After Pei Zilie took office, the first problem he had to face was Xiao Guan. Of course, if Han Qinhu and the others moved quickly, Xiao Guan might have been breached by the time Pei Zilie arrived. But after Xiao Guan, there was Zuo Fengyi.
The two strong cities of Youfufeng and Sanfu have been the heart of Guanzhong since they were built by Sanfu. The strength of these cities is self-evident, not to mention that there will be a city of Chang'an after them.
So Pei Zilie came to learn from experience.
When it comes to the orthodox attacks of the Han army, there is nothing more classic than Xiao Shilian's victory over Xiao Pass. After all, no matter what strategies and ingenuity the Han army used when attacking the city before, they have never organized a true attack.
Large-scale siege operations.
Not to mention that this time Xiao Shilian attacked Wuguan. Xiao Shilian's troops had reached 100,000, and the number of civilians and craftsmen who cooperated was a full 200,000. According to the practice of the ancients who always liked to exaggerate to intimidate their opponents, this
An army of 200,000 is not an exaggeration.
And you must know that Li Xingchen had never had such a huge army in his hands before. Even when he led his army down to the south of the Yangtze River, the middle army plus the navy totaled 80,000 people, and it did not even reach the scale of 100,000.
Therefore, the battle of Wuguan has enough guiding significance and reference significance for the Han army, especially since the Han army also used a variety of siege equipment in this battle, which can be regarded as a
An opportunity for the army to get acquainted with various new siege equipment.
Of course, those siege equipment that looks fancy but proves to be impractical will also be eliminated.
At the same time, this was also a test of the Han army's troop formation and logistical support. After all, the Han army had never organized such a large-scale attack before.
There are so many things that can be learned and borrowed from the Battle of Wuguan, which is why Pei Zilie made a special detour. But he didn't expect that Xiao Shilian was so fast that he rushed directly to Shangluo with his people, causing the previous
The only person who came to greet Pei Zilie was Lu Quanda.
"How many soldiers and horses are left in Wuguan?"
"Thirty thousand."
"Xiao Boqing is very courageous, and he is not afraid of anything going wrong in Nanyang." Pei Zilie said in a deep voice, "Since you are allowed to stay in Wuguan, I have to cover my retreat, especially Nanyang."
Lu Guangda subconsciously wanted to say that Nanyang was already under the control of the Han Dynasty, and it was still the same way they came, so what problems would there be? But he soon realized that what Pei Zilie said should be careful about Nanyang
The enemy to the north.
Further north from Nanyang, Xuchang and Luoyang, these cities under Yu Wenxian's control may pose a threat to Nanyang at any time. At this time, Lu Guangda also realized what Pei Zilie was worried about. The current Nanyang Basin, with its convenient transportation and huge
The scale of the city made it the most important city on the Han army's food route.
Once Yu Wenxian marches south from Luoyang with his troops, who can guarantee the safety of Nanyang?
"I have written to Your Majesty, please transfer Chen Zhishen to guard Nanyang. You can rest assured about this, but before that, you must ensure the safety of Nanyang." Pei Zilie warned again uneasily.
Lu Quanda nodded solemnly.
Pei Zilie turned his head slightly and looked at the tombstones under the setting sun. The long backs of the tombstones were drawn out and overlapped.
Xiao Shilian, this guy, sometimes likes to keep his head down and rush forward too much, and I have to think about wiping his butt.
Thinking of this, Pei Zilie smiled bitterly again.
Maybe I feel guilty that I am always thinking about wiping my butt, so sometimes I forget that I need to move forward.
No one is perfect.
"Sneeze!" Xiao Shilian, who was outside Shangluo City, sneezed, wiped his nose, and muttered, "I don't know which guy is talking bad about someone."
"Captain, are you afraid it's not He Ruobi and the others in the city?" Chunyucen next to him couldn't help but joked.
"Them? They're not worthy yet." Xiao Shilian laughed.
The generals couldn't help but laugh.
Although the siege battle was about to begin at dawn, these generals who were gearing up did not feel nervous at all.
The war had already reached this level, and He Ruobi's men were just a group of defeated soldiers with little morale. Xiao Shilian certainly did not believe that He Ruobi could hold on for much longer with these soldiers.
What's more, neither the height and solidity of the city nor the reserve of defensive equipment in Shangluo can be compared with Wuguan. Wuguan has been surpassed. For this army with high morale, what else is there?
Insurmountable?
"What's the situation in the city now?" After Xiao Shilian smiled, he asked the other person next to him seriously.
This is none other than Cheng Feng, the leader of the Yulin Cavalry.
A month after burning Shangluo Granary, Cheng Feng finally led his group of brothers who had fled to the Qinling Mountains to usher in the Han army.
These guys, especially the Yulin Riders, have all received wild survival training, and the mountain forests in the north are safer than the tropical rainforests in the south. At least there are no poisons and poisonous miasma that can be seen everywhere, especially this one.
In that era, there was still poisonous gas in many places in Lingnan, so Zhuge Liang would say "Go deep into the barren land", and Han Yu, a great scholar in the Tang Dynasty, would also say "It's good to collect my bones by the miasma riverside".
The large number of wild animals in the Qinling Mountains happened to be the prey of Cheng Feng and the others, allowing them to wait patiently in the Qinling Mountains. Of course, they also made some small moves. For example, they spread many rumors on Wuguan Road.
, otherwise it would be difficult to cause such a big psychological problem to the Wuguan defenders just by virtue of the Han army's efforts outside Wuguan City.
Of course, although Cheng Feng and the others left Shangluo, it does not mean that everyone in white robes has followed them. There are still people in the city collecting information. At the same time, Yu Wenwen seems to have realized what Cheng Feng said: "We will still be friends in the future."
What does this sentence mean? I just turn a blind eye to it.
"He Ruobi now has about 20,000 soldiers and horses, but today's Zhou people are certainly not comparable to the army at Wuguan. The army lacks food and grass, and its morale is low. If it weren't for He Ruobi and Gao's quick movements, I'm afraid even
We can't even keep 20,000 people." Cheng Feng said hurriedly, "And Yu Wenwen, the Duke of Xiyang County in the city, also sent someone to contact us, willing to open the city and surrender after seizing the opportunity."
Xiao Shilian nodded slightly. This was one of the reasons why he was able to joke with the generals here. He didn't even need Yu Wen and Wen Li to cooperate with each other, as long as he could cause chaos in the city.
"Gao is now going to Lantian to bring in reinforcements, but the possibility of being able to bring in reinforcements is very small." Xiao Shilian said lightly, "But even so, we don't need to give him a chance."
After a pause, he said seriously: "Send orders to all ministries to prepare to attack the city!"
At the same time, he glanced at Cheng Feng again: "Send someone to tell Yu Wenwen that we are all friends!"