I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 142
Just as Pang De and Ma Dai led the army to defeat the candidates and raid the enemy's back, they suddenly saw a raging fire ignited in the food storage area of ​​the camp.

"Oops! The grain and grass were burned!"

Looking at the momentum of the fire, the two guessed that the food and grass in the army must have been burned, and they felt something bad in their hearts. Once the food and grass burned, the morale of the army would definitely fluctuate. Even if there was an emergency ration adjustment, it would not be possible in a short time. This is really tricky.

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Naturally, Liang Xing led the army to ignite the fire. Ma Teng and Ma Chao had already been attracted by the enemies on all sides, but Liang Xing took advantage of the loopholes and led thousands of elite troops through the large camps while the enemy was not prepared. , Avoid the chaotic melee, and kill the enemy's food storage.

Originally, grain and grass had always been stored in Tianshui City, but Ma Teng did the opposite, deliberately storing his own grain and grass in the camp, firstly for convenience, and secondly to confuse the enemy and prevent the enemy from raiding Tianshui and burning the grain and grass.

But I didn't expect that the secrets in the army had been leaked out, and Han Sui had already learned about it, which led to the predicament of being attacked by him today.

Ma Teng saw that his army's food and grass had been set on fire by Han Sui. He was shocked, his blood surged, and a mouthful of blood gushed out from his mouth. He was about to fall off his horse. Fortunately, his second son, Ma Xiu, reacted quickly. Quickly stepped forward to support Ma Teng.

"Father, my lord father, what's the matter with you?" Matthew shouted in panic when he saw this.

"I..., I'm fine, don't shout, don't let other sergeants know, and shake the morale of the army!" Ma Teng's face was gray and defeated, and he looked very weak.

This fire made Ma Teng's souls fly away, and the morale of the burned Ma Teng's army fell, and it seemed that there would be a big rout.

Ma Teng's heart was ashamed, and he sighed heavily: "Oh, I'm afraid we will no longer be the opponent of Zhang Liao's army after this battle, Xiliang can't hold it anymore."

Indeed, as Ma Teng expected, he suffered heavy losses in this battle, and he was no longer able to fight again, let alone be the opponent of Zhang Liao's army.

At this time, Ma Teng also completely calmed down, and the mouthful of blood just now vented his hostility.

"If we continue to fight, there will be no results. What if we win against Han Sui? In the end, I will not be able to defend Xiliang." Ma Teng sighed alone.

Gradually, he realized that he and Han Sui had really fallen for Zhang Liao's tricks. The real reason why Zhang Liao's army did not attack was not simply because he wanted both himself and Han Sui to suffer, but because he couldn't make a move. A shot must completely expose one's true intentions.

"Alas! I and Han Sui have fallen into the trap they carefully arranged for me. It's ridiculous that we two thought that the other side had joined the enemy." Ma Teng sighed,
This can also be explained. It has been fighting for almost an hour now, but Zhang Liao's army has been bluffing from the side, and did not send troops to attack at all.But this move made Han Sui's offensive even crazier and more desperate.

The only explanation is that Han Sui did not reach any agreement with Zhang Liao, but was afraid that Zhang Liao's army would arrive and be outflanked by both sides.

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At this time, Pang De and Ma Dai still led the army to the back of Han Sui's army. This sudden change caught Han Sui by surprise. Order Cheng Yin and Zhang Heng to lead their troops to attack Pang De and Ma Dai's army immediately.

At this time, Han Sui was also riding a tiger. Originally, he wanted to use a surprise attack to enter the enemy camp in one fell swoop, and directly turned the world upside down for him, and let Ma Teng's army directly bomb the camp. This way, he would naturally win.

Even if Ma Chao, Pang De and others are brave, it is difficult to save the overall situation if they are alone.

But in the end, I still underestimated the ability of Ma Teng and his son to command troops. Under the chaotic situation, they commanded orderly and responded quickly.Quickly gathered the main force to block Yan Xingbing's front, and at the same time sent troops to defend the east gate.

It blocked the speed of his attack, disrupted his plan, completely shattered his plan for a quick victory, and finally turned the raid into a protracted war.

And what made him even more uneasy was that Zhang Liao's army had been staring at him, probably waiting for him to deal the most fatal blow when he was at his weakest.

But what made him a little puzzled was why Ma Teng had so many troops suddenly rushing out at the south gate, who was he guarding against?If it was to guard against Zhang Liao's army, why did he choose to kill him at this time?
If Ma Teng planned ahead of time and planned to give him a fatal blow from behind, logically speaking, the sooner he attacked, the better, so that his attack speed could be completely delayed, and his army would definitely not break into the enemy's camp so deep.

If it was to lure the enemy to go deep, he would be too willing to spend all his money, and even take his own food and grass. Based on his understanding of Ma Teng, I am afraid he would not be so willing.

There is only one possibility, and that is that Ma Teng's defection to Li Shimin is a myth, and he and Ma Teng fell into Zhang Liao's plan to alienate him.Later, he found out that Zhang Liao had been bluffing, intending to make his two armies merge, so he attacked decisively.

"Then what's the point of continuing to fight?" Han Sui thought about the cause and effect, and suddenly felt dizzy, his eyes were dark, and he almost fainted.

Yang Qiu, one of the eight generals around at any time, saw Han Sui's abnormality, and asked anxiously, "My lord, are you all right?"

"Ah! Hunting geese all day long, but today I was pecked at the eyes." Han Sui sighed sadly, almost losing control of his emotions for a while.

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Han Sui and Ma Teng have been fighting for more than an hour, and the time has come to Maoshi, the east is gradually revealing a fishy belly, and there is a faint light that dispels the darkness before dawn, and swallows the darkness for a long time.

At this time Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, Xu Rong and other generals led the troops out of the camp. A total of [-] troops had sneaked to a place ten miles away from Ma Teng's camp.The entire army was ordered to forbid, motionless as a mountain, as silent as a forest, without making a sound.

The scout troops coming and going scouted the enemy situation ahead and kept shuttling in front of the two armies. Zhang Liao stood still and waited for the best time.

Xu Rong couldn't sit still anymore, and asked excitedly: "General Zhang, is it time to attack? At this moment, Han Sui and Ma Teng are exhausted. It is the best time for our army to destroy the enemy in one fell swoop."

Zhang Liao was still unmoved, and said calmly: "No hurry, wait a little longer! Wait a little longer!"

Xu Rong walked away resentfully, and withdrew unwillingly.

Not long after, the flying cavalry in the army came to report: "Report...General Zhang, Pang De and Ma Dai have led the army to attack Han Sui from behind."

Hunting, this is the moment!
(End of this chapter)