Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 165
When the Ma family army joined the melee in Chang'an, the balance of victory suddenly shook violently.No one knows where the final victory of Chang'an's defense battle will belong.

The tribes in Liangzhou claim to have an army of 7, which is obviously exaggerated, but there are [-] to [-].Moreover, these people are all field troops entrusted by Dong Zhuo before his death. They have fought against the Kwantung heroes for many years, and they are all elite veterans who can fight tough battles.

On Liu Xie's side, the establishment of the Chang'an garrison has been crippled.After all mobilization, about [-] more people can go into battle.

Originally, this number should have been higher.But the hateful thing is that because of Wang Yun's blind and arrogant command, the eight thousand old soldiers escaped from Zhu Jun's control.Therefore, at the moment the city gate was breached, most of those old soldiers had already defected to the tribes of Liangzhou!
These old soldiers have never had any honor and self-consciousness as soldiers, and they have an inexplicable relationship with Xiliang cavalry.Now those Xiliang iron cavalry are sure to win, there is no need for them to be buried with Chang'an.

But what Ma Teng brought this time was only less than [-] Ma's army, and it was still a tired army that stayed around day and night and was exhausted.Counting at full strength, Chang'an's counterattack force is only more than [-] soldiers.

With [-] against [-], such a battle does not seem to conform to the essence of "Sun Tzu's Art of War", which is "ten to encircle, five to attack, and double to divide."

But Chang'an is Liu Xie's main battlefield after all, and he obviously occupies the rigid condition of 'geographical advantage'.Secondly, after Liu Xie's mobilization, regardless of Ma's army, Chang'an garrison and all the people, they have united as one and fought against the enemy with all their strength.Therefore, the important factor of "human harmony" is also in the hands of Liu Xie.

The sub-sage Mencius once said: the right time is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the harmony of people.

Therefore, after comprehensively listing all the conditions that affect the outcome of the war, the outcome of Liu Xie and the Liangzhou tribes is about five or five.In the end, the city will be destroyed and people will die, or will Chang'an stand still? All of these are full of unpredictable variables and arduous and cruel processes.

But it has to be said that the appearance of Liu Xie and Ma Jiajun at the last moment did deal an unexpected and heavy blow to the Liangzhou tribes.

The first to be stunned were those vanguard troops who had penetrated too deep into Chang'an City. They encountered the desperate counterattack of the people of Chang'an at the first time, and they also encountered the brazen and fearless charge of the Ma's army at the first time.When the real iron-blooded army of Ma Jiajun joined the battlefield, the counterattack of the people of Chang'an avoided more tragic and tragic.

The Ma family army, who also assembled in small groups, rushed fiercely and powerfully into the chaotic enemy formations that were still trapped in the ocean of war among the people of Chang'an under the command of the leading small school bone flute.The tribes of Liangzhou, which had already been stunned by the sudden burst of courage of the people in Chang'an, encountered a powerful impact and were instantly shaken to the core.

They didn't know how many reinforcements Liu Xie brought, and they didn't know why the enemy was as brave as them, so they became chaotic in an instant.In just a moment, he was defeated by the fighting power of Ma's army and Chang'an.

The Liangzhou tribes who rushed over afterward were well-prepared troops who had already learned that Chang'an was coming to defend the army.As a result, the typical Xiliang assault in the city alleys was fully launched.

The biggest difference from Karasuma-style cavalry is that the charge of Xiliang iron cavalry does not rely entirely on the impact of the horse, but emphasizes the multi-point attack during high-speed movement.Because although these Hequ horses are full of explosive power, their endurance is not as good as those of the short Karasuma horses.

Therefore, the standard fighting method of the Xiliang iron cavalry is to hold a spear, lean over to stab it after the battle, let go with one blow, and then take out the long knife specially used for horse warfare and swing it downwards, while the horse is still fighting hard. tap.Under such a rapid attack, the enemy will usually be killed and fled.Especially under the leadership of one or two generals with high military strength, such a charge can penetrate the enemy's formation and even penetrate the courage of the enemy's army.

Compared with the pure Xiliang iron cavalry, Ma Jiajun obviously added a new method in the battle against Qianghu for many years.Their riding and shooting skills have never been weak, but because Liangzhou has less bamboo and more hardwoods, they have integrated Liangzhou Qianghu's fighting style of throwing javelins.Before engaging in battle, a round of powerful spear throwing can often disrupt the opponent's charge, and then maximize their charge.

The Xiliang iron cavalry of the various tribes in Liangzhou suffered greatly from Ma's army's weird fighting style in an instant. In the narrow streets, they could not form a complete charge formation, let alone avoid the javelins thrown by the opponent smoothly.For a while, their charge was contained, and the people in the front team turned their backs while hindering the smooth advance of the rear team.So the next close combat turned into a massacre.

It has to be said that Ma's army's fighting style played an important role in the early stage.The entire front quickly began to advance from Piyong, Mingtang, Lingtai, Taixue and other places to the east.Most of the Xiliang iron cavalry who were killed by the Ma family army, the Chang'an defenders and the people could only desperately brandish the weapons in their hands for one-on-one confrontation.

But this kind of confrontation often results in more spears being pierced or being hacked by long knives.The blunt sound of metal piercing into the flesh and the screams followed one after another.Even raising the leather shield is useless, without the cover of their comrades in arms, they will often be crushed by the horse's hoof, the whole body will fall to the ground, and they will be trampled to death by the ensuing chaos...

Among them, the most powerful advance is obviously the main force led by the two white horse generals.Ma Chao, who was the vanguard of this command, did not show more force due to his unhealed old injuries.But this does not mean that he does not take action. Often when the battle is in a state of stagnation, Ma Chao's shot will sweep away a row of soldiers, and then the troops behind him will charge forward like a broken bamboo.

If the performance of Ma Chao is still reserved, then the performance of another fierce general in white can only be described as lightning.In the narrow aisle, Pound's team still rushed out with the momentum of thousands of troops.He was often the first to charge, and he was the first to split the enemy soldiers and horses in half, blood staining his robes but never turning back.In addition to attacking and attacking, what he does is to attack!

The real leader, Ma Teng, defended Liu Xie and walked onto the Bailiang Terrace in Chang'an, which was built in the spring of the second year of Yuanding, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.The entire Bailiangtai is cast with copper pillars, and it is a high platform building with a height of [-] feet. Therefore, the platform building uses cedar wood as the beam frame, which "smells for dozens of miles", hence the name Bailiangtai.Because there is a copper phoenix on the top of the platform, it is also called Fengque.

Standing on the Bailiang Terrace, Liu Xie immediately had an overview of the entire battle situation.And Ma Teng played the bone flute from time to time - Liu Xie had tried this thing in Mei County. Although the style was not big, the sound of the flute he played was extremely penetrating.

The flute sound in Ma Teng's mouth was different in length, just like a kingfisher singing.Listening to the sound of the whistle, the Ma's troops at their feet sometimes divided up and sometimes joined forces, besieging the tribes of Liangzhou in an orderly manner in the maze-like city of Chang'an.Originally, Ma's army's way of fighting had already caused headaches for the cavalry of Liangzhou's various tribes. Coupled with this wide-ranging command, the Ma's army's battle line was even more powerful.

However, when the battle line moved to the Beigong area, the Ma's army's overwhelming attack speed finally showed signs of fatigue.To the west of the North Palace is the Suzaku Avenue between Mingguang Palace and Changle Palace.That is the main road of Chang'an, wide enough to accommodate thirty carriages in parallel, and the view is quite wide.

Liu Xie clearly saw that the Liangzhou armies in Chang'an, who were in chaos like ants porridge, resolutely chose the method of strong men cutting their wrists.They gathered the army close to the main Xuanwu road and waited in full force, making it clear that they would fight the Ma family army at the Xuanwu Avenue, a place more suitable for cavalry charges.

And because this place was the first to be harmed by the iron cavalry of Xiliang, they don't have to worry about being aggrieved by the people of Chang'an who beat their master to death.

For such a regular and harsh battle, those Chang'an people are not suitable to appear.Even the garrison of Chang'an can only be suppressed as a reserve force.Because, once such a charge duel starts, those people who don't have horses and don't know how to fight, will not provide the slightest help, but will become an obstacle to stop their own army.

"General Ma, [-] versus [-], is it possible for us to win?" Liu Xie turned his head with an ugly face and asked Ma Teng.

Ma Teng's face was even uglier than Liu Xie's at this time, because he had just returned to the Han Dynasty, but he did not expect that the battle situation in Chang'an had reached such a severe situation.Once a decisive battle is launched on Xuanwudao Street, even if the Ma family army wins by chance, it will probably be a miserable victory.I have to pay for all the capital I have accumulated for most of my life.

But even so, after Ma Teng's complexion changed, he still knelt down and clasped his fists generously and said: "Your Majesty, there have always been only Ma's troops who died in battle, and there have never been Ma's troops who retreated from the enemy! It is an honor for the Ma's army to serve the emperor!"

"General Ma is really willing to pay for the lives of all the soldiers like this?" After hearing Ma Teng's answer, Liu Xie's expression suddenly became very strange. There was a trace of hesitation on his face.

It's a pity that Ma Teng, who had made up his mind, seemed determined to be buried in the sea with Liu Xie's thief ship, and said generously again: "If you die, you will die. There is still a future for the Han Dynasty. I am willing to pay for everything! "

"Okay!" Liu Xie punched heavily, then lifted Ma Teng up and laughed loudly: "General Ma is indeed worthy of being a famous general. It is really a blessing for the Han family to win the general! However, let the Ma family army be buried here. I hope the general will not mention it again."

"Your Majesty, what are you?..." Ma Teng's heart trembled suddenly, he looked at the young emperor, and blurted out: "Do you still have a backup?"

Xun You on the side finally couldn't help smiling at this time, facing poor Ma Teng, he sighed silently in his heart: When will this emperor not prepare himself a way out?The Xiliang iron cavalry on Xuanwu Avenue, I am afraid that the army will be shocked soon, right? ...

(End of this chapter)