My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 182 Mad Wolf
"Brother, these ten thousand people are coming with such force, can we hold on?" Hao Meng asked with a pale face behind Lu Yi.

At present, Lu Yi's subordinates are seriously short of manpower.

Over the past year, I have relied on the help of a group of old brothers.

Among them, Lu Bu was defending the Mayi Pass.

Gao Shun was leading eight hundred heavily armed cavalry back.

As for Hou Cheng, Song Xian and Wei Xu, they were in Jiuyuan County at that time helping Lu Yi's elder brother-in-law Zhang Xun to defend the city.

Therefore, only two generals, Cheng Lian and Hao Meng, remained in Luwu.

Gao Shun and Cheng Lian were Lu Yi's confidants. No matter when, one of them would guard Luwu.

Now that Gao Shun is away, Cheng Lian naturally has to guard Lu Yi's hometown inside.

As for Hao Meng.

Because of his behavior, Lu Yi has always been wary of him.

Although his recent performance has been acceptable, Lu Yi knows that once a person accumulates depression in his heart and does not vent it, the depression will become more and more intense. Therefore, he still guards against him secretly and keeps him under his nose.

Moreover, Lu Yi did not give him real power, but only gave him the command of fifty auxiliary troops according to his position.

"Hao Meng, why do you want to destroy your own prestige and boost others' morale? Don't you know that a few months ago, when Hu Tuo's 5,000-man army attacked us, they had to abandon their armor and flee in panic? Although we have twice as many troops now, the training and preparation we have made for the auxiliary troops over the past few months are not in vain. We will make sure that Hu Tuo will never return!"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Lian snorted coldly and scolded.

These old guys are no longer on the same equal footing as before.

Cheng Lian's current position is above Hao Meng. In addition, Cheng Lian has always disliked Hao Meng's behavior and once advised Lu Yi to get rid of this man. Therefore, he speaks to Hao Meng with even more contempt.

"Hehe, that's true..." Hao Meng touched the back of his head and smiled embarrassedly when he heard that.

"Haha, we are all brothers, why should we be so distant?" Upon hearing this, Lu Yi patted Hao Meng's shoulder and comforted him with a smile.

Although he also felt a little contempt for Hao Meng in his heart, now that the war was imminent, the most taboo thing was infighting.

"Brother, you are right. Cheng Lian knows he was wrong." However, the person Cheng Lian admired most was Lu Yi, who led him and others from nothing to where they are today, step by step. Therefore, as long as Lu Yi said what he meant, even if he wanted him to die, Cheng Lian would have no complaints.

"Now that the war is imminent, the Hutuo tribe is coming fiercely and aggressively. They will definitely attack the city today, and the first wave of attack will be extremely fierce. Everyone must be fully alert and do a good job of defense."

"If we can withstand their first wave of attacks, the Hutuo army's fighting spirit will inevitably be weakened, and the subsequent attacks will naturally not be as strong as the first wave. As long as we hold on to three waves in a row, the first wave will be strong, the second wave will be weak, and the third wave will be exhausted, then Luwu will have nothing to worry about!"

With just a few words, Lu Yi analyzed the situation thoroughly for the two of them, which immediately put them at ease.

While Lu Yi was making pre-war mobilization, Hu Tuo, the attacking party, had also come to an end in his pre-war mobilization.

"Lü Yi and his men are extremely cunning. Not only is there a deep pit trap a thousand steps ahead of Luwu, but the trap is also filled with dangerous spiked stakes. Once you get close, it is surrounded by lakes. The moat is also within the attack range of arrows from the top of Luwu City. You two must be careful when you attack and prepare more shields to defend against arrows!"

Hutuo sat upright on a tall horse and gave orders to the two young clan leaders who were half-kneeling in front of him.

"I obey your command!" The two young clan leaders looked at each other and could only agree helplessly.

The two young clan leaders were assigned by the Xianbei Great Chanyu Tan Shihuai to Hutuo for dispatch. When they came, Tan Shihuai issued the Great Chanyu's order to the two in public, that they must obey Hutuo's orders unconditionally, otherwise they would be severely punished.

Therefore, even though the two men understood that Hutuo wanted the warriors in their tribes to serve as pawns for Hutuo's tribe and consume Luwu's defensive strength, they had no choice but to obey his orders.

In fact, these two men and the 5,000 soldiers under their command were actually used by Tan Shihuai for Hutuo to consume and utilize.

Sacrificing two medium-sized tribes to retain one large tribe is an extremely cost-effective deal.

As an unprecedented wise leader of the Xianbei people, Tan Shihuai could easily make this choice.

"Hurry up and prepare. I want to see you two tribal warriors attacking bravely within half an hour!"

Although Tan Shihuai did not say it explicitly, the cunning Hu Tuo, who had learned everything by himself, naturally understood Tan Shihuai's intention. He cracked his whip in the air, causing a loud bang, and issued an ultimatum.

Therefore, even if all the people of these two small tribes died, Hutuo would not blink an eye. After all, they were not members of his Hutuo tribe, so he would not feel sad about their death.

"I obey my orders!"

The two did not dare to delay and immediately returned to their respective tribes to begin preparing for war.

Last time, Hutto's troops came in a hurry, and the vanguard of one thousand people did not carry many shields, so they suffered heavy casualties.

This time, Hutuo learned his lesson and ordered the captured Han craftsmen to make a large number of shields and siege ladders in advance, making Lu Yi's strategy of clearing the countryside a mere decoration.

However, Lu Yi's strategy of clearing the countryside could still play some role.

At the very least, once the shields and siege ladders brought by Hutuo are damaged, don't expect to easily replenish them from Jiuyuan Pavilion. If you want to replenish them, you have to make them from other places first and then transport them over, which can also have a certain impact on Hutuo.

Half an hour passed quickly.

The two small chiefs ordered by Hutuo immediately led 1,500 tribal warriors each, making up 3,000 people, and launched a brazen attack on Luwu with one-third of the strength of Hutuo's tribe.

Hu Tuo learned a profound lesson from the lack of manpower last time. If he wanted to attack Luwu, he must have a certain number of manpower.

One thousand people are already the most reasonable number for Luwu to defend against the enemy, and once the troops suffer heavy losses and the casualty rate reaches a certain level, there will be a possibility of mutiny.

Therefore, Huto ordered the two to lead 3,000 people to launch the first attack.

Hu Tuo's plan was very good. If he could capture Luwu in one go, everyone would be happy. Even if he could not capture Luwu, he could consume a large number of Luwu's defensive resources, gain support for his future plans, and avoid the casualties of his men.

"Attack!" Hutuo waved his whip at Luwu.

The two clan leaders immediately led their 3,000 soldiers to fight on foot.

Each of them carried a half-length shield on their back, held a scimitar in their right hand, and held a siege ladder in their left hand, and rushed towards Luwu with a roar.

The seven thousand Xianbei people behind them also cheered for them.

These three thousand people were like a huge wave, rushing towards Lu Wu as if encouraging him to surge in the vast ocean.

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