Chapter 934 Entering the City (Part 1)
Ships on the Wei River kept coming and going, bringing large quantities of grain, grass, and silk to the high mainland.
It can only be sent here, because there are many pontoon bridges erected on the river, and tens of thousands of troops are rushing across the river with overwhelming momentum.
Zhang Shuo, the general of the middle camp, was temporarily appointed as the commander-in-chief of the former army and led the first batch of the Silver Spear Middle Battalion to cross the river.
But they were not the first to arrive.
Guerrilla general Shao Shen led the Zuo Xiao cavalry across the river from Chiyang, then quickly went south, making a circle, and arrived at Acheng, southwest of Chang'an on August 24th - the ruins of the Qin Abang Palace. They built a military city, which is Chang'an. One of the outer strongholds.
At this time, the defenders in the west of the city had just defeated a group of Huns who tried to break through, killed Liu Han, King of Hejian Liu Shu, and captured and killed more than 4,000 people.
The main force in the battle is Peng Tianhu.
He was quite proud, because this group of Tuge Huns seemed to know something, so they broke through to the west, breaking through the obstruction of several miscellaneous soldiers and horses along the way.
More than 3,000 people were killed in each tribe.
Peng Tianhu was furious and personally led Lu Shuihu's cavalry to intercept and kill them until there was a shower of blood. Only then did he somewhat contain the enemy's ferocious offensive.
All the miscellaneous men and the powerful soldiers and horses from Fufeng, Anding and other counties surrounded him and shouted for Liu Shu to be captured alive.
Liu Shu rushed left and right, unable to break the siege, and finally died of exhaustion.
More than a thousand people were captured and detained in Acheng.
There were still more than a thousand remaining soldiers outside Yongmen in the west of the city, but they were actually taken back by the city. When they rushed to seize the gate, they had no chance, which was very disappointing.
However, these are all trivial matters.
Peng Tianhu led thousands of cavalry and drove repeatedly in the west of the city, showing off their power, until they were bypassed by Zuo Xiao's three thousand cavalry guards.
This group of people is very arrogant and heroic.
One person and three horses, one horse running empty, one horse carrying luggage and water, and one horse riding, galloping together, the sky is filled with smoke and dust, and the power is extraordinary.
When they arrived outside the Zhicheng Gate in the west of Chang'an, three thousand people dismounted and then put on armor each other.
Arm armor, skirt armor, body armor, heart guard, mantle, iron helmet and other items were all taken off and put on at a dizzying speed.
Beside them, about three hundred people gathered their horses and took them to a small slope in the distance before stopping.
The whole process seemed to have been rehearsed countless times, without any mistakes, and the movements were very fast, leaving little time for the enemy.
After putting on the armor, everyone took out the bow tip and began to string the walking bow.
Some fast-moving people even took out their bows to calibrate their bows.
The walking bow hangs on the left side of the waist, the ring-head knife hangs on the right side, and a small buckler is tied to the forearm of the left hand. The quiver is filled with thirty arrows, and there are three circles of hemp rope or leather tied to the quiver. There is a rope, and there are all kinds of weapons stuck diagonally on the back, which makes people look at it in awe.
Finally, when everyone took out long weapons such as spears, rifles, and longke axes, everyone was shocked.
Peng Tianhu stared blankly for a long time with his mouth wide open, and finally got off his horse.
If these three thousand people defend on the high ground, even if he has 30,000 horsemen, he will not be able to capture them in a while, and there will be a lot of casualties.
If these people were followed by a few thousand light cavalry and took advantage of their inability to attack the high ground, suffered heavy casualties and low morale, and launched a counterattack as a recharged force, the thirty thousand cavalry would be defeated. , returned in defeat.
From this point of view, Peng Tianhu knows how to fight, and can even be said to be somewhat proficient in tactics, which is much better than the poor performance of the He Douling tribe in Shanwu.
At least, Peng Tianhu knew that a strong attack would fail and had to use other methods.
"Retreat outward, to Acheng." Not long after, the Zuo Xiao Cavalry Guards, who had completed their formation, sent several rangers over and shouted.
"This..." Upon hearing this, Peng Tianhu was not very happy and said: "Chang'an has not been broken, how can we retreat? If we retreat now, when will we come back again?"
"Get out. ! "The lower-level warriors have less nice things to say and have a bad mouth. They don't care what Peng Tianhu thinks, they just glare at them and act like they don't agree with each other.
Hearing the word "go away", Peng Tianhu was also angry, but he did not dare to scold back and just looked at the rangers coldly.
"Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!" Not far away, the Zuo Xiao Cavalry Guards soldiers lined up neatly and shouted in unison.
For a while, the sound of gun barrels hitting the ground continued, and murderous intent slowly gathered.
They killed the Xianbei cavalry in Guangwu and overturned their horses, and more than 2,000 of them were awarded honorary medals in the first battle. They had a sense of arrogance and murderous intent in their chests, and they did not take these bastards seriously at all.
"Retreat!" Three thousand people shouted in unison and advanced ten steps forward.
There was some commotion in the Zahu formation, especially the weak tribal chiefs who only brought a thousand or two thousand men. They cursed and led their tribesmen back hundreds of steps and stationed their horses in the distance.
"Retreat!" Three thousand people roared again.
This time, the spears and rifles were raised forward in unison, with a strong sense of deterrence.
Most of the little chieftains led the team back a few hundred steps away, and instead of stopping, they went straight into the camp, with unlucky looks on their faces.
Some of them were quick and even started to pack their luggage.
"Retreat!" The three thousand people advanced another fifty steps.
A war horse in front of Peng Tian's bodyguard began to neigh, snort uneasily, or dig at the ground with its hooves.
“Let’s go!” Peng Tianhu’s face turned green and he ordered to retreat.
Before leaving, he took one last look at Chang'an City.
The banner with the word "Han" was still hanging on the top of the city, and there was no change. But he always felt that something had happened, so he decided to go to Acheng to interrogate the prisoners.
Could it be that someone in the city is rebelling?
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On the Ba River in the east of the city, Heijing Zuoying, Huangtou Army and other troops crossed the river one after another, queuing up in four long queues. Go to Chang'an.
The east city of Chang'an has three gates: Xuanping, Qingming, and Bacheng. The soldiers stationed here are mainly Longxi soldiers, plus a small number of Nan'an soldiers and some wealthy soldiers from Jingzhao County. The total is only one or two. Ten thousand people are the smallest troops. On August 21, they launched a large-scale offensive against the Huns. They fought for a whole day and suffered heavy casualties, so they each stopped.
In the evening, a mutiny broke out in the Xiongnu camp, and Liu Ce, the king of Anding, was killed. The remaining more than 3,000 people rushed into the city through the opened gate, and with the support of General Anton Qi Guanyuan, they retreated into the city.
Liang Xun and others seemed to smell something unusual.
Chief Di and Nan'an Yang Tao sent people into the city at night to inquire about the news. They learned that there seemed to be a short and fierce battle inside the Xuanping and Qingming gates. After the troops and horses withdrew outside the city, they quickly It's almost over.
Liang Xun and Yang Tao are not fools. The two of them entered Hou Feihu's camp together and told him the truth. Feihu only ordered him to guard the camp and be vigilant everywhere, and not to engage in wasteful fighting. He said nothing else.
The two of them immediately figured out the real situation, so they didn't have to worry anymore and simply waited in the camp.
In addition to training the soldiers every day, they also intercepted and killed small groups of Huns wandering around outside the city.
On the 24th, today, Hou Feihu finally led the Heijin Zuoying, Xiaoqijun and a battalion of Huangtou Army towards Qingming Gate.
Liang Xun and Yang Tao immediately climbed up and looked into the distance. When they saw the mighty Shao Bing in the wilderness, they finally calmed down after they had been complaining about being kept secret.
In this world, the competition is about who has the strongest fist.
Heijin Zuoying, a famous and meritorious unit. There was a night battle in the three cities of Pujin Pass. They were so brave that they killed the Huns and made them flee in confusion. Then he moved north to Shangjun, and surrounded the Xiongnu imperial army with the Xianbei cavalry, and won again.
Thousands of people are marching toward the Qingming Gate with their helmets and armours. I haven't even informed you to enter the city, so I'm asking you if you agree?
If you don’t accept it, do it with him. If you do it well, maybe he will change his attitude.
If you can't do it, don't say anything, because they can directly come to your camp and kill them to death.
Among the two, Liang Xun has the calmest mentality because he has already contacted Liang Fen, the Minister of Civil Affairs of Liang State. In terms of seniority, Liang Fen was his uncle and they were both members of his own family. There was really no need for him to mix with Yang Tao, who was born in Qiu Chidi.
Take good care of the more than 10,000 households of soldiers and civilians in Longxi. This was the advice given to him by Uncle Cong.
In troubled times, strength is respected, and anything can be said if you have strength.
While the two men were watching, Heijin Zuoying quickly stopped.
Like magic, they changed from column to horizontal, and then adjusted to a forward formation.
Two thousand brave cavalry troops quickly followed up, divided into two groups, and lined up on the two wings of the black army.
There were exclamations one after another in the Liang and Yang camps.
Being so capable, deft and familiar cannot be achieved without repeated training. Heijin Zuoying's training is indeed very frequent, and it is completely different from those of them who have to farm and herd on weekdays.
After the Heijin Army stopped, nearly 8,000 Huangtou Army passed them directly and drove to the Qingming Gate.
Liang and Yang widened their eyes, trying to confirm their suspicions.
Sure enough, with almost no delay, the heavy iron-clad wooden door was quickly opened.
The Yellow Head Army sent five hundred people to enter the city first.
Soon, their flag appeared at the top of the city.
Another thousand people entered the city, then three thousand people, and finally the whole army entered the city.
The flag of the black army was lit up again, and they folded their formation again and formed four columns.
The heroic cavalry army also slowly gathered, with hundreds of cavalry troops one at a time, following the black cavalry army, and drove into the city in batches.
Liang Xun and Yang Tao sighed inaudibly after confirming their suspicions.
The Governor-General did not regard them as his own at all, and was worried that they would plunder and massacre them after entering the city - in fact, they really had this idea.
The Huns also looked down upon them and disdained or did not dare to surrender to them. They were only willing to surrender to Shao Bing, who had a better reputation, because Hou Feihu took the lead in attacking Pingyang and did not massacre them.
"Alas!" Yang Tao stamped his feet, feeling very unhappy.
The soldiers in the camp saw him from a distance and made some noise.
You can't rob property or rape women. What's the point of fighting this war? A trip in vain?
More than 3,000 Qingqi came from behind, circling far away.
Liang Xun saw it from a distance and knew that this was the Hedong and Pingyang Qingqi who had been following Hou Feihu to garrison the army. They were probably Huns, and maybe some Jie people and Di Qiang were mixed in.
Their mission is obvious: surveillance.
Liang Xun quickly adjusted his mentality, and he planned to see King Liang again.
After more than 13,000 troops from Heijin and Wansheng entered the city, they quickly took control of various key points.
At this time, the Huns defenders began to leave the city.
Liang and Yang, who had been a little commotion just now, immediately calmed down.
These Huns are relatively capable of fighting.
In terms of interests, the Xiongnu generals are definitely not willing to see miscellaneous soldiers entering the city, otherwise their families and relatives will be in danger.
A total of five thousand Huns soldiers came out of the city, without any equipment, just staring at them from a distance.
All the Longxi soldiers yelled: Hou Feihu really treats everyone as fools.
At this time, Hou Feihu had ordered the treasury to be sealed, the palace to be taken over, and police patrols day and night.
At this time, he met Jin Zhun, a person who has been called "crazy" in recent days.
(End of this chapter)