Wang Ping stood at the head of the west county city, listening to the sound of war drums in the valley ahead, looking depressed. "Ma Shenjun was defeated."
"Isn't that true?" Huang Xi said in surprise: "Although Zhang He is brave, the terrain is not good for him. The difference in strength is nearly double. Even if he is defeated, he cannot be defeated so quickly."
"You don't know how powerful Zhang He is." Wang Ping smiled bitterly: "Cao Wei is known as the five good generals. Le Jin wins with bravery, Yu Jin wins with military control, Zhang Liao wins with bravery, Xu Huang wins with caution, but Zhang He wins with cleverness.
Victory. His changes in the use of troops are unprovoked and traceless. To deal with someone like him, you must have an absolute advantage, otherwise it will be difficult for you to grasp his handle in the face of his changeable tactics. He has been on the battlefield for many years, and only Zhang
The chariot and cavalry defeated him, but that time it was because he rushed forward too fast and Xia Houyuan had no time to follow up, and the terrain in Bajun was not suitable for cavalry charges. Otherwise, even Zhang Chaoqi may not have been able to defeat him."
Huang Xi and others stopped talking. Who was Zhang Fei? Although he had never won any battles before defeating Zhang He, he had rich combat experience after all. How could a self-righteous scholar like Ma Su be able to improvise on the battlefield?
It can be compared. Zhang He's tricks are unprovoked. If Ma Su can't handle one of them, Zhang He may catch the flaw.
"If nothing else, just calculate the time." Wang Ping continued: "If my guess is right, Zhang He's scouts will know that Ma Canjun has just left the city. Zhang He arrived here within an hour, and Ma
Does joining the army have time to set up a formation? If he can barely set up a formation, it is considered fast, let alone setting up any roadblocks. It's not that Zhang He can't leave, he is just waiting for us to come, and he wants to take advantage of our unsteady footing and hit us hard before leaving.
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"Are you sure he will leave?" Li Sheng couldn't help but become curious. He knew that Wang Ping once submitted to Cao Wei and served under Xia Houyuan with Zhang He and Xu Huang. His familiarity with Zhang He was second to none among the Shu army. But
Wang Ping said that Zhang He would leave as soon as he was beaten, but Li Sheng still didn't believe it.
"The advantage of cavalry is that it is fast and can move away with one strike, which can avoid heavy casualties. With Zhang He's character, he would not use cavalry to attack the infantry formation. Only when facing a scholar like Ma Canjun, he would
Do this."
As Wang Ping spoke, he walked down. He raised his arms and said loudly: "Blow the drum, get out of the city, and let's clean up the mess."
Huang Xi was startled: "If we go out now, wouldn't we be trampled by Zhang He's cavalry?"
"Otherwise." Wang Ping laughed loudly: "The more we hide in the city, the more he despises us. When we go out of the city, he will become nervous. Besides, he has already joined the army, so how can he not want to fight anymore?
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Huang Xi and others were hesitant. They did not dare to leave the city easily. If they were bumped into by Zhang He who had just won a victory, they would be in big trouble.
Wang Ping didn't care about them. He opened the city gate directly, took more than a thousand troops with him, beat the war drums, lined up in a neat square formation, and walked out of the city slowly. As soon as they left the city, the Wei army's cavalry rushed towards them.
When they arrived in front of them, when they saw more than a thousand Shu troops, some cavalrymen immediately turned their horses and charged over.
"Shoot!" Wang Ping shouted and ordered his soldiers to fight back.
"Wow!" The sword, shield, and spearmen at the front were standing in formation, and the crossbowmen began to fire volleys. The few Wei knights who rushed at the front were hit by arrows, and they turned over and fell from their horses.
"Shoot again!" Wang Ping shouted loudly and calmly, once again directing the crossbowmen to fire together, while carefully maintaining the formation.
More Wei army knights rushed over, but faced with Wang Ping's blockade, they were unable to break the formation for a while.
Zhang He saw the small but solid Shu army in the distance and ordered to stop the attack and retreat immediately. In the charge just now, he killed at least three to four thousand Shu army soldiers. The result was already great enough, so there was no need to
If he continues to struggle, this formation, although small, is very strict. It is difficult to break through in a hurry. Even if it is broken, the casualties will be high. What he is more worried about is that the Shu troops who have just been scattered will reintegrate and once they enter the position
War is very detrimental to him.
Zhang He commanded the army and flew away, with the messy Shu army position behind him. The valley was littered with corpses of the Shu army. In the face of the pursuit of the Wei army's cavalry, they suffered heavy losses, with the number of casualties far exceeding the casualties when the Wei army broke the formation.
The hillsides on both sides were full of soldiers fleeing in embarrassment. They had a clearer mind and did not run along the valley. Instead, they climbed up the hillsides on both sides and escaped. Looking at the Wei army knights disappearing in the valley
, they were so frightened that they dared not go down the mountain.
Wang Ping was on guard to prevent the Wei army from returning, and at the same time he collected the remaining soldiers and reorganized the battle formation. After a short while, he collected all the defeated soldiers, counted the casualties, and found that in addition to the 6,000 infantry in the valley
Apart from the loss of more than half, the other casualties were not serious, but there was one annoying thing: Ma Di was missing.
No one can be seen alive, and no body can be seen dead.
Wang Ping didn't know where Ma Su had gone or whether he was injured. There were all the tombs nearby, and Ma Su was not very familiar with the terrain here, so it was very easy for him to get lost. If he was injured and could not be treated in time, he might be thrown into the wilderness, and he would not be able to survive.
No bodies were found.
Three to four thousand people died, which is not a big problem, but the general was lost, and their subordinates were not immune. Wang Ping became nervous and immediately sent people to search everywhere, hoping to find Ma Su.
After an urgent search for a day, Wang Ping could not find any trace of Ma Su. In desperation, he had no choice but to send an urgent military report to Zhuge Liang.
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The horse was disheveled and was running wildly in the mountains. The horse was foaming at the mouth and its hooves were trembling, but it still ran hard. It seemed that it also knew that its master was on the verge of life and death, and used all its strength to escape from the danger as much as possible.
More than a dozen personal guards followed closely, shouting repeatedly, but they could not stop Ma Su. Their horses were not as handsome as Ma Su's. After running for a day, several horses fell dead on the roadside, with their backs on their backs.
The knight on top fell to the ground, not knowing whether he was alive or dead. The remaining horses were shaky and could not keep up.
"Join the army! Join the army!" Guard Xie Guanglong shouted: "You can't run away. If you run any more, the horse will die."
As soon as he heard the words "horses will die", Ma Su suddenly got agitated and subconsciously reined in his war horse. The war horse neighed, stood up, ran two steps forward, and fell to the ground with a plop.
Ma Su was caught off guard and fell into a rolling gourd. He didn't stop until he hit a stone on the side of the road.
His face hit the stone, and another cut was made, bleeding profusely.
Xie Guanglong ran over, jumped off his horse, staggered over, helped Ma Su up, and put his hand on his neck. Seeing that his pulse was rapid but not life-threatening, he breathed a sigh of relief and loudly commanded the others.
The man picked up Ma Su's horse and trotted slowly, leaving it lying on the ground like this. The horse was considered useless.
Everyone was busy for a while and finally settled down slowly. Ma Su had two wounds on his face, one was an arrow wound that had scabbed over, and the other was a new wound that was still bleeding. Although it was not life-threatening, the wound was very large.
It looks very miserable. Even if it heals, this face is still ruined.
What is even more worrying is that Ma Su's eyes are scattered and his expression is dull, as if he is stupid, and he has no energy at all. Is this Ma Youchang, one of the five permanent members of the Ma family who used to be handsome, dashing and elegant? Xie Guanglong and others looked at each other
Look, my heart is heavy. If Ma Su fails to recover, not only will the Ma family in Xiangyang be over, but also the followers of the Ma family in Xiangyang. There will be no future for following such a useless person.
"Don't panic, everyone. He was temporarily stimulated and confused when he joined the army. He will recover after he calms down." Xie Guanglong is a little older, and he can tell what everyone is thinking by looking at their eyes. To be honest
, these subordinates may not have deep affection for their master, and some are even forced to have no choice. If Ma Su is really ruined, they will not have any nostalgia, let alone think that they will work hard for Ma Su. At this time
Although there are no more pursuers of the Wei army behind them, they have lost their way and must not cause internal strife again. Stabilizing these people is the top priority. "If you really want to join the army and lose it, I will never force you. I will take care of myself when the time comes."
I will give everyone an explanation. Now please do your part and don’t think too much.”
Xie Guanglong had the best martial arts skills and was a loyal man. These guards usually regarded him as their backbone. After hearing what he said, many people lowered their heads in shame, turned around silently, and went to do what they should do.
Not long after, someone lit a fire, boiled a pot of hot water, took out the last bit of food he had brought with him, and cooked a pot of porridge. Xie Guanglong also had a war horse that was about to die be slaughtered for everyone to have a full meal.
, I don’t know how many days I will have to escape next, it is very important to maintain my strength.
With food in his belly, his heart slowly calmed down. Even Ma Su became much quieter. He hugged his legs and sat silently by the stream, facing the gurgling stream, seeming to be meditating or in a daze.
Although he didn't know how far away from the Xi County battlefield was, the sound of war drums, the sound of horse hooves, and the shouts of killing were still echoing in his mind. Those arrows were still flying in front of his eyes.
He rushed over, and the knights on horseback brandished bloody swords and looked ferocious. Everyone killed him once.
But he was not dead yet. He was still standing there, waiting for the next knight to slash. Those knights and horses passed through his body, like passing through a piece of paper, or like passing through a mass of mist.
There was no obstacle at all, but he was slashed with one knife after another. His whole body was bruised and bloody, but he did not fall down. He just stood there stupidly, accepting endless torture.
However, the most frightening thing is not the brave knights, but the horses that are still running wildly after being hit by many arrows.
In my mind, there is a voice roaring: Those horses, why don't they fall? (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)