Rebirth of the God of War Lu Bu

Chapter 1218: Ma Chao is defeated

"Liu Bei?" Ma Chao thought about Liu Bei's various performances during the attack on Lu Bu and his attempts to win over him, and he was slightly moved.

Immediately, Ma Chao rejected the idea of ​​joining Liu Bei. Although Liu Bei's strength was not weak, it was close to Chang'an, and Jingzhou was not as stable as it seemed at this time. Once Lu Bu attacked Jingzhou, Liu Bei would be homeless.

situation.

"No, go to Yizhou. I have secretly sent people to contact Zhang Lu in Hanzhong and Liu Zhang in Yizhou. Liu Zhang did not pay attention to my proposal, but Zhang Lu showed his intention to win over me. If he joins Zhang Lu,

, there may be no chance in the future." Ma Chao said.

That night, Ma Chao led the remaining cavalry and a thousand infantry in the army, opened the city gate and broke out. The defenders in the city did not even have time to react, and Ma Chao had already given up on them.

Before Ma Chao got the news that Didao was breached, Lu Bu got the news.

Pang Tong said: "My lord, now that Didao has been conquered by our army, Ma Chao has lost his last support. As expected, he will definitely give up Zhan County."

"From Shi Yuan's perspective, where would Ma Chao go if he gave up Longxi?" Lu Bu asked.

Pang Tong glanced at the topographic map in front of him and said slowly: "As expected, Ma Chao will definitely go to Hanzhong."

"Hanzhong?" Lu Bu asked doubtfully.

"My lord, if Ma Chao goes to Jingzhou, he will be in great danger when passing through the lord's territory, but it will not be so if he goes to Hanzhong. At this time, Hanzhong is occupied by Zhang Lu. Zhang Lu must be worried about the army from Chang'an. Ma Chao

Taking refuge is exactly what he wants, and if Ma Chao can gradually seize the military power in Hanzhong, he will have the foundation to continue to fight against his lord in the future." Jushou analyzed.

Lu Bu shook his head and said: "Zhang Lu can capture Hanzhong in Liu Zhang's hands. How can he be like Yi? I'm afraid Ma Chao will not be trusted after he arrives in Hanzhong. At most, Ma Chao will be sent to guard the city."

"Send orders to Tai Shici and lead the cavalry to wait for Ma Chao's army outside the city." Lu Bu ordered: "Kill as many of Ma Chao's soldiers as possible."

He is bound to win Yizhou in the future. If Ma Chao is allowed to run to Hanzhong, it will definitely increase the difficulty. Yizhou is no better than Liangzhou. The terrain is dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack. With Ma Chao's strategy, it will be troublesome if Zhang Lu reuses him.

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Ma Chao had just withdrawn from Zhan County within ten miles when he encountered the Lieyang Bow Cavalry led by Tai Shi Ci. When the two met, they started fighting without saying much.

Taishi Ci led the Lieyang Bow Cavalry and rushed directly into Ma Chao's camp, rushing left and right, no one could defeat him.

Ma Chao snorted coldly when he saw this, leapt on his horse and shot Ben Taishi Ci.

Soldiers versus soldiers, generals against generals, in terms of the ability to charge on the battlefield, although there is a big gap between the Lieyang Bow Cavalry and the Flying Cavalry, the Lie Yang Bow Cavalry surpasses the Xiliang Iron Cavalry in terms of weapons and riding skills.

Under the sword, Xiliang cavalry fell from their horses from time to time.

Although the Xiliang cavalry is the most elite cavalry under Ma Chao, after the failure of the battle with the flying cavalry, they were a little panicked when facing the Bingzhou cavalry, not to mention that they were retreating from Zhanxian at this time. This battle,

They are already the losing side.

After fighting for more than ten times, Ma Chao saw that Tai Shici was very skillful in using his halberds, but he wanted to retreat. This place was only more than ten miles away from Zhan County. If most of the enemy's troops came to kill him, it would be dangerous.

Ma Chao feinted a shot and forced Tai Shici back. He rode back to the army and gave the order to retreat.

How could Taishi Ci let Ma Chao go so easily? What the Lieyang Archers are best at is chasing. On such a battlefield, if the enemy runs away, it gives the Lieyang Archers a chance. However, seeing Taishi Ci leading the Lieyang Archers,

From time to time, arrows rained down on Ma Chao's army. Even though it was at night, it was more difficult to aim. Through the dim light of the fire, the Sun Archers still caused a lot of damage to Ma Chao's army.

When Ma Chao saw this, he was furious and was about to lead his cavalry to attack Taishi Ci. Ma Dai advised: "General, the Lieyang Archers are good at riding and shooting, and their speed is not comparable to that of our army. If the situation continues like this,

Then our army is in danger, and it would be better if we left our infantry to resist the blazing sun's bow cavalry."

Ma Chao was silent after hearing this. Why didn't he understand the current situation on the battlefield? The infantry following him were all elites. If he gave up, it would mean that his strength would suffer a huge loss after entering Hanzhong. These soldiers are

The basis for his comeback in Han Dynasty.

Even though the infantry under Ma Chao's command were elite, they turned out to be deserters after facing constant shooting from the blazing sun archers. Faced with the choice between life and death, they chose the former. The fear of failure and the enemy's cavalry pursuit made them desperate.

Let these soldiers forget their previous glory.

After a long time, Ma Chao gave the order for the cavalry to retreat, and the horses galloped. Ma Chao looked back at his own infantry who were fighting with the Lieyang Bow Cavalry, with anger and helplessness in his expression.

After Ma Chao left, the remaining infantrymen could not bear the tremendous torture under the rain of arrows from the blazing sun bow cavalry, so they gave up resistance. After gathering the remaining soldiers, Taishi Ci did not continue to pursue Ma Chao. Ma Chao had a strategy.

Moreover, he has a large number of cavalry under his command, so it is enough to leave these infantry behind.

The next day, the defenders in the city were surprised to find that the coalition forces outside the city had stopped attacking. Soon, the news that Ma Chao led the army to retreat last night spread in the city. Officials in the city received this news and opened the door in desperation.

city ​​gate.

After the army entered the city, they quickly took control of each city gate. As for the troops of Han Sui and Zhao Ao, they were left outside the city.

Ma Teng died in battle and Ma Chao was defeated and fled, making Liangzhou's current situation clearer.

The changes in Liangzhou spread to the princes, but they caused a lot of turmoil. They did not expect that the Bingzhou army had just experienced a fierce battle last year and barely saved Bingzhou. However, they took action one after another, not only driving Yuan Shao away from Jizhou, but also

Still this year, he used the newly formed Chang'an Army to defeat Ma Chao one after another and captured Wudu and Longxi.

The one who caused the greatest shock was Liu Zhang. Originally, Liu Zhang was very comfortable in Yizhou. Yizhou was easy to defend but difficult to attack. He didn't have to worry about threats from the princes. He only had to send generals to defend the pass. However, Lu Bu captured Chang'an.

, after Wudu and Longxi, it posed a huge threat to Yizhou.

After receiving the news, Liu Zhang's expression was full of worry. The more powerful Lu Bu showed in combat, the more uneasy he became.

"Everyone, after Jin Hou captured Chang'an, he defeated Ma Chao and captured Longxi and Wudu. Ma Teng even died in Hanyang. Jin Hou's army is at its peak. If he attacks Yizhou, Yizhou will be in danger.

"Liu Zhang glanced at the civil servants and generals in the hall, his tone full of worry.

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