Under a gloomy sky. The cold north wind whistled by, and Pingyang City, which stood in the northwest of the Northern Qi Dynasty, became more and more desolate and bleak, just like the mood of the 200,000 people in Pingyang City at this time, panicked, depressed and irritable.

When the defeat of Cushman & Wakefield led to the complete change of ownership in Pingyang, the people living at the bottom could no longer endure the bullying of Wang Sun Guixuan, and at the same time, they were inevitably a little lost and panicked in their hearts. Where is the country broken, although Liang Shiyan and Yu Wenyong have taken many measures to benefit the people and reassure the people, they have the imprint of the Northern Qi Dynasty after all.

However, just when the people of Pingyang wanted to slowly forget and bury the memories belonging to the Northern Qi Dynasty, less than a month had passed, and the Northern Qi Dynasty had swept away the decline and turned defeat into victory.

The people of Pingyang City couldn't help but fall into confusion and contradictions, hoping to look back on the embrace of the motherland, but also afraid that they would still be bullied and oppressed by the powerful, living in the water and fire, and there was no daylight.

Gao Changgong's army watched on the side, which not only made the people in Pingyang City restless, but also an extremely difficult torment for Liang Shiyan and Wei Xiaokuan. Yu Wenyong was seriously ill, and Pingyang's burden fell on the shoulders of the two. However, in just a few days, the two veterans seemed to have suddenly aged ten years, their straight backs were a little stiff, and their steps were not as capable and neat as before.

"Master Wei, is the emperor's health better?" Liang Shiyan and Wei Xiaokuan stood side by side at the head of Pingyang City, looking at the camp of the Qi army for several miles from a distance, the wrinkles on their weather-beaten faces became more and more profound, and their tone was very low and dignified.

Wei Xiaokuan sighed, shook his head slightly, his brows were tightly twisted, and a thick cloud of sorrow shrouded his eyebrows.

"How?" Liang Shiyan's eyes suddenly froze, and his expression became more and more solemn. These days, he has been busy with the defense work in Pingyang, and he does not have a clear understanding of the situation in Yuwen Yong as Wei Xiaokuan.

Wei Xiaokuan first looked around, and then lowered his voice and said: "The saint has a depression in his heart, and he is infected with wind and cold, and he only woke up yesterday, and he didn't want the night to pass, but he vomited and diarrhea again, and he passed out again, and he looked even weaker." ”

Although Liang Shiyan was prepared, he didn't expect Yu Wenyong to be so sick. Yu Wenyong is in the prime of life, his body is strong, and it is the time to show his ambitions, and the reason why he is so weak is only because of Jinyang's failure and incomprehensible knots.

"Master Wei, this matter must be handled carefully!" Liang Shiyan looked at Wei Xiaokuan solemnly and whispered.

Wei Xiaokuan nodded and said: "I have changed the guards outside the Holy House, and passed on the order to go, the Holy Lord needs to recuperate, and it is strictly forbidden for others to visit, so I can hide it for a while......" Speaking of this, Wei Xiaokuan was silent, and sighed again, his voice was full of exhaustion and helplessness.

Hearing this, the ravine of the years on Liang Shiyan's face was deepened, and a flash of hope flashed in his melancholy and anxious eyes, "I hope that the saint can recover as soon as possible, otherwise the time will drag on for a long time, not only will Pingyang change, but Chang'an may also ......."

Liang Shiyan didn't have a famous word, but Wei Xiaokuan couldn't understand what he meant. At this moment, they are thinking more about how to hold on to Binh Duong, but about reducing their losses as much as possible and not letting this defeat cause too much turmoil.

"Master Wei, although the lower officials are not afraid of Gao Changgong, and they are confident that they will not lose Pingyang, but Gao Changgong is not easy to deal with, so I should make plans early."

After a pause, Liang Shiyan continued: "The body of the saint is ten thousand gold, and the body of the thousands of Li people in the Great Zhou Dynasty must not have any mistakes, according to the opinion of the lower officials, we still send the saint to Chang'an as soon as possible." One is that both the number of imperial doctors and medicinal materials in the palace are far more than those in Pingyang, which is of great benefit to the recovery of the saints; Second, Chang'an is quiet and safe, and it is also more suitable for Shengshang to recuperate. ”

"What Lord Liang said is very true, although Gao Changgong has not taken action at present, I estimate that it will not be long before he will besiege Pingyang, and then the situation is only afraid that it will be very serious, if you want to defend the lonely city of Pingyang, it will be difficult, difficult, difficult!"

Wei Xiaokuan said three words "difficult" in a row, and it can be imagined that the difficulties faced by Pingyang are huge.

Yuwen Yong waved 300,000 troops to the east to invade the Qi country, and the loss in the hands of Gao Xing alone was 150,000, plus the number of people lost in Jinzhou, the total loss was no less than 1780,000, and the rest of the men and horses were also scattered in various Zhou armies, and the people who could be used in Pingyang were less than 50,000.

Although Gao Changgong only had an army of 50,000, he carried a great victory, his morale was like a rainbow, his fighting spirit was like fire, and he had the support of the entire Northern Qi Empire behind him, and the material supply was abundant, which was diametrically opposed to the Zhou army with low morale and lack of materials.

Yesterday, a horse was supposed to be transported to Pingyang City, but it has disappeared to this day. Thinking of the cavalry under the command of Xing Xing, who came and went without a trace and killed like hemp, Wei Xiaokuan had already expected the final outcome of that batch of supplies. Moreover, Wei Xiaokuan can also conclude that every move in Pingyang City must be under Gao Changgong's surveillance, and it may not be easy to pass on any news.

"Lord Liang, when the situation of the saint improves tonight, you will lead someone to escort the emperor back to Beijing, and I will go all out to block the pursuers for you!" After quickly weighing the current situation in his mind, the melancholy in Wei Xiaokuan's eyes suddenly fell, and he returned to his commanding look in the past, and said to Liang Shiyan seriously.

"Lord Wei, Xiaguan is the assassin of Jinzhou, and the task of blocking the enemy after the break should be handed over to Xiaguan." Wei Xiaokuan was about to speak out against it, but Liang Shiyan stopped him very solemnly and continued: "You are experienced and respected, not only can you safely escort Your Majesty back to Beijing, but you can also subdue the Quartet when necessary. ”

Wei Xiaokuan looked at Liang Shiyan tightly, the latter was also scorching, and they both saw the determination in each other's eyes, and they also understood each other's meaning. After a long time, Wei Xiaokuan shook it to the end, and said solemnly: "Okay, everything will have Master Lao Liang!" ”

"Don't worry, sir!" Although it is only four words, Liang Shiyan said it categorically and sonorously. As these four words were spit out, his stiff back straightened in an instant, and the decadent aura on his body suddenly dissipated.

Wei Xiaokuan was about to speak, when a soldier suddenly came from behind him: "General Wei, General Yu Yi asks to see!" ”

"What?" Wei Xiaokuan and Liang Shiyan suddenly turned around, looking surprised.

"General Yu Yi, the governor of Anzhou, asks to see General Wei!" The soldier still thought that Wei Xiaokuan didn't know who Yu Yi was, so he said again.

Wei Xiaokuan and Liang Shiyan glanced at each other, and finally realized that they had heard correctly. Yu Yi, the governor of Anzhou, the planner of the three strategies of Pingqi, in the entire Northern Zhou Dynasty, no one knows, no one knows.

Some time ago, Yu Yi suddenly disappeared without a trace, and there was no news, Wei Xiaokuan and others were puzzled, but they didn't want to come to Pingyang City today, which is undoubtedly good news for Pingyang City, which has been a little bleak and depressed for several days.

"Quick, take Ben to meet him!" Wei Xiaokuan's heart was excited, and he couldn't help but lose his steadyness. The reason why Wei Xiaokuan is like this, in addition to wanting to know what happened to Yu Yi and Yuwen Zhao, he also wants to know where the 50,000 army that disappeared has gone.

Soon, Wei Xiaokuan and Liang Shiyan went down to the city and saw Yu Yi, the governor of Anzhou, who had been waiting for a long time.

At this time, Yu Yi was ragged, unkempt, frosty and vicissitudes, where was the high-spirited, old and strong, and scolding Fang Xuan's general momentum. If it weren't for the soldier who led the way and said that this person was Yu Yi, Wei Xiaokuan and Liang Shiyan really wouldn't dare to recognize him.

"General Wei, General Liang, to see the two of you again, it's really a sight to be in the sky, treat me well!" Seeing Wei Xiaokuan and Liang Shiyan appear, Yu Yi suddenly rushed forward excitedly, with tears in his eyes, and said with emotion.

"General Yu, what happened to make you so depressed and miserable?" Wei Xiaokuan held Yu Yi's arm and asked with a surprised expression.

"Alas, it's hard to say, it's hard to say!" Yu Yi looked bitter and sad, shook his head and sighed.

Liang Shiyan said: "Master Wei, General Yu has been working hard all the way, why don't you ask him to freshen up first, and at the same time, we can also discuss the countermeasures against Gao Changgong together!" ”

"It's good!"

……

"General Yu, what are you talking about, it was the cavalry under Happy Joy who ambushed you, and the person who commanded the army was named Qin Qiong?"

An hour later, Yu Yi changed and sat opposite Wei Xiaokuan and Liang Shiyan. After Yu Yi finished talking about the cause and effect, Wei Xiaokuan almost didn't jump up from his seat, with a shocked look on his face.

"It is the people who are happy to assassinate the history of Shuozhou in Qi State, although Qin Qiong is not very old, he has a calm heart, he is cunning with soldiers, and he is very good!" Yu Yi nodded, quite emotional.

"No wonder, no wonder, I finally get it!" Wei Xiaokuan slowly sat back in his seat, but the shock on his face became more and more intense, and he muttered to himself.

"General, what's wrong?" Yu Yi and Liang Shiyan couldn't help but ask strangely.

Wei Xiaokuan shook his head, the shock on his face disappeared a lot, and he took a deep breath before he said slowly: "From the moment we set foot on the land of Qi State, all our actions fell in the eyes of happiness, whether it was Qi Lord Gao Wei or us, we were all in happy calculations, such a terrible young man, his scheming was so deep. ”

Yu Yi and Liang Shiyan became more and more confused when they heard it, and the latter couldn't help but ask anxiously: "What did the general find, why is he so amazed?" ”

"General Liang, do you still remember the junior general who killed the three generals of our army with the power of one person outside Pingyang City?" Wei Xiaokuan's face finally returned to calm, but if he looked closely, it was not difficult to find that the melancholy between his eyebrows had not subsided, but increased.

Without waiting for Liang Shiyan to speak, Wei Xiaokuan said to himself: "If what I expected is not bad, that person is undoubtedly happy." Isn't it strange that he was originally a assassin in Shuozhou, but he appeared in Pingyang City without being ordered? ”

"The soldiers captured my 50,000 troops without blood, and broke the siege of Jinyang at a critical moment, turned the tide, turned defeat into victory, and every step was so precise. Now that I think about it, I am afraid that he is also the one who robbed His Royal Highness King Qi in the midst of the ten thousand armies! ”

"Since he is so happy, then why did he let our army capture Pingyang, and did not show up to rescue until Jinyang City was about to break?" Liang Shiyan frowned and asked.

"He naturally has a plan for doing this," after a pause, Wei Xiaokuan's eyes suddenly became deep and deep, "What this son is trying to do, I'm afraid it's not just the world of Qi Country!" ”

As soon as Wei Xiaokuan's words came out, Yu Yi and Liang Shiyan suddenly changed color, and they could no longer sit still.