Chapter 426: Soldiers Descend on the City
Xu Jin was killed in battle, 100,000 Liang troops either surrendered or fled, and Fufeng County fell into the hands of the Zhou army.
On the bright side, after entering this Yongzhou, there are already hundreds of thousands of Zhou troops. Among them, except for the hundreds of thousands of troops under Yang Xian and the Liangzhou army that served in the service, the rest were all surrendered by the Liang army.
These hundreds of thousands of troops were distributed on the vast Guanzhong Plain and consumed a huge amount of grain every day. Fortunately, Meng Qing offered Cangqiu City, and the food stored in it was enough to supply.
The troops of the Zhou army had already advanced into the outskirts of Haojing, and after the news of Cangqiu City came out, the Huan clan of Shendu reacted immediately.
Meng Qing's devotion frustrated Huan Qi's scheme, but no matter what, he would not treat Hojing into Yang Xian's hands. At the moment when the Huan clan got the news, Huan Qi finally stopped being as leisurely as he had been, and ordered the Liang army of Bingzhou, Shendu, and Nanyang to march towards Yongzhou.
However, it was too late, and the general Zhu Jian had always been known for his light illness, but when he crossed the Huoshan Pass with 20,000 righteous soldiers and entered Hedong County in Yongzhou, what was waiting for him was the waterfront that had already been blocked.
In the middle of the great river, the water guards swim. Tang Dafu's naval army blocked the shore mouth, and Zhu Jian could only look at the river and sigh.
Chu Lian stormed Shangguan day and night, but Tong Gu was stationed there, and the Liang army in Nanyang found nothing except for dropping hundreds of corpses every day.
Yang Chun captured the peach forest, Qin Feng's iron cavalry was stationed at the ancient pass of Chongguan, and under the offensive of the Zhou army, Hojing completely became a lonely city.
The goshawk circled the sky, and the army passed through the Weishui countryside and marched towards Hojing.
The huge outline of the city in the distance came into view, and the six Vajra figurines pushed four-wheeled carts and slowly walked on the road in the countryside.
"How is Yang An's injury?"
Yang An and Xu Jin fought, the other party was killed in battle, and he was also seriously injured. And other generals, such as Jin Xin and Qin Feng, were regretting that they didn't get this opportunity.
Although Yang Xian didn't understand what these generals were thinking, Yang An was obviously unable to control the Zhichong Army for the time being. Therefore, Yang Xian could only take the Zhichong Army with him.
Advancing by land and water, men, horses, and supplies are constantly heading towards Hojing, and the soldiers on the front line have set up outpost camps for encirclement.
Hojing is a large city with a population of hundreds of thousands, and it is the Xijing of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If the average person walks on foot, it takes four or five hours to walk from south to north. It's just that at this moment, Hokyo is also a city with empty troops.
Most of Yongzhou's troops were staked in Cangqiu City, and with the advance of the Zhou army under Cangqiu City, most of the cities in Yongzhou had surrendered, and the tens of thousands of troops in the Shendu were obviously not enough to defend this city.
In fact, after Yang Chun, Tong Gu, Tang Dafu, Qin Feng and other generals successively blocked the reinforcements of the Liang army, and Hojing became an isolated city, Yang Xian did not immediately send troops to advance, but left enough time for the forces in Hojing to understand the external situation at this time.
Yang Xian didn't believe that the ministers in the pickaxe capital would have the determination to rather break the jade than the whole thing, and he didn't believe that they would fight Zhou Jun to the end for Huan Qi.
At present, Yongzhou has been blocked, and Haojing has no foreign aid, if it is attacked with all its might, the Liang army will not be able to hold it. It won't be long before the city will be breached. But in this way, this city will be greatly damaged, which is not what Yang Xian wants to see.
The forces in the pickaxe capital, but if they want them to surrender without a fight, the most important thing is to look at Chang Yu, the governor of Yongzhou.
Although Chang Yu had to ask for mercy because of Meng Qing's surrender, he still had enough influence.
"Has Meng Qing already entered Hojing?"
"Yes!" Ma Xiaocui followed Yang Xian and followed unhurriedly, "My subordinates personally sent him into the pickaxe capital." This kid is very bold, obviously he has already obtained the throne, and he dares to go to the risk in person. ”
Hojing is so vast, it is difficult to take care of these tens of thousands of Liang troops alone. Although the Liang army had already blocked the city gate, the passage between the inside and outside of Hojing had not been completely cut off.
These passages have their own meaning of existence, and Liang Jun knows it, and he will not block it. Black and white, dignitaries and nobles, all hope to use these channels to do something at this critical juncture.
At least Yang Xian already knows that in the capital of Ho, many people of the Huan clan are either dependent on the forces of the Huan clan, and they are constantly transferring their property these days.
And the local forces in Yongzhou in the pickaxe capital city, unlike the Huan clan, many are watching.
With most of Yongzhou having surrendered, more and more local forces in Yongzhou are loyal, and these forces in the capital city are a little unmistaken.
On the one hand, those who have surrendered may still be related to them, and some may be close brothers. But because they were in the Liang army's camp, they had to be quite cautious, maybe one of them would be treated as a spy and lose their heads.
On the other hand, the Huan clan and the close forces attached to the Huan clan could escape at this moment, and they could choose to return to the Shendu or further away, but they couldn't.
They are very anxious, because except for people like Chang Yu, there is no need to worry, and the other characters who want to be the leading party all uphold the same truth.
The sooner you lead the way, the better it will be.
These people are not stupid and are well aware of the situation. Cangqiu, Yongzhou went out and was blocked, and Liang Jun actually had no power to return to heaven.
If Cangqiu was still in the hands of Liang Jun, they would not be in such a hurry.
It's like Meng Qing, who surrendered at that critical time and directly got a throne.
Yongzhou has a huge sphere of influence, and even if you can't eat meat in the early lead, you can get some soup and water. But if it's too late, then I'm afraid that in the end, I will only be able to see a big iron pot that has already been scraped and sheathed.
The Chang clan was originally a big clan in Yongzhou, in addition to the thousands of clansmen in the Shendu City now, there are many branches in this Yongzhou. Meng Qingdang has such a big tone, there is no reason why these people are behind him.
Yang Xian moved the handle of the fan in his hand slightly, noncommittal. The military discipline of the Zhou army was very good, at least the pedestrians on both sides did not immediately turn around and run when they saw the large army of the marching army.
Even, many of them poked their heads out and watched carefully.
In the area around Kuragaoka, this year's harvest was delayed due to the delay in farming work. Yang Xian ordered Cangqiu City to open the granary and put grain for the people nearby. As a result, the situation was quickly stabilized.
The four-wheeled vehicle moved slowly, and the pickaxe capital was close at hand. The three gates on the south side of the huge city were tightly closed, and the banners of the Liang army on the city walls were a little wilted.
This city is very quiet, Yang Xian closed his eyes, but he could still feel the turbulent tide wandering in the city at the moment.