Jinyi Night Walk

In the corner, Xia Xun, Xie Yufei, Ximen Qing, and Nan Feifei who hurried over got together.

"Sir, the wound on your head...what's the matter?"

Nan Feifei gently wiped the blood oozing from Ximen Qing's forehead with a handkerchief, and asked distressedly.

Xia Xun coughed, and said solemnly: "Brother Gao Fei was accidentally injured by Qiu Xia in order to save me."

Ximen Qing rolled his eyes at him.

Xie Yufei re-bandaged Xia Xun's wound. Because of too much force, the wound on his shoulder was torn open again. He didn't feel anything at the time, but now he is not only bleeding, but also in unbearable pain.Xie Yufei tied up the cloth strips and asked nervously, "Sir, what should we do now? If the government becomes suspicious, it would be a disaster if we search each person one by one."

Xia Xun said calmly: "I arranged the corpses of Qiu Xia, Cao Yuguang, and Ziyi Teng in everything. The scene was arranged in a complicated and confusing way, as if they were killed in sympathy. If Sheng Yong and Tie Xuan were smart enough, they wouldn't be investigating with great fanfare at this time , causing the guards and soldiers to suspect each other and panic. However, the only thing that makes people worry is Cao Yuguang's old man. He doesn't have many people available under his command. If he came to check the guards one by one, he would recognize me... "

Ximenqing sighed, and said faintly: "Thinking about it carefully, you, Yang Xu, brought me the troubles of my promotion. Originally, I lived a carefree life in Yanggu County, so happy. It's all your boy , ran from Qingzhou to look for me, and dragged me to Peiping with you, almost causing death. Well, now that I have arrived in Jinan, I was dragged into the water by you again, making me a court prisoner."

Xia Xun patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Don't act like a resentful woman, okay? What's wrong with me dragging you to Peiping? If you don't go to Peiping with me, can you get such a charming little lady? Such a blessing But my brother fought for you. It is to your advantage to hang out with my brother..."

Ximen Qing resentfully said: "What's the benefit? Find me another beautiful little lady?"

Nan Feifei was not annoyed when he heard this, and pinched him hard. Ximen Qing was in pain, so he quickly laughed and said, "Good lady, I'm just talking angry."

Xia Xun glanced at Nan Feifei and said with a smile: "Feifei, look at your gentle appearance now, you really look like a little woman, but do you have any children?"

Nan Feifei glanced at Ximen Qing, and replied shyly, "Not yet..."

Ximen Qing glared at Xia Xun, and snorted, "Stop teasing my wife, say it! What should we do now?"

Xia Xun frowned and said: "Sheng Yong, Tie Xuan, in order to prevent deserters and collusion with the enemy, patrolling soldiers have been guarding the top of the city, and all tools that can climb out of the city have been taken away. Self-protection is not enough, and I have no chance to show my identity to Yan Jun. If there is a real danger of being discovered, I can only flee into the city. There are countless empty houses and houses. It is easy to hide, but... eating is a big problem .”

Ximen Qing thought for a while, and said: "It seems that there is only this way. How about eating? I'll find a way. Even though you can't eat enough...you won't starve to death."

"Brother Simon..."

Xia Xun shook his hand, but didn't say a word of thanks.Thank you for your great kindness, Ximenqing finally stood by his side at the critical moment, but at the moment it is not clear that King Yan has any chance of success, true friendship is seen in adversity, Ximenqing's brotherhood, Xia Xun is unforgettable.

Xie Yufei said: "Master, shall we wait for the officers and soldiers to find us before leaving, or run away now?"

Just as Xia Xun was about to answer, he heard a commotion from the top of the city, the sound of clappers rang loudly, and someone shouted: "The Yan army is attacking at night..."

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The Yan army's night attack only lasted for a short time. The Yan army had similar night attacks before, and its real purpose was to make it difficult for the defenders in the city to rest. This time it seems to be the same. When the head of the city was waiting in full battle, the Yan army withdrew, only shooting some arrows sporadically at the head of the city.

But the city guards soon discovered that this time was different from the previous night raids, because many of the arrows had letters tied to the shafts. Forced to leave strong laborers as cannon fodder, and the strong men who have been trapped in the city for more than two months and still have the strength to walk and even defend the city are all from relatively wealthy families, so they persisted until this moment.

Most of these people have the conditions to go to private acquaintances to study, and naturally they can read some words. Therefore, under the torch, letters were opened one by one, and when the officials began to collect the letters of King Yan, the contents were already in the It quickly spread throughout Jinan City.

"If you don't surrender, the Yan army will flood Jinan with water?"

Ximen Qing was shocked and said: "It's broken, it's broken, Feifei, we escaped with Yang Xu and the others."

"Where are you going?"

Nan Feifei reprimanded angrily: "The flood flooded into the city, and the country was flooded, hiding in the houses... It's not as high as the top of the city."

"Then what to do, then what to do, I'm really going to die in the city now."

Xia Xun's complexion changed, and he suddenly thought of an extremely important event, and blurted out: "Flooded Jinan City? It's not a big deal!"

Ximen Qing said with a bitter face: "We were not starved to death or beaten to death, but in the end we were going to be drowned alive. After all, we couldn't escape death. Of course it's not good."

Xia Xun shook her head slowly: "I can't escape yet, this city...I have to keep it!"

Xiqingmen mourned: "If you want to escape, there is nowhere to escape, my brother!"

Only Xie Yufei seemed to hear something in Xia Xun's words. She glanced at Xia Xun and saw that his expression was extremely serious, but he didn't seem to panic about the imminent death.

On the city gate tower, the three-story tower, the top floor has been flattened by the flames of war. On the second floor, Sheng Yong, Tie Xuan and others have serious expressions. In front of them, there is a pile of confiscated letters, most of which have been The city guards opened it.

Mr. Cao, who was furious because of his son's inexplicable death, had to temporarily put aside his son's affairs and join the military plane. He said worriedly: "The army's morale has been weakened. I'm afraid this city can't be defended. The army and the people defended the city, hoping that they would be forced." If the Yan army is withdrawn, there will be a large imperial army to rescue the siege, and now as long as the Yan army floods the city with water, Jinan will be destroyed, and everyone will die without a place to bury them, who still has the heart to defend the city?"

Sheng Yong said anxiously: "I have just returned from patrolling the city, and the officers and soldiers of my guard station are still calm, but the people who have captured the city are extremely panic-stricken. Among the troops defending the city, they account for at least one Half, if they don't have the heart to defend, the city will be destroyed by the Yan army even if it doesn't have to be flooded."

Tie Xuan said solemnly: "So what, do you and I have to sacrifice the city to follow Yan Ni? My lords, who wants to surrender and be that unfaithful and unrighteous person who will be stigmatized for thousands of years?"

Sheng Yong, Gao Wei and Master Cao quickly said: "We are loyal to the emperor, how can we have such intentions, but we are just worried that if the king of Yan implements such a desperate plan, we will waste a few months of hard work, and Jinan city will not be able to defend. , so he was at a loss.”

Tie Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a deep voice, "If that's the case, I have a plan, maybe we can get rid of the traitor Yan Ni."

Sheng Yong said with emotion: "What clever plan does Mr. Tie have, please tell me quickly."

Tie Xuan explained the plan he had just thought of in detail, Sheng Yong hesitated and said: "This..., Mr. Tie, you have to think clearly. If this plan succeeds, the Yan army will naturally collapse without attacking, and the battle of Jinan will be defeated. The siege can be resolved. But once it fails... since ancient times, the defense of the city has been a last resort. It is not allowed to pretend to surrender.

Tie Xuan sneered: "Does General Sheng still have the heart to protect himself? Yan Ni is insane and has decided to flood the city with water. Once our plan fails, it will still be like this. Under the flood, there will be no life, and the whole city will perish together." , I’m afraid of slaughtering any city, whipping corpses is almost the same. Now that Yanni wants to flood the city with water, the soldiers and civilians are frustrated and can’t stick to it. This is the only way to do it. If it succeeds, you and I will kill Yanni and keep Jinan, and we will be famous for our success If it is defeated, the king of Yan will be furious, and the army and people in the city will have no reason to be lucky, and they will lose their will to surrender to the enemy. The city is alive, and the city is dead!"

Master Cao thought: "King Yan's desperate plan is to force us to surrender, your desperate plan is to cut off the way for us to surrender." Seeing that Sheng Yong, Gao Wei and others have no objection, although he slanders, But he didn't dare to reveal anything.

Tie Xuan suddenly stood up, and said loudly: "You and I read the books of sages, what have we learned? Eat the king's salary, be loyal to the king, serve the king, and shine forever! If you die, you will die, and you will get what you want!"

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The four cities in Jinan, except for the east city, have already been completely blocked. In the middle of the night, all the minzhuang guarding the head of the east city were transferred and replaced with the confidants of the supervising team. What are they doing under the city gate.

At dawn, Sheng Yong, Tie Xuan and others summoned the defenders. The defenders in the city knew that the Yan army was about to burst the embankment and flood the city. They were panicked and hadn't slept all night. They were summoned again in a daze. They didn't know what happened for a while. matter.

Tie Xuan said sadly: "It has been more than two months since the Yan army besieged the city. The soldiers and civilians of the whole city have been defending to the death and serving the king. They have done their best. Now the city is getting more and more difficult, and the imperial reinforcements have not been seen for a long time. Last night, the Yan army shot books. Entering the city, I said that if I don’t dedicate the city, I will pour water into the city and burn all the jade and stone. I will wait for the pastor to guard the side, report to the imperial court, and go down to Anli Shu. Now Jinan soldiers and civilians have held on to the isolated city for two months. There are countless deaths and injuries, and the imperial court has done everything Zhong, how can we bear to let all the soldiers and civilians in the city bury Zeguo to fill their stomachs? Therefore..., this officer discussed with all the adults and decided... to surrender the city!"

As soon as this remark came out, there was thunderous cheers, and countless people shouted wildly. Even many soldiers showed relieved smiles on their faces. The Yan army outside the city didn't know why. Observing, but speaking, there were bursts of cheering voices from the city, and Xianggu couldn't help but be surprised.

Tie Xuanrong shouted wildly for a while, then pressed his hands down slightly, and continued: "I have selected several officials, and I am going to go out of the city to negotiate with His Royal Highness King Yan to surrender the city..."

Three civil servants responded and looked around the people. One of them was Yi Jiayi, who was also Xia Xun's old acquaintance. Xia Xun, who had been hidden in the crowd, lowered his head again.

Tie Xuan said again: "In order for His Highness King Yan to understand the sincerity of the soldiers and civilians in our city, we need to invite some elders to go with us. Therefore, please nominate a few people to go to His Royal Highness Yan's barracks with the official envoy."

Hearing this, Xia Xun's head drooped even lower. ! ~!