Qiming 1158

Chapter 574 "Hope" in Despair

Jing Tianyou joined the army on the way to attack Chang'an, and told Zhang Yuejing, who had already caught up, the news. Zhang Yuejing was very happy.

It is impossible to say that Zhang Yuejing has no idea of ​​competing with Su Haisheng.

Both of them are old subordinates of Su Yonglin, but they are still different.

Su Haisheng is one of those lucky people. Although he is an orphan, he was chosen by the Su family to grow up with Su Yonglin since he was a child.

The so-called "getting the moon first" is something that others can't envy.

They were the first to follow Su Yonglin, the first to receive his care and guidance, the first to receive education, and the first to be influenced by Su Yonglin to become his supporters.

Correspondingly, Su Yonglin also knew them best and knew their abilities best, so when he used them, he would naturally have a special sense of trust.

Therefore, not to mention Su Jue and Su Haisheng who are currently leading the army to fight abroad, Su Yin and Su Changsheng who are engaged in intelligence, even Su Yong's big Tie Hanhan can lead the most elite Hu Ben army and become Su Yonglin's personal guard. , which directly protects Su Yonglin's safety, and is Su Yonglin's number one confidant.

For them, the big guys who later joined the Su's Private Salt Group and sold private salt with Su Yonglin were very envious.

I envy them for following Su Yonglin very early, I envy their surname Su, they are true cronies, and after the army started, they were the first to be appointed, and they radiated heat around Su Yonglin, so that some people joked that they were the Su family army.

When Su Yonglin first decided to appoint Su Jue and Su Haisheng as commanders of the Corps together, many people felt dissatisfied in their hearts.

Because Su Jue and Su Haisheng had been with Su Yonglin and led troops before that, and the other was responsible for staying in the rear, they were not the type with outstanding military exploits. Compared with them, many people were not inferior. The positions they could hold, the others I also feel that I can take care of myself.

But they were still employed.

Therefore, there were some sarcastic remarks within the Liberation Army at that time, saying that Su Yonglin still trusted his own people.

But later Su Jue led troops to open up the situation in Liaodong, and killed the false emperor of the Jin Kingdom. Su Haisheng single-handedly overwhelmed Hedong, and they have not lost in more than 20 battles. They have fully demonstrated their ability to be trusted by Su Yonglin. , and by the way, let the former yin and yang people realize that this is Su Yonglin who has good judgment and vision.

Nonetheless, as the first person in the entire army to be appointed as the commander of the Corps and to take charge of the corps alone, Zhang Yuejing was reluctant to admit that he was inferior to Su Haisheng and Su Jue in terms of military level.

So Zhang Yuejing asked the army to speed up the advance, not to give the Jin army a chance to react and organize a counterattack, to take Chang'an as soon as possible, and obtain the first achievement in conquering Guanzhong.

Zhou Zhi received the order and marched quickly. Within a few days, he went to Huayin, Zhengxian, and Weinan counties, and broke into Jingzhao Mansion, and began to truly threaten Chang'an City.

At the same time, Tudan Hexi only learned about the news of Tongguan's fall, and was in a hurry to organize remedial measures. When someone reported it again, he was stunned to realize that the Vanguard of the Restoration Army had conquered Weinan County and broke into Jingzhao Mansion. Refers to Chang'an.

In a panic, Tu Dan Hexi ordered his subordinate Wan Hu Daliangshun to lead [-] troops to defend Lintong.

He tried to establish a line of defense in Lintong to temporarily stop the momentum of the Liberation Army's advance, and to buy a little time to set up defenses, so that Chang'an City could make preparations and have time to decide whether to leave or stay.

But he didn't expect that Daliangshun didn't want to die at all.

When he heard the news, Daliangshun tried to use his illness as a cover to avoid the battle, but Tudan Hexi did not allow him to dodge at all.

"As a general of the state, when the Great Jin Kingdom is in danger, it is precisely people like you and me who need to stand up to save the situation. How can you be afraid of war because of a little trivial matter? If you don't go, I will kill you now!"

Tu Dan Hexi personally came to threaten Daliangshun, but Daliangshun had no choice but to accept the appointment.

But after he left Chang'an with his troops, he turned north, then turned west, and fled in the direction of Fengxiang Mansion, without going to Lintong at all.

"Humph! You want me to die? I don't! This old guy is getting more and more confused as he lives. He wants to die himself. Don't drag me!"

Daliangshun left a sentence, killed the supervisor sent by Tudan Hexi, and fled with the soldiers who also did not want to die.

So when Zhou Zhi's subordinate, the commander of the third division, Yuan Xian, led the vanguard and arrived in Lintong, the Han people in Lintong City signed an army and killed the Jurchen chief directly, opening the city gate and surrendering.

Yuan Xian captured Lintong County without a single soldier, and then continued to march towards Chang'an.

At this time, there was only one Baqiao Town between the Vanguard of the Restoration Army and Chang'an City.

And when the news that the Restoration Army was whistling came, all the Jurchens in Baqiao Town also ran away.

The local Han people did not plan to defend at all, but simply pulled out their own boats, expressing that they would lead the way for the coming Restoration Army, and use their own boats to send them across Bashui, so that they could reach Chang'an faster.

The scene was quite lively.

Therefore, from Weinan County to the outside of Chang'an City, the Guangfu Army did not fight a single battle. It only took a little more than two days to cross Bashui with speed, and the soldiers pointed directly at Chang'an City.

After learning that Daliangshun did not stop the Restoration Army at all but led the troops to escape, Tu Dan Hexi collapsed in Chang'an City, his face full of despair.

Tongguan was lost, the Liberation Army entered Guanzhong, and the trusted subordinates lost their confidence.

So, what capital do you have to fight against the Restoration Army?
He reorganized the whole army, and found that there were only about 5000 regular troops left in his hands. I don't know how many people fled out of the city together with the Chang'an crowd in the previous chaos.

He could only gather the signing troops in the city, and he only had more than [-] people. The defensive force of more than [-] people together seemed to be very strong, but as a lonely army, there was no hope.

No matter how strong Chang'an City is and how long it resists, it cannot restore the strategic disadvantage brought about by the fall of Tongguan.

If Tong Pass falls, it is a matter of time before Daqing Pass falls. The Guangfu Army successfully marches in two ways, the army enters the Guanzhong Plain and acts recklessly, and the Jin Kingdom's final rule in Guanzhong is about to collapse.

There is no hope, it's over, this battle has only been fought for more than a month, and it has been lost.

He had expected that he would be able to block the Restoration Army for at least three months at Tong Pass and Daqing Pass.

At that time, the veterans of the liberation military division are exhausted, and maybe they are unable to fight any more and can only retreat, and he can survive again and strive for new hope.

But now it's over, it's over...

Tu Dan Hexi covered his face and almost collapsed.

But suddenly, he remembered someone.

Zhang Zhongyan!
He was in charge of the newly recruited Han Chinese signing army in Fengxiang, which was the largest army except for the regular army in Tudan Hexi's hands, with more than [-] people and certain weapons and equipment.

Tudan Hexi felt that all the troops were concentrated, and it was impossible to have no emergency troops in the local area, so he entrusted Zhang Zhongyan to sign Han people to serve as soldiers, and to give them a certain degree of training.

Now, even if the training is insufficient, that army has become Chang'an City's only hope.

As long as Zhang Zhongyan leads the troops to attack, everything will be fine.

Tu Dan Hexi was also seriously ill and went to the doctor. He immediately ordered three teams of messengers to go to Fengxiang, and ordered Zhang Zhongyan to quickly bring troops to support Chang'an in order to relieve the siege of Chang'an.

After giving this order, Tudan Hexi felt that he had seen hope again, so he got excited again and prepared to do something to save the situation.

At this moment, the vanguard of the Restoration Army was less than half a day away from Chang'an City. The city was very chaotic. Many people tried to leave Chang'an City and were attacking the defense line set up by the army.

The subordinates rushed to him one after another, saying that the city was in chaos, and the army did not know what to do without his order.

So that some people have left Chang'an through the city gate and continue to flee westward.

Tu Dan Hexi was very annoyed, slapped the table and stood up, took out the saber from his waist, and gave the final order.

"The reinforcements are just around the corner, sticking to Chang'an is the most correct choice, pass my order, close the city gate, no one is allowed to leave, all return to their residences and are not allowed to go out without permission. "

(End of this chapter)