Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 877 Attacking Chang'an

Sima Yi actually stole the Western Regions?It’s not that Qu A doesn’t believe it, it’s too fast, counting the days, it’s only three or four months, how did he do it?Moreover, since Sima Yi sent envoys, it means that the Western Regions are completely under his control. Tuoba Liwei and Desert Khan, with your abilities and military strength, how could Sima Yi succeed so easily?
Faced with Qu'a's surprise, Zhang Gong gave a brief answer: Li Wei listened to his subordinates' slander and expelled Desert Khan. , died one after another.Losing the prince and important ministers, weak and exhausted, unable to be the king again, abdicated to Sima Yi, but Sima Yi was attached to the big man and had no chance, and was willing to entrust the Western Regions. He proposed to ask the imperial court to follow the example of Beiting Protectorate and set up the Xiting Protectorate. , Willing to manage the frontier for the great Han.

Desert Khan gone?Qu A lamented that if he knew this, he should have stayed in Dahan and should not have gone to the Western Regions.There is no strategy of Sima Yi in it, Qu'a doesn't believe it, but Qu'a is not so wary of Sima Yi, he thinks that the establishment of the Protectorate is far better than the king of the Western Regions, not to mention that Liwei is from Xianbei, and Sima Yi is still from Han, no one wants to see him To a powerful Western Region established by the Xianbei people.

It is no problem to send Zhang Gong to Beijing, but the question is should we release the news of Sima Yi's surrender?He very much hoped that Zhang Ji, Pang Shanmin, etc. would still pin their hopes on Sima Yi and stick to Chang'an, otherwise they would flee to Sizhou, and Sizhou's troops would be more abundant.However, letting Zhang escape is also beneficial, and he can take Chang'an smoothly.

Just when Qu'a was tangled up in a difficult choice, Ma Dai, who was in charge of the Qishan camp, sent an urgent report to the Southwest Road appeasement envoy, Deng Ai and Jiang Wei, as generals, rebelled against Yinping and attacked Wudu. Kuai Jun was killed, and Deng and Jiang were dead. Turn to attack Yangping Pass and prepare to occupy Hanzhong.

The Qishan Road was opened up, and the Yongliang Han Army and the Yizhou Han Army joined together. Qu'a was overjoyed. At this time, there was no need to entangle, and Zhang Ji was left in Chang'an!
Qu'a ordered that Ma Tie go south from Feng Yi, and Ma Tie go from Fufeng to Lantian to attack Tongguan together, cutting off Guanzhong and Sizhou, forming a trend of closing the door and beating dogs.As the Chinese army, Sun Li, Boba, Ma Dai, and Chen Shi divided into four groups to besiege Chang'an.

In Chang'an, the Inspector Zhang was worried. According to Pang Shanmin, Sima Yi should have attacked the Han army long ago, and the Han army should have been in chaos. Even if the soldiers come to Chang'an, Zhang Yun can't come and go, nonsense!Sima Yi either surrendered or ran away, otherwise the Han army would not have attacked like this.

In addition to sending people to report to Cao Rui and General Cao Zhen urgently, Zhang began to actively prepare for the battle. Even though there were only 20 soldiers in the city, he never thought of leaving Chang'an.Chang'an is too important, not only because it was the former capital, but also because Sizhou is a solid barrier in the northwest.After the painstaking efforts of Xia Houyuan and Zhang Ji, Chang'an City is stronger than before. The city wall is six feet high and three feet thick. The moat outside the city is nearly twenty feet wide. The city is lush, with a population of [-]; even if it is taken away by Sima Yi for nearly half, it is not a problem for the city to have enough food and grass to support it for two or three years.With geographical advantages, people and food, Zhang Ji and Jiang Ji are extremely loyal to the Cao family, and they are very confident in defending Chang'an.If the reinforcements from Sizhou and Shangyong can arrive, Chang'an can turn the crisis into safety.

Jiang Ji also said that even if the worst happens, the Han army will not have no way out if they break through Chang'an. One is to go back to Sizhou through Tongguan;

Zhang Ji was most worried that the Han army would take Tongguan first. Jiang Ji recommended Wen Hui who was stationed in Hongnong.The most valuable thing is that Wen Hui is good at changing opportunities and can judge the situation. Therefore, even if he is not under Zhang Ji's restraint, he will definitely arrive in time and will not silently abide by the old rules and wait for the emperor to issue an edict.

Jiang Xiu, the son of Jiang Ji, was appointed by Zhang Ji to go to Hongnong. As Jiang Ji expected, Wen Hui listened to the changes in Yongzhou, but Cao Ruizhao immediately summoned [-] soldiers to Tongguan. Kong Xianggan, the guard of Tongguan, obeyed Wen Hui's dispatch .Wen Hui once again used the strategy of defending Hefei, ordering soldiers to collect grease, straw mats, bedding, etc. everywhere.

Zhang Ji ordered Duan Mo, Captain of Changshui, to gather guards from various places in Jingzhao to Chang'an, and nearly [-] people were gathered. Because the north entrance of the Wudao Road was in Duling County, southeast of Chang'an, Zhang Ji ordered his eldest son Zhang Ji and Duan Mo to lead the army to guard as a guard. Retreat; order Pang Shanmin to collect food and grass in the city for unified deployment, and order Jiang Ji to recruit young and strong people for intensive training. Jiang Ji recruited tens of thousands of young and strong people. Although they cannot fight in battle, it is easy to carry and throw logs and stones; The people, to stabilize the hearts of the people.

Hu Zun and his eldest son, Hu Fen, died during Cao Pi's southern expedition. His second son, Hu Guang, and third son, Hu Lie, had grown up and lived in Chang'an.

Ma Xiu and Ma Tie led 3000 people to attack Tongguan. Wen Hui was good at defending and prepared. He failed to tackle the key points for more than ten days and turned away [-] people. He launched a night attack. When the Han army approached, Wen Hui threw straw mats covered with grease Next, with a torch lit, the Chen Han army fired arrows in chaos, and the Han army lost another thousand people.

The two brothers felt that Tongguan was difficult to get to and wanted to lure Wen Hui out, so they pretended to retreat to Huayin, but Wen Hui did not come out, and they refused to let Jiang Xiu report to Chang'an.Ma Xiu Ma Tie could only temporarily station in Huayin to prevent the Wei army from Sizhou from coming to help. Although he failed to capture Tongguan, occupying Huayin would also cut off the road to Sizhou.

Since Zhang couldn't wait for the reinforcements from Sizhou and Shangyong, Lu Xun was about to attack Xu Huang's Hulao because the deadline given by Zhou Cang had expired, while Shangyong's Xia Houshang was tired of dealing with Zhou Cang's army.Chang'an without reinforcements is not something that Qu'a can easily take. Qu'a's 5 horses cannot surround the huge Chang'an city. attack everywhere.

Not to mention that Sha Zan made the flying ladder, and both the Eastern and Southern armies had equipped it. However, the Western and Northern armies had only heard of its name but not seen its shape because they were away on expeditions. Therefore, we can only attack by force.

Zhang is well-governed and has the hearts of the people; Jiang Ji is calm and defensive, and Pang Shan is very wise. The two can always accurately judge the main attack direction of the Han army and make deployments; Hu Guang and Hu Lie work hard.

Attacking east and west, digging tunnels, Qu'a used all the methods he could think of. Facing the strong city, the Han army's attacks were repelled several times, and it was still difficult to knock on the gate of Chang'an.

Ma Dai offered a plan to make people cut off the water of the Weihe River, divert the water from the city moat, and then lead the soldiers to build earth hills to match the city and then attack the city. The cavalry can be used to great effect.The most stupid way is often the most effective. Qu Ana's plan, as long as Zhang Ji stays in Chang'an, even if it takes three to five months, it is worth it.

In fact, it didn't take Qu'a so long. In the past month, Sha Meng came to Qu'a camp. A few days ago, Sha Zan and Luo Xianbing came out of Ziwu Valley, attacked Duling and surrounded Chang'an from the southeast.

(End of this chapter)