Chapter 312 Breaking Chang'an
"Your Majesty, wake up, the big deal is not good, the granary is on fire..."
Yao Hong, who was drooling and dreaming of defeating the Jin army, was awakened by the shouts of the close servant, and he didn't hear what the close servant said in a daze.
Rubbed his eyes and said, "What did you just say? Is that it?"
The attendants were about to cry: "Your Majesty, it's a granary..."
Before he finished speaking, Yao Hong jumped up from ** with a carp, which shocked the servant. He never thought that His Majesty, who was as fat as a pig, had such an amazing bounce.
But he knew that Yao Hong was scared. At this moment, his mind was unprecedentedly clear. He finally understood why the Jin army did not launch an attack. He was not waiting for Luoyang's order at all, but waiting for the fire in the Chang'an granary.
While running, Yao Hong ordered people to put out the fire immediately, and at the same time sent soldiers to the city. He knew very well that if the Jin army came in at this time, everything would be over.
At this time, He Wuji and others, who were far outside the city, also saw the fire in the north of the city.
From the bottom of my heart, He Wuji, Zhao Shu and other generals have always looked down on Zhifengtang or the people in the Black Panther's army, but they have to admit that these people are really good at it.
If you don't consider your huge logistical pressure, even if you are sleepy after this fire, you can also trap Yao Hong to death.
"Blow the horn!"
With He Wuji's low shout, the vast horn sounded like a relay, ringing one after another around Chang'an. Those soldiers who had already lined up outside the battalion heard the horn and rushed to Chang'an City almost at the same time.
"Gun..."
The Qin army, which had been closely following the movement of the Jin army at the head of the city, immediately sounded the alarm. Although it could not see anything clearly, it was impossible for the army to run towards the wall to hide the police post.
The harsh alarm sound cut through the night sky and soon reached the ears of Yao Hong and others.
What you are afraid of comes. At this time, the fire on the other side of the granary has become a prairan. Obviously, someone deliberately set fire to it, otherwise how could the fire burn so fast?
But at this time, everyone is fighting the fire, so that you can't tell who is the spy and who to catch? And of course, the most deadly is the attack of the Jin army.
The Jin army has been silent outside the city for three days. At this time, it broke out and obviously wanted to break the city in one fell swoop.
Yao Hong couldn't go up to put out the fire and rushed up the wall with his bodyguard. He had to say that he was still very brave, but it was obviously not enough to have courage at this time.
Standing at the head of the city and looking down, Yao Hong couldn't help taking a breath of cold air, because there was no light in the Jin army except the fire on the top of the city, and he didn't know how many people the Jin army had dispatched.
And the lights on the top of the city have obviously become a beacon to guide the attack of the Jin army. The Qin army is shooting blindly down, but the Jin army can launch the crossbow with a target.
In Yao Hong's stunned mouth, the bodyguard beside him suddenly blocked him with a shield, followed by several soft sounds. It turned out that the divine archers in the city found Yao Hong and began to shoot at him. If the bodyguard had not reacted fast enough, Yao Hong would have become a hedgehog at this time.
"Arrows, arrows..." Yao Hong, who was still in shock, retreated and shouted.
The barn fire in the city, the silent attack of the Jin army outside the city, and the pressure from both sides at the same time have made the Qin army defending the city extremely nervous. Before Yao Hong ordered, they shot arrows into the city aimlessly.
In the past three days, the Jin army has not been idle. According to the width of the moat provided by the spy, the craftsmen in the army specially made a simple wooden bridge that can pass directly through the two sides of the moat without laying wooden boards.
In the dark, under the cover of countless soldiers carrying shields, dozens of such wooden bridges were quickly built on the moat, and thousands of archers followed to suppress the counterattack of the city head with bows and arrows.
The city was brightly lit, and the Qin army was like a ready-made target. It was shot down one by one by the specially trained archers of the Jin army. Although the Jin army also suffered casualties, it was inconceivably much less than the Qin army in the city.
Under the precise shooting of the Jin army, the Qin soldiers had to hide behind the city stacks or throw down from the city wall, thus giving the Jin army more time to lay wooden bridges.
When countless simple wooden bridges were built on the moat and turned it into a flat road, the Jin soldiers immediately burst into an earth-shaking cheer and rushed to the city wall.
Under normal circumstances, in order to prevent the enemy's sneak attack at night, some flammable materials will be piled up outside the city and ignite them when the war comes, so that you can see the enemy's appearance and attack direction.
But the Qin army camp outside the city turned into an empty camp two days ago, and the flammable materials piled up were somehow taken away by the Jin army.
This also caused the Qin army to be blind and could not see the small movements of the Jin army, let alone focus on protecting the other side.
Soon, the ladder of the Jin army put on the wall, and then the soldiers climbed up like ants. At this point, the short soldiers were really starting, and as soon as the two armies contacted each other, the elite of the Jin army immediately appeared.
You should know that the Jin army attacked from the bottom up. First, the Qin army's military spirit was in chaos. In addition, these Jin soldiers were all crazy. They didn't care whether they were injured or not. They only rushed up, and the Jin soldiers seemed to be killed forever and climbed up from the ladder endlessly.
In this case, although some officers kept urging, they were still defeated by the Jin army. Soon some Jin soldiers climbed up the wall, occupied a corner, and the soldiers behind them kept climbing up.
When He Wuji and others, who were watching the battle far away from the rear, saw this scene, they were completely relieved and knew that there was no suspense about the battle.
"Tap the drum, light the fire!"
With the order of He Wuji, the Jin army camp suddenly lit up countless torches, and the torches all over the sky were like stars in the sky, and there was no end at a glance.
"Dong, Dong..."
The inspiring drums also sounded behind the attacking soldiers. At this time, the Jin army, which had been deliberately suppressing the sound, burst out with a shocking shout and bravely killed the city.
From afar, in the bright firelight of the day, the soldiers of the Jin army climbed on the wall like ants. At this time, if there were aerial photos, you could see a three-dimensional picture.
As more and more Jin soldiers rushed to the top of the city, the Qin army quickly collapsed under the attack of the Jin army as if it had been blown away by the wind.
In the shouting, I don't know how long it took. In a huge "squeaky" sound, the tall suspension bridge was put down, and then the gate was also opened from it with a "rumbling" sound.
Deng Xiang, who had already gathered his cavalry, saw this. The big iron gun waved and his legs hard to urge the horse to kill the city first.
The huge sound of iron hooves stepping on the ground seemed to hit the hearts of the defenders. When the iron horse of the Jin army, which rushed into them, the will of the defenders finally collapsed.
"The Jin army has come in..."
With the sound of the Qin army fleeing for their lives, some of the Jin army who entered also kept shouting: "Surrender to avoid death..."
In this case, who is willing to risk their lives to rush up? Some Qin soldiers surrendered on their knees, and some took off their military uniforms to hide in private houses, and those who resisted stubbornly were quickly surrounded by the Jin army. Obviously, it was only a matter of time to be eliminated.
At this time, Yao Hong was surprisingly calm. He sat alone in the Golden Hall and kept listening to him reporting all kinds of news, but there was no reaction and didn't know what he was thinking.
After a burst of rapid footsteps, Yao Wenzong, who was covered with blood, quickly ran in.
"Your Majesty, I will protect you while it's dark! It's too late if you don't leave."
Yao Wenzong took Yao Hong's arm and said eagerly. He couldn't think of the strong city guarded by 200,000 troops. How could it be so easy to be broken by the Jin army?
But it's obviously not the time to think about this problem. Take the emperor away and escape to the north before making plans!
"Escape? Can I still escape there? Haven't you figured it out yet? Jin people deliberately let me back in order to completely destroy us, Sima Dezong! What a means!"
Yao Hong is a little nervous about talking to Yao Wenzong, as if he was talking to himself.
"Your Majesty, you can't be discouraged! We go to the north, where there is an army loyal to us. As long as Your Majesty tries hard to rule, there will not be a day when he will come back!"...
Yao Hong shook his head and said slowly, "You all go! This is my home, and I won't go there..." The voice became lower and lower, and finally I didn't hear it. A small white porcelain bottle slipped from the drooping hand, and a trace of blood flowed from the corners of his mouth.
When Yao Wenzong saw this, he still didn't understand how it happened? He stepped back two steps in horror and stared at Yao Hong, who was already unconscious. Tears flowed down uncontrollably. He bent his knees and bowed three times to Yao Hong. After bowing respectfully, he suddenly stood up, wiped his eyes, and turned around and strode away.
When other close attendants saw that the emperor had committed suicide, they also dispersed with Yao Wenzong.
Yao Hong's suicide became the last straw that overwhelmed the Qin army. As the sky became brighter, this historic city and the former capital of the Han Dynasty was finally recovered by the Jin army.
With the influx of more and more Jin troops, the shouts in the city have gradually calmed down. He Wuji has long had a strict order not to harass the people in the city. The soldiers just controlled the intersections and escorted the surrendered Qin army outside the city for unified custody.
The discipline of the Jin army is strict, but many Qin soldiers take advantage of the chaos to do something wrong in the city. For such people, the Jin army is killed, and it is useless to surrender.
Unconsciously, the morning sun jumped out of the horizon, and thousands of glows spewed out.
He Wuji faced the morning sun and walked down the city under the protection of the bodyguards. At this time, his mood was very excited. Although it was expected to take Chang'an, when he walked on the street as a returnee, how could words describe that mood?
At this time, the streets were full of soldiers, including the Jin army and the Qin army escorted outside the city. Merchants on both sides closed the windows and could not see a commoner.
He Wuji has received the news of Yao Hong's suicide. For him, this is the best ending, otherwise this person is likely to be killed in his army.
As he was walking, the corner of his eyes suddenly found a black line shooting at him.
He Wuji's experience in the battlefield was extremely rich, and immediately reflected that someone was plotted against himself. The black line was very urgent, and it was too late to avoid it. At a critical moment, He Wuji suddenly raised his arm to protect his heart.
Almost at the moment he raised his arm, a long arrow shot into his arm and then into his chest...