Zhong Yao also made a decision on the spot to make Liang Xing the governor of Beidi County.
He would later report to the Xudu court and issue the seal and ribbon.
"In this humble position, I will do my best to kill Lu Bu and serve the imperial court."
Liang Xing, who was full of joy, immediately made a statement.
"General Liang, how many troops and horses do you have available at the moment?"
Zhong Yao then turned to the real topic.
"Reporting to Zhong Sili, the troops that Beizhi can mobilize are only three thousand infantry and cavalry."
Liang Xing looked at Zhong Yao with a slight disappointment in his eyes and hurriedly continued: "However, Beizhi can also contact the nearby generals in Guanzhong.
Join forces and go to attack Lu Bu."
Zhong Yao nodded and said, "I also have this intention.
It's very good.
I'll thank General Liang for the trouble.
I'll continue westward to Longxi, Liangzhou, to contact Ma Teng and Han Sui there.
If they send troops, Then Lu Bu's army will be destroyed in Guanzhong."
At this time, Zhong Yao did not know that the army led by Lu Bu had left Qishan from Hanzhong and stationed troops in Longyou.
In fact, Duan Xuan had already sent a request for help to the generals in Guanzhong, including Liang Xing.
These warlords also knew that if they did not join forces now, they would eventually be defeated individually.
It's just that no one wants to pick this head and let time pass by while negotiating and pushing the blame.
Now Zhong Yao, as the official of the imperial court, called the generals to join forces and resist Lu.
This was exactly what the generals in Guanzhong needed.
It was easy to integrate these warlords in the name of the Xudu court.
Liang Xing escorted Zhong Yao dozens of miles westward and sent some elite soldiers to escort him.
Then he returned to Pinyang County, wrote more than ten letters, and sent them to the generals in Guanzhong on horseback.
At this time, at the top of Chang'an City, Duan Yan and Wu Xi became even more uneasy when they saw Zhang Liao's returning troops.
During this period of time, they stood on the top of the city and looked into the distance every day.
There were no reinforcements from Ma Teng in the west, nor reinforcements from the Guanzhong generals in the north, nor Cao Cao's reinforcements from Tongguan in the east.
With a "swish" sound, an arrow fired by a heavy crossbow flew to the top of the city, and with a "dong" it was nailed to the wooden plank of the gate tower at the top of the city.
There is only one arrow, and there is a roll of cloth tied on the arrow shaft.
It was obviously a letter delivered from the city.
The soldiers had already taken it and presented it to Duan Xuan.
This is a letter from Zhang Liao to Duan and Wu to persuade them to surrender.
The content of the letter is soft but hard, telling them that if they surrender to Marquis Lu Wen, they will still retain their wealth in the future.
But if they don't surrender, the army will attack the city tomorrow.
The day the city is breached will be the day the Xiliang garrison in the city is destroyed.
"Brother, I think we should surrender."
Wu Xi persuaded Duan Xuan worriedly.
Duan Xuan's mind was shaken at this time, and when he was about to answer Wu Xi's words, a cloud of smoke and dust suddenly rose on the horizon to the north of Chang'an City.
Not long after, a cavalry group of more than 300 riders appeared in the sight of Duan and Wu.
This is the reinforcement outpost sent by Liang Xing.
The purpose is just to cheer up Duan and Wu to prevent them from surrendering so quickly.
But in fact, it would take several days for Liang Xing to gather all the generals in Guanzhong in the name of Zhong Yao and come to rescue Chang'an.
It was impossible to arrive so quickly.
Zhang Liao, who was under the city, quickly received the report from the scouts and quickly sent five hundred Guaizi horses from the Huben army to meet him.
When the three hundred enemy horsemen saw someone coming, they quickly turned their horses and fled.
"Hey, why did you run away again?"
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Wu Xi said this in disappointment.
"This is the signal given to us by the generals in Guanzhong.
We are told to hold on and wait.
In a few days, their main force will definitely come to Chang'an.
In that time, we will attack Zhang Liao from both inside and outside.
What we have to do now , Just hold on to Chang'an City for a few days."
At this time, Zhang Liao was also waiting anxiously in the camp.
He was waiting for the supplies to be delivered from Shangluo.
The explosive bombs were basically used up in the battle to attack Tongguan, and they could only wait for the next round of baggage replenishment.
In order to replenish ammunition as much as possible, Zhang Liao even ordered this round of supplies to transport all ammunition.
Therefore, if Zhang Liao cannot capture Chang'an and capture Aocang, the Chang'an grain depot, within ten days, the army will face a situation of running out of food.
Zhang Liao waited for two days, and the army, which was exhausted from attacking Tongguan, also rested for two days, and the baggage was finally delivered.
Zhang Liao issued an order for a general attack on Chang'an City.
First, a large number of garrison soldiers held their shields and oars high, carried arrows, rolled logs and stones, and filled the moat with loads of loess, gravel, branches and bamboo strips.
It took half a day to fill in and consolidate a section of the moat at the east city gate.
During this period, one hundred crossbows from Huben's five brigades kept firing stone projectiles at the top of the city.
The shots were filled with soot and the rocks collapsed and bricks cracked.
Many soldiers guarding the city had their heads and bodies smashed by stone bullets, and some soldiers with missing arms and legs let out heart-rending wails.
The soldiers at the top of the city retreated and dodged, and the arrows, rolling wood and stones that fell from the top of the city suddenly became sparse.
Duan Xuan, Wu Xi shouted loudly: "Hold on, don't retreat, anyone who retreats will be killed."
As he said this, he drew his sword and killed several soldiers who retreated.
The soldiers guarding the city had no choice but to move forward, but out of sight of Duan Xuan and Wu Xi, they tried to stay in relatively safe places such as behind the battlements to minimize the chance of exposing their bodies and heads.
Therefore, the pressure on Zhang Liao's soldiers filling the trenches under the city was greatly reduced.
While Zhang Liao's soldiers were tamping down the filled moat, explosive bombs began to hit the east gate of Chang'an, and soon it turned into a sea of fire.
Zhang Liao still had to use the old tactics to conquer Chang'an.
Surrounded by heavy infantry, the city-breaking machine slowly moved forward.
Since a section of the city within two hundred meters of the east gate was covered in flames, there was no attack from this city.
However, outside this range, there were still people at both ends of the east city wall using bows, crossbows and arrows to attack the city breaker and the enemy.
The surrounding soldiers fired, but the distance was too far and it was almost ineffective.
Seeing this scene, Duan Xuan knew in his heart that the other party was going to break through the door, so he hurriedly ordered his troops to mobilize the soldiers who defended the other three gates to concentrate on the east gate.
However, Chang'an City is a big city, and it seems a bit late to give the order now.
The east gate was smashed by the city breaker in two hits.
The Sword and Shield heavy infantry protected the city breaker and retreated slowly, throwing javelins at the incoming Xiliang soldiers to deter them.
When the city breaker got out of the way.
Yan Liang, already eager to try, rode his horse into the city gate, followed by his two hundred elite cavalry subordinates.
They were cavalry themselves.
They chose to fight on foot when they were at Tongguan because the defenders were too dense.
But the situation was different now.
There were more than 10,000 defenders in Chang'an City distributed on all sides, and the relative military formation was very sparse.
Yan Liang's two hundred cavalry charged all the way, quickly penetrated the defenders' formation behind the city gate, and charged deep into the city.
Behind them were a large number of heavy infantry with swords and shields, as well as Mo Dao soldiers who fought with short swords.
The gap in the garrison formation behind the city gate became wider and wider, the soldiers suffered casualties rapidly, and their persistence collapsed after a short time.
At this time, the panicked Duan Xuan and Wu Xi had retreated to the old palace city, and Chang'an City was easily breached: