Wei Ba immediately ordered the entire army to cross the turbulent water and march in formation. The chariots were on the outside, the soldiers walked on the inside, the ballista chariots and the thunderbolt chariots were on the inside, and everyone else walked along the river. There were turbulent waters.
To cover, Wei Ba only needs to guard one side.
He was accompanied by heavy ordnance such as thunderbolt chariots and serial ballista chariots. His speed was not fast, but he was only thirty miles away from Li County. No matter how slow he was, he would definitely be able to arrive in two or three days, so he did not compete for time at all.
Instead, it is Cao Yu who has the time.
Because of Wei Ba's attack, the three thousand Wei troops arrayed on the east bank of Turbulent River were completely wiped out. The total number of Wei troops stationed in Li City now does not exceed three thousand. With the strength of more than 20,000 horses and soldiers, if it were not for the purpose of maximizing the use of weapons,
Advantages, reducing casualties. If it were not for the fear of the tiger and leopard cavalry, Ma Su would have captured Li City long ago. Now, with Wei Ba on the side to contain the tiger and leopard cavalry, Ma Su would certainly be more relaxed.
But Cao Yu's situation was a bit difficult.
Originally, 7,000 Wei troops guarded Li City, plus the tiger and leopard cavalry he brought, and the Wuwei battalion to support them. No matter how you look at it, this is a sure thing. But because of his negligence, Wei Ba wiped out 3,000 Wei troops.
Taking advantage of his anger
Defeated the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the Wuwei Camp, severely damaging the morale of the Wei army. Now Wei Ba has successfully established a foothold on the east bank of the rapids, and is advancing towards Li City step by step. Once he and Ma Su join forces, Li City will be destroyed.
It's hard to hold on.
Unless he can kill Wei Ba first on the east bank of the rapids.
It's not that Cao Yu has never thought about it, but Wei Ba refused to give him a chance. Wei Ba's movement speed was very slow, but his vigilance was very strict. The ballistas were loaded with arrows and could be fired at any time.
Although it is impossible to load ammunition, it is also equipped with a counterweight, so it can be stopped at any time and loaded with stone bullets to fight.
Cao Yu couldn't find a chance to make a surprise attack, so he watched helplessly as Wei Ba slowly pushed towards Li County. On the first day, Wei Ba only walked ten miles, and on the second day, he walked another ten miles. When he set up camp in the evening, he left Li behind.
There are only ten miles of road left in the county. If we go faster tomorrow, we can make contact with the Wei army stationed on the east bank of the rapids at noon.
Cao Yu was anxious. He invited Chen Tai and Xu Ding to discuss it. The three of them sat around the fire pit, drinking hot tea and discussing softly. In just two days, Cao Yu lost a lot of weight and had circles under his eyes.
He was black, his eyes were bloodshot, and his face was a little unhealthy pale.
"General Xu, how is the morale of the Wuwei camp?"
Xu Ding glanced at Chen Tai and said simply and clearly: "We can fight."
Chen Tai frowned. He didn't know whether Xu Ding said that a battle was possible because the soldiers' morale had recovered after two days of adjustments and that they could fight, or because the soldiers still wanted to fight Wei Ba desperately, so this was enough.
A battle. Although both can have a battle, the meaning is completely different. If it is the latter, it means that they have not recovered yet.
It is very dangerous for him to regain his sanity, especially when Xu Ding himself has not yet regained his sanity. It would be very dangerous to rashly fight Wei Ba again. After the last battle, Chen Tai reviewed what he knew about Wei Ba's record and found that Wei Ba was very good at using it.
People's psychological weaknesses determine tactics. Against such an enemy, one must remain calm at all times.
"The tiger and leopard cavalry haven't calmed down yet." Chen Tai was silent for a moment and said slowly: "Your Majesty, I suggest that we use defense instead of attack and not give Wei Ba a chance. Your Majesty has already transferred 10,000 people to leave our army.
There are still thirty miles left, and we will definitely arrive tomorrow. With these people and horses, we will definitely have no problem guarding the rapid water defense line."
Xu Ding stroked his thick short white beard and said nothing, but it could be seen from his expression that he disapproved of Chen Tai's decision. Cao Yu thought for a while and asked: "Uncle Xuan thinks we can't defeat him alone."
Wei Ba?"
Chen Tai nodded silently.
Cao Yu took a breath and said, "I know that before morale is restored, it will be difficult to defeat a large number of people. Uncle Xuan, just do what you do. We can't make any more mistakes."
Chen Tai felt relieved and turned his attention to Xu Ding. Seeing that Cao Yu had made a decision, Xu Ding didn't know what to say and had no choice but to nod.
…
Wei Ba stood by the rushing water and watched Ma Su striding over from the pontoon. He immediately greeted him with a smile on his face. He raised his hands from afar and said with a smile: "Brother Youchang, thank you for your hard work!"
Ma Di stretched out his hand to hold Wei Ba's arm, and then asked: "Ziyu, are you really able to defeat the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry?"
Wei Ba blinked: "If Brother Youchang thinks I'm not sure, will you still come?"
Ma Su was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly: "Ziyu, you are really right. Although I don't know your tactics very well, I have great confidence in you. If you say there is no problem, I believe that there will be no problem.
"
"Brother Youchang, please!" Wei Ba invited Ma Di sideways and invited him to the big tent. After setting up camp in the evening, he immediately sent someone to invite Ma Di to the camp for a talk. It is said that although he is the general of Zhennan, he has a military rank.
He was higher than Ma Su, but since he had even given up the command of the general and wanted to support Ma Su in getting ahead, of course he would not do this again and must ask Ma Su to see him.
He invited Ma Di to come because he decided to put the breakthrough here instead of Li County.
With him covering the east bank, turbulent water is no longer a problem. There is no need to fight on a position that is beneficial to the Wei army. You can cross the water at a place of your choice. The reason why he did not do this before was because he was too far away from Li County at that time.
After crossing the water, we still have to take a roundabout way back to Licheng. It would be more convenient to get closer.
Wei Ba invited Ma Su into the big tent and sat down around the fire. There was a copper pot hanging on the fire. The fish was boiling in the pot, and the smell of the fish was overflowing. Wei Ba took the bowl himself and filled it with a bowl of steaming fish soup.
After giving it to Ma Su, he filled another bowl and held it in his hand. He looked at Ma Su and said with a smile, "What, this soup is cooked at the right time."
"Good soup." Ma Su took a sip of the soup and nodded: "But if you add a little tiger bone and leopard marrow, it would be even better."
Wei Ba couldn't help laughing and raised his fingers. Nanhu immediately walked out. After a while, she came back, followed by two bulldogs like calves, with blood-red tongues hanging out. They stood quietly at the door of the tent, looking around.
Guo Ma Su's face was like two sharp daggers, full of blood and ferocity.
Ma Su was taken aback. Although he didn't lose his composure, he was somewhat nervous. He looked at Wei Ba, who smiled slightly and winked at Nan Hu. Nan Hu pointed with his hand: "Sit!"
The two fierce dogs immediately sat down obediently.
"Lie!"
The fierce dog lay on the ground obediently again, resting its big head on its two front legs, looking at Nanhu fawningly.
"Creep forward!"
The two fierce dogs twisted their waists, walked on the ground, circled around Ma Di and Wei Ba, and then fell down beside Nan Hu's legs.
Nan Hu pulled out a burning log from the fire pit, threw it in front of them, and shouted: "Bite!"
The two fierce dogs immediately lowered their heads and picked up firewood.
Ma Su's eyes suddenly widened. The dogs could listen to people, sit and lie down without any problem, and they could crawl forward, which was amazing. What surprised him the most was that these two fierce dogs were not afraid of fire. In his impression, all the dogs were not afraid of fire.
All animals are afraid of fire, and dogs are no exception.
"This is... a divine dog?"
"There are about fifty divine dogs in the Divine Dog Camp, and each one can do this." Wei Ba chuckled: "This is my special warrior, the gift I prepared for the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. What do you think, brother Youchang
Are you sure?"
Ma Di glanced at Wei Ba and couldn't help but laugh. He pointed at Wei Ba and said, "Ziyu, you, you, I'm really impressed by you. You have endless whimsical ideas. Who can be your enemy?"
, what an unfortunate thing.”
Wei Ba smiled and said: "I think it is the most honorable thing to be friends with Brother Youchang."
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Cao Yu was woken up just as he fell asleep, and his bodyguard told him some very bad news. Wei Ba had built more than a dozen pontoon bridges on the rapids, and Ma Di led an army from Li County and was crossing the river. It looked like
Wei Ba planned to cross the river here and then attack Li County from behind.
Cao Yu was shocked. He was still thinking about how to hold Wei Ba back for two more days. Unexpectedly, Wei Ba had to cross the water overnight and take the initiative to attack. Wei Ba's troops were insufficient and it was impossible to leave the position and attack him.
But with Ma Su, the situation was different. Even if the infantry could not catch up with the cavalry, with Ma Su's superior strength, it would not be a problem to drive the tiger and leopard cavalry away from Li County.
As a result, the position behind Li County cannot be defended, and the loss of Li County is inevitable.
Cao Yu did not dare to neglect and immediately organized his army to leave the camp. Although the Hubao Cavalry and the Wuwei camp combined only had about 4,000 people, the matter was urgent and he had to do his best. He first blocked the horses and held on until reinforcements arrived.
Cao Yu gave the order, and Xu Ding immediately led the Wuwei battalion out of the camp to form a formation, while Chen Tai commanded the tiger and leopard riders to stand up on both sides, ready to charge. After the army came out of the camp, they saw the turbulent water a hundred paces wide.
The fire was soaring into the sky, as bright as day, and groups of Shu Han troops were forming formation. More than two thousand soldiers of the Wei family stood at the front, ready to prepare. Behind them, you could see the tall supports of the Thunderbolt Chariot.
Cao Yu gritted his teeth and was about to give the order to attack when suddenly a horse neighed from the rear of the tiger and leopard cavalry. A war horse stood up and threw the knight on the horse to the ground. Then he rushed out of the formation and jumped again.
It jumped again, as if going crazy. The knight with one foot still in the stirrup was dragged up and down by it, like a sack.
Cao Yu was furious and just as he was about to give an order to reprimand, two more horses rushed out of the queue and ran away. Then several more horses went crazy, and the originally strict cavalry formation suddenly became chaotic.
"What's going on?" Cao Yu shouted in shock and anger.
Chen Tai was also very embarrassed. He didn't expect that the battle was about to begin, and the tiger and leopard cavalry, which had always been well-trained, would actually be in such a situation. One after another, the horses went crazy, and the situation was getting worse and worse. According to this
If the speed goes down, this world-famous elite cavalry will be in chaos without the Shu Han army attacking.
"Silence, silence!" Chen Tai turned the horse's head and headed towards the chaotic place. Suddenly, a black shadow rushed out from the belly of a war horse, jumped up and pounced on Chen Tai.
Chen Tai took a closer look and was shocked. He yelled and lay on the horse's neck.
Ben Lei, the sacred dog of the Nanxi tribe, passed over his back, jumped on one of the guards, opened his big mouth, bit the guard's neck, and tore him off.
The horse then shook its head and disappeared under the horse's belly again, leaving only the bodyguard holding his neck with blood gushing out and letting out a shrill scream.