Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chang'an South Gate.

When Meng Da led his army here, he did not immediately lead his troops to seize the wide-open city gate, but observed carefully. He saw several flags raised on the top of the city, and the city gate was wide open, showing a completely defenseless posture.

But even with this defenseless posture, Meng Da felt somewhat uneasy. He looked at the dark city gate with a worried look, as if this was not a city gate, but the gaping mouth of a prehistoric beast, waiting to swallow him up and chew him to pieces as soon as he stepped forward.

So Meng Da just stopped at the foot of the city and did not order his soldiers to move forward for a long time.

"Mr. Meng?" Wen Pin, the backup, asked with concern. He was a little confused as to why Meng Da hadn't stepped forward to seize the South Gate of Chang'an yet.

Meng Da was awakened by Wen Pin's call. He came out of his worries and paused. Then he said suspiciously, "If there are people in the city who are determined to surrender, they should be met at the city gate. Why are the city gates wide open and the guards are nowhere to be seen? I'm afraid it's a trick."

Meng Da's analysis made sense. According to common sense, if someone in the city surrendered, a person of relatively noble status would be sent out of the city to meet him, to show his sincerity in surrendering. But now the city gates are wide open, but no one is seen surrendering. This is a bit strange.

However, there is a reason behind this, but Meng Da just doesn't know it.

After the Guanzhong generals in the city, Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin and Liang Xing, decided to surrender to Liu Zhang, they made corresponding arrangements. Hou Xuan and Cheng Yin went to rescue their family members who were detained by Li Jue and Guo Si, while Liang Xing went to open the south gate of Chang'an City and let the Shu army enter the city, and at the same time expressed his intention to surrender to the Shu army.

But the plan is good, but reality often does not go according to plan, and there were one or two unexpected things happening here.

First, Hou Xuan and Cheng Yin failed to rescue their families, but were blocked by Li Jue. Under Li Jue's anger because he was disgusted with the Guanzhong generals' betrayal of the alliance, their families were all killed.

Meanwhile, Liang Xing had been waiting for the Shu army when he learned from the messengers of Hou Xuan and Cheng Yin that his family had been killed. Furious, he led his soldiers into the city and attacked Li Jue, giving up his mission of waiting at the city gate to meet the Shu army.

Liang Xing planned to first join forces with Hou Xuan and Cheng Yin to attack and kill Li Jue and Guo Si to avenge their families, and then use the heads of Li Jue and Guo Si to exchange for wealth and honor from Liu Zhang, the governor of Yizhou.

This is the current situation in the south of Chang'an City. The city gates are wide open and the flag of surrender is raised on the city walls, but no one responds and no one shows up. So Meng Da is confused. He is afraid that if he steps into the city wall and the city gates are closed, he will be trapped like a turtle in a jar with no possibility of escape. His life will end here.

Hearing Meng Da's worry and hesitation, Wen Pin thought for a moment, then he bowed to Meng Da and said, "Mr. Meng, why don't I lead the army forward to see what happens? It will be fruitless if we just stay here."

With his trust in Jia Xu, the wise man from Liangzhou, and the recognition of Fa Zheng, the military advisor and rising star, as well as a little desire to achieve success, Wen Pin planned to turn the tables, with him as the vanguard and charge into the city, while Meng Da would follow up with him.

"This is not a good idea..." Meng Da said embarrassedly. He felt a little embarrassed to let Wen Pin, who was supposed to be his backup, take the lead and take risks for him.

Wen Pin smiled frankly and said, "It's nothing good or bad. We are all serving you, Lord Ming... Besides, you and I have received orders from you and me to find out whether there are people in the city who really intend to surrender. It doesn't matter who goes first or later. Anyway, you and I will enter the city eventually."

Faced with Wen Pin's sincerity, Meng Da felt a little guilty, but he said, "Even if Wen Jun is very courageous, I can only help him."

Meng Da nodded in agreement, and added: "Please rest assured, Wenjun, if anything unexpected happens, I will rescue you even at the cost of my life."

"With Lord Meng's words, how can I not feel at ease?" Wen Pin nodded solemnly. Then he called out a group of elite soldiers and directed them to march towards the wide-open south gate of Chang'an City. As the main general, he was naturally among the team.

Wen Pin glanced at the dark city gate. He was actually unsure in his heart, but thinking of the special treatment shown by Lord Liu Zhang, he strode forward with a determined look and without hesitation, and stepped into the south gate of Chang'an.

Wen Pin listened to the staggered footsteps of his soldiers and the rustling sounds of their armor echoing in the archway of the South Gate of Chang'an, stepping into the city wall and looking toward the top of the city wall.

At this moment, there was no disturbance or movement on the southern wall of Chang'an.

"Wen San, you lead a group of troops to occupy the city gate." Based on the current situation, Wen Pin made a prompt decision and sent an order to his cousin Wen San.

Wen Pin planned to let Wen San lead more than a hundred soldiers to guard the city gate, while he would lead the remaining troops along the horse path to rush up to the city tower and take control of this side of the city wall.

"Go first!" With the desire to be the first to climb the tower, Wen Pin led his elite soldiers to the top of the tower and planted a large flag with the word "Wen" on it. He did not forget to send someone to convey the news to Meng Da, who was outside the city to help, that the tower had been taken down.

There was no need for a messenger to convey the message. As soon as Meng Da outside the city saw Wen Pin's flag flying on the city wall, he knew what had happened below the city wall.

Seeing the big flag with the word "Wen" flying on the city wall, Meng Da showed an expression of not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He looked extremely regretful and a bitter feeling arose in his mouth.

Because of his momentary cowardice, he gave the credit of being the first to reach the summit to Wen Pin. How could he not regret it?

However, although he regretted it, Meng Da did not forget to command his soldiers to rush to the city tower. It was not too late to make up for the loss. Although Wen Pin had taken the city tower before him, he now led his troops to follow him, which was also a merit. The only difference was that his contribution was not as great as Wen Pin's.

After all, Wen Pin was the first general to enter Chang'an City.

"I regret not trusting Xiaozhi." Meng Da approached the dark city gate in the south of Chang'an step by step. He became more and more depressed. Fa Zheng was looking at him, but he was hesitant, so he lost the credit of being the first to reach the city.

A single mistake can lead to a huge error.

When Meng Da climbed up the south tower, he saw Wen Pin, who was trying to look calm but had a high-spirited look that could not be concealed. Meng Da bowed to Wen Pin and praised him, "Wen Jun entered the city first, so he deserves the first place." "It was just luck." Wen Pin shook his head calmly and got down to business, "Now that we are down the tower, we should quickly send someone to report to you, sir."

"Yes." Meng Da nodded. It was indeed necessary to report to his master Liu Zhang at this time. He immediately sent out a messenger to inform Liu Zhang of the situation here as soon as possible. He and Wen Pin would stay here and wait for the arrival of the army.

After dispatching soldiers to guard various parts of the city tower and ensuring that the city wall was completely under their control, Wen Pin and Meng Da followed the orders issued by Liu Zhang earlier and only guarded the south city tower and did not try to enter the city.

Wen Pin came to the inner city wall and looked down at Chang'an. At this moment, he saw strong winds, fierce fires, fighting, wailing, and a scene of endless chaos in the city.

"Just as Jia Wenhe expected, Li Jue, Guo Si and the other generals in Guanzhong are not in harmony with each other and are now fighting each other in Chang'an City." Wen Pin marveled at Jia Xu's insight. He had great respect for Jia Xu, the wise man from Liangzhou.

Meng Da nodded when he heard this, and he responded: "Jia Wenhe is a man of profound wisdom and strategy, and he is a match for Liang and Ping."

Having said this, the regret that had just subsided in Meng Da's heart began to surge again. With Jia Xu's ability to judge people and Fa Zheng's strategy, he was still hesitant and even lost a great achievement. It was really a pity and extremely hateful.

"Just let them make trouble. We will clean up after they finish fighting to avoid dirtying our hands." Meng Da said with contempt. He disliked Li Jue, Guo Si and the generals of Guanzhong very much. When facing a powerful enemy, these people could not concentrate on making peace, but instead attacked each other. They were really a group of extremely stupid pigs and dogs.

Wen Pin nodded and expressed his agreement: "Then you and I will wait for the order from the Lord, and then we will do what he wants."

At this point, Wen Pin and Meng Da quietly watched the battle situation in Chang'an City.

However, in the current battle situation in Chang'an City, Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin, Liang Xing and other generals from Guanzhong have the upper hand. Faced with the tragic situation of their families being killed, Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin, Liang Xing and others were filled with rage and their eyes were almost red. They were determined to kill Li Jue and Guo Si no matter what.

One was to avenge their families, and the other was to use the heads of Li Jue and Guo Si as a stepping stone to gain wealth and honor from Liu Zhang, the governor of Yizhou.

Therefore, Li Jue was facing great pressure. Li Jue also had a dream in his mind, which was to quell the rebellion of the generals in Guanzhong and repel the attack of the Shu army. So he asked Guo Si to defend the city, while he led his troops in the city to fight against the generals in Guanzhong.

But it is difficult for Li Jue to cope with the joint attack of Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin, Liang Xing and others by himself, so that he is now at a disadvantage, his soldiers are retreating again and again, and the army formation is showing signs of falling apart.

At this time, Li Jue had no choice but to stand up and set an example as the main general to boost the morale of his soldiers. He took the lead and fought with the generals in Guanzhong.

After fighting for a while, Li Jue gradually became desperate. His hope of keeping Chang'an City today dropped to zero. It was because, although the generals in Guanzhong, such as Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin, Liang Xing, etc., were not as good as him individually, three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang. The combined strength of Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin and Liang Xing was not something Li Jue could resist.

"Go, let Guo Aduo lead the troops to rescue quickly, leave a small number of soldiers to guard the city, tell him that Chang'an can not be defended, now work together to destroy the current Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin and others, and then leave Chang'an and make plans." Li Jue pulled Guo Si's cousin Guo Pu over, and asked Guo Pu to call Guo Si to come quickly.

Guo Pu nodded hurriedly, then headed non-stop towards the west wall of Chang'an.

Soon, Guo Si, who received the news, led the soldiers guarding the city to where Li Jue was.

Although Guo Si was short-sighted, his bravery was among the best in Liang Province, and his subordinates, Xia Yu, Wu Xi and others, were also first-class generals. In addition, the soldiers under Guo Si, also the best soldiers in Liang Province, had all fought in battles with Guo Si and had experienced many years of fighting.

Therefore, with the addition of Guo Si's fresh force, Li Jue's side, which was originally at a disadvantage, quickly became excited, while Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin, Liang Xing and others, who were on the enemy side, suddenly fell from the spring weather into a world of ice and snow and felt tremendous pressure.

Both sides were really angry at this moment, and swords, spears, sticks, bows, crossbows, swords and halberds were all thrown at each other. The main generals also went into battle shirtless, fighting on the front line regardless of their status.

Soon, generals on both sides either lost their lives or were injured. On the side of Li Jue and Guo Si, Li Jue's nephews Li Xun and Li Li were killed in the battle by Hou Xuan and Cheng Yin, two of the generals in Guanzhong. Their heads were spurted with hot blood and their headless bodies swayed in the wind.

As for the generals in Guanzhong, Liang Xing accidentally lost an arm of Xia Yu, a fierce general under Guo Si, and became a one-armed man. He only managed to save his life due to the desperate rescue of his personal guards. At this time, Liang Xing was still wailing, the pain of the broken arm penetrated deep into his bones.

Seeing that Li Xun and Li Li, his two brothers, had lost their lives, Li Jue became more and more crazy. He attacked forward regardless of anything, fighting one against two. At the same time, he fought with Hou Xuan and Cheng Yin, just to avenge his brothers.

Led by Li Jue, the Guanzhong generals who were at a disadvantage could not hold on any longer. First, Cheng Yin, one of the Guanzhong generals, lost his life at the hands of Li Jue. Then Hou Xuan lost his courage and fled, taking his soldiers with him.

Hou Xuan, who fled in fear, and Liang Xing, who had a broken arm, quickly disappeared from Li Jue's sight as they fled desperately, preventing Li Jue from fighting to his heart's content and avenging his two brothers, Li Xun and Li Li.

Seeing his enemy disappear from sight, Li Jue regained consciousness. He suppressed the murderous intent in his chest and grabbed Guo Si, who was about to chase after the enemy. He said, "Guo Aduo, don't chase after the enemy. We can't stay in Chang'an for long. You and I must leave Chang'an, and even stay away from Guanzhong, to have a chance of survival."

Guo Si, who was in the mood for killing, was awakened by Li Jue's words. He nodded and said, "That's right."

Then Li Jue and Guo Si did not pack their bags, but led their men to the east gate of Chang'an. They thought in reverse, believing that most of the Shu army was at the west gate of Chang'an, and would definitely not be able to catch up with them.

As Li Jue and Guo Si left, Chang'an City naturally fell into the hands of Liu Zhang.

Gan Ning, Lou Fa and others who were leading the army to attack the west gate of Chang'an defeated some of Guo Si's soldiers and climbed to the top of the city wall of Chang'an, announcing that the ownership of Chang'an City had changed, and at the same time announcing that the land of Guanzhong had welcomed a new owner. (End of this chapter)