Chapter 165 Ma Xiao
Ma Xiao is none other than the grandson of the Ma family, one of the two generals who recovered Liaodong, Ma Ye. The Ma family and the Ye family are family friends. Speaking of which, the Ma family was also unlucky.
The old man of the Ma family had been the commander of Liaodong before the old man of the Ye family. But two years before He Xi arrived in Liaodong, the old man of the Ma family died of illness. The Liaodong commander was now in the hands of the Ye family.
That’s all.
People and affairs undergo metabolism, and exchanges become ancient and modern.
But before he died, the old man of the Ma family reported to the court, hoping to return home.
Although the Ma family and the Ye family are both remnants of the Spear Army, they are not direct descendants of the imperial court. But after all, he was an old man, so the court agreed.
The Ma family all moved to Nanjing.
But the Ma family in Liaodong served as the capital commander. He is the first person in Liaodong. But in the capital, it was nothing. If you swallow your anger and don't say anything, you don't even have much chance. This opportunity was snatched away by dignitaries.
Both of the Ye family had to wait for He Xi. Then Liaodong rose, and the Ye family became He Xi's direct descendant, and then it skyrocketed.
Ye Chen now commands a million generals.
In the future, a prince will be the foundation.
And the Ma family has nothing?
Ma Xiao only defected to Liaodong later when He Xi was training the new army.
The friendship between the Ye family and the Ma family, not to mention that the Ma family also had connections in the Liaodong Army. For example, Wu Li, who fought under the Ma family's old man, had to be given some face no matter what.
Ma Xiao has the shadow of the Ma family. You are also considered capable and can learn new things quickly. Only then did he achieve his high position today.
He had complicated feelings about Ye Chen.
When they were children, the two of them were family friends. He also treated Ye Chen as Big Brother Ma. At the time, he didn't think there was anything extraordinary about his little brother. Now more than ten years later, he has almost no contact with Ye Chen. He is his subordinate's subordinate.
This feeling stimulated him quite a lot.
Ma Xiao is expected to make great achievements. At least he could speak on an equal footing in front of Ye Chen, not that he couldn't even raise his head.
This is one of the reasons why Ma Xiao has been motivating himself.
At this moment, Ma Xiao felt that he had waited for his opportunity.
So not long after the cavalry set off. Ma Xiao took his troops and set off immediately. He is at the front,
The entire army was deployed in the form of a three-row phalanx. Keep the formation and continue heading south. Although the speed is not very fast, it is already the fastest speed to maintain the formation.
Not long after the Northern Army cavalry attacked. The Confederate cavalry rushed over immediately and engaged in a melee with the Union cavalry. The cavalry battlefield was huge, with smoke and dust everywhere, somewhat blocking the view.
Rang Shengyong did not notice Ma Xiao's troops' actions immediately.
But this won't delay for long.
Soon Sheng Yong discovered them.
For a moment, Sheng Yong was caught in a decision.
Once this army cannot be stopped and they appear on the flanks of the main army, with the current level of organization of the army, it may collapse at any time. Once it collapses, the consequences can be catastrophic. But he knew that this army was not easy to stop.
The only ones that can be used now are cavalry.
Let the cavalry block it, just like when the Confederate cavalry launched a death charge in order to buy the front army time to adjust, it will not end well.
But this is not without its benefits.
Although these 20,000 are not all the reserves of the Northern Army. But they are already the vast majority of reserve teams.
In other words, at this time, the Northern Army's strength has been exhausted. However, although the southern army was in chaos due to its poor organization, the front army could only maintain the most basic charge. But there are still many fresh troops in the rear army.
As long as this army can be blocked. Under the constant onslaught, it was easy for the Northern Army's combat effectiveness to be exhausted.
Probably. Victory is at hand.
This is a choice between being more stable and being more adventurous.
Sheng Yong thought about many, many things at this moment. He finally thought of Fu Youde's plight.
The Confederates needed a victory, a big victory.
In this battle, for him, not winning means losing, and for the opponent, not losing means winning. He actually had no other choice.
So, Sheng Yong gave an order, and more than ten thousand cavalry turned around and rushed towards Ma Xiao's troops.
Ma Xiao had foreseen such a situation.
He had no other orders at all. The battalions were simply ordered to keep moving forward. Each deals with his own enemy.
As a result, a square formation continued to move forward with determination. The overwhelming cavalry rushed over. Facing the phalanx, the cavalry instinctively chose to dodge, passing by both sides of the phalanx, and throwing grenades and other explosives into the phalanx.
But in the face of intensive infantry firepower, it was of no use at all.
Almost soon, a cavalryman could not stop their progress. The cavalrymen lay on the ground under the crossfire of the infantry, and were stepped on mercilessly by one foot after another.
Step by step with bloody footprints, heading south to south.
Wave after wave of cavalry rushed forward. Under the command of officers, they charged into the square formation, and their fate was almost the same as that of the Northern Army cavalry.
After a fierce battle, Ma Xiao finally got his movements in place.
At this moment, the battle between the Northern Army cavalry and the Southern Army cavalry also had a winner.
The Union cavalry collapsed completely.
When we set out, there were more than 10,000 riders, but now there were less than 4,000 riders. As the Northern Army with the most casualties in this battle, they had completely lost their combat effectiveness. Even lost organizational skills.
Because too many officers died in battle.
Many smart cavalry tactics are no longer possible.
However, their sacrifice was valuable.
The greatest value is to allow Ma Xiao's troops to complete the detour. Immediately, Ma Xiao's command gave an order to change from a square formation to a horizontal formation, and began to attack the flank of the Southern Army.
Ma Xiao's troops moved a hundred steps away from the southern flank. The Southern Army on the opposite side also tried its best to deploy some troops. A lot of firecrackers and artillery were also prepared. But in the face of the Northern Army's attack. They are not mentally prepared.
The most important thing is that the chaos on the Southern Army's front line has also spread here, and its organizational strength has declined.
Under Ma Xiao's order, the Northern Army strode forward and opened fire with the opponent's muskets. Union troops also opened fire.
The two sides exchanged fire within the range.
In terms of shooting technology, the Northern Army was far superior to the Southern Army. The army moved forward slowly, although some people couldn't stop falling. They still maintained their formation, but after about thirty steps, suddenly a team of gunmen threw hundreds of grenades in succession.
Facing a grenade offensive.
The Confederate Army suddenly collapsed here.
Facing the chaotic Southern Army, the Northern Army did not launch an offensive like the Southern Army. Instead, he was very calm, almost firing at the opponent's nose.
At this time, the fire gun is most lethal.
Almost a row of firecrackers knocked down a row of people on the other side.
The continuous shooting gave the Confederate army no time to regroup.
As a result, the entire Southern Army was shaken.
Upon seeing this, Sheng Yong immediately ordered Jin Zhen to lead the cavalry to counterattack Ma Xiao's tribe at all costs.
Jin Zhen took a deep breath and thought to himself: "It's too much to do it once, how can it be done again?"
He remembered that he was defeated by Jin Shengyu in the previous battle. This led to the failure of Yu's plan to join forces with the Marquis of Xingyang in Cangzhou, and even led to the failure of the Battle of Anlingbao. As a result, the Battle of Anlingbao only achieved a tactical victory and did not expand the fruits of victory.
He thought countless times that if he had won that battle, Cangzhou City would not be what it is today.
Perhaps, Duke Ying would not be so embarrassed.
Maybe today's battle won't happen here.
Others may not know how difficult the situation Fu Youde is facing. If this battle is the last chance to save the situation.
Once this battle is defeated.
What Fu Youde can probably do is to withdraw from Hebei in an honorable manner. As for where to withdraw, it depends on where the Northern Army can catch up.
There are even more
A terrible situation arises.
As the backbone of the Fu Youde faction, Jin Zhen is absolutely unwilling to see such a situation. Therefore, he must not lose this battle.
Mayor Jin drove his war horses and came out of the crowd with his sword drawn. Pointing forward, he shouted loudly: "Soldiers, kill me."
Jin Zhen galloped out, with war horses behind him, like flying birds, following Jin Zhen towards Ma Xiao's troops. Attack from Ma Xiao's side and behind.
Ma Xiao gave the order, and the last line immediately turned back. In a short period of time, the formation was adjusted, the guns were prepared, and the troops were ready to face the impact of the Confederate cavalry.
A fierce collision is about to begin.
"I asked for leave, but I didn't complete full attendance. I feel ashamed and I'm reviewing and making adjustments."
