After a night of scuffle, Luoyang, the thousand-year-old capital, was finally caught in the flames of war, and the scattered rebels and the stubborn rebels were the problems that the Shenwu Army urgently needed to solve, otherwise Luoyang would not be considered to be completely regained and pacified. When the first rays of sunlight shone through the eastern sky, Qin Jin couldn't help but stretch his waist, it was the first time in several years that he was so relaxed as he was at this moment.

The rebel flags planted in the city gates were also rudely pulled down and hastily thrown out of the city, and with the fall of black flags, the funeral of the An Lushan rebels who ravaged the land of Shenzhou has been officially sounded. From then on, the Tang Dynasty may open a new page, and it may sink into a miserable situation from which it will never recover, as in history. However, no matter what the future holds, at least the current situation is gradually improving. Qin Jin believes that as long as he goes on steadily, chaos may not occur.

Qin Jin once again came to the Xuanhui Gate under the support of a large number of entourages. This time, he did not enter the city gate on horseback, but dismounted and walked far outside the city, because only walking would give him enough time and space to examine the city, which was already within easy reach. Just as he was thinking about it, a black shadow flashed in front of him, and it turned out to be a broken rebel flag floating down from the city.

Several generals deliberately stomped heavily on the dusty black flag.

Since Sun Xiaozhe ravaged Guanzhong for nearly half a year, which family has no children who have died under the iron hooves and butcher's knives of the rebels? Therefore, the guards around Qin Jin are no exception, and they all hate the rebel Yan soldiers to the core, and now that the Jingshi of the pseudo-Yan has been beaten down, the time has come to vent hatred and resentment.

As soon as he thought of this, he reminded Qin Jin that the army entering the city must not disturb the people in the city in the slightest, otherwise the Shenwu Army, which is the liberator, will become the perpetrator.

"The order is that the soldiers entering the city shall not disturb the people in the slightest, and the violators can be executed!"

It is also a matter of course, and the staff around Qin Jin have no objections, Luoyang, as the eastern capital of the Tang Dynasty, is on a par with Chang'an, and it is indeed not tolerated to be sloppy.

Qin Jin stood outside the Xuanhui Gate, did not enter the city for a long time, this city gate is not the complete * exposed rammed earth city wall, but the outer bread is covered with green bricks, the lintel is inlaid with the word Xuanhui carved in stone, so that entering is the heart of the Eastern Capital.

Wu Zetian and Li Longji spent most of their lives here, but the splendid palace city had been burned to ruins in the war at this time. However, in the years of war, as long as there are fewer people killed and some houses are burned, what is the point? As long as the war subsides, a new palace city will rise from the ground in three or two years, which will be even grander and more magnificent than the old city. However, it is very different when a person dies, and it is difficult for a large number of people lost to war to recover without a single period of time.

"Doctor, the inside of the Xuanhui Gate has been cleaned up, so there will be no danger in entering it. ”

The attendant reminded softly. The reason why Qin Jin stood outside the Xuanhui Gate in a daze was not because he was worried about the security in the city, he even thought more far-reaching than anyone else, after Luoyang City was recovered, should it be handed over to the imperial court immediately, or should it be unified under the jurisdiction of the Shenwu Army according to the practice of reorganizing the people in the city along the way?

The counties and cities along the way, no matter what he Qin Jin does, no one will be careful, but if it is the Luoyang City in front of him, he believes that someone will jump out to attack him.

In Chen Qianli's conversation last night, Qin Jin had to consider the seriousness of this problem.

The whole army was in a state of excitement, but Qin Jin was entangled and restless, as a superior person, he found that every time a problem was solved, a more difficult problem would immediately arise, and this situation was almost never exceptional.

At this time, the news of An Qingxu's nowhere to be found has gradually spread throughout the army, and many people regret this, feeling that An Qingxu's dog thief has been cheapened.

Finally, Qin Jin entered the Xuanhui Gate and passed through the urn city, the next city inside the gate had been simply cleaned up, and there were about thousands of people sitting on the ground in a neat phalanx to rest in place. These were all soldiers who had just withdrawn from the city, and almost everyone had experienced a whole day and night of fierce fighting, and they were already extremely tired, but as soon as Qin Jin appeared in the next city, they all stood up in unison, shouting might, long live.

Its momentum was like boiling water in a pot in an instant, and in the deafening thunderous joy, Qin Jin lifted the reins and entered the west gate of the palace city, Jiayu Gate, in the eyes of everyone.

After entering the Jiayu Gate, even Qin Jin couldn't help but be surprised, in addition to the smell of fireworks between the ears and nose, there is a piece of black ash everywhere in the eyes, a large piece of wooden buildings after the fire, collapsed long ago into shape, after the wood burned out, only the blue bricks and broken tiles remained, the extreme eye is like this, just a wall apart, it seems to be two worlds.

Luoyang Palace City is really developed on the basis of the Sui Palace, after more than 100 years of expansion in the Tang Dynasty, its scale even far exceeds the Taiji Palace of Chang'an City. But such a palace city, the fire that lasted for only three days and nights completely turned into a pile of terrible ruins.

To the north of the palace is the Xuanwu Gate, which has the same name as the Xuanwu Gate of the Taiji Palace in Chang'an, and it is the Taoguang Garden between the outer outline and the palace city, which is not the destination of the Qin and Jin Dynasty. A team of hundreds of horses slowly advanced through the ruins, turning to the south, where Yingtianmen and Changle Gate were located.

Everywhere you passed, you could see the Shenwu soldiers coming and going from time to time, as if this place had become the military camp of the Shenwu Army, and when they saw the banners of Qin and Jin, they all saluted solemnly, far from the chorus cheers in the next city, and the atmosphere seemed to have begun to become depressing because of being in the ruins of the palace city.

Soon, the group arrived at Yingtianmen, and the bricks and stones that were laid dead in the city gate hole were roughly cleaned up, leaving behind a mess, and the main gate of this palace city did not have a single royal momentum left.

One of the heavy wooden palace gates was half-open and half-hidden on the ground paved with blue bricks due to damaged folds, while the other gate was obediently wide open.

Qin Jin turned his horse through the gap in the half door, and his eyes suddenly lit up again.

From Yingtianmen further south to the end gate of the main gate of the imperial city, the distance for several miles is a wide open space, which is more appropriate to call it a square than an open space. Its scale is so large that even Chang'an City can't find such a place.

The straight and wide royal road runs through the square and leads to the end gate, and on both sides of the royal road are the various official offices of the three provinces and six ministries. It is still separated by a wall, and the imperial city and the palace city are also heaven and earth. Since leaving the Yingtian Gate, Qin Jin has truly realized the majesty of this imperial city.

It's just that all the majesty remains only in the empty building, and there are more Shenwu soldiers sitting or lying in the square here, who have also been replaced after a whole day and night of fierce fighting.

The square in the imperial city is regarded as a resting place for the upper and lower soldiers, and only the Shenwu Army dares to do such a shocking move. But this is not only done to avoid disturbing people, but also for safety.

Because until now, there are still many rebels and rebels in Luoyang City who are stubbornly resisting, if all of them are withdrawn from the city to rest, and then mobilized it will be time-consuming and laborious.

Qin Jin's appearance once again triggered feverish cheers, and the sound of long live the mighty was endless.

After hundreds of days and nights, now they are finally standing on the land in Luoyang City, which is enough for everyone, whether it is a general or an ordinary soldier, to boast of a lifetime of exploits.

The credit of recovering the eastern capital, which is second only to the founding of the country, is enough to cover several generations of descendants.

At this time, another group of people galloped over from the end gate, the scale was roughly around dozens of people, and when they got closer, they saw clearly that the person who came was Qin Yan.

Qin Yan was originally in charge of the main attack on Hanjiacang City, which was the most difficult, and he didn't want to be the first person to completely enter Luoyang City.

"The north of the canal has been in the hands of the Shenwu army, and the occasional rebellion will not affect the overall situation, and now there are still a large number of rebels entrenched in the south of the city, these people use the people as meat shields, and the last general will throw a mouse taboo, and the progress is very slow. ”

The honor of being the first to rush into Luoyang did not make Qin Yanzhi complacent, on the contrary, he was very frustrated, because An Qingxu slipped out of his hands, if it weren't for the fact that he only cared about the group of convoys that were looted by the rebels, and only cared about the gold, silver and jewelry loaded on the car, An Qingxu would have become a prisoner of the Shenwu Army at this time.

"The last general failed to capture the thief chief An Qingxu alive, please ask the doctor to punish the crime!"

Qin Jin smiled.

"The battlefield is like water, there is no common thing, no one can guarantee that An Qingxu will be caught, why are you guilty?"

Only a few people knew about the release of water to An Qingxu, and the vast majority of people, including Qin Yan, were kept in the dark and had no idea. Of course, this is also to avoid unnecessary trouble, if the news spreads, the criticism against him Qin Jin himself may be very loud.

This is the way things are in the world, no matter what era, there are no shortage of sycophants, and there is no shortage of people like Chen Qianli.

Qin Jin is not afraid of those flies and dogs, but he is only afraid of a tendon like Chen Qianli, who is not moved by interests, but once he touches the bottom line, there is no room for negotiation, for him, this kind of inflexible character brings more trouble.

"Okay, go down and rest, and then you can continue to fight when you have enough energy, you are not iron-clad, how many nights can you stay up without sleeping?"

Having said that, Qin Yan was still extremely depressed, and with a single thought, he actually missed the opportunity to capture An Qingxu alive, at that time, the distance between his subordinates and An Qingxu was no more than a mile, if he could have ordered a desperate pursuit at that time, it might have been a different situation now.