In the room, there was only one candle left, and at this time it was reflected in my eyes, flickering and flickering, and there was a sense of uneasiness that was obscure.

I rolled over and sat up, and sat quietly by the 'bed' for a few moments before slowly getting up and walking to the center of the room.

I walked to the 'door', and I didn't want to push the 'door' out, but I heard a sound of footsteps outside, and after walking away, I slowly walked back after a while, and I knew that there must be someone guarding the outside of this room.

Not surprising.

So, I retreated to the other side of the room.

When I was just hugged in by Pei Yuanxiu, I vaguely saw a wall and a window open in the gap of the blanket, so I walked over and gently pushed the window open.

Outside, of course, it was pitch black.

This pavilion should be very big, from Pei Yuanxiu holding me in to walking here, the time in between is not short, and the voices of people who come to serve on both sides are also very noisy, it seems that although it is the years of war and chaos, the Song family has not let themselves be wronged at all.

But the city of Cangzhou ......

Through the gap in the window, I looked out.

This small building is not very high, plus there is a high wall outside, and the shadows of the trees swaying in the wind and snow can't see that far at all, only a dark snowfield, as if there are countless stars, which should be the bonfire of the besieging soldiers stationed in front.

And a little further afield......

I can't see anything.

I think that after being besieged for so long, everything that can be consumed in Cangzhou City should have been consumed, including food, and things that can be used to light fires for heating, so there is not even a little spark in the whole city now, and it is just submerged in a dark night.

And Song Huaiyi said that he would capture Cangzhou City within half a month.

In fact, according to the current situation, how long can Cangzhou City be supported, I am afraid that it has reached the end of the strong crossbow, but since Cangzhou City can support it for so long, there must be a reason why it can be supported for so long, and whether it can be taken down within half a month may not be as he said.

It's just—

It's really just a matter of time.

A city with no foreign aid and no food reserves, even if it is closed, it is impossible to hold it for too long, and one day, the people in the city will not be able to support it.

I squeezed the window frame with a slight force, my eyes staring at the sparks outside, and I couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Cangzhou City, will it be a dead end?

Just as I was about to close the window and return to the bed, suddenly there was a sound on the dark snowfield in front of me.

It was as if someone was beating gongs and drums.

How could such a sound suddenly come out in the middle of the night?

I frowned, opened the window a little more and looked out, although the sound came from far away, probably on the side of Cangzhou City, but because of the dead of night and the wind, the sound still came here.

What's going on?

Could it be that at this time, the people of the Song family are going to attack the city?

I suddenly became nervous and stared outside, but except for the little sound in the distance, there was only the sound of wind and snow whistling around, and the pavilion was quiet, no one moved because of the sound, and I didn't hear any sound of army dispatch.

It's not a siege, so what's going on with this sound?

I looked into the distance in confusion, and it took about a quarter of an hour for the voice to subside.

What kind of fame?

I was puzzled, but I couldn't go out to ask, besides, standing in front of the open window, after a while, my hands and feet were blown cold by the wind, I knew that my current body could not be so bad, after all, it was close to the capital, so I closed the window and went back to the 'bed' to lie down.

However, I couldn't sleep.

And in one night, the voice sounded three or four times, if I had fallen asleep, I would not have heard that voice at all, but this night I barely closed my eyes, so when the sound sounded far away, I would still be keenly captured, and I added a little doubt to my heart.

Finally, it was the next morning.

Early in the morning, Pei Yuanxiu came to my room to accompany me, and after the maids finished serving me and washing up, there were 'waiters' who carried a small table to the front of the bed, and placed a slow meal on it.

I couldn't help but frown.

In Cangzhou City, there is probably starvation everywhere now, and those people don't know what else to eat, but in this pavilion outside the city, there are big fish and big 'meat', and even a table of breakfast is so rich.

I can't help but have a bit of a stumbling block.

Pei Yuanxiu didn't feel my mood at all, but asked someone to serve a bowl of hot porridge, and he gently cooled it by himself, and then brought it to my mouth: "Come and eat a little." ”

I barely opened my mouth to eat a spoonful, but it was very difficult to swallow.

This time, he noticed it and looked at me with concern: "What's wrong?"

“……”

"Still uncomfortable?"

“……”

"That doctor gave you a needle and drank 'medicine', but it still didn't work?"

I lowered my head and said softly, "Not either." ”

He reached out to my forehead again and 'touched' it, and the temperature was not so hot anymore, which relieved him a little, but immediately asked, "Is there anything else that is uncomfortable? Why do I see that you have no appetite at all?"

I thought about it for a moment and said, "I didn't sleep well last night." ”

"Huh?"

"It's noisy outside. ”

"Noisy?" he frowned, "Is it noisy?"

I glanced at him and stopped talking, but as long as I didn't mention it, he couldn't let it go, and immediately turned back and ordered the 'attendant' behind me: "Go and ask what happened last night?" ”

The 'attendant' answered the call and immediately went down.

After a while, Song Huaiyi walked in from outside.

He was still dressed in a brocade robe, looking noble and rich, and naturally followed the 'attendants' and maids wherever he went, but he waved his hand before coming in, and let those people stay outside, and then walked to the curtain outside the inner and outer doors, and said softly: "What's the matter with the son?"

Pei Yuanxiu said: "What happened last night? Why did she not sleep because of the noise outside?"

Song Huaiyi was stunned for a moment and looked up at me.

I only lowered my eyelids slightly, and he coughed lightly, and immediately said, "It's negligent." ”

"Oh, what's going on?"

"These days, every time before attacking the city, we will create 'commotion' and 'chaos' outside Cangzhou the night before, so that the people in the city cannot rest, so that they can't cope with today's battle. Last night was—"

“……”

"The people below are just following the rules. But I didn't expect Miss Yan to wake up so easily. ”

Pei Yuanxiu frowned slightly.

Although he is the main person in charge of this war, he is not a military commander after all, and he will not care about which step to fight, so he probably didn't ask Song Huaiyi how to attack Cangzhou City before, but he didn't expect to ask this in one sentence.

My brows furrowed slowly, and I said softly, "Then you guys today—"

"Light," he interrupted me softly, "this, you don't care." ”

Just as he finished speaking, a loud noise suddenly came from outside.

This time, it wasn't like last night, this loud noise was earth-shattering, like a mountain cracking rock, shaking the room as if it was about to shake, I subconsciously raised my head, grabbed the mattress under me with one hand, and looked outside: "What's wrong?"

Song Huaiyi stood outside the curtain, and said without changing his face: "The city is being attacked." ”

His words were as calm as if the weather was good today, but then there was a more violent roar outside, which should be their people slamming into the 'gate' of Cangzhou City, and after the roar, there was a roar, I don't know how many people were impacting.

Song Huaiyi smiled and said, "This voice is a little annoying. Childe, Miss Yan, please find a way later. ”

Pei Yuanxiu nodded, and without saying anything, Song Huaiyi left.

Only then did Pei Yuanxiu raise his head again to look at my somewhat frightened expression, and said softly: "The doctor said, you can't be 'stimulated' by stings, and you can't be bumped, just stay in the room today and don't go out." ”

“……”

"Come, let's eat something first. ”

……

I ate a few mouthfuls of porridge in his hand, but listening to the sound of killing outside, where was there any appetite, and in the end, no matter how much I stretched my neck, I couldn't swallow it, but he didn't force me, and coaxed me to drink half a bowl of soup.

After a while, someone came to report that Song Huaiyi had set up a stage below.

When I heard this, I was dumbfounded, and I was helped out to take a look, and sure enough, in the spacious courtyard under this courtyard, I don't know when, or maybe it has always been, a large stage was erected, and by this time everyone was already in place, and they moved me a comfortable and wide chair, and put it at the 'door', and put two stoves at hand, and as soon as I sat down, I could see the stage outside.

Probably to hide the sound of the siege in the distance, the performances are all lively dramas, what eight immortals cross the sea, what Magu sacrifices his birthday.

Suddenly, the sound of gongs and drums in the garden, coupled with the water show on the stage, looks like an illusion of prosperity and glory.

But I know that after every gong and drum, there is the sound of war and killing in the distance, and I don't know how many people are full of blood in that joyful and lively scene, and then fall down.

The bustle on both sides shows a special cruelty.

But I couldn't do anything, just sat there, looking at the joy and excitement in my eyes, but my heart fell into deeper thought.

Is there any way to break this impasse at hand?

What about breaking the deadlock in Cangzhou City?

Just as I was deep in thought, just after the play was over, a voice came from outside the garden—

"The old lady has arrived!"