Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 267 Military Order

In mid-September, Luo Zheng personally led an army to Chang'an, and joined forces with Gao Shun to encircle Chang'an.

The generals of the Chinese army, all the generals are here.

When he was young, Gao Shun had a stomach in his body, stepped into the tent, and bowed to Luo Zheng: "I have seen the lord!"

"Boping is free!"

Luo Zheng raised his hand and let Gao Shun sit down.

After waiting for a while, Cheng Ying quickly walked in and sat down with Jia Xu.

Luo Zheng then said: "Okay, everyone is here, Boping will talk about the situation in Chang'an first."

Gao Shun said: "Chang'an has less than [-] soldiers and horses, and our army is twice that of Guo Bang. If we raise our troops to attack Chang'an, we will be sure to break the city within a month. If we encircle Chang'an without attacking, the food and grass in Chang'an can last until It’s spring. The last general has ordered people to inquire about it. After the collection of autumn grain, most of Guo Si’s military grain has already arrived in Chang’an, so grain and grass are not a problem.”

Luo Zheng looked at Chengying, and Chengying had the most accurate information in terms of intelligence.

Cheng Ying nodded and said, "My lord, General Gao Shun is right, there is indeed a lot of food and grass in Chang'an City."

Luo Zheng suddenly frowned, and said in a deep voice: "The strong attack is not what the general wants, is there any other way?"

Jia Xu caressed his beard and said: "To attack the city and pull out the stronghold, except for a strong attack, it is nothing more than luring the enemy to attack, and then trying to break it. However, Guo Si is a senior general in the Xiliang army. It may not be easy to lure him out of the city. Why don't you, my lord? Siege the city first, see the situation before making a decision!"

Cheng Ying said: "Why don't you send people into the city and persuade Guo Si to raise all the people to surrender?"

Jia Xu shook her head and said, "I'm afraid it will be difficult!"

Luo Zheng also said: "This general also served under Dong Zhuo's tent. In terms of seniority, he is far inferior to Guo Si, Zhang Ji and others. If Guo Si is willing to lose his face, it would be a strange thing to surrender to this general. Forget it, let's raise our troops first Siege, see the situation before we talk!"

Early the next morning, it was just dawn.

Luo Zheng personally led the army to the foot of Chang'an City, and the drums sounded three links, and the army took hold.

The guards in Chang'an City saw it clearly, and reported the news to them long ago.

Guo Bang didn't have time to eat breakfast, so he hurried to Ximen to check the military situation in person.

I saw the dark army formation outside the city extending several miles away, the tens of thousands of troops were silent, the military appearance was neat, and the armor was thick, but the momentum was more than a little better than the Xiliang army under his command.

On the left and right sides of the army, there is a cavalry on each side, protecting the two wings.

Compared with this Xiliang army, the discipline of the army under his command is indeed much worse.

Although Guo Si thinks that his qualifications are older than Luo Zheng's, he has to admit that his army is a little loose, at least in terms of military discipline and discipline, it is far inferior to the army under Luo Zheng's command. As for the combat effectiveness, you can only know it after fighting.

Just as he was observing, he saw five hundred cavalrymen break away from the main formation and rush to the city three hundred paces away.

The first general is wearing chain mail, wearing a goose feather helmet, and a sweaty horse under his crotch. He is majestic and radiant, but he is not exactly Luo Zheng. A tower-like general is riding his horse with a knife, closely following the left and right, glaring stare.

"Where is Guo Si?"

Luo Zheng reined in the horse and shouted loudly.

Guo Si's face was blackened at that time, and he ordered the soldiers to set up a commander-in-chief flag, and shouted: "Luo Zheng, why did you offend me in Guanzhong?"

Luo Zheng's eyes moved sideways, and he immediately found Guo Si on the top of the city, and he cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty is the old department of Xiliang, and in the past Luoyang Zheng was also under the care of generals, so he shouldn't have raised his sword to face each other. But the world fell apart , the feudal lords rose up together, but they were not talented. I would like to mention the Qingfeng of three zhang to drive the Hu captives outside the Great Wall, and put down the bandits in the universe. Now that the army is besieging the city, I want to be able to use the army to win the pass, but I am thinking of the old friendship, so I come here After a while, if Zijun is willing to open the city to welcome our army into the city, I will treat him like a brother, and think twice!"

Changing three titles in just one sentence can be said to be three different attitudes.

Guo Bang's face changed several times when he heard this, and these words can be said to have taken care of his face.

However, these words are also soft and hard, not only admonishing, but also faintly intimidating.

As for the final persuasion to capitulate, it was blatant coercion and temptation.

Either fight to the end, and both people and the city will perish.

Either Kaesong surrendered, but also seek wealth and fame.

How to choose depends on how Guo Bang decides.

However, it would be too unwilling to surrender like this.

Although Guo Si didn't have the ambition to be an emperor, he didn't want to be driven by others. It would be great to be a warlord by himself. Besides, there were nearly [-] soldiers in Chang'an City, so it might not be impossible to defend Chang'an. After hesitating for a moment, he sneered Said: "Don't waste your knowledge. If you really miss the old friendship, you shouldn't invade Guanzhong with your troops. You only need to lead the army to retreat, and the old friendship can be lost."

Luo Zhengdao: "The world must be divided for a long time, and it must be united for a long time. Do Zijun think you can hold Guanzhong?"

Guo Bang shouted: "That's the general's business, you don't worry about it, and quickly lead the army back, otherwise don't blame someone for being rude."

Luo Zheng immediately sank his face and shouted: "Guo Si, this general misses the old friendship of the past, so he doesn't want you to be destroyed with Chang'an, and deliberately suspends the siege. Since you are so ignorant, then you can't blame this general. Wait Break Chang'an and see what you have to say."

Guo Si's face was livid with anger, and he said angrily: "What a fool, how dare you bully someone like this!"

Luo Zheng had already patted his horse back to the formation, and ordered the army to attack the city.

After half an hour.

Under the city of Chang'an, war drums shook the sky, and the sound of killing filled the field.

The 5000-strong army was divided into six infantry phalanxes, each with [-] men. Under the leadership of the commander-in-chief, they took turns to attack the three gates of Chang'an, the south, the north, and the west. The voices were intertwined, and no other voices could be heard anymore. Yan Xing asked for orders from the lord, and personally led hundreds of dead soldiers to fight.

Chang'an is indeed one of the most fortified cities with all kinds of fortifications.

Yan Xing went to the top of the city several times, but the follow-up army couldn't get up. After fighting hard for a while, they were all forced to go down to the top of the city.

When the battle reached sunset, Luo Zheng immediately and decisively ordered to retreat, seeing that he could not break through the city.

In the large tent of the Chinese army, all civil and military personnel gathered together.

After Yan Xing killed the leader of the city, there was no one to support him. He was slashed several times by Guo Bang's soldiers who fought back desperately.But this kid is young and strong, he has always dared to fight, and he is not afraid of bleeding.

"Yanming, is your injury okay?"

Luo Zheng couldn't help asking, quite worried.

Yan Xing hurriedly said: "My lord, don't worry, it's just some flesh wounds, it will be fine in a few days!"

"That's good!"

Luo Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, frowned and said displeasedly: "In the future, you can no longer risk your life like this. As a general in command, you must fight for your life as an example for the three armies, but you can't ignore your own safety. If Yanming makes a mistake, wouldn't it be let This general lost his beloved general?"

"The last will obey!"

Yan Xing obediently obeyed his orders, but his heart felt sputtering.

Luo Zheng said to the rest of the generals: "It's the same with you, it's the general's responsibility to fight for your life before the battle, but as a general, the most important thing is how to lead the army well. This general doesn't need Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers, He is surrounded by the shadow of his ancestors, and a lot of capable ministers are willing to sacrifice their lives for him. This general comes from a grassroots background, and his reputation is too bad. My heart aches, if you are all dead, why don't you let this general go into battle and fight for your life?"

"The last will obey!"

Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, Li Meng and others will quickly surrender.

Although the words are a bit crude, they are very heartwarming.

In fact, sometimes, as long as you tell the truth, even if it's ugly, it can make people feel very comfortable.

No matter how much empty talk is said, it is still nonsense, and it will make people feel disgusted.

Luo Zheng couldn't learn that, and didn't want to change his nature, so he could only tell the truth.

However, this is precisely where his personality charm lies. His words are ugly, but they are definitely good words, and they are also psychological words, so whether it is Xu Chu or Yan Xing, although they are often scolded, they are happy.

After a long time, whether it was Xu Chu and Zhao Yun who were first forced to sell their bodies by Luo Zheng's disgraceful means, or Gao Shun, Yan Xing, Zhang Liao and other generals who had to rely on Luo Zheng later, they all settled down and willingly served Luo Zheng Work hard.

At least as a lord, Luo Zheng can still pick his heart when he treats his subordinates.

And this is the most valuable.

Both Yan Xing and Zhang Liao have served other princes, and they have a deep understanding of this.

Luo Zheng walked under the tent for a while, rubbed his eyebrows and asked: "Have the casualties been counted?"

Jia Xu said: "It has been counted, 49 were killed in battle, [-] were slightly injured, and [-] were seriously injured!"

Luo Zheng frowned suddenly, and said in a deep voice: "Just one day of siege, the casualties are close to a thousand. If you raise your troops to attack, even if you can take down Chang'an City, the general's [-] infantry will lose more than half ?”

Everyone was silent, storming a fortified city has always been the most troublesome thing for military strategists.

And this kind of tough battle with real guns and real knives is also the most helpless for the counselors.

At this time, no matter how clever you are, no amount of counselors is as useful as a small soldier.

Luo Zheng is a little irritable, and it is not what he wants to storm the city.

If it's not for other reasons, I really can't afford to consume it, not money and food.If the food is gone, it can be planted again. Besides, Liangzhou has a bumper harvest of corn this year. There is no shortage of money and food at all, but the population cannot afford it.

What the war consumes is not money, food and materials, but the large number of young and middle-aged people is the most troublesome thing.

There are millions of people in any state in the Central Plains. Yuan Shao and others don't feel sorry for them. That's because the population base under the rule is large. Even if a group of soldiers die in battle, at most they will be given some pensions, and then recruit young people for training.

Luo Zheng doesn't have such a big family background, so he can't help feeling distressed.

The population of Liangzhou was originally small. Although in the past two years, all kinds of methods were used to attract most of the fleeing Guanzhong people to Liangzhou by taking advantage of the war in Guanzhong. With a population of one million, it is still far from enough.

Of these one million people, even if the old and the weak all died of war and famine, no matter how high the proportion of young and strong men is, it will only be 40 to [-].

And these young and strong men are all the backbone of agricultural production. If they consume too much, how can they only rely on a group of old and weak women and children to plow the fields and do a lot of heavy physical work. Once agricultural production is affected, the foundation will be unstable.

Therefore, Luo Zhengcai tried to equip the army and try to avoid letting the army under his command attack the fortifications to reduce casualties.

Now facing Chang'an Fortified City, the plots and tricks are useless, which really makes him a little headache and irritated.

But Jia Xu, an old fox, is extraordinary after all, and soon thought of a poisonous plan.

Just when he wanted to speak, Gao Shun preempted him when he didn't want to.

Gao Shun came out loudly and said: "My lord, the final general is willing to lead two thousand dead soldiers to attack the city and vow to destroy Chang'an!"

Luo Zheng heard the words and couldn't help but look sideways, "Can 2000 people break through Chang'an?"

Gao Shun said: "The final general wishes to issue a military order!"

Everyone couldn't help looking sideways at this moment, the military order was not made randomly.

Fortunately, everyone knew that Gao Shun did not speak nonsense, otherwise they would really think that Gao Shun was arrogant.

Jia Xu also kept his mouth shut. If Gao Shun was able to attack Chang'an with 2000 men, he should take the credit anyway.

Luo Zhenglue hesitated, and said decisively: "Okay, when you attack the city in the future, this general will personally cheer for you!"

Gao Shun cupped his hands and said, "The last general obeys!"

The generals looked at me, temporarily suppressed the thoughts in their hearts, and prepared to see how Gao Shun attacked Chang'an with 2000 men.

Early the next morning, at five o'clock, the pot was buried to make food, and the camp was set up before dawn, and entered the west gate of Chang'an again.

Amidst the continuous sound of ox horns, Guo Bang had already arrived at the west gate, standing on the tower to observe the enemy's situation.

In order to disperse the defenders in the city, Luo Zheng sent two soldiers and horses to pretend to attack the north and south gates, leaving only the west gate to Gao Shun.

In order to strengthen the army, Luo Zheng even boarded the drum cart, grabbed the drumstick from the drummer, and slammed the marching drum with all his strength.

Amidst the thundering sound of war drums, Gao Shun, wearing iron armor, had already dismounted and came to the front of the formation. With an order, two thousand infantry with strict discipline and neat military appearance immediately jumped out of the formation and rushed to the west gate of Chang'an.

(End of this chapter)