Crossing the Battle of the Three Kingdoms

These words fell to the ears of the small forces, which was naturally a delicious temptation, but to Han Sui's ears, it was a bit harsh, but as a person, Han Sui would not show it.

On the side, Pang De found that Ma Chao's words were wrong, so he hurriedly said: "Tomorrow's research will be a tough battle, and we should have a plan."

"Pang Mou thought that echelons should be formed and attacked in turn, so that Cao Jun would have no chance to breathe."

Pound's words successfully diverted everyone's attention to the attack on Tongguan.

Han Sui said: "This statement is reasonable, so I agree with it. In order to avoid greater losses for the ministries, I feel that a rotation time should be set."

Han Sui's method is the best strategy for the small forces. After all, they have few soldiers and horses. If they are completely lost in the first battle, they may lose their foundation.

But for the belligerent Ma Chao, it was too troublesome. "What's the use of setting this up, you have to fight to the end."

Han Sui explained with a smile: "Mazhou Mu, this method is to give all armies a chance to rest, so that they won't lose their combat power after a single battle."

"Tongguan is a dangerous pass in the world. Now Cao Jun should have tens of thousands of troops stationed there. It may be difficult to take it over time, so this method is also a follow-up preparation."

Although there are many Xiliang troops, attacking Tongguan is not like attacking a city. There are only a few who can stand down.

This method is very safe, and Pound also agreed and said: "Yes, Mr. State Shepherd, the general also means the same thing. If you attack desperately, then in case of failure, it will deal a heavy blow to the army."

Since both of them agreed, Ma Chao could only helplessly agree.

The plan was decided by the leader, and the rest were only some details. Ma Chao was drowsy and didn't say a word. He didn't stand up with a look of disdain until everyone left after discussing and leaving the tent.

Early the next morning, Ma Chao didn't give up, and decided to go to make a tentative call first, but what greeted him was a rain of arrows.

Seeing that Cao's army avoided fighting, Ma Chao led his army back to the main formation, and the siege troops who had been on standby for a long time began to advance slowly. A tough battle officially kicked off.

Tongguan is an important place to defend against the Xiliang army, and Cao Cao has already brought in supplies, and all defensive tools are sufficient.

The Xiliang army attacked the city fearlessly, and the Cao army defended in an orderly manner. As soon as the attack began, the two sides fell into a stalemate.

Every hour of the Xiliang army's attack, someone will lead the army to replace it, so the loss of morale is not serious.

And Cao Jun achieved a small victory in the first battle yesterday, and he is also full of confidence in defense. Everything is within the acceptable range of both sides, except for the belligerent Ma Chao.

After a day of non-stop attacks, the Xiliang army finally retreated slowly when it was dark, leaving more than [-] corpses behind.

Because the Xiliang army was the attacking side, the casualties were more than twice that of Cao's army, but most of them were injured.

After a day of hard fighting, the concentration on the battlefield made the soldiers on both sides exhausted. After returning to the camp to eat, they went back to their tents early and went to sleep.

But in the coach's tent, the lights were still brightly lit at this time, and the group remained silent, obviously dissatisfied with today's results.

Ma Chao glanced at everyone, and said coldly: "I said it a long time ago, reckless and fierce attack, maybe with these casualties, Tongguan has already been taken."

"It's good now. There are so many casualties in vain, and the gate has not even been breached. I'm afraid Cao Jun is laughing at me right now."

Hearing the complaints, Han Sui said: "If Mazhou Mu wants to attack by force, you can try it tomorrow to see if you can break through in one fell swoop."

Ma Chao said disdainfully: "Okay, the Japanese general will lead the army tomorrow, and let Cao Jun see the bravery of the Xiliang Army."

Pang De, who was about to speak, heard that Ma Chao had already opened his mouth, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "Since Lord Zhou made a strong attack, you should first use up Cao Jun's strength to reduce the difficulty."

Anyway, the ones who lost were all Ma Chao’s soldiers and horses, so Han Sui didn’t care and said, “Okay, I’ll take care of this trivial matter later. I hope Ma Zhoumu will win the battle tomorrow.”

The words are not speculative, and Ma Chao doesn't want to get the answer he wants like yesterday, stand up on the spot, and walk outside.

Seeing this, Pang De left with his fists clasped, leaving behind Han Sui and those minor power princes, and the atmosphere was awkward for a while.

"Cough cough." Han Sui coughed and said, "Everyone, you have worked hard for today's battle. The old man ordered someone to prepare a banquet and have a drink with you."

Compared with Ma Chao's disdain, Han Sui's politeness allowed these small forces to gain considerable respect.

Liang Xing, with a bearded face, turned his eyes slightly and said, "General Han is so polite, how can we not appreciate it, everyone, right?"

"Yes, yes, if it wasn't for General Han, I am afraid that today, our casualties would be even more serious than this."

"Well, General Han has been kind to us."

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Looking at the flattering people, Han Sui nodded and said: "Everyone, please be polite with me. Now we are fighting together, how can we divide you and me?"

Han Sui's words drew these people to his side and made them feel valued.

Zhang Heng suddenly lowered his voice and said: "General Han, I had no choice but to seek refuge with Mazhou Mu. These days, if it weren't for General Han, I'm afraid we would have died on the battlefield."

"Well, General Han is only temporarily allied with Ma Chao, but if that alliance breaks down, we don't know what to do."

Zhang Heng's slightly sad speech was just a matter of expressing his allegiance to Han Sui.

Han Sui scanned the crowd slowly with his eyes, and said, "General Zhang, do you all agree?"

Compared with Ma Chao, they are naturally more willing to serve under Han Sui's command, after all, they don't have to worry all day long.

Liang Xing and the others looked at each other and nodded, expressing their willingness to follow Han Sui.

Chapter 488

Xiliang was short of talents, and Han Sui was naturally very willing to recruit these people under his command in one fell swoop.

Han Sui nodded and said, "Okay, since you value it, I won't treat you badly, but this matter should not be disclosed."

"Ma Chao doesn't care about the consequences when he does things. If there is a fight at that time, I'm afraid Cao Jun will take advantage of it."

Regarding this point, these people are not stupid, and of course they will not spread the word, after all, this matter is related to their own lives.

With just a few good words, Han Sui secretly recruited these people under his command. At this time, Ma Chao was indeed discussing with Pound about the siege of the city tomorrow.

Ma Chao boasted that he would lead his army to break through the pass, but Pang De knew that it was impossible, and at most it would create oppression for Cao Jun.

In order to avoid Ma Chao's superiority, he would go all out to tackle key problems, and Pound could only persuade him in a rambling manner. "Lord Zhou Mu, when we attack tomorrow, we should pay attention to casualties. If we can't do anything, we should retreat in time to reduce casualties."

Ma Chao said displeased: "Does General Pang also think that Benzhou Mu can't win the little Tongguan?"

"Alas." Pang De sighed: "You can take it, but after breaking through, how much is left in the army, how can you face Han Sui's potential threat?"

"In case Cao Cao sends another army, what will we use to resist, relying on Han Sui? How big is this possibility?"

After asking three times in a row, Ma Chao's impatient heart began to waver. It is possible to win with a strong attack, but in the face of it, I am afraid that he will be powerless.

Ma Chao said with a gloomy face: "But the words have been said, if we don't force the attack tomorrow, I'm afraid there will be a laughingstock."

As long as Ma Chao does not insist on going his own way, everything will be easy to handle. Pound thought for a while and said: "This is easy to handle. Although the Lord Shepherd of the state will lead the army to attack tomorrow, he will not watch the battle later. When the time is right, he will order Ming Jin to withdraw the troops. Mu can push this matter to Weijiang."

Not for the sake of fame and fortune, but with a scapegoat on his back, Pang De was loyal to the Ma family, and it was precisely because of this that Ma Chao would listen to his advice.