Chang'an City was broken, and most of the Guanzhong was recovered.

After that, the soldiers of Cao's army fled to the rear, and Xu Huang and Zhu Ling gathered the defeated soldiers, abandoned the south of the Wei River, and retreated to Tongguan.

Cao Zhen of Lantian Valley judged the situation and knew that it would be a dead end if he continued to hold on, so he burned the stored grain, fled into Zheng County from the path north of Lantian Valley, and joined Xu Huang and Zhu Ling to go to Tongguan for defense.

Shen Chen did not chase after him, although he harvested the materials of Chang'an City, but the soldiers besieged Chang'an for half a year, the people were sleepy and the morale was not high, so they needed a short rest.

What's more, he also has to pass the news to Liu Bei immediately, now after opening the Wuguan channel, Guanzhong and Nanyang will be completely connected, and there will be no need to travel long distances from Hanzhong to transport grain in the future, which is a good thing for Liu Bei Group.

So when Huang Zhong's troops occupied Lantian Valley and made contact with the Han army in the direction of Shangluo, the news was quickly sent to Nanyang from the Wuguan Pass, and then to the front line by Nanyang Taishou Zhou Budo in Wancheng.

At present, Zhou Budo is responsible for the transportation of grain and grass in the rear in Nanyang, his talent and ability are quite good, he is an excellent handsome talent, and he should be able to get better command opportunities.

However, it is better for an experienced old man to accept a war like this, so he still needs a certain amount of time to precipitate and grow.

May 9, Dingling.

Today, Liu Bei's group of more than 100,000 troops occupy the western part of Yingchuan and Runan, which is almost the area of Xuchang City, Zhoukou City, Luohe City and Pingdingshan City in Henan Province in later generations.

There are more than 10 large and small camps, which are mainly concentrated in Changshe, Yanling, Fugou and other places, and the camps stretch for dozens of miles, and the flags cover the sky and the sun.

The front-line commander is not Zhang Fei, but Pang Tong and Fa Zheng, several major strategists Jia Xu is already old, and his health has not been good recently, and he is now recuperating in Xiangyang, Zhuge Liang is in Xiangyang to allocate grain and grass materials, and Xu Shu is in the rear army.

Therefore, Liu Bei was accompanied by several servants as staff officers, such as Ma Liang, Yang Yi, Dong He, Jiang Wan, Huang Quan, Zheng Du, etc., in addition to these people, there were also Jiangdong scholars such as Zhuge Ke and Lu Xun.

The Jiangdong Shi clan joined the latest and had the lowest status, but Zhuge Ke and Lu Xun were already talented, so they were gradually promoted by Liu Bei, and they are currently serving as waiters by their side.

At this moment, in the tent of the main camp of the Han army in the area of Fenqiu in the north of Dingling City, a smell of medicine wafted.

Liu Bei sat on the edge of the eucalyptus, draped in a black silk robe, and held an official document in his hand. His hair was already crane hair, his temples were gray, his face was slightly poor, he coughed from time to time, and he was obviously not in good health.

He has been dead for four years in history, and now he has lived four more years, and it seems that he has changed his life.

But no matter what, at this age, the old body is something that cannot be changed by man.

He is sixty-seven years old this year, which is almost a long life expectancy in this era, and his physical functions have been seriously reduced.

A little wind chill can be fatal.

It just so happened that the rainy season in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River had not changed recently, and the weather had not become cold, and even a little stuffy, but the heavy rain in the rainy season also made his old injuries attack and his body was very uncomfortable.

Therefore, since more than two months ago, he did not go to Changshe and Yanling to inspect the front line, but has been staying in the Dingling Linying area to recuperate.

In the past two days, the rain has been much lighter, and the slanting wind and drizzle gently blew the curtain outside the tent, making a small knocking sound, and the footsteps of the soldiers patrolling outside the camp are clearly visible.

"Your Majesty."

At this time, Ma Liang and others suddenly walked in and bowed their hands to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was a little surprised to see their sudden visit.

Because they are not simple staff officers, they wear many hats, such as Ma Liang and Yang Yi are in charge of logistics and heavy deployment, and Dong He and Huang Quan are in charge of some soldiers and horses, so when there is no meeting, they will perform their own duties.

Now that he suddenly came to visit, there must be something, at that moment Liu Bei put down the official document in his hand, tightened the robe on his body a little, pushed the pale hair on his right sideburn behind his ear, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Ma Liang smiled and arched his hand and said: "Just now the rear came to report, the majority of the capital governor Meng attacked Chang'an, successfully broke the city gate, captured Zhong Xuan, beheaded Xiahou Mao, Guanzhong won a great victory, and we recovered Chang'an." ”

"Huh?"

Liu Bei was surprised at first, and then patted the table with great joy and said, "Great, Xiaoqing actually recovered Chang'an, cough cough cough." ”

When he was excited, he coughed violently and had to cover his mouth with a handkerchief.

"Your Majesty."

Everyone hurriedly stepped forward to be concerned.

"I'm fine."

Liu Bei waved his hand with a flushed face, and said with a cough: "Guanzhong has been recovered, and my Han has returned to the old capital, Xiaoqing has done too well in this matter, and I am so happy for a while." ”

Ma Liang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty still has to take care of your body first, the doctor said that Your Majesty should not be happy and sad, and the minister also decided to tell Your Majesty after discussing this matter with many colleagues, otherwise, the minister is willing to hide it for a while, otherwise I am afraid that Your Majesty will be happy and hurt your body." ”

"Huh."

Liu Bei's old face showed a smile and said, "How could such a happy event hurt my body?" It will only make my spirit more strong, and now that we have recaptured the old capital, we have inspired people's hearts, and I have recovered the world, and the wish of Sanxing Yanhan has gone further. ”

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty."

"For example, today we have recaptured two-thirds, leaving only Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Huainan and Youyan, Your Majesty, Sanxing Dahan, just around the corner."

"Recently, the general in the direction of Huainan is also attacking Hefei, Cao Xiu is afraid that Hefei will lose, and he rushed to help, the general has fought with Cao Xiu several times, and has the upper hand, maybe it won't be long before Huainan and other places will be recovered."

Everyone stepped forward one after another to congratulate Liu Bei.

It's just because this battle is so exciting.

The capture of Chang'an brought Liu Bei's group far more than opening up the Wuguan Pass, or occupying a deserted Guanzhong within a radius of thousands of miles.

The Chinese nation is not called the Zhou people and the Qin people, but the Han people, because before the Qin, the land of China was not unified.

The rebellion at the end of Qin was also a rebellion launched by the descendants and nobles of the six royal families under the banner of restoring the Six Kingdoms.

Some people in later generations thought that Qin Shi Huang was a tyrant and Liu Bang was an old rascal, and they were not good emperors, not as great as the later founding emperors.

However, in fact, the exploits of Qin Shi Huang and Liu Bang should be among the best in Chinese history, even the later Liu Xiu, Li Shimin, and Zhu Yuanzhang are far inferior to them in terms of great merits.

Because if it weren't for the two of them, then China would not be a continuous unified dynasty, but a division into dozens of large and small countries like Europe.

Especially Xiang Yu.

Some people think that Xiang Yu is a big hero.

But in fact, Xiang Yu was the main leader of the restoration of the Six Kingdoms.

If he defeats Liu Bang, then the history of the Han Dynasty will be another Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and China does not know when it will be unified.

Therefore, the greatest merit of Qin Shi Huang and Liu Bang is to summarize and integrate this land early, turning the people of different countries into a unified nation, and making the Qin people, Qi people, Han people, Zhao people, Wei people, Chu people, and Yan people become Han people.

Qin Shi Huang was a pioneer, but he maintained a semblance of unity for only fifteen years. Although Liu Bang was a latecomer, he made the reunification last for 210 years with only the experience of 15 years ago.

It is precisely these more than 200 years that have completely integrated the Han people, coupled with the second revival of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, since then the concept of the unification of the Han people has been deeply rooted in the bones.

It can be said that the significance of the two Han Dynasty is very important to the entire Chinese nation, and without the Qin and Han dynasties, there would be no Chinese nation.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, the Western Han Dynasty, as the first empire to be unified for more than 200 years, also had an unusual status and significance in the minds of the Han people.

Especially after Liu Xiu reinvigorated the Yan Han Dynasty, the argument that the Mandate of Heaven was in the Han Dynasty lasted for many years, even after the Yellow Turban and the Princes' Rebellion, Cao Cao did not dare to usurp the throne even if he was so powerful.

Therefore, as the capital of the Western Han Dynasty, Chang'an naturally bears its glorious history of more than 200 years. In the hearts of the people, it is the existence of Luoyang, the eastern capital.

Therefore, Shen Chen's capture of Chang'an and the third Han dynasty in the south once again had the old capital, and the political significance far outweighed the substantive benefits.

This will undoubtedly be an exciting thing for the Han people in the south.

"I want to tell the world about it."

Hearing everyone's congratulations, Liu Bei was also very happy, looked around, and finally fixed his eyes on Ma Liang and said: "Ji Chang, you immediately send the news back to Xiangyang, inform the prime minister, and let him write it in the Di newspaper, it is best to write an article in person, so that the people of the world know that we have recovered Chang'an." ”

Ma Liang arched his hand and said, "Yes." ”

"Ahem, ahem."

After finishing speaking, Liu Bei coughed a few times and asked: "Now that Chang'an has recovered, it should be more than news, did Xiaoqing send me a letter, and what is his plan?" ”

Ma Liang replied: "The Governor of Dadu said that although Guanzhong was recovered, the remnants of the enemy still retreated to Tongguan. Tongguan was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and his soldiers were exhausted and needed to rest for a while before they could continue the attack. ”

"Well, that's natural."

Liu Bei nodded, he had led his troops to fight for many years, so he naturally knew how much it would cost to besiege a large city for half a year like this.

Not only the loss of food, grass and ordnance, but also the morale and morale of the soldiers.

Before, everyone was nervous and had been attacking Chang'an, but now after Chang'an City was broken, the tense nerves of the soldiers were relaxed all of a sudden, and the mood would be much happier, but the corresponding fighting spirit would also drop a lot.

If a new war is started, the nerves that have just been relaxed will become tense again, and it will deal a big blow to the psychology and will of the soldiers.

Therefore, if you look at ancient wars, you can see that after a large-scale war, the troops often have to rest for a period of time before they can continue to fight, not to replenish food, grass and equipment, etc., but to give the soldiers a period of relaxation, and not let them be in a tense environment all the time.

Yang Yi said: "Your Majesty, Guanzhong is recovered, and we can connect with Chang'an through Wuguan, wait for a while, and after the Metropolitan Governor rests, maybe the Metropolitan Governor can come to Nanyang from Wuguan to help us." ”

"Why don't you let Xiaoqing attack Tongguan from Guanzhong?"

Liu Bei was puzzled.

Lu Xun replied: "Your Majesty, we think that Tongguan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and most of the governors have a lot of cavalry, so they can't give full play to the advantages of cavalry in terrain like Tongguan. At the beginning, Cao Cao and General Ma Chao fought, and the general won first and then lost, because Tongguan was as difficult as climbing to the sky, so it was better to transfer the metropolitan governor to Henan. ”

"Yes."

Zhuge Ke also echoed: "Henan is a flat river, which is more suitable for cavalry galloping." Before, because the Liangzhou cavalry road was too far, it was difficult for us to transport the cavalry to Nanyang, but now after opening the Wuguan, we have a large cavalry, and we can enter the land of Henan as if there is no one. ”

"I see."

Liu Bei is also a native of the border of Youzhou, and he has been good at riding and shooting since he was a child, so he naturally understands these truths.

At the beginning, Cao Wei controlled the passage between Chang'an and Wuguan, resulting in his cavalry troops could only be used in Guanzhong, which was really good to use, Shen Chen relied on the mobility of cavalry to and fro like the wind, and broke several cities in one day and killed under Chang'an City.

However, the location of Tongguan is in the depths of the Qinling Mountains, and if you want to go from Guanzhong to Guandong, you must walk along the road of the Yellow River, which is surrounded by the Yellow River in the north and the Qinling Mountains in the south, which is not suitable for cavalry action at all.

Therefore, taking advantage of the fact that Shen Chen has completely opened up the Wuguan passage and transferred the cavalry from Guanzhong to Henan, the cavalry can give full play to its advantages on the endless Henan Plain.

The Strategists are clearly still thinking very far-reaching.

"It's just that now that the Metropolitan Governor has rested his team, he still needs to be stationed in Chang'an for a while, and when the time comes, he will probably send General Zhao or General Pang to lead the troops, and it may take a few months."

Dong He said: "Please also ask Your Majesty to be mentally prepared, even if you recover Guanzhong, don't start a decisive battle with Cao Wei in a short time." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Ma Liang also said: "Now General Zhang is constantly provoking Cao Pi in the war letter, but Cao Pi can't hold out, not because he is afraid, but because he wants to consume it with us." But after Guanzhong was captured by us, he was the one who was in a hurry. ”

Liu Bei frowned slightly, stretched out again after a while, and sighed lightly: "I know, but I don't know if I can see the world return to unity in my lifetime." ”

Yang Yi said: "Your Majesty's mother must be worried, now that Guanzhong has won a big victory, and Huainan has also received good news, we only need to contain the main force of Cao's army, and the governor of Dadu can calmly seize Hedong, and then swallow and annex the state step by step." The general could also occupy Huainan and then march to Henan and Xuzhou. ”

"Yes, the main force of Cao's army is pinned down by us, and the east and west divisions are by no means the opponents of the governor and the general, and the governor can go south from Bingzhou to Luoyang, and the general will recover the land of Xuzhou, and then join us to the west."

Jiang Wan said: "Cao Wei was attacked on all sides, and he was worried about the situation in the northwest, so it was very likely that he would retreat to the north of the Yellow River, and he would not dare to compete with us south of the Yellow River. ”

"Hmm."

Liu Bei listened to everyone's words, and immediately became happy, and kept nodding and saying, "Okay, okay, today is really a big day." I will write a letter to the second and third brothers, and tell them the good news, so that we can step back and go to our respective duties. ”

"Yui."

Everyone knew that Liu Bei was now elated and wanted to share the good news with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, so they didn't bother anymore, got up one after another, and left backwards.

When I got out of the manager's tent, the sky outside was still not very good, the light rain was falling, and the camp was muddy.

In the tent, there was still a slight coughing sound.