"How does General Wei think it's okay to deal with it?" Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty asked.

"There are two strategies. First, immediately travel lightly and quickly rush to Hangu Pass. As long as you can enter Hangu Pass before the arrival of the Xiliang Army, you can sit back and relax! ”

Emperor Han has not yet expressed his position, and Wang Yun has already stood up and vetoed: "Chang'an City has a huge amount of grain and grass, and countless treasures, gold and silver. If it is all left to the thief, wouldn't it be aiding the abuse? I have to mention this plan again! “

He Xian let out a long sigh, knowing that Wang Yun was reluctant to give up his hard-earned lair, let alone the huge wealth left by Dong Zhuo. After adjusting his mentality, He Xian continued: "Then there is only one way to stick to it!" Chang'an City is large, there is no shortage of heavy grain and grass, and there is no shortage of drinking water. It is not impossible to recall the 20,000 elite soldiers of Zhonglang General Xu Rong, plus 10,000 of the Nanyang Army and 20,000 of the Chang'an Forbidden Army, a total of 50,000 elite soldiers, plus the help of the young and strong of Chang'an City, to withstand the 200,000 Xiliang Army. ”

"If the thieves besiege Chang'an and don't retreat for a long time, what should they do?"

"The Xiliang army has been running for a long time, and the grain and grass cannot last. As long as the first wave of their sharpness is frustrated, the five of them will definitely have a gap for various reasons. Within three months, the Western Liang coalition army will be self-defeating. ”

Wang Yun and Liu Biao bowed their heads and muttered, discussed for a while, and finally decided: "The art of war is cloudy: ten are to surround it, five to attack it, and to fight it if it is doubled." Chang'an City has 30,000 elite soldiers, and another 60,000 young and strong people are recruited to assist, and it is enough to defend the city. Xu Rong's subordinates all belong to the Xiliang Army, and their loyalty is unknown. It is better not to call. “

Liu Biao also said: "Hangu Pass is an important way to advance and retreat, and it must be adhered to. At the same time, Your Majesty should issue an order from the Son of Heaven and call on the princes of Kwantung to be kings! Within ten months, the princes came to help, and the Xiliang army retreated. ”

This idea sounds perfect, but in fact it is mixed with many of the political intentions of Wang Yun and Liu Biao. The Western Liang army rebelled, resulting in them having to rely on He Xian's forces to defend the emperor. But they didn't want the emperor to rely too much on He Xian, so they wanted to introduce a competition mechanism. Recruit more princes to divide He Xian's military power. At this time of life and death, they are still thinking about the division of power with all their might. A politician is a politician, just like a dog can't change its.

There are three gates on each side of Chang'an City, and a total of twelve gates on all four sides. The city gate on the east side, from north to south, is Xuanping Gate, Qingming Gate, Bacheng Gate. The city gate in the south, from east to west, is the Ann Gate, the Anmen, and the Xi'an Gate. The city gate on the west side, from south to north, is the chapter city gate, the straight city gate, and the Yongmen. The city gate on the north side, from west to east, is the Heng Gate, the Chu City Gate, and the Luo City Gate.

Without Xu Rong's 20,000 soldiers and horses, the difficulty coefficient of defending Chang'an City would be doubled. The battle between the enemy and the enemy is not that the art of war is written like that, and the competition data can be done. But obviously, Wang Yun and Liu Biao both boasted that they were erudite and talented, "proficient in the art of war", and believed that 30,000 elite soldiers plus young and strong people to defend the city were enough. It is useless to say more, it is better to think of some practical ways to deal with it.

"Xu Rong can not be called, but the twelve gates of Chang'an need to block at least eight gates, leaving only the Bacheng Gate in the east, the Xi'an Gate in the south, the Zhicheng Gate in the west and the Luocheng Gate in the north."

"How to block it?"

"Plug it with boulders and seal a piece of wood! Until you can't go with it at all! ”

Wang Yun and Liu looked at each other on the surface, nodded affirmatively, and said, "There is no problem with this!" ”

"The Los Angeles Gate in the north and the straight city gate in the west will be handed over to the town guards of the end of the future! If the Xiliang thieves dare to attack, they will be strewn with corpses all over the field! Lu Bu was unwilling to be lonely and jumped out to ask for battle. Lu Bu is not very loyal, but there is one thing that he has never been afraid to fight. Whenever there is an opportunity to make meritorious contributions in a big battle, Lu Bu is always the first to jump out to fight. From this point of view, it is not unreasonable that Lu Bu is deeply liked by Ding Yuan, Liu Wei, Dong Zhuo, and Wang Yun. Who wouldn't want to have a thug under their command who is strong and willing to stand up and charge at any time?

"Good! Feng Xian is really brave! Wang Yun said with great joy. What is the Chang'an Order? ”

Chang'an ordered Chong Shao to stand up and said, "The lower official is here!" ”

"In this public name, you recruited 60,000 people from Chang'an, and allocated them to General Lu Bu of Fenwu and General He Xian of Wei."

"The subordinate officer receives the order!"

Lu Bu looked at He Xian with a smug expression, and He Xian had an extremely ominous feeling in his heart.

After retreating from the dynasty, He Xian returned to the annex and ordered Zhao Yun to summon 10,000 Nanyang troops into Chang'an City with an edict from the Son of Heaven to accept the defense of the city walls on the east and south sides.

"Yuan Zhi, what do you think?"

Xu Shu listened to He Xian's retelling of the conversation in Weiyang Palace, pondered for a long time, and analyzed: "Wang Situ's arrangement is not obviously flawed. Lu Bu was his confidant, and the defense of the two northwest gates, which may be the most fierce battles, was also in line with the characteristics of taking the lead. But there is a question: Will Lu Buken calm down and fight an unremarkable defense battle in a down-to-earth manner? ”

After Xu Shu's nudge, He Xian finally realized why he felt unsteady: it was all because of Lu Bu! Lu Bu was arrogant, and he was extremely confident in his martial arts. In the previous sporadic conquests, they were mainly offensive and slaughtered in all directions, and they had not experienced this kind of defense-based battle to defend the city. And defending the city, the most taboo is impetuousness. Steadfastly and conscientiously defending the city, can Lu Bu really do it?

"Lu Bu is brave, but he is not good at strategy. It is suitable to be a pioneer, but it is not suitable for defending the city. If Wang Situ is selfless, he should appoint the lord to be fully responsible for guarding the outer city, and Lu Bu is responsible for guarding the inner city, so that is the way to balance. Xu Shu continued to analyze.

"It's a pity that Wang Yun is not a selfless Situ, and his strategic vision is not lofty enough." He Xian said with emotion.

"For today's plan, we can only stick to the east and south gates at the same time, always keep an eye on the state of the west and north gates, and if there is an accident, immediately send troops to rescue. At the same time, the lord should establish contact with His Majesty, and if the situation is out of control, he should make a decisive decision, break through the east gate, and defect to Hangu Pass. “

"Makes sense! The east gate was handed over to Gao Shun, and the trapped camp was allowed to set up defenses; The south gate was handed over to Wei Yan and defended by Nanyang foot soldiers. Zhang Liao maneuvered, ready to support the gates at any time. “

Xu Shu was ordered to go down to arrange, while He Xian sat quietly in the annex alone, recalling the bits and pieces of the offensive and defensive battles in Chang'an in his mind.

There are not many records about this section in history, according to Luo Dada's statement in the romance, Lü Bu first went out of the city to fight Niu Fu, the vanguard of the Xiliang army. Niu Fu was invincible and wanted to abandon the army and flee, but was beheaded by his subordinate Hu Chi'er, and his head was dedicated to Lu Bu. Subsequently, Lü Bu fought with the main force of the Western Liang Army, lost the enemy, and retreated to Chang'an City. Most of the sergeants under Lu Bu's command had Xiliang military status, and because of the tyranny of Lu Bu's troops, many of them surrendered to the Xiliang army in private......

"Surrender?"

He Xian had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and finally recalled the main reason for the fall of Chang'an City.