Capítulo 376: 362. Liu Bei's Decision To Attack Jiangling
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Ma Teng who saw the arrival of his armyhevaed a sigh of relief, as he didn't know how to guard Chang'An with 10,000 men fighting against hundreds of thousands of enemies, and due to them coming from the north they could enter Chang'An to join on the defenses, where Cao Ren, Xu Huang, and Zhang Ji could actually stop them but they let them past to let Ma Teng's men waste more energy, which will be easy picking for them during the siege battle.
Ma Chao who entered Chang'An alongside the 75,000 men immediately met up with Ma Teng, who had stood his ground on the wall of Chang'An preparing the defenses of Chang'An.
Ma Chao: "Father! Are you okay? I came here as fast as I could alongside 75,000 of our men! What about our reinforcement from another area?"
Ma Teng: "I'm fine Chao'er, our reinforcements from other areas are on their way to Chang'An but I don't know if they will arrive in time, and where are General Pang De and the rest of our Army?"
Ma Chao: "General Pang and 50,000 of our men are battling Han Sui and his army several tens of kilometers north of Chang'An Father, when we tried to retreat Han Sui suddenly attacked us, and the biggest revealment was that Han Sui had sworn his allegiance to Cao Cao!"
Ma Teng: "What?! That bastard Han Sui has sworn his allegiance to Cao Cao?! Is this news reliable Chao'er and want just a rumor or have you heard it wrong."
Ma Chao: "No Father, I alongside General Pang De heard it together! Han Sui and an advisor named Jia Kui were the ones who told us, they tell us that we entered a well crafted trap that was made by Cao Cao!"
Ma Teng: "Han Sui!!! I never expected that you would throw away all of your hard work and have yourself become a General serving others! I swore that I wouldn't be called Ma Teng if I didn't personally kill you myself!!!"
Ma Teng hearing what Ma Chao had just said was furious, he never expected that a man with Han Sui's personality would bow his head, throw away all of his hard work to reach his current position, and go to serve under another Warlord.
Now he realizes why Han Sui suddenly launched a challenge to him, from that moment it was already a trap and he alongside all of his retainers took the bait and looked like Cao Cao had set his eyes on the West.
This is bad news for him because Cao Cao's Army alone was already a headache for him to face, combined with Han Sui joining Cao Cao his army was outnumbered.
Lamenting his fate which he thought would be a bright one, Ma Teng allocated his men to the defensive area and major zone where Cao Cao's Army would most likely attack.
While Ma Teng began to assign the reinforcement that had just arrived under Ma Chao's leadership, Cao Ren was making sure that the entire army was ready to begin its assault on Chang'An.
He assigned Xu Huang to lead the left flank while Zhang Ji led the right flank, where they would coordinate with him who led the main body of the army.
Cao Ren decided that he would have the left and right flank of the army the ones to attack, where they would exploit weak points that would be shown by the main army he led that would act as a distraction and absorb the focus of Ma Teng's Army firepower.
Xu Huang and Zhang Ji nodded their head hearing what Cao Ren had just said, without Jia Kui present Cao Ren had the best capabilities in military strategy, and this is already proven by Cao Ren being made as the Grand Marshal of the Army by Cao Cao.
In Cao Cao's mind, a general who was suitable for becoming the grand marshal doesn't need absolute prowess like Lu Bu or Xu Huang, what it needs is a flexible mind, more than average prowess, and deep knowledge of military strategy.
This is because the grand marshal would be the one conducting how the army would operate, directing the engines to the machine of war and if there's one wrong movement it could result in the collapse of the machine.
That's why even though there were many candidates much stronger than Cao Ren, Cao Cao chose Cao Ren to be the one becoming his grand marshal not because he was family, but because his talent was perfect in that position.
Following Cao Ren's assignment, Xu Huang and Zhang Ji go to their designated position, and after confirming with Cao Ren that they are ready, Cao Ren begins the assault on Chang'An.
Ma Teng and Ma Chao who were overseeing the placement of Chang'An defenses saw Cao Cao's Army begin their advance toward Chang'An, seeing the siege engine like the catapults and battering ram have been deployed by Cao Cao's Army.
Before Ma Teng could give an order for his men to be cautious and take cover, stones were flying hitting the wall of Chang'An where it hit some of Ma Teng's men, causing some casualties before both armies even clashed head to head.
When Ma Teng's Army was somewhat in disarray due to the stones being shot from Cao Cao's Catapult, Cao Ren led his army group to attack Chang'An's main gate using this chance to even further distract Ma Teng and his army.
While Xu Huang and Zhang Ji both received orders from Cao Ren telling them to begin their assault 15 minutes after his assault. This is to let Cao Ren and his army catch Ma Teng and his army's attention fully on them.
Ma Teng was rallying his army when Cao Ren and his army attacked them, he saw siege ladders being placed upon the walls and the battering ram advance toward the gate of Chang'An.
Without further ado, Ma Teng assign Ma Chao to hold the left flank while he holds the right flank and so begins the battle of Chang'An.
Ma Teng ordered the archers to let loose their arrows toward Cao Ren and his army, managing to inflict some casualties but Cao Ren kept pushing his army to go forward and ordered them to raise their shields while advancing and climbing the ladder.
The fight was bloody with some of Cao Ren's men crushed to death with stones being thrown from the top of Chang'An's wall, Cao Ren's Archer on the other hand managed to shoot down some of Ma Teng's men.
The exchange of offensive and defensive attacks between both armies was very fierce, and when 15 minutes passed Xu Huang and Zhang Ji led their army group to attack Chang'An from the side.
While the battle for Chang'An was heating up, southeast of Chang'An's location at Xiangyang Liu Bei held a meeting with the entirety of his council, including Huo Jun and Lu Gong who were the new generals in Liu Bei's rank.
Huo Jun and Lu Gong's family have been successfully saved without arousing Liu Biao's suspicion before it's too late for Liu Biao to notice, and this success further increases Huo Jun and Lu Gong's loyalty to Liu Bei.
Their high loyalty caused them to fight whoever opposed Liu Bei, even Kuai Yue, and Kuai Liang something caught in the crossfire, and after Liu Bei scolded them for their behavior they decreased their action.
Liu Bei: "Everyone after our success in saving both Huo Jun and Lu Gong's families in Jiangling, I think this is the perfect time for us to attack Jiangling and take it from Liu Biao's hand."
Huo Jun: "I agree My Lord! Liu Biao's Army at Jiangling right now must have low morale which reduces their combat power, and without any able general left at his disposal except for Cai Mao, it was the perfect time."
Kuai Yue: "General Huo Jun please calm down, even though I agreed with My Lord's proposal, we also need to see the situation around us, Cao Cao to our north is still coveting Xinye from us and Lie Fan to our east was a big threat to Xiangyang."
Lu Gong: "Master Kuai Yue I think we don't have to be afraid of Cao Cao and Lie Fan right now right? From what I know they have their own things to do, Cao Cao prepared giants Yuan Shao while Lie Fan was rumored will cope inside his domain to manage them."
Kuai Liang: "That's true General Lu Gong, but as you have just said Lie Fan's side is a rumor and while it is true Cao Cao was preparing against Yuan Shao's attack, he could still send his army to take over Xinye and prepared against Yuan Shao's incoming attack."
Ju Shou: "What Master Kuai Yue and Master Kuai Linga have just said is true, but I think we should do as My Lord suggests at least to ensure our southern border where Liu Biao will have to cross the Yangtze River to retreat, leaving us with a natural barrier to guard against Liu Biao in the future."
Wang Xiu: "I also agree, while this move was risky at the same time it also has a very large gain for us, but of course, if both Master Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang seem that it was too risky for us, I think we should adhere to their suggestion."
Everyone was giving their own opinion and debating whether they should proceed with this move, while Liu Bei was just sitting on his chair overlooking his retainer debating on his suggestion.
He doesn't care about the debate that is happening before him, of course, he doesn't show it on his face and puts on a face where he is listening intently to the debate in front of him.
He just followed the rhythm whenever the argument would oppose him or support him, if he heard that it was the direction opposing him he would put some words where it would change the direction of the argument.
He is like a maestro controlling the rhythm, and no one notices except for Kuai Liang who begins to be suspicious even further of Liu Bei and begins to think that all of his actions are just a facade.
After the debate going on for some time, finally, the side supporting Liu Bei win the argument as Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang take a step back to compromise, and so the decision was made that they would attack Jiangling, Liu Bei was happy with this result but doesn't show it in his face and asked for Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang, Ju Shou, and Wang Xiu to create the offensive strategy to attack Jiangling.
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Name: Lie Fan
Title: Three Heroes Who Defeat Lu Bu
Age: 30 (197 AD)
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