Chapter 115: Chang'an Comes

I don't know the true face of Lushan, only because I am in this mountain. ------Northern song dynasty. Su Shi "Title West Forest Wall"

Speaking of the finals of martial arts, Shajin martial arts stood out from the crowd and defeated the heroes from all over the world one after another. In particular, the amazing shot that defeated Hu Zhen is endlessly evocative.

It was getting late, and Chen Long wanted to let Sha Jin and Zhang He fight again tomorrow, and let Sha Jin rest for one night to recover his strength, but Sha Jin was arrogant and did not appreciate it, and proposed to fight Zhang He immediately. Chen Long burst out with pride when he heard this, and shouted: "Sons, light the torch!" ”

The guards on the edge of the open field lit torches one after another, illuminating the night as if it were day. Zhang He slowly beat the horse forward, tightened the reins with his left hand, and stood the long pole behind his back with his right hand, with the grandmaster bearing of Yuanyue Zhi.

Sha Jin, who was sitting firmly in the carved saddle on the opposite side, saw that Zhang He's body was round and wishful, without any flaws, and felt that no matter which side he attacked, it would attract crazy counter-efforts, so he had to swallow the long rod, as if stretching and shrinking, trying to lure Zhang He to strike first.

The two of them are moving, but they are actually waiting for the best moment. The many spectators under the torch began to talk and became more and more impatient, and finally one of them shouted: "Don't go home and take your mother-in-law to sleep!" The man burst out laughing.

Zhang He's face did not change, calm as before, still standing still, as if he didn't hear the discussion next to him at all. Sha Jin was a little annoyed, twisted his neck left and right, the cervical spine made a few clicks, and suddenly his right arm shook, and the long pole was raised like a javelin, and with a loud roar, the entire long pole flew out of his hand, like a strong arrow from the string, flying over the space between the two of them.

It turned out that Sha Jin didn't dare to attack rashly in close quarters, so he simply took it by surprise and flew out of the long pole to avoid Zhang He's counterattack. The lime-wrapped club head arrived in front of Zhang He's horse in an instant, and suddenly the strength burst out from the club head, and the lime head burst open, forming a spark in the sky, enveloping all the upper body space of Zhang He.

Zhang He didn't expect the barbarian on the opposite side to be so wise, he actually hid his strength at the head of the pole, and only exploded in front of him, and hid in a stirrup to avoid the lime rain. How did he know that Sha Jin was originally accustomed to using the iron thistle bones, and there were steel needles hidden in the bones, so he hid his strength and killed the enemy invisibly. Although Zhang He didn't hit the shot, he was somewhat embarrassed, and the calm and leisure just now had already been thrown aside. When he returned to the saddle, everyone cheered, and Zhang He found that there was an obvious white mark on his right shoulder.

Zhang He has been recruited! 1:0！ In the cheers and cheers of everyone, Sha Jin raised his hands triumphantly, Zhang He finally couldn't help it, the long pole waved, the prancing horse crossbar, taking advantage of Sha Jin's lack of blades, the rod was like a rainstorm, sprinkled on the unarmed Sha Jin. Sha Jin screamed angrily, scolded the Central Plains people for taking advantage of the fire to rob, not being trustworthy, and swaying his body in front of the horse, and when Zhang He finished his marksmanship all the way, everyone saw that Sha Jin's body was already full of white spots, and the sound of laughter was everywhere.

Sha Jin jumped off the horse in a huff, grabbed a long pole beside him, and flew on the horse to fight with Zhang He. Chen Long hurriedly shouted: "Stop! Hitting the horse came between the two, Sha Jin and Zhang He had to hurriedly rein in the horse, Chen Long said: "It's just an exam, don't want to fight for life and death." I look at this battle, Sha Jin's first move to score is very creative, let Sha Jin be the first, how about it? After that, I looked at Zhang He, just to see the bearing of this good general.

Zhang He calmed down instantly, but Sha Jin shouted: "I don't want him to let me!" Zhang He threw away the long pole early, dismounted and said, "Brother Sha, if your move was a weapon, I would have been injured a long time ago." Later, I lost my bearing, you have to be the first, and I am convinced. Sha Jin saw Zhang He's lower figure, he was speechless for a while, and then saw Chen Long looking at him with a smile, and finally threw the long pole, dismounted and said to Zhang He: "Brother Zhang's martial arts are outstanding, find another opportunity to learn in the future." With that, he bowed deeply to Long Chen, and pulled Ma to the side.

Seeing that the peace was over, Chen Long announced loudly: "Today's equestrian competition, Hu Zhen won the steeplechase race, and Sha Jin won the first place in the battle, which is gratifying." Don't miss it tomorrow, fight again with hand-to-hand! Everyone responded with a bang, and they all went home happy.

On this day, those who bet on the Shajin championship won a lot of money, and those who bet on Zhang He's champion, I don't know how many people lost and went bankrupt. Gamblers at night have been betting on the next day's hand-to-hand combat, and Sha Jin has become the biggest favorite.

Zhou Cang led the guards and escorted Chen Long back to the Huangfu to rest and sleep. Chen Long rode the flying dragon and came to the gate of the mansion, and was about to dismount, when suddenly Zhang Ning's spy came in a hurry, saying that a messenger was sent from Chang'an Zhong Xuan, saying that there was an urgent military report. Chen Long's heart moved, could it be that Xiliang Dong Zhuo had made some moves?

Chen Long and Zhang Ning diverted and went straight to Zhang Ning's spy headquarters, and just after sitting down, Zhou Cang had already brought Zhong Xuan's messenger into the lobby and presented Zhong Xuan's letter.

Chen Long opened the letter and read it with Zhang Ning under the lamp. The letter said: "After Dong Zhuo led the four generals to send troops, he claimed to attack Tianshui County, where the rebels were located, but he never heard of a battle with the rebels, and the situation was unknown. Recently, the rebels of Bian Zhang and Han Sui suddenly approached Chang'an from Anding, and Huangfu Song was unwilling to stick to the city, so he had already led his troops to fight, and at the same time, there were 10,000 soldiers and horses led by Sun Jian. Now Chang'an is empty, there is no general to garrison, only 5,000 soldiers and horses are left to defend the city, it is a good time for the lord to enter Chang'an. If the emperor returns triumphantly, the lord will lose the reason for entering Chang'an. ”

Chen Long was silent, if he wanted to rush to Chang'an with his subordinates immediately, Lingling would have no soldiers available. The imperial court handed over the main force to Dong Zhuo and Huangfu Song, and there were not many soldiers and horses, and I am afraid that tens of thousands of soldiers would not be able to send tens of thousands of soldiers to guard Chang'an. Moreover, at present, the Qinglong Army can only be called capable of conquest and habitual warfare, and there are only 30,000 people in the First Army.

Zhang Ning suddenly asked, "How is Jia Xu in the city?" ”

The messenger hurriedly replied: "Jia Xu has been lying high all day long, wandering around, and does not seem to ask about the world. ”

Zhang Ning nodded and let the messenger go down, and said to Chen Long: "Mr. Jia's mind is really unpredictable. Chen Long said: "Of course, he is a first-class strategist in the world." It's just that he seems to have seen through Zhong Xuan's identity, but he didn't reveal it, I don't know for what purpose. ”

The two of them went around and around, unable to guess Jia Xu's next move. Chen Long waved his hand and asked people to invite Guo Jia and Zhou Budo. If anyone can guess Jia Xu's conspiracy, these two are the only ones in the world.

The two hurried over, read Zhong Xuan's letter, and bowed their heads to ponder countermeasures. Zhou Budo said first: "If Zhong Xuan is the eyes and ears of the lord in Chang'an, then Jia Xu is Dong Zhuo's eyes and ears in Chang'an, and this Lingling may also have their spies." If the lord rashly sent troops to Chang'an, it would be difficult to keep it secret, and I was afraid that he would encounter an attack by the Xiliang Iron Cavalry on the way, and it was not known. ”

Guo Jia also nodded and said, "It's indeed possible." The lord's voice is rising, and it is impossible for Dong Zhuo not to notice you, an opponent. If they pretend to be rebels, set up an ambush in the middle of the road, and attack the lord's army, they will indeed be unable to prevent it. The combat strength of the Xiliang Army is extraordinary, and the strength of our army is not sufficient, so it cannot be consumed meaninglessly. ”

Zhang Ning said: "So, is it possible to put an empty city opportunity in Chang'an in front of you, but you can't grab it?" ”

Guo Jia thought about it more deeply, and said slowly: "If Dong Zhuo sent troops just to wait for the lord to take the bait, and the rebels made a rebellion to lure Huangfu Song to send troops, Chang'an Empty City would become the bait for the lord to take the fish." Even if Dong Zhuo and the rebels have long colluded, it is even more dangerous. Now it seems that Chang'an is desirable, but it is likely to be a trap. The reason why Jia Xu didn't move Zhong Xuan for a long time may be to make the lord lose his vigilance. ”

Zhou Budo gasped and said, "No wonder Dong Zhuo will put the most proud military advisor in Chang'an." If all this was thought up by Jia Xu's head, it would be terrible. ”

Chen Long was dumbfounded when he heard this, and suddenly laughed and said, "No matter how terrifying he is, isn't this also seen through his tricks by my two wise men." After that, he instructed Zhang Ningdao: "You use a few capable people to carefully investigate along the several routes where I may send troops to Chang'an, and see if you can find clues of Dong Zhuo's army to prove their conspiracy." If the route is safe, I still have to grab Chang'an. Zhang Ning nodded again and again, turned around and asked someone to arrange it.

After Chen Long saw Zhang Ning go, he stood up and gritted his teeth and said to Guo Jia and Zhou Budoubt: "It seems that I have made a lot of limelight in Luoyang, and I have conquered Hengyang and Guiyang to peacefully solve Jiaozhou, and I have been regarded by Dong Zhuo as the biggest enemy. Jia Xu has already made up his mind to attack me. ”

Zhou Budo said: "Furthermore, if Dong Zhuo really colluded with the rebels, then the entire Xiliang would have become Dong Zhuo's backyard long ago, and Chang'an was also deliberately vacated by them, and it could be recaptured at any time." ”

Chen Long suddenly said: "Huangfu Song and Sun Jian are in danger!" ”

Guo Jia and Zhou Budo were taken aback, and at the same time thought that if Dong Zhuo's ambush soldiers did not wait for Chen Long's troops to enter Chang'an halfway, it was very likely that they would return to the army and take Chang'an. At that time, only one cavalry soldier will be under the city of Luoyang, which will make Luoyang critical, but the imperial court will have no soldiers to save, I am afraid that it will be another rebellion of Dong Zhuo, Li Dao, and Guo Yan.

Chen Long was anxious for a while, waved his hand and said categorically: "No, the current location of Dong Zhuo's army, we must find out." Saying that, he said to Zhou Budoubt: "Yuan Zhi, you can prepare a map immediately, especially the space of hundreds of miles between Tianshui County and Nanyang County, the more detailed the better, let's study the possible place to hide troops." "Actually, Chen Long also has a detailed map in his brain, but Chen Long is afraid that the geography and mountains will change in the future, and he wants Zhou Budo's head to study the place where the soldiers are hiding while drawing a map, so he still asks Zhou Budo to draw a map.

After Zhou Budo went, Guo Jia said again: "The lord is at peace." What if Dong Zhuo's hiding place is discovered? At that time, there were no soldiers and no generals, how to prevent Dong Zhuojun from returning to Chang'an? ”

Chen Long's eyes narrowed, and he said with a bright light: "If I find out, I will go and find Huangfu Song and Sun Jian's troops." Guo Jia understood, and his eyes gradually lit up.

Chen Long instructed: "Fengxiao, the matter of the imperial examination is not over, you work hard to find Jiang Wan, tomorrow's martial arts activities will be presided over by him, assisted by Chen Qun and Huang Gai, and the list of those who have won the examination in each subject will be released, but you can't be an official immediately." All the admitted people will be placed in remote places to arrange a three-month training, and the training content and teachers will be discussed by him and Huang Gai. For these three months, it is necessary to observe whether anyone can go to a remote place to come into contact with these students and record it. Guo Jia bowed deeply to Long Chen and turned to leave.

Chen Long also instructed Zhou Cangdao: "You immediately send someone to inform Zhao Yun and Gan Ning, and tomorrow morning you will meet Guo and the two military divisions, and they will all go to my city lord's mansion for a meeting." ”

Chen Long looked at Zhou Cang's tall back, disappeared at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, slowly walked out of the hall, took a deep breath of the pure air of the spring night, looked at the stars in the sky, and his heart surged with the monstrous fighting spirit to destroy Dong Zhuo.