Han Dao world

Chapter 349

Ma Chao returned to his camp, angrily ordered the soldiers to assemble and prepare to attack.

Pound was taken aback, and hurried over to ask.

They had fought for a day and had just returned to the camp to rest. Some soldiers had not had time to eat, so why did they attack again?

In front of Pound, Ma Chao had nothing to hide.He bluntly said that the older Ma Teng was, the less courageous he became. He was afraid that the loss would be too great, and he wanted to ask the emperor for reinforcements, so that he could make the first contribution.

Pound listened and did not object directly.

He knew Ma Chao's temper, and if he really wanted to fight back, no one could persuade him.

But he also knew that the risk of attacking Fu Luohan at night was too great.Fu Luohan followed all the way, but he never launched an attack. It was obviously deliberate, waiting for the opportunity to attack, how could Ma Chao succeed in a surprise attack.

"Attacking Fuluohan at night is not difficult, but killing Fuluohan is somewhat difficult."

"It's not difficult, why bother me?" Ma Chao was indignant. "I just want to chop off Fu Luohan's head and let Lu Bu and his daughter see who is the real warrior."

"That's true. Not only must Fu Luohan's head be cut off, but the loss should be minimized as much as possible. Only in this way can the reputation of the young general be fully displayed. Otherwise, not only the general will be angry, but the emperor will also be dissatisfied."

"Tianzi?" Ma Chao was stunned.

The loss is huge, and it is understandable for Ma Teng to be dissatisfied. What is the emperor dissatisfied with?
Pound said unhurriedly: "Major General, do you know why His Majesty only led three thousand fine cavalry to march north?"

"That's needless to say, poor."

"Although the Son of Heaven is in a difficult situation, he doesn't have only three thousand horses. In the battle of Huayin alone, there were [-] to [-] horses in the old part of Xiliang who made an emergency landing."

Ma Chao blinked. "Why is that?"

Pound laughed. "Your Majesty has far-reaching considerations, not only considering the suppression of the Huns' rebellion, countering the invasion of the Xianbei people, but also the long-term stability of the northern border. The northern border is poor, and the number of soldiers that can be supported is limited, so we can only use elite soldiers to win more with less. Otherwise, Xianbei will not be used. If people come to fight, the food and taxes needed by the army alone can bring down the court."

Ma Chao thought for a while, then nodded involuntarily. "Ling Ming, you are right. I haven't thought about it. If there are enough troops, there is [-] troops like Meng Tian, ​​and the Xianbei people are nothing. But if this is the case, the big man is afraid that he will be overwhelmed like the Great Qin. Fall apart."

"With elite soldiers, there are also famous generals." Pang De deliberately paused to let Ma Chao concentrate. "What His Majesty needs is not only a unparalleled warrior who can charge into battle and capture the flag, but also a famous general who can strategize and win more with less."

"I can win more with less." Ma Chao said, but his confidence was a little lacking.

"Of course the major general can win more with less, it has always been like this in the past. It's just that His Majesty needs higher requirements, not only to win more with less, but also to reduce casualties as much as possible. In the northern border, it is easy to replenish war horses, but the elite soldiers are more difficult." It’s not something that can be accomplished in one day. If the loss is too large and the combat power is greatly reduced, it will not be a perfect solution after all.”

Ma Chao rolled his eyes and didn't speak for a long time.

He can win more with less, but losses are inevitable.

After all, his subordinates don't have such good armor and ordnance, let alone armored cavalry as a sharp weapon for charging into the formation.

The fact that Lu Bu was able to make the first contribution and overwhelm Fu Luohan's Chinese army was related to his possession of ten vests.Without the vest given by the emperor, he may not be able to escape unscathed.

"Ling Ming, what should we do then?"

"The major general beheaded Xie Guini, and Fu Luohan might not leave easily. If the major general first repays the merit to the emperor, and then asks the emperor to send armored cavalry to reinforce him, why worry about helping Luo Han?"

Ma Chao suddenly realized, glanced at Pound, and scolded with a smile: "Ling Ming, after you have studied for a few days, your eloquence will become better and better. In my opinion, even if you don't go to war in the future, being a lobbyist is more than enough."

"Don't dare." Pang De cupped his hands and said, "The Major General wants to fight, so I should follow the Major General. If the Major General wants to repay his meritorious service, I will go with the Major General. I once fought with Guo Shilang, and I have said a few times In a word, it may be able to help the major general."

Thinking of inviting armored cavalry to help out, Ma Chao immediately regained his spirits.

"That `s a deal."

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Early the next morning, Ma Chao asked Ma Teng to go to Chengyi to meet him, and asked the emperor to send troops to reinforce him.

Seeing Ma Chao's change of heart, Ma Teng was overjoyed and immediately arranged for him to leave.

After asking in private, Ma Teng was very happy when he learned that Pound persuaded him, and asked Pound to follow Ma Chao well.

Ma Chao and Pang De set off and rushed to Chengyi.

Ma Teng followed suit and retreated slowly to Shuofang.

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Tu Shenze.

The white horse copper reined in the mount, slid off the horse's back, squatted by the water, scooped up a handful of water, and splashed it on his almost numb face.

After half a month of tossing and going back and forth for nearly a thousand miles, he returned to the bank of Tu Shenze.

Only worse.

The last supply was taken away by Fu Luohan, and there were only a thousand riders left behind, and the others either dispersed or surrendered.

Thinking about how a few months ago, he was still the commander in chief with a crowd of more than [-], and he felt that he might be having a nightmare.As long as you wake up from the dream, everything will return to normal.

With a bowel sound of "Gulu", Bai Matong woke up from the dream.

Whether he is dreaming or not, he must first solve the problem of having a full stomach.

All the supplies were robbed by Fu Luohan. In order to fill his stomach, he had slaughtered all the spare horses along the way.If he couldn't find any more supplies, he could only slaughter his mount.

"Marshal, there are people over there." A personal guard suddenly called out, his voice full of anxiety.

"Who?" Bai Ma Tong stood up and looked into the distance.

"It seems to be..." The guard hesitated for a moment, then suddenly ran towards the horse. "Run, it's Han Chinese."

As soon as the word "Han people" came out, everyone panicked and rushed to their horses.

The white horse bronze horse was frightened and rushed into the water.Baima Tong was at a loss for a moment, so he rushed over, and when he pulled the horse back, he found that it was too late to run away.

Two teams of Han cavalry outflanked and forced most of the fleeing Huns back to the shore and to the side of Baima Tong.

Some Huns had already resigned to their fate and surrendered on their knees.

When one person knelt down, others followed, and in a blink of an eye they all knelt down.

Baima Tong did not kneel.

He looked at the Han generals approaching slowly, frowned, and said in blunt Chinese: "Are you Han Sui's subordinate?"

"Yes." Cheng Gongying smiled slightly, kicked the horse's belly lightly, and took a few steps forward. "Bai Ma Tong, commander of the Tu various ministries? How did you get to this point? Where are your subordinates?"

Baima Tong didn't answer Cheng Gongying's words. "Where is Han Sui, I want to see him."

Cheng Gongying smiled. "The general is at Jiming Fort, but he doesn't want to see you, he just wants to see your head. Are you going to kill yourself, or should I help you?"

Bai Matong was stunned, stared at Cheng Gongying for a moment, and laughed loudly.

After a long time, he suppressed his laughter, threw away his saber, drew out his dagger, stroked the blade, and sighed, "I'm the one who is blind to believe that a man like Han Sui deserves to die. Don't bother me, I'm a white horse." He is also a good Hun boy, not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death."

After speaking, he tore off the leather robe, exposed his chest, and stabbed his knife into his heart.

Blood gushed out, and Bai Matong stared at Cheng Gongying with round eyes, and said hissingly, "Please tell Han Sui, I will watch how he dies."

(End of this chapter)