Chapter 61: Before the Siege

After meeting Niu Fu and Li Ru, Dong Shouye met with Dong Yue, Duan Wei, Li Meng and other generals.

Among these people, Li Meng had served under Dong Shouye, Dong Yue had a good personal relationship with Dong Shouye, Duan Xuan and others had also learned about Dong Shouye's methods, and Niu Fu, a good example, so they were all obedient and respectful to Dong Shouye.

Dong Shouye more or less comforted these people, and then led everyone into the Chinese army's tent to discuss the next siege matters.

Although Chang'an City has become dilapidated since Wang Mang's rebellion, it is still not to be underestimated, after moving west to Chang'an, Dong Zhuo also repaired Chang'an City, and Wang Yun was more active in repairing the city wall after taking charge to prevent the retaliation of the Xiliang army.

Therefore, in general, Chang'an City is a strong city, and it is not easy to capture it.

For the Xiliang army led by Dong Shouye at present, it is necessary to capture Chang'an City, on the one hand, to avenge his father Dong Zhuo, and on the other hand, to stand up in the world, so as to escape the fate of the destruction of the Xiliang army.

Defeating the enemy has always been the only way to gather morale, and the capture of Chang'an City to condense the morale of the Xiliang army can make the Xiliang army rise again and gain a foothold in the world, and at the same time, Dong Shouye can also have a foothold and a foundation.

Although it is a good choice to return to Xiliang, the place in Xiliang is too barren and difficult to achieve great things after all, while Chang'an City is a rich and prosperous land in Guanzhong, and there is a lot to be done.

In any respect, Chang'an City is a hurdle that Dong Shouye can't get around.

In this case, it can only be to take Chang'an City with the momentum of destroying and decaying.

Thinking of this, Dong Shouye raised his eyes to look at the people in front of him, and then said: "Most of our army has arrived at the foot of Chang'an City, as for how to attack the city, I don't know what you have to do?" ”

Now Dong Shouye's headquarters has 65,000 people, and Niu Fu has brought 65,000 people, a total of 130,000 horses.

After Dong Shouye's voice landed, there was no response, this is a problem, the main battle unit of the Xiliang Army is cavalry, good at field warfare, not good at siege.

This attack on Chang'an City can be said to have encountered the shortcomings of the Xiliang Army. Moreover, there are not many guards in Chang'an City now, and it is unlikely that they will go out of the city to fight a decisive battle with the Xiliang army, so there is only one way to attack.

What's even worse is that the Xiliang army led by Dong Shouye must capture Chang'an City in a very short time, and cannot choose to besiege it, but can only fight hard, otherwise the time will drag on for a long time, the morale of the soldiers will be low, and the supply will be prone to problems.

Although Dong Shouye is now holding a strong army, the Xiliang Army is facing a situation where there is no foundation after Dong Zhuo's death, and it is true that the dock can only be supported for a while, not for a long time.

Li Ru looked at the scene a little cold, and then said: "The lord annihilated the 30,000 elites led by the famous general Huangfu Song near the dock before, and swallowed up the 5,000 soldiers and horses under the command of Lu Bu a few days ago, according to the news that our army has received so far, the defenders in Chang'an City are less than 30,000, and the strength of our army is almost five times that of the defenders in the city. ”

The effect of these words to warm up is still relatively obvious, and many people gradually become energetic after listening to them.

Hearing this, Guo Yan stood up, saluted Dong Shouye, and then said: "The lord led our army to win consecutive battles, and the results were extraordinary. ”

Dong Shouye was overjoyed when he heard this: "Captain Guo is so majestic, it is really a blessing for our army, and the general will agree!" ”

Speaking of which, no one may believe it, although Dong Shouye has a large number of people under his command, several henchmen and generals are not around, and sometimes there will be no generals available, which is extremely embarrassing.

Now Xu Huang is alone in Hanyang, Dian Wei, Hua Xiong, Fan Chou, and Zhang Ji are all recuperating from their injuries in the dock, and the only generals who can be used with confidence are Zhang Liao, Li Dao, and Guo Yan.

Niu Fu, Dong Yue, and Duan Xuan are all on their own, and it is not appropriate to hand over some hard work and tiring work to them.

Thinking of this, Dong Shouye couldn't help but feel a little depressed, and secretly said to himself: "I still need to recruit some talents!" Not only is there a shortage of talents in the 21st century, but also talents in the late Eastern Han Dynasty! ”

After calming down his depressed mood, Dong Shouye said again: "Captain Zhang Liao, Captain Yang Feng, how about the construction of siege equipment?" ”

When Zhang Liao heard this, he stepped forward and saluted the commander, and said: "General Qiyu, more than 50 catapults have been successfully built, plus more than 10 existing in the army, a total of more than 60 planes, which should be enough for siege purposes. In addition, there are a number of various siege equipment, please read it! ”

Dong Shouye nodded when he heard this, more than sixty catapults should be enough, so he said: "The city wall of Chang'an is high and deep, you can send sergeants to the nearby mountains to collect more stone bullets, just in case!" ”

When Zhang Liao heard this, he hugged his fists and said: "The last general will obey the order!" ”

Dong Shouye ordered Wang Fang again: "Captain Wang Fang, immediately release the ranger sentinels, all over Chang'an City, to find out if there is anyone to support the city, if there is news, report it immediately, there must be no mistakes!"

When Wang Fang heard this, he immediately went out of the class and said: "The last general will obey the order!" ”

Dong Shouye looked at everyone and said: "The general ordered General Dong Yue to lead 20,000 horses to attack the East Gate, General Duan Xuan and Captain Yang Feng to lead 20,000 horses to attack the South Gate, Captain Zhang Liao and Captain Li Meng to lead 20,000 horses to attack the West Gate, and ordered Captain Li Wei and Captain Guo Yan to lead 20,000 horses to attack the North Gate. The first to capture the city gate was promoted to the third level and rewarded with 500 catties of gold. ”

When everyone heard this, they said in unison: "The last general has orders!" ”

Dong Shouye said again: "As soon as the battle begins, the officers and men of the whole army must fight bravely, do not slack off, if there is a disaster to disturb the morale of the army, kill it immediately!" ”

At this time, Niu Fu suddenly said: "Lord, do you raise the blood flag?" ”

When Dong Shouye heard this, his expression was abrupt, and he said loudly: "All the armies immediately go down to prepare, tomorrow morning, it will be the time for the army to attack the city, and when the battle is going out, raise the blood-colored grizzly flag!" Father's revenge is not avenged, and the blood-colored grizzly bear flag does not fall! ”

When Niu Fu heard this, he said loudly: "The last general obeys the order!" ”

In fact, Dong Shouye wanted to arrange for Niu Fu to lead a team of men and horses to attack the city gate, but he remembered Niu Fu's special ability to only defend, so he could only smile bitterly.

It's okay like this, Niu Fu is accompanying the Chinese army, and if something happens, it will be good to take care of it.

After arranging the siege of the city, Dong Shouye came to Dong Zhuo's coffin, informed Dong Zhuo of the news, and asked Dong Zhuo for protection.