When the night came, the entire Diqing City was dark except for the scattered lights, like a giant beast lurking in the night, and he could only see his shining eyes, but he didn't know if he was preparing to attack or licking his wounds.

The summer weather is unpredictable, from clear skies at night to dark clouds at noon, and all the twinkling stars in the sky have dissipated, leaving only the faint chill of the North Star in the north. There was no wind, the air was very hot, and experienced people knew at a glance that a heavy rain was coming.

The rain fell quickly, and it was unexpectedly menacing, and it only took half an hour for the city wall of the imperial capital to splash knee-high water.

Xu Shi, the captain of the city gate on duty at the north gate of Diqing tonight, is a veteran general who has been on an errand in the forbidden army for more than ten years. Every time he was on duty, he had his own habit of patrolling the city walls every other hour.

Although the imperial capital has not experienced war for countless years, what he needs to do as a general with no background is to be conscientious. Especially in this kind of weather, it is easy for the defenders to hide behind the battlements to avoid the rain if they can't withstand the wind and rain, and Xu Shi must kick them out one by one and return to his post

The rain became heavier and heavier, and the icy rain ran down the armor of the soldiers, wetting the clothes, which was much cooler but also unpleasant.

"General! We're done, let's go back to the building, shall we? The lieutenant shouted loudly as he wiped the rain from his face. The sound of the heavy rain washing over the earth was so loud that even if a person spoke loudly, it didn't seem to be so easy to hear.

Xu Shi raised the heavy helmet on his head, looked at the city walls on the left and right, and saw that the soldiers had no intention of slacking off, so he shouted to the lieutenant general: "Let's go!" ”

"General! There are people outside the city!! Xu Shi was just about to turn around, when he suddenly heard the soldiers on the city gate tower shouting to him at the top of his voice.

Xu Shi was startled, and without the slightest hesitation, he ran quickly towards the city wall on the city gate.

Heavy rain obstructed the view, and it was extremely difficult to see far even from the walls several feet high. Xu Shi simply took off his helmet and let the rain wash away.

Looking hard, I saw a light horse on the pipeline outside the north gate rushing towards the city gate. The horse's steps were heavy and tiring, and it seemed to take a lot of effort to lift its hooves to the ground, and the four hooves made a high splash in the puddle.

Leaning over the horse and hugging a man tightly, looking down in the dark. The man and man soon came under the city gate.

"Who is coming! Dare to knock on the city gate at night! Xu Shi shouted loudly, it is a felony to knock on the gate of the imperial capital at night for no reason, and the soldiers defending the city can shoot him immediately. A row of soldiers beside Xu Shi had already bowed their strings, and the powerful bows in their hands were clucking, just waiting for Xu Shi's order.

But when he saw the man under the city, he raised his head and wanted to speak, but for some reason he slowly fell off the horse again, and the whole person fell into the mud. Then the horse fell sideways, lying motionless in the mud.

Xu Shi waved his hand to stop the archers beside him, frowned and thought for a moment before shouting, "Put the basket!" ”

"General! I'll go down! The adjutant said immediately.

Xu Shi shook his head: "You sit on it, I'll go down and take a look, if there's anything unusual, immediately release the arrow and ring the bell, don't hesitate!" ”

The lieutenant nodded solemnly, knowing that this was not the time for humility.

The soldiers quickly dragged out two large baskets, and Xu Shi led five soldiers to slowly fall down the city wall along the baskets.

As soon as the basket landed, Xu Shi waved his hand, and the five soldiers pulled out their blades and quickly spread out, staring vigilantly around, forming a square angle formation to surround Xu Shi in the middle.

Xu Shi also drew his blade and walked quickly towards one person and one horse in the heavy rain.

Xu Shi walked up to him and squatted down to take a look, it was a horse and a northern slave horse, but at this time, the slave horse, which was known for its endurance, closed his eyes and only gasped for breath from his mouth, obviously exhausted.

Look at the man lying next to the horse, lying on the ground covered in mud that is almost submerged by the rain, and the black armor covered with mud is also revealed under the rain.

"The Northern Army?" Xu Shi exclaimed, black armor is the iconic equipment of the Northern Army.

Xu Shi hurriedly squatted down, pulled out the blade on the man's body and threw it to the soldiers on the side, and then helped the man up.

Feeling that someone was helping him, the man finally opened his eyes slowly, looked at Xu Shi with a tired face, and did not speak, but took out a fire paint urgent text from his arms with difficulty, and said four words with difficulty: "Fierce Di goes south..."

The sky gradually brightened, and the majestic rain fell all night, shrouding the entire Diqing City in haze. Even so, the days still went on, and the vendors still had to get up early to rush to the shop to supply the goods. The huge imperial capital is like a wheel of life, which must not stop at all times, even if it is stormy.

But today, most people are standing in a daze at the door of their homes, not knowing whether they should go out or not. Not because of the heavy rain, but because of the armies that constantly shuttled through the rain.

Groups of soldiers walked briskly through the streets in the rain, and the horses galloping back and forth splashed countless waters, and no one spoke, only the voices of the officers shouting loudly.

Most people don't know why the always peaceful and peaceful Imperial Capital suddenly became so nervous. Only the old people know, and only the old people who have been celebrating for many years know that this must be a war somewhere in Daguang.

The people did not dare to go out, but in the palace hall, hundreds of officials waited in the hall early in the morning, some whispered, some closed their eyes to recuperate, and some talked loudly.

"The emperor has arrived..."It was still Zhao Gui's high-pitched voice, and the hundred officials quickly stopped talking and stood in line.

Immediately, Emperor Yang Lu walked out of the apse, but today's pace was slightly faster than usual.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live...."

The emperor didn't speak today, just waved his long sleeves. The hundred officials were stunned and stood up one after another, but they did not list the above table chapters in order as usual, they were all waiting for the emperor to speak today.

Yang Lu's face was a little tired, obviously he didn't sleep well last night, but he saw a military newspaper handed to Li Cen, and said in a low voice: "Li Aiqing, you can read it." ”

Since the resignation of Gu Changlian, the first ruler not long ago, and the king of military and political history was demoted to other states, the court was basically presided over.

Li Cen did not shirk, stepped forward and took the military report, only glanced at it and said loudly: "On the thirteenth, the fierce Di Zuoping King Wuqi troops of 40,000 troops went out of the Tianshan River to conquer Yunzhou Tong and Qu Er Counties.

On the 14th, 60,000 troops of the Youping King Geduan attacked the far pass of Dingzhou Mountain, and the next day he was defeated. ”

As soon as these words came out, the court suddenly exploded, and hundreds of officials discussed it one after another. Fierce Di is a tribal people on horseback in the north, and it is common for tribal soldiers to raid everywhere, but since the signing of the alliance between Fierce Di and Daguang more than ten years ago, at most a few thousand people have attacked the Daguang border, and there has not been such a large-scale southward invasion of the city and Keguan.

Who knew that Li Cen looked at the military report, took a deep breath, and continued: "On the night of the fourteenth, the fierce Di Khan King Hu Yanzhi personally led an army of 110,000 troops into Shuozhou City..."

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