Qinglong Three Kingdoms

Chapter 710 The Battle of Chang'an City Begins

Of course, in Chang'an City, apart from Han Sui who was shocked by the news of the battle situation, Ma Teng heard the news and was also very surprised by the combat power displayed by Zhu Wei's army.

So when faced with Chen Qun's persuasion again, Ma Teng's heart changed again, and his attitude towards going to Zhu Wei's side was also somewhat relaxed.

As for Zhong Yao and Wu Xi, they only have more than a thousand troops around them at the moment, and they are independent of Han Sui and Ma Teng's troops. They can only be at a loss for the current situation.

If Chang'an City is still unable to withstand the attack of Zhu Wei's army, then they can only flee to Liangzhou.

Now there is Liangzhou Mu Weiduan in Liangzhou, which can be regarded as controlling some troops. He has certain control over counties in Wuwei County and Hanyang County. Jiang Xu, Yang Fu, Yin Feng, Liang Kuan, Zhao Qu, etc., can be regarded as followers of civil and military officials who are famous in history.

It can be said that Wei Duan, the shepherd of Liangzhou, is the supreme official of the Han Dynasty in Liangzhou. Unfortunately, Wei Duan is not as able to control the situation in Liangzhou like the state herds of other counties. The existence of Han Sui and Ma Teng almost makes him This Liangzhou shepherd has become a decoration that no one pays attention to.

So although there is still the Liangzhou Mu in Liangzhou, if even Han Sui and Ma Teng can't resist the attack of Zhu Wei's army, then even if Zhong Yao and Wu Xi fled to Liangzhou, what is the possibility of recovery? .

And just when Han Sui, Ma Teng, Zhong Yao, Wu Xi and others in Chang'an City were in complicated moods, Wei Yan, Zhang Xiu, Zhang Liao, and Jiang Wan's offensive against Chang'an City also began.

According to the information provided by Cheng Lian and Ma Wan about Han Sui’s army stationing in Chang’an City, and the information from Ma Teng’s side, Wei Yan, Zhang Xiu, Zhang Liao, and Jiang Wan finally chose Xuanping Gate in the northeast corner of Chang’an City as the main direction of attack. .

Han Sui's army was stationed in the north of Chang'an City, occupying the original Chang'an City East City, Taishang Temple, Gongwei, West City and other areas, and then a Changxin Palace originally built at a seemingly missing corner in the north of Chang'an City became Han Sui's palace. Then the main force was stationed.

It can be said that Han Suijun basically took the area near the city wall in the north of Chang'an City as his military occupation area. Not only the areas mentioned above, but also some of the northern city walls became the garrison of Han Suijun, so that Han Suijun could be condescending to face the attack. The enemy at the point he occupies.

However, if Zhu Wei's army enters Chang'an City from Xuanping Gate, they can go along Shangguan Back Street, which leads directly to Changxin Palace. It is estimated that the area where they will fight Han Sui's army is only on this street about [-] paces wide.

In addition, Ma Teng's army is mainly based in the west of Chang'an City, occupying areas such as Huayang Street and Shangguanqian Street. However, in these areas, the Gui Palace in the west of Chang'an City is relatively defensive. Districts are just ordinary neighborhoods.

However, if Ma Teng makes any changes, he might send his troops from Shangguan Front Street to Zhangtai Street to Shangguan Back Street to support Han Sui and resist Zhu Wei's army. After all, the main passages in Chang'an City are connected like a chessboard. .

Of course, the Xuanping Gate of Chang'an City has no defenses now. The city gate has been destroyed, and there are also breaches in the surrounding walls. They can directly rush in through the gates and the breaches in the city walls.

However, although Han Sui did not garrison Xuanping Gate, he also strengthened the building walls of Dongshi, Taishanghuangmiao, and Gongwei on the side of Shangguan Back Street, making these places seem to be garrison fortresses everywhere. You can send troops to attack or garrison to defend.

Among them, Dongshi, which is located at the forefront, is more like a dock on the main road of Shangguan Back Street. It can be regarded as the most forward fortress for Han Sui's army to face Zhu Wei's army.

The East Market in Chang’an City was originally a dedicated commercial area surrounded by walls. According to the system in Han Dynasty, all merchants can only rent or buy shops in the market to do business, and they are not allowed to open stores outside the market. of.

Therefore, the market in the Han Dynasty is also similar to the modern market.

Of course, it is said that this is also to facilitate the collection of commercial taxes and the management of commercial transactions. Because the market is basically closed, merchants and people can be supervised when they enter and exit the market. The officials who manage the market only need to check the people's access. With some vouchers similar to ticket stubs held, the turnover of merchants can be calculated, and taxes can be levied on merchants.

But such a market surrounded by high walls can become the most suitable fortress with a little modification.

When the Xiliang warlords in Chang'an City were separatist before, this East City should have been used as a fortress. Now the ordinary stalls and bunks in the interior have basically been demolished, and the surrounding walls have also been specially reinforced, so they are stationed in the East City. Advanced soldiers can shoot arrows from the top of the wall and attack the enemy by throwing stones.

Now the Han Sui army stationed in Dongshi is actually Li Kan and Cheng Yin who had retreated from Bashang before. The remaining troops stationed in Dongshi are still nearly 3000 Liangzhou cavalry controlled by Li Kan and Cheng Yin. Of course, these cavalry are now gone All became infantry.

Zhu Wei's army rested in the camp outside Chang'an City for a day, and after sending scouts into Chang'an City to investigate, they took Wei Yan's Jingnan Battalion infantry as the main force and occupied Xuanping Gate in the north of Chang'an City first.

Then Wei Yan and Jiang Wan took Xuanping Gate as the basis and led the Jingnan Battalion to build a forward position to attack Chang'an City here.

At the same time, the Tiger Wing Battalion led by Zhang Xiu and Zhang Liao, and the heavy cavalry led by Zhang Xiu continued to follow Wei Yan's Jingnan Battalion to prepare for the battle in Chang'an City. At the critical moment, he broke through the formation formed by Han Sui's army on the street.

However, Zhang Liao led the light cavalry and was still in charge of the guerrilla outside Chang'an City, protecting the rear and food roads of Zhu Wei's army. Of course, Zhang Liao would also look for opportunities to fight at any time, perhaps he could go directly to the north of Chang'an City and raid Han Sui's main force. Changxin Palace.

Facing Han Sui's layer upon layer of defense in Chang'an City, Zhu Wei's army did not rush to attack. After stably occupying Xuanping Gate as the forward position, Wei Yan sent Chen Jiu and Deng Yi to lead a small force to attack the enemy. Dongshi made a tentative attack.

And Deng Yi and Chen led their troops to the fortress-like East City, and they were just playing with their mouths, trying to fool Li Kan and Cheng Yin inside to come out and challenge each other.

Deng Yi and Chen Jiu were originally under Jiang Xia Zulang's tent, and they were the generals who charged and broke the formation. Their martial arts skills are not bad. Deng Yi has at least the strength of a third-rate general, while Chen Ji is even more so. The strength of generals.

Li Kan and Cheng Yin who were stationed in the East City, like Cheng Yi and Ma Wan, followed Han Sui to rebel, and the Liangzhou small warlords who grew up from small soldiers all had the strength of third-rate generals. It is impossible to have the power it has today.

But they were also unwilling to play heads-up with others, so they completely ignored Deng Yi and Chen Jiu's challenge.

Deng Yi and Chen had no choice but to urge their soldiers to attack tentatively, but before they got close to the high wall of Dongshi, they were beaten back by Li Kan and Cheng Yin's soldiers with bows, arrows and stones... …

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