Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 469
It was night, on the official road leading to Chang'an City, a black iron stream was rolling forward, and a general in golden armor galloped ahead. This army horse was reported by Xun Yu after.Lv Bu and his five thousand wolf riders led the troops from Hongnong to Chang'an all the way. After bidding farewell to Yongzhou and fighting abroad for a year, Lv Bu set foot on this land again. He had an inexplicable feeling for the land under his feet. At that time, Lu Bu was not in the mood to enjoy this emotion, because in front of him in Chang'an City, a battle for Chang'an City was going on.

Ma Teng stood in the darkness outside Chang'an City, with 15 troops lined up neatly behind Ma Teng.Since Ma Teng's army arrived at the foot of Chang'an City, they have kept oppressing Chang'an City. At the same time, they sent a small number of soldiers to attack and harass Chang'an, which made the soldiers in Chang'an City exhausted and unable to rest. It was the time when he led the troops to attack the city. According to Ma Teng's calculations, the soldiers and horses supporting Chang'an from all walks of life are already on the way, and there is not much time left for him.

"General, everything is ready, shall we start?" Ma Dai, who was at the side, came to Ma Teng's side and cupped his hands and said to Ma Teng.

"Let's start. Send out eight phalanxes, with [-] soldiers and horses divided into two teams, and attack the north and south walls of Chang'an City respectively." Looking at the Chang'an City in the darkness ahead, Ma Teng ordered solemnly.

"Yes." Hearing Ma Teng's order, Ma Dai's face changed slightly, and he wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything for a long time, and turned around to pass the order.

Not long after, the sound of drums was heard on the north and south sides of Chang'an City. As the drums sounded, groups of soldiers with torches and weapons attacked the north and south walls of Chang'an City.

At this time, the two city walls were already a bit dilapidated after many attacks by Li Ma Teng's army.The soldiers on the city wall were even exhausted. The defensive force in Chang'an City was only [-], scattered on the four walls of Chang'an City. Each wall was only defended by [-] soldiers and horses. Having already experienced too many battles, with serious casualties, facing the impact of Ma Teng's [-] soldiers and horses, he seemed even more vulnerable.

"Lord Chang Shi, should we increase our troops to the north and south walls?" Seeing the scene outside the city, Cheng Lian suggested to Xun Yu with some hesitation.Cheng Lian is very clear about the losses on the two city walls in the north and south. Without the support of reinforcements, Cheng Lian doesn't know how long the soldiers on the two walls can last.

"I'm afraid Ma Teng's intention is to mobilize our reserve army." Hearing Cheng Lian's words, Xun Yu's face became even more ugly. Teng had never attacked the east and west walls, but this made Xun Yu feel the danger. Xun Yu clearly felt that the east and west walls were the breakthrough point chosen by Ma Teng. All the foreshadowing was done to prepare for the attack on the east and west walls, but Xun Yu couldn't help but think about the current situation of the two city walls.

"Just delaying like this, I'm afraid the north and south walls will be lost." Cheng Lian said helplessly.If 1 soldiers were stationed according to the original configuration of Chang'an City, [-] soldiers would be deployed on each wall, and another [-] soldiers would be left as a reserve army.Faced with the current offensive of Ma Teng's army, Cheng Lian is fully confident that he can defend the north and south walls without using the reserve army. However, the original number of soldiers in the city is only [-]. In the case of the reserve army, Cheng Lian really didn't have much confidence in the defense of the north and south walls.

"It seems that we can only temporarily adjust the defensive area." After a while, Xun Yu's eyes seemed to light up slightly, and he said to Cheng Lian: "Send the order to let the [-] soldiers of the fourth battalion who were defending the four walls to change the defense area, The part of the Chang'an city wall centered on the four corners and the gate tower was assigned to the four battalions for defense."

"This?" Cheng Lian originally hoped that Xun Yu would mobilize the reserve troops to go up the north and south walls, but he didn't expect that he got such an order from Xun Yu, but after only a little hesitation, Cheng Lian had already figured it out. The purpose of doing this is to transfer a battalion of [-] soldiers who originally defended one city wall to two city walls. In this way, no matter whether the enemy attacks any city wall, he will face the resistance of the two battalions of soldiers. It is equivalent to delegating the right to adjust the troop strength to the generals below, but the advantage is that the pressure on the original city wall is now shared by the two battalions of soldiers. This not only strengthens the defense on the city wall, but more importantly, allows more Soldiers participating in the war will also reduce the casualties of soldiers.

"It's really a good idea, my lord, let's do it now." After finishing speaking, Lian quickly went down to make arrangements.

With the adjustment of the defensive layout in Chang'an City, the morale of the defenders in Chang'an has been boosted. Although this is only a small adjustment, it has reduced the pressure on the soldiers defending the city. It feels like a sudden increase of half of the reinforcements to the soldiers In general, it is difficult to keep morale high.

"General, there are many newcomers on the north and south walls. I think Xun Yu has mobilized the reserve army." Feeling the changes on the north and south walls, Ma Dai hurriedly reported to Ma Tenghui.

"Hehe, although Xun Yu is very intelligent, he must be a scribe. If it comes to fighting, he is still not very good." Hearing that his actions had mobilized the last force in Chang'an City, Ma Teng showed a gleam of joy on his face, and continued. : "Find my son Ma Chao."

Not long after, a handsome young man in silver armor came to Ma Teng, clasped his fists and said to Ma Teng, "Daddy is looking for me, what can I do?"

"Hehe, tonight is the time for our army to retake Chang'an. When our army launches a full-scale attack on Chang'an, you will lead the cavalry to escort our army. Remember to spread the scouts farther away. Before that, don't let any enemy troops come over." Looking at Ma Chao in front of him, Ma Teng's gloomy face showed a rare gentle smile, and said to Ma Chao, Ma Teng's most satisfied son, in the formation.

Since being defeated by Lu Bu, Ma Teng has become more cautious than before. Although it seems that he has the upper hand at this time, Ma Teng is still worried, and he still wants to release Ma Chao, his own trump card, to attack Chang'an for himself. Escort.

"Daddy, are we really going to do this?" Looking at Ma Teng in front of him, Ma Chao's eyes were a bit complicated, not to mention that Ma Chao and Lu Bu had been friends for a long time. There will be a feeling of sympathy for each other, and Ma Chao can see Ma Yunlu's affection for Lu Bu. Ma Chao really doesn't want to fight with Lu Bu like this. Isn't there a way to get the best of both worlds?

"Stupid child, in troubled times, only the truly strong can stand tall, and the rest are just a foil for the successful. Do you really think that Lu Bu can tolerate our father and son?" Faced with Ma Chao's question, Ma Chao But Teng lightly patted Ma Chao on the shoulder and said.

"Since Lu Bu can't accommodate us, why did he let us go and let us go to Bingzhou?" Ma Chao still said with some disbelief.

"Hehe," Ma Teng didn't go back directly to Ma Chao, but continued with a faint smile: "If I fail this time, you will follow Lu Bu to fight the world in the future. Father promises you, once you fail in the second battle, you will never fight again." Go against Lu Bu. But you have to promise daddy that you must go all out in this battle, only in this way will daddy be convinced to lose." Ma Teng seemed to have made up his mind when he said that.

"Daddy, are you telling the truth?" Hearing that Ma Teng finally agreed to reconcile with Lu Bu, Ma Chao was immediately happy, and said to Ma Teng, "Don't worry, Daddy, the child will definitely do his best to not let Daddy down."

"Stupid child, do you really think that Lu Bu can still shake hands with us and make peace?" Looking at Ma Chao's back, Ma Teng showed a wry smile.In Ma Teng's view, the reason Lu Bu was willing to let Ma Teng go to Bingzhou last time in Chang'an was just to let Ma Teng go to Bingzhou and prevent Yuan Shao's power from expanding. Let's do it.But Ma Chao didn't seem to notice all this.

"General, are you really planning to reconcile with Lu Bu?" Ma Dai, who was beside Ma Teng, took a step forward and asked Ma Teng hesitantly.The conversation between Ma Teng and Ma Chao just now made Ma Dai a little confused, so he stepped forward to ask.

"Do you think that if we lose this battle, Lu Bu will let us survive?" Ma Teng turned around and asked.

"No, if Lu Bu knew that we would call back, I'm afraid he would have regretted letting us go last time." Ma Dai said thoughtfully.

"That's right. If we really lose this battle, you and Chao'er will join Lu Bu's command." Ma Teng said after a little bit of this battle. However, Ma Teng could tell that Lu Bu was definitely not simple. In front of Ma Teng back then, Lu Bu was just a small person, but in just a few years he had grown to the point where Ling Ma Teng was in awe. Facing such an opponent, Even Ma Teng did not dare to say that he would definitely win the game. "Take good care of me, Chao'er." Finally Ma Teng reached out and patted Ma Dai on the shoulder, then turned around and urged his horse to drive towards Chang'an City in the darkness ahead.

"Lead the army and launch a full-scale attack on the east and west walls of Chang'an City." Ma Teng drove his horse to the front of the army formation and said loudly to the army lined up neatly in the darkness.

(End of this chapter)