In fact, since leaving the Meridian Road, Wei Yan has not easily sent troops.

Guy collected information inside and outside Chang'an City.

Now in Chang'an City, there are still more than 20,000 Wei troops, and his thousands of people go to attack Chang'an, and when Chang'an City is ready, it is not possible at all.

Especially when he inquired, in addition to Xiahou Nan, there is also Zhang He who is staying in Chang'an.

Zhang Henai was the Hebei Tingzhu back then, and Wei Yan still knew his ability.

If there was only Xiahou Nan, he would still go to Chang'an to try his luck, but for now, forget it.

It is better to stay on the line from Duling to Lantian, and you can also involve the main force of the Wei army for the main army.

His role as a partial teacher has been achieved.

There is a city in Duling.

But this city is very small, and the main purpose is actually to watch and guard the imperial tomb.

Du Ling is the mausoleum of Emperor Xuan Liu Xun in the late Western Han Dynasty.

This Liu Xun is the famous Liu Aiji, who is the great-grandson of Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty, the grandson of the prince Liu Ju, and the son of Liu Jin, the grandson of Emperor Shi.

Under his governance, the comprehensive national strength of the Western Han Dynasty reached its peak, known as the "rule of filial piety" in history, and after his death, Liu Xun and Emperor Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Liu Heng of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Che of the Han Wu Emperor were ranked alongside each other, becoming the four emperors with the temple number.

Cao Zhang looked at Du Ling from afar, and his heart was full of thoughts.

At that time, the Western Regions Protectorate was established in this dynasty.

He Cao Zhang, maybe out of the Western Regions again?

Just as Cao Zhang was fascinated, the scout came in a hurry.

"General Qiyu, a large army of 10,000 people came out of Chang'an City, heading in the direction of Duling."

Here it comes!

Wei Yan did not feel nostalgic in Duling.

He is now bent on making meritorious contributions.

"The small city of Duling is not a place to hold on."

Wei Yan looked at the small city of Duling and knew that this place was not a place to hold on.

After all, this is only a place for the mausoleum guards to be stationed, and even if it has been expanded, the extent of the expansion is limited.

"The whole army retreats and retreats to Lantian!"

From now on, offense and defense are easy to build.

He, Wei Yan, came out of the meridian road, not to attack the city, but to make sandbags to attract the Wei army to attack.

Of course

There are also dangers in this move.

In case the main force does not progress well in Chencang Road, he is trapped in the lonely city, which is full of risks, and if he is not careful, he may end up with the annihilation of the entire army.

Therefore, Wei Yan put half of the Han army in the Meridian Valley, ready to support Lantian at any time.

Even if the situation is not good, it can also help the Han army in Lantian break through.

Next.

The Wei army led by Zhang He came to the city.

Looking at the Wei Tooth Banner and the Cao Tooth Flag on the Lantian Field, Zhang He immediately understood who the person was.

Wei Yan, the governor of Hanzhong.

and Yanling Marquis Cao Zhang!

These two can be said to be heavyweights.

"General, are you going to start the siege now?"

Lantian is not a strong city, although Wei Yan prepared for the city defense overnight, but after all, there is only one day and one night, and the preparation is relatively speaking, it is still not enough.

There is a probability that the siege will be captured.

But the damage of the Wei army will definitely not be small.

"Lantian is only besieging and not attacking, let's go to Meridian Valley first to see the situation."

If there is a Han army guarding the Meridian Valley, it means that the Han army that came out of this is just a vanguard.

The army is still behind them.

At noon, Zhang He arrived at the Meridian Valley, and sure enough, he saw the Han army flag flying in the Meridian Valley camp.

This place is also heavily guarded by the Han army!

"General, do you want to attack the village?"

Lantian is a small city, but a small city is also a city, Meridian Valley is a cottage, no matter how strong a cottage is, it is easier to attack than a city.

Zhang He thought about it for a while, but nodded.

"Take Meridian Valley!"

In fact, according to his thoughts, the current 10,000 troops should not be brought out, but stick to Chang'an.

If Chang'an is defended, Guanzhong will not be lost.

Because the Wei army reinforcements will come in a steady stream.

Even if Meridian Valley comes out of the Han army, what can it do?

Can't take Chang'an, with the difficulty of the Meridian Road, if the Han army wants to go back, it is simply impossible.

First of all, there is not enough food and grass.

In other words, the Han army has become a turtle in an urn.

Wei should encourage the main force of the Han army to come out of the meridian road.

If the Han State really went on a northern expedition, it could only be the Han army's partial division, not the main force of the Han army.

It's a pity that even if he said this, Xiahou Nan might not necessarily listen to it.

As a military general, he can only obey orders.

"Let's attack the village!"

What Zhang He can do now is to try to preserve the strength of the 10,000 army brought out from Chang'an, so that he can quickly support Chang'an at that time.

However, before attacking the village, there is still some preparation.

For example, the construction of a camp to deal with the main force of the Han army that may appear, and to build siege equipment for the purpose of attacking the village.

I, Zhang He, are indeed going to attack, but I will delay it for a few days to see if there is an increase in the Han army in the Meridian Valley.

If there is, then the main force of the Han army came from here, if not, it proves that this road is a partial division of the Han army's Northern Expedition.

He will not be able to attack any more.

If this road is really a partial division of the Han army, then in which direction will the main force of the Han army come?

Bao Chuan Road, or Luogu Road, or Chen Cang Road?

Zhang He began to ponder.

On the other hand, finding that there was no Wei army attacking the city, Wei Yan felt strange in his heart.

"This man led the troops over, but he didn't attack the city, but just surrounded us, what is the explanation?"

Wei Yan's face was full of doubt.

"Look at the flag, this time it was Zhang He who led the troops, Xiahou Nan ordered him to send troops, it seems that he is reluctant."

Zhang He is now a general of Zuo, and he is named the Marquis of Yan County, and his official titles are very high.

But Wei Guo just believes in his own people and reuses his own people, Xiahou Nan, a hairy boy, can stand on his head and.

But at the point where Zhang He is here, he can already do things according to his own heart.

He did not disobey Xiahou Nan's order, and he did come, as for whether he came to attack or not, that is another story.

"Zhang He is a brave general, and the heavy responsibility of guarding Chang'an was not handed over to him, but to Xiahou Nan, it seems that this Chang'an deserves to be taken by us!"

Cao Zhang shook his head and said: "Our way can only be regarded as a partial division, and it is Your Majesty's way that really determines the battle situation." ”

Wei Yan grinned, but he didn't think so.

"Partial divisions can sometimes be strange soldiers, maybe, this Chang'an will be taken by us in the end!"

Take Chang'an?

Cao Zhang said with a smile: "Maybe, but it is to take Chang'an, as long as you don't take Tongguan and Puban, you can't say that you have taken Guanzhong." ”

Guanzhong is a basin, and if the entrance is not occupied, the Wei army will continue to enter Guanzhong, and the war will not stop for a moment.

"There are countless aliens in Guanzhong, even if you occupy Guanzhong, how to appease them is also a problem."

Hahaha~

Wei Yan laughed loudly, and his tone was quite heroic.

"I think you're thinking too far, Chang'an hasn't been taken yet, so you're going to think about Tongguan, think about it more, how to take Chang'an!"

Three days after Zhang He sent troops, Xiahou Nan, who was in Chang'an, received another piece of news.

Tens of thousands of Han troops came out of Chencang Road, and in a short period of time, they defeated the five cities of Chencang, Yongxian, Yulu, Yixian, and Wugong, and the soldiers pointed directly at Huaili.

When you hit Huaili, you have already entered the core area of Guanzhong.

In the northeast corner of Huaili, it is the Maoling where Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is located, and then up is Pingling, Anling, and Changling, all of which hit the place where the Han Emperor rested.

If you continue to fight, you will have to go to Chang'an.

However, in order to exterminate the Han army that came out of the Meridian Road, he transferred some of the defenders of the cities west of Chang'an.

Now the western cities can be said to be not defended by many soldiers.

If you wait for the Han army to reach Chang'an, it will be over.

"Quickly go and order General Zuo to return to the division, the soldiers of the cities that were recruited before, Xian will send them back, be sure to hold the cities, and wait for the governor to return to Chang'an, then everything will be fine."

As a result, the Wei army, which was hastily drawn from the cities of Guanzhong, was dismissed again.

After going back and forth, the soldiers complained constantly, and the most important thing was that Xiahou Nan sent them back, but he didn't wrap up the grain and grass.

These soldiers, if it is the Han Wei army, then it is okay to say, the more honest ones will go back, but the soldiers recruited from the aliens are not good stubble, and if they don't give me food and grass, then I will rob them directly.

So on the outskirts of Chang'an, those soldiers who were conscripted, especially the soldiers of foreign races, directly plundered the surroundings of Chang'an, like a village, a manor, and they were simply thieves.

Seeing this, some of the Wei troops who had been obedient also joined the plundering team.

The law does not hold the public accountable!

They all robbed it, wouldn't it be a loss if I didn't rob it?

It was under this circumstance that Zhang He returned to Chang'an.

"Rebels, they're all rebels!"

Zhang He is back, and Xiahou Nan has finally found the backbone.

"Those recruited soldiers actually dared to plunder the people of Chang'an, and even more, they dared to attack Chang'an, if it weren't for the courage of the soldiers defending the city, Chang'an City would have been broken by these chaotic soldiers."

Xiahou Mao was still a little frightened at the moment.

At the beginning of the rebellion, he personally led an army of 1,000 cavalry, preparing to teach these rebels a lesson.

As a result, those rebellious soldiers had good combat strength, but they almost killed Xiahou Nan.

Now he was angry and afraid.

"The scourge of the chaotic soldiers is a small matter, and the big thing is to keep Chang'an!"

In fact, when he came back, Zhang He packed up several groups of rebellious soldiers who were looting in the countryside.

From their mouths, they also know the cause and effect of the incident.

"How can these soldiers and thieves be considered trivial if they do not obey military orders, commit chaos and plunder, and conspire against them?"

Seeing that Xiahou Nan actually wanted to severely punish the rebellious soldiers, Zhang He showed a wry smile on his face.

"The town guard, they were ordered to come and obey the order, coiled the grain and grass, all brought by themselves, the town guard dismissed them back, they should give some money and food, after all, many people have walked hundreds of miles to come, they plundered, just to meet the military needs, although they are guilty, but not to the point of rebellion."

People came to help you bitterly, but you were fine, and you wanted to send them home after a dismissal?

Especially among these recruited sergeants, there are many Huns and Qiang, and those aliens will not be polite to you.

Many foreign tribes in Guanzhong today still live in the same way as in the grasslands and mountains.

To put it bluntly, Wei is their Great Khan and King.

You can order us to go out to war, but you have to give us some of what you get from fighting.

Refuse to prostitute in vain.

But what is the situation now?

You called us over, but you didn't give us any benefits, and you just asked us to go back?

Is this the Beacon Fire Opera princes?

How can there be such a thing in this world?

Perhaps that was what the chiefs were thinking.

"I'm in a hurry for a while, I don't remember this matter, but, putting this matter aside, they are so domineering, they dare to be looted around Chang'an now, and they will really dare to rebel in the future, besides, there are many manors outside Chang'an City, but they are the property of the Cao family and the Xiahou family, so they can't be let go like this!"

"The manor in the southern suburbs of Chang'an was also plundered, and a few Meiji who had been raised were looted by those rebels."

Hearing this, Xiahou Nan's eyes lit up, and he immediately said: "These chaotic soldiers must be severely punished, and I also ask the prince to lead the troops to fight the rebellion, so as to set an example and stabilize the morale of the Chang'an army!" At that time, it will be a gift of ten Meiji, and it will not be a problem. ”

Zhang He shook his head and said: "Zhenshou, now is not the time to get angry, we must hold Chang'an, and wait until the reinforcements arrive, which is the most important thing for you and me now." ”

Xiahou Nan was unhappy in his heart, but he had to say patiently: "What do you think? ”

"I also ask the town guard to reconvene these sergeants, and open the treasury of Chang'an, and give them a reward, so that they will not be held accountable for the crimes they have committed in the past two days."

Now there are only 20,000 people in Chang'an.

There are too few people.

Although these conscripted soldiers were rebellious, they were united as a useful force.

"It can't be!"

Xiahou Nan's brows were furrowed, and his face was very ugly.

"These people dare to plunder outside Chang'an, if they are recruited, won't they be let into Chang'an to plunder? These people may be a scourge, and after the Han army comes, they will follow the Han army to deal with us. ”

Seeing that Xiahou Nan reacted so violently, Zhang He's face was serious, and he said: "If we let them plunder, they will really be used by the Han army, and the last general is willing to make a military order, if they are recruited, these people dare to make trouble, please guard and behead me!" ”

Now Zhang He really feels tired.

When is this all about this, and what are you still thinking about?

Guarding Chang'an, this is the most important thing.

This is the world of your Cao family and Xiahou family, not the world of my Zhang He.

Zhang He suddenly had a sense that the emperor was not in a hurry and the eunuch was in a hurry.

"That is the case, then according to what the general said, the Han army is already attacking Huaili, if Huaili is broken, in front of Chang'an, there will be a fine willow gathering that can be defended, but the fine willow gathering is not a strong city, it is difficult~"

Xiliuju is just a military village, not even a city.

In fact, the only ones that can really block the Han army from entering the customs from Chencang Road are Sanguan and Chencang.

After these two cities were taken down, if they gathered a large army to hold Yongxian and Wugong, they could still block the Han army outside the pass, but now, it is no longer possible.

Next, it was the brutal Chang'an Guard War.

Thinking of the situation inside and outside Chang'an, Xiahou Nan unconsciously began to sigh.

Zhang He saw that Xiahou Nan's morale was low, and immediately said:

"Outside Chang'an City, we don't have to take care of it, now hold Chang'an, wait for reinforcements, Chang'an City is full of grain and grass, and the city defense equipment is sufficient, as long as we are not afraid of the Han army and hold for a month, reinforcements will definitely come!"

It's just that

Did you really hold on for a month?

Xiahou Nan had no bottom in his heart.

"Can you hold it for a month? In other words, reinforcements really arrived in a month? ”

Luoyang's army was gathered in Xuzhou, and it was impossible to support it in a short time.

And Cao Zhen's rebellious army wants to support Chang'an, and the way back to the division will definitely be blocked by the Han army.

Even if he doesn't know much about military affairs, he understands that he wants to send someone to block Cao Zhen's army, so will Liu Xuande not understand?

Maybe a month

Even for two months, a large number of reinforcements may not necessarily arrive.

Changan

Jeopardy!

Xiahou Nan first showed despair, but he looked at Zhang He, as if he thought of something, his eyes rolled, and said: "Chang'an is a strong city, and it needs to be guarded by famous generals. ”

You should have done it a long time ago!

Seeing Xiahou Nan's enlightenment, Zhang He suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, saluted Xiahou Nan with his fists, and said, "The last general will definitely live up to his mission!" ”

Xiahou Nan nodded and said, "The sooner you come, the better, and I'll go to Luoyang to ask for reinforcements." ”

What?

Zhang He thought he had misheard.

"The town guard is going to Luoyang?"

Isn't this an escape?

Zhang He thought that this guy had changed sex, but he was afraid of death.

"What? I can't go? ”

Xiahou Nan's face was displeased.

"The matter of transmitting the message, you only need to send a messenger, and the town guard is now the supreme commander of Guanzhong, how can he leave at this time? If this is the case, then the army's morale is in turmoil. ”

However, Xiahou Nan has already made up his mind.

Losing the black cauldron of Chang'an, he was already ready to throw it to Zhang He.

"General Zuo doesn't need to say anything, everything in Chang'an will be handed over to General Zuo."

Seeing Xiahou Nan leave in a hurry, Zhang He had no choice but to shake his head.

It's good.

Gone to a baggage, maybe the situation will be better.

In case they come over at a critical time to point fingers, they may burn the good situation to the ground.

"In that case, please take care of the town!"

After Xiahou Nan left, Zhang He took over the affairs of Guanzhong, and immediately ordered the town guard to post notices, open the treasury of Chang'an, re-issue the conscription order, and prepare to mobilize the people in Chang'an City to prepare to stick to Chang'an.

Almost immediately, the turmoil inside and outside Chang'an was stabilized by Zhang He.

Time passed little by little.

In a flash, it was ten days later.

Even outside Chang'an City, you can see the figure of the Han cavalry.

Zhang He was a little nervous in his heart, but also a little excited.

Now Chang'an is in danger, and Guanzhong is in danger!

It looks like a dangerous thing.

But from another point of view, is this also an opportunity for him to make a contribution?

If he repels the Han army and holds Guanzhong, then he Zhang He is the first merit this time!

At that time, there will be no one from the Cao family or the Xiahou family who is qualified to stand on his head and! (End of chapter)