After resting on the Yellow River for a while, he did not see the Chu army's pursuers. Ma Chao said a little unwillingly: "The Chu army did not send pursuers, and the general who led the troops was really cautious." He ordered that he rest here a little bit like an enemy, and now it seems that he has been ruined.

"Don't chase the poor enemy. After eating a piece of our meat, I guess I'm a little satisfied and don't want to take risks anymore." Cao Hong said.

"Although I'm not willing to give up, I can only do this., Ma Chao nodded and sighed.

Then the two stood up and led their troops to start crossing the river.

After a period of time, all 50,000 or 60,000 troops crossed the river and returned to Xianyang.

Xianyang.

It was already dark at this time, and it had been four or five hours since Han Sui led his troops out of Xianyang and rescued Jincheng.

Ma Teng and Zhong Yao were waiting for Ma Chao's news in the Qinhou Mansion's book room.

If the war goes well, whether it is destroyed or there is no result in the Chu army, it is almost time to get news.

"It's a little late according to the calculation time. I'm a little uneasy." Ma Teng said to Zhong Yao, feeling restless.

"Maybe it was delayed by something." Zhong Yao comforted him, although Zhong Yao himself felt uneasy.

"I hope so." Ma Teng nodded and said when he heard this. But the anxiety in his heart did not disappear, but instead gathered more and more.

"Report to the lord, the young marquis is back."

At this moment, an escort walked in outside the door and reported.

"I'm back? How many beheads?, Ma Teng was surprised when he heard this, and then said in surprise. Logically, it should be just communication information at this time.

Whether Ma Chao defeated the Chu army or made no contribution, he should be on the front line. Unless he encountered a big fight and beheaded countless times, he would lead his army back.

Of course, another thing is that Ma Chao was completely failed. But he didn't believe that Ma Teng would kill this. It would be lingering to deal with hundreds of thousands of troops in Chu, but now Ma Chao and the others are just the vanguard army of Chu.

How many pioneers can there be? It's only 20,000 to 30,000.

Therefore, after hearing the guard report that Ma Chao came back, his first reaction was to defeat and then how many beheaded.

Wei was embarrassed when he heard this because the Ma Chao and the army he saw were completely different from victory. After hesitating for a while, the guard still gritted his teeth and said, "Report to the lord, the young marquis failed and suffered a lot of losses." "What?" Ma Teng said in disbelief, his eyes full of disbelief. Zhong Yao, who was waiting for the news of victory, couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Failed, and suffered a lot of losses.

One hundred thousand iron cavalry, on the Yongliang Plain, it was almost a force that could destroy everything, but it failed. How could this be possible?

"Where is the person?" Although Ma Teng couldn't believe it, he was more concerned about Ma Chao's safety. After a moment of stunned silence, he shouted.

"The Young Marquis is heading towards the Marquis' Mansion at this moment, and I believe it will arrive soon."

The guard replied.

At this moment, Ma Chao's voice sounded outside the door.

"Father." As Ma Chao's voice sounded, Ma Chao and Cao Hong also walked in from outside.

Ma Chao and Cao Hong were in bad condition, and his face was a little pale. Ma Teng was shocked when he saw such a son, and then he said, "Meng Qi is okay?"

"It's nothing serious, it's just a lot of troops lost." Ma Chao smiled bitterly and said.

"It's fine if there's nothing serious." Ma Teng felt relieved.

"How could this happen? One hundred thousand iron cavalry went on a war and was defeated?" Unlike Ma Teng, who cared about Ma Chao, Zhong Yao was concerned about why the army failed, which was incredible.

This is a flat land of Yongliang Plain. It is not the complex terrain with many mountains and forests in the south. The cavalry is invincible.

"We underestimate the enemy." Cao Hong said with a wry smile. Then, under the suspicious eyes of Ma Teng and Zhong Yao, they told them about the nightmare they encountered.

If so, Cao Hong really didn't want to think of that nightmare. But he knew that the communication of information was necessary.

"There is a crossbow that can be launched continuously? There is also an infantryman with an elite combat power of about 10,000, covered in iron armor?" After hearing this, Zhong Yao was a little unbelievable.

It’s not that Zhong Yao distrusts it, but that he has not personally experienced the crossbows, crossbows, and Pojun’s power. Zhong Yao really couldn’t believe that the Chu army defeated 100,000 cavalry with these alone.

On the land of Yongliang, where one horse is flat, this incredible myth was finished.

"It's indeed embarrassing to say, but this is really true." Cao Hong smiled even more bitterly when he heard this.

"If it is true as General Cao said, there are crossbows in the Chu army that can fire several times without having to fill iron arrows, and crossbows. In addition, the elite combat infantry can defeat 100,000 iron cavalry." Ma Teng, after experiencing many battles, took a breath of air conditioning after imagining the power of that sharp weapon, said.

On the battlefield, the crossbow is the nemesis of the cavalry, let alone the kind of sect.

In fact, Zhong Yao was not the kind of literati who was not a military man. He had led the army to fight and knew what the crossbow meant to the cavalry. He just couldn't believe it.

The loss was huge, and this was huge, and it must be tens of thousands of cavalry. After a sudden passing, tens of thousands of cavalry disappeared, and they had never even encountered the troops of the Chu army's headquarters.

"This war is not easy to fight." Then, Zhong Yao sighed and said.

"Yes, the loss was huge in the first battle." Ma Teng nodded and said.

Immediately, Zhong Yao and the others asked about the losses of Ma Chao and Cao Hong's army. When they heard that there were 40,000 to 50,000 casualties, they all took a breath.

This is basically half the loss.

"Our army suddenly dropped by 40,000 to 50,000. Among them, the proportion of cavalry dropped significantly. This is a difficult thing.

"In fact, this war may not be without gains. At least we know that the Chu army has secret weapons. If this weapon is always held by the Chu army and waiting to attack in secret, it is absolutely possible that we will die at the critical moment. Now that it is violent, it is much simpler.

We just need to be on guard. With our remaining army of about 210,000, it is not difficult to defend."

Seeing that the atmosphere was very stressed, Ma Chao couldn't help but say.

"This is a fact. After being fooled once, you won't be fooled the second time." Ma Teng nodded in agreement when he heard this, and became confident in his heart again.

There are 200,000 troops, of which there are still 130,000 cavalry, and they still have an absolute advantage in the confrontation with Chu.

If the ace comes out first, it will be a big fuss. This is indeed a blessing. Zhong Yao also agreed quite well in the early days, but when he heard that Ma Teng moved and was deceived once, he would not be deceived second time.

But his face suddenly changed drastically and he said, "I've suffered."

"What's wrong?" When Zhong Yao rarely loses his composure, even when he was just a little misconduct, but now he has changed a lot and shouts terrible.

Ma Teng, Ma Chao and Cao Hong were immediately surprised. Ma Teng asked anxiously.

"We can't guarantee that we won't be fooled the second time." Zhong Yao's face looked very ugly, and he said.

"How is this possible?" Ma Teng laughed, but then the smile on his face froze and he said in a lost voice: "Han Sui?"

"Yes, it's Han Sui." Zhong Yao said with a wry smile and shook his head.

"Han Sui?" Ma Chao and Cao Hong couldn't help asking if he didn't know the situation.

"Just a few hours ago, Han Sui received news that a large army of the Chu army came out of the valley above and besieged Jincheng. He immediately led his troops to rescue him. He didn't know that there was such a powerful weapon among the Chu army. If you two rushed up like this, it would be another heavy loss." Ma Teng said with a wry smile.

It is a bit unlikely to be fooled by a person twice. Even if he is not smart, he will remember that snakes are not easy to mess with after being bitten by a snake once.

But the current situation is that Han Sui has returned. He has no idea how powerful the Chu army crossbow is, so it is not impossible to suffer any losses.

Northern Alliance, if it is the same, it will be fooled again.

I'm afraid I'll be made fun of by all the people in the world.

It’s pretty good to lose face. If Han Sui also loses a 40,000 or 50,000 army, then they will be done. Their cavalry is only 170,000, and if they lose 80,000 or 90,000 at once.

The remaining eighty or ninety thousand.

Then the gap with the Chu army's 50,000 cavalry is not big. And I heard that the Chu army is an elite cavalry who can rush to shoot arrows and are good at shooting rushingly. In terms of confrontation, they may still be at a disadvantage.

The three northern countries such as Qin, Liang, and even Wei rely on cavalry. Competing infantry is not as good as Chu.

If the cavalry's advantage is lost, then, that.

Ma Teng didn't dare to think about it anymore. Although in the past, he was a mortal enemy of Han Sui, and Han Sui even killed his wife. But now it is a close alliance in interests, and he really doesn't want Han Sui to have such an end.

"Go and chase after me." Ma Chao and Cao Hong also understood, and Ma Chao couldn't help but say anxiously.

If Han Sui had the same fate, then their losses this time would be really a waste of money.

"No, I've been out for several hours. He was too anxious about the survival of his nest. He had another man, two or three horses, and he only prepared dry food to go on the road. He also had both ways. Even if we chased him with cavalry, we might not be able to catch up." Ma Teng smiled bitterly when he heard this.

Han Sui was very anxious, and Jincheng was not short of food. So he went on the road with light loads and thought he could arrive quickly. Now it seems that it may have become a fatal weakness.

"Then, what should I do?" Ma Chao suddenly lost his mind and said ah.

"No matter what, I must first notify Han Sui's son-in-law Yan Xing. He now leads 30,000 infantry soldiers to guard Xianyang. In addition, I also have to send someone to notify Duke Wei and ask him to think of a way to rescue him.

Make the worst plan.”

Zhong Yao said with a wry smile.

These people may be fooled twice in a trap. This is really helpless!
Chapter completed!