Two hundred and fortieth chapters want to turn the tide
Chapter 242: Trying to turn the tide
Bingzhou, north of Xihe River.
Ma Teng stood on a high mountain, overlooking the Nanshui River, a branch of the Yellow River in the east. Because of the high red sun, the calm river surface was covered with a layer of colorful halo. Unfortunately, Ma Teng had no time to watch the beautiful spectacle and was lost in thought.
Away from the hustle and bustle of the North, away from the exaggeration of the Han Dynasty, away from the entanglements of interests, and coming to this endless and sparsely populated prairie, his restless heart finally calmed down and he seriously reflected on what he had done in the past few years.
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He remembered his heart-pounding feeling when he first heard that Gai Shehu was recruiting Liangzhou volunteers to go to Guandong...
Then what?
He took more than 200 brothers to Gaishehu and served as the "No. 1 Battalion in the World" Shehu Camp Zuoqujunhou, commanding 500 soldiers. He even remembered that two deserters appeared on the march of his Zuoqu.
At that time, I was so ashamed that Gai Shehu not only didn't punish him, but didn't even say a word of blame. Instead, he scolded his brother Gai Guan. Gai Guan, the false marquis under his command, unknowingly
Four years have passed.
After leaving the customs, the Second Battalion of Shehu and Luodiao fought from Yuzhou to Yanzhou, and then from Yanzhou to Jizhou. I gained a lot, but also lost a lot. For example, more than 200 old brothers were killed and more than 60 people were killed. The best
His brother Damu died in battle.
Later, he returned to Western Xinjiang and attacked Xiliang rebels, Xianling in the north, and settled the Qiang and Hu. After these three battles, he became one of the five generals and lieutenants under Gai Shehu.
He was shaken by Captain Zhang Wen's attempts to win over him, and this was the first time a rift appeared in his relationship with Gai Jun.
The next year, tens of thousands of Xianbei troops invaded the north. Gai Jun was far away in Fuping, and the people were brutally massacred. As the cavalry captain Yang Aruo was seriously injured, he took up the post of commander as a peasant captain. He remained calm in the face of danger and killed the Xianbei king and his company.
, his reputation reached its peak, and he received many praises from the court officials. It was at that time that he became ambitious and thought that he was just too low compared to Gai Jun.
Two years later, Gai Jun, who was the governor of the North at that time, was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Huns. Blinded by his ambition, he believed that the time had come. After some maneuvers, he was successfully transferred to the captain of the North, and began to secretly communicate with Han Sui and Dong Zhuo.
contacts.
But just a year later, that is, last year, Gai Jun went south to station in Shangjun. I remember that when he heard the news, half of his body was numb and he felt a bone-chilling cold. He immediately rushed to Shangjun to express his loyalty. His worries were by no means unnecessary. In Gai Jun's eyes,
His murderous intention is barely concealed, or rather, it cannot be concealed.
To this day, Ma Teng can't help but wonder what he would do if he were Gai Jun.
The answer is only one word:
kill
However, Gai Jun let him go and regarded his eldest son, Ma Chao, as his own son. He cultivated him with great care and his broad-mindedness was beyond the reach of others.
Soon after, Gai Jun took advantage of the changes in Beijing to gain profits and became Bingzhou Mu. This year he was promoted to General of Hussars...
Is the gap between the two really just that? While he was still worrying about how to realize his ambition, Gai Jun was planning the entire world and achieved jaw-dropping results. Ma Teng suddenly woke up, and then the corner of his mouth
Fanku, Gai Jun only sees his little moves and tricks as jokes?
"Huh..." Ma Teng exhaled a deep breath, and his eyes gradually solidified. Suddenly, a black line appeared at the junction of the sky and the earth in the south. Ma Teng's pupils suddenly widened. He had been in the army for several years, and he knew very well what it meant.
what.
"Who is it? The Xiongnu?... The Huns are rebelling? Why are they coming from the south? The Xiongnu Chan Yuting Meiji is in the east... Yes, it is unexpected and unprepared. What a good idea, what a good idea... If I hadn't climbed up and looked far away today,
How can we detect it?" Amidst the lightning and flint, Ma Teng's mind was spinning rapidly. When Gai Jun was appointed as the Xiongnu Zhonglang General, due to the instability of the Xiongnu, he moved the station to the east of Nanshui, Chan Yuting Meiji, to facilitate supervision. This year Ma Teng
After his successor, the Xiongnu settled down and moved back to their original location west of the Nishui River. Thanks to Ma Teng, otherwise they would still be stationed in Meiji. Once the Xiongnu rebelled, they would not be able to react in time and would be surrounded and annihilated by the Xiongnu.
"At this moment, it is getting thinner and thinner. When we arrived at the outskirts of the Xiongnu Zhonglang General's headquarters, we took a short rest. It happened to be the moment when darkness came. Did the opponent even calculate the time..." Ma Teng smiled coldly, with a hint of murderous intent on his honest face.
Less than half an hour later, the enemy army approached, and the scouts disguised as herdsmen came to the foot of the mountain. Ma Teng deduced that the number of the enemy was about 10,000, so he made a decision in his mind, turned around and went straight to the foot of the mountain, untied his mount from the elm tree, and copied it.
Take the shortcut through the mountains and rush back to the camp quickly.
Although there were only 3,000 Xiongnu Zhonglang generals, they were all elite troops who had followed Gai Jun for several years. Moreover, they were equipped with stirrups and horseshoes that were beyond the times. Ma Teng had no doubt that they could defeat tens of thousands of Xiongnu. However,
Fighting head-on is really the next best thing, and a wise person will not take it.
When the three thousand soldiers were assembled, Ma Teng had no time to explain, so he led them out of the camp and headed south quickly. On the way, he simply conveyed the news of the Huns' rebellion to the soldiers. Everyone was not panicked, and they all geared up and said: After living here for more than a year, there is finally a war.
Already.
When the Han army marched more than ten miles south, Ma Teng chose a hilly area where the Huns must pass as an ambush site. The hill was located beside the road and had a gentle slope, which was suitable for cavalry charges.
Not long after, the disguised Hun scouts came into view. Xu was confident that his actions were concealed and thought that the Han army was kept in the dark. He hastily explored the surroundings and continued to extend north. Then the Hun brigade arrived and passed by the side of the hill one after another.
Ma Teng silently counted the number of people, and after walking about two-thirds of the way, he ordered someone to blow the horn.
"Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot, and the sound of the dragon's roar rose into the sky in an instant, shocking the surrounding areas. The three thousand horses of the Xiongnu Zhonglang generals galloped out of the hills, and poured down the slopes, like a raging mountain torrent.
He hit the Xiongnu troops hard in the waist and eyes.
Hearing the loud braying of cattle and the cry of killing behind him, the Shanyu of Huchuquan in the front turned around and was stunned, "Han Army? How could the Han Army appear here?" He said with the name of the Xiongnu Chanyu
He held a dragon meeting in his identity, took the opportunity to imprison the Xiongnu nobles, and then immediately launched an army, so it was definitely not a leak by his own side.
Huchuquan Shanyu danced his arms and shouted: "Don't panic, don't panic...the Han army is not large..." After shouting a few times, he closed his mouth. In his eyes, the Huns have always been the best in the world.
Warriors, however, when faced with the Han army, they often collapsed at the first touch. Was it that the Han army was too strong, or that the Huns had forgotten the bravery of their ancestors?
The Han army defeated the Xiongnu rear army with overwhelming force, turned around and fiercely attacked the center army, and the Han army knights with thick ring-headed swords suddenly rushed in and smashed the enemy in front of them wantonly. Even if the Huns risked their lives, they could not stop the Han army.
Military cents.
Huchuquan Shanyu found the answer. The Huns were still brave Huns. They just encountered a Han army that was ten times stronger than ever before.
Shanyu Huchuquan remembered the secret book passed down from his ancestors and shouted: "Retreat, retreat...riding and shooting..." Soon Huchuquan Shanyu's face showed a look of dementia. It seemed, it seemed...he seemed to have done something extremely stupid.
decision. If the Huns were able to defeat some Han troops with huge casualties in hand-to-hand combat, then cavalry and archery were completely one-sided massacres. They were not massacres of Han people by the Huns. Although they had been doing this for hundreds of years, those who were massacred now
They are Huns.
The Han army has thousands of cavalry, and everyone can ride and shoot. Huchuquan Shanyu can't bear it. The Han country has a large population and can always gather thousands of people. However, the Han army can shoot more accurately and farther than the Huns.
Chuquan Chanyu could not accept it no matter what. This completely subverted his understanding of Han and Hungarians. Who is the nation that lives on horseback?
I can't fight in close combat, and I can't fight in long-distance combat. Is it okay for me to run?
Huchuquan Chanyu couldn't help but lament in his heart. Unfortunately, Huchuquan Chanyu found that no matter whether it was a short-distance sprint or a long-distance gallop, the Huns were no match for the Han army. They were repeatedly overtaken, surrounded and shot to death by random arrows.
The Huns could not bear the mental and physical torture, and surrendered in droves. Huchuquan Shanyu led hundreds of Shanyu guards to try to break out of the Han army's encirclement, but were beaten several times in a row and retreated in disgrace.
Chuquan Shanyu sighed deeply, knowing that everyone else had a way to survive, but he, the mastermind, could not. Instead of being humiliated to death by his opponents, it was better to kill himself. When the bodyguard was not paying attention, he pulled out the Shanyu's golden knife and killed himself, and blood flowed from his neck.
Jump out and scatter the fragrant grass.
In this battle, the Han army killed more than 2,000 enemies, captured 6,000, and escaped with thousands more, but only suffered hundreds of casualties. It was a rare victory. Ma Teng was in a good mood, and drove his horse to the body of Shanyu Huchuquan.
Looking at the still young face, he shook his head.
In order to survive, everyone rushed to tell Ma Teng the whole story of the rebellion. When he learned that Huchuquan Shanyu had colluded with Shuofang Zhuhu, who was about to invade Wuyuan and Xihe counties with tens of thousands of horses, his expression suddenly changed and he stared at Huchuquan with hatred.
Chanyu, there is no trace of compassion in his heart.
Although the Han army was brave and invincible, it only had more than 2,000 men. It could not defeat the tens of thousands of Hu cavalry. Wanting to turn the tide, Ma Teng turned his attention to the 6,000 Xiongnu surrender cavalry. They might be able to use them. What he needed to worry about was the Han army.
The number of soldiers was too small, and who knew if they would rebel on the battlefield. Then Ma Teng looked north and set his sights on Geng Zhi, the general of the Liao Dynasty. Of course, he did not want to join forces with him, but wanted to annex his five thousand soldiers and horses.
This may not be appropriate in normal times, but in an emergency, you don't have to worry about it that much.
Without further ado, Ma Teng left hundreds of men to guard the camp, half of whom were wounded, and sent others south to report the news. After that, he set off two thousand Han and six thousand Hungarians, a total of eight thousand horses, and rushed to General Du Liao's camp, Wuyuan.
The two places were only more than a hundred miles apart, and they arrived at dawn the next day. Without saying a word, Ma Teng directly surrounded the camp and sent hundreds of elite cavalry to raid Commander Geng Zhi's tent and capture him alive.
Geng Zhi was caught wearing Xinyi (underwear) fashionably, with disheveled hair and bare feet. He was anxious and unsightly. When he saw Ma Teng's face, Geng Zhi finally came to his senses and yelled at Ma Teng for committing a crime and trying to rebel.
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Ma Teng said helplessly: "My ancestor, General Fubo, worked with the general's ancestor, General Jianwei, the founder of Guangwu, and was a native of the country (right Fufeng Maoling). For more than a hundred years, our families have been harmonious, so why should the general speak evil words?"
"General Fubo is Ma Yuan, and General Jianwei is Geng Yan, who was called "the second Han Xin" by Emperor Guangwu.
Geng Zhi opened his mouth and cursed: "Bah, Zang, who has been favored by my family for many generations, what qualifications do you have to be called the same as me?" The so-called Zang is the title of the son of Han father and Qiang mother. This is equivalent to scolding Ma Teng for what kind of person he is, and his words are extremely vicious.