Chapter 1307: North Wind on the 10th, Snow in the Night

Tongguan.

Bai Xiaowen received information from Camille, Ma Chao asked Han Sui to increase his troops, and also sent envoys to Xiliang to ask the Qiang troops to come to help in the battle.

There is a high-level internal response, which saves worry and effort.

Bai Xiaowen inspected the geographical map of mountains and rivers, and after investigating the terrain, he decided to let Cao Ren guard the pass. He led an army of 50,000, detoured north, and sneaked across the Weishui River from Pubanjin at night.

It's early spring now.

Spring came relatively late in the northern land, and the Weishui River hadn't thawed. The ice layer could barely carry an army across, but it couldn't be used as a battlefield for fierce battles.

After crossing Pubanjin, the front is Fengyi County, which is also the right wing of Sansuke.

If you can gain a foothold in the west of the Wei River, you can form a corner attack with the Tongguan defenders!

Ma Chao's Xiliang army will also have to spare energy to look after the flanks, making it even more difficult to attack Tongguan.

However, the intelligence work of the Xiliang Army is not bad. Bai Xiaowen led the army to cross the night and was detected by the Xiliang Army in advance.

Ma Chao excitedly said: "This is Yuan Xi, the Heaven's Destroyer. I want to raise all my troops and go to Pubanjin to stop them!"

Pang De said: "Yuan's army has recently added 40,000 troops, and the army is huge. Although Yuan Xi raised tens of thousands of troops to cross the river, there are still close to 100,000 horses in Tongguan. Moreover, Yuan Xi has many tricks. If all our troops are dispatched, Tongguan will be defeated." If the enemy invades and occupies our camp, we will have to retreat to Chang'an."

Ma Chao nodded and said: "It's a pity that the reinforcements of Uncle and the Qiang soldiers have not arrived! In this case, Pound and my brother will guard the camp. I will personally lead five thousand elite cavalry to attack Yuan Xi. He must not be allowed to build a camp! Wait until the reinforcements arrive. , and then take advantage of the momentum to defeat the enemy."

It can be seen here that the Xiliang Army has no shortcomings as a counselor.

If Ma Chao could be more decisive and use all his troops to prevent Bai Xiaowen from crossing the river, he would definitely lose Bai Xiaowen.

However, Ma Chao was worried about the safety of the camp, and left a large group of troops to guard against the "unnecessary" Cao Jun attacking the camp! With only 5,000 cavalry, it can only serve as a harassment and cannot prevent Bai Xiaowen from crossing the river.

Of course, this is also the effect of Bai Xiaowen's suspicious strategy, which made Ma Chao and Pound mistakenly believe that there are tens of thousands of troops in Tongguan. In fact, there are only more than 10,000 people under Cao Ren's subordinates in Tongguan now, and they have no ability to threaten Ma Chao's camp.

In the Battle of Pubanjin, Bai Xiaowen paid a high price for crossing the river.

Because of crossing the river, the vanguard must withstand the enemy's attack, otherwise the front team will retreat, which will inevitably disrupt the formation of the rear team, trample on each other, and most likely lead to defeat.

Ma Chao is also powerful, and his master skill rushing into the formation is a magical skill that can destroy the enemy's formation. Yu Jin's large shield soldiers were all defeated due to insufficient numbers, and fell into the Wei River, blood staining the ice.

In addition, the ice layer of the Weishui River is already very thin. When the army was in a hurry, the ice layer on the soles of their feet broke and fell into the Weishui River. Although with the quality of soldiers in the spirit world, they wouldn't die if they soaked in the icy Weishui overnight, but they would disrupt the formation and be unable to participate in the battle.

However, even at a considerable price, Bai Xiaowen still successfully crossed the Wei River.

Zhang Liao and Xu Huang captured Ma Chao, and Zhang Xiu and other generals galloped through the chaotic army, buying time and precious space for the follow-up troops to cross the river.

Ma Chao saw that the horsepower of the five thousand iron cavalry was exhausted, so he withdrew his troops and returned to the camp. Xiliang iron cavalry really came and went at will, Yuan Jun could only watch Ma Chao walk away.

However, after Ma Chao returned to the camp, he discussed with Pang De: "The sandy soil on the west bank of the Wei River is soft, making it difficult to build a camp. Our army rests and recuperates its horsepower. When the cavalry is dispatched again tomorrow, we will definitely be able to defeat Yuan's army again."

If the infantry does not rely on camps and pass defenses, then facing the cavalry is almost a lamb to be slaughtered.

With no barracks in the way, Ma Chao could even lead the iron cavalry to pierce through Yuan Jun's formation, then turn back and charge again!

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On Bai Xiaowen's side, after crossing the river, he relied on the Wei River to prepare to build a camp.

After digging, it turned out that the sand and soil were loose, making it impossible to camp. All the generals had worried expressions on their faces.

However, Bai Xiaowen smiled and invited someone out: "It's all thanks to the Taoist priest to set up camp this time."

That person was Ge Xuan.

When the generals saw the cultivator next to the lord appear, they were skeptical and had a little expectation.

Ge Xuan was stunned: "My lord, the poor are not generals, how could they know how to camp?"

Generals: Meow meow?

Bai Xiaowen smiled and said, "Did the Taoist priest forget what I asked you to do?"

Ge Xuan said: "Young master just said, ask for ten days of north wind and one night of snow. If this is what you are talking about, the poor Taoist has already done it. But, what does this have to do with camping?"

Bai Xiaowen said: "The sandy soil is soft and it is difficult to build a camp. But if it is watered with ice water, under the severe cold, it will freeze as it is built, and an ice city can be built overnight! What do you think?"

The generals will be skeptical.

Bai Xiaowen then ordered the soldiers to dig the soil and water it with ice water. After midnight, sure enough, the north wind blew up, the weather suddenly turned cold, and there were snowflakes.

Just like Bai Xiaowen said, the soft sandy soil becomes as hard as iron after being poured with ice water and frozen by the cold air. Tens of thousands of troops worked together, and a camp made of frozen soil was built in less than two hours.

Everyone admired Bai Xiaowen's plan, even Xun You also praised: "The wisdom of the Great Sima is really given by the heavens, and I can't match it."

Bai Xiaowen had the cheek to accept it calmly.

In fact, this method of moving soil and watering to build a city is Lou Gui's method adopted by Cao Cao in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", not Bai Xiaowen's first creation.

If it is used here, Ge Xuan's ability to change the weather is still needed. Otherwise, the weather in early spring at this time is not so severe, and it is still impossible to build an ice city.

As for Ge Xuan, he didn't have such a heaven-defying ability in the first place.

But after reading the "Taiping Jing", his Taoism ability has improved again, so he can pray for the north wind for ten days and the snow for one night.

In the early morning of the next day, a scout horse reported to Ma Chao that Yuan Jun's camp had been built.

Ma Chao didn't believe it, so he led his troops to watch it himself, and he saw a fortified city. Surprised in his heart, he looked back at Pound beside him and said, "Could it be that Yuan Xi has the help of ghosts and gods? Otherwise, how could he build a camp of this scale overnight?"

Pang De said with a worried expression: "Now the enemy has successfully gained a foothold west of the Wei River. If we don't break through this camp soon, our army may be attacked."

Ma Chao nodded in agreement, but he was still worried that the Tongguan defenders would attack the camp. On balance, he left 20,000 troops and ordered Ma Dai to guard the camp; Great camp.

Xun You offered the strategy of "ambush on all sides" and said: "Your Majesty, you can send one general to feign defeat and lure the enemy to attack our camp by force. In addition, I ambushed four soldiers and horses to copy the rear. Ma Chao will undoubtedly be defeated."