It is really a pity that if Guo Ziyi does not fall into the trap and continues to harass, Yang Su may not be able to return to Chang'an in time. At least, he will definitely lose a large part of his troops.
Because just half a day after Yang Su arrived in Chang'an, the 30,000 vanguard cavalry led by Feng Yi and Chang Yuchun had already reached the city of Chang'an with Su Lie's main army.
After Bai Qi and Su Lie received the news that the Xiang clan in Jingnan had launched troops, they also keenly guessed that their lord Li Xiang would definitely send a large portion of his troops to support them.
Out of concern for their lord's safety, Bai Qi and Su Lie ordered Feng Yi and Chang Yuchun to lead the cavalry and set off first.
After Feng Yi and Chang Yuchun discovered that Yang Su's army had returned to Chang'an, they already knew that Yang Su could no longer pose a threat to their lord Li Xiang. Therefore, these two people did not continue to set off, but temporarily stationed fifty miles away from Chang'an City.
This time, the goal of their entire army is Chang'an City, and all armies will gather here next. Therefore, they only need to wait here for the arrival of the armies.
Three days later, Li Xiang led 45,000 troops to Chang'an, and ten days later, Bai Qi and Su Lie also arrived in Chang'an. From then on, the battle of Chang'an was imminent.
As long as Li Xiang can capture Chang'an, then all places in Guanzhong and wherever the iron hoof passes will inevitably open their doors and surrender, and there is no need for Li Xiang to send troops to attack.
After various armies arrived in Chang'an, Li Xiang did not immediately launch an siege. Instead, he first observed Chang'an's defense, looking for loopholes in the enemy's defense, while waiting for the siege equipment from the rear to arrive at the front.
After all, Chang'an was the old capital of the Han Dynasty, so the emperors of the Western Han Dynasty naturally would not ignore the defense here. Chang'an City has high walls and thick walls, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. And with Yang Su's smooth return, the defenders are absolutely sufficient.
In terms of food and grass, Yang Jian had already prepared enough to supply Chang'an for a year. If Li Xiang is not fully prepared, attacking the city will be child's play.
When Yang Su's troops evacuated, there were originally nearly 110,000 troops. However, during Guo Ziyi's harassment, although the casualties were not large, the number of casualties of 300 this time and 500 next time was not a few in total.
In addition, Guo Ziyi defeated four thousand cavalry in the final battle. In the end, Yang Su led an army of 100,000 back to Chang'an. Among the 100,000 troops, there are 60,000 elites, and the remaining 40,000 are county soldiers who are not strong in combat ability.
In addition, there are 10,000 defeated troops of Zhang Xutuo and Zuo Tiancheng in Chang'an City, as well as the original 10,000 defenders in Chang'an City.
Therefore, there are now 120,000 defenders in Chang'an City. In addition, there are 50,000 strong men summoned by Yang Jian in Chang'an. However, these 50,000 people did not participate in the battle, but only assisted in transporting armor, weapons, radium stones, rolling logs and other defensive materials.
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"Are you willing to surrender?" Li Xiang sat on the main seat in the tent and asked calmly.
At this time, the generals headed by Bai Qi and Su Lie were arranged on both sides of the tent. In the center of the generals, Ma Teng, Ma Yuan, Ma Xiong, Ma Kui, Ma Wu, and Ma Cheng, a series of captured generals of the Ma family, knelt in the center.
In this battle, Bai Qi and Su Lie indeed made great contributions. Not only did the two of them join forces to capture Liangzhou, but they also captured three of the three princes in Liangzhou.
When all the armies gathered in Chang'an, Li Xiang thought about how to deal with the prisoners in this battle. Now is the time of the war, and these people can be used just in time. By the way, we can also make up for the gap in combat power after Li Cunxiao and others were transferred.
Generals such as Lai Hu'er, Xin Yongfeng, Xin Wenli, Xinyue'e, etc. are still in a hurry. After all, Yang Jian has not been completely destroyed yet. These people may not surrender easily while the old master is still alive. Fu Jian's Zhang Hao had already been persuaded to surrender by Deng Qiang, so there was no need for Li Xiang to continue to trouble him.
But it was time for these generals of the Ma family to deal with it. These generals of the Ma family were also the biggest gain for Li Xiang in this battle.
"Come on, I think you, Grandpa Ma, are afraid of death..." Ma Kui, who had a loud personality, was the first to curse. However, just as he was speaking, Kuafu slapped him to the ground. Kuafu stepped on Ma Kui's mouth, forcing Ma Kui to hold back everything he wanted to say.
"You are seeking death!" Yang Dayan, Wei Bi, Jia Fu, Luo Cheng, Jiang Song and other generals all looked at the Ma family with murderous intent. The Lord humiliated his ministers to death, but these subordinate prisoners actually dared to be so impudent. If Li Xiang hadn't spoken, all the generals would have rushed forward and tore these Ma family members alive.
If he had just been reborn and had such a large group of talents in front of him, Li Xiang would naturally have to give full play to his polite and virtuous corporal attitude. As for Ma Kui, what does it matter if he gets scolded a few times? If being scolded for a few words can be exchanged for three peerless peak-level warriors, it is already worth it.
However, Li Xiang is now the number one prince in the world with hundreds of thousands of troops. It is no longer appropriate for him to be scolded by Ma Kui and still have to persuade him. Otherwise, what would the generals like Huang Feihu, Huang Tianhua, and Niu Mo, who came from thousands of miles away to serve, think of this?
Besides, to be honest, although people like the Ma family are good, with the talent lineup under Li Xiang, these people are not yet indispensable. The reason why I still want to persuade you to surrender is just that I don’t want to waste it!
"Bai Qi, I heard that Ma Teng and Fu Jian's son escaped?" Li Xiang glanced coldly at Ma Kui who was trampled on the ground, and suddenly asked Bai Qi on one side.
"The general is not doing his job well!" Although he didn't know what Li Xiang meant, Bai Qi took the lead in taking responsibility.
"It doesn't matter, but if a dozen people escape, they won't be able to change the world!" Li Xiang said nonchalantly, and did not take the escape of Ma Chao, Fu Pi and others to heart. Of course, with Li Xiang's current strength, he also has enough capital not to take these people to heart.
"Fu Jian should have a lot of relatives, have you caught all of them?" Li Xiang asked again casually. In the big account, the generals were all confused when they heard that Li Xiang had just tried to persuade everyone in the Ma family to surrender, but then changed the topic to Fu Jian.
"They have all been taken into custody by our army!" Although he couldn't guess what Li Xiang meant, Bai Qi still stepped forward cautiously and replied.
When Fu Jian was implanted with an identity, he already had many local relatives, and the talents of the Fu family who were born one after another would naturally marry and have children. Therefore, Fu Jian's relatives are far more than just those who have a balanced system.
It was impossible for all of these people to escape. Most of them were captured by Bai Qi. Only a dozen people escaped between Ma Teng and Fu Jian.
