Chang'an City, outside the city has been surrounded by the Wu army from all directions, the Wu army cavalry runs around the city every day, the horse's hooves roar, the drum shakes the sky, so that hundreds of thousands of people in the city are even more panicked.

"There will be a war every few years, when will the world be peaceful?"

"Hey, when the Wu army retreated, I thought that Chang'an would be peaceful, but it's only been a few years, and the Wu army has come back!"

"When the Wu army entered the pass, our Chang'an City was full of bloody battles!"

"I'm afraid this time it's another bloody battle!"

"My brother has also been forcibly conscripted to defend the city, and I don't know if he can come back!"

"My brother has also been called up to defend the city!"

"God forbid, don't fight this battle, so that our relatives can survive!"

"How is it possible not to fight?"

"Why is it impossible, can't you just let the soldiers and horses in the city surrender?"

"Be careful not to be heard!"

"What if you hear it, the Wei Dynasty has been defeated, and it can't stop the Wu army at all, I heard that Hongnong County has been broken by the Wu army, is there any point in holding Chang'an City?"

"That's what you say, but how can the Wei army surrender!"

The people seem to be a little numb to this scene, they don't care who can win, they don't care who can dominate Chang'an City in the future, they care whether their relatives can survive.

Since Dong Zhuo hijacked the people of the world to the south, Chang'an City has not stopped, from Dong Zhuo was killed, the Western Liang army was in the civil war, the Liang State and the Jin State were at war, the Wei army entered Guanzhong, and the Wu army went north to Guanzhong, these big battles made Chang'an City full of holes.

The original population of millions is now only a few hundred thousand, and after repeated recruitment, there are fewer and fewer young people, leaving the old and young women and children.

The Wu army's second siege reminded them of December of the seventh year of the Warring States period.

At that time, it was the first northern expedition of the Wu army to Cao Wei, and it had already captured Chang'an City without much effort, which made them feel terrified, but the Wu army was disciplined, and after the city was broken, there was not much killing.

This made the people of Chang'an feel more favorable to the Wu army, at least they did not exclude the Eastern Wu ruling this city.

In the hearts of such a panicked and uneasy people, rumors broke out in the city.

"I heard that our Chang'an Ling Zhuge Jun is simply a spy of Wu Jun?"

"Who said that?"

"Many people say so, my Chang'an Order's name is Zhuge Jun, and he is the younger brother of Zhuge Liang, the general of Eastern Wu, and he sent us to the Wei Dynasty to do fine work!"

"It's impossible, Lord Zhuge is diligent and loves the people, and has always been conscientious, how can he be a meticulous work of Dongwu?"

"It must be fake!"

"Not necessarily, his surname is Zhuge , maybe he is really a member of the Zhuge family!"

"The one outside the city is Zhuge Liang, the general of Eastern Wu, and under the cooperation of the inside and outside, our soldiers and horses defending the city will definitely be defeated!"

The rumors were like a storm, and in less than three days, they had begun to sweep through the entire Chang'an City, making the hearts of those who were already in turmoil even more uneasy.

……

On this day, Zhuge Jun personally inspected the defense of the city head in accordance with the usual practice, and then walked down from the city wall and returned to Chang'an County, but the tranquility maintained by the Wu army outside the city made him feel a sense of depression in his heart.

Since the failure of the Wu army's night attack, he has been standing still, and this tranquility always makes him feel that people outside the city are plotting something.

Zhuge Jun knelt down on the county government hall, took a sip of tea, put aside the doubts in his mind, and then began to deal with the Chang'an County government documents piled up on the bookcase.

The army outside the city besieged the city.

Naturally, the people in the city are panicked, and there are many gangsters who usually have nothing to do to take advantage of the fire to rob and make trouble, although the army in the city is suppressed, and there are thousands of county soldiers under his command to maintain order, which is not chaos, but there are a lot of trivial things.

It wasn't until late afternoon that he had finished all these trivial matters.

Zhuge Jun stretched out a lazy waist, a name kept appearing in his mind, his eyes flashed with this fierce color, and he muttered: "Zhuge Kongming!" ”

The chief general of the Wu army outside the city is Zhuge Kongming.

His elder brother Zhuge Jun.

Zhuge Jun is the youngest son of the Zhuge family, and he has not been as capable as Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang since he was a child.

Zhuge Jin is the eldest brother, he has a stable personality, extraordinary talents, since he was a child, he has shouldered the burden of the Zhuge family, has responsibility, talent, and later chose to go to Jiangdong, out of the Wu Dynasty, and assisted Sun Quan, who had not yet reached the top at that time, and rose step by step, and now he is a feudal official of the Wu Dynasty.

And Zhuge Liang is a rare genius of the Zhuge family in a hundred years, he has been brilliant since he was a child, and he was personally included in the door by Sima Wei, the great Confucian of Jingzhou, and has the ability to pass through the heavens and latitudes.

Now it is even more important for the emperor of the Wu Dynasty, Sun Quan, to lead hundreds of thousands of troops, and have won the battle of Xiliang, the battle of Jieting, and the decisive battle of Wuzhangyuan.

Since he was a child, facing these two brothers with extraordinary talents, the pressure he Zhuge needs to bear can be imagined, but he Zhuge has not given up on himself, he is also ambitious, he hopes that one day he can stand side by side with his two brothers.

So after his two brothers came out separately, he chose to go north to Guanzhong and take refuge in Cao Wei.

He started from a small county commander, and one day he was recognized by the current prime minister Xun Yuhui, and began to rise step by step in the Wei Dynasty.

After the Battle of Guanzhong in the past, Chang'an was breached, and Sima Lang was captured, resulting in the lack of Chang'an Order, Xun Yu personally recommended him as Chang'an Order, responsible for managing this city second only to the Wei capital Luoyang.

Later, in the Great War of Kanto, Cao Cao suddenly fainted, which led to chaos in the imperial court, and the situation in Guanzhong was also in frequent turmoil.

But this Qiang army is also a big burden to Chang'an.

After all, the Qiang army is the Qiang army, their combat effectiveness is very strong, but the discipline is very poor, entering a prosperous place like Chang'an, there are a lot of chaos, Zhuge has tried his best to stabilize them, stabilize the lives of the people of Chang'an.

Because of this, he is even more respected by the imperial court.

If he continues like this, he can at least become the pillar of the Wei Dynasty, and the talent of Jiuqing is not inferior to the two brothers.

However, the situation in the world changed too quickly, the Wei army was facing the attack of the Wu army, defeated again and again, and retreated from Bingzhou, the Battle of Longyou, the Battle of Jieting, the Pursuit Battle of Chencang, and the decisive battle of Wuzhangyuan, and the successive defeats, and the elite hundreds of thousands of troops were destroyed.

Even he didn't react, the Wu army was already under the city of Chang'an.

In the face of such a situation, he Zhuge Jun was helpless, but after all, he knew Yu Xun Yu, so he was willing to do his best for the Wei Dynasty and die.

This is the solar term of the reader.

Even if the lord of the Wu army outside the city is now his brother Zhuge Liang, he will not surrender.

……

When night fell, the gloomy night shrouded the sky of Chang'an City, and Zhuge Jun in the backyard of Chang'an County went to take a bath first, and then began to eat.

After eating, he read in the courtyard.

Diligence can make up for clumsiness, although he Zhuge Jun is not as good as Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang, but he also has to work harder than them, so he studies as long as he has time and has enough knowledge.

"Your Excellency!"

A strong man dressed in battle armor and with a long sword at his waist walked into the courtyard.

"Come in!"

Zhuge Jun raised his head, put down a book in his hand, looked at the right-hand man under him, and asked, "Zhong Yi, is there anything important?" ”

Jiang Yi, a native of Xiliang, was once a fierce general who governed Xiliang, and later entered Chang'an with Fuzhu, dispatched Zhuge Jun to lead Chang'an Duwei, and commanded 3,000 Chang'an County soldiers.

This person is brave in force, but he has an honest personality, Zhuge is very easy to use, and he has established a certain friendship with each other.

"My lord, some gossip has suddenly appeared in the city these days, and I think I should report it to my lordship!" Jiang Yu said in a deep voice.

"Say!"

Zhuge Jun squinted slightly, he was in the city these days, and the affairs and security of the city were handed over to Jiang Yu, and he was a little late aware of what happened.

"Suddenly there are rumors among the people, saying that the adults are Wu Jun's meticulous work!"

"What?"

When Zhuge Jun heard this, his eyes flashed with a cold glow, and his expression was inexplicably a little gloomy: "Who is it from?" ”

"It's not clear for the time being!"

Jiang Yi said: "I have sent someone to investigate, but this rumor spread quickly, I can't find the source at all, and they say that you have a nose and eyes, they say that you are the younger brother of Zhuge Liang, the chief general of the Wu army, and he sent Cao Wei to work carefully, in order to cooperate with the inside and outside, and take Chang'an City!" ”

Syllable!

Zhuge Jun slapped on the stone table, and suddenly understood everything in his heart: "Zhuge Kongming, you are still well-intentioned, come to recognize me as a younger brother at this time, aren't you afraid of pit me to death?" ”

He is 100% sure that this is Zhuge Liang's handwriting.

The art of war is cloudy, the siege is the bottom, and the heart is the top.

This is a blatant anti-scheming.

"My lord, are you really Zhuge Liang's younger brother?" Jiang Yan was a little surprised when he heard this.

"Yes, I am the younger brother of Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang, the minister of Eastern Wu and the generals of Eastern Wu, is it because of this, do you also think that I will betray Chang'an?"

"No!"

Jiang Yi shook his head and replied in a deep voice, he knew Zhuge Jun's character very well, he believed that Zhuge Jun couldn't do this kind of thing, but he was still a little surprised, this Zhuge is really talented.

He said with some worry: "My lord, the rumors have covered the whole city, everyone is talking, the three of them can become tigers, it is difficult to protect General Zhang He, General Cao Xiu They will believe it, so it is not good for you!" ”

"Has this rumor reached their ears?" Zhuge Jun asked.

"The rumors spread so fast that the whole city knew about it, and I guess they should know about it too!"

Jiang Yu said: "My lord, I have made the decision to send all the county soldiers to the vicinity of the county government compound, if they use troops indiscriminately, we will fight with them!" ”

"There's no need!"

Zhuge Jun took a deep breath, calmed down and pondered for a while, he stood up and said: "I'm going to meet them, once they are suspicious, it will lead them to send troops to the county government, I'm not afraid that they will kill me, it's just that the city is in chaos, and the cheap one is the Wu army outside the city, we must now work together to stabilize the situation in Chang'an!" ”

"But what if they don't trust you?" Jiang Yan was a little worried: "Aren't you sent to death in vain!" ”

"Huh!"

When Zhuge Jun heard this, he smiled, and said very confidently: "Zhong Yi, don't worry too much, but just rumors are not enough for Zhang He and them to kill me, this clear-eyed person can see at a glance that it is the counter-plot of Eastern Wu, Zhang He and Cao Xiuxun They are both smart people, if they want to keep Chang'an, they can't do without me, Zhuge Liang's mere means are just to make them feel a little shaken in their hearts!" ”

He thought for a moment and added: "But then you have to be careful, you must ensure order in the city, don't let the people's hearts boil, don't let the granary have an accident!" ”

Zhuge Jun is worried that Zhuge Liang's methods are not only like this, this is just the beginning.

"The last general commands!" Jiang Yi nodded.

"I'll go to the barracks to meet them!"

Zhuge Jun strode up.

"Do you need me to send troops to escort me?"

"Not for now!"

Zhuge didn't want to increase the suspicion in the hearts of Zhang He and the others, it was best to go to them alone, spread out the matter, and win their trust.

……

A military camp in the middle of the city.

In a tent, the lights were bright, Zhang He's burly and sturdy body knelt in front of the bookcase, his eyes looked at the secret decree sent from Luoyang in his hand, his face was blue and white, and his expression became more and more gloomy.

"Your Majesty has come to the Holy Decree!"

He put down the holy decree in his hand and said with a wry smile: "There are only ten words, the general trend has gone, I will wait to save my life!" ”

"What does that mean?"

Cao Xiu's pupils widened, and his eyes were full of anger.

"That is, let us fight and surrender!" Xun You sighed helplessly: "The overall situation of the world, the Wu army is besieging the pass, Hongnong County is stopped and cut off, it can't respond before and after, it will definitely be defeated, the situation is not our power to turn things around, Your Majesty is merciful of our lives, only this will was transmitted, and he is also telling us that he has no reinforcements for us!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the temperature in the entire big tent suddenly cooled down, and it was gloomy and breathless.

"I won't descend!"

Cao Xiu glared angrily, slapped the case, and shouted: "I, Cao Wenlie, would rather die in Chang'an to repay His Majesty's kindness, than to wag my tail and beg for mercy from Wu Jun!" ”

"I don't want to be a three-surname house slave!"

Zhang He pondered for a long time before he spit out a sentence: "Chang'an may not be able to hold it, but I would rather fight!" ”

He was originally a general.

The surrender of Wei from the Jin State was already unwilling, and there was also these Xu Xu's dissatisfaction with Yuan Shao, so he surrendered, but now Cao Cao treats him well, values him, and reuses him.

He was really unwilling to surrender to Soochow again.

"We are now besieged in Chang'an, there are no reinforcements, no way out, no chance of victory, and the grain and grass in the city will last for a month at most, and we will definitely lose, we have no hope at all in this battle!"

Xun You's eyes narrowed slightly, and his heart was heavy: "Even if it is a breakthrough, where can we break through first, there is no place for us in the world!" ”

"Are we going to open the door and surrender?" Cao Xiu drank coldly.

"I'm not willing either!"

Xun You's eyes crossed a resolution, and said: "It's better to break through, we will be defeated if we defend it, there is still a glimmer of life in the breakthrough, we will be broken through to the north, and we will go back to Luoyang, even if we are defeated, we will be defeated before Your Majesty!" ”

"Good!"

Zhang He gritted his teeth and made up his mind: "We break through, break through to the north, and fight all the way back to Luoyang, whether we succeed or fail, at least we can fight!" ”

"When is the breakout?" Cao Xiu asked.

"Wait!"

Zhang He thought about it for a while and said, "Five days later!" ”

"Good!"

Cao Xiu stood up and said, "I'll go and prepare immediately!" ”

"Wait, there's one more thing!"

Zhang He stopped him and said, "Recently, there was a rumor in Chang'an City, which made me a little uneasy!" ”

"What rumors?"

"According to the rumors, Zhuge Jun is Zhuge Liang's younger brother, or is he personally planted a spy in our Wei Dynasty!" Zhang He squinted his eyes slightly, and said word by word.

"What?"

Cao Xiu and Xun You were taken aback when they heard this.

"How is this possible?" Cao Xiu's reaction was disbelief.

"Could this be a trick of Soochow?"

Xun You's reaction was actually more inclined to a ploy to disconnect the trust between them that this was a ploy made by Soochow.

"Zhuge Jun's bottom is fine, can Lord Xun know it?" Zhang He turned his head, looked at Xun You, and asked in a deep voice.

Zhuge Jun is not a dispensable little person, he is the key to stabilizing the hearts of the people in Chang'an, and he is the main general who controls all the granaries in Chang'an City today.

He didn't have to do anything, he just burned all the granaries with a gentle fire, and then they would surrender directly.

Without food, they simply did not support it for three days.

"Although Zhuge Jun is an official of my Xun family, I don't know the specific situation, I just know that he is very valued by the prime minister, and he is a talent valued by the prime minister, and he is personally recommended by the prime minister as the Chang'an Order!"

Xun You thought for a while: "I still know one thing, he seems to be an evil person, and he has entered the customs since the evil of Lang!" ”

"Zhuge Liang is also an evil man?"

Zhang He's face was gloomy: "It seems that there is no wind in the air!" ”

After Zhuge Liang moved the world, his details had already been clearly felt.

"Otherwise, I'll send troops to take him down immediately!" Cao Xiu said.

"Don't be reckless!" Zhang He shook his head: "He also has three thousand county soldiers in his hands!" ”

"With only 3,000 county soldiers, what are you afraid of?"

"The fight is a mess, if there is chaos in the city, it will inevitably allow the Wu army to succeed!" Xun You analyzed: "At this time, you still have to be stable!" ”

"General!"

"What's the matter?"

"Chang'an ordered Zhuge Jun to ask to see him outside the camp!"

"Let him in!"

Zhang He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.

"No!" Captain Yuanmen turned and left.

"Why did he come at this time?" Cao Xiu asked.

"It's good to be here, I'm afraid he's hiding!" Xun Yu squinted slightly.

"Now Chang'an, we can't do without him, I also believe in him, even if the rumors are true, I also believe that he will not betray Dawei, after all, if he wants to do it, we will not be able to defend Chang'an for a long time!" Zhang He said. (To be continued.) )