Zhong Xuan, who was stationed in Chang'an, did not expect that Shangxian, Shangluo, Lantian and other cities would surrender without the slightest resistance, so that the Flame Army would come to Chang'an City without much effort.

It's okay for you to surrender, but you should be a little more reserved, can't you drag it out for a few days? Zhong Miao was also very helpless about the discipline of these officials.

In fact, he also knows that this is not a foreign invasion after all, if it is a foreign invasion, the officials of these cities will not surrender easily, but now is the era of princes competing for hegemony, these officials are also better than weasels, looking at the scale and formation of the Flame Army this time, the heart of resistance is extinguished, in this troubled era, the festival is really not worth a few dollars.

In fact, it is true that when resisting foreign invasions, the defenders can still be respected as national heroes by later generations, and during the period when the princes compete for hegemony and change the dynasty, if they fight to the death, how will later generations say that it is the winner and the queen and the loser Kou.

Zhong Xuan's official position at this time was to lead the lieutenant of the department as a waiter, and to supervise the various departments of Guanzhong.

The June breeze blew with a hint of coolness on the face, diluting some of the heat.

Outside the city of Chang'an, the 20,000 horses of the Flame Army, like a swept dark cloud, covering the sky and the sun, black and pressing, dense, horizontal, vertical, oblique, all are a straight line, neat and tidy, the team marches in unison, this momentum is used like a flood to the sky, it is daunting.

On the upper floor of Chang'an City, Zhong Xuan has also seen a big scene, but today he saw the momentum of the Flame Army outside the city, but it made him break out in a cold sweat on his forehead, This kind of military momentum, he has seen it for the first time, Although the soldiers and horses he has seen in the past also have a strict appearance, but compared to the 20,000 Flame Army outside the city, it is really a small thing.

Zhong Xuan wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, and gave an order: "Order, make a fire and boil water, prepare more arrows, rolling stones and sandalwood on the city tower, and transport gold juice under the city wall for emergencies!" ”

At this time, no one agreed.

Zhong Xuan turned his head to look, but found that the soldiers on the left and right sides were trembling one by one.

At this moment, he knew that the hearts of his soldiers had been shocked by the momentum of the Flame Army, and he was immediately furious: "Bold, my decree, why don't you promise?" ”

With that, he drew his sword and cut down a captain, and a stream of blood splattered out, and the other soldiers around him came to their senses and bowed down one after another.

Zhong Xuan put his sword into the sheath and shouted, "Get up, do as I tell you!" ”

A lieutenant said: "Governor, the enemy army is too strong, I only have 3,000 men, stubborn resistance to the end is tantamount to blocking the car with a mantis arm, a dead end, for the sake of all the soldiers and the people of the city, please give the Governor an order to surrender!" ”

Zhong Xuan's face turned pale, and he quickly drew his sword and was also cut by this captain, and blood splashed on him.

The surrounding defenders were all startled by Zhong Xuan's beheading of two lieutenants in a row, and no one dared to speak for a while.

Zhong Xuan said sharply: "The enemy army has not yet attacked the city, and you are scared of your courage, is it possible that all these years the army has eaten in vain?" The same head and two hands, what are you afraid of them doing? If they come up, you will stab them with spears. If anyone dares to surrender again, it should be like this! ”

Under Zhong Xuan's order, the defenders began to deploy the city defense, and all kinds of defending materials and resources were continuously transported from the city to the city wall and piled up.

Above and below the city, the enemy and the enemy stared at each other, and the atmosphere fell into unprecedented tension, and at some point, the sky was covered by dark clouds and overcast.

The wind began to blow in the air, and the Great Silk and the Banner were blown to the sound of hunting.

Qin Feng turned his head to look at the flag that was blown by the wind, and then looked up at the sky, his nose twitched, and there seemed to be a very strong water vapor in the air.

"There will be a torrential rain today, Mr. Wenhe, how do you think this battle should be fought?" Qin Feng asked.

Jia Xu turned his head and looked at Qin Feng suspiciously, so sure? Could it be that our cheap lord can still understand geography when he surveys the sky? He suppressed the doubts in his heart, thought for a while, and said: "Since there is a torrential rain, it is better to withdraw the army fifteen miles down the village first, and then come to attack the city after the torrential rain, the heavy rain in June will come and go quickly, and the ground will soon dry, but it will not be delayed for too long!" ”

Qin Feng nodded after listening, there must be rain today, I didn't learn anything else when I was a scout in the army in my previous life, and I partnered with a sniper as an observer, and I have accumulated considerable experience in looking at the wind direction, measuring wind speed, air humidity, and predicting the weather, although it is not 100% accurate, but it is also eight or nine.

This time the army is directly from Lantian to come, has not had time to go down to the village, if it rains later, the situation is a little bad, or first go down to the village so that the soldiers can have a place to shelter from the rain, but also to protect the grain and grass, once the heavy rain wets the grain, it is not fun.

He immediately ordered: "The whole army retreats fifteen miles and chooses to go to the underground village!" ”

The army slowly retreated, the ground shook like a mountain between the movements, and the dust rose to the sky, and the defenders on the city wall could see that their faces were as earth-colored as they were, and their hands trembled.

When the flag of the Flame Army disappeared on the horizon, the defenders on the city tower were all wet as if they had been fished out of the water, and many of them sat directly on the ground, limp and weak.

Seeing this situation, Zhong Xuan was very worried.

Qin Feng had just set up the camp with a large group of men and horses, and there was lightning and thunder in the sky, and the wind was howling, and many sergeants stood in the middle of the camp and spread their arms to blow the wind and cool off.

Because of the strict military discipline, there was no order from the top to allow the sergeants to take off their armor, and no one dared to take off their armor without permission to cool off.

In an instant, the downpour fell, and the sergeants ran into the tents, and the slower sergeants were more or less drenched.

For a time, the camp was empty except for sentries and patrols.

When the rain falls, the dust in the air is quickly filtered out, and when the heat wave subsides, it turns into hot steam at first, and soon it becomes cool, and the ground soon becomes wet, and the rain flows lower into the dug drainage ditch, and the rainwater from the drainage ditch flows lower.

Standing at the door of the big tent, Qin Feng smelled the fragrant smell of earth and grass in the air with his hands behind his back, when it was raining heavily, the sky kept flashing with thunder, thunder bursts, and sometimes a sudden explosion spread overhead, which could startle people.

Jia Xu's voice came from behind him: "How many soldiers' lives do you think you can exchange for Chang'an City?" ”

Qin Feng said: "Nonsense, naturally the less the better, if you can do it without spending a single soldier, it is the best!" If you have a plan to take Chang'an without killing one person, I will take your first credit! ”