Chapter 68 Chang'an City Breaks
The retreat of Ma Teng and Han Sui made the high-ranking officials in Chang'an City feel a lot heavier. Ever since Feng Ye's army came to the city, these officials in the city have been worried, for fear that Feng Ye will enter the city one day.
The 100,000 army led by Ma Teng Han Sui became the savior that everyone in Chang'an was looking forward to day and night.
Unexpectedly, I just received the news that Ma Teng and Han Sui had withdrawn. After the scouts came back with the news, I don't know how many people in Chang'an scolded Ma Teng and Han Sui.
They couldn't figure it out, Ma Teng and Han Sui led 100,000 elite soldiers in Xiliang to fight a hundred battles, and in the face of Feng Ye's 20,000 Youzhou Turquoise cavalry, why did they retreat without fighting?
When he rebelled at the beginning, what was his ability to fight against the imperial army? Why did he not have any resistance to retreat as soon as he saw Feng Ye? But no matter how much he scolded, he couldn't change the fact that Xiliang's reinforcements were gone.
Feng Ye only left 10,000 wolf riders for Tai Shici, just asking them to prohibit the grain from being transported into Chang'an. The scouts came in and out, but they still couldn't stop it, and Feng Ye didn't want to stop it.
It is to let the news of the rout of the reinforcements continue to spread into the city, and to strike a blow to the determination of everyone in the city to resist. After defeating their hearts, surrender is taken for granted.
In fact, not only the people in Chang'an City were puzzled, but even Yizhou Mu Liu Yan was also puzzled, after receiving the news of Ma Teng Han's retreat, he immediately ordered the army sent to Chang'an to stop.
These troops are his capital to defend Yizhou, and with Yizhou's geographical advantages, Liu Yan is confident that he can hold Yizhou. No matter how powerful Feng Ye's Youzhou Raid is, when he arrives in Yizhou, he will have to turn into a soft-footed shrimp.
But if the army is sent out and annihilated by Feng Ye, it will be difficult for Yizhou to defend it. Compared with rescuing Xuzhou, Liu Yan feels that it is more important to hold on to his own one-third of an acre.
Liu Yan's army stopped, guarding the checkpoints into Yizhou everywhere, and there was no longer the slightest intention of wanting to reinforce Chang'an.
The officials in Chang'an are really desperate now. The reinforcements that could be counted on did not come one or two, and many people in Chang'an suddenly had the idea of surrendering.
It's just that these people don't have military power in their hands, and if they want to surrender, they can't speak, so they can only secretly send their servants to Tai Shici's military camp to deliver letters. Every night, there is an endless stream of people entering and leaving Tai Shici's camp, which is particularly lively.
"Lord, we can't defend like this anymore, if we continue like this, the morale of the army will be gone, we must take the initiative to attack, even if it is just a small victory, it is enough to boost morale. Cao Ren said to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao has had a worse headache recently, since he launched the crusade against Feng Ye, he has received bad news every day, first his root base Yanzhou was lost, and then Sun Ce in Yangzhou was also taken out by Zang Ba.
Now that Feng Ye's soldiers are in the city, they have also repelled reinforcements, and the grain and grass in Chang'an City are not as much as the outside world imagined. Under the ravages of Li Guobian, the emperor is almost out of food, how much food can there be in Chang'an City?
Now the grain in Chang'an City is still transported from Yanzhou after he entered Chang'an. Not much at all. The grain in the counties around Chang'an, which could not be transported into Chang'an in time, was also robbed by Zhao Yun under Feng Ye's command.
In the current situation, it is impossible to defend it, Feng Ye's army is still rushing from Jizhou in a steady stream, and the current troops are only the vanguard. If they continue to defend like this, not to mention that there is no longer enough food, even if there is enough food, they will not be able to hold it.
"Okay, then while Feng Ye's army hasn't come back yet, let's have a fight with this Tai Shi Ci. Cao Cao said.
"Lord, this Tai Shi Ci was originally just a small official in Qingzhou, what kind of ability can he have? If I challenge him, as long as I can defeat him, I think the morale of our army will definitely be able to increase greatly. Xiahou said.
Cao Cao nodded in agreement, he still trusted Xiahou's martial arts very much.
"Since that Tai Shi Ci can be reused by Feng Ye's traitor, he must have some ability, and Yuan Rang can't be careless. Cao Cao admonished.
"It's just a nobody, see how I get his head back. Xia Hou said very confidently.
"Report, general, the defenders of Chang'an City are out of the city. The soldier reported to Tai Shici.
The shrunken turtles finally stuck their heads out and were about to meet him. Tai Shi Ci said with a smile. Since he took refuge in Feng Ye, he has been reused by Feng Ye, and he has led troops to defend a state alone.
But he has never been able to get the credit, and now is the opportunity to prove his ability.
Tai Shici rode a tall horse to the front of the two armies, and pointed the spear in his hand at the general of the Cao army on the opposite side and shouted: "The general will be named." ”
"It's Xiahou. "Xiahou is not a one-eyed dragon at this time, and his eyes have not been shot off yet. It's just that his face is a little more vicious.
The two looked at each other, and almost simultaneously rode their horses and charged. Both of them are generals who use spears, and when they got started, they found that the other party's martial arts were so strong that they were not easy to deal with, and they were a fierce opponent.
The battle between the generals is not only about their own martial arts, but also about the elite of the soldiers behind them, as well as the war horses under their crotch and the weapons and equipment on their bodies.
Xiahou's martial arts are very strong, even higher than Tai Shi Ci, but whether it is the soldiers under his command or the war horses under his crotch, they are far weaker than Tai Shi Ci.
After a few rounds, Tai Shi Ci had clearly gained the upper hand, and Xia Hou saw that the situation was not good, so he turned around and left. It's just that his horse, how can it be compared to the biochemical war horse under Tai Shi Ci's crotch?
Cao Cao, who was standing at the head of the city and watching, saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly ordered: "Go and save Yuan Rang." ”
Several generals rushed out on horseback, wanting to stop Tai Shici, but where was the time?
Before Xiahou could return to the team, he was caught up by Tai Shici and died with a shot in the heart. took advantage of Xiahou's death and the demoralization of his subordinates.
Tai Shici's wolf cavalry began to charge, and with only one charge, Xiahou's command was scattered.
"Close the gates. As soon as Cao Cao saw that the matter was irreparable, in order to prevent Tai Shici from taking advantage of the situation, he hurriedly ordered.
There were still thousands of people under Xiahou's command who could not enter the city, and they saw the city gate slowly closing. They shouted in despair, but the gates closed faster, and the walls began to rain arrows.
"Throw down your weapon and come over, you can avoid death. Seeing this, Tai Shici did not rush into the city, but stayed a stone's throw away, and said to the soldiers of the Cao army who could not enter the city.
Those Cao Jun, who saw that there was no hope of entering the city, began to run to Tai Shici's side again, and they were willingly taken prisoners one by one.
"Shoot the arrows, shoot the rebels. The defending officer at the head of the city shouted angrily.
Closing the city gates and prohibiting these soldiers from entering the city has already doomed these soldiers. Die or surrender.
Feng Ye returned to the army very quickly, and after Ma Teng Han retreated, he rushed back to Chang'an City with Zhao Yun's White Horse Yicong.
After Zhang He waited for the follow-up infantry, he began to storm Xuchang, with 200,000 male soldiers in hand, without any conspiracy and trickery, and began to attack the city with a dignified and upright army.
Under the reckless siege of the city day and night, there were not many defenders in the city, and in the face of this crazy attack, they were completely desperate. Morale is declining day by day. Everyone can see that the city is already inevitable, but sooner or later.
Finally, some of the big families in the city couldn't bear the pressure, and when Zhang He was attacking the city, he chose to storm the city gate, and under the combination of the inside and the outside, Xuchang fell.
Zhang He brought the power of victory, and the army went south, recovering Yuzhou all the way without blood. It is bordered by Nanyang Lu Bu and Jingzhou Liu Biao. But it didn't start the war easily.
Feng Ye forced back Ma Teng Han Sui's Liangzhou army, and Liu Yan's Yizhou army did not dare to go north. Jiangdong Sun Ce was also captured by Zang Ba.
Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Lu Bu of Nanyang, who were still reorganizing their armies and preparing to go north to fight to rescue Xuchang, after receiving the news that Zhang He's 200,000 army had recovered Yuzhou, they simply stopped fighting and pretending that there was no alliance.
This so-called alliance of princes has been completely dispersed by Feng Ye, and it exists in name only. At this point, Cao Cao no longer had any reinforcements. There was not much food in the city.
Feng Ye did not block the news of Chang'an, and as one bad news after another came to Chang'an, the high-ranking officials in Chang'an became more and more desperate. Because they couldn't see any hope of being able to defeat Feng Ye's army.
"My lord, the good news from General Zhang He has captured Yuzhou. He did not continue to attack Lu Bu and Liu Biao, and was still waiting for your order. The herald reported to Feng Ye.
"Very well, shoot arrows into the city, tell them that the siege will begin tomorrow, and give them half a month to dedicate the city, once this time is exceeded. After the army entered the city, all the officials and the big families in the city were beheaded, and all the family property was confiscated. Feng Ye ordered.
Hakumayi walked around the city from the beginning, shooting strips of cloth with messages into the city as he went. In just one night, Feng Ye's order spread throughout the big households in Chang'an.
Of course, Cao Cao also received the news, but he had no choice but to guard these big families in the city. Prevent these people from colluding to take the city.
Early the next morning, Feng Ye's army began to attack the city, and all the walls of the four sides shouted to kill, but the thunder was always loud and the rain was small. The clamor was fierce, but there was never a real large-scale siege.
The reason why he did this was only to contain Cao Cao's defenders. Give the big families in the city a chance to get their hands dirty. Feng Ye believed that someone from the big families in the city would definitely do it.
Among these big families, there may be people who are loyal enough to the Han and willing to sacrifice their lives for the country, but there are even more people who are unwilling to burn jade. The power of these people is definitely not to be underestimated.
Sure enough, as Feng Ye expected, although these big families could not be connected in series, they all made small moves, even if their strength was insufficient, they had to storm the city gate.
They also knew that their strength would not be enough to take the city, but they did it anyway. Just to show Feng Ye that I have done what you asked, but it didn't work.
These big families are not stupid, they failed to storm the city gate, and at most they were cut down by Cao Cao, but Cao Cao would never kill their whole family. But if there is no such action, when Feng Ye enters the city, he will definitely do what he says and kill their entire family.
In the face of Feng Ye's threat, the big families in the city had to make a choice, either fight hard, and if they succeeded, they would be heroes, and if they failed, they would die alone. If you don't fight, wait for Feng Ye to enter the city and kill the whole family.
This choice is a very good choice for these large households. One family, two families, three families, when one after another, the big families in Chang'an City all took action.
Chang'an City has really become precarious. Every day, the army defending the city had to face a large number of people storming the city gates. It was even more laborious than dealing with Feng Ye's army outside the city.
Moreover, there are many generals in the army who have already moved their minds, and few people will know that they will die, and they are willing to die with Cao Cao.
On the fifth day, shouts of killing could be heard even outside the city.
"The time is almost up, give the order to go down, attack the city with all your might, and the time has come to break the city. Feng Ye ordered.
"The lord's clever plan!" Hua Xiong, Gao Ran and others praised one after another.
"All the generals go and prepare, break through Chang'an, it's time to change the dynasty. Feng Ye held the heirloom jade seal in the palm of his hand and said.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Gao Ran was the first to take the lead and knelt down and shouted. The other generals looked at the heirloom jade seal in Feng Ye's hand, and also knelt down. The jade seal of the country represents the destiny of heaven.
When the guards around him saw this scene, they also knelt on the ground and shouted. In response, the soldiers of the whole battalion knelt down and shouted.
Feng Ye could clearly feel that a large amount of dragon qi was converging towards him, and all of them were introduced into the jade seal of the country by him. With the injection of these dragon qi, the jade seal of the country suddenly bloomed with golden light slightly, and this golden light became bigger and bigger, gradually enveloping the whole army.
Finally, it turned into a golden dragon of luck and soared over the barracks.
"Send troops! Break the city today!" Feng Ye shouted.
"Honorable Order. The generals said in unison.
"Kill!" the soldiers rushed to the head of Chang'an City.
As soon as Feng Ye exerted his strength outside the city, the big families in the city also began to make trouble, and the entire Chang'an City suddenly crumbled.
"The gates of the city were opened. I don't know who shouted at the city gate.
Feng Ye took a look, and sure enough, someone in the city opened the city gate.
Feng Ye took the lead, and behind him, Zhao Yun, Tai Shici, Hua Xiong, and others walked into Chang'an City, the capital of the Han Dynasty, with excited smiles on their faces.
As soon as the city gate opened, the defenders in the city lost the courage to resist, and everywhere Feng Ye went, all the battles stopped, whether it was the families of the big families in the city or the soldiers of the original Cao army.
They all threw away their weapons and surrendered on their knees. This scene made Feng Ye's generals feel that Feng Ye was destined to return. After Feng Ye walked over, these people consciously followed behind Feng Ye.
Feng Ye, accompanied by the soldiers of the whole army, walked all the way to Weiyang Palace.