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Chapter 16 Chang'an

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    "What, it's impossible, I have to count it again!"

    Seeing Ma Lin¡¯s eyes wide open in the dark night, and the force bar was on, Yan Xing quickly stopped him. Chencang¡¯s defenders were heavily guarded, and they looked like an elite army according to their posture during the day.  The patrolling group of soldiers just passed by for a while, and the second group may arrive soon. Being close to the enemy camp for too long can easily expose their whereabouts. In addition to Ma and Gan, there was also Yan Xing who was counting. Since  Having obtained the approximate figures, it would be better to retreat first.

    "Quick, let's go!"

    Following Yan Xing¡¯s order, the people in black retreated one after another, disappearing into the vast grass under the cover of the night.

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    A few days later, a thin, long-armed young ranger and a dark-skinned, muscular man squatted in a remote corner of a makeshift refugee camp outside Hengmen in the north of Chang'an City.

    The long-armed ranger held a piece of grass in his mouth, glanced at the strong man looking around, smiled, and whispered:

    "Heitan, tell me whether you admit defeat or not. That guy Yan Xing also counted them that night, and there were clearly eighty-seven!"

    Hearing this, the strong man known as Heitan had a stick in his neck, his eyes widened, his face darkened, and he gritted his teeth and said:

    "Don't be complacent, maybe you both counted wrong;"

    The long-armed ranger hesitated, moved his body, and continued to tease the strong man with a dark face.

    "Then tell me how many defenders there are in Chencang?"

    "Uh," the dark-faced strong man blushed and opened his mouth to speak, but couldn't figure it out for a moment. His face was black and red, which was really interesting.

    "Hey, I can't tell you. There are five people in the army per tent, and a bonfire is left between the five tents. Based on this, Chencang's garrison must have at least two thousand people." The long-armed ranger looked at the strong black-faced man with pride.  He glanced at him, but he was afraid of offending the other person, so he didn't continue teasing him.

    It turned out that the long-armed ranger and the black-faced strong man were Gan Ling and Ma Lin. After taking the risk to check the defense and number of troops stationed outside Chencang City that night, Yan Xing made a strong effort and ordered everyone to continue marching eastward.  Originally, they should have gone to Meiyang and Huaili to spy on the situation of the Han army. The elite soldiers and horses of the Han army in Youfufeng were stationed there, which was also the main purpose of Yan Xing and his group's visit this time.  Just for safety reasons, Yan Xing did not choose to go directly from Guandao to Meiyang and Huaili.

    Looking at the arrangement of General Chencang, I believe that the Han troops in Meiyang garrison and Huaili camp will not underestimate the enemy. Instead of hitting the Han army's defense line directly, it is better to bypass Meiyang and Huaili and take a small road.  Drive directly to Chang'an.  Then, after finding out the strength of the Han army in Chang'an, they can turn their horses' heads west towards Huaili and Meiyang. The Han army's thoughts are all on the west, and the difficulty of sneaking in from the east will be greatly reduced.

    In recent years, there have been continuous wars in Liangzhou and Sanfu. In addition, the Liangzhou coalition forces have recently launched an autumn offensive on the line from Longxian to Qianxian. There is an endless stream of refugees fleeing eastward.  Yan Xing and others simply changed their clothes, pretending to be rangers from the North, or pretending to be refugees, and mixed in with the refugee flow all the way eastward.  Counties and counties in various places are fearful of these refugees, and some even send personnel to expel them.

    Everywhere these refugees go, they will cause local food prices to skyrocket, be infested with thieves, and even cause plague. After the freeze begins and spring begins, these refugees will leave or return to their hometowns. They will not be able to stay and become local households.  Therefore, local governments all hate these elements who will only bring instability to their jurisdictions.  Taking advantage of the flow of refugees passing through counties, Yan Xing and others arrived at Chang'an City unimpeded.

    "Compared to other local counties, Chang'an Jingzhao Yin still has something to offer.  Some temporary refugee camps were set up in the west and north of Chang'an City, and soldiers were sent to guard them. Unless there was a road to pass documents, no refugees were allowed to enter the city.  So Yan Xing and others had no choice but to disguise themselves again, pretending to be local woodcutter, hunter, or light knight. Fortunately, some of his light knights had also been to Sanfu Chang'an before and had acquaintances in Chang'an.  So in recent days, Yan Xing divided the people into several groups and entered Chang'an City from different city gates to find out what was going on in Chang'an City, the Western Capital.

    Speaking of Chang'an City, it was definitely one of the most important cities in the Han Empire. It served as the capital during the Pre-Han Dynasty. Even if the capital was moved to Luoyang after Guangwu Zhongxing, Chang'an City's status in the Han Empire was still unshakable.

    The construction of the city wall of Chang'an began in the first month of the first year of Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty. One hundred and forty-six thousand men and women from within six hundred miles around Chang'an were recruited to build the city wall for thirty days.  Ten thousand people were recruited, and a total of 300,000 people were conscripted in the five years before and after. By September of the fifth year of Emperor Hui, the 60-mile city wall of Chang'an was basically completed.

    "The craftsman's camp is nine miles away, with three gates on the side. The ninth grade of the country is?He was knocked down by a punch and his face was bleeding.  The young man was obviously prepared. He ducked to avoid the sneak attack from an evil boy behind him, and swung his iron fist, knocking the evil boy to the ground.

    Seeing that the quarrel turned into a fight, the crowd of onlookers immediately dispersed in panic and retreated to all sides to continue watching. Instead, Yan Xing and others leaned in the middle of the field.

    The young man in the field at this time was extremely brave. He punched and kicked, and his strength was extraordinary. Almost none of the evil boys could stand alone. Although they were outnumbered, they were still knocked down by two more young men.  The older man was much more timid. Although he joined the fighting group after getting up from the ground, he was timid and the young man received a few punches.

    The situation on the field suddenly became precarious again.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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