Under the garrison of Chang'an Jiancheng, Zhu Youzhen is now at a loss. The battle situation was somewhat unexpected by him and Xu Fu. Zhu Youyu's series of measures in Chang'an City caught the army in his hands, and Sheng Zhonghuai's several strategies also made the entire Chang'an City be strongly kneaded together, and these factors combined made Zhu Youzhen unable to do it for a while.

I have to say that Jing Xiang's death hit him too hard, and now, Fan Sheng was killed by Zhu Youyu, making his most powerful card in the city useless.

Without Fan Sheng's central contact, the generals of the forbidden army in the city who were originally encircled by Zhu Youzhen and attached to them were like a plate of scattered sand, without a backbone, how could these people dare to act rashly? What's more, in order to keep it secret, most of them didn't know each other.

Jing Xiang's death made Zhu Youzhen lose his brain, but Fan Sheng's death made Zhu Youzhen break an arm.

Now Zhu Youzhen has gathered more than 60,000 troops in Chang'an, when he set off from Luoyang, he and Xu Fu took 20,000 people, and after taking Tongguan lightly, they collected more than 30,000 defenders of Tongguan, and then Cao Xuan withdrew from the balance and stabilized the Xuanwu situation with Zhu Chi, and sent 10,000 reinforcements to arrive at Chang'an City.

However, the army was stationed under the city, the daily consumption was incalculable, the winter was very cold, and the supply of charcoal was insufficient, so the soldiers could only cut down wood for warmth, but in the end, the supply exceeded the demand, and the number of frostbite people was increasing day by day.

Putting down the secret report that had just been delivered in his hand, Zhu Youzhen looked at Xu Fudao with some sorrow: "The right Qianniu Wei of the Tang Army, under the leadership of Liu Ruyan, has connected two eastern and western Zhejiang, Qian Hongzong died, Du Xian surrendered, at this time, Dai Yue led the troops to attack, although Cao Bin thwarted Dai Yue and counterattacked into Gunzhou, but once he could not quickly take Gunzhou and take Dai Yue, Liu Ruyan would inevitably lead troops to Huainan, and if Huainan fell, Jiangnan would be in danger. ”

"The Tang army fell to Liangzhejiang, and it will inevitably be unable to invade Huainan again in a short period of time, and rectifying Liangzhejiang, expanding its influence, and consolidating its rule are things that people must do first, otherwise, Fujian Ronghong will inevitably take advantage of the weakness to enter." Xu Fu said: "Cao Bin is not a person who floats on the waves, if he is not completely sure, he will not drive his troops away." ”

"I hope so, the key is to have a quick word." Zhu Youzhen said: "It's just a time, but in the land of Pinglu, there is still the Tang Army stationed, they won't let go of this opportunity?" I have already sent someone to inform Cao Bin that the poor Kou Mo chases, let that generation go more, today's plan, we must stabilize Huainan, so as to connect Ezhou and Wuning, and wait for us to take Chang'an, and then make a decision. ”

"Cao Bin is worried that once Chang'an falls into our hands, his people will lead Gunhai to defect to the Tang people, since Dai Yue wants to share the pressure of Chang'an and lead the army to attack, Cao Bin once succeeded, naturally he wants to take Gunhai into his hands, if he really succeeds, the Central Plains, the situation will be better. It's a bit risky, but if it succeeds, it's in our great favor. This can also hold the flanks for Xuanwu. ”

"My nephew still wants to ask for a stable word now!" Zhu Youzhen sighed lightly: "In the first battle of Luzhou back then, I took great risks because of great profits, and finally the overall situation collapsed, I really don't want to have a second time for such a thing." ”

Xu Fu looked at Zhu Youzhen with a little surprise, this matter has always been Zhu Youzhen's rebellion, and he almost collapsed because of this service, but now it seems that he calmly stated this matter, obviously he has come out, such Zhu Youzhen is naturally completely different from the past, it is a big grade, and there is quite a dominant atmosphere.

"Tomorrow I will personally lead the troops to attack!" Xu Fu took a light breath: "The generals of the forbidden army, six or seven out of ten, are all promoted by me, I personally go into battle, some of them must be afraid of my might, or feel my grace and be slow, so there will be an opportunity." ”

"The two armies are facing each other, and until now, the two sides have been killed, Zhu Youyu has detained the families of these people, and they have no way out. Now I must be worried about my revenge because I killed and injured too many soldiers, but there is no way back, I can only fight to the end, my uncle is the commander of the overall situation, how can I take risks easily? ”

"After taking Chang'an, will you kill them?" Xu Fu asked with a smile.

"Of course not!" Zhu Youzhen said: "Forced by the times, the soldiers are not guilty, after the city is broken, only Zhu Youyu is punished, it is Sheng Zhonghuai who is a big thing for me, if possible, I also want to be included in the scene!" This person is really a talent. ”

Xu Fu nodded slightly: "That being the case, Jiancheng is current, what can I do?" ”

"Uncle is very prestigious among the senior generals of the forbidden army, and a few years ago, my nephew also put a lot of effort into the low-level officers of the forbidden army, but because of Fan Sheng's death, he couldn't play a role for a while, I have ordered Shi Hong to send people to sneak into the city and contact in the middle, and there will be news in the near future." Zhu Youzhen said. "So now, we just have to wait."

"For now, this can only be the case, but the daily attack must not stop, otherwise, the city will inevitably notice something different, if there is no external force to force them, they will have time to clear the inside." Xu Fudao.

"Exactly!" Zhu Youzhen said.

The two were discussing military affairs, but Shi Hong walked in on crutches.

After Shi Hong escorted Jingxiang to be attacked, he was lucky not to die, and after recuperating for more than a month, he still did not recover, but after Zhu Youzhen repeatedly attacked Chang'an and was frustrated, he could only take Shi Hong from Luoyang. Shi Hong used to be Fan Sheng's right-hand man, and he knew all about the secret spies in Chang'an City and the low-level forbidden army officers who had served at the beginning. Now he is the only one who can restart the internal response in Chang'an City.

"Your Highness, good news." Shi Hong's face was flushed, and she looked very excited. "There's good news in the city."

Zhu Youzhen Huo Ran stood up: "The person you sent has already achieved results?" ”

"It's not." Shi Hong shook his head and said: "The last general can't enter the city in person, and it is not easy for the people sent to win the trust of people and persuade them, but there is good news in the city." ”

Zhu Youzhen was slightly disappointed and sat down slowly: "I don't know what the good news is?" ”

"Does Your Highness remember Hao Ren?" Shi Hong asked.

"Of course I remember, the gang leader in Chang'an, Fan Sheng used the power of this person to smuggle goods from the north and collect money for me, by the way, this person's eldest son Hao Meng, was my personal guard back then, but he was a fierce general, but unfortunately died in Huguan!" Zhu Youzhen sighed.

"Zhu Youyu recruited young men to help defend the city, and Hao Ren gathered his gangsters to assist him in defending the city, and was trusted by his brave soldiers, and was awarded the title of Zhuangwu General, and now has a strong army of up to 5,000 people in the city." Shi Hongdao.

Zhu Youzhen was slightly stunned, "You mean, Hao Ren sent someone?" ”

"Exactly!" Shi Hong said: "Hao Ren has a lot of contact with the secret spies in front of the palace, so as soon as our people entered the city, they were discovered by him, so he sent his henchmen out of the city with my subordinates, intending to help His Highness break the city." ”

"Credible?" Zhu Youzhen took a deep breath. "Didn't Zhu Youyu detain the families of these people?"

Shi Hong chuckled and said: "Your Highness, Hao Ren only has one son, that is, Hao Meng, who used to be His Royal Highness's personal guard, died on the battlefield, and his wife passed away two years ago. This person's eldest son died in battle for His Highness, and he served His Highness a few years ago, and the last general thinks that it is credible, and there should be no problem with the person who came after my repeated questioning. ”

"What did Hao Ren say?" Zhu Youzhen said.

"Hao Ren said that his command can really fight the descendants, but there are only more than a thousand people, and the rest of the people are strong, and they are embarrassed to take on the task, so I want to ask His Highness to send hundreds of elites, led by his people to enter the city through the secret passage, so that he can control a city gate, as long as His Highness acts quickly, it should be no obstacle to breaking the city!" Shi Hongdao.

Hearing this, Zhu Youzhen no longer had any doubts.

"He has a secret way into the city? Why, then, are there only hundreds? ”

"Your Highness, since it is a secret way, it is naturally difficult to do, Hao Renyan has five hundred people, it is already the limit, if there are more, it will be difficult to hide it, but it will be easy to be exposed." Shi Hongdao.

"Select five hundred martial arts skilled and daring warriors." Xu Fu said: "Xu Chong will lead the city." ”

"Let's change someone!" Zhu Youzhen said: "Although Hao Ren is the internal response, once it is launched at that time, where it will be the most dangerous place, I don't want my brother to take risks." ”

"Xu Chong can take on this responsibility." Xu Fu said indifferently: "First, Xu Chong is brave and brave, looking for opponents, and second, the generals of the forbidden army in the city, there are many people who know him, and if he enters the city and commands in the center, he will definitely be able to disturb the hearts of the enemy, and maybe he can temporarily rebel against some forbidden troops." As long as we act quickly, we will send reinforcements endlessly, and if we hold a city gate, Chang'an will be in chaos. ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded slightly: "Then there is Brother Lao Xu, Shi Hong, you can arrange it!" Tell Hao Ren that he should be the first to succeed in this battle, and this king will not treat him lightly, and he should be given all the glory, wealth and power. ”

"Yes, that's what I'll do." Shi Hong left excitedly.

Hao Ren's secret way out of the city is really difficult. Its entrance is actually under the moat, and if you want to enter the secret passage, you must first dive underwater, cross the entire moat, and then dive through a waterway and dive for dozens of steps to breathe. This alone eliminated many people, and it took a whole day of hard work for Xu Chong to select five hundred elites, and under the leadership of Hao Ren's henchmen in the city, they went into the water from a remote place and infiltrated the city from the secret passage.

Rao is Xu Chong's martial arts are strong, and his water nature is also very good, after coming out of the water, he is also dizzy, and his chest is full of nausea. The person who led the way, apparently often walked this waterway, and after emerging from the water, he easily pulled out the fire fold from the wall, shook and lit a lamp, and Xu Chong saw a dark hole appear in front of him.

"General Xu, some distance ahead, is the underground waterway of Chang'an City." The person who came smiled and said: "Here, it is our world." ”