Xiang Yu fights the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 55 Dilemma
It was late autumn, and Qianliguan was completely bleak. Over the past decades, border wars have occurred from time to time, but they have hardly endangered the Sanfu area. Although the lives of the people here are not very rich, they can still live in normal years. Barely making ends meet, after all, the emperor was able to get some benefits to some extent. Although the current capital is Luoyang instead of Chang'an, the vicinity of Chang'an City is still one of the most prosperous places in the world.

From the founding of Chang'an by Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, to the usurpation of the Han Dynasty by Wang Mang, Emperor Guangwu Zhongxing, and the relocation of the capital to Luoyang, Chang'an City has witnessed the historical transformation and inheritance from the Western Han Dynasty to the Eastern Han Dynasty. Although many places in the city suffered irreversible damage when Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, But the tombs of the eleven emperors of the Western Han Dynasty are still here after all, and the emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty would go to worship them from time to time. Chang'an City has also undergone some reconstruction and revival.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, there were many wars. After Xiang Yu entered Guanzhong, he set fire to Xianyang City. It is said that the fire did not go out after three months. At this time, there were no big cities in Guanzhong. Emperor, he originally planned to make Luoyang the capital, but one of his ministers named Lou Jing analyzed with Liu Bang that although Luoyang has Mang Mountain in the north and Yique in the south, the east and west sides are empty and it is not easy to defend. It is solid and golden city thousands of miles away, very safe.

And Zhang Liang also told Liu Bang that Guanzhong is not only safe but also rich, and it is the so-called land of abundance, which is more suitable as the capital, so Liu Bang finally decided to use the remaining materials of Xianyang City on the south of the Wei River to build a new city in the east. It is Chang'an City.

Han Sui's rebel army has been very powerful recently, and the farthest they have gone is Huaili in Fufeng County. After taking Huaili, they will continue to march eastward. The imperial tomb was dug, which was obviously unacceptable for the Eastern Han Dynasty.

After Dong Zhuo retreated that day, he joined Zhang Wen's troops and built fortifications on the Weishui River west of the ancient Xianyang site, waiting for Han Sui's army to arrive.

The entire Guanzhong area is like a world contained in a slender bottle or pocket, surrounded by mountains and separated by mountains, and in the middle is a large area of ​​plains, especially along the Weihe River. At this time, the area is really fertile and wild, with abundant water and grass and abundant food.

Although the local vegetation and ecological environment have deteriorated after hundreds of years of mining in the Qin and Han Dynasties, it is still considered a very rich place, completely different from the dry environment gradually changed by later generations.

It was also on the west side of the former site of Xianyang City that Han Sui's main force and Zhang Wen's army launched a huge battle. In this battle, Zhang Wen and Dong Zhuo were the defenders, and the fortifications were established in advance. However, there are a large number of menacing troops, and some of them are basically cavalry troops, and it is easy to exert their power on the plain terrain.

Dong Zhuo grew up in the Xiliang area, and he himself has Qiang blood, so he is actually very familiar with the fighting methods of the Qiang people, but this does not mean that he has a way to break Han Sui's large-scale cavalry charge. The only thing to do is to be a turtle, build walls high, accumulate food widely, and if you don't attack, you will all be beaten.

But what I have to say is that Dong Zhuo's tactic of shrinking his head and tortoise is actually correct. Even Dong Zhuo is good at cavalry, but firstly, the opponent has more cavalry, secondly, the opponent's cavalry is of higher quality, and thirdly, the opponent is all the way. The morale is high when you call, so go to the other party to fight hard at this time. If you say that you are not a fool, few people will believe you.

It's just that even the best defense is not omnipotent. Zhang Wenwen and Dong Zhuo's troops were quickly defeated, but they also know how to build a multi-layered defense system. After you finish a defensive line, there is another layer. It seems that Dong Zhuo also understands the truth of the so-called one-bomb, then decline, and three-time exhaustion, which means that Han Sui's main force has to face layer after layer of tortoise formations, and it is clear that it is dragging and exhausting with you.

Needless to say, this tactic really works. After a long time, Han Sui's main force could not take down the entire defense line in one go, and the spirit of the entire army dropped a lot. After the cavalry lost their spirit, the overall power would also decrease At this time, Zhang Wenwen and Dong Zhuo's defensive troops stepped up one after another, and finally, after paying a reasonable price, they barely withstood the most violent attack of Han Sui's army.

During this process, Xiang Yu and Sun Jian's strategy was implemented very smoothly, so when Han Sui learned that his rear supply line was attacked, and even Chen Cangcheng was captured, the surprise and anger on his face were indescribable. , but Han Sui is considered a city man, so he calmed down quickly, and immediately allocated part of his army to help back. After all, according to the information he has learned, the number of troops who looted and captured Chencang City was not large. That's a lot.

Of course, he did not dare to underestimate the enemy. After all, being able to appear suddenly in such a short period of time and take down Chen Cangcheng is not something ordinary people can do. It seems to him that he is only one step away from reaching the Imperial Tomb of the Western Han Dynasty. It would be a pity to give up at this time. On the other hand, he is also worried that the opponent may have more weird existences. Withdrawal, maybe it will be tricked instead.

So Han Sui's whole army launched a fierce attack on Zhang Wenwen and Dong Zhuo's defensive positions again after a brief repair. This time the attack was even more ferocious than before. After observing the defensive position, he found a weak point in the defense, and then concentrated the superior force to carry out a high-intensity attack, which finally made him tear the entire defensive line open.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Dong Zhuo knew that the defensive front would be difficult to maintain, so he had no choice but to order the entire army to retreat. In the process, Han Sui commanded the entire army to cover up and kill Zhang Wenwen and Dong Zhuo.

At this time, although Han Sui won the frontal battle, he received another piece of bad news from the rear. He was already very depressed when he learned that only half of the two ration teams had their rations intact. At this time, he also learned that the troops returning to aid had suffered a big defeat when they attacked Chen Cangcheng, and that guy Bian Zhang had also been defeated several times in a row, and even lost the Dasan Pass.

This situation also put Han Sui in a dilemma. He had to make a choice whether to advance or retreat. If he continued to attack, even if he really went all the way to the city of Chang'an, it would be impossible with his troop composition. He came to capture Chang'an City, and there are not so many towns in the area west of Chang'an City for him to plunder to supplement the urgently needed military supply.

If he doesn't lead the army back to help in time, it is estimated that there will be a shortage of military rations soon, and the morale of the entire army will suffer a huge blow.

However, if he withdraws his troops at this time, it will directly declare the complete failure of his expedition. Although the harvest of this expedition has been great, it is still necessary to hit at least the imperial tomb of the Western Han Dynasty. According to the current situation, it is possible You can get it soon, or you may never get it.

What a dilemma!

(End of this chapter)