Jimo City.

The Yan army has retreated, and the city gate on the north side has become a purgatory on earth. Tian Ziyun, led by Ma Ba, entered through the city gate on the east side.

When passing through the heavy city gate, Ye Shaoyun deliberately measured:

The gate of Jimo City is nearly three stories high and ten meters wide, which can accommodate four carriages passing in parallel. The thickness of the gate alone is close to half a meter, and the standing timbers on both sides that serve as the axes of the gate are also the thickness of a person.

Once such a huge city gate is opened, it will take at least twenty wrestlers to push it together to completely close the city gate.

Of course, the city gate is also thick, the easier it is to defend and the more difficult it is to attack, the besieging side wants to break through the city and enter, it is bound to pay a great price.

However, what surprised Ye Shaoyun the most was a deep black ditch located at the top of the city gate.

This deep ditch is in the shape of a long strip, the same width as the city gate, and the city gate is cut into two sections, inside and outside. The luster in the deep ditch flashes, and a whole thick bronze is faintly visible, like a hill, which is the "ten thousand jin gate" of Jimo City. ”

It is rumored that the "10,000 Jin Gate" is a disciple of the Mo family who spent three years refining and casting, weighing 11,600 catties, that is, there are a total of four 10,000 Jin Gates in the Mo City, which are located in the southeast, northwest, and four prescription positions.

Once the gate of 10,000 catties falls, forming a heavenly pass, there is no way to retreat, there is no way to enter, it is no longer human power can drive, it must pass through the huge wheel turntable at the top of the city gate, the power of hundreds of people, in order to raise it again.

When Ye Shaoyun passed under the Wanjin Gate, he only felt that the top was like a mountain, and it would fall down at any time, so he couldn't help but secretly clamp the horse's belly and pass quickly.

Shen He also noticed the Wanjin Gate, turned to Ma Ba, and asked, "General Ma, why did I only see you, but not the disciple of the Mo family and the Song country?" ”

"Song Guoren?" Ma Ba was stunned for a moment, and said strangely: "The disciples of the Mo family all followed Master Dou to repair the city guarding organs at the north gate, I don't know what General Shen said about the 'Song people', what is the surname?" ”

"I don't know the name of that person, but I just see that he is wearing a military uniform and has the word 'slave' on his face, so I guess it is mostly a Song person." Shen He said.

Ma Ba sighed and said, "Among the slaves who filled the army, the Song State had the most, so it is not unreasonable to speculate. I wonder why General Shen suddenly became interested in a lowly slave? ”

"Cheap slave?" Shen He shook his head, "General Ma's words are wrong, no matter where a hero comes from, even if he is a slave?" Wasn't General Sun Wu also a slave back then? When the Song people were chasing the deserters, they had no arrows and were smart, and this person was well versed in the art of war and was good at layout, and almost none of the Chu troops fleeing in the north survived. Such a talent, General Ma has to take a good job. ”

Ye Shaoyun only grasped the intention of Shen He's words at this time: Shen He is no longer the defender of Jimo City, and of course he can't interfere in the personnel appointment of the city defense, so he can only recommend talents for Ma Ba in this way.

Unexpectedly, Ma Ba patted his head and said angrily: "I know the person you said!" That hateful Song Guonu! ”

"General Ma, what's wrong?" Even Ye Shaoyun felt strange this time.

"Alas! Childe, don't you know, that Song Guonu's real name is Jing Hong, and he is one of my deputy generals, responsible for the defense of the north of the city. Today, he opened the city gate without permission, and almost fell into Jimo City in danger! Fortunately, with the help of the disciples of the Mo family, there is no danger in Mocheng! I was going to punish Jing Hong heavily, but because he was eager to save his son and had a meritorious role in killing the enemy, he didn't fall. ”

"But, Childe." Ma Ba said again: "You also know that after the king destroyed the Song Kingdom, these Song talents were forcibly captured by us, and there must be resentment in their hearts, and the slaves of the Song Kingdom should not be trusted." ”

The last sentence was for Shen He.

Shen He's brows furrowed, obviously not fully agreeing with Ma Ba's words.

"The eldest prince is here, get out of the way of me!"

Suddenly there was an angry shout from the front, followed by two snaps, the sound of a horsewhip, and immediately several people hugged their heads and howled.

"Stop, why are you beating people!" Wen Tong rushed forward, dragged one of the leading defenders, and asked.

"What's going on?" Ma Ba shouted, and the defenders leading the way in front immediately dispersed, revealing a bustling crowd.

It turned out that on the main road where Ye Shaoyun entered the city, it was already full of people, blocking the street where everyone was moving forward, causing the defenders to be angry.

Most of these people were shabby, but they were the people of the city, and some of them were more like they had come all the way from other places, stumbling on dirt and panting.

It's just that, at this moment, the faces of these people are engraved with similar expressions: an expression like a balloon, which bursts as soon as it is pricked.

"Bold, what are you all doing here, do you want to stand in the way of the eldest prince?" Ma Ba moved out of Tian Ziyun's name and scolded angrily.

But this roar only took a few steps back from the crowd, and most of them still stood like that, watching, and did not leave.

"You people!"

"Stop!"

Ma Ba was about to order the soldiers to do it, but was stopped by Ye Shaoyun.

"Childe." Shen He looked at Ye Shaoyun and stopped talking.

Ye Shaoyun nodded, vaguely guessed something, and rode his horse forward slowly.

"The eldest son."

"Childe ......"

The crowd was in a commotion, but there were no cheers and swarms of welcome, instead there were countless silent and hopeful eyes, which made Ye Shaoyun a little uneasy.

"Ladies and gentlemen." Ye Shaoyun glanced around, had already made a decision in his heart, and said with his hands: "I don't know what Tian Ziyun can serve?" ”

"Gong ...... Son. A thin old man slowly stepped forward, stood ten steps away from Ye Shaoyun, looked at Ye Shaoyun for a moment, and then said carefully: "Childe, really...... Is there really no one going to save us? ”

Ye Shaoyun only felt that all eyes were on him, as if as soon as he opened his mouth, he could decide everyone's joys and sorrows, and everyone's hopes.

This inexplicable feeling of pressure actually made him swallow back the words that came to his mouth.

Yes, the Chu people betrayed.

Tian Ziyun broke through to the state of Chu to ask for help, but failed.

Jimo City, there is no help.

How long can they hold out, how long do they have to hold it, five years, ten years, or tomorrow?

Those who have not experienced a long wait will never understand this feeling.

The eyes of these people at this time are very similar to the batches of hostages that Ye Shaoyun once rescued, and they all have one thing in common: the more they experience despair and fear, the stronger their desire to survive becomes, even if it is just a light in the dark dungeon, it will surprise these people and sprout a strong fighting spirit.

But these people are often also vulnerable, and once that light disappears, it will destroy all the beliefs they have accumulated and longed for.

And Ye Shaoyun is the one who decides the light at this time.

"Childe? Difficult...... Could it be ......" The old man understood something, and his voice suddenly became trembling.

When people saw Tian Ziyun's silence, more people read the answer, some left gloomily, some shook their heads and lamented, and some began to cry loudly.

"Mom, are we dying?" A little girl leaned into her mother's arms, tugging at the corner of her mother's clothes, trying to find a little security.

"No, Qiong'er will live well, and mother will live well......"

"Mom, why are you crying?"

"Mom didn't cry." The mother who spoke wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, couldn't help but glance at Ye Shaoyun again, picked up her daughter, and walked away quickly.

"What are you doing here, don't go quickly!" The horse snapped his whip and immediately drove out of the way.

Wen Tong showed a disgusted expression, cursed Ma Ba in a low voice, walked to Ye Shaoyun's side, and said with concern: "Childe, are you okay?" ”

Ye Shaoyun looked at the little girl's back and shook his head.

Even if he occupied this body, Ye Shaoyun never felt that he was Tian Ziyun.

He is a person from the future, not Tian Ziyun, and everything here seems to have nothing to do with him all along.

It wasn't until that moment just now that he felt the pressure that Tian Ziyun was facing: the betrayal of the Chu people, the shameless face of the people of Jimo, the shameless face of himself, that kind of self-blame and despair must have tormented Tian Ziyun and made him die without turning a blind eye.

However, that was Tian Ziyun's business.

What does Jimo City have to do with himself? What does the life or death of these people have to do with themselves?

"Qiong'er, little Qiong......"

The only person Ye Shaoyun saw was Xiao Qiong, the person he thought about day and night.

"Little Joan, can I see you again?"

……

Half an hour later, Ye Shaoyun and the others finally entered the city.

Because of the scene that happened just now, Ye Shaoyun was silent, and everyone didn't speak, so they walked for half an hour.

Ma Ba looked at Shen He all the way, and then at Ye Shaoyun, and stopped talking.

"General Ma, if you have something to say, just say it." Shen He said coldly.

Shen He had a deep grudge against the scene that had just happened, and he knew that as the duty of guarding the city, Ma Ba could completely disperse the crowd before Tian Ziyun entered the city to avoid the scene that had just happened.

But I don't know if Ma Ba made an omission, or if it was deliberate, it made Gongzi so embarrassed.

"Hey, hey." Ma Ba noticed the change in Shen He's attitude, and immediately put on a smile and said, "General Shen, I see that although there are Chu people attacking the city this time, the number is not too many. The last general guessed, did Le Yi buy some Chu people, or find someone to pretend? I want to disturb the morale of the army in Jimo City......"

"General Ma." Shen He lifted the head in his hand, stared at Ma Ba, and said, "Do you know who this head in Shen's hand is?" ”

Ma Ba had noticed it a long time ago, but he had always thought that it was the head of the enemy army, and he didn't care too much, "Please also ask General Shen for advice?" ”

"Xiong Yi!"

"What?!" Ma Ba's face instantly turned white, like a thunderbolt from the sky, "This is the head of the crown prince of Chu State!! ”