The general attack of the Liberation Army was of course overwhelming. A large number of stones and thunderbolts were thrown at Chang'an City, causing huge impact and shock to the Chang'an defenders.
The Chang'an defenders had only heard of the powerful firearms of the Liberation Army, but had never seen or experienced them with their own eyes.
Now, they had finally witnessed the deafening huge explosion and the huge impact caused by the explosion.
Not long after the war started, the city wall of Chang'an was a horrifying scene of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. Many Jin soldiers were killed and blown to pieces. Their flesh, flesh and organs were scattered all over the city walls. The stench was disgusting.
Although the Chang'an city wall is tall and strong, it is by no means indestructible.
Zhang Yuejing commanded his troops to use skillful siege tactics to fill in all the pits outside the city, and used sandbags to fill in the moat to create a spacious avenue.
All these actions were relatively easy under the cover of long-range ordnance. The casualties suffered by the Liberation Army at this stage were not large and were completely within the controllable range.
The various armies of the Liberation Army have varying degrees of proficiency in field warfare. There are elite troops who are particularly good at field warfare, and there are also recruits who are not so good at field warfare.
This is mainly because there are not as many troops in the Jin Army who dare to engage in field battles with the Liberation Army as expected. In the early stages of the advance, they were frightened by the unafraid of death fighting style of the Liberation Army. After that, there were very few troops who dared to engage in field battles with the Liberation Army.
However, most of the various units of the Liberation Army were good at offensive and defensive battles. They fought all the way, and the further back they went, the more the Jin Army, which only dared to fight city offensive and defensive battles with the Liberation Army, became more mainstream.
Therefore, siege in a wave is a tactic that many Liberation Army generals are very good at. At the post-war seminars and summary meetings of each army, everyone will also exchange various experiences and tips on siege warfare.
Over time, many siege warfare experts appeared in the Liberation Army, and siege-related tactics became more and more abundant.
Chang'an City is a typical fortified city with tall walls, a wide and deep moat, and the surrounding terrain is flat. Many siege methods can be used here. This is also a critical moment to test the tactical level and combat effectiveness of the Liberation Army.
Not to mention that Zhang Yuejing also holds a card that can be played - Zhang Zhongyan, so he is not worried about the chain reaction that Chang'an City's stubborn resistance will cause.
And as of now, as long as Tongguan and Daqing Pass are destroyed, Guanzhong will definitely be captured by the Liberation Army. This is almost an indisputable fact. It doesn't matter whether there is Zhang Zhongyan or not.
Therefore, Zhang Zhongyan's existence is the icing on the cake for the Liberation Army, not a help in times of need.
If he tried to provide help in the snow, he should propose that he lead the troops from the rear to cooperate with the Liberation Army to attack Tongguan, instead of waiting for the Liberation Army to attack Tongguan and then add icing on the cake.
Zhang Yuejing believed that Zhang Zhongyan's behavior was typical of the weakness and shortsightedness of the landlord class.
If you want to invest, you don't dare to gamble. You just want to get the maximum benefit with the minimum cost, and you don't dare to take a big gamble.
But how significant is such a small cost to the Liberation Army?
Even if he brings troops to support Chang'an now, how far can he achieve it?
Are the Liberation Army afraid of fighting him in the wild?
As long as Tongguan is conquered, everything else will not be a problem. Even if Zhang Zhongyan brings an army of 100,000, Zhang Yuejing will not be afraid of him. The Jin Army in Guanzhong can still gather 100,000 troops. What will an army of 100,000 look like?
For Zhang Yuejing, the greatest significance of Zhang Zhongyan is that he can bring despair to Chang'an City.
His surrender could give the Jin Army who were stubbornly resisting in Chang'an City a final blow, making them completely desperate and losing confidence in the future, thus exposing their flaws.
Therefore, Zhang Yuejing sent someone to contact Zhang Zhongyan very early. The day after he laid siege to Chang'an City, Zhang Zhongyan received his notification.
However, Zhang Zhongyan was not surprised when he received the contact from Zhang Yuejing, because he had been surprised before.
What surprised him was Daliangshun, the escaped general.
After Daliangshun escaped, he did not run anywhere else, but ran directly to Fengxiang Mansion where Zhang Zhongyan was located.
Zhang Zhongyan's daughter married Daliangshun's son. The two were actually sons and daughters. With this relationship, of course Daliangshun would trust Zhang Zhongyan with confidence.
On the one hand, he sought Zhang Zhongyan's asylum, and on the other hand, he also wanted to persuade Zhang Zhongyan to follow him to the west to find a way out, rather than stay here to die.
Daliangshun originally brought five thousand soldiers and horses, but many soldiers escaped during the escape. Many soldiers went to unknown places, and Daliangshun had no time to care about them, so he just let them go.
So when he arrived at Fengxiang Mansion, he had more than a thousand people with him. But when these more than a thousand people arrived at Fengxiang Mansion, they gave Zhang Zhongyan a good start.
Because in his opinion, it would take at least three months for the Liberation Army to attack Guanzhong from Tongguan or Daqing Pass, or even suffer a failure and be unable to successfully enter Guanzhong.
But the fact is that the Liberation Army conquered Tongguan within one month of sending troops, entered Guanzhong, and threatened Chang'an City.
Da Liangshun, who has always been known as a good fighter, actually ran away!
Good guy, are the Liberation Army so fierce?
Can they conquer a fortified city like Tongguan so smoothly?
Zhang Zhongyan no longer had any hesitation about the fact that the Liberation Army could sweep through Guanzhong, and immediately decided to completely surrender to the Liberation Army, without any unnecessary thinking.
Obviously, under the current situation, the Liberation Army will inevitably sweep through Guanzhong, the Jin Army will be defeated, and the Jin Kingdom will be destroyed. This is almost a fact.
Therefore, Daliang Shun and the more than a thousand Jurchen soldiers under his command must be a gift to the Liberation Army.
However, this matter cannot be forced, and Daliang Shun and others cannot be given a chance to make a comeback.
Zhang Zhongyan asked his two sons to make some preparations. On a clear day, he went to Daliangshun's military camp with cattle and wine specially used to reward the army, to reward Daliangshun's army, and to discuss the "future" with him.
"Tongguan is broken, Chang'an is besieged, and the situation has reached this point. Is there any other way for us to go?"
Zhang Zhongyan poured wine for Daliang Shun.
Daliang Shun drank the wine in one gulp and sighed.
"There are not many ways to go. To the south is the Song Kingdom. We have a blood feud with it and it is impossible to be accepted by it. As for the Xia Kingdom, it has already surrendered to the Liberation Army. If we hope that the Xia Kingdom directly surrenders to the Liberation Army, it is better to forget it. , we can only take this road to the Western Region."
"Western Regions? You mean Liao Kingdom?"
Zhang Zhongyan took a sip of wine and whispered: "Can the Liao Kingdom be trusted? Are you willing to accept us? There is a grudge between us and the Liao Kingdom. We are separated by the Xia Kingdom and have never had any contact with each other. Moreover, even if we defect to the Liao Kingdom, we will not have any contact with each other. It is such a dangerous road through Xia Kingdom, are you sure we can pass it?"
Daliang Shun was silent for a while.
"Otherwise, what can we do? Apart from this road, where else can we go? Or surrender to the Liberation Army? Don't think too much, we are too involved and our status is too high. We must surrender to the Liberation Army. He will definitely be killed, so we can only risk taking the road to the Western Regions."
Zhang Zhongyan was noncommittal about this, and persuaded Daliangshun to drink a few more glasses of wine. Daliangshun drank the wine and ate the meat Zhang Zhongyan brought, and kept talking about his planned route to Xiliao and various possibilities, as well as what would happen if he succeeded. benefits that can be obtained.
As he said this, Daliang Shun suddenly felt a little dizzy and his vision was a little blurry. Zhang Zhongyan's appearance in front of him began to shake, and several figures separated.
"What's going on..."
Before Daliang finished speaking, he fell on the table and fainted.
Zhang Zhongyan drank up the wine in his glass and clapped his hands with a sneer on his face.
"Not to mention that I have already discussed it with them, but I am sincere in bringing you to surrender. How can the Liberation Army still refuse me? I'm sorry, my dear brother-in-law!"
Zhang Zhongyan stood up, walked outside the military tent, and heard some sounds of fighting in his ears.
Soon, the sound of the fighting stopped, and Zhang Zhongyan's eldest son Zhang Xingxian, who was covered in blood, came to report the situation to Zhang Zhongyan.
"Father, some soldiers did not eat the meat we brought. When they saw their colleagues fainting, they rebelled. We killed them all, and the rest were disarmed and controlled. The overall situation is decided."
"Well, well done. Daliang Shun is already unconscious. Go and tie him up."
"Here!"
After three strikes and five strikes, the experienced Zhang Zhongyan eliminated Daliang Shun.
