It's just dawn.
The Han army's camp in the north of the city is in the Chinese army's tent. Long Qie had breakfast and called his own soldiers to come in and wear armor for himself.
In this situation, it is not his turn as the coach to fight on the battlefield, but he is not afraid of ten thousand, just afraid of the worst.
"Da da da." Rapid footsteps sounded, and then a soldier broke in, knelt down on one knee and reported: "General, there is news from the front. The figures on Chang'an City are all scarecrows, and the Chu army has probably withdrawn. .”
"Haha. I knew Lu Jing couldn't hold on." Long Qie laughed, picked up his helmet, put it on, and ordered to the soldiers: "Send the order, let Cao Guogong Zhang Zhen be the vanguard and enter the city."
"Although it's unlikely. But let him be careful and don't get ambushed."
"Yes." The soldier responded, stood up, turned around and went down.
"My sons, cheer. We have secured this place in Guanzhong for the emperor. It is the land of the emperor of Han Dynasty." Long Qie was extremely excited and said to his left and right.
"Oh oh oh!!!!"
The soldiers on the left and right were all happy and cheered loudly.
"Haha." Long Qie laughed and strode out of the tent.
Outside the Nanying Gate.
Zhang Zhen did not dare to be careless and pulled out a full set of siege troops, including Qianhu cavalry, and arranged their troops in formation.
"Advance according to the siege formation, don't underestimate the enemy." Zhang Zhen raised the horse in his hand and shouted.
Amid the sound of drums and horns, the soldiers pushed and pulled heavy siege equipment towards the Chang'an city. Everything was carried out according to the siege formation.
Until the Han army climbed onto the city wall and opened the city gate. Zhang Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, but still ordered the army to enter the city cautiously and alertly.
After Zhang Zhen confirmed that there was no ambush in the city, the Han army was divided into two groups, one stayed outside the city and the other entered the city to rest.
Inside the Chang'an Granary Compound.
Long Qie and Zhang Zhen stood side by side. There were granaries in front, back, left and right, but the food inside had been soaked by water.
Long Qie sighed and said to Zhang Zhen: "Although I understand Lu Jing's approach, it is a pity to have so much food."
"Give me the order. Try to eat as much food as possible for people and horses before it goes moldy."
"Yes." The soldier responded loudly, turned around and went down.
Zhang Zhen nodded slightly, also showing a look of pity. He was raised by Wu Nian since he was a child and had never suffered from hunger, but as a general, he knew how precious food was.
"Now it's up to General Wei. If General Wei can kill Lu Jing, I think we can put down the northwest first and take advantage of the situation to go south and occupy Bashu."
"After we occupied Guanzhong, the northwest has become an enclave. Bashu is not only blocked by mountains and rivers, but also a land of abundance. Chu State's power in Bashu is still very strong."
"If we wait for the Chu State to free up its hands and stabilize Bashu, it will be difficult to take action again."
Long Qie turned to Zhang Zhen and said.
"That's what the general said." Zhang Zhen clasped his fists and agreed.
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There are five roads into Bashu from the north.
They are Qishan Road, Chencang Road, Baoxie Road, Tangluo Road and Ziwu Road.
All roads are accessible, but some are easier to walk and some are not.
There are only four ways to enter Bashu from Guanzhong. Qishan Road is on the Gansu side.
These four roads all have to cross the Qinling Mountains with an average altitude of more than 1,200 meters to reach the Hanzhong area. Hanzhong Plain is one size smaller than Guanzhong Plain, and the two sides are completely different in size.
However, the Hanzhong Plain has fertile land and is rich in grain. In addition, the Qinling Mountains serve as a huge natural city wall, making it difficult to attack Bashu from the north to the south.
Conversely, it would be difficult to attack the north from Bashu.
The entrances to these four roads are as close as they are to Chang'an. Ziwu Road is the closest, Tangluo Road is the second, Baoxie Road is the third, and Chencang Road is the farthest.
The entrance to Ziwu Road is just south of Chang'an.
But that's why. Lu Jing gave up this road, and he was sure that the Han army must set up an ambush in the south.
After the Chu army left Chang'an from the south gate at night, they walked all the way west.
Lu Jing wanted to take the Baoxie Road. This road was smooth and conducive to the march of large groups of troops.
"Drive!!!" The sky had just brightened, and the Chu army, which had been walking for half the night, did not dare to stop. The men and horses strode westward along the avenue.
The formation of the Chu army was very interesting. Lu Jing personally commanded the front, and elite troops opened the way.
The rear was commanded by Li Gao Gao, and the cavalry was cut off from the rear.
The middle part contains baggage, wounded soldiers and ordinary soldiers.
It's a tofu kidney with a copper head and an iron tail.
Lu Jing was not careless. He scouted horses around the army and moved forward with the army, acting as eyes and ears to prevent himself from being ambushed.
Under the banner of "Lu". Lu Jing held the reins in his hand and steered the horse forward, his expression silent.
"Da da da!!!"
Suddenly, a fast horse galloped over. Soon it came to Lu Jing's side. He cupped his fists and said, "General. A Han army was found in the southwest, with about 10,000 households and horses. The flag is Wei."
"Did Zhou Guogong's guard break the enemy?"
When Lu Jing heard this, his heart finally fell back into his stomach, but his heart tightened again.
There is definitely an ambush. Now the enemy in darkness has come into the light.
He was relieved.
But the general of Liaodong, the nephew of Wu Nian's favorite concubine Wei Ru, and the hero of ten thousand people, Wei Polu, was also a formidable opponent.
Lu Jing didn't think too much. He turned around and ordered to the soldiers beside him: "Let Li Gao Gao lead five thousand elite cavalry to stop Wei Polu."
"Tell him. He was originally called General Cavalry, and he was a cavalry general. I wronged him by letting him lead the Longmen Navy. Let him use his talents to the fullest."
"Yes." The soldier responded, turned the horse's head and got off.
"Instruct Guan Yun and Zhang Ping to lead their troops as the second team. If the situation is unfavorable, let them cover the withdrawal of the army."
Lu Jing issued another military order.
"Yes." A soldier responded loudly, then turned his horse's head and left.
"General Wei Polu, it won't work without some blood. I hope the loss won't be too great." Lu Jing thought to himself.
There is a saying that when you return to the army, don’t chase after you.
Don't chase the enemies who return home.
Take Zhuge Liang, the general of Bashu, as an example. He often launched troops in the Northern Expedition, although he failed due to various reasons.
But when he withdrew his troops, Cao's army came to pursue him and suffered heavy losses.
But Lu Jing is not Zhuge Liang, and Wei Polu is not a general of Cao's army.
Lu Jing knew full well that there would be bloodshed when fighting Wei Polu's army of ten thousand households on this flat ground.
"Da da da."
On the road, dust was flying. Wei Polu led the cavalry and soldiers to clear the way ahead, with flags with the characters "Han" and "Wei" flying in the wind.
The infantry is behind, like mountains and forests.
"Da da da." The scout horses from the front came galloping forward and reported to the guard Po Lu: "General, we have fought with the Chu army's scout horses. Twenty or thirty miles ahead, there is the Chu army's horses."
"People don't stop, horses don't stop. Follow me and kill Lu Jing." Wei Polu nodded, raised the horse in his hand, and shouted.
