Chapter 625 Battle of White Horse
Ma Su ran three hundred miles from Yanjin to Baimajin, and successfully caught Linghuyu off guard.
However, although the Han army took the lead, their fatigue was already very obvious. And because they were running wildly all the way, they fell behind seriously. In the end, there were less than two thousand cavalry left to follow.
Under such a situation with so many debuffs, Ma Su did not successfully rush into the Wei army's center. It was precisely because of this that Linghuyu discovered the strength of the Han army.
"Ma Su is at the end of his battle now. This is our best chance! The whole army is surrounding us. We must keep Ma Su here!"
Linghuyu was finally moved and stopped thinking of gathering the whole army to defend the ferry. Instead, he divided his troops to surround the Han army.
After all, this is the closest to killing Ma Su in history. If Ma Su realized that the situation was bad and ran away, his beating would be in vain.
Seeing Linghu Yu suddenly getting angry, Cao Jia next to him suddenly panicked and hurriedly stepped forward to try to persuade him.
"General Linghu, our mission is to defend Baimajin, not right now..."
"You know what the heck, this may be the only opportunity in more than ten years!" Linghuyu glanced at him and said with some hatred for iron.
"Ma Su has the talent of a king, and Han Xin has the talent. He can defeat more with less, and turn decay into magic! If we don't take this opportunity to kill him, and wait until he recovers, we will be completely finished!"
Back in Hongnong, with the danger of Tongguan and the solidity of Baierqin Pass, Ma Su was able to penetrate all the way to Luoyang. Therefore, Linghu Yu was very aware of Ma Su's threat. If he really opened up his battle, Cao Wei would definitely be defeated.
But now, the enemy boss takes the initiative to set a bunch of debuffs to fight you. If you give in, you may regret it for the rest of your life.
For this reason, Linghuyu refused to listen to Cao Jia's advice and insisted on dividing his troops to surround Ma Di. Only by surrounding this group of exhausted Han cavalry can we have a chance to kill Ma Di!
Cao Jia failed to persuade Linghuyu and was at a loss for a while. After watching Linghuyu's figure entering the battlefield for a long time, he finally came to his senses.
"What a lifeless thing! If you want to die so much, don't spill blood on me!" Cao Jia cursed through gritted teeth, then turned around and ran towards the ferry, and began to run northward.
In Baimajin, Linghuyu also surrounded Ma Di without hesitation.
Ma Su's current situation is indeed a bit too bad. Because of the three hundred miles of running, the whole army was exhausted, and the fact that it couldn't even break through the Wei army's defense line was proof of this.
Of course, let alone the Han cavalry, even Ma Su felt that the spear was a bit heavy, and Ma Zhong, who was accompanying him, was so tired that he could hardly draw his bow.
If this continues, I'm afraid it will overturn...
Although Ma Su was still looking forward to overturning the situation, he still had to find a way to give it another try in this situation.
Under the heavy rain, Ma Di tried his best to squint his eyes, trying to find the enemy's flag in the rain. After all, in this situation, if you still want to turn defeat into victory, you can only kill the enemy general!
Soon, Ma Di discovered good news: the number of Wei troops facing him had decreased a lot. A large number of soldiers tried to detour from both sides, preparing to surround Ma Di.
The better news is that after trying his best to identify, Ma Di finally found the enemy's commanding flag in the heavy rain. Moreover, the distance was not far, so it was obvious that Linghuyu planned to get close to command.
Generally speaking, unless the general is brave, he will hide in the middle army and command the battle. Only generals who are not afraid of death will take the initiative to approach the command and command their troops to fight efficiently.
Ma Su had a great reputation, and Linghu Yu also knew the level of his opponent. Therefore, he must get close to the command, otherwise if Ma Su runs away, all his efforts will be wasted.
As for Ma Su's sudden appearance... Linghu Yu didn't think that his own horses could outrun Ma Su's tired car.
This also gave Ma Su a chance. As long as he killed Linghuyu, he still had a chance to turn defeat into victory.
only……
Ma Su calculated the foot strength of both sides. Even if he broke through the obstruction of the Wei army in front, Linghuyu would probably be far away.
then……
"The whole army will retreat with me!" Ma Di suddenly shouted, and took the lead in leading the army to retreat. More than a thousand Han cavalry tried their best to turn around in the heavy rain and tried to go south.
This gesture shocked Linghuyu, and he immediately ordered the entire army to pursue him.
"Catch up! We must kill Ma Su no matter what!" Linghuyu yelled.
"General, we have achieved great success. After all, we can force Ma Su to retreat..." The general hesitated, but Linghuyu angrily scolded him,
"Such a good opportunity, we are only one step away from killing Ma Su. If we can't kill Ma Su, then the Wei Dynasty will be finished. No matter how great our achievements are, it will be useless!"
"Chase me!"
Linghuyu personally gave the order and led his personal guards to urge the entire army to pursue. More than 10,000 infantrymen of the Wei army had no choice but to take a step forward and catch up with difficulty step by step on the muddy road.
At this time, the advantage of the cavalry is clearly visible. Also on the dirt road, the Han cavalry was less affected than the Wei infantry and still had high mobility even when being pursued.
After Ma Su gave the order to retreat, his eyes kept staring at Linghu Yu in the distance. When he saw Linghu Yu really catching up, the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
This is sure!
Afterwards, Ma Su began to consciously lead his troops to slow down. If he wants to make a carbine, he must reduce his speed to prevent the horse from falling over when turning around.
"Now, soldiers, follow me to kill back!" Seeing that the distance between the two sides was suitable enough, Ma Su suddenly turned around and ordered.
Then, Ma Su suddenly led his personal guards and quickly killed a surprise attack. When the Wei army was confidently catching up, he suddenly turned around and rushed back!
The rainstorm had an impact on both sides. The impact on the Wei army was that they had long forgotten about the formation when chasing. And Ma Su suddenly turned around and rushed back, making the Wei army completely unable to react.
And the most important thing is that because of the cover of the heavy rain, Linghu Yu did not find that Ma Su turned around at the first time, but continued to move forward with the army. The moment he found something wrong, he could already see Ma Su's face clearly...
"It's bad! I'm prey!" Linghu Yu was shocked and hurriedly tried to rein in his horse and turn around.
Then, his mount cried sadly and fell headfirst into the mud.
And Linghu Yu was even thrown off the horse's back and plunged directly into the mud.
Good news, the mud was soft and it didn't hurt that much to fall. Bad news, the mud was too soft and Linghu Yu couldn't even get up!
He just watched the Xiliang horse carrying Ma Su step on the mud and get closer and closer to him!
"You! Don't come over here!!"