Chang'an City.
The war is in chaos.
Large numbers of people fled out of the city to avoid the war.
Lu Jing didn't care about this, but he had requirements for wealthy households and grain merchants. People can leave, but they cannot take away a large amount of food.
At the same time, Lu Jing was also dispatching food and military supplies into Chang'an. He spent a lot of money to recruit strong people and wanted to temporarily increase the number of troops to defend the city.
But not many people responded.
It was not an invasion by foreigners, but an attack by the Han Emperor.
Soldiers are under control and have no choice. It would be more difficult to get the people to respond to the government's call and stand on the top of the city to fight the Han army.
In just a few days, the population in Chang'an City was reduced by more than half.
On top of the city. A large number of soldiers and some civilians continued to carry stones, wood, arrows and other defensive materials to the city.
Although it looks messy, it is orderly.
Lu Jing took the old turtle's ability to its extreme.
North of the city.
Lu Jing and Li Gaobao led dozens of people along the city wall to inspect the work of the soldiers. Lu Jing's face was extremely solemn and worried.
He had tried his best to set up defenses on the south bank of the Wei River, but he seemed extremely vulnerable to the number and momentum of the Han army.
I heard that the generals of the Han army in Hebei and more than 100,000 horse infantry have either arrived in Weibei or are on their way to Weibei.
There are two to three hundred thousand soldiers.
Back then, Wu Nian destroyed the Meng Yuan with this number of soldiers.
With his strength, it is really difficult to resist.
After inspecting the city wall, Lu Jing and Li Gao Gao returned to the city gate tower and sat down.
"What a landslide." Lu Jing smiled bitterly, raised his head and said to Li Gaofeng.
"Although the situation has become extremely dangerous, the general need not be discouraged. Han Laocheng, the governor of Gansu, has arrived in Chencang. Wu Yan, the commander-in-chief of the Luoyang Army, has also led his troops to rescue."
"To round up the numbers, we have a hundred thousand people."
"With the addition of the Wei River as a defense, Chang'an is a majestic city."
"We still have the strength to fight." Li Gaofeng clasped his hands and said with a strong voice, cheering Lu Jing.
"Of course I know this. When leading an army in a war, there is never a perfect chance of winning. Of course, there is no inevitable failure."
Lu Jing smiled bitterly and shook his head. Then he thought for a moment and said to Li Gaofeng: "Now that Wu Nian has transferred all the troops from Hebei, Hebei is empty."
"I hope the Jinan Army and the Bianliang Army can take advantage of the situation. This will reduce our pressure."
After Lu Jing learned the information, he immediately conveyed the news to Nanjing. He also asked the Bianliang Army and Jinan Army to send troops.
"I'm afraid it will be difficult. The river navy of the Han Dynasty guards the Yellow River and is not so easy to be broken through. Even if it is broken through, the people of Hebei, especially the people of Shanxi, have a sense of belonging to the Han Dynasty."
"Liu Zhixing was also able to quickly organize the people to defend Hebei."
Li Gaofeng was silent for a while and sighed.
Although Da Chu also produced Emperor Zhang Wu, the leader of the ZTE, it was a bit too late. The people of Hebei were deeply poisoned by Daojun and Emperor, and Chu was unpopular.
Wu Nianming was a bit talented, Liu Zhixing was good at governing the country, and the cabinet and six ministries each performed their duties.
Hebei was under great rule, and the people surrendered to the Han Dynasty.
Why.
suddenly. There were rapid footsteps outside the door, and then an official broke in from the outside, holding an exquisite box in his hand.
He stepped forward, handed the box to Lu Jing, and said in a slightly trembling voice: "General. This is the emperor's decree."
Lu Jing and Li Gaofeng looked at each other, then quickly stood up and knelt down to the oracle. After the ceremony was completed, Lu Jingcai carefully took the box, sat back and opened it to watch.
After Lu Jing read it, his expression changed drastically. After being silent for a while, he handed the oracle to Li Gaofeng.
After Li Gaofeng saw it, his expression changed slightly.
"If nothing can be done, protect Bashu and Tongguan."
There is only this sentence in the handwriting.
Li Gaofeng counted the time in his mind. Now Nanjing must not know that northern Shaanxi has been lost. However, Nanjing judged for itself that Guanzhong might not be able to defend it.
Therefore, the emperor gave Lu Jing a handwriting, asking Lu Jing to surrender Bashu and Tongguan if he had no choice.
Compared with the previous Chu court, the current Chu court responded very quickly.
But it's too late.
It's too late.
Lu Jing smiled bitterly, looked up to the sky and sighed: "The emperor is giving me reassurance. Let me relax. It's best if Guanzhong can be defended. Don't blame me if you can't, as long as I defend Bashu and Tongguan."
Needless to say, Bashu.
Tongguan is the strategic pass between Chang'an and Luoyang. Guarding Tongguan can also prevent the Han army from attacking Luoyang.
"Let's fight. Give it a try." Li Gaofeng took a deep breath, cupped his fists and said to Lu Jing.
"Yes." Lu Jing nodded heavily, with great momentum.
With such an emperor, how could we not be loyal?
............
night.
The river wind was strong and the flags were blowing loudly. The north bank of the Weishui River.
The ships are arranged neatly.
"Quick, quick."
General Zhang Zhen, Duke of Cao, stood on the shore and urged the soldiers to board the ship. In addition to the three thousand warriors, there are also a large number of craftsmen. As for cement, fine sand, etc., they have been shipped first.
After all the soldiers and horses were on board, Zhang Zhen boarded the ship surrounded by his own soldiers.
The boatman raised the anchor and the boat slowly left the river bank. Soon after, we crossed the Wei River.
Compared with the Yellow River, crossing the Wei River is much easier.
After landing, Zhang Zhen immediately asked the soldiers to cooperate with the craftsmen to repair a small and crude cement city.
"Quick. Speed up." Zhang Zhen waved his hands and shouted, with a serious look on his face.
If you want a large army to cross the river, you must have a foothold on the south bank. But the south bank is full of sand, which is not suitable for building an earth city.
When Cao Cao crossed the Wei River, it was freezing cold.
Cao Cao used water and sand to build an ice city overnight. Now the Han army has cement.
There is no need to actually build a city. Separate a section with a cement wall and connect it with a wooden door, or you can use no wooden door.
Just a little fortification.
With his elite soldiers, he can withstand an onslaught of 30,000 people.
Zhang Zhen worked hard until dawn and managed to build an extremely crude cement town.
In the center of the city, a flag with the character "Han" was erected.
Zhang Zhen raised his head and looked to the east. The sun was already rising. He turned around and ordered to the soldiers beside him: "Let Wang Qianhu be responsible for the defense, and the other two Qianhu soldiers should rest immediately."
"Let the craftsmen go back."
"Yes." The soldier responded and turned around to deliver the order.
"Come on. Come and attack me." Zhang Zhen raised his head and looked in the direction of Chang'an with determination.
...........
Chang'an City.
General Army Yamen. In the study.
Lu Jing sat in the study room, closing his eyes to relax. Li Gao Gao, wearing armor, walked in from the outside and saluted Lu Jing: "General. Thousands of Han troops have crossed the river."
"A small concrete city was built on the south bank."
"Cement City?" Lu Jing opened his eyes and sighed.
Cement roads and cement cities are simply artifacts. I feel envious just thinking about it.
"Order all the troops to surround us and fight." Lu Jing stood up with courage and ordered.
"Yes." Li Gaofeng responded loudly and turned around.
