In the year 197 AD, on the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, on a cold morning, before the sun came up, tens of thousands of Huaxia troops had all arrived outside Chang'an City and surrounded the east, south and north gates of Chang'an City.
Xu Huang, Guo Jia were at the east gate, Liao Hua and Gao Sen were at the north gate, and Anita Partridge led the flying guards at the south gate. The army was not in a hurry to attack, but first set up camp.
At the same time, Sima Yi, Ma Chao, and Hu Chuquan led 20,000 Xiongnu cavalry to attack all the way from Liangzhou. They passed through Qinzhou along the way, and everyone surrendered. In addition, Hou Cheng and Song Xian led the four
Wan Dongyi's archers crossed the Wei River from Gaoling in a mighty manner and arrived at Chang'an City. They were assigned to garrison outside the four gates of the southeast, northwest and northwest.
As a result, the Chinese army completed the situation of encircling Chang'an City with an army of 100,000, and the entire Chang'an City was surrounded by water.
Suddenly, the sky over Chang'an City was filled with dark clouds, and the tense atmosphere made the people and soldiers in the city breathless. The ancient city of Chang'an, which has experienced many vicissitudes of life, may turn into a pile of ruins in an instant.
People in the city were panic-stricken. Although the soldiers were inspired by Cao Zhen, their psychological defenses were still broken in the face of such a huge army. In the battle of Huayin Pass, Cao Zhen and his 20,000 iron troops were all killed on the battlefield. Such an unbreakable Guancheng was destroyed by the Huaxia
The army captured it within three days, not to mention the city of Chang'an.
In the Prince's Mansion, Cao Ang summoned Cao Zhen, Chen Qun, Yang Xiu, Liu Ye, Man Chong and others to discuss countermeasures.
"The Chinese army has surrounded Chang'an City, with a strength of one hundred thousand, which is far beyond my expectation. Now people in Chang'an City are even more panic-stricken. Do you have any strategies to retreat from the enemy? Why don't you tell them all?" Cao Ang
asked.
Chen Qun, Yang Xiu, Liu Ye, and Man Chong all looked at each other. In this situation, there was no other way to retreat from the enemy, but to fight hard and hold on.
Cao Zhen cupped his fists and said: "To report to Your Highness the Crown Prince, I think that Chang'an City can be temporarily abandoned to avoid its sharp edge. Now Liangzhou and Qinzhou have already surrendered after hearing the news. There are only 30,000 elites in Chang'an City, although many have been newly recruited.
Soldiers, but these people are just a mob. Once they encounter a strong attack, they are likely to collapse in an instant. Once they turn against each other, I am afraid it will be very detrimental to our army."
"Cao Zidan! His Highness the Crown Prince ordered you to be the Commander-in-Chief to retreat from the enemy, not to run away. How dare you make such treasonous remarks?" Yang Xiu shouted angrily.
"Master Yang, I am not just thinking about future plans. The Chinese army is well prepared and has assembled an army of 300,000 in the northwest in a short period of time. This is something that no country can currently do. Previously, Master Yang
To persuade the emperor to attack Bashu, I once opposed it.
I am afraid that the expedition will bring great trouble to the Wei State. The 250,000 northwest army is watching eagerly. Even if the strategy of suspecting soldiers is adopted, it will be ineffective if used too much. Now it seems that when the Huaxia State conquered Jinghan in the south,
, it was anticipated long ago, and the attack on the northwest was also planned early."
"What do you know? The emperor has a unique vision and has already set his sights on Bashu. Guanzhong and Liangzhou have been in war for years and the people are exhausted. It is not a long-term development plan at all. Bashu is known as the land of abundance. Attacking Bashu is like having an extra arm.
Yang Xiu retorted.
"Now it seems that the emperor and the ministers' thoughts were probably guessed by the people of Huaxia early on. They gained Bashu but lost Qinzhou and Liangzhou. In comparison, they just exchanged a piece of land for
It’s just another piece of land, we’ve lost troops and generals like this, but gained nothing.”
"You bastard! How dare you do this..." Yang Xiu became angry and his face twitched because he strongly proposed the plan to conquer Bashu. At that time, he thought that Cao Cao would take him there. Who would have thought that if he performed meritorious services again, he would be surprised?
After leaving himself here, an ugly man named Pang Tong came over inexplicably, and Cao Cao actually took the ugly man with Xun Yu and left him here.
However, what Yang Xiu, Chen Qun and others did not expect was that the Chinese army's military front was too strong. They thought that even if Cao Cao went on an expedition to the virtual country and relied on the dangerous areas of Qinzhou and Liangzhou to defend it, he would be attacked by the Chinese army.
It could last for a year and a half. By then, Cao Cao's army had already returned. However, who would have thought that the Chinese army conquered Huayin in only three days and captured half of Liangzhou in half a month. This kind of
The speed is really amazing.
"That's enough! Don't you think it's noisy enough? Mr. Chen, what do you think?"
"Thirty-six strategies are the best. Now there is no place for our army to gain a foothold in Qinzhou. General Xiahou may still be able to compete with the Chinese army in Liangzhou with the help of the Qiang people. However, the Chang'an area is already besieged on all sides. Only
The best strategy is to break out of the siege and escape towards Hanzhong." After careful consideration, Chen Qun felt that what Cao Zhen said was very reasonable, so he suggested.
"We also agree!" Liu Ye and Man Chong said in unison.
"You...you..." Yang Xiu actually wanted to leave, but if he proposed leaving at this time, it would mean that his suggestion to conquer the Bashu land was completely wrong.
"Then it's settled. Grand Governor, you can make some arrangements, formulate a breakout plan, and then submit it," Cao Ang said.
"No!" Cao Zhen clasped his fists and turned to leave.
Cao Ang sighed and thought secretly: "Fortunately, we sent all the family members out last night, leaving a way out. I think this is also the main reason why all the ministers agreed to withdraw the troops. I have no face to face my father.
I am an isolated city in Chang'an, so let me live and die with this city."
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Outside the east gate of Chang'an City, in Xu Huang's tent, Xu Huang, Guo Jia, Sima Yi, Ma Chao, Liao Hua, Gao Sen, Anita Partridge, Hu Chuquan, Hou Cheng, and Song Xian all gathered
Together, it was so lively in a big tent.
"Today, all armies surrounded Chang'an. One hundred thousand troops were outside Chang'an City. Thanks to Sima Zhongda's strategy, he adopted the strategy of first going to Liangzhou and then encircling Chang'an..." As a Taiwei of the Privy Council,
Guo Jia has a high status and is the person with the most say, so from the beginning, he presided over this meeting.
Guo Jia, who is young, calm, calm and intelligent, combines many excellent qualities and gradually plays an indispensable role in the Chinese army.
"No, no, no, this is still the credit of Lord Taiwei. Lord Taiwei has seen this plan a long time ago, but he just didn't say it. In fact, I did it according to Lord Taiwei's wishes." Sima Yi interrupted hastily.
Guo Jia said humbly.
Guo Jia chuckled, feeling a little more respect and love for Sima Yi in his heart, and secretly shouted: "You can teach me, boy."
"The imperial edict has arrived!" At this time, a shout came from outside the big tent.
Everyone hurried out of the tent to receive the order. When they saw that Bian Xi was in charge of delivering the order, they were all surprised. They all agreed in their hearts. They were probably guessing that Bian Xi would deliver the order in person, and they were afraid that the emperor was not far away.
"Kneel down and listen to the imperial edict!" The crowd, represented by Guo Jia, lined up in order according to their official rank, knelt on the ground in unison, and shouted loudly.
Bian Xi held the imperial edict in his hand and immediately read out: "Holy edict, the right cavalry general Xu Huang has worked hard and meritorious service. I am grateful for his kindness, and I have specially appointed him as the general of the cavalry. I will command all the troops and conquer Qinzhou on the holiday."
. Taiwei Guo Jia is the supervisor of the army, and Sima Yi, the general who conquers the south, is the military advisor.
General Ma Chao of the Western Expedition was granted the title of General of Right Chariot and Cavalry, and was temporarily under Xu Huang's command. After Qinzhou was captured, he was returned to the Northwest Field Army. All armies must work together to capture the city of Chang'an within seven days.
After the city is defeated, I will give you another reward. It’s your honor!”
After the imperial edict was read out, everyone shouted: "I accept the edict and thank you for your kindness. Long live my emperor!"
Everyone stood up. Guo Jia walked to Bian Xi and asked quietly: "Where has the emperor arrived?"
Bian Xi smiled and said: "My lord Taiwei, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you, but the emperor has not arrived yet. The emperor has roughly understood the affairs in the northwest. After the war, I also asked your lord Taiwei to stay here temporarily and take charge of all matters in the Qin and Liang states."
, this is the emperor's handwriting to the Taiwei, please open it and read it after you conquer Chang'an City."
Guo Jia took the manuscript. Although he didn't know what Gao Fei wrote on it, it was easy to tell from Bian Xi's words that the emperor wanted him to command 300,000 troops in the northwest. He smiled, clasped his fists and said: "
Thank you, Minister Bian."
Bian Xi said: "Sir Taiwei, I have important matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave first."
After saying that, Bian Xi got on his horse and galloped away.
Guo Jia put away the imperial edict and said to Xu Huang: "Congratulations to General Xu for being promoted to general. Now all the troops in the four armies are under the general's command. The emperor has given a deadline of seven days to break the city. Let's make a long story short. Let's discuss breaking it first.
Let’s take the city’s strategy.”
Xu Huang nodded and said, "That's fine!"
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Yizhou, Xicheng.
"Your Majesty, please have some tea." Zhao Yun personally offered a cup of hot tea and brought it to Gao Fei respectfully.
Zhao Yun was very surprised by Gao Fei's sudden visit. However, in his heart, Gao Fei's personal arrival must not be for a special visit to him, but rather for something very important, which made him vaguely feel that he
The time to show off your skills is coming again.
Gao Fei took a sip of hot tea, and a feeling of warmth came to his heart. When he put down the tea cup, Gao Fei said to Zhao Yun: "Zilong, it's really difficult to walk here in Xicheng. If the Han River hadn't frozen, it would have been very difficult."
It’s difficult to come here in such a short time. I won’t talk nonsense to you. Time is running out now, and I need you to lead the troops and follow me on the expedition.”
"Please tell me from your Majesty that Zilong will go through fire and water without hesitation."
"Very good. This time I brought the reorganized Feiyu Army. It took five years. I need a general, and you are the perfect person. I plan to use these thousand people to launch a sneak attack
Hanzhong."
Without even thinking about it, Zhao Yun said: "I am willing to lead the way for the Emperor. Please give me your orders."
"Okay, a thousand Feiyu troops have been waiting outside for a long time. We will set off immediately, hoping to arrive at the foot of Hanzhong City within another seven days."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Fei took Zhao Yun and the thousand Feiyu troops he brought with him and quickly left Xicheng and continued to march along the Han River, leaving Zhao Yun's general Dianwu to guard Xicheng.