The last three kingdoms

Chapter 421
Since the Wei army has abandoned almost all the cities west of Chang'an, the advance of the Shu army can be said to be unimpeded.

The Shu army marched in two ways. Liu Yin led the front army, the middle army and the left army from Chencang, marched eastward along the Weishui River, and reached the western suburbs of Chang'an. Liu Zhan led the right army and the rear army from Anding, along the Go southeast along Jingshui, and meet Liu Yin at the city of Chang'an.

Sima Wang abandoned Huaili, Wugong, and Meixian in the west of Chang'an, Chiyang in the northwest, and Xinping in order to prevent them from being defeated due to insufficient troops, and concentrated all his troops in Chang'an. Pay the stance of defending Chang'an.

It can be said that Sima Wang's move was also due to helplessness. When he first arrived in Guanzhong, Sima Wang had [-] soldiers and put on an aggressive offensive stance. Perhaps at that time, Sima Wang did not think about the defense of Guanzhong at all. The problem is that he focuses more on how to attack Longxi, and all strategic arrangements are also made around attacking Longxi.

But after the Battle of Jieting, Sima Wang had to switch from offense to defense and redeploy the defense system in Guanzhong.At that time, the defense strategy adopted by Sima Wang was a comprehensive defense system. The entire defense system was divided into two lines, north and south, with Chang'an as the center and Chencang and Xinping as the defense points to form a complete Guanzhong defense. system.

The core of this defense system is to fight against each other, every inch of land must be fought, using Chen Cang and Xinping to guard the passage into Guanzhong, and keep the Shu army out of Guanzhong.

However, the disadvantage of multi-point defense is that the front line is too long, and it is most likely to be broken by the enemy one by one. Liu Yin took advantage of this weakness of the Wei army's defense line. Going straight to Chen Cang, forcing Sima Wang to turn around and go south again, so the Wei army must be exhausted after traveling so much.Then Liu Yin used the strategy of besieging the city to fight for aid, setting up an ambush at Wuzhangyuan, annihilating Sima Wang's main force, forcing the Chencang defenders to mess up their positions, and taking Chencang lightly.

The fall of Chencang caused the Guanzhong defense line that Sima Wang had painstakingly managed to collapse in an instant. Sima Wang, who suffered heavy losses, was forced to change his defense strategy, defeating the comprehensive defense as the key defense, and concentrated his forces in Chang'an City, while all the cities outside Chang'an were completely abandoned. .

This is also Sima Wang's most pragmatic strategy. If he continues to adopt the multi-point defense plan, then the current distribution of troops for the Wei army will be a major problem, and it will be easily defeated by the Shu army.

In this way, Chang'an's defense was strengthened, but the west of Chang'an became an undefended area. The two armies of the Shu army drove straight in, but in only two days, the soldiers had already arrived at the city of Chang'an.

After Liu Yin led his army to the western suburbs of Chang'an, he did not directly attack Chang'an City, but began to clean up the surrounding counties of Chang'an, forming a siege of Chang'an, and at the same time trying to lure the Wei army out of the city to fight.

However, Sima Wang was determined this time, no matter how Liu Yin tossed outside Chang'an City, he just guarded Chang'an City and did not send troops.

After Sima Wang shrunk his troops, these suburban counties and counties of Chang'an almost became empty cities. The Shu army captured several cities one after another without any effort. Anling, Yangling, Changling, and Gaoling were conquered, and finally the north-south army joined forces with Baling Bridge, completing the division and encirclement of Chang'an.

However, no matter how Liu Yin intentionally put on a loophole, Sima Wang just refused to fight. The nine gates of the entire Chang'an city were closed and the suspension bridge was suspended high, which made Liu Yin's plan to lure the enemy come to nothing.It seems that Sima Wang has suffered enough from Liu Yin, and he will not be fooled this time.

"Wenxuan, it has only been half a year since we sent troops to Nanzhong in August last year, and we have already arrived at the city of Chang'an. This situation is really like a dream." Liu Chen looked at Chang'an, which was once the capital of the former Han Dynasty. , sighed sincerely.

The Northern Expedition this time was indeed brilliant. In just half a year, the Shu army had already swept across the entire Yongliang area, far surpassing the achievements of their predecessors. Zhuge Liang never had the opportunity to witness the city walls of Chang'an City with his own eyes, but Zhuge Liang's grandson followed Liu Yin to play triumphant songs all the way, and now he is approaching the city of Chang'an. It's really only one step away.

It is a dream in the hearts of countless Shu people to come to the city of Chang'an. However, in the era of the strongest national power of Shu, this is also an unattainable luxury. Zhuge Liang's repeated failures made Shu people lose their enthusiasm little by little. With no hope in sight, Chang'an City became the farthest place in Shu people's minds.

After Zhuge Liang's death, all Shu Han people understood that the so-called restoration of the Han Dynasty and its return to the old capital had become a thing of the past. Although Jiang Wei sent troops to the Northern Expedition again and again, no one agreed that he could surpass Zhuge Liang's achievements, and the fact is also true. It proved that Jiang Wei's repeated efforts were in vain. On the contrary, the national strength of the Shu Kingdom was empty, which gave the Wei people a chance to attack.

At the critical juncture of the overthrow of the Kingdom of Shu, Liu Yin took up the heavy burden of revitalizing the Han Dynasty. He used a way that ordinary people could not imagine, cleverly dispatched surprise troops, and realized a strategic detour, not only taking the six counties of Longshang. , and defeated the Wei army of 10 horses, and the soldiers approached the city of Chang'an.

With such a counterattack battle, it is no wonder that Liu Chen, the king of the Northland, seems to be in a dream. Until now, he still has an unreal feeling, saying that the Shuhan Dynasty is at the end of the road, but half a year later, he killed Chang'an. Under the city, the land of Guanlong, which is thousands of miles away, is in his pocket. This is simply a stroke of genius!

Liu Chen can't help admiring Liu Yin's five-body cast, think others dare not think, do others dare not do, Liu Yin is in a desperate situation to fight a way, even though this road is full of thorns, even though this road is full of blood and tears , but at this point, Liu Yin is undoubtedly successful, his achievements are unrivaled and unmatched.

Facing Liu Chen's praise, Liu Yin just smiled humbly. Every step he took was a dance with the tip of a knife. He was walking in danger and danger. Every step would not allow the slightest deviation. Even if you look at it now It looks like a beautiful place, but it is actually full of dangers. If one wrong step, the whole game will be lost, so Liu Yin has never been too relaxed. Every step is taken carefully, and the calculation is exhaustive. One ring is a relatively heavy ring.

Now is not the time to praise meritorious deeds, and Liu Yin has heard a lot of compliments, so naturally he didn't take it to heart, and his more thoughts are still on the need to win Chang'an City as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)