In a country with thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, there are nine gates in the city. If you don't see the emperor's capital, how can you know that the emperor is noble?
Chang 'an was located on the south bank of the Wei River in the Guanzhong Plain, which was known as the " 800-mile Qinchuan ". To the south was the Qinling Mountains, which were steep and continuous.
To the north, there were Yao Mountain, Huanglong Mountain, Saga Mountain, Liangshan Mountain, and other mountains that formed a continuous North Mountain range. They faced the Qinling Mountains and formed a natural barrier.
Chang 'an City was located on the fertile plains in the mountains. It was surrounded by high mountains, which gave Chang' an City a natural geographical defense advantage.
Not only that, but the Wei, Jing, Feng, Lao, Yu, Yu, Chan, Ba rivers were like blood veins that circled around Chang 'an, forming the situation of "Eight Rivers Around Chang' an", which not only provided rich water sources for Chang 'an, but also made Chang' an full of vitality.
In history, Qin Shihuang's Ying Zheng used this as a stronghold to quell the chaos of the Warring States Period and create a situation of unification.
In the Western Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian went to the Western Regions twice and opened up the Silk Road from Chang 'an to the Western Regions, promoting economic and cultural exchanges between the East and the West. Chang' an was even upgraded to a famous city outside the region. Its importance was currently only comparable to Luoyang, the eastern capital.
It was precisely because of these favorable environmental, strategic, and economic conditions that Chang 'an had been favored by successive monarchs since ancient times.
Zhou, Qin, Han, Western Jin, Former Zhao, Former Qin, Later Qin, Western Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui, and later Tang all built their capitals here.
The current Chang 'an City was actually called Daxing City, which was the capital city expanded after the establishment of the Sui Dynasty. Later on, the Tang Dynasty continued to use Daxing as the capital city and renamed it Chang' an, taking its meaning of " long-term peace and stability ".
It was already winter, and the weather was cold. It was not easy to fight. In addition, Song Yang's valiant army was eager to return home, and their morale was high. They were all well-trained regular troops of the Sui Dynasty, so no rebel army dared to take advantage of them. Therefore, Song Yang did not stop in Luoyang and returned to Chang 'an smoothly.
After a heavy snowfall, the streets of Chang 'an were covered with a thick layer of fresh snow. Coupled with the return of Song Yang, the fatuous emperor, the world's famous city returned to peace.
Because of Song Yang's four edicts, the number of people denouncing the fatuous ruler had decreased by a lot. Basically, everyone was watching to see if Song Yang, the fatuous ruler, had truly turned over a new leaf and if he could really bring peace to the lives of the commoners.
Song Yang, who had no energy to care about other things, settled down in Chang 'an and settled some political affairs and military affairs.
This was indeed very annoying. Now was a special period, and many things needed to be controlled by him personally. However, in order to live a more carefree, moist, and "sexual" life in the future, Song Yang could only give it his all.
After dealing with the political affairs and understanding all the military defenses in Chang 'an, Song Yang ordered a three-hour curfew in advance at noon one day.
On this afternoon, the number of pedestrians in the streets and alleys of Chang 'an City gradually decreased. The Sui army was busy setting up checkpoints outside the intersection of roads. Patrolling cavalry could be seen everywhere. Before the designated curfew time limit, all the shops were closed, making the atmosphere even more depressing and tense.
At this moment, all the traffic points in Chang 'an City were guarded by Sui soldiers. They were heavily guarded and everything was in order. The closer they got to the entrance of Eunuch Yang's Treasure House, the closer they got to the entrance of the Treasure House, and the prancing horse bridge, where the mechanism to open the entrance of the Treasure House was located. The patrolling guards were everywhere and there were many sentries.
Not only that, but Song Yang also mobilized 20,000 elite soldiers of the Vigor Army stationed outside the city. Together with the City Defense Army in Chang 'an, the Imperial Guards in the Royal Palace, and 3,000 strong crossbowmen, they all poured into the streets.
There was also the Dugu clan's grandmaster You Chuhong, the Xiantian experts Dugu Sheng and Dugu Feng, the Yuwen clan's grandmaster Yuwen Shang, the Xiantian expert Yuwen Shiji, the Yang family's imperial family's experts, the Great Sui imperial court's generals, and other elite experts.
With such a large formation, even if the evil king, Evil Empress Yin, or any of the three great grandmasters of the world came personally, they would have to avoid it and retreat.
After all, martial grandmasters were also humans. No matter how their martial arts techniques turned them into gods, they were ultimately made of flesh and blood. They had not reached the point where they were invulnerable to swords and spears, and their internal energy was endless.
Perhaps a martial grandmaster could be invincible against a few grandmaster masters or a dozen Xiantian masters, but this was a battlefield, not an ordinary Jianghu battle. There was no skill to speak of.
Not only did they have to face knives, swords, spears, and axes from all directions, but they also had to be on guard against poisonous arrows shot from the shadows by some experts. If even a martial grandmaster was accidentally surrounded, he would probably end up exhausted and resentful.
This was the reason why those tyrants and those ruthless bandits who did all kinds of evil could live well since ancient times. Other than disguising themselves and secretly approaching the assassination, no expert would be stupid enough to challenge the authority of the army.
He remembered that when Emperor Wen of Sui, Yang Jian, swept the south with the wind and leaves, he wanted to march into Lingnan, but Song lacked 10,000 elite soldiers to fight against Yang Jian's 100,000 troops in Cangwu.
Song Que had won ten battles, making it difficult for Yang Jian to advance and forcing him to sue for peace. Therefore, Song Que was granted the title of Duke of Zhennan. Everyone would mind their own business. Song Que had never bowed to Yang Jian, so before Yang Jian died, he was still brooding over his failure to subdue Song Que. The role of elite soldiers was well reflected in this example.
In the end, Song Yang had made such a big scene because he was afraid of death. His Kung Fu had just started, and he did not want to be assassinated by others. Moreover, the Sarira of the Evil Emperor in Eunuch Yang's Treasure House was very important to him. The underground gangs in Chang 'an City were also very complicated. Song Yang did not want anything to happen at this critical moment, so he had made such a big scene.
"Dang! Clang! Clang!" The curfew bell sounded.
The entire city of Chang 'an was under curfew, and the guards on the city wall were all alert and ready.
The Great Sui Army began to seal the city, roads, and canals. All the high points were monitored by the Sui Army. All the troops were in a high state of preparation for war. The doors and windows of the residents in the city were closed, and everyone was not allowed to go outdoors. The streets were as quiet as a ghost's domain. Only the neighing of horses and the sound of the army patrolling could be heard from time to time.
It was unknown when it started snowing in the sky, and Song Yang's main force also began to head towards the prancing horse bridge where the mechanism to open Eunuch Yang's Treasure House was located…
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