Shang Xuesleeve turned around and lifted the curtain open a crack, but she wasn't looking out, she just didn't want to face Xiao Yutao and be seen by her. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Her heart hung as if she had been placed on a shelf to be roasted by fire, and there were bursts of scorching and throbbing pain.

There has been no news for more than 30 days, and life and death are uncertain!

Shang Xuesleeve closed her eyes, and the chill seemed to pour into her body from all directions, and she couldn't help but tighten her cloak and said, "Stop." ”

Xiao Yutao looked at Shang Xue's sleeves in confusion.

Shang Xuesleeve still looked out the window, and said, "Yu Tao'er, please make another trip to the head of the house, go and tell the head of the house, let's go directly to the opera garden." ”

Xiao Yutao didn't care about running more, but she still asked, "Sister class leader, are you fighting now...... How can anyone watch a play? ”

Shang Xuesleeve was not in a good mood, and said, "If you don't sing, what will I do with Xinyin Club?" ”

Xiao Yutao blinked aggrievedly and got out of the car.

When Shang Xuesleeve was settling down in the opera garden, Cheng Siyuan, the chief staff of the prince, and Ding Zhaolong, the guard of Shicheng Pass, were facing the sand table.

Ding Zhaolong was originally a famous Confucian general, famous for his outstanding demeanor, but at this moment, he was beaten by the army of Xijun for more than a month, and his face could no longer maintain his demeanor, and his tanned and swarthy face showed an anxious look, and there were several scars on his cheeks if he looked closely.

Cheng Siyuan, the head of the prince's staff, also had an official position in the imperial court, and Lian Zeyu entrusted the matter of defending the city to Ding Zhaolong before leaving, and asked Cheng Siyuan to fully support and assist Ding Zhaolong, so his burden was not light.

Because the grain and grass are not abundant, Cheng Siyuan led by example, and took the prince's staff who did not have to defend the city and fight in person, and reduced three meals to two meals, and they ate very little, and now they also have noodles and dishes.

He was now facing the little flag representing the prince on the sand table - that position was simply not right.

It was originally agreed to wait for the signal from the prince's side to flank Liu Chuanmou's army together, but once the prince left the city, there was no trace!

Cheng Siyuan calmed down, and said in a gentle voice: "General Ding doesn't need to be anxious, I expect the prince to be fine." ”

"It's been forty-four days, a full forty-four days!"

Cheng Siyuan said: "General Ding, think about it, if the prince had something to do, wouldn't Liu Wei have already told the world?" ”

"This is ......" Ding Zhaolong nodded, but he was also afraid of other accidents, how dangerous Shu is and if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince accidentally took some dangerous road and had an accident, it would be the worst.

Cheng Siyuan walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder and said, "General Ding doesn't have to think nonsense, the prince is not an ordinary person, I have followed His Royal Highness for many years, if I am not sure, he will not come up with such a strategy, let alone lead the troops himself." In comparison, General Ding, the burden of the two of us is heavy! ”

Ding Zhaolong was in a hurry, but now he has calmed down.

Since the prince led his troops for half a month, Cheng Siyuan has been used to seeing Ding Zhaolong anxious for a while every day, but today, he saw something different, and said tentatively: "General Ding, the grain and grass are ......."

Ding Zhaolong shook his head and smiled wryly.

When the food was really exhausted, he knew why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that when he was leaving.

Shicheng Pass is really hard to keep!

He even suspected that the crown prince had long known that Liu Pingbo on the other side of the Songyang River would also lead the army over!

Originally, Ding Zhaolong thought that he only needed to deal with Liu Chuanmou's army, but who would have thought that less than ten days after the prince led the Ding army around the cliff, Liu Pingbo led his troops to join Liu Chuanmou under the city, and Liu Chuanmou's strength was already more than twice that of the defenders of Shicheng Pass, and now the pressure has increased sharply - if it weren't for the solid city wall of Shicheng Guanxi and the construction of the dangerous peak, it would have been beaten down a long time ago!

He has been defending until now, and less than half of the defenders are left, although Liu Zhi's side is not much better, but Ding Zhaolong is now lacking everything!

Lack of food, lack of grass, lack of oil, even the "night incense" of the common people is lacking!

The prince was worried about his reputation, and he had said earlier that he was not allowed to directly collect grain, so the difficulty is here, in the final analysis, he is short of silver.

"Master Cheng......" Ding Zhaolong looked at Cheng Siyuan pleadingly.

If Cheng Siyuan nodded, he would be able to find at least ten days of food in Shicheng Pass now.

But Cheng Siyuan still shook his head: "General Ding, don't fight this idea." I don't know if you have taken a walk in Shicheng Pass, anyway, I have to walk around every day, although there is a war in the distance, but the people in the city do not panic at all, and their remarks are inclined to the prince. The people are fighting with us, and if you really collect food, I'm afraid that the day when our city will be broken is really not far away—why don't you want to think about why so many people have escaped from Xijun? ”

Ding Zhaolong sat heavily on the chair, for so many days, not to mention the hardships of the defenders, their lives had to be put inside.

If it was usual, the people of Shichengguan would have a comfortable life, and he would naturally be happy to see it, but now it is wartime, and he has to ensure that the people live as if there was no war, and they will not touch a penny, and he is indeed unconvinced.

If he is not convinced, he is also afraid that it will really cause a big change in the hearts of the people, so he has to say: "Then what should I do?" These defenders must not be left hungry...... Otherwise, the horses will have to be slaughtered, but in that case the morale will be greatly reduced—and how long will the horses be able to eat! ”

Cheng Siyuan didn't have a way, and after a long time, he came up with a way that was not a way, and said: "The prince's seal is with me, otherwise make some IOUs, let's give some credit first." ”

After the two of them decided on this matter, they called their generals and staff to come in, and they couldn't hide it, so Cheng Siyuan said it in detail, and only after finishing was he said: "What other strategies do you have to get through this difficulty?" ”

Zhan Qifeng coughed and said, "General Ding has calculated clearly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been away from Shicheng Pass for forty-four days, and Liu Shun's father and son have besieged this place for more than thirty days. ”

Everyone talked about it, and then heard Zhan Qifeng say loudly: "Judging from the following, they are united in one place, and they are desperately trying to capture Shicheng Pass, they must not know that the prince is not here at all."

He picked up the flag representing Liu Chuanmou's father and son, and said: "Their strategy is to break through here at any cost, take the crown prince, and then go all the way to the capital, killing two birds with one stone." If they knew that the prince had gone around......"

Zhan Qifeng separated the two small flags in his hand, planted them in Xijun and Shicheng Pass respectively, and said: "They will definitely divide their troops into two ways, one way to search for the whereabouts of the prince, and the other way to continue to attack the city here, no matter which way it is completed, it will basically be done." (To be continued.) )