The last three kingdoms

Chapter 435

At dawn, the fire in Changle Palace was finally extinguished.The fire that spread from the front hall to the Changqiu, Yongshou, Yongchang and other palaces almost burned down half of the Changle Palace, and even the Changxin Palace, which was requisitioned as a prison, was destroyed in the fire.

Most of the fires in other places destroyed palaces and houses. Due to the timely evacuation of personnel, few people died in the fire, but the prisoners in Changxin Hall were different. When the fire ignited, they were all locked in prison. Yes, there was nowhere to escape, and the warders and guards guarding the prison, when the fire broke out, had already dispersed and fled for their lives, so they didn't care about the life and death of the prisoners.

When the Shu army cleared the Changxin Hall, they found a total of more than 400 dead prisoners. The fire prevention measures in the Changxin Hall were good. Only a small part of the more than 400 dead prisoners were directly burned to death. Regrettably, the thick smoke from the fire was the real cause of death. Almost all the prisoners died of suffocation and were suffocated to death by the smoke.

The corpse of a prisoner in solitary confinement caught the attention of the Shu army. His body was in a strange posture, as if he was trying to squeeze out of the fence of the cell, but the narrow fence was impossible to let him in. He passed, half of his body was stuck in the fence, his eyes almost popped out of the sockets, the muscles on his face were finally stiff and solidified due to distortion and deformation, it seemed that all the emotions were written on his face, anger, remorse, despair, Sorrow... the face is hideous and terrifying, comparable to the ghosts in the [-]th floor of hell.

No one knew his real identity. The files in the prison were burned down in the fire, and the jailer who sent him to the prison also fled to nowhere. The prisoner was finally determined to be an unclaimed corpse , dragged outside Chang'an City and buried in a mass grave.

"It's a pity that such a good palace is destroyed like this!" Liu Yin looked at the ruins in front of him, and the smoke was still rising from the ruins, and he couldn't help but sighed extremely.

Compared with Changle Palace, the magnificence of Chengdu Imperial Palace is nothing more than insignificant. Liu Yin, who has seen the Beijing Forbidden City, was amazed at the majesty and magnificence of the Western Han Imperial Palace. You must know that the scale of the Changle Palace is larger than that of the Forbidden City in Beijing. Eight times higher, thousands of palaces and halls, more splendid than houses, and golden walls. It is estimated that only Qin Shihuang's Afang Palace can be compared with it.

Zhang Le said indignantly: "That old man Sima Wang died as soon as he died, and he actually wanted to be buried with Changle Palace, it's really abhorrent!"

According to several captured Wei soldiers, Sima Wang did set himself on fire in the front hall of Changle. The fire not only destroyed the front hall of Changle, but also destroyed most of the Changle Palace. Sima Wang is none other than Sima Wang.

Sima Wang's body was also carried out. The fire started from the front hall, and the front hall was burned to the ground. Only a few ruins remained, and only one body was found in the front hall. , was burned beyond recognition, almost turned into a piece of coke, and his identity could no longer be identified from the body. Only the golden and jade-encrusted sword bestowed by King Sima Zhao of Jin could prove that he was Sima Wang.

Liu Yin ordered Sima Wang to be buried respectfully. Although it is said that the winner is the loser, the dead opponent is always worthy of respect.

After the capture of the Chang Palace, the entire battle in Chang'an was declared over, and the victory of Chang'an also meant the victory of the entire Guanzhong. It took half a year to win the land of Guanlong, which was beyond the reach of the predecessors of the Shu Han for decades, and the significance of this victory has become extraordinary.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that the one who wins Guanzhong wins the world. King Wu of Zhou defeated Zhou because he raised his troops in Guanzhong and ruled the world for [-] years. In the Warring States Period, seven heroes stood side by side. six countries.And Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, took the lead in the Chu-Han dispute with Xiang Yu precisely because he took Guanzhong first, and thus unified the world.

At that time, Zhuge Liang's marching ideas were very clear, that is, to lock the target in Guanzhong. During the first Northern Expedition, Meng Da came to surrender, Zhuge Liang could have gone east from Hanzhong, sent troops to Shangyong, and pointed directly at Wan and Luo, the ruling centers of Wei State. , but Zhuge Liang did not take this shortcut, but stubbornly marched into Guanlong. Perhaps in his mind, this was the right way, taking Guanzhong to gain the foundation of the world.

But Zhuge Liang failed to fulfill this long-cherished wish throughout his life. Perhaps when Zhuge Liang stood on the top of the Qinling Mountains, he could vaguely see Chang'an, but this goal was unattainable for Zhuge Liang, and for all Shu people. In other words, it is indeed out of reach.After Zhuge Liang, all Shu people had long lost their hope for Chang'an. No one would believe that one day the army of Shu Han would march into Chang'an City.

But today, after all, will be a day that will be recorded in the annals of history forever. The banner of the Han Dynasty will be planted on the imperial city of the Han Dynasty, and history will eventually remember this day.

All civil servants and military generals are congratulating Liu Yin, and Liu Yin has made great contributions to this battle.

Liu Yin just bowed and returned the salute humbly. From his point of view, winning Chang'an is not a big deal. Wei Shiguan is just losing one of his ten fingers. The next contest is the beginning of the real cruelty. Only by being able to withstand Wei Guo's full counterattack can it be regarded as the fruit of victory in Chang'an.

Due to the rapid capture of Chang'an, most of the defenders in Chang'an City chose to surrender. Among the 2 defenders, more than [-] people voluntarily surrendered. In the hands of the Shu army, these materials that were originally supposed to be shipped to Yizhou for Zhonghui ended up being cheaper for Liu Yin.

Liu Yin ordered the release of the list to calm the people, strictly enforce military discipline, and did not commit any crime to the common people in Chang'an City.After the fall of Chang'an City, the people of Chang'an were in a state of panic for a time. Liu Yin's notice of Anmin was like a reassuring needle. The people rushed to tell each other, and the situation in Chang'an soon stabilized.

The surname Wei and the surname Han have no meaning to ordinary people. The common people just ask for two meals a day and one night at night. Very fortunate.

The military discipline of the Shu army was strict, and the [-] Qiang cavalry became well-behaved under Yao Yikang's restraint, and did not cause Liu Yin any major troubles. All are guaranteed, there is food and drink, and there are very few Qiang soldiers who take the initiative to cause trouble.

(End of this chapter)