Chapter 434

The huge arrows fired by the bed crossbow were not only aimed at the Wei soldiers on the top of the city, but many arrows directly shot at the palace wall.

The palace wall of Changle Palace is still the kind of rammed earth wall, but this kind of earth wall is poured with sanhe soil and glutinous rice juice, which is as hard as stone. Although each giant arrow is very strong, it is difficult to destroy the palace wall. Totally impossible.Of course, the bed crossbow's shooting at the palace wall was not intended to destroy the palace wall, but to nail rows of giant arrows to the palace wall to facilitate the Shu army's infantry to attack the city.

This arrow has a name, called "Treading Arrow".With the powerful shooting head of the giant arrow, the metal arrowhead can be easily nailed into the palace wall. The thick arrow shaft and the feathered tail of the arrow are exposed outside the wall. Rows of crossbow arrows are nailed to the wall in a random order , Shu army infantry can step on these arrow shafts and easily turn over the wall.

The pronged arrow is more effective than the ladder. Firstly, the ladder is movable, and the soldiers who attack the city have to be careful of its damage. However, the pronged arrow is directly nailed to the palace wall, and it is very difficult to get it out. Therefore, these arrow shafts are very firm, and they are firmly stepped on, which is equivalent to building a shortcut for the Shu army.

Now the Shu army's attack is to besiege from all sides, regardless of priority, and they are almost doing their best.The defense of the Wei army was at the expense of the other. The inferior force made them unable to resist the full-line attack of the Shu army, and the difference in morale made this disadvantage more obvious. Soon, the weakest guard of the Wei army in the northwest corner was first captured The Shu army broke through.

The loss of the northwest corner caused the fighting spirit of the Wei army to completely collapse in an instant, and then the southeast corner also fell, and the North Palace Gate and West Palace Gate of Changle Palace also fell into the hands of the Shu army, leaving only Sima Wang to guard The Nangong Gate is still struggling to support.

This seems to have fallen into the vicious cycle of the loss of Chang'an City again. The loss of the South City led to the collapse of the entire defense line of Chang'an City. Even if Sima Wang was able to defend the North City, it would not help.Now that several other places in Changle were lost, it would be meaningless for Sima Wang to stick to the Nangong Gate.

"Captain, break through the siege quickly, or it will be too late!" Hu Shi's eyes were red, and he shouted loudly to Sima Wang, his voice was completely submerged in the roar of mountains and tsunami.

Sima Wang seemed a little indifferent, he knew very well how difficult it would be to keep a small Changle Palace after losing the entire Chang'an City.Originally thought that he could still see the sun tomorrow, but now it seems that such hope has become very slim.

"As the governor of Yongliang, how can I run away? People are in the city, but people are dead. This is the oath I made in front of King Jin that day. If I can't do it now, what face will I have to return to Luoyang?" See King Jin? General Hu, if you have a chance to see King Jin again in the future, tell him that Wang has failed his expectations, that he failed to keep Chang'an and Guanzhong, and the only way to repay him is to die!" Sima Wang said the last few words , had turned around and walked down the palace wall, and walked slowly towards the front hall of Changle. He didn't even look back at Hu Shi again.

Looking at Sima Wang's back, Hu Shi suddenly felt a sense of bleakness, the sadness of a hero's end is always so helpless.Once upon a time, Sima Wang was the pillar of Cao Wei's country. He was famous in battles and killings, and everyone in the world knew him. But today, Sima Wang was defeated, and it was a complete defeat. At this moment, he is also approaching the end of his life.

Hu Shi glanced at the Shu army that was pouring in like a tide outside the palace, and it was by no means an easy task to break out of the encirclement.But Hu Shi had an idea and jumped down to the city hastily.

In Chang'an Yueguan, there is a prison cell for prisoners. Although Changle Palace used to be a royal palace, it has been abandoned for a long time since the Eastern Han Dynasty. Changing it into a prison cell and leaving the Changle Palace, which occupies one-sixth of the area of ​​Chang'an City, unused, is simply a huge waste. Converting a palace into a prison cell is also regarded as waste utilization.

Hu Shi rushed to the prison cell, changed the jailer, and told him to find a prison uniform that fit him.

The jailer naturally recognized Hu Shi, and quickly found him a prison uniform. He was wondering what Hu Shi wanted to use as a prisoner, but he saw that Hu Shi had taken off his armor and put on a prison uniform. The jailer was dumbfounded.

"From now on, I am a prisoner. Remember, no one is allowed to reveal my true identity!" Hu Shi ordered.

The jailer immediately complied and took Hu Shi to Tianzihao's cell.

Hu Shi's plan is also very simple. The way to lead the troops to break through is blocked, and he may have to be decapitated when he goes out of the city. He disguises himself as a prisoner and mixes with the prisoners. Liu Yin takes Chang'an and must amnesty the prisoners. Hu Shi can also get out of the city in disguise.

Don't tell me, after Hu Shi became a prisoner, he really looked like a prisoner, and most people couldn't tell the difference.

As for whether he can get through the test by fooling around and escape from birth, Hu Shi can only resign himself to his fate.

Sima Wang walked into the front hall, the dark hall was empty at the moment, not even a single candle, but the guards around him found a candlestick and lit a few candles for him.

Sima Wang waved away several personal guards and stood on top of the empty hall, filled with countless emotions in his heart. Chang'an is the place where he made his fortune. Back then, he had a close relationship with Cao Shuang, so in order to avoid suspicion, he voluntarily raised the issue. Served as the governor of Yongliang, but it was unintentional, and the land of Yongliang became a place of success and fame.From here, Sima Wang was promoted to General of the Guards, took charge of the imperial guards, and became Sima Zhao's confidant. Later, he was promoted to General of Hussars, becoming the first among the generals under King Jin.

However, success is Xiao He, and failure is Xiao He. Chang'an was originally his blessed land, but now it has become his burial place.

For a moment, Sima Wang was disheartened and all thoughts turned to ashes.

Outside the hall, the shouts of the Shu army were getting closer and closer. Sima Wang held the candlestick in his hand and kept trembling. There was no trace of blood on his face. Finally, he put the candlestick on the Under the curtain, the flame of the candle quickly ignited the curtain.

But in just a moment, the raging fire had already burned the entire curtain, and a bigger flame rushed up, igniting the rafters, beams and brackets of the front hall of Changle.

The raging fire surrounded this majestic palace. The flames several feet high shot straight into the sky. No one dared to approach the blazing fire. Even the soldiers of the Shu army who attacked the palace stopped, and no one dared to approach it. It is clear how the fire in the front hall started, but I heard the shrill and high-pitched laughter echoing in the front hall.

That laughter turned out to be so terrifying and creepy.

(End of this chapter)

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