The densely packed Xiliang soldiers scrambled to climb up the city wall on the ladders.
Some people kept falling down and climbing up again, like ants.
Stones and stone bullets fired by trebuchets kept coming from the center of the Xiliang army outside the city.
Although the structure of the trebuchet was not complicated, the army that had not conducted siege warfare for hundreds or decades could still If it really can't be built, just like the current Guandong princes such as Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, and Cao Cao can't build a catapult.
However, the Xiliang Army used to be soldiers of the imperial court and worked with the soldiers of the Northern Army to put down the Yellow Turban and Xiliang Qiang rebellions.
Therefore, there are still some craftsmen in the Xiliang Army who can make trebuchets and well railings.
A large number of stone bullets and stones flew at high speed, smashing the walls with rubble and smashing the towers.
The destructive power and killing area of this thing are actually not large, but the shock effect it brings is extremely shocking. , the garrison soldiers on the city tower and the walls on both sides were trembling with fear, shaking all over, and turning pale.
When stone bullets were fired at them, everyone was so frightened that they rushed to avoid them.
Lu Bu waved Fang Tian's painted halberd and knocked away a stone.
One halberd stabbed to death a Xiliang soldier who had just climbed up the city wall.
He turned around and shouted to the hiding defenders: "Come out to defend yourself against the enemy, stone bullets."
It’s just scary.
If you can hit a few people, come out quickly.”
Under Lu Bu's shout, the soldiers came out of their hiding places to defend themselves against the enemy cautiously, but they were still very timid.
When another stone bullet hit someone and someone was killed, many soldiers immediately hid again.
The generals and commanders of the Xiliang Army knew their situation very well.
If they could not break through Chang'an this time and take the initiative, they would die while waiting for the court to slow down and investigate the culprits.
Many of them personally went into battle to lead the siege.
The soldiers under their command saw The generals all led the troops to attack the city, and all of them were immediately fearless of death.
The pressure on Wang Yun, Lu Bu and others is very high.
Don't look at the fact that they have about 20,000 people.
As a defender of the city, these troops are not small, but these soldiers and horses are actually not good at defending the city.
Bingzhou in Lu Bu's hands The army is good at field battles, but not very good at defending cities, while other elements of the army have no Without strong generals under their command, it was difficult to bring out their combat power.
Therefore, from the very beginning, Wang Yun and Lu Bu's defenders were suppressed by the Xiliang army.
They could not calmly deploy defense tasks according to their own ideas and could only be restrained by the Xiliang army.
No matter how the Xiliang army attacks the city, the defenders will be forced to make corresponding defensive arrangements.
Eight days after the Xiliang army attacked Chang'an City, Liu Cheng led an army of 40,000 to Huaili County, less than a hundred miles west of Chang'an.
Among these 40,000 troops, more than 32,000 were originally from Hanoi, Bingzhou and Hedong.
Nearly 8,000 young men were recruited from the Yuzhou Army.
Adapted from prisoners, this army has been trained continuously for more than two years.
Although it has not experienced actual combat, it is already quite combat effective.
Except for the soldiers at the bottom, they are all new recruits.
The team leader, team officer, Dub, and Tun The commander and the military commander are both veterans of the Northern Army.
The name of this army was ordered by Liu Cheng to be the Tiger Army.
The military discipline is strict, the military appearance is neat, and the military formations are very skilled in drills and changes.
The only thing they lack is murderous spirit.
This is the case for an army that has not experienced battles.
Only those who have truly passed through the battlefield, An army that has seen blood will be reborn.
The organization of the Huwei Army is very different from that of the imperial court.
The name has also been changed.
The corps commander has been cancelled.
The smallest combat unit is a gang, with a group of ten people, and the commander is the gang leader; above it is the team, and the leader is the team leader.
Three groups are a team, led by team officers; above the team officer is the capital, the three teams are one capital, and the commander is Du Bo; the three commanders are one tun, and the commander is the captain; the three tuns are one battalion, and the commander is the school captain.
Therefore, the battalion is the largest standing combat unit.
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If a war breaks out, there will be a general named Yamenjiang, Pijiang or other titles above the battalion to lead multiple battalions into one unit.
One officer will be the participating general, or the general.
The front army, the middle army, the rear army, the left army, and the right army have as few as three thousand people, as many as five thousand or ten thousand.
They are each led by a general.
Multiple units form an army, with the highest commander of the army.
For the rule of the capital.
During non-war times, generals do not have the power to command troops, only their names and honors.
The daily training of the Huwei Army is handled by the Army's Training Department, which is responsible for the Chief Training Officer, Sima, Chang Shi, and Chief Bo respectively.
The Chief Training Officer is responsible for the military training.
For the training of horses, Sima is responsible for military discipline and the ideological trends of soldiers, Chang Shi is responsible for general and logistics matters, and the chief secretary is responsible for accounts.
A special unit has been added to the Huwei Army, which is the Supervisory Team.
Liu Cheng also issued a military order.
During battle, if a soldier fails to advance, the leader of the team will behead him; if the leader of the team fails to advance, the officer of the team beheads him; if the officer of the team does not advance, the uncle will behead him; if the boss of the commander does not advance, the captain of the team beheads him.
And so on.
But sometimes when the army becomes organized and flees, this military order has no effect, so a war supervisory team must be used.
A war supervisory team is set up at the battalion level.
In addition to the battalion-level captain, the war supervisory team has the right to kill the captain and below.
Anyone who escapes, and if the captain of the school escapes, shall be arrested and handed over to the commander of the army.
Can generals have nothing to do without the power to command troops during non-war times?
Definitely not.
On the one hand, generals have to study, and on the other hand, they have to gather together from time to time to make adjustments to the training plans of each battalion.
They also have to make surprise inspections of training results and progress, and check Military discipline, logistics, etc.
On the edge of the Wei River, Liu Cheng held a sword and strolled by the river watching the slow-flowing water.
Four soldiers followed behind with their horses in hand.
Zhang Liao galloped on his horse and stopped next to Liu Cheng.
He jumped off his horse and clasped his fists to report: "My lord, the spies are here to report that it has been eight days since the Xiliang army attacked Chang'an, but the city of Chang'an is still impregnable."
Liu Cheng did not stop and said as he walked: "This is not surprising.
After all, Chang'an City was a city that once served as the capital.
The city walls are tall and thick.
There are only 60,000 Xiliang troops.
There are nearly 20,000 defenders in Chang'an City, and there are With Lu Bu and other generals in charge, how could the Xiliang army capture it so easily?"
Zhang Liao sighed: "If we suddenly attack the Xiliang army from behind now, even if we cannot annihilate the Xiliang army, we will still be able to severely damage their vitality."
Liu Cheng shook his head and said: "I plan to keep the Xiliang army for great use.
How can I just destroy them and say that their combat power is not bad?
Although the military discipline and style are criticized, this army is a waste after all."
Wouldn’t it be a pity if someone who had a lot of money and food and rich combat experience was destroyed like this?”
"Wen Yuan, it has been seven or eight years since the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
During these years, what impression has the Han Dynasty left on you?"
Zhang Liao thought for a while and said: "It should be devastated and depressed.
I remember that when I was a child, my hometown and county were very lively.
Now even Chang'an City is no longer as prosperous as it used to be.
Now is a good time for spring plowing.
There are not even a few farmers in sight.”
Liu Cheng sighed: "Yes, Yongzhou is one of the least affected states and counties by the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
Look at it now.
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Years of war have turned this originally prosperous land into a wilderness.
War, natural disasters, and man-made disasters have caused a lot of damage.
Migration and sharp decline in population mean that with a smaller population, there will be fewer people cultivating crops and less food crops and other daily necessities.
How can the market prosper?
Even if Hua De rises, we can't recruit soldiers and horses.
Therefore, in future battles, we will persuade them to surrender if we can, and we can't kill as few prisoners as possible like the princes of Guandong.
Representing the imperial court, we must stand higher and see further, and we must think and act from the perspective of the overall situation of the world."
"If we want to put down the rebellion and eradicate the separatism of the princes, we must first solve the stumbling blocks in the court represented by Wang Yun and Lu Bu, unify the thoughts of the court, and let everyone work together and focus their efforts in one place.
Only in this way can the situation of separatist rule among the princes be eliminated."
Zhang Liao was worried: "My lord, the prestige of the imperial court has been greatly reduced.
In the west, there are Han Sui and Ma Teng.
In the south, there are Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, Liu Yan in Yizhou, Yuan Shu in Nanyang, and Liu Biao in Jingzhou.
In the east, there are Cao Cao, Zhang Miao, Yuan Shao, and in the north.
Liu Yu, Gongsun Zan, and countless other local officials, large and small, would be very difficult for the court to pacify one by one."
Liu Cheng smiled and said: "Not everything needs to be solved by military means.
Military means can only be used when all other means cannot be solved.
Look at the princes who participated in the alliance to challenge Dong the year before last.
Zhang Yang, Qiao Mao, Yuan Yi, and Liu Dai all died in their mutual killings.
Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling, was forced not to return to Guangling and could only stay with Chen Liu.
Following his brother Zhang Miao, Kong Min died of illness, and Sun Jian died.
Although Tao Qian returned to Xuzhou, it was said that he was still suffering from illness, and Zhu Jun led his troops in Zhongmou and did not dare to act rashly.
The princes below have grown stronger, and it will be much more troublesome to deal with them.
I order the army to continue to rest, and we will make a decision after the battle of Chang'an has a result."
"yes" On the tenth day of the siege of Chang'an City, a large number of corpses had been piled up under the city walls.
The corpses of Xiliang soldiers and defenders were mixed together.
There were discarded flags, long swords, broadswords, and spears everywhere.
There were already piles of corpses on the city wall stacks and walls.
Soaked in blood, the dried blood clung to the city walls and turned dark brown.
The smell of corpses and the nauseatingly rich smell of blood filled the air.
The expressions of the soldiers guarding the city had become a little troubled.
They seemed to have lost their senses.
As long as the Xiliang soldiers came to kill them, they would instinctively If you rush forward to meet the enemy, even if you are hacked to death, you will die without any pain and without making a cry.
Wang Yun tremblingly climbed up with some people and asked Lu Bu: "Fengxian, in your opinion, how long can we hold on?"
After Lu Bu killed a Xiliang soldier who had just rushed up, he replied: "Our army suffered heavy casualties, but the Xiliang army will not fare well.
Our city walls are strong, and we have sufficient food, grass and ordnance.
As long as there are no accidents, we will have no problem even if we defend for several years." , they cannot continue to attack the city with this intensity, sir, you can rest assured, has His Majesty the Emperor agreed to meet with the ministers?"
Wang Yun shook his head and said: "No, Your Majesty is afraid."
At this time, there was chaos in the city.
A flying horse came.
The knight quickly ran up the city wall and reported to Wang Yun and Lu Bu: "My lord, general, something bad has happened.
The old soldiers guarding several gates on the west city wall opened the gates and let them go to the west."
The Liang army came in."
"What the hell are you old soldiers?
Where is Hou Cheng?
You lead people to guard here."
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Lu Bu was shocked and angry.
He quickly led some soldiers down the city towards the west city wall.
He was going to lead people to drive the Xiliang army from the west city gate. go out.
But now that Chang'an has been broken, it is not easy to drive out the Xiliang soldiers who have rushed in in large numbers: