Under Han Sui's order, Yan Xing and Ma Chao each led their troops to kill both sides of Ben Yuzhong City.
Then ten thousand Qiang soldiers rushed out from the front of the formation, carrying twenty ladders and heading straight for Yuzhong City.
Han Sui's intention was very obvious. Relying on Ma Chao and Yan Xing to disperse the firepower of the Yizhou army, they added twenty ladders to improve the efficiency of the Qiang soldiers' siege.
Han Sui responded quickly and responded very promptly.
As 10,000 Qiang soldiers came to the city again, the previous more than 20,000 Qiang soldiers gradually stabilized.
But at this moment, in a corner of the city wall of Yuzhong City, a pair of sharp eyes were staring at the Qiang-Han coalition forces that were constantly mobilizing under the city.
Everything that happened below the city, as well as all Han Sui's responses and maneuvers, were always under Liu Zhang's watchful eye.
"My lord, it seems that Han Sui is very angry!"
Pang Tong next to Liu Zhang showed a disdainful smile, but he didn't expect Han Sui to be so reckless.
Originally, Pang Tong thought that Han Sui, known as the Nine Bends of the Yellow River, was a figure. But now that he saw it, he was indeed not worthy of his name!
"The Lord cannot be angry and raise an army, and a general cannot be angry and go to war. Han Sui acted like this. Even if he has an army of millions, he cannot guarantee that he will not be defeated!"
Liu Zhang originally did not dare to underestimate Han Sui's character and ability, but after several encounters, the opponent's performance really made Liu Zhang unable to raise his fighting spirit.
Maybe that sentence is true, but it’s hard to live up to the reputation!
Throughout Han Sui's life, he actually did not encounter any powerful opponents.
From its rise to its demise, it never left Yongliang.
If you look into Han Sui's lifelong enemies, perhaps the only one selected is Ma Teng, who was killed by Ma Chao.
No wonder Pang Tong looked down on Han Sui, this decision was really stupid.
The terrain of Yuzhong City is steep and the city is tall. Any general can know that Yuzhong is easy to defend but difficult to attack!
Not to mention that Han Sui only had 300,000 troops. Even with 3 million, it would be difficult to capture Yuzhong in a short time.
Therefore, the wisest way is to set up camp first, then gradually test, and slowly increase the intensity of the attack.
But Han Sui ignored the 300,000 troops sleeping in the open and started a decisive battle as soon as they arrived at the city. He undoubtedly regarded the lives of these Qiang people as child's play!
"My lord, is it possible that Han Sui wants to fight in the first and decisive battle?"
If it were a decisive battle, Liu Zhang would be at an absolute advantage.
"That's fine. If Han Sui can be defeated in this battle, it will definitely weaken the enemy's morale. It will be much easier for us to defend ourselves in the future."
The Qiang soldiers are different from the Han army. Once their morale is greatly reduced, it will be difficult to recover for a long time.
"Look, my lord, the flag of the army on the left has the character Yan. It should be Yan Xing, the general under Han Sui's command!"
Liu Zhang nodded, and at the same time looked to the right, there was a faint horse-shaped flag.
"It seems that the enemy troops on the right side of the city wall have been overtaken by horses!"
"It's just right! Shiyuan, follow the plan!"
Pang Tong smiled slightly and immediately accepted the order and left.
"I obey!"
On the battlefield, Ma Chao was leading 10,000 troops and horses in a circle. Since all his troops were infantry, the marching speed was not very fast.
Since the defeat of Ji County and Ma Chao fleeing alone, Ma Teng's cavalry has been completely lost.
Nowadays, Ma Chao's 10,000-strong army still mobilized troops from various counties in Wuwei County and struggled to gather them together.
Ma Chao, who was accustomed to highly mobile units, found it very difficult to adapt to commanding infantry.
Due to the sweat and blood on his crotch, the horse flew at an amazing speed, often leaving the soldiers behind in a matter of seconds.
Fortunately, after a period of running-in, the soldiers were finally able to keep up with their own pace.
It is precisely because Ma Chao is the main general that this infantry marches extremely fast.
Before the ladder army sent by Han Sui arrived at the city, Ma Chao had already led his army to the north of Yuzhong City.
But the situation in front of him was completely beyond Ma Chao's expectation.
The distance between the northern city wall of Yuzhong and the mountain on the north side is less than thirty steps. Not to mention attacking the city, even normal marching is very difficult.
The only good news is that the slope of the hill on the north side is gentler.
In fact, the mountains on both sides of Yuzhong City are relatively balanced, otherwise Yuzhong City can be expanded and turned into a pass.
"March!"
This dangerous environment could not stop Ma Chao. He waved his spear forward and the 10,000 troops marched again.
However, as he walked further in, Ma Chaoyue felt upset and couldn't help but speed up his movement again.
"Hurry up and get out of here!"
Under the leadership of Ma Chao, half of the journey was quickly completed.
"Hey! I didn't expect that there would be a city gate here!"
Ma Chao exclaimed. He thought there were only two east and west gates in Yuzhong, but he didn't expect that there was also a city gate on the north side.
But Ma Chao didn't stop, he didn't have time to admire the gate.
Boom, boom, boom. . . !
At this moment, a series of war drums suddenly sounded from the north wall.
"Fire the arrow!"
After just one order, a dense rain of arrows began to fall from the sky.
The soldiers under Ma Chao were improvised and had no morale or morale at all!
At this moment, facing the sudden trouble of the Yizhou Army, the 10,000-strong army suddenly fell into panic.
"Calm down! Don't mess up!"
Ma Chao used his spear to resist the rain of arrows while calming the soldiers to remain stable.
He never thought that Liu Zhang would actually ambush the army on both sides!
"Hold on!"
Unfortunately, Ma Chao's order had little effect. Except for some soldiers around him who were still calm, the rest of the soldiers became frightened.
After dozens of breaths, the arrow rain finally stopped.
Ma Chao seized the opportunity and was about to order the withdrawal of his troops, but he did not expect a sudden commotion from the direction of the city gate.
"Kill...!"
I don’t know when, the city gate has been opened!
Countless barbarians had already come out of the city, targeting the chaotic soldiers of Ma Chao's army.
broken!
Ma Chao yelled in his heart that it was not good. It seemed that Liu Zhang was not only on guard, but was ambushed on both sides!
"Quickly retreat!"
At this time, it was too late to retreat. The barbarian soldiers had already reached the front and cut off Ma Chao's way.
The 10,000-strong army was first attacked by a hail of arrows, and then fell into siege. The morale of the army was completely lost, and its morale completely collapsed.
The remaining thousands of people were desperately trying to escape, showing no will to resist.
Ma Chao was furious. He didn't expect that in the previous encounter, Liu Zhang's army, which was at a disadvantage, was winning frequently, while his own army with an army of 300,000 was losing consecutive battles!
If the north side suffered such a blow, Yan Xing on the south side must not be much better!
The troops on the west wall were lost, and the north and south sides faced the result of annihilation of the entire army. Is it possible that 30,000 to 40,000 people were lost on just the first day of the battle?
"retreat!"
Ma Chao roared and immediately started to rush back.
As for the soldiers they brought, they were already discouraged and were a complete burden to Ma Chao, so they gave up without even thinking.
With Shali Fei's speed, Ma Chao easily broke through the siege and was about to completely leave the Yizhou ambush behind.
At this moment, a sword suddenly appeared above Ma Chao.
when!
Ma Chao had quick eyes and quick hands. He swiped his spear and knocked the sword away in an instant.
When he looked at the attacker, his eyes immediately widened.
"Pound!"
