Chang'an, now in charge of Chang'an is Hanzhong reinforcements coach Luo Dingyuan. Please use... to visit this site. As Lin Shucheng said, although Luo Dingyuan is arrogant, his ability is still good.
Therefore, after Lin Shucheng handed over the power to him, Luo Dingyuan did not think that he could control the situation in Xiyongzhou alone and make the current decadent situation better.
Therefore, although Luo Dingyuan took the main position in charge of the overall situation of Chang'an, he did not slight Lin Shucheng. He knew Lin Shucheng's ability, otherwise, the King of Hanzhong would not have always been scrupulous about Lin Shucheng.
After Luo Dingyuan took charge of all affairs in Chang'an, he immediately discussed with Lin Shucheng and began to appease the hearts of the officers and soldiers in the city. However, people were agitated and the effect of appeasing was not obvious. Especially when the Zhao army approached the city, the officers and soldiers in the city became even more worried. It was necessary to
You know, the garrison officers and soldiers in the eastern cities were forced to die by the generals in Chang'an.
Although they said they were defending the city and fighting to the death with the Zhao army, these soldiers knew in their hearts that the rumors circulating in the city should be true. Coupled with the testimony of some people, the truth of the rumors was confirmed at once. Although
Lin Shucheng and others were wronged
Yes, but half of these rumors are indeed true. Therefore, Luo Dingyuan spent several days just to rectify the internal problems. When he completed the rectification of the internal defenders of Chang'an City, he discovered that Chang'an
Now it is surrounded by Zhao troops on all sides.
Although the Zhao army did not forcibly establish camps around Chang'an, except for the west, all the prefectures and counties around Chang'an were occupied by the Zhao army. In the west, although Xianyang and other places were still in the hands of the Han army
, However, it was precisely on this side that the Zhao army stationed in this town completely severed the connection between Chang'an and the west.
Luo Dingyuan also sent troops out of the south of the city to attack westward in order to maintain contact with the surrounding areas. Unfortunately, the Han army in Chang'an City did not leave. As soon as the Han army left the city, the surrounding Zhao Army cavalry began to take action. Zhao Junbu
With the combination of cavalry and cavalry, it was impossible for the Han army to match. They fought three times in a row in an attempt to break through the interception on the west, but were defeated by the Zhao army each time.
It wasn't until the heavy rain in Chang'an that Luo Dingyuan's attack stopped. Zhao Jun's actions around Chang'an seemed to also begin to slow down. Because of the heavy rain, both sides entered a brief period of calm.
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Outside Lantian County, Zhao Jun's military formation still stood in the heavy rain. The originally flying flags were also stuck together due to the heavy rain. Zhao Kang gently pulled the horse's head, and the second horse walked to the front of the military formation, and the war horse under his crotch shook it vigorously.
He shook the horse's head to shake off the accumulated rainwater on its mane, and snorted again. The whole world seemed to be squeezed by the pounding rain, which seemed extremely depressing.
Cold raindrops dripped from the front eaves of the armor, confusing the eyes of the soldiers in the three armies.
Zhao Kang galloped his horse and glanced at the soldiers of the three armies, and suddenly he tightened the reins of his mount. The mount raised its head and hissed sadly in pain, and stood up. The moment the horse leaped to the ground, Zhao Kang struggled to pull out his sword.
, raised it high above the head. Suddenly, it suddenly fell forward and fell.
"Siege the city!"
The rapid beating of drums sounded muffled in the sound of rain, and the 3,000 heavy infantrymen of the third battalion who had been waiting for a long time roared crazily. Holding big shields and carrying ladders, they marched forward bravely, like soldiers who had broken a dike.
Rolling iron currents, heading towards the enemy ahead
The military city rolled away. Among the forbidden troops in Zhao Kang's town, there were only three battalions of heavy armored infantry with 3,000 people. At this moment, they became the main force in the siege. At the same time, Zhao Kang also hoped to use this to defeat the Han
The army saw how powerful Zhao Jun was.
Of course, the most important thing is that the heavy rain made many siege equipment, city defense equipment and some combat methods unusable, causing less damage to the heavy armored infantry. Otherwise, Zhao Kang would not let these heavy armored infantry become the vanguard of the siege.
Following closely behind the 3,000 heavy infantry were 5,000 archers. At this moment, the longbows had been removed from their shoulders, and the sharp arrows were already on the strings. They could be ready at any time as long as the leading officer gave an order.
Show your sharp fangs and attack the enemy.
"Damn it! Zhao Jun is really preparing to attack in the heavy rain!" Ma Qing, the guard of Lantian, knew as soon as he heard the sound of Zhao Jun's war drums that Zhao Jun was preparing to attack. Ma Qing's eyes suddenly showed strong murderous intent, and other thoughts in his heart suddenly disappeared.
Throw it out of the sky. The only thing left
What he felt unhappy was that because of the heavy rain, their generals who were defending the city lost the deterrence of fire oil, and the difficulty of defending the city would be greatly increased. However, now they have no choice. As the generals who defend the city, they have no choice.
, dying on the battlefield may be his fate.
Zhao Jun's attack also made the generals who had previously suggested Ma Qing let the defenders return to camp to take shelter from the rain nervous. They did not expect that Zhao Jun would really attack in heavy rain.
"Qiang..."
Amidst the harsh sound of metal grinding, and under the gaze of the guards, Lantian guard Ma Qing slowly pulled out his sword from his waist. He took two steps forward, stepped out of the watchtower, came to the city wall, and shouted loudly:
"war!"
"Fight...fight...fight..." On the city wall, the Han soldiers suddenly started shouting violently, completely covering up the sound of rain in the roar of the soldiers. The Zhao army siege soldiers gradually approached the city wall, and they were showing strong murderous intent on the tower.
It was filled with excitement, and in a flash, the charging Zhao army had already entered the range of the defenders' archers!
"Fire the arrow!"
Ma Qing shouted violently, and slashed down the heavy sword he raised high. The archers standing on the city tower drew their bows and fired arrows one after another. In an instant, a large amount of arrows like rain flew into the sky from the top of the city.
Mixed with the torrential rain, it fell on the heads of the enemy troops that were rushing towards the outside of the city...
"Boom boom boom..."
The defenders' arrows were shot at the Zhao army, and the Zhao army's heavy armored infantry in the front blocked them with shields. Even if they were shot at the Zhao army's heavy armored infantry in the rear, it would be difficult to cause casualties to the heavy armored infantry. It has to be said that the heavy rain also caused arrows to fall.
The power of the arrows has decreased, but the Zhao army officers and soldiers did not slow down their advance at all because of the accumulation of arrows.
"Archers strike back!"
"Don't stop the heavy infantry, continue to advance at full speed!"
The Zhao army officer screamed sternly and issued military orders to the soldiers around him.
The three thousand heavy-armored infantry suddenly quickened their pace and rushed toward the enemy city as fast as possible, while the five thousand archers following them stopped at an arrow's distance and formed a scattered firing line.
Formation. Start to confront the enemy archers on the city.
"Whoosh whoosh..."
Amidst the harsh sound of sharp arrows piercing the air, soldiers kept falling down wailing, but the soldiers next to them did not show the slightest timidity, let alone stop shooting arrows. Whether it was the Zhao army or the Han army, at this moment
They no longer cared about the robes around them, but kept shooting out the arrows in their hands.
"Bang...bang...bang..." Aerial ladders began to approach the city head, and the heavy armored infantry began to climb up. Without kerosene, the biggest threat to these soldiers has been removed. Of course, the defenders smashed
The boulders and logs underneath are still lethal to the siege soldiers.
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Heavy rain poured down, and Luo Dingyuan and Lin Shucheng gathered together in Chang'an City, with heavy looks on their faces.
"Master Lin, judging from the current situation, all four counties to the south of us have been lost. In other words, the north, east and south of Chang'an are now under the jurisdiction of Zhao Jun. Only in the west, we still have
Can you stand your ground? I wonder what Mr. Lin has to say about the situation in front of him?" Luo Dingyuan said to Lin Shucheng with a dull look.
"Opinions? What insights can I have! Lin is in trouble now, and the officers and soldiers in the city are extremely dissatisfied with me. I even used these methods, but in the end I was unable to reverse the current situation. My two disciples are also in Gaoling.
Cheng and Weinan County were killed in battle. Now, Lin can still
What can be done?" Lin Shucheng said with a bitter look on his face. He finally got detailed information. Qiao Xuan, the guard general of Weinan County and his young disciple, died at the hands of the rebel army. As for the actions of Feng Yi Mansion in the north,
It also failed, and everyone involved in the operation was killed by Zhao Jun.
Luo Dingyuan said in a deep voice: "Master Lin's plan was almost successful. Even among the Zhao army, it is not that they are afraid of this. Master Lin, it is precisely because your disciple died on the battlefield that you should avenge this, not
Remembering the past. Now we are trapped in the city. Although there are more than 30,000 soldiers in the city, the defense issues of Chang'an City alone are enough for us to find it difficult to deal with. "
"General Luo, now, we can only hope that Xianyang and other western regions are still in our hands, and that reinforcements from the Luo Army in Jingzhou and the Shu Army in Hanzhong will arrive as soon as possible. Otherwise, based on our current capabilities alone...if not for
There are not enough troops here, and I will not let the soldiers fight to the death to delay time."
"At the beginning, I persuaded the king to see that Hanzhong was deploying troops on the southern line to defend Yongzhou in the west to resist the Zhao army. After all, in comparison, Zhao is our enemy. If the king of Shu does not want his northern side to face Zhao directly,
If the army attacks, they will not attack Hanzhong easily, but now..." As he said that, Lin Shucheng couldn't help but shake his head secretly.
"Master Lin, your Majesty has now dispatched reinforcements from Hanzhong. In addition, reinforcements from the Shu army have also begun to move north. What we need now is to hold on to the place and not let more cities and counties fall into the hands of the Zhao army."
Luo Dingyuan frowned and said.
Lin Shucheng sneered and said: "Now? It's too late! It's raining heavily today. I don't know how the roads in the Qinling Mountains in the northwest of Jingzhou and Hanzhong are. You should know very well that the roads that our reinforcements need to pass are comparable to the roads that Zhao Jun needs to travel from north to south and from east to west.
It’s even more difficult. Such heavy rain can only delay the arrival of our reinforcements. Maybe, before our reinforcements arrive here, this is already the border of Zhao State."
"This..." Luo Dingyuan couldn't help but worry. Yes, the heavy rain delayed the Zhao army's attack on the city, but the damage was greater to his own reinforcements. Whether it was the reinforcements from Hanzhong north or the northwest Jingzhou
The reinforcements coming up from Danshui have to pass through the Qinling Mountains. This is more difficult than the plains where the Zhao army is. Fortunately for the soldiers, if the food and supplies are trapped, the army will not be able to advance.
"Perhaps there is no rainfall in other places?" Luo Dingyuan said in a muffled voice.
"Natural is the best, but the southeastern Lantian line and the Qingni Pass are no longer connected. I don't know if the Zhao army has attacked these places. If these dangerous passes are occupied by the Zhao army, Jingzhou
I'm afraid the reinforcements won't be able to go north."
Lin Shucheng added: "In addition, I am more worried about the situation in Hanzhong. If Xiyong Prefecture is lost, then the King of Shu will not worry about the existence of the king and the Zhao army, but will attack Hanzhong directly. Hanzhong alone, the king cannot
To resist the Zhao army. Even if this is the case, the King of Shu will definitely take it by himself to fight against the Zhao state."
"This... this can't be possible! We have just reached an alliance with other princes in the land of Jingnan. How can the Shu army attack us? In addition, in the land of Hanzhong, we still have 20,000 defenders. Come to think of it, this
The King of Shu will not attack us easily." Although Luo Dingyuan said this, he himself also knew that he felt powerless when he said this.
"Maybe!" Lin Shucheng said with a sneer. Because he was forced to surrender to the King of Hanzhong, among the Han army, he had always been feared by Situ Fei, who was worried about his connection with King Yong's successor, King Shu. Therefore, Lin Shucheng was
Among the Han army, he was sometimes reused, sometimes scrupled by the superiors. Xi Yongzhou
Lin Shucheng had mentioned this matter to the King of Hanzhong before, asking him to increase the deployment of troops in Xiyong Province. Unfortunately, I don’t know if the King of Hanzhong did not want Lin Shucheng to have too much power, or he did not care that Zhao Jun would act at this time. As a result, the King of Hanzhong did not agree.
Lin Shucheng proposed to move the Hanzhong garrison northward to Xiyongzhou.
"The heavy rain in summer is gone in the blink of an eye. Thinking about it, it shouldn't have much impact on the two reinforcements." Luo Dingyuan looked at the water drops outside the house and said in a low voice.
"Maybe!" Lin Shucheng just returned to camp. The two fell into silence for a moment, and they stopped discussing the situation at hand.
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"die……"
Xu Lai, the sentinel commander of the Zhao army, roared and threw a spear forward. A Han army guard had just picked up a boulder and before he had time to smash it down, the spear thrown by Xu Lai penetrated his chest. It was heavy.
The force of his spear was not exhausted, and he retreated sharply with the body of the Han soldier, and instantly pierced another man.
"ah……"
The two Han soldiers howled miserably, like grasshoppers strung on a rope, and fell into a pool of blood. Yin Hong's blood gurgled outward, gradually blending with the rain...
"Push... use force... push them down!" Ma Qing waved the long sword and screamed miserably.
"One, two, push..." The Han army's defenders used long push rods to push several people one at a time into a ladder, pushing it forward desperately. Next to them, countless defenders attacked desperately.
Looking at the Zhao Jun soldiers who had just arrived at the top of the city.
"Boom boom boom..."
With the concerted efforts of the defenders, a ladder was pushed out of the city and slowly erected. Immediately, before the Zhao army officers had time to react, the ladder fell down with a roar, and the people on it fell down.
All the soldiers fell into the muddy water.
The battle between the two sides continued. Ma Qing, the defender of Lantian, saw that Zhao Jun's heavy armored infantry was powerful and found it difficult to resist for a while, so he temporarily built a female wall made of sandbags on top of the city to block Zhao Jun's heavy armored infantry.
Advance. Although the heavy armored infantry has strong lethality, its weaknesses are also very obvious, that is, its lack of speed and difficulty in advancing, especially in this heavy rainy weather, which affects their performance.
Therefore, after a fierce battle for a long time, although the Zhao army occupied many of the city walls, they were unable to advance even an inch and had difficulty taking down the city wall. As a result, the city walls were still firmly controlled by the defenders.
"General, withdraw the troops!" Yang Wangqing suddenly said in a deep voice in the Zhao army formation.
"Withdraw troops? Although there is still a stalemate at the top of the city, but..." Zhao Kang hesitated.
Yang Wangqing smiled and said: "If we continue, the heavy armored infantry soldiers will be unable to sustain themselves. Their armors carry a heavier load than the Han army, and it will be difficult for them to last."
Zhao Kang couldn't help but be startled, and the corner of his mouth suddenly twitched slightly, and he suddenly remembered that his heavy armored infantry was indeed difficult to last, and if it continued, it would be detrimental to himself.
Yang Wangqing smiled and said: "Don't worry, general. I've seen the enemy's city wall. Although they temporarily increased the height and thickness to make the wall more difficult to attack, a heavy rain also caused loopholes in them."
"Oh? Military advisor, please explain!" Zhao Kang was immediately overjoyed.
"This Lantian County was not a big city originally. Although it has now become the front line to prevent us from cutting off its connection with Jingzhou, the construction of this city is also temporary. If there is no heavy rain, it will not matter. This heavy rain also allows them to use it.
There are cracks in the temporary city wall built with mud. In the southwest corner, cracks and even gaps have appeared due to water penetration. We will have a truce today and let the catapults appear tomorrow. We will definitely break the city in one battle."
Zhao Kang took a closer look with the clairvoyance in his hand, and immediately said with joy: "Sure enough, speaking of it, this heavy rain also did us a big favor."
"Come here, give me the order to withdraw the troops and return the whole army to camp!"
The withdrawal of Zhao Jun also made the Lantian defenders breathe a sigh of relief. At this moment, no one among the defenders looked down upon Zhao Jun. Previously, they had only heard that Zhao Jun was powerful, but this time, they had truly learned the lesson.
The strength of Zhao Jun.
However, due to heavy rain, both the offensive and defensive sides were exhausted after the battle, and they returned to their camps to make repairs. In addition to checking the casualties, Ma Qing also began to clean up the battlefield. He also saw that there were problems with the city wall, but,
He had no better way to deal with this.
The weather got faster in summer, and the heavy rain stopped before it lasted for a day. In the middle of the night, after it rained again for a while, stars were already visible in the night sky.
The weather clearing up is definitely not good news for Lantian guard Ma Qing. Heavy rain can also delay Zhao Jun's siege. However, if the weather clears up, it will be of great benefit to Zhao Jun. What worries him
However, when he reported the situation to Chang'an, he might not be able to escape the Zhao army's scouts, because he had already seen that there were about 5,000 cavalrymen in the Zhao army's formation.
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