The Shuhan Empire of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 144 The Twilight of Chang'an City ([-])

Sunset in Chang'an City ([-])

City of Chang'an; the sun set close to the horizon, and colorful clouds piled up on the horizon.The last sunset fell on the young man in white clothes in the courtyard, and his figure was getting longer and longer on the ground; the man was dressed in white clothes and his hair was flying, quietly looking at the sunset that had completely disappeared, and waved his hands palm.

Immediately behind him, more than two hundred ordinary people, who couldn't be more ordinary, rushed out of the yard in no order, dressed in common people's costumes, and driving farmers' donkey carts.

It's just that the people walking in the front can vaguely see Ju Fu and Xue Liang.

Chang'an city is too quiet tonight, it's a little scary, even the moon only shows a curved hook, I don't know if it's a human perception, or it's making the final power accumulation; the moonlight is like a hazy silver yarn weaving Like the mist, a solemn and holy light shone on the leaves, on the streets, on the roofs, and on the faces of people.The animals that chirped at night seemed to have fallen asleep, and only the sound of ding ding could be heard.

In the Weihe Plain in November, the cold winter has come; the silent night is infected by the breath of cold winter, and there seems to be no life in the city.The guards guarding the north city wall were trembling and complaining non-stop, "It's bad luck. They are still on duty in such a cold day. I really don't believe that the Han army in Longyou can spread their wings." , can't fly over! '

"Fifth, you better take it easy! There is still an hour, hold on for a while, but your wife has already warmed up the bed for you, waiting for you!" Another soldier on duty beside him smiled. road.

"Look, what's there!!" Lao Wu's eyes widened, his face was full of horror, and he had an overreaction of shock, pointing his fingers straight at the sudden flames outside the city.

This is the time!The tiredness of all the guards on the city wall was awakened by the sudden fire, and their pupils were constantly enlarged. Everyone knows that these fire lights are definitely not what ordinary people need when they are on their way at night; A move into town.

If it is an officer and soldier, there are only two possibilities: either the general Cao Zhenjun was defeated and rushed back to Chang'an City in the starry night; or the partial division of the Han army sneaked in at a certain pass.

The possibility of the former is very small, and the possibility of the latter is also pitiful; but in the face of the soldiers who suddenly appeared in the city, they have to make a judgment.

"Notify the general immediately, and let the general come to help immediately. The outside of the city is probably Han army;"

"Everyone is ready to defend the city immediately, and be strict." A man who looked like an officer on the city wall was a little panicked, but he ordered it immediately and shouted;
The fire outside the city is getting brighter and brighter; it seems that there are more and more soldiers and horses stationed below the city, and they can be vaguely seen through the torches, and they are moving the bridge and ladder.Stretching for several miles, it was faintly illuminated by the flames. Although the flames were a little faint, it could not conceal the horns of soldiers and horses outside the city that were gathering.

At this moment, the guards guarding the city seemed to be covered up by the adrenaline they secreted; the sound of horns outside the city broke the tranquility of Chang'an City tonight, and the drums of war also sounded at this moment, agitating the tense guards on the city wall. Heart.

"Archers ready!" shouted the general guarding the city.

"Fire arrows!"

Following the general's voice, the sporadic archers pulled the bows and crossbows in their hands, and there were less than a hundred people.The enemy troops outside the city had already begun to prepare to attack. The soldiers of the first echelon carried the trench bridge and tried to build it on the moat, so that the soldiers of the second echelon behind could reach the foot of the city wall with ladders.

It just so happens that the moon tonight is just a thin arc; despite the stars all over the sky, they cannot be seen clearly at night like the full moon; the ground is still dark, and only the torches in the hands of the Han soldiers allow Wei Jun to judge the size of the Han army. However, although the torches of the Han army were sparse, their range was extremely wide.The dark night gave the Han army a chance to feign an attack, and it also concealed the real movement of the Han army, and even concealed the strength of the Han army.

The guarding officer on the tower lost his judgment on the number of enemies, and the Han army did not give him time to react. The sparse arrows on the top of the city did not hinder the advance of the Han army.In less than a quarter of an hour, about twenty trench bridges were erected on the moat at this time, followed by the ladders of the second echelon,,,

General Anxi's Mansion; the sound of drums in the north of the city has already awakened such sleeping people. Hearing the horn in the north of the city, he softly lowered his hazy eyes, but he never figured out why there was such a big commotion at the north city gate tonight. 'Wouldn't it be some task arranged by the general! A waiter in the general's mansion who had just been awakened by the sound of drums sighed secretly.

Not only him, but almost half of the people in the mansion have woken up from their sleep; of course, Xia Houmao is also included!
"Come on!" Xia Houmao sat up and rubbed his eyes, shouting loudly.

"What orders does the general have!" A guard immediately ran in after hearing the sound.

"What's going on, go and find out if there is a fire somewhere! If so, quickly organize people to put out the fire!" Faced with the sudden voice, Xia Houmao said helplessly.

"Reporting to the general, there is no fire in the city, it is the movement from the direction of the north gate!" The guard replied in a low voice.

Xia Houmao trembled uncontrollably in his heart, squinted his eyes, pointed at the North City Gate with trembling fingers, and said with trembling lips, "You are sure it is the North City Gate!"

"Sure!" The guard replied in a deep voice.

There was a bang in his head, as if he felt the icy chill of the North City Gate, he shivered, and goosebumps appeared all over his body.But his mind was running at high speed, thinking about what would cause such a big movement at the North City Gate.

"Could it be that the general is back!" Xia Houmao smiled wryly, maybe even he himself wouldn't believe it!

"The general's subordinates suspect that the Han army is attacking the city!" The guard said in a deep voice; it could be regarded as saying what Xia Houmao had been holding back in his mouth and dared not utter.After all, if the Han army attacked the city, then Chang'an City would be in danger, and the Han army could not fight an uncertain battle; moreover, it was definitely not ordinary people who could cause such a big commotion at this time, it could only be the sudden attack of the Shu Han army. attack.

"Didn't the Han army fight in Longyou? Why did they suddenly come to my city of Chang'an? You Liu Xuande, I didn't expect you to have such courage! Pass my military order: Immediately send [-] elite soldiers to support the North City Gate, and the rest Get ready for battle and be ready to attack at any time!" Xia Houmao said angrily, throwing off the quilt.

"No" The guard clasped his fists in agreement.

Just as the guards left, Princess Qinghe, who was beside Xia Houmao, was about to get up and dress him.The door was opened again, but this time it was not Xia Houmao's order!

(End of this chapter)