Han Shizu

Chapter 646
The Shu army was in a hurry to chase, as if they were unwilling to give up, but their horsepower was not as good as that of the Han cavalry, and they always fell behind, and the pursuit was ineffective. Got angry.

The generals from Nanzheng had never fought against the Han army. The advantage is that they still have the courage to dare to fight against them. The disadvantage is that they don't know how deep they are, they pursue recklessly, and completely forget Li Tinggui's instructions.

Until they approached the Han camp, seeing the Han cavalry who were attacking from two sides under the cover of the hills and wanted to outflank them, they became sober quickly.Looking at the Han cavalry that was twice as large as his own, no matter how ignorant he was, the Shu general did not have the confidence to be outnumbered.Recalling Li Tinggui's confession, he shouted: "The Han army is cunning, if there is an ambush, withdraw!"

Then quickly led his subordinates, reined in his horse, turned around, and returned along the same road.Pursued too deeply, enjoyed the pleasure of pursuing, and experienced the pain of fleeing again.The more urgent you are when chasing, the more desperate you are when you are fleeing.

"Give me a copy, and don't let the Shu riders go!" Ma Renyu rode his horse in front, took the lead, and shouted at the top of his voice, his face full of excitement.

The Han cavalry around them are all elites, and they are very skilled in counterattack and plagiarism operations. Once the military order is issued, they are all skilled in changing formations and attacking.Ma Renyu rushed forward, and he was full of fighting spirit and murderous.

After the army was reorganized from Guanzhong and the Southwest Camp was established, Ma Renyu was transferred from Fengchen Camp by Liu Chengyou to support Xiang Xun.As a brave general who came out of the Fengchen camp, he was young and handsome, because of his bravery, and the person the emperor liked, Xiang Xun naturally attached great importance to training.

However, Ma Renyu participated in the war as a cavalry general in the Shu-Han war.However, since the start of the war, the two sides have fought fiercely between the mountains, and it is basically a city defense battle. Although the cavalry under the command are in the battle sequence, there is really not much use for them.At most, when Liangquan, Guzhen, Shunzheng and other cities were attacking and defending, they led people to cover the formation and watch the battle.

As a vigorous and high-spirited young warrior, the feeling of not being able to fight but sitting on the sidelines is really uncomfortable. Ma Renyu is also suffocated. It is rare to have such a chance to kill the enemy with his life. Even if the target is relatively small, it still makes him excited.

Once the fighting spirit accumulated for a long time breaks out, what will appear is a group of men who are hungry and thirsty, riding like wolves and tigers, with iron hooves, hot pursuit, endless death, continuous shooting of crossbows, throwing javelins, and skilled charging skills , Almost made Shu Qi collapse.

Entangling and strangling all the way, before reaching Xicheng Pass, Li Tinggui saw that the situation was not good, so he ordered his troops to go out of the city and set up an array to respond, and cooperated with the remaining Shu cavalry to resist and counterattack.Ma Renyu was also bold. Seeing that the city gate was open, and there was some gap between the corresponding Shu army formation and the suspension bridge, he went around directly, as if he was going to rush into the city.

It directly caused the Shu army to waver, and no matter how unconfident Li Tinggui was, it would not be so arrogant for the Han army to break through with a thousand horses.He directly used his supervising team, set up shields and guns under the city, and rained arrows on the city, blocking the Han cavalry abruptly.

The available space under the city is not large. After losing dozens of horses, Ma Renyu decisively ordered to turn to the battle, and headed towards the weak point of the Shu army, smashed it fiercely, killed hundreds of people, left the battle circle, and walked away .

What was left to the Shu army was a mess, fragmented, and wounded soldiers everywhere.He was more afraid of the retreating Han army than angry. Although he repelled the arrogant Han cavalry and captured more than a dozen horses, his low morale was hit again.

And Li Tinggui could only suppress the cheap humiliation, gritted his teeth, held his breath, took in the defeated soldiers, treated the wounded, appeased the soldiers, and readjusted the city defense.

The thick city gate of Xixian County closed slowly. After suffering this loss, Li Tinggui did not plan to open the city gate again.

Compared with the depressed and defeated emotions that began to spread in the Shu army in Xixian County, the Han cavalry side, under the leadership of Ma Renyu, gradually returned to the camp as a whole team, and by the way, checked the battle damage and results, and took care of the leftover and lost horses. .

"The Shu army is still so vulnerable!" On the way back to the camp, a battalion general under his command laughed, his face trembling: "If it weren't for the lack of preparation, we just attacked the city, and the victory of breaking the city would have been taken by us. If it is won, there is no need for the army to attack the city step by step."

"A mere small victory, you are so arrogant, no wonder Dushuai wants to crack down on the arrogant soldiers in the army recently!" Although Ma Renyu reprimanded, but the face of the young Yingwei was also full of smiles: "Arrogant soldiers must be defeated!" Don't you understand the truth?"

"It's not that we are arrogant and underestimate the enemy, it's just that the combat power of the Shu army is so strong. Since the invasion of Shu, we have been serving as a foil, arrogant, but sitting and watching other troops kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds. The soldiers are holding back their breath , This battle can be regarded as relieved!" The battalion general sighed with emotion.

As he said that, paying attention to Ma Renyu's expression, he muttered: "Besides, you just attacked the city, and it was you, General, who led the charge."

Hearing what he said, Ma Renyu also grinned, but quickly stopped, and said a little seriously: "However, I think the morale of the Shu army has recovered. When it is time, it is much more intense!"

"In a short period of time, I lost 63 horses!" Ma Renyu turned to look at the battalion with a look of pain on his face: "After returning to the camp, remember all the brothers who died in battle. If there is a chance, take them in its corpse"

"Yes!" There is not much to say in such matters.

Looking around, Ma Renyu sighed and said: "The geographical situation here is really not conducive to our big man's cavalry. We still have to wait until we enter the Central Sichuan Plain, so that we can gallop and use our strength!"

"The general is right! In my opinion, if we fight at the current speed, our army will be able to celebrate the New Year in Chengdu next year!" said the battalion general.

Ma Renyu shook his head. Although he was brave and confident, he was not so conceited to that extent. Not to mention the precipitousness of the Shuling Mountains and the treacherous passes, this winter would not be so easy to get through.In addition, although the imperial court continued to attack Shu, its support for the front line did not seem to want to swallow Shu.

When he was Pan Mei's younger brother in the early years, Ma Renyu was basically obsessed with honing martial arts, mastering riding and archery, asking and listening to Pan Mei a lot.However, after entering the Fengchen camp, in addition to exercising physical fitness and practicing combat skills, education in culture, art of war, and warfare is also indispensable. After such edification, after arriving in the Southwest Camp, it can be regarded as achieving complete personal independence.

Unknowingly, through continuous observation, General Xiao Ma had his own independent thinking and opinions on the situation and development of the war.

The sky gradually dimmed, and the men and horses were exhausted after a day of marching, camping, and fighting.The winter wind blew coldly, whistling, and along the road, from time to time, the corpses of Shu soldiers who had just been chased and killed in battle could be seen, like road signs, guiding the soldiers to return to camp.When encountering a small number of corpses of Han soldiers, they were brought back to the camp for cremation.

At the time of the return, the Han army camp on the east bank of Jushui had been completely built, and the efficiency of the elite army was often staggering.The layout of the camp wall is reasonable, the defense is strict, and the voices of people and animals can be heard.

In the commander's tent, Xiang Xunzheng studied the enemy's situation with the generals of the Han Dynasty, and dictated the deployment of the west city that he had observed in the evening, and wrote and drew marks in the military record room.Regardless of fatigue, dinner is just a few mouthfuls.

The cavalry who attacked returned to the camp, which caused some cheers. After the notification, they entered the account. Xiang Xun raised his eyes and asked, "How about the general Ma's capture?"

"The last general chased and killed all the way to the west city, killed nearly three hundred Shu cavalry, and captured 160 or eight war horses. The Shu army in the city came out of the city to meet them. The last general saw the gap and led people to attack. He wanted to break through the city in one fell swoop, but was blocked by the Shu army desperately. In desperation, they had no choice but to attack the supporting Shu army, break through its formation, and return with hundreds of casualties," reported Ma Renyuhui.

"it is good!"

"The results are quite fruitful!"

"General Pony is really brave!"

The Han general in the tent smiled and expressed his praise and congratulations to Ma Renyu.Although Ma Renyu is young, he is not yet 22 years old, but because of his generosity and open-mindedness as a Hebei Hebei hero, he has a good reputation in the army, and many generals and schools have a good relationship with him.

"You are full of courage! With your thousand riders, how dare you rush to pass the city!" Xiang Xun also smiled and asked, "How about the Shu army's resistance?"

Ma Renyu replied: "His morale has recovered, if he sticks to the city, it will not be easy to break it!"

Listening to his answer, Xiang Xun's face became more satisfied. He made an objective comment and did not underestimate the enemy.

"This commander personally inspected the city defenses of the Shu army. The Xixian County was indeed solidly built by Li Tinggui. The pool was wide and the walls were solid. The preparations were sufficient, and there were almost no loopholes in the layout. It seems that Liang Quan and Shunzheng fell in a battle. Impossible!" Xiang Xun got up, looked around, and said calmly: "However, no matter how strong the city is, it must be defended by people. I don't believe that the defeated soldiers, new troops, and mobs in the city can stop my army!"

"I would like to listen to Dushuai's deployment!" Immediately, someone took the lead in expressing his opinion loudly.

"Doesn't Li Tinggui want to live and die with Xixian County? This commander will help him!" Xiang Xun clenched his fist and said coldly: "The order will be issued for ten days, and the three or four prefectures of Feng, Cheng, Jie, and Xing will recruit [-] civilians. Come to the army to help!

Tomorrow, the camp will be set up and the stronghold will be moved forward to the lower stronghold in front of the pass. All the generals will gather their troops and build siege equipment to prepare to break the city! "

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)