Zhuge Liang was stunned when he heard this, then patted his forehead and said with a smile: "Mingzhi reminded him that it is yes, I don't think about this matter.

The late emperors, Yun Chang, Yide, Xianhe, Gongyou, Zizhong and others unfortunately passed away and failed to see the day when the king's army recovered Chang'an. We can no longer let General Zilong, the Hebei Yuancong, have regrets. After all, General Zilong's body is no longer in his prime, and I don't know how many more times he can go to battle." After that, he felt a bit sad.

After the beginning of spring this year, Zhao Yun felt that his health was not as good as before. Zhuge Liang had the idea of ​​leaving him to stay in Hanzhong this Northern Expedition, but Zhao Yun insisted on following the expedition and did his best to excite the Han Dynasty.

"What the Prime Minister said is that this Northern Expedition is probably the last battle of the veteran general. After that, even if the veteran general is healthy, we must let him enjoy his old age and no longer allow him to participate in high-intensity wars." Yang Qing said.

Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "Well, go, I will let Wei Gong change his military order."

"Yes, Qing asked for his retreat." Yang Qing left the commander's tent and went to reorganize the army.

Zhuge Liang called Yang Yi and ordered him to go to the Right Army camp to change the military order. When Zhao Yun learned that he did not have to lead his troops to Tongguan for support, he was a little surprised at first, and then he felt relieved.

He understood that this was Cheng's special care compared to his old soldier. He was moved and turned around and looked towards Chang'an, with his face full of expectations.

Zhuge Liang led a large group of troops back to Chang'an, but he could not hide it from the Wei army in Lantian, Cao Zhen and others knew that Zhuge Liang was going to collect Chang'an.

They were determined to do something, but they were defeated yesterday. They had no spare energy or courage to go out of the city to fight the Han army. After all, none of them could guarantee that they could eat nearly 10,000 elite cavalry led by Yang Qing in one bite before the opponent's reinforcements arrived.

Under Chang'an City, more than 40,000 Han troops were divided into four units to siege the city. Among them, Zhao Yun led the Hubu Central Camp and Wang Ping's Wudang Flying Army to attack the North Gate, Jiang Wei led the Hubu Hougang and two thousand Yongzhou troops to attack the East Gate, Liu Yan and Yuan Qian led the Jiangzhou troops to attack the South Gate, Guan Xing led the troops of the headquarters and the county troops led by Zhang Yi to attack the West Gate.

Zhuge Liang set up the central army's tent outside the east gate and coordinated the overall situation with Yang Yi, Ma Zhong, Yao You and others. As usual, the crossbow soldiers served as the final reserve team to protect the prime minister's camp.

There were less than 10,000 Wei troops in the city, and the Han army siege was almost five times that of theirs. In addition, the morale between the two sides was one heaven and one earth. It is conceivable that the pressure faced by Xiahou Ru, Guo Huai and others was incredible. In less than half a day of fierce fighting, the casualties of the Wei army had exceeded one thousand. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the city had changed its owner for a day or two.

"Transfer the order, and the catapult cart will move forward thirty steps."

After two waves of tentative attacks, Zhao Yun had already figured out the farthest killing distance of the North Gate defenders, so he decided to continue to push forward fifty catapults.

The Wei army's long-range strike mainly relies on crossbows. Although the thirty steps forward have been within the range of the opponent's crossbow shooting, the distance is still far away. When the arrow approaches, its momentum is weak, and it is accompanied by crossbow suppression and shield blocking. The catapult cart should not suffer any damage.

As Zhao Yun expected, although the Wei army's crossbows shot towards the catapult cart position one after another, only more than ten people were shot and injured in the end, and there was only one unlucky person who died on the spot.

On the other hand, after the Han army's catapult car reached nearly thirty steps, its accuracy and power became even greater. Thousands of stones were thrown in the air. After a perfect arc, it hit the city heavily, screaming.

Although the Wei army dispersed and avoided in advance, there were too many stones flying in, and a considerable number of soldiers could not hide in time. They were hit by the stones and bleeding from their heads. Some even directly smashed into a pool of meat mud by the huge rocks, causing the soldiers around to vomit.

"The army comes forward and shoots three arrows."

Taking advantage of the fact that the Wei army was so pressed by the catapult cart that he could not raise his head, Wang Ping also directed his soldiers to approach and shoot arrows. Wudang Flying Army was well-trained. In a few breaths, each crossbowman shot three arrows on the top of the city, forming a rain of arrows covering the sky and the sun.

The famous Wei army general Guo Huai guarded the north gate. He knew that after the Han army shot stones and arrows, he would use cloud ladders and chariot ants to attack the city. This was the most dangerous time. If he was not careful, he would let the Han army climb the city wall.

So he left a reserve team of 300 people under the city. This group of soldiers had not been destroyed by the Han army's stone rain and arrow rain. They were intact and physically strong. When the Han army approached the siege, they went up to the city wall to resist the fiercest attack on the other side, and bought time for other soldiers to prepare weapons and formations.

Sure enough, when Zhao Yun saw that the fire was almost done, he stopped the catapult cart, waved his right hand, and three thousand infantrymen rushed towards the city wall with hundreds of cloud ladders, and two hundred strong men pushed the cart and headed straight for the city gate.

"Last Emperor, have you seen that my great Han king's army is finally going to recover Chang'an. If you have spirit in heaven, please help me and others quickly break the city and eliminate the evil spirits."

Looking at the charge of thousands of soldiers, Zhao Yun could not hide his excitement on his face, and he was eager to break through the North Gate in one fell swoop.

However, Guo Huai was well arranged and the reserve team left under the city really played the role of the Dinghai Dinghai Needle. Finally, the Han army climbed the city wall, but in the end they drove down.

"Oh, what a pity, it's a pity that Guo Huai is really a strong enemy. If he hadn't kept a backup plan, our army's flag would have been inserted into the top of the city." Wang Ping smashed his right fist on his left hand and sighed softly.

Zhao Yun's face was also full of regret, but his mentality was adjusted very quickly, and then he laughed: "Haha, don't be impatient. Even if Guo Huai can defend today, he can't defend tomorrow. Even if he can defend tomorrow, they can't defend the day after tomorrow. We have decided to take this Chang'an City."

"What the old general said is that sooner or later, Chang'an City belongs to us, and Guo Huai and others are just resisting stubbornly."

Zhao Yun nodded: "Well, you and I are calm, don't worry."

On the hillside outside the East City Gate, Zhuge Liang handed over the full authority of the Central Army to Yang Yi and the others, standing alone on the edge of the slope, staring at the battlefield below with concentration.

The personal guards stood outside more than ten steps and held their breath, not daring to make big noises to avoid disturbing the Prime Minister's thoughts.

The mountain wind suddenly blew, bringing up Zhuge Liang's robe and swaying feather fan, vaguely, and floating like a god.

It was late October, and the north was getting desolate and the mountain breeze was blowing on people. It was very cold, but Zhuge Liang was not aware of this. On the contrary, his heart was very hot, as if his whole body was surrounded by a ball of warmth.

In fact, it is normal. Chang'an is about to be recovered, and the great cause of restoration has taken a big step forward. How can such a happy event not make people feel excited?

Even though Zhuge Liang is now in the year of knowing his destiny and is no longer the young man who is working in Longzhong, he suddenly returns to the time when he first came out of the mountain, with such a high spirit and such high fighting spirit.

"Last Emperor, you visited me three times in the thatched cottage and consulted me for the affairs of the world. I was extremely grateful. I worked hard for twenty-three years, ups and downs, victory and defeat. Until today, the three rises of the Han Dynasty have only really hoped.

Please rest assured, lord, Liang will definitely live up to your responsibilities at the end of his life, assist the current emperor, eliminate the traitors, achieve great achievements, and return to the old capital."
Chapter completed!