The night was late, and the whole Jijing was dead silent.

This was originally inhabited by 200,000 households in the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but now there are only 10,000 or 20,000 households left, and the rest are all moved to the ancient capital of Chaoge under the call of the imperial court, which makes the originally quite lively Jingshi now seem a little depressed.

Especially the imperial palace, in the past, the imperial palace was the most representative building in Jijing, and now, although the palace is still brightly lit, but there are a lot fewer people, except for the northern army and patrol back and forth on time and on point, there are no busy palace maids and eunuchs in the past.

In the main hall of the imperial palace Taiqian Palace, Li Shouzheng, the son of the Great Zhou Dynasty, stood in the hall with his hands behind his back, looking at the ancestors and emperors of the Li royal family enshrined in the shrine in the palace, including his father, Li Ji.

Looking at his father's spiritual position, Li Shou let out a long sigh.

"Your Majesty, what's the matter?"

"Needless to say? Obviously, Your Majesty has something on your mind......"

"Thoughts? It's ...... outside the city."

"......Shhh You don't want to live anymore?! ”

Outside the main hall, a row of eunuchs lined up outside the hall to wait, during which there was no shortage of whispers, but under the whispered warnings of the other eunuchs, the whispers disappeared after a moment.

Everyone knows that His Majesty is now worried about the northern Xinjiang soldiers outside the city, otherwise, after the northern Xinjiang soldiers retreat around dusk, they will come to the Taiqian Palace, which is dedicated to the ancestors of the Li royal family, in front of the shrine, one stop is several hours, and even dinner is delayed.

Suddenly, one of the eunuchs seemed to notice something, and while quietly reminding the other eunuchs, he said in a loud voice, "The queen has arrived!" ”

"Slaves welcome the queen mother!"

A group of eunuchs bowed to the ground one after another, and at this time, the queen Wang clan was escorted by a team of northern troops. Walked over from a distance with two palace maids, nodded when he heard the words, and said with a pleasant face as soon as he raised his hand. "Let's all be flat......"

"Thank you, Queen Mother!" The eunuchs knelt on the ground and kowtowed a few more times before they stood up. Bow your body and pay respects to the queen Wang.

"Your Majesty...... Is it in there? Beautiful eyes glanced at the palace hall of Taiqian, and Queen Wang asked softly.

One of the eunuchs replied, "Back to the queen, Your Majesty is still in this Taiqian Palace...... The queen mother is here to find Your Majesty? ”

"Hmm!" Queen Wang nodded slightly.

Seeing this, the eunuch said respectfully, "The slaves and others can't report to the mother." Taiqian Palace is not a place for people with slave status to set foot in......"

Queen Wang nodded and didn't care, after all, Taiqian Palace is a sacred place dedicated to the shrines of the ancestors and emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it is indeed not a place where these incomplete eunuchs in front of them can set foot, or even. Even the palace maids and guards in the general palace are not qualified to enter, unless it is a direct royal family, such as Li Shou's brothers, or she, the queen of the main palace who gave birth to the direct crown prince for the Li family of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Of course, there are exceptions, which are not. When she came to the threshold of the main gate of Taiqian Palace, she saw at a glance that in addition to her husband and the current saint Li Shou, there was another person in the main hall, that is, the old eunuch who had taken care of the first emperor Li Ji for most of his life, and the only chief eunuch in the palace who could freely enter and exit any forbidden place. Wang Ying.

As if noticing the arrival of the queen, Wang Ying, the chief eunuch, stepped forward a few steps, bowed down and said respectfully, "The queen mother is here to find Your Majesty?" ”

Queen Wang nodded lightly and said gently, "This palace saw that His Majesty had not returned to the palace for a long time, and I heard from the imperial dining room that His Majesty had even delayed dinner, so I was a little worried, so I came to take a look...... " As she spoke, she looked at the palace and asked in a low voice, "Is it easy to enter the palace?" ”

The old eunuch smiled slightly when he heard this, and said respectfully, "Niangniang's words are serious, in this palace, is there a place where Niangniang can't go?" Your Majesty is in the palace, Niangniang, please! As for ......" Speaking of this, his eyes looked at the guards of the Northern Army and the palace maids brought by the queen on this trip.

Thinking that Queen Wang also knew the rules of the Taiqian Palace, she turned around and whispered to her entourage, "You wait and wait here." ”

"Yes, the queen ......," the guards and the two palace maids nodded in salute.

After the order was completed, Queen Wang walked into the hall, because she had learned from the old eunuch Wang Ying that Li Shou was looking at the spiritual position of the ancestors and emperors of the Li family in the palace in a daze, so she walked very carefully, and the footsteps were very alarmed, for fear of alarming the husband who was wandering outside the world at this moment.

But somehow, when she walked not far behind Li Shou, Li Shou seemed to notice her coming, and asked softly, "Is it the queen?" ”

Queen Wang was stunned, then stepped forward a few steps, and said softly, "Back to Your Majesty, it is the concubine...... I heard from the people in the palace that His Majesty has been standing here since dusk and sunset, not thinking about tea and dinner, and not returning to the palace, and the concubines are worried in their hearts, so they came to see what is going on, and where they collided, I hope that Your Majesty will not blame you......"

Li Shou smiled slightly when he heard this, turned around and stared at Empress Wang with loving eyes, after all, he was in front of the shrine that enshrined the spiritual throne of the ancestors of the Great Zhou Dynasty at this moment, even if he intended to take Empress Wang into his arms, he couldn't do it because of the ancestral system. What's more, there is still the old eunuch Wang Ying standing next to the hall, and the identity of this old eunuch is unusual.

"Let the queen miss it, I feel ashamed...... Is the emperor resting? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the concubines have just coaxed the emperor to rest, and they are now being guarded by a few nurses......"

"That's good." Li Shou let out a long breath when he heard this, and then his eyes fell on the shrine in front of him that enshrined the spiritual throne of the ancestors of his Li family, especially the spiritual throne of his father, the first emperor Li Ji.

"I ...... Far inferior to my father, huh? Staring at the spiritual position of the former emperor Li Ji for a long time, Li Shou sighed and said.

Empress Wang was stunned and asked, "Why did Your Majesty say that?" ”

I saw Li Shou sigh again, shook his head and said, "When my father was in power, the world did not dare to disobey, the north was against the barbarians, the west was against Qiangyi, and even the Southern Tang Dynasty, which had coexisted with my Great Zhou for hundreds of years, was also beaten down by my father, doubling the territory of my Great Zhou, but after I succeeded to the throne, there were many uneasy things in the world, natural disasters and military disasters were repeated, and it was ridiculous that I was still arrogant before my father died. I must become an emperor far beyond my father, called the country Antai, the society Antai. Wanmin Antai ......"

"Your Majesty, don't be presumptuous......" Seeing that Li Shou was in a bad mood, Queen Wang gently persuaded. The concubines didn't dare to say that His Majesty surpassed the first emperor, but in the eyes of the concubines, His Majesty was also a wise monarch after succeeding to the throne, repairing water governance, reducing taxes, and sweeping away the rebels, why is this not a Ming monarch? ”

Li Shou shook his head when he heard this, and said with a wry smile, "The queen praised it falsely!" Whether it is repairing water control or reducing taxes, it is the Eight Emperor Brothers' efforts in the court. Do your best. As for sweeping away the rebels, it was Xie An's guy who worked hard in the field...... You know, that guy hasn't been home for more than a year, and he's been fighting for me for more than a year! -- these. Can it be considered my feat? ”

The queen froze when she heard her words, and after thinking for a while, she persuaded, "Isn't this the charm of Your Majesty?" It is precisely because of his belief that His Majesty can become a Ming Jun that Lord Xie is attached to His Majesty. Assist Your Majesty, isn't it? ”

"Huh!" Li Shou chuckled, then suddenly shook his head and said, "The queen must have no way of knowing the good news of the previous days, right?" ”

"Is it about Jiangnan?"

"Ahh Nodding. Li Shou seemed to have regained a little confidence, and said with some pride, "That guy, the guy who couldn't even beat me and had no power to restrain the chicken, destroyed the three kings of Qin, Chu, and Han, and wiped out most of the Taiping army, forced down Liu Qing, the princess of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and is now joining forces with the Eight Emperor Brothers to attack Wu Heng's party in the south of the Yangtze River...... According to the good news, the foundation of another Taiping army led by Wu Heng has been hollowed out by Xie An's guy, and I believe that in a few days, that guy will definitely be able to pacify Jiangnan! ”

Looking at the incredible pride in Li Shou's eyes, Queen Wang smiled and echoed, "The concubine was also surprised when she heard this, I didn't expect Lord Xie to have such a skill......

"Ah, Xie An's kid is indeed quite capable...... Li Shou sighed lightly, shook his head and said, "And in comparison, how embarrassing is the situation on my side...... When I was defending the city during the daylight today, as the king of a country, I had clearly made up my mind to stop the northern Xinjiang soldiers here, but when the war broke out, I felt terrified in my heart, and I wanted to leave everything I had here and flee to Chaoge......"

"Your Majesty......"

"Even, I thought more than once that it would be nice if Xie An was here...... He led the Jizhou soldiers to win consecutive battles in Jing, Yang and other places, and he must be able to stop the northern Xinjiang soldiers here for me! - Are you ridiculous? That guy is obviously fighting for me in Jiangnan, but I am still not satisfied......"

"This shows that Your Majesty really trusts Master Xie very much!" Although in the Taiqian Palace, Queen Wang did not dare to disobey the rules and use her body to appease her husband, she still leaned towards Li Shou slightly and said softly, "In fact, Your Majesty did not do a bad job today...... The concubine asked Lord Wen of Beichi, and Lord Wen said that today His Majesty had severely defeated the arrogance of King Yan in the city, and led the soldiers defending the city to resist the fierce attack of the Northern Xinjiang soldiers......"

"Where is what I can resist." Li Shou said bitterly when he heard this, "It's Liang Qiugong, it was this old man who personally went out and forced back Zhang Qi and Le Xu, the two generals of Northern Xinjiang, and forced my fourth emperor brother to temporarily truce and retreat, and retreat more than ten miles to rest and recuperate......"

It's no wonder that Li Shou said this, after all, in the siege battle during the day today, he Li Shou really didn't do anything else except for shouting an inspiring word to Li Mao, the king of Yan, before. Not to mention personally lifting a sword to kill a soldier in Northern Xinjiang, in fact, from beginning to end, he was protected by the heavy soldiers sent by the guard Siqing Xun. To put it bluntly, it was as if he had watched a siege from beginning to end, without any remarkable heroic deeds.

And this is the reason why Li Shou is in an extremely bad mood at the moment, after all, his father Li Ji was extremely brave at his age, although he was not as brave as Liang Qiugong, but he personally went into battle to kill the enemy, which was commonplace for Li Ji, in contrast, he Li Shou was indeed a cowardly king, and he did nothing except shout a call in front of the battle.

It seemed that noticing the tiredness on Li Shou's face, Queen Wang persuaded distressedly, "Your Majesty, the hour is not early, it is better to go back to the palace to rest first, tomorrow Your Majesty will personally climb the city tower to deal with the Northern Xinjiang soldiers, isn't it?" ”

Queen Wang wanted to persuade Li Shou by taking advantage of the fact that foreign enemy soldiers were coming to the city, but she didn't expect that Li Shou sighed lightly, shook his head and said, "The night is long, but I have no intention of sleeping...... What if I slept for an extra night? If the four emperor brothers can capture this Jijing tomorrow, I will only live one more day. - The queen will go back and rest first, and Rong Zhen will be here for a while......"

said. He sat cross-legged and stared at the spiritual seat of his father, Emperor Li Ji.

Seeing this, Queen Wang knew in her heart that even if she persuaded again, it would be useless. Sighing slightly, he said goodbye and went back to the dormitory first. Only Li Shou and the old eunuch Wang Ying were left in the palace.

The hour passed little by little, and it was late at night after a while, although Li Shou himself said that he had no intention of sleeping, but in fact? It was just that while recalling the Northern Frontier soldiers, I was frightened by their strong military strength.

It's not that he doesn't want to rest, he just doesn't dare to rest, he doesn't dare to imagine himself once he closes his eyes and rests. When he opened his eyes again, what he saw in front of him were those Northern Xinjiang soldiers with hideous faces. In other words, he didn't even have a chance to open his eyes again, and he was killed directly in his sleep.

Yes. This emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was timid.

Maybe Li Shou and Xie An were half a catty and eight taels, and even Xie An couldn't beat Li Shou, but Xie An has experienced many wars and many changes in this year. Courage, mood, and courage have all been honed, and they are completely different from the beginning. Even if he was asked to stand on the city tower today to command the soldiers and horses, and confront Li Mao, the king of Yan, head-on, Xie An would not be the slightest timid.

After all, those opponents Xie An faced this year. Liang Qiuhao, Li Shen, Zhen Lei, Wu Heng, how many will be inferior to Yan King Li Mao? Especially the two pairs of Liu Qing and Liang Qiuhao, Li Shen and Zhen Lei, that is so powerful that it is desperate, and even afterwards, even Xie An dare not imagine how he can win. Compared with Liang Qiu Hao and Thunder, Yan King Li Mao, who is known as the first warrior of the Li clan of the Great Zhou Dynasty, is nothing.

But Li Shou didn't have Xie An's experiences and experiences, so he would naturally be shocked by the army of Li Mao, the king of Yan, and he was so frightened that he had no intention of sleeping.

Although he had no intention of sleeping, after all, Li Shou witnessed the tragic battle on the city tower during the day, and he was extremely tired physically and mentally, so that as the night became deeper and deeper, he obviously didn't want to sleep, but he also fell asleep in a daze.

Until someone called out to him......

"Xiao Jiu, Xiao Jiu!"

In Li Shou's ears, a rather majestic call sounded.

[The voice...... Somewhat familiar......]

Li Shou, who was in a daze, thought to himself in his heart, and he felt that the voice was quite familiar.

"Stupid! Don't wake me up yet?! ”

And just as Li Shou was secretly guessing, the call suddenly turned into a cold drink, which shocked Li Shou's eyes suddenly, and he sat up.

Looking around, Li Shou found that he was still in the Taiqian Palace, but the old eunuch Wang Ying and the little eunuchs outside the hall did not know where they went, and even the guards guarding the palace had lost their traces.

Just when Li Shou was secretly frightened, he suddenly heard a sneer in front of him.

"The enemy is currently in the Taiqian Palace, but he is sleeping soundly in front of my ancestors and emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty, you are quite bold!"

Li Shou subconsciously looked up when he heard this, and his eyes suddenly widened in shock, and his back was frightened.

"Father...... Father?! ”

Li Shou looked at the candlestick in the hall dumbfounded, only to see there, a looming figure appeared, wearing the black dragon imperial robe he wore during the sacrifice of the Great Zhou Emperor, looking at him coldly.

Oh my God, it was the former emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the most talented monarch among the emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Li Ji.

It's just that it's not Li Ji, who is over fifty years old and has been hollowed out by wine, Li Ji, who is standing in front of Li Shou at the moment, looks only twenty or thirty years old, and his sharp and vicious eyes make Li Shou dare not look up directly.

Seeing Li Shou's frightened look, Li Ji, who seemed to be a young man, sneered and said, "I can't imagine that I, Li Ji Yingming I, would give birth to such an unsuccessful son as you, and even make you the king of my Great Zhou...... I don't have a son like you! ”

As soon as the words fell, Li Ji's figure flickered, and several figures appeared, looming under the bright candlelight.

"Hehehe, don't be surprised by my father, Xiao Jiu is not my Li family's orthodoxy......"

"What my brother said is very true! ――Sure enough, my brother is the best candidate for the throne......"

"Xiao Wu's words, where did I put the third brother?"

Listening to the dialogue of those figures, Li Shou was shocked, you must know that the former emperor Li Ji appeared in front of Li Shou, it was the former prince Li Wei, the king of Qin Li Shen, and the king of Anling Li Cheng.

"I ...... Why are you here? Am I dead? Li Shou's face changed drastically and muttered, after all, according to his memory, whether it was Li Ji or Li Wei, Li Wei, and Li Cheng, they were all dead right now.

Li Shou said. Li Wei, Li Shen, Li Cheng and others laughed, and even Li Ji showed a little inexplicable smile on his face, and said lightly. "You're still alive right now, but it won't be long. That's hard to say......"

"What do you mean?" Li Shou frowned and asked.

Li Ji sneered when he heard this, and said mockingly, "The soldiers and horses of the Northern Xinjiang have already arrived in the city, haven't they?" ”

Li Shou's face changed slightly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "So what?" Since I am able to keep the first day. You will be able to keep the second day! ”

As soon as the words fell, Li Ji sneered and said, "What a fool! -- The reason why you can defend today is nothing more than relying on the help of the city wall of Jijing. At the same time, your fourth emperor brother Li Mao did not go to battle in person, and tomorrow my fourth son will go out in person, and I will see how you resist! ”

Li Shou was speechless, he was indeed worried about this matter. After all, today, or more precisely, yesterday's daylight, although the defenders of his Jijing side were obviously tired in front of the northern Xinjiang soldiers, but in fact, Li Mao had not yet gone out in person. Just like the Eastern Army without Liang Qiu Dance is not called the Eastern Army, and the Taiping Army without Liang Qiu Hao is not called the Taiping Army. Without Li Mao's Northern Frontier Army, can it be said that the Northern Frontier Heroes are terrified by the northern steppe nomads?

As we all know, half of the prestige of Northern Xinjiang is based on the terrible force of Li Mao, the king of Yan. And yesterday, Li Mao, the king of Yan, has not personally stepped out, Jijing's defense is full of loopholes and precarious, once Li Shou personally goes into battle, how can he Li Shou resist?

Thinking of this, Li Shou's heart suddenly sank. But in front of Li Ji, he didn't want to admit defeat easily.

"What if the Fourth Emperor Brother goes out in person? I also have Liangqiu Gong ...... in Jijing"

"Bo Xuan?" Li Ji laughed when he heard this, looked at Li Shou and looked up and said, "Although Bo Xuan is brave, he is still old, and my fourth son is in the prime of life...... Stupid, do you really think Bo Xuan can handle it? ”

Li Shou was silent, after all, he saw with his own eyes that although Liang Qiugong was still brave and abnormal when he fought in the city, this old man couldn't support it for long, after killing Zhang Qi and Le Xu, the two generals of the Northern Xinjiang Army, he was already out of breath, how could this physical strength fight with Li Mao, who was in the prime of life?

"Even if Liang Qiu Gong is defeated, we still have Liang Qiu ......"

"Liangqiu Dance, isn't it? Yanhu Ji Liangqiu dance? Li Ji looked at Li Shou with a sneer.

From the side, Li Wei also laughed and said, "Xiao Jiu, you not only have Liangqiu Dance, but also Xie An and Xiao Ba!" It's a pity that Liang Qiuwu was trapped in Boling, while Xie An and Xiaoba were still in Jiangnan to deal with the Taiping army...... It's a pity that the fierce generals and virtuous ministers you rely on are not around! ”

"......" Li Shou opened his mouth and was speechless. After all, Li Wei broke the sore spot in his heart, in his opinion, if Xie An and Liang Qiuwu were in Jijing at the moment, Li Xian, the king of the Eight Sages, and the brave and warlike soldiers of the Jizhou Army, why would he be in danger under the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army?

"Looking at Xiao Jiu's look, it seems that it is difficult to keep!" Li Shen, the king of Qin, also laughed.

From the side, Li Cheng, the king of Anling, snorted coldly, looked at Li Shou and said lightly, "This king always thinks that your talent is far inferior to the prince's brother, and the emperor's position in the Great Zhou should be held by the prince's brother." But since the matter has come to this, it doesn't hurt for this king to advise you a few words! ――If you still have the idea of asking someone else to relieve you of the siege in your heart, you will not be able to hold this Jijing! ”

"Well said! It is worthy of my Li Ji's son! Li Ji praised with a smile.

Li Shou was shocked when he heard this, and he couldn't say a word of rebuttal. After all, he did pin his hopes on Liang Qiuwu, Xie An, Li Xian, Liang Qiu Gong, Lu Gong, Wen Qin, Xun Zheng and others, and never thought about what role he could play in this war.

Ah, even though he struggled with not being able to play a part in the defense of the city yesterday, he thought carefully about what he could do, even if it was insignificant.

Thinking of this, Li Shou was finally able to calm down and think.

Seeing this, Li Ji smiled slightly, and suddenly said in a deep voice, "Xiao Jiu, I still remember, you once said to me that you would do something more magnificent than me, and then carve the most ridiculous words such as emperor on my tombstone?" So, let's deal with the northern Xinjiang soldiers! If you die here, then the most ridiculous emperor will not be me, but you, who speak wildly! ”

Li Shou was shocked when he heard this, and looked at his father speechless.

"Heavenly ...... It's already lit up! Li Ji raised his hand and pointed outside the hall. Only then did Li Shou notice that the sky was still dark, and it had already brightened.

"Listen, the horn of the Northern Xinjiang Army attacking the city has sounded......" glanced at Li Shou. Li Ji smiled and said, "Go ahead." It's time for you to fulfill your duties as emperor, my youngest son! - My son of Li Ji is not a fool, let alone a coward! ”

After that, Li Ji turned around and walked past Li Shou, and after that, the former crown prince Li Wei, the king of Qin, Li Shen, and the king of Anling, Li Cheng, also walked past him one after another. Disappeared into the light of the candlestick not far away.

"Remember, you are the son of the Great Zhou!"

The last words left by his father Li Ji before his figure gradually disappeared echoed in his ears, and Li Shou's eyes opened suddenly, and he realized it. He was still sitting in front of his father Li Ji's spiritual seat, and he didn't seem to have moved the slightest.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty? In front of Li Shou, the old eunuch Wang Ying hunched over and looked at the young king with a worried expression.

Glancing at His Highness, Li Shou noticed the little eunuch outside the hall and exhaled slightly. He muttered, "Yes...... Dreams? After that, he asked the old eunuch Wang Yingdao, "Princess, how long have I been sitting here?" ”

"One night......" Wang Ying said with a worried face.

"It only feels like it's for a moment. Don't you want to have a night? Li Shou chuckled, stood up, shook the yellow robe of the Son of Heaven that looked wrinkled because of his sitting posture, and turned his head to look at Fuchengmen in the northwest direction.

As his father Li Ji said in the dream, the sky was already bright at this moment, and the horn of the northern Xinjiang soldiers attacking the capital of Jijing had indeed sounded.

"Your Majesty, do you want to defend the city in person today?" The old eunuch asked with a worried expression.

"Ahh Li Shou smiled and said, "I am ...... O Son of Heaven! - But before I can do that, I'm going to change my clothes...... Wearing a dragon robe to defend the city, it is really not true! ”

"......" The old eunuch opened his mouth, but he couldn't say a word, he only felt that today's Li Shou and yesterday's negative appearance were like two people.

"Oh, yes!" As if thinking of something, Li Shou glanced back at the old eunuch Wang Ying when he walked to the door of the main hall, and said with a chuckle, "If there is really a case, please also ask the prince to hold my young emperor and throw himself into the court......

"Your Majesty...... Under? The old eunuch's face changed slightly, of course he knew what Li Shou's words meant.

"Your Majesty has to go? -- The old slave thinks that Your Majesty's golden body must not be in danger! ”

"Huh! I have to go, who is called me...... Da Zhou Tianzi! ”

"......" The old eunuch Wang Ying was moved when he heard this, and for some reason, his slightly cloudy eyes were slightly moist. Perhaps, he saw the shadow of the first emperor Li Ji when he was young from Li Shou.

"My Emperor...... Banzai! The old eunuch, who had never bowed to Li Shou, knelt down excitedly and watched Li Shou disappear outside the main hall.

At the same time, on the northwest city wall of Jijing, the Duke of Liangqiu of the Eastern Kingdom, the Duke of Lü of the South, the Hou Wenqin of the Beichi, and the Weiwei Siqing Xun Zheng stood on the head of the city, looking at the Northern Xinjiang soldiers outside the city with a solemn face.

Maybe it's a psychological effect, the northern Xinjiang soldiers who have rested for a night seem to be stronger than yesterday, although the siege battle has not yet begun, but the solemn atmosphere has faintly attacked the defenders on the city.

"Good...... What a strong momentum! Seeing the huge Northern Xinjiang soldiers outside the city, Lu Gong couldn't help but mutter.

As soon as the words fell, I saw Liang Qiugong sigh slightly and said, "Ah, it's stronger than yesterday......" As he spoke, the old man's eyes showed a somewhat complicated look.

Looking at Liang Qiugong's opinion, since his former student and now Li Mao, the king of Yan, put on such a huge military posture, he undoubtedly wanted to launch a formal attack on Jijing, which was completely different from yesterday's tentative feint.

Even, Yanwang Li Mao himself may also go out in person.

Thinking of this, Liang Qiugong sighed slightly, because he didn't know if his old self could still subdue the northern overlord under the city.

Liang Qiu Hao, Liang Qiu Wu, Li Mao......

The three people who had taught martial arts have successively overtaken themselves, and this kind of taste is not very comfortable in Liang Qiugong's opinion.

What do you say that the old man is determined to be thousands of miles away, and the martyr is strong in his twilight years, once a person is old, what can he do even if he still has ambition in his heart? The times always belong to the younger generation!

"Woo-woo! Woo-woo! Woo-woo! ”

"Kill!"

After another trumpet, the northern Xinjiang soldiers under the city suddenly launched an offensive against Jijing, but at this time. Li Shou had not yet arrived in the city.

"What about Your Majesty?"

"The northern Xinjiang soldiers have begun to attack the city, why hasn't Your Majesty arrived yet?"

"Could it be that I was frightened by the Northern Xinjiang soldiers yesterday?"

Not far away, several soldiers guarding the city saw that Li Shou was late. Whispered.

"......" seemed to notice the whispers of those soldiers, and Beichi Hou Wenqin frowned slightly. shouted loudly, "The fight is imminent, Hugh has to whisper!" ”

As soon as they spoke, the whispers in the city were really suppressed, but the restless and anxious mood of the soldiers defending the city was not appeased.

Some people even began to secretly suspect whether Li Shou, the Son of Heaven, had quietly fled when the Northern Xinjiang troops withdrew yesterday.

clearly said that he wanted to live and die with Jijing. After seeing the strength of the Northern Xinjiang soldiers, didn't they run away?

Although they didn't dare to say it directly, the hearts of the soldiers defending the city couldn't help but think so.

"Tsk!" Beichi Hou Wenqin frowned, because he clearly felt the change in the morale of the soldiers.

And at this very moment. The sound of "dong dong" drums sounded on the city wall out of nowhere.

What's going on? The generals have not yet given the order to beat the drums to help, who dares to disrespect the generals' orders?

The generals in the city wondered, and even Wen Qin was a little unhappy in his heart, and looked around, trying to find the guy who disrespected the general's orders.

Finally. Following the direction from which the drums came, Wen Qin found the guy who didn't respect his generals and beat the drums privately, it was a young general in ink-colored armor......

"Huh?"

After a closer look, Wen Qin's face changed greatly, where would he not recognize it. The young general in armor was none other than the Great Zhou Emperor to whom they were loyal, Li Shou.

"Your Majesty...... Under? Wen Qin muttered to himself.

"What? Is it Your Majesty? ”

"Your Majesty personally went into battle to cheer for me?"

"Your Majesty has not abandoned us and waited for ......"

The news spread ten, ten, hundreds, and within a moment, the guards on the city wall all knew about it.

[Did you change your clothes?] ]

Looking at Li Shou from afar, Wen Qin's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise and surprise. Although he didn't say anything yesterday, but in his heart, he still had some guilt about Li Shou wearing a dragon robe to defend the city, and now, seeing Li Shou put on a general's armor, Wen Qin still didn't say anything, but he was extremely appreciative in his heart.

"Have you seen it?!" Raising his arms and shouting, Wen Qin shouted, "Your Majesty, personally cheer for us, if so, we can't stop the Northern Xinjiang soldiers here, how can we see Your Majesty again?!" ”

The soldiers in the city were stunned when they heard this, and after a while, an uplifting cry erupted from the city.

"Oh-oh!"

Even Li Mao, the king of Yan, who was thousands of feet away, heard it clearly.

Immediately, Li Mao's face sank, because he realized that maybe he couldn't easily take the capital of Ji.

Facts have proved that Li Mao's premonition came true, after Li Shou, the son of heaven, did not hesitate to personally climb the tower to participate in the defense of the city, the morale of the defenders in the capital of Hebei rose to an incredible level, so that the northern Xinjiang soldiers stormed Jijing for more than ten days, but they could not attack the city.

The angry Li Mao finally couldn't help but give a death order to conquer Jijing within ten days, but even so, the northern Xinjiang soldiers still couldn't open the situation.

In fact, it is no wonder that the northern Xinjiang soldiers, after all, there are still two four-town soldiers and horses in the capital of Hebei Province, the southern army "trapped" and the northern army "back", and as we all know, the southern army is the best at defending, when the Ming Ming southern sergeant is wearing solid armor weighing dozens of catties, holding a high shield of hundreds of catties directly to the city wall, it is simply an indestructible steel front. Even though the northern soldiers slashed down with all their might, the southern soldiers still stood proudly and never wavered in the slightest.

Although the back of the northern army does not have the luxurious armor of the southern army, but after all, the northern army is the Praetorian Guard in the palace, regardless of the difference in equipment, a southern sergeant may not be able to beat a northern sergeant, after all, the northern army is the most well-trained light armored infantry.

Li Mao probably never thought that the hard bone of Jijing would be so difficult to gnaw, so that the battle lasted until mid-June, but the battle situation became more and more unfavorable to the Northern Xinjiang Army.

After all, the weather warmed up in June, and the moat ice outside Jijing City thawed, which meant that Jijing had one more barrier in addition to the high and solid city walls.

Fortunately, Li Mao was not a reckless man, and after seeing the strong resistance of the soldiers in Jijing City, he finally put aside his senseless conceit and ordered the sergeants to cut down wood to build large siege equipment.

You must know that the Yuyang Iron Cavalry accounted for a full 40,000 of the soldiers and horses under the command of Li Mao, the king of Yan, and these 40,000 cavalry could not be used for siege warfare, at most they rode and shot a few waves of arrows in the direction of Jijing to frustrate the morale of the Zhou army in the city, but unfortunately, because of the living banner of Li Shou, the son of heaven, Li Mao's move could not have any effect.

In this way, the days passed day by day, and in a blink of an eye it was June 17, and at this time, the large siege equipment in the Northern Xinjiang Army was also completed one after another.

On the 17th of June, a sunny day, Li Mao, the king of Yan, again issued another order to the whole army to attack the city.

However, when the northern Xinjiang army successively completed the formation under the city and was preparing to capture the wall of the capital of Hebei, I saw an army faintly galloping in the southwest.

The first general is actually one of the deputy marshals of the Jizhou Army, the best at long-distance attacks, Ma Dan!

"Hey! - We're the first ......."

Immediately looking at the Northern Xinjiang army that was about to start a siege battle against Jijing, the corners of Ma Dan's mouth raised a little inexplicable smile.