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Text Chapter 61 The Wolf of Yanmen in the North (3)

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    Half an hour ago, when Ma Dan led his 10,000 Jizhou Army cavalry to the city, the emperor Li Shou, Liang Qiu Gong, Lu Gong, Wen Qin, Xun Zheng and others also noticed it on the top of the city.

    Not only was the King of Yan Li Mao shocked by the rapid return of reinforcements from the Hebei capital, but also Li Shou and others were dumbfounded. After all, how could they have imagined that Ma Dan could arrive from Jiangnan to Hebei in around January?

    "JiJi Jing's army has returned for reinforcements?"

    ¡°It came so quickly!¡±

    "What a speed!"

    Wen Qin, Xun Zheng, and Lu Gong were overjoyed. After all, the situation in Hebei was not optimistic. After all, although Yan King Li Mao was busy ordering the entire army to supervise the construction of siege equipment in the days before the battle, the 40,000 Yuyang cavalry were not idle.  , every time he saw an opportunity, he would shoot a leaping horse at the wall of Jijing, which made the soldiers on the wall of Jijing unable to live in peace for a day.

    Although the people on the Jijing side also knew that this was Li Mao's trick to exhaust the troops, they did not dare to relax at all to avoid losing the city defense.  You know, once the Northern Xinjiang Army reaches the bottom of the city, leaving aside the moat, the soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army can climb up the city wall in just a few dozen seconds. This climbing speed will not allow the defenders on the Jijing City to wait for a moment.  He didn't dare to turn his eyes away, and was always vigilant for any disturbance in the city.

    "So, that boy Xie An has wiped out the Taiping Army in Jiangnan?" Emperor Li Shou said with both hands on the city wall, he couldn't believe his eyes and said with both joy and worry.

    "Compared to before, Li Shou is obviously much more haggard. Not only are his eyes sunken and the bags under his eyes are obvious, but even the stubble on his chin is messy. How can he still have the dignified appearance of a king of a country?"  But it is undeniable that because he ate and slept on top of the city for more than a month and shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers guarding the city, Li Shou's momentum seemed much stronger than before, and there was a faint tendency to transform from a cowardly and benevolent king to an overlord.  .

    ¡°No, even Beichi Hou Wenqin, who originally ignored Li Shou, unconsciously showed a bit of respect and surrender when he spoke.

    "What your Majesty said is absolutely true! - Your Majesty, look at the appearance of the cavalry. The flags are neat and the clothes are bright. Although there is dust, it is just because of the long journey" At this point, Wen Qin took a few  He murmured in surprise, "I thought that with the abilities of Mr. Xie and His Highness the Eight Sage Kings, they could easily wipe out the Taiping Army thieves. However, even I didn't expect that the Jizhou Army's return reinforcements would be so fast."  So fast¡­¡­"

    "Haha!" Seeing Wen Qin couldn't stop praising the Jizhou army for arriving in time, Li Shou was very happy. He looked around and said, "So, that guy Xie An is almost here?"

    Hearing this, Xun Zheng, the Minister of Weiwei Temple, also said with joy, "If Brother Xie and His Highness the Eight Sages arrive with the Jizhou army, I, the capital, will not be afraid of the northern border!"

    As soon as this was said, the generals nearby echoed him one after another.

    It has to be said that the timely arrival of Ma Dan's army gave a great encouragement to the defenders of Jijing.

    However, Liang Qiu Gong held his hand on the city wall and frowned as he looked at Ma Dan's army in the distance. After a while, he frowned and said, "Something's not right, Your Majesty Maybe it's just the Jizhou Army cavalry that arrived"

    Li Shou and others were stunned when they heard this, and all looked at Ma Dan's army in the distance. Only then did they realize that Ma Dan's army reined in their horses about three or four miles away from the northern Xinjiang army and stationed them on the slopes.  , seemed to be watching the situation of the northern Xinjiang army, but did not immediately come to relieve Jijing.  You know, at this time, the northern Xinjiang army had begun a fierce attack on Jijing.

    Deep in his thoughts, Lu Gong stroked his beard and frowned and said, "Don't save people in the face of death This is absolutely impossible! In other words, those Jizhou soldiers are just the vanguard Xie Xiaozi and His Highness the King's large group of troops, I'm afraid  There are still some days before Jijing, so our cavalry commander in the distance ordered the entire army to rein in their horses and wait, not daring to engage in battle with the Northern Xinjiang army without permission, lest the entire army be annihilated"

    As soon as these words came out, the hearts of everyone in the city sank.

    You must know that they thought that the Jizhou army was about to arrive in Ji Jing, and they were ecstatic. But now that they heard what Lu Gong said, their hopes were suddenly dashed. It was like falling from heaven to hell, which was not a pleasant feeling.

    In fact, to be honest, as long as they think about it carefully, they can imagine that the Jizhou Army moved from Jingzhou Xiangyang to Jiangdong in February to deal with Wu Heng's nearly 100,000 Taiping Army. How could it be possible to return in such a tight time?  Aid Jijing?

    "Thousands of miles away attack that cavalry general is so lucky! - It should be Ma Dan, right? This man is good at handling cavalry, not inferior to me, the son of the Eastern Army!" Liang Qiu Gong praised Ma Dan, in disguise, reminding those around him  Inexplicable hope blinded everyone: at this moment, the Jizhou army was the only one rushing to Jijing, and with these 10,000 cavalry, it was really difficult to make any change in the situation in Jijing.

    ????????????????????????????It was the person who understood the meaning of Liangqiu Gong's words, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared without a trace.  Otherwise, the world is unpredictable. The arrival of Ma Danjun only brought a moment of hope to the defenders on the wall of Jijing. Soon, this hope turned into greater pressure and disappointment.

    "It seems that the key lies with me, Ji Jing" Li Shou took a deep breath, with a bit of a wry smile on his face.

    "That's not what you said" Perhaps noticing the disappointment in Li Shou's heart, Liang Qiu Gong encouraged him, "Although the Ma Dan army was unable to provide any substantial help to Ji Jing due to the huge disparity in strength.  , but doesn¡¯t this person¡¯s arrival give me a message?¡±

    Thinking about it, the generals on the city wall are also smart people. How could they not understand the meaning behind Liang Qiu Gong's words? Suddenly, smiles appeared on their faces again.

    "What Mr. Liangqiu said is absolutely true!"

    "Fortunately, Duke Liangqiu pointed it out!"

    "Isn't that right? Since General Ma Dan has arrived in Hebei Province, it is conceivable that Mr. Xie and His Highness the King's large army must have wiped out the Taiping rebels in Jiangdong, and are now on their way back to Hebei Province to aid  ¡­¡±

    "Ah, the general guesses that at most a month or a half, the Jizhou Army's large force will arrive. By then, let's see if the Northern Xinjiang Army dares to besiege our Ji Jing again!"

    The generals on the city wall viciously expressed their dissatisfaction with the Northern Xinjiang Army.

    And at this moment, Lu Gong raised his eyebrows and said in surprise, "Huh? That General Ma Dan"

    Everyone was puzzled. They followed Lu Gong's line of sight and were shocked to see Ma Dan's army in the distance getting ready to charge.

    "Is it possible that the general named Ma Dan actually planned to use his 10,000 cavalry to attack the Northern Xinjiang army of 70,000 to 80,000 men?  !  ]

    Everyone on the city wall took a breath when they saw this. Although the Jizhou Army has always been brave, the Northern Xinjiang Army is by no means a mob. What's more, the Northern Xinjiang Army was able to beat the troops outside the grassland and forced them to move hundreds of miles north.  , in terms of strength, I am afraid it is even higher than the Jizhou Army.

    Even so, Ma Dan dared to take the lead in attacking?  He doesn't want to live anymore?

    Seeing this, Beichi Hou Wenqin frowned and shouted in a deep voice, "Come here, sacrifice the flag! - Use the flag language to order Ma Dan's army to retreat!"

    It can be seen from this that Wen Qin was also a general who focused on the overall situation. When the timing was unfavorable, he had no intention of forcing Ma Dan's army to rescue Jijing at all costs. If he were an ordinary person, under such a situation,  , I am afraid that even if Ma Dan's army is completely wiped out, he will still be ordered to attack and delay the Northern Xinjiang army's attack on the city, even if it is only delayed for a short while.

    But unfortunately, Ma Dan's army ignored the command flags in the hands of the dozens of soldiers above Jijing City, and continued to charge towards the northern Xinjiang army, which made Wen Qin angry and anxious.

    Think about it, you must know that Ma Dan, Fei Guo, and Liao Li are not ordinary generals who lead troops. They have the authorization of their coach Xie An. They have the authority to decide to fight or withdraw troops at any time, let alone  Wen Qin, even if the emperor Li Shou personally issued the imperial order, whether he would obey or not would depend on the mood of Ma Dan, Fei Guo, and Liao Li. This is the so-called general who will not accept the emperor's orders, and it is also the commander-in-chief of the partial division.  pride and rights.

    "Damn it! Isn't Ma Dan blind? Didn't he see the flags on the city?!" Wen Qin was a little anxious. After all, he didn't want Ma Dan's 10,000 cavalry to be wiped out in vain.  Since it can't bring any change to the situation in Ji Jing, wouldn't it be better to retreat temporarily and wait for the arrival of the large forces of the Jizhou Army?

    On the other hand, Liang Qiu Gong's eyes showed some surprise and confusion, and he said suspiciously, "Beichi Hou, please be patientI think that General Ma Dan may have his own ideas. - Your Majesty, look, although Ma Dan's army seems to be  The Northern Xinjiang army charged, but in fact, the running speed of the war horses did not increase to the fastest, in other words"

    "A feint!" Lu Gong said.

    As soon as he finished speaking, all the garrison officers on the city exclaimed, because they saw that just at the stall where the Northern Xinjiang Army General Xiao Huo led 10,000 Yuyang cavalry to meet the enemy, Ma Dan's 10,000 men suddenly reined in their horses and stopped.  With the momentum of the charge, the 10,000 horses all lifted their front legs off the ground, and then the cavalry's reins pulled off the saddles, and they quickly turned around.

    "Hiss" Xun Zheng took a breath when he saw this and said in a voice, "What a handsome riding skill!"

    Even Liang Qiu Gong's eyes lit up and he exclaimed in admiration, "Good! That boy named Ma is amazing! He is not inferior to our Eastern Army"

    "Tsk!" Wen Qin curled his lips in dismay. Because he had misjudged the situation, the Lord Beichi Hou felt a little uncomfortable on his face and said with some displeasure, "I thought that Ma Dan had so much courage, he actually turned towards Qi Ba  Wanbeijiang's army charged, but unexpectedly it was a feint, and the cry was in vainI'm worried about him"

    Hearing Wen Qin¡¯s insincere words, everyone on the city wall secretly laughed.

    "Okay!" Li Shou clapped his hands and said seriously, "General Ma Dan probably didn't want to return without success, so he used a feint to lure away ten thousand Yuyang cavalry for us In any case, this can be regarded as  It relieves the pressure for me"

    Everyone on the city wall laughed and said nothing.

    However, in fact, the Yuyang cavalry did not participate in the siege. What difference could ten thousand more or ten thousand less make to the siege?

    Of course, they did not dare to say such words, because they knew very well that the reason why Li Shou said these words was to motivate the guards on the city wall.

    "Ohh Ohh ohh¡ª¡ª!"

    The horn sounded, and the infantry of the Northern Xinjiang Army had already attacked the city of Jijing. The vanguard army threw the pontoon into the moat of Jijing. Immediately, the soldiers who followed came over carrying ladders.  Even the wells built by the Northern Xinjiang Army for days and nights were slowly pushed to the front, and across a moat, they started a crossbow duel with the guards on the wall of Jijing.

    At this time, Lu Gong and the three generals of the Confederate Army, Lin Zhen, Lejun, and Wei Yun, had already commanded the Confederate soldiers to their respective defensive positions.  Among the enemy troops attacking the city, only Liang Qiu Gong and Wen Qin were left beside Li Shou.

    As for Ma Danjun, I'm afraid they have already forgotten about it.

    However, less than half an hour later, Liang Qiu Gong was surprised to find that Ma Danjun returned to the original slope.

    [Then what does Ma Dan want to do?  ]

    Wen Qin, who also noticed this, secretly guessed.

    Suddenly, a general on the city wall said in surprise, "Hey, it's foggy?"

    [Fog?  What kind of fog comes out at noon?  ]

    Wen Qin frowned and glanced in the direction of the general's gaze, only to find that there were indeed wisps of smoke blowing from the southeast, which happened to be on the only way for the soldiers of Northern Xinjiang to attack the city wall of Jijing.

    "This is" Narrowing his eyes, Wen Qin subconsciously looked to the southeast. Only then did he realize that the smoke was blowing from Ma Danjun's back.

    "Not only did he get rid of the pursuit of ten thousand Yuyang cavalry, but he even had the leisure to light up a forest to soothe the weak defense of Ji Jing?  This Ma Dan is quite capable!  ]

    Even Wen Qin, who was arrogant and arrogant, had to admire Ma Dan's ability to lead troops. After all, his opponent was the 10,000 Yuyang cavalry led by the Northern Xinjiang general Xiao Huo, which was by no means an ordinary team.

    Liang Qiu Gong also praised him from the side. Although they all knew that Anping State was the home ground of Jizhou Army exercises and training, and the Jizhou Army officers and soldiers were familiar with every plant and tree in the territory, but even so, they were able to rely on their familiarity with the terrain in half an hour.  The inner general shook off the Yuyang cavalry and wandered back to challenge Yan King Li Mao. This was not something that ordinary troops could do.

    However, what made Wen Qin and others secretly stunned was far more than that. Just when they mistakenly thought that Ma Danjun was trying every means to harass the Northern Xinjiang army to attack Jijing and buy time for his Jijing army, Ma Danjun actually made a charge again.  .

    And this time, it seems to be for real.

    "The horse's running speed has been increased!" When he said this, Liang Qiu Gong's expression became extremely solemn, because he knew very well that it was absolutely impossible for Ma Danjun, who was charging at such a fast speed, to be as powerful as just now.  To change direction midway like that, no matter how superb this cavalry's riding skills are.  If the direction is forcibly reversed, then, perhaps without the need for the Northern Xinjiang Army to take action, Ma Dan's 10,000 cavalry will be folded here, and the entire army will be annihilated due to the chaos of formation and trampling on each other.

    In other words, this time, Ma Danjun really planned to attack the formation of the northern Xinjiang army.

    "This Ma Dan!"

    Wen Qin's face turned red with anger, and he immediately ordered the flag soldiers to convey the retreat order to Ma Dan's army in flag language again, but this time, Ma Dan's army still turned a blind eye.

    Just when Wen Qin was furious, Liang Qiu Gong stretched out his hand to stop him.

    "Wait! Beichi Hou, please be patient. In my opinion, General Ma Dan's attack on the Northern Xinjiang Army's formation has no chance of winning at all!"

    Just as Liang Qiu Gong was speaking, Ma Dan's army was riding the southeast wind and sweeping towards the northern Xinjiang army. Along with the overwhelming white smoke, it looked like the heavenly soldiers and generals in mythology who came and attacked the clouds.

    Seeing the attack of Ma Dan's army, General Zhang Qi immediately brought 10,000 cavalry to fight in Northern Xinjiang. After all, he was at the critical moment of attacking the city in Northern Xinjiang. No matter what, he could not sit back and watch Ma Dan come to harass and disrupt them.  siege steps.

    Ten thousand Yuyang cavalry against ten thousand Jizhou troops

      On top of the Jijing City, Li Shou, Wen Qin, Liang Qiu Gong and others did not care about the siege battle, and stared intently at the battle between cavalry and cavalry below the city.

    [Will you withdraw?  Will one side back down?  ]

    Liang Qiu Gong secretly thought in his heart, after all, in the confrontation between two cavalry who are also charging, the strength is actually secondary, courage is the real key.  As long as one party is afraid and takes the initiative to avoid it, then the cavalry team will be defeated; conversely, if the two cavalry teams refuse to give in to each other

    His right eyelid twitched slightly, and Liang Qiu Gong couldn't help but picture two cavalrymen colliding with each other, causing the cavalrymen on both sides to overturn their horses and trample countless dead people.

    Suddenly, Liang Qiu Gong's expression changed slightly.

    "Ma Danjun avoided it! - No, this is"

    Under the surprised gaze of Liang Qiu Gong, the 10,000 cavalrymen of Ma Dan's army suddenly stopped when they were only a few dozen feet away from the Yuyang cavalry.

    "Throw the gun!"

    With Ma Dan shouting loudly, the cavalry in the vanguard of Ma Dan's army threw the spear in his hand.

    Zhang Qi, the general of Northern Xinjiang, obviously did not expect this move, and subconsciously reined in his horse. At this moment, Ma Dan's army suddenly made a huge detour, and the entire army suddenly split into two, with a shock like lightning.  The speed passed by the left and right sides of the ten thousand Yuyang cavalry.

    "How could it be" Zhang Qi's expression changed drastically, and he watched the Jizhou Army passing by from both sides, but was unable to stop due to the momentum of the charge of the horses, and could only continue to sprint forward to slow down the speed.

    "Beautiful!" Even Liang Qiu Gong couldn't help but admire Ma Danjun's smooth execution of this excellent tactic.  After all, this old man was also a cavalryman. How could he not understand the difficulties of Ma Danjun's tactics?

    "What a trick!" Duke Lu came to Liang Qiu Gong's side at some point, and said in amazement, "I played Xiao Huo, and then Zhang Qi, and then"

    At the same time, Northern Xinjiang general Cao Da also realized that the situation was not good, and immediately ordered the remaining 20,000 Yuyang cavalry to prepare to charge and challenge Ma Dan's army.

    And at this moment, Ma Dan's army, which had been divided into two, split again and actually turned into four groups, running around Li Mao's team in opposite directions, as if they were whirlpools in four different directions.

    For a moment, the soldiers of the Northern Xinjiang Army were at a loss as they looked blankly at the four groups of Ma Dan Army galloping around them, wondering which one they should pursue.

    "This is" You Dou, the general of the Northern Xinjiang Army next to Li Mao, said in shock, "Che Xuan?"

    "No!" Li Mao's expression finally became solemn. After interrupting Yu Dou's words, he said seriously, "This is not an ordinary Che Xuan, but the 'Che Xuan's Ax and Yue Formation'!"  Having said this, he took a slight breath and murmured, "Then Ma Dan is just a mere thousand generals in Yanmen, Bei Di, but he can use such tactics?"

    Youdou frowned when he heard this, and asked in confusion, "Your Highness, General Che Xuanmo knows that this is our army's customary tactics, using the speed of the charge of the war horse to disrupt the enemy's army, making it difficult for the enemy to look at the head and tail, and causing chaos.  Once the formation is established, our army can wait for an opportunity to attack its weak points, just like what Ma Dan's army is doing nowbut what is the ax formation?"

    Hearing this, Li Mao said in a deep voice, "The ax is a weapon of our Zhou Dynasty. It has two blades: the ax and the ax. The ax is a feint, and the ax is the real killing move The ordinary Che Xuan formation is just as you said, and  Now Ma Dan divides his army into four, running in a whirlpool, covering each other, leaving us wondering which one to block If I guess right, that's fine. If I guess wrong, it will be in trouble  ¡­¡±

    "Howhow to tell the difference?" Yudou asked in surprise.

    Li Mao took a deep breath and murmured, "The more painful sideis the Yue!"

    "" Youdou was stunned and turned to look at the battlefield. Only then did he notice that several Yuyang cavalry teams were already trying to attack two of the Ma Dan armies.

    On the contrary, at this moment, the other two Ma Dan armies took the opportunity to rush into the Northern Xinjiang army, as if two indestructible sharp blades pierced into the body of this giant in Northern Xinjiang.

    [guessed wrong!  ]

    Yudou's heart skipped a beat, and he watched in disbelief as the two cavalrymen of the Ma Dan Army, which only had three to four thousand men, killed his army in the heart of the center. Using the smoke that covered the sky as a cover, they actually defeated his northern Xinjiang Army.  Defeated.

    "The whole armyslay with swords!"

    Accompanied by a deep shout, the two cavalrymen, Ma Dan and Su Xin, abandoned their guns and picked up knives in unison. They held the horse's rein tightly in their right hand and held the machete in their left hand. They rushed the blade forward and placed it on the horse's back at a flat angle.  , with the powerful force of the charge of the war horse, you don¡¯t have to do anything, justIt was easy to cut a large piece of the Northern Xinjiang soldiers along the way.

    After about a cup of tea, the Ma Dan army once again gathered into one force. Under the pursuit of the 30,000 Yuyang cavalry who had reacted, they threw off their horses' hooves and headed north.

    Although Ma Dan¡¯s army was eventually forced back by the Northern Xinjiang Army, the morale of the defenders in Jijing City was greatly boosted. It seemed that they had also been infected by Ma Dan¡¯s army, and each of them became passionate and inexplicably excited.

    Think about it, from Xiao Huo to Zhang Qi, to Le Xu and Cao Da, in addition to You Dou, the Five Tigers of Northern Xinjiang also dispatched four people in this battle to capture and kill Ma Dan of the Jizhou Army. However, Ma Dan relied on  The sergeants of the army were no less skilled in riding than Yuyang's cavalry, and they made a fool of the four tigers in Northern Xinjiang at once.

    Although Ma Dan¡¯s army did not kill many Northern Xinjiang soldiers from the beginning to the end, he directly disrupted the formation of the Northern Xinjiang army, so that the Yuyang cavalry and the Northern Xinjiang infantry were mixed together, and the scene was such a chaos.

    What¡¯s even more astonishing is that Ma Dan¡¯s army destroyed the only six wells of the Northern Xinjiang Army at the cost of about 2,000 men, directly destroying most of the Northern Xinjiang Army¡¯s hopes of conquering Jijing.

    Watching Ma Dan's army being driven away by the Yuyang cavalry who were several times larger than them, on the tower of Jijing City, led by Emperor Li Shou, the city defenders couldn't help stroking their hands and shouting to cheer for Ma Dan's army who had fled far away.  , for a long time.

    On June 17, the fifth year of Jingzhi of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Ma Dan, the commander of the Jizhou Army's partial division and the second army, led 10,000 cavalry to rescue Ji Jing. Although the battle lost 2,000 people, it severely dampened the spirit of Northern Xinjiang and made Northern Xinjiang  The morale of those who wanted to conquer Jijing in one go was severely damaged, so they had no choice but to call a temporary truce.

    After this battle, Ma Dan, the commander of the partial division of the Second Army of the Jizhou Army, became famous and was praised by Emperor Jinkou.

    "Amazing!" (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
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