Chapter 427: Dead End
The emperor's sudden words suddenly made the atmosphere at the head of the city and under the city extremely tense. Although the soldiers and horses under the city immediately entered a state of combat readiness, and even gradually surrounded them despite the emperor's previous orders, the soldiers at the head of the city also began to bend their bows and arrows at the city, and there were already people nervously guarding the stone bullets next to the artillery that had been prepared before.
And just when others didn't dare to interject rashly, a rider behind the emperor poked his head and looked around, and then lowered his voice and said: "Your Majesty, it's going to rain, my mother is going to get married, and the twisted melon is not sweet, why don't you dissipate your anger first?" ”
Yue Xiaosi said a few words of country slang in one breath, and when he saw that the emperor suddenly turned his head and glared at him fiercely, he didn't seem to know what it was to be afraid at all, so he first turned his head and gestured back, and waited until the other guards and soldiers and horses were blocked by Zhen Rong tacitly, and then he said in a low voice: "The emperor should know Xiao Jingxian's character, instead of talking angry and talking to each other at this time, it is better to go back first and mobilize soldiers and horses to take Gu'an City!" ”
The emperor's face turned pale, and he said mercilessly: "I have never been in the habit of retreating without a fight!" ”
"But Xiao Jingxian is also a madman, do you believe that if the emperor attacks the city, his artillery will be shot down immediately?" Yue Xiaosi raised his voice a little, but he was not worried that this would spread to the city, "Moreover, the emperor is upset because of Xiao Jingxian's words, but can you believe the excuses made by the chaotic ministers and thieves......
When Yue Xiaosi was desperately lobbying the emperor to take a step back for the time being, Zhen Rong dutifully stopped the others while looking up at the city. Even if he is not a person who likes to think crankily, when Xiao Jingxian said such words in public, he couldn't help but speculate whether Xiao Jingxian and Yue Qianqiu were really uncles and nephews, and whether Yue Qianqiu would really be the little prince of Beiyan......
At this moment, he suddenly heard Xiao Jingxian's long smile coming from the city: "If the emperor wants to try whether this Gu'an City is impregnable, then he might as well give it a try." It's just that the emperor can be regarded as a battlefield general, and he still won't do such a stupid thing as a cavalry siege. Instead of wasting time here, why not go back and dispatch troops and think about how to take down me, a chaotic thief? ”
Speaking of this, Xiao Jingxian paused slightly, and said lightly: "Don't retreat at this time, in case the southern fortress is broken through by the soldiers and horses of Southern Wu, this Gu'an City will change hands, and it will be too late at that time!" ”
The emperor stared at his brother-in-law who was obviously hard-hearted, and suddenly turned his head and glanced coldly at the person beside him who was struggling to admonish: "This is what you said before, the person who was seriously injured and dying by human stabbing?" ”
Unexpectedly, the emperor suddenly turned over this old account, Yue Xiaosi was suddenly a little embarrassed, lowered his head and whispered: "At that time, there was more than one minister who went to visit, and even Lord Zuo Xiang's good eyesight didn't see that there was a fake. I also touched the two big wounds on my shoulders with my hands, and afterwards Zuo Xiang sighed that Xiao Jing stabbed Wang Jingnan once, but he was stabbed twice......"
Listening to Yue Xiaosi as he spoke, he gestured to the position where Xiao Jingxian was injured at that time, and the emperor's anger just now suddenly became expressionless again. He glanced at Xiao Jingxian, who seemed to be still arrogant and wanton at the head of the city, and finally understood the other party's determination in his heart.
Willing to bear such a serious injury, willing to bear the reputation of rebellion, willing to leave behind the glory and wealth that others envy, but only hope to go to Nanwu, it is obvious that it is not that the south really gave Xiao Jingxian how difficult to refuse, just because Xiao Jingxian firmly believes that there is news of the mother and son there. And at this moment, that guy is just holding on!
For a time, the emperor was caught in a war between heaven and man. Even if there were only more than 800 people at this time, even if he was familiar with Sun Tzu's Art of War and knew that 'the first army to attack the city, the second to attack the enemy, the second to attack the army, and then the next to attack the city', but he had enough self-confidence, but if he made a symbolic attack, the people in the city were likely to panic, and it was very likely that he would be defeated in a battle at that time. As for the threats of artillery and so on, he just didn't pay attention to it at all.
Artillery is not a small deterrent to a plate of scattered soldiers and horses, but the real lethality is not as good as the rain of arrows.
But does he need to take such a risk? Do you really need to meet Xiao Jingxian, who is bent on going to the south to find the news of the mother and son, and fight to the death?
The Supreme who ruled the entire Northern Yan took a deep breath, not noticing that the guy who had just taken the trouble to persuade himself had already hid behind again, but raised his head and glanced at Xiao Jingxian again.
"For your sister's sake, I will let you go today, but if you appear in front of me again in the future, then even if I am complained by your sister after I die in the future, I will definitely do my best to kill you!"
Leaving these words, he turned his horse's head and shouted, "Return!" ”
At such a time, no one would ask such a stupid question as where to return, and hurriedly surrounded the emperor in the middle.
And looking at the more than 1,000 soldiers and horses coming and going like the wind, completely disappeared from sight, and Xiao Jingxian, who stood tall on the city wall, really let go of the boulder in his heart.
Standing on this commanding height, facing the Emperor of Beiyan, it is not an easy task, if the lower plate is unstable, today's oncoming gusts of wind can simply blow him down, and if you are not lucky, the words you say cannot be heard by everyone, you will be recognized by people His inner weakness and powerlessness, and the seemingly solid appearance in the city will be ruthlessly dismantled immediately.
Even now, he can't guarantee that the emperor hasn't seen through his inward-looking nature.
At this moment, he heard Yue Qianqiu's voice beside him: "You all go down, and the people on the city tower also retreat, let King Jin stay here quietly for a while!" ”
Maybe it's because he picked the four big gangs before, and directly drove the strength gang out of Gu'an City, and the remaining three gangs are now bowing their heads, Yue Qianqiu actually has a lot of prestige when he speaks, except for the soldier and horse envoy Yue Zhong glanced at Xiao Jingxian's back with some worry before leaving, and the rest of the people all retreated silently, even the little monkey was no exception.
Only Yue Ying didn't seem to hear Yue Qianqiu's words, and still stood in the shadow of the city tower.
It wasn't until everyone was gone that Yue Qianqiu casually pulled the hem of Xiao Jingxian's clothes: "Don't die, come down, no one is in the city at this time, who will you show the appearance of the jade tree facing the wind?" ”
Xiao Jingxian shrugged his shoulders, let out a long sigh of relief, and then burst out with three simple words: "My feet are numb." ”
Yue Qianqiu was stunned for a moment, then stood at the battlement and laughed, if he hadn't held on to the city wall on one side, he would have almost fallen straight down! It was easy to stand firm, and then he raised his head angrily and said, "Who told you to just talk big and be handsome, you can't get down now, right?" Why, do you want me to be kind enough to help your Royal Highness King Jin? ”
"That's for the best, of course." Xiao Jingxian turned his head sideways, and when he saw Yue Qianqiu's face, it was as if he had seen a ghost, so he smiled and said, "Isn't your face very ugly?" I didn't come down just now, not because I was trying to be strong, but because the people in the city couldn't see my face clearly, but the people behind me could easily see it. Of course, it doesn't matter if you see you. If it weren't for your three-day medicine, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to survive even this moment. ”
Thinking that Xiao Jingxian had never really rested well in the past few days, and just now in front of everyone, standing in such a windy and stressful place, talking to the emperor in such a loud and thunderous way, the pale face without a trace of blood at this moment was almost predictable, Yue Qianqiu couldn't help but be afraid for a while.
He quickly climbed up the city wall where Xiao Jingxian was standing, grabbed this guy's arm without saying anything, and jumped back with a deep breath. He used a little more force in the air to throw Xiao Jingxian up. When he landed, he used his palms to support him on his back, which just reduced the shock force of the landing.
When Xiao Jingxian stumbled and finally stood firm, he was relieved, but then he heard Xiao Jingxian chuckle.
"Your Uncle Shadow is also here, why do you have to be reckless and don't ask him to help?"
Yue Qianqiu was stunned for a moment, and when he turned his head sideways, he saw that Yue Ying was still standing there with his back against the wall of the city tower, as if he was asleep, and he snorted in response: "Don't you have bad eyes?" Can you still see him? ”
"You also said that I am a veteran who has fought a few battles, and if such a person stands there without restraint, if I still can't feel it, then I don't know how to die?" Although his face became more and more pale, and he even needed to support Yue Qianqiu's shoulders to be able to stand firmly, Xiao Jingxian still had the heart to joke, so he was scolded immediately after.
"Don't have the strength to come down and still have the strength to talk nonsense? Will you wait and leave again or will you leave immediately? I'm going to arrange it as soon as possible! Whoever needs to be told, who doesn't need to be told, squeak quickly, or I'll do what I want! ”
"Heh......"
Xiao Jingxian chuckled again, and then didn't care about Yue Qianqiu's annoyance, and said softly: "Yue Zhong is the person left to me by my sister, he has been working hard in Gu'an for so many years, being such a soldier and horse envoy, it is already my sister and brother who can't stand him, you let him prepare the person who walks together, prepare an empty carriage." ”
But when he said this, he paused slightly, but said something that surprised Yue Qianqiu: "Me and you, as well as the little monkey, follow your Uncle Shadow, not all the way with them." ”
Yue Qianqiu's expression was cold, and his voice changed unconsciously: "Do you want them to be bait all the way?" ”
"Soldiers don't get tired of cheating, just in case." Xiao Jingxian said without emotion, "Because of their departure, others can easily detect the clues, and I must be in the city." We waited until after nightfall before leaving. With your Uncle Shadow and your two little masters here, it won't be a problem. ”
It was only at this time that Yue Ying Fang seemed to have come to life from the shadow state, moved slightly, and then slowly stepped forward. He nodded to Yue Qianqiu, and when he saw Yue Qianqiu glancing at him, he immediately let go and left quickly, obviously to arrange the next things, so he took Yue Qianqiu's place and held Xiao Jingxian's arm.
This was the first time that the two had come into contact without any outsiders, and after looking at each other, Xiao Jingxian showed a meaningful smile.
"From now on, I'll sell it to your boss!"