After capturing Biyong and Jiumiao, it was already in the afternoon.

Although there were still an hour or two before dark, the Han army had no intention of continuing the attack.

On the high platform, Zhang Fei grinned, and his mood looked good.

"After today, that Zhang He should also know that with him, he can't hold Chang'an, and surrendering early is his way out."

Wei Yan said on the side: "It is inevitable that Zhang He will resist stubbornly, I think tonight we will continue to prepare for tomorrow's siege." ”

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "In the middle of the night, mobilize the people to quietly fill in the moat." ”

The moat outside Chang'an City is wide and deep, and it is probably not a simple matter to fill it, and the time it will take is not short.

It's always good to prepare in advance now.

"No."

Filling the moat outside Chang'an at night will naturally be disturbed by the Wei army.

But after today, Zhang Fei didn't believe that Zhang He dared to go out of the city.

If he didn't dare to go out of the city, the moat was filled, and next, the Han army's troops would be directed at Chang'an City.

When the troops arrive at the Chang'an city wall, it will be a matter of time before they capture Chang'an City.

It was late at night.

The waning moon slowly spreads a little silver light from the sky, but it can't give people the slightest warmth, on the contrary, it will make people feel cold all over.

In the middle of the night, the city of Chang'an was not completely quiet.

Zhang He was a little bored, his clothes and armor had not faded, and the smell of sweat and the sticky feeling on his body made him a little uncomfortable.

But after listening to the report of the subordinate officials of the town guard mansion, the expression on his face became even more ugly.

"It's rumored all over the city that I'm going to surrender?"

He looked at the subordinate officials of the town guard mansion who came to pass in front of him.

"Now the whole Chang'an is spreading, and there is a clear eye"

And the board has eyes?

This must have been done by the military division!

Now Chang'an is unfavorable because of his several battles, and the army's morale is already a little unstable, and now there is news that he is going to surrender, how can the soldiers in Chang'an City still have the will to fight?

"Where did the news come from?"

The subordinate officials of the town guard mansion showed a helpless look on their faces.

"General, it's everywhere, it's hard to count, and I don't know where the source is."

He smiled bitterly and continued: "There are many people in the city who petition to leave the city, and if the general surrenders, then surrender as soon as possible, and no more people will die. There are also some gangsters and ruffians who take advantage of the chaos to act in the city, and even burn down other people's houses. And the prisoners of the city were burned by him. ”

In the middle of the night, Chang'an City is not quiet, because people's hearts are uncertain.

"Are all the soldiers in the city eating rice? Won't the chaos in the city be suppressed? Wartime curfews, is no one to obey? Don't they know what happens when they violate the curfew? ”

The subordinate officer of the town guard mansion cautiously glanced at Zhang He and said, "The soldiers all think that the general is willing to surrender, where do they dare to suppress it?" ”

Who said I was going to surrender?

If he continues like this, I am afraid that if he does not surrender, the soldiers under his command will carry him to surrender.

We can't go on like this, we have to make some changes.

Zhang He immediately got up and said: "Post a notice, in words: This general has never thought of surrendering, although the Han army is strong, but my Great Wei reinforcements will arrive soon, you only need to hold on to the city, you can repel the Han army, why not be afraid?" If there is anyone in the city who disobeys the curfew, does not listen to discipline, and spreads rumors, he will be punished! ”

"This"

Seeing Zhang He's statement like this, the subordinate officials of the town guard mansion showed a look of surprise on their faces.

"General, now that the Han army is eyeing the outside of the city, and the army in the city is unstable, do you really want to post such a notice?"

Zhang He's eyes narrowed, staring directly at this subordinate official of the town guard mansion.

"So your surname is Wei!"

Zhang He's words made the heart of the subordinate officials of the town guard house tighten.

"It's true that it's from Jingzhao Merriam-Webster."

"Jing Zhao Wei's attachment to the Han State has already committed the crime of rebellion, what you did today is also a treasonous act, if I don't kill you, who will I kill?"

As he spoke, Zhang He immediately pulled out the sword at his waist and stabbed it at this subordinate official of the town guard mansion who was born in Jingzhao Wei.

"Send a notice to hunt down the people from the Jingzhao Wei clan and the Jingzhao Du clan in the city, they are all guilty of treason!"

Now to defend Chang'an, the only way is the reign of terror.

Only when the people of the city were afraid of him, and the soldiers of the city were afraid of him, did they not dare to mention the surrender.

"Father, in this case, there is no way back."

Zhang Xiong's face showed an anxious look.

"We've never had a way back!"

Zhang He shouted at Zhang Xiong, and some hated that iron could not be made of steel, and he glanced at Zhang Xiong fiercely, and said: "Our Zhang family is a general of the Wei State, so we must be loyal to the Wei State!" ”

After that, he held the bloody sword across his chest and said viciously: "Whoever dares to surrender, I will kill him!" ”

As soon as these words came out, whether it was a military general or a subordinate officer, they were all as quiet as cicadas, and they did not dare to say anything about surrender.

"Bring the guards, tonight, I want to make Chang'an's heads roll!"

It's night.

Zhang He raided the mansions of Jingzhao Wei and Jingzhao Du with lightning speed, and hundreds of people in the two families were killed.

All of a sudden, the blood-colored terror made the entire Chang'an City quiet.

Following.

Zhang Fei learned the news in the city.

I saw Zhang Fei's big black face showing a sneer, and his eyes were also cold.

"No wonder the people moved so big last night to fill the moat of Chang'an City, and there was no reaction in the city at all, it turned out that he went to kill people."

Wei Yan's face was not annoyed, but a little happy.

"That's good, we don't have to worry about whether Zhang He is willing to surrender, now we only need to attack the city, he just killed so many people in Chang'an City, the morale of the army in the city must be chaotic, we should take this opportunity to capture Chang'an City in one fell swoop."

Zhao Yun said: "Fill in the moat, there will be at least five days, it is better to take advantage of these five days to knock down several cities around Chang'an, even if the Wei reinforcements arrive, you can also know in advance." ”

The siege is definitely going to be attacked now, but if the moat is not filled, there is no way to start the siege.

"No, since Zhang He wants to defend Chang'an, he won't watch us fill in the moat outside Chang'an City, and he may go out of the city to attack and disturb, Zilong, the cavalry under your command is very important at this moment, and it is not appropriate to leave. The governor of Hanzhong can lead the infantry army of his headquarters to capture the Tongdao Pavilion, Baling and other places, and cut off the back road of Chang'an. ”

Wei Yan's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "The last general will take the order!" ”

。。。

On the other side, Nan Zheng.

Nanzheng was the ancient town of the Zhou Dynasty, and when Liu Bei was the king of Han, he was the capital of the Han Kingdom for a period of time, and now it is the Guanzhong Governing Office.

"It's finally Nanyang."

Hurry up, Liu Chan finally arrived at Nanzheng, the Hanzhong Governance Office.

In the palace, Liu Ba, Liao Li, and Yang Yi visited Liu Chan one after another.

"I'll wait to see Your Highness!"

"The old minister greets His Highness."

Liu Ba is an old acquaintance, and Liao Li and Yang Yi are not ordinary people.

Liao Li was evaluated by Zhuge Liang as "the good talent of Chu", which was on a par with Pang Tong.

In the original time and space, after Liu Chan succeeded to the throne, Liao Li relied on his genius, openly criticized Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Xiang Lang, Wen Gong, Guo Youzhi, and slandered the ministers, so he was deposed as a citizen and exiled to Wenshan County at the request of Zhuge Liang. After the depression ended.

Now his mouth is not so owed, and the battle of Yiling has not started, Liu Bei and Guan Yu have nothing to be scolded at all, so they are still being reused.

Yang Yi was the chief bookkeeper of Fu Qun, the assassin of Jingzhou, and later defected to Guan Yu and was appointed as Gongcao. Liu Bei appointed him as the left general Cao Peng, promoted him to Shangshu, and finally transferred to Zhuge Liang's Prime Minister's Mansion to join the army for the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Because of his outstanding ability, he is also very reused by Liu Bei.

"Everyone, please get up, don't be polite."

Liu Chan smiled and helped these courtiers up.

"Lone is just repairing in Nanzheng for one day, and the next day the city will set off to take the ramp to enter the customs."

The Han army entered the pass from Chencang Road, all the way to Chang'an, and now no matter which road it enters the pass, it is a smooth road.

There is no need to be afraid of the Wei army attacking and harassing them.

As a relatively fast and relatively easy road, it is natural to count the slopes.

"Your Majesty is in Guanzhong, there is no need to bother, His Royal Highness should not go to Guanzhong, he should go back to Chengdu to guard the rear."

Liu Bei and Liu Chan are both core figures of the Han Empire, and the two are on the front line at the same time, which is a very dangerous thing.

"My father is very old, and this time I entered the customs, so that my father does not have to work too much in the military, besides, I have passed, which is also good for the sergeant clan to take care of the Guan."

How is Liu Bei's health, Liu Chan knows in his heart, this is why he has to go to Guanzhong.

In addition, Liu Chan lectured on martial arts, and his identity as the prince of the Han Kingdom, he naturally had the role of caring for the sergeant clan, and this role was much stronger than Liu Bei.

Although Liu Bei is the emperor, he is dying old after all, and he may burp when he will be.

And Liu Chan is like the rising sun, and there are many scenes, as the future emperor of the Han Empire, those Guan sergeants get Liu Chan's trust, which is actually more important than getting Liu Bei's letter.

In addition, Liu Chan is still young now, and it is normal for the scholar clan to serve as a clan girl, if he is accepted as a wife and concubine, then the scholar clan will be promoted to the status of the emperor's family, how noble is that?

Comparatively speaking, Liu Bei is old and in poor health, so compared with Liu Chan, he has no advantage in this regard.

"His Royal Highness's martial arts hall is indeed able to win hearts and minds."

Yang Yi nodded.

"But Guanzhong is dangerous, I hope His Royal Highness has arrived in Guanzhong, don't take risks, if His Highness has three long and two short, it will be the loss of the people of the world."

"A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, and Lone naturally knows."

Liu Chan waved his hand and asked, "Is the matter of military food and civilian husbands going well?" ”

Hearing this, Liu Ba immediately said: "It's going well, but after a few months, I don't know if it's so smooth." ”

"The Han army is making rapid progress in Guanzhong, and if Guanzhong can be allowed to provide some grain and grass, the logistical pressure will be much less."

If Xiangyang transports grain to Guanzhong, only one or two parts of ten parts of grain and grass can be delivered.

Thinking about it from another perspective, if Guanzhong can provide one or two parts of grain and grass for the Han army in front, then Xiangyang will save ten parts of the pressure on the supply of grain and grass.

"I hope so."

The Northern Expedition of the Han Kingdom was a battle of the whole country, and this victory or defeat was related to the fortune of the country.

At this time, no one dares to drag their feet, and no one wants to drag their feet.

After Nan Zheng feasted with Liu Ba, Yang Yi, and Liao Li, Liu Chan went through some supplies, and the next morning, he quickly walked towards Guanzhong from the Bao Slope Road.

At the same time, in Luoyang, Sima Yi, as an envoy, read Cao Pi's edict in front of Xiahou Nan and Xiahou Shang.

"I order you two to lead a forbidden army of 10,000 and gallop to Chang'an in the starry night, for a period of one month, there must be no mistake!"

After reading the edict, Sima Yi looked at Xiahou Nan and Xiahou Shang, and said with a smile: "The two generals should prepare quickly, what Your Majesty said about a month is the time that includes the next one, and now the two generals have eighteen days left." ”

Eighteenth?

Luoyang is only more than 700 miles away from Chang'an in a straight line, but if you count the twists and turns of the road, there is a distance of nearly 1,000 miles, that is to say, even if they set off today, they will have to march more than 50 miles in a day.

There is no doubt that this is a challenge for the forbidden army.

Xiahou Nan's expression was a little uncertain, and he stepped forward to Sima Yi and asked, "Your Majesty, doesn't you have anything else to say?" ”

Sima Yi naturally knew what Xiahou Nan meant, but his face was as usual, he shook his head lightly, and said, "Your Majesty has nothing else to say to the prince. ”

Xiahou Nan touched the bridge of his nose, which was a little unnatural.

In fact, he has been worried these days.

There is no way not to be afraid, he guarded Chang'an, but fled from Chang'an privately, if he delved into it, the emperor could cut off his head.

I don't want to have no punishment at all.

Of course

It's not that there is no punishment at all, His Majesty still let him go back to Chang'an.

But going to support Chang'an is still different from staying in Chang'an.

After all, those who stayed in Chang'an lost Chang'an, which was a capital crime, and it was also a capital crime to be attacked by the Han army.

It seems that His Majesty still feels sorry for his family.

Xiahou Nan immediately straightened his chest and said: "Since the military situation is like fire, then there is no hesitation at all, and we will set off tonight!" ”

He now expects Zhang He to guard Chang'an, so that maybe he will not be punished for leaving his post without permission.

If Chang'an is lost, with his understanding of His Majesty's temperament, he may be exempted from the death penalty, but the living crime will definitely be inevitable.

Xiahou Shang nodded lightly and said, "Now I'll go and prepare one or two." ”

Looking at the back of Xiahou Shang Xiahou Nan leaving, Sima Yi shook his head.

The talents of the Cao family and the Xiahou family began to break out, and next, in the world of the Wei State, I am afraid that it will not be the Cao family and the Xiahou family who have the final say.

His Sima family, taking advantage of the opportunity, is here!

He rolled his eyes, asked the internal official who was following him, and asked, "Where is the prince?" ”

The internal official was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The prince is in charge of the country, either in Shangshutai or in the queen's Jiaofang Palace." ”

Sima Yi nodded.

"Since you come to Luoyang, is there any reason not to meet the queen and the prince?"

As Cao Pi's close person, Sima Yi knew much more about Cao Pi's physical condition than other courtiers.

The hot stove is already almost burned, and now the prince's cold stove also needs to be burned in a timely manner.

Only in this way can he be invincible! (End of chapter)