After Zhou Dingchen finished reading the letter of persuasion of the Liao people, all the generals were silent, and they all deployed Tong Guan to see no joy or anger on his face. Overnight, the army of 100,000 mourners, the official family did not take a word to blame, Jun En is as vast as the sea, and it is difficult to repay the miscellaneous family in case of any incident, how can he be a second minister who is not as good as a beast! He looked around at the generals and said in a deep voice: "The Liao people are powerful, and the lonely city is difficult to defend, what do you want?" ”

Even the marching Sima Wang Yan, all the generals bowed together and said loudly: "I am willing to die for the deployment of the capital!" "Swear to live and die with the river!" "Sacrifice your life for righteousness, and it is today!" Under the emotion, the voice was sonorous like gold and iron, and some people glared at the messenger of the Liao State fiercely, which frightened the Han official's legs weak.

"Handsome, let someone kill this person!" Feng Mei raised her leg and kicked the Han official and pulled out her waist knife.

"Wait," Tong Guan waved his hand and muttered: "Come and don't be rude, the miscellaneous family will also use him to bring a reply letter." ”

The trembling Han official was taken down first, Tong Guan turned to Zhao Xingde, and said with a pleasant face: "Mr. Zhao is the leader of the official hand-picked article, and he can write a reply letter for the miscellaneous family, directly reprimanding it, and knowing my righteousness!" ”

The eyes of all the generals followed Tong Guan, and Zhao Xingde hurriedly bowed down and said: "If you want to do it, dare not obey your fate!" ”

Tong Guan immediately ordered the scribe to send pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and Zhao Xingde waved it on the spot in the palace where the yamen was deployed, and a thousand words were made in an instant. Zhou Dingchen and other civil officials and scribes also nodded secretly, and said in their hearts that this person actually has the talent to write by relying on horses, no wonder the marshal looks at him differently.

Tong Guan took Zhao Xingde's reply and read a few lines, frowned and said: "Mr. Zhao's article is good, but it is still polite, Yelu does not cultivate benevolence and righteousness, the captive lord Yelu Deguang was killed by my Central Plains righteous people, the son rebelled against his father, the uncle betrayed his nephew, and the younger brother rebelled against his brother, all of which were written!" ”

Zhao Xingde complied with the order and added the content of scolding the Khitan court, feeling that the words were already very intense, not like a normal reply.

After Tong Guan read it, he pondered for a moment, and then said: "The heroine of the Liao Kingdom interferes in politics, and the court is filthy from generation to generation, and Xiao Yanyan Han De's adultery is the most, and Han Chang's evil seed competes for the throne with his half-brother, laughs for the world, and writes these ugly things!" The generals burst out laughing.

Zhao Xingde obeyed the order to write about these scandals, and retouched the words, and Tong Guan was satisfied.

Many things in the book are kept secretive by the Liao people, and they are laughed at in the Central Plains, which angers the Liao people so much that the generals ridicule and scold, but also have the intention of dying with the city in their hearts.

Sure enough, the Han official, who was lucky enough to save his ears, brought the letter back. When the Khitan generals heard half of it, they scolded one after another. Liao general Xiao Da did not ignore the dissuasion of Yelu Dashi, on the spot will read the letter, the Han official who passed the letter to the public, in the middle of the night, the Khitan people shot a war letter to the head of the city between the rivers, only ten words: "If you do not surrender to this city, you will be slaughtered!" ”

At the head of Hejian City, there was some warmth in spring a few days ago, but it was still cold in the blink of an eye. The night wind was cold, and Zhao Xingde sneezed. The Liao people replied to the book, which was expected by him. But when I actually saw it, I was still a little frightened. In Hejian City, from the generals to the soldiers, there was no way to retreat, but they were not as preoccupied as usual, and when they met, some people were still grinning, as if they had broken off the aftermath.

Sitting alone under the battlement, Zhao Xingde looked up at the starry sky in the sky. Wang Yan once wanted to arrange an entourage for him, but he was pushed back by Zhao Xingde, he was not used to having people follow him when he went in and out. The people of Liao seem to be gathering momentum, and tonight is quieter than usual. It's even quieter than Bianjing. Zhao Xingde reached out and took out the sachet given to him by Li Ruoxue from his arms, this fiancée, who had never even had a skin-to-skin relationship, he couldn't help but smile self-deprecatingly, and casually put the sachet in his arms. The wind is biting, what will happen to her if she dies in the city between the rivers? Observe the festival for me, or marry the prime minister? When I came into this world, did I just go through it?

He was so cranky that he felt a little sleepy, his eyelids drooped, and he leaned against the cold battlements and fell asleep, until someone pushed him on the shoulder.

"Zhao joins the army, it's windy here, and if you're tired, you can go to the enemy platform to rest." Su Wenyu said kindly.

"No, after a while, I didn't feel sleepy." Zhao Xingde excused himself, and when he went to the enemy platform, a group of soldiers didn't have to sleep.

Seeing that Su Wenyu's face was a little strange, Zhao Xingdeqi said, "What's the matter?" ”

"The military letter made by Zhao Senjun today has spread in the camp, and he is scolded! I, Su Wenyu, can get acquainted with and join the army, and I am lucky to have three lives! ”

"It's just a matter of tongue, how can you be a stubborn enemy with the soldiers!" Zhao Xingde said gloomily, "This letter went out, which angered the Khitans, but it affected everyone. ”

Su Wenyu said with an excited look on his face: "Where did Zhao join the army come from, my children of military families and grandfathers all died in battle, and they received the favor of the country, is it not as good as a eunuch?" ”

Zhao Xingde was silent.

Suddenly, Su Wenyu looked at the direction of the dock and said strangely: "It's the third watch, why are there still lights?" ”

Zhao Xingde also looked over there, a few lanterns were faintly moving, and he hesitated: "It must be which general is inspecting the dock." ”

Right next to the lantern, Xin Xingzong looked hesitant and asked, "Is your Excellency really going to scuttle all the other ships?" ”

Tong Guan's face sank and said: "If it is not broken, how can you inspire the soldiers of the city!" He lived on the upper floor of the highest official ship, and watched the soldiers of the First Army in the north of the town scuttle the other ships moored at the pier, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, and ordered: "Set the pier on fire!" Anchor and depart! ”

Xin Xingzong's face changed slightly, he didn't dare to question it, and only led his soldiers down to act according to the order. Zhou Dingchen, the secretary in charge, whispered in Tong Guan's ear: "My lord, General Han is still in the city, do you really not take him away?" "Han Shizhong once gave Zhou Dingchen a lot of benefits, and now Tong Guan has taken more than 200 relatives to escape from the river first, and Zhou Dingchen is the last to pull Han Shizhong.

"Humph!" Tong Guan's face was slightly gloomy, and he scolded in a low voice, "Don't feed this unfamiliar dog." He still remembered in his heart that Han Shizhong took the initiative to ask Ying to break the Khitan cavalry, so that he could not get off the stage and had to return to the river. These days, all the generals are a little disobedient to Wang Yan, but Han Shizhong is the only one who does his best to rectify the second army in Zhenbei, and he also fights very happily.

Zhou Dingchen's eyelids jumped, and he was suddenly silent.

Xin Xingzong commanded the soldiers to pour fire oil on the wooden wharf trestle, pavilions and other buildings, and in an instant, the burning smoke and grass clippings soared into the sky, the flames were exceptionally bright in the dark night, and the faces of the children reflected flickered brightly and darkly, looking particularly hideous. The soldiers under his command rowed hard, and the ship gradually sailed away from the harbor, hoisting its sails and leaving, leaving only a circle of water waves, reflecting the blazing fire.

The soldiers at the head of the city all found the fire, I don't know why, pointing in the direction of the wharf, Wang Yan, who was resting in the city tower, also hurriedly put on his clothes, looked at the direction of the wharf, his face was cloudy, at this time, some soldiers hurriedly sent a letter, and reported a few words to Wang Yan. After Wang Yan read the letter, his face was slightly gloomy, and before he could speak, he heard a soldier shouting not far away: "The adults are gone!" ”

All the generals were shocked, Wang Yan nodded and said: "All the adults have been deployed to leave a letter and entrust the defense of Hejian City to me, at this moment, I am afraid that I have already sailed away." Then he took out the letter and showed it to the generals.

Zhao Xingde also gathered in the crowd, and by the slight firelight, he could see the content of the letter clearly. It turned out that Tong Guan had already had the intention of abandoning the city, and he was only worried that Wang Yan of Jinguan Mansion would be impeached, and the matter would be turbulent. He thought about it, and simply borrowed the hands of the Khitans to extinguish the mouth, and the jade and stones in the whole city between the rivers were burned, and it was better for him to be spared than to commit the capital crime of abandoning the army, not to mention the huge artillery of the Khitans, and the soldiers of the iron-walled battalion, all of which needed to be reported to the imperial court to know, so as to take precautions. As long as Tong Guan saves his life now, with the old feelings of the official family, maybe he will be able to make a comeback in the future, if he stays in the city, I am afraid that he will really die with the city. In the letter, Tong Guan appointed Sima and Wang Yan as the commanders of the Hebei armies, and stayed in Hejian, while he personally returned to the court to ask for help, and reported the situation in Hebei to His Majesty.

"All the adults are deployed, and they're running!"

This news was like the last straw that crushed the camel, and suddenly made the hearts of many soldiers and soldiers like ashes, Zhao Xingde also turned pale, standing on the spot in a daze, and the article he made with his own hands cut off the livelihood of the soldiers and civilians in the city, and now it has become a peach talisman urging life.

"All the adults are deployed, and they're running!" There were already soldiers crying loudly, and in a short time, there was already crying up and down the city tower, and they would be the courage of the army. Zhao Xingde even felt that if the Khitans attacked the city at this moment, these soldiers who were like ashes would not be killed.

"All the adults are deployed, and they're running!" The news spread like a wildfire in the wilderness throughout Hejian City, and even the fleeing people knew about it, and the people were like the sky falling, like mourning, the Khitan people were about to slaughter the city, and the streets and alleys were full of crying.