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In Hangu Pass, the Han army flag that had been floating in the past was finally removed and replaced with the fiery red flame Qilin flag. Please remember the website address of this site:... The natural dangerous pass of Hangu Pass was finally broken by the force of the Zhao army.

"General, the chief general of Hangu Pass refused to surrender and had been killed in the city. However, according to investigation, a deputy general in the pass fled and reported the situation here to the Tongguan area."

Zhao Xiong rode his horse into the pass and said in a deep voice: "Send an order and send someone to report the victory to Luoyang immediately. In addition, one of the soldiers in the capital will be left to be responsible for the aftermath, and the other soldiers will follow the general and go straight to Chang'an."

Under Zhao Xiong's order, 20,000 soldiers went straight through the gate and rushed towards the Tongguan area. The Zhao army soldiers did not attack the city today, and broke through the gate with the help of the internal response, and broke through the city with the help of the internal response. Therefore, the soldiers did not feel tired, and the army headed west, just right.

Su Zilin, the guardian general of Hangu Pass, had just fled to Tongguan, and reported to Tongguan general Feng Yujiang and the cavalry under Zhao Xiong, were all following. The original defenders in Tongguan were transferred to Hangu Pass by Lin Shucheng to assist in the defense, leaving only hundreds of soldiers. Feng Yujiang's men had just arrived in Tongguan and had just accepted the affairs of Tongguan.

Under Lin Shucheng's military order, Feng Yujiang took over the defense of Tongguan after arriving at Tongguan and then investigated the situation of Hangu Pass. If Hangu Pass is still in his own hands, he will rush to Hangu Pass and persist until the reinforcements arrive in Hanzhong. If Hangu Pass is lost or cannot be held, he will seize Tongguan and defend it.

Unfortunately, before Feng Yujiang arranged people to investigate the situation of Hangu Pass, Hangu Pass had been lost, and the Zhao army's cavalry had already reached the foot of Tongguan City, and they rushed outside Tongguan City with Su Zilin almost indefinitely.

During the period when the Tongguan army rushed to Hangu Pass, the Zhao army also arranged a lot of Shadow Guards and the spies of the Flying Eagle Guards to operate in Tongguan. In addition, some large clans and merchants in Tongguan have long been forced to buy them by the Zhao army. Needless to say, these merchants have made greater profits under the rule of the Zhao army. As for those large clans, they knew better the strength of the Zhao army, especially after Hangu Pass could not hold on, they all turned to the Zhao army one after another.

Therefore, when the Zhao army appeared outside Tongguan, and before Feng Yujiang was ready, the gate of Tongguan was opened. Five thousand Zhao army cavalry rushed into the city in an instant, and the Tongguan city walls did not play their due role at all. The large clans who were forced and attracted by the Zhao army were even more liquidated by the Han army in order not to let the Zhao army fail to attack the city, and to make profits after the Zhao army occupied the place, they all sent private men to help the Zhao army break the city.

Therefore, the last line of defense in eastern Chang'an in Tongguan was taken down by Zhao's army without any effect.

The sky gradually faded, inside Tongguan City and in the government office.

The candles as thick as a baby's arm illuminated the hall as bright as day, and also illuminated the faces of Zhao Xiong, Zhang Yin, Le Lin, Lin Qiu's generals, and everyone's expressions seemed extremely excited. Although Zhao Xiong tried his best to remain calm, the joy in his eyes was enough to show how happy he was at this time.

Hangu Pass was taken down by himself and others, and Tongguan was also taken down by himself. The land of Chang'an in Xiyong Prefecture became a thing that Zhao Jun mentioned. This time, the soldiers were all in the way to the Three Auxiliary in Chang'an.

"General, since there is no enemy army to stop us from here in Chang'an, why don't we march overnight and attack Chang'an directly and take Chang'an down in one fell swoop. If Chang'an is broken, the land of Xiyongzhou will become the treasure of my Great Zhao." Deputy General Zhang Yin said excitedly.

Zhao Xiong suppressed the excitement in his heart and said in a deep voice: "The soldiers rushed directly from outside Hangu Pass without stopping, and were exhausted. If they did not rest, they would not only not have the strength to attack the city, but they would be ridden by the other party. Secondly, when we rushed to Tongguan this time, the army's food, supplies, weapons, armor and equipment were consumed a lot, but the baggage team was still moving slowly in the rear. You can't just attack Chang'an without any hand."

"In addition, Chang'an City is a strong city. If there is no siege equipment to help him, it would be too difficult to take him down. Therefore, we have to wait until the baggage team that transports the siege equipment arrives before we can move."

"According to our captive generals of Tongguan, the enemy in Hanzhong is also rushing to Chang'an for assistance. If we cannot go down to Chang'an City in one battle, then we will face the situation of attacks between the enemy inside and outside."

Speaking of this, Zhao Xiong frowned and continued, "In addition, after passing Tongguan, we will be in the core area of ​​Xiyongzhou. The north, west and south of Chang'an are all under the jurisdiction of the Han army, and we went deep alone. It is not impossible to go from victory to defeat. The governor did not issue a military order to attack Chang'an in the west. If there were no reinforcements, we would be very likely to stay in Chang'an for a long time by relying on our troops alone."

Zhang Yin and other generals immediately extinguished the original excitement in their hearts. At this moment, they also realized that things were not as easy as they expected. If they wanted to take over the land of Chang'an, they had to cooperate with the army of Liangzhou or Bingzhou. Otherwise, they would not be able to occupy the land of the Three Auxiliary in Chang'an at all.

"Is it a pity to give up? Such a good opportunity..." Zhang Yin couldn't help but sigh.

"Who said you gave up...you did a good job!" Just now, a hearty laughter came from outside the house.

"Governor!" Zhao Xiong and others stood up and said. The people who spoke outside the house walked in straight. They were no one else, but Situ Liang, the former governor of the Dongyongzhou army.

"Governor, aren't you from Luoyang?" Zhao Xiong said in surprise.

Situ Liang smiled and said, "Three ris ago, you reported that the breakthrough was right in front of you. I could still live there, so I naturally came over directly. I knew that you would definitely hesitate because of whether to continue attacking."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiong immediately said happily: "As for this reason, is the governor ready to take action against Chang'an?"

Situ Liang nodded and said, "That's right, since Hangu Pass has been taken down by us and Chang'an is in front of us, how can we give up this opportunity in front of us? If we don't take advantage of the victory and wait until the enemy troops in Hanzhong arrive in Chang'an and move westward again in the future, it will be much more difficult."

"But, we only have 20,000 troops here. Although the Han army in Chang'an is incorrect, there are Han army troops around Fengyi, Gaoling, Weinan, Lantian and other places around Chang'an. In addition, the enemy troops in Hanzhong are also gathering in Chang'an. Just based on our current troops, I'm afraid..." Zhao Xiong said suspiciously.

Situ Liang smiled and said, "Although there are Han troops around Chang'an, they are not easily mobilized. Among them, Lantian is responsible for the connection between Hanzhong and Chang'an and Jingbei. The original army here was also transferred to the north by the King of Hanzhong at that time, and not many left behind."

"The Han army in Fengyi, Gaoling and other places is naturally responsible for the Northern Army. In addition, the king has personally visited the western part of Bingzhou, responsible for joining the land of Chang'an from north to south. At that time, we will have 50,000 or 60,000 troops in our hands, and even if the reinforcements from Hanzhong arrive, we will not be afraid."

"What? The king also came here to fight?"

"That's right, this time we went west to Hangu Pass, which inspired the enemy troops in Jingbei, and the Qi army in Yangzhou moved one after another. The king decided to go to Chang'an to settle the land of Xiyongzhou first. Without Xiyongzhou, the King of Hanzhong had already lost his due strength, and the alliance of princes would be reduced to half. Without the interests of the King of Hanzhong to pull the line from the middle and divide the Qi army and the Shu army, the alliance of princes would be just empty talk. Therefore, the king had arrived in the camp of our army in Linningzhou before five miles."

"Now, the king has taken the fourth town of the cavalry and the eighth town of the imperial guards from the north and attacked the northern part of Chang'an. What we need is to directly attack Chang'an City in the shortest time and prevent the enemy reinforcements from occupying the city."

"What about the enemy army in Jingbei? Can the ninth town resist the northward army of Jingbei?" Zhang Yin and other generals asked suspiciously. This made them worry. The Jingbei coalition has more than 50,000. Moreover, the southern princes had learned the information of Hangu Pass for a long time and would send troops to support him. If the army headed north, Dongyongzhou would inevitably be very dangerous. If the land of Luoyang was taken back by the enemy, it would be more than worth the loss. The army of Lingfu has taken action, and the two towns of Yuzhou have also begun to move closer to Dongyongzhou. The Jingbei coalition army will not enter Dongyongzhou. As long as we break Chang'an, the southern princes will no longer have the intention of supporting him."

Zhao Xiong smiled and said, "It's so good. Let's rest tonight and set off tomorrow. We will kill to Chang'an City in the shortest time."

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Gaoling City, a major city in the northern part of Chang'an, is the frontier of the northern part of Chang'an to resist the Zhao army. At this moment, in the General's Mansion of Gaoling City, the guards of Gaoling City gathered together, frowned.

"General, Chiyang in the northwest has been lost. Now Jingyang is surrounded by 20,000 Zhao army. If we do not rescue it in time, Jingyang will definitely fall. In this way, there is a big hole in the northern line of Chang'an, and we cannot sit idly by! If Chang'an is attacked, we will never escape the blame."

Zhong Linyu, the defender of Gaoling City, rubbed his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "It's not that I am unwilling to rescue me. You must know that there are 50,000 Zhao troops in the north. Except for the 10,000 Zhao troops in the east and 10,000 Zhao troops in the west, where is the remaining 10,000? If we send troops, if there is less or less, we will either be jointly attacked by the Zhao army that besieged Jingyang City by the Zhao army. Or, the Zhao army will raid this place. Whether it is Jingyang City or here, we cannot be lost."

Yes, Jingyang cannot be lost, Gaoling cannot be lost either. In addition, they are the guardians of Gaoling. However, it is not possible to support it, and it is not possible to support it, which makes it difficult for these generals to make decisions.

"General, now the sky is dark, why would you send someone to support us immediately. I think that even if Zhao's army had any tricks, they would not have expected us to act at night. This would be better than we did nothing." A general said in a deep voice.

"No, Zhao's army is very powerful in probing horses. If we act at night, we will definitely be detected by them. At that time, we will be at a disadvantage."

"What do you think you should do? Wait here, so that it will inevitably lead to the loss of Jingyang City. If Jingyang City is not protected, the Zhao army will take advantage of the situation and go south and kill directly to the city of Chang'an. By then, the three auxiliary places in Chang'an will be rampant by the Zhao army. When the king is angry, it will be difficult for you and I to escape."

"Do you guarantee that the Zhao army will not attack here? What if their target is our place? If our place is lost, the Zhao army can directly attack Tongguan and Hangu Pass, and the Zhao army in Dongyongzhou can drive into Chang'an City. It is still difficult for you and I to escape..."

"Stop quarrel, wait for the horse-striking reward!" Zhong Linyu's face was furious and said coldly, "Why are you quarreling? When is it now, and you are still arguing?"

Zhong Linyu was extremely irritated at this moment. Although the Zhao army had harassing operations before, the Zhao army did not hold a big move. However, just before the three ri, the Zhao army changed its past style and suddenly launched a large-scale attack on the northern defense line of Chang'an. If it weren't for the early preparation, I was afraid that not only one city was taken down by the Zhao army, but several cities along the line were captured by the Zhao army.

"Why did the Zhao army suddenly attack and change its approach? Could it be that there were other changes in Hangu Pass? Or was there a new situation in Jingbei?" Zhao's sudden action could not help but worry. Although he reported the situation to Chang'an, Chang'an had not yet sent a reply. What does this mean, it means that Chang'an no longer cared about this information. I hope there will be no too bad news. Is it really difficult for Xiyongzhou to stick to it?

Without the news of the horse exploration, Zhong Linyu did not dare to send reinforcements to support Jingyang City 150 miles west. Therefore, Zhong Linyu and other generals in Gaoling City did not dare to rest overnight and were waiting for the news.

It was not until dawn that the scouts sent by Zhong Linyu ran back exhausted and reported to him that the 10,000 troops of the Zhao army had already rushed to Puzhou yesterday, preparing to go to Tongguan and attack the rear of Hangu Pass.

After discovering the whereabouts of the other 20,000 troops of the Zhao army, Zhong Linyu breathed a sigh of relief and immediately sent a deputy general to lead most of the troops in the city, a total of 10,000 Han troops, and galloped to Jingyang City to support Jingyang City.

Seeing the reinforcements leaving, Zhong Linyu suddenly felt something was wrong, but he couldn't say it was wrong. He immediately ordered all the young and strong men recruited in the city to prepare for battle in case of accidents. He went to rest randomly. After all, it was not a blessing to suffer overnight.

Located in the hills thirty miles northwest of Gaoling City, there is a temporary camp at this moment. Zhao Xun and some Privy Council deputy envoys of the Privy Council were here at this moment. A few miles ago, they learned about the situation in the south from the Shadow Guards. In addition to Situ Liang's reply, Zhao Xun decided to take advantage of the situation to attack and defeat the Hanzhong King of Hanzhong, who balanced the Shu army and Qi army in the alliance of princes. After some discussions between Zhao Xun and the Privy Council, they believed that they could act at this moment. Therefore, Zhao Xun then Yang Wangqing, deputy envoy of the Privy Council, Liu Wenqi and others went to Bingzhou in person, and went out at the same time as Situ Liang of the East Yongzhou to defeat Xiyongzhou.

"Report to the king, the Han army in Gaoling City has left the city to support Jingyang City."

"Very good, how many people did they send?"

"About ten thousand people, but they are all war soldiers!"

Zhao Xun nodded with satisfaction, it seemed that his plan was successful. Gaoling City is the core city of the northern defense line in Chang'an. It is not only located at the core of the defense line, but more importantly, it also stocks up food and supplies from several surrounding cities to be responsible for the supply of food and supplies from the Han army soldiers in the surrounding cities. Zhao Xun wanted to take this place in order to disintegrate the fighting spirit of the Han army in northern Xiyongzhou as soon as possible. Without food and supplies and weapons, how could the Han army die here?

But it is not easy to break through this city, because it is the core of the northern defense line in Chang'an. Not only is the city strong and thick, the stockpiled food and supplies are also very sufficient. More importantly, the city also has a large number of bed crossbows and catapults, plus 15,000 combat soldiers and 5,000 baggage troops responsible for bed crossbows and catapults, which makes it difficult for the Zhao army to conquer.

Therefore, after Zhao Xun captured Chiyang City, the army besieged Jingyang City and forced Gaoling City defenders to support. You should know that Chiyang City and Jingyang City are both part of the northern direction of Chang'an. If Chiyang City was taken down by the Zhao army and the northern defense line in Chang'an was considered to have broken a gap, then Jingyang City was taken down and the northern direction of Chang'an would be missing. In addition, if Jingyang City was taken down by the Zhao army, it would not only go south to threaten Chang'an, but also threaten Gaoling City from the flanks, and even directly cut off the connection between Gaoling City and the south. Therefore, Gaoling City defenders could not ignore Jingyang City.

Because among the two large army of Zhao army, one town is a cavalry town, and one in the other town is a cavalry capital. Therefore, Zhao Xun had 30,000 cavalry under his command. Therefore, 10,000 of the 20,000 Zhao army surrounding Jingyang City were cavalry. In addition, the 10,000 Zhao army located in the martial arts land and the 10,000 Zhao army discovered by spies in Gaoling City, who went east to Puzhou were cavalry.

After the Zhao army surrounding Jingyang City asked Gaoling City for help from the envoys in the city, 10,000 of the cavalry left Jingyang City quietly and headed straight for Gaoling City. The 10,000 Zhao army around Wugong County also traveled starry night and came outside Gaoling City. As for the 10,000 soldiers under Zhao Xun, they cooperated with the 10,000 soldiers in Puzhou east at night. The 10,000 soldiers in Puzhou sent some soldiers eastwards. After exchanging them with 10,000 cavalry at night, they pretended to be 10,000 troops to go east under Ming banner. The original 10,000 cavalry quietly returned to outside Gaoling City. The spies in the eastern part of Gaoling City discovered that the 10,000 Zhao army soldiers were actually only thousands of Zhao soldiers.

It has to be said that after the Zhao army occupied the Western Regions, Liaozhou, Xiazhou, Dingzhou and other places, the Zhao army had never lacked war horses. It was precisely because of these war horses that the Zhao army had an absolute advantage in the operation and scout comparison. It was also because of the importance of war horses and did not want to lose the horse-producing land in the north in the ri region. Zhao Xun also allowed the northern states to start building cities in the grasslands, and formed a network structure with cities as points and roads as lines in the grasslands to ensure that the Zhao army has the advantage over the guarding places.

In this way, even if Zhao State was destroyed, the Chinese people could occupy these areas and continue to produce horses, so that they would not be bullied by foreign tribes if they lacked war horses.

Therefore, 30,000 Zhao soldiers had gathered outside Gaoling City, but the Han army in the city had no idea.
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