"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

Under the outer city wall of Chang'an, as well as in the fortifications below, there are countless Hebei strong crossbow troops.

At the moment when Hu Zhen's soldiers and horses arrived in Chang'an City, before they could launch an attack, they suddenly saw that above the city head of Chang'an, the fire was flourishing, and then, I saw countless Hebei soldiers above and below the city, above the city walls and among the fortifications!

The sergeants, all armed with repeaters, waited for the day to strafe the enemy repeaters who came to Chang'an.

Even if the weather is dark at the moment, it does not prevent these crossbowmen from shooting, they are all elites who have been trained for many years, and many of them are good at finding sound and shooting.

In addition, the crossbows in their hands are all elite repeaters built by Hebei over the years, and they can reach up to five consecutive shots.

Xiliang's siege army had almost no power to parry in the face of these powerful crossbows.

What's even more terrifying is that countless trebuchets have already been built on the city walls.

The trebuchets fixed on the city wall were very powerful, and the overwhelming stones were thrown into the army formation of the Xiliang army like a cover.

The soldier operating the trebuchet didn't look at where the Xiliang army was at all, but just threw the stone into the distance without thinking.

There are quite a few people in the Xiliang Army, and even this brainless stone-throwing method will cause them huge damage!

Obscuring the sky and sun, and countless repeating arrows, inflicted great damage on the enemy's army.

Hu Zhen really didn't expect that Liu Jian's fortifications in Chang'an could be so tight, according to his assumption, after Liu Jian became the prime minister, he should be more complacent, empty-eyed, why is he more cautious?

So this is his narrow-mindedness, he just uses the thoughts of their Xiliang people to think about these things, but completely forgets that Liu Jian is not an ordinary person, and it is simply unrealistic to use the ideas of Xiliang people to speculate on Liu Jian.

Seeing that his army could not attack Chang'an at all, Hu Zhen was in a hurry, and this matter was completely out of his imagination.

He gave a loud order for the daredevils to move on!

Although the sergeants of the Xiliang Army are extremely brave, they are not iron after all.

In the face of the enemy's abundant crossbow arrows, as well as flying boulders that were enough to smash people to pieces, these soldiers rushed again and again, but each time the final result was nothing more than a hasty retreat.

Seeing that the Xiliang Army's repeated charges were useless, Hu Zhen was in a hurry, so he personally stepped forward to command, and killed two other Simas who were in charge of commanding in the front. This prompted the various units of the Xiliang Army to launch another fierce charge.

However, this wave of charges only hit the bottom of the moat, and then was shot back again by crossbow arrows.

You can't even touch the edge of the city gate, let alone enter the city directly.

"Dadu Protector! The other party's arrow rain is too fierce! The soldiers can't hit the city wall at all, they can't get in, they can't get in! ”

"If you can't get in, you have to call me!"

Hu Zhen said angrily: "This battle is related to our life and death luck, if we can't take Chang'an!" When we turn back, we all have to die without a place to bury! ”

"But ......"

The lieutenant listened to Hu Zhen's words, turned his head and looked forward helplessly......

Now there was fire everywhere under the city, and with these fires, he could see the powerful bow and crossbow arrays in the city, as well as the stone throwers...... and the situation of the fortifications under the city......

With this kind of fortification and arrangement, how could the flesh and blood of the Xiliang army be killed?

"Dadu Protector! Chang'an's array is tight, and Chang'an City is already very strong, and the height of the city wall is far beyond the comparison of ordinary cities! ”

"Now, Liu Jian is fully prepared, the soldiers are scared by those crossbows and stone throwers, no matter how they rush, they will die! The soldiers were timid, and no one dared to step forward. ”

"Coward! There must be brave men under the so-called heavy rewards, can't you use heavy rewards to motivate the soldiers of the three armies? I can't even let the soldiers attack the city without fear of death, what's the use of me raising you? ”

At this moment, I suddenly saw a scout galloping towards Hu Zhen's place from behind.

"Dadu Hu, someone is chasing after us in the rear! There are a lot of them, and it seems that they should be more than 10,000! ”

When Hu Zhen heard this, he was shocked.

"Whose soldiers and horses are coming? Do you see who that troop is? ”

"Back to Daduhu, I have seen it, the other party is Zhang Liao's soldiers and horses!"

"Zhang Liao's soldiers and horses?"

When Hu Zhen heard this, doubts suddenly rose in his heart.

"Why did Zhang Liao's soldiers and horses appear here? Lu Bu didn't come? ”

"Back to Daduhu, Lu Bu's soldiers and horses did not come, only Zhang Liao's soldiers and horses rushed towards us quickly, and looking at its posture, I am afraid that it is not here to support us, it seems to have the intention of attacking our rear army!"

Hu Zhen's heart was a little fluctuating.

"It stands to reason that Zhang Liao should be controlled by Lu Bu, so even if Lu Bu knows about our actions, he will definitely not easily help anyone, after all, he and Liu Jian also have an enmity......"

"Besides, Zhang Ji is now going to attack Dong Min and Dong Huang's Dazhai...... There must be chaos there right now, Zhang Liao wants to fight, and he should go to Dong Min's side, why did he come to Chang'an instead? ”

"It's coming...... Why didn't even Zhang Ji inform me. ”

Hu Zhen's heart was very hesitant.

However, after all, he is the protector of the Xiliang Army, and he was the most important under Dong Zhuo in the past, and he is also the best among the generals of Xiliang in terms of military use and strategy.

Although Hu Zhen didn't know what Zhang Liao's specific purpose was at this time, he didn't dare to be careless, and immediately handed over the matter of attacking Chang'an in front to his lieutenant generals, and he led half of his men to the rear to line up in formation...... If Zhang Liao dared to act rashly, he would hit the other party hard.

However, if Zhang Liao really came here with the purpose of fighting with him, then Hu Zhen would be attacked on his back.

Because Chang'an has not been able to attack for a long time, if it is attacked from behind, today's battle will be hanging.

But the matter has come to this point, and Hu Zhen can only be stubborn!

He personally went to the rear and ordered the soldiers of the rear army to line up.

After a while, they saw a Biao army rushing towards them.

Although it was late at night, Hu Zhen's sergeants all had torches in their hands, and he ordered the soldiers to wave torches and shout loudly to each other, shouting to the other party to stop, but the other party did not mean to stop.

At this moment, Hu Zhen understood it completely.

"Zhang Liao is really an enemy of us! Soldiers! Line up, let's fight with Zhang Thief. ”

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

As Hu Zhen's order fell, the Xiliang sergeants under him rushed towards the opposite side.

And Zhang Liao, who was coming on the horse, also ordered the attacking army to change formations, and he did not hesitate to raise the war knife in his hand and waved to the soldiers under his hands.

"Give it all to me, break through the enemy line! Rescue the crisis of Chang'an City! ”

When the words fell, I saw that Zhang Liao's army began to rush towards Hu Zhen's army, and the armies of the two sides quickly collided together, bursting out with an earth-shattering sound.

The state army has long been prepared, and today it is here to have a decisive battle with Hu Zhen, since the other party has been prepared, then Zhang Liao will naturally not show mercy.

When it comes to the ability to command troops, Zhang Liao is by no means under Hu Zhen.

He seized the opportunity again this time, and arranged the strategic arrangements of the army before the battle, and the Hu Zhen side was in a hurry to turn back to meet the battle, so although the two sides rushed forward to fight, Zhang Liao's attack speed and advantage were obviously higher than Hu Zhen's.

Hu Zhen was attacked by Zhang Liao, and this situation also fell into the eyes of Liyi and others.

Koji Yi quickly went to inform Liu Jian of this matter.

Now Liu Jian is sitting in the city, listening to all the information outside the city at all times.

Liu Jian was able to understand all the details of this battle in a timely manner, and made arrangements for some overall situations in a timely manner.

However, he didn't have a lot of arrangements, and most of the things he handed over to Koji Yi.

Liu Jian has confidence in the generals under his command.

On such occasions. His generals will not let him down.

As a prime minister in the future, it is impossible for him to participate in every battle.

Therefore, these generals under his command must all be able to take charge of themselves.

In this way, the wish for the complete prosperity of the Han Empire can be realized.

When Lu Yi told Liu Jian the news of the attack on the Xiliang Army, Liu Jian did not have any mood swings, as if all this was expected by him.

He was sitting in a mansion under the city wall at the moment, playing chess with Xun You, Jia Xu stood next to him and watched the chess, and the three of them formed an unprecedented tacit understanding.

Koji Yi said: "Prime Minister, now that the rear of the Xiliang army has been attacked, the last general will ask for an order, lead the troops out of the city, and attack the rebels before and after, and he will definitely win a complete victory!" ”

Liu Jian was not in a hurry to answer Lu Yi, he smiled and fell down, and then looked at Xun You.

Xun You looked at the chessboard carefully with his own......

"The advance and retreat are well-founded, really powerful, good chess, good chess......"

"Haha, Gong Damo has to deliberately let me, otherwise I won't break with you."

Xun You said: "The prime minister's chess skills are exquisite, I will go all out to fight against the prime minister, but I may not be able to win, how dare I want to?" The way of this chess game lies first in stability, not impatience or impatience, in order to win. ”

Liu Jian turned his head to look at Lu Yi on the side, and said with a smile: "Heard? ”

Koji nodded heavily and said, "I heard you!" ”

"The battlefield is the same, tonight's battle, we are already in control of the overall situation, so why worry?"

"It's dark right now, if you go out of the city, although you can win, but if there is anything missing, what about the garrison of Chang'an City?"

Ko Yi hurriedly said: "What the prime minister taught is that the last general understands...... Don't be in a hurry to get out of the city, don't be in a hurry to break the enemy, the last general's current task is to defend Chang'an! ”

"Chang'an is not lost, and the big things have nothing to do with the end."

Liu Jian looked at Xun Yu and fell again, and then frowned.

"Good chess!"

Then, he looked at Lu Yi again and said with a smile: "Bourne understands that this matter of Chang'an is not as good as when you fought against the Xiongnu in Bingzhou, just to establish meritorious service, everything must pay attention to stability, and you must focus on the overall situation, so that you can become a good general, so that I can rest assured that you will go to the border to make contributions in the future, you know?" ”

After hearing Liu Jian's meaning, a sense of gratitude rose in his heart.

He knew that Liu Jian was telling him that he would look at the problem from a higher angle in the future, which was obviously to reuse his own rhythm.

"The prime minister can rest assured, the last general will definitely live up to the prime minister's generous entrustment!"

"Okay, you go, guard the city well, don't let me down!"

"Yui!"

After Liyi left, Liu Jian left another son, and then waited for Xun Yu to return the chess.

Xun You was not in a hurry, but looked at Jia Xu, who had been standing next to him for a long time, and said strangely: "Wenhe has been standing aside, but he hasn't said a word, why don't you give a point?" ”

Jia Xu said with a smile: "Watching chess without saying anything is the way of Confucianism, if you speak, I am afraid that you will be elegant, both of you are chess masters, why do you say more?" ”

"You're modest."

Liu Jian smiled faintly, and then turned his head to look at the sky: "It is estimated that there will be more than an hour, and the sky will be bright." ”

Xun You said: "But you don't need to be dawn, everything in Guanzhong can be divided into winners and losers." ”

Liu Jian slowly stood up, walked to the window, listened to the constant sound of fighting in the distance, and said slowly: "After tonight, everything will be on the right track, and I can also manage Guanzhong and the Central Plains well, so that the states and counties in the north of the Han Dynasty will all get back on track...... Ten years, give me another ten years, I want our children and grandchildren to remember this ten years, ten years later, it will be the time when the Han Dynasty turns the world upside down and completely transforms itself! ”

Hearing Liu Jian say this, Jia Xu and Xun You were both in awe.

……

And at this moment, not only Zhang Liao, but also the follow-up soldiers and horses led by Zhang Ji have also arrived at the battlefield.

Hu Zhen was already very difficult to deal with the tail attack of Zhang Liao's men and horses, and now Zhang Ji also arrived with his troops, and not long after Lu Bu and Niu Fu also arrived with their troops at the same time.

In the face of multiple enemy forces, Hu Zhen was naturally completely defeated, and his soldiers and horses were torn apart by Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Zhang Ji, Niu Fu and others, and they were unable to form an army for a while.

Not to mention the robbery of Chang'an City, whether he can save his life or not is a great difficulty for Hu Zhen now.

Hu Zhen was protected by a group of subordinates, relying on the advantage of the dark sky, and fled from the chaos in a panic, but his soldiers and horses could not be saved.

The soldiers under his command were scattered and scattered, those who surrendered surrendered, and those who died in battle, and they were completely defeated.

Hu Zhen was very unwilling in his heart, he didn't even see the face of the Hebei army, and he was beaten like this before he had a head-on battle with the other party, and he felt very aggrieved in his heart.

So he thought of going to Li Meng and Wang Fang, hoping to make peace with them, and then find a way to turn the situation around.

But before Hu Zhen arrived at Wang Fang's military formation, he got the news that Xu Rong had completely defeated Wang Fang's army, most of the Xiliang army had surrendered to Xu Rong, and Wang Fang himself was captured alive by Gongsun Zhan.

As soon as Hu Zhen heard the news, he almost fainted, it was originally a battle between the two sides, why was Wang Fang so useless, and let that Xu Rong be beaten like this.

But the matter had already happened, and there was no way to complain about it, so Hu Zhen had no choice but to lead his troops in another direction, hoping to meet Li Meng.

But Li Meng was really angry, and Hu Zhen soon got the news that Li Meng was killed by Yan Liang...... And the battle report of Yang Ding's defeat on the Yiwu side has also been transmitted, and at the same time, the news of Zhang Ji's rebellion has also arrived.

Overnight, Hu Zhen's comrades-in-arms died, those who were captured alive were captured, the betrayal of betrayal, and he himself suffered a miserable defeat.

In this desperate situation, Hu Zhen could only go west.

He ran wildly all the way, hoping that before Liu Jian could send a large army to chase and kill, he would be able to escape from Yongzhou and return to his hometown Xiliang.

No matter what, Liu Jian's hand can't reach Xiliang.

Xiliang is the territory of Ma Teng and Han Sui, where rebels and Qiang people are everywhere, and people like himself should also have a foothold in Xiliang.

Now that Liangzhou is on its foot, let's talk about the future later.

But in fact, many things are not as easy as Hu Zhen thought.

There were many defeated soldiers in the Western Liang Army, and most of the defeated soldiers in Liangzhou also had the same idea as Hu Zhen, that is, to leave Yongzhou and return to their hometown.

But Liu Jian did not give them this retreat long before this war.

Liu Jian's subordinate Xu Huang had already occupied the Chencang Route.

Although there is no guarantee that none of them will be missed, it will definitely be able to prevent most of the defeated troops of Xiliang from escaping from Guanzhong.

According to Liu Jian's thoughts, these Western Liang soldiers are all dangerous factors, and if they are allowed to return to Liangzhou, they will become a potential threat to themselves in the future.

In this war, Liu Jian wanted to subdue or eliminate them all, so as not to become his own trouble.

(End of chapter)