Outside the city of Chang'an.

Zhao Ang's offensive finally began again.

Up and down the city, the civilian defense groups recruited by Cai Yan were ready, they were too weak to directly participate in the defensive war, but they could assist in transporting baggage, rolling stones, sasswood, and the wounded, reducing the logistics and manpower of the regular army, and assisting in boiling the boiling water of the city defense and the manufacture of throwing wooden guns.

Cai Yan was born well, and she was a talented woman in the literary world at the end of the Han Dynasty, and most of the families in Chang'an City had friendships, even if his father Cai Yong was a Confucian of Dong Zhuo's line, the reputation of the Cai family was still precipitated, and these families had a deep background in the subordinate groups of people in Chang'an, and they had some friendship with the Cai family more or less, so in a hurry, they also gathered many people to help defend the city.

Of course, these people are not all rushing to Cai Yan's face, let alone the selfless assistance of the Grand Duke in garrisoning Chang'an, the biggest reason is that Dong Zhuo's burning of the eastern capital Luoyang is still an indelible shadow in the hearts of the families in Guanzhong, and the fire incident was too serious, almost breaking the roots of many families in Luoyang in Guanzhong!

The so-called lessons from the past, the division of the back car, the family group in the eastern capital of Luoyang was harmed by Dong Zhuo, and the result was damaged and withered, and the family of Chang'an, the western capital, since then, has had a nonsensical resistance to the Xiliang warlord group, but it is no wonder that Dong Zhuo killed too much, and the evil was too deep, which not only affected his reputation, but also made the name of the Xiliang warlord in the Confucian forest of the two capitals, and also made a stink.

Just imagine, compare Yuan Shang and Yan Xing together, one is the gate of the Fifth World and the Three Princes, the head of the world corporal Lin Kui, and the other is the barbarian warlord of Liangzhou Biansai, maybe he is the same person as Dong Zhuo, if he enters Chang'an, he will turn Chang'an into a second Luoyang.

Compared with. But all normal people know how to choose Lu Dao, and it is safer to live under the rule of Yuan Shang.

Therefore, the current Yan Xing is very pitiful, he did not choose the right time for rebellion...... As early as more than ten years ago, he was shot while lying down because of the arrogance of Dong Zhuo, Li Dao, Guo Yan and other Liangzhou warlords, and this shot directly disabled him for more than ten years, and Yan Xing can be regarded as deeply affected.

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"Kill!"

With an earth-shattering roar. The Xiliang rebels and the Qiang began to rush towards Chang'an City again, and for a while, the battlements on the city wall seemed to be shaken by the heavy footsteps outside the city, as if an earthquake had occurred, and the catapult that had been waiting for Zhao Ang's army was also in the rear of the battle, ready to start the assault.

"Prepare to meet the enemy!"

Ma Yunlu, who had already changed into armor, stood heroically at the head of the city, shouting at the soldiers around him.

"No......"

Accompanied by Ma Yunlu's chanting, he responded to the city, the unison of the defenders of Chang'an and the unison of the people who helped the guards. It's just a little low, and the fighting spirit doesn't seem to be very sufficient.

"Boom ——!"

When the words fell, the mountains suddenly shook, but it was the catapult in Zhao Ang's army that began to move. The bustling stones like rain began to bombard the head of Chang'an City, and the flying sand and stones were like ghost rain, which made people dazzled and overwhelmed.

In terms of height. The delicacy and projection strength of Zhao Ang's catapult were far from meeting the performance indicators of the damage to the head of Chang'an City, and many stones had fallen on the edge of the city wall in advance before they fell on the head of the city, leaving an innocuous pit. Although there will still be a small number of stones that will fall on the city, most of them are blind cats who kill mice, and they cannot form an excessive threat of death at all, and they are not a big worry at all.

Zhao Ang also knows this very well, in fact, the biggest purpose of his use of stone throwing is not to use the stone henge to defeat the Chang'an army, he knows that this is simply impossible, but the distance of the stone throwing is long, the sound is loud, the momentum is sufficient, and the deterrent power is strong, which is not even comparable to the crossbow!

Although the catapult formation could not do much damage to the tall city defense of Chang'an, it could achieve the purpose of making people tremble and disintegrating the enemy's morale.

However, as far as the battle of attacking the heart is concerned, Zhao Ang's hand is really useful!

The stones in the sky bombarded the head of Chang'an City, making a huge roaring sound, and splashing eye-catching dust, as if covering the sky and the sun, both visually and audibly, gave great psychological pressure to the Chang'an City Defense Army, making them frightened and unable to control themselves.

Some of the soldiers were so angry that they immediately abandoned their weapons and turned around and fled from the city for refuge.

The siege battle has not started, the sword has not been exchanged, and the morale of the Chang'an army has gradually fallen into depression under the enemy's offensive battle......

Gao Rou, the general of Chang'an, had already begun to fall beads of sweat on his forehead, and he secretly said bad in his heart.

The siege skills of the opponent's main general are not bad, I don't know how much higher than Yan Xing, the enemy's main force has not yet attacked the city, and it has defrauded its own morale, so how can this battle be fought? What are the odds?

However, just when the generals and soldiers were a little flustered, a crisp sound of Hu Ji sounded at the gatehouse of the city wall, accompanied by the sound of Hu Ji and singing, like a heavenly sound, resounded in the ears of the soldiers and generals around him.

"I didn't do anything at the beginning of my life, and after I was born, Han Zuo declined. The heavens are unkind, and the earth is unkind, so I am at this time. The road is in danger, and the people are in exile and mourning together. The smoke and dust cover the wilderness, and the ambition is obedient and righteous. It is not appropriate for me to be evil, and I should sue anyone who is insulted. After a while, the piano was beaten, and no one knew how to break ...... heart."

Above the city, this section of the song suddenly sounded poignant and mournful, containing the artistic conception of defeat and desolation, and the exile of the people, as if the tragic scenes were reflected in front of the eyes of those who heard them, like a movie clip to show them scenes of war and chaos.

It is impossible for the song of one person to spread throughout the city, but it is better than its sound to be Miao Miao, which can cause the people around to sing, so that it spreads ten or ten hundreds, and in an instant, the whole city is singing this song.

Although Otoyori is sad, it is able to stabilize the mind in such a time of crisis, and it shows everyone a miserable picture of the defeat after the war, which makes people think about it unconsciously.

If Chang'an falls, will everyone's ending be as tragic and tragic as the picture scroll in this sound.

"Boom!" With another volley of falling rocks, the Qiang army and the Liangzhou rebels finally began to attack the city!

Cai Yan's beard stopped, silently closed his eyes, and sat quietly on the steps behind the city wall, waiting for the next step in his life.

Ma Yunlu was the first to react, but when she saw her, she suddenly pulled out her sword, strode to the battlements, and pointed to the Qiang army and the Xiliang rebels who had erected the ladder below.

"Kill~~!"

This time. In response to her, there was an unprecedented roar and a mournful howl above the city.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill, kill, kill!"

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Meixian, Yuan Jun's camp.

"Come on, untie General Wang."

In the battle of Meridian Valley, Wang Ping, a Brazilian military general captured by Ma Chaosheng, was brought into Yuan Shang's tent, and as soon as Fang met, Yuan Shang didn't say a word, and immediately ordered someone to exhaust the ropes on Wang Ping's body.

Wang Ping was stunned for a moment when he saw this, and then fell silent. saw that Yuan Shang had already stood up and walked to his side with a smile.

"General Wang, Yuan doesn't want to say more, I just want to say a few words about the topic, General Wang is the first good general in Bazhou, and what kind of goods are Pu Hu, Yuan Yue, and Du Hao? The tribal patriarch of Bazhou is just in my big Hannei state. At most, it is the level of township cadres! General Wang followed them, isn't it a pearl in secret? Yuan regarded General Wang as a good talent in the world, and now he is willing to worship as the general of Yamen, and the old department of Bazhou, where the general leader surrendered, belonged to the imperial court. As soon as Yuan's promise came out, there would be no repetition! I don't know what General Wang thinks? ”

When Wang Ping heard this, his heart suddenly moved.

Wang Ping is not a fool, Pu Hu. Yuan Yue, a small person like Yuan Yue, who is in a peaceful place, is just a small clan leader, and the land is narrow and the people are few. It is still necessary to rely on Zhang Lu, how can it be a big thing? As Yuan Shang said, it is okay for them to be the king of the mountain, but if they look at the world and compare with the princes of the world, they are almost negligible, and they are not the masters who can serve for a long time.

Yuan Shangnai is the first prince in the world, a player who defeated Cao Cao, and a great general, commanding the kings of the world! I have lived in Bazhou Yidi for a long time, and these people may not be able to see each other for ten or twenty years, and if they don't take this opportunity to take refuge, they will never have another chance in the future?

His mind only turned slightly, Wang Ping had already weighed the pros and cons, who didn't live for his future?

Wang Ping immediately bowed to the ground and said, "The general's words are really enlightening and thought-provoking...... Wang Ping understood! If General Meng does not give up, Wang Ping is willing to serve the general! ”

"Okay." Yuan Shang stepped forward with a smile, helped Wang Ping up, and then asked people to look at the seat, and said: "General Wang abandons the darkness and turns to the light, it is really a great fortune, I immediately order, General Zhuo is the general of the Yamen, and the 15,000 troops in Bazhong will be reassigned to the general, and General Wang will continue to lead it." ”

Wang Ping was shocked when he heard this, thinking that Yuan Shang was testing his loyalty, so he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "The lord can't be like this!" Wang Ping's new return, no military merits, and a general, how can he lead the army as soon as he is attached? I also ask the lord to take back his fate. ”

Yuan Shang shook his head: "Don't be suspicious, don't be suspicious, I believe in my own vision, and I also believe in General Wang's vision, the Brazilian soldiers and horses have just been attached, the army is uncertain, and there is not much combat power, and I urgently need to use this army to fight Yan Xing!" Therefore, I must use a great future who has won the hearts of the Bayi army to bring them back, I can't use Puhu and other foreign kings, only General Wang can reassure me! General Wang, this is a heavy responsibility, Yuan's move can be regarded as a risk, of course, if the general can live up to me, I, Yuan Shang, will definitely live up to the general!"

These words came out of Yuan Shang's mouth, and they were also very touching, but when he saw Wang Ping kneeling on one knee again, he arched his hand and said: "The lord is so loving, Wang Ping will definitely do his best to reorganize the heart of the soldiers and horses of Badi for the lord!" Let them serve the Lord wholeheartedly! ”

Yuan Shang smiled and raised his hand, motioned for Wang Ping to get up, and comforted: "Yuan believes in your ability and determination, I will let General Wang go to the barracks, and lead the soldiers of Bajun to return to the department, and after being appeased, I will set up a banquet for the general tonight to catch the wind and wash the dust!" ”

Wang Ping, under Yuan Shang's comfort and kindness, thanked Dade for going, and as soon as Fang came out of the tent, he saw a figure flash out of the barrier behind him, and take a closer look, it was no one else, it was Zhong Xuan.

Zhong Xuan stroked the beard on his chin, glanced deeply in the direction where Wang Ping disappeared, and said, "You reuse and activate the general Wang Ping, with the intention of using the Brazilian soldiers for your own use in the shortest possible time?" ”

Yuan Shang nodded and said, "This method is risky, but there is no way, Yan Xing's attack on Chang'an is very urgent, I don't have extra time to integrate these soldiers and horses, and now I can only use this trick to solve the disaster." ”

Zhong Xuan pondered for a while, nodded and said: "Even though Wang Ping can help you unify the military horses of the Brazilian ethnic minorities, the main force of the surrender army is still the Hanzhong ghost pawn under Zhang Lu...... What are you going to do about how to properly collect the ghost pawns in Hanzhong for your own use? Could it be that you still want to use Zhang Lu? ”

Yuan Shang shook his head and said, "Zhang Lu and Wang Ping's situation is completely different, as the sect leader, he has a lot of prestige and some ambitions, I must not use him......... Hanzhong ghost pawns, although I can't immediately subdue their military hearts, but I have a way to raise their morale to the highest in the shortest possible time, and make them hate Yan Xing deeply, and fight hard against the Xiliang rebels, so it may be useful! ”

"Oh?" When Zhong Xuan heard this, he suddenly became interested and asked, "If you don't immediately accept the hearts of the soldiers and horses in Hanzhong, can you arouse their hatred for Yan Xing and work for you?" Can there be such a way in the world? The old man is a little interested, let's talk about it! ”

“…………”

Yuan Shang took a deep breath, stood up, thought carefully for a while, and said, "Repeating the old tune, what is the fundamental reason why the ghost pawn army in Hanzhong was able to take refuge in me?" ”

Zhong Xuan thought for a while when he heard this, and said, "Because in front of the two armies, you have shown your intention not to strangle the Five Dou Mi Sect and respect the Dao Ancestor, and what you mean by your words is that you can expand the branch of the Wudou Mi Sect and carry it forward." ”

Yuan Shang nodded and said, "Yes, the biggest reason for these disciples to take refuge in me is because I can protect their faith, and under my rule, their faith can be preserved, they can advocate their own religion and their own righteousness, so that they have spiritual comfort and security...... Don't underestimate the belief thing, sometimes it can make people scary, it can make people stupid. ”

Zhong Xuan shook his head and said, "But the old man still doesn't understand what your intentions are?" Does this have anything to do with our current difficulties? ”

Yuan Shang smiled faintly, and laughed evilly.

"Of course, for the ghost soldiers in Hanzhong, I have preserved and respected their faith, and they thank me and surrender to me...... On the other hand, if Yan Xing insulted their faith, destroyed their gods, and trampled on the comfort of their hearts, what do you think they would do? ”

When Zhong Xuan heard this, he suddenly realized: "You want Yan Xing to go against the Five Doumi Sect and arouse the hearts of these sect members to completely break with it?" ”

Yuan Shang smiled: "Yes." ”

"............" (To be continued......)