Shu Han of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

After staying in this area for a while, Zhang Fei ordered the whole army to start deployment.

Don't set up trenches, just set up the crossbow bed, and then mix the crossbowmen and spearmen to block the front.The crossbow bed is behind.This is to attract Yongliang cavalry to attack.

If the secret weapon of the crossbow bed was exposed from the very beginning, everyone would probably become suspicious.

After all, Kou Feng is good at ingenuity and is suspected of being a Mohist child.It has already spread all over the world. It is estimated that everyone who sees something special will think about whether to attack or not.

It doesn't matter if you hide it.

In addition, although Liannu made great contributions in the southern conquest.However, it still hasn't spread in the north. It is estimated that Ma Teng and the others don't know about the Liannu that can shoot ten arrows with one crossbow.

So it's okay to put it up front.

It's much simpler without trenches.Soon, under the leadership of Zhang Fei and Chen Da, the army was organized neatly.

The formation is an inverted triangle.

It stands to reason that to meet the large-scale cavalry raid, it should indeed be arranged in a triangle.However, it should be a regular triangle.The equilateral triangle has a very strong tearing ability.

When the cavalry is charging, after a period of time, cooperate with the soldiers on the side to resist the cavalry more effectively.

Instead, an inverted triangle.

But there are more soldiers in the front and fewer soldiers in the rear.The area in contact with the cavalry will be very large.As soon as the Yongliang cavalry charged, they would fall down one row after another.

Defeat is certain.

But Zhang Fei, how could Chen Da not understand this truth?

They also do this to achieve the greatest range of lethality.One is that although there is a branch of the Yellow River on the left side of this place, there are low bushes on the right side.

Neither is suitable for cavalry to bypass and attack them from the side, but the avenue is wide.Arrange the soldiers into an inverted triangle to defend as much as possible.

If it is made into a general triangle, it will be troublesome for cavalry to gallop past.

In addition, the wide array of soldiers in front means that the more crossbowmen there are, the more lethal the crossbow will be.It can be said that Zhang Fei and Chen Da never thought that the cavalry would defeat them. All they thought about was how to use the power of the crossbow and the crossbow bed to kill and wound the Yongliang cavalry as much as possible.

Lay a strong foundation for the success of Kou Feng's Northern Expedition.

"Okay, it depends on who leads the team that came to rescue Mei County this time. If it's that kid Cao Hong, he will definitely rush over."

In the center of the inverted triangle formation, there is a handsome flag with the word "Chu" on one side, and general flags with the word "Zhang, Chen" on both sides. Zhang Fei and Chen Da rode to stand on horseback. Zhang Fei laughed and said.

Zhang Fei was also trapped in Xudu at the beginning, and after so many years as a general, he has a better understanding of Cao Hong's character, temper, and ability.

And what kind of personality is Cao Hong?The surname is upright and impatient.Also, rather stingy.Of course miserliness has nothing to do with this war.

But impatience is necessary, and impatience makes mistakes easily, and it is easy to fall into tricks.

As for ability, it is top-notch.Let's put it this way, if Zhang Fei and Cao Hong each led [-] soldiers to fight each other, Zhang Fei might not be able to kill Cao Hong if they were not singled out.

Brave and good at fighting.

This is a common characteristic of many Cao and Xiahou generals.Therefore, taking Cao Hong can only be done by tricks.This point, Zhang Fei is very clear.

"I heard that Ma Chao is also full of blood. Besides, Han Sui's son-in-law Yan Xing is also quite brave. Anyway, Ma Teng and the Xiliang generals under Han Sui's tent are all brave and good at fighting, but they think highly of themselves. People. Seeing that we have few soldiers, and we are pawns, and Lie Xin is happy to see that there must be a lot of people who have been killed." Chen Ye said with a big smile.

Back then, Chen Da was also a man with more blood and self-esteem.But after many years in Chu State, under the influence of Kou Feng, he was finally able to restrain himself and became an indispensable force in the Chu army.

Now, looking at those generals who are proud of being brave and good at fighting, they naturally shake their heads.

Who will come to the rescue?

After laughing, Zhang Fei and Chen Da raised their heads and looked to the north, their eyes were full of desire, the desire to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds.

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In the south of Xianyang, there is the Yellow River as a barrier.It's undeniably safe.But the disadvantage is that if the cavalry wants to continue south, they have to cross the river.

Fortunately, there are many ferries on this section of the Yellow River.

At this moment, [-] cavalry are being dispersed into small groups, crossing the Yellow River from large and small ferries.Because there are many ships, the speed is quite fast.But Ma Chao is still dissatisfied with this.

"This kind of situation has really greatly damaged the mobility of the cavalry." Ma Chao said with a calm face.

"Yes, it seems that it is necessary to report to Duke Wei and build a batch of ferries over here. Whether it is a battle or a delivery of supplies, there will be a lot of them." Cao Hong was originally anxious, seeing such a slow crossing of the river, it is also the same. Ma Chao's general idea.

After about an hour, all the [-] cavalry came to the south bank of the Yellow River from the north bank of the Yellow River.

"Stand up for a while, and continue to march." Ma Chao wore a silver-white armor, straddled a Xiliang horse, held a long spear, and rode ahead of the horse. He swung the long spear and roared.

"Woooooo."

Following Ma Chao's order, a long horn sounded.

The scattered cavalry immediately adjusted themselves. Not long after, the [-] troops lined up neatly, exuding the strong aura of the cavalry who ruled the northwest again.

"Meng Qi, now we have crossed the Yellow River, and not far to the south is Mei County. It's time to send spies on a large scale to investigate."

Next to Ma Chao was Cao Hong, who said so.

"The general said, what kind of traps will there be? Or there will be changes in Mei County?" Ma Chao is not a man who is not ignorant of military affairs, and only knows how to show off his courage. Hearing this, he said immediately.

"Aren't the traps too big? We have an army of [-]. What kind of trap can trap us? I'm worried about Mei County. You seldom have direct battles with the Chu army. You don't know how powerful the Chu army is." Cao Hong Said.

In fact, this was what Cao Hong had been worried about all along. According to common sense, three thousand defenders in Mei County should be enough, but if the opponent was the Chu army, it would become confusing.

"The general is overthinking this. Ma Kuang is an elder of his father's generation. He has served in the army for many years and has rich experience. Moreover, he also knows that the cavalry is very close from Xianyang to Mei County, and reinforcements will arrive soon. Besides, there are tens of thousands of shi of food in the city, and the morale of the army will be relatively stable. If it weren’t for the Chu army’s vanguard army of more than [-], he would have defended it.” Ma Chao shook his head and said to Cao Hong with a smile.

"Yeah." Cao Hong nodded, feeling reasonable.

But at this moment, an army appeared ahead.Judging from the attire, it is definitely Qin's army, but it can't tell what kind of army it is.

Disorganized, flustered, and there is no flag that can identify the general.This army is absolutely defeated.As for the troops in the south, one of them is a group of troops from Chang'an City.

The other is the three thousand defenders in Mei County.It was close to Mei County, so it was self-evident where this army came from.

Face slapping, this is naked face slapping.

Just now, Ma Chao was still swearing that the defenders of Mei County would stick to it, and they would definitely stick to it under the leadership of his uncle Ma Kuang.But at this moment, it was the defeated army ahead.

Isn't this a slap in the face?

Ma Chao was full of blood, and this time he was humiliated again, and his face suddenly became very gloomy.

"It may be that the Chu army has too many vanguards, and General Ma can't hold it." Seeing Ma Chao's behavior, Cao Hong immediately comforted him.

"Yes, it must have exceeded [-], otherwise it would not have been the case." Ma Chao said with a slightly better complexion, nodding.

The defeated army on the opposite side was indeed Ma Kuang's defeated army.

Since he felt that the city was crumbling, Ma Kuang decisively led a few soldiers to retreat, and encountered more than a thousand defenders on the way.So they worked together towards the north of the city and fled.

On the way, Ma Kuang was also afraid that Deng Ai would lead his army to pursue him, so he didn't dare to stop. After leaving the city, he continued to run northward.Until now this place.

Because of this, the soldiers' military appearance was disorganized, and it was very embarrassing to carry them.

But everything is safe. When Ma Kuang saw the two handsome flags of "Qin" and "Wei", he immediately felt relieved, knowing that reinforcements had arrived.

Moreover, there are many of them.Then, Ma Kuang glanced at the dark cavalry in front of him, and he was as stable as sitting on a Diaoyutai.

Courageous and vigorous.With so many cavalry around, so what if Deng Aizhen came after them?It's not as good as a gap between the teeth.

After Ma Kuang was emboldened, the expression on his face immediately regained some dignity. "Drive." Ma Kuang pulled the reins and steered the horse to the front of the army.

Ma Chao and Cao Hong also greeted them.

"Young Lord, General Cao." After approaching, Ma Kuang got off his horse and greeted him.

"Uncle, no courtesy."

"The general is exempt."

Ma Chao and Cao Hong also got off their horses and said.Immediately, Ma Chao stepped forward to support Ma Kuang, and asked, "Uncle, what happened in Mei County? Why did you lose it before my reinforcements arrived?"

"The Chu army is fierce." Ma Kuang smiled wryly.As he said that, Ma Kuang couldn't help but recall the scene of the bloody battle against the Chu army on the city. He really didn't want to recall that kind of situation.

"What do you mean? The Chu army has a large number? More than [-]?" Ma Chao was puzzled and dissatisfied when he heard the words. He also looked down on Ma Kuang's uselessness and frowned.

"Chu's army is at [-], and the commanding general is Deng Ai." Ma Kuang smiled wryly again and shook his head.If the Chu army was more than [-], then Ma Kuang would not be defeated, and he would just abandon Mei County and flee.

The Chu army only has [-] soldiers, and the leader of the army is in the weaker ranks. This is an important reason for Ma Kuang's entanglement.

"What?" Ma Chao cried out after hearing the words, his face was ugly and ugly.He had let go before that if the Chu army had not exceeded [-], Ma Kuang would definitely wait for the reinforcements to arrive.

Now the Chu army is no more than [-], and the general leading the army is only a young general Deng Ai. Ma Kuang was defeated.This is a slap in the face, a real slap in the face.

Ma Chao is full of blood, how can he bear this.

(To be continued)