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Shen Ruoxiao withdrew to Jinan City with Sheng Yong. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Immediately afterward, Tiehyun ordered the city to be closed and closed all the gates.

The 30,000 defenders gathered together and were unified under the command of Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong. A complete and detailed set of emergency martial law and the law of the soldiers defending the city have also been announced by Tie Xuan to the soldiers and civilians of the whole city and posted down. All military and civilian reserves have been gathered and stored in the treasury, which is under the personal care of Tie Xuan; All entry and exit items, regardless of type or number, must be approved by the Iron Hyun Seal. Everything is arranged in a meticulous and orderly manner. The whole city was in order, the soldiers were alert and calm, and the people did not panic, but actively responded to every call of the Iron Lord, took out all the food stored in the house and handed it over, and the men in the prime of life voluntarily entered the city defense, and the women gathered in the treasury to cook and wash for the soldiers defending the city. Shen Ruoyu looked at it in his eyes, and sighed in his heart repeatedly, Jinan ran the general, it didn't seem to matter much; But if Tie Hyun wasn't there, it really couldn't imagine what it would be; I'm afraid that King Yan's banner only needs to be pointed far away, and Jinan City will open its doors to welcome it. If Jinan can finally escape this catastrophe under the protection of Tie Xuan, and he can return to Yingtian safely, he must persuade the emperor to pay Tie Xuan well.

On May 15, the Yan army had arrived in Yucheng and camped in Yucheng, which was only a hundred miles away from Jinan.

Shen Ruoyu and Sheng Yong stayed on the city tower day and night. The two of them only had to be concerned with the pure defense of the city; Tie Xuan, on the other hand, had to worry about all the affairs of the army and civilians in the city, running around during the day, and returning to the city tower at night, and had to keep vigil with them.

That night, Shen Ruoxiao, as usual, replaced Sheng Yong's class, walked to the edge of the high city wall, and looked out into the quiet summer night outside the city.

As usual, it was calm. Overhead, the deep blue night sky is clear and beautiful stars. He walked around twice, sat down leaning against a pillar, and watched the night watch the soldiers of the night watch slowly walking back and forth. In Jinan on a summer night, it was still hot and humid in the first half of the night, but now it is cool and breezy.

He sat for a while, and suddenly he was taken aback, and suddenly woke up, only to realize that he had just fallen asleep. Tie Hyun was standing on the side, and when he saw him wake up, he stepped forward and leaned down, smiling:

"Too tired, right? Go down and sleep, I'm here." ”

"No, no, no, how can this work...... I'm really sorry......" Shen Ruoyu was not ashamed, stood up with the autumn wind, and patted his forehead hard.

"Let's go down to sleep, you've been so busy day and night. You don't have to worry about the vigil. ”

"Nonsense; I am participating in politics in Shandong, and I don't care about Jinan's city defense? Tie Xuan shook his head: "You don't have to worry about me, I can't sleep anyway, unlike you, this age is the time to lack sleep." You go down and get a good night's sleep, and you'll be refreshed when it's dawn. ”

"Lord Tie, the Yan army is already in Yucheng, and it may come to the city anytime and anywhere. Don't say it, I'm not going anywhere, I'll just stand here; I don't sit anymore, so I don't have to fall asleep again. Go back. Zhong Kexi, a few of you send Lord Tie back to his room to rest. After Shen Ruoyu said this, he suddenly realized that Zhong Kexi was always by his side, and no matter when he called, he would always be on standby. He frowned, and said, "Why are you so old?" You haven't slept all the time? ”

Zhong Kexi said: "When the adults were resting, I slept. ”

"You send Lord Tie back, and then don't come back, sleep well, and come back to me at dawn. If I see you before dawn, you can pack up your bed and respond to the sky. ”

Zhong Kexi was a little aggrieved, and was just about to argue, when a soldier suddenly pointed to the dark night and shouted:

"My lord, it seems to be someone!"

Shen Ruoyu looked out of the city when he heard this; In the darkness, something seemed to be running towards me in the distance, and the sound of horses' hooves could be faintly heard, getting closer and closer.

Tie Xuan said quickly, "Crossbowmen ready!" ”

"Don't be busy, Lord Tie, it seems to be your own person." Shen Ruoyu looked at it intently, and said softly: "It should be that Luo Qi is back." ”

Soon, a group of light horsemen broke through the night and galloped to the bottom of the city; The leader of the team waved his flag and shouted, "Open the gates!" We've got a guy! ”

Tie Xuan saw that it was indeed his own cavalry, so he ordered the drawbridge to be lowered, and the city gate was opened a small crack to let them in. And then the gates were shut.

The team of cavalry who came back ran up to the city tower, escorted a captured Yan soldier, tied them up, and threw them on the ground in front of Shen Ruoyu. Shen Ruoyu couldn't help but be stunned when he saw it.

“…… You? …… What's going on? ”

"My lord, we found this person twenty-five miles outside Yucheng, he walked here alone, claiming to be going to Jinan to find the prison army."

Shen Ruoyu knew that Tie Xuan glanced at him; He didn't look at Lord Tie, just looked directly at the third brother on the ground, was silent for a moment, and asked softly:

"Have you really figured it out? This time, there is no going back anyway. ”

The third brother was tied up by the rope so strong that he couldn't struggle, so he had to lie on the ground, turned his head to look at him, and said:

"Brother, this time, I don't plan to go back."

Shen Ruoyu said: "The Yan army is heavily oppressed, and there is only one lonely city in Jinan, which is not as good as when the Baigou River was located. When you come here at this time, are you not killing yourself? Third brother, you are either surprisingly stupid, or you must have other plans. What kind of logic do you want me to think you are? ”

The third brother said: "Brother, last time you let me go back to Yanying in Baigou River, I have been thinking about what you said." I surrendered you to save my sister, not to keep my life alive. So this time, no matter whether the city of Jinan is broken or not, I have to come to you, and I have no other chance; What's more, since the last time I fled back, King Yan has begun to suspect me. Sooner or later, he will send me into the forward infantry, and I must fill it with cannon fodder. Both horizontally and vertically are dead, and now I just need my little sister to be okay. ”

Shen Ruoyu thought about it, turned to Tie Xuan and said:

"Lord Tetsu, please go back and rest early. There's no need for adults to worry about here. Zhong Kexi, you send the adults back, in addition, take the third brother down, change into our clothes, and then let him take your post and come to me. Get a good night's sleep on your own. Just go. ”

Tie Xuan was still not at ease: "Lord Shen, are you sure that this person is reliable?" At present, the great enemy cannot make the slightest mistake. Jinan must not be broken from the city. ”

Shen Ruoyu nodded and smiled lightly: "Don't worry, my lord, I know it in my heart." ”

The third brother quickly changed his clothes and ran back. Shen Ruoliao said to him:

"In the future, you will only follow me, just like Zhong Kexi. At night post, you two come in turns. Now, I want you to tell me more about the situation on King Yan's side. ”

The third brother thought for a while: "Your cavalry should be almost all explored, right?" ”

"Of course I want you to tell me what I don't know. You know it in your heart. ”

"Brother, can you tell me what's going on with your brother?" The third brother looked at him directly.

Shen Ruoyu was silent for a moment. "What is he doing in Yanying now?" He asked.

"Be a forward general in the Chinese army, follow General Zhang Yu. However, the prince often summons him to his side, always asking about you. Brother, we have been begging together for so long, the third child, I have been very heartfelt to you, and I have never heard you say a word about your past. Say it yourself, you mean it enough. ”

"Then now, since my eldest brother has defected to the Yan King's banner, I don't have to say anything myself, you know everything." Shen Ruoyu said coldly.

The third brother was slightly stunned: "You mean, everything is true?" You're not that kind of person. ”

"When I left Beiping, King Yan said to me that if he were anyone, he would be more or less uneasy; But for me, he didn't have the slightest qualms. Do you think you are more clever than King Yan? ”

"Brothers......

"No more nonsense; What is the plan of King Yan? He often asked my eldest brother what he wanted to do. So that the counter-plot will get rid of me by the hand of the court? He's already done it once, isn't he dead? ”

"I don't know what else he has in mind. I only see him with your eldest brother every day; In short, you have to be careful. In addition, there is an amazing brave general next to the prince, named Xue Lu, you have to be careful of this person. ”

"Xue Lu? Haven't heard of it. Where did he come from? ”

"It turned out that he was under King Yan, he was an inconspicuous little soldier, he was not called this name, his name was Xue Liu, and he was from Jiaodong. Later, in the first battle, the general Geng Bingwen was defeated, and it was this inconspicuous Xue Liu who stabbed the horse Li Jian off the horse with a halberd and captured him alive. Therefore, the prince made an exception and promoted him to a commanding officer. Later, he became more and more courageous, made continuous meritorious contributions, and is now a commander. The prince valued him very much, often praised him as a general, handed over all the guards around him to him, and personally changed his name. ”

"Give it to him? What about Luo Yang? ”

"Lord Luo......" The third brother hesitated. The prince seems to be relatively light to him recently...... Since...... Ever since—unspeakable, they all say, since you married the lord of the county, the king of Yan has snubbed the guards of Luo; Later, you ran to Yingtian and returned the treasures of the county lord and the guest of honor to King Yan with great fanfare, and King Yan treated Luo's guards even worse than before. It's weird. ”

Shen Ruoyu sighed secretly.

"Alright; Thank you for telling me this. Xue Liu can have today, there is nothing surprising. But Brother Luo Yang ...... It seems that I have done him a lot of harm. ”

"There's one more thing you have to watch out for." The third brother said, "Brother, do you know that King Yan brought Sister-in-law Hong to the army?" ”

Shen Ruoyu was shocked, as if something had fallen in his chest, but he couldn't fall to the bottom, heavy and cold.

"What did you say?"

"It's true; King Yan hated you for betraying him, and since you officially announced to the world that you had turned against him, he put Hong's sister-in-law in Beiping Prison. I heard that thanks to Lord Yao, Sister-in-law Hong has been safe and sound. Before this expedition, he deliberately took Hong's sister-in-law out of prison and locked her in a prison car and brought it with the army. In the Baigou River, she was in the army. Brother, don't you know that King Yan's lover can make you willing to cut your liver and gall for him. But once he launched a ruthless attack, it was really something that he couldn't do endlessly. It's hard for you to imagine that after he broke through Huailai, he dug out the eyes of the Huailai defenders who refused to surrender and cut off their hands and feet and buried them alive, and their wives and daughters and even their mothers were all pulled into the army to have fun for their soldiers, and after only one night, two-thirds of the women couldn't stand it and died. When he persuaded the Duoyan Sanwei under the jurisdiction of Daning to return to Beiping with him, Shi Shizhuo, the left chief of the Ning Palace, was cut into pieces by him, without blinking his eyes. And when he raised the army, Ge Cheng, Lu Zhen, and Yu Fengchen of Yanwangfu went to the imperial court, plus a nerd Du Qi, just persuaded him to 'be a minister's day', and he cut his throat and sacrificed the flag with blood. If it weren't for Lord Yao's constant efforts to protect, can you imagine what would happen to Sister-in-law Hong? ”

Shen Ruoyu only felt cold and cold, and his head and chest seemed to be filled with ice, but they were as heavy as lead.

He opened his mouth, but he could not speak, and was silent for a long time.

Then, feeling some coming back to his senses, he slowly walked behind the battlement, looked up at the night sky above, took a deep breath, lowered his head, looked at the third brother, and asked softly:

"Is it true, you said? King Yan, did he really, do such a thing, to the Huailai defenders? ”

The third brother nodded.

Shen Ruoyu sighed slightly and said, "Third brother, have you thought about it, if the final result of this battle is that King Yan wins, can your sister escape the same fate as the wife and daughter of the Huailai guards?" Would you rather her die at the hands of the court? Anyway, the imperial court has never done such an inhuman thing. ”

The third brother said in a low voice: "This is also a reason, why do I have to come over - the other side of His Royal Highness King Yan is really terrifying." ”

Shen Ruoyu stopped looking at him, looked down at the city, and muttered, "Yes, this can also be my reason......"