This battle is equivalent to Zhang Chao's iron hooves completely stepping into the territory of Yongzhou, and it also indicates that another large state will become his sphere of influence.

Liu Beijun was defeated, Zhang Xiu was killed, and even Guan Yu was seriously injured, and for a time they were not able to meddle in the military affairs of Yongzhou and Xiliang. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhang Chao naturally wanted to recover these two states in one fell swoop.

It's just that in the face of Zhang Chao's smooth sailing in the west, in the territory of Sili, Cao Cao's army finally moved.

As the strongest prince in the past, Cao Cao would never allow anyone to surpass him. Zhang Chao captured Jizhou before, which made him feel great pressure, and this time he won again and again in the battle of Yongzhou, and even surrounded Zhuge Liang in Chang'an City (because of backward information, he didn't know that Zhang Chao had captured Chang'an City), which made him feel a great sense of threat.

only hated that he was fighting with Sun Quan, and Cao Cao himself couldn't make trouble for Zhang Chao for a while. He gave an order and arranged for his second son Cao Pi to lead an army of 200,000 to find an opportunity.

After Cao Pi got his father's order, he naturally wanted to behave well, and immediately called General Cao Zhen, who was close to him, and at the same time brought Sima Yi, who was trusted and dependent, and suddenly sent troops from Xiangcheng in Yuzhou to Liang County, and then raided to the front of the new city, and occupied it with lightning speed.

Speaking of which, although it has been occupied by Zhang Chao for a period of time, it has always been used as a frontline of war. For Zhang Chao, the north of Sili, that is, the boundary north of Luoyang, is naturally firmly in his hands. But for some cities to the south, he did not send any heavy troops to occupy them. First, his strength is limited, although he has a lot of troops, he also needs to defend a lot of places, and it is impossible to take care of everything so well. Second, once a war starts, he also needs to have enough space to prepare, and the new city is the place where he is ready to fight.

It's just that when the enemy arrives in Xincheng, that is the last line of defense, after all, it is not far from Luoyang.

The new city was occupied, and the headquarters of Xu Huang of the Fifth Army Corps who stayed in Luoyang City reported the war here to Zhang Chao, the lord of Yongzhou, while actively making defensive preparations, a large number of defensive items were focused, and many merchants and people who were doing farmland in the vicinity also gathered in Luoyang City.

People-oriented.

It's not just a slogan. Zhang Chao once issued a strict order that once the war period began, all the people under his rule could enter the city in advance and seek refuge.

It is precisely because of Zhang Chao's various policies that the total number of people under his rule is far higher than the number of other princes, which also makes him have more abundant capital when he wants to do something.

Luoyang City has started active combat preparedness and defense. Xu Huang, the commander of the Fifth Legion, stood on the tower of Luoyang City, and said to Xu Shu, the military advisor next to him, very confidently: "The military advisor is at ease, don't say that Cao Pi came with 200,000 people, it is 300,000, and we can't help it." ”

Standing on the tower of Luoyang City, looking at it from a distance, you can probably see the initial appearance of the military camp of Cao Jun in the distance.

Xu Shu looked at the enemy camp, frowned slightly, and said: "General Gongming, no matter what, don't be careless, I have written a letter to the lord, I believe that reinforcements will arrive soon, during this period, we just need to defend the city." ”

Cao Cao's army suddenly went north, which was both expected and unexpected. But no matter what, the sudden appearance of this army still gave Xu Shu great pressure, thinking that the lord had written to him more than once, telling him to defend Luoyang, the gateway to Cao Cao's north, he felt even more responsible.

"Please rest assured, I am just defending the city, and I will not take the initiative to attack, and no matter what plan the other party has, it will be unrealizable." Xu Huang smiled, but he looked relaxed.

"That's the best." Xu Shu nodded in approval. If it is only in terms of defense, with the tall and strong walls of Luoyang City, let alone 200,000 enemies, it is 300,000 or 400,000, and you don't want to take any advantage.

......

Xu Shu and Xu Huang put on a posture to defend the city, but what they didn't know was that the number of Cao's troops under Luoyang City was only 50,000. Most of the barracks were vacant, and even the tent that could sleep thirty soldiers now had only five or six people living in it.

The other 150,000 troops had already gone from Xincheng to the outside of Xin'an in the north of Hongnong County.

All this is exactly what Sima Yi put forward to Cao Pi.

After receiving an order from his father Cao Cao, Cao Pi found Sima Yi to discuss how to confront Zhang Chao.

At that time, Sima Yi explained his plan and outline, that is, to attack Liang County first, enter the new city, and then appear outside Luoyang with part of the troops feigning to attack the main force, forcing Xu Huang's five legions in the city not to dare to move at will, and at the same time, they had to ask Zhang Chao for help.

After that, the main force of the army moved to the Xiaowei Mountain outside Xin'an City and hid, just waiting for Zhang Chao's reinforcements to arrive, and then carry out a surprise attack.

Sima Yi's opinion was very clear, with their 200,000 horses, it was impossible to capture Luoyang, let alone the task of severely inflicting damage on Zhang Chao's army. The only way to change it is to kill Zhang Chao's vital forces is the best policy.

For Sima Yi's plan, Cao Pi gave approval. He also knew very well that Luoyang City was high and strong, and it was difficult to capture it. And he didn't bother to do something to attack the small city and loot property, so he chose to put the breaking point on the main force that Zhang Chaojun might come back to help.

Because Sima Yi had done a lot of reconnaissance work before, they also brought enough food and grain and grass on Xiaowei Mountain, so that they did not need to make any supplies down the mountain after entering the mountain, so that their movements were not known to anyone, and even the Tianyan organization, which was everywhere, did not find any abnormalities here. Of course, this is also the reason why no one could have imagined that such a large enemy army would enter their hinterland.

If it is an ordinary enemy army, once it enters the hinterland of Si Li, it must carry out looting. But Cao Pi can really suppress his temperament and do nothing, I have to say that under the polishing of his father Cao Cao, this son has really matured.

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Chang'an City.

The four legions gathered.

captured Chang'an City in one battle, defeated Liu Bei's 200,000 army, and even Zhang Xiu beheaded him, which is already a great achievement. They also proved to the world what kind of tragic end they would usher in once they provoked his Zhang Chao army.

Under the First World War, Zhang Chao was confident that Zhuge Liang would not have any war in a short period of time, and this battle severely damaged Liu Beijun's more than 400,000 troops, and these losses could only be replenished after a long time.

The siege of Chang'an, while severely inflicting heavy losses on Liu Bei's army, also proved that Zhang Chao's group began to get involved in the land of Yongzhou.

Chang'an City, where Zhuge Liang originally lived, has indeed become Zhang Chao's temporary residence at this moment. He walked around here at will, trying to feel what this generation of wise men would think and do when they worked here.

"My lord, the generals and military advisors have gathered." The head of the guard, Xu Chu, appeared in front of Zhang Chao in heavy armor and whispered.

"Okay." Zhang Chao nodded. The look of confidence on his face was completely revealed. As the main father, he needs to show his best side in front of his subordinates, only in this way will everyone believe in him, will they believe in him, and the whole group will achieve the effect of high-speed operation.

Xu Chu led the way, and Zhang Chao strode towards the main hall of the house.

"The lord has arrived." In the main hall, the generals and military advisors who were originally sitting on the horses, drinking fragrant tea and talking and laughing were chatting to themselves, after all, they won the battle, and seeing that Chang'an City fell into their hands, the entire Yongzhou will soon become their palms, how can this not make people happy? It was at this time that when I heard the voice of the lord, I put down the teacups in my hands one by one and stood up.

After a series of events over the years, it has long been proved that Zhang Chao's cultural and martial arts are superior. This time in the siege of Chang'an, he tried his best to reconsider, and relied on the prestige he had established to storm Chang'an in a "single-minded" way, which proved that he was right, which made the military advisors and generals who had opposed him dare not have any other different voices.

At this time, Zhang Chao can be said to have completely reached the strength of his words in the group. His decision made it impossible for others to oppose it in the slightest.

Unconsciously, when everyone faced Zhang Chao, they felt like they were facing an immovable mountain, and all they could do was to pry, but to look up.

With Xu Chu's shouting, Zhang Chao strode into the hall.

Facing Zhang Chao, who was dressed in white, the generals and military advisors involuntarily lowered their originally arrogant foreheads.

"Take a seat." Zhang Chao, who walked under the main seat, looked at everyone in the hall with gentle eyes, and said with a smile.

"Thank you, Lord." Everyone clenched their fists and spoke respectfully, followed by the sound of butts falling on their seats.

After everyone sat down, Zhang Chao stretched out his hand and took the four secret letters from Xu Chu's hand, and said slowly: "Everyone, what I have in my hand are four letters, and there is all the news about our current battle situation, and I now inform you that you know." ”

With a move of his hand, the first letter was taken out, "This is the news sent back by General Lu Bu, after Wei Yanxin's defeat, Guan Yu was seriously injured and fled, and the eldest son Guan Ping was killed, and now General Lu has led people to Xiping County, Liangzhou, or it won't be long before he can reach Poqiang City, where he will meet General Ma Chao, the eldest son of Ma Teng, and General Pang De, another heavy general of Xiliang." ”