At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

So he will never back down!

Unless his back road has been cut off.

Yes, his back was cut off.

The sudden Wei army cavalry quickly defeated Ma Chao's rear troops, copied Ma Chao's rear route, and attacked Ma Chao's central army from the rear, directly cutting off the connection between Ma Chao's central army and the front army.

In Ma Chao's eyes, the banner with Wei characters is so dazzling and full of irony.

Wei generals Cao Chun and Cao Xiu were ordered to lead the cavalry to follow Ma Chao's back route, defeat Ma Chao's rear army, and cut off Ma Chao's connection with the front army.

The horses galloped and neighed, and the arrows rained down. The Liangzhou soldiers were caught off guard and were stunned by the sudden insertion of the Wei cavalry.

Because of this, the soldiers in Liangzhou lost their positions, and their morale declined greatly. When the army that was fighting in front of them found that their rear was also copied, the retreat became inevitable.

The Liangzhou soldiers who were still fighting desperately just now began to flee in a blink of an eye. With the crowd, as long as one person drives it, it will immediately cause a terrible chain reaction. This is beyond the control of Pang De and Ma Dai, and it is also beyond the control of Ma Chao. .

Ma Dai and Pang De desperately tried to stabilize the army formation, commanded their own soldiers to chase and intercept, and killed the soldiers who took the lead in fleeing, but to no avail.

Ma Chao was also working very hard to restore the situation. He personally led his soldiers to charge left and right, exerting the powerful combat effectiveness of himself and his soldiers, trying to open up a situation and call more soldiers to join.

However, it was of no avail.

The retreat of soldiers on the battlefield is not so easily undone.

Liangzhou soldiers collapsed completely, and the balance of victory tilted rapidly.

Zhang He, Cao Hong, Zhu Ling, and Xia Zhao discovered the opportunity to fight, and immediately led their troops forward bravely, beating the drums frantically to attack, constantly urging the soldiers to kill the retreating Liangzhou soldiers, pushing the front line forward, tearing the Liangzhou army formation, speed up the war.

Cao Xiu and Cao Chun kept trying to attack Ma Chao's army, kill or take Ma Chao down, so as to end the battle and get the highest credit.

Ma Chao desperately wanted to break through, but he could only watch more and more cavalrymen of the Wei army surround him. He wanted to rush forward, but he couldn't do it at all. fight.

Is it going to end here?

I'm so excited, I'm going to end here?

Ma Chao was a little desperate.

And at this moment, Han Sui came.

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After all, he was more experienced. Han Sui knew that Ma Chao might be defeated, so he led his army to support him in time.

Han Sui rushed into the Wei army's encirclement circle from the rear in time, and went directly into the encirclement to find Ma Chao.

In desperation, Ma Chao saw a glimmer of life, and suddenly burst out with great strength, leading the remaining soldiers to rush in one direction.

Perhaps because his instinct was driven by the desire to survive, he actually followed Han Sui out of the siege. Wei Jun was stunned and failed to stop these two fighters who wanted to survive.

Han Sui and Ma Chao rushed out of the heavy siege of the Wei army together, and fled in the direction of Chang'an desperately.

Cao Chun and Cao Xiu were very unhappy when they found that they could not stop a group of cavalry from breaking through, and immediately led their troops in pursuit.

Han Sui and Ma Chao fled all the way, while Cao Chun and Cao Xiu chased them all the way until they could see the city wall of Chang'an. Cao Chun and Cao Xiu had to retreat because Ma Teng led the army out to meet them.

Seeing that his army was defeated and retreating, Ma Teng immediately led his troops out of the city to meet them. As soon as Cao Chun and Cao Xiu approached, Ma Teng commanded the crossbowmen to block them with arrows.

Arrows fell like rain, and the cavalry of the Wei army lost some soldiers and horses. Cao Xiu and Cao Chun saw that the opponent's army formation had been completed, and it was meaningless to continue fighting, so they led their troops to retreat.

Han Sui and Ma Chao escaped smoothly.

Although he was also chased by Cao Chun and Cao Xiu, and his soul was scattered, he still escaped victoriously.

Compared with Ma Chao's good luck, Ma Dai and Pound were not so lucky.

Although the two fought bravely, they still lost to the Wei army.

Not only were they caught in a tight siege, but they were not rescued by Han Sui. As a result, both of them were captured.

Ma Dai was younger than Ma Chao and lacked strength. He bumped into Cao Hong, who was red-eyed, killed all the soldiers around him, and then slashed at Ma Dai with a knife.

Ma Dai parried several times in a row, but his strength was exhausted. Cao Hong slashed the weapon in his hand and kicked him in the chest.

Pound's combat effectiveness was stronger, his strength was greater, and he was more ferocious. Zhang Xi and Xia Zhao could not defeat Pound in a joint battle. In the end, Pound's soldiers were all killed in battle, and they were captured by a dozen strong Wei soldiers. The weapon was firmly suppressed under the body, and was tied up in five flowers.

Even so, Pound was still struggling desperately, the tiger roared again and again, the veins on his forehead popped up, and he felt like he was about to explode.

But after all, he couldn't bear the desperate suppression of a dozen big men.

This head-to-head confrontation is over.

Including the Liangzhou soldiers that Han Sui brought to support, the Wei army basically wiped them out. Less than [-] escaped with Han Sui and Ma Chao. The remaining few died in battle and many were captured.

The Wei army won a complete victory, their morale was high, and the generals were even more excited.

Pang De and Ma Dai were escorted by the excited generals to see Guo Peng. The three who had made great achievements were overjoyed, while those who failed to catch the enemy general gritted their teeth and hated the enemy general for being too cunning.

Guo Peng asked Pang De and Ma Dai to report their names, and then he found out that one of them was Pang De and the other was Ma Dai.

Pang De, a famous general in Liangzhou, and Ma Dai, Ma Chao's younger brother.

"Ma Chao ran away?"

Guo Peng was a little surprised. He learned from Cao Chun and Cao Xiu that it was Han Sui who rescued Ma Chao. They ran away in a flash, leaving Pang De and Ma Dai behind, so they couldn't catch Ma Chao, let alone Han Sui.

If Ma Chao and Han Sui can be captured, the battle will almost be over.

"Wei Gong, Ma Chao, and Han Sui ran away. It doesn't hurt. They are equally useful. Liangzhou's soldiers were damaged and nearly wiped out. The whole army must be discouraged and dare not compete with Wei Gong. In this way, the city of Chang'an is about to fall. , our army will be victorious."

Xun You came to his own conclusion, which Guo Peng also agreed with.

So he looked at Pound and Ma Dai, and ordered Ma Dai to be locked up, leaving Pound alone.

"Han Sui saved Ma Mengqi, but he couldn't save you. Although you fought bravely, you followed the wrong general. Are Ma Teng and Han Sui the ones who can accomplish great things? We are trapped in Chang'an, and the only way to retreat is a corner of Liangzhou, and I have The entire Kanto, and Sili who is about to be acquired, do you think I will win or Ma Teng and Han Sui will win?"

When Guo Peng said this, Pang De remained silent.

"Ma Dai is a relative of the Ma family. I will not persuade him. Your surname is Pang, and you are not a relative of the Ma family. Why do you suffer such humiliation because of Ma's mistakes? If you don't feel pain like this, I feel worthless for you."

Pound bowed his head and remained silent.

"You are a strong man, brave, I will not force you, I believe that you can think and figure out what you should do is right, you are in my camp, watching how I completely crushed Ma and Han broken!"

The power of Guo Peng made it impossible for Pang De to refute what he said, let alone raise his head to contend with him. When talking with Guo Peng, Pang De even broke out in a cold sweat.

He knew that Guo Peng had said nothing wrong, and he didn't even doubt that with the military strength Guo Peng displayed today, Chang'an could not be taken.

No matter how you compare it, Guo Peng has a better chance of winning.

That night, Guo Peng ordered that the horses that were injured beyond treatment and the dead horses on the battlefield be collected and stewed with horse meat to increase meat for the whole army, so as to improve morale and encourage soldiers to make persistent efforts.

Compared with Guo Peng's high morale, the situation in Chang'an City is too bleak.

Ma Chao and Han Sui were defeated and retreated to Chang'an City.

After returning, Ma Chao didn't even believe that he had escaped alive, and fled back to Chang'an City. It took him a while to confirm this fact.

Ma Teng sighed, held Han Sui's hand tightly, thanked Han Sui for his kindness in leading the army to rescue Ma Chao, and then ordered Ma Chao to be relieved of his military post in public, with a staff of twenty, in order to punish Ma Chao for blindly advancing and disrespecting his elders guilt.

Ma Chao was punished, but the battle was not over yet. After the defeat in this battle, the Ma-Korean coalition forces completely fell into decline, while Guo Peng's morale was strong.

"How did Guo Zifeng manage the logistics? With such a long-distance march and no people to replenish food, how did he ensure that the army did not collapse? Where did he get so much food?"

Ma Teng's face was full of confusion, and his forehead was full of question marks.

Obviously, Ma Teng still doesn't know where he lost.

Han Sui didn't understand anything either.

"The equipment is excellent, the morale is high, and even the horses are fat and strong. It doesn't look like they are short of food and clothing. There is no place around where you can get food for an army of 10 people. That is to say, Guo Zifeng's supply line is directly from the Luoyang area. Pulled to Chang'an."

Han Sui's face was full of disbelief: "It's nearly eight hundred miles away, how did he do it? Could it be that he locked up the soldiers with iron chains to prevent them from escaping?"

Both Ma and Han have such doubts.

But Zhang Ji, who was also terrified beside them, suddenly thought of something.

"When I was in Hongnong before, I heard some Jingzhou merchants say that Guo Zifeng was under his command to farm the land."

"Tuntian? Military or civilian?"

Matt asked.

"It seems that there are all of them, but they are mainly in the villages. Guo Zifeng seems to have set up some kind of system in the local area, which is specially used for farming, and also assigns special personnel to manage it to ensure that the income from the farming is sufficient, and then all the grain obtained is stored in the treasury. It is used for fighting inside.

Guo Zifeng governed such a large area, all of which were well populated and fertile, so it would not be difficult to harvest so much food. It is estimated that Guo Zifeng has accumulated a large amount of food over the years, which can fully support this war, so he is confident. "

After hearing Zhang Ji's words, Ma Teng and Han Sui looked at each other.

Chapter 556. 560 Seven Do you still want to enjoy the eight-hour work system?

560 Five Chang'an offensive and defensive battles

It wasn't until this moment that Ma Teng and Han Sui suddenly realized that Guo Peng's stupidity they thought was not the case.

It is not Guo Peng who is stupid, but them.

"I should have thought of it a long time ago. How could such a shrewd person like Guo Zifeng make such a big mistake? He must have something to rely on to do things like this. Otherwise, wouldn't he be making fun of his own foundation?"

"Yeah, now that I think about it, the two brothers Yuan Gonglu and Yuan Benchu ​​were defeated by Guo Zifeng. With their fame and strength, Guo Zifeng was able to defeat them. Isn't that why Guo Zifeng has completely surpassed them?"

Ma Teng and Han Sui finally figured out what kind of opponent Guo Peng was, but at the same time they had even greater doubts.

"What kind of village did he organize to accumulate so much food? One hundred thousand troops marched for eight hundred miles, and counting the consumption of civilian husbands and auxiliary soldiers and livestock, at least 40 people's rations were counted. Affordable…”

After Han Sui said this idea, Ma Teng's pupils shrank, and he couldn't help beating his heart.

"Guo Zifeng's goal is really Chang'an? Not the whole Liangzhou?"

Han Sui was also stunned by Ma Teng's idea.

If you think about it carefully, it is really possible!

It is really possible for Guo Peng to do such a thing, and judging by his savings, it is not a lie!

"Could it be that Guo Zifeng's purpose here is to uproot us?"

"He... he wants to directly occupy the entire northern kingdom, and then... coerce the world?"

The speculation is getting more and more terrifying, but it is getting closer and closer to the truth of the matter.

Zhang Ji was immediately stunned.

For so many years of relationship, I have been seeking skins with tigers?

A ferocious tiger that chooses people to eat...

After thinking about these contents, Zhang Ji and Ma Teng completely lost their sense of proportion and didn't know what to do.

While they were in a panic, Guo Peng had already ordered Zhao Yun to cross the Wei River from the north of the Wei River and camp on the south bank of the Wei River, so as to threaten Chang'an from the north.

He also ordered Cao Ren to lead his army northward and threaten Chang'an on the south side of Chang'an.

Guo Peng personally led his army across the Bashui River, camped on the west side of the Bashui River, and threatened the east side of Chang'an.

From the north, the south, and the east, the [-] troops formed a fierce oppression on Chang'an.

The offensive and defensive battle in Chang'an took advantage of the trend.

Guo Peng would not hold back his hands. With one order, the three armies launched a raid on Chang'an together.

Under the overall command of Guo Peng, 150 trebuchets surrounded Chang'an City from three sides and launched a terrifying boulder attack on Chang'an City.

When Ma Teng, Han Sui and Zhang Ji saw huge stones flying in the air on the tall and majestic Chang'an City Wall, drawing a beautiful arc and then falling directly on the Chang'an City Tower, their thoughts were for a moment of stagnation.

After all, it is a siege weapon that has never been seen before. There is nothing to say. I don't know how to evaluate it, and naturally I don't know how to resist it.

Watching the huge stones hit the city wall, or hit the tower, the broken stones splashed, wounding many soldiers, and a whole block of stones fell directly, smashing some soldiers into meat paste, and some His legs or arms were smashed, and he howled miserably.

The soldiers from Liangzhou on the city wall screamed and fled in all directions, some of them were even so excited that they fell off the city tower and fell to their deaths.

They scrambled to escape, scrambled to escape, and there was chaos on the tower.

The same is true in the city pool behind the tower, because a large number of stones flew directly over the tower and into the city, smashing the buildings in the city, killing the Liangzhou soldiers in the city, setting off waves of dust and smoke, and carrying away One life after another.