Chapter 957 Changes on the battlefield


    ??With the defeat of the Xiliang scout team on the small mound, the danger was temporarily relieved, but it still caused a lot of chaos and casualties.


    There is a huge difference between armored and unarmored soldiers when facing arrows. At a distance of more than a hundred steps, if they have armor, they may be able to directly withstand the arrows. If the angle is not good, it may not be able to penetrate the armor, but without armor, basically no matter what the angle of incidence of the arrow is, it will cause serious damage.


    While Fei Qian organized the soldiers to help the people on the south bank cross the river as quickly as possible, he also asked the soldiers to treat the injured people. In such a short period of time, because the people stood a little denser at the beginning, and they were illuminated by the light of the torch, the result was that Most of the arrows fired by the Xiliang scouts were in vain. More than ten people were killed, a dozen more were seriously injured, a few were slightly injured, and more than thirty people were directly injured...


    Looking at the rough hands and feet of the veterans who were helping with the treatment, Fei Qian felt that the issue he had forgotten before came back to his mind. As for battlefield treatment, it would be ready after arriving in Pingyang anyway. It must be equipped, not only for rescuing soldiers during battles, but also for normal times.


    Some time ago, because we had established a good image, a lot of people came here. I don’t know if any of them were studying medicine. However, in the Han Dynasty, there was still no such title as doctor. There were only physicians or alchemists, or According to the specialty of his diagnosis, he was called a food doctor, a disease doctor, a medical doctor, etc. Even the titles of doctor and doctor were only given to later generations.


    Therefore, most of the people in the army are gold healers. From this aspect, the Chinese people actually did not attach much importance to doctors at the beginning. Doctors and craftsmen were equal...


    ?While Fei Qian was thinking about it, Zhang Liao came back with a somewhat ashamed face and empty hands.


    Although he was unable to capture anyone alive, Zhang Liao immediately sent many soldiers and even searched some distance north in person until no more lurking Xiliang troops were found. After confirming that the surrounding area was safe, he returned to Fei Qian to report back. Please forgive me.


    If it is said that he is guilty, it cannot be said that there is no guilt at all. After all, it was Zhang Liao who arrived at the north bank first. It is also a problem that he was not able to detect the Xiliang scouts lurking in. However, if it is said that Zhang Liao must be guilty, it is difficult to say. After all, he stayed on the shore. The sound of water flowing together with the sound of men and horses crossing the river was enough to give this small team of Xiliang scouts enough cover...


    ??Therefore, Fei Qian did not dwell on this issue. He just said that it would be postponed for another time and asked Zhang Liao to gather and organize the soldiers. Fei Qian''s biggest worry now is whether Li Jue''s location is on the south bank or the north bank. But now, after learning about Zhang Liao''s return, he feels a little more at ease.


    As time went by, the answer to this question was finally revealed, and the rumble of horse hooves came in the night...


    There is no need for any guessing at this time, because the sound of so many galloping horses is enough to prove that Li Jue''s large army is still following Fei Qian, and those who just appeared here are just Li Jue''s faction. It''s just a small scout force that came out to patrol Juqishui.


    Fei Qian''s correct decision at that time finally paid off. Although Li Jue saw the rocket guidance sent by his scouts and rushed here non-stop, it was still a step too late. Zhao Yun and others had just crossed the Juqishui, and Li Jue Only then did Jue''s leading cavalry appear in Fei Qian''s field of vision.


    ??The Xiliang cavalry held up the lit torches, which seemed to cover the entire area within sight...


    Fei Qian suddenly felt lucky. If he had been a little timid when he was attacked, whether he had retreated to the south bank or delayed the order to continue crossing the river, he might have been blocked by Li Jue halfway across the river. At that time, the lighter one would have lost his troops. , or even worse, your own life may not be saved.


    “Damn it! Damn it!”


    A moment later, Li Jue led a large force to the south bank of Juqishui. Looking at the Feiqian troops gradually disappearing from sight, he could not help but wave his whip angrily and curse...


    But what can be done?


    This is always the case on the battlefield. A moment''s difference can make a world of difference.


    If Li Jue had been an hour earlier, or if Fei Qian had been delayed for an hour, the situation might have changed dramatically. But now the problem has been transferred from Fei Qian to Li Jue. Since Li Jue''s large army is at Juqishui On the south bank, Fei Qian can naturally embark on the journey north without hesitation, but Li Jue has to face the problems that Fei Qian faced before, following Fei Qian''s traces and swimming from the Juqishui River. , or go a little further east and take the stone bridge in Wannian County?


    To cross the Juqishui, you either have to do what Fei Qian did, take off your armor and swim across the armor, otherwise the water-soaked armor will drag all the soldiers down like carrying a heavy stone. Go to the bottom of the water; or use more manpower to cut down trees in the surrounding areas and drag them over to build a simple pontoon. Then you can cross the river directly without removing your armor, but no matter which method is used, the time it takes will be longer than the time Fei dived. It needs to be longer. After all, with the number of Li Jue''s men and horses here, swimming will naturally take longer. Even if you choose to build a floating bridge, it will still take a certain amount of time.


    It might be relatively convenient to take a detour to Wannian County, but that would mean searching for Fei Qian''s traces all over again. Not to mention the time wasted, if he loses track of Fei Qian, he would be lost. How could Li Jue accept the loss of the best opportunity to contain and strangle Fei Qian?


    what to do?


    ?Li Jue weighed things up and down, feeling a little uneasy about making a decision.


    As if sensing Li Jue''s emotions, the horse under his crotch was also a little uneasy on the beach on the south bank of Juqishui, snoring and kicking the sand under his feet back and forth...


    "Come here! Go cut down the trees in the surrounding area, build a pontoon bridge, and continue the pursuit!" Li Jue gritted his teeth and said fiercely. Under the current situation, since a large number of troops have been mobilized to encircle Fei Qian, can he be allowed to break through so easily? But can’t go?


    If this is the case, let’s not talk about the impact on morale. Among the Xiliang faction alone, it will become a hot topic. Maybe your own prestige will be affected. How will you stand in front of Ma Teng and Han Sui? ?


    “Huh? Oh...okay...”


    After Li Jue''s order, many Xiliang soldiers couldn''t help but murmur.


    After all, people are not made of iron. They set off in a hurry early in the morning and chased all the way. Although they were one person and two horses, they were still very tired. Near night, they saw the scouts reporting urgently, and they chased here without rest at all. However, they were one step away at the last moment. The breath and spirit that these Xiliang soldiers had been holding all the way relaxed after seeing Shi Shiran of Fei Qian''s troops leaving, and they suddenly felt that I''m exhausted, but now I can''t rest, and I have to continue cutting down trees to build a pontoon...


    ?This, to some extent, will inevitably lead to some complaints.


    "...Rini Erge kidney ground, before Maha, Dong Taisi still had meat to eat, now Haha... Dusi eats soil nirvana..." An old Xiliang soldier slowly walked to one side to look for trees, and said Complaining.


    "Is it mud...I''m so tired..." Such words immediately resonated with many people, and some people immediately agreed.


    A young officer with a long appearance from Xiliangqu heard the words and shouted: "Bring it! You bastard! Black dog! What are you talking about? I pinched both ends of Nigazizi! He''s a half-wit!" After all, the mud will be healed!" Seeing Qu Chang shouting, many people fell silent. The old Xiliang soldier was still a little angry and muttered in a low voice: "I was playing with a knife back then. The coward even grabbed Baba to irrigate the soil..."


    Seeing that Commander Qu was more or less calm, he no longer paid attention to those few low-pitched complaints. He pretended not to hear them and directly assigned tasks. In fact, he also knew that the soldiers were indeed tired now, but the military order had already been issued. Even if Even if you are tired, you still have to work. It is inevitable to have complaints, so just control them within a certain range.


    ?So, under the action of the Xiliang soldiers who had little motivation, the pontoon bridge slowly began to be built...


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    ??But in Baishui Gou, Ma Teng faced another problem, not big or small. It was not whether to attack the camp or not, but whether he had expected to meet people of the same clan here. Should we fight the battle?


    ?Ma Teng originally didn’t believe it either, but after meeting Ma Yan, he couldn’t help but believe it.


    Because the shape of the spear used by Ma Teng was exactly the same as the type of spear used by Ma Yan. Even before the formation, the two people showed off their martial arts skills and found that the moves were similar...


    ?This makes people a little surprised, but also has to lament the coincidence of life.


    The two generals were fighting in front of the battle, then stopped, dismounted and sat down together, laughing, talking about their family changes, and after saying something emotional, both of them were in tears.


    ? It turns out that Ma Teng and Ma Yan were both separated from the old Ma family. In terms of seniority, they are quite close. They are both descendants of Ma Yuan.


    ?Ma Yuan is a legendary figure. He was famous when he was young and had good skills.


    Later, during the period of Wang Mang, when the world was in chaos, he first served as General Suide of Kaixiao, then betrayed Weixiao and defected to Liu Xiu, and then used his position and reputation among Kaixiao''s forces to lead to Weixiao''s subordinates later. Thirteen of his generals and more than 100,000 of his troops surrendered without a fight. Wei Xiao fled to Xicheng and became an important contributor to Liu Xiu''s efforts to pacify Xiliang.


    Ma Yuan also made strategic and tactical moves to gather rice into mountains, and promoted Zhou Zhang''s economic restoration with five baht coins. Not only did he pacify the Qiang people, but he also led troops south to pacify the Lingnan area. It can be said that he had great military exploits. He was later He was named General Fubo, but such meritorious service could not withstand the emperor''s suspicion. Later, after Ma Yuan died of illness on the front line, he did not even have a decent burial place.


    ??Although there were still some talents in the Ma family later on, they were not as dazzling as their ancestor Ma Yuan, so they scattered and spread out, becoming the source of many Ma surnames in the northwest.


    Obviously, Ma Teng and Ma Yan both inherited Ma Yuan''s martial arts, so even the weapons they used were somewhat similar. Therefore, when Xu Shu saw Ma Teng on the wall of the village that day, he made some assumptions and later sent soldiers After asking, the result of the meeting between Ma Teng and Ma Yan before the battle was revealed.


    However, this result also caused Ma Teng''s men to look at the situation in front of them. The originally tense atmosphere dissipated for the most part. The generals of the two armies sat down and chatted. Can they still fight?


    What are you doing if you can’t fight?


    ??It was natural to do whatever he had to do, so the great momentum that Ma Teng had created was suddenly taken back...


    In fact, Ma Teng didn''t bring many people with him at all. The huge scale he originally created was just a tactic to deceive the enemy. Now it has been exposed. Although it is a bit embarrassing, the original agreement with Li Jue was just to delay Fei''s hiding in Baishui ditch. The cavalry and infantry here only put enough pressure on Fei Qian''s camp to prevent him from dividing his troops.


    ??So now Ma Teng is also in a very difficult situation. He can''t fight anymore. After all, he didn''t plan to attack hard at the beginning, but it''s a bit difficult to retreat or stay here...


    Xu Shu, who was in the Baishui Gou camp, also saw this, so he sent someone to send some cattle and wine as a gift. After Ma Teng accepted it, he led his troops back to Xinfeng.


    As for Li Jue’s explanation, Ma Teng said, who is Li Jue?


    ? Ma Teng is also a well-known big shot in Xiliang. He can cooperate with Li Jue to do some actions. He must obey Li Jue completely and obey his orders. This, haha...


    ??Above the Baishuigou camp, Xu Shu watched Ma Teng and his soldiers gradually move toward the southwest, but there was not much of a relaxed look on his face.


    Ma Yan was a little puzzled. He just paid a small amount of cattle, wine, food and grass to avoid fighting and let Ma Teng withdraw his troops. What is there to be dissatisfied about? Is it really necessary to fight and see some bloodshed? Is there any talent worth celebrating?


    Xu Shu saw Ma Yan''s doubts and said: "Although this place is safe, there is danger there. Although it is good to get to know Ma Shoucheng, I fear that there are many dangers in the place where the king is..."


    Hearing this, Ma Yan also nodded silently.


    For the Han Dynasty now, there are no wireless communication tools on the battlefield, and there is no positioning system. It is really an impossible task to collect Feiqian''s current information in a timely manner...


    ??But, Xu Shu suddenly turned his head, stared at Ma Yan up and down for a few times, then pinched his beard and smiled, which made Ma Yan suddenly feel a little confused in his heart, "Yuan Zhi, please tell me if you have anything to say..."


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    Ma Yan put on a leather robe, looked back at the Qiang cavalry behind him, then looked at the battle flag above his head that had changed to a different color, shook his head and smiled bitterly, then whistled and led Heading northwest with five hundred Qiang horses...


    (End of this chapter)