Soldiers are a major matter of the country. No one else should speak falsely, nor should he meddle at will. Obviously, Zhang Chao understands this very thoroughly. Therefore, it is difficult for others to interfere with him when it comes to sending troops.

Not to mention, this time Zhang Chao was on the front line, just under Chang'an City, he had to transfer food, so he was naturally ready for a big war.

Even if Zhang Chao has made a decision, how can they interfere casually. Thinking of this, Guo Jia couldn't help but sigh and said, "Brother Lu, I am as worried about this matter as you, but presumably the lord is determined to make it, and it is not so easy to change." ”

"Oh, is that what Brother Guo meant? In that case, why don't we join a petition and ask the lord to change his mind? Lu Su said with a moving expression. Obviously, he still has some confidence in persuading Zhang Chao.

"This... Alright then, let's go together. Guo Jia saw that Lu Su was so persistent, so he agreed. After all, he himself didn't want to see the result of storming Chang'an City and losing his strength. I was worried before, but I didn't say anything, but it was just out of trust in Zhang Chao. But as a military advisor, it is within the scope of reasonable functions to put forward his own opinions, even if the lord sees that he doesn't like it, there shouldn't be anything difficult for them.

After Lu Su and Guo Jia reached a consensus, they then ran around the city to appeal, but soon contacted some other ministers and began to prepare a joint letter.

While preparing, Lu Su also did not dare to miss the errand, the grain and grass were preparing one by one, and according to what Zhang Chao wrote in the book, Huang Zhong, the commander of the second army, personally led the troops to Chang'an City.

It is also reasonable to send heavy troops to escort grain and grass. After all, on the periphery of Yongzhou, it is the territory of Cao Cao and Liu Bei, if you don't prepare enough, the grain and grass will be robbed, and this battle will not have to be fought.

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Under the city of Chang'an. The siege has begun.

First, a three-day onslaught of a modified giant catapult.

As a result, Chang'an City, which originally looked very strong, became scarred, and even collapsed in several places. Three days later, the next thing was the onslaught of the armies of the four legions.

Speaking of onslaught, it is not an exaggeration at all, the four army commanders were called to Zhang Chao's account, and he just said one sentence, no matter what method is used, which army enters the city first is the first achievement.

Zhang Chao gave such an order, which revealed the meaning of not interfering with what other legions were doing. This makes the four who come here excited, and this is definitely a good time for them to show off their talents, and it is also a chance to perform at their best.

Immediately, the four corps commanders were ordered to retreat, and then each gathered his division commanders and regiment commanders to make preparations.

That is, on the fourth day of the siege, all the catapults were withdrawn, and the siege vehicles were replaced with ladders as the vanguard.

It was only the first day of the siege, and the four legions all invested a lot of troops, and when they looked down from the Chang'an City Tower, they saw that the four sides were densely packed with figures.

The generals guarding the city on all sides looked at this formation, and their scalps were also a little numb. Doesn't this seem to be completely inconsistent with what the military advisor said before, the other party is just acting like a show? It's really going to be a siege.

It's just that if you defend the city, of course, you have to go all out. Zhang Fei and other generals also quickly arranged troops to go up to the city tower to defend the city, and at the same time personally participated in the battle to protect the city.

One side attacked fiercely, one side defended, and a bloody battle began in Chang'an City, just one day, and the city and the city were full of blood, and the bloody atmosphere was soaring.

After a day's siege, statistics show that more than 20,000 defenders of Chang'an City were killed and wounded, and Zhang Chao's army was killed and wounded more than 40,000 people.

Looking at this result, Zhang Fei couldn't sit still, and went straight to Zhuge Liang's mansion in the city from the top of the city tower.

"Three generals." Entering the mansion, there were soldiers shouting respectfully all the way, Zhang Fei did twist the two sharp eyebrows together, just nodded slightly, and strode into the main hall.

At this time, Zhuge Liang had already been sitting in a high position, perhaps he had already guessed that Zhang Fei was coming.

"Third General, please take a seat." Looking at Zhang Fei with an anxious face, Zhuge Liang smiled, and then pointed to the prepared chair in front of him.

Zhang Fei nodded and sat down, but his butt had just sat down, and the eager voice came out, "Military advisor, in just one day, we lost more than 20,000 people, so it seems that Zhang Chao is not pretending, but really going to storm Chang'an City." ”

The statistics were also sent to Zhuge Liang. This was also somewhat unexpected.

I thought that Zhang Chao would not storm Chang'an City, which would not be of much benefit to him. You know, if you are willing to lay down this hard bone, you will not be able to break a few teeth.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang had told Zhang Fei and others before that Zhang Chao was surrounding Chang'an City, and he should have other plans. It's just out of duty that people are ordered to symbolically defend the city. But who would have thought that this siege would be so violent?

Let's not talk about how many casualties Zhang Chao's army has, just talking about his own army, 20,000 people were killed and wounded in one day, doesn't that mean that if you continue to fight at this speed, you can capture Chang'an City in ten days?

Zhuge Liang also felt shocked by this, and at the same time began to think about what Zhang Chao was doing this for? Is it just for a Chang'an city?

If it is for Chang'an City, it can be completely besieged but not attacked, as long as it takes a long time, or even one to two years later, there is a shortage of water and food in the city, it can also be broken. Is it necessary to mobilize the crowd so much? He heard that when attacking the city today, Zhang Chao's soldiers rushed to him without his life, and he didn't mean to be polite at all.

Zhuge Liang was a little puzzled, but he still didn't think that Zhang Chao just paid such a big capital for a Chang'an City, isn't it worth it no matter how you look at it? Although Chang'an City is also one of the ancient capitals of the Han Dynasty, after all, it is now occupied by itself, and the money has long been gone, so what is the great value?

Even if Luoyang City has already become under Zhang Chao's power, it has not necessarily been reused, so what is the plan for capturing Chang'an City?

Zhuge Liang was very puzzled. It was precisely because he was puzzled that he did not think of the best way to solve the crisis in front of him.

Now in Yongzhou and Xiliang, a total of four princes have mobilized troops, adding up to more than two million troops from all over the world. It is conceivable that if the final victory is achieved here, it will be equivalent to a great advantage. It is even equivalent to the results that can be accumulated after ten years of less struggle, which is destined to take the first step with caution and caution.

If you are not careful, you will lose all the games. Such a possibility is not out of the question.

Knowing the importance of the battle situation, Zhuge Liang had to plan even more before acting.

Seeing Zhang Fei so anxious now, of course he couldn't learn it, but just comforted him, "Third general, this is just the first day of siege, and I can't see anything, I think I'm still waiting." ”

"Wait? What the military advisor means is that it is likely that Zhang Chao still wants to feint, just to attract the second brother to return, or does he hope that we can send troops in Yizhou? "Zhang Fei is not a stupid person, otherwise he would not have become a general, and he would not have won so many battles in history.

"Yes, just take a closer look." Zhuge Liang nodded emphatically.

For a long time, or since Zhuge Liang came to Liu Bei's side, the strength of this group has begun to expand. This also made him respected enough, that is, even Zhang Fei was very respected. Now seeing what he said, he said: "Okay, now that the military advisor knows it, we will rest assured." Then the battle is enough, we are here, and with Zhang Chao's men, we can't attack it for the time being. ”

Zhang Fei, who is not afraid of war, met Zhuge Liang because he was worried about what conspiracy the other party had, even if the military advisor was so calm, he could rest assured. Isn't it just war? In other words, he Zhang Fei has never been afraid.

Zhang Fei left, leaving Zhuge Liang to sit in the hall by himself, and his originally stretched brows were unconsciously twisted together. At this moment, he had to admit that in the face of Zhang Chao, he really couldn't analyze what the other party thought. If you don't get what the other party thinks, you won't be able to make the right and advance preparations for the next step

Zhang Chao's military tent.

He also saw the statistics of the day's fighting, and saw that there were 40,000 casualties, and he felt a little distressed in his heart. But there is no way, once it will be successful, if you want to build a new country, you need to pay countless lives in exchange.

Or it can be said that the people who die in battle today are just so that more people can die less in the future, and in general, it is still worth it.

Zhang Chao, who was sitting on the big chair, was closing his eyes to recuperate. He is now also analyzing what Zhuge Liang is thinking about and what he is going to do. What he did, he shouldn't have seen it yet, maybe except for himself, no one will be sure that he is going to capture Chang'an City.

"Zhuge Liang, if I can solve you this time, it will be nothing to lose some strength." Thinking silently in his heart, a killing intent flashed on Zhang Chao's face with his eyes closed.

The night passed, and the next morning, the siege continued.

Compared with yesterday's siege, today is even better, especially the fourth, sixth, and seventh army corps, which suffered heavy losses in yesterday's siege, and today when attacking the city, they are more well-prepared.

It also belongs to Zhang Chao's legions, but their respective strengths are different.

It's like Xu Huang's department of the Fifth Legion.

In contrast, they are more adept at defending cities. In the early days, their battlefield was in the land of Huguan, and what they practiced was how to defend this level.

For example, the Seventh Legion, because they had traveled thousands of miles to the north and entered the hinterland of Xianbei and Xiongnu, they were more adept at cavalry warfare and raids.