Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 468 The Siege of Chang'an
Outside the city of Chang'an, the pennants were fierce and the horses were neighing. The 15 soldiers and horses brought by Ma Teng completely surrounded Chang'an City. Feelings arise spontaneously. "Chang'an, I, Ma Teng, are back again."

"General Ma Teng, as the shepherd of Bingzhou, you left your post without authorization and led your troops to Chang'an. What do you want to do?" Xun Yu asked loudly facing the 15 troops outside the city on the Chang'an tower.

"Hmph, I, Ma Teng, have been greatly favored by the emperor, and this time I led the troops here just for the side of the Qing emperor, so as to return the world to the world." Seeing Xun Yu's questioning, Ma Teng shouted without showing any weakness.

"So, is General Ma Teng determined to rebel?" Although there is no general guarding Yongzhou at this time, and Gao Shun is still far away in Tianshui, he cannot arrive in time, but there are tens of thousands of soldiers in Chang'an City. The combat power is not strong, but Xun Yu is still very confident if he wants to defend Chang'an City and wait for reinforcements.

"General, our army is approaching the city at this time, and we should go all out to take down Chang'an City. What's the use of telling him so much?" Seeing that Xun Yu was talking to Ma Teng deliberately to delay time, Ma Dai stepped forward to Ma Teng Said.

"Order the army to attack the city." At this time, Ma Teng also knew that everything can only be explained with the weapon in his hand. What's more, although Ma Teng did not know the news that Cao Cao had been defeated, he also knew that he had quietly come to Chang'an City The news from outside must not be hidden for long, and it is only a matter of time before Lu Bu's reinforcements arrive.

Following Ma Teng's order and the waving of the command flag, the infantry phalanx in front began to charge forward, and a set of siege equipment was also brought out. Ma Teng's first wave of attacks did not put too much effort into the battle The large number of troops only dispatched 1 soldiers and horses, and the two phalanxes, one in the south and the other in the north, charged at the north and south walls of Chang'an City.

"General, if we continue to fight like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to take Chang'an City." Seeing that Ma Teng only sent [-] troops to attack the city, Ma Dai asked a little puzzled.It is certain that Ma Teng's army came from afar this time and wanted to take advantage of Lu Bu's unpreparedness to take Chang'an. The key to success lies in whether they can take down Chang'an City as quickly as possible. I'm afraid they may not be able to capture Chang'an City in a month or two.

"Hmph, now that we have just arrived, we are short of men and horses, so it is not suitable for a full-scale attack. Moreover, although the Chang'an defenders are not as strong as ours, they are recharging their energy and recharging their strengths to wait for work. Now we only use [-] troops to attack, but we can mobilize all of them. The nerves of the Chang'an defenders, as long as our army stands here, the Chang'an defenders will not dare to slack off for a moment. Why don't we do things that can drain the enemy's energy by standing like this? When they get used to this state, When we are slack, it is the best time for us to attack Chang'an in one fell swoop." Hearing Ma Dai's words, Ma Teng snorted coldly, and said.Although Ma Teng was eager to capture Chang'an, Ma Teng knew that he should not be too anxious at this time. The more tense the moment, the more he must be able to hold his breath.

"Lord Chang Shi, what does Ma Teng mean? 15 troops surrounded the periphery, but only [-] troops were sent to attack the city tentatively?" Beside Xun Yu, Cheng Lian showed a puzzled look and asked Xun Yu Yu asked.

"Ma Teng just wanted to test the reality of our army. How many defenders are there in our army city?" Xun Yu asked Cheng Lian with a hint of hesitation on his face.

"Well, the Chang'an garrison should have 3 troops, but now it's the spring plowing season, and 15 troops are cultivating wasteland nearby. Now that the army is besieging the city, these soldiers and horses may not be able to return to the city for a while." Cheng Lian His face was slightly red, and he said to Xun Yu with some embarrassment, facing Ma Teng's [-] army, Chang'an City, which should have been defended by [-] soldiers, is now defended by only [-] soldiers, which is really not reassuring things.As for the [-] soldiers and horses reclaiming wasteland near Chang'an, there is no need to count on them. Even if they come back at this time, they will only make dumplings for Ma Teng. Not only will it not benefit Chang'an's defense at all, but it will make Ma Teng Knowing the real situation in Chang'an City, Ma Teng made up his mind to attack in an all-round way.

"It seems that we can only think of a way in the city of Chang'an. An order is issued to recruit the common people and the servants of the gentry mansions in the city to join the army. All the family guards in the mansions will be recruited. In addition, put more silk banners on the towers. , so as to confuse the enemy.” After finishing speaking, Xun Yu looked at Ma Teng’s army outside the city, sighed, and said to himself: “General Lu Bu, that’s all I can do. Come back quickly. This Ma Teng still needs you to be able to stand it."

"Look, general, the number of flags on the city tower has increased. It seems that the general's strategy has succeeded, and more garrison troops have been mobilized." It was noon, and seeing the increased flags on the Chang'an city tower, Ma Dai turned to his side Ma Teng said happily that in Ma Dai's view, the increase of flags shows that Chang'an City has increased the force on the city wall, and this is the result of the strong pressure of 15 soldiers and horses.

"Send the order, and the siege will end. In the afternoon, double the number of siege soldiers and horses, and continue to attack the north and south walls." Seeing the changes in the Chang'an tower, Ma Teng smiled slightly, and ordered.

"Lord Chang Shi, have something to eat, you have been standing here all morning." Seeing that Ma Teng's army stopped attacking the city and gradually retreated, Cheng Lian hurriedly stepped forward to greet Xun Yu for dinner.

Xun Yu stood on the tower all morning, looking into the distance, as if observing the formation of Ma Teng's army, or thinking about something?However, the burden on Xun Yu's shoulders is very heavy. Cheng Lian has no doubts about this. Chang'an is not as simple as a city to Lu Bu, and to Xun Yu. Shi's status can be said to be under Lv Bu alone and over ten thousand people. Naturally, Xun Yu would not take it seriously, but this is Chang'an City, the capital of the Han Dynasty. Lv Bu called himself a Taiwei and was in charge of the government. If the capital could not be kept, then Lu Bu would lose all face, and the great Han Dynasty would lose prestige in this Ruotuo, and this was what Xun Yu was really worried about.

"Cheng Lian, when do you think Gao Shun's reinforcements will arrive?" The news of the end of the war between Lu Bu and Cao Cao has not yet come. The hope is pinned on Gao Shun, when Xun Yu found out that Ma Teng had killed Zhang Yang, the prefect, Xun Yu decided to bring Gao Shun to Chang'an, but Lu Bu had been away from Chang'an for more than a year, so Xun Yu couldn't adjust his generals For the garrison, there must be no Lu Bu in Chang'an, which is easy to attract others' prying eyes. As Lu Bu's long history, Xun Yu would not give anyone such an opportunity. Even Gao Shun, whom Lu Bu trusted very much, Xun Yu had to guard against. But now that Ma Teng's troops are approaching the city, Xun Yu can't take care of that much anymore, so he can only send letters to various places, asking them to send troops to relieve the siege of Chang'an.

"General Gao Shun is far away in Tianshui. Even if he travels day and night, it will probably take half a month." Cheng Lian estimated after pondering for a while.

In the afternoon, Ma Teng's army arrived as scheduled. The difference was that the army that came up to attack the city at this time was no longer the [-] soldiers and horses in the morning, but replaced by [-] soldiers and horses from the other four phalanxes. The difference is that most of Ma Teng's army that surrounded them had already withdrawn at this time. Obviously, Ma Teng no longer used his army to deter Chang'an City, but instead focused on taking turns to attack.

"Master Chang Shi, go down and rest. Judging from the current attack strength of Ma Teng's army, the guards in Chang'an are only in danger. I am here enough to deal with it." Looking at Xun Yu's obviously haggard face, Cheng Lian tried to persuade him road.Compared with Cheng Lian, Xun Yu was the backbone of the entire Chang'an garrison. If something happened to Xun Yu, it would not only be Chang'an, but it would not be impossible for the entire Yongzhou to be captured by Ma Teng.

"What do you think is the purpose of Ma Teng's adjustment of the siege strategy?" Xun Yu was not moved by Cheng Lian's words. After a while, he came back to his senses and asked Cheng Lian pointingly.

"Well," Cheng Lian said after pondering for a while, "Ma Teng only sent [-] troops to test the attack in the morning, but now he has doubled the number of troops to attack in just half a day. Ma Teng's use of troops seems to have changed. A little too fast."

"You can also see that Ma Teng is indeed a little anxious. Yongzhou must be our territory. He can only gain a firm foothold in Yongzhou if he quickly takes down Chang'an City. Ma Teng must not be in a hurry." Xun Yu nodded at Cheng Lian's words and said affirmatively: "If there are no accidents, Ma Teng will attack Chang'an at night tonight. You can arrange for the soldiers stationed on the east and west walls to rest now. I should go and see those There are new recruits." Saying this, Xun Yu turned and left, but he went directly to the school grounds in the city, where the troops Xun Yu ordered to call had already gathered. Although these people were not regular troops and lacked training, they Fortunately, everyone is strong and strong.

Since Lu Bu took over Yongzhou, he accepted Xun Yu's suggestion to recuperate, and he did nothing to the common people. Even military supplies and food were mostly prepared by the chamber of commerce and grain soldiers. Now that the common people have changed from the previous yellow and thin situation, there are not a few people who appear to be big, round, well-armed and powerful. Now that Chang'an is in crisis, Xun Yu gave an order, but in one morning, tens of thousands of horses have been assembled. For today's Chang'an, This is the straw that saves lives.For Xun Yu, the most urgent task is to reorganize these troops as soon as possible, so that they can become a usable army.

(End of this chapter)