originally thought that the city was going to be broken, and even he was ready to withdraw his troops to Xiping County. It's not that he's afraid of death, but that the eldest son Ma Chao is still in the city, and he hasn't been able to participate in the war because of his injuries.

Pang De is not afraid of death, but the eldest prince must not have an accident, this is the hope of Xiliang in the future.

Because of this, Pang De was ready to guard the city in the afternoon today, and in the evening he took advantage of the moonlight to withdraw from the city with thousands of soldiers. But who would have thought that Guan Yu would withdraw his troops.

This time the withdrawal was very sudden, even Pound was unprepared, but at the same time he was a little excited. After all, in the face of a city at your fingertips, if the enemy army doesn't want it, it will only be a problem, that is, there is a situation in Guan Yu's rear.

It is said that after analyzing this point, the most important thing to do is to gather the troops and horses, kill them, and take advantage of the enemy's retreat to chase and fight, so that there may be a big victory.

It's just that Pang De, who only has 5,000 capable soldiers in his hands, really doesn't dare to gamble. If this is Guan Yu's trap, wouldn't it be a self-trap.

But in any case, Guan Yu's withdrawal is a good thing, and immediately Pang De ordered two thousand soldiers to guard the city gate, and the other soldiers hurried to rest.

Guan Yu withdrew his troops from Poqiang City, and on the other side, Dong Zhuo's department, after Fa Zheng received Zhuge Liang's letter, also came to the tent in a hurry, "King Yong, things are not good." ”

"Oh, Mr. Xiaozhi is here, hehe, these are a few dancing girls I just found, and we just happened to enjoy it together." Dong Zhuo, who was half-collapsed on the big chair, was eating the fruit in front of him, and he smiled at Fa Zheng who had entered the tent.

Seeing that Dong Zhuo was still enjoying the song and dance here at this time, Fa Zheng gave an evaluation in his heart, that is, this person is not enough to make great things. It's just that now I still need the help of the other party, and these words can't be declared.

"King Yong, we need to send troops to Chang'an right now." Fa Zheng did not sit down, but stepped forward in a few steps to the opposite of Dong Zhuo, who was half-collapsed there, and said loudly.

Thinking that Fazheng was here, seeing that it was the old thing again, Dong Zhuo smiled and said: "Filial piety, didn't I say it?" The mobilization of troops is a major event, and I need to think about it carefully. ”

Since that day when Fa Zheng said that he would send troops to Chang'an, Dong Zhuo has not moved. Why was Zhuge Liang besieged and asked him to save him. When we first talked about the alliance, there was no such condition. After saying that, if he can see Liu Bei and Zhang Chao fighting a big battle, both defeated, he hopes very much, then there is no reason to send troops.

Dong Zhuo has been procrastinating. Now that he saw that Fa Zheng had brought it up again, he couldn't afford to delay it under the pretext of thinking about it again.

In normal times, when Dong Zhuo said this, Fa Zheng would not be able to say anything. After all, soldiers belong to other people, and it is up to them to decide whether to send them or not. But now that Zhuge Liang has sent a letter and started to ask for help, it can't be delayed for a moment.

At that moment, Fa Zheng took a step forward and said: "King Yong, now is not more than usual, Chang'an City is afraid that it will not be able to hold it." And once we can't hold it there, I'm afraid our back road will be cut off. ”

Fa Zheng suddenly took a step forward, Dong Zhuo was still a little displeased, thinking to himself that this person was so smart, why was he so ignorant of advance and retreat now. I just wanted to scold to show my majesty, but when I suddenly heard this, the person was so shocked that he sat up from the chair. "What did you say?"

"I said that Chang'an City will not be able to hold it, and Zhang Chao's army will attack the city." Fa Zheng was indeed speaking in an anxious tone at this moment.

Hearing that it was really like this, Dong Zhuo's face became ugly at this moment. He waved his hand first, and immediately the dancing girls in the tent and some other subordinate ministers all withdrew. When only the two of them were left, he asked, "Mr. Xiaozhi, what happened?" Doesn't it say that the walls of Chang'an are tall, easy to defend and difficult to attack? ”

Obviously, Dong Zhuo at this meeting still didn't believe the news that Chang'an City was in danger. In his opinion, such a city is guarded by 200,000 people, and it will be quite difficult to capture it.

"Hey, it is said that the offensive of this Zhang Chaojun is very fast, and relying on the advantage of the number of soldiers, although Chang'an City has not been captured, it is indeed in danger. It's just that I received a letter from the military advisor, if we don't send troops to fight, it is likely that the city will not be able to be saved, in that case, Zhang Chao's army can grow straight into our back, and in the meantime, we will face the danger of being attacked by Ma Teng and Zhang Chao on both sides. ”

Fa Zheng spoke in a hurry, in fact, in his heart. He understands Zhuge Liang as a person, and he knows very well that even such a person has sent a distress letter, presumably the situation will be very unoptimistic.

Hearing that Chang'an City had not been captured, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. As long as the city is not captured, he has not yet fallen into danger, which proves that there is still a choice at this moment.

"Mr. Xiaozhi, then according to your opinion, if we attack Ma Teng now, will we enter Xiliang and occupy there?" Dong Zhuo asked. Obviously, he also has his own analysis, which is to forge a path. As long as he is allowed to enter Xiliang, with the depth of the territory there, it will not be an overnight thing for Zhang Chao to deal with him.

Listening to this time, Dong Zhuo was still fighting his own Xiao Jiujiu, not wanting to collide head-on with Zhang Chao, Fa Zheng couldn't help but shake his head angrily, "King Yong, not to mention whether we can defeat Ma Teng now, just what if we defeat it, if we don't solve Zhang Chao, even if we occupy Xiliang, it will be a long-term solution." ”

"Hmm. What Mr. Xiaozhi said is very true. Then let's do it, I arranged for the general stationed in Jincheng to go to Chang'an to rescue, what do you think? Dong Zhuo seemed to nod and asked Fa Zheng.

"Only 100,000 horses? I'm afraid it's not enough. After hearing this, Fa Zheng first analyzed it, and indeed shook his head slightly.

"Hey, didn't I say arrange for them to go first? Then I'll take the army there, what do you think? Dong Zhuo was indeed smiling at the moment.

The so-called talk is better than nothing, no matter what, it was also arranged for 100,000 troops to go first, hearing this, Fa Zheng could only nod first and said: "Even so, please give an order to King Yong quickly." It's just that the 300,000 horses we have here must also act quickly. Otherwise, I'm afraid that those 100,000 people won't be able to involve too much of Zhang Chao's energy at all. ”

"Mm-hmm, rest assured." Dong Zhuo smiled and nodded in agreement. Subsequently, he issued an order, ordering General Li Yuan, who was stationed in Jincheng, to send troops to Chang'an as soon as possible to relieve the siege of Zhuge Liang.

Li Yuan is the younger brother of Dong Zhuo's famous general Li Su (who died in battle), and he is also a person who has learned martial arts since he was a child and has some skills. After receiving the order, he hurried towards the direction of Chang'an City.

It's just that Chang'an City is closer to Sili and farther away from Xiliang, even if Guan Yu and Li Yuan want to support, they will have to walk for several days. And in the past few days, Chang'an City has become very dangerous.

Fortunately, Zhuge Liang had long known that these reinforcements could not arrive at one time, so he immediately wrote to Zhang Ren, who was on standby in Weixing County, Jingzhou, asking him to come to Yongzhou with the 200,000 troops there to stand by and be able to respond at any time.

Zhuge Liang finally began to mobilize troops and horses under the forced situation. And about these news, the members of Tianyan also reported to him after summarizing it.

Hearing that so many troops began to be mobilized, Zhang Chao couldn't help but laugh out loud in the tent.

This is exactly what Zhang Chao wants.

Concentrating troops to attack Chang'an, in the eyes of many people, is not a wise move, just because all this is led by Zhang Chao, and it is difficult for others to say something. But now it seems that the situation has begun to develop in its favor.

Why did Zhang Chao storm Chang'an City, in addition to being afraid of Zhuge Liang and wanting to destroy it, there is also an important point, that is, Zhang Chao did not dare to rush forward lightly. After all, there are too many enemies around, and although it seems that he is now strong, there are also too many places that need to be defended, and the troops he can mobilize are also limited.

Not to mention, there is still a neighboring Cao Cao in the south? Although it is said that this person is now waging war against Sun Jian, it must not be that he has dispatched all his strength, maybe he will come up and bite after waiting for a problem with his own troop transfer.

In the face of crises everywhere, Zhang Chao could only fight steadily, and attacking Chang'an City was the safest way.

Only Zhang Chao himself knows what kind of combat power the first army has that has been trained for a long time, and what kind of confidence it has in capturing Chang'an City. That's why all difficulties were overcome and the siege battle began.

Now it seems that everything is according to his own plan, and even if this is the case, then he must arrange it well. "Someone, inform the four legion commanders, let them slow down the siege, and rest well. He also informed General Lu Bu and asked him to prepare to meet the enemy. This time, we have worked hard for a long time, and it depends on him whether we can win or not. ”

As soon as the order was given, someone naturally conveyed it, and Ji'er passed it to the big tent of Lu Bu, the commander of the vanguard legion.

These days, the first, fourth, sixth, and seventh legions are all storming Chang'an, and the vanguard legions can only watch from the sidelines, which makes Lu Bu very anxious.

Even he went to Zhang Chao more than once to ask for battle. But all of them were refused, only saying that most of his army was cavalry and was not suitable for siege warfare.

In this regard, Lu Bu was naturally unconvinced. In the previous battle of Xinfeng City, but he took the lead in rushing to the city tower with the vanguard legion, so how can it be said that he is not suitable?