Chapter 593 Battle of Hulao Pass

After getting the return of his old subordinates, Ma Su conducted some simple drills. After confirming that the combat effectiveness of these old subordinates had not decreased, Ma Su was very satisfied with this.

Afterwards, Ma Su confidently ordered someone to send a letter of challenge to Fei Yao. He asked both sides to send out their main forces and agree on a time to fight a decisive battle under the city of Hulao Pass.

However, although he issued a letter of challenge, Ma Su still lacked confidence in whether the Wei army would fight back.

After all, the examples of going to Chenggao and Xingyang before were all there, and the generals in Guandong were like mice seeing a cat when facing him. In this case, even if the opponent's commander was an old acquaintance Fei Yao, he might not dare to fight.

If they kept hanging up the banner of exemption from war, his preparations would be in vain. So while issuing the letter of challenge, Ma Su also began to prepare for the second hand.

But soon, the messenger came back and brought back a news that surprised Ma Su.

"General, the other commander has agreed to a decisive battle and said he will personally lead the army to fight you..."

"This Fei Yao is quite brave... He is brave. Compared with other cowards in Guandong, he is really courageous." Ma Su was surprised and excited, and nodded slightly.

"If there are more brave men like this in Guandong, the Han Dynasty will not be in decline!"

"General, the commander of the Wei army is not Fei Yao... He looks like a very old veteran." The messenger looked a little strange, and then scratched his head and added.

"Before I left, he asked me to say hello to His Majesty on his behalf..."

"Hmm?" Ma Su's interest soared when he heard this.

"It seems that the pseudo-Wei has dug out another veteran from the late Later Han Dynasty from nowhere... maybe he is related to the late emperor? I just don't know if he can be won over."

"But no matter what, it is enough that they are willing to take the initiative to fight. The whole army is ready for battle. We will go to meet this group of Wei troops in three days!"

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Three days passed in a flash, and soon it was the day for the two sides to fight.

The Wei army did not break the agreement because of this. The entire army of 100,000 people came in a mighty manner. They lined up a few miles outside Hulao Pass, and the momentum was huge for a while.

The Han army had fewer soldiers, only 40,000 people, but the morale was obviously higher than that of the Wei army. Ma Su personally took charge and led 30,000 infantrymen out of Hulao Pass, with their backs against the pass to line up to fight.

The two sides were tit-for-tat, and the air was filled with a chilling desire to fight.

In the central army of Cao Wei, an old general over 60 was staring at the Han army lineup in a trance.

Although he looked very old and his official position seemed not high, Fei Yao was the second, which was very telling.

"General Tian, ​​if you can't do it, you can replace Captain Fei..." Situ Gaorou, who was next to him, stood up at this time and reminded him kindly.

These words pulled the old general back to his thoughts, and then smiled slightly.

"It doesn't matter. Although I had a relationship with the first lord of Shu in the past, we are now serving different masters... Don't worry, I won't show mercy."

This person was General Zhenbei Tian Yu, who was just pulled back from Youzhou by Cao Rui. This time, because there was really no one available, he pulled this old guy who was about to retire together.

For this reason, Fei Yao was very dissatisfied and once doubted Tian Yu's loyalty to the Wei Dynasty. However, in the face of Cao Rui's will, he could only accept it with a pinch of his nose.

"Old Senior Tian, ​​since you have accepted this battle, you must deploy it well, and don't let Ma Su rush over!" Fei Yao snorted coldly, looking at Tian Yu and said sarcastically.

"Don't worry about this, Captain Fei. I have my own plans..." Tian Yu was too lazy to argue with Fei Yao, and personally held the command flag to start deploying the army.

He deployed the central army on the left wing and deployed a large number of heavy armored infantry here. However, he also arranged Cao Wei's Youzhou cavalry and a large number of infantry on the right wing.

This situation made Fei Yao speechless, and he immediately stepped forward to remind him,

"If you deploy like this, the left wing lacks cavalry cover, and the right wing is difficult to resist the enemy's surprise attack. There is no need for Ma Su, I can do it when I come..."

"I just said that Captain Fei doesn't need to worry about this!" Tian Yu turned his head expressionlessly and glanced at Fei Yao.

"Since your majesty has asked me to be the commander, General Fei should not be too presumptuous!"

"Okay, then I will wait for your good news, General Tian, ​​in the rear!" Fei Yao laughed angrily and snorted coldly.

In this way, the commander-in-chief and generals of the Wei army had conflicts before the battle started. However, General Tian Yu, the Zhenbei General, disagreed with this.

As a veteran who had fought in Youzhou for decades, he was still confident that he could play tricks on the opponent when facing Ma Su, who had changed his career halfway.

Under Tian Yu's arrangement, the Wei army's formation showed a top-heavy feeling. But even so, the advantage in numbers still allowed them to suppress the Han army.

Unlike Cao Wei, Ma Su had little control over the deployment of the Han army. 30,000 Han troops were deployed at Hulao Pass according to the conventional battle formation, with Liu Yin and Jiang Wei on each side, and Ma Su in the middle army.

The deployment of both sides was determined, and with the sounding of the horns of both sides, the battle of Hulao Pass officially began.

After the horn sounded, Tian Yu's side first beat the war drum, and 100,000 Wei troops pressed towards the Han army step by step from the front.

"General! This group of Wei troops not only did not defend against us, but took the initiative to kill them!" Ma Zhong saw this scene and reported to Ma Su in surprise.

"Tsk... Beat the war drums, isn't it just a head-on collision? Let them see how powerful our Han men are!" Ma Su snorted and gave an order at the same time.

Both sides beat the war drums together, and the soldiers began to march forward with the beat of the war drums. As the beats accelerated, the troops of both sides also began to accelerate.

Until the war drums suddenly stopped, the soldiers of the Han and Wei sides shouted and charged at the same time.

"Kill!!"

"Kill!!"

"Kill!!"

The soldiers of both sides crashed into each other, and the tragic meat-crushing battle quickly swept the entire Hulao Pass battlefield.

Although the terrain outside Hulao Pass is relatively flat, it is still slightly narrow near the pass. This means that although the Han army is at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, it still relies on the terrain to prevent the Wei army from moving forward.

Even in the fierce battle between the two sides, the battle line began to be slowly pushed back by the Han army. With 30,000 people fighting against 100,000 Wei troops, it can still gain an advantage in the local battlefield, which shows its combat power.

Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, Ma Su was ready to take action.

Although he didn't know why the other side dared to fight, since they came out, Ma Su had to treat them well. So this time Ma Su completely abandoned the previous elite camp and brought out his old subordinates.

"I don't know if the Wei people still remember the Longwu Yicong under the Chang'an city after not seeing each other for four years!"