Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 855
On the grassland, the [-] cavalry in northern Xinjiang were divided into the front army, the middle army and the rear army, with an interval of [-] miles between them. Zhao Yun led the central army to issue the command, and Zhang Fei led an army of [-] to explore the way for the vanguard.

"Speed ​​up, we must stop the enemy's momentum before they enter the jurisdiction of our army." Zhao Yun ordered: "Send Zhang Fei's troops to speed up and stop the enemy's vanguard in time."

On the other side, 20 Xiliang iron cavalry are heading north from Jincheng to the Hu and Qiang mixed grasslands. Ma Chao and Han Sui each lead an army of [-]. Over the years, Ma Chao's power has developed rapidly. As long as countries in the Western Regions hear Ma Chao's name Thanks to Gongsun Xu's strong support, Ma Chao seldom considered the safety of the rear when he was conquering the Western Regions. Even Han Sui did not dare to provoke Ma Chao.

However, since last year, Ma Chao stopped attacking the Western Regions and instead withdrew the main force. Up to two months ago, Ma Chao's main force had basically withdrawn to Zhangye and Weiwu to wait for orders. Some time ago, Ma Chao and Han So they received letters from Cao Cao almost at the same time, and after that, I don't know what Cao Cao promised to these two people. In short, these two Xiliang masters actually raised their troops at the same time to attack the northern border army in Hetao.

Zhao Yun's actions were quite good. One hundred thousand cavalry marched from the grassland. The nomadic tribes along the way knew that another war would break out, and they all rushed to migrate to Hetao territory.

Five days later, the Xiliang Army's forward troops were less than two hundred miles away from Zhang Fei's side, and the two forward troops were very likely to meet within a day. Facing this situation, Zhang Fei, who has always been hot-tempered, immediately ordered his troops to move forward. Speeding up, he wanted to give the enemy a little color before the follow-up army arrived.

The forward troops of the Xiliang Army consisted of two troops. Ma Chao’s brother Ma Dai led [-] cavalry, and Han Sui’s general Liang Xing led [-] cavalry. The two troops cooperated with each other. The meaning of monitoring, in short, along the way, the two sides also had a little friction, but nothing major happened after all.

"Pass down the order, and the army stays where it is." Ma Dai looked at the sky and suddenly ordered: "Report the situation here to General Shenwei. This place is not far from the enemy army. Whether to continue marching or wait for the follow-up army, please also ask General Shenwei shows me."

At this time, there was at least an hour before dark, and according to common sense, the march could still be continued. Ma Dai was stationed here, and it seemed like he was deliberately slowing down the marching speed.

Liang Xing was originally walking side by side with Ma Dai. When he learned that Ma Dai was stationed, Liang Xing was also very surprised. However, he received an order to move forward as soon as possible and must inquire about the surrounding situation. Therefore, he still followed the His own plan continued to march.

"This is already the territory of the Northern Xinjiang Army." Ma Dai looked at the surrounding grassland and said to himself: "In all these years, I have never seen the Northern Xinjiang Army suffer a loss on its own territory.If I don't wait for the follow-up army to join me at this time, it is very likely that my vanguard will be counted by the Northern Xinjiang army. Alas, I don't know which Northern Xinjiang generals I will face this time. If the general leads the army personally, I'm afraid my brother won't be able to hold on for long..."

There are not many strong generals in the Ma family army, such as Ma Chao and Pang De are all rare generals. Compared with these people, Ma Dai's martial arts is a little weaker, but he is more like a commander in chief of the army. When marching and fighting, he will try his best to consider more things to ensure the safety of the army.

More importantly, he originally opposed the attack on the northern border army, but he knew in his heart that he had no choice. He accompanied Ma Teng to Beijing, and after the accident, he was the only one who escaped. He knew the cause and effect of the incident, and this trip to the north was also a helpless move.

"General, Liang Xing has led the army forward, should we keep up?" The deputy general ran to Ma Dai and asked, "Liang Xing and our army are both trailblazers. question."

"I've already persuaded him." Ma Dai replied: "Let him go. On the surface, Liang Xing and the others are responding to our army's call and obeying General Shenwei's order. In fact, each of them has their own little plans. This time, They must have contacts with the old thief Han Sui, since he wants to earn credit, let him go, they will remain ignorant if they don’t know how powerful the Northern Border Army is.”

Among the 20 Xiliang army this time, Ma Chao was considered the most powerful, accounting for half of the army. Han Sui apparently agreed to send troops, but in fact he still reserved half of the troops to defend Xiliang.In addition, Liang Xing, Ma Wan, Yang Qiu and others appear to be Han Sui and Ma Chao's generals, but in fact they are almost the same as Han Sui and they belong to the separatist side, but their strength is too weak. There are only a few thousand people, and they are going out as generals in the Northern Xinjiang Army. After all, there are two big men, Han Sui and Ma Chao, so there is no need for other decision-makers in the army.

In the middle of the night, Ma Dai ordered the whole army to burn more fires, and patrols were arranged outside the camp to inspect the situation. The whole camp was brightly lit. Although the exact location of the forward troops of the Northern Xinjiang Army has not been found yet, Ma Dai is still worried. He must ensure the safety of his forward troops.

"The leader of the army is a bit capable, and there is no chance of a sneak attack." In the dark night, a voice came from a dark corner in a mountain forest outside the camp of Ma Dai's army: "Retreat, go back and report to the general."

Every time a battle is fought, the Beijiang Army will arrange scouts to keep an eye on the opponent. Whether it is day or night, the Beijiang Army will never let the opponent escape from its surveillance, and this time is no exception. When Ma Dai and Liang Xing split up the Liang army's vanguard, Zhang Fei quickly received the news.

At dawn, there were bursts of horns sounding without rhythm, and the patrols in Ma Dai's camp immediately went on alert. Ma Dai, who was sleeping in his clothes, immediately picked up the spear beside him and shouted: "Be alert, the troops are assembled... ,"

"Report, General, there is a large group of cavalry outside the camp, and many of them are our own brothers." A school lieutenant ran over and followed Ma Dai to report: "It seems that they have been defeated, and the large group of cavalry is heading towards our camp. coming."

"Order the archers to block the camp gate. Anyone who dares to approach the camp gate fifty steps away will be shot by me." Ma Dai said without turning his head: "Gather the cavalry and prepare to rush out if necessary."

"But, General, those are our own brothers,,,,,,"

"Those who disobey orders will be beheaded,,,,,,"

Ma Dai turned around and chopped off the captain's head with a knife and shouted: "The Northern Xinjiang Army has arrived, brothers, guard the camp gate for me. This is a spy of the Northern Xinjiang Army. I have killed him now. Don't mess around. ,,,,,"

A headless corpse was lying on the ground and left unattended. Many of Ma Dai's soldiers knew that this person was not a spy of the Northern Xinjiang Army. However, the captain was usually close to Han Sui, and at a critical moment he angered him again. It's no one's fault that his own general ended up like this.

(End of this chapter)