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Chapter 053 Iron Knight Chuangwei

The Xianbei cavalry joined the servant army on May 5, so the army attacked Pingzhou again, and a battle broke out.

On May 5, the army arrived in Pingzhou, and the siege began. However, at this time, there were only Zhang Liao's 9 imperial troops in Pingzhou.

Because Zhang Xiu had sneaked out of the city with 1000 cavalry and 12 steel knights, he not only bypassed the army, but also attacked the army's grain transport convoy and seized a large amount of grain.

In this battle, the 12 Iron Knights took the lead and relied on their strong protective power to break through the enemy's spear formation and disrupt the opponent's formation.

It is a pity that if the enemy had not set up a stumbling block and injured an Iron Knight, then this battle could be said to be perfect.

Because the Imperial Guards in Pingzhou City only brought a few days of rations, Zhang Xiu detached 400 cavalry and asked them to take the food back while he continued to guerrilla the enemy's food convoy outside.

The Xianbei people were furious when they learned that the grain transport convoy had been robbed. They did not bother to issue an order to surround Pingzhou City and ordered the entire army to encircle the enemy's cavalry. He took the lead, but he did not expect that the enemy would also transport the grain convoy to Pingzhou. Zhoucheng.

Zhang Liao was greatly relieved when he saw the grain truck building, because when the grain truck arrived, Zhang Liao's only worry was the food problem.

But now, we can start building Pingzhou city defense. The immortal master has issued the Five Elements Dayan Gong of gold, wood, water, fire and earth before the war.

Those soldiers in the Royal Forest Army who have practiced the "Five Elements Dayan Gong" Kun Juan can use the power to condense the earth from the ground.

Under the control of many sergeants who had practiced other volumes of "Five Elements Dayan Gong", they were piled up into a rammed earth wall.

So in less than two days, Pingzhou City was completed, and the thickness and height of the city wall were twice the original. The only problem was the city gate.

It can be said that rammed earth walls are all good, but the city gate cannot be solved. Zhang Liao had no choice but to wait for Zhang Xiu to rob two grain transport convoys outside before returning, and then ordered the sergeant to block it.

It was already May 5th. The Xianbei people had lost three consecutive waves of grain transport convoys and failed to intercept them. After learning that the grain transport convoys had been transported to Pingzhou City, the Xianbei people finally couldn't help but launch an attack on Pingzhou City. attack.

At noon on May 5, 15 Xianbei cavalry and more than 2000 servants (more than a thousand were killed or seriously injured in the battle with Zhang Xiu) arrived at Pingzhou City, 3 kilometers away from Pingzhou City. When Zhang Liao and Zhang Xiu saw this, they led 2000 imperial guardsmen to climb down from the city wall with blue hangings, and called for battle in the enemy camp at night.

The Xianbei people, who had been beaten many times by Zhang Xiu, originally wanted to avoid fighting, but their servants could not resist dividing their troops and attacked the Imperial Forest Army from both sides. They had no choice but to open the door and fight.

However, Zhang Liao and Zhang Xiu came to call for formation this time to prepare for the pursuit training, so sentries were placed on both sides.

As soon as the sentry saw the servant army, he immediately gave a warning and then returned to the team. Zhang Liao and Zhang Xiu were alerted and immediately retreated to Pingzhou City. Seeing that the enemy was so fast, the Xianbei people could only withdraw their troops by shouting gold in anger.

On May 5, both sides rested without incident. At the same time, the Xianbei people ordered people to build siege equipment.

On May 5, the siege equipment was built and organized. At the same time, a 17-member imperial army rushed to Pingzhou City along the mountain path and joined the team. The person in charge of commanding this 3000-member imperial army was Ma Chao.

When they saw Ma Chao, Zhang Liao and Zhang Xiu were shocked. They didn't understand why Ma Chao, who was supposed to be in Sanfuxian County, was here.

So what brings Ma Chao here? This matter starts with Ma Chao’s father Ma Teng.

Ma Teng, courtesy name Shoucheng. Fufeng Maoling was a native of Xingping City, Shaanxi Province today. He was a warlord who separatized Liangzhou in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and was a descendant of General Fubo Ma Yuan.

Ma Teng is more than eight feet long, with a large body and a majestic face and nose. He is a virtuous and loyal man and is respected by everyone.

In the last years of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, he was employed by the state and county offices in the army, took charge of the tribes, and was moved to the rank of general.

After Geng Bi, the governor of Liangzhou, was killed by his subordinates, Ma Teng, Guo Guo, Han Sui and others jointly rebelled against the Han in Liangzhou.

In the second year of Chuping (191), he accepted Dong Zhuo's recruitment.

In the first year of Xingping (194), he tried to unite the courtiers to kill the powerful ministers Li Jue and Guo Si, but was defeated and had to return to Liangzhou.

He was soon pardoned and worshiped General Andi.

Later, he and Han Sui became brothers with different surnames. In the tenth year of Jian'an (205), he assisted Prime Minister Cao Cao to defeat Zhang Sheng and kill Zhang Yan, Wei Gu and others.

Later, he and Han Sui were at odds with each other and attacked each other until they reconciled in the 208th year of Jian'an () and was named Marquis of Huaili by the Han court.

Immediately he entered the court as a guard.

In the 211th year of Jian'an (), Ma Chao, son of Ma Teng, raised an army against Cao Cao.

In May of the following year, both Ma Teng and his two sons were killed by Cao Cao, and the three tribes were wiped out.

Ma Teng in history is said to be a descendant of Ma Yuan, the general of Han Fubo. His father once served as Tianshui Lanqianwei, but later lost his official position and stayed in Longxi. He married a Qiang girl and gave birth to Ma Teng.

When Ma Teng was young, he was poor and had no property. He often cut wood from Zhangshan Mountain and carried it to the city to sell it to support himself. Ma Teng was more than eight feet long (approximately 1.85 meters today), with a large body, a majestic face and nose, and a virtuous personality. People admired him.

In April of the fourth year of Zhongping (187), Geng Bi, the governor of Liangzhou at that time, trusted traitors, which led to rebellion in the Hanyang Kingdom and the Di, Qiang and other ethnic groups.

The states and counties recruited warriors to defeat the rebellion.

Ma Teng applied for the army and was valued by state and county officials. He was appointed as a military officer and commanded the troops.

Soon, Geng Bi was killed by his subordinate Li Xiangru. Ma Teng joined forces with Han Sui and others to join forces with the Hanyang Kingdom. They called themselves "General Hezhong" and jointly elected the kingdom as their commander-in-chief. They led their troops to plunder the three auxiliaries.

The Han Dynasty called it Sanfu's rebellion.

In the sixth year of Zhongping (189), the kingdom was defeated by the army sent by the imperial court. Ma Teng, Han Sui and others abolished the kingdom and kidnapped Yan Zhong as their commander-in-chief.

Soon after Yan Zhong died of illness, Ma Teng, Han Sui and others fought for power with each other, and their power weakened.

In the second year of Chuping (191), Dong Zhuo entered Chang'an and invited Han Sui and Ma Teng to jointly plan an attack on the Shandong generals.

Seeing that the world was in chaos, the two also wanted to rely on Dong Zhuo to raise an army.

In the third year of Chuping (192), Ma Teng and Han Sui arrived in Chang'an. Dong Zhuo was dead, and Li Jue and others took over the power. So they worshiped Han Sui as the general of Zhenxi and sent them back to Jincheng. Ma Teng became the general of Zhengxi and stationed in Yi. .

In the first year of Xingping (194), Ma Teng asked Li Jue for personal matters, but failed to get a response, so he led his troops to attack.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty sent an envoy to persuade, but failed. Later, Han Sui, who was stationed in Jincheng, led his troops to persuade, and then joined forces with Ma Teng to attack Li Jue.

The court officials Zhong Shao, Ma Yu, and Liu Fan wanted to kill Li Jue and others, so they secretly contacted Ma Teng and offered to be internal agents. However, because the matter was exposed, they had to flee to Huaili.

Li Jue sent Fan Chou, Guo Si and his nephew Li Li to attack. Ma Teng and Han Sui were defeated and retreated to Liangzhou.

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To be continued

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