Chapter 624 Three hundred miles of running in the rain

Chapter 624 Three hundred miles of running in the rain

Ma Su once again acted extremely decisively at the critical moment.

Originally, the Han cavalry came lightly equipped, but this time they abandoned a large number of equipment. In addition to weapons and light armor, all the soldiers only carried five days of food, and even the marching pot was thrown aside.

The whole army marched all the way to the White Horse Ferry with almost the courage to break the boat.

From Yanjin to Baima, the three hundred miles are all overland, and the roads are not smooth. Ma Di led the Han army's 10,000 cavalry to march day and night, even eating on horseback. The whole army rushed to the White Horse Crossing as if they were desperate for their lives.

In fact, there are dozens of places where you can cross the Yellow River in the Yanqing section. However, these are all small ferries. It is okay to sneak in, but it is a bit difficult for the army to pass through.

And the only thing that can really supply tens of thousands of troops to cross the river is the White Horse Crossing.

If the Baima Crossing cannot be captured, the pressure the Han army will put on Hebei will not be that great. In this way, Ma Su's idea of ​​intercepting the Wei army in advance and buying time for Liu Yin to attack Yanzhou would go bankrupt.

So, no matter what, this white horse crossing Ma Su is destined to be defeated, and no one can save it!

Normally, with the marching speed of the Han cavalry, it is feasible to raid Baima Crossing in a short time. However, the weather was unpredictable, and it rained heavily on the second day of the forced march.

In ancient times, even official roads were just compacted dirt roads. With the sudden heavy rain, the road quickly turned into mud.

Although this is Yanzhou, the most developed Central Plains, the road conditions are much better than the mountain roads like Shu Road, which cannot be walked when it rains. But in the face of this sudden heavy rain, the speed of the Han cavalry was still greatly affected.

"General, the road is too muddy and it is difficult for the horses to move forward!" The guard next to Ma Su caught up with Ma Su who was rushing at the front and asked for instructions.

"Now hundreds of people have fallen down and been injured due to road problems, and they are unable to follow. If we continue to march like this, only half of us will be exhausted by the time we get there."

"General, it's better to take shelter from the rain first and wait until the rain stops before moving forward!"

There is one thing the bodyguard didn't say...that is, at Ma Su's age, heavy rain is also very harmful to the body!

However, Ma Su ignored the concern and persuasion of his personal guards, and his will did not waver at all.

"Even if only 10% of the cavalry follows, we cannot give up on the final goal! The whole army continues to move forward, and we must not stop like this!"

Because he had no time to put on his raincoat, Ma Su was soaked through by the heavy rain. But even so, he still insisted on running forward with all his strength.

"It's raining heavily now. We are in a difficult situation, and Wei Jun's situation is even more difficult! What's more, they never expected that we would make a surprise attack in the heavy rain, so they must have neglected to take precautions!"

"The opportunity to conquer the Central Plains in one battle has arrived! Soldiers, follow me and move on!"

Subsequently, Ma Su quickly divided the part into two parts. Among them, the tired soldiers who could no longer keep up were left to rest, leaving their horses free to continue moving forward with the army.

All those who still had strength continued to follow Ma Su, braving the heavy rain and running on the muddy road.

It is said in the art of war that if you march a hundred miles to fight for a profit, the general will be frustrated; if you march fifty miles to fight for a profit, only half of the army can arrive.

This time, Ma Su not only ran for three hundred miles, but also braved the buffs of heavy rain. Along the way, countless people fell off their horses because they couldn't keep up or were tired.

However, none of this could stop Ma Su from running forward. After all, as long as the White Horse Crossing is captured, the losses for the Han army will be reduced by more than this!

At the same time, Yanjin guard Cao Jia, who was one step ahead of the Han army, also rushed to Baimadu and successfully met the guard here Linghuyu.

Linghuyu was originally the governor of Yanzhou, but he was directly demoted due to the previous defeat of Hongnong. Right now he is the guard at Baima Crossing, a key crossing.

After Cao Jia met with Linghuyu, he immediately reported to him the fact that the Han army had crossed the Pu River and the entire army was coming straight towards him. Then he panicked and told Linghuyu that he should immediately hold on to the ferry and not get out, and then someone would go to Cangting to ask for help.

Now Cao Wei's main forces in Hebei are all deployed in Cangting, preparing to go south to aid East Yanzhou. If we can seek help from him in time, then Baima Crossing will be out of danger.

Linghuyu had fought against Ma Su, and he was deeply impressed by the Han army's combat effectiveness and Ma Su's technical level. So after hearing that Ma Su was leading the team in person, he immediately sent someone to Cangting to ask for help.

But soon, Linghuyu's heart was soothed by the heavy rain. With such a heavy rainstorm, the Shu army should not rush over in a short time. Baima Crossing still has time to prepare... what the hell.

In just one day, the Han cavalry braved heavy rain and marched on the muddy road to Baima!

Because the heavy rain blocked the view, it also concealed the actions of the Han army. It wasn't until the Han army was within a few miles of Baima that the Wei army realized something was wrong.

However, at this time, they had no chance to counterattack.

It is worth mentioning that although Baimajin is a famous Yellow River ferry, it does not have a city wall to support it. More than 10,000 Wei soldiers under Linghu Yu's command set up camp on the ground, and Ma Su's rapid march made it impossible for him to dig trenches.

Especially because the heavy rain made the ground muddy and the antlers couldn't stand upright on the ground!

As a result, the Wei army was hit in the waist by the Han army coming at high speed, just like the dump truck Iai encountered by Ma Su...

There was no suspense for a moment, the Wei army's outer position was torn open. Ma Di took the lead and desperately tried to disrupt the Wei army's line.

However, he had this debuff several times, and Ma Su was also having a hard time.

The result of the three hundred miles of galloping was that of the 10,000 cavalrymen, only less than 2,000 were left. The whole army marched forcefully in the heavy rain. Not only were they exhausted physically and mentally, but they also lost their horsepower.

The result was that although Ma Di quickly tore apart the Wei army's outer positions, his troops did not penetrate as smoothly as before. The tired Han army

Linghu Yu was also a veteran general. After recovering from the panic of being suddenly attacked by the Han army, he also discovered that the Han army was completely at the end of its war effort. This discovery made Linghuyu ecstatic, and he quickly came up with the idea of ​​counterattack.

Since Wang Ling's death, he has been a person without a political background. But now, Ma Su suddenly turned into a fortune thrown in front of him.

If Ma Su had been leading a well-prepared army, even if there were only 5,000 Han cavalry, Linghu Yu would have turned around and run away. However, when he saw that there were only a thousand people in Ma Su, and he was so tired that he almost fell off his horse, Linghuyu admitted that he was moved.

"The whole army is surrounding us! Ma Su has come to die on his own initiative. He is at the end of his battle. We must not miss this opportunity!"