Outside Chunming Gate, Yao Jin led 10,000 cavalry waiting two miles away. According to the agreement, between the third watch and the fourth watch, a fire will be raised on the tower of Chunming Gate as a sign of trust.
Yao Jin was not worried that Zhang Yun would miss. With Zhang Yun's ability, it would be easy to take down Chunmingmen. He was just worried about whether he could control Chang'an.
Yao Jin silently stared at the city in the distance, the dark city hidden in the looming moonlight. This is Chang'an, the majestic capital of the Tang Dynasty, a city high in the clouds. More than ten years ago, he was just a small
The brigade commander is not even qualified to look up to Chang'an, but from today on, he will lead his army to control this great city in the world.
Yao Jin was very emotional. The wonderful encounters in life were difficult to describe, as if everything was in a dream, but it was real. It all originated from a military selection by Guo Laolinggong.
Yao Jin will never forget that that morning, his captain came over and said to him: "Old Ling Gong wants to select three hundred elites, you go and try!"
He muddleheadedly signed up. In the Chinese army tent, Duke Guo asked him a few questions, and he was muddleheadedly selected. From then on, his fate was closely linked to that of a young man named Guo Song.
together.
Yao Jin was thinking of flying into the distant past. At this moment, a soldier rushed to report: "General, an official is here, it seems to be Jing Zhaoyin, surnamed Du!"
Yao Jin was startled, could it be Du Wenxing? Guo Song had told him that after taking Chang'an, he would continue to appoint Du Wenxing as Jing Zhaoyin. It seemed that His Highness the King of Jin admired this person very much, and of course, he valued the Du family even more.
Yao Jin hurriedly greeted him.
After Du Wenxing met the head of the family in the afternoon, he went home to visit his parents. He had dinner with them and chatted with his two brothers until late at night. Then he set off back to Chang'an. He had a pass to enter the city and could enter the city in the middle of the night.
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But two miles away from Chunming Gate, he unexpectedly found an army, all cavalry, with more than 10,000 people. This made Du Wenxing really confused. Zhu Jinqing's cavalry had been transferred to Luoyang, where did they come from?
Ten thousand cavalry?
Just as he was about to approach, he was stopped by a group of patrolmen, who shouted at him to leave quickly, otherwise his life would be in danger.
Du Wenxing suddenly remembered the words of the family leader that Guo Song would not let Zhu Si mess up Guanzhong. He then realized, could this be Guo Song's army? Has Guo Song already arrived in Chang'an?
Du Wenxing quickly asked his men to say hello and wanted to see their general.
Not long after, a general came over with a dozen soldiers. The general looked him over and asked, "Are you Du Wenxing?"
"Exactly, may I ask if His Royal Highness, Prince of Jin, is in the army?"
The general was silent for a moment and said: "I am Yao Jin, the general under the command of King Jin. We will take action tonight. To ensure the safety of Du Shijun, please do not leave you or your subordinates before we enter the city!"
"It turns out to be General Yao, whose name I've heard for a long time."
Du Wenxing was surprised. How could he know nothing about the Jin army coming from Tongzhou? Judging from the city defense situation, Zhu Jinqing didn't know either.
He nodded quickly, "I support His Highness the Prince of Jin. Zhu Si wants to move away the wealthy households in Chang'an. We have been looking forward to His Highness the Prince of Jin."
Yao Jin smiled and said: "That would be the best. I wonder if Zhu Jinqing knows that we are coming?"
Du Wenxing shook his head quickly, "I saw him today, and he was still thinking about moving to a wealthy family. He wasn't nervous at all. It seems like he doesn't know."
Yao Jin nodded, "If Chang'an City is captured, His Highness the King of Jin still hopes that Du Shijun will continue to participate in maintaining the prosperity and stability of Chang'an."
"It is my honor to serve His Royal Highness Prince Jin, and I will never postpone it!"
"Okay! We are looking forward to it. Please wait a moment."
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When the third watch finally came, Zhang Yun's troops were divided into two groups. The five hundred soldiers responsible for capturing the twelve city gates left the palace gate, pretended to be street patrol soldiers, and went to various city gates.
Zhang Yun then led a thousand soldiers to the backyard. Some soldiers hung several sets of ladders on the top of the city. The ladders were blocked by trees. With the help of the cover of the big trees, everyone climbed up to the top of the city.
It is not war time now. Chang'an City's defense is far from being in a war state. It is not even in an alert state. It is a peacetime state. There are thirty people guarding a city gate, divided into day shift and night guard. The day shift has more people, about twenty people.
, the night guard can only have ten people at most. If it is a large city gate like Chunming Gate, there will be more soldiers guarding the city. Fifty people in peacetime, hundreds of people on guard, and five hundred people in wartime.
Now there are only fifty people guarding Chunming Gate, and there are only twenty people guarding it at night. The others are asleep in the tower.
Chang'an's city wall has a great feature, that is, there are two walls at the front and back, with a double road in the middle, which leads to the palace. This is the passage for the emperor to leave and enter the city. Generally, the emperor's team leaves the city at night and returns to the palace directly from the city wall.
This is to not disturb the people.
Such a structure of passages often forms an urn at the main city gate. After entering the outer city gate, there are four high walls inside, surrounding a square city. There is also a city gate in the innermost part. You have to pass this gate before you can officially enter.
Within the city.
There are passageways on both sides of the urn city, and two wooden doors are also made. They are usually closed and hung with large iron locks. They will only be opened when the passageway is used.
Not long after, Zhang Yun led a thousand soldiers to climb up the inner city wall. There were no soldiers patrolling the wall, only a dozen soldiers standing above the city gate.
Zhang Yun quickly walked up with a hundred soldiers. When a soldier saw them, he stepped forward and asked loudly: "The password!"
"The dragon and the phoenix are auspicious!" Zhang Yun said casually.
The command was correct. The soldier breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What's the matter?"
"The general has an order. There may be mobs coming to Beijing tonight to cause trouble. The city gates must be strengthened. More manpower has been added to each city gate."
The soldier scratched his head and said, "How could there be a mob? I have never heard of it!"
"Idiot, mob is just what we call it, that is, wealthy people from all over the country don't want to go to Luoyang, they want to come to the capital to petition!"
The soldier suddenly realized that he also knew that the wealthy family was moving to Luoyang.
"You guys all come here, let's discuss how to divide the work?
The twenty soldiers on the top of the city were called over by Zhang Yun. Before they could react, a hundred crossbows were aimed at them. Zhang Yun said coldly: "We are the army of King Jin. If you want to survive, kneel down."
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In the past, Zhang Yun would have killed twenty soldiers directly, but the King of Jin believed that they had good military discipline and did not harm Chang'an, so he could try not to kill them.
The twenty soldiers were stunned. It took them a while to realize what they were doing, and they all raised their hands and knelt down.
Zhang Yun said coldly to them: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin is compassionate and does not want to kill you. Be smart and cooperate obediently. When the war is over, he will let you go home or join the Jin army. Whoever dares to scream will have his head chopped off with a knife."
do you understand?"
Everyone nodded desperately, and the soldiers took off their armor, gagged their mouths, tied their hands and feet behind their backs, and lay down on the ground.
Hundreds of soldiers entered the tower again. Thirty soldiers inside were sleeping soundly. However, they were all beaten unconscious with a stick each and tied up behind their backs.
Zhang Yun called the captain Zhou Li up and said: "Lead a hundred soldiers to guard the Chunming Gate. Don't open the door for the time being. After I notify you, you will raise a fire as a signal and open the city gate. General Yao will lead 10,000 cavalry into the city."
"I understand the humble position!"
Zhang Yun glanced at the wooden gate on the north side of the road. There is no point in taking the side road at the moment. Several of the gates on the side of the Daming Palace have been closed. He can only walk through the city wall. Zhang Yun led 900 soldiers along the inner city wall and rushed to the north of the palace.
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To the north is Daming Palace first, and along the southern wall of Daming Palace is the northern wall of Taiji Palace. Currently, both Daming Palace and Taiji Palace are closed, and all city gates are locked. Only Xuanwu Gate and Danfeng Gate can pass. Zhu Jinqing led
Thirty thousand troops were stationed in the West Neiyuan. The West Neiyuan was originally the garrison of the Shenwu Army. There were comfortable military camps here. The Imperial Guards of the Sui and Tang dynasties were all stationed here.
The troops stationed in the West Inner Garden were actually outside the city. But Zhu Jinqing's army firmly controlled the Xuanwu Gate, and they could quickly rush to various city gates along the city wall to control Chang'an City.
If the enemy controls Xuanwu Gate, it doesn't matter. Zhu Si's army can still enter Daming Palace from the north, or directly through Danfeng Gate.
Therefore, Zhang Yun must control the Xuanwu Gate and the Danfeng Gate at the same time. Only by controlling these two gates can he open the Chunming Gate and allow the Jin cavalry to enter the city.
Zhang Yun ran to Danfeng Gate first. His son-in-law Zhang Yuanzhi led 400 people to seize Danfeng Gate. He led 500 people to continue running along the road. After running for three miles, a tall and towering tower appeared in front of him. There was