The Three Kingdoms

Zhang He gritted his teeth: "Your Majesty's decree has not been issued for a day, and we must not be good at fighting. Now the situation is turbulent. We should preserve our strength. If the situation changes, at least we can deal with it!"

"it is good!"

Xun You nodded in agreement.

"I'm afraid Wu Jun won't make it easy for us!" Cao Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly: "What if they attack?"

"Then fight on!" Zhang Yun sneered: "If you want to destroy Chang'an, you have to see if they have the ability!"

"I don't think it will be a frontal attack, but a night attack or a surprise attack is possible!" Xun You thought about it and said in a deep voice.

"Wu Jun has an air force!"

"air force?"

A sharp light flashed across Zhang He's eyes: "It's not that we haven't dealt with it before. We were able to hold on in Ruyin back then, but now Luoyang City has a thick wall and even stronger troops. How can we not hold it? Immediately set up 24 lookouts in the city. As high as the platform, build as high as you want, observe the situation in the sky over Luoyang day and night, especially at night, as soon as you find a fire, give an immediate warning, and push all the crossbows to the highest point of each city gate. Come on, shoot them down!"

"Yes!"

Cao Xiu listened to the order and went down to get ready.

……

Outside the city, Wu Jun Zhongjun.

Wearing a Confucian robe and holding a feather fan in his hand, Zhuge Liang walked up to the highest hill in the barracks. He condescendingly looked at Chang'an City, which loomed indistinctly in front of him: "Chang'an City is an ancient capital city. I am very angry, but ever since Dong Zhuo moved the capital, the city has been in chaos, and there have been many wars, and it was once broken by our Wu army. This thousand-year-old capital has suffered too much, and I really can't bear to destroy it!"

"But once the war breaks out, I'm afraid the situation will be beyond your control!"

Ju Yi stood beside him, his eyes were like copper bells, and he held the sword at his waist, bursting out with a strong fighting spirit: "If you don't break Chang'an, don't enter Luoyang, unless the Wei army in the city chooses to surrender, sooner or later we will still fight." To send troops, pull out this nail vigorously!"

"We can't fight this battle, we can only wait!"

Zhuge Liang shook his head when he heard the words, and there was a hint of calculation in his eyes: "Entering Luoyang City is a great achievement that all legions are fighting for, and I really want to be the first to enter Luoyang City. Everyone will be tempted by the great achievements left in history, but now our army has experienced several bloody battles in less than three months, exhausted and suffered heavy casualties. This is a tough battle, so we can only use the strategy of encircling and not attacking to capture Chang'an City, sending troops to Hongnong is our limit, and I will never allow our troops to be wasted on Chang'an City!"

"What if they remain unwilling to surrender?"

Ju Yi also understood this path, but it was not his style to wait helplessly. If Lu Bu Heqi or Huang Zhong Zumao were to take the lead in marching to Luoyang, then it would be meaningless for them to fight to the death here.

"Now that they are surrounded by us, they have no retreat and no reinforcements. Are they so tenacious?" Zhuge Liang asked in a deep voice.

"Hard to say!"

Ju Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, and said: "Although we are enemies with Cao Wei, it is undeniable that among Cao Wei, there are indeed many loyal people, and there are countless people who kill themselves and become benevolent. You should lead your troops to surrender. Didn’t your majesty say something? Cao Mengde’s charisma is good, he is good at buying people’s hearts, and there are many brave and fearless people under his command. Denying how to achieve their Cao Wei hegemony!”

"Charisma?"

Zhuge Liang couldn't help but chuckle when he heard the words: "Your Majesty's strange words really come out endlessly. In other words, it should be a heroic talent. Cao Mengde is indeed a generation of heroes. If it weren't for His Majesty's sudden birth, the world would have never heard of it." Among them, there must be a place for Cao Wei, and it is not impossible for him to rule the world!"

"No matter what, we still can't pin all our hopes on their surrender!"

Ju Yi said in a deep voice: "This battle is still going to be fought, even if you grit your teeth!"

"We really can't pin all our hopes on their Kaesong surrender. What should we do?"

Zhuge Liang's eyes were gloomy, and his pupils shone with calculating light.

"What are you doing?" Ju Yi's eyes lit up, and he asked quickly.

"How about this, Commander Ju Yi, tomorrow you lead the army to make a tentative attack, I still want to test their determination to stick to Chang'an, so we can make a decision!" Zhuge Liang said.

"no problem!"

Ju Yi nodded, and with a flash of inspiration, he suggested: "Commander Zhuge, why don't we act tonight. I'll let the Fifth Army directly parachute into the city, and cooperate with the inside and outside. If we can break the city in one fell swoop, maybe we don't have to bother so much!"

"Good idea, but don't place too much hope on the Fifth Army!"

Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes slightly, and reminded: "The Wei army has suffered a lot in this regard, so it is estimated that we will be somewhat defensive in this regard. The battle of Shouchun was considered a success, but the battle of Ruyin, the Fifth Army is not the same. Didn't you suffer a lot?"

"Don't worry, Commander Zhuge, I won't invest too many troops from the Fifth Army. This battle is just a test!"

Ju Yi strode down the hill.

He returned to the camp of the Chinese Army, personally summoned Sha Ye, the commander of the Fifth Army, and Sha Moke, the commander of the No. 13 Army, and told him: "Sha Ye, at midnight tonight, you personally lead a regiment of the Fifth Army to attack at night. , Airborne to the Zhangcheng Gate of Weiyang Palace, Shamoke, you lead the No.13 Army to respond outside the city. Once Shaye opens the city gate, quickly break through the city. If it is discovered and fails, all soldiers and horses will return immediately. One must not love to fight!"

"promise!"

Sha Ye and Sha Moke were already gearing up, and upon hearing the military order, they hurried down to prepare for the night attack.

In the evening, after Zhuge Liang returned from the hills to the camp of the Chinese army, he pondered for a long time, and instead summoned Liao Hao, the Commander of the Jinyiwei and Dark Guards: "Commander Liao, I want to know, who is Chang'an Ling?"

"After His Majesty withdrew from Guanzhong in the past, Cao Wei naturally reorganized Chang'an. The Chang'an order they appointed was a literary scholar!" Liao Hao had already inquired clearly about this.

"Say!"

"Zhuge Jun!"

Liao Hao was still quite surprised. Zhuge's family really produced a large number of talents. Zhuge Jin was the pillar of the cabinet. Now Zhuge Liang is a rising star in the Military Aircraft Department. Unexpectedly, there is another Zhuge Jun.

"what?"

Zhuge Liang couldn't help being a little surprised when he heard this: "Are you sure?"

"Report to Commander Zhuge Liang, I've confirmed it again and again, there are absolutely no mistakes or omissions!" Liao Hao said.

"It seems that the commander underestimated Xiaojun?"

Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes slightly. This is his younger brother: "The one who didn't make a sound has actually become a Chang'an order!"

"Commander, after I discovered his identity, I sent many lobbyists, but he killed them all!" Liao Hao said, "It seems that he is very loyal to Cao Wei!"

"He has a stubborn temper. When he decided to go north, I couldn't stop him. Now that he has reached this point by virtue of his own ability, it is naturally not so easy to surrender!"

Zhuge Liang began to calculate, and said: "But now, we still have to try to get him to surrender. If we can't persuade him, we will force him to surrender. If we can make him surrender, maybe this battle will be much easier!"

It's about the decisive battle between the two dynasties, even the brothers don't have any face at this time, so it's natural to cheat him if they say it.

"Will the commander make it clear?"

"Thirty-six strategies, attacking the heart is the first, and counter-measures!"

A cold and stern look flashed across Zhuge Liang's eyes. (To be continued.)

[Chapter 240 of the text, Seizing Chang'an II]

At midnight, the night was as dark as ink, and I couldn't see my fingers when I stretched out my hands.

Above the faint starry sky in Chang'an City, small fire spots suddenly appeared one after another. These small fire spots shone like stars, and they were getting closer and brighter, like meteors about to fall into the city.