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Volume 4 of the Ecstasy, Chapter 19, The bloody battle with Akasaka

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    Akasaka, located at the foothills of Longting Mountain in the east of Yangxian County, Shaanxi Province, was named after the "mountain-saka ocher color".  Longting Mountain was right at the entrance of Ziwu Valley. Cao Zhen led his army from the north. He was afraid that the troops would be used in a hurry and the army would be insufficient. Therefore, after leaving the valley, he went slightly east to attack Shiquan City to meet Niu Jin, Shen Yi and others. Now he is more or less capable.  I regret it, if I had known that the Shu people did not have many troops left in Shiquan, I would have sent an advance army to attack Akasaka from the north road, or to Chenggu from the south road. I should not have been delayed for several days at the foot of Shiquan City.  When Shiquan was captured and the two armies successfully joined forces, excluding the 4,000 men who were given to Ma Su to capture Nanxiang, there were still 25,000 troops, and they marched towards Akasaka in a mighty manner.  Heading westward, they stood high and protruded from the valley. The momentum was quite impressive at first. However, once they arrived near Akasaka, the situation suddenly changed - Ma Chao personally led thousands of fine cavalry to attack from the flanks. Although the Wei army was wary, it was difficult to defeat Xiliang.  The cavalry was brave, but hundreds of them were killed immediately, and the troops were in chaos.  Cao Zhen was forced to lead his army to retreat and camped in the mountains on the back of Gaofu. Ma Chao then galloped in front of Fu to fight - come down if you dare!  Cao Zhen climbed up and looked up, only to see that the Ma family cavalry were all tall and handsome, with bright armor, long branches and bright sun, and they were advancing and retreating to avoid each other. They were very organized, and they were serious enemies.  It is said that Ma Chao was defeated by Cao Cao in the past and was forced to flee to Liu Bei. At that time, he still had more than a thousand old Xiliang troops under his command. From then on, he guarded Wudu. Based on this, he recruited and deployed from the Di and Qiang, and finally managed to accumulate a lot of troops.  This three thousand family fortune is simply the trump card among trump cards.  Cao Zhen immediately sighed and said: "I heard that your Majesty once said: 'The horse will not be alone until it dies.' I believe it now!" Then he shook his head: "If Jun Yi is here, maybe he can break it." In fact, his  mean.  Zhang He guarded Chencang for a long time.  It is adjacent to Liangzhou.  They have also recruited a lot of Liangzhou cavalry. If they bring those Liangzhou cavalry over, they will probably be able to have a good fight with Ma Chao - but Zhang He is still outside Yangping Pass, and although the old way of Sanguan is better than Baoxie and Tangluo  When the road is good, he may not be able to carry too many war horses But Cao Zhen didn't explain clearly. He immediately became angry with the person next to him. He raised his hand and asked for orders: "I'm looking at the horses, but I'm just inserting a bid to sell my ears. Please lead our troops out."  The camp is broken!" Cao Zhen turned around and saw that this person was not him, but General Xu Huang and Xu Gongming of Pingxi.  To say that Xu Huang surrendered to Cao Cao, it was Zhang He who preceded him. After that, the two men had similar names and positions. They guarded Guanzhong together and were commanded by Xiahou Dun. They had always been inseparable from each other, and they were very competitive with each other.  Now that Cao Zhen said that Zhang He could defeat Ma Chao, Xu Huang became anxious on the spot: Do you think I am air?  In what way am I inferior to Zhang Junyi?  !  Cao Zhen hurriedly comforted him and said: "I dare not ignore Gong Ming. However, the general has many steps and there are not enough knights. Now I see that Ma Jiajia's cavalry is very brave and might not be easy to break." Xu Huang was so excited just now that he wanted to defeat Ma Chao. Now,  Thinking about it, I think it's quite difficult.  But what? - "You can form a formation with spears, mixed with powerful crossbows and fire, so that they can't move forward, slowly force them to retreat, and the princes will follow and attack Akasaka. Then Ma Chao will have no basis and will be defeated by me." On the battlefield at that time.  , It is true that cavalry is the most powerful arm, but it does not mean that it can defeat all other arms.  Originally, the Huns' cavalry was powerful and unparalleled, but they were driven back to Mobei by the Han soldiers with their strong bows, crossbows and long-sword infantry. So the key lies in how you fight.  To deal with the nomadic cavalry, the Chinese have a complete tactical system that has been passed down from generation to generation. Of course, this system also requires strong mobilization and economic power to support it. Later generations were defeated by the nomadic countries in the north, mostly because of government affairs*  *The decline in the quality of the army is really not something that infantry cannot defeat cavalry.  Besides, the plain near Akasaka is narrow after all, not as vast as Liangzhou. Ma Chao's cavalry lacks enough room to maneuver. Xu Huang is confident of fighting in formation and forcing them back bit by bit.  Once they can seize the opportunity to capture Akasaka, Ma Chao's thousands of cavalry, lacking the support of a fortified city, are no match for Cao Wei's tens of thousands of troops.  Cao Zhen nodded immediately, but said: "We have suffered a setback and our morale is low. Let's rest for a night and fight again tomorrow." So early the next morning, Xu Huang sent his troops out of the stronghold early and formed a formation to meet him.  Ma Chao.  Ma Dai led his cavalry to charge forward, but Xu Gongming's three infantry phalanxes relied on each other. They stabbed with spears from near and fired with crossbows from far away. It was like a bear encountering a hedgehog curled up in a ball, and it was impossible to find its mouth.  , had to retreat temporarily.  When he came back to report to Ma Chao, Ma Chao said: "They force me, but they can't defeat me. But Akasaka is not lost. Even if they keep going around for ten days, the enemy will be out of food and fodder. I'm afraid Cao Zhen will take advantage of the opportunity to capture Akasaka."  "Now there are less than two thousand infantry in Akasaka City, and the guard is called Liu Ning - "Who knows this man is brave and cowardly?" Han Lieutenant General Jie Bao said that Liu Ning and Du Lu were both natives of Hanzhong and were the best at defense.  "Double jade".  Ma Chaoxin asked: Where did a country general come from and dare to be regarded as a "Ji"?  After thinking about it, he was not at ease after all, so he sent his general Chen Huo with a thousand troops to reinforce him, and then established a small stronghold in the west of Akasaka as a support.  Over there, Xu Huang temporarily forced back the Ma cavalry, and Cao Zhen immediately ordered Niu Jin to lead his troops to attack Akasaka.  actuallyThere is no city in Akasaka, it is just a village newly planned by Fa Zheng. It is built on the mountain, densely covered with buildings and oars, surrounded by earthen walls, and there are seven layers of antlers on the outside.  Niu Jinnai ordered the infantry to cover with large shields, and the spearmen to protect the enemy with their antlers. They could see it in the stronghold. Arrows rained down immediately, and the Wei army suffered heavy losses.  So he reported back to Cao Zhen and said that without equipment, it would be difficult to attack Akasaka, so he had better make preparations first and attack the stronghold tomorrow.  Cao Zhen frowned and said, "Now that I'm at peace and my cavalry is in front, how can I hold it for a long time?" It is impossible for Xu Huang's troops to arrange their formation like this all day and all night, nervously guarding against the enemy cavalry, unless they retreat.  Go up to Gaofu, otherwise the good terrain will be taken over by the Shu people, and it will be difficult to set up camp on the flat ground - you said we would wait until tomorrow to fight, then we have to retreat. Are these casualties today in vain?  Besides, it is not suitable for you to build siege equipment on Gaofu. Even if you finish building it, how to drag it down to Fu is a big problem He immediately raised his whip and said: "It's just a fortress of earth and wood. To destroy its outer wall, there is no need for equipment."  ? If General Niu can't go to war, he can come back and take over." Niu Jin was helpless - although he was not under Cao Zhen's control in theory, he could confront Cao Zidan in military meetings, but in the final analysis  His rank and reputation are not as good as those of Cao Zhen. How dare he let his cousin, the emperor, go to the front line to replace him and come back to rest?  ¡ª¡ªJia had to rush forward bravely.  Shu general Chen Huo came to rescue Akasaka.  Watching Wei Jun carry his cards forward from a distance.  Esau Luzhai.  He ignored them and just set up camp three hundred paces away, even cutting down trees for fences and digging soil for trenches.  Chen Zhuo can ignore Niu Jin, but Niu Jin can't ignore Chen Zhuo - if the opponent really sets up a stronghold, he can cooperate with Akasaka at any time to attack his flank.  Niu Jin personally led his troops to fight, but Chen Huo was outnumbered after all.  After leaving dozens of corpses behind, they retreated.  Niu Jin led his troops in pursuit. Suddenly, smoke billowed from the flanks, and the Ma family cavalry roared in again. The first general wore an iron bag on his head, and his body was covered with gold and silver fish scale armor, woven with red ribbons, and covered with a brocade robe with flying cloud patterns.  ¡ª¡ªIt is true that Ma Chao and Ma Meng Qi are the same.  Niu Jin knew that he was unbeatable, so he immediately reined in his troops and fled, cutting off his own rear.  Ma Chao approached as fast as the wind, and his arms trembled.  Take the Niujin straight away, and return it with the Niujin festival frame.  The two of them were circling.  After fighting for six or seven rounds, Niu Jin saw that all his subordinates were about to retreat, so he made a show of force, got rid of Ma Chao, held the spear in his backhand, and patted the horse away.  Unexpectedly, Ma Dai, a member of the Ma family army, secretly took out a bow and arrow, looked at it accurately, and shot an arrow, hitting Niu Jin's shoulder. He screamed and almost fell off his horse.  Since Niu Jin was injured, his troops hurriedly retreated from Akasaka Village. Xu Huang was also forced to rein in the brigade and slowly returned to camp.  Cao Zhen came to check on Niu Jin's injury. Niu Jin first yelled at Ma Jiajun for being despicable, and then said angrily: "If you didn't pursue the thief deeply after driving away the thief, you might not have reached this point." Cao Zhen said, General, don't blame yourself too much. At least it has been broken today.  We got two sets of antlers outside Akasaka Castle. We will still hunt them tomorrow, but be more cautious. We should be able to get straight to the Akasaka Wall.  Then they attacked with all their strength regardless of casualties. I don't believe that such a small stronghold could not be taken down in three or five days - "But Xu Gongming forced Ma Chao and made it difficult for rescue. It didn't take seven days to get down to Akasaka." There must be stores in Akasaka City.  After acquiring a lot of food and taking Akasaka, the morale of our own army will be boosted and the morale of the Shu people will be reduced. It will not be difficult for them to be more enterprising and consolidate.  In fact, Ma Chao was also very depressed, because the Wei army fought very methodically, and for a whole day, he almost had no chance to take advantage of it - "If a certain person has the whole army here, why should he be afraid of this enemy?!" Ma Mengqi brought Hanzhong this time  Yes, there are nearly 15,000 soldiers and horses, but they still have to help the Hanzhong Army divide their troops to defend the danger. Besides, Zhao Yun has just been imprisoned. If the Hanzhong Army in each village is not under the supervision of Ma Jiajun, he will not worry. He can really bring it to Akasaka.  There were only 8,000 people under the city, and 2,000 of them were assigned to follow Du Lu to stabilize the city After all, the contrast in strength was too great. Although the Ma cavalry was powerful, this was not a flat Liangzhou.  The mobility of the cavalry can only be used in small-scale battles, and it is unlikely to have any impact on the overall strategic situation - he wants to use the speed of the cavalry to cut off the Wei army's food routes. The problem is that the retreat is in the valley, and the cavalry has no way to  I can't rush in Forget it, I can delay it for a day, and then I can call Du Lu back. Looking at the situation in front of me, the main force of the enemy army is here, and it is impossible to take the south road to attack the city through Nanxiang.  Solid - Even if we send a surprise army, with a maximum of three to five thousand people, the city should be able to be defended.  At present, my place is more dangerous than Chenggu!  So the next day, Du Lu led his troops back and joined forces with Ma Chao to jointly defend the Wei army.  When it came to the positional battle, Cao Zhen was not in a hurry - and there was no point in being anxious - he sent Niu Jin to protect the camp, but Xu Huang resisted the enemy. He personally led the army to attack Akasaka, and as expected, he basically destroyed Akasaka at dusk.  There were many deer outside the stronghold, forcing them to the front of the stronghold.  The so-called antlers must have their lower ends buried deep in the soil. Just find some random tree branches and throw them on the ground. They are almost useless in the battle between the two armies. Therefore, in one night, the Shu army is not afraid of sneaking out of the stronghold.  Son, heavy clothangle.  Cao Zhen temporarily withdrew his troops and returned, and fought again the next day to attack Akasaka.  The Ma family's cavalry came to harass them many times, but Xu Huang anticipated them and set up formations on the road, blocking them all.  In fact, Cao Zhen's attack on the stronghold on that day was a lie. He mainly focused on moving the camp down the mountain. He dug a lot of trenches in front of Akasaka, surrounded them with grain trucks, and then planted three small villages with newly cut wood.  , to force Akasaka.  Then on the third day, Cao Zidan personally took charge of the formation and ordered the soldiers to attack Akasaka Village fiercely.  Shu general Liu Ning fought tooth and nail to defend, and nearly 30% of his two thousand troops were lost in one day - of course, the absolute number of Wei army casualties could only be higher - Yu Yi was exhausted.  So that night, Liu Ning sent his confidants to sneak out of Akasaka, go to see Ma Chao, and told him that my stronghold could only be guarded for three more days. We might as well attack from inside and outside tomorrow. You can help me come out and retreat to Chenggu for the time being.  Ma Chao said no, just three days if I can hold on for three days. Once Akasaka is captured by the Wei army and everything is at peace, I can get a lot of food and grass just by boldly looting the surrounding people's houses - I have the idea of ????exhausting their food and retreating.  Yes, how can we retreat?  Besides, I really may not be able to take you out So we attacked for two more days, and the arrows in Akasaka City were almost exhausted. Cao Zhen immediately issued an archery letter to enter, saying that you must surrender quickly, otherwise after the stronghold is captured tomorrow, they will all be slaughtered, one by one.  Do not stay!  Liu Ning broke the arrow shafts in public on the stronghold to show that he would not surrender. Of course, he was afraid of shaking the morale of the troops and did not mention "slaughter all".  But Cao Zhen had just returned to his camp when a message came from a fast horse: Nanxiang was lost, Ma Di was defeated, and the Shu Han reinforcements in Bazhong were about to approach Shiquan!  (To be continued.) Mobile phone users please visit http://m.piaotia.net
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