On the day of the Xuanjia Army's departure, the Chiwei Army had already arrived at Anzhou City. Shen Yongnian led the left rank guard, Zuo Wuwei a total of 60,000 troops, stationed in Anzhou City, as early as before the departure he received a letter from King Yu himself, the letter detailed the strategic points of the Anzhou defense battle, Shen Yongnian thought so, after arriving in Anzhou, immediately ordered the two armies to guard the east gate and west gate of Anzhou City, Anzhou Assassin Shi Quan Guanji concentrated 20,000 troops stationed at the south gate.

Anzhou is the nearest city from Jinchang City, the southeast is fifteen miles long, the north and south are ten miles wide, the city is built according to the nine-square grid system, the squares and squares are neat and orderly, in addition to the 20,000 government soldiers in the city, there are 30,000 people. Outside the north gate of Anzhou is the Tao water that originates from the Panlong Ridge, the amount of Tao water rises and falls according to different seasons, it is this Tao water that nourishes a hundred miles of fertile fields outside the city of Anzhou, the grain output is not only enough for Anzhou City to eat, but also can be transported to Liyang Cang every year, which is one of the food sources of the three towns in the southeast. Panlong Ridge is a mountain range that separates Anzhou and Jinchang City, the mountain is not high, the mountain is lush with trees, and there is no barrier between Anzhou City and the three towns in the southeast.

The armor of Shen Yongnian's whole body, who was not confused, made a slight metal collision sound as he walked quickly, and his dark complexion and still strong body all told the world that his sword was not old. In last year's battle to exterminate Hu, the Chiwei Army performed well, but at that time, the power of the festival was in the hands of King Yu, and he himself did not fight on the battlefield, although Emperor Liang also gave heavy rewards, but Shen Yongnian still had some repercussions in his heart, and he enjoyed the military exploits won by his real swords and guns.

On the other hand, when Shen Yongnian received the battle report - when the whole army of the right rank guard was wiped out, he was already furious, the Chiwei Army as the smallest number of the four armies, there were only four guards under his command, and now he has lost a guard for no reason, Shen Yongnian's hatred for the Tang Army has completely ignited the blood of him and all the officers and soldiers of the Chiwei Army, and after receiving the military order of Emperor Liang, he did not delay at all, and rushed to Anzhou City at the fastest marching speed.

"All adults!" Shen Yongnian saluted the middle-aged man who was already standing at the door of the mansion and watching. Although he is middle-aged, Quan Guanji's actual age is only in his early thirties, but the green silk dyed by frost, the wrinkles on his forehead and eyes, and his dry and rough skin and lips make it difficult to associate with his actual age.

"General Shen, you're finally here!" Quan Guanji was dressed in a gray robe, the robe was stained with a little dirt, and his outstretched hands were like dry bark. "General Shen, on the third day of the New Year's Festival, I received an urgent war report from General Shantai, the incident happened suddenly, I really can't imagine that the three towns in the southeast will lose the second of them in just three days! What I didn't expect was that the Lower Tang Army began to attack Anzhou the next day, although we repulsed, it can be seen that those are just the vanguard troops, just to explore the truth, this large army is behind! ”

Quan Guanji nervously recounted the battle situation, Shen Yongnian could feel the spittle from him, he had to tilt his head back slightly, and comforted: "Lord Quan is really fulfilling his duties, it is not easy to hold the city, I have already led 60,000 Chiwei troops to garrison, and His Royal Highness King Yu's Xuanjia Army has also been dispatched, and it will arrive in less than two days, my lord can rest assured, with our two armies here, Baozhou will not be lost!" ”

"Okay, good, good" Quan Guanji's face that had been tense finally relaxed slightly, "General Shen, the city of Anzhou is considered strong, but the problem is that most of the grain and grass before were sent to the Liyang warehouse, and the grain warehouse in the city does not store much grain......"

Shen Yongnian stopped Quan Guanji's words and said: "Your Excellency can rest assured that as long as the grain and grass in the city can be used by the people, my Chiwei Army and His Royal Highness King Yu's Xuanjia Army have always brought their own military supplies, and we will never let the Tang people trample on the land of my Liang Dynasty for too long!" ”

Quan Guanji gratefully lifted the placket and wanted to kneel, so frightened that Shen Yongnian hurriedly helped him up, and asked in surprise: "Why do you need to be like this?" ”

"On behalf of the people of Quan'an Prefecture, the lower officials thank Lord Shen and His Royal Highness King Yu!" Regardless of Shen Yongnian's support, he still had to kneel forcibly, this was not difficult for Shen Yongnian, after all, he was born in the military, and his strength was comparable to that of a weak scholar, he lifted Quan Guanji like a chicken, and said: "It is the responsibility of Shen and the Red Tail Army to protect the family and the people, and the critical moment is to do a good job in city defense, and please don't waste time on some false courtesy!" ”

Maybe he was woken up by Shen Yongnian's words, Quan Guanji finally picked up his identity as the assassin of Anzhou again, he dressed up and said: "According to General Shen's letter requirements, Xia Guan has concentrated all his troops at the south gate, they are all the military strength of Anzhou, but after all, they are government soldiers, and they can't be compared with the Chiwei Army in terms of combat effectiveness, I don't know why the general wants them to guard the south gate to meet the enemy?" ”

"The Lower Tang Dynasty said that it was to pour the country to fight, then the south gate to meet the enemy head-on will be the most densely attacked place, the city wall of Anzhou City is strong, as long as the government soldiers can resist the attack of the Lower Tang Dynasty, the Chiwei Army will open the door to meet the enemy at the east and west gates, and attack the Tang Army on both sides", Shen Yongnian roughly revealed the battle plan of the Chiwei Army to Quan Guanji, but what he didn't say was the arrangement of the Xuanjia Army.

At this moment, King Yu is leading 100,000 Xuanjia troops from Mobei towards Anzhou City, and the route from Mobei to Anzhou is exactly the opposite of the route of the Red Tail Army, they are tracing the water along the downstream of Taoshui, and will first reach Panlongji before arriving at Anzhou City. Before arriving at Panlongji, King Yu had already made arrangements: the Rusty Cheat Guard and the Han Dao Wei would no longer advance after arriving at Panlongji, the horses would take over, people would rest, and they were not allowed to bury pots to make food, and they could only eat the dry food they carried; Jin Jiawei and Tun Lianwei continued to rush to Anzhou City with King Yu.

After the heavy snow stopped for three days, as the temperature gradually rose, the snow that was originally covered on the ground was also melting, on the sixth day of the Liang Dynasty New Year's Festival, a sunny day, the Red Tail Army had just arrived in Anzhou City less than a day, and the Xia Tang Army approached fifty miles outside Anzhou City.

The general of the Tang Dynasty is not a brave and unscrupulous Fan Lu, but a witch who is known as the "demon general", the reason why he has this title is because he has never shown people with masks, and all the masks are demonic and ghostly, and no living person has ever seen his true face; The second reason is that he never pays attention to the art of war when using soldiers, and he comes and goes like a ghost, making the opponent unguardable.

At this moment, Wu Yuyu was wearing a purple armor, which looked gloomy in the sun, and the mask on his face was the appearance of the evil ghost who specializes in eating people's hearts in the folklore of the Lower Tang Dynasty-Mind Eater, and the cyan face depicted Sen Ran's fangs and blood-red eyes like copper bells, which made people frightened just by looking at it.

In the past, the harassment of the small group leaders was just an appetizer, but now Anzhou City is facing a real opponent. Behind him was the best 70,000 cavalry in the Lower Tang Dynasty, all of whom were good at horseback, and in addition to a special force, these people were pushing siege weapons: crashing wood, cannon stones, and punching rods.

When the Tang troops were only twenty miles away from Anzhou City, Quan Guanji, who was standing at the head of the city, could already see the big banner of the black nine-headed snake waving in the Lower Tang Army, while the defenders at the head of the city saw the sword light in the hands of the Lower Tang Army. The city wall of Anzhou is strong, but the city wall is not high, with the protection of the three towns in the southeast, there has been basically no large-scale battle in the past hundred years, and the people of Anzhou have been accustomed to the life of being protected, so the height of the city wall has been delayed again and again, until today.