Chapter 5 The key is the street pavilion

A large army of tens of thousands of people is winding forward on Qishan Avenue. The front army had 10,000 cavalry, followed by 70,000 soldiers. This is all the army of Zhao Feng's soldiers from Qishan, passing through Wudu County controlled by the Wei people from Qishan Avenue, then defeating the Qishan Battalion of Cao's Army, and then entering Tianshui County.

"It is said that our army can reach the Qishan Camp. Once the Qishan Camp is taken, it can enter Tianshui County. Jicheng in Tianshui County is the seat of Liangzhou in Cao Wei. At present, Wei Kang, the governor of Liangzhou of Cao Wei, led 10,000 troops to guard, which is difficult to break through easily. Only now, I'm going to divide the troops into three ways. Meng Qi, you and Zilong Xiaozhi will lead the army to attack Longxi together. Yifeng will lead 10,000 troops to the north to capture Linwei County, in order to cut off the road from Weishui to Longxi. I will lead the rest of the people to besiege Jicheng and guard the street pavilion!" That night, Zhao Feng explained the final plan in his camp.

"That's good!" Ma Chao nodded and looked at the people in the tent. Ma Chao suddenly bowed and said, "Thank you for your help to take back Xiliang. Ma Chao is very grateful. Thank you very much. After taking down Xiliang, if you need me, even if you let me know, Ma Chao will try his best to help you!"

"Meng Qi's words are heavy!" Everyone replied, but Zhao Feng's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he said to Ma Chao, "To tell you the truth, it's just because the generals of Gong Miao are in the south to prevent the southern barbarians, but I am not enough to march this time. At that time, I still need a general to besiege Jicheng. I don't know if Meng Qi can give up his love. Will you use it from my brother or Lingming?"

"It's a matter of division!" Ma Chao quickly agreed when he heard the words, and then said to Pang De, "Ling Ming, you can go under General Zhao's command for the time being!"

"No!" Pound answered repeatedly, and Zhao Feng hurriedly thanked him. After a few more discussions, Ma Chao and others left. In the end, except for Zhao Feng, there was only Ma Yu left in the empty tent.

"You Chang, what's the matter?" Zhao Feng looked at Ma Yu, who wanted to stop talking, and asked strangely.

"General, do you mean that you want to lead the army to guard the street pavilion in person?" Ma hesitated for a moment and still asked.

"Yes, the street pavilion is heavy. It's about the success or failure of this march. Naturally, I'm going to guard here!" Zhao Feng is of course authentic. When Ma Yan heard the words, he frowned and said, "The general is the commander of the three armies. He is in charge of the center. Why do you want to guard such a small place as the street pavilion?" I think it's better for the general to attack Jicheng, and I'll guard the street pavilion!"

"Poo!" Zhao Feng sprayed out another mouthful of tea when he heard the words. Despite Ma Qian's surprise, he looked at him several times from beginning to end until he was about to look at Ma Qian. Then he said with some difficulty, "You said you were going to guard the street pavilion?"

"Yes, the street pavilion is small, let me guard it!" As a matter of course, he immediately found something wrong, because Zhao Feng looked at him very seriously and couldn't help but be stunned.

Seeing that Ma Jian was a little nervous, Zhao Feng sighed and said, "You Chang, although Xiahou Yuan's army is restrained in Weinan by justice, once we enter Tianshui County, the defenders will send someone to inform him. Once he gets the news, he will come to the rescue. Xia Houyuan is the first general under Cao Jian. The speed of this man's march is rare in the world, and the bravery of the battle is the first in the world. Except for me and justice, I'm afraid that no one in Yizhou can resist him! After all, you are young, and you still can't stop him!"

"The general is too worried. Although Xia Houyuan is brave, I am just a guard after all. I'm not alone with him. How can I be afraid of him? Someone has been familiar with military books since he was a child, and it's not a problem to guard a small street pavilion!" Ma Yan patted his chest and made a promise. Zhao Feng looked at the confident horse in front of him and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Zhuge Liang came out of Qishan six times in history. It is recognized that the closest victory is the first time. At that time, Zhuge Liang sent Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi to attract the defense of the Wei army in the valley. After that, he led his troops out of Qishan, and the three counties of Tianshui fell from the wind. Just when the situation was good, because the horse lost the street pavilion, he was forced to return to the army. On the contrary, the Wei army figured out Zhuge Liang's marching strategy through this battle, so the following several northern expeditions were waiting for the rabbit, dragging Zhuge Liang to death.

Now Ma Zhen has the initiative to go to the street pavilion again with confidence. Can you trust him? Although Ma Yan has made great progress after the exercise of Yin Pingguan, Zhao Feng can't guarantee that he will not make that kind of mistake again. In the final analysis, he can't afford this responsibility. However, if he refused like this, he might leave a psychological shadow on Ma Yan, which also gave Zhao Feng a headache.

After thinking about it, Zhao Feng finally said, "You Chang, since you want to guard the street pavilion, you can't do it. Just go with me!"

"General, we all go to guard the street pavilion. What about Jicheng?" Ma Zhen suddenly remembered this question and hurriedly asked.

"I will send Lingming to Jicheng, and you and Zi can follow me to guard the street pavilion!" Zhao Feng said lightly. Ma Qian looked at Zhao Feng with a calm face in front of him. He hesitated for a moment or sighed, "The attack on Jicheng is related to the success or failure of this time. Pang Lingming is a general of the Ma family. Does the general send a general under the command of the lord to go?"

"Doubts don't need to use people. In addition to me and justice, the generals of the Sichuan army, as well as Zilong, I'm afraid no one can reach Ling Ming!" Zhao Feng is not in vain. Ma Qian looked at Zhao Feng, but finally sighed and said, "The general may not know something. I said that Brother Kong Ming and I talked about the general as a person. Both of us admired the general, but we still had a word of advice. If the general doesn't blame the horse, I will say it directly!"

"But it's okay to say it!" Zhao Feng motioned to Ma Yan. Although he said that he was joking about Zhuge Liang's evaluation of himself, Zhao Feng was still very interested in knowing.

"A gentleman is frank, but he must be defensive!" The horse is meaningful and meaningful. Zhao Feng looked at Ma Qian and knew that this was definitely not what he said. Nine times out of ten, Zhuge Liang said it. The so-called defense is indispensable. What kind of person is it? It's worth pondering.

In the evening of the next day, the army marched to the Wei army camp in Qishan. It is said to be a large camp, but in fact, there are only more than 3,000 defenders. At this time, Tan Ma had found out the news. Xia Houyuan led 50,000 horses to confront Zhang Ren and Lu Xun in Weishui. The Qishan battalion had only thousands of defenders, even 10,000 defenders in Jicheng, and half of them were all county soldiers, and their combat effectiveness was limited. Xia Houyuan only thought that the Sichuan army was bluffing this time, but he didn't expect Zhao Summit to make an article in Longxi.

"Kill!" Just as the garrison of the Qishan camp was about to cook dinner, a shout of killing suddenly came. Then a strange army wearing leather armor and painted with oil on his face, with messy hair like a savage suddenly came out from behind the Qishan camp. The defenders were caught off guard, and dozens of people were on the spot in an instant.

"Don't panic, fight, fight!" Under the command of the captain guarding the village, the defenders finally resisted. However, this forward-free flying army is the elite trump card in Zhao Feng's hands. Under the leadership of Wang Ping and Zhu Ran, they stepped into the back mountain to climb and suddenly attacked the Qishan camp. The garrison's hasty resistance in front of them is simply a symbol of surname. What's more, this non-mainstream dress made the timid defenders just think that they were ghosts, and they were almost scared on the spot. How could they organize an effective counterattack.

Just a cup of tea, hundreds of defenders have been killed, and the rest of the people saw the wrong way and surrendered one after another. When Zhao Feng, Ma Chao and others came to the village from the road, the village gate had been opened, and Wang Ping was cleaning the battlefield.

"The frontless flying army is really good. More than 600 enemies were killed, and their own casualties were less than 100." This is the incredible words of Zhao Yun, who has been on the battlefield for a long time. Of course, if he saw how this army fought with the enemy, he would be more surprised.

Spear, single knife, darts, javelin, all kinds of weapons, all kinds of killing methods, this army is simply a precision-functioning killing machine. These tough southern savage people kill people as if they were killing chickens. However, Zhu Ran once led the Wudang Flying Army, and even the Shanyue Army. He fully recognized the combat effectiveness of ethnic minorities, and he was used to it.

"Meng Qi, I will rest in this big village tonight. If I divide the troops tomorrow, you can send troops to the west. If anything changes, come and report it at any time!" Before going to bed, Zhao Feng told Ma Chao.

"Thank you, Bo Tao!" Ma Chao sighed and finally sighed, "It's a pity that I only have one sister, otherwise if you help me this time, I will definitely marry another girl for you!"

"Thank you very much!" Zhao Feng was also helpless about Ma Chao, who was extremely nervous, and could only smile bitterly. According to Ma Chao's own estimation, he went back to Xiliang to contact the Baqiang department that was at peace with Han Sui, and some of his old troops of Ma Teng, and then defeat Han Sui, which can be done in a month at most. When it was done, he led people to the street pavilion to help him defeat Xia Houyuan. That is to say, you have to stick to the street pavilion for a month. After Xia Houyuan arrived after learning the news, he should also ensure that he would not lose the street pavilion for at least 20 days.

The next morning, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, Ma Dai and Fa Zheng led the army to Xiliang. Zhao Feng led the army across Wudu County and went straight to Tianshui County. With the help of Ma Chao's prestige, the Sichuan army easily passed through some tribes of the Dian people, and Pound also collected more than 5,000 people along the way. When the army entered the border of Tianshui County, Wei Kang, the assassin of Liangzhou in Jicheng, finally got the news.

"What, the Sichuan army came from Qishan Avenue through Wudu County. Why is there no news about Qishan Camp at all?" Yang Fu, the governor of Tianshui, couldn't help but be shocked when he heard the words. Cao Jiangxu, who was beside him, was a little calmer than him. He just sighed and said, "I think the Qishan Camp has been lost, but what should I do now? Please make a decision as soon as possible!"

"How many people are there in Sichuan?" Wei Kang calmed down a little and asked the detailed question in front of him.

"There are a lot of people, at least 50,000!" Answered in detail. As soon as he said this, everyone in the hall took a breath of cold air. Such a large number of people are really not comparable to us. I mean, stick to the city first, and at the same time send someone to report to General Xiahou, and let him lead the army to relieve the siege as soon as possible!" Wei Kang said slowly.

"So good!" Yang Fu and Jiang Xu both agreed with Wei Kang's proposal. With this little force on hand, no one will be arrogant enough to fight against tens of thousands of Sichuan troops. At present, Wei Kang issued several emergency documents in succession, and he led his army to defend Jicheng.

What Wei Kang didn't know was that Xia Houyuan was sulking in the martial arts city at this time. There was no reason, just because the Sichuan army across the river was arrogant, and they scolded him repeatedly and asked him to fight.

(to be continued)