Abandoned Prince Survival Guide

In February of the eighth year of Taichu, the spring breeze had just passed over the Qinling Mountains, and the ice and snow began to melt.The weather was still cold, Pei Linzhi began to attack Chang'an.

Even if there is a good harvest of hybrid rice, it will not be able to withstand the long-term consumption of the war, not to mention the drought last year, and the grain production has been reduced. He wants to end the war as soon as possible to relieve Xiao Yu's pressure.

At the same time, Pei Linzhi received a letter from Tuyuhun asking for help, saying that Xirong had sent additional troops to them, and their pressure was doubled, hoping that the Anjun could quickly help.

This was beyond Pei Linzhi's expectations. Ordinarily, shouldn't Xirong have transferred their troops to Chang'an to prepare for a war with them? How could they go to fight Tuyuhun?What kind of medicine is sold in Xirong's gourd?

Pei Linzhi summoned all the generals to discuss the military situation.

After hearing Pei Linzhi finish talking about the situation, Xue Zhao put forward his own judgment: "Is Xirong planning to deal with Tuyuhun first, and then concentrate its forces to deal with us?"

Xiao Yao sneered: "That's not a good time. Let's take this opportunity to attack Chang'an in one fell swoop, so that they have no time to react. Hurry up and send troops, I can't wait, finish the fight as soon as possible, and everyone don't suffer here."

Pei Linzhi said: "There must be a fight, but we can't take it lightly, and we can't be sure that the news is true. It is always right to be cautious." After all, war is to fight with flesh and blood, and it is human life .

"Hurry up! I want to capture that dog emperor Yuan Tan with my own hands!" Xiao Yao rubbed his hands impatiently. The destruction of Xirong was his greatest wish.

On the tenth day of February, under the order of Pei Linzhi, he led an army of 20 troops and marched towards Chang'an in mighty strength.This time, he planned to capture Chang'an and drive the Rong people out of the Central Plains once and for all.

Unexpectedly, the army of Xirong met the enemy outside the city, and the gate of Chang'an was closed tightly.

Pei Linzhi looked at the majestic city gate, and felt emotional in his heart. Compared with Chang'an, Jianye was a bit less grand and vicissitudes of simplicity. Sure enough, Chang'an is more suitable to be the imperial capital.

Xiao Yao rode over: "General Pei, what do you think this Xirong is doing? Afraid of us, dare not fight us?"

Pei Linzhi frowned, looked at the tall city wall from a distance, and said: "Could it be true what Tuyuhun said, that Xirong transferred the army to Tuyuhun?" deal with them.

Xiao Yao laughed: "Could it be that the dog emperor can defend Chang'an City? I'm going to blast the Chang'an city wall now!"

Pei Linzhi said: "Don't worry, first surround the city for two days to see if there is any reaction in the city. If you refuse to fight, we will blow up the city wall."

Xiao Yao said: "If you want me to say it, go directly to blow it up, saving time and effort. It happens that there is not much water in the moat at the moment, and the ice has not yet melted."

Pei Linzhi smiled: "My lord, don't worry, let's find out the other party's reality and plans first. I'll send someone to check nearby to see if the Xibing soldiers have set up an ambush somewhere."

Xiao Yao shrugged: "It's up to you."

They stationed outside the city and began to call out to the Xirong army defending the city.The Xirong army on the tower did not respond, it seemed that they were going to hold out.

The scouts sent out to search for the army of Xirong in a radius of hundreds of miles came back to report, but found no traces, it seems that no ambush was set up.Were all those Western soldiers sent to Tuyuhun, or did they all enter Chang'an City?

Two days later, the Xirong army still refused to fight, so Pei Lin ordered to attack the city.

The four gates of Chang'an City are all made of the hardest iron wood and covered with thick iron sheets for fire prevention.Outside the city gate is a moat more than ten feet wide. There is a suspension bridge on the moat. The suspension bridge has been fully raised at this moment, just to prevent the enemy from attacking the city gate.

It is more difficult to blow open the city gate with gunpowder in this way. The suspension bridge must be lowered before the door can be blown up. Moreover, the door is too strong and it is made of iron, so it may not be easy to blow up.

Pei Linzhi looked at the thick green brick city wall, and felt it was a pity that it had to be repaired after it was blown up. This could be regarded as causing trouble for himself, but there was no better way. The other party would not open the city gate and surrender, but attacked the city with ladders The price is too high, he does not want to make unnecessary sacrifices.

After choosing for a long time, I finally decided to blow up the city wall in the south of the city.Send people to cross the moat late at night, then bury the gunpowder at the root of the city wall, and then ignite the fuse.

In the silent night, except for the howling cold wind, there was no other sound.Suddenly, there was an earth-shattering thunder, and the ground seemed to tremble. The people in Chang'an City were awakened, not to mention the guards on the tower.

Pei Linzhi looked at the city wall illuminated by the torches of the Xibing soldiers, and there was not much damage. It seemed unsuccessful and had to continue. The city wall was too strong.

It's just that such an explosion has already aroused the vigilance of the defenders in the city, because bombing the city gate is not a strange move. It has been used before when attacking Shangluo and Tongguan. Now that the explosion sounds, the defenders will definitely start to strengthen Take precautions, it will be very troublesome to blow up the city wall next.

Sure enough, the defenders on the city gate began to shoot arrows down, even though they didn't see anyone at all.

This night, they failed to detonate the second wave of gunpowder, so they could only give up first, and then pick another opportunity to explode.

After dawn the next day, I saw that the area that had been bombed last night had only damaged a layer of wall skin, and it was still far from being blasted.It seems that it will take at least two or three bombings to see the results.

At night, a flaming torch was lit on the top of the southern city wall, just to prevent someone from blowing up the city wall at night.

Pei Linzhi frowned, so he had to ask another place to fry it.The second explosion caused panic again, and the Xirong army had no choice but to do the same, ordering people to guard the second explosion point.

Anjun picked another place and blew it up twice in one night, making the Xirong army all overwhelmed and unable to sleep peacefully all night.

Pei Linzhi was also a little annoyed, the city wall was too thick to be blown up once, and being guarded by the other side, it was impossible to blow it up again.Their gunpowder is not endless. If they are all blown up and the city wall has not been blasted, they will have to forcibly attack the city in the end.

It seems that we still have to attack the city, and take advantage of the chaos of the siege to blow up the city wall.

A few days later, in the middle of the night, An Jun carried a newly made ladder and began to attack the city.The Xirong army on the city wall was in a hurry and rose up to meet the enemy.The shouts of killing here are loud, but in fact there are not many people climbing the ladder, the purpose is to cover the bombing of the city wall.

Once the An army attacked the city, the Xirong army on the top of the city did not dare to light torches, because the torches would expose themselves and become targets for arrows.

The soldiers in charge of blowing up the city wall took advantage of the chaos to cross the moat, and placed the gunpowder at the place where the city wall was blown up for the first time. This time, they chose the location and increased the dose.

After the bang of the explosion, the Xirong army on the city wall felt a shock, and then they realized that the An army was bombing the city wall again!

This time the explosion worked well. Half of the bottom of the city wall, which was more than ten feet wide, had been blown away, but it still hadn't been blown through. At least one more big explosion was needed.

They didn't intend to stop, even though the Xirong army on the tower had sensed the crisis and shot arrows desperately to save it, but Pei Linzhi stood in front of the bed crossbow himself and directed the crossbowmen to shoot arrows up the tower to cover the soldiers who blasted the city wall.

Finally, after the third loud bang, a gap was finally blasted into the city wall.Under the cover of bed crossbows and archers, An Jun rushed into the city through the gap, and fought desperately with the defenders in the city.

A steady stream of Anjun rushed in, and there were more and more Xibing soldiers in the city.This is quite unfavorable for the An army who rushed in through the narrow gap, because the gap limited the number of people entering the city, and the city gate could not be captured in a short while.

But because of this gap, the Xirong army's attention was also attracted.Pei Linzhi then ordered people to quickly climb the city wall from the ladder, using both methods, after the desperate struggle of An Jun, the Suzaku Gate in the south of Chang'an City was opened, and thousands of An Jun from outside the city rushed into the city.

The Xirong army fought and retreated, facing the turbulent An army like a tide, they were powerless to resist, and soon fled towards the other city gates.

Qinglongmen, Baihumen and Xuanwumen were also gradually opened by the eager Xirong army, but what was waiting for them was the Anjun who had been waiting for a long time. The Xirong army had no way to escape, some died in battle, and some surrendered.

Before dawn, the battle was over.

The people in Chang'an City were awakened by the explosion and trembling with fear after hearing the shouts of killing all night. No one dared to open the door to find out what happened. Opened the door and robbed the family wealth and female relatives.

However, after waiting all night until dawn, the voice finally subsided, and no one came to kick the door.

The bold one quietly opened the door and found that it seemed to be the same as usual, except for the military masters coming and going on the main street, other places were very peaceful.Moreover, these military masters are very kind, not as arrogant and arrogant as the Xirong army.

Pei Linzhi rode Lightning, entered through the Zhuque Gate, and went straight to the palace.From a distance, he saw a thick smoke billowing into the sky, and the smell of fireworks floated in the air. He frowned. The palace was burned again?

At this time, someone came to tell him: "General, the people of Xirong set fire to the palace, and many houses were burned down."

Pei Linzhi especially wanted to scold people, what's wrong with these people, they burn down houses all the time, it was built with hard-earned money of the common people: "Where's Emperor Xirong?"

The captain said: "Emperor Xirong was not found. According to the captured palace officials, Yuan Tan left Chang'an half a month ago."

"Leaving?" This was a bit beyond Pei Linzhi's expectation. He didn't expect Yuan Tan to abandon the city and run away, but he was right after thinking about it carefully. No wonder the number of defenders in the city is so small. It must be that Yuan Tan took the main force to go elsewhere. , where will you go?Pei Lin's mind turned and went towards Tuyuhun?

Pei Linzhi said to everyone: "Put out the fire in the palace. Clean up the battlefield and don't disturb the people."

Everyone respectfully agreed: "Yes, General!"

Xiao Yao rushed over on horseback: "General Pei, that Yuan Tan has fled with all the ministers. This dead man has escaped! You bastard!"

Pei Linzhi said: "I've heard about it. I'm afraid they didn't intend to fight us, and they withdrew long ago. I don't know if they went to Tuyuhun."

Xiao Yao said: "General, I will lead the soldiers to chase after him."

Pei Linzhi said: "My lord, don't be in a hurry. Yuan Tan has been away for a few days, and he might not be able to catch up in a while. You might as well rest first, and it won't be too late to go after recuperating and analyzing the situation."

Although Yuan Tan had already left, Pei Linzhi didn't intend to just let it go. If he didn't know where the other party was going, it would always be a hidden danger and had to be removed.

Xiao Yao gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, but this time I have to go after him personally. Yuan Tan must be done by myself!"