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Chapter 489 Xiao Jing: The power of following the dragon

"If it's not the north, then where could it be?" Xiao Quan was stunned.

"The smoother things get in the north, who do you think is more anxious?" Xiao Jing said.

"Of course it's Jin Xia." Xiao Quan said Jin Xia without hesitation, but then he remembered something and said, "Prince Huai?"

"Not bad." Xiao Jing walked out of the house with his hands behind his back, looked up at the blue sky, and said: "Last time, King Huai took advantage of Chen Mo's battle with Jin Xia to raid Huaizhou. Unexpectedly, the plan was not only After being discovered and severely defeated, even Li Mingfan and Li Mingzhong turned to Chen Mo.

It can be said that the current King of Huai is at the end of his rope. Once the war in the north is completely over, Chen Mo will definitely settle accounts with him. If I were the King of Huai, I would definitely not sit still and wait for death at this time. "

"Master, you mean that King Huai may attack Huaizhou again. Geng Songfu invited Master to go there to deal with King Huai." Xiao Quan's mind was spinning quickly, and he immediately said worriedly: "Master, you are all He is old and has a hidden illness. If something happens to him, the Xiao family will

Xiao Quan was about to speak but stopped.

At the same time, Xiao Quan still had some opinions on Chen Mo.

The Xiao family all agreed to join him.

……

Xiao Jing understood what Xiao Quan meant and said, "If I really have good intentions, I will entrust the Xiao family to you from now on."

"Master." Xiao Jing's words made Xiao Quan feel both excited and worried, and asked, "Is it worth it?"

As the northernmost place of the Song Dynasty, the temperature has turned cooler since October.

"It's worth it." Xiao Jing turned around and answered loudly, "Do you know the reason why our Xiao family can become one of the seven famous families?"

As followers of the Xiao family, especially those who have made great efforts, they will naturally be able to rest with the country again.

In this case, before the young lady was not pregnant, there was no need for the Xiao family to help him like this.

But the people outside the city were still sweating, and the busy sounds of the people mixed with the urging sounds of Jinxia Barbarian.

"That's because our clan has the ability to follow the dragon."

Xiao Quan's breathing became rapid.

"Yes, my ancestor followed the right person at that time, and I have a hunch that there is an opportunity before us to restore the Xiao family to the glory of our ancestors." Xiao Jing said.

But in March, he still sent the navy to Jiangnan. Although he has withdrawn now, he doesn't trust the Xiao family at all.

Xiao Quan: "..."

Xiao Jing only has one son and one daughter. After Xiao Chongrong's death, Xiao Jing is equivalent to having no successor. After a hundred years, the position of the head of the family will eventually be handed over to other clan members.

"Based on the current situation, if nothing happens, it is certain that Chen Mo will drive the Jinxia barbarians out of the Song Dynasty. In this way, the entire north will fall into his hands, and Huaizhou will be in his hands again. Jiangdong is attached to him, but half of the Song Dynasty will be in his hands by then."

Youzhou, Bingcheng.

At this point, Xiao Jing said no more, but Xiao Quan did not understand what Xiao Jing meant. At that point, Chen Mo was the largest prince in the world. If he took one step forward, he could replace Emperor Song and change the dynasty.

"Hurry, hurry up, don't let me be lazy."

"Hey, what are you doing here? Do you want to be whipped?"

"What about you, hurry up." Since Tuoba Zhu fled from Long County, he hastened back to Youzhou, and happened to meet Gar who came to support him on the road.

Tuoba Zhu then told Gar what happened in Long County.

Well, although he did not see Timur die with his own eyes, due to the terrain and environment of the rocky mountain at that time, Tuobazhu assumed in his heart that Tamerlane was already dead.

Moreover, it has been so many days now and I have not received any news about Timur.

So Tuobazhu and Gar gathered together and returned to Bingcheng. They adopted the policy of persistence formulated by Timur before his death and dragged Wanyan Xiaji to work on it.

In order to deal with Chen Jun's "strange thunder", Gar decided to widen the moat of the annexed city and strengthen the city walls and gates, determined to be a turtle.

On the city wall, Gar looked at the busy Song people below and said, "It has been widened to eighty feet. Isn't it enough?"

Generally, the width of a moat is about ten to twenty feet.

Eighty feet is wide enough, and ordinary catapults cannot attack this far.

Not to mention arrows, they can't even be shot.

"It's definitely not enough. General Gar, you have never seen that strange thunder with your own eyes, and you don't know how terrifying it is. At that time, our army was still six or seven hundred steps away from Chen Jundu, and they were all struck by that strange thunder. The damage is eighty feet, and the strange thunder can still attack our city wall," Tuoba Zhu said with Houwei.

"Six to seven hundred steps." Gar was surprised. It was almost two hundred feet away. Can the strange thunder hit that far?
"My lord, widening the moat to the distance you want cannot be accomplished overnight. At present, eighty feet is the limit," Gal said.

"Is it the limit?" Tuoba Zhu sighed, and then asked: "How is the city wall reinforced?"

"We are in such a hurry that some materials cannot be transported, so the progress is a bit slow. But winter is coming soon, and pouring some water on the city wall will be stronger than any reinforcement." Gal said.

"It's only mid-October now, and it will take at least a month before the water turns to ice. Is it too late?"

Just as Tuoba Zhu was talking, a scout trotted up to Gar and said: "General, traces of Chen Jun were found fifty miles away."

Although Tuoba Zhu was the prince of Jinxia and a top-grade warrior, he was only the supervisor of the Eastern Route Army. After Yelu Tongku, Kuimu, and Timur died in battle one after another, Gar became the actual commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route Army.

"what?"

Hearing this, Gar's expression changed slightly, and he quickly ordered: "Have them stop working quickly and enter the city immediately to prepare to meet the enemy."

"promise."

After Gar's order was given, Tuoba Zhu said slightly pessimistically: "It seems that Chen Jun will not give us a chance."

Gar felt that Tuoba Zhu was a little too pessimistic, so he said: "Although I have never seen Chen Jun's strange thunder with my own eyes, no matter how powerful Chen Jun's strange thunder is, this siege still requires people to attack the city. The moat is so wide. As long as we don't let Chen Jun get close, they can't get in."

Tuoba Zhu knew that he would be a little weak if he said anything, and said: "General, you will know when you see it."

Hearing this, Gar's face was solemn and he whispered: "We'll see what happens in the offensive and defensive battle tomorrow."

It's fifty miles away. If we act quickly, we should attack the city tomorrow.

At the same time, several miles away from Bing City, Xia Zhining was holding a captured telescope and observing every move outside Bing City.

"These barbarians are strengthening the defenses of the annexed city. They seem to be planning to hide in the city and wait for us." Xia Zhining put down the telescope and said.

(End of this chapter)