imperial psychologist

Chapter 626 Offense and Defense

Pingjing City spent a night of trembling.

Everyone's nerves were tense, and the young soldiers guarding the city were in a hurry—since they started patrolling in this city wall, they had never encountered or even imagined the scene of being attacked by soldiers here.

Boulders, excrement, and wooden forks were carried up the wide walkway of the city wall one after another, and the bows and crossbows were already in place. However, in the deep night, except for the rockets that flashed and extinguished from time to time and landed on the city wall without any pain, there was never a single one under the city. The procession approaches.

However, the frightening horns and the sound of orderly charging and killing sounded outside the city all night.

At dawn, Sun Beiji, accompanied by the guard of Pingjing, boarded the south gate in person - about a moment ago, the sound of Ming Jin's retreat came from the distant forest, and then everything outside the south gate returned to calm.

Sun Beiji leaned on the city wall and looked south. There was a piece of silent scorched earth in front of him. Some smoking arrows were still stuck in the gaps in the city wall and in the open space below the city, but there were no enemy armor, corpses, or pools of blood. Or footprints.

"I don't know what kind of mystery this is." The guard frowned, "I didn't see anyone all night."

"Wait another two days." Sun Beiji whispered, "Until Qin and Chu's reinforcements arrive, we still can't take it lightly."

"Naturally." The guard whispered, and he looked down, "There are not many of them. It took thirty or forty times of arrow rain all night to leave such traces. I estimate that there may be 2000 people. None."

Sun Beiji looked at the deep forest to the south, thinking of the poisoners captured in many places in the city last night, and shook his head slightly.

"Beware of fraud, we'd better wait until the reinforcements arrive, and then we'll see."

This morning, the officers and soldiers inspected all the civilian houses within [-] feet of the south gate. After leading the people to a centralized residence, they took linoleum and covered these vacant houses—the roof , south facing wooden walls...without exception.

While these people were laying linoleum, another group of officers and soldiers walked past them carrying large water tanks one after another.

Most of these water tanks were requisitioned directly from the rich families in the north of the city and the imperial palace. After the soldiers put down the water tanks, they fetched water from the nearby wells and did not leave until every water tank was filled.

On this day, the people in the city were still not allowed to go out, but after the howling of wolves and ghosts last night, many people temporarily gave up the idea of ​​going out.

Some people in the deep alley took advantage of the officers and soldiers to pass by, secretly opened the door and whispered.Everyone heard what the gong ringer said yesterday, but it happened so suddenly that no one knew whether it was true or not.

It just so happened that they couldn't go out at the moment, Jin Yiwei was busy like a dog, and the common people simply squatted at the door of each house across the streets and alleys, gossiping about the Prince Qinyuan together.

In the big mansion, many people have packed their belongings in secret, and the men and women in the deep yard are just as anxious as the civilians outside, but fortunately, they can move around freely in the mansion, so the whole family gathered together and discussed things with each other. When something happens, which direction should the family take to escape?

In this city of Pingjing, from south to north, from west to east, there has never been a time as peaceful and solemn as today.

That night, the defenders on the city wall were still in full battle.

The enemy still had no frontal attack, but for some reason, the range of the rockets that pierced through the dark night suddenly doubled.

They crossed the city wall and fell into the southern boundary of the city. These arrowheads were wrapped in wet cloth soaked in fish oil and sulfur, and even after a long flight, they still carried a burning flame.

These rockets were shot solidly on the linoleum laid out by the soldiers during the day, and the few arrows that were still ignited at tricky angles were quickly doused out by the shield soldiers standing nearby.

Everything was in order during the night.

At dawn, the deep forest to the south resounded with the sound of Mingjin.

When the twilight of the morning light illuminates the land, what the generals defending the city still see is the empty ground below, and there are more densely scorched arrows.

Sun Beiji inspected the building again, making sure that the city defenses were still impregnable.

In fact, just last night, a team of messengers sneaked out from the west and north of Pingjing - but they didn't go to the barracks in Qinzhou and Chuzhou, these messengers went all the way south, heading towards Yuezhou .

——When the reinforcements from Qin and Chu arrive, they will chase from one side and intercept from the other side of Yuezhou.

……

"Is this a war?"

Ai Songqing sat on the side of the bed, gently fanned the sleeping Nian Nian with one hand, and gently patted Nian Nian's back with the other hand.

This night, except for some noise, was no different from those peaceful summer nights in the past.

Those charging horns coming from a distance are a little scary at first, but people really need to get used to it very quickly.

"...It's a little different from what I imagined." Ai Songqing whispered.

"I don't know." Bai Ling replied in a low voice, "Maybe Pingjing is more difficult to fight, so we don't feel much here."

Berlin is sitting at the desk, writing at his desk.

At the moment she is trying to remember the lyrics and put them down on paper.There are some that I really can’t remember, so I have no choice but to bite the bullet and make up the rhyme.

"I don't know how Ai Qian is doing now..." Ai Songqing looked down at Nian Nian, "I heard that she was raised in a courtyard in the south of the city, and I don't know if anyone has given her food these days. .”

"There must be some in the past few days." Bo Ling didn't look back, she took out a new stack of paper and spread it on the table, "It's hard to say after this period of time."

Just as Ai Songqing was about to say something, Niannian turned over, and her head, which was leaning on Ai Songqing's side, turned to the inner side of the bed.

Ai Songqing adjusted Niannian's small pillow, and then covered her belly with the corner of the quilt.

"I have something to discuss with you." Ai Songqing said softly.

Bo Ling stopped the pen in his hand, "...do you want to take your sister over?"

Ai Songqing nodded hesitantly.

"I also inquired with the bustard some time ago. She said that there are many girls bought from Baihuaya or other places in the house. Although my sister is a bit more delicate, she has a good heart...she stays alone It's been a bad day over there."

Berlin didn't answer right away.

Ai Songqing whispered again, "Actually, you don't need to worry too much. In fact, you just need to let her be with those shack-dwelling women."

"...She may not be willing to come." Bai Ling said softly.

"I can go and persuade her."

Bo Ling shook his head, "It's because you're here that she may not be willing to come."

Recalling all about Ai Qian, Ai Songqing seemed to be clicked.

She suddenly realized that Berlin was right.

Thinking of this, she sighed, then stood up and sat beside Bai Ling.

"...After talking about Boling, what's your plan?"

Bo Ling didn't understand what Ai Songqing wanted to ask for a while, and gave her a strange look, "What's what plan?' I have told you Songqing about everything I am going to do recently."

Ai Songqing looked at her, "But you sure won't stay in Lanzihao forever, will you?"

(End of this chapter)