The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 298
The most feared thing on the battlefield is discord among the people, especially when the Xiliang people also look down on the Qiang people.

Although the Qiang people were suppressed by Xiliang, in fact, it was just that the Qiang people were unwilling to die together with the Xiliang people. Otherwise, even if Ma Teng and Han Sui presided over it, they might not dare to fight. Words will win.

This means that the small and medium tribes that formed the Qiang nationality are afraid of the Han people, while the big tribes in turn bully the Han people in some things.

In Xiliang, it is true that the Han people suppressed the Qiang people, and conversely, it is also true that the Qiang people suppressed the Han people by their strength and weakness.

Of course, this is nothing at all, since these Qiang people will be recruited, they will not be the kind of guys who look down on the Han people, or even have ambitions.

But the Han soldiers who couldn't stand the rear wanted to play tricks.

In addition, Ma Teng had already ordered the attack before, so when the Qiang people hesitated after hearing Wei Tao's words, the soldiers in the rear immediately let out a burst of shouts.

"Kill! Kill them all! Kill...kill..."

The army pays attention to orders and prohibitions, not to mention that when the soldiers in the rear move, the Qiang people in the front cannot continue to stand still.

In addition, at this time, Han Sui was also afraid that Ma Teng had really thought up just now, so he immediately drew his sword and pointed.

"kill!"

Han Sui gave an order, and although the Qiang people on his side were indeed hesitant, they all pulled out their weapons and charged towards the guards.

Although Ma Teng and Han Sui were already at odds, they could still maintain some tacit understanding when facing the same enemy. Seeing this, Ma Teng sighed softly, and then gave the order.

"Pass my order, the whole army will charge! Ling Ming, if there is a chance, capture Wei Tao's generals for me in exchange for Chao'er!"

"promise!"

Pang De, Ma Dai and others also knew that the situation was like this at this time. Although they were unwilling, they all made their promises, and then they led their own troops to rush forward.

"Kill..."

Seeing such a situation, Wei Tao was really surprised. In fact, this battle was inevitable.

With a wave of his hand, countless soldiers stepped forward, and the huge shield blocked everyone behind them. At the same time, countless archers shot arrows one after another, and the arrows were like rain, densely packed into one.

However, the distance between the two sides is not too far, and most of the Xiliang coalition forces are cavalry. From this point of view, at most a quarter of an hour, the Xiliang army can charge to the front, and the soldiers under Wei Tao's command may have to face No one knows how long Xiliang can last when the army rises.

But at this moment, Wei Tao waved his hand again, and immediately saw dozens of vehicle frames being pushed out, covered with white cloth.

The cavalry charged together, and there was absolutely no reason to stop. Even if the car caught fire, those cavalry would not charge.

But at this time, when the white cloth was lifted, it was immediately fascinating to see a piece of white rice grains, and then suddenly pushed, dozens of cars fell down, and countless rice grains and hay were spread all over the ground.

These are the rice rations in Wei Tao's camp. Hundreds of cart frames are Wei Tao's food for ten days.

It's not that Wei Tao doesn't know this truth, but he ordered people to do so.

All of a sudden, a white 'moat' appeared in front of the guard formation, and a large amount of rice was piled up, which immediately dazzled people's eyes.

If it was something else, the Qiang people might not care about it, but it was the severe winter, and some small tribes of the Qiang people were very hungry. So what did they do for Ma Teng and Han Sui?
Isn't it just these rice flour grains?

If they trampled on it, all the food and grass would be destroyed, and they would naturally feel heartbroken.

Therefore, the soldiers who were charging forward suddenly slowed down, and when the vanguard stopped, the people behind had no choice but to stop.

It's just that they stopped, Wei Tao didn't give an order to stop, a series of arrows came, and immediately shot the person in front to the ground.

But even so, many Qiang people are still hesitant at this time, unwilling to move forward.

Wei Tao planned to disrupt the morale of the army.

"Damn it! It's just food and grass. As long as you can beat Wei Tao, I'll give you as much as you want!"

Han Sui didn't follow the charge, but it didn't mean he didn't know anything. After seeing the army stop, he couldn't help shouting.

It's a pity that although Han Sui was valued by the Qiang people, he didn't have that much prestige, not to mention that the Qiang people were not stupid. They naturally knew that even Ma Teng and Han Sui couldn't get the rice grain.

But at this moment, Ma Teng also shouted loudly.

"As long as the guards can be defeated, I will definitely provide the money and food that the tribes need!"

Compared with Han Sui, Ma Teng had a higher reputation among the Qiang people because of Ma Chao, so when he heard Ma Teng's call, some Qiang people were ready to make another move.

But at this time, Wei Tao just smiled slightly.

Wei Tao also wouldn't put his hopes on this little trick. In fact, it was beyond Wei Tao's expectation that this trick could be implemented in this way.

"retreat!"

Seeing Wei Tao spit out a word coldly, the guard immediately faced the Xiliang army and retreated slowly.

It is said that they retreated slowly, but in fact, they have already retreated a hundred meters away in just a moment, leaving the food and grass far away.

In fact, speaking of it, such a thing is inconceivable. Normally, who would make people retreat so easily on the battlefield?

There is no retreat on the battlefield, but if there is retreat, there is only one possibility, defeat.

Because when two armies are fighting, as long as one side retreats, the other side will definitely pursue and kill. In the end, the side that is being chased must be defeated. Therefore, if the two armies are fighting, if the situation is not defeated, no one will definitely It is an order to retreat.

But this impossible thing turned out to be possible at this time. After Wei Tao ordered to retreat, the Qiang people who were still about to make a move stopped and let Wei Tao retreat a hundred meters.

Why is this so?

It is also simple to say, that is, those Qiang people are jealous when they see "grain", and even some Qiang people immediately dismounted to collect the grain when they saw the guards retreating, and they stopped firing arrows.

The Qiang people were in front, and the Xiliang soldiers were behind. The Qiang people stopped like this, but they became an invisible city wall, blocking the Xiliang soldiers, unable to move forward. The Qiang people rushed to kill together.

It's a pity that Ma Teng and Han Sui are still rational. If they turn against the Qiang people at this time, and if they are killed by Wei Tao again, the situation will change drastically, and they will be unlucky at that time.

It can be said that if Wei Tao withdraws his army at this time, it can be withdrawn, but without food and supplies, Wei Tao's army will never last for three days. If this is the case, it is better to fight to the death with the Xiliang army. Why?
"All the soldiers listen to the order! Now our army has run out of food and grass! Only by defeating the Xiliang army and taking all its food and grass can we survive. Are all the soldiers willing to fight with me?"

"Battle! Fight! Fight!"

The victory of killing and screaming shook the sky, this is the soldiers under Wei Tao's command, even though Wei Tao had repeatedly retreated for conspiracy before, the morale of the soldiers under his command has always remained undiminished.

This is the method of breaking the boat and sinking the boat, and it can also be said to be the method of arousing the greatest courage of the soldiers.

In today's world, only Wei Tao can use this method.

However, although the morale of the army has not diminished, Wei Tao has never launched an attack immediately. At this time, only a part of the Qiang people who have been seduced have always been sitting on their horses.

This is exactly the shrewdness of the Qiang people. They know what they benefit from, and they wantonly harvest food while maintaining the deterrence of force.

Although the Qiang people were in the two armies, after putting on a posture that they were not afraid of anything, neither Ma Teng, Han Sui nor Wei Tao could fight to the death with the Qiang people.

In this way, the Qiang people will benefit.

Orders and prohibitions, Wei Tao did not order to act, so naturally no one moved, but Wei Tao's soldiers, seeing their food and grass being taken by the Qiang people, were already secretly furious in their hearts, and once they let go, they would definitely explode with all their strength.

However, soon all the food and supplies were taken in by the Qiang people. At this time, the Qiang people saw trouble.

There was quite a lot of food, grass and luggage, which was enough to feed the tens of thousands of Wei Tao's army for ten days. If they were economical, they could even last for a month.

But there is one thing that makes the Qiang people embarrassed. Which one will go to battle or bring a grain cart?

As for handing over these grains and grass to Ma Teng and Han Sui for safekeeping, and retrieving them after the war, this is naturally the best way, but can Ma Teng and Han Sui trust them?

It is not that the Qiang people have never fought against Ma Teng and Han Sui. If Ma Teng and Han Sui were not strong enough, how could the Qiang people submit willingly?

At this moment, the distrust between the Qiang people, Ma Teng, and Han Sui broke out in an all-round way. Although Wei Tao, who was supposed to be the opponent of the Qiang people, also lined up and attacked directly with troops, more Qiang people were about to attack. Put your eyes behind you, as if the enemy is behind them.

"If Ma Chao was still around, he could still use his prestige to subdue the Qiang people. Now, how can we get it with the power of Ma Teng and Han Sui alone? Without the suppression of powerful figures like Ma Chao, if there is a slight conflict, his internal affairs will naturally be violent." against."

Seeing this, Wei Tao was quite surprised and said something coldly.

"The Qiang people seek profit, and the interest lies in their military orders. Therefore, I abandoned this kind of food, grass and luggage, and let it be taken by the Qiang people, which is to bribe them. Although the Xiliang army can also follow suit, but Those Qiang people are not stupid, they don't have such a strong strength to protect everything. So their best choice now is to use their substantial military strength to escort the food and grass I sent away. However, after eating my food , and I'm going to double-vomit them all in no time!"

Wei Tao seemed to be talking to himself, but in fact, that was exactly the case. At this time, the Qiang wanted to escort the food and grass away from the battlefield, relying on their considerable strength.

(End of this chapter)