The moon is on the stars, and the night breeze is slightly cool.

At this time, Xiao Shi had already led the convoy into Gusu City, Xiao Shi patted Xiao Xiao on the shoulder and said, "Thanks to Gongzi this time, I am very grateful." ”

"Hmph, don't say it's useless, hurry up and send my share over as soon as it's dawn, otherwise, hum! Uncle, I'll make sure you can't eat and walk around! ”

"Don't worry, don't worry, how dare I mess around on your territory?" Xiao Shi said, suddenly glanced at the ruler, and whispered, "By the way, Childe, I still have a gift for you." ”

"Oh? Gift? As soon as he heard that there was a gift, he immediately seemed a little excited.

Xiao Shi walked to a truck and beckoned to Ruler, who immediately followed with anticipation. Xiao Shi lifted the cloth on the truck, and said to the ruler with a smile: "Childe, look." ”

When he looked at it, his legs trembled with fright, and he took half a step back and almost fell.

I saw a one-eyed black-clad assassin holding a knife to his neck and slowly standing up from the truck. Immediately afterward, dozens of Assassins leaned out of the truck, and the men pulled out their weapons from under the truck.

In the blink of an eye, the entire convoy turned into a team of nearly 100 people.

Seeing this, the guards hurriedly drew their swords and confronted each other, but this team of guards was only a dozen people, how could they be the opponents of these assassins?

Xiao ...... You...... What are you doing here? He asked in a little trepidation.

Xiao Shi smiled coldly, "What are you doing?" Hehe, do business. ”

"You...... What kind of business are you doing here? ”

"Haha, how about exchanging Gusu City for your life? Childe, is this deal worth it? ”

"Okay...... Yes...... Anything, as long as you don't kill me, anything! He trembled with fear.

"Haha! I knew that Childe was a person who understood! Let the guards surrender! ”

Slightly flustered, he pointed at the guards and shouted, "You guys! Fast! Put down your weapons! Fast! ”

Guards, you look at me, I look at you, I don't know what to do for a while.

The ruler was slightly anxious, and scolded angrily: "What are you still doing in a daze?!" Surrender! ”

The guards had no choice but to lay down their weapons and surrender. Suddenly, a young guard ran desperately towards the alarm bell, but just as he was about to touch the alarm bell, the one-eyed assassin threw a throwing knife at him, which stabbed like lightning and stuck in the back of the guard's heart, and the guard staggered a few steps and fell heavily in front of the alarm bell.

Seeing this, the other guards lowered their bodies one after another, not daring to move for half a minute.

"Now...... You can let me go now, right? He asked tremblingly.

"Don't worry, Childe, I still need you to help me."

"How can it help? I've already ordered them to surrender, what else are you going to do?! Fast! Let me go back! You can't fail to be honest! ”

"Haha! Don't worry, Childe, I, Xiao She, have always been the most honest, you don't have to worry, when I capture Gusu, I will definitely let you go back. With that, Xiao Shi turned around and ordered: "Tie up the ruler and these guards for me!" ”

"Whoa!"

Subsequently, Xiao Shi immediately organized assassins and prepared to occupy the city gates. At this moment, countless torches were lit on the streets adjacent to the city gate, and noisy noises followed.

Xiao Se was shocked and hurriedly ordered the assassins to prepare for battle. Xiao Shi pulled up the ruler, put the knife on the ruler's neck, and nervously looked at the approaching firelight.

After a while, the city gate was completely lit by firelight, and Xiao Shi saw clearly that the people who came turned out to be hundreds of people, who were armed with farm tools and sticks, and the team was messy and unorganized, and they were simply a group of rabble. However, these rabble did not seem to have the slightest fear in the face of the assassins armed with elite weapons, and they kept clubbing the ground with the clubs in their hands, making chaotic noises.

The two sides faced off, and the battle seemed to be on the verge of breaking out.

At this moment, a person came out of the crowd, and this person was Gong Yanran.

As soon as Gong Wanran stepped forward, the people immediately quieted down, and everyone looked at Gong Wanran, their eyes full of awe.

"General Xiao, you're here." Gong Wanran said calmly and softly.

Xiao Shi looked a little nervous, he was at a loss, hurriedly avoided the public gaze, and was speechless: "I...... I...... Division...... Lord Gong Hui ......"

"Wu Yue is friendly, it is said that General Xiao is coming, and we should have greeted each other with courtesy. It's just that I don't know why General Xiao appeared late at night, which may not be in line with the etiquette of diplomatic relations. Besides, General Xiao's subordinates are all armed with blades, could it be that they want to attack Gusu at night? ”

Xiao Shi didn't know how to face Gong Huiran, in his imagination, he would steal the city gate tonight and take Gusu tomorrow, all the way without blood. It's not that he cares about the lives of the sergeants on both sides, but that he really doesn't dare to put his senior brother in the slightest danger.

Xiao Xun was unwilling and asked, "...... you How did you know I was here? ”

"When it was critical, the people of Gusu were all soldiers, and as soon as you entered the city in the afternoon, you were already watched by the people. Therefore, if General Xiao really wants to attack Gusu, it is best not to be careless. ”

Xiao Shi was silent for a long time, and suddenly roared: "That's right! My trip is to capture Gusu! At this time, the 20,000 troops of our Yue country have already arrived in the city! There is not a single soldier in your city! It's impossible to resist! Hurry up and surrender! If you surrender, I promise not to kill anyone! Otherwise! On the day of the breakdown, no one will be left! ”

"Hey." Gong Wanran shook his head, and cast his gentle gaze on Xiao Shi, as if to appease a child who was furious after making a mistake, "General Xiao, let go of the ruler and the young man, and then you can go, even if you attack the city tomorrow, we will see you on the battlefield." ”

Hearing this, Xiao Shi was completely panicked, and he shouted hysterically: "Why! Why can't you just give up resistance! You don't stand a chance at all! Not at all! If you stick to it, you might die! ”

"I will live and die with the people of Gusu." The public said this sentence calmly, but the hearts of the people were lit with a fire of victory.

At this time, a voice in the crowd roared: "For the sake of Lord Gonghui! Fight to the death! ”

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

The crowd boiled, and the people repeated the word, and they focused their eyes on Gong Hui Ran as if they were worshipping the gods.

Xiao Shi lowered his head, looking extremely lonely, and he beckoned, motioning for the assassins to withdraw from the city with him.

The one-eyed assassin was unwilling and shouted, "General Xiao! We can't just leave! Fight with them! These rabbles are no match for our Xingyue Hall at all! ”

"Withdraw ......," Xiao Shi shook his head and whispered.

"General! The army will be under the city in half an hour! We'll make it until the army arrives! ”

"Withdraw! I order you to retreat! Can't you hear me! ”

"Huh!" The One-Eyed Assassin waved helplessly, motioning for his companions to assemble and prepare to evacuate.

Xiao Shi pushed away the ruler and ordered the assassins again: "Withdraw!" ”

The assassins quickly withdrew, and Xiao Shi leaned on the door, staring at Gong Wanran motionlessly, he seemed to have a lot to say, but he didn't open his mouth after all.

As soon as he untied it, he picked up a knife from the ground, and he pointed at Xiao Shi and scolded: "Xiao Shi! You bastard! How dare you play with me like this! See if I don't kill you! ”

Then, he turned to Gong Hui Ran and shouted viciously: "Gong Hui Ran! How can you let this bastard go! Fast! Arrest him! ”

Gong Wanran shook his head and said calmly: "General Xiao releases Childe, I will let General Xiao go back, this is Fang Cai's agreement, Childe can't be forced." ”

"Damn! The Vietnamese people are a bunch of bastards! Pigs and dogs are not as good! What kind of agreement do you tell them?! Above! Give it to me! ”

Gongwan was unmoved, but said: "I must ensure the safety of my son, please go back to my house first, and I will leave it to my subordinates to deal with it." ”

The ruler grabbed Gong Huiran's collar and roared angrily: "Gong Huiran! You deliberately let go of the enemy, do you know what kind of crime it is? You're collaborators! It's treason! ”

Gong Wanran didn't say anything, just let the ruler go berserk hysterically.

The surrounding people couldn't stand it anymore, and they glared at it with angry eyes. Qi slightly felt a little weak-hearted, let go of Gong Wanran, and pointed at the people and shouted: "You country husbands, what are you doing in a daze?!" Don't give it to me yet! ”

The people simply ignored it, and they only obeyed the orders of the public. He couldn't move the people, and he didn't dare to step forward, so he could only stand in front of the battle and keep scolding.

At this time, the Assassins had basically withdrawn from the city gates, leaving only Xiao Shi and the One-Eyed Assassin.

Suddenly, he took out a wooden box from his arms, and then pinched out a small red earthen pill from the box, only to see him close the earthen pill to the brazier, and the earthen pill immediately burned violently. It was too late, it was too late, and the ruler had already smashed the earth pill that had been burned into a fireball towards Xiao Se.

Xiao Zhi was shocked, isn't this the red sand he gave to the ruler before!

The fireball flew like a crimson meteor, pulling out an ominous red mist behind him, and at this moment, the one-eyed assassin flashed and was in front of Xiao Se, he pushed Xiao Se out of the city gate, grabbed Chisha and rushed towards the ruler desperately.

He panicked and ran back, but he was too fat to run. In the blink of an eye, One-Eye had already pounced. Ruler was thrown to the ground by One-Eye, and he screamed and slashed with his knife, and One-Eye was stabbed several times, but he inhaled too much poisonous gas and was no longer moving.

After fluttering for a while, he didn't move anymore, and just as a guard was about to come to the rescue, he was also poisoned in an instant.

Gong Wan was shocked, he didn't expect this poison to be so violent. He hurriedly exclaimed, "Get out of the way!" It's highly toxic! ”

Seeing this, the people immediately ran for their lives and fled in all directions, and the scene was extremely chaotic for a while.

It took a while for the poisonous fog to completely dissipate. After confirming that there was no toxicity, Gong Wanran immediately sent someone to lock the city gate and clean up the scene.

A total of 14 people were killed and more than 30 injured at the scene, of which 10 dead and all the injured were civilians who died as a result of the stampede. Chisha poisoned a total of three people, Ruler, One-Eye, and the guard who tried to rescue him, and finally, one of the guards who was killed by One-Eye by the alarm bell.

At this time, Yu Xianyao also rushed over, and hurriedly saluted when he saw Gong Wanran.

"Lord Gonghui, you sent someone to say that I had something urgent, so I hurried over, this ...... What's going on here?! How did so many people die? ”

Gong Wanran's expression was downcast, and a trace of uneasiness was revealed between his slightly furrowed eyebrows, "The ruler is dead." ”

"Huh? Ruler Childe? He...... How did he die? ”

Gong Wanran pointed to the corpse and said, "Playing with fire and immolating yourself, but Dazai-sama will inevitably blame me for his death." However, it happened suddenly, and I didn't know that the red mist was highly poisonous, and I was indeed responsible for the lack of protection. ”

"Lord Gonghui doesn't have to blame himself, we all believe in Lord Gonghui's character, and the death of the ruler should not blame the adult. It's just that...... How do you explain to Dazai-sama now? ”

"Hey......" Gong Wanran sighed and said, "yes, that's the hardest part. Originally, I didn't have anything to run away from, right and wrong have their own justice, and Dazai-sama had to be angry with me, and I had nothing to say. It's just that the big war is imminent, and the Yue people are likely to attack the city at dawn, so I'm worried that Dazai-sama's mood will affect the battle situation. ”

"That'...... What do adults need me to do? ”

"Find someone to carry the spirit of Childe and give Childe's body to Dazai-sama. Let the people of the whole city know that Gongzi is a hero who died in battle to protect Gusu City. ”

"Oh, I see, I see, I'll do it right away."

"In addition, I have to work harder on what I told you before. At the moment, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not agree with me to call the Praetorian Guard, I have requisitioned all the wounded soldiers who are recuperating in the city, but there are only a few hundred people who can fight, counting the people you have spent money to recruit, the defense force we can use now is still less than 3,000 people, so you must continue to help me recruit manpower. ”

"Okay, I see, it's just...... Lord Gonghui, the common people are the common people, can they fight if they give money? ”

Gong Wan turned his head to look not far away, there were some corpses neatly placed on the ground, some of them died from stampede, he said helplessly: "Hey, the people are not soldiers after all, they are not well organized, and they have not been effectively trained, but now, they must stand up and defend their homes, they have given their only lives." So, don't skimp on money and continue to increase recruitment. ”

"Okay, I'll raise the conscription and pensions. It's just that the money I put together with the merchants last time was almost exhausted, and when the day came, I immediately summoned them over and scraped together some more money. ”

Gong Wanran nodded and said, "Well, I have worked hard, I borrowed this money from everyone, and when this battle is over, I will definitely return it to you with interest." ”

Yu Xianyao hurriedly waved his hand, "Lord Gonghui, don't talk about repaying the money, this money is the money to save the country!" We are willing to donate to defend our home and country! If this kind of money has to be repaid by the public, then we people will really have no face to live in the world! ”

Gong Wanran still wanted to say something, but when he saw Yu Xianyao's face full of sincerity, he nodded and said, "Okay, go and do it, from now on, I will guard the city gate, and if you have anything, come here to find me." ”

"Got it!"