The Shuhan Empire of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 142 The Twilight of Chang'an City ([-])

Sunset in Chang'an City ([-])

Chang'an City stands on the Guanzhong Plain, beside the Wei River, and was the capital at the beginning of the founding of the Western Han Dynasty; at this time, it was Wei Anxi General Xia Houmao who was guarding Chang'an City.

Xia Houmao was close and friendly with Cao Pi when he was young.In the first year of Huangchu, Cao Pi was enthroned by Zen and established the Wei State. He appointed Xia Houmao as the general of Anxi and Chijie. After Xiahouyuan, he was the governor of Guanzhong and stationed in Chang'an.Although Xia Houmao has no military strategy, but he is the son of Xiahou Dun, he is loyal to the court of Wei State, and he is good at running the family business.After Xia Houmao was granted the title of Liehou, he married Cao Cao's daughter and Cao Pi's sister, Princess Qinghe Cao, as his wife.

Due to the Northern Expedition of the Shu Han army, Yongzhou was dispatching troops at this time. Originally, there were [-] elite soldiers in Yongzhou, but in order to resist the Northern Expedition of the Shu Han, Xia Houmao sent Guo Huai and led [-] elite soldiers to garrison Meiguo City.At this time, there were only [-] elite soldiers and [-] county soldiers in the city.The other [-] elite soldiers were used for the defense of the frontier in the hands of Zhang Ji, the governor of Yongzhou.

Although there is a big battle ahead, compared to Chang'an, there is not too much panic. Although the Shu Han represents the Han Dynasty, it is now declining. Even if there are still some people who are still loyal to the Han Dynasty, they are very few.

When the battle report from Longyou spread to Chang'an, the people in the city finally panicked, but most of them still didn't worry too much. Leading 13 Central Plains lions to fight the Han army can be regarded as a reassurance for the people in the city.

The city is still the same as in the past, and the defense has not been strengthened because of the war. After all, it is far from the main battlefield in Longyou; although the downtown area is somewhat depressed, it is nothing in this city with a population of more than [-]. .

"Captain, the underground passage has been opened." Zhuge Qiao just came back from Nagato Escort, and the guards reported.

"This is the time I've been waiting for, Lan Tian, ​​come down with me!" Zhuge Qiao called out excitedly.

The entrance of the tunnel is a side hall in the courtyard, which is quite hidden in the courtyard; but at this time, it is easy to find that the living room of other rooms has been piled up with mud, and only this room can accommodate living at this time.

The tunnel entrance is brightly lit, and the people inside are doing the final inspection;
"Captain," the Spike soldier guarding the tunnel shouted.

"Can I go in now?" Zhuge Qiao asked softly.The eyes did stay at the entrance of the tunnel without moving. The entrance of the passage is relatively wide, with a diameter of about two meters;

"People from outside the city have already come in once, but there are still people doing final cleaning inside;" the soldier replied.

The soldiers had just finished speaking, Zhuge Qiao didn't even think about it, and walked down, as if it was too late to wait; Chang'an City is the old capital of the Han Dynasty, and the city's defenses are very important, and Zhuge Qiao put all hopes at this time This day's underground passage, as for Nagato Escort, did not have too many expectations.

The underground passage is not as beautiful as imagined. In order to prevent the soil from loosening, the entire passage presents an oval shape; the diameter of the upper and lower sides is about eight feet, and the diameter of the left and right is about four feet; Five fingers, the underground oxygen is inherently thin, and only a few oil lamps are placed in the passage as the guiding direction.

Zhuge Qiao and Qin Shan walked deeper and deeper, bumping into each other non-stop in the passage.

"Captain, it seems that Chang'an City is at our fingertips! I didn't expect the generals guarding the city to be so negligent, and there are no people who even listen to the underground movement in such a huge city;" Qin Shan said slowly in a tone;

"They are so kind, how can we push back!" Zhuge Qiao replied.

"Here we are," Zhuge Qiao said, pointing to a blurry bright spot in front of him.

The passage is more than two miles long, two miles outside the city, and less than half a mile inside the city. "Who is it?" The soldiers at the crossing saw someone approaching and shouted loudly.

"School Captain's Inspection Passage" Qin Shan also responded loudly.

Compared with the exit in the city, the entrance of the passage is much larger; "How are you preparing!" Zhuge Qiao saw Qin Hong just as he went up.

"The soldiers in the forest have already withdrawn, more than a hundred ladders have been built, one chariot to charge the city, and more than a hundred trench bridges. At this time, they are still guarded by guards in the dense forest. They will wait for General Wei's army to arrive. It can be delivered immediately, and it will come in handy!" Qin Hong replied, but he was quite confident in the equipment he had built.

"Thank you! General Wei will arrive tomorrow night; Wei Jun must have noticed that the news is on the way. Once Xia Houmao gets the news, he will definitely step up the city defense. We must not give him this time to prepare!"

"Qin Shan!" Zhuge Qiao called out.

"Immediately lead a team of men and horses to lurk five miles outside the south gate. The news from Meridian Valley will definitely pass through there, and you must capture the person who sent the news; as soon as you see someone riding a fast horse, stop him , but remember not to reveal your identity!" Zhuge Qiao ordered.

"No," Qin Shan replied.

Nagato Escort Bureau; "Master, my young master asked me to come to pass a message, and my young master will come to the house as a guest tomorrow night!" said a man who looked like an ordinary person.

"Tomorrow night for sure!" Luo Xiong asked in disbelief, and then led him to a more secluded place to talk.

"Definitely! The young master said, we just need to welcome him according to the plan. I hope the sect master will be careful and don't let the wind out!" the man whispered.

"Please tell the young master that you will definitely not breach the contract, and please rest assured, young master!" Luo Xiong replied.

"Must bring it!"

As soon as the man left, Luo Xiong fell into deep thought, standing there motionless, Zhuge Qiao's behavior puzzled him!It's no wonder that he couldn't figure it out, who in the whole Chang'an city could figure it out at this time; who would have thought that the Han army would come out of Baoxie Valley after the main army, and after the two armies fought, the real army would appear in Longyou again , which led to the rebellion of the three counties. When everyone thought that this was the strategy of the Shu Han to attack the west, who could pay attention to the movement of Ziwu Valley.

"What are you thinking about!" Chen Mubing happened to pass by and asked.

"What else can I think about, but about the latest batch of goods! Wang Yuanwai is very anxious, and the goods must be shipped in the next few days. I'm thinking whether it's me or Han Long!" Luo Xiong concealed it confusedly.

"Won't this delay the matter of Mr. Zhuge?" Chen Mubing asked sharply.

"How could it be! The Han army is still fighting with the Wei army in Longyou right now. I don't know how long it will take until they arrive at the city of Chang'an. Since you are worried, I will ask Han Long to escort the escort for me." Luo Xiong He concealed it; it seemed that he didn't want to let Chen Mubing know the information he just got.

"It's the best, it's the same! But why is Mr. Zhuge so confident? The Han army is still in Longyou, so he started to arrange the situation in Chang'an!" Chen Mubing stared blankly, and asked slowly.

[During the Three Kingdoms period, 1 mile was equal to 0.4158 kilometers and 415.2 meters.May everyone have a good mood every day! 】

(End of this chapter)