The news of Xianyang is also tragic, Li Shentong is fighting to the death, Zhuge Wenjing actually dug a wide deep ditch outside each city gate in Xianyang, and covered it with antlers and other things, making it clear that if you don't let me enter the city, I won't let you out of the city. When Li Shentong found out that something was wrong and sent troops to interfere, they were all forced back by the cavalry and crossbows of the Hexi Army, and watched as the roads out of the city of the twelve city gates were all blocked, and the 20,000 troops were trapped in the city.

The east and west sides were in an emergency, Li Yuan still forced a laugh, and named Gongsun Huilan as the princess of Lanling and the general of the right Hou Wei, assisting Dou Liang to defend the city; In order to prevent anyone from betraying, Li Yuan ordered that each city gate in Chang'an should be guarded by a general and a Li clan, and that the major families should send private soldiers and protons to help defend the city. Li Yuan just wants to gamble to see if Yang Chong will come to Taiyuan, and any of the powerful people who don't open their eyes come forward to persuade him.

But what is unimaginable is that on the fourth day of the Hexi army's arrival in the city, Li Xiaochang, the general of the prison gate and the king of Yi'an County, who guarded the west gate and opened the far gate, opened the city gate, and Shi Daqian led 30,000 cavalry into Chang'an, and Jinguangmen, Yanpingmen, and Guanghuamen fell one after another. Seven special fireworks floated over Chang'an, and the Hexi army east of Chang'an launched an offensive in less than half an hour, and the ladders, wooden carts, and trebuchets were pushed to the city one by one, and the bed crossbows began to shoot arrows first.

Zhen Xueqing commanded more than 100 dead soldiers of the Quentian Pavilion and Li Yuan's 300 personal guards to take advantage of the chaos to recapture the city gate, but the unexpected appearance of An Jiatuo and Luo Yisa made Zhen Xueqing powerless in front of the first city gate Guanghua City Tower that he arrived. The combination of Angata's soul dementorship and Luo Ersa's snake staff made Zhen Xueqing's attention unable to be at its peak, and she barely maintained a tie situation with two purposes.

However, the hundreds of masters who followed the two of Angatuo, relying on the large number of people, gradually gained the upper hand, stepped on the corpses of the dead soldiers of the Quenching Heaven Pavilion, and forced down the city tower step by step. With the loss of more than half of the three hundred guards, Zhen Xueqing can only take his subordinates, the significance of retaking the city gate is to delay time, and the real decisive battle is to see if the women's army can drive the Hexi army out of the city.

The cavalry and women's army of the Hexi Army poured into Suzaku Street from a dozen streets and alleys on the east and west sides, and the north and south faced each other, and Gongsun Huilan had to admit that the Hexi Army was really well-trained. According to the reports of the people who returned, countless gold and silver had been scattered in the streets and alleys, but the cavalry of the Hexi Army did not seem to see the shining golden light, and no one paused, and they galloped towards Suzaku Street vigorously, including the soldiers of the Zahuqiang people, all of whom were ordered to stop.

The women's army is strictly disciplined, and Gongsun Huilan understands that if the Hu people can be trained like this, the generals under Yang Chong are not idle people; Cheng bit the gold and black armor, sat on the black horse, and said with a smile: "General, such an opponent is worth fighting, if the Tang army can't stop it, let alone Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande." Shi Daqian is said to be the current number one master of the historian, much stronger than Shi Wanbao and Shi Huaiyi, and I will learn it later. ”

It's not that Cheng Yanjin is boasting, but Cheng Yanjin understands that things came so suddenly, the Hexi Army is like a rainbow, and although the Women's Army is also an elite soldier in a hundred battles, it is still a little worse in terms of mentality. Cheng bites Jin Hu Xu, hoping to relieve the pressure on the soldiers around him and improve morale; Gongsun Huilan nodded approvingly and said: "Shi Daqian and Yang Chong have a good relationship, it is said that in Yang Chong's mind, the degree of importance is above Zhuge Quan and Li Jing, if General Cheng can kill this person, he will definitely be able to greatly frustrate the spirit of the Hexi army." ”

Niu Jinda pouted and said: "Shi Daqian's subordinates have a lot of fierce generals, even Ma Gongyou, who had a draw with Qin Qiong last time, we have no one to stop, the key is to see if the two thousand heavy armored cavalry in the palace can win by surprise." ”

Cheng Yanjin's face became solemn, and he said in a low voice: "That is the pioneer of the emperor's breakthrough, you can't count on it." ”

There are only 2,000 heavy armored cavalry in Chang'an City, and they will flee after the defeat of the Niangzi Army, how could Li Yuan take them out for Gongsun Huilan? Wu Guang looked at the change in the formation of the Hexi army on the opposite side and said: "If we can't solve the battle in one day, once Li Jing and Jiang take the battle into the city, we will lose completely." ”

On the opposite side, the Hexi army launched an attack without waiting for the army to gather, Ma Gongyou was in the center, Dong Axing and Zuo Nandang were on both sides, and 10,000 cavalry swept in; Gongsun Huilan said "beating the drum", Cheng Yanjin, Niu Jinda, and Wu Guang led the 6,000 cavalry of the Niangzi Army, and immediately stepped forward to meet the battle in three ways, and the 5,000 infantry followed Gongsun Huilan to advance in formation. In the rapid sound of drums, the banner of the Women's Army fluttered, and Gongsun Huilan had a sad face, wielding a long-handled show knife in her hand.

Shi Daqian led 3,000 cavalry to gallop over, and said to Shan Ying and Mai Zhongcai beside him: "The Women's Army can crisscross the Guanzhong, and it is indeed a new force, but it is a pity that under the command of Li Tang, it is difficult to make meritorious deeds; The single-pass crossbow array has been arranged, and it will be a while before Li Yuan's heavy cavalry will come out, and Zhongcai, the heavy cavalry will attack. ”

Mai Zhongcai immediately let the commander blow the horn and commanded the three thousand heavy cavalry to advance at a uniform speed, Ma Gongyou and others quickly got rid of the opponent and commanded the troops to get out of the middle passage; Cheng Yanjin knew that something was wrong at a glance and shouted to retreat. However, the cavalry of the women's army was in front, and the infantry was behind, and the cavalry had no room to retreat; The cavalry at the front of the Women's Army chose to fight desperately, using their own weapons and flesh and blood to fight for a glimmer of life for the brothers behind them.

The sword and sword shadows, the flesh and blood flying, and every step of the heavy cavalry's advance added bloodstains to the ground of Suzaku Street; The women's army loosened its feet and slowly retreated north. Tong Ye Hu, who watched the battle from the Qingfeng Restaurant on the east side of the street, praised: "Zhuge Quan did not invest in the heavy cavalry until the end, just to deter Li Yuan, so that the two thousand heavy cavalry in his palace did not dare to enter the battlefield easily, and the combat effectiveness of the women's army was no less than that of Li Shimin's army, but unfortunately the equipment was too far behind." ”

In the era of cold weapons, equipment came first, and the skills of the Han people were far inferior to those of other races, but for thousands of years, there was often a male division that swept across the desert, which was better than the equipment; The Western Turks had seen Yang Chong fight against the Eastern Turks and Tiele several times, and Tong Yehu felt it even more deeply. Wen Dayou said with a tired expression: "Khan, now that the major families have agreed to send troops to cooperate with our army and annihilate the Hexi army in the city, if the Khan can call on the warriors in the city to participate in the battle, the emperor promises to assign Gaochang to your country." ”

Tong Yehu smiled and said: "During the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao attacked Zhang Xiu, the weather was extremely hot, the soldiers' clothes were soaked, and the speed of the march slowed down, Cao Cao was in a hurry, so he pointed to the front with a horsewhip and said: 'There is a large piece of plum forest in front, and the plums are big and delicious. When the soldiers heard this, they seemed to have eaten it in their mouths, and their spirits were greatly lifted, and their pace could not help but speed up a lot. Gaochang County is in the hands of Yang Chong, why should Lord Wen be generous to others. ”

(End of chapter)