Chapter 2254: Grab the four levels and lock the middle?


    Chapter 2251: Grab the four levels and lock the middle of the pass?


    After Li Jing led his army to Chang''an, he did not immediately launch an attack on the city. Instead, he first observed Chang''an''s defense, then made corresponding arrangements, and waited for the siege equipment from the rear to arrive at the front line.


    After all, Chang''an is the largest city in Guanxi. The city has high and thick walls, easy to defend and difficult to attack. There are many defenders and sufficient food and grass. If you are not prepared enough, even a 150,000 army will not be able to capture it.


    Currently, there are nearly 100,000 defenders in Chang''an City. Although there are only 30,000 elite troops and the remaining 70,000 are county soldiers with weak combat power, they can undoubtedly exert stronger combat power in the battle to defend the city, so it is definitely not easy for the Qin army to capture Chang''an.


    "Grandmaster, the last general Lu Bu apologized. If the last general had not been able to hold Li Shimin back and cause his main force to retreat back to Chang''an, how could the city have an army of 100,000."


    "No, it''s Huo''s responsibility. General Fengxian only has 5,000 cavalry, while Huo holds 30,000 iron cavalry, but he still lets Li Shimin withdraw from Wuzhangyuan. Huo is guilty."


    Lu Bu and Huo Qubing took each other''s guilt, and both believed that Li Shimin was responsible for being able to escape back to Chang''an. If they could hold Li Shimin back, Chang''an City, which had 50,000 less defenders, would definitely not be as difficult to fight now.


    "Okay, now is not the time to hold people accountable. The most urgent task is to capture Chang''an City as soon as possible. There is still one month left before the founding ceremony, so there is not much time left for us." Li Jing said with a serious face.


    The generals looked at each other, showing a serious look.


    It is not easy for a 150,000 army to capture Chang''an, which has 100,000 defenders within one month.


    "Due to the negligence of this governor, he was defeated by Sima Yi''s golden plan to escape. Baling County, which had already surrendered to Qin, was recaptured by Sima Yi, and the county magistrate was tragically exterminated."


    Li Jing held a ruler in his hand and pointed at the cities on the sand table on the terrain of Guanzhong, saying slowly: "At present, in addition to Baling County, among the 38 counties in Guanzhong, fourteen counties including Shang County, Shang Luo, Fan County, Duling, Suyi, Yaxian, Anling, and Chongquan have all returned to Qin.


    In addition, Wuguan, Xiaoguan and Yuguan, and important places such as Fenglingdu and Wuzhangyuan have also been in the hands of our Great Qin.


    As long as you can conquer Chang''an, I believe that the cities in Guanzhong that are waiting and watching do not need to send troops to attack, and the edict can be decided. ”


    The capital is the heart of a country. Once the war is on the capital, it will be a major earthquake for the entire country, and will inevitably cause turbulence in the foundation.


    Although Luoyang is not the capital of Qin, it is the capital of the Han court established by Ying Hao. What happened after being surrounded by the Tang army?


    The Imperial Party resolutely launched a coup, preparing to welcome the Tang army into Luoyang inside and outside.


    Qin Hai was obviously from the Qin family, but he betrayed his family and defected to Li Tang.


    There are countless such cases after Luoyang was surrounded.


    This is the consequence of the country being surrounded, so no country will put the country in danger.


    Chang''an is the heart of the Tang Kingdom. Now 150,000 Qin troops are surrounding Chang''an and directly holding a knife to the Tang Kingdom''s heart. The impact caused by the slightest is naturally huge.


    Li Jing''s move to encircle Chang''an made the people of the Tang Dynasty extremely fluctuate. Many people were already preparing for a way out, and seven counties surrendered directly.


    Youfufeng County: Yuli, Wugong


    Zuo Fengling''s four counties: Yunyang, Wuxu, Suyi, and Yaxian


    Jingzhao Yin County: Changling


    After the three Qin army joined forces, just by encircling Chang''an, seven cities came to surrender, and the thirty-eight counties in Guanzhong had already won fourteen.


    Just imagine, if Chang''an is conquered, how many remaining twenty-four counties will resist to the end?


    There is no need to think about it, I''m afraid there are not many. After all, even Chang''an cannot defend it. What''s the point of guarding them who are short of soldiers and food? "Grandmaster, there are still 100,000 troops in Chang''an City, and there is sufficient food and supplies, which is enough to last for two years. The cost of attacking Chang''an is too high. The last general believes that it should not attack Chang''an." Gongsun Xuanyuan said.


    As soon as they finished speaking, Zhang Liao and Lu Bu all threw strange looks at Xuanyuan. After all, they met under Chang''an City. The morale of the entire army was at its most prosperous. But Xuanyuan said that you can''t attack Chang''an? Isn''t this pouring cold water on your own people?


    Seeing this, Huo Qubing hurriedly stepped forward to pull Xuanyuan back. After all, Xuanyuan is now considered his subordinate, and Xuanyuan''s words also represent him to a certain extent.


    "oh?"


    Li Jing looked at Xuanyuan and asked with a faint smile: "I wonder what General Xuanyuan has to think?"


    Huo Qubing had no choice but to let go and gave Xuanyuan a look of self-seeking blessings, but Xuanyuan said seriously: "The four major portals in Guanzhong, the north and south portals are all opened by our army.


    As long as you take down the two major portals of the east and west, you can completely block the entire Guanzhong and catch the Tang army in the jar.


    Therefore, the last general believes that instead of attacking Chang''an, it is better to take Tongguan and Dasanguan first and completely block the entire Guanzhong plain, and then slowly fabricate the Tang army inside the pass. ”


    As soon as Xuanyuan said this, the whole hall fell into silence.


    Although they do not think they cannot conquer Chang''an, the price is definitely huge. After all, there are still 100,000 defenders in the city.


    But Xuanyuan''s proposal undoubtedly opened a new door for everyone. After all, if you seize Tongguan and Sanguan first, you can completely block the entire Guanzhong Plain, and the Tang army will be completely isolated.


    At that time, the Qin army can even drag the Tang army to death, and perhaps even force all the Tang army to surrender, so as to achieve the goal of catching turtles in the jar and defeating the troops without fighting. Isn’t that better?


    Thinking of this, the generals threw their admiring eyes at Xuanyuan and said intimately: It is worthy of being the number one general in Youzhou, and it is indeed well-known.


    Xuanyuan continued: "The Hangu Camp east of Tongguan still has 20,000 elite troops in our army. Chang''an only needs to divide 30,000 troops. Under two sides, Tongguan will definitely be able to capture Tongguan.


    As for Dasan Pass, it is a bit troublesome.


    If you want to seize the scattered pass, you must first go down to Chen Cang, and Li Siyuan has now entered Chen Cang. ”


    The reason why Xuanyuan made such an urgent suggestion was to seize the four gates and block Guanzhong was because of Li Siyuan.


    After the Wuzhangyuan War, Li Shimin hurriedly asked Li Siyuan to retreat to Huaili, Youfufeng''s headquarters without deep thought, and presided over the entire Youfufeng''s anti-Qin matter.


    Li Siyuan did this at the beginning, and honestly led his army to retreat to Huaili. It was this move that made Huo Qubing let him go.


    In Huo Qubing''s opinion, Huaili was flat and there was almost no danger to guard except the city. Li Siyuan''s move to retreat into Huaili was equivalent to finding a coffin for himself, so he didn''t care about him, but went to pursue Li Shimin with all his might.


    Li Siyuan also realized that Huaili was not a place to defend for a long time, but was worried that Huo Qubing would divide his troops to chase him, so he deliberately led his troops to retreat to Huaili to reduce Huo Qubing''s attention to him. After Huo Qubing''s army had already pursued Chang''an, he redirected to Chencang halfway and sent troops to take over the defense of Dasan Pass.


    (This chapter ends)