Chapter 680: Under the City
"Kill!"
The gate of Xiaoguan opened, and the Ma family soldiers launched a charge. Many soldiers poured into the gate and rushed towards the Beidi soldiers in Xiaoguan like a tide. Read М
The Ma family soldiers were more than twice as many as the Beidi soldiers.
On the battlefield, they had a numerical advantage.
When they found Beidi soldiers in the distance, they picked up rifles and shot.
When they found Beidi soldiers hiding in corners, they threw grenades over.
But even so, they could not avoid some Beidi cavalrymen using buildings to suddenly come close to fight.
But even if they encountered such Beidi soldiers, they were not afraid.
Holding bayonets, they fought with Beidi soldiers.
After this period of training, the Ma family soldiers were skilled in bayonet skills, and the soldiers cooperated tacitly.
One soldier stabbed Beidi in the upper body, and another stabbed in the lower body.
Beidi could not dodge and was constantly killed by bayonets.
However, the Beidi people have always been barbaric and fierce.
In the melee, there were also casualties among Ma family soldiers.
But compared with the Beidi, the number is much smaller.
For a long time, the soldiers of Dasong were most afraid of the Beidi's horse archery.
In close combat, the Beidi soldiers had the advantage, but the advantage was not great.
Moreover, during this period, the Ma family soldiers received rigorous training and their food was also improved a lot.
Not only were they very skilled in bayonet skills, but their physical fitness was also much stronger than before.
Their strength was no worse than that of the meat-eating Beidi soldiers.
The Beidi soldiers became more and more frightened as they fought.
Among the army of Dasong, they were most afraid of the soldiers of the King of Yan.
It is said that the soldiers of the King of Yan were very fierce, and the Beidi soldiers could not take advantage of them, whether it was firearms or hand-to-hand combat.
But for the powerful army of Dasong, they were very contemptuous and regarded them as chickens and dogs.
But now, the Ma family army in front of them seemed to have been reborn.
When they engaged in the battle, they immediately suffered a great loss.
Originally, they thought that they could save the defeat through hand-to-hand combat.
But now, they have completely lost confidence.
As more and more Ma family soldiers poured into the pass, the Beidi soldiers were beaten back and retreated from the south of the city to the north.
Seeing that they could not defend Xiaoguan, they mounted their horses and fled north.
Half an hour later, the gunfire stopped and the Ma family soldiers completely occupied Xiaoguan.
At this time, Ma Han came to the north of the city and looked at the Beidi cavalry disappearing in the sky, with a deep smile on his face.
For him, taking Xiaoguan was equivalent to cutting off the Beidi's way to enter Qinzhou from land.
In the future, he only needs to patrol the banks of the Jin River to prevent the Beidi from crossing the river, and he can completely block the Beidi from Qinzhou and Yongzhou.
While Ma Han captured Xiaoguan, Dianzhang's attack on Yongzhou was also unstoppable.
There were not many defenders in the cities in Yongzhou, and he fought all the way, like autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves.
After occupying Yongcheng, he immediately sent cavalry to Xiaoguan and reported the battle situation to Ma Han.
Five days later, he received an order to leave 3,000 soldiers to guard Yongcheng and patrol Jinhe, and the remaining troops went to Wuguanxia to meet.
Immediately, he led his troops to the south.
After four days of trekking, he met the Ma family army and Ma Han at Wuguanxia.
"I left 30,000 troops at Xiaoguan, and left half of the mortars and field artillery there. If the Northern Di army seizes the pass, they should be able to hold it."
The two armies met, and Ma Han and Dianzhang climbed a raised hillside outside Wuguan. At this time, Ma Han said.
Dianzhang nodded, "With these 30,000 troops, even if the Northern Di army came with 300,000 troops, they would never be able to retake Wuguan. In my opinion, the Northern Di would not be stupid enough to send a large army to attack the city. They would never forget the disastrous defeat at Yanguanxia. "
Ma Han agreed with this, and he thought so too.
However, he left 30,000 soldiers behind because he wanted to be prepared for the worst.
With these 30,000 soldiers, Qinzhou and Yongzhou would be like an iron barrel, and Beidi would never send troops into the two states again.
At the same time, on the way to Wuguan, he sent cavalry back to Sizhou.
He ordered the Sizhou government to send officials to take over the counties of the two states, so as to stabilize Qinzhou and Yongzhou as soon as possible and get them back on track.
In addition, when Qinzhou and Yongzhou fell, a large number of people poured into Sizhou.
Although some people were moved to Yanzhou by him because of the deal with King Yan, there were still many people from the two states. Stay.
Now, they can move these people back to the two states and let them return to their hometowns to resume farming.
Thinking of this, he felt a burst of joy in his heart.
The Ma family once controlled three states and finally went through hardships, and finally they were able to get back on track.
His three wishes, first, to recapture Qinzhou and Yongzhou, second, to kill Ma Jin, and third, to avenge Dou Wei.
Two of them have been completed, and now the only thing left is to avenge the Dou family.
Looking at the top of Wuguan City, Ma Han narrowed his eyes.
He said to Dianzhang: "Nanliang sent 200,000 troops to Qizhou. At present, Nanliang is empty of troops. As long as Wuguan is taken, we can march in."
Dianzhang smiled and said: "There are only 30,000 Nanliang troops stationed in Wuguan, and it is easy to take it. "
Ma Han nodded slightly, picked up the telescope and looked at the top of the city.
During this period, the Southern Liang had been expanding southwards, competing with the Wu Kingdom for the royal territory in the south of the Yangtze River, and its main forces were deployed in the south.
Moreover, now that the Southern Liang and the Northern Di have formed an alliance, there is no need to station a large army in Wuguan.
After all, even if the Northern Di had a bad intention and attacked Wuguan, these 30,000 people could resist the Northern Di for a period of time, which was enough for them to dispatch troops to support.
As for the Ma family, Nanliang would not take them seriously.
If the Ma family army wants to attack Wuguan, they must drive the Beidi out of Qinzhou and Yongzhou.
According to their common sense, it would be impossible without a year or two.
Maybe they would be destroyed by Beidi.
Therefore, the Ma family troops suddenly gathered at the foot of Wuguan, and the Nanliang generals at Wuguan were quite shocked.
This can be seen from the expression of the Nanliang generals in the telescope.
"Dou Kuang." Seeing the face of the Wuguan general clearly, Ma Han was slightly surprised.
He was naturally familiar with Dou Kuang, after all, he had also stayed in the Imperial Academy in the capital for a period of time.
But as the eldest son of Dou Wei, Dou Kuang was sent to guard Wuguan, which shows that he was neglected.
But it is also true.
Dou Wei let the former third prince, now Dou Mu, ascend the throne as emperor.
Naturally, he had a grudge against Dou Wei's eldest son.
Dou Wei naturally did not want a conflict between the two, so it was reasonable to send him to the Nanliang border.
No matter what, for Nanliang, Wuguan was safe and sound, and the commander of Wuguan was just an idle job.
"Let the soldiers rest for a day, and attack the city tomorrow." Ma Han gave the order, he couldn't wait to take Wuguan.
The next day.
The red glow of the early morning dyed the earth red.
The Ma family soldiers who rested for a day recovered their spirits.
After eating, they wiped their muskets and hung grenades on their waists.
Then, under the leadership of the generals, they entered their respective positions.