Author: Magic Prince

It is late autumn, and the Qianli Pass is desolate. Border wars have occurred from time to time for decades, but they have hardly endangered the Sanfu area. Although the lives of the people here are not very prosperous, they are still able to survive in normal years.

Barely making a living, after all, the emperor once had some benefits. Although the capital is now in Luoyang instead of Chang'an, the vicinity of Chang'an City is still one of the most prosperous places in the world.

From the founding of Chang'an by Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, to Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han Dynasty, the resurgence of Emperor Guangwu, and the move of the capital to Luoyang, Chang'an City has witnessed the historical transformation and inheritance from the Western Han Dynasty to the Eastern Han Dynasty. Although many places in the city suffered irreversible damage when Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty,

But the tombs of the eleven emperors of the Western Han Dynasty are still here after all, and the emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty would visit them from time to time to pay their respects. Chang'an City has also undergone some reconstruction and revival.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, wars broke out. After Xiang Yu entered Guanzhong, he set Xianyang City on fire. It is said that the fire burned for three months and did not go out. At this time, there were no big cities in Guanzhong. Later, Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu and became known as the Yang of Surabaya.

Emperor, he originally planned to make Luoyang the capital, but one of his ministers named Lou Jing analyzed with Liu Bang that although Luoyang has Mang Mountain in the north and Yique in the south, the east and west sides are empty and difficult to defend, and the four fortresses in Guanzhong

It is solid, the golden city is thousands of miles away, and it is very safe.

Moreover, Zhang Liang also told Liu Bang that Guanzhong was not only safe but also prosperous. It was the so-called land of abundance and was more suitable as a capital city. So Liu Bang finally decided to use the remaining materials from the old site of Xianyang City south of the Wei River to build a new city due east.

It is Chang'an City.

Han Sui's rebels have become so powerful recently that they have already captured Huaili in Fufeng County. After capturing Huaili, they will continue to advance eastward. At this time, they are very close to the location of the Western Han Dynasty imperial mausoleum. If they are really allowed to take the Western Han Dynasty's

The imperial tomb was excavated, which was obviously an unacceptable thing for the Eastern Han Dynasty.

On that day, Dong Zhuo retreated and joined Zhang Wen's troops to build fortifications on the bank of the Weishui River to the west of the ancient Xianyang site, waiting for the arrival of Han Sui's army.

The entire Guanzhong area is like a world contained in a slender bottle or pocket. It is surrounded by mountains, and there are large areas of plains in the middle, especially the plains along the Wei River.

At this time, the area was truly fertile, with abundant water and grass and abundant food.

Although the local vegetation and ecological environment have deteriorated somewhat after hundreds of years of mining in the Qin and Han Dynasties, it is still considered a very rich place, completely different from the dry environment that gradually changed in later generations.

It was also on the west side of the old site of Xianyang City that Han Sui's main force and Zhang Wen's army launched a huge battle. In this battle, Zhang Wen and Dong Zhuo were the defenders and had established fortifications in advance, while Han Sui's army

They are large in number and menacing, and they are basically cavalry units, so it is easy to display their power on plain terrain.

Dong Zhuo grew up in the Xiliang area and has Qiang ancestry. Therefore, he is actually very familiar with the Qiang's fighting methods. However, this does not mean that he has the means to defeat Han Sui's large-scale cavalry charge. What he can

The only thing they can do is to be a coward, build high walls, hoard food, and do not attack, otherwise they will all be beaten.

But what I have to say is that Dong Zhuo’s chosen tactic is actually correct. Even if Dong Zhuo is also good at cavalry, firstly, the opponent’s cavalry is more numerous, secondly, the opponent’s cavalry is of higher quality, and thirdly, the opponent is all the way.

After the fight, your morale is at its peak. At this time, you go to fight with the opponent. If you say that you are not a fool, few people will believe you.

However, no matter how good the defense is, it is not omnipotent. Zhang Wen and Dong Zhuo's troops were quickly defeated, but they also know how to build a multi-layered defense system. After you finish one layer of defense, there is another layer behind it.

It seems that Dong Zhuo also understood this truth, that is, letting Han Sui's main force face layers of turtle formations, which is clearly dragging and wasting you.

Not to mention, this tactic really worked. Over time, Han Sui's main force was unable to capture the entire defense line at once, and the vigor of the entire army dropped a lot. Without the vigor of the cavalry, the overall power will also decrease.

At this time, Zhang Wen and Dong Zhuo's defensive troops stepped up one after another. Finally, after paying a reasonable price, they finally managed to withstand the most violent attack of Han Sui's army.

During this process, Xiang Yu and Sun Jian's strategy was executed very smoothly, so when Han Sui learned that his rear supply line was under attack and even Chencang City was captured, the surprise and anger on his face were simply indescribable.

, but Han Sui, who had some control over the city, quickly calmed down and immediately allocated part of his military force to go back to the rear for reinforcements. After all, from the information he learned, the number of troops who robbed and captured Chencang City was not large.

That's too much.

Of course, he did not dare to underestimate the enemy. After all, being able to suddenly appear and capture Chencang City in such a short period of time was not something that ordinary people could do. However, he did not dare to retreat with his entire army at this time, because on the one hand, he

It seemed to him that he was only one step away from reaching the Imperial Tomb of the Western Han Dynasty. It would be a pity to give up at this time. On the other hand, he was also worried that the opponent might have more strange existences. Once he decided to use all the troops

If you pull back, you may fall into the trap.

So after a short period of repair, Han Sui's entire army launched a violent attack on Zhang Wen and Dong Zhuo's defensive positions again. This time the attack was more ferocious than before. Han Sui also personally led his army to the front of the formation. He carefully

After observing the defensive position, he found a weak point in the defense, and then concentrated his superior forces to carry out a high-intensity attack. In the end, he really tore a hole in the entire defensive front.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Dong Zhuo knew that it would be difficult to maintain the defensive front, so he had to order the entire army to retreat. In the process, Han Sui commanded the entire army to cover up the enemy, causing Zhang Wen and Dong Zhuo to suffer heavy losses.

At this time, although Han Sui won the victory on the frontal battlefield, he received another bad news from the rear. He was already very depressed when he learned that only half of the two grain transport teams had their rations intact.

, at this time he learned that the returning troops had suffered a huge defeat when they attacked Chencang City, and that guy Bian Zhang had also been defeated several times in a row, and even lost the Dashan Pass.

This situation also put Han Sui into a dilemma. He had to make a decision whether to advance or retreat. If he continued to attack, even if he really fought all the way to Chang'an City, it would be impossible with the composition of his troops.

He came to capture Chang'an City, and there were not that many towns in the area west of Chang'an City for him to plunder to supplement the urgently needed army food supply.

If he does not lead his troops to return reinforcements in time, it is estimated that there will soon be a shortage of military rations, and then the morale of the entire army will suffer a huge blow.

But withdrawing the troops at this time would directly declare the complete failure of his expedition. Although the harvest of this expedition has been great, it is still necessary to at least reach the imperial tomb of the Western Han Dynasty. According to the current situation, it is possible

You can get it soon, or you may never get it.

What a dilemma!
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