The night was as cold as water, and the sky was dark at some point, and then the cool breeze blew through, as if it was going to rain. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Xuanyuan Chen was blown by the cool breeze, and his fluctuating mood gradually calmed down, letting go of his children's affection, leaving only the ambition of Jin Ge Iron Horse and the iron courage and pride of despising the world.

He used to be a soldier, blood and fighting spirit accompanied him all his life, silence and loneliness were only his surface, and his passionate heart was never willing to be dull.

He is not a complicated person, but he is also by no means a person who is willing to leave his fate in the hands of others.

For himself, for the sake of his cherished family, he had to fight, and he had to fight!

There was a sudden sound of thunder in the sky, it was very muffled, and the rain was about to fall.

Xuanyuan Chen heard the sound of thunder, his face changed slightly, and the hands behind him trembled a little. At that moment, there seemed to be expectation, horror, excitement, and anxiety in his eyes......

What was Xuanyuan Chen thinking? The people in the front hall wanted to know, and they looked at Xuanyuan Chen with anticipation in their eyes.

At this moment, Shangguan Liuyun stepped forward and said: "Lord Wang, the Jin army is in full swing, how should our army deal with it?" His question was tactful, but it was difficult to hide the trills in his tone.

Xuanyuan Chen's eyes flashed, he didn't answer immediately, and after glancing around at everyone, he slowly asked, "If our army is stubborn, how long can it hold out?"

Shangguan Liuyun's face was gloomy, and he said in a dull voice: "The whole army can defend it for ten days." After speaking, he frowned, gritted his teeth and added: "If the enemy continues to attack, I am afraid that it can only be held for seven days."

The sky was thunderous, there was no rain, and the air was full of heat. The front hall was already dark, but in such a dark night, it became even more gloomy and cold.

The windows were not closed, and the night breeze kept pouring in, illuminating a dozen slightly pale faces under the flickering candlelight.

There are more than 10,000 defenders in Beiliang City, sufficient grain, grass and ordnance, and a strong city to rely on, backed by the hinterland of the empire, and the reinforcements can arrive in a few days, while the Dajin army facing is only about 30,000, and the morale has been hit hard during the day, it is impossible to pose too much threat to Beiliang City, but Shangguan Liuyun and others are still desperate.

Shangguan Liuyun is right, Beiliang City may fall in seven days.

He didn't say the reason, but the generals in the front hall all understood, and Xuanyuan Chen also understood.

Beiliang City is not a small city, but it is by no means an impregnable city, its walls seem to be tall, but it has not been repaired and maintained for many years, and cracks have appeared in many places, revealing cyan wall tiles.

Such a city can block 30,000 Dajin troops who are not good at attacking the city, but once the Dajin army has siege equipment, and the strength of the army reaches five times, or even ten times that of the defenders in the city, can Beiliang City still hold it?

Some people may say that it can be defended, after all, Beiliangcheng can wait for reinforcements from the Han Empire at any time, and when the time comes, the inside and outside should be combined, so why worry that the Dajin army will not be broken.

The people of Beiliang City think so, and the ordinary soldiers think so, but the escaped general Xu Shijie doesn't think so, and Xie Jin, who was killed by Xuanyuan Chen, doesn't think so, otherwise they wouldn't be in a hurry to escape from Beiliang City.

They fled because there would be no reinforcements!

Beiliangcheng belonged to the Xishan Road of the Han Empire, and the other two major cities of Xishan Road, Tianshui and Pengcheng, were not far from Beiliangcheng, but they were only two or three days away, and they could be reached in one day if they were on horseback.

However, since the attack on Beiliang City, the two cities with more than 10,000 troops have not sent a single soldier to reinforce them, and not even a single messenger who exchanged news has not been seen.

This is so abnormal, and abnormality will give birth to demons!

As the reinforcements did not appear for many days, Shangguan Liuyun and other generals have realized the seriousness of the problem, and Beiliang City is likely to become a lonely city, a lonely city without any reinforcements!

And the main force of the Jin army will come to the city sooner or later, facing the siege of more than 100,000 troops, how can Beiliangcheng stop it?

Desperate situation, obvious desperate situation, Shangguan Liuyun and others have no hope, except for reinforcements, they can only expect a miracle to appear, and where is the miracle?

Everyone's hearts seem to have a big stone pressed, and even breathing feels difficult, they are all soldiers, and it is the duty of a soldier to die on the battlefield, but a battle with no chance of victory will inevitably make people feel sad.

At this moment, the front hall suddenly filled the hall with the smell of wine, and a look of surprise flashed in Shangguan Liuyun's eyes, only to see Xuanyuan Chen take out two jars of wine and a stack of wine glasses out of nowhere.

Under the surprised and excited eyes of everyone, Xuanyuan Chen delivered the wine glasses to each general one by one, and personally poured them full of wine.

The children of the royal family poured wine for a group of middle- and lower-ranking officers, a courtesy that was not unheard of, but it was enough to make people feel grateful.

Xuanyuan Chen picked up his wine glass and said softly: "Generals, I respect you with this glass of wine, just for your courage to fight, your loyalty!" With that, he drank it all on his back.

Everyone was silently moved and accompanied Xuanyuan Chen to drink a glass of wine.

Xuanyuan Chen filled himself with another glass of wine, and said: "The war is imminent, the auspicious is unpredictable, although this king has some courage, but he is not the god of war, he can't change the general trend on the battlefield, the only thing that can be done is to live and die with you, and live and die with the 100,000 soldiers and civilians of Beiliang City!" ”

All the generals were solemn, and they all cried out to die together.

Shangguan Liuyun drank all the wine in the cup in one gulp, and said: "Lord Wang, as a soldier, my duty is to defend the land and the people, and I have long put life and death aside. In the future, if the prince has orders, I will wait for the sword mountain and the sea of fire to die! He spoke faithfully, but there was a deep meaning in his words.

He said that he listened to the orders of the prince, not the orders of the court, as if he showed a certain attitude.

The rest of the people listened to what Shangguan Liuyun said, and nodded their heads in agreement: "If the prince has orders, we will definitely obey them!" ”

A prince who is willing to live and die with everyone, and a court that does not send reinforcements to sit and watch the isolation of Beiliang City, it is not difficult to choose between the two.

Many times, men choose only to fight for a breath and for a person worth sacrificing.

Shen Lei tightened, a sound sounded in his ears, Xuanyuan Chen's face was a little flushed, he felt the purest loyalty and courage of the soldiers from these people in the front hall.

It's a familiar feeling, it's very relatable, and that's exactly what he used to be.

After being silent for a long time, Xuanyuan Chen asked, "Have you heard of the battle of Xiangcheng?" ”

only heard the sound of 'pop', the wine glass fell to the ground, Shangguan Liuyun looked excited, his eyes were red and said: "Lord Wang, do you think we can do it?" ”

Xuanyuan Chen lowered his eyes, making it impossible to see his thoughts, but a faint flash of light in the corners of his eyes made everyone's hearts beat faster, and a fire of hope ignited in their eyes.

In the battle of Xiangcheng, 3,000 defenders were besieged by 100,000 troops for half a year, but not only was Xiangcheng not breached, but the defenders also took advantage of the slackness of the army outside the city to successfully burn all the enemy's grain and grass with an unexpected night attack, and killed several enemy generals, and finally forced the enemy to retreat and relieve the siege of Xiangcheng.

It was a battle that countless posterity talked about, and it was a battle that was never replicated.

After the silence fell, the breathing could be heard, Shangguan Liuyun seemed to be panting, and asked again: "Lord Wang, can you lead us to do it, right?" His voice trembled violently, as if he was in a bottomless abyss, but he saw a glimmer of dawn in the chaos, and that glimmer of dawn was in front of him, it was Xuanyuan Chen!

I don't know how long it took, the candle flame in the front hall was dimmed and dimmed, Xuanyuan Chen saw that the sky was thick with clouds, and the thunder was scarce, and there was an indescribable meaning in his eyes, and he suddenly said: "Our army is 10,000, and the Dajin army outside the city is about 30,000, it shouldn't be difficult to defend the city, right?" ”

Everyone nodded, but they didn't understand what Xuanyuan Chen was going to say.

Xuanyuan Chen asked again: "If my army fights with the Jin army outside the city, what are the chances of winning?" ”

Everyone was stunned, Shangguan Liuyun was silent for a long time, and finally shook his head and said: "Although our army is an elite soldier, it is mainly a foot soldier, and the Jin army outside the city has a large number of cavalry, and our army is a great loss with foot combat and cavalry, not to mention that the troops are at a disadvantage, I am afraid it will be difficult to have a chance to win."

Xuanyuan Chen nodded, as if he had expected Shangguan Liuyun to say this, there was not much disappointment in his expression, and he said lightly: "The advantage of cavalry is mobility, if there is not enough room to display, our army may have a chance to win." Speaking of the back, his eyes were already slowly narrowing.

Shangguan Liuyun was shocked in his heart, his face suddenly showed joy, and he hurriedly said: "What the prince said is right, if the cavalry does not have room to exert itself, it is equivalent to losing mobility, and at that time, the combat power is not as good as the foot soldiers in the formation." As he spoke, he asked softly with a nervous face, "But the prince has a strategy to break the enemy?"

Xuanyuan Chen picked up the wine glass and just said: "In a desperate situation, only by putting it to death and then revitalizing can there be a glimmer of life." He looked at the mellow wine in the cup, and a bit of confusion appeared on his face: "I want to make a big bet, I don't know if you are willing to gamble with me?"

Everyone looked at each other, and then said in unison: "I am willing to gamble with the prince!" The clouds of death have hung over them, and they are not afraid of a gamble.

Xuanyuan Chen smiled with satisfaction, but there was no smile in his eyes, the wine glass he held was tightened, and there was a contradiction in his expression.

Since crossing into this world, Xuanyuan Chen has been silent for many years, he thought that this life would be spent in plainness, but the siege of the Jin army made him have to make a choice.

Wait for the verdict of others in the midst of destruction, or hold the knife in your hand and kill a piece of light that belongs to you!

Xuanyuan Chen chose the latter, and now he has to make a choice for others, and it is the military and civilians of the entire Beiliang City.

Does he have that right?

Xuanyuan Chen questioned himself in his heart, but in fact, when he decided to gamble, he already had the answer.

With the entire city as a bet, this is his answer...... Very selfish and cruel!

Xuanyuan Chen has killed many people, but he is not a cold-blooded person, on the contrary, every killing makes him cherish life even more, and his killing is to protect and protect those innocent people.

The thunder stopped, but the thick clouds had long filled the night sky, and in the dark night, it became gray, but the rain still did not fall......