The 25th move: Left, Center, Right, Li's army is helpless in front of Ma's army.

  After detaching 3,000 cavalrymen to Ma Chao, Ma Teng made a special request to keep Yang Fu by his side.

  Ma Chao inquired about Yang Fu's intention and although he was depressed at heart, he eventually agreed to Ma Teng's request.

  When Ma Chao led his army westward overnight, Yang Fu said to Ma Chao: "General, you should fight quickly and take it by strategy. Be careful not to engage in a head-on battle!"

  As for Yang Fu's instructions, the groom was still very clear in his mind. With three thousand cavalry fighting against Guo Huai's ten thousand elite cavalry, he had to attack unexpectedly and catch them off guard. Otherwise, if the opponent took the initiative and pressed step by step, both he and Ma Teng's army would face a very dangerous situation.

  After seeing off Ma Fu, Yang Guo walked alone in the camp, thinking of a strategy to counter the enemy.

  When he saw several soldiers gathered together whispering, Yang Fu cautiously walked over.

  Only one soldier said, "Do you know? I accidentally heard several farmers say that twenty miles northwest there is a chaotic tomb ridge, withered trees piled up, and weeds covering the sky. At midnight, there are often ghostly wails and howls, which are very frightening! It's said that in ancient times, a major war broke out there, with corpses piling up and extremely tragic battles!"

  "Really? Fake?" The nerves of several other soldiers seemed to be completely mobilized.

  "Why don't you go and take a look?" The soldier stretched out his right hand, gesturing in front of them with his finger, while making a mournful sound with his mouth. Just as several other soldiers were feeling a chill run down their spines, the soldier suddenly pointed behind them and said: "Look quickly, there's one right behind you!"

  Those soldiers turned around suddenly following his gesture, and when they saw that there was indeed a man in white standing behind them, those soldiers were frightened out of their wits.

  Yang Fu burst out laughing: "A person who is not even afraid of death, would he be afraid of me, a living ghost?"

  Several people saw that he was still alive and felt cheated, so they all joined hands to capture the deceitful soldier.

  The soldier was jumping up and down, and was quite lively.

  But happy times always seem so short. What several soldiers did not expect was that Ma Teng had also quietly "wandered" to their place.

  Ma Teng saw that it was so late and they were still making a racket, immediately said seriously: "Hurry up and go to sleep! There's still a big battle waiting for you all tomorrow!"

  Those soldiers heard Ma Teng say so and all returned to their own barracks with a sullen face.

  Ma Teng said to Yang Fu: "It's getting late and it's cold outside, sir should go back and rest too!"

  "Does the general know what time it is now?" Yang Fu smiled slightly and said:

  Ma Teng stroked his beard and smiled, saying: "Sir, aren't you thinking of taking this examination to become a general? Although I, the General, have been leading troops outside for many years, I still have a good grasp of the times. In just over ten days, it will be the beginning of winter! I promised these soldiers under my command that before the arrival of winter, I would lead them back to Wuwei."

  In ancient times, the beginning of spring was marked by Li Chun (February 4th or 5th), the beginning of summer by Li Xia (May 5th or 6th), the beginning of autumn by Li Qiu (August 7th or 8th), and the beginning of winter by Li Dong (November 8th or 9th).

  It was late October, already autumn's end. The land was cool and dry this year due to the scarce rainfall during autumn.

  Yang Fu said: "Since General knows, would you mind lending me a step to talk?"

  Ma Teng saw that Yang Fu looked very mysterious and knew that something big was up, so he quickly invited Yang Fu to his own tent to talk.

  When they arrived at the tent, Yang Fu said: "I have already thought of a plan to defeat the enemy!" ?? Hu Bao Riding 25

  Ma Teng hastily asked what plan it was.

  Yang Fu said: "I heard from the soldiers that there is a chaotic tomb ridge twenty miles northwest of here, with dry wood piled up and weeds covering the sky. I don't know if it's true or false?"

  Ma Teng said: "When Hu Chao and Yang Ding raided Wuwei previously, this general once passed by the side of that Luangang Ridge. There are many graves there, stretching for over ten miles, with few human tracks, indeed it is a place where wood piles up and wild grasses block out the sky."

  Yang Fu heard this and was overjoyed, dancing with excitement. He said to Ma Teng: "Recently the northwest wind has been strong, if we can lure Li Jue's army to Luankuangang and attack them with fire, then Li Jue will surely be defeated!"

  Ma Teng thought for a moment and said: "This plan is indeed a good one, but Li Jue's army is cautious, I'm afraid he won't fall for it!"

  Yang Fu bowed his head and paced back and forth in the commander's tent for a while before speaking to Ma Teng, who then felt relieved and smiled with joy.

  The next day, the northwest wind remained, but compared to the northwest wind of the previous days, it seemed to have added a few degrees of coolness.

  Li Jue divided his 30,000-strong army into three routes: the left route had 10,000 men, the right route had 10,000 men, and he personally led 10,000 elite soldiers on the central route.

  When he led his army to attack Ma Teng, Ma Teng was already waiting in battle formation.

  Far and wide, Ma Teng's army is in high spirits, with banners fluttering.

  Li Jue sent a messenger to Ma Teng in front of both armies, telling him to surrender early and hand over his son.

  Ma Teng immediately refused.

  Li Jue flew into a rage and hastily asked his men who dared to go out and fight.

  There was a young general named Wu Xun who stepped forward, and Li Jue exclaimed with great joy: "Your elder brother Wu Xi has already followed General Guo to successfully capture Wuwei, achieving great merit. Today, if you can behead Ma Teng's great general, when this general returns to Luoyang, I will certainly petition the Chancellor to heavily reward your two brothers."

  Wu Song first went forward and bowed in thanks, then mounted his horse and called out for battle.

  Ma Teng saw this and immediately sent a small general under his command to respond to the battle.

  That young general fought with Wu Zuan for ten rounds and was unexpectedly beheaded by Wu Zuan under the horse.

  At this time, Pang De was wounded by an arrow, but he couldn't bear it anymore and didn't listen to Ma Teng's dissuasion. He rode his horse to kill Wu Xuan directly. In just one round, Wu Xuan was beheaded by Pang De under the horse.

  Li Jue was shocked; he had not expected Pang De to be so formidable even when injured.

  At this time, a general beside Li Jue said to him: "General, although Pang De is brave, he has already been injured! Our army is several times that of Ma Teng's army. As long as the general gives an order, it will only take a moment to defeat Ma Teng's army. The opportunity is not to be missed, and I hope the general will immediately give the order to send troops!"

  Li Jue also wanted to send troops, but he didn't expect that before the war, he had already lost a general. After weighing the pros and cons, he shouted loudly: "Generals, the opportunity to build merit and honor our ancestors has come! Ma Teng is right in front of us, do we want to avenge our shame? Do we want to avenge our shame? Do we want to avenge our shame?"

  Li Jue's voice grew louder and louder, and his three armies seemed to be mobilized by his passion, responding loudly.

  Yang Fu smiled and said to Ma Teng: "I have to admit that Li Jue's army is quite unique."

  Ma Teng said: "Compared to Guo Si, Li Jue is more able to sympathize with his subordinates, so the soldiers under his command are very loyal to him. Today must be another bitter battle!"

  Ma Teng's words were left unspoken, and with a single order, Li Jue's great army surged forward like a tidal wave towards Ma Teng's forces.

  Ma Tengjun was initially active in responding, but slowly, they actually abandoned their helmets and armor and fled northwest.

  After witnessing this scene, Li Jue couldn't believe his eyes. Ma Teng's military name shook the Western Liang, and their combat strength was not to be trifled with, but why were they so vulnerable today?

  Fearing Ma Teng's ambush, Li Jue immediately ordered the retreat.

  What made Li Jue extremely depressed was that his large army had just rushed back, and Ma Teng's central army actually killed again.

  It turned out that Ma Teng followed Yang Fu's suggestion and divided his more than 10,000 soldiers into three armies: the vanguard, the central army and the rear army.

  As long as Li Jue's army attacks, one of the three armies must be left behind to cover their retreat. Their task is also very simple, which is to abandon their armor and helmets.

  In the face of Li Jue's first wave of attack, Ma Teng's vanguard abandoned their armor and helmets, while the central army was in charge of pursuing after Li Jue sounded the golden drum to retreat.

  Ma Teng's central army took advantage of the momentum to pursue, directly disrupting Li Jue's large army formation. Their situation was quite embarrassing. If they fought, it would be disobeying military orders. If they retreated while fighting or simply retreated, their combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced, and the possibility of being killed would be too great.

  Moreover, Ma Teng's soldiers were all individually worth ten men, and when they counterattacked, it was like a pack of wolves and tigers.

  Li Jue saw that the situation was not in his favor, and he hastily ordered his soldiers to attack. However, what made him depressed was that the Ma Teng army, which had been as fierce as tigers before, fled in disarray when faced with his counterattack, abandoning their armor and helmets.

  Li Jue's soldiers were finally able to counterattack without any worries, facing the defeated Ma Teng army, their morale greatly increased, and they charged forward with one mind.

  But Li Jue, who had been paying close attention to the situation on the battlefield from a distance, was very nervous. He always felt that this was a trap set by Ma Teng, but as for what kind of trap it was, he couldn't say anything specific.

  To be on the safe side, Li Jue ordered his troops to retreat in face of such a favorable situation.

  His troops were driven mad by this order, but military orders are like mountains, and they had no choice but to obey.

  As they retreated in a rather disheartened manner, the previous scene was replayed, and Ma Teng's rear army regained their morale, shouting slogans to "Eliminate the treacherous ministers" as they charged forward in a mighty torrent.

  Ma Teng's soldiers charged forward without any restraint, while Li Jue's army was severely crushed by the impact.

  The mighty 30,000 elite soldiers were actually bullied by a few thousand rear troops to this extent. Li Jue's soldiers really hated themselves so much that they wished they could kill themselves with one knife, just to avoid suffering such torture.

  Li Jue, at this time, really couldn't take it anymore! He once again solemnly ordered the three armies that they were not to kill all of Ma Teng's soldiers under his command, and absolutely not allowed to retreat. Otherwise, they would be killed without pardon!

  Ma Teng most wanted to hear Li Jue issue such an order. At this time, Ma Teng's military orders had already been branded in the hearts of his soldiers. As long as Li Jue was intolerant and launched a full-scale attack, their task would only be one, that is, to desperately flee northwest. He also emphasized that this escape must be done to the point of forgetting oneself, and acted out realistically.

  Ma Teng's soldiers were also completely unable to understand when they first heard such an order, but under Ma Teng and Yang Fu's repeated explanations, they had no choice but to accept.

  When one side in a battle takes pride in pursuing and the other side takes pride in escaping, this battle will surely exist in a mysterious form.