Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 860 Kowtow to Chang'an (8)

  On the city wall of Chang'an, the gong of the alarm was beating loudly!

Under the sudden and sudden situation, the soldiers guarding the city didn't have any sharp weapons at hand. Rolling stones, wood, etc. were still piled up in the middle of the city wall. There was no time to move them over, only under the orders of the officers on duty. , hastily organized some archers, and shot down!

In order not to arouse the suspicion of the defenders, these people brought by Fan Chou did not wear armor. Under the bow and arrow, they had almost no defense ability. Suddenly, several of them were shot by the bow and arrow, and they fell under the suspension bridge with a scream. The splashed water was dyed red in a blink of an eye.

   But more Xiliang soldiers took advantage of the surprise of the Chang'an defenders, rushed in after Fan Cong, shouted and fought bravely, killing all the panicked defenders.

   During the slashing and killing, Fan Chou suddenly felt his eyes light up, and he immediately realized that he had already smashed out of the opening of Zhangping Gate and rushed into the walls of Chang'an City!

The long-standing disadvantages of Chang'an's peace have finally emerged. In order to accommodate more people, and because of the limited land in the city walls, even many folk houses were forced to be built outside the city. Even Changxin Palace, It was also a last resort to demolish a section of the city wall before relocating to the north. With such an inch of land and gold, where is there any extra land to build some kind of urn city?

What's more, in order to solve the problem of Chang'an's growing population, and to solve the problem of local tyrants in the Han Dynasty, there has been a pioneering work since Liu Bang, and the rich people from various regions have been continuously relocated to the capital. , especially the mausoleum was built next to the emperor's own cemetery, which also has city walls and basic urban functions.

  Even after Wang Mang’s rebellion, the mausoleum system of imperial mausoleums in Chang’an City still survived. Even after several wars, these mausoleums still functioned as satellite towns of Chang’an City in the Han Dynasty.

   Therefore, in fact, the current Chang'an City in the Han Dynasty is not a city, but a huge urbanized commercial, economic and political aggregate formed by 7 small mausoleums and a main city. Among the seven mausoleums, five are larger and more prosperous. They are concentrated on the north bank of the Weihe River. The term "Wuling Boy" in the famous "Wuling Youth" comes from this.

  It is not an exaggeration to say that such a city is at the pinnacle of the entire world with its huge population base and advanced urban structure at around 200 AD.

Therefore, the so-called city defense of Chang'an is not only the defense of a big city, but also the defense of a total of eight cities on both sides of the Weihe River. Relatively invisible.

  In general, Chang'an City is the only super city in the world without an outer city wall!

  The walls of the main city attacked by Fan Chou are equivalent to the inner city of Great Chang’an, and the walls surrounding Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace are the imperial city...

   Therefore, after breaking through the Zhangping Gate, the inner city of Chang'an City was broken!

  The Xiliang Rebel Army actually stepped into the capital of the Han Dynasty, Great Chang'an!

  Fan Chou suddenly felt a little dazed. He entered so smoothly, even he was a little unexpected.

  Suddenly, a black light came from the corner of Fan Chou's eyes. Fan Chou, who was experienced in fighting on the battlefield, turned his body instinctively to one side before his brain issued an order!

However, the speed of the arrow was still too fast, and Fan Chou was a little distracted just now, but he was not able to dodge it completely. The arrow slashed across his chest, and the sharp edge cut through Fan Chou's Ge Buyi, and also drew out There was a **** mouth, and blood gushed out immediately.

Under the round of arrows on the top of the city, the guards around Fan Chou had no time to dodge. Some were shot in the limbs and screamed in pain, and some were directly shot in the vitals, and they immediately died. He fell to the ground with a muffled grunt.

Fan Chou didn't even think about it, and immediately grabbed a corpse from the ground, blocked it in front of him like a shield, and rushed towards the city wall through the corridor next to the city gate, shouting loudly: "Grab the city wall! Kill them all! Chang'an City is broken! Chang'an is broken!"

  On both sides of the city wall, one side is a horse path, which is gentle but longer, and the other side is a soldier path, which is steep but has steps up.

Fan Chou held the corpse and shrank behind him, only heard the sound of puffing. He didn't know how many arrows were shot at the corpse at once. Some of the elites who followed him were shot from time to time, and they fell down the stairs with a loud cry. Down.

The Xiliang soldiers rushing towards the city wall, everyone knows that this short section of road is the Huangquan Road between life and death, where there is no slightest hesitation and laxity, they each step forward with their legs, three steps in two steps and rush upwards !

  The blood of the dead flowed down the stairs, and Fan Chou rushed to the top of the city with his corpse on his back like a wounded beast, one step at a time!

  Fan Chou had just set foot on the top of the city wall, and he pushed the corpse to the spearmen lined up in front, then crouched down and hid behind the corpse, crashing into the array of spears guarding the top of the city!

   The spearman who got close was almost instantly hacked and hacked by Fan Chou, and he was defeated. Blood flowed everywhere as if he didn't want money, and a gap was opened immediately.

The Xiliang soldiers who followed closely behind Fan Chou rushed in frantically along the gap, and fought regardless. In such a small area of ​​the city, the defenders who were in disarray were gradually overwhelmed by Fan Chou's Xiliang soldiers. Suppressed, the constant casualties also gradually consumed the morale of the defenders, and they gradually retreated...

Every time the guarding soldiers took a step back, the Xiliang soldiers rushing up the wall had more space. Coupled with Fan Chou's bravery, it didn't take long for these soldiers on the top of the city to be chopped down or turned around. ran away.

  The second batch of Xiliang soldiers who were hidden behind caught up, and Fan Chou's strength was immediately strengthened.

  Fan Chou commanded the soldiers to start burning the city gates. On the one hand, it indicated that Chang’an City had been breached, causing even greater chaos. On the other hand, it was also a signal to inform the troops in the distance...

At this moment, the defenders in other places in Chang'an City were also alarmed. There were gongs everywhere, and urgent calls for rallies sounded. Running around, the streets are full of panicked people running, bumping around like headless chickens, overturned cargo loads, knocked-down rack cars, all kinds of sundries, scattered everywhere yes.

I don't know whether it was man-made or unintentional, several fires broke out in the neighborhoods in Chang'an City, and suddenly thick smoke billowed, adding to the commotion of many people, screaming, running wildly, trampled on, many people even He didn't die under the sword, but was trampled to death by his close and friendly neighbors...

  (end of this chapter)