Ma Teng wanted to attack the Bingzhou Army from both front and rear, but Zhang Mo had been thinking from the beginning about how to cut off his retreat and rob him of his food and grass. Therefore, she actually let Li Sujun in Heyang come over deliberately in order to create the appearance of defeat and paralyze him.

Ma Teng led his army across the river to fight, and Zhang Yan had the opportunity to capture Linjin City.

Linjin City has not closed its gates since yesterday. After Ma Teng's soldiers successfully crossed the river, the city has been transporting war horses, ordnance and some grain and grass to the ferry. Therefore, in the early morning, when Zhang Yan's team suddenly came over,

At this time, the group of soldiers and civilians who were transporting things were dumbfounded.

Zhang Yan ordered a thousand men to seize the city gate, and he led four thousand men to kill the Liangzhou army and civilians who were escorting the items.

Five thousand against three thousand, another surprise attack. This battle to seize the city went smoothly. Zhang Yan had people transport things on the road back to the city, leaving two thousand men to defend the city. He took three thousand archers to the river bank to seize the crossing.

vessel.

The news that Linjin City was lost quickly spread to Ma Teng's army, and everyone was dumbfounded. Why was the opponent so fast? The army just crossed the river last night, and the city was lost this morning? Why didn't anyone report the news in advance when the opponent's troops came?

Where are the scouts? Where are the sentries along the way?

"I knew it wasn't that simple. It's true! It's true! That woman is good at surprising people. Her ambush was not arranged on the road, but actually behind our army. It's over..."

Li Su, who was the first to react, looked at the remaining boats by the river, turned pale, and murmured to himself, "There must be ambushes in that camp. There are only a few boats at the moment, and the way back is cut off. How can we cross the 20,000-strong army?"

go back?"

"What are you going back for?"

Ma Teng recovered from the shock and anger, and scolded sternly, "Do you want to go back a little bit and die? I finally got the army to cross the river. Today, even if I die, I have to pull down that camp."

From the time when Ma Teng started his army to the present, he has served as an officer and soldier, and also as a rebel for several years. He has experienced countless battles, and has been chased to desperate situations. The reason why he is still alive today is not only his personal bravery, but also

Calm and commanding in times of crisis.

The way back was cut off, and the food and grass here could only last for four days at most. Only by taking down Gao Shun's camp and capturing a city with all his strength could he have a foothold and avoid being trapped on the river beach by the opponent.

Therefore, even if there is an ambush in that camp, we must attack it today.

Seeing the panic on the faces of the surrounding officers, Ma Teng continued to cheer everyone up, "This time the Bingzhou Army is fighting on the east and west fronts at the same time. There are 40,000 soldiers and horses invested in Jizhou alone, and Yanmen can't

If we don’t leave any troops to guard against the barbarians, and then deduct the more than 10,000 people from Hongnong County, I guess the number of troops stationed in Hedong will not exceed 10,000."

"Now that five thousand Bingzhou troops have appeared in Linjin, only those in the Gaoshun camp are left here. The soldiers have boosted their morale and it will be easy to pull out the camp. By then, our army can go south to Fengling and cross to Huayin. Tongwen

If we attack Duan Xuan from both front and rear, Hongnong County and Hedong County will fall into the hands of our army."

"But if everyone refuses to move forward, then there is really only a dead end. The other party's blocking of my retreat is also encouraging everyone to march forward!"

"The general is right, there is no way out, we can only go forward and kill! Kill all the Bingzhou troops!" A deputy general first agreed.

"Kill all the Bingzhou troops! Kill all the Bingzhou troops!" All the generals shouted.

"Kill all the Bingzhou troops! Kill all the Bingzhou troops..."

The soldiers also roared, and their morale was as high as ever. The sound like thunder pressed down on Gao Shun's camp with overwhelming force.

"It's a desperate fight, that's what I'm most worried about!" Gao Shun said solemnly as he listened to the shouts coming from the river beach.

Although there are still 5,000 Montenegro soldiers behind, the total strength of our own troops is less than 10,000, but Ma Teng has 20,000 soldiers with high morale. In this case, 20,000 soldiers have the momentum of 40,000

It's not impossible to come.

Zhang Mo was also a little panicked. In this plan, this link has the greatest risks and changes. If he is not careful, if the opponent breaks through the camp, the Liangzhou army can march straight into Hedong County.

But if we can defeat Ma Teng and others, and then send troops from Linjin to the rear of Han Sui's army, and attack Lu Bu from front to back, then the two major forces in Liangzhou can be eradicated in this battle.

Seizing food is the second step, and taking Ma Teng and Han Sui in one pot is her ultimate goal.

Zhang Mo still maintained a calm expression on his face and said, "The art of war is like this: one can build up momentum at one go, then it will weaken again, and three times it will be exhausted. His morale will be exhausted as quickly as it comes in. We only need to hold it for two days, and on the third day it will be exhausted."

If we still can't capture it, our morale will collapse. When the time comes for Zhang Yan's troops on the other side to withdraw to Linjin City, someone will definitely rush to cross the river and escape back, and I guess Li Su will be the first one."

She looked at the vanguard of the Liangzhou soldiers from a distance, pointed at the young general and said, "If my guess is correct, this man is Ma Chao, son of Ma Teng. Watching him fight yesterday, he looked like a dazed young man with his head covered.

I want to rush forward, I wish I could

He rushed into my camp in one breath. This man's martial arts are good, but he is a bit too young and impulsive. Zhong Kang will find an opportunity to restrain him in a while. It is best if he can be captured alive. If not, kill this stupid young man first.

, to demoralize the enemy."

Xu Chu responded, "No problem!"

Zhang Mo reminded, "That kid is not simple. You must not underestimate him."

The battle between Ma Chao and Xu Chu in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" did not result in a winner. Zhang Mo didn't know who was stronger among the two people written by Mr. Luo, but in terms of age, Xu Chu was at a certain age at this time.

At the peak of a man's life, Ma Chao was still a boy under twenty years old, and he was inferior to Xu Chu in terms of physical fitness, and in terms of combat experience,

Not to mention that Xu Chu had been trained by Lu Bu for several years, but in terms of actual combat, he was much more experienced than Ma Chao. As long as Xu Chu did not underestimate the enemy, there should be no problem in defeating him.

Zhang Mo said to Gao Shun again, "Don't take action against the Black Mountain troops preparing in the rear. Wait until the Liangzhou soldiers feel that they have broken the stronghold and then attack immediately. This will cut off the opponent's hopes and further damage the enemy's morale."

"clear!"

Gao Shun responded and sent someone to the rear to convey the order.

As the sun rose in the east, Liangzhou's 5,000 vanguard team led by Ma Chao began to move towards the camp, and Gao Shun's soldiers also formed a formation in front of the camp.

Since Linjin City was taken away by Zhang Yan, the horses and ordnance transported by the Liangzhou Army were limited. Except for some generals, the soldiers all fought on foot and did not lose many shields and arrows.

Ma Chao arranged the wooden shields in front of him in three long rows, advancing layer by layer like waves, with pikemen on the left and right of the shields, and archers behind them.

Due to the lack of shields, except for the first three rows, there was no protection at the rear of the entire formation. In contrast to Gao Shun's formation, those shields were like tortoise shells covering them, protecting the soldiers solidly.

After the Liangzhou soldiers entered the shooting range, both sides began to fire arrows. However, Gao Shun's soldiers cooperated with each other and had a tacit understanding. The shield soldiers could always catch the gap between the two arrows and open the tortoise shell. As soon as the arrows were released, the tortoise shell automatically closed up, and the attack

At the same time, they were able to protect themselves well. The Liangzhou army fired three rounds of arrows but had no effect. However, the archers behind them lacked shield protection and were knocked down many times.

Ma Chao was furious when he saw it from behind, and immediately ordered the soldiers to let go and rush over.
Chapter completed!