The morning light was dim and the golden rooster croaked. When the first ray of sunshine in the morning shone on the tall and wide city wall, nearly 14,000 Han troops finally reached the gate of Chang'an City with vigorous steps.

Since the beginning of the Northern Expedition by the Han Dynasty at the end of the fifth year of Jianxing, this is the second time that a large number of Han troops have attacked Chang'an, the old capital of the Han Dynasty. However, just like the time when Zhuge Liang briefly led his army to besiege Chang'an last year, the Han army commanded by Yang Qing today also did not

Although I was not completely prepared, this time I still had the mentality of giving it a try, and I did not necessarily have to fight to the death to capture Chang'an.

Regarding the arrival of the Han army, the Wei army in the city did not react with much panic, and even felt vaguely relieved. It was not that they expected the Han army to attack, but it was because the Han cavalry led by E Huan had tormented them last night.

It was so frustrating that the appearance of the main force of the Han army at this time made them relieved.

Last night, E Huan led the cavalry to attack the four city gates of Chang'an one after another, creating the illusion that the Han army was attacking overnight. In the dark night, the enemy's situation was unclear, so Cao Zhen ordered the four gates to be closed tightly for the sake of caution, and the troops were not allowed to leave the city to fight.

Although this strategy was enough to protect the city, the Han army did not retreat for a moment, and the Wei army did not dare to relax for a moment. Under such full vigilance, the Wei army was naturally very nervous. By daybreak, not to mention all the defenders in the city, at least some

Half of the people were exhausted both physically and mentally.

Now it's better. Now that the main force of the Han army has appeared, everyone no longer has to worry about the sudden attack of the Han army. As the saying goes, if you extend your head, it's a sword, and if you shrink your head, it's also a sword. The Han army appeared in front of them upright, but the Wei army instead

Calm down.

Yang Qing was dressed in bright armor, with a Qingyuan sword hanging on his waist, and a snow-white Zhaoye jade lion under his crotch. He stood in front of the army formation, carrying a majestic and extraordinary weapon.

He drove his mount forward slowly, reined in the horse just a stone's throw away, pointed his right hand towards the top of the city, and shouted loudly: "I am a former general of the Han Dynasty, the governor of Yongzhou, and the Marquis of Linchang Yang Qing, please come

General Cao Zhen came out to speak."

The Han army was attacking in a big way. Cao Zhen had already arrived at the city wall to take charge. Seeing Yang Qing step forward to shout, he was surprised and couldn't help but be on guard. The other party was extremely cunning and resourceful, so he had to be careful not to use his words.

To disrupt the morale of our own troops.

"Cao is here. The two armies are about to fight. I wonder if you have any advice?"

Yang Qing slightly cupped his hand and said with a smile: "It's been a long time since we last met General Cao. Since last year, Qing and General have fought against each other several times. I don't think it's until today that I got to know your face. How lucky you are?"

"Haha, today is the first time that Mr. Cao has seen your face clearly. You are already in a high position at a young age. You are indeed a rare young hero in Western Shu."

The two of them had only seen each other from a distance before, but today was indeed their first real meeting. One praised the other for his good looks, and the other secretly said that the other was really young.

Cao Zhen did not want to fall into Yang Qing's rhythm and rushed to say: "General Yang, are you riding your horse here to persuade Cao to surrender?

You and I are both smart people. As a general of the Wei Dynasty and a member of the royal family, Cao will never surrender to the small country of Erxi and Shu. If you are trying to deceive people, it can only be said that you have made a wrong calculation.

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Although you are temporarily powerful, I still have thousands of elite soldiers in the city, and the city defense is impregnable, so I am not afraid of tens of thousands of you. If you want to attack the city, attack the city, so there is no need to waste your time here. Please go back."

"No, no, General Cao misunderstood. Is Yang such an ignorant person? How could he do such an unwise thing as persuading him to surrender?" Yang Qing said with a smile.

Cao Zhen said: "Then what do you want?"

"Well, Mr. Yang came here specifically to protect the lives of the soldiers of the two armies."

Yang Qing sighed, with a look of compassion on his face, and then said: "Although your two families are hostile, we are all descendants of Yan and Huang after all, and of the Zhongxia lineage. It would be best if we don't fight each other. Otherwise, if we fight together, we will definitely

It has caused loss of life and ruined families, so Yang has a heartless request, and I hope General Cao can agree to it."

Cao Zhen was speechless and thought to himself that you, Yang Qing, pretended to be a soft-hearted and weak scholar in front of everyone. The so-called kindness does not lead to soldiers. If you are really afraid of death, why should you lead any soldiers or fight any wars? You should go back to farming as soon as possible.

However, he was speechless. Cao Zhen had been aroused by Yang Qing's words and wanted to know what his so-called merciless invitation was, so he loudly replied: "I would like to hear the details."

"In order to avoid unnecessary fighting and allow the people of Chang'an and the soldiers of the two armies to enjoy peace, I hope that General Cao will withdraw from Chang'an and return to Guandong with his soldiers. If the general is willing to do this, Yang can swear to heaven that he will never

Lead the army in pursuit and we will ensure that your army returns east safely." Yang Qing said.

Cao Zhen was stunned for a moment after hearing these words. He thought he had heard wrong. However, when he saw the expectant look on Yang Qing's face below the city, he realized that this person was serious. Seeing that the other party despised him so much really made him angry.

Endless.

He took a deep breath, barely maintained his complacent demeanor, and laughed angrily: "Hahaha, you treat Cao as a three-year-old child, and you actually use such crazy words to amuse a certain family. I think you are probably

Got a brain disease.

In my opinion, it would be better for you to lead your soldiers and retreat as soon as possible. In this case, I can swear to God that I will never send troops to pursue you and ensure that you go back for treatment safe and sound, hahaha..."

This laughter caused the surrounding Wei troops to laugh as well. Cao Zhen felt that he had finally regained his momentum, and felt a little relieved in his heart.

"General Cao, do you think Yang is joking?" Yang Qing said with a smile on his face.

Cao Zhen asked: "Otherwise?"

"Hahaha, hahaha..." Yang Qing suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed.

When Cao Zhen saw this, he couldn't help but secretly wonder: Could it be that this man really had some kind of brain disease and started to go crazy in front of our army? If so, then God help me.

However, when he saw that Yang Qing was still laughing, he couldn't help but feel angry. Then he thought, no, no, this Yang Qing is a general of Xishu, how could he suddenly go crazy in front of the battle? This person has always been treacherous, there must be something wrong with him.

What kind of vicious plot is waiting behind you? You must stay vigilant and never fall into his trap.

After a while, Yang Qing stopped laughing and continued: "Well, since the general doesn't believe Yang, I have to tell him directly. The reason why you are confident that you can defend Chang'an is simply because you see that our army is small and we have great power."

They only relied on the reinforcements from the peasants.

However, I am not afraid that your army will know that our Hanzhong army has already been divided into two groups, heading northward along the Baoxie Road to Chang'an to reinforce our troops. It attacks from Ziwu Road to Huayin and heads towards Tongguan.

The purpose is to block your army's reinforcements.

Therefore, you should not expect reinforcements from the east. Now Chang'an has become a completely isolated city, and your army has become a truly lone army.

Chang'an is the old capital of the Han Dynasty. I didn't want the city to be destroyed and the people to suffer, and I didn't want to see your soldiers making unnecessary sacrifices, so I came up with the best of both worlds strategy of letting your army go.

I don’t want to be a general but I don’t know what’s good or bad, and I don’t know the good intentions. I actually think that Yang has a brain disease. It’s really heartbreaking.” After saying that, he beat his chest twice, looking distressed.

Cao Zhen was greatly shocked when he heard this. He did not expect that the Han army was already prepared. If the reinforcements from the east were really blocked at Tongguan, he and others would be in real danger.

But then I thought about it, if the enemy troops in Hanzhong were mobilized on a large scale, there would definitely be news. However, my sentry has never received such news, so it must be false.
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