Hua Xiong was defeated and died, and the news that Zhu Jun led 70,000 troops to Chang'an reached here. Niu Fu, Li Jue and other generals of the Xiliang army were so dead that they were dead. Zhu Jun came to Guanzhong to besiege them, and they were doomed.
The road from Luoyang City to Chang'an has a flat terrain and complete road stations. It will take at most half a month for Zhu Jun to lead his army to besiege them. They did not have much time, so Niu Fu and others attacked Huayin City even more frantically. I will fight to the death to find a way out.
Duan Xuan led his army desperately to block the attack. Thousands of soldiers fell on the city wall every day. However, facing the almost crazy siege army, the Northern Army soldiers were unable to cope with the attack and suffered heavy casualties.
When the war was at its most intense, Jia Xu used his soldiers to dig tunnels under Huayin City, dug directly through the base of the city wall, and then used wooden planks to support it. After he dug out the foundations of the city wall inside, he set fire to it. These wooden boards.
In the raging fire, these wooden planks were burned cleanly and lost their support. With a "Boom!", the Huayin city wall collapsed, and Niu Fu and others rushed into the Huayin city!
The city wall of Huayin collapsed, and the morale of the Northern Army officers plummeted. They could not stop the Xiliang army that poured into Huayin City. They were defeated and fled. Duan Yan led his remaining troops to retreat to Zheng County.
Huayin City was captured, and the morale of the Xiliang generals was greatly boosted. Now Chang'an is in sight. As long as Chang'an City is captured and the emperor is captured, they will have a chance to turn defeat into victory.
The news of the loss of Huayin City reached Chang'an City, which was a bolt from the blue for Yang Biao and the others.
Now they have no good generals among them, and reinforcements are blocked outside Guanzhong! They keep asking for support from Duan Yan, but they can't send out a single soldier or general!
Yang Biao summoned all ministers to discuss matters!
After everyone came together, Yang Biao said: "Niu Fu and the others are about to invade Chang'an City. If anyone has a way, please tell us quickly, otherwise we will all die in the hands of Niu Fu and these reckless men! When Hu Zhen and the others were in Luoyang City, Everyone knows what they are doing. Without Dong Zhuo to stop them now, the number of people killed in Chang'an City will be ten times and a hundred times more than that in Luoyang City. If we don't want the Xiliang Army to bloodbath Chang'an City, we should quickly find a way to stop the Xiliang Army from continuing to attack Chang'an City. attack!"
Sili Colonel Huang Wan: "First think of ways to recruit people and appease Niu Fu and the others. The army led by Liu Bei has passed Wuguan and is not far from Chang'an. As long as Liu Bei leads the army, the initiative will return to the court. !”
The veteran Zhao Qi shook his head and said: "Niu Fu and the others cannot be fooled. There are more than 100,000 troops outside the imperial court. They cannot turn a blind eye. The imperial court is short of time, and they are also short of time. There is no way they can fall for this delaying strategy!"
"We still have 20,000 troops in our hands, and Chang'an is also extremely strong. Even if Niu Fu and the others attack Chang'an City, they will not be able to break through the city in a short time. What we have to do now is to stabilize the military morale of Chang'an City and prepare for defensive operations. Supplies, if we guard Chang'an City for a month, Niu Fu will definitely be wiped out by King Qin's army coming from all directions!"
Yang Biao smiled bitterly and said: "The Northern Army has been controlled by Dong Zhuo for three years. No one is sure how many of the 20,000 troops sympathize with Dong Zhuo. It's because the juniors don't want to defend, but are worried about traitors among them! Let's try to recruit them. Bar!"
Yang Biao didn't care about this now. As long as there was hope, he wanted to give it a try, so Yang Biao petitioned the emperor to issue an order to appease and pardon the Xiliang generals.
When the imperial edict was delivered to Niu Fu and the others, Li Jue laughed loudly and said, "Yang Biao really has no choice now, otherwise he would use such a shallow trick to deceive me. He would really think that we would be fooled."
After speaking, Li Jue grabbed the envoy and said, "If you want us to appease you, just cut off the heads of Yang Biao and Zhang Wen and send them here, and we will naturally return to the court!"
The messenger from the imperial court wiped away cold sweat and said: "This is also negotiable!"
Anyway, the court told him to delay the matter, and after several discussions it was over in a few days.
After the envoy left, Jia Xu said: "We were fooled by Yang Biao when we wanted to discuss with the imperial court. Now that we are at a life-and-death fight with Yang Biao, what else is there to discuss! The most important thing is that we don't have time. If other princes support us,
In Chang'an City, all our efforts have been wasted!"
"The only way for us to survive is to capture Chang'an. At that time, we will learn from the country's prime minister, and Emperor Xiao will order the princes, so that everyone can be crowned princes and generals, and enjoy the glory and wealth. If we lose, Yang Biao will let us nine tribes take over.
Destroy!"
Niu Fu and others thought about it, agreed with Jia Xu's statement, and continued to attack Duan Xuan's army with their army. Their front was getting closer and closer to Chang'an City.
The messenger brought a message from Li Jue. Although it was said to cost their lives, Yang Biao and the others felt that as long as they could negotiate, it would be fine. They were still thinking of some way to delay it for a few days.
Duan Xuan was repelled by Niu Fu and others again. Now he and his remaining troops retreated to Xinfeng County. Now the Xiliang army is less than 100 miles away from Chang'an City!
Yang Biao and the others felt as if they were facing an abyss when they heard the news. If Duan Xuan was defeated again, he would have no choice but to retreat to Chang'an City.
It may be that the road is boundless. When Yang Biao and others were desperate, the soldiers guarding the city came to report that General Zhao Yun, under the command of General Zhennan, had led 3,000 cavalry to support Chang'an City!
The entire court was excited! Liu Bei and the others were finally here!
Yang Biao said with great joy: "Please invite General Zhao Yun to the palace quickly!"
Not long after, Zhao Yun came to the main hall and saluted Emperor Xian: "My lord, Zhao Yun, the vanguard of General Zhennan, pays homage to Your Majesty!"
Emperor Xian said: "General, please get up quickly!"
Then he immediately asked: "Where is General Zhennan marching now? When can he lead the army to defend Chang'an?"
Now not only Yang Biao and others are afraid of losing their lives, but Emperor Xian is also afraid. If possible, he really wants to hand over Yang Biao, Zhang Wen and others in exchange for the safety of Chang'an City.
To be honest, his feelings towards Yang Biao, Zhang Wen and others were not very good. The situation in the court finally stabilized, but they decided to kill Dong Zhuo, causing chaos in the world, and even he, the emperor, was not safe.
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In the eyes of the young Emperor Xian, all this was caused by Yang Biao and Zhang Wen. They wanted to seize power from Dong Zhuo and caused chaos in the world. In the eyes of Emperor Xian, they were the two biggest rebellious officials.
It's a pity that now the entire Chang'an City is filled with Yang Biao's confidants, and Emperor Xian doesn't care if he shows his dissatisfaction with Yang Biao!
Zhao Yun immediately replied: "My lord's army is about 300 miles away from Chang'an City. Even if it marches day and night, it will take about four or five days to reach Chang'an City!"
"Four or five days!" For Yang Biao and the others, it was still a long time.
After thinking about it, Yang Biao said: "Now the rebels in Xiliang are about to attack Chang'an City, but Chang'an City is currently short of major generals. There is no way to support General Duan Xuan. I don't know if the general can lead his troops to support General Duan Xuan."
, don’t let the rebels get close to Chang’an City!”