Soldiers come to the world

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The huge trebuchet replaced the stones with kerosene, and [-] catties of kerosene was thrown onto the top of the city one after another. A raging fire began to ignite on the top of the city, with red flames flying and thick smoke billowing. Enduring the smoke and fire, they fled down the city one after another. Some soldiers even took off their armor and rushed directly into the city and hid in the houses. The catapults on the city were burned by the fire and engulfed in the flames and thick smoke.

At this time, several guards brought the soldiers sent by Xu Huang to Liu Jing, and the guards saluted and said, "Report to Zhou Mu, General Cao Jun has sent someone over."

Liu Jing glanced at the soldier delivering the letter, and asked coldly, "What did Xu Huang ask you to do?"

The soldiers quickly stepped forward to salute: "General Xu is willing to evacuate Chencang, please let Liu Zhoumu leave the east city!"

Liu Jing sneered, "Why didn't he evacuate a long time ago? Now that I'm about to seize the city, he's considering evacuating. It's impossible!"

Liu Jing immediately ordered: "Pass the order down, attack across the board!"

When the order was issued, the drums of the Han army around the city were loudly beating, and the sound of the rumbling war drums was earth-shattering. The [-] troops began to attack Chen Cang at the same time. Wooden planks were set up on the moat, arrows were like rain, and they shot towards the top of the city densely. A siege ladder reached the top of the city. The soldiers bit their swords in their mouths, held their shields high, and climbed up.

At this time, the number of soldiers on the top of the city was greatly reduced to avoid the raging fire. There were only more than 4 soldiers defending the top of the city. Approaching the west city wall, when the baffles of the six nest carts hit the top of the city, the [-] heavy armored infantry inside the nest cart took the lead in attacking the top of the city, fighting fiercely with more than a thousand soldiers of Cao's army.

The sharpness of the heavy armored infantry caused the soldiers of Cao Jun to retreat steadily. Cao Jun's defense at the top of the city was broken. Thousands of soldiers rushed to the west city along the nest car. The Cao army in the west city collapsed and turned around to flee. Thousands of Han soldiers quickly occupied the west city, screaming and killing the surrounding walls.

At this time, Xu Huang, the general of Cao Jun, was in a hurry, and bad news came one after another. When he heard that Xicheng had fallen, he knew that Chen Cang was over.

He pondered for a moment, and said to a soldier, "Go to Dongcheng and tell General Wu to give up resistance and leave the city immediately."

Xu Huang arranged a retreat, and he immediately led [-] soldiers to the east city.

After a while, they rushed to the gate of the east city. At this time, more than a thousand soldiers on the east city had abandoned the top of the city and rushed down the city one after another, while thousands of Han troops killed the top of the city. At this time, Cao Junya general Wu Zheng went up. The previous report: "General Qi, we have given up on Dongcheng, and nearly 5000 Han troops have killed the city."

As soon as the words fell, the Han army on the top of the city found thousands of Cao Jun inside the city gate, and they shot arrows at Cao Jun together. In a short time, nearly a hundred people were shot down by the arrows. It’s too late to go.”

Xu Huang was extremely calm, he was still waiting for the opportunity, only if most of the Han troops outside the city killed the top of the city, then the number of Han troops outside the city would not be enough to stop him from breaking through. After waiting for a while, Xu Huang estimated that seven Cheng Han's army climbed to the top of the city, and he immediately shouted: "Kaicheng!"

The soldiers opened the city gate, and the suspension bridge outside the city had already been lowered. Xu Huang saw that there were only a few thousand enemy troops outside, and most of them had climbed to the top of the city. This was his only chance to escape. Ax rushed up, followed by thousands of Cao Jun soldiers running desperately after him.

With all his strength, Xu Huang led more than two thousand soldiers to fight a bloody road, and fled in the direction of Chang'an in panic. Xu Huang's escape meant that Chen Cang was completely occupied by the Han army, and the occupation of Chen Cang meant that the west gate of Guanzhong was opened. up.

The open fire at the top of the city has been extinguished, the soldiers of the Han army are clearing the top of the city, and groups of prisoners of war from the Cao army are escorted down the city. Liu Jing slowly walks to the east wall and looks at the direction of Chang'an from a distance. It is his dream to capture Chang'an. However, Chencang was captured, Chencang Road and Sanguan were occupied by the Han army, and there was no danger in Guanzhong to defend, and it was just around the corner to march into Chang'an.

"Doesn't Zhou Mu feel that after taking Longxi, the situation has completely changed?" Jia Xu walked to Liu Jing and said with a smile.

Liu Jing nodded, "After taking Longxi, the Han army was as powerful as a broken bamboo, and marched all the way eastward. Now that I think about it, although it took three years to capture Longxi, it was worth it!"

Liu Jing turned around and smiled again: "Who does the military adviser think is appropriate to send as an envoy to Jiangdong?"

Jia Xu pondered for a moment and said: "In the battle of Hefei, Sun Quan shifted the responsibility for the defeat to the Jingzhou Navy, and the relationship between Sun and Liu has cracked. If the cracks are not repaired first, no matter how many benefits, Jiang Dong may not agree. Being an envoy is not a big problem, the key is that Zhou Mu must personally fill the gap."

"It's not a big problem for me to go to Jiangdong in person, but I'm a little worried about Guanzhong and Longxi."

"Don't worry, Zhou Mu. Cao Cao was defeated in Longxi, and his vitality was seriously injured. Now he can only protect himself, and he is powerless to counterattack. If Zhou Mu is worried, I will guard Longxi."

With Jia Xu guarding Longxi, Liu Jing let go of his heart, and he smiled happily: "Since there is a military adviser in Longxi, then my son-in-law can visit my mother-in-law with peace of mind."

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Since the defeat of Hefei, Sun Quan's mood has really been depressed for a while. Sun Quan is also a person with great ambitions, but the failure of the two Western Expeditions caused heavy losses to Jiangdong and severely damaged his vitality. Sun Quan's authority was seriously challenged. The territory was opened up, and the reputation of the world continued to increase, and it even became the hope of the revival of the Han Dynasty.

But Jiangdong became more and more marginalized, and Sun Quan was gradually forgotten, which made Sun Quan extremely depressed. It was driven by this mentality that he finally agreed to cooperate with the Jingzhou navy to attack Hefei. Attempts to enter the Central Plains.

It's a pity that Zhang Liao defeated his army in the battle of Xiaoyaojin, and also lost the general Tai Shici, which made Sun Quan's plan for the Northern Expedition suffer another serious setback. The continuous blows made Sun Quan depressed and indulged in alcohol all day long. , Lu Su and others tried hard to persuade him, but he couldn't hear it.

But this morning, Sun Quan unexpectedly came to his official room early and began to deal with government affairs seriously. The Jiangdong ministers did not know the reason and asked one after another. The last guard revealed the reason. Just last night, Sun Quan received the Western Express. Liu Jing successfully conquered Longxi in the north and captured Longxian and Chencang in Guanzhong. Sun Quan was deeply stimulated.

Only then did everyone wake up suddenly, but at the same time they were worried about Sun Quan. Could it be that Marquis Wu was stimulated again and had plans to go out?

Just after noon, Sun Quan was sitting in his room dozing off for a while, when footsteps came from outside the door, followed by Lu Su's voice, "Please report to Marquis Wu, I have something to see!"

"Captain Lu, Marquis Wu is resting, so please don't disturb me."

At this time, Sun Quan had already woken up, so he sat up straight and said, "Let Governor Lu come in!"

Not long after, Lu Su walked in quickly, bowed and saluted, "My minister sees Marquis Wu."

"What's the matter with Zijing?" Sun Quan asked with a smile.

"Reporting to Marquis Wu, just now Liu Min found Weichen, saying that there is an important matter in Chengdu that he needs to discuss with Jiangdong."

Liu Min was in charge of General Hussar's Mansion, Liu Jing sent him to stay in Jiangdong, and Sun Quan knew him very well, since Liu Min wanted to see him, there must be something important, Sun Quan smiled and said, "Did he say anything?"

"It seems that Liu Jing is going to accompany Princess Shangxiang to visit Jiangdong."

Sun Quanteng stood up and asked nervously, "Is Liu Jing coming?"

He immediately realized that he had lost his composure, sat down slowly, and asked calmly, "Where is Liu Min now?"

"Just wait outside the palace."

Sun Quan immediately ordered the guards, "Go outside the palace and invite Liu Shijun!"

The guards hurried away, at this time Sun Quan pondered for a moment, then asked Lu Su, "Why does Zijing think Liu Jing is here?"

Lu Su smiled and said: "I have also considered it. I think Liu Jing has two purposes for coming to Jiangdong. One is an excuse to accompany Princess Shangxiang back to her natal family to visit relatives. In fact, it is to make up for the relationship between the two parties during the last Hefei battle. crack."

Sun Quan nodded. He agreed with this inference. In the last battle of Hefei, the reinforcements from Jingzhou came a step late, resulting in the defeat of the Jiangdong army. The relationship between.

"Secondly?" Sun Quan asked again.

"Secondly, I want to consider whether it has something to do with Liu Jing's battle in the north. After all, he hasn't captured Guanzhong yet, and the war is not over. He came to Jiangdong suddenly, whether he wants Jiangdong to cooperate with his strategy in the east."

Sun Quan remained silent, and Lu Su's second thought came to his heart. Why did Liu Jing form an alliance with him? In the final analysis, he hoped that the two families, Sun and Liu, would fight against Cao Cao. It made Cao Cao difficult to think about. When Liu Jing came to Jiangdong at this time, he probably hoped that he would make a move from the east, but this was something Sun Quan didn't consider for the time being.

Just as he was thinking, the guard led Liu Min into the room, "Master, Mr. Liu is here."

Liu Min quickly stepped forward and bowed, "See Marquis Wu!"

Sun Quan asked him to sit down, and then smiled slightly, "How is Shijun living in Jiangdong, can someone make things difficult?"

Liu Min hurriedly leaned back and said, "Reporting to Marquis Wu, Liu Min lives very well and is respected everywhere."

"I can rest assured that."

The two exchanged some pleasantries, and then the topic turned to business. Sun Quan glanced at Lu Su, and smiled at Liu Min: "I heard from Zijing that Liu Zhoumu plans to visit Jiangdong, is that true?"

"That's right. My lord heard that the old lady was weak, and Princess Shangxiang missed her mother very much, so he decided to accompany the princess to visit her relatives and visit the old lady at the same time. This is also a human relationship, so I hope Jiangdong can agree to my lord's coming to Jiangdong. .”

"Hehe! Of course I welcome, very welcome."

Sun Quan smiled kindly and spoke sincerely, and said, "Your master is my sister-in-law, and he is also my family. Sun and Liu are both neighbors and in-laws, so they should communicate frequently. Please tell the general's mansion, I, Sun Quan, are willing to guarantee the safety of Liu Zhoumu in writing, he can bring troops to Jiangdong like last time, everything is negotiable."

Liu Min was overjoyed, "If that's the case, my lord is planning to arrive in Jiangdong in early August, does Marquis Wu think the time is feasible?"

It was the beginning of May, and there were still three months before the first ten days of August. Jiangdong would definitely send envoys to greet him. After going here and there, it would take about three months, so Sun Quan nodded, "I completely agree!"

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