Twilight in Chang'an City (3)

Chang'an City; The sun was setting in the west and approaching the horizon, and the sky was covered with colorful clouds. The last sunset fell on the white-clothed young man in the courtyard, and the figure reflected on the ground became longer and longer; The man was dressed in white and dusty, his ink hair was flying, and he quietly looked at the sunset that had completely disappeared at this moment, and waved his palm.

Immediately more than 200 ordinary people rushed out of the courtyard behind him, dressed in the clothes of the common people, driving the donkey carts of the croppers, and without any order.

It's just that you can vaguely see that the person walking in the front is Jufu and Xue Liang.

Tonight's Chang'an City is too quiet, the silence is a little scary, even the moon only shows an arc-shaped hook, I don't know if it is artificial perception, or it is doing the final accumulation; The moonlight, like a mist woven from a hazy silver veil, flashed a solemn and holy light on the leaves, on the streets, on the rooftops, and on the faces of people. The animals that chirped at night also seemed to be asleep, and only the tinkling sound could be heard.

In the Weihe Plain in November, the cold winter has come; The silent night was infected by the cold winter breath, and there seemed to be no life in the city. The guards guarding the north city wall kept trembling, and they were still complaining, "It's also a blood mold, and they still have to be on duty on such a cold day, I really don't believe that the Han army in Longyou can put wings and can't fly over!" ’

"Old Five, you better save some heart! There is still an hour, and after insisting for a while, your daughter-in-law has already warmed up the nest for you, waiting for you! Another soldier on duty next to him laughed.

"Look, what's there.!" Lao Wu's eyes widened, his face was full of horror, and he reacted to the fright over-acting, and pointed his fingers straight at the sudden fire outside the city.

It's time for this! The fatigue of all the guards on the city wall was awakened by the sudden firelight, and the pupils were constantly dilated, and everyone knew that these fires would definitely not be needed by ordinary people when they were in a hurry at night; And it was like a large number of soldiers preparing to enter the city under the city.

If it is an officer or soldier, there are only two possibilities: either the general Cao Zhenjun is defeated and rushes back to Chang'an City in the starry night; Or the Han army's partial division smuggled in a certain pass.

The possibility of the former is very small, and the possibility of the latter is also small and pitiful; But in the face of the soldiers who suddenly appeared under the city, he had to make a judgment.

"Notify the general immediately, let the general come to help immediately, eighty percent of the outside of the city is the Han army;"

"Everyone immediately prepare to defend the city and wait solemnly." A man who looked like an officer on the city wall was a little panicked, but he immediately ordered it to go down, and shouted loudly;

The fires outside the city grew brighter and brighter; It seems that there are more and more soldiers and horses stationed under the city, and they can be faintly seen by the torches, and they are carrying moats, bridges, and ladders. The miles were vaguely illuminated by the light of the fire, and although the light of the fire was somewhat faint, it could not hide the horn of the soldiers and horses gathering outside the city.

The guards of the Acropolis seemed to be masking all the chill at this moment, and the adrenaline secreted by themselves; The sound of horns outside the city broke the silence of Chang'an City tonight, and the war drums also sounded at this moment, stirring the tense hearts of the guards on the city wall.

"Archer prepare!" The commander defending the city shouted.

"Shoot the arrows!"

With the voice of the general, the sporadic archers pulled the bows and crossbows in their hands, and there were less than a hundred people when they looked closely. The enemy troops outside the city had already begun to prepare for the attack, and the first echelon of soldiers carried the trench bridge and tried to erect it on the moat, so that the second echelon of soldiers behind carried the ladder to the foot of the city wall.

It just so happens that the moon tonight is just a thin arc; Even the stars in the sky cannot be as clear as the full moon in the night; The underground is still pitch black, only the torches in the hands of the Han soldiers let the Wei army judge the number of Han troops, although the torches of the Han army are sparse, but the scope is unusually wide. The dark night gave the Han army the opportunity to feint, and it also covered up the real movements of the Han army, and even more so the strength of the Han army.

The officers guarding the castle tower lost their judgment on the number of enemies, and the Han army did not give him time to react, and the sparse arrows at the head of the city did not play any role in hindering the advance of the Han army. In less than a quarter of an hour, about twenty moats were erected on the moat at this time, followed by the ladders of the second echelon、、、

Anzai General's Palace; The sound of the drums in the north of the city has awakened such a sleeping person, and when he heard the horn in the north of the city, he softened his hazy eyes, but he didn't figure out why there was such a big movement in the north gate tonight, "It can't be some task arranged by the general!" A waiter in the General's Mansion who had just been woken up by the sound of drums sighed secretly.

Not only him, but almost half of the people in the house have already woken up from their sleep; Of course, it also includes Xiahou Nan!

"Someone!" Xiahou Nan sat up, rubbed his eyes, and shouted loudly.

"What does the general command?" One of the guards immediately walked away and ran in.

"What's the matter, you go and find out if there's a fire somewhere! If so, hurry up and organize people to extinguish the fire! Faced with the sudden voice, Xiahou Nan said helplessly.

"Back to the general, there is no fire in the city, it is a movement in the direction of the north city gate!" The guard whispered.

Xiahou Nan's heart trembled uncontrollably, his eyes narrowed, his trembling and curled fingers reluctantly pointed to the North City Gate, and his lips trembled and said, "Are you sure it's the North City Gate!" ”

"Sure!" The guard replied in a deep voice.

There was a bang in his head, and he seemed to feel the chill of the North City Gate, and he fought a cold war, and goosebumps appeared all over his body. His mind was running at high speed, thinking about what would lead to such a big movement at the North City Gate.

"Could it be that the Great General is back!" Xiahou Nan smiled bitterly, maybe even he wouldn't believe this sentence!

"The general's subordinates suspect that the Han army is attacking the city!" The guard said in a deep voice; It can be regarded as saying the words that Xiahou Nan held in his mouth and never dared to spit it out. After all, if the Han army attacked the city, then Chang'an City would be in danger, and it would be impossible for the Han army to fight an uncertain battle; And at this time, it is not ordinary people who can cause such a big movement, it can only be a sudden attack by the Shu Han army.

"Isn't the Han army fighting in Longyou? How could you suddenly run to my Chang'an City, you Liu Xuande, I didn't expect you to have this courage! Pass on my military order: immediately send 3,000 elite soldiers to support the North City Gate, and the rest of the people are ready to fight and ready to attack at any time! Xiahou Nan lifted the quilt and said angrily.

"No" the guards clenched their fists in response.

Just as the guards left, Princess Qinghe, who was beside Xiahou Nan, was about to get up to dress him. The door was opened again, but this time it was not Xiahou Nan's order!