At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

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How much food does he have?

How many civilians and auxiliary soldiers were mobilized?

Isn't that right?

Han Sui stood on the hill in perplexity and looked at the dark Wei army in the distance. He felt that this battle should not face Guo Peng's challenge directly, and should not fight against him. The most important thing is to rely on the city wall to fight defensively. of.

So Han Sui prepared to withdraw his troops.

But Ma Chao was not happy.

Chapter 553 .560 Battle of Erbadong

For the failure of this battle similar to the outpost battle, Ma Chao didn't think that he really couldn't beat Guo Peng.

Liangzhou's elite soldiers not only compete for supremacy with cavalry and cavalry, but also with spears and infantry.

Ma Chao felt that his previous defeat was only a temporary defeat, and he hadn't displayed his full strength yet, so he was a little careless.

He still wants to fight again.

"Uncle! I lost to the thief only because of my carelessness! I have a way to defeat Guo Zifeng! I can defeat him! I can defeat him with infantry!"

Han Sui shook his head and said, "Guo Zifeng's army did not lose combat power due to the long journey. You see, his army is well-organized, orderly, and not at all scattered. Is this an exhausted army? This is clearly an army of tigers and wolves.

Our army is small and they are large. Chang'an is the most important thing. Relying on the city wall to defend against Guo Zifeng's attack and dragging down his logistics is our chance to win this battle. Field fronts are not suitable for this battle. "

Ma Chao was very dissatisfied.

"The thief is right in front of him, but he doesn't dare to kill. Is this a man's move? At this time, the soldiers retreat and their morale has dropped. How can we fight this battle? Liangzhou soldiers have always been brave, and they are the best in the world. How can they be Guo Zifeng's Kwantung soldiers? Can the public fight against it?"

Han Sui was not very happy when he heard this.

"Is the annihilation of the entire army a man's move? The Kwantung soldiers also have elites, so don't underestimate any opponent!"

"If you don't fight, how do you know that the whole army will be wiped out? Uncle is too afraid of Guo Zifeng, right?!"

"Meng Qi! You..."

Han Sui was so angry that he turned around and left as soon as he shook his hand.

"If you want to fight, go for it! I don't care about you! I'm leaving! If you are defeated by Guo Zifeng, don't say I didn't warn you in advance!"

Han Sui was very annoyed, and took away 5000 people from his headquarters, and left the remaining 4000 people to Ma Chao to continue fighting.

"As timid as a mouse, such a person is worthy of being called a brother and brother with his father, what a laughing stock the world is!"

Ma Chao mocked Han Sui for his cowardice, and ordered his subordinate Pang De and his clan brother Ma Dai to lead the army to follow him.

If the cavalry can't fight for the front, let's show you the housekeeping skills of the Liangzhou army!

Ma Chao reorganized the army, raised his banner as the commander-in-chief, and guided the well-trained Xiliang elites to form an army and march forward.

Facing the elite army of the Wei army, which was invincible all over the world, the Xiliang elite raised their spears, supported their thick and tall shields, formed an army formation, and slowly moved forward step by step, moving forward in a large open area.

Don't be afraid.

Over there, Guo Peng saw that some of the Liangzhou Army seemed to be retreating, and the other part continued to move forward. He didn't know what happened.

But since part of the opponent's army has retreated, isn't the remaining part here to deliver food?

Seeing that the opponent's number is far inferior to his own soldiers and horses, Guo, who likes to bully the weak most, is of course overjoyed.

So Guo Peng ordered Anbei General Zhang He, Anxi General Cao Hong, General Zhu Ling of Zhenglu, and General Xia Zhao of Huwei to lead an army of 5000 men each to fight.

He personally served as the chief general, raised his own commander-in-chief as a commander, and led three thousand tiger guards into the Chinese army to command the battle.

The Liangzhou soldiers on the opposite side seemed to be less than [-] in number, but they were still advancing so resolutely. Taking a closer look, Guo Peng found that the Liangzhou soldiers' spear formations were not bad.

Very tall shields, sharp spears, and tight military formations seem to be quite organized.

In addition, Guo Peng also noticed that the large shield used by Liangzhou soldiers was very tall, taller and thicker than the iron shield he used, and it seemed to be thicker.

Such a tall and large shield will definitely have a strong defense against bows and crossbows when used. Ordinary bows and arrows may not be able to break through the defense, only strong crossbows can do it.

Guo Peng made a decisive decision and passed on the order. The archers of all armies immediately retreated and left the battlefield, leaving only the strong crossbowmen in the formation.

After the order was conveyed and executed, Guo Peng gave the order to beat the war drum, and the four army formations lined up like a wall.

With the beating of the drums, the army marched slowly, and the army of Wei Jun entered the open field, facing the army of Liangzhou on the opposite side.

"I heard that in addition to cavalry, Liangzhou soldiers are especially good at using spear infantry to fight. The formation is tight and the prestige is all day long. It's not bad to see it today."

Guo Peng smiled and said to Xun You and Lu Su beside him.

"When you lived in Chang'an, I heard that Hu and Han people lived together in Liangzhou, and the folk customs were fierce. Because of the frequent feuds among various ethnic groups, those who lacked horses were good at using spears. Can fight with a spear.

Sometimes after winning battles and chasing the enemy, women and boys can ride horses and gallop. It is not impossible to chase and kill all the way. It can be seen that Liangzhou people are not only good at riding horses, they are also quite proficient in infantry tactics. "

Xun You told Guo Peng and Lu Su what he knew about Liangzhou people. Guo Peng was not surprised, but Lu Su was greatly surprised.

"Women can fight?"

Lu Su, who lives in Xuzhou, can hardly imagine that scene.

Guo Peng looked at Lu Su and said, "Zijing, in a place like Liangzhou where Qiang has been in chaos for a hundred years, it's precarious. Everyone who can survive is an elite soldier. That's why the individual soldiers of the Liangzhou Army are so powerful. When the feudal lords demanded Dong, before I arrived, the Kwantung Allied Forces were beaten very badly by Liangzhou soldiers."

Before he and Sun Jian led the army to the front line, Dong Zhuo took the lead in attacking and dispatched Liangzhou iron cavalry to annihilate the two Kwantung allied forces of Yingchuan and Hanoi, frightening the idiot princes in the Kwantung.

So Guo Peng was deeply impressed by this.

"I've heard of this Su, but I didn't expect the Liangzhou people to survive like this."

Lu Su felt a little sad.

"In order to survive, there is nothing a person cannot do. The people of Liangzhou are like this, and so are we."

Guo Peng looked at Lu Su and Xun You, smiled, and said, "Gongda, you will command this battle."

"Yes!"

Xun You cupped his fists and accepted the order.

Looking at the approaching Liangzhou army formation, Xun You was very calm, and when they got close to a certain distance, he decisively ordered the crossbowmen to get ready to shoot.

The crossbowmen sat down one after another, pulling the string with both hands, kicking the bow with both feet, and using all their strength to pull the crossbow away, someone beside them helped them load the arrow.

Ready to shoot.

When the Liangzhou army was within range, Xun You gave an order, and thousands of crossbow arrows rose into the air, pierced the air, drew a beautiful arc, and fell steadily on the head of the Liangzhou army.

It felt like a big piece of iron fell from the sky and hit the Liangzhou soldier's head fiercely, covering it.

Although Liangzhou soldiers had already prepared and raised their shields, the thick shield gave them a chance of life, but Guo Peng's method of attacking Liangzhou soldiers with a strong crossbow was correct.

The heavy crossbow with long range and strong penetrating power brought a lot of blows to Ma Chao's army, so although the defense was tight, many people were still hit by the arrows.

Many soldiers were nailed to the ground without breath.

Being crucified to death is considered happy, at least there is no pain. Those who are shot are called pain, and they can’t die, or they are really painful, howling, and bleeding, which caused a certain amount of violence in the Liangzhou army. degree of confusion.

"Strong crossbow! How many strong crossbows does Guo Zifeng have?!"

Ma Chao immediately realized that only strong crossbows have such a long range and such a large penetration, but he has never seen such a large number of strong crossbows.

Before he finished sighing, another round of arrows descended from the sky and fell heavily on the top of the Liangzhou army formation, taking away countless lives.

This very fierce battle of Badong began.

Chapter 554 Battle of Sanbadong

Long-range fire strikes are not only intensive, but deadly.

The soldiers around Ma Chao desperately used shields to form a tight defense, so that the rain of arrows could not hurt Ma Chao.

But not everyone can get such good protection, most people are still exposed to the blow of arrow rain.

What's more terrible is that most people don't wear iron armor, only a few elite soldiers have iron armor, most people have leather armor, but leather armor can't resist such sharp arrows.

The strong crossbowmen on Wei Jun's side would come down when they were tired, and another group of people would go up, continue to shoot, take turns to go into battle, and exchange in an orderly manner.

When Ma Chao led the army forward, the five rounds of salvos had already made it difficult for Ma Chao to lose his troops and make it difficult to advance.

Ma Chao swears that he has never seen such a large-scale rain of arrows and such high-density shooting. He has been fighting with Ma Teng since he was 14 years old.

What a joke, when did he encounter this kind of army and this kind of enemy!

Still full of crossbows!

Inexperienced and lacking the command ability to adapt to the situation, Ma Chao could only anxiously urge the army to move forward at a faster speed, so as to speed up the strike range of the crossbow.

He believed that as long as he reached his shooting range, he could severely retaliate against Guo Peng's army.

On the other hand, Xun You acted accordingly and ordered the well-trained and strong crossbowmen to lower the shooting angle and reduce the shooting range, so as to deal another wave of full-coverage blows to the Liangzhou Army Formation.

Before the formal confrontation between the two armies, the Liangzhou soldiers had been washed away by the rain of arrows for a while.

After accepting a round of baptism, it was hard to avoid the rain of arrows, and the Ma Chao Army finally came to a distance suitable for them to fight and a distance suitable for them to play.

Ma Chao's confidence was greatly increased, and he immediately ordered the whole army to get ready, and then the crossbowmen immediately fired back at Guo Peng's army.

However, the large shield defense of Guo Peng's army is not weaker than that of the Xiliang army. The shield soldiers are designed to resist arrows with a large shield. Ma Chao lacks crossbow arrows. The bow and arrow are far inferior to Guo Peng's in terms of range and armor penetration. crossbow.

At this time, Xun You had already ordered the spearmen to put their spears on the shields and prepare for close combat.

Guo Peng valued the lives of these elite soldiers under his command very much. If he lost hundreds or even thousands at a stretch, it would be really distressing.

These elite soldiers of all battles are their lifeblood, and they are also the pillars for maintaining their evil autocratic rule. Therefore, if they can be killed by long-distance strikes, they should be as far away as possible and avoid melee combat.

When it's time for close combat, you have to fight close.

Wei Jun has never been afraid of close combat.

Delicious food, good drink, hard work to train the army, isn't it for this time?

Raising soldiers for thousands of days and using them for a while, it is at this time that Mr. Guo's huge investment can recover the cost.

Anyway, it was round after round of arrow rain. When Ma Chao finally rushed forward against the arrow rain, Xun You had already ordered the drums to be sounded, and Wei Jun took the initiative to attack.

The army of Wei Jun came forward, thrusting forward with spears, taking the lead.

The fierce face-to-face hand-to-hand combat began. Soldiers of the two armies used sharp spears to attack each other, and their moves were fatal.

They didn't know when they could stab the enemy to death, or they were simply stabbed to death by a single spear, or even several spears pierced in together, nailing people to the ground, which was extremely cruel.

The shield soldiers used their big shields to protect the comrades behind them, and the comrades behind them desperately stabbed the opposite side with their spears.

Both sides come and go, desperately wanting to move forward and push each other back.

Whoever can't stand it, who retreats, who loses his position, then whoever wins this face-to-face duel.

Ma Chao originally thought that the housekeeping skills of Liangzhou soldiers would shine here, and those weak Kwantung soldiers would not be opponents of Liangzhou soldiers at all.

But he never expected that these Kwantung soldiers would be so brave, and they would not lose the wind in the face of the Liangzhou elite soldiers' attacks, and fought back and forth.

They were dressed in excellent armor, with perfect body armor and great strength, and they did not lose the slightest bit on the battlefield where the armies fought each other, and even faintly showed signs of pushing back the Liangzhou army.

However, the Liangzhou soldiers lacked sophisticated protective gear, and fell into a disadvantage in the mutual confrontation. The losses were obviously greater than that of the Wei army, and they lost a bit in terms of momentum.

This is not bad, if the army formation is pushed back, it is easy to lose the formation, the army is scattered, once the formation is lost, it is tantamount to the collapse of the whole army.

"Push me forward!"

Ma Chao shouted at the top of his lungs, and ordered the drummer to beat the war drum desperately, urging the soldiers to keep moving forward and forward.

In order to win faster, Ma Chao even asked Ma Dai and Pang De to take their personal guards to the front line, using this method to motivate the army to advance violently, trying to defeat the Wei army.

However, Wei Jun was really like a wall, firmly nailed in place and not moving. After the front was killed, the back immediately pushed up without a trace of stagnation.

The spear kept reaping the lives of Liangzhou soldiers. The blood flowed into rivers in front of the two armies that pierced straight, and the corpses gradually piled up.

Ma Chao kept panting heavily.

He will never admit defeat, never retreat, and never admit the result of defeat.

He is Ma Mengqi, who everyone is afraid of and has to be courteous. The Qiang people who fought in his hometown in Liangzhou and the rest of the barbarians are very afraid of him.