In the afternoon, the sky gradually became dark and unclear, and autumn rain gradually began to fall. The woods in the distance, the waterfront, and the endless Liang army camps were all gone. Chang'an was shrouded in darkness and no one could be seen.
In the gray silence.
The Liang army began to attack the city again. The trenches in the south city had long been filled up by mountains of earth. Liang people rushed towards the city wall behind the trenches like ants. The ground that had just been washed away with blood was instantly turned into yellow and black by countless leather boots.
of mud. The drizzle is still falling densely in the air, and the city walls in the distance are silent, like huge tombs.
Soon, the sound of fighting rang out in Anmen, followed by Xi'an Gate and Fu'anmen. Despite the wisps of autumn rain, the sound of killing no longer rose into the sky like it did a few days ago, but became extremely faint, as if
Floating from a very far away place.
The big drums on the city wall are still beating the drums, and the bells in Weiyang Palace are also ringing. The melodious palace bells are like sounds from the sky penetrating the rain curtain and reaching everyone in Chang'an City. On the streets of Chang'an City
There was also silence. It was said to be under martial law, but in fact there were no guards patrolling the streets. The remaining guards either went to join the fight in the city, or had been transferred to the palace to prepare fortifications, leaving the entire street empty and no one could be seen. The remaining residents of Chang'an all lived at home. In order to save their lives, they each had their own ideas. Some people blocked the door of the hospital with rocks, giant trees, water tanks and other imaginable things, and began to find ways to hide food in the courtyard.
Wealth. Some people gathered together the valuable things at home, hoping that when the Liang army invaded the city, they would offer these and pray to the Liang people, so that the lives of the whole family would always be saved.
Of course, the most anxious ones were the officials. Except for the palace ministers who were still on guard in the palace, the lower-level officials saw the seriously injured Lu Bu being dragged into the palace. When they understood that the city could not hold on for long, they all changed their clothes and did things.
Poor refugees dressed up and escaped from the government, and went to temples and Taoist temples where the poor gathered, praying to deceive the eyes and ears of Liang people. Although their actions were different, the same thing was that they all prayed to their ancestors for blessings to help them survive this time.
Disaster. People who are usually domineering, violent, and domineering, now face the threat to their lives, have returned to the cowardice of a pika. The sky may pity these pitiful people, but it is unable to save anyone. Previously, the imperial court sent letters to Yizhou Liu Yan, Bingzhou Liu Bei and Chen Chong to ask for help. After Yizhou Mu Liu Yan received the edict, he actually said that he would send troops to serve the king and ordered Zhang Lu to suddenly send troops to Hanzhong. Hanzhong's soldiers had already been depleted.
, was recaptured by Zhang Lu in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, after the recapture, Zhang Lu's 40,000-strong army did not move a single step and stayed at Yangping Pass.
The only ones we can count on now are Bingzhou Liu Bei and Chen Chong, but they are definitely out of reach today.
The rest of the city was filled with wounded soldiers and new recruits who had no intention of fighting anymore. Fenwu General Lu Bu was still in the palace rescuing people. How could he resist the Liang army's fierce attack? Maybe it was the sound of bells that echoed throughout the city. Chang'an at this time
The city is not so much resisting as it is praying for a miracle from the sky, but what comes down from the sky is only the gentle autumn rain.
At Shenshi, the shouts of killing at the Xi'an gate suddenly became louder. The Liang army finally broke through the first city gate, turning their roar into the fear of every Chang'an person. At that time, Lu Bu was trapped in the camp and Yang Biao pulled him back
After entering the palace, the person responsible for commanding the garrison at Anmen was Shizhong Min Gong.
Three years ago, he rescued the emperor from the hands of Chang Shi and was granted the title of Marquis of Duting. However, he has been idle since then and was finally reactivated this time by Dong Zhuo. When Wang Yun died, he used the excuse that he had killed Chang Shi.
Dong Cheng asked the emperor for orders to supervise the battle on the battlefield. Dong Cheng knew that his loyalty could be used, so he agreed. But at this time, Lu Bu was injured, and the only one who could command the army was Mingong. He was not lacking in courage, and imitated Lu Bu, holding a long sword and going to the battle to kill the enemy in person.
, used to encourage the soldiers, but the Liang people were no better than the regular servants. Seeing that he was dressed gorgeously like a high-ranking official, several people rushed to attack him.
Crash.
The ministers had expected this news, but when the city was really destroyed, they were frightened. The adults at Shangshutai sent some people to the city gate to inquire, but the inquirers were not there yet.
When they came back, the defeated soldiers had begun to pour into Weiyang Palace. The residents were a little confused when they saw this, and ran towards the palace gate. Some people wanted to inquire about the news, but soon they saw the Liang people who had followed them into the city. They were walking along the north and south
Marching on both sides of the street, there were so many people that we couldn't see the beginning or the end.
At this time, there were only a thousand soldiers in the Weiyang Palace, and there was a sudden panic both inside and outside. The person on duty in the palace at that time was Li Su, the new Tiger Guard general. Dong Cheng ordered him to collect the defeated soldiers and close the gates of the Weiyang Palace for defense. But there was no stream of troops.
Most of them were officials and refugees who had fled into the palace, and it was difficult to close all the gates. Li Su had to be ruthless and ordered his close followers to guard the gates, and only allowed soldiers with weapons to enter the city. For a while, he burst into tears inside and outside, and kept walking through the palace.
We arrived at the Shangshutai. All the princes at the Shangshutai had tangled expressions on their faces. Some of the compassionate people even hid in the palace where they could not be heard, to deceive themselves that there was no such tragic scene.
At Youshi, the sky was dark, drizzle was falling, and fires shot out one after another in the south and west of the city in the distance. Later, Zhang Liao, Cao Xing and other city defenders were also defeated and returned to the palace. At this time, not only the Xi'an Gate was broken, but also the Anmen Gate.
The guards at Fu'an Gate were also defeated, and the Liang troops gradually poured from the southern gates to the west, south and even north of the city. After guarding the city gates, they removed the fence surrounding the city and guarded it with heavy troops.
The Weiyang Palace was in chaos. There were at least about 3,000 soldiers entering the palace, but because the organization was in chaos, there was no unified dispatch. All the generals reported the situation to Jianping General Dong Cheng, who then informed the emperor. The emperor was trapped.
In such a situation, he could not help but feel sad, but he was not sad because of himself. He asked Dong Cheng: "Today the city was destroyed and the capital was destroyed. Is it because of my nonsense on the city?"
Dong Cheng looked at his immature and youthful face, and sympathy arose in his heart. He comforted him: "Your Majesty, there is no need to blame yourself. Neither Fenwu nor the ministers objected. How could this be your Majesty's fault?"<
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Then Dong Cheng went to ask about Lu Bu's injury. The imperial doctor said that General Fenwu was lucky and survived, but he could only leave it to fate when he would recover. After hearing this, Dong Cheng felt that all eyes were on him.
Himself, he didn't speak, but subconsciously straightened his spine to rectify the army. Even he himself didn't know how long he could hold on.
At the same time, the leaders of each Liang army formally entered Xi'an Gate, and each commanded their deployment to enter the city at night. Most of the Liang army was continuously entering the city from three sides, and began to further encircle and seize the palace in the city. At this time, the fierce battle was generally over, but
The gates and cities have not yet been completely taken over. Because the Weiyang Palace is intact and the city is yet to be attacked, the Liang army still enforces military discipline. No major burnings and killings occurred. They only strictly prohibited the people in the city from leaving the city and confiscated the weapons of the captured and surrendered Northern troops.<
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Under Jia Xu's arrangement, the first thing the generals did when they entered the city was to visit Huangfu Mansion. After Huangfu Jianshou and Huangfu Li learned that Wang Yun was dead, they had already thought about everything.
They had all removed their clothes, and planned to use some money to buy peace from the Liang army. Unexpectedly, after the Liang army broke through the city, not only did they not commit any crime against his family, but they actually met several leaders of the Liang army, which caught them off guard. Jia Xu, Xu Rong and others respectfully paid homage to Huangfu Song's body, and then saw that there were more than 20 people in Huangfu Song's house, and they only had two cars at home. This made them sigh with emotion. They all said that the chariot rider was really an upright official.
He also wanted to distribute some goods, rice and noodles to the Huangfu Song family, but Huangfu Jianshou refused.
Jia Xu asked why, and Huangfu Jianshou replied directly: "The adults taught the boys not to accept wealth for nothing, especially the wealth from the army."
Seeing Huangfu Jianshou carrying Huangfu Song out, Jia Xu couldn't help but smile bitterly. He asked: "The servants have also served as officials in the court. You don't think that we are harboring evil intentions, right? The world is difficult, and being a person is also difficult. Riding on a chariot.
This outcome is a warning for us! If we didn’t seek to survive, why would we have reached this point?”
Huangfu Jianshou did not answer. He looked at Jia Xu for a moment and said, "This time your army moved without trace and fought like a god. It must be Jia Jun's handiwork."
Jia Xu was startled. He looked around and saw other colleagues looking at him, obviously very surprised. Jia Xu usually lived in seclusion and did not lead the charge himself. At most, he just rode his horse and watched. No one knew that he was in the army.
As for the identity of the plotter, the Chang'an court still thought that the leader of the Liang army was Niu Fu, but today Huangfu Jianshou revealed it, and Jia Xu suddenly had murderous intentions in his heart.
Huangfu Jianshou didn't know what he was thinking, so he only said truthfully: "My lord once said before his death that there would be chaos in the court after his death. If Dong Gong can quell the chaos, it must be because Jia Jun was reused, because there is only one in the court."
Jia Jun's talent is just like him. When we saw that Dong Gong was dead, we thought that even Jia Jun was powerless to save his life. Unexpectedly, Jia Jun was so talented! We have to admire your foresight."
Jia Xu broke into a cold sweat after hearing this, and sighed: "I can predict life, and chariot and knight can predict death. How can I say that chariot and knight can predict death?" Then he asked casually: "Does chariot and knight have other words to explain?
?If there is any difficulty, we will do our best to help you, regardless of our lives or treasures."
Huangfu Jianshou hesitated for a moment, then replied: "What about life? I asked for the reputation of the adults in my family, so I postponed leaving the capital. Now that my wish is over, I just ask Jia Jun to let us leave."
"If we destroy the city today, we will not harm the servant. Why should the servant leave the city?"
"Since Jia Jun asked about it, I will boldly say it. You still have words before your death. Although Jia Jun can defeat the imperial court today, the world has not yet been decided, and the people's hearts have not yet been decided. In your opinion, the people who can achieve great things will eventually be Chen Tingjian and Liu Xuande.
Although the general is victorious today, the future is unknown."
Li Jue and Guo Si on the side were furious when they heard this and wanted to swing their swords at him, but were stopped by Jia Xu. Jia Xu turned around and looked directly at Huangfu Jianshou for a moment, still smiling and said: "What Cha Qi said is certainly reasonable, but
There is no need for you to leave in a hurry, the Bingzhou army will arrive in the next few days."
He closed his eyes for a moment, regained his breath, and then his expression became cold again, and he said: "As for who wins and who loses, we will know in the next few days."