Li Cui and Guo Si rode listlessly toward Chang 'an. Anyway, he was going back to receive his punishment. It was not a good thing, so there was no need to rush.
Watching them swagger into the ambush, Dian Wei shook his head weakly. Such a weak opponent really couldn't raise his spirits.
Following this order, the four groups of cavalry charged out from the front, back, left, and right. They still used the same tactic to deal with Dong Zhuo. After a dozen rounds of archery, Dian Wei brandished his halberds and charged out.
Li Cui and Guo Si were experienced in battle, so they knew that they had been ambushed the moment they heard the battle cries. However, they were not worried. This was Dong Zhuo's rear area, and it was very safe. At most, there would be some Xiongnu people who came to rob them.
But this time, they had guessed wrong. Looking at the cavalrymen rushing out from all directions, they immediately felt that they were in big trouble. There was no time to guess who had set this up. The only thing they had to do now was to escape. His 2,000 men could not defeat the other party at all. At most, they could only fill the gaps between their teeth. The two of them made a prompt decision. Before the encirclement closed, everyone split up and fled. The 2,000 people immediately scattered and ran towards a place where there were no enemies.
Li and Guo's strategy was correct, but unfortunately, they encountered Lu Bu, who did not follow the rules. His cavalrymen had been completely trained into light cavalrymen, and their main means of combat were bows and arrows. As soon as they entered the firing range, under Dian Wei's orders, they aimed and fired. In a short while, more than half of the 2,000 people were dead or injured. Many of the corpses on the ground had two or three arrows stuck in them.
Seeing that Li Cui and Guo Si were still running towards Wuwei, Dian Wei rushed out first. They were only fifty or sixty miles away, so of course they had to hurry and find the main group.
Unfortunately, Lu Bu's cavalrymen were all wearing very light leather armor. Although it was thin, its defensive power was quite good. Li and Guo's troops were all equipped with armor, which was much lighter. They were also waiting for fatigue, so they didn't run far before Dian Wei caught up.
The cavalrymen drew their sabers and followed Dian Wei into Li and Guo's personal guards like tigers entering a flock of sheep. They began a massacre. Li and Guo kept telling their guards to turn around and block the enemy. However, knowing that they were courting death, who would still go? They all scattered and fled, but they could not avoid the arrows that flew over like rain. They all ended up falling off their horses and falling to the ground.
When only Li and Guo were left, they stopped their horses. They couldn't escape today. They just had to see what the other party was going to do.
However, just as they turned around and didn't have time to speak, Dian Wei's horse had already rushed to their side. He raised his halberd and chopped off the heads of two people.
The battle ended in less than 15 minutes. Dian Wei wiped his halberds and shouted to the soldiers who were still cleaning the battlefield,"Hurry up and stab every corpse. Don't let the situation in Chang 'an happen again. The horses that could run were also brought to a place and kept as backup. Those who dug the hole, hurry up. Hurry up and go to Wuwei to eat." For Taifu, they had only had a meal in the morning and had been starving until now.
When they ambushed Dong Zhuo last time, the soldiers were careless and didn't notice the people who were pretending to be dead on the ground. As a result, several people ran to the nearby village after they left. Fortunately, they were discovered by the soldiers guarding there. Otherwise, they would be in big trouble.
Dian Wei's seven thousand men arrived at Wuwei City in the evening. They naturally said that they were reinforcements sent by Dong Zhuo. As for why there were only seven thousand men, no one cared.
The next morning, Han Sui went to Lu Bu's tent to discuss the siege. Lu Bu thought for a whole night, but he still couldn't think of a way to win Ma Teng's trust and attack Han Sui together. He wanted to kill him alone, but he was worried about how to deal with his 20,000 cavalry. The 40,000 men that Lu Bu had taken over only had 5,000 cavalry. They had also gone through a few major battles, losing nearly half of their forces. He wasn't that stupid to use these infantry to attack the cavalry. Moreover, if they were to fight here and Ma Teng took the opportunity to kill them, it would be troublesome.
After discussing it with Han Sui, he did not get any useful results. In the end, Lu Bu could only use the excuse that he was not familiar with military affairs to temporarily stop the attack.
Lu Bu's idea was to write a letter to Ma Teng and shoot it into the city at night. He told Ma Teng about the situation in Chang 'an. If he didn't believe him, he would take the risk and find a way to enter the city to show him the imperial edict he had brought. With Ma Teng's loyalty to the Han Dynasty, he would definitely choose to believe in him.
That night, Lu Bu asked the soldiers to write a letter and shoot it into the city while they were patrolling.
Ma Teng received the secret letter from his subordinate, so he naturally did not believe it. In his opinion, this was just a trick of the enemy. In these three months, they had used all their methods. If he had not been careful, his family would have been destroyed.
Ever since Han Sui's sneak attack, his army had suffered heavy losses. Together with the defenders of Wuwei City, he barely had ten thousand men. Fortunately, he had a close relationship with the Qiang tribe and was popular in the city. He gathered another ten thousand troops, and the enemy cavalry accounted for another third. Only then did he manage to defend the city wall. However, after three months, the city's rations had been mostly used up. They could only last for ten days at most.
Therefore, after much consideration, Ma Teng decided to take the risk and trust Lu Bu. Didn't he say that he wanted to enter the city alone to see her? Then let him come alone. If he really had the guts, then listen to him and work together from the inside. At that time, he would definitely kill Han Sui, this old thief. He had really gone too far, even framing his sworn brother.
After thinking about it, Ma Teng was about to write a letter and send it to the lower city. His eldest son, Ma Chao, stopped him.""Father, you have to think carefully. That Lu Bu is the one who is being controlled. Can you trust his words?”
Ma Teng looked at his son with pride in his heart. Ma Chao's performance in this battle was indeed not bad. Not only did he charge into the enemy's formation alone, but he also saved his life. Ma Teng was very gratified. He didn't care about Ma Chao's retort and said,""There's not much food left in the city now. Chao 'er, we can only hold on for ten days at most before we run out of food. If they did not take the opportunity to repel the enemy, Wuwei City would be finished. Regardless of whether Lu Bu is telling the truth or not, we have to give it a try!”
Ma Chao knew that this was the truth, but he was still worried. He could not help but look at Pang De. Pang De had followed Ma Teng for many years and was very trusted by the Ma Family. Therefore, he would ask for his opinion on any major matters.
Pang De took Lu Bu's letter and read it again before saying,""No matter what, let's meet first. However, it's best that we don't leak what happened in Chang 'an. There must be Han Sui's spies in the city. If he knew, it would be troublesome.”
"Alright, Ling Ming. Go and organize the defense and pick out our elite soldiers. There should still be 8,000 people. At that time, they will be the key to solving our predicament.”Ma Teng said. Then, he leaned on the desk and started writing to Lu Bu.
When Lu Bu received Ma Teng's letter, it was almost dawn. After reading it, she smiled. It seemed that he really agreed. Lu Bu wasn't afraid that this was a trap set by Ma Teng. Killing him wouldn't do him any good. Instead, it would only arouse the soldiers 'desire to attack.
Since he had agreed to enter the city alone at the third watch of the night, then he would go. If he obtained the Ma family, it would be of great help to him. Not only would he be able to obtain four or five highly skilled generals, but he would also be able to obtain the friendship of the Qiang people. He was worrying about how to use Mei Wu City and could just move them to the city.
"My lord, isn't this too risky?" said Yi Ji. Who knew what tricks they were playing?”
"First, they don't know that Li and Guo are already dead. Moreover, Han Sui had already received news that there was not much food left in the city. If they really played tricks, they wouldn't kill me. At most, they would do something when they were working together from the inside and outside. Some people stick to it and don't go out, some people take advantage of the situation to rob. However, when I show them the imperial edict and the heads of Li and Guo, I'll definitely dispel their worries. Ma tribe, I am determined to get it." After saying that, Lu Bu instructed Yi Ji,""You have to quickly investigate the soldiers. Although I only brought 100 personal guards this time and placed them in the army, I can still control them. He moved the infantry camp to the east and west, leaving only the cavalry in the north to avoid being noticed.”
"Yes, my lord." As soon as Yi Ji arrived, he was appointed by Lu Bu to be in charge of all military affairs. He had just checked the rations and troops yesterday. He knew that Li and Guo had planted many trusted aides in the army to exploit the soldiers. Now, these people had become a ticking time bomb. Lu Bu had to deal with them quickly.
Han Sui had been restless the whole day. It seemed that Lu Bu had been busy reorganizing the army, which was not suspicious. However, he knew that Mateng's rations were insufficient, but he did not attack. Was he not afraid that they would retaliate before they died? The Ma tribe still had about ten thousand cavalrymen that had yet to be destroyed.
He summoned his eight subordinates and wanted to discuss it with them. However, after discussing for a long time, they did not say anything useful. In the end, they could only strengthen their vigilance to prevent any abnormalities from happening in the city. He also thought of a way to send the news to the city, asking the secret agents to find out about Ma Teng's current situation as soon as possible.
He wanted to go to Lu Bu's camp and ask, but he was always so unenthusiastic that it annoyed him. Could it be that he wants something from me? Li Cui and Guo Si, the two idiots, had asked him for two boxes of jewelry before they sent out their troops. Damn it, what kind of people did Dong Zhuo have? All of them had fallen into the eyes of money.
Although he was cursing, he still prepared a huge gift for Lu Bu tomorrow. After all, he was Dong Zhuo's favorite. He calculated that he had almost given away all the money he had plundered this time. Sigh, his heart ached.
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