Jagged hegemony of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 613

"30 million stones of grain!"

Ma Teng Lion opened his mouth wide, and once he opened his mouth, it was 30 stones of grain and grass.

The corners of Xu You's mouth twitched a few times, but he didn't speak immediately. He said in his heart, "Ma Shoucheng, Ma Shoucheng, I think you look so simple and honest. I didn't expect you to be so dare to ask for it. A mouth is worth 30 shi. You really can't look at it." what!"

Seeing that Xu You hadn't spoken for a long time, Ma Teng said, "Master Xu, I really have no food in Xiliang. This siege is different from a field battle. The food and grass that need to be consumed is not a small amount. I...!"

Before Ma Teng finished speaking, Xu You rebounded Ma Teng, and then said: "Although Xu You is a literati, he also knows that marching and fighting are not easy. It’s easy, King Liang, do you want to reduce it a little more!”

"Well, how about 20 shi of grain?"

Ma Teng held out two fingers.

Xu You thought for a while, and said, "15 shi of grain, plus [-] armors, and [-] swords, what does King Liang think?"

There is a reason why Xu You did not agree to the 20 shi of grain that Ma Teng said, but changed it to 15 shi of grain, swords and armor, because if Ma Teng wanted to capture Guanzhong, he would attack the city, and Xiliang soldiers Most of them are cavalry, and there are very few infantry, and most of the cavalry are light cavalry. They wear leather armor instead of iron armor. To attack a city, soldiers need to wear armor to rush to the bottom of the city, and then climb to the top of the city, and fight against the city. The soldiers of Xiliang fought hand to hand, and when they fought hand to hand, the weapons of Xiliang soldiers were long spears, which was not conducive to close combat.

"Well!"

Ma Teng hesitated for a moment and agreed to Xu You: "Okay! 15 shi is 15 shi, but once I send troops to attack Cao Cao, then I will provoke Cao Cao, a strong enemy. If Cao Cao retaliates against me, when he uses troops against me , I hope the King of Hebei can lend a helping hand!"

"Naturally, Cao Cao provoked Sun Ce in the south, you in the west, and my lord in the north. He, Cao Cao, was surrounded by our three families. How dare he jump around! However, King Liang still wants to send troops as soon as possible. Now Sun Ce has already retreated back to Wu County, if Sun Ce is defeated, the next target of the Cao thief must be your Xiliang!"

"I understand this. With Cao Cao's strength, he still dare not invade Hebei!"

Ma Teng nodded deeply, and then said: "I will send troops to attack Guanzhong right now, and your food will be delivered as soon as possible, otherwise our army will be short of food, and if the army's morale changes, it will definitely be defeated!"

"Don't worry about this. When I came, my lord had already prepared the food. As long as I send people to rush back to Hebei, the food delivery troops will start immediately!"

Xu You assured Ma Teng.

... After Xu You left, Ma Teng immediately mobilized [-] Xiliang elite soldiers and gathered them in Tianshui and Guangwei counties.Then Ma Chao asked Ma Teng in puzzlement on the marching road from Beidi County, "Father, why did we march in such a hurry?"

Ma Teng said solemnly: "The King of Hebei asked me to send troops to attack Guanzhong. We want to capture Chang'an before Xia Houyuan, the guard of Chang'an, can react!"

"What? Father, you actually want to provoke Cao thief?"

Ma Chao's eyes widened, and he looked at Ma Teng in disbelief.

Ma Teng asked back: "Why, he Cao Cao went south to attack Sun Ce, so I can't take the opportunity to enter Guanzhong to attack Cao Cao?"

"But this is Liu Wei's order, why did my father obey Liu Weiyan!"

Ma Chao was puzzled.Ma Chao has always been dissatisfied with Liu Wei, thinking that he is better than Liu Wei. If he is placed in Liu Wei's position, he can also achieve a career.

"Be obedient? Although I am afraid of Liu Wei, there is no need for me to obey him. If I send troops to attack Cao Cao, he will give me benefits! Liu Wei has promised to give me 15 shi of grain, and we will take Chang'an, the city of Chang'an There is also a lot of food and grass in the village!"

After a three-day march, Ma Teng led [-] Xiliang cavalry from Tianshui to Beidi.

"Father, are we going to surprise Chang'an tonight?"

Ma Chao stood beside Ma Teng, looked at Ma Teng and asked.

"Hmm! Xia Houyuan doesn't even know that we have arrived in Beidi County. If we set off now, we will reach Chang'an City in the middle of the night, and then we can launch an attack and take down Chang'an City in one fell swoop!"

After Ma Teng led his army to rest for a while in Beidi County, they continued to march all the way to Chang'an... In the middle of the night, most of the guarding soldiers on Chang'an City were dozing off. With his head lowered on the ground, he had already fallen asleep. No one could have imagined that a group of soldiers from Xiliang quietly crossed the moat outside the west gate of Chang'an City at this time, and touched the foot of Chang'an City.

"General, it's time to act!"

A soldier held a rope and said to Ma Dai.

"Go!"

Ma Dai gave an order, and dozens of soldiers threw out the ropes in their hands, and then hung them on the wall of Chang'an City.

When Ma Dai saw that the ropes were all hooked, he ordered the nimble soldiers to climb up, and then signaled to the soldiers behind him to move the long wooden ladder across the moat.

After those skilled soldiers climbed up to the top of the city, they killed the defenders in this area, and Ma Dai climbed up to the top of the city along the ladder with hundreds of Xiliang soldiers.

As soon as he reached the top of the city, Ma Dai divided his troops into two groups. One route followed him down to open the gate, and the other route was to snatch the Qianjin gate to prevent Cao Bing from releasing the Qianjin gate and lowering the suspension bridge after the city gate was opened.

"It's not good, enemy attack!"

Just when Ma Dai was about to take people down the city, a Cao Jun guarding the city in the distance got up and found them, so he yelled.

"Hurry up!"

With a roar, Ma Dai jumped off the city wall and went down to snatch the city gate.

At the same time, the Chang'an city was also fried, all the extinguished torches were lit, and the sound of gongs was everywhere.

Seeing that Ma Dai was not in a hurry, holding a steel knife in his hand, he led his soldiers and horses, killed the soldiers at the gate of the city, and then opened the gate, and the suspension bridge on the city had already been put down, and Ma Dai looked up to the sky. Launch three rockets in a row.

Ma Chao, who was waiting outside the city, saw Ma Dai firing an arrow, waved the dragon cavalry spear in his hand, and shouted: "Ma Dai has succeeded, everyone follow me into the city!"

After saying that, Ma Chao took the lead and rushed towards Chang'an City.

As soon as Ma Chao entered Chang'an City, before he entered the city gate 500 meters away, he happened to meet a general who came to support him with a sword in his hand. This person was none other than the guard of Chang'an City, Xia Houyuan.

"Thief, how dare you invade my city! Take your life!"

Xia Houyuan danced his sword and jumped on his horse, and took Ma Chao straight.

How could Ma Chao be afraid of Xia Houyuan, so he caught Xia Houyuan and fought them back and forth. The two fought for [-] rounds, but there was no winner. Seeing that there were more and more Xiliang troops in the city, Xia Houyuan knew that Chang'an City would not be taken back, so he abandoned it. Ma Chao led the defeated army to retreat to Tongguan to garrison.

(End of this chapter)