Chapter 858: Knocking on Chang’an (6)
“Haha, why should I obey someone’s command? That’s a good question!” Li Jue laughed loudly. The slight gloom before was swept away, and he appeared to be in high spirits, “Just because someone has money and food!”
??Fan Chou was originally a subordinate of Dong Zhuo. Because of his extraordinary bravery, he was appreciated by Dong Zhuo and was able to lead the army alone. After Dong Zhuo was killed in Chang''an, the whole country was in chaos. Fan Chou took some soldiers and hid in the surrounding area. He did not come out to meet Li Jue and Guo Si until they heard that they were attacking Chang''an with their troops.
??Although Guo Si didn''t speak, he turned his head slightly and glanced at a scribe behind him. This scribe was none other than Zhao Wen.
With the support of grain and grass, Li Jue and Guo Si immediately became more courageous. Almost immediately, they led their soldiers and marched to Chang''an with great momentum. When they met Fan Chou, he also regarded himself as the leader.
Although Fan Chou was a little unconvinced, what Li Jue said was reasonable. If someone eats someone with a short mouth, he will take advantage of someone with short hands. Since Li Jue can provide money and food, it is not unacceptable to listen to Li Jue''s arrangements...
"That''s all!" Fan Chou stared at Li Jue for a while, then finally bowed his hands and said, "If you can provide me with food and grass, I will listen to your orders!"
"It''s easy to say! It''s easy to say!" Li Jue helped Fan Chou up, and then said energetically, "I will swear an oath within three days, and then march to Chang''an! Help the country and cut out the evil thieves in the court!"
"Oh oh oh oh..." The surrounding Xiliang soldiers also cheered with high morale.
Zhao Wen nodded with satisfaction on the side, and wanted to make the noise louder, so that...
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??And when Li Jue used the newly arrived money and grain to gather up the scattered Xiliang soldiers and gathered the troops to prepare for a rapid march to Chang''an, Lu Bu could not even collect the money, food and equipment for the five thousand soldiers...
The warehouse of money, food and equipment prepared for Lu Bu was leaked!
It was completely burned overnight and nothing was left.
Wang Yun was furious and captured all the soldiers guarding the warehouse and the relevant warehouse management officials. He killed more than a dozen people on the spot, and the rest were dying and thrown into the prison.
??But no matter how many people were killed, food, grass and weapons could not be produced immediately, and the deployment had to be started again, so Lu Bu could only continue to wait...
? Day after day, many people have little understanding of the approaching crisis, and they even think that Chang''an City, just like its name, can live in peace for a long time.
The plan of Chang''an City in the Han Dynasty is slightly square, but it is not a very regular square. Since the city wall was built after the two major palaces, Changle Palace and Weiyang Palace, were built, in order to accommodate the location of the Second Palace and the river, the southern city wall had to be curved like the Six Stars of the South Dipper, and the northern wall was curved like the shape of the Big Dipper. , so it is also known as "Fighting City".
There are three gates on each side of the city wall: Anmen in the south wall, Fu''anmen and Xi''an Gate on the east and west sides; Chucheng Gate in the north wall, Luocheng Gate and Hengmen on the east and west sides; and Luocheng Gate and Hengmen on the east and west walls. Qingming Gate has Bacheng Gate and Xuanping Gate on its north and south sides; Zhicheng Gate in the west wall, and Zhangcheng Gate and Yongmen on its north and south sides. Each city gate has three doorways, totaling twelve gates and thirty-six doorways.
?Under normal circumstances, the four main gates in the east, west, south and north are not open on weekdays. Only the side gates are open for people to enter and exit. On this day, when the bell rang at Mao hour, the soldiers at the city gate who were on routine duty yawned, lazily pushed the city gate half open, and then shouted: "Those who are leaving the city and entering the city." It’s all arranged neatly! Come on, take out the checkpoints and check them out.” Chang’an City has a large population, and there is no such thing as natural gas or liquefied gas in this era, let alone induction cookers. Firewood is naturally indispensable for living and cooking! Well, if there were no more firewood to carry into the city one day, even the dignitaries might have to run out of food.
Among the bustling crowds, a group of men, carrying loads of firewood, were heading towards Xuanpingmen. The firewood was heavy on their shoulders. As they walked, they talked about their parents'' shortcomings, and their accents were all from Sanfu. No one can detect any flaws in his tone.
A strong man was in the queue, with a worn-out Gebu hat covering most of his face. The load of firewood, which weighed more than a hundred kilograms, seemed as light as clothing, and it did not slow down his movements at all. In the blink of an eye, Suddenly, he and these men squeezed into the flow of people entering the city...
Chang''an City in the Han Dynasty was built close to the Wei River in the north and Bi (three points of water plus one soap) water in the west. Wang canals were excavated in the east and south to introduce river water as part of the city defense.
However, because Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace were originally located in the south of Chang''an City, Chang''an City is not like other cities with a poor layout in the north and south. Instead, ordinary residential houses are located in the north area, even the Dongshi City Hexi Market, although its name has an east-west orientation, is actually concentrated in the north.
Entering Zhangping Gate is Shangguan Back Street, and Dongshi is on this street. Therefore, the largest number of people entering the city through this gate every day, and the soldiers guarding the city gate are also the hardest working.
The most important thing is that there is no oil or water.
Because Jingzhao Palace and Chang''an Palace are relatively south, all officials, big and small, with some status will not go through these gates in the north. Those who go here are poor people who go to the city to buy and sell some farm utensils. Even if It is a desperate investigation and exploitation, and there is not enough money left to spend.
??However, you rely on mountains to eat mountains, and you rely on water to eat water. Of course, city gate guards rely on city gates to eat city gates.
?Chasing the people going in and out is secondary. Leaving some things that can be used by your own family is the source of motivation for the soldiers at the city gate to check.
When he saw someone selling pears and dates, he would pull up a pocket; when he saw someone carrying wild vegetables and green poles, he would grab one or two bundles; when he saw someone carrying firewood, he would grab a few thick sticks of firewood. After all this, It was the extra bits and pieces that the soldiers guarding the city earned in a day. Apart from leaving a portion for their superiors, they could all take them home.
Of course, these common things are not worth much, so most of these soldiers are lazy. Only when they occasionally encounter some rare things, they will open their green eyes and gather around them with interest.
?The city gate has been open for a while now. People are slowly passing through the city gate. There are a lot of messy things piled up around each of the city guards, including food and everything. As for what to do, although they shouted loudly, in fact, the eyes of each soldier were just staring at the utensils carried by the people entering and leaving the city gate to see if there was anything suitable for their own use.
I saw the city gate soldiers checking at the drawbridge, and the group of strong men carrying firewood followed the flow of people and gradually approached the drawbridge. Seeing the soldiers guarding the city getting closer and closer, the strong man covering his face with an old hat whispered something in a low voice, and the group of men slowed down a little, and moved closer to each other, slowly. Slowly approaching the city gate...
(End of this chapter)