Updated: 2013-09-11

The city of Chang'an was broken and was broken by the Zhao army in one day. The latest free chapters of the book can be found here. Of course, being able to break the city in one day is not only because the Zhao army is strong, but also because of the mutation in the city. If it weren't for the 'turmoil' in the defenders, the big clans in the city organized the people and provided weapons against the Han army, and the Zhao army would never have been able to take the city for a day.

Of course, the Zhao army attacked this city for nearly a month, and the materials, strength, and manpower consumed were not small. If there is no adequate preparation, how can the Zhao army break through the city after the siege operation is launched.

"What about Luo Dingyuan, the commander of Chang'an? Can it be captured? ”

Situ Liang shook his head and said, "I didn't capture him alive, but I didn't let him escape either." After breaking the city, Luo Dingyuan, the commander of the Han army, killed himself. ”

"Suicide? The die-hard loyalist of the king of Hanzhong? Let's bury it! Zhao Xun said lightly. Immediately, I remembered another significant figure in Chang'an City, "What about Lin Shucheng?" Was he taken down? ”

Situ Liang said in a deep voice: "Lin Shucheng has escaped!" This Lin Shucheng's understanding of Chang'an is comparable to Luo Dingyuan, he has been an official in Chang'an for several years, and he has his own power here. After our army broke through the city, there was no trace of Lin Shucheng. ”

"Oh? Escaped? Run away, run away! Now, the entire Xiyong Prefecture is in our hands, and no matter how capable he is, it is not easy to escape to the south. Put up a notice and put a reward on your arrest. ”

After thinking about it, Zhao Xun smiled again: "No, it's not a reward, but a notice is posted to publicize the merits of the people and those big clans in this battle city." Therefore we will give a reward to those who have merit in the city. And this Lin Shucheng is the first to work. ”

Yang Wangqing stroked his palms and smiled: "In this way, even if Lin Shucheng escapes from the city, he will not dare to flee to the territory of the southern princes, especially to the territory of the King of Hanzhong." After our publicity, Lin Shu's achievements are our internal response to win Xiyongzhou. Even if Lin Shucheng can argue, these princes no longer care, but they will not believe him. ”

Situ nodded and said: "If Lin Shucheng wants to 'show' his face, he can only serve the king. This person is indeed extraordinary, especially the other party's government governance, which is very handy. In this land of Xiyongzhou, after Lin Shucheng took over here, many systems and policies here are somewhat closer to my Zhao State. But Lin Shucheng did this, but he did not completely 'provoke' the anger of these wealthy gentry whose interests were damaged. In addition, he is also a good hand in military affairs. If it can be used by us, it is naturally great, even if it cannot be used by us, it cannot continue to be allowed to take refuge in the southern princes. ”

thought of Lin Shucheng's ruthless means of 'forcing' those soldiers to exchange their 'lives' for victory, and made his side fail many times. Yang Wangqing also felt the same way, and couldn't help but agree with Situ Liang's idea.

Zhao Xun was also a little jealous of Lin Shucheng, and nodded: "On the surface, a notice was posted to publicize that Lin Shu had become our contribution to breaking through Chang'an and taking Xiyongzhou. In the shadows, let the Shadow Guard and the Eagle Guard inspect and take it down. ”

"These things are handled by their own secret guards, and the focus of Xiyong Prefecture is on various government affairs, which need to be responsible for you and the local government." Zhao Xun looked at Yang Wangqing and said in a deep voice: "The big clans in the city have made a lot of efforts for us to take Chang'an in this battle, but this does not mean that we have to back down to them. We must adhere to the system and policy of Zhao State, and under no circumstance can anyone let the government back down on the system and policy. ”

"Therefore, if these big clans are honest, they will pay it back, if they are not honest and want to repay their kindness, then don't be polite to them. Although you are not a civil official, with your current status, you can suppress everyone and make them have to act honestly according to the system. This king will let the subordinate agent inspect the prefectures and counties of Xiyong Prefecture, and urge the local government to immediately reform the system, so that this place will become a place under the rule of our Zhao State in the shortest possible time. ”

"In addition to that, you are also responsible for the situation in the land of Hanzhong. In the north of Hanzhong is the eastern provinces of Chang'an, and now the land of Hanzhong is the confrontation between the Han army and the Shu army, but the situation, you decide for yourself whether to go south or hold on. The land of Hanzhong can be in the hands of the Han army, but it cannot be occupied by the Shu army. ”

Yang Wangqing said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty understands that your ministers will live up to the king's trust. Then he asked, "Xiyongzhou has just been conquered, and the king 'wants' to leave here?" ”

Zhao Xun said in a deep voice: "Chang'an, the last stronghold of the Han army, has been defeated, and there is no threat to this Xiyongzhou. The north is Bingzhou, the east is Dongyongzhou, and the west is Liangzhou. These regions are all under the jurisdiction of my Zhao State. The southwest is the land of Hanzhong of the Han army, but now they have no ability to do anything to us, and the south is the steep land of the Qinling Mountains, and we are still not afraid. So, there is nothing to pay attention to in Xiyongzhou. The next thing is government affairs, but I, Zhao State, have already prepared to take down a land and take over a place at the beginning of the war, so there is no problem with this Xiyongzhou. ”

After a pause, Zhao Xun said: "In contrast, Dongyongzhou is the place we need to pay attention to, where Jingzhou is connected to the south, and Yuzhou and Xuzhou in the east are also 'handed' with the Qi army. Now because of the northward departure of the king of Hanzhong, the entire eastern front has begun to be a little unstable.

In addition, Zhao Xiong's troops retreated to Dongyongzhou, and it stands to reason that Situ Fei should stop the operation against Dongyongzhou, but he did not stop, but continued to attack. Among the tens of thousands of coalition troops, there are not only the Han army under his command, but also the Qi army and the Shu army. The loss of Xiyongzhou, when Zhao Xiong retreated, was already a foregone conclusion. Even if Situ Fei is unwilling to withdraw the army, the Qi army and the Shu army will not continue to accompany Situ Fei to go crazy. However, the current situation is that the Qi army and the Shu army that supported Situ Fei have not stopped, and they are still continuing to attack. In addition, Situ Fei also continued to 'draw' troops from Jingzhou to the north, especially to 'draw' troops from Danyang Mansion and Bei'an Mansion to guard against the front line of Jingzhou's 'Chun' Mausoleum Mansion, which was occupied by our army. ”

Situ Liang frowned and said: "This is so unreasonable, we occupy the 'Spring' Mausoleum Mansion and let it become one with Yuzhou in the east." If the Zhao army 'extracted' the defenders of Danyang Mansion and Bei'an Mansion, wouldn't it allow our men and horses in Yuzhou and the defenders of the 'Chun' Tomb Mansion to directly attack the central part of Jingzhou, or even directly attack the land of Xiangyang? ”

"That's not right!" Situ Liang said again, "It won't be like this, even if the King of Hanzhong is willing, the King of Luoyang will not ignore it." In addition, the Qi armies of Jiangzhou and Yangzhou in the southeast and the Qi armies of Jiangxia Mansion will not sit idly by. Especially the Qi army, this is related to the security of their flanks, if we let us take advantage of the situation, the northwest of Yangzhou, the northern part of Jiangzhou and the Jiangxia Mansion it occupies will all receive a direct attack from us, and Murong Cheng will not watch our actions. ”

Yang Wangqing said in a deep voice: "Could it be that Situ Fei is 'forcing' Murong Cheng Chu Army? Murong Cheng wouldn't be so easy to be used by him. Situ Fei wasn't worried about 'provoking' Murong Cheng because of this? ”

Zhao Xun said: "Judging from the news from the east, this Qi king Murong Cheng has been 'forced' to move the Qi army in Jiangzhou to the north, and in addition, the men and horses of Yangzhou have also begun to 'force' to approach Yuzhou, so that Yuzhou can not move our army there. As for the king of Luoyang, he didn't pay attention to these at all, but instead moved his army westward, stationed in Hanzhong and Jingzhou, and even stationed in the western counties of Hanzhong. ”

"The land of Hanzhong is the jurisdiction of the king of Hanzhong, but from the fact that the king of Hanzhong has no objection, this must be Situ Fei's desire to use the power of the Luo army to fight against the aggressive 'forced' southern Shu army."

"Now that the grain between the fields is about to ripen, if the coalition forces cannot be expelled, the people on the front line of Henan Mansion and Hongnong Mansion will have no harvest. In addition, these people retreated into the city with strong walls, and if they lasted too long, it would inevitably put too much pressure on the city. ”

"Therefore, Dongyongzhou has now become the focus of our solution, in addition, if we can take Jingbei Nanyang Mansion, Huai'an Mansion, Danyang Mansion in one fell swoop, plus the 'Chun' Mausoleum Mansion, then this Luoyang City will not have the danger of foreign enemies 'approaching'. The land of Yongzhou has become our rear. ”

Zhao Xun's words also imply some deep meanings, if Jingbei is won, then Luoyang will become the new center of Zhao's army, and even the new national capital. The north was pacified, and the purpose of the Zhao army was naturally to turn to the south. The land of Luoyang also meets the requirements of being the new center of Zhao Jun.

"The king 'wants' to capture the land of Jingbei now? It's just that this start of action will inevitably involve the Qi army and the Luo army, and even the Shu army will also participate in the war. ”

Zhao Xun said in a deep voice: "Of course it won't be so simple, the land of Hanzhong has now become a situation of confrontation between the Han army and the Shu army and even the Luo army, Situ Fei's current action in Jingbei has also made Murong Cheng, the king of Qi, dissatisfied, if they can't cooperate well with each other and can't stand on the same front, then, our action can begin." In addition, instead of making a big move, we gradually annexed the land of Jingzhou to the south. We don't want to go to war with the southern princes at the same time, but aren't they willing to be the first to 'fight' us? ”

"Yang Wangqing, you are the inspector of the government affairs here, supervising the new officials of various prefectures and counties to take over the localities and restore the people's livelihood. The king took his guards east to Luoyang to meet the coalition army. In addition to supervising the local area and cracking down on the local gentry, your task is mainly to be responsible for the situation in Hanzhong. If there is an accident in Hanzhong, whether the army is advancing or stopping, you are free to call the shots, in short, the land of Hanzhong must not be occupied by the Shu army. ”

The Shu army was stronger than the Han army, and if it was allowed to occupy this place, it would be detrimental to the Zhao army's southward movement. If Hanzhong is in the hands of the Han army, it is easier for the Zhao army to attack Hanzhong in the south, and it is easier to capture it from Hanzhong.

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Xiyong Prefecture is the jurisdiction of Situ Fei, the king of Hanzhong, and naturally pays attention to the situation in Xiyong Prefecture at all times. Although the Zhao army blocked the places where Xiyongzhou was connected with the outside world on all sides, there was no ban on pedestrians. Situ Fei already knew that the situation in Xiyongzhou was not good, but after learning that the Luo army's northward support and the Shu army's northward support had failed, he understood that this place of Xiyongzhou was only afraid of danger. Of course, at that time, the Zhao army only occupied most of Xiyongzhou.

In this regard, Situ Fei was naturally unwilling. Therefore, after knowing that the Shu army occupied the southern part of Hanzhong, he still wanted to let the Shu army continue to go north with the help of the king of Luoyang, the king of Qi and the combined army, and change the situation in Xiyongzhou.

However, it is a pity that Situ Che, the king of Shu, is naturally unwilling to continue to go north to contribute to the Han army. Situ Che was very aware of Zhao Jun's plans for Xiyongzhou, but he was afraid that he would let the army go north, but he was afraid that he would not be able to change the situation that Xiyongzhou was annexed by Zhao Jun.

Since Xiyongzhou cannot be preserved and will fall into the hands of Zhao Jun sooner or later, where will Situ Che continue to send people to death? Moreover, when the Zhao army moved south from Liangzhou, the Han army in Hanzhong blocked the support of his men, causing the Zhao army to almost take advantage of the situation. In this regard, Situ Che was extremely dissatisfied with the Han army and officials in Hanzhong.

The king of Hanzhong lost Xiyongzhou, which did not have much to do with the king of Shu and the Shu army. However, if Xiyongzhou fell into the hands of Zhao Jun, Situ Che couldn't sit still. He knew the king of Hanzhong very well, and he also knew the strength of the Han army, the king of Hanzhong could not be hostile to the Zhao army, and the Han army could not resist the southward movement of the Zhao army. However, this land of Hanzhong belongs to the north of Yizhou, which is the northern outer defense line of the Shu army.

Originally, Hanzhong was in the hands of the king of Hanzhong, and Situ Che always wanted to take it back. It's just that he takes into account the overall situation, so he didn't turn his face with the king of Hanzhong. However, now that the king of Hanzhong can no longer keep Xiyongzhou and the land of Hanzhong, Situ Che naturally does not want this land of Hanzhong to fall into the hands of Zhao Jun in the future, but suppresses himself in the south.

In addition, this land in Hanzhong originally belonged to the jurisdiction of Yizhou, and was later occupied by Situ Fei because of the three points of the Yong army. Taking it back now is also something that Stuart Che has always wanted to do. Therefore, after the outbreak of the dispute in Hanzhong, Situ Che threatened to withdraw from the Jingbei coalition army, and asked the king of Hanzhong to provide food for the Shu army in Hanzhong and let the Shu army retreat. However, the retreating Shu army made a move against the southern part of Hanzhong.

Now that Situ Che has already made up his mind and has made up his mind, he will naturally not retreat because of the threat of the king of Hanzhong with the king of Luoyang and the king of Qi. Situ Che knew very well that the strength of the King of Luoyang was weak, and it was nothing in this. And the King of Qi didn't want to let himself grab the territory of the King of Hanzhong, and his strength would grow. Of course, perhaps it didn't want to drag down the forces of the King of Hanzhong, so that the pressure in the east was on the Qi army.

Situ Che knew very well that neither the King of Luoyang nor the King of Qi would directly send troops to support the King of Hanzhong because of the situation in the land of Hanzhong. Therefore, in the face of the envoy of the king of Hanzhong and the withdrawal request of the three princes, Situ Che unceremoniously refused.

Even, Situ Che in turn said to the envoy of the king of Hanzhong that because Xiyongzhou could not be preserved, the occupation of Yongzhou by the Zhao army was about to become a reality. Even so, the land of Hanzhong was also isolated from the western part of Jingzhou, and it was difficult to cope with the Zhao army's subsequent southward attack. In this way, it is better to 'hand' the land of Hanzhong to be garrisoned by the Shu army to resist the invasion of the Zhao army.

The king of Hanzhong received a reply from the king of Shu, and he was angry and immediately tore the reply of the king of Shu to shreds. In addition, after understanding that the Shu army would not withdraw, the king of Hanzhong issued an order to Hanzhong to be officially hostile to the Shu army. Although there was no direct war, the two sides were already enemies, not allies.

In addition, the king of Hanzhong immediately took down more than 7,000 Shu soldiers in the coalition army, scattered them into his own army, and let them continue to attack the city according to the order. Because of the support of the King of Qi, this action did not make the Qi army reinforcements oppose. As for the cessation of the support of the Shu army's grain and grass, there was also a supplement from the Qi army.

Murong Cheng, the king of Qi, was naturally not happy to do this, but he naturally did not want the Shu army to take away the foundation of the king of Hanzhong, and he did not want the three Situ brothers to merge together. Now, he also didn't want Jingzhou to be conquered by the Zhao army. Therefore, he must now give support to Hanzhong and let them continue to be on the front line of resisting the Zhao army.

Especially after the news that the 10th town army of the Zhao army, which went from the west of Dongyongzhou to attack Xiyongzhou, retreated east and returned to Dongyongzhou because of the end of the war in Xiyongzhou, he understood that Xiyongzhou was afraid that it had fallen into the hands of the Zhao army. The fall of Xiyongzhou was definitely not a small blow to the king of Hanzhong. Therefore, it did not immediately withdraw its troops and return because of the fall of Xiyongzhou, but continued to attack Henan Mansion and Hongnong Mansion.

The king of Qi who heard the news naturally did not want the king of Hanzhong to continue to lead his men and horses to fight the Zhao army in Dongyongzhou, after all, there were not only his subordinates in this coalition army, but he also had to provide a lot of grain and grass materials for the coalition army. Of course, he didn't want the coalition army to lose too much in the battle with the Zhao army, so that the northern part of Jingzhou would inevitably be suppressed by the Zhao army, and even attacked by the Zhao army because of the lack of defensive places.

Therefore, the king of Qi sent people to persuade the king of Hanzhong, focusing on the overall situation, and evacuated to Nanyang Mansion in Jingbei to defend the Zhao army. If it was on weekdays, maybe the king of Hanzhong would follow the advice of the king of Qi. But now that he first lost Xiyongzhou, and then there was the idea of King Qi fighting his own Hanzhong, where could he listen to it?

Especially after the princes of the three parties failed to persuade the king of Shu to withdraw his army, the king of Qi also advised him to focus on the overall situation and not to go to war directly with the Shu army. In addition, after losing Xiyongzhou this time, he asked him to withdraw his army, and the king of Hanzhong suddenly thought that the two major princes in the south were clearly using themselves as chess pieces.

The unwilling King of Hanzhong immediately 'drawn' men and horses from Danyang Mansion and Bei'an Mansion in the northwest and southwest of the 'Chun' Mausoleum Mansion occupied by the Zhao army to continue to be sent up and continue to attack the land of Dongyongzhou. And completely disregarding the defense of these areas, forcing the Qi army to move west and north, in order to contain the Zhao army and make it dare not move lightly.

Regarding the actions of the king of Hanzhong, although Murong Cheng, the king of Qi, was very annoyed, he could not move. Otherwise, the Zhao army would follow the 'Chun' Mausoleum Mansion to the west and south, and would directly attack the western part of Yangzhou, the northern part of Jiangzhou, and even directly attack Jiangxia Mansion, the place where the Qi army was connected to Jingzhou, so that the Qi army would be surrounded by enemies on all sides.

Therefore, with the actions of the king of Hanzhong, the troops under the command of the king of Qi were also mobilized, and the armies of Yangzhou, Jiangzhou, Jingzhou and other places were moved to be moved to contain the Zhao army. Seeing King Qi like this, King Hanzhong couldn't help but feel that he breathed a sigh of relief. In the past, they begged others, but now, it's time to change, as long as they are ruthless, they need to beg themselves. It was also the situation here that made Situ Fei, the king of Hanzhong, begin to rethink the situation in the land of Hanzhong.