Xia Houmao ordered all doors to be closed tightly, and at the same time sent sergeants out of the city to report the news to Luoyang.
What he didn't expect was...
Those sergeants who left the city overnight were intercepted and killed by Guo Wei who suddenly came out not long after they left the city.
After killing the Wei army who reported the news, Guo Wei did not lead his troops to surround the east gate of Chang'an. Instead, he led 3,000 soldiers to bypass Chang'an City and head northeast.
An hour later, it was already bright.
Chang'an City South Gate.
The Wei army is well guarded and ready, and the archers have their bows ready. As long as the Shu army dares to take a step forward, they will fire thousands of arrows.
Just curious.
The number of Shu troops is not large.
There were about two to three thousand soldiers, and in front of the formation was a young general. After that, in addition to waving a large flag with Chinese characters in the wind, there was also a very conspicuous flag.
Zhang——
A general flag with the word "Zhang" aroused some confusion among the Wei army guards. Who among the Shu Han generals was named Zhang?
If they had seen this "Zhang" flag before Guan Yu defeated Maicheng, they might have been a little nervous and scared.
Xia Houmao walked up to the top of the city and was also puzzled.
"Who will lead the Shu army?"
"The Governor," a middle-aged man on the side said thoughtfully, "could this person be Zhang Bao, the son of Zhang Fei from Yan."
"Zhang Bao?"
Xia Houmao was shocked when he heard this. It was appropriate to say that it was Zhang Bao. As Cao Cao's son-in-law, Xia Houmao was a little timid.
But I have some understanding of some generals of Shu Han.
A few years ago, Liu Bei conquered Sun Wu, and Zhang Bao accompanied him on the expedition.
As the son of Zhang Fei, this person must have some tricks, and Xiahou Mao had carefully observed the Shu army.
In addition to the two or three thousand people stationed under the city, a large military tent has been set up not far behind it.
"If the Shu army does not attack the city, our army must not move!"
Xiahou Mao immediately gave the order, and at the same time silently prayed in his heart, hoping that the Shu army would not attack the city.
He only needs to wait a few days, and Luoyang's reinforcements will surely arrive. By then, it doesn't matter whether you are Zhang Fei's son or Guan Yu's son.
Xia Houmao's prayer seems to have worked.
In the next two days, the Shu army outside the city will come to the city to challenge every day, but I don’t know what the Shu army is thinking.
We just call for battle every day, but we don’t attack the city.
After two consecutive days of calling for formation, Xiahou Mao also found out that the Shu general who led the attack on Chang'an was Zhang Bao, the son of Zhang Fei.
He did not bring many troops to attack Chang'an. According to his observations in the past two days, there should be about 10,000 Shu troops coming, so Zhang Bao did not choose to take the initiative to attack the city.
Moreover, his large troops are stationed in the south of Chang'an City.
Xia Houmao was a little nervous before, but now he is not worried at all. Ten thousand people attacked a fortified city defended by five thousand people.
Isn’t this just a foolish dream?
With just these ten thousand people, I'm afraid they can't even surround the city of Chang'an, let alone attack Chang'an directly.
Now Zhang Bao brings one or two thousand people to the city every day to call for formation. He just wants to lure us to open the city to fight, and then they will take the opportunity to attack the city.
Xia Houmao felt that he had guessed Zhang Bao's thoughts. At the same time, he was somewhat wary of Zhang Bao's identity as Zhang Fei's son, so he allowed Zhang Bao to call for formation, and the gates of Chang'an City were tightly closed, unable to escape.
Calculating the time, the soldiers sent out to report the news should arrive in Luoyang soon.
Once Luoyang knows that the Shu army is approaching Chang'an, His Majesty will immediately send troops to rescue them.
As soon as reinforcements arrive.
The Shu army, which has defeated thousands of people, is still easy to capture.
Just——
What Xia Houmao didn't expect was that the person calling for formation outside the city was not Zhang Bao, but Lu Peng, whom Liu Chan had brought over.
Because Lu Peng was strong and strong, his image was a bit deceptive. When Liu Chan led his army to Chang'an City two days ago, he made arrangements.
Lu Peng led 2,500 soldiers and challenged Chang'an for several days under Zhang Bao's banner.
But they only called for formation, but could not go out to fight. At the same time, they set up a camp of ten thousand people outside Chang'an City to frighten Xia Houmao in Chang'an City.
Every day, in addition to Lu Peng leading people to call for formation, teams of dozens of people were arranged outside each gate of Chang'an to monitor each gate, and then hundreds of cavalry were sent out to continuously circle Chang'an City, so that Xiahou Mao did not dare to leave the city easily.<
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Facts prove.
Xia Houmao really didn't dare to open the city gate, and all the gates in Chang'an were closed tightly for two days in a row.
Lu Peng is actually a little nervous.
I don’t know whether your majesty’s plan will succeed. If the nearby Wei army comes to the rescue, my two thousand people will not be enough to fill the gaps in the Wei army’s teeth.
At this moment, Lu Peng could only pray that his emperor, Liu Chan, would deliver the good news quickly.
The third day when the Han army came out of Ziwu Road.
Kabanjin——
Guo Wei, who had been marching for three days, suddenly appeared with 3,000 Han troops. The Pubanjin guards did not expect that the sudden appearance of the troops was the enemy.
Because this group of troops came from Chang'an, the guard thought it was really the troops sent by General Xia Houmao of Anxi.
The defenders opened the city gate wide, but Guo Wei quickly led his troops into the city and then launched a fierce attack on the defenders.
Thought they were one of their own, the Wei army at Pubanjin was not alert at all. There were only 2,000 Wei soldiers guarding it. They were quickly wiped out by Guo Wei, who then took over Pubanjin and controlled the Yellow River crossing.
Almost similar to Guo Wei, five thousand soldiers led by Liu Chan and Zhang Shao suddenly appeared in Tongguan. The gate of Tongguan was wide open, and the Tongguan guards with only a thousand people were unable to resist.
Tongguan fell into the hands of Liu Chan, because Liu Chan walked in an extremely secretive way and was flying the banner of Cao Zhen, the Wei army. Tongguan was located in the hinterland of Cao Wei at this time, and there were not many troops stationed to garrison it.
So when Liu Chan led five thousand Han troops and suddenly appeared in Tongguan, the guards had no time to resist, and Tongguan was captured by Liu Chan.
After capturing Tongguan, Liu Chan did not relax, because he knew that it was not the time to be happy yet. He was able to capture Tongguan so quickly because he came suddenly and Wei Jun was unprepared and he succeeded by luck.
Once Tongguan is lost, the news will soon spread to Luoyang. It is impossible for Cao Wei to accept the fall of Guanzhong, and troops will definitely be sent to rescue them soon.
Now——
Liu Chan only hoped that Yang Tongshan would not let go, because compared with each other, neither Tongguan nor Pubanjin, which Guo Wei went to grab, were too far from Chang'an, and could be reached in three days of urgent march.
If there are no accidents.
Liu Chan felt that Guo Wei should have captured Pubanjin. Pubanjin and Tongguan fell at the same time, and the news would soon reach Luoyang.
Perhaps by the time Yang Tongshan arrived at Wuguan, Wuguan had already received the news that the Han army had reached Guanzhong.
If this is the case, Yang Tongshan will definitely have to spend a lot of effort to capture Wuguan.
Wuguan, Tongguan, Pubanjin, this is also the real purpose of Liu Chan's military expedition to Ziwu Road.
Once you win these three levels, you will basically cut off the connection between Cao Wei's Central Plains and Guanzhong. These three levels are easy to defend and difficult to attack, as long as you control these three levels.
Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition may have changed the direction. At this time, Guanzhong, even including the guards of the Wei army in various cities, and the main force of the Wei army in Guanzhong led by Cao Zhen, totaled only 60,000 to 70,000 people.
Of these 60,000 to 70,000 people, only Cao Zhen's troops are considered a threat. The other Wei armies are scattered in various cities. They cannot all abandon the cities and then gather together to attack the Han army.
Even if they all really gather together, don't forget the great Han Prime Minister Zhuge Liang on Qishan Mountain.
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This chapter has been completed!