Several generals were very worried when they heard this, Deng Xian frowned, the joint rebellion inside and outside the city, how could these thousands of people hold it, holding the hilt of the sword tightly, and said loudly: "Everyone listen, we will immediately retreat to the inner city, this time there will be no life, whoever is afraid of death will not want to go, stay here now, wait to kneel and surrender to the rebels, otherwise, follow me to die in the inner city for the young lord." ”

"Swear to follow the general."

All the soldiers shouted in unison, those who should have surrendered had surrendered early, and the rest were a group of diehards, either their families had received the grace of reform, or they were not accustomed to the world, or they were loyal to Liu Zhangweide with a heart of loyalty, and they were all loyal to the Liu family.

"Okay, retreat with me."

Deng Xian shouted, and after repelling a wave of attacks, he quietly withdrew the city wall and ran towards the inner city, until after a stick of incense, those scattered rebels found that Yin Yuan was furious and led the rebels to swarm into the city.

After Deng Xian withdrew in, together with the original soldiers and horses, about 5,000 people, firmly guarded the inner city, and nearly 30,000 rebels surrounded them, like mud flow rushing to the house.

The inner city was also in chaos, the ministers and bureaucrats were terrified, like ants on a hot pot in the main hall, Huang Quan and Wang Fu were very anxious, and Huang Yue took Liu Xun to sit on the main seat worried.

"See the young master." Deng Xian walked in with all his armor and hurriedly saluted Liu Xun: "The young lord forgives his sins, the traitors are huge, and Deng Xian has the ability to do so, so he can only die in the city to repay the favor of the first lord."

But the young lord must not have anything to do, although the traitor forces are numerous, but lack of training, a plate of scattered sand, has not been completely encircled, the last general has organized fifty elite soldiers, escort the young lord out of the city, please the young lord immediately leave. ”

Deng Xian bowed down, after the rebels entered the city, the inside and outside were combined, there were more than 30,000 people, and the morale was booming, he was less than 5,000 people, even if he was well-trained, he would never be able to hold the inner city, he could only ask Liu Xun to retreat, so that he could die calmly.

"My lord." Huang Quan listened to Deng Xian's words, pondered slightly, and turned to Liu Xundao: "Lord, General Deng is right, the first lord was unfortunately killed, and now there are many traitors in Chengdu, the lord still goes first, Hanzhong Wu Ban, Shangyong Yang Ren, Fan Cheng Yan Yan, Jingzhou Huang Yueying Fan Lixiang, Jiangzhou Fazheng Li Hui, Brazil Liu Bi, Fuling Yang Huai, all are loyal to the first lord, as long as the lord is out of Chengdu, you can contact all the loyal and good people to kill back to Chengdu." ”

"Yes, please leave immediately." Wang Fu also bowed.

"yes, yes." The ministers immediately went out, "We have nothing to do to defend the city, so let's go out of the city with the young lord." ”

"Yes, we can't drag General Deng down."

The ministers said one after another, the more they talked, the more they tasted, only Wang Lei and a few other people, did not move, Wang Fu turned his head and glared angrily, and the ministers were shocked.

Huang Quan said to Wang Lei: "Wang Shuzuo, you can leave with the young lord." ”

"Jokes." Wang Lei snorted lightly: "My Wang Lei is the man of the lord in life, and death is the soul of the lord, and now that the lord has gone, Wang Ti has the shame to abandon the city, isn't it a big joke." ”

"Did you hear that?" Huang Quan turned to the other ministers: "Look at you one by one, you eat the lord's lu, do the lord's belongings, cowardly and afraid of death, like a lackey, now the situation is critical, it is difficult to protect the young lord out of the city alone, do you still have some bones?" ”

The ministers lowered their heads, some ashamed, some dissatisfied, and their expressions varied.

After Huang Quan finished scolding, his anger still did not subside, he suppressed the anger in his heart, and turned to Huang Yue and said calmly: "Madam, you are pregnant, so let's go with the young master." ”

Huang Yue touched his already bulging belly, and smiled dismally: "I'm like this, how can I leave, let's go by myself, I'll stay here ......"

Huang Yue said, suddenly swallowed hard and couldn't go on, a tear involuntarily slipped down, since the news of Liu Zhang's death came these days, I don't know how to be tormented, but I still have to be strong with Liu Xun to preside over the overall situation, I don't know how much pressure I bear.

And in the end, that's the result.

It doesn't matter if you die, when the news of Liu Zhang's death came, she was already in despair, but she really wanted to keep the child in her womb, that was the only blood and blood between herself and Liu Zhang, I really wanted to.

But how could he, who was more than eight months pregnant, go out of the city with Liu Xun, it was even more of a drag, and now, he could only give up his life and the life of the child in his womb to save Liu Xun and the foundation of Yizhou.

Because Huang Yue knows that her husband has always valued the foundation more than anything else.

"I'm not leaving."

Just when Huang Yue was sad, Huang Quan sighed, and the ministers were panicked, Liu Xun left Huang Yue's arms, got down from his seat, and said in a childish and firm voice: "Daddy is gone, I am the backbone of the city, if I leave, the city will be chaotic, Chengdu will be lost, Jingyi will be in chaos, and then there will be no way to clean up." ”

Huang Quan looked at Liu Xun in surprise, he didn't expect the little Liu Xun to say this, and just as he was about to speak, Liu Xun wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said quietly: "General Zhang Ren is the general of Yizhou, and Mr. Fa Zheng is a confidant of his father, although General Zhang Ren does not know where he is now, and Mr. Fa is quelling the rebellion in Jiangzhou, but they will not sit idly by and ignore Chengdu."

At the beginning of Fucheng, my father also used 5,000 soldiers and horses to fight against Zhao Wei's 50,000 rebels for three days and three nights, and finally waited until Lord Huang brought troops to help, as long as we hold on, there will be hope. ”

Liu Xun said, his eyes were red, but his little face was full of firmness, Huang Quan Wang Fu looked at Liu Xun steadily, and knelt down with Wang Ti and his party, Huang Quan said in a trembling voice: "Although the first lord has passed away, the young lord understands the overall situation at a young age, as long as we cross this hurdle, why worry about Yizhou not prospering." ”

"But how do we get over it?" Xu Jing and other civil officials were worried.

Huang Quan is also very worried, now that there is a huge disparity between the strength of the enemy and me, he has no choice, but suddenly, Huang Quan's eyes lit up, he has no way, there must be a way. How did you forget him?

………… Zhou Budo was doing the test paper in the room, and was analyzing a simple Newtonian physics problem, which was simple to calculate according to the formula, but he had never seen many nouns, what law of inertia, gravitation, Zhou Budo felt that he was very knowledgeable, and couldn't help but think hard and meditate.

At this time, Huang Quan, Wang Fu Deng Xian, and Huang Yue and Liu Xun entered the room together, and Zhou Budo had no accidents, quietly deducing the formula on the paper.

"No doubt ......"

Huang Quan just shouted, and Zhou Bu said without raising his head: "Needless to say, Lord Huang, if I could come up with an idea, I would have left earlier, and I don't want Chengdu to fall, the current situation, the gods are helpless." ”

Saying that, he raised his head and sighed at the roof: "I didn't doubt that I would die early, but I didn't expect it to die so soon." After speaking, he shook his head lonely and continued to write.

Huang Quan stood in place embarrassedly, and Wang Fu said: "Zhou Budo, when the ancestor was alive, he often praised you for your wisdom and understanding of ghosts and gods, don't you have any way today?" What kind of prodigy are you? ”

Zhou Budo smiled softly: "It's useless to provoke the generals, reach the ghosts and gods, didn't I say that the gods are hopeless?" ”

Everyone was silent for a long time, and Deng Xian suddenly said: "Those officials outside, with three knives on both sides, eat inside and outside, many of them are people from the world, we arrested them and threatened the rebels." ”

Huang Quan, Wang Fu nodded, this is also a helpless way.

Zhou Budo suddenly chuckled: "The family has always been family-oriented, not to mention holding one or two clan officials hostage, that is, arresting their patriarch, they are just as rebellious, you just wait for death now, Lord Huang Quan is from the family, if you surrender now, you can still find a way to live." ”

"Zhou Budo, if you don't want to contribute, we don't force it, but please don't despise my Huang Quan, if the inner city is broken, I will be martyred." Huang Quan turned around and left with Wang Fu.

Deng Xian sighed and followed.

Huang Yue glanced at Zhou Budo and wanted to take Liu Xun away, but Liu Xun stared at Zhou Budo deadly, and suddenly stepped forward: "Brother Budo, are you really unwilling to help me?" ”

Liu Xun had some pleading and some disappointment on his face, and more disbelief and expectation.

"Don't doubt my brother, although you don't want to be loyal to your father, and you also think that what your father is doing is in vain, but I know that you agree with my father's approach, so you will always stay in Chengdu and teach Xun'er, until now, Daddy's foundation has reached the most critical moment, Xun'er can't bear it alone, are you really unwilling to help me?"

Liu Xun looked at Zhou Budo steadily, and his immature voice made Huang Yue can't help but reddened his eyes, so nostalgic for the time when Liu Zhang was there, it was like a mountain behind him, it was so reassuring, but now, ...... Zhou Budo finally turned his head to look at Liu Xun, and sighed: "Xun'er, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's really hopeless, I said a long time ago, there are too many people offended by adults, and the hidden crisis is too great, not to mention that adults are dead now, even if adults lose a battle, it will lead to the collapse of the political situation, which is also the reason why I am not optimistic about adults, and now, there is really no way." ”

Zhou Budo said and dropped the pen, and solemnly said to Liu Xun: "Xun'er, I promise you to call Brother Wudu, I promise you, if the city is broken, I will die with you." ”

"I don't want to die together." Liu Xun shouted, "If I can die, my father is dead, I don't want to live for a long time, but my mother said that my father's foundation is more important than anything else, and if I die, my father's efforts will be in vain, so I can't die, I want to live......"

Liu Xun said, suddenly cried, there was a father before, he didn't have to think about anything, just write poems and essays, Daddy Bo smiled, hoping that he would accompany him more, but now that Daddy is gone, he suddenly feels that he has no more to rely on, just like a person standing in the cold wind.

Powerless, afraid.

However, he is the only blood and blood of his father, he is dead, and his inheritance is lost, how can he be worthy of his father?

"Don't doubt my brother." Liu Xun cried for a while, stood up and said: "I know that the situation is critical now, and I will definitely die, but I don't doubt my brother, when my father said that he wanted to implement the new policy, you also said that it was impossible, but my father has conquered Jingzhou, if it is not for Xiaoxiao, he will definitely be able to revitalize Jingyi."

When my father was in Fucheng, he also said that there was no hope, but my father still repelled the rebels, and they were all at the last moment, trying to survive in death, what is the difference in the situation now? Could it be that when Daddy goes, we can only let the rebels slaughter us, why should Daddy turn a blind eye?

Don't doubt my brother, you said that you were going to die with Xun'er, don't you want to give it a go even if you die? I know that you are not afraid of death, it was useless for your father to threaten you with death, but now you are indifferent to waiting for death, not brave, but cowardly, you have been scolding Xun'er for being stupid, like a piece of wood, you are worse than Xun'er now. ””

Liu Xun said urgently, Zhou Bu looked at Liu Xun steadily, his heart was deeply touched by Liu Xun's immature voice, yes, he has never been afraid of death, even if he knows that the steel pole must be broken, he often despises everything, but what is the matter now? Is it really not as good as this little wood in front of you?

I'm not afraid of death, are you still afraid of survival?

"Whew~~" Zhou Budo breathed a sigh of relief: "Then, let's use a dead horse as a live horse doctor, go and call Lord Huang, Lord Wang, and General Deng in." ”

Liu Xun and Huang Yue were both overjoyed, and Huang Yue hurriedly ordered Lotus to go quickly.

Zhou Budo supported his forehead with his hand, and after several people arrived, Zhou Budo raised his head, and his immature face looked a little tired.

"How's it going? Tell me more about it. Zhou Budo said in a deep voice.

Huang Quan explained the situation again, and finally said: "I think we should still send the young lord out of the city, so that we can not only defend the city with peace of mind and no worries, but also leave a seed, even if we die, as long as the young lord is here, he will definitely be able to recover and avenge us." ”

Wang Fu said: "But the young lord is unwilling to leave, Zhou Gongzi, the young lord listens to you very much when he is fair, you can persuade him." ”

"Xun'er did the right thing." Zhou Budo raised his head, and Huang Quan and Wang Fu were stunned.

Zhou Budo sighed and said: "What I said is hopeless, it's not that there is no hope for counterinsurgency, on the contrary, the foundation left by the adults is very deep, Wu Ban Huang Yueying and others are all loyal adults, as long as Xun'er goes out of the city, at least seventy percent of them are sure to recover, but." ”

Zhou Budo said slowly: "Now that the world clan is powerful, and the people blindly follow, if the traitors enter Chengdu, the loyal people of the adults will inevitably be killed, and their vitality will be greatly damaged, and the other wall grasses will inevitably defect to the enemy."

The final scene is that the clan supports Liu Mao as the candidate of Shu and controls the two states of Jingyi, and those unscrupulous people will inevitably respond in groups, and with a banner, all those who want to rebel but have not yet rebelled will no longer have scruples.

This is not only the clan, but also the careerists, and those people who forget their righteousness, they will all rebel, how to clean up the situation in Jingyi? At that time, Xun'er became an exiled son, except for the adults who were die-hard, no one would follow Xun'er, but how many die-hard were there? ”

Zhou Budo let out a sigh: "This is not the most important thing, the traitors are swarming out, big and disciplineless, with Huang Yueying and Fa Zhengzhang as the assistant, Xun'er is very sure that he can regain control, but you can think about it, in this way, how long will Jing Yi be in chaos?" Will Cao Cao and Sun Quan sit idly by? Jing Yi will be divided up before Xun'er recovers, and what will restore the foundation is just a dream. ”

"And what do you think we should do?" Huang Quan asked.

Zhou Budo smiled and said: "At this point, things have become simpler, that is, stick to Chengdu and wait for reinforcements, we can't wait for reinforcements from Hanzhong, we can only wait for reinforcements from General Zhang and Fazheng."

Fa Zheng's reinforcements all the way to pacify Jiangzhou, I believe that Fa Zheng has planned to lose Chengdu and retake Chengdu by himself, this is the way to break the cauldron and sink the boat, this is not a good way, but for Chengdu rebellion, Fa Zheng, who is still far away in Wuxi, is already the best way.

So the only thing we can count on is Zhang Ren's reinforcements, you don't know where Zhang Ren is, but I know that if my expectations are right, General Zhang Ren should rush to Fucheng alone, this is the smartest thing to do, if you rush back from the western grassland with a large army, not only will it attract the Qiang people, but it will also be too late in time.

With the prestige of General Zhang Ren in the Chengdu area, he will definitely be able to gather the soldiers and horses of Fucheng, Guanghan, and Mianzhu, and they will arrive in Chengdu in five days at the earliest, that is to say, we must hold on for five days before the first batch of reinforcements arrives.

This is the first step, and the second step is to wait for the troops of the western Tuntian and the Brazilian Fazheng, which will arrive after the 20th or even later, because the western roads are rugged, and there are rebellions in the Brazilian states, that is to say, the second step is that we will hold on to the 15th with the cooperation of Zhang Ren.

After these twenty days, we will be victorious, but this is an almost impossible task, first of all, now there are only five thousand troops left in the inner city, the inner city walls are low, and the attack surface is narrow, there is no moat, it is impossible to hold it for five days.

Second, General Zhang Ren will not bring too many soldiers and horses, just emergency, and they are all miscellaneous local troops, and the inner city will be in ruins after five days, and the internal and external cooperation, let alone the fifteenth, even the third day will not be able to hold on. ”

Wang Fu muttered: "It will take at least five days for the first batch of reinforcements, and it is impossible for us to hold it for five days, and it will take at least fifteen days for the second batch of reinforcements, and we will not be able to hold it for three days, isn't this inevitable defeat?" ”

"I said I was going to lose." Zhou Budo said, his expression twisted: "But a dead horse is a live horse doctor, and if you can't keep it, you have to keep it." ”

Zhou Budo raised his head and said to Huang Quan: "Lord Huang, do three things, first, put all the officials in the attic of the city wall, ignore them, leave if you want to go, don't worry about all the miscellaneous things in the city, and defend the city with all your might. ”

"Yes."

"Second, mobilize all the people in the inner city, the army is the first line to defend the city, but the army also needs to rest, when the siege is not fierce, let the servants of the pastoral family, as well as other miscellaneous personnel, go to the city to defend the city, and when the army is defending the city, as a reserve force.

There is no need to be stingy with all the objects in the inner city, what tables, chairs, benches, pots and pans, all the people who can be smashed to death are carried up to the city tower, and those who cannot be stoned to death are put around the pastoral mansion to form a second line of defense, and the reserve troops are all stopped in the second line of defense.

Between the second line of defense and the city wall, the interval was between one hundred and five hundred paces, and the bows and arrows of the inner city were well fed, so that the servants could place all their bows and arrows at the second line of defense. ”

(To be continued)