Chapter 770: The Sword Pointed at Chang'an
Qin Qiong and Hou Junji came over with soldiers and horses, and accepted the surrender of the Tang army generals led by Zhang Zhenzhou and Liu Wenjing.
More than 40,000 officers and men of the Tang Army were diverted, and then taken to the periphery of Shiping City in batches, camped separately, and taken over by Dahua military attachés and junior generals, and began to reorganize and train, and they were not needed to continue to attack Chang'an for the time being, because they were afraid of triggering a mutiny, and they would not contribute at that time, but would affect Dahua's combat efficiency.
After the destruction of Chang'an City and the reorganization of the Tang Dynasty prisoners, at that time, the military spirit can be unified and stable, and it can still be used when the troops are sent to the Central Plains.
As for Zhang Zhenzhou, Liu Wenjing and others, they were invited into Shiping City, where they were entertained with good food and drink, but their movements were restricted and they were temporarily placed under house arrest.
He Ruobi's son He Ruohuai Kuo was responsible for guarding Shiping City, and Qin Qiong and Hou Junji led 40,000 elite cavalry to Chang'an City and joined the main army.
The soldiers and horses who came to Hu'er still had one day to reach Shiping. As far as the current situation is concerned, the Dahua army is enough to conquer Chang'an City.
At this moment, outside the city of Chang'an, there are military camps all over the mountains, 100,000 troops are besieging the city, flags are flying, war drums are beating, trombones are contending, and cavalry is haunting back and forth, observing the terrain, and intercepting and killing any Tang scouts who go out to deliver letters and intelligence.
After Luo Zhaoyun received the news of the surrender of the Tang army in the rear, he was overjoyed, knowing that the victory was in his hands, and it would not be difficult to take the Tang Dynasty in Guanzhong.
Qu Tutong, Chen Qi, Xue Wancheng, Guo Xiaoke and others were all excited after learning the news.
"Your Majesty, then we can attack Chang'an City."
Xue Wanqian got up and said, "The minister is willing to lead troops to attack the south gate!" ”
Chen Qi, the old general, got up and said, "The minister can hit the east gate!" ”
The rest of the young generals hugged their fists one after another, willing to take the lead and lead the troops to charge into battle and attack Chang'an.
Luo Zhaoyun laughed: "Haha, generals, don't worry, wait two more days, Qin Qiong and Hou Junji will come with troops, and in order to be more prosperous, give the Tang army defending the city a deterrent and break their military morale, and then the effect of attacking the city will be better, and the resistance will be less." ”
Xiao Yu, Chu Suiliang, Du Ruhui and others nodded, feeling that His Majesty was far-sighted, and not carried away by victory and pride, if it was replaced by Li Mi and others, he would be very determined to have nothing to do, and he couldn't wait to launch an attack immediately, how could he continue to wait.
"In the past two days, I sent people to shoot arrows into the city all the time, and tied a note on the arrow shaft to persuade the Tang army to surrender, incite the masses, and let them know that there is no reinforcement outside, and the entire Guanzhong is occupied by our army, only Chang'an is a lonely city, Dahua's treatment will be several times stronger than that of Datang, and the people in the city will be treated well, so that the soldiers do not resist." Guo Xiaoke nodded and took the order.
"Be careful, sharpen off the sharp arrows, so as not to hurt innocent people!" Luo Zhaoyun showed a compassionate and benevolent image, which made the civil and military ministers feel more and more that this is a wise and benevolent lord, and he is more loyal.
Benevolent government is a virtue, but also the most lethal propaganda slogan, in fact, the kings of the past dynasties can really do too little, can not be in place enough propaganda, so it is called the old good ministers expected. Luo Zhaoyun himself advertises the implementation of benevolent government, which will be recognized and supported by more people of insight and Confucian talents, gain a good reputation, and win the hearts of the people.
At the beginning, Luo Zhaoyun was in Daxing City, and there were many intelligence organizations, all kinds of restaurants, tile shops, and Li Fang near the city gates, there were intelligence points.
Many years ago, there were two places near the city walls, and tunnels were constantly being dug deeper.
Luo Zhaoyun took advantage of his position to buy off the supervising army on the ground, so he was able to smoothly dig two small secret passages leading to the outside of the city, that is, he was prepared, and planned to bring troops to kill one day, so that he could cooperate with the outside.
The situation in the city is fed back in time, so that you can know yourself and your opponent.
Luo Zhaoyun saw the information and said: "The Tang royal family, sure enough, knew about our army's black powder weapon, so they sent people to block the city gate, and the big city gate on the east, west, and south sides was bricked layer by layer, thickened, so that the power of black powder could not explode several layers of masonry, and it was really cunning!" ”
Guo Xiaoke sighed: "It seems that Datang plans to defend the city to the death and fight with us to the end." ”
General Chen Qi said: "There are nearly 60,000 soldiers and horses in the city, our army only has more than 100,000, as the saying goes, multiple is divided, ten is encircled, our army's soldiers and horses, surrounded on three sides, and at the same time attack the city, the Tang army relies on the geographical advantage, can drag on for several months of fierce battle, it is also possible, after all, Chang'an City has thick walls, easy to defend and difficult to attack, not a small city can be compared." ”
Luo Zhaoyun smiled faintly, confident that through the existence of the secret passage, the elite outside the city also began to secretly transport to the city, and after a few days, hoarding enough quantity, coupled with the strength gathered in the city, he would be able to launch an attack, and use black powder to blow up the battlements and brick walls from the inside, open the city gate, as long as a city gate is torn open, it will be like a river bursting its embankment, and it will be out of control
Two days later, Qin Qiong and Hou Junji led their troops to feel that the iron cavalry was rolling, running around Chang'an City, and the smoke and dust were soaring into the sky, shocking the Tang army at the head of the city.
"Dahua's cavalry is here, the news is true, Marshal Zhang Zhenzhou's soldiers and horses have all surrendered."
"We have no reinforcements, we can only defend to the end and live and die with Chang'an."
Some soldiers shook their heads and sighed helplessly: "There is no way, whoever does not resist will be dealt with by military law, our family members are all in the city, and we can't escape, so we can only fight hard." ”
"We could have taken refuge in Dahua, enjoyed better policies, and made our families live a good life, why do we have to fight with Dahua soldiers, anyway, I will fight and retreat at the same time, and you will die if you love it." One soldier said very negatively.
"Knock knock—"
The Dahua army began to encircle and attack, and the sound of killing shook the sky.
Although he did not expect to be able to break the city on the first day, he had to put pressure on the Tang army, fight together, and force the officials and soldiers in the city to make a choice, whether to live and die with Chang'an, or passively resist, and at the same time forced the crown prince Li Jiancheng to abandon Chang'an as soon as possible and break through.
In an instant, tens of thousands of arrows were fired, tens of thousands of troops attacked, and the crowd surged to approach the city like a swarm of ants, and then climbed up the rock with the help of a ladder.
Although he knew that the city gate was sealed, he still hit it with a car to test the degree of consolidation inside the city gate.
Outside the city of Chang'an, it has become a battlefield of blood and fire, everywhere are the soldiers who charge into battle, shouting to kill the earth-shattering soldiers, the two sides clash, arrows shoot each other, handover of short soldiers, fighting and fighting, and there are dead corpses lying in pools of blood and unable to get up.