Chapter 1322

Zhang Lu had no idea. After listening to Zhang Wei, he nodded and agreed.

Zhang Wei took Yang ang, Yang Ren and a group of Hanzhong army generals to Yangpingguan. Zhang Lu allocated food and grass after that.

Yang Ren was very familiar with the terrain of Yangping pass and suggested: "there was a pass before Yangping pass. The terrain was very dangerous. It's better to build a camp on the pass and guard it. Yuan Jun couldn't even get in."

Zhang Weishen thought so and said, "I guard Yangping pass. You two go to the pass to build a stronghold and prepare for war."

Yang ang and Yang Ren took orders and left.

Ma Chao was eager for revenge. He led 10000 troops and horses. He went all the way into Hanzhong, and went all the way to Nanzheng, the capital of Hanzhong.

There is a report from the detective horse ahead. It is still 40 miles from Yangping pass.

Ma Dai advised, "brother, don't be too hasty. Now you have arrived in Zhanglu, and the soldiers have been marching for a day or two and are tired. It's better to camp and rest for a while until you have enough strength to attack the pass."

Ma Chao said, "I look at Hanzhong like a pattern on my palm; Zhang Lu and others are all local chickens and dogs. During the war of Chang'an, Zhang Lu sat on a strong city and was not enemy or our army. How can he stop me if there is only one pass today?"

So Ma Chao ordered the vanguard army to go to the first 15 li of Yangping pass before digging the trench and camping.

Unexpectedly, a fire broke out in the camp at midnight. Ma Chao quickly put on his horse and led ma Dai and others to meet the enemy; It turned out that Yang ang and Yang Ren came to rob the camp in two ways.

The camp caught fire and suffered another raid, which greatly reduced the morale of sergeant Ma Chao. Not to mention Ma Chaojun's journey through the stars and nights, and his soldiers are tired; The terrain before Yangping pass is dangerous, which is not enough for the cavalry to show their strengths.

Even though Ma Chao was unparalleled in bravery and even killed two central Han dental generals, he could not recover the defeat of his soldiers. Seeing that he was going to be surrounded by Zhang Lujun's soldiers, Ma Chao didn't dare to fight. He had to fight and retreat with Ma Dai and Ma Yunlu.

At dawn, Zhang Lujun just withdrew his troops and returned to the pass.

Ma Chao checked the soldiers. This time, he was robbed and lost more than 3000 people. It can be said that he had a bad start.

This is the result of Ma Chao's brave battle, which makes Zhang Lujun afraid. It would be even worse if I were a commander with low military value. It's hard to say whether there will be 3000 people left.

The loss of 3000 people came second, but they were robbed when they first arrived. The morale of the vanguard army was almost exhausted, and there was a sense of pessimism everywhere.

These vanguard troops belong to the yuan family. Although they are not the most elite troops, they have also won many victories. How could they have suffered such a loss under Bai Xiaowen's hands?

Ma Chao always has his own unique means to boost morale. He ordered the restoration of the camp, and then led 500 cavalry to challenge the pass camp of Yang ang and Yang Ren.

However, after the battle of Chang'an and the battle last night, Yang ang and Yang Ren knew Ma Chao's courage and avoided the war. When Ma Chao leads his troops close, they will be shot back by a shower of arrows.

Ma Chao could not recover his low morale if he could not defeat the generals in front of the two armies, and it was even more impossible to urge the 7000 soldiers to attack the pass.

Ma Chao was depressed, but there was nothing he could do.

Ma Yunlu said, "brother, don't worry. When the army of Duke Yan comes, there will be a good plan to break the pass."

Ma Chao didn't listen to this sentence. Fortunately, after listening to it, he was even more bored and stared at his hands.

Ma Dai saw Ma Chao's small emotion and said, "although our army was robbed, it didn't suffer a big loss because of his brother's bravery; Zhang Lu's loss that night was no less than ours. Since the enemy avoided the war, we can send more detailed exploration horses to go deep into the vicinity of Yangping pass, draw geographical graphics, and then study the strategies to break the enemy."

Ma Chao nodded and adopted Ma Dai's opinion.

However, for several days, he drew geographical figures. After research, Ma Chaojun found that Yangping pass was dangerous. It was really a bit like "one man is in charge of the pass, ten thousand men can't open".

There's a path, but it's so rough that you can't even get through a horse. Yang ang and Yang Ren are generals in Hanzhong. They are more familiar with the terrain here. They have already sent someone to cut off the path. They don't want to sneak across at all.

Ma Chao was at a loss. Three days later, Bai Xiaowen's army arrived at Yangpingguan.

Ma Chao paid a visit to Bai Xiaowen, Duke of the state of Yan. He was ashamed when asked about the war.

Ma Yunlu and Ma Dai tried to find excuses for their brother.

Bai Xiaowen nodded and said, "the thief army is desperate and difficult to attack. It's no wonder Meng Qi."

In fact, Bai Xiaowen had long expected that Ma Chao could not overcome it.

Let alone conquer, it's good not to lose.

After all, the enemy waits for work with ease and guards against danger; Ma Chao is eager for revenge. He travels through the stars and nights. The terrain in front of the pass is dangerous, and it is not suitable for Ma Chao's "commander of the iron cavalry".

Military master Xun you said, "did general Chenglie (referring to Ma Chao) explore the mountains and rivers nearby a few days before the pass?"

Ma Chao ordered people to present the geographical map and Xun you opened it to watch.

After a while, Xunyou raised his head and said, "Lord Yan, your subordinates can't break through the terrain of Yangping pass by relying on a large number of people. Lord Yan needs to be prepared for a long stalemate."

Ma Chao felt better. It turned out that the army of the Duke of Yan had no choice.

Bai Xiaowen said, "I have a plan to break the pass camp. Once I break the camp, Yangping pass can fall. If I can catch and kill Zhang Wei, Zhang Lu will fall and Hanzhong can decide."

Ma Chao was stunned, while yuan Junzhong was all excited and the haze of vanguard defeat was swept away.

Ma Yunlu looked at Bai Xiaowen with admiration, but Bai Xiaowen didn't see it.

On the same day, Bai Xiaowen led a pro army to the pass to check the terrain of the pass.

Unexpectedly, a drum sounded and the ambush began. Yang ang and Yang Ren were killed in two ways.

Bai Xiaowen's soldiers were suddenly attacked, but they were not panicked.

Cao Hong's flying horse took the lead to resist Yang ang; Zhang Xiu resists Yang Ren.

Under Bai Xiaowen's control, Camille, Li Shuyi and other friendly awakeners worked together to raid Yang Ren and try to kill him.

However, the hundreds of soldiers around Yang Ren were not vegetarian. They were all good hands and protected Yang Ren. In addition, Yang Ren's ability was not weak. He fought in a scuffle for a while, and each called for money to withdraw.

However, this war did not hurt the soldiers like Ma Chao, but killed many soldiers of Zhang Lujun.

Yang ang and Yang Ren, who could not steal the chicken and erode the rice, resumed the turtle style tactics, stuck to the pass and stayed closed.

"These two Hanzhong generals are brave when they should go to war, calm when they shouldn't go to war, and they can be regarded as generals." Bai Xiaowen commented.

The next day, Bai Xiaowen took people to check the terrain in front of the village. This time eryang learned to be good. He only sent his men to scold in front of the stronghold and didn't go to war.