Chapter 9: Chang'an (9)

July.

Fu Bo, who was still standing at the door, turned white overnight, bowed to the building, and looked like he was about to die.

Jiang Ge sat quietly at his desk, his face full of tears.

The two secret letters, which were stained with large traces of blood, were tightly clenched in the room, and the room was silent and desolate.

Jiang Ge looked at every word on the brocade book over and over again, tears in his eyes.

"Wu'er.

Seeing the faith is like seeing the Father.

Since the Xiongnu Liu Yuan led troops to attack, he attacked Luoyang three times but failed.

Late at night on the ninth day, the king of Nanyang, the king of the East China Sea, suddenly prepared his troops and horses, carried hundreds of carts of gold and jewelry, and coerced hundreds of thousands of large and small clans in Luoyang City to flee east all night, Luoyang was empty, leaving only the emperor and the old and weak eunuchs in the palace. In the days that followed, the city was in chaos, and the imperial power was on the verge of collapse.

On the twelfth, Liu Cong, the king of the Xiongnu, sent the generals Shi Le and Huyan Yan to attack Luoyang in two ways.

On the 15th, the city of Luoyang was broken, the emperor was captured, and the lives of Luoyang City were devastated, and there was not one in ten.

For his father, all the people who stayed in Luoyang fled with the king of the East China Sea, so they escaped the massacre. The good times did not last long, and five days later, the Hun army came one after another, breaking the army of the king of the East China Sea and the prince of Nanyang, and hundreds of thousands of eastward fleeing troops fell apart, with countless casualties.

On the 20th, the Jiang family was slaughtered by the Hun rangers as a cover. The four clan elders and nephews have not survived, the Jiang clan has a total of 280 people, a total of more than 1,000 foreign surnames and family servants, and hundreds of Tsing Yi Guards and Shadow Guards have been killed and wounded.

There were thirty Shadow Guards around his father, but now only three remained, all of whom were seriously injured. Fortunately, it has left the battlefield, the Huns do not dare to chase far away, this is not far from Liang County, after arriving in Liang County, there will be a secret escort of the clan to return to Jingzhou for the father, my son do not read.

Mountains and rivers shattered, and the Central Plains sank. This sea of blood is a deep feud, and you should remember it.

Chang'an was in danger at this time, and you should inform the soldiers outside the city to make plans and quickly go south to Jingzhou.

If it is late, it will change, and when you see the letter, you will leave. ”

The second letter was completely red with blood, with only a few words.

"The states of the East China Sea have changed dramatically, the people are in chaos, and nothing can be done, but obey the destiny of heaven, and my son will be careful in everything. Father, be ashamed. ”

The first letter was written after escaping, and the second was written in a hurry when Liang County encountered a threat, and the words were sad, and the real situation is probably extremely dangerous.

Jiang Ge, who was sitting at the desk, felt a tearing pain in his heart, tears gushed out, no one in the clan was spared, and his father was more than lucky. And he was besieged in Chang'an City, cut off contact with the soldiers of the manor outside the city, the entire Chang'an City could not enter and exit, on the 15th the Huns hidden the third road army raided Chang'an, tens of thousands of troops surrounded Chang'an, everything was too sudden, and the scope was too huge. This time the Huns' plan was extremely detailed and secretive, coupled with the rebellion and rebellion of the Hu people in various places in recent years, the attacks between the princes of the Shi clan, the northern land has collapsed, and the various strongholds of the Jiang family have been continuously destroyed, resulting in the almost interruption of information sources. There are also no pigeons that can be used for short distances.

After receiving the secret letter of the Luoyang Incident, Jiang Ge did not hesitate to prepare to leave the city quickly with Fu Bo and the rest of the clansmen, but unfortunately it was too late. The dusty scene that was clearly visible outside the city obscured the sky and the sun had to return to Jiang's Mansion to make plans again.

After all, Chang'an City is strong and tall, the defense facilities are still there, the armament is sufficient, the Huns are good at riding and not good at attacking the city, and they only choose to besiege after several attempted attacks. It seems that after the destruction of Luoyang City, even the emperor was captured, and these cities would be in the pocket sooner or later, so there would be no need to lose a large number of soldiers in one city. Instead, he took advantage of the speed of the ranger and quickly captured dozens of small cities in several counties around Chang'an.

The voice of Fu Bo came from the door: "The lord must be auspicious, the clan tycoon was coerced by the king of the East China Sea this time and fled eastward, suffering heavy losses, the emperor was captured, there is no owner in the world, and the troubled times have been completed." The 80,000 defenders of Chang'an City, plus more than 100,000 strong men and slaves of each family, don't know how long they can hold it. ”

Jiang Ge wiped his eyes full of tears, and said with a little trembling in his voice: "I know, Fu Bo, it's just that the appearance of the four clan elders is vivid, and there are also those clan servants who accompany the kid, my heart is sour, and I can't help but be sad. My father said that the East China Sea has changed dramatically, and the people are in chaos, and I am afraid that there will be more than one luck. Since she was a child, she has only been accompanied by her father, and Ge'er is afraid of losing her father, and she feels extremely uncomfortable. was trapped in Chang'an again, and it was inevitable that he was anxious and impetuous. Fauber don't worry, just leave me alone for a while. ”

Fauber stopped talking, and continued to stand quietly at the door. Like an old statue.

The original prosperous scene in Chang'an City is gone.

The noisy liquor shops and green buildings were silent.

The crowded streets are even quieter and scary.

Thick snow accumulates on the road surface, smooth as a mirror.

There are a total of 10 relief points in the yamen of the state capital and the city, and the daily supply of porridge and water is limited to relieve the poor in the city, and the wealthy businessmen and tycoons of the clan, who were originally used to luxury, have also tightened their belts and hid in their respective mansions. Those fat-headed and big-eared merchant eunuchs all lost weight. What I am worried about every day is not that the Huns will attack the city and loot it, but that the defenders of the King of Qin will continue to hold on to the city for half a year and a year, and I am afraid that there will not even be a single mouse in this city.

The cold wind is bleak, and Chinese New Year's Eve arrives on time.

There are no red lanterns in every household in previous years, and there is no sound of firecrackers exploding in the streets and alleys. The red paper couplets that had been pasted last year were still left on the closed doors, but now the color had turned white, and most of them had been torn and destroyed, so that the festive poems written on the paper could not be seen, and the eyes were full of paleness.

In addition to the fact that a few flowering rice grains can be cut out of the porridge water today, each person can receive an additional multigrain steamed bun. Everyone has a share. It's just that there are several corpses piled up next to each relief point, and there is a large gate board next to it written in blood and water, "One for each person, one for more, and those who take more die", which makes the already cold winter even more cold and biting.

There were only a dozen old servants of the Jiang family and ten shadow guards left in the Jiang Mansion, Jiang Ge instructed Fu Bo to take out some bacon and frozen cabbage from the cellar, and there were three iron pots with large basins on the three large round tables, and the shredded bacon and cabbage in the pot were mixed and stewed. Four or five kinds of pickles are placed around. The fist-sized multigrain steamed bun is enough. Jiang Ge also specially ordered to take three jars of good wine. In such a difficult environment, you can eat cabbage, drink broth, and wine. It's really a luxury.

Everyone watched the emaciated young master stand up, Jiang Ge looked around and raised his glass and said, "Elders, the kid is useless, and you will suffer with it." No matter what the future holds, today on Chinese New Year's Eve, this cup of the deceased people in the Kid Jing clan, and everyone here, can barely have a full meal tonight, and then we will all have a real hard life, uncles, dry. ”

"Respect the young master, do it." Everyone stood up and drank the young master's toast together, their faces full of determination. The people understood that the true days of hardship had come.

Fu Bo looked at the emaciated Jiang Ge and felt sour in his heart, he was at a good age, he should be freshly dressed and angry, and when the feather fan was romantic, he had to shoulder the huge responsibility of the head of the family in troubled times. And the young master who was only weak and crowned showed fortitude and calmness. It was even more sour in Fauber's heart.

I only hope that the difficulties will be solved as soon as possible in the coming year and go south as soon as possible.

And I was able to make it to that day.

The small peach tree in the back garden of Jiang's Mansion still has a lot of red lucky bags hanging on it, fluttering in the wind and tinkling.

The snow accumulated on the branches gradually melted as a wisp of the still cold spring breeze caressed it.

Just after Chinese New Year's Eve, in the first month, the Pingxi general Jia Kai led his troops to attack the unsuspecting Xiongnu king Liu Cong, who was besieging Chang'an, and Liu Cong panicked and retreated to Pingyang with 80,000 soldiers and the captured emperor Canghuang.

Sima Ye, the king of Qin, opened the city to welcome Jia Kai into the city, and a large number of materials left in Liu Cong's camp were moved into Chang'an City, and the 50,000 soldiers led by Jia Kai joined, and the defenders in Chang'an City were even more invigorated. Subsequently, at the initiative of Jia Kai, he and a group of generals and scholars supported the King of Qin as the crown prince, and when the time was ripe, he counterattacked the Xiongnu Liu Cong and rescued the emperor.

But in the first month of the same year, Liu Cong feasted the ministers in Pingyang, making the captured emperor Tsing Yi drink, and the captured courtiers present felt humiliated, crying and complaining, annoying Liu Cong, who had already suffered defeat, and killed the emperor on the spot. When the news spread, they were heartbroken and cursed for their cruelty and unscrupulousness.

After the news spread to Chang'an, after the unanimous discussion of Jia Kai and others, Sima Ye, the king of Qin, proclaimed himself emperor in Chang'an in April, and announced to the world that he invited the kings of the clan and the princes of the Shi clan to raise troops to fight against the Xiongnu.

However, the people who have been trapped in Chang'an City for a long time do not know that the eight northern states except for Taiyuan were all divided and occupied by the Xiongnu, the Qianren and the Xianbei people. Taiyuan and Chang'an were generally besieged by the Xianbei king Tuoba Jue.

The failed eastward retreat plan of the King of the East China Sea completely angered the Central Plains Shi clan, so after the King of the East China Sea was killed, the five princes of the royal Sima clan (Sima Rui, King of Langya, Sima Yi, King of Xiyang, Sima Zong, King of Nanton, Sima You, King of Runan, and Sima Hong, King of Pengcheng) crossed the Yangtze River to avoid the war and chaos, and there were countless clans and wealthy families from all over the country who followed the five princes.

Wars broke out in the north, and the princes and princes who were entitled, were either slaughtered by the Hu people or went south with the people. As a result, the Central Plains, which originally had a population of tens of millions, was lost in less than half a year.

And this rout gave the Hu people of all ethnic groups in the north an excellent opportunity to establish their own strongholds, a large number of slaves rebelled against the master, countless Hu people moved south, in the winter, grain and grass were extremely scarce, and the Shi people moved south to loot all the local surplus grain. The Hu people, who thought that they would no longer be hungry after entering the Central Plains in the south, still couldn't eat after walking thousands of miles. As a result, the Han people who still stayed in the north were regarded as food, and the two-legged sheep was the name of the Hu people for the Han people. The entire north fell in a short period of time, and the Han Chinese were almost extinct. The Han people, who could not escape, did not start earlier than the princes of the Shi clan, did not have enough transportation and food, and the speed of the Hu people chasing south was extremely fast. The whole road to the south was littered with corpses, and it was unbearable to see. In the end, there was not one Han in ten who successfully crossed to the south.

Chang'an is a lonely city, hanging alone in the north.

Famine was severe in the city, and the new court had stopped providing relief to the poor.

After the Huns retreated to Pingyang, they gathered 200,000 troops to attack Chang'an in less than a month, and the battle was no less fierce than any siege battle in history.

As a result, all the defenders in the city over the age of ten and under sixty years old, men and women, were all reservists in turn, and the defenders intended to use these civilians to consume the offensive of the Huns.

From commoners to clans to eunuchs, all of them were cannon fodder, falling on the city wall one after another.

The Jiang family has never been on the city wall without exception, and this is also Jiang Ge's first time to personally contact the real battlefield, even if he and the family soldiers how to practice, how to strategize, brave and invincible. On a real battlefield, especially in a siege battle, a long defense without gaps can completely destroy a person's body and spirit. Jiang Ge, who still had some combat experience, was extremely small in the battle of hundreds of thousands of people on both sides. Originally, he felt that he was a martial artist, but he didn't know that the long-term defense of the city not only made him tired, but also the frail old servants and lean shadow guards around him who were negligent blocked deadly attacks for him one after another, and died generously without hesitation. In their opinion, the young master of the weak crown can stand at the head of the city with a sword to resist the enemy, and kill countless people, although he seems immature, but the courage he is full of courage is enough to block a knife and an arrow for him. In the real fight, the boy grows up very fast, as a domestic servant and soldier, and a shadow guard. The mission of his life is to stand up in the most critical time and exchange his life for the safety of the young master. And guarding the young master on the battlefield, watching the young master quickly adapt to the battlefield. In the future, there will be more security on the battlefield.

He had been in the city for three days, and Jiang Ge, who was physically exhausted, was leaning against the city wall, and there were still two shadow guards left by his side, one burly and one lean. Fauber was injured and was removed from the wall on the first day. Therefore, there are not many dozens of people left in the Jiang family until now. Maybe the next time the enemy attacks, Jiang Ge and the three of them will not survive.

Jiang Ge picked up the kettle with difficulty and drank a sip of water, and then handed it to the burly man sitting against the wall on the left hand side like himself, looking at the bandages tied to his body, Jiang Ge felt sad in his heart, and said casually: "Father told me your name and origin, but I didn't remember it." It's not that I can't really remember, but I don't dare to remember. I know that maybe late one night, while I'm still asleep, the ten of you will be somehow a few of you. And then there will be new people coming in. Dirty things between the Shi clan are always unexpected, but fortunately, in troubled times, the Jiang family does not have many enemies, so there are almost no assassinations on me. But, I know, one day, you will die for me. At least die before me. You are like my eldest brother and uncle, growing up with me without complaint. To this day, everyone has died generously for me, and I remember each and every one of them. At the moment of life and death, I can't help crying bitterly, only with the will of immortality, if he can return to his ancestral land one day, he will be a monument for you one by one, and the incense will continue forever. As long as the sons and nephews of the eldest brother are still alive, my Jiang family will definitely support them for a lifetime. ”

After listening to Jiang Ge's heartfelt words, there is no need to say more, the heart of a child can be seen by the sun and the moon, and his duty should be killed in front of him.

Nothing was said all night, and the next morning was in the morning.

The horns of the Huns attacking the city came as promised.

Jiang Ge and the three of them stood up when they heard the sound, and their drowsy brains quickly woke up.

Waves of feathered arrows covered the sky and shot at the city wall, and then siege ladders set up the city wall, and countless Huns quickly climbed the city wall and fought with the reserves on the city wall.

The whole Chang'an was filled with shouts of killing, the sound of metal colliding, and the sound of falling the city wall and falling to the ground.

Jiang Ge felt that his body was getting heavier and heavier, his reaction was getting slower and slower, and his vision was gradually blurred. As long as you see someone coming in from outside the wall, you will swing your knife and slash at it, there is no move at all, and if you can kill someone, you will kill someone. Suddenly feeling extremely tired, Jiang Ge just closed his eyes slightly, and a Hun rushed towards him, when Jiang Ge tried his best to open his eyes, what he saw was not that he was cut at himself by the long knife, but that the thin man who was sitting next to him yesterday was blocked in front of him, his abdomen was pierced by a spear, and his shoulder was slashed into the bone by a long knife. Jiang Ge blinked again, and there was a sudden hot pain in his back, followed by the feeling of being pierced by cold metal on his thigh, stinging his heart, but he still couldn't resist the exhaustion of the mountain, the metal spear was withdrawn from his thigh, and a heart-piercing pain instantly paralyzed his nerves, and before Jiang Ge closed his eyes and fell to the ground, he saw a big mountain in front of him, dripping with blood and full of feathered arrows.