In early November of the fifth year of Emperor Zhangwu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei's chariot finally arrived outside Chang'an City under the escort of thousands of Yulin troops.
After hearing the news of Liu Bei's arrival, Mi Yang immediately went to see Liu Bei.
Soon after, Mi Yang, who had no imperial edict to meet Liu Bei directly, came under Liu Bei's care.
The emperor's chariot of the Han Dynasty was grand and well-made.
It's just that in Mi Yang's impression, Liu Bei never liked riding a chariot. He preferred riding a horse.
As for why Liu Bei chose to ride a royal chariot when he came to Chang'an this time, it was probably because of his current physical condition that he could no longer perform such high-intensity physical activities as riding a horse in the cold wind.
Mi Yang, who realized this, had a little more longing in his eyes.
When Liu Bei learned of Mi Yang's arrival, he quickly asked the old eunuch beside him to come out and let Mi Yang step directly into the imperial chariot.
When the old eunuch came to Mi Yang's side, on the one hand he informed Liu Bei of Liu Bei's instructions, and on the other hand when Mi Yang was about to ascend the imperial throne, he suddenly grabbed Mi Yang's wrist.
"General, Your Majesty is here with a sick body in mind. Don't let Your Majesty down!"
There was urgency and concern in the old eunuch's words.
As the person who knows Liu Bei's physical condition best, the old eunuch knows how much effort Liu Bei put in to come to Chang'an this time.
As one of the most loyal people to Liu Bei, he certainly didn't want Liu Bei to get a regrettable result after putting in so much effort.
As for why the old eunuch was so worried, it was all because the city of Chang'an in his eyes was still standing.
This was different from what he had imagined before.
He thought that when Mi Yang asked Liu Bei to come outside Chang'an City, either Chang'an City had already been captured or Chang'an City was about to be captured.
But from the information we received along the way and what we saw with our own eyes now, we can tell that neither of these two situations happened.
The old eunuch was puzzled as to why Mi Yang asked Liu Bei to come outside Chang'an before the war was concluded.
But now that the matter has come to this, he can only hope that Mi Yang can perform another "miracle" and connect the seriously ill Liu Bei to Chang'an City as soon as possible.
Mi Yang can understand the old eunuch's mood.
But how could Mi Yang have the kind of situation that worries the old eunuch?
Mi Yang firmly pushed away the old eunuch's hand, bowed deeply to him and said, "Uncle, don't worry!"
If the old eunuch had not voluntarily entered the palace back then, he should be considered a backbone member of the Yuancong faction now.
Based on this alone, this old eunuch can afford Mi Yang to be called uncle.
After making his promise to the old eunuch, Mi Yang turned around and boarded the imperial chariot.
The facilities inside the Yujia are very complete.
When Mi Yang entered the imperial chariot, a warm atmosphere that was completely different from the outside world rushed towards her.
Along with this warm atmosphere, there is also a strong medicinal smell.
In the past, when he asked to see Liu Bei, perhaps to avoid worrying himself, Liu Bei usually controlled the smell of medicine in his environment very well.
But now Liu Bei has not done so in advance.
Perhaps in Liu Bei's mind, he felt that there was little point in doing so.
When Liu Bei, who was lying on the soft couch, saw Mi Yang arriving, a smile instantly appeared on his face.
Like a gentle elder, Liu Bei waved Mi Yang to sit in front of him.
Mi Yang very obediently came to Liu Bei's couch and sat down, and then he saw Liu Bei's expression at the moment.
Liu Bei's expression can still be described as hale and hearty.
But if Mi Yang remembers correctly, Liu Bei's figure has become much thinner than a few months ago.
Mi Yang, who noticed this, felt sadness in his heart.
However, Liu Bei seemed unaware of his physical condition. After Mi Yang sat down, Liu Bei smiled and said to Mi Yang:
"But what did Mr. Lu say to you?"
The old eunuch's surname is Lu.
"Don't listen to him. I have confidence in you. Don't feel pressured by his words.
You can fight however you want, I..."
Liu Bei originally wanted to say that he could afford to wait, but before he could say this, Mi Yang took the initiative and said to Liu Bei:
"Your Majesty came at the right time.
In a few days, Your Majesty will be sitting in Weiyang Palace to report on the government."
Mi Yang's words made Liu Bei suddenly stop talking.
At this moment, there was indescribable joy in his eyes.
How could Liu Bei not know what the old eunuch was thinking?
It's just that compared to the old eunuch, Liu Bei, who has decades of combat experience, has a clear understanding of the difficulty of defending a city.
When he led his army to besiege Chengdu, he had countless elite soldiers and generals, and he was assisted by Fazheng and Zhuge Liang, a pair of geniuses.
But with such a luxurious configuration, Liu Bei was still not sure about capturing Chengdu.
Later, it was with the help of Ma Chao's reputation that Liu Zhang took the initiative to surrender.
Chengdu is so difficult to attack, let alone Chang'an City, whose city defense is still higher than that of Chengdu?
Liu Bei knew from beginning to end that attacking Chang'an City was an extremely difficult task, so he never had the heart to urge Mi Yang.
However, Liu Bei's inner desire for the city of Chang'an is unimaginable.
So when he heard Mi Yang's words, Liu Bei felt nothing but unparalleled joy.
The joy in his heart seemed to restore Liu Bei's body to strength, and he mentioned to Mi Yang:
"Take me to Chang'an City to have a look!"
Liu Bei's request made Mi Yang hesitate.
Is Liu Bei's current physical condition suitable for riding a horse in the cold wind?
Mi Yang's hesitation was noticed by Liu Bei.
Liu Bei knew what Mi Yang was worried about, but he didn't care at all.
I know my own body best, and I think his final day is coming soon.
Rest cannot change this result.
In this case, why not do something you want to do before the day comes?
Before Mi Yang could respond, Liu Bei laughed and lifted the blanket that bound him, then jumped up from the couch.
After getting up, Liu Bei did not forget to take the initiative to pull Mi Yang towards the outside of the imperial carriage.
"My personality was a bit awkward when I was a child, but why hasn't it changed as I've grown up?"
When Liu Bei's words of reproach had just finished, Liu Bei had already taken the initiative to pull Mi Yang outside the imperial chariot.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The old eunuch was shocked when he saw Liu Bei suddenly appearing outside his chariot.
But before he could give any advice, Liu Bei's persistent words fell on his ears.
"Bring two horses!"
The old eunuch who heard Liu Bei's words knew what Liu Bei wanted to do.
This made him even more anxious.
It's just that Liu Bei is an emperor after all. Once he decides to do something, no one in the Han Dynasty can stop him.
In the end, in desperation, the old eunuch could only lead two horses.
As soon as the two horses came under the control, Liu Bei's eyes suddenly lit up.
He first got off the chariot and then got on the back of the horse. Finally, he set his eyes on Mi Yang.
Under Liu Bei's gaze, Mi Yang no longer hesitated.
He quickly jumped onto the horse.
After getting on the horse, Mi Yang raised his whip and drove the horse towards Chang'an City, which was several miles away.
Seeing Mi Yang's actions, Liu Bei laughed loudly and drove his horse to follow Mi Yang.
The horse traveled very fast, and the rapid speed allowed Liu Bei, who was riding on the horse, to enjoy a long-lost pleasure.
Compared to the dark dormitory filled with the smell of medicine, it was obvious that the vast sky outside was what he really yearned for.
Liu Bei's long snow-white beard kept flying in the cold wind blowing in his face.
Feeling the reality of his beard and hair hitting his face, Liu Bei felt that his body seemed to have returned to its youthful state - full of vitality.
Mi Yang and Liu Bei quickly arrived outside Chang'an City.
Before approaching Chang'an City, Liu Bei heard bursts of dull noises outside Chang'an City.
After arriving at the gates of Chang'an City, the bursts of noise became more intense and seemed to be deafening.
Liu Bei also took advantage of the situation to see clearly what was making the trembling sounds.
In Liu Bei's eyes, dozens of tall catapults were currently attacking the strong Chang'an city wall one after another.
The deafening sounds were caused by huge rocks hitting the stone wall.
Liu Bei had never seen such a tall trebuchet that could fire continuously, so when he first saw this scene, he had a look of amazement on his face.
But what amazed Liu Bei even more was the strength of Chang'an City's defense.
Even though it was attacked by such a powerful catapult, although there were large and small dents on the walls of Chang'an City, there was never any sign of a piece of the wall collapsing.
Then Liu Bei focused all his eyes on the city wall in front of him.
But what shocked Liu Bei was that, looking from afar, his eyes could not fully accommodate the Chang'an city wall.
How long should this Chang'an city wall be?
Seeing Liu Bei's shocked eyes, Mi Yang explained to Liu Bei beside him:
"This is the west wall of Chang'an City.
According to the information I received, this city wall is nearly ten miles long.
And this city wall is the shortest among the four walls in Chang'an."
After hearing Mi Yang's words, Liu Bei was so shocked that he didn't know what to do for a while.
The shortest city wall alone is more than ten miles long. The length of the other walls is a matter of excitement.
Liu Bei had been wandering all his life, traveling all over the country and across the country, and he had also seen many big cities in the world.
But whether it is Xudu, Xiangyang, or Chengdu, the scale of their cities cannot be compared with Chang'an City.
The existence of Chang'an City is the best embodiment of the prosperity of the Western Han Dynasty that made all nations surrender.
Only such a great dynasty can build such a magnificent city that amazes the world.
Liu Bei, who had never seen Chang'an City, was deeply attracted by the magnificence of Chang'an City.
He subconsciously wanted to drive his horse towards Chang'an City because he saw the name of the city gate in front of him - Zhangcheng Gate.
Although Liu Bei never came to Chang'an, many ministers in the Han Dynasty fled to Yizhou from Sili.
In the past, when he had nothing to do, Liu Bei liked to summon them and listen to them personally tell them about the situation in Chang'an City.
Liu Bei knew from those stories that once he crossed Zhangcheng Gate, Weiyang Palace would come into view.
That’s Weiyang Palace!
But Liu Bei's actions were stopped by Mi Yang.
"Your Majesty, please wait for a few days!"
Mi Yang's reminder awakened Liu Bei from his trance.
After waking up, Liu Bei glanced at the Chang'an city wall, which seemed to be still impregnable. He smiled and nodded:
"Take me back to camp!"
The reason why Liu Bei wanted to come to Chang'an City was, on the one hand, he wanted to see the majesty of Chang'an City with his own eyes, and on the other hand, he also wanted to see the progress of the Han army's attack on Chang'an City.
On the surface, it seems that capturing Chang'an City is still a long way off.
But Liu Bei was not worried that Mi Yang would not be able to capture Chang'an City quickly. He was curious about what method Mi Yang would take to capture Chang'an City quickly.
Just when Liu Bei turned back in confusion, what he didn't know was that at this moment, under his feet, countless Han soldiers and civilians were struggling in the tunnel.
Liu Bei also did not realize that the originally wide moat outside Chang'an City had long been filled with countless earth and rocks.
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The air in the tunnel is turbid, and the most important thing is that even with the guidance of candlelight, the tunnel still seems quite dim.
Due to the difficult construction conditions, Wei Yan was so angry that he cursed repeatedly.
"This damn Zhang He is all to blame for the Chang'an city defense map he presented!"
"Cao Zhang is still known as a famous general. Why didn't he kill Zhang He with one arrow that day?"
Wei Yan took off his shirt and cursed non-stop to vent his anger.
It's not to blame that Wei Yan has a bad temper, it's just that what he has done in the past half month is really not what a general should do.
After capturing the moat that day, Mi Yang immediately mobilized a large number of civilians to fill in the moat.
This move is normal.
After all, there is a wide moat blocking it, which will make many subsequent siege operations of the Han army inconvenient.
And due to the full support of the relevant middle-class families, it was not difficult to recruit a large number of civilian husbands.
This allowed Mi Yang to fill in the moat of Chang'an City in no time.
But Mi Yang's subsequent behavior made Wei Yan a little confused.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Wei Yan originally thought that after the moat was filled, Mi Yang would let the Han army carry a large number of siege equipment and risk their lives to charge Chang'an City.
But no, not even once!
Mi Yang only issued two orders. The first order was to have a large number of catapults continuously attack the Chang'an city wall.
Another order was for him and other Han generals to direct the Han army and civilians to dig tunnels leading to the Chang'an city wall.
Tunnel siege has always been an effective means of siege, but this method is also very easy to counter.
In order to avoid being counterattacked by the defenders, the siege team would often dig tunnels at night to ensure that they would not be noticed by the defenders.
But Mi Yang’s order was to dig day and night, in shifts!
Isn't this obvious for Cao Zhang in the city to discover?
And after Cao Zhang discovered it, what was the use of digging tunnels to attack the city?
There were also dozens of catapults. At the beginning, Wei Yan still had hope for those catapults.
But after so long of smashing, the catapult has never damaged even one city wall.
Since the catapult is useless, why not stop it?
The loud noise caused by the catapults hitting the Chang'an city wall every day still shook the heads of the Han soldiers underground.
The more I think about it, the angrier I get!
A good general who suppressed the north actually became a general who suppressed the soil.
Anyway, Wei Yan didn't understand it very much, and Wei Yan blamed all these mistakes on Zhang He and Ma Jun.
It’s not that the general is unwise, it’s that there are traitors in our army!
When Wei Yan was furious, Fu Qian, who was covered in dust, crawled excitedly in front of Wei Yan.
After the two "groundhogs" met, Fu Qian said to Wei Yan: "General, we are almost digging it!"
After hearing Fu Qian's report, Wei Yan's face improved a lot.
Once you dig it, you can go out!
"Take me to see it."
After saying that, Wei Yan followed Fu Qian and slowly climbed towards the tunnel ahead.
But because he was too impatient, Wei Yan accidentally bumped into the wooden pillar supporting the tunnel.
Wei Yan suddenly grinned at the pain.
If others look at it from God's perspective, they can easily find that there is more than one such tunnel.
A dozen tunnels were dug by the Han army and a large number of civilians, extending directly to the foundation of Zhangcheng Gate.
And it’s almost there!
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