Chapter 25 Attacking the heart and mind, the army besieged the city
I heard Lu Bu's excited laughter.
Jia Xu joked in a timely manner: "It's rare that Fengxian can think about things with his brain."
"Military advisor, I have some doubts," Zhang Liao asked, cupping his hands.
"Wenyuan, it's okay to say it." Jia Xu extended his hand to indicate.
"Spreading the news that Dong Zhuo is dead sounds simple, but in fact it is extremely difficult. After all, Chang'an City is now blocked by Guo Si's army. Unless we fly in, we think it is impossible to arrange for a spy to enter." Zhang Liao put his
Worry was expressed.
"Wen Yuan is right, fly in." Jia Xu smiled mysteriously.
This made the generals in the tent even more surprised and confused.
Fly? How to fly?
"Is it possible?" Zhang Liao raised his eyebrows and suddenly thought of something: "If you shoot the news of Dong Zhuo's death into the city with an arrow, can the news spread?"
"That's right." Jia Xu nodded heavily, with a calculating light in his eyes: "There are conspiracy and conspiracy. Conspiracy can be avoided, but conspiracy cannot be avoided no matter what he does, even if he tries his best to stop it.
Don’t do it.”
"Guo Si has an army of 200,000 guarding Chang'an. It seems powerful, but there are hidden dangers inside. Dong Zhuo's generals will not obey anyone. Outside, our imperial army is intimidating, and His Majesty personally leads the expedition. This is the purpose of revitalizing the Han Dynasty.
To kill the rebels, the notice attached to the arrow only needs to be in the name of your majesty, informing the Xiliang army in the city that Dong Zhuo is dead and that the emperor will fight for it personally.
Resist and destroy the nine tribes."
"In short, the strategy to destroy the remnants of Dong Zhuo this time is not to attack by force, but to encircle without attacking. The main focus is to attack the mind, and the supplement is to intimidate. Within ten days, there will be chaos in the city, and then our army can forcefully break the city.
Drive straight in and kill the rebels." Jia Xu said coldly, calculating everything.
"The military advisor is wise and will be admired by all generals."
After hearing Jia Xu's plan, Lu Bu, Zhang Liao and other generals looked at him with admiration.
If they were leading the army to conquer, they wouldn't be able to think so far ahead.
"What do you think of your Majesty's plan?" After Jia Xu finished speaking, he looked at Liu Xie respectfully.
After all, he was just a counselor who made suggestions, and it was the emperor of Han Dynasty, Liu Xie, who really decided whether to use him or not.
"Yes." Liu Xie nodded with a smile on his brows.
"Lü Bu listens to the order and will gather all the troops tomorrow to lay siege to the city and frighten them."
"Zhang Liao, you and your people are preparing to persuade the city to surrender. Tomorrow, you will use archers to shoot into the city so that it can be defeated without attack." Liu Xie immediately looked at him and issued an order.
"I accept the decree."
The two of them answered the order in unison.
"May I ask Your Majesty, how should I write a letter to persuade you to surrender?" Zhang Liao asked in awe after hesitating for a while.
After all, this matter was of great importance and he did not dare to make the decision without authorization. He would have made a big mistake if he ruined Liu Xie's plan.
"It is written in the letter of persuasion to surrender..." Liu Xie stood up and put his hands behind his back. There was a look of thought on his face: "In the past, Dong Zhuo respected his troops and invaded Luoyang. He ignored the imperial power and harmed the people, making them miserable. Now I have
We have successfully killed the traitor Dong Zhuo and removed his winger Li Ru, but there are still Dong Zhuo and others who do not respect the imperial power and intend to rebel against our great Han Dynasty. Here, I will go on a personal expedition to eliminate the rebellion."
"All Xiliang soldiers in the city are my sons of the Han Dynasty. I will only punish the culprits for rebellion. I cannot bear to implicate the innocent. In the name of the Emperor of Han Dynasty, I declare that if the officers and men in the city surrender and submit, I will spare their lives. If I can capture the culprits, I will spare their lives."
To punish the rebels, I will bestow tens of thousands of gold and grant the title of thousands of nobles."
"Your Majesty is wise."
"This letter of persuasion to surrender not only spreads the news of Dong Zhuo's death, but also personally persuades him to surrender on His Majesty's orders. Although the two hundred thousand Xiliang soldiers are sharp swords for the rebels, they are my Han people and His Majesty's people after all.
, a letter of persuasion to surrender written by His Majesty himself is more effective than a million troops sieging the city." Jia Xu said with excitement on his eyebrows.
"Based on my oral instructions, at least 10,000 copies of the letter urging surrender will be copied and fired into the city tomorrow." Liu Xie clapped his hands and made a final decision.
"I obey the order." Zhang Liao accepted the order happily.
The next day.
At the moment when the sun is rising, everything on earth is enjoying the rising sun.
"Bang, bang, bang!!"
A thunderous sound of drums broke the tranquility of the early morning.
Under the sound of drums.
The 150,000-strong army surrounded the Holy Driver and approached Chang'an, with the momentum of crushing everything without defeat or return.
It didn't take long.
An army of 150,000 troops descended on Chang'an City, and the entire city suddenly became panic and fearful.
"Report."
"Reporting to my lord, the imperial army has already arrived."
In the prefect's mansion, Guo Si was awakened by his men.
"How could it be so fast?"
"Quickly send the message to Li Jue and the others. Guard tightly and never let the enemy break through the city gate."
"In addition, let Li Su guard the main entrance and report any situation to the general in a timely manner." Guo Si hurriedly got up from the bed and ordered.
"promise."
The soldiers in front of Guo Si immediately ran out to convey the order.
"Chang'an City is the former capital city. The walls are eight feet high. Even a million-strong army cannot break it, let alone a mere 150,000. Humph, Liu Xie, if my lord can help you ascend to the throne of the emperor, then I, Guo Si, can too.
Pull you down again." Guo Bang said coldly, as if he was very confident in the number of soldiers and horses in the city.
The main entrance of Chang'an City.
The Xiliang soldiers on the city tower looked panicked and looked at the front of the city cautiously.
The force of 150,000 troops pressed down on the territory, and the momentum was astonishing and magnificent.
The entire city of Chang'an has been obscured by the dense red-armored army. Looking around, thousands of "Han" flags are flying in the sky, demonstrating the supreme power of the Han Empire.
"This...how many soldiers and horses are these?"
"My lord said that the imperial court sent less than 100,000 soldiers and horses to attack, but this is definitely more than 100,000?"
Li Su, the guard at the main gate, looked at the Han army below in fear and thought to himself.
Not only him, but also the thousands of Xiliang troops guarding the city tower looked horrified and revealed fear.
Chapter completed!