Li Xiao didn't answer and asked: "Does the castle master know who the five martial arts masters of the Jin Kingdom are?" Luo Tianchu said: "It turns out that there are still five masters in the Jin Kingdom, then Wan Yanli must be ranked first, who are the other four." Li Xiaodao: "The second is Wan Yan Chang, the third is Wan Yan Sticky Han, the fourth is Han Chang, and the fifth is the late Wan Yan Lou Room." As a Han man, Han Chang can occupy a place in the Jin Kingdom under the control of the Wanyan family, which shows that he has real skills. That Han Changben is a native of Yanjing, since he was a child, he followed his father Han Qing to surrender to Jin, his troops are all Liaodong Han'er, every battle must be the vanguard, repeatedly made military exploits, and is also one of the best among the generals of the Jin State. Luo Tianchu said: "Where are the others?" Li Xiao said: "He is now guarding Tongguan." Luo Tianchu groaned: "This person's ranking is still above Wanyan Lou's room, Jin Guo is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, and we have met a strong enemy." That Tongguan is the gateway to Guanzhong, even if Tongguan takes Chang'an, it can't be held for a long time, we must attack Chang'an quickly, and then attack Tongguan, and take it at any cost. Li Xiaodao: "My subordinates also understand the importance of Tongguan, so I asked someone when I was in Chang'an, and Tongguan has 8,000 troops, all of whom are Han Chang's Liaodong elites." Luo Tianchu said: "How many of them are cavalry?" Li Xiaoyi was stunned and said: "I don't know this subordinate." Luo Tianchu said: "Tongguan is less than three hundred miles away from Chang'an, it is a half-day horse journey for the cavalry, if we can't quickly capture Chang'an, and Han Chang leads more than 3,000 cavalry to reinforce, the inside and the outside should be combined, our army will be defeated." Li Xiaodao: "The subordinates were derelict in their duties and failed to find out the details. Luo Tianchu said: "It's not your fault, such a confidential military situation is not easy to investigate, no matter how many cavalry there are in Tongguan, this battle must be fought." It seems that we only have half a day to attack Chang'an. If I can't attack for a long time, I will withdraw my troops immediately, and I would rather retreat to the Blood Knife Fort than let my sons die in vain. ”

The road further forward in the Meridian Valley was not damaged, and two days later the army reached the mouth of the valley, which was only a hundred miles away from Chang'an. At this time, it was noon, and Luo Tianchu ordered the troops to rest in place and prepare for a sneak attack at night. The prey he had hunted had already been eaten, so he let thirty horses he had killed to satisfy his hunger, because he did not dare to light a fire and roast meat, so he could only eat it raw. The soldiers began to have difficulty swallowing, and Luo Tianchu said to everyone: "If you don't eat enough, how can you fight, a man is not afraid of death, are you afraid of eating raw meat?" Then he picked up the bloody leg and chewed it heavily. The soldiers also followed him to eat meat, and the smell of fish began to be pungent, and after eating it for a while, they got used to the taste, and the horse's blood and raw meat not only did not revolt with the stomach, but aroused the wildness in the body.

Luo Tianchu and Lu Fei went to step outside Chang'an City, and left the Meridian Valley half an hour later. Outside the valley is a dense forest, the forest is humid and sultry, the giant trees cover the sky, the canopy is cloudy, the two people led the horse to walk for half an hour before leaving the woods, in front of them is a large area of deep grass, the hills on both sides are undulating, end to end. After walking for another twenty miles, the eyes suddenly opened up, a crooked official road stretched forward like a long dragon, surrounded by reclaimed fields, the fields and canals meandered, and three or five farmers were sowing seeds and laughing. The red sunset sank into the middle of the mountain, and the sky was set off with fiery clouds. In the distant village, under the red clouds of the setting sun, a village girl led her child to the field to call the man home for dinner. The man laughed and picked up the child, laughed with the woman and returned to the village.

Luo Tianchu and Lu Fei were both emotional, and they both knew that they were not blessed to enjoy this pastoral pleasure. Suddenly, I heard that the twilight drum in the mountains is long, it is fascinating, look for the ancient temple, but it is difficult to see the corner of the yellow wall, according to Li Xiao's map, the ancient temple hidden in the mountain is called Xiangji Temple, this place is only thirty miles away from Chang'an.

The two walked along the official road, and after an hour, they saw a magnificent capital, only one city wall was twenty miles long, and the city was ten zhang high. The banner of the Kingdom of Jin on the city wall fluttered in the wind, and only scattered defenders could be seen. It is necessary to know that the four walls of Chang'an City are sixty miles long, and there are not many defenders, so it is inevitable that the position will be loose. This imperial city, which symbolizes the prosperous culture of the Sui and Tang dynasties, has endured a hundred years of wind and rain and still does not reduce its majestic and majestic atmosphere. Luo Tianchu exclaimed: "This Chang'an is much bigger than Lin'an, I have never seen such a huge capital, I really don't know how many people such a city can hold." Lu Fei said with a smile: "Don't talk about Lin'an, even Luoyang is half the size of it, there were millions of people in the city during the Tang Dynasty, and there were thirty or forty thousand overseas merchant envoys and student monks alone." Luo Tianchu said excitedly: "What a Chang'an! You are mine tonight." When it arrived, the gate of Chang'an was closed, and the two rode their horses far around the city wall for a week, and returned when it was dark, they discussed the method of attack on the road, and finally decided to climb the city wall secretly with flying claws by Luo Tianchu, Zhao Hengshan, and Zhu Yushi, and open the city gate with lightning speed. The vanguard army was led by Lu Fei, and immediately rushed into the city after the city gate was opened, and Li Xiao led the way to break the main force of the Jin army.

When he returned to Meridian Valley, it was already the middle of the day, and Luo Tianchu explained the plan of action to everyone, and then led the army out. The sky was dark, there were no stars and no moon, the vanguard army went out of the Meridian Valley, through the dense forest, to the edge of the grass and the official road, the front was pitch black and there were no fingers, and the vanguard army advanced along the official road. There were no pedestrians all the way, and I saw the fire on Chang'an City for a short time. Luo Tianchu ordered the army to hide in the fields, and he and Zhao Hengshan, Zhu Yushi, quietly approached the city with a flying hook. Because the city walls of Chang'an were so long, only torches were lit near the towers, and the rest of the city walls were plunged into darkness. They wore night clothes, performed light work, and came to the back of a big tree fifty feet away. The eyes of the three of them had clearly seen the situation in the city, most of the Jin soldiers were drowsy and unvigilant, Luo Tianchu pointed to a section of the city wall on the right, signaling to ascend the city from there. Zhao Hengshan and Zhu Yushi saw that there was no fire on that section of the city wall, and the three sparsely standing Jin soldiers were all dozing on the battlements, which was indeed an excellent place to climb the city. The three of them crawled to the edge of the moat, which was three zhang deep and four zhang wide, and the three of them dived into the river, swam to the opposite bank and climbed up, leaning against the city wall, and taking out the flying claws they carried.

The hook of the Flying Claw has been wrapped in cotton cloth to prevent the iron hook from grinding against the battlements. The three of them aligned their positions and threw them at the same time, and the three flying claws grabbed the city wall with unmistakable accuracy, making only a small sound. The three of them did not hesitate, grabbing the rope and climbing up like apes. A dozing Jin soldier heard the sound, opened his sleepy eyes, and asked the Jin soldier next to him, "Hey, did you hear any movement?" The Jin Bing who was asked slept more soundly, and made a few "uh-huh" sounds in his mouth, without even opening his eyes. The Jin soldier who asked the question was more vigilant, and after checking around, he suddenly found that there were three strange-shaped things on the battlements, and he vaguely heard the sound of "rubbing" coming from the city. He rubbed his eyes and carefully identified them, and recognized them as three flying hooks, and was immediately shocked, thinking that someone was climbing the city wall, he instantly fell asleep, and was about to scream, but Luo Tianchu, who was going to the city, was pierced through the throat by Luo Tianchu, who was going to the city, and he didn't make a sound at all.

Luo Tianchu put down his corpse, lowered his body to observe the surrounding movements, and saw that everything was as usual, so he gently pulled the Lone Ming Sword out of the golden soldier's mouth. At this time, Zhao Hengshan and Zhu Yushi also jumped onto the city wall, their feet were lighter than cats, and they didn't make a sound at all. The three of them squatted in the dark, seeing that the surrounding Jin soldiers were still asleep, Luo Tianchu pointed in the direction of the city gate, and then stretched out two fingers and swiped lightly between their necks, signaling assassination. The two nodded in agreement, moved their bodies slightly, and as soon as they approached Jin Bing, Zhao Hengshan twisted his neck and gently put the body down. In this way they silently eliminated the twelve golden soldiers, and beyond that was the tower, where torches were burned, and if they approached, they would be discovered. At the moment, he could only forcibly rush down the city wall and open the city gate before the golden soldiers could react.

Luo Tianchu asked Zhao Hengshan to contain the Jin soldiers on the city wall, and he and Zhu Yushi went to open the door. After the division of labor was clear, the three of them suddenly raised their hands to shoot hidden weapons, and the targets were torches, and all the torches were extinguished in an instant. The golden soldiers on the city wall were in a commotion, shouting, "What's the matter! Another soldier wondered, "Strange! Another golden soldier shouted: "Light the torch quickly, and beware of the enemy's sneak attack." The golden soldier from before smiled: "Don't be surprised, there is no enemy." The two Rojos quickly passed them as they spoke, and slipped down the stone steps down the walls. Jin Bing said: "There seem to be two gusts of wind blowing just now, do you feel it?" Someone said impatiently: "No, no, there is no wind, don't delay Lao Tzu to sleep." After a while, the torch was re-lit, and suddenly found a big man standing in front of him, Zhao Hengshan laughed and said: "Rabbit cubs, we are really here to sneak attack, let's all die!" The Jin soldiers hurriedly organized a counterattack. Because of their sparse position, the Jin soldiers on the city wall in the distance could not catch up with the reinforcements in time, and the dozen or so Jin soldiers in the vicinity were Zhao Hengshan's opponents, and they rushed up to die. Zhao Hengshan killed a Jin soldier with every palm, and the weapons of the Jin soldiers were like floating clouds in his eyes, and all the weapons were blown away with a flick of his hand. After a while, twenty or thirty corpses fell on the city wall, and Jin Bing had never seen such a murderous demon, so he didn't dare to go up again, but just surrounded him and waited for reinforcements from behind. In this way, the whole city wall was noisy, shouting and chaotic.

Luo Tianchu and Zhu Yushi went down the city wall, and when they saw the defenders at the city gate, most of them were sleeping soundly. The city gate was closed, there were six wooden stakes to support the gate, Luo Tianchu knew that it was not enough to open the city gate, but also to put down the suspension bridge in front of the city gate, so he said to Zhu Yushi: "You stop them, I will open the door." Zhu Yushi said: "Okay." The two of them walked over in such a big way, and the golden soldiers guarding the city were awakened by the noise on the city wall, and found that there were two more people in front of them, and asked, "Hey, what are you doing! Don't go near the city gate." Zhu Yushi suddenly made a move, and poked a finger on the golden soldier's acupoint, and the golden soldier fell to the ground with a snort. Zhu Yushi snatched his single knife and said, "Xiao Luo, it's up to you." Luo Tianchu responded, flew and kicked down all the wooden beams supporting the city gate, pulled out the lone sword and cut off the door bolt, and was about to open the door with internal force.

Jin Bing shouted loudly and stepped forward to stop him. Zhu Yushi's single knife danced like flying, protecting Luo Tianchu's back, the knife flashed, blood splashed, and the golden soldiers killed seven or eight people. However, the golden soldiers guarding the door rushed up, and Zhu Yushi couldn't bear it. At this moment, the city gate made a "quack" sound, and it had been pushed open by Luo Tianchu. Luo Tianchu shouted: "Rush out with me and cut the iron cable of the suspension bridge." Zhu Yushi said "yes", and the two of them rushed out of the city gate with light skills. The suspension bridge in front is high, two iron cables are connected to the city tower, the two people fly and jump, their bodies are parallel to the iron cables, wave their weapons, "ding" two crisp sounds, the suspension bridge fell down with a bang, and landed on the opposite bank. At the same time, I only heard the sound of horses' hooves rushing like thunder in the darkness in the distance. Luo Tianchu said happily: "Our army is about to enter the city, let's kill it back!" (To be continued.) )