"That's it! Don't say anything about it, General Ben decided to defend the city. In addition, the general will fly pigeons to pass on the book to the Xianyang guards, so that they can unite the garrisons of the western provinces and counties to jointly deal with the invasion of the Zhao army. It was necessary to hold out until reinforcements arrived. In addition, they will be ordered to report our information and the situation of the reinforcements of the Shu army to Hanzhong. Luo Dingyuan said in a sullen voice.

"From now on, General Ben does not want to hear the idea of evacuation again. You are all important ministers under the command of the king, and it is your duty to serve the king and protect the territory. Therefore, this land of Chang'an cannot afford to be lost. ”

After that, Luo Dingyuan looked at Lin Shucheng again, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Lin, I hope you and I will work together to guard Chang'an." General Ben knew that Master Lin was very talented, so he didn't want Lord Lin to hide anything from General Ben. ”

Although Luo Dingyuan was aggressive, Lin Shucheng's face remained unchanged at all, and he said with a smile: "This is natural, this official will definitely cooperate with General Luo to guard Chang'an, the first city in Xiyongzhou." ”

In the camp of the Zhao army outside Chang'an City, Song Yang was also reporting the results of persuasion to Zhao Xun. For Lin Shucheng and Luo Dingyuan ignoring their own persuasion, Zhao Xun and others had already expected it. However, knowing that there were still some contradictions between Luo Dingyuan and Lin Shucheng, Zhao Xun and others couldn't help but be secretly happy.

"We are not afraid that they will fight to the death, as long as there is a problem between them, we can find a gap in it. According to Lord Song, there are still many problems between the Hanzhong line and the Chang'an line. Situ Liang said with a smile.

Zhao Xun nodded and said: "Originally, Chang'an and even Xiyongzhou were decided by Lin Shucheng and Chang'an's generals and officials, but now they have a new commander parachuted above, it would be strange if there was no problem." ”

"In this way, we will continue to maintain the oppression of Chang'an City, so that they do not dare to act rashly. Come to think of it, the Han army in the city did not dare to go out of the city easily. Next, it's time for the Liangzhou army and Zhao Kang's department to act. ”

"As for us, we will assist the local officials to take over the eastern, northern, and southern prefectures of Chang'an, and in the shortest possible time, let these areas become the places under the rule of our Zhao State."

The generals will obey the order!

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While Zhao Xun was besieging Chang'an, Zhao Kang's troops also began their offensive operations. The first target of Zhao Kang and Yang Wangqing was the closest checkpoint between Hanzhong and Chang'an, and it was also the Luogu Pass, the passage from Hanzhong to Chang'an from the north.

As a passage between Hanzhong and Chang'an, Luogu Pass is naturally heavily defended. The checkpoint is not big, but it is the closest passage between Hanzhong and Chang'an. Therefore, after the westward advance of the Zhao army, the vigilance here was also raised. Of course, because this is located in the southwest of Chang'an, it is the rear of the battle between the Zhao army and the Han army, so although the vigilance has been raised a lot, it is not as good as the Qingni Pass.

Even so, it was not an easy task for the Zhao army to attack here. After all, this place is too close to Hanzhong, once the defenders know that the Zhao army is coming, after the stalemate between the two sides, there will definitely be reinforcements from the Han army from the south to the north, making it more difficult for the Zhao army to attack the fortifications.

Therefore, after Zhao Kang and Yang Wangqing led their troops here, they did not immediately move their troops to approach here, even the two small cities in the north, and the Zhao army did not take action. And because the Zhao army's blockade of the west of Chang'an caused the Zhao army's cavalry to appear in the northeast of Luogu Pass many times, the official guard also increased the vigilance and inspection, which made the Zhao army's action a lot more difficult. Garrisoning the south bank of Weishui, Zhao Kang and Yang Wangqing, who hid their banners, thought for a long time and did not think of a way to quickly take here, and in desperation, Zhao Kang decided to launch an operation against Luogu Pass.

However, at this time, the situation in Hanzhong made Yang Wangqing discover the fighters in it. There were some situations in the land of Hanzhong, which made the eyes of all parts of Hanzhong pay attention to the south, that is, the reinforcements of the Shu army entered the land of Hanzhong.

Both the Shu and Han armies were formed under the command of King Yong, and even though both armies subsequently recruited many new soldiers, the connection between the two armies still existed. Of course, this is not to say that the two militaries are very close. You must know that whether it is the king of Hanzhong or the king of Shu, they all regard each other as enemies. Naturally, the soldiers and officials below also regarded each other as enemies.

Although the King of Shu and the King of Hanzhong are now joining forces to fight against the enemy, the hostility and dirtiness between the two will definitely not be eliminated. Therefore, this time the Shu army supported the Han army, and these Shu troops who went north into Hanzhong began to sneer at the Han army. Although the Han army is not angry, its own side is weak, and it has to ask for the other party, so it can only tolerate everywhere.

If this is the case, it will be enough, but the retreat of the Han army has fueled the arrogance of the Shu army. After they entered Hanzhong, they began to plague the local people in Hanzhong. The Shu soldiers robbed the people's property, raped them, and became more and more unscrupulous. In particular, the families of some big families and gentry were also inevitably harmed, and as a result, the family members of General Hanzhong were also harmed by the Shu army.

As a result, the general of the Han army led his men and horses to fight a large battle with a team of people and horses of the Shu army, and solved a team of more than 300 Shu troops. This stabbed the hornet's nest, which immediately made the Shu army very dissatisfied with the Han army. The officers and soldiers of the Han army were also dissatisfied with the Shu army, and the two sides almost started a big battle in Hanzhong.

Fortunately, the commander of the Shu army and the Han army officials in Hanzhong knew what their mission was this time, so they could barely suppress the dissatisfaction of the soldiers. In the end, it was the Han army officials who took the lead in retreating from the Han army generals to end the riots.

The Hanzhong officials did this, which naturally satisfied the Shu army, but the Han soldiers were extremely angry. Think about it, you have to swallow your anger when you are bullied. The soldiers of the Han army in the land of Hanzhong were connected up and down, and the crowd was excited. However, it was because of the overall situation that it did not cause other things.

Luogu Pass, as the place where the Shu army's reinforcements went north, naturally knew what the Shu army was doing in Hanzhong. They were also part of the Han army, and naturally they were extremely dissatisfied with the Shu army. At the same time, in order to avoid some accidents, Hanzhong officials also began to contact the officials and generals in the places where the Shu army went north to warn them.

Zhao Kang and other soldiers divided into three routes, and suddenly took action against Luogu Pass and the two cities to the north when they were concerned about the situation in Hanzhong. The first to be broken by the Zhao army was the two cities to the north of it, with or without intention, plus the internal response sent into the city by the Zhao army, and took the lead in taking these two cities.

Immediately, the cavalry under Zhao Kang's command turned into cavalry rangers who intercepted Chang'an and the western cities and began to pursue and kill the Han army of the two cities pretended to be by Zhao Jun. Luogu Pass is different from the two cities to the north, in addition to the Han soldiers and soldiers, there are also people living in the two cities in the north. The Zhao army disguised himself as merchants, pedestrians, and civilians fleeing the war, but could not at Luogu Pass. Luogu Pass is a checkpoint between two mountains, and it is a simple border city. Here, there were no people in the city, only soldiers of the Han army, so the spies and internal should of the Zhao army could not enter the city.

And the Zhao army pretended to pursue, so that the defeated army of the two northern cities rushed into the pass. Because of the appearance of the generals of the two cities, coupled with the pursuit of the Zhao army in the rear, the "rout" of the two cities entered the city smoothly.

As a result, needless to say, as soon as these routed troops entered the city gate, they began to move against the Han soldiers in the pass, so that they could not close the city gate. With this, the Zhao army broke through the city in one fell swoop, cutting off Hanzhong from the land of Chang'an.

"Luogu Pass has been conquered by us, and now, the reinforcements of the Shu army cannot reach Chang'an smoothly. The land of Xiyongzhou is about to be ruled by my Great Zhao. Entering the pass, looking at the intact and steep level, Zhao Kang couldn't help laughing.

Yang Wangqing also smiled and said: "Indeed, taking this place not only makes the Han army in Chang'an lose foreign aid, but also helps the king to capture Xiyongzhou, even calculating the Shu army and the land of Hanzhong, it also plays a very important role." However, just in case, the city walls were still to be built here. In addition, we also need a baggage team to transport a batch of bed crossbows and build a batch of catapults. If Hanzhong knew that their road to support Chang'an had been taken by us, neither the Han army nor the Shu army would give up easily. Until the Liangzhou army is successful, the Shu army and the Han army will still work together. ”

"In addition, we must also send people to take Yixian and Yongxian, and now these two places do not know that Luoguguan has fallen into the hands of our army, and we can completely follow the example of Qingni Pass again. Under the pretense of reinforcements sent by Hanzhong, we took the opportunity to take these two cities, so as not to be hindered from our westward march to Chencang, Sanguan and Liangzhou. In addition, after taking these two cities, the scope of activities of the Han army in Xiyongzhou was gradually compressed on the Xianyang line. ”

Then, as Yang Wangqing said, after Hanzhong learned that Luoguguan was lost, he was naturally surprised. Luogu Pass was lost, and although the road from Hanzhong to the north to support Chang'an could not be said to be blocked, it would have to go around a large circle to reach Chang'an.

Therefore, the Han army officials in Hanzhong naturally did not dare to ignore it, and after the Han army officials discussed with the Shu army reinforcements, they immediately waved the army north, wanting to seize Luogu Pass and open up the channel for the army to support Chang'an.

Suddenly, the small level of Luogu Pass became a place of great war. Zhao Kang stayed here with 5,000 soldiers, plus a large number of crossbow arrows and equipment to defend the city. The reinforcements of the Shu army are gathered here, wanting to capture this place with a large army. However, Luoguguan is narrow, and no matter how many troops there are, they cannot play their due role.

The tragic siege battle began, and the army of the Shu army, the most powerful prince in the south, engaged the Zhao army, which was also the first time that the two princes had fought. Although the world is rumored that the Zhao army is powerful, but the Shu army soldiers do not think so, the Shu army generals are many times satirical about the Han army's defeat at the incompetence of the Zhao army, this attack on Luogu Pass, the Shu army generals also puffed out in front of the Han army officers, and easily took this place.

However, here in Luogu Pass, they saw the strength of Zhao Jun. Strong bows and crossbows, catapults and catapults all came out, which suddenly caused heavy losses to the Shu army that attacked the fortifications. What made the Shu army's face even more gloomy was that the Zhao army, while defending the city, was able to launch a night attack on the Shu army outside the pass, which almost caused the Shu army to collapse. Although the Shu army reacted in the end and asked the Zhao army to retreat, the grain and grass were burned by the Zhao army.

As a last resort, the chief general of the Shu army could only ask Hanzhong for help and let them transport grain and grass. Of course, the generals of the Shu army were more ashamed and angry. Think about it, he was still satirizing the incompetence of the Han army in front of the Han army, and boasted how he could quickly take Luogu Pass and defeat the Zhao army. The result? Not only did he fail to defeat the Zhao army and take Luogu Pass, but he was counterattacked by the other party and destroyed all the grain and grass.

Sure enough, when the commander of the Shu army on the front line of Luogu Pass reported the information to the rear, Feng Yanzhang, the commander of the Shu army, turned dark. The front line suffered defeat, and he, the coach, was the most disgraceful person on his face. He could even feel the faint mockery of those Han army officials when they looked at him.

Feng Yanzhang was angry, but it was the Shu army on the front line who was unlucky. After transporting grain and grass in Hanzhong, they also brought a military order issued by Feng Yanzhang to take Luogu Pass. It's not that they want to rush to support Chang'an, but that he wants to get back face in front of the Han army.

The result was naturally that the Shu army attacked Luogu Pass more fiercely, but in the end, it was naturally the Shu army's losses that were greater. After attacking the city for more than ten days, the 8,000 soldiers of the Shu army lost nearly 5,000 people. However, Luoguguan is still in the hands of Zhao Jun.

Next, the Shu army did not continue to attack, because the area in the north of Yizhou and Liangzhou was taken by the Zhao army.

When the reinforcements of the Shu army stormed Luogu Pass, the Zhao army of Liangzhou crossed the Qinling Mountains, raided Mumen, occupied Tielongshan and Wudu, and opened the gate of Yizhou to the Zhao army. Of course, Zhao Jun alone took these two places, which was not enough to attack Yizhou. However, taking these two places means that the Zhao army has the intention of going south. In any case, Situ Che, the king of Shu, couldn't ignore it. The Zhao army may go south to Qishan, Yinping, and Luoyang at any time and officially invade the land of Yizhou. This made Situ Che have to guard against the Zhao army in the north.

Although the land of Yizhou and Liangzhou are connected, the terrain between the two is difficult to navigate, whether it is the Shu army going north or the Zhao army going south, it is not a good passage to move from here. Therefore, between the Shu army and the Zhao army, there has always been peace and quiet. Who knew that when the Zhao army fought with the Han army and Dongyongzhou and Xiyongzhou, it would be able to pick its own Yizhou again? How can Situ Che, the king of Shu, rest assured?

Of course, at this moment, Situ Che has not let the reinforcements supporting Chang'an attack on Hanzhong, nor is he ready to take Hanzhong. However, the idea that he did not continue to support Chang'an was indeed born.

Because there is nothing to do between the Shu army and the Zhao army, there are not many garrisons of the Shu army in the north, especially in Wenshan Mansion and Yinping Mansion, most of which are terrain where one man is the key to ten thousand people, so the Shu army did not leave too many men and horses here, and the Zhao army did not take action from the inside.

However, now that the Zhao army is acting here, how can the King of Shu be careless? Supporting the king of Hanzhong is naturally so that there is a prince to his north who can block the Zhao army. However, if Zhao Jun has already hit the doorstep, will he still contribute to others without regard for himself?

As a result, Situ Che sent a military order to his own army still in Hanzhong, telling them not to rush north, but to begin to shrink their forces and prepare to withdraw to Yizhou. In addition, Situ Che also began to mobilize manpower to the north to support Wenshan Province and Yinping Province to stop the enemy here.

Feng Yanzhang, who is located in Hanzhong, naturally will not ignore his king's military orders because of his face, of course, he does not dare. Therefore, Feng Yanzhang issued a military order to his subordinates who were still storming Luogu Pass, and asked them to withdraw. When he saw that there were still 3,000 intact and 2,000 wounded in the 8,000-strong army, he angrily dismissed the general on the spot.

Before Feng Yanzhang began to withdraw the army back, rumors spread in Hanzhong, which made the atmosphere in Hanzhong strange for a while. The rumors are nothing else, they are related to the Shu army's attack on Luogu Pass, and it is also related to the Shu army's beginning to retreat.

Rumors are rife that the Shu army went north to support the land of Chang'an, but this is not the case, but their attention in the fight against Han. In order to achieve the goal, nearly 10,000 Shu troops who attacked Luoguguan failed to touch the walls of Luoguguan, and even let the Zhao army attack at night, destroying all the grain and grass. In fact, this is deliberately done by the Shu army, and its purpose is to attack the key points, stay in Hanzhong, wait for the opportunity, and take the opportunity to attack and capture the land of Hanzhong.

If it were on weekdays, perhaps these rumors would not make the Han military officials in Hanzhong vigilant or even suspicious. However, Hanzhong received information from Chang'an Feige to Xianyang and back from Xianyang.

Chang'an's intelligence is naturally not anything else, in addition to telling about the very bad situation in Chang'an and even Xiyongzhou, he also expressed his suspicions about the Shu army, and asked the defenders of Hanzhong to be on guard. Of course, Chang'an did not know that the Shu army stopped advancing because the Zhao army raided the northern part of Yizhou.

If it was just like that, it would be fine, but the soldiers of the Han army had already been extremely dissatisfied with the arrogance of the Shu army in the land of Hanzhong for most of the month, so the information sent back by Chang'an was unanimously Kending from all the generals and colonies at once, and they were sure that the Shu army was paying attention to the Han army. Therefore, the army of Hanzhong should restrict the supply of grain and grass materials to the Shu army, and monitor them.

Of course, the officials and upper-level generals in Hanzhong are not stupid, so they naturally dare not be careless. Although he was suspicious of the Shu army, he was also aware of the situation of the Zhao army's raid on the north of Yizhou. However, they believed that with the terrain north of Yizhou, the Zhao army would definitely not march from here. Unless the Zhao army has pacified the land of Xiyongzhou and taken the land of Hanzhong. Otherwise, even if Zhao Jun went south along the north of Yizhou, it would be a lone army, and it would be difficult to take advantage of Yizhou.

Being in different positions and from different angles, they naturally think about problems differently. For the Han army, the Shu army had various advantages, and the Zhao army would not go south. But for the King of Shu, even if the Zhao army has a tendency to set a fixed point to go south, they must be regarded as the first priority, as for the affairs of other princes, where is their own interests more important?

Therefore, no matter what the Han army thought, the officers and men of the Shu army still began to slowly retreat and converge towards the southern part of Hanzhong, ready to retreat at any time. In addition, they also asked the Han army to prepare the grain and grass needed for the army. However, they did not explain to Han officials in time that they were preparing to withdraw their troops.