Binh Duong Nangong Mansion, gatehouse.

Zhou Tang has been sitting in the gatehouse for five days, looking anxious with a teacup, but trying to calm himself down.

"Madam, you won't be able to sleep at night after drinking this tea, why don't you go and change chrysanthemums for you, and you can also go to the fire." Biyang smiled and picked up the teapot to change the tea.

"It's all on Ah Jin's tea list, and it's fragrant." Zhou Tang stopped, and became worried again, and he didn't know if he was asking Biyang, "After today, it will be twelve days a month." I told him that I would write back, and he agreed. I was good before, why didn't I write it at this time? ”

Bi Yang packed up the tea set, asked the little girl at the door to take it to change the tea, and replied with a smile: "Don't worry, madam, the second young master must remember." It must be a jam on the road, and maybe several letters from home will arrive at the same time. ”

Zhou Tang sat dumbfounded and shook his head, regretting it very much, "I heard that the north is very bitter, and there will be Tartars from time to time. He only brought a little Baxi, and if he was sick, he didn't know if Baxi would take care of it or not. Alas, ......, I should have listened to Dingkang in the first place, and it was better to find one of the secret guards. ”

"Madam, you also said that Baxi is a clever person, besides, when the second young master left, he took the evil charm that Madame begged for." Biyang smiled and explained.

Zhou Tang frowned and smiled bitterly, Biyang's words did not alleviate her anxiety in the slightest.

Nangong Dingkang's anxiety is no less than Zhou Tang's, because he doesn't dare to tell Zhou Tang about many things.

In the outer study, in addition to Nangong Dingkang, there was also an old man sitting with a straight back, tall body, and dark skin, completely in the style of a military general. "Master, Qianlitang has not found any trace of the second young master for the time being."

"Hall Master Jiang, you were the last to see him, what was wrong at that time?" Nangong Dingkang was worried that he had thoughts that he shouldn't have, after all, Anyang's incident had not been long in the past.

"Nope." Jiang Sinian looked at Nangong Dingkang. After all, everyone has children, and I understand the feelings of being a father at this time. So, he added: "The subordinates saw that the second young master was in Datong Mansion. Lu Beitang Song Hall is married to a daughter, so he entrusted me to ...... before leaving. ”

"I know that." Nangong Dingkang nodded and interrupted.

Jiang Sinian continued: "The second young master also knew about this, so after we met in Datong Mansion, although we talked about it roughly, because I was not familiar with the officials of Datong Mansion, the second young master did not visit the local officials, saying that he would wait for the Song Hall Master to come back, and he would leave after staying for one night. Before, although the second young master's itinerary was all in various prefectures and guards, they were all on the side of the Ming Dynasty, and they didn't stay in one place much, and there were clear signals left in each place, so although the transportation in some places was inconvenient, we could also roughly know the whereabouts of the second young master. However, after Datong Mansion, the second young master didn't leave much mark, we guess he probably knew that there was something in the Song Tang Master's family, and he didn't want to trouble. ”

"So, since Datong Mansion, you have no whereabouts of him?" Nangong Dingkang asked.

Jiang Sinian was a little embarrassed, this was the scope of Lu Beitang, he just temporarily took a vacancy, and never said that he wanted to protect secretly, who knew that he would fight with the Tartars at this time, but it was still when most of the people in Lu Beitang were not there, "The Tartars are indeed rare to attack this season, we have all looked for the Datong area, several Acropolis that have had wars, the Tartars have all withdrawn, and now only Tianchengwei is left." ”

Nangong Dingkang touched his face. It's not that he doesn't know that Tianchengwei is besieging the city, but he just thinks that it won't be such a coincidence, so he repeatedly asked Qianlitang to find someone. But now the situation seems to be only Tianchengwei. "Is there any news from Tianchengwei?" Nangong Dingkang was already knowingly asking.

Jiang Sinian shook his head, "The siege of the city has been almost a month, and besides, there should be no one in Lu Beitang who is in Tianchengwei." ”

"You've been there?" Nangong Dingkang asked. Although I have long received a flying pigeon biography.

Jiang Sinian nodded and replied, "The Tartar army has about twenty or thirty thousand. Tianchengwei is full of battles, and there are only 5,000 defenders. After a pause, he said to Nangong Dingkang: "Boss, in fact, it is very good that Tianchengwei can have three thousand soldiers. The siege of the city has been so long, and the Tartars are not just besieged and not attacked. Of course, if there is enough food and grass, of course, the problem is not too big, but of all the acropolis, how can any of the acropolis really prepare grain according to the requirements? At this time, it doesn't make much sense to let one or two people into the city. If the second young master is really in Tianchengwei, what he needs is to find a way to break the siege. ”

"You mean, they're running out of ammunition?" Nangong Dingkang didn't want to think so, but this may not be the truth, so he had to ask: "What can you do?" ”

Way? Of course not. For so long, the imperial court did not send troops, and it seemed that the Tiancheng Guard was lost, and the Datong Mansion seemed to have focused on the reconstruction of the surrounding destroyed acropolis. Everyone couldn't figure out why the Tartars were besieging the city, and why did Tianchengwei defend it?

"Master, even if you combine the power of the four halls, it is just an egg hitting a stone." Jiang Sinian thought about it for a while, but told the truth. What he was afraid of was that Nangong Dingkang would send troops, which would exhaust the strength of Sitang at one time.

Nangong Dingkang sat for a while, got up and walked to the window, and muttered, "That's no way?" ”

"Master," Jiang Sinian also got up and stood behind him, "The second young master may not be in Tianchengwei." ”

Nangong Dingkang shook his head, "Everything I thought of before leaving was taken care of, and he agreed." Moreover, with a little long-term follower who doesn't know much about anything, suddenly has no whereabouts, where will he go? Then he guessed: "Out of the Ming Dynasty?" Went to Tatar? There have been a lot of battles lately, so I don't think I'll be captured, right? Nangong Dingkang was very confused, and the more he thought about it, the more he regretted that he didn't let people follow him secretly. At the beginning, I just felt that he should be given the necessary trust, and if he really wanted to leave, he couldn't stop him, but no matter what, he should let Baxi come back? Now that there is no news of Baxi, is it really in Tianchengwei?

Jiang Sinian understood Nangong Dingkang's anxiety very well, "Master, in fact, if the second young master is really in Tianchengwei, don't worry too much." I've been to Tianchengwei, and the acropolis walls are strong and tall. Because he has not fought for many years, he is already the richest of all the acropolis of Xuanda, and even if the reserves are not enough to deal with the siege, he can survive. It's been so long, and the Tartars won't besiege the city for a long time if they don't succeed. And although it is a war zone, it is in the territory of Daming after all. Besides, the second young master knows the north very well, and from what his subordinates have seen, his skills are not bad, so it should not be possible to be captured. We will continue to look for it, and Tianchengwei will also step up its investigation, and if the siege is lifted or there is a chance to pass on the news, enter the city immediately. ”

Nangong Dingkang just stood like this, silent for a long time, and finally said very softly, "I hurt him." ”

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It's dawn, and no one in Tianchengwei should be able to sleep peacefully. The enemy did not attack the city all night, as if they never liked to fight at night.

For some reason, tomorrow and tomorrow are already bright, and there is still no trace of the enemy outside the city. There was only silence in the city, and it seemed that it was really as Han Hongzhou said, although the city was not broken, it was filled with a sense of despair of breaking the city. Nangong Jin couldn't stand this atmosphere for a long time, and organized soldiers to train. Only by training can we temporarily forget the pathos of being in a desperate situation.

For a whole morning, Nangong Jin didn't care about external affairs, as if he was completely immersed in teaching soldiers to kill the enemy and improve the formation, and even Baxi was called to learn a few tricks to protect himself. It wasn't until after noon that he noticed that there seemed to be a commotion on the city walls. The resting soldier couldn't help but inquire, and after a while, he rushed over, "General, general, it seems, there are reinforcements!" ”

"Huh?" Nangong Jin stood up violently and calmed down instantly, "Where are the reinforcements?" According to his estimates, no Acropolis has survived in the surrounding area, unless the capital sends troops.

The soldier who came to report touched his head, "I heard that it seems to be the three guards of Xuanfu, there are many, and they have already fought with the Tartars." No wonder they didn't come to attack the city in the morning. The more the soldier talked, the more excited he became.

After letting the little soldier retreat, Nangong Jin thought for a long time. How is it possible for Xuanfu Sanwei? Could it be that Kyori sent troops to beat the Tartars all the way out? If not, then what's going on? Could it be that I thought too much, in short, it is true that I didn't come to attack the city today.

Just thinking about it, the herald came to call Nangong Jin to the general soldier's tent to discuss matters.

The discussion in Liang Lie's tent was quite intense. There is only one theme, how to break through? After all, from the top of the city, not only were there reinforcements on the periphery, but there were very few enemy troops in the east and south of the city, and almost all of them were pulled to fight for reinforcements. If you go from the east or south, you can join forces with reinforcements and take away the enemy.

When Nangong Jin arrived, he had almost already reached such a conclusion. And this time, the person who advocated taking the initiative was not Lu Ao, but Han Hongzhou. Before Nangong Jin arrived, Feng Yue was the only one in the audience who did not speak.

Seeing Nangong Jin coming in, Liang Lie raised his head and asked, "Is the situation known?" ”

"Roughly yes."

"Good. Breakout, what is your opinion? ”

Nangong Jin looked at everyone in the audience, they were all eager to try, but they didn't care about his opinion.

When Nangong Jin hesitated, Han Hongzhou stepped forward and looked at him, "You understand the current situation. Do you have the opportunity now, but still hold on? ”

On the side, Chen Baishui said lukewarmly: "The second son is not our Tianchengwei's person, since it is to assist and do our duty, we Tianchengwei are very grateful." ”

Nangong Jin smiled, "I have no opinion." ”

Liang Lie heard him say this and ignored him anymore. The whole discussion went down to the specific deployment of the battle. In the end, Han Hongzhou led the order to assault and led 800 troops. The guards at the east gate and the north gate did not move, Chen Baishui at the west gate held on, broke through from the south gate, and Lu Ao reinforced and Ding Xionghui responded at the south gate. As for how to get out from the south gate, it will be solved by Feng Yue.

Almost the entire Tianchengwei has gained popularity, and bold people on the road have come out to inquire if reinforcements have arrived. When Nangong Jin arrived at the north gate, a group of soldiers surrounded him and asked gossiping, even Baxi, with excitement in his tone.

Nangong Jin was taken by everyone to be happy. Yes, there is salvation! Baxi said proudly: "I knew that as soon as I followed the young master, I would come to reinforcements, so I should have followed a long time ago." This sentence made everyone laugh. Even so, we must not let our guard down. The soldiers of the North Gate were elated and energetic, ready to meet the big battle.