Imperial Power Of Han Dynasty

At the beginning of July in the sixth year of Zhongping, thirty miles west of Chang'an City.

"Quick, quicker! Take down Chang'an City today and break through Tongguan." Pound rides a white horse on his hip, waved his spear, and shouted to order his iron cavalry to speed up the march.

Five thousand cavalry horses galloped and galloped eastward. The cavalry galloped at a very fast speed, and Liangzhou was already prolific with war horses, so Liu Ye's cavalry troops were mostly one man and two horses, so one horse was tired. , You can get on another horse immediately, and the rotation of the two horses will basically not affect your speed.

It didn't take long for the distance of thirty miles, and in a blink of an eye, the outline of a huge city slowly emerged in front of the five thousand cavalry.

This is the old capital of the Han Dynasty, Chang'an. The emperor of the Han Dynasty initiated hundreds of years of reign here, and under the rule of Wenjing, the talented and roughly Wudi once gave orders in this city.

Although Chang'an City has ceased to be prosperous since Emperor Guangwu established Luoyang as the capital, Chang'an City is still a world-class metropolis. It can be said to be only under Luoyang in terms of political and economic status, and is also the most populous city west of Tongguan.

"Kill! Take down Chang'an City."

Pound yelled, the five thousand iron knights were excited, and immediately like a torrent of rushing torrents, they launched an impact on this city with a glorious history.

And not long ago...

"Hurry up, hurry up." Fenwei Zhonglang shouted Niu Fu.

What a joke, this is the task assigned to him by the old father-in-law Dong Zhuo, and of course it must be completed as soon as possible.

Although Dong Zhuo now proclaims himself the prime minister, he has to deal with Lu Bu's Union State Army and government affairs, so he is very busy, and he has not had time to add officials to his subordinates. Therefore, the top general Li Cheng is still a middle-ranking general. And Lu Bu has been named Wenhou.

Dong Zhuo is usually not very optimistic about Niu Fu, especially his eldest son-in-law Li Ru has a lot of tricks, and his outstanding performance makes Niu Fu even more embarrassed.

If he could complete the task assigned by Master Taishan this time, wouldn't his father-in-law still grant him an official rank? At that time Niu Fu will be beautiful.

Driven by Niu Fu, Sanqian Tieqi traveled westward, and finally hurried all the way from Anyi to Tongguan, the east gate of Chang'an.

At this time, a detective rushed back, panting, "Niu Zhonglang! It's not good, Liu Ye's army has thousands of cavalry directly driving Chang'an, what should our army do?"

"What?" Niu Fu was taken aback, when he was about to dispatch troops.

"Don't take a break, attack all Hon Zhonglang, we must defeat the enemy and ensure the safety of Chang'an." Niu Fu shouted.

"Niu Zhonglang, wait a minute." Jia Xu frowned.

Niu Fu turned his head and said, "Mr. Wenhe, rescuing soldiers is like fighting fire. If I lose the city of Chang'an, the prime minister will have to take my skin off."

Jia Xu motioned him to stay calm, and then asked the detective: "Can you see how many enemy troops are, and who is the leader?"

The detective said respectfully: "The number of enemy riders is about four to five thousand, and there is a giant flag in the middle."

Jia Xu let out a "Well", and then said to Niu: "Niu Zhonglang, the number of enemy troops is higher than me. Moreover, our army has marched for several hours, and now it is a tired army. If you fight with the enemy, if you fail, Changan The heart of the city must be horrified, besides, can Niu Zhonglang guarantee victory?"

Niu Fu frowned, but he wanted to pat his chest to make sure he would win. However, the number of enemy troops is higher than his own. Although the enemy general is not led by Liu Ye himself, he still doesn't know the details of the opponent. If he sends troops rashly, it will really...

Niu Fu said impatiently: "If the enemy does not send troops, how about the enemy's direct attack on Chang'an City?"

Jia Xu believed in himself: "Don't worry, Niu Zhonglang, Chang'an City is tall and strong. There are still five thousand defenders in the city. As long as the gate is closed, even fifty thousand troops can't easily break it, and I have a plan."

Niu Fu, who has always believed in Jia Xuzhi's ability, is overjoyed: "Mr. Wenhe quickly teaches me."

"The sergeant told Chang'an City to stay behind closed doors, and then used grass men to form the soldiers, and ordered the sergeants to raise the torches in Tongguan, echoing Chang'an City, and the enemy generals will inevitably retreat."

Niu Fu nodded, and shouted to the left and right: "Didn't you hear what Mr. Wenhe said? It is not implemented quickly."

"Here!"

A cadre of soldiers hurriedly drew the drafters, and at the same time more than a thousand soldiers walked to Tongguan and lighted the torches. Suddenly more than a thousand torches above Tongguan were lit up, as if thousands of troops were entrenched in it, crowded with the city, and the momentum was quite majestic. .

At this moment, it was the night, and the blazing fire that lit up at Tongguan was immediately noticed by Pound's five thousand cavalry and the defenders in Chang'an City.

"General, the enemy seems to be coming to Tongguan."

Pound looked at it and frowned.

But the defenders in Chang'an City were greatly excited and their morale doubled.

"The reinforcements are here, don't be afraid."

"Defend the city gates and beware of enemy attacks."

Morale in the city of Chang'an was greatly boosted, and the gates were closed. Although Pound's five-thousand cavalry rushed quickly, he could not dismount and attack the city directly. Just looking at the seven or eight zhang gates was daunting.

"Stop." Pound yelled, controlling the white horse under his hips to stop, while the subordinates were trained and followed.

Sima Li Bo on the side said, "Lieutenant Pang, what should our army do?"

Pound groaned and thought about it: Chang'an City seemed impossible to go down in one go. Originally, he planned to break through Tongguan in one go. Then he guarded Tongguan and waited for Liu Ye to lead the army to come before closing the door and beating the dog.

But I didn’t expect Dong Zhuo’s reaction speed to be slow. There were countless torches in Tongguan. I don’t know how many enemy troops rushed into the pass. If my five thousand cavalry were fighting on the plains, there would be no pressure to defeat twice as many pawns as his own. There are more Xiliang cavalry than oneself, and it may not be impossible to fight.

But it would be too wasteful to let the iron rider dismount to attack the city.

Pound glanced at the countless torches and the dense silhouettes held in Tongguan from a distance, and sighed.

"Fine, let's retreat ten miles and set up camp, and send a detective to inform the lord, Dong Zhuo has arrived at Tongguan, and ask the lord's opinion."

Pound waved his hand, the five thousand cavalry rear team became the front team, no longer attacking Chang'an City, but retreating ten miles and camping.

Above Tongguan.

Niu Fu was overjoyed and said: "Mr. Wenhe really did a good job of retreating the enemy without a single soldier. He is really a great talent."

Jia Xu's face was expressionless: "It's nothing, let's invite Niu Zhonglang into the city next."

"Great."

Niu Fu nodded, leaving a thousand guards at Tongguan, plus the original 2,000 guards, it was enough to guard Tongguan for a while.

Afterwards, Niu Fu and Jia Xu, surrounded by two thousand horses, quietly entered the city of Chang'an at night.