Chapter 204
The north wind of Huchuan shakes the earth, and the clouds compete for the thick sky for thousands of miles. The goose feathers fly with wings and willow catkins, and the old mountains and rivers are changed in an instant. It is difficult to find the smoke from the cooking stove to rise, and only plum blossoms are seen in the wilderness. The geese are lost in the misty return, and the night is like day in the vast snowy field.
A night of north wind and a night of snow.
Chang'an City has become a white world overnight. At Chen time, it was already dawn, and you can see the entire Baichuan standing on the top of the city. However, the first snow in Yong'an in the second year did not stop it, but instead became more and more urgent.
The Xiliang soldiers on the gate of the city gate at the front of Chang'an City held their hands tightly in their sleeves, hugged them tightly in front of their chests, and kept stomping on the top of the city.
"Captain Lu, Wang Li's army probably won't come today, right?" A soldier tried hard to raise his hand from his sleeve, held it in front of his mouth and asked the team leader beside him.
Team Lu smiled and said, "Damn it, Wang Li's army surrounded the city for several days. Except for the first day, they also surrounded and did not attack the rest of the time. Today it was wind and snow. I believe they shouldn't be so stupid. Come and swing around in front of the door!"
"It's still Team Lu's wise, unlike us who are rough people, we don't know anything." The soldier nodded, patted Team Lu's flattery and continued, "Wang Li's soldiers and we are both born to our parents. Where are we the only ones who are afraid of the cold? Those birds are not afraid of the cold? If those birds come again today, wouldn't they be alive?"
As soon as the soldier spoke, he heard a person beside him exclaim: "Three monkeys, look at the bird man, oh, no! The ghost is coming!"
"What a big fart in spring and autumn, little wolf cub, are you sleepy and not awake yet? Didn't you hear Team Lu's words just now?" The three monkeys slapped the little wolf cub next to him on the head, but their eyes seemed to have fallen.
Hundreds of meters ahead of him, there were 30,000 to 50,000 soldiers in black-clad black armored were either riding horses or walking steadily from the wind and snow, as if a wandering soul under the nine earth suddenly appeared under the gate of Zhicheng and suddenly appeared in front of everyone.
The wind and snow are pouring, and the iron armor is cold.
These 30,000 to 50,000 troops stood quietly under the city gate, allowing the cold wind to rage and the heavy snow to float, like sculptures without temperature, without moving.
Immediately afterwards, the team split into two sides, and dozens of stone throwers pushed from the middle to the front of the formation. Two generals rode out, one with white robe and white armor, the other with white armor and red flares, and two long spears were particularly dazzling in the wind and snow.
"Ah, it's Zhao Zilong and Ma Yunlu!"
"Enemy attack, hurry, hurry, sound the alarm!"
Everyone's faces showed horror. It's not their fault. These two people were so shocking. Two years ago, Zhao Yun fought against Lu Bu by the single-handedly at Mengjin Pass, and a few days ago, Ma Yunlu and Pang De fought against Cao Xing, the image of Cheng Lian had already taken root in everyone's hearts and was indelible.
Before the three monkeys could put their eyes back, Team Lu had already shouted angrily, rushed to the city tower and picked up the drumsticks that had dropped in the air, and fell onto the war drum.
"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"
The drum sounded suddenly, as if an air defense alarm was sounded at the head of Chang'an city.
Before the pseudo-emperor and Lu Bu rushed out of the palace, they heard dozens of dense sounds of war drums exploding around Chang'an City like thunder in the sky.
A series of rapid footsteps ran from afar.
"Report! Xu Rong led a 10,000 troops out of Zhangchengmen, and Zhangchengmen was in a hurry!"
"Report! Zhang Liao led a 10,000 troops out of Yongmen, and Yongmen was in danger!"
"Report! Ma Chao, Pang De led a 30,000 army to the Qingming Gate, and the Qingming Gate is in a hurry!"
"Report! Li Ruiyi
Ten thousand troops will leave Yipingmen, and Yipingmen will be in a hurry!"
"Report! Liang Xing led an army of 10,000 to the city gate, and the kitchen gate was in a hurry!"
"Report!..."
A sergeant and scout rushed down from the city to his sight.
The twelve city gates of the ancient capital of Chang'an: Zhicheng Gate, Zhangcheng Gate, Yong Gate, Xi'an Gate, Angate, Fu'an Gate, Bacheng Gate, Qingming Gate, Yiping Gate, Luocheng Gate, Kitchen Gate and Heng Gate are in a hurry at the same time.
Each main sect is attacked by 30,000 soldiers and two generals, while the two deputy sects are attacked by a general or deputy general.
Sixteen generals, 200,000 troops.
Where did Wang Li suddenly appear so many powerful generals and soldiers?
The pseudo-emperor was already confused, but Lu Bu and Li Ru had already reacted first. The original alliances of Ma Teng, Han Sui and Li seemed to be on the side of Wang Li. Now, Bacheng Gate, Qingming Gate and Yiping Gate are all their troops.
"General Dong, General Fu, you will lead your soldiers to the Chucheng Gate and Anmen. I will let Cao Xing, Cheng Lian and Wei Xu assist you. Your Majesty and I will go to Zhicheng Gate, Zhangcheng Gate, Yongmen and others in person!" Lu Bu was worthy of having an opportunity to face the battle and quickly threw out all the cards in his hand.
The pseudo-emperor looked at Lu Bu in surprise and suspicion: "What should I do with the Qingming Gate, Bacheng Gate and Yiping Gate?"
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I have a plan at this time!" Lu Bu nodded to the pseudo-emperor, "Do your Majesty still remember the incident of Cao Mengde's sneak attack on Luoyang a month ago?"
"Cao Mengde took advantage of Wang Li's army in Guanzhong and planned to go to Luoyang at night, but the general under the tent was captured by Huangfu Song." It seems that the pseudo emperor has done a lot of homework these days, and he is very clear-headed. As he said that the pseudo emperor was stunned, and then he immediately reacted, "Are you saying that there are veterans like Huangfu Song in Chang'an City? Are you saying that Zhu Gongwei and Lu Zi are having sex?"
Lu Bu nodded and continued, "Zhu Gongwei defeated Lianglong in the past, and Lu Zigan also shocked the Jiujiang barbarians. Both of them were veterans in the court, and they both had experience in fighting against barbarians and alien races. I think Your Majesty can entrust them to defend Qingming, Bacheng and Yiping three gates, which will definitely make Ma Chao and others return in vain!"
"But aren't they sick in bed?" The pseudo-emperor looked at Lu Bu in confusion.
Lu Bu shook his head: "No, they just can't stand Dong Zhe's arrogant and domineering behavior, and they are a little disappointed with the court! However, the minister still thought that both of them were loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty. He believed that the edict of Your Majesty could make the two retreat ill and stand in the army again."
"No!" As soon as Lu Bu finished speaking, Li Ru had already taken over the topic and advised the pseudo-emperor, "It is true that Zhu Gongwei and Lu Zigan have talent, but when they went to war, Wang Li saved Zhu Gongwei's life. Ru thought that Lu Zigan was enough!"
Lu Bu and the pseudo-emperor met and nodded. At this time, Zhu Gongwei was indeed not suitable to appear on the city gate. If he had fought back because of Wang Li's life-saving grace, could this Chang'an City still be defended?
The pseudo-emperor immediately issued an edict to restart Lu Zhi. As for Zhu, since he likes to pretend to be sick, he should continue to pretend to be sick.
After the three of them bid farewell to everyone, they quickly climbed to the Shicheng Gate accompanied by a group of personal guards, Yulin Army and Zhi Jinwu. The scene in front of them only made the three of them numb.
The soldiers under the city had already formed a formation. Except for more than 5,000 soldiers who surrounded thirty or twenty stone throwers and kept running back and forth to recharge, the remaining 25,000 soldiers stood quietly behind Zhao Yun and Ma Yunlu without moving.
The wind was very strong, the snow was very strong, and the wind and snow were very strong. However, they did not move at all in the wind and snow, and they did not even blink their eyes and eyebrows.
It is as slow as the forest, as if it is still
Mountain!
Before Lu Bu and the other two could come to their senses, Zhao Yun had already made a big move in his hand. The stone thrower behind him shot up at the same time. Hundreds of stone bullets roared from under the Zhicheng Gate, and intertwined into a vast rain of stones in the sky.
Lu Bu and Li Ru subconsciously protected the pseudo-emperor under their bodies, and shouted loudly: "Children, put on shields and form formations, cut their robes and protect their noses!"
The soldiers were confused and quickly cut a piece of robe, tightly surrounded the lips, and then formed a shield formation in groups of three or five, lifted the shield high above their heads, looking for a suitable escape on the city wall like a moving turtle shell.
However, the stone bomb did not fall. No, it should be said that it did not fall on the top of the city. Except for a few stone bombs, most of the stone bombs jumped over the top of the city and landed on the roofs of Chang'an City, in the market and in the city.
Then, the crowd was exploding and hiding around. There was no white rain or red dust flying out, and only note filled with words.
After experiencing fear and fear, people finally regained their curious mentality of the Chinese people. They grabbed the notes one by one, then scattered, and then quietly gathered in the teahouse, in the wine shop, or even in the brothel, discussing the content on the paper.
"I heard that General Zhu in Chang'an City had an old age with Huangfu Song in the past, and was rescued by Wang Li at the foot of Yangdi City, and had secretly defected to Wang Li." A scholar in the teahouse sighed at the note in his hand.
The literati at the same table nodded and continued, "I remember that Huangfu Song, Zhu and Lu Zhi were valued by the late emperor and were the three major generals in the court. Now he has done such a betrayal of the court. It is really hateful!"
"Fuck, you are all farting!" A young man climbed the teahouse under the escort of the guards, pointed at the two of them and cursed, "These Zhu and Lu Zhi are both confidants of the late emperor, and they are loyal. How could they betray the emperor? This must be the plan of separation by Wang Li!"
The guard next to the young master also took over the topic and said, "What I heard is that the three generals under Lu Bu are the real spies. Think about it carefully, who is Lu Bu? Those who betray Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo one after another, how loyal are the people around him? "
The teahouse immediately responded.
"No wonder when Lu Bu went to Pubanjin, the leader Yang Fang, the leader of my Chang'an City, died in battle, but he and Wei Xu escaped from Zhang Liao and Gao Shun."
"There are also Cao Xing and Cheng Lian who were captured by Wang Li at the gate of Zhicheng that day, but were released by Wang Li in public. If there were no ghosts among them, the sows would probably be able to climb a tree!"
"There are really slaves of the masters. I have a note here, which says that Wang Li is the reincarnation of King Xiang of Chu. He came to Chang'an to avenge the former Wujiang revenge. Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao are his generals Long Qi and Zhonglimei. Today, these three killing generals surrendered to Wang Li, opened the city gate, and welcomed Wang Li's army into the city!"
Rumors are flying everywhere, who can tell the truth or the false? One by one, one speculation spreads rapidly in the mouths of the people, and quickly flies to the next tavern, brothel, horse market, city tower, and even the homes of officials and people.
After the four main doors of the stone throwers fired about two thousand stone bombs, a sound of snail sounded around Chang'an City at the same time.
More than 200,000 troops retreated without any nostalgia under the leadership of generals such as Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Ma Chao.
The pseudo-emperor of the straight city gate, Lu Bu and Lu Zhi of the Qingming Gate suddenly felt relieved. Wei Xu, Cao Xing and Cheng Lian were raised in their hearts. They were staring at Wang Li's army away, with strange light flashing in their eyes.
Chapter completed!