From the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty, there were 12 dynasties and regimes that built their capitals in Chang'an, with a total capital of 1o77 years, one of the four ancient capitals in the world. It is the land of Chinese civilization, the cradle of the Chinese nation, and an outstanding representative of Chinese culture.

"Chang'an City" was called "Feng Ho" in the Western Zhou Dynasty. "Feng Ho" is the joint name of Feng Jing and Hao Jing, which were built by King Wen of Zhou and King Wu of Zhou respectively. The area where "Feng Ho" is located is called "Zongzhou". Qin called "internal history", to the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Bangding capital Guanzhong, the construction of the new city named "Chang'an", which means "long-term stability", changed the area where Chang'an City is located to "Jingzhao", which means "the land of Gyeonggi".

After the opening of the Silk Road, "Chang'an" became the center of oriental civilization. The history is called "Rome in the west, Chang'an in the east", and in the Sui period, Emperor Wen of Sui changed its name to "Daxing City".

The city of Chang'an in the Han Dynasty covers an area of about 36 square kilometers, which is about four times the size of the Roman city of the same period. Chang'an City has 12 gates and 8 main streets, with the longest street being 55oo meters long. The palaces, noble residences, government offices, and temples in the city occupy about two-thirds of the city's area. The palaces are concentrated in the central and southern parts of the city, including Changle Palace, Weiyang Palace, Gui Palace, North Palace and Mingguang Palace.

Among them, Weiyang Palace is the place where many emperors lived and dealt with government affairs starting from Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty, and is one of the most famous palaces in Chinese history. The residential area is distributed in the north of the city and is divided into 16o "Luli". The market is in the northwest corner of the city and is called the "Nine Cities of Chang'an".

In the west of the city, there is a large area of Shanglin Garden, and there are mainly Kunming Pond, Jianzhang Palace and so on in the garden. In the south of the city, there is a group of ceremonial buildings built during the Wang Mang period.

The Han Dynasty changed the pattern of large and small cities in the Warring States Period, and concentrated residential areas, industrial and commercial areas and palace areas in one city, which was followed by the Sui Dynasty.

Strictly speaking, the current Chang'an City should be called Daxing.

Of course, for Zhang Xiao, the history of Chang'an City is not important, what matters is how to capture this ancient capital of the Twelve Dynasties.

Zhang Xiao originally thought that he could capture Chang'an without the help of the secret passage of Yang Gong's treasure, but now it seems that Zhang Xiao took it for granted.

Bai Wenyuan's intelligence has returned, and his intelligence report sù Zhang Xiao, how difficult it is to conquer this majestic city.

The soldiers on Bai Wenyuan's side are indeed a rabble, but even 200,000 pigs will not be an easy thing to kill.

But the truth is that it is easier for a person to die than to kill a pig.

Zhang Xiao didn't know the specific situation of the siege battle, but Zhang Xiao knew that the coalition army's more than 200,000 men and horses were less than 150,000, and more than 10,000 people and horses in Chang'an City were killed or wounded......

Through these simple and cold figures, Zhang Xiao seemed to see an incomparably tragic battlefield, countless bones and flesh.

Zhang Xiao finally understood what it meant to be famous.

Although Zhang Xiao let the coalition army attack Chang'an City itself have the meaning of consuming the strength of those "miscellaneous" troops, Zhang Xiao did not expect it to be consumed so quickly.

Not only Zhang Xiao, Bi Tai, Du Ruhui, and Shen Luoyan all felt a little incredible, because the casualty ratio was about one to seven, which was not a normal ratio.

Even if it is a siege battle, the casualty ratio should be about 1 to 3, and the reduction rate of battle damage is too high now.

But come to think of it, it's actually quite normal.

Because most of the coalition forces were rabble, and the Sui army guarding Chang'an City was one of the most elite troops of the Sui Dynasty.

On the other hand, although Bai Wenyuan has extremely high military talent, his opponent is the famous general Yin Shishi of the Sui Dynasty, and his ability is several points higher than Bai Wenyuan.

Jiancheng, famous generals, elite soldiers, no one in such a Chang'an city is willing to deal with it.

Sun Tzu's Art of War said that attacking a city is a strategy for the next step, and it is not unreasonable.

Although it is said that none of the people who die now are Zhang Xiao's descendants, there will always be a time when it will be Zhang Xiao's descendants' army to make a move, otherwise the coalition army will inevitably fall apart because of this.

As the saying goes, it is probably the truth that there is no shortage but unevenness.

Bai Wenyuan's letter to Zhang Xiao mentioned that even if it is his own descendant troops, the loss ratio of the two sides will not be less than 1:5.

Even Bai Wenyuan's letter seems to be faintly decadent, and there is a faint meaning of letting Zhang Xiao change his commander.

Zhang Xiao then replied to a letter under Bi Tai's advice and scolded him.

Changing the commander in battle is a taboo among the taboos, and Zhang Xiao will not be so stupid.

But Zhang Xiao also felt the worry between the lines of Bai Wenyuan's words, because he had to lead the troops of his descendants to attack the city, and the alliance forces led by Li Liang had already raised their dissatisfaction, if there was no action, the alliance would definitely fall apart.

Bai Wenyuan knew the existence of this secret passage, and between the lines he seemed to have pinned all his hopes on this secret passage. Bai Wenyuan had already come to the conclusion that if there was no secret passage, then what the coalition forces were waiting for would only be defeat.

However, even if there is such a secret passage, this battle may not be won.

Zhang Xiao understood that it would be a tough battle, and he might even die in Chang'an City.

But Zhang Xiao had no fear, because Zhang Xiao knew the meaning of Chang'an City to him.

Although the wealth in Yang Gong's treasury was huge, it was even enough to arm an army of 100,000.

However, if it is nothing compared to the wealth in Chang'an City, Zhang Xiao can estimate how much wealth he can squeeze in this imperial capital.

And more importantly, the wealth in Chang'an City is not only dead, but also alive.

Talent is the most important wealth, after Zhang Xiao captured Chang'an, he could collect the craftsmen in Chang'an City, and then move to the four counties.

In the eyes of most people, the last four counties are all wild lands from Tuyuhun's hands, and they are of no use at all except as a defense against Tuyuhun.

If Zhang Xiao occupies there, he will face Tuyuhun's soldiers, and for Emperor Yang of Sui, he is absolutely willing to let Zhang Xiao live there.

After all, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was concerned about "the inside must be the outside", and for him, Goguryeo was the main problem.

Zhang Xiao knew that even if his strength was several times stronger, if he confronted the Sui Dynasty head-on, the final outcome would only be a dead end.

Just like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, it's just a pathetic character who is a pioneer for the king.

If it weren't for the fact that most of Yang Guang's army was fighting against Goryeo, the small half was dealing with Yang Xuangan, and some of them were dealing with the Turks and guarding the Quartet, Chang'an was now extremely empty, and Mo said that it would be a fool's dream to capture Chang'an, even if it was to attack Chang'an.

After all, Chang'an is the imperial capital of Yang Jian, although Yang Guang moved to Luoyang, but the foundation still exists.

Even now, when Chang'an has fallen into the lowest depression, it is also a hard bone.

Zhang Xiao gritted his teeth, discussed with Du Ruhui, Bi Tai and others, and finally gave two orders to Bai Wenyuan.

The first order was that Bai Wenyuan immediately sent his headquarters to storm Chang'an City, and consumed as many soldiers as possible to defend the city......

The second order is to do everything possible to attack the Great Chang'an City tomorrow.

Zhang Xiao knew that it would not be particularly difficult to do this with Bai Wenyuan's ability, but the loss would be extremely terrifying, and the 60,000 descendants could be left to die and starve.

Bai Wenyuan is an honest person, let him do his best, he will naturally do his best.

After all, this order is the first death order issued by Zhang Xiao, a death order that must be completed.

If Bai Wenyuan can't finish it, then come and see you.

Although Bai Wenyuan's side was a feint, it would inevitably be more tragic than the sneak attack in the city, otherwise it would not be enough to attract the defenders in the city to the city wall.

Zhang Xiao feels that he has begun to transform into a politician, and Zhang Xiao does not like this feeling very much.

But Zhang Xiao knew that he had to conquer Chang'an City, and he would conquer Chang'an City at any cost.

(Thank you for the reward of Brother Li, it's a little hot today, and I can't add more, if my body allows it tomorrow, then I'll add a more chapter)

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