"There are less than seventy miles to go, and we will arrive in Chang'an."

Xiahou Nan was sweating profusely, and his chest was also rising and falling violently.

The most important thing is that the inner thigh is called a hot pain.

Although he has always been in the army, to be honest, his skin and flesh are still tender.

This kind of thing like riding a horse for hundreds of miles in a row has never been done before.

"Rest for an hour, and then set off after an hour!"

Xiahou Shang's appearance is much better than that of Xiahou Nan.

Xiahou Shangnai is the cousin of Xiahou Yuan, the general of the expedition to the west, Cao Cao pacified Jizhou, thought that the military Sima, the five senses will be literary, moved to Huangmen Shilang, and followed Cao Zhang's expedition to Wuhuan, and returned victorious. Close and friendly with Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi.

This level of marching is about the same as running in the desert.

Xiahou Shang can still hold on.

"Tan rode to Chang'an, and none of them returned, could it be that Chang'an has fallen?" Xiahou Nan took off his leg armor, and the soldiers on his side had already prepared the ointment and applied it at any time.

Xiahou Shang felt a little uneasy in his heart, and the hand holding the reins clenched unconsciously.

"If Chang'an falls, how can Zheng County be saved? Most of the Han army should still be in Chang'an. ”

If Chang'an is lost, there is no danger to defend these places in Zheng County, and as soon as the Han army arrives, it will be the day the city is broken.

"The scout is here to report, Baling has fallen, can I continue to advance?"

Xiahou Nan was already a little afraid in his heart.

Baling was occupied by the Han army, and it is possible that Chang'an has been lost.

Now that the cavalry has passed, I am afraid that it will be encircled by the Han army.

This comes with a certain amount of risk.

"Even if you want to attack Chang'an, you also need to take down Baling, so as to cut off the back road of Chang'an's soldiers, and Chang'an should not be under the Han army."

Xiahou Shang made a serious analysis, and he wanted to give Xiahou Mao some confidence.

Even he himself had some suspicions that Chang'an had fallen.

"Don't think about it so much, when you arrive in Chang'an, you naturally understand, besides, we are cavalry, one person and three horses, that is, Chang'an has fallen, can't we escape? The Han army is not as good as us in cavalry. Let's rest. ”

Listening to Xiahou Shang's words, Xiahou Nan's originally worried heart also relaxed a lot.

Boren's words are reasonable, but what can be done if Chang'an falls?

The cavalry of the Han army was a southern horse, and the horses were short, and they could not catch up with the Great Wei Xiliang BMW at all.

Chang'an has fallen, and you can always run.

Thinking of this, the pro-soldiers were drugged, and Xiahou Nan also hugged his chest and squinted, and began to close his eyes and recuperate.

Cultivate your spirit, and then make meritorious contributions!

He is the guard of Chang'an, and the credit for guarding Chang'an is his Xiahou Nan!

As for Zhang He

Are you surnamed Cao, or is your surname Xiahou?

In the next two days, the Han army was still attacking, but the intensity of the attack was not as strong as before.

Moreover, it is not so much a siege as a mound of earth.

And the place where the soil is piled up is still the city gates of Chang'an.

This stunned Zhang Xiong.

"Father, what is this Han army doing in the rain of arrows and piling up soil?"

Zhang He couldn't understand it at first, but as if he had thought of something, his expression became a little serious.

"I know, it's reinforcements arriving!"

Reinforcements?

Zhang Xiong also reacted immediately.

"Father means that when the reinforcements arrived, it was the Han army that wanted to pile up the city gate, so that we couldn't get out?"

Zhang He nodded.

"That's the way it should be."

Zhang Xiong's face showed a look of great joy and said: "What is the use of piling up soil at the city gate? You can still open the city gate, and then let the soldiers shovel the mound of dirt at the city gate, and you can go out of the city. ”

The gate of Chang'an is opened inward, not outward, and there is no such thing as not being able to open the gate.

The soil at the city gate can be piled up by your Han army, and of course my Wei army can shovel him away.

"As soon as the reinforcements arrive, Chang'an will be defended!"

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiong was so happy that he was about to jump.

"If so, how can my father's face be so ugly?"

Zhang He looked at the Han soldiers who were transporting earth and stone under the city with rolling wood and broken bricks, and his brows furrowed tightly.

"Could it be that there are other variables?" Zhang Xiong hesitated.

"The more soil the Han army piled up, the slower the speed at which we would get out of the city, and besides, if we opened the city gate, could we close the city gate?"

As soon as the city gate is opened, those loose earth and stones will enter the corridor, and even if they are shoveled off in time, some soil and stones will be left.

Once this happens, the gates cannot be closed.

You can unleash soldiers to shovel dirt.

But maybe before you can get rid of it, the Han army will come in from the outside.

"This."

Zhang Xiong really didn't expect this.

"The Han army wants to lure me out of the city with reinforcements?"

Zhang He nodded and shook his head again.

"Maybe it is, or maybe it doesn't."

This riddle confused Zhang Xiong.

"It's all this time, and my father still hasn't made it clear?"

Zhang He knew that his son couldn't help but tease, but he didn't sell it.

"If the reinforcements are annihilated by the Han army in front of us, what will you do?"

"This"

Zhang Xiong brought it in, and suddenly he was full of excitement, and cold sweat broke out on his body.

Full of hope, it will drive you into the abyss of despair, which will make the already desperate defenders of Chang'an lose their fighting spirit directly.

"It's a poisonous ploy!" Zhang Xiong said hatefully.

"This is a Yang Mou!"

Zhang He's expression was very calm.

"And how do we deal with it?" Maybe even Zhang Xiong didn't notice that his voice was already trembling slightly.

"Hold Chang'an!" Zhang He's answer is also very simple.

Hold?

How can this be kept?

"If there are enough reinforcements, or even if there are few reinforcements, as long as the reinforcements are released, it will be a great encouragement to the defending generals."

The first batch of reinforcements has arrived, will the second batch be far away?

Isn't that how morale comes?

"Then the reinforcements are going to open the city gates?"

Zhang He thought for a while and said, "I'll talk about it after the reinforcements arrive." ”

If there were enough reinforcements, he would open the gates to receive them.

If there are fewer reinforcements.

Naturally, the city gates were closed and waiting for follow-up reinforcements to arrive.

On the second day.

The weather was still clear, cloudless, and above the sky, there was only the fireball that was so hot that it burned everything.

In the summer, the air is getting drier.

The weeds that used to be young and tender are now hardening.

Around Chang'an, which is half buried by loess, there is no green except for the green grass on the banks of the Weishui River.

There was not a single tree within a radius of ten miles.

The trees near Chang'an have been cut down and used as siege equipment.

Now the Han army has to walk more than ten miles to collect woods for the army.

If the war continues, I am afraid that the forests in Guanzhong will be destroyed.

Zhang Fei had already received the scout message in advance.

Wei reinforcements were coming.

He immediately ordered the siege of the city, and at the same time, Zhao Yun's cavalry and the armored infantry led by Wei Yan were already ready.

Knock knock~

The drums of war are beating.

"Rush~"

"Kill~"

"Break the city!"

The shouts of killing rushed to the sky.

A new round of offensive and defensive battles in Chang'an City has begun.

Suddenly!

Pedal Pedal Pedal ~

It seemed that the earth was trembling, and in the distance, a burst of yellow smoke rose, and then, a strange soldier came from a distance, and Zhang He on Chang'an City could see it clearly, it was the Xiahou Yaqi.

And there are two big flags.

Chang'an town guard Xiahou Nan has returned.

The other Xiahou doesn't know who it is.

"Father, do you want to open the city gates?"

Zhang He saw that the number of cavalry was only a few thousand, and he hesitated.

"It's too small."

"That's Chang'an town guard, and the general doesn't open the city gate to answer? I am afraid that I will be punished. ”

When Zhang He was hesitant, the Cao Wei cavalry led by Xiahou Nan and Xiahou Shang had already rushed into the sequence of the Han army's siege.

For a time, the Han army was defeated and retreated.

"Hahaha~"

Xiahou Nan couldn't stop laughing, waving the spear in his hand, wantonly slaughtering the Han soldiers and civilians in front of him, and he only felt very happy in his heart.

Chang'an is not lost!

Chang'an is not lost!

Then he Xiahou Nan is not guilty.

After rushing and killing for a while, Xiahou Nan saw that the Han army's infantry army formation in the distance had moved, and his heart tightened, and he hurriedly said to Zhang He in the city: "Open the city gate quickly!" ”

He has the courage to beat the people and sweep away the rout of the Han army, and it is very big.

But he didn't have the courage to go head-to-head with the main force of the Han army, especially the Han army's foot soldiers with such a high armor rate.

Zhang He made a face and said: "Guard, this is a trick of the Han army, in order to seek Chang'an City, I will not be able to obey the order." ”

If there were 10,000 cavalry, maybe Zhang He would open the city gate, but there were only 3,000, which was too small.

If the city gate is opened now, the Chang'an city gate will not be closed for an hour or two, and Chang'an will be in danger!

"Bullshit Han army treacherous scheme!"

Xiahou Nan was immediately angry, and his face was flushed.

"But you think I'm here to take credit? Open the city gate quickly, if the battle is delayed, don't blame the head of the person on the ground! ”

From Xiahou Nan's point of view, his reinforcements have arrived, and this Zhang He has not opened the city gate, it is clear that he wants to kill him, and then he will get the credit for defending Chang'an.

His heart can be punished!

In Zhang He's point of view, the cavalry did not go out, only the infantry army array, which was clearly to win Chang'an City.

This must not open the gates!

Xiahou Nan was angry.

And the speed at which the Han army's foot soldiers approached was getting faster and faster.

Pedal Pedal Pedal ~

The Han army foot soldiers, wearing armor, holding an iron shield in their hands, and holding a spear, spear or halberd in the other hand, had already begun to approach Chang'an City.

If the time dragged on, he would have to run away.

But what are you kidding?

He finally came to Chang'an, how can there be any reason to go back?

Moreover, in Xiahou Nan's opinion, the cavalry of the Han army has not come over until now, and they must have been ambushed on the way out.

"Boren, you can say something!"

Seeing that Zhang He did not obey his orders, Xiahou Nan had no choice but to turn his gaze to Xiahou Shang on his side.

"General Zuo's words are not unreasonable."

The mound of soil in front of Chang'an City is very thick, and it takes a lot of time to open the city gate and clean up the soil and stones.

If you want to close it again, it will take a long time.

"Can't you walk in the dust? I think it's this Zhang He who is greedy and refuses to let us in, he is plotting rebellion! ”

Seeing that Xiahou was still unwilling to stand in line, Xiahou Nan had no choice but to shout at Chang'an City: "General Zuo Zhang He did not listen to the military order, and he was already plotting rebellion, do you also want to rebel?" ”

Rebellion?

On Chang'an City, it exploded all of a sudden.

Zhang He's expression was like a black pot.

He was now eager to snatch the bow and arrow from the archers around him, and then shoot Xiahou Nan to death with one arrow.

I, Zhang He, will do everything to keep Chang'an.

As a result, as soon as you kid came over, it shook the morale of the army!

With such insects, how can you keep Chang'an?

"If the town guard doesn't leave, he won't be able to leave!"

Xiahou Nan had a ruthless look on his face, and shouted at Chang'an City: "Within ten breaths, if you don't open the city gate, you will wait for the people in the city to be rebels, think about your family members, many of them are in Luoyang, if you don't open the city gate, you will be an accomplice!" As soon as the family is dry, the furniture must be connected! ”

Xiahou Nan looked at Zhang He fiercely and roared: "One! ”

Zhang He in the city frowned and clenched his fists.

If his eyes could kill, then his fire-breathing eyes would have killed Xiahou Mao thousands of times.

If you don't have a Gundam, you're afraid that your teammates will be pig-nosed!

The heart is tired.

If it weren't for Zhang He's good health, I'm afraid he would be angry to death in the city now.

"Two!"

"Three!"

"Four!"

Xiahou Nan's voice did not stop, and there was already a commotion in the city.

"General, now that the town guard has returned, let's let the town guard enter the city!"

It was the subordinate official of the Chang'an Town Guard Mansion who spoke.

"Please also ask the general to think about the overall situation, the town guard is a relative of the Heavenly Family, and offending him will not benefit the general."

"Have you forgotten these things that the general did in Chang'an City?"

"Please General Zuo open the city gate quickly, don't bear the name of rebellion!"

It was the generals stationed in Chang'an, and they all spoke.

That is, those Hu soldiers, who had opinions on Xiahou Nan, did not speak at the moment.

But their attitude is also neutral.

Although Zhang He gave them a lot of rewards, they also died a lot of people in order to guard Chang'an.

We don't owe each other.

In the final analysis, Xiahou Nan has been guarding Chang'an for a few years, although he has abandoned the city and fled, his status is there, and his influence in Chang'an City is not much worse than that of him Zhang He.

Especially what Zhang He did in Chang'an, it can't be said that the sky is angry and people are resentful, and it can only be described as the anger of people and gods.

In Chang'an, no more people have died in recent years than he has killed.

And

In order to boost the morale of the generals in the army, many things have been committed by the husband [currently].

Send the wives and concubines of the people of Chang'an to the army to work in the army.

No matter how hard those people work and complain, with hundreds of green hats on their heads, they can't calm down.

"Father, I think it's still "

If before Xiahou Nan came, with Zhang He's ruthlessness, as well as his majesty in the army, and the coercion of the rank of general Zuo, the officials of the people in Chang'an City would not dare to conflict with him.

After all, Zhang He did so many things that were not human, although he lost his conscience, but it was also to keep Chang'an and the country.

But now it's different.

The Chang'an town guard is back.

The backbone of Chang'an is back.

You are a general Zuo, you are not a member of the Heavenly Family, you have done these things that have lost your conscience, and you dare to refuse Chang'an to guard outside the city, what is your intention?

From the moment Xiahou Nan arrived in Chang'an, the righteousness of Zhang He disappeared.

Although Xiahou Nan is incompetent, he has great righteousness, and he has the identity of an upright Chang'an guard.

Compared with the fierce Zhang He, the incompetent and gentle Xiahou Nan is what Chang'an needs now.

After all, when reinforcements come, you Zhang He will be useless.

"Huh."

Zhang He smiled bitterly, and then the bitter smile turned into a wild laugh.

"Hahaha~"

The laughter contained anger and incomprehension, but at the end of the laugh, it turned into a laugh of relief.

And at this time, Xiahou Nan's face under the city was like an angry monkey's ass, and it was amazingly red.

"Eight!"

He turned his head and looked at the soldiers around him, as if everyone was laughing at him.

And so.

He became even more annoyed, and his heart became more and more resentful of Zhang He.

"Nine!"

"Ten!"

The last number was shouted, and Xiahou Nan broke the defense.

"Zhang He, my ancestor, Er's mother!"

Xiahou Nan was angry, now that the Han army's foot soldiers had pressed up, if he didn't leave, he would form an encirclement and eat his 3,000 cavalry.

The cavalry has a speed advantage, but if it is rounded by a heavily armored foot soldier, it is like a tiger losing its claws and waiting to die.

Xiahou Nan was about to retreat, but at this time, the gate of Chang'an squeaked and was slowly pushed open.

The earth and stones piled up on the gates were poured down, and half of the open gates were flooded in.

Without further ado, Xiahou Nan immediately drove his horse towards Chang'an City.

In the distance, Zhang Fei saw the wide open city gate on the high platform, and a row of big white teeth appeared on his bearded face.

Xiahou Mao.

You are really the first hero of my great man!

Now, the fighter plane to take Chang'an has arrived! (End of chapter)