Chapter 594 Encountering the Enemy
Ma Su said angrily, "It is precisely because there are not many Cao thieves coming up from Fanxu Road that I am determined to save them. The Cao thieves did not hesitate to take the small road and come over Longshan, which proves that they have reached the last moment."
"Now that Cao Cao has reached the point where he has to take danger, if I can attack General Li from inside and outside Lueyang City and defeat his troops, then the overall situation of Longyou will be decided in one battle."
“You asked me to stay here because you were afraid of death and it was not something my husband did.”
Seeing that Ma Su couldn't listen to his persuasion, Liu Yin had to ask again, "What if another Cao traitor comes from the south?"
Ma Su was waiting for Liu Yin's words, and immediately took advantage of his words, "There is General Wu in the south, how dare Cao Cao do this? But since you said so, then I will allocate two thousand people to you, here Just keep it."
"Guangwei and the Cao thieves in Guanzhong are separated by mountains and rivers, so how can they cooperate so closely? Since you are so afraid, don't take the credit from me."
In Ma Di's view, Zhang He was a famous general among Cao Cao's thieves and the main figure who rushed to aid Longyou. His appearance meant that Cao's thieves were at their wits' end.
If you can defeat him, it will not only cut off the Cao thief's last hope, but it will also be the best opportunity to prove yourself.
When the late emperor fought in Hanzhong, the one he was most afraid of was Zhang He. If he could defeat him, wouldn't it prove that the late emperor's words "not of much use" before his death were completely wrong?
Thinking of this, Ma Su's heart became even hotter.
Take 5,000 people by yourself, and then pinch with the 5,000 people of Lueyang Li Sheng, and are afraid of thousands of people who come from danger?
Liu Yin sighed and watched helplessly as Ma Su led the main force away. He returned to the city and wanted to tell Feng Yong of Longguan about the situation here.
But I also thought that the prime minister's adjustment of the troops in the street pavilion was done in secret, so that no one could leak the news of General Gao's departure. I thought there must be some arrangement in this.
Now that the sun has not been lost and the street pavilion is intact, if I had lost my position first and rushed to the rescue of General Feng at Longguan, and reinforcements really came down the mountain, but there was no trace of the street pavilion, wouldn't it be a big joke?
This would damage Longguan's defense, Liu Yin thought, so he gave up his thoughts and ordered people to strengthen the defense of the Jieting camp. At the same time, he paid close attention to the movements of Ma Su and Qingshui County in Guangwei in the south.
Ma Su was eager to achieve success and urged the army to move quickly along the way. The troops and horses rarely rested. At the same time, he sent out sentries to prepare for Li Sheng of Lueyang to respond.
Unexpectedly, when he was halfway through the journey, he saw a large number of Han troops in front of him, rushing towards him.
When the defeated army saw Ma Su's men and horses, they all shouted for help and rushed over as if they had seen a savior.
Ma Su was shocked and quickly stopped the team, collected the defeated troops, and asked about the situation.
"Run away, General Li ran away! After guarding for half a day, he ran away by himself." The defeated soldier's face was pale, with fear in his expression. "The Cao thief is very powerful. He can't beat him. We can't beat him..."
“Where is Lueyang City?”
Ma Su felt something bad, and saw that the defeated soldier was incoherent, so he slapped the defeated soldier hard and asked loudly.
The defeated soldiers finally came to their senses and cried loudly, "It's broken, general! That Li Sheng has no courage, Cao Cao's thief was able to climb the city wall, so he ran away first!"
"No one is in charge of the overall situation, and the thief Cao is so fierce that no one can stop him, he can't stop him..."
As he spoke, he seemed to recall the fierce and fearless appearance of the thief Cao, and his body started to tremble a little.
Ma Su only felt a "buzzing" sound in his ears. He deliberately rejected Liu Yin and asked Li Sheng to lead his troops. It was a good thing that Cao's thieves did not come. If he dared to come, as long as he defended the city and prevented Cao's thieves from passing by, it would be a great achievement. pieces.
I didn’t expect Li Sheng to be such a waste, and he didn’t even take the great credit for bringing him to his door.
Escape without fighting is a serious crime of beheading!
He was still about to ask questions when he heard rumbling thunder in the distance, and a sentry from below hurriedly reported, "General, the Cao thief is here! It's the cavalry!"
"How come it's so fast?" Ma Di was shocked and quickly issued an order, "Form up, quickly form the formation!"
The thunder became louder and louder, beating on the hearts of these defeated troops like a muffled drum.
"Coming... coming..." Some people stood up and did not dare to look behind. Unable to control their legs, they rushed out of the formation and shouted, "The traitor is here again. Everyone, run!"
At the same time, several people also shouted, "Run quickly, you can't beat me..."
When the defeated soldiers who had already formed a conditioned reflex heard this, they subconsciously ran backwards and even broke through half of the formation they had just formed.
Ma Su turned around and almost vomited blood.
But there was no time for him to regroup.
Zhang He came with the idea of a last-ditch battle, and now capturing Lueyang is only the first step. If there is no way to break through Jieting and unite with Qingshui County troops in Guangwei County, it will be in vain.
So he deliberately drove Lueyang's defeated troops toward the street pavilion.
Ma Su has the same shortcomings as Wei Zhen, who is seven hundred miles away: high vision, low hand, and lack of experience.
He gathered the defeated troops into his own army, which was already considered a mistake.
Because the fear of the defeated soldiers who had been frightened infected the soldiers they brought with them, the soldiers in the army were already frightened for a third of the time before fighting.
Now someone among the defeated soldiers took the lead in disrupting the formation of the rear army, and Zhang He from the front was pressing forward again. Ma Su was unable to make an effective response for a while.
In the confrontation between the two sides, the cavalry can be used in two ways. One is called a ranger, which is to constantly wander around the enemy, constantly harass, identify the opponent's weak points, and tear the opponent's camp apart at any time.
Because the Hu people were naturally skilled in riding and shooting, most of them were wandering cavalry. However, without stirrups and high-bridge saddles, they were not good at frontal charges. Only then did Li Ling's five thousand infantry defeat tens of thousands of Shan Yu's main force, and still An impressive record of killing more than 10,000 opponents.
The Han people did not have the conditions of the Hu people who were able to ride sheep and draw bows to shoot birds and mice, so they adapted some of the infantry's tactics to the use of cavalry.
That is to hold halberds, spears and long knives, directly attack the enemy camp, engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy, and this is the cavalry shock tactic.
Elite cavalry used to charge into battle are called assault cavalry.
There is no doubt that although there were no stirrups in the Han Dynasty, halberds and spears were regarded as the most important long-handled weapons for fighting, regardless of whether they were on foot or on horseback.
Huo Qubing and Wei Qing used this method of warfare on many occasions, allowing the Han cavalry to exploit their strengths and avoid their weaknesses. The nomads were unable to take advantage of their riding and archery advantages, and they achieved great victories many times.
At this time, soldiers did not yet have the nature of professional arms.
The soldiers under Zhang He's command can be used as rangers or assault cavalry on horseback. They can also be used as infantry when dismounted. They are rare elites.
The two armies suddenly met, and the quality of the generals and soldiers on both sides was obviously different.
Ma Su wanted to encircle Li Sheng of Lueyang and defeat Zhang He, so he only rushed along the way and didn't pay much attention to the formation. Now that he was ready to complete the formation, the defeated troops interfered with the rear army. For a while, he actually let He was in a hurry.
As soon as Zhang He saw the Han army arrayed in front, he immediately sent an order to organize the formation.
After a while, Cao's army had formed the most suitable formation for charging - they had to go to the street pavilion in the shortest time, otherwise they would be in danger of being surrounded when the Han army on Longyou reacted.
The only way for infantry to gain an advantage over cavalry is to prepare the battlefield.
First make various preparations on the battlefield of your choice, arrange horse traps, horse traps, caltrops, etc., and then have enough time to form a dense formation, like a hedgehog.
In the end, the cavalry general's brain was still wet, and he directly ordered his soldiers to attack this hedgehog formation.
These several premises are indispensable.
Ma Su’s current situation does not meet any of the requirements, and his disadvantage has been determined.
(End of this chapter)