalry was minimal. Only the large military crossbow could effectively kill the cavalry.
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However, large military crossbows have always been too bulky and unable to move quickly. If the current military crossbows did not have this shortcoming, they would be fatal to the cavalry.
A crossbow formation of thousands of people, with ten consecutive rounds, is definitely a nightmare for the cavalry.
Having such strength but keeping it secret, clearly wanting to severely injure the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, Jia Xu's heart was extremely shaken.
"Lord, what should we do with Meng Huo of the Southern Barbarians?" Xu Shu asked again. Although Yizhou has gradually stabilized in the past few months, Meng Huo of the Southern Barbarians has become more and more arrogant. It will be beneficial to dispatch troops.
The state's covetousness is already obvious.
"Just let Kong Ming handle it. The troops and horses in Yizhou can be dispatched by Kong Ming for the time being." Liu Qi waved his hand and said, although Yizhou has been pacified, the Jingzhou army has not withdrawn yet. Gan Ning and Huang Zhong have not yet withdrawn.
When he was still in Yizhou, it was more than enough to resist Meng Huo.
"How are Zhang Fei and Chen Dao doing recently?" Liu Qi asked suddenly. He had never paid attention to Zhang Fei since he paid attention to them before the last expedition. After such a long time, it is impossible for these two people to be without them.
Talk about the slightest change.
"That Zhang Fei is fine. He drank all day and got himself drunk. There is nothing to worry about. As for Chen Zhi, he has been in contact with a lot of people recently, especially after Cao Hong's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry appeared in Liangzhou and secretly communicated with Chen
There are already many aristocratic families that I have come into contact with. Although Liu Bei is a county magistrate, he has been doing his duty recently. Apart from handling the affairs of the county, he rarely leaves the mansion. However, there are many people gathered in the county.
Scholars and scholars who come here because of their fame." Jia Xu said with his hands in hand, and every move of Liu Bei and the others was under his surveillance.
"Do you drink all day long? Haha, I remember that drinking is not allowed in the army. Wen He should not be fooled by Zhang Fei's appearance. Although Chen Dao has some talents, he is too restless. Since I
How could he be unprepared when he recruited the two of them to Xiangyang? If his predictions were correct, they must be from a family that Chen Dao had secretly befriended. Liu Bei probably didn't know about it yet. How could a person who could grow vegetables under Cao Cao's eyes?
So unalert?" Liu Qi shook his head.
"Then Guan Yu and others have arrived in Jingzhou?" Liu Qi asked thoughtfully. Remembering that Guan Yu and others were not far from Jingzhou a few days ago, why have they still not arrived until now?
"Guan Yu and others arrived in Wancheng a few days ago, but they stayed in Wancheng because Mrs. Gan was ill and needed medical treatment," Jia Xu said.
"Haha, I'm sick, so I came at the right time." Liu Qi was slightly surprised. Did Guan Yu think he could control Wancheng?
Although Wang Yi had already gone on an expedition, there were still nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses in the city. Although there were no generals guarding the city, Wu Xiong was still somewhat resourceful and would not let Guan Yu take advantage of him.
However, the land of Wancheng is indeed extremely important. Liu Qi narrowed his eyes and said: "Order Wei Yan to lead three thousand soldiers and horses under his command to escort Guan Yu and others. When Mrs. Gan recovers from her illness, she will be sent to make peace with Liu Bei. As for
Guan Yu and his troops are asked to go to Nanjun to guard the baggage."