Peerless Pirates

The winter of the eleventh year of Zhengyuan was extremely cold. This weather was even more of a disaster for the people in Guanzhong during the war.

On October 25, the Jin army occupied Xianyang, the last big city north of the Weihe River, on the banks of the Chenbing River. In the meantime, Tongzhou, Huazhou, Yaozhou and other places north of the Weihe River were all owned by the Jin army.

Porridge tents were set up in various towns to provide relief to the people. As the heavy snow came, the Jin army huddled in the tents and towns set up along the river. However, they abided by the agreement between Qi and Jin and did not cross the river.

However, the Qi army did not dare to slack off at all. Nearly 10,000 troops were stationed along the Weinan, Deng County, Huayin and other places along the Weihe River. The Weihe River was already frozen, and the Jin army could cross the river at any time. The only thing

What makes Qi Jun feel at ease is that the pass has been captured and Qi Jun's food route is unimpeded.

However, for the Qi army that besieged Chang'an, this weather made it worse. After three months of fierce fighting, the Qi army was already exhausted. This war was relatively easy for the Jin army, but for the Qi army, it was

A real struggle.

Before the Qi army besieged Chang'an, most of the aristocratic and high-ranking officials in Chang'an had fled to Dashan Pass, and the rest were some troops and officials who were loyal to Li Yuandan. These people were flooded by the Qi army and the atrocities of more than 40,000 Xixia prisoners were

irritated,

They vowed to defend the city to the death. There were not many Xixia troops in Chang'an City, less than 20,000. However, Chang'an City had high walls and thick walls, making it a veritable fortified city. The Qi army had launched five or six tentative attacks, but all of them were defeated by the Xixia army with tough attacks.

Keep your posture.

It is reported that Li Yuandan had stockpiled grain and grass in Chang'an City for more than a year. In a short period of time, he was not afraid of Qi's army being trapped in the city.

In a large house in Baqiao Town, Pang Hui was lying on the bed, as angry as a gossamer. The imperial doctor accompanying the army had already hinted to Gao Dingshan and other senior officials of the Qi army that the prince had already run out of gas, so he did not let go and went west because of his heart.

Holding my breath, I wanted to see the day when the Qi army entered the city.

Although the generals Gaodingshan, Guan Piao, and Xiao Dingguo were extremely anxious, they were helpless in the face of such a strong city and bad weather.

This is not the only bad news. The Jin army on the north bank of the Weihe River is like a tiger that will pounce at any time. And there is no peace in the Daqi Pass. Previously, the Qi army had been attacking Tongguan for a long time and could not pass it. There were already objections in the army.

In Jiangning City, the civil servants had some complaints. When the Qi army broke through the barrier and entered, this kind of opposition was temporarily suppressed. Now that Chang'an City is not marching down, some people are about to make a fuss.

In particular, some officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Rites who had no knowledge of military affairs accused the generals of the Qi army to take advantage of the war to embezzle money and money, resulting in huge expenditures. There are also several veteran generals who had retired, but now they are active, and under the instigation of thoughtful people, they have written letters.

He accused the war of being unfavorable. There was even more shamelessness. Seeing that the Qi army was trapped in Chang'an, he took the initiative to ask for help and came to the front line of Chang'an with the intention of grabbing credit.

These dissatisfied opinions, under the strong suppression of the young emperor Pang Ying, could not make much noise for the time being. The most critical problem was the lack of support for Da Qi.

The current national strength of Da Qi cannot support the consumption of a long-term war. Huang Yuandu knew the key point of this war and tried his best to raise funds from the rear, but it was difficult. All the people in the south of the Yangtze River united to boycott. They took the lead in collecting grain and raising the

Prices caused public dissatisfaction. If it weren't for Huang Yuandu's transcendent status, he would have been replaced by another prime minister.

For a time, Daqi was in a very difficult situation, both on the front and in the rear.

The battle on the front line was stalemate, and Liang Yiyue, who was in the Shu Kingdom, was very happy. He kept running between the prince's palace, the prime minister's palace, the privy envoy's palace and other high-ranking officials, urging the senior officials of the Shu kingdom to send troops to aid Xixia.

On October 25th, Liang Yiyue made a very unexpected move and knelt at the gate of the King of Shu's palace. Although Song Zheng himself could not leave Ziqi Garden, he was able to get the news through Yuan Haowen. Liang Yiyue took off his hat and wore ordinary clothes.

He knelt outside the palace gate in single clothes. Officials from the Ministry of Rites of Shu took turns to persuade him, but none of them moved him.

In this cold winter, Liang Yiyue had white hair and knelt on the cold steps, shivering all over. His white hair was fluttering in the wind, and he looked very miserable. Not only that, Liang Yiyue also wrote a letter in blood and spread it on his body.

Before. In the blood book, the history of cooperation between Shu and Xixia was enumerated, and the Shu was requested to send troops to aid Xia.

Liang Yiyue's move immediately aroused the sympathy and tears of many Shu officials. Originally, the top officials of Shu had not yet decided whether to send troops. For more than 20 days, there had been endless debates in the court. However, after Liang Yiyue's performance,

, those who supported sending troops immediately gained the upper hand.

Even Prince Lang Bochuan wrote a letter to express his opinions. Of course, Lang Bochuan did not support sending troops, but suggested that his father write a letter of credence to Da Qi, asking Da Qi to let go of the Xia army and people in Chang'an City, and let them return to Chang'an City.

When entering Hanzhong, do not massacre the city. Moreover, Daqi must ensure that Dasan Pass cannot be attacked. Otherwise, it will not be too late for Shu to send troops again.

Lang Bochuan's scholarly point of view seems very funny. However, from Song Zheng's point of view, he really hopes that Shu will do this. Put Li Yuandan, the tiger, into Longyou and Hanzhong, and let him lead his troops to fight against

Li Xi fights to the death, and Da Qi will only benefit from it. On the contrary, if the Da Qi army attacks the city to the death, it will cause huge casualties. Whether it can be captured in a short time is still a question.

Lang Bochuan was a benevolent gentleman. After submitting the letter, he wrote a letter to Song Zheng, expressing his apology in a subtle way. He also explained that he intended to be on good terms with Da Qi and did not want Da Qi to attack Xixia. Song Zheng chewed his teeth after reading it.

, His Royal Highness is so lovely that Song Zheng cannot bear to hurt him.

Smart people are everywhere.

On the first day of November, on the front line of Daqi, Gao Dingshan, Guan Piao, Xiao Dingguo and others discussed for a night and finally decided to send a letter to Chang'an City in the name of Pang Hui. The meaning of the letter was that as long as Li Yuandan surrendered to the city, Daqi would be

The Qi army will send them gifts to the west without hurting them. Otherwise, after the city is captured, it will be massacred for three days.

Li Yuandan replied with only one sentence, "The city is still there and the people are there, but the city is destroyed and the people are dead. How can I be the ghost of the Wei River?"

After receiving this letter, there was a moment of silence in the big tent. When the decision was made to drive more than 40,000 Xixia troops into the mouth of the Weihe River, Xiao Dingguo, Xin Qiji and other generals firmly opposed it, meaning that doing so would arouse Li Yuandan's determination to defend Chang'an City to the death.

, adding difficulty to future sieges.

However, both Gaodingshan and Guan Piao opposed this. The reason for their opposition was also very good. The Qi army did not have so much food to feed these prisoners. At first, the Xixia army's food and grass were concentrated in Xiguan Town. Seeing that there was no hope of defending the pass, the Xixia army went so far as to

The grain and grass were burned, leaving no grain for Daqi. This was also one of the important reasons for killing prisoners. Coupled with the resentment due to the heavy casualties in the attack, Gaodingshan directly ordered the killing of prisoners to boost the morale of the army.

The prisoners were killed. Li Yuandan also hated the Da Qi Army and did not trust the Da Qi Army. Perhaps he still had some illusions about Liang Yiyue moving reinforcements from Shu.

Pang Hui did not express his position on killing the prisoners. His body was already declining. When he broke through Tongguan, he fell into a coma. When he woke up, the Xixia army had been driven down the river. Things had already happened, and Pang Hui just sighed.

, not blaming anyone. When he arrived at Baqiao Town, Pang Hui had already entered a state of continuous coma. Occasionally he woke up, but he could no longer speak.

Now a strange circle has formed inside and outside Chang'an City. The Xixia army trapped in the city has enough food and grass, so it is quite nourishing. The Qi army besieging Chang'an City has to camp in the ice and snow. In such weather, it is difficult to attack the city.

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It's impossible. The current Chang'an city wall has been poured with layers of cold water by the Xixia army, forming thick ice. The originally strong city wall is equivalent to an extra layer of armor, no matter how it is

No matter how powerful the Qi army is, they cannot attack the city.

The battle situation became stalemate until Xin Qiji came up with another clever move.

On the eighth day of November, the intermittent heavy snowfall for many days finally stopped and the sky cleared up. On the east side of Chang'an, groups of troops walked out of the tent. What they held in their hands were no longer swords and guns, but iron hammers.

"Hurry up, shovel all this snow into the moat." Zhang Bing directed his brothers while swinging his arms to shovel the snow into the moat.

Zhang Bing was originally a commander among the many Qi troops in Luoyang Pass. Due to his bravery in combat, he was just promoted to a hundred households. Today he received an order to shovel snow into the moat and fill it up.

This is not difficult. After several previous sieges, the Xixia army in Chang'an City has also learned well. Unless the Qi army climbs the city wall with ladders, the Xixia army will shoot arrows and throw stones. For the rest, even if you stand outside the city wall

The Xixia Army will not criticize you even if you are yelling at the street more than 20 feet away. The Xixia Army has long been prepared for a protracted war. The rolling wood, thunder and stones, bows, arrows, kerosene, etc. used to defend the city are very economical.

Zhang Bing, as the newly elected 100 households, was very excited. He didn't know about the difficulties at the top, but he had no problem with obeying orders. Despite this, Zhang Bing was wondering why he was just shoveling snow.

Do you need to add wood or sprinkle water?

The Daqi Army dispatched nearly 3,000 sergeants. Along the one-mile-long stretch of the moat outside the east gate of Chang'an City, they each wielded shovels to fill the moat with snow. Each layer was filled with shovels to solidify it.

After filling for more than an hour, the snow was already higher than the river bank.

At this time, another group of sergeants came. They each carried the newly cut trees and arranged them on top of them in the order of placing one tree every half a foot.

Immediately afterwards, some other sergeants came. They each carried water, went to the front and rear of the snowdrift, and poured water on top of the snowdrift bucket by bucket. Most of the snowdrifts that were originally high immediately collapsed.

Next, it was time to fill in the snow again. The snow this year was too heavy, more than a foot thick. Qi Jun did not worry about having no snow to fill in. There was no snow nearby, so he would just use one a little further away.

Another layer was filled, again with a big tree, and the whole tree and its branches were thrown up. However, this time the wood was arranged horizontally, and next it was watered.

Five days later, a strong high wall was erected along the moat of the east city gate. The wall was so high that it was almost as high as the city wall not far away.

This is true not only outside the east city gate, but also on the other four sides. Outside each city gate in Chang'an City, there is a high wall one mile long.

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