Jiangshan is the betrothal gift

Chapter 87
"What's going on, please explain clearly." Yan Ji was really anxious now, Qihukou was besieged, what about the people left behind by the prince?When I first entered the city, I didn't hear anything about the army left behind in the city.

At this moment, Zhang Lu strode in, looking at Yan Ji with a dark complexion, and said, "Sir, something is wrong."

Yan Ji didn't have any intention of prescribing medicine, he looked at Zhang Lu and said, "Deputy General Zhang, what's going on here?"

Under the light, Zhang Lu looked tired, sat on the chair opposite Yan Ji, picked up the teapot and took a sip of water, and then said slowly: "We have fallen into the enemy's tricks, and now we are all like sheep. "

"What do you mean?" Yan Ji suddenly had a bad premonition.

"When we were close to Qihukou, I wondered why it was so quiet here. It seemed that all the troops walked around here. To be on the safe side, I specially photographed two groups of surprise soldiers to investigate before and after to make sure there were no enemies before entering. out of town."

Yan Ji nodded, frowned and asked, "In that case, what did Vice General Zhang mean by what he said just now?"

Although Zhang Lu was a little angry, he could still hold back his temper at this time, and analyzed very carefully: "There are two possibilities. The first possibility is that the enemy just arrived by chance and knew that we had entered the city, so they came to besiege the city." The second possibility is that the enemy retreated deliberately as I said just now, to create a sense of safety for us here, and waited until we entered the city before rushing to siege the city and trap us here. The besiegers outside It is not clear who it is, but besides Ban Gaoge, Hu Chiyan also has Gui Chengbi. Now that Ban Gaoge has been wandering around, he is afraid that he deliberately attracted our attention, so Gui Chengbi can quietly Appearing here silently is my negligence, I didn't think of this."

The name Gui Chengbi is also like thunder, this person is a general beside Hu Chiyan, and he is well versed in the art of war.According to rumors, when Hu Chiyan was able to win the throne in one fell swoop, he was assisted by Gui Chengbi's great contributions, but this person has always been low-key and does not like to show off, so outsiders know very little about him.Only those in the army know how powerful this man is. Zhang Lu knew this man because he once suffered a loss at his hands. At that time, the two fought against each other for the first time and also the only time.

"You can't blame the general for this." Yan Ji sighed, looked at Zhang Lu and comforted him: "After all, the enemy is too cunning. If they really came prepared, it would not be surprising for us to get caught. But what should we do now? How long can we defend the city? Besides, I don’t understand one more thing, so I would like to ask Lieutenant General Zhang to advise. If the enemy is really prepared, why don’t they take down the Qihukou and wait for us to enter the tiger’s mouth? Wait now. Wouldn't it be superfluous for us to attack the city after entering the city, and the damage caused by the siege will be even greater."

"That's exactly what I'm confused about." Zhang Lu sighed. If the people in the outskirts of the city are really Gui Chengbi, then he has always fought wars and did not follow the rules, so it is really hard to guard against. "Mister's question hits the core, so I guess the enemy is besieging but not attacking, and the one with the right gun is coming for reinforcements."

Hearing this, Yan Ji still didn't understand something, so he fell silent for a while.

"Tonight I will order someone to break through to see if I can send a letter to the prince."

"Although I don't have much hope, I still have to give it a try." Yan Ji smiled, "I didn't expect that I would be made dumplings one day. How many defenders are there in the city?"

"All add up to only five thousand."

Indeed, not many, if the enemy attacked by force, this force would not last long.

"I don't know what happened to Pingyi Pass." Yan Ji looked at Zhang Lu and asked, "If Pingyi Pass is safe and sound, as long as we persist for a few days, there will be no major incidents. If Pingyi Pass is not defended, it will be a serious matter."

Zhang Lu shook his head, stood up and said, "I'm here to tell you sir, I want him to make preparations, and I'm going to get busy right now."

Yan Ji got up to send Zhang Lu away, and when he returned to the house, his thoughts were disturbed for a while.

Ruiyi only found out about the siege of Qihukou the next morning. After experiencing the baptism of war, even Ling Xiao was very calm when talking about such things. She only heard her say: "I don't know what happened outside the city. What on earth do the people want to do, the city has been besieged all night and they don’t attack, and the servants don’t panic when they look at the people in the mansion, it can be seen that everyone is used to it.”

"Do you know who is besieging the city?" Rui Yi asked after swallowing her last mouthful of food. She never imagined that there would be a day like this when she would be able to eat in such a peaceful manner.

"I heard it's Di Rongjun, these bastards are really nothing." Ling Xiao hated the people of Di Rong Kingdom to death.

Rui Yi didn't find it strange either, since Zhou Shenyi took her as a bait, it's not unusual to attract people from Di Rongguo.

When Yan Ji came to change her dressing, she didn't ask a single word, just asked how long her arm will recover.Yan Ji said that the bandaging would be removed in half a month. Even so, it still can't bear the gravity, and it will take at least a few months to fully heal.

Now the arm is not as painful as before, just like the human heart, it becomes numb after the pain.

Yan Ji looked at Ruiyi, thought for a while and said, "Miss Pei, I think you already know about the siege of Qihukou. I didn't deliberately hide this from you. I think our conversation yesterday made me feel It is a very stupid thing to keep it from you."

Rui Yi didn't expect Yan Ji to say such a thing, he couldn't help being taken aback, then laughed and said, "Sir, you really think highly of me."

Yan Ji also smiled, and then said: "The Di Rong army is besieging the city. According to the information so far, there are 2 people outside, and all the defenders in our city add up to only [-]."

Rui Yi remained silent, listening with his head half down.

Yan Ji sighed, and said slowly: "When we left, Sanbai repeatedly told me and Zhang Lu to take good care of you. It is unexpected that such a situation will happen now. So don't worry if there is a chance, Deputy General Zhang We will send someone to send you to break through. But if there is no chance, we can only wait for reinforcements, and the final result is unpredictable."

Rui Yi nodded calmly, "I appreciate the kindness of Mr. Zhang and Vice-General Zhang, but it's just that it's fate. I think it's all destined, so Mr. don't need to send us master and servant to break through. Survival is a gift from God. It's my own life to die, so there's nothing to complain about. If someone else's life is exchanged for ours to break through, I'll be restless for the rest of my life, please sir, please grant me this wish."

Escorting them to break through would inevitably cause casualties. Rui Yi just felt that death in the country's war was unavoidable, but if it was because of her that someone else was killed, it would make her feel very burdened.

What's more, today, with so much hard work, the trajectory of fate may not be much better than before.If it is said that she was once afraid of entering the palace, is her displacement now a punishment from heaven?If she hadn't done anything before, she might have been sent to the palace to be drafted as a show girl.Maybe you will be favored, maybe you will not be favored, maybe you will lose favor after being favored, but more often than not, you will be trapped in the deep palace all your life.When the new emperor ascends the throne, they will be sent away from the capital without any children, and they will die alone in the royal garden from then on.

Thinking about it now in such a situation, in fact, there is nothing wrong with that, at least life is stable.

It can be seen that people's hearts are so insatiable that they will never cherish what they have.

Yan Ji was shocked, "This can't be done, it's absolutely impossible to be loyal to someone entrusted by others."

Rui Yi also smiled when he heard this, looked at Yan Ji and said: "Sir, no one wants to bear the debt of conscience. I am not a noble person, I just hope that I can live a life that makes me happy."

What he said was so true that Yan Ji had nothing to say, so he could only sigh and said, "I can't promise you now, I can only say that if a good opportunity arises, I will send you away."

Rui Yi didn't say anything more. There were [-] enemy troops outside the city, and only [-] guards in the city. In fact, the outcome of the battle was predictable.

Surrounding but not attacking is something unusual in itself. Rui Yi doesn't understand military affairs, so he also sensed that something was wrong.Unexpectedly, after lunch, the horn sounded all of a sudden.

"Girl, the enemy has begun to attack the city." Ling Xiao ran in from the outside and said panting.

"I heard the sound of the trumpet." The first time I saw the fighting and blood on the battlefield in the small woods last time, Ruiyi didn't feel afraid and frightened when encountering the battle again now, "There is still a city wall , what are you afraid of?"

Ling Xiao: ...

"Girl, this slave finds that your courage is really getting bigger and bigger." Ling Xiao couldn't help but said, remembering that she was really ashamed as a slave.

Listening to Ling Xiao's words, Rui Yi suddenly laughed at herself, because she had encountered so many things, she would have been scared to death if she didn't have the courage to practice.

In the beginning, I was afraid, but as I experienced a lot, I gradually became less afraid.

Not afraid is not because I have really become daring, but because... being afraid is useless.

In the evening, the siege battle ushered in its first great crisis. The city wall was forcibly breached by the enemy. When the sound of a huge explosion came, the teacup in Ruiyi’s hand was startled and fell to the ground. , shattered into pieces.

(End of this chapter)