This effect was also within Ma Chao's expectation. At the beginning, Ma Chao used martial arts to gain a great reputation among the Qiang people. Whether it is the army of the Qiang or the Han people, the generals with high martial arts will have the meaning of admiration.
What Ma Chao can foresee is that once he defeats Chang'an's army, his prestige in Wudu, Longxi and Hanyang will be unmatched. This is extremely important for the stability of the rule.
"General, the combat effectiveness of the Chang'an Army should not be underestimated, and Tai Shici is extremely brave. Will there be no defense against our army?" Zhang Heng said.
Ma Chao squinted his eyes and looked at Zhang Heng for a moment. Zhang Heng was originally the chief general of the Wudu County Army. After Ma Chao arrived in Wudu, he naturally could not keep the military power in his hands. As for what Zhang Heng thought of him, it was not Ma Chao. The thing to consider, what he has to do is to win and wash away the shame of the day.
"General Zhang thinks that our army should stay in the city, waiting for Lu Bu to lead the army to arrive? As a warrior in the Liangzhou army, no matter what kind of enemy he faces, he must have high fighting spirit." Ma Chao asked in a deep voice. road.
Zhang Heng said neither humble nor overbearing: "Our army has the benefits of the city. If the general abandons the benefits of the city and turns out of the city to attack the enemy's barracks, he will be gratifying after victory, but if he fails, it will be a great blow to the morale of the army. "
Zhang Heng's prestige in the Wudu Army is not low. After hearing Zhang Heng's remarks, many generals have also agreed. After all, he has to take a lot of risks when he goes to war.
Ma Chao coldly snorted: "This general only needs a thousand cavalry to follow. You don't need to wait for the battle."
Seeing that Ma Chao had made up his mind, Zhang Heng sighed in his heart. To be fair, his words were really for the benefit of Wudu. In Ma Chao's eyes, he wanted to fight for military power with Ma Chao. .
In the middle of the night, the Hechi city gate, which had been closed for days, slowly opened, and a group of cavalrymen disappeared not far away in the dark.
Since the battle that day, Tai Shici has strictly ordered the generals in the army to guard the camp attentively. However, most of the soldiers in the army are recruits. Although they have experienced battles against thieves, they have not truly experienced the cruelty on the real battlefield. After the soldiers from the secret sentry were removed one after another, the camp of the Chang'an Army was displayed in front of Ma Chao.
With a wave of the tiger's head Zhan's golden gun, a thousand cavalrymen marched towards the camp of the Chang'an Army. The soldiers above the camp had just beaten the gong in their hands, but they were shot by the dense arrows.
Opening the gate of the village, Ma Chao took the lead to enter the camp of the Chang'an Army. The cavalry who followed were the first thing to do was to light the tent in the camp. At such a late night, the lit tent could stimulate the soldiers' hearts to the greatest extent. The fear of the situation caused the soldiers in the army to panic. As a result, it would be difficult for Taishici's soldiers to win.
The panic of the army in the middle of the night is absolutely fatal to an army. If it is not handled properly, it is very likely to cause the whole army to be defeated.
What was beyond Ma Chao's expectation was that after a top tent was lit, he did not hear the expected screams, and it was even too quiet in the Chang'an Army.
"Not good!" An ominous premonition surged into his heart. Ma Chao suddenly realized that the attack on the Chang'an army's camp was too smooth. When he chose to attack the city, Ma Chao did not deliberately cover the trail of the cavalry, but there were some secret sentries along the way. In addition, it did not cause the discovery of the Chang'an Army.
"Kill!" Tai Shici led three hundred Lieyang archers to the left of Ma Chao's army. Although Lieyang archers only had three hundred men, in such a late night, the momentum of the charge was still extremely spectacular. When attacking Bingzhou, the Lieyang Archers had already proved that they were absolutely elite with their powerful combat power.
Ma Chao was shocked. He was naturally no stranger to Lieyang Bowrider. Although he had not played against Lieyang Bowrider in the real sense of the battlefield, Lieyang Bowrider had a great reputation among the princes.
"Kill!" Ma Chao led the cavalry to kill without hesitation. Although the situation at this time was a bit unfavorable for him, the vanguard of the Chang'an Army was only 5,000, and his cavalry had thousands of people. There is no chance of victory. The role of thousands of cavalry on the battlefield cannot be ignored. Judging from the information obtained, there are only a few hundred cavalry in the Chang'an Army. It's a lot simpler.
Just as Ma Chao led the cavalry at the battle with Tai Shici, there were bursts of screams on the right side of the camp. Thousands of foot soldiers slew towards Ma Chao's direction. Although their faces were hard to hide from fear, their steps were still there. firm.
A large number of vanguard sergeants appeared in the rear Even though the cavalry who followed the horse beyond the battle was an elite, the situation on the battlefield suddenly changed, and it was inevitable that there would be some panic, and it was late at night, and Ma Chao wanted to Using the advantage of midnight to defeat the Chang'an Army, the dark night also brought fear to the cavalry under Ma Chao.
The fighting power of the Lieyang Archer is so powerful. Although Ma Chao’s Xiliang cavalry is also an elite, after the two fought at one place, the Lieyang Archer, who was at a disadvantage in terms of the number of cavalry, showed a strong battle. Lack of heavy armor protection, they are more agile on war horses, and the scimitar in their hands keeps reaping the lives of Xiliang cavalry.
The Fiery Sun Archer uses a scimitar made by Baishang Steel, which has caused trouble to the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to a great extent. The armor on their body is difficult to effectively protect from the machete chopping. The most let Xiliang Iron Cavalry What is helpless is that their enemy's movements on the war horses are extremely flexible, and that skillful movement is unmatched even by the Xiliang cavalry who prides itself on being proficient in bows and horses.
Seeing that the situation on the field was not good for him, Ma Chao led the cavalry to fight for a while, broke through the defense line of the Chang'an Army, and headed into the city.
Collecting the soldiers and horses and counting the losses, Tai Shici's expression was not relaxed. Although his soldiers successfully resisted the threat from Ma Chao, it allowed Tai Shici to see more problems in the army. On the issue of secret whistle.
The reason Tai Shici was able to learn about the movements of the army in the city and responded in advance was because of the flying eagle soldiers on the battlefield. If he relied on the secret guards in the army, the army at this time would be a different scene. .
A surprise attack like Ma Chao is absolutely deadly to the Chang'an Army. He can even imagine what the army would be like at this time if it weren’t for the flying eagle soldiers, but the hurried arrangement can achieve such an effect. Unexpected.