Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

The Cao general named Zhang He on the opposite side seems to be trying to deceive.

When Ma Chao said this in an unquestionable tone, Ma Dai's hand paused, and his expression immediately became a little happy.

He has followed Ma Chao since he was a child, so he is very familiar with his brother's fighting style, which is very Qiang cavalry style:

There is no problem that cavalry charge cannot solve.

If there is, then turn around and charge again.

It is by relying on this kind of fighting method that my brother can send out orders and thousands of people follow him.

But Ma Dai knew better that this method of warfare was not invincible.

After all, not all places can be like Yongliang, where cavalry can attack without restraint.

Not to mention those fierce generals of the Han family who are well versed in military strategy.

The defeat of Tongguan is still before our eyes, but such a powerful Cao army was defeated in Jingxiang. It can be seen that there are many factors that can affect and determine the outcome.

Now that he sees his brother starting to change, Ma Dai is really happy.

Ma Chao didn't notice how excited Ma Dai was when he left.

Moving his butt closer to the charcoal stove, Ma Chao stretched his body comfortably to speed up the drying of the sweat on his body.

At the same time, I carefully recalled Mr. Jian’s explanation before.

General, during this trip, he will probably meet two generals.

The first is Xu Huang and Xu Gongming. This general will govern the army with punishments and be feared by the soldiers. He can order and prohibit, defend like a mountain, and attack like wildfire.

The first one is Zhang He and Zhang Junyi. This general will recognize opportunities and make clever changes. He will be able to make decisions when the opportunity arises. He will be able to devise strategies to win. He will be good at setting up positions and make changes when facing the enemy.

Ma Chao remembered clearly that when Mr. Jian talked about the two of them, his face was full of wisdom and radiant.

And after arriving at the street pavilion, as Mr. Jian said, it was Zhang He who intended to break through from the street pavilion.

Ma Chao could not be said to be familiar or unfamiliar with Zhang He. After all, if he calculated it carefully, Zhang He seemed to be there when he fought with Cao Cao at Tongguan.

However, at that time, the combined forces of Yongliang and Cao Cao totaled more than 100,000 people, and Zhang He was not an unparalleled general, so it was difficult to stand out on such a battlefield.

But after two days of fighting in the street pavilion, Ma Chao became more and more convinced of Mr. Jian's judgment when he saw Zhang He retreating at every touch.

Although Cao's army under Zhang He can hardly be called elite, it is definitely not mediocre.

Zhang He himself followed Yuan Shao to defeat Gongsun Zan and was no stranger to fighting with cavalry.

Later, he changed his sect during the Battle of Guandu. If he is said to be a mediocre general, then most of the generals can be called stupid.

Thinking of what Mr. Jian said, Ma Chao understood more and more.

Zhang He is now trying to recognize opportunities and make clever changes, hoping to make changes before the enemy in order to win.

After clarifying his thoughts, Ma Chao did not hesitate to ask Ma Dai to lead the scouts to explore.

He is not a mediocre general. Since Mr. Jian has clearly explained to him the military habits of the two men, it is equivalent to explaining the method of defeating the enemy.

As Ma Chao expected, Ma Dai reported back at sunset:

Brother, Cao Jun has built a camp on Nanshan Mountain.

Ma Chao touched his chin, left the tent and climbed onto the short observation deck to look out.

Jieting itself is a small county town, but its relationship has long been broken due to the war, and the residents have fled to nearby Lueyang to live.

The terrain is two mountains sandwiched by a river. The river is close to the foot of the south mountain, so the wide area is at the foot of the north mountain. Ma Chao and Zhang He both camped here, dividing the east and west.

The two mountains in the north and south are said to be mountains, but in fact they are not much different from hills.

How big is the military camp on the mountain? Can it accommodate the entire army at the foot of the mountain? Ma Chao asked.

Ma Dai thought about it and shook his head and said:

The military camp is not big. It seems that it can only accommodate more than 2,000 people at most.

Ma Chao lowered his head and thought for a moment, then ordered:

Just conduct a careful reconnaissance at sunset, and don't alert Cao's army.

Ma Dai nodded and asked:

Brother, do you have a way to defeat the enemy?

Ma Chao laughed and cursed:

Just do it.

Then the street pavilion seemed to fall into an eerie calm.

Ma Chao came out of camp every day to invite battle, and Zhang He also accepted the challenge, but he was always on the verge of collapse.

The Qiang cavalry were restless and wanted to pursue them, but they were stopped by Ma Chao. There were quite a lot of complaints among the army.

Every day was a small victory, so the front line of Ma Chao's camp was unknowingly pushed a little further every day.

But now that the weather is cold and hard, these camp lines that are newly built every day are not as strong as before. The crooked wooden piles can be seen from the appearance alone.

Ma Chao seemed to be completely unaware of all this, and only occasionally looked up at the hills, thoughtfully.

Zhang He's face in Cao Jun's camp was not depressed, and he looked at the slowly advancing battle line of Ma Chao's camp with hot eyes.

After another day of fighting, Ma Chao's camp line advanced a little further.

Looking at the enemy camp that was already in a rush, Zhang He made up his mind:

We can't delay any longer, the outcome will be decided tomorrow!

But after a while, soldiers came to report:

General, there is smoke rising from the enemy's camp.

The deputy general next to him immediately scolded him, What's there to say about just smoke?

But Zhang He had already stood up in fear:

Not good! Send the order quickly, the south camp is on alert!

But Ma Chao was more decisive. After playing with Zhang He today, watching the sun gradually setting in the west, Ma Chao rarely took the initiative to order the pot to be cooked.

After the Qiang cavalry, who didn't understand why, had eaten their fill, Ma Chao personally beat the drums to gather the troops. After the Qiang cavalry all mounted their horses, Ma Chao took the lead and rushed to the front:

Yong Liang'erlang, follow me to attack!

Zhang Hexiu's military camp is quite capable. The many defense lines are designed to resist the cavalry, which seems to be a headache. It can be seen that this general really knows how to deal with the cavalry after he accompanied Yuan Shao to conquer Gongsun Zan.

But unfortunately, Ma Chao had no intention of attacking this military camp.

With the boss taking the lead, the Qiang cavalry turned into a torrent. Under Zhang He's disbelieving eyes, they easily stepped onto the hill and headed towards the ambush camp hidden behind the hill.

This was an unexpected surprise attack. Ma Chao could even clearly see the shocked look on the face of Cao Bing who was closest to him.

So Ma Chao finally smiled, but this time his smile was very reserved. So what if Mr. Jian praised Zhang He for his cleverness and his ability to devise strategies to win? Didn't he still stumble upon him?

If Ma Chao's guess is correct, Zhang He must have planned to send out two battalions to support each other in the early morning tomorrow or the day after tomorrow to defeat the Qiang cavalry.

Because the street pavilion where he is currently stationed runs east-west, Ma Chao is in the west and he is in the east. It is extremely disadvantageous for him to face Cao Jun in the early morning while looking directly at the sun.

This is also the reason why Ma Chao told Ma Dai to conduct reconnaissance at dusk and choose to send troops at dusk. At this time, the sun was behind them, and Cao's army would have to look directly at the sun to fight the Qiang cavalry if they were to attack.

As for Zhang He, does he have any more solid plans? Ma Chao had no way of knowing.

He no longer planned to wait any longer. It was enough to approach the foot of the mountain as Zhang He wanted.

Because these so-called hills are nothing to the Qiang cavalry!

The mounts of the Qiang cavalry are not Liangzhou horses. These Yongliang horses, which are one head shorter than the Liangzhou horses, are slower and shorter, and therefore lighter in weight. They can run more nimbly and cross mountains and ridges as if they were walking on flat ground.

Every time the Qiang and Hu invade the land of Sanfu, the ability to come and go freely depends on the advantages of horses, and this is the time to take advantage of the Qiang's cavalry!

Logically speaking, Ma Chao's upward attack is at a disadvantage, while Cao Jun's camp on the hill is at an advantage.

But these advantages and disadvantages were not enough to make up for the numerical difference between the eight thousand Qiang cavalry and the three thousand Cao army.

Before the sun had completely set, Cao's camp on the hill had been breached.

Due to the huge disparity in strength, Cao's army had no choice but to surrender, and then was robbed by the Qiang cavalry who were prone to robbery.

Seeing the cheerful Qiang cavalry and Cao Jun's barely clothed soldiers, Ma Chao was speechless.

He ordered the leader of the Qiang cavalry to return Cao Jun's warm clothes. Before Ma Chao could order the army to assemble, he received news from Ma Dai:

Zhang He escaped?

Ma Dai said with a pity look on his face:

Soon after my brother sent out troops, Cao's army broke camp and retreated. When I came up, they had already withdrawn from the street pavilion.

Ma Chao was stunned and speechless, and finally shook his head and laughed:

The meaning of clever change, so that's it... Is it good to save your life?

In fact, after Mr. Jian provided the information, Ma Chao did not feel that he would lose this battle.

He arrived at Jieting earlier and was more familiar with Jieting. Moreover, his Qiang cavalry were more familiar with Yongliang. He even had more troops than his opponent. How could he lose?

The only pity is that Zhang He didn't have the determination to fight.

When Ma Dai first heard that Cao's army was building a camp on the mountain, Ma Chao thought that Zhang He wanted to move the entire army to higher ground and then lure him to attack.

If this is the case, we only need to encircle but not attack, and then we can completely annihilate the enemy when they are defeated.

It's a pity that Zhang He is obviously not that stupid. At this moment, knowing that the camp will be lost, he simply retreats without saving him, which is extremely decisive.

Brother, what should we do next? Ma Dai asked.

Ma Chao had no hesitation about this and laughed out loud:

Chase!

Now Pocao, of course we will pursue him!

How Cao Jun chased me last year, I will chase him back this year!

The Qiang cavalry agreed with a bang, and the atmosphere was extremely heated for a while.

For the Qiang and Hu people, they have nothing to do with what is still the third assistant and what is the general trend of the world.

The Qiang riders now know only two things:

They want to exact equal revenge on Cao Jun and then plunder them all!

At the same time, in the Cao army camp on the Linwei battlefield.

Du Xi opened the tent door and came in, bringing in a gust of cold wind that made the flames of the charcoal stove sway. Zhang Ji was so frightened that he hurriedly got up and stretched out his hands to protect him.

But looking at Du Xi's heavy expression, Zhang Jiejian also guessed:

General Xiahou still doesn't want to retreat?

Du Xi was still very graceful, but now the smile on his face had turned into a bitter smile.

Choosing to sit on the side away from the tent, Du Xi breathed twice to get rid of the cold air in his lungs, and then reached out to the charcoal stove to get some heat.

Then he said a little irritably:

After Zhang Fei succeeded in the sneak attack that day, General Xiahou's mood became a bit wrong...

As he said this, Du Xiye calculated in a low voice:

It is now late February. Judging from the time, the lord's army has already set off. At this time, even if Zhang Fei returns to help Wancheng, it is already too late.

In this case, we can retreat. Although we cannot attack Linwei, if we retreat and have a strength advantage, the bandit army will not be able to stop it.

Why did General Xiahou...

Sighing, Du Xi and Zhang Ji looked at each other with sad faces.

It is common knowledge that we can no longer fight anymore.

Linwei was only a small city, and it took more than ten days to capture it, but the commander almost died.

And Du Xi still remembers Zhang Fei's thunderous Zilong sound.

He clearly remembered the cavalry that charged like lightning in the river valley.

But after General Xiahou came here, the cavalry never showed up, which made Du Xi feel as if there was a heavy weight on his heart.

Du Xi was not stupid. He vaguely felt that outside Linwei City, the roles of Cao and Liu had been reversed.

If I don't leave, it might be too late.

So after hesitating for a moment, Du Xi stood up again:

De Rong Buruo will go with me to ask for an audience with General Xiahou.

That's exactly what it should be! Zhang Ji stood up without hesitation.

Although the two had conflicts before, it seems to be unimportant now.

It is related to the life and death of the army along the way, and now General Xiahou must be persuaded to treat it with caution no matter what.

The two of them walked out of the tent together, and the cold air that hit their faces made people couldn't help but wrap up their clothes tightly.

It's almost March now, and the temperature at noon during the day is fine, but the nights are still very cold.

It's the same thing in the military camp now. Except for those who stand guard when necessary, everyone else tries to hide in the tents and huddles up beside the charcoal basin.

Du Xi was already used to it, but Zhang Ji frowned a little:

If you are so lazy, if the bandits attack...

Ha... De Jong is joking.

Du Xi wanted to laugh, but he opened his mouth and took a mouthful of cold wind. He could only quickly wrap up his fur clothes and whispered:

In such weather, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold my weapons securely, so why attack at night?

Then everyone in the bandit army can't wear furs, right?

But before Du Xi could finish his words, he heard noise coming from the main entrance.

This suddenly made the two of them feel nervous.

After just two breaths, a familiar thunder sounded:

Xiahou Yuan escaped! Cao Jun was defeated!

This familiar shout made Du Xi's face turn pale in an instant, as if he had been powdered in this night.

Following this loud shout, the soldiers lowered their voices and shouted together:

Xiahou Yuan escaped! Cao Jun was defeated!

Zhang Ji was the first to react and dragged Du Xi away without any explanation:

General Du, where is General Xiahou's camp?

Du Xi could already feel a coldness spreading from his heart, and he managed to raise a finger to point out the direction:

Go straight...just a hundred steps.

I'm offended. Zhang Ji didn't hesitate, dragging Du Xi and running away.

Du Xi saw that in the camps along the way, soldiers with bewildered faces were constantly sticking their heads out to see what was going on, with obvious sleepiness on their faces:

After all, it's so cold now that if I want to feel better at night, I just sleep around the charcoal stove.

Because of this, Du Xi was particularly confused: How could the bandit army take the opportunity to sneak attack?

At the same time, he also saw Zhang Ji dragging him to run while shouting loudly, asking the soldiers not to panic, prepare quickly and move closer to the central army flag. General Xiahou will meet the enemy with them!

Du Xi even had the leisure to admire in his heart:

This Derong was born into a poor family, but he remained calm in times of crisis and was quite capable!

Following Du Xi's guidance, Zhang couldn't help but break into the Chinese army's tent, but he seemed to have hit a wall.

When he looked up, he saw Xia Houyuan, who had already put on his armor and was looking towards the main entrance with an angry look on his face.

Seeing Zhang Ji fall to the ground, Xia Houyuan pointed at him casually:

Beat the drum! Follow me to kill the enemy!