Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

In the tripartite alliance of Ma, Han and Li, Han Sui now has the strongest military force. Ma Teng and Li Jue have objections but they can do nothing about it. They can only follow Han Sui. The three of them gathered 10,000 cavalry and attacked Taishi Ci's camp the next day.

Taishi Ci was stationed here for the purpose of harassment, and of course he was also on guard against the enemy coming to eliminate the cavalry outside the city first, so he also took some defensive measures. As long as there were not three or four times as many enemies crushing at the same time, it would not be difficult for the three thousand Golden Eagle Guards to deal with more than twice the number of enemies at the same time.

Among the three thousand men led by Taishi Ci, half were veterans of Juyi Village. They were very experienced in riding and combat, and were equipped with perfect equipment, so it was not a problem for them to fight three at once.

But the other half were the Qingzhou soldiers who had surrendered from Cao Cao. Although these people were the best and strongest men selected by Cao Cao from tens of thousands of people, their physical fitness and martial arts were top-notch, but their riding skills were not so good. Even with the high-bridge saddle and stirrups, it was still difficult for them to become proficient in riding in just two or three months.

In addition to Taishi Ci's three thousand Golden Eagle Guards, there are also Duan Wei's two thousand Western Liang cavalry in the city. These are all the troops left behind by Dong Zhuo, and their combat effectiveness is naturally not low.

The news that Han Sui was planning to attack Taishi Ci first was known in the city as soon as his cavalry left the camp.

Lu Bu put on his armor and came to the north gate tower. Smoke and dust were billowing in the east. Ten thousand cavalrymen from Liang Province had already passed by. Looking to the west, there were still about 20,000 infantry and cavalry approaching Huayin, obviously to guard against the soldiers in the city.

"He doesn't think he can capture the city just by defeating the cavalry outside, does he?" Duan Wei asked doubtfully. "Unless he can isolate our city and besiege it, he'll have to sacrifice 30,000 to 40,000 lives to capture it. Ma Teng already lost 30,000 men at Pujin. Would Han Sui be willing to sacrifice them?"

"Of course they are reluctant. Unless it is an emergency, no one would be willing to destroy a city with such heavy casualties." Zhang Mo said.

"So what does he want to do?"

"Lure the snake out of its hole!"

Lü Bu said, "Whatever the purpose, the infantry in the city should remain stationary. I will lead the cavalry to support Zi Yi."

Duan Wei bowed and asked, "Let me go, my lord, and stay in the city!"

"You are not suitable for charging into the battle line. It is more appropriate for you to look at the city!" Lu Bu said very pertinently.

This time, Bingzhou was fighting on both the east and west fronts at the same time. Except for a few places where it was necessary to stay behind, almost all the generals were sent out. There were not many people available around Lu Bu, so he had to go into battle personally.

"What about me? Am I suitable for it?" Xu Chu stood up and said eagerly.

Lu Bu shook his head. "You are suitable, but you don't understand how to convey orders to the Liang Province Army and you can't command them."

He patted Xu Chu's shoulder and said, "Protect Amo!"

Xu Chu nodded seriously. Lü Bu turned and walked down the tower. Zhang Mo shouted from behind, "Return after the siege is lifted. Don't even think about going back to kill Han Sui."

Lu Bu stopped and turned back, giving her a reassuring look.

As soon as Lü Bu's troops left the city, Han Sui received the news. Hearing that Lü Bu was personally leading the troops, he was both astonished and excited. Lü Fengxian, the Lord of Bingzhou, was actually personally stationed in Huayin? And personally leading the troops out of the city?

After being stunned, Han Sui became excited instantly. Lu Bu was indeed powerful, but if he could be killed, not to mention Hongnong and Hedong, the morale of the entire Bingzhou would be destroyed.

Not only Han Sui, but Ma Teng was also very excited. He shouted excitedly, "Wen Yue, hurry up, reorganize the troops and go to surround and kill Lü Bu."

"That's exactly what I meant!" Han Sui said with a smile.

So, the two men who originally had their own selfish motives hit it off immediately, and all 70,000 troops in the camp were mobilized within half a day. The first 10,000 cavalry went to fight Taishi Ci, the 20,000 infantry and cavalry went to the rear to encircle Lu Bu, and the remaining 40,000 surrounded Huayin City.

Unlike Ma Teng and Han Sui who were excited, Li Jue was both frightened and conflicted when he heard that Lu Bu was actually in Huayin. He had witnessed with his own eyes the scene of Lu Bu beheading the general at Wangyuan. At that time, Lu Bu broke through the army of thousands of people with only a hundred men and even killed Beigong Boyu. Now there were a total of 5,000 cavalrymen in and outside Huayin City, so it was not difficult for him to break through the siege of tens of thousands of people. If this was not a good idea, the siege would turn into being chased and killed.

Ever since Ma Teng and Li Su were defeated in Puzhen, Li Jue's heart had actually begun to waver, especially what Han Sui said yesterday, which made Li Jue very unhappy.

Li Jue and Lu Bu had no hatred against each other. Lu Bu had even saved him in Beimang Mountain. Instead of having to look at Han Sui's face here, it would be better for him to join Lu Bu.

He was so stupid at that time that he went to Fufeng County with Li Su in a daze. He should have come directly to Bingzhou at that time.

Thinking of this, Li Jue narrowed his eyes slightly. It was not too late now. He could just help Lu Bu defeat Ma Teng and Han Sui as a token of his loyalty.

Li Jue called a personal guard and whispered a few words in his ear. The personal guard then rode his horse towards the front cavalry formation.

On the city wall, Zhang Mo saw that all the troops of Ma and Han had been mobilized, so he asked Feiying to send a message to Zhang Yan, asking him to take 5,000 troops and cross to the rear of Zheng County to wait for orders.

It is impossible for 5,000 people to intercept Han Sui's tens of thousands of troops. Zhang Mo's move was to be on the safe side. As for which emergency to guard against, it depends on the outcome of the battle between Lu Bu and Taishi Ci.

In front of Tongguan, just as Taishi Ci's 3,000 troops had finished forming their battle array, Yan Xing's troops arrived at the battlefield. However, what made Yan Xing a little depressed was that the terrain here was flat and suitable for cavalry combat, but its width was not suitable for a large-scale melee of more than 10,000 cavalry.

Due to the terrain restrictions, if 10,000 soldiers were arranged in a horizontal square formation, it would be too dense, and the knights would not be able to move their hands and feet, and would definitely collide with each other during the charge; if they were arranged in a vertical square formation, the team would be too long, and the knights in front would be stuck when they touched the enemy, and the people behind would only cause trouble if they continued to rush forward, and would not be able to touch the enemy at all.

There was no other way, Yan Xing could only divide his troops into two cavalry formations. The first 5,000 people would fight first, and if they were defeated, they could retreat and be replaced by the cavalry formation at the back.

Yan Xing had just divided the battle formation when a messenger sent by Han Sui from the rear came to report that Lu Bu had personally led 2,000 cavalry out of the city. Han Sui ordered Yan Xing to entangle him and wait for his army to come and encircle him.

Ten thousand versus five thousand, they had a huge advantage in numbers, but Yan Xing knew that the cavalry led by Lu Bu was the strongest war cavalry in the world, and his own knights from Liang Province were still inferior to them. In addition, Lu Bu had extraordinary martial arts skills, so let alone entangled him, it would be great if he could keep his own knights from fleeing before Han Sui's army arrived.

Yan Xing's original plan of a round-robin battle had to be cancelled, with half of his troops going to fight Taishi Ci and the other half turning around to meet Lu Bu.

In pure cavalry combat, there is no such thing as breaking the formation. The first thing they do is charge forward, but this charge is not a head-on collision between horses. That is a tactic that will hurt both sides. Even if Yan Xing is willing, Taishi Ci is not willing, so at the beginning both sides shoot and charge in a skirmish line.

The distance between the knights was relatively wide, so when they met the enemy, they had space to avoid head-on collisions and pass each other. Of course, the moment they passed each other was the beginning of the fight, and at this time, the Golden Eagle Guards' stirrups, saddles and weapons that were sharper than those of the opponent played a huge role.

After a charge, both sides distanced themselves and regrouped. Yan Xing didn't need to make precise calculations, but just glanced at both teams roughly, and he knew that his own casualties were five or six times that of the other side.

The huge disparity in casualties brought a cold sweat to his forehead. If the cavalry led by General Taishi were so formidable, wouldn't Lü Bu's men behind him be even more formidable? At this casualty ratio, he estimated that after two more charges, his mixed Qiang and Han forces would inevitably collapse and flee.