Chapter 356: Restoring the Three Qins

Waiting is the hardest, Zhu Ling agrees.

The line of fire was particularly clear on the top of the city wall, but it was not until the moon was near the zenith that Zhu Ling felt his body was a little cold, and the front end of the line of fire finally approached Chang'an City.

Seeing the front end getting closer and closer to Chang'an City, Zhu Ling, who was lying on the top of the city wall, couldn't help holding his breath.

Is it General Xiahou? Or a thief?

The lights at the gate of Chang'an were quite bright, so Zhu Ling soon saw the outline of the person coming with the light.

And with just one glance, Zhu Ling saw clearly that the person riding in the front was definitely General Xiahou!

With a sigh of relief, Zhu Ling combed his hair, and then ran down the city wall without hesitation.

He wanted to remind General Xiahou that there were thieves in the city and he should not trust them easily!

The thieves who broke the city must have felt that they were short of manpower and could not defeat General Xiahou, so they pretended to be Cao's army to lure General Xiahou close and do something illegal.

With hunger in his stomach and running wildly, Zhu Ling felt that his lungs were about to burst, but it didn't matter, General Xiahou was very close!

Some soldiers in the city had already noticed him, and there were shouts behind him, but Zhu Ling turned a deaf ear to them.

In order to deceive General Xiahou, the city gate had been opened. Zhu Ling did not hesitate to dodge out, and finally reached General Xiahou's mount after another wild run. The first thing he did was to bow down and shout:

"General, Chang'an City has fallen into the hands of thieves. There is a trick in the city. Don't trust it!"

After bowing, there was silence all around.

When Zhu Ling was wondering why the general didn't respond, he heard a deep voice laughing:

"Your General Xiahou has also fallen into the hands of us thieves."

"Who are you? Are you willing to surrender? Or do you want to die?"

Zhu Ling raised his head blankly, and then he noticed something he hadn't noticed before:

General Xiahou was not wearing armor or weapons, and he was looking at him as if he wanted to say something, but his lips moved for a while and he didn't say anything in the end.

There was also a black-faced man riding on a horse next to him, looking at him with interest.

Zhu Ling didn't understand the situation, Xiahou Yuan didn't want to speak, and Zhang Fei was waiting for Zhu Ling to speak, so the scene fell silent.

It was Liu Bei who came on horseback who broke the silence:

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I just went to see the things that my military advisor made to destroy Chang'an. I was fascinated by them. Please don't blame me."

"Let's go to Chang'an now."

"Well? Who is this person?"

After Zhang Fei explained, Liu Bei laughed and didn't care:

"He is a loyal and brave man. Withdraw the troops and let him follow Miaocai first."

Zhang Fei smacked his lips with regret, but he didn't have any opinions. He waved his hand to signal Fan Jiang and Zhang Da to help the warrior "undress".

This incident was just a small episode, and the group continued to move forward and went directly into Chang'an.

It was just that Xiahou Yuan occasionally looked back, wanting to see what Liu Bei's "things that destroyed Chang'an" looked like.

But in the dark night, nothing could be seen, so Xiahou Yuan's eyes fell on Zhu Ling.

After Zhu Ling's brief explanation, Xiahou Yuan looked at Liu Bei in front of him and sighed softly:

"It's like this..."

Zhu Ling said that he was knocked unconscious so he didn't know the situation, but Xiahou Yuan had been in battle for a long time and could figure out what would happen next.

This kind of ghost-like thing was a devastating blow to morale, and when the commander fainted, the soldiers fled for their lives.

And if that thing was thrown out casually and weighed three or four hundred pounds, it would be a piece of cake to smash the city gate.

It would only take half a day to break Chang'an in this way.

Zhu Ling also understood, and hesitated for a moment and said: "Zhong Sili..."

Du Xi, who was accompanying him, was not very worried about this, and shook his head and said:

"Zhong Sili is still Zhong Sili."

Since Xiahou Yuan was captured, there has always been a look of sorrow between his eyebrows. Hearing this, he was even more sad. In the end, he simply said:

"Zhong Sili is worthy of the Han Dynasty, and Cao Gong is ashamed of Zhong Sili."

The defeat in the Weihe Valley Road can be said to be quite thorough, and the fact that Chang'an was easily captured in just one day was even more striking to his heart.

He knew it very well at this time that even if he led 30,000 people to defend Chang'an, the final outcome would probably be no different.

The outcome of this battle was already determined when A Man rejected Zhong Yao's proposal of "first Guanzhong and then the south".

However, where did Liu Bei find such a kingly counselor?

Liu Bei naturally had no time to think about it. It should be said that he rode the fastest among the group.

This Chang'an city has prospered, declined, and finally became the dilapidated appearance before his eyes.

Suddenly, he recalled the lament of "dreaming of Chang'an 30,000 miles away" by later generations, and marveled at the prosperous Chang'an created by the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

But at the same time, he would also remember the people who greeted him at Yangping Pass when he entered Guanzhong. Most of them were from Hanzhong, but there were also quite a few people from Guanzhong, and even quite a few people from Chang'an.

They experienced the wars of Dong Zhuo and many warlords whose names were not clear, survived with difficulty, escaped from Chang'an and sought survival in Guanzhong.

But in the end, Guanzhong could not survive and was forced to flee to Hanzhong.

The people of Chang'an, Sanfu, and Hanzhong all regarded Liu Bei as hope, hoping to return to the peaceful and prosperous days of the former Han Dynasty.

But the heroic spirit surging in Liu Bei's chest reminded him that he could not be satisfied with this.

Recovering Chang'an was just a little closer to that distant dream.

But at this time, Liu Bei still needed to celebrate.

After walking forward for a while, Liu Bei saw Kong Ming waiting for him, so he immediately went up to him and feigned anger:

"Kong Ming, you didn't wait for me!"

Kong Ming laughed, pointed beside him and said:

"In that case, my lord and I will retreat outside the city and ask Zhong Sili to cooperate with us in a show to attack the city."

It was dark at night, and it was only after Kong Ming pointed at Liu Bei that he noticed the silent Zhong Yao next to him.

What Zhong Yao didn't expect was that Liu Bei immediately dismounted to pay his respects.

Zhong Yao was worried: "Mr. Xuande, you don't have to be like this!"

But in terms of strength, Zhong Yao is certainly not as good as Liu Bei.

After bowing dutifully, Liu Bei said:

"When I was in Hanzhong, I heard the name Zhong Sili from the mouths of the people."

"Zhong Sili used a single log to support the overturning. It can be said that he worked hard."

There is no need to say more unnecessary words. Zhong Yao just sighed and waved his hand:

"If you have anything to say, Mr. Xuande, you might as well go in and say it."

Liu Bei smiled and said, "Please wait a moment, Zhong Sili. Now that we are entering Chang'an, I have one more thing to do."

"Oh?" Zhong Yao was confused, and immediately thought of the dilapidated palace in Chang'an City.

But a moment later, Zhong Yao, Xia Houyuan and others stood together, watching Liu Bei return and climb up from the city gate.

Kong Ming and Zhang Fei accompanied Liu Bei. The Han emperor watched the torches connected in a line on the city wall, extending from the distance into Chang'an.

Several people also know that the roots of this torch line are in Guanzhong, Hanzhong, Jingyi, and Zhuojun.

After drumming up his voice, Liu Bei shouted loudly:

"Today, Chang'an is restored and the Three Qins are restored!"