(PS: The fourth update today...) The sky has turned completely dark without the moon. It is like mourning clothes for the dead, shrouding the entire city of Chang'an. The air is filled with the disgusting smell of blood, and mutilated limbs can be seen everywhere.
The melee is still going on. Most of the nearby houses are in ruins. Countless civilians have died tragically in the melee between the two armies. Many houses are still burning. Under the light of the fire, Ma Teng is stained with blood.
The transparent golden armor echoes the firelight.
Even Ma Teng's horses were dripping with blood, and there were more than a dozen human heads tied to their necks, all of which were the rebel leaders Ma Teng had killed. Guarded by the imperial guards around him, Ma Teng galloped among the rebels as if he were alone.
place.
He originally led the Royal Guards to Zhuque Street to kill Chen Qun and Yang Xiu's family. Unexpectedly, he met Cao Cao just halfway there, and a scuffle broke out. Cao Cao's soldiers were small and defeated all the way to the west. Ma Teng pursued him.
Finally he chased him near Ximen and joined forces with his son Ma Chao.
At this time, the melee at Ximen was particularly fierce. Ma Chao relied on his personal bravery and single-handedly forced the rebels to the city gate several times, but was shot back with crossbows by the rebels.
The remaining rebel Qiang cavalry were particularly afraid of Ma Chao and did not dare to attack directly. They retreated when they saw Ma Chao approaching, which caused a lot of trouble to the rebels. Finally, under the command of Cao Ren, the newly recruited Han soldiers
They went to resist Ma Chao, only besieged but not attacked, and actually controlled Ma Chao firmly within a certain range. Only then could the Qiang cavalry spread out and kill Ma Chao's men.
Later, Candidate, Yang Qiu, and Cheng Yin led troops to fight. They were rebels, but they turned around and attacked the rebels. For a time, the Qin army had an advantage in strength and forced the rebels.
Outside the city. However, the good times did not last long. The mantis stalked the cicada and the oriole followed. The Qiang cavalry who came in from the east gate and south gate suddenly rushed out from behind everyone, catching the candidates, Yang Qiu and Cheng Yin by surprise.
The subordinates of Candidate, Yang Qiu, and Cheng Yin were all used to being lazy. They were suddenly attacked by a fierce attack, and their morale was greatly reduced. They retreated in succession. Seeing that the situation was not good, the three men turned against each other again and rebelled against Ma Teng and Ma Chao.
Ma Teng was leading his troops in a fierce battle with Cao Cao. Ma Chao had fewer men, and he was surrounded by Cao Ren's iron shield formation. There was no conflict for a while, but at this time, his men suddenly suffered the betrayal of candidates, Yang Qiu, and Cheng Yin.
As a result, Ma Teng and Ma Chao fell into a trap. Thousands of imperial guardsmen were surrounded by 30,000 to 40,000 people, resulting in numerous casualties.
Seeing this, Ma Chao rushed out of the iron shield formation, captured the Qiang king of Shenlang Qiang, galloped on his horse, captured the thief and the king, put away his gun, and stabbed the Qiang king of Shenlang Qiang to death. He attacked Ximen.
Most of the Qiang soldiers were tribesmen of Shenlang Qiang. After the death of the Qiang king, seeing that Ma Chao's power was still there, he was very afraid of General Tian and actually retreated without fighting, which actually allowed Ma Chao to win the battle.
The morale of the imperial guards was greatly boosted and they fought bravely. Ma Teng also worked hard and led the imperial guards to surround Cao Cao. If Xu Chu, Xia Houdun and Xia Houyuan had not arrived in time and rescued Cao Cao, Ma Teng would have killed Cao Cao.
After Cao Cao retreated, the momentum of the rebels weakened. The Yulin Army was the most well-equipped army of the Qin Army. The soldiers were carefully selected, so their combat effectiveness was extremely strong. In addition, it was street fighting, so it was not easy for the cavalry to perform here. This
It also doubled the combat effectiveness of the Royal Forest Army.
The candidates, Yang Qiu and Cheng Yin, saw that the situation was not good and rebelled again. It is indeed rare to rebel three times like this. However, this rebellion did not have an effect. Because it was dark and the melee was unclear, whether it was the rebels or the imperial guards,
, besieged them together, and actually blocked the three soldiers and horses in the middle, killing all the soldiers. Even the candidate, Yang Qiu, and Cheng Yin were killed in the chaos.
The night gradually deepened, and the fighting gradually subsided. The two armies had been fighting for several hours, and they were already exhausted. Ma Teng and Ma Chao joined forces and gathered together. They used the Royal Guards to guard the streets and alleys, while the rebels guarded the city gates.
, and formed a confrontation with Ma Teng, Ma Chao and others.
"Father, are you okay?" Ma Chao took off his heavy armor in the light of the fire. Seeing that Ma Teng was also stained with blood, he asked with concern.
Ma Teng shook his head and said: "It's okay, it's just that I haven't fought for a long time and my strength is a little bit behind me."
Ma Chao said: "Father, we treat these people very well. Why would they rebel against us? I can't figure it out!"
"A big tree attracts wind. It's just that we trusted the wrong person. If we had ruled with an iron fist from the beginning and eradicated Chen Qun, Yang Biao and others, we might not have had such a result. What's more important is that you took Cao Cao in without permission.
, I didn’t agree with him at the time. It was you who thought you could take advantage of him and insisted on staying, which resulted in the root cause of today’s disaster.” Ma Teng actually complained about this son who was a first-class fighter, but when it came to political means, he was useless.
Ma Chao said angrily: "Father, don't worry, I will personally kill Cao Cao, this ungrateful thief!"
"There are a total of seven troops in Chang'an City, six of them are in the barracks, each with 5,000 men, and the other is the Imperial Guards. Now it seems that except for the Imperial Guards, the rest of the troops cannot be trusted. The Qiang people are prone to rebellion, although they don't know
How did Cao Cao win over the Qiang people, but we are more familiar with the Qiang people than Cao Cao. The main force of the rebellion this time is the Qiang people. If we can get the Qiang people to support us again, we can turn the tide of the war!" Ma Teng said.
Ma Chao nodded and said: "In addition to Shenlang Qiang, I also saw the people of Shaodang Qiang, and Na Liang was also involved. As long as I kill Na Liang, Shaodang Qiang will naturally disintegrate. Let's take a rest for now, and we'll talk about it later.
Fight, I will lead a group of light cavalry and charge out of the city. When the time comes, my father and I will work together from inside and outside to attack from both front and rear, and the rebel army will inevitably collapse."
Ma Teng nodded, stopped talking, looked up at the black night sky, and sighed heavily. The only one to blame was himself. If he could be the emperor wholeheartedly, maybe this kind of thing wouldn't happen.
What a mistake. Things have reached this point, and he can only take one step at a time.
"Father, if... my son said that if... if we really can't defeat the rebels, please ask my father to take people to leave Chang'an and go to Hanzhong. If Suo Xu is stationed in Hanzhong, he will definitely not rebel against us."
"It depends on manpower. Although we have few troops, we occupy the terrain of Chang'an. Although the Qiang people are rebelling, they will still panic as soon as you appear. It can be said that we can still reverse the situation of the war." Ma Teng was encouraged after hearing Ma Chao's words.
road.
Ma Chao had actually thought of an escape route. For him, even if Chang'an was lost, he could still regain it.
However, Ma Teng did not think so. In Ma Teng's mind, he felt that once Chang'an was occupied by the rebels, the opportunity would be lost. Chang'an was the imperial capital and must not be lost.
While the two were discussing, a figure suddenly flashed out of the crowd and landed next to Ma Teng and Ma Chao.
Suddenly a stranger appeared. Ma Teng, Ma Chao and the surrounding imperial guards were extremely nervous and immediately pointed their weapons at the man.
After looking at it, the man smiled and said: "I wish you justice. I am here to show your Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince a clear path."
After hearing this, Ma Chao hurriedly asked: "Who are you, Zhu Gongdao?"
"Sworn brother!"
"Then what are you here for?"
"Get you out!"
"Hmph! Why do you need to save us? Our army is at the upper hand and we can defeat the rebels in a moment!" Ma Chao said.
Zhu Gongping said: "If the fierce battle continues like this, I'm afraid..."
Zhu Gongping said: "I want to tell you that King Liang and the Crown Princess did not go to Hanzhong from the South Gate smoothly, but went to Baling because the South Gate and the rebels cut off their retreat. In addition, Wang
The two generals were seriously injured and unable to fight anymore, so they all went to Baling and were protected by my master."
"Who is your master?" Ma Teng asked.
"Haha, that's my master. Finally, let me tell you another news. There are still 200,000 Qiang cavalry on their way. They are expected to arrive early tomorrow morning. I'm afraid it will be difficult for you people to resist. I
I would like to advise you that it is better to evacuate as soon as possible. The east gate is fully open and there is no danger at the moment. If you want to retreat, please retreat through the east gate."
Ma Teng frowned and thought to himself: "It seems that the rebels want to uproot this time and wipe out the roots!"
Ma Chao said: "What are you afraid of? The Qiang people are afraid of me, so what are you afraid of? I won't kill you. Go back and tell your master that if he dares to touch a hair of King Liang and the Crown Princess, I will never spare him!"
Zhu Gongping shook his head and said, "You guys are really stubborn. If that's the case, then I'll take my leave."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Gongping left, thinking in his heart: "It seems that they are in danger. They must go back and report to Mr. Tang as soon as possible..."
Ma Teng could hear Ma Chao's words. Ma Chao obviously knew who Zhu Pingping's owner was, and immediately asked: "Meng Qi, do you know that person's owner?"
"Yeah!" Ma Chao didn't deny it and said immediately, "Father, please rest for a while. I'll have someone escort you out of here later..."
"I won't leave! You should be the one who wants to leave! I am the king of a country, how can I leave like this?"
"But……"
"That's it, don't say anything anymore, rest for a while, and try to charge again later to give the rebels a fatal blow!" Ma Teng said firmly.
Ma Chao thought to himself: "I hope I won't meet that tiger idiot soon, otherwise, if he bothers me, bad things will happen!"
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Outside the west gate of Chang'an City, Cao Cao, Chen Qun, Yang Xiu, Na Liang and other rebel leaders set up a temporary tent outside the city. The plan was originally planned to be flawless, but unfortunately the entire plan was ruined by the appearance of Gao Fei, who died.
So many people don't say that Chang'an has not been captured until now.
For them, the longer they delay, the more dangerous it is, because the morale within the rebels is very low. It is already very good to achieve such results.
Cao Cao put up a model of Chang'an City and said to everyone: "Ma Teng, Ma Chao is here, we are here, Ximen has become a purgatory. The rebellion of candidates, Yang Qiu, and Cheng Yin was something we did not expect.
Our actions have caused considerable losses. From now on, everything must be under my command!"
Everyone looked at each other with ulterior motives, and there was great distrust in their eyes.
"No! We agreed on a cooperative relationship. We are all working towards a common goal. Now you want us to listen to you. Why do you?" Na Liang was the first to stand up and objected openly.