The sound of fighting between the attackers and the defenders spread throughout the capital, and most of the people living near the city walls woke up from their sleep, and some of the younger children, frightened by the miserable wails, lay on the arms of the adults and wept, while the adults hugged their children and covered their ears with their hands.

The people were frightened and did not dare to sleep, while the officials in the capital were even more nervous, and all the important ministers of the court got up to change their clothes and rushed to the palace in a sedan chair.

When the Zhao army was approaching the city, the situation was extremely critical, and these ministers had to rush to the palace as soon as possible, and gather together to discuss ways to solve the crisis and share the worries of the imperial court.

At this time, the palace in the capital was also agitated, and when they learned that the army of Zhao had arrived in the city, the palace maids and eunuchs all got up to pack up and prepare to flee for their lives at any time.

The Empress Dowager Chu Garlic was taken aback when she learned that the capital was besieged, she quickly got up to change her clothes, and asked the palace maid who was waiting for her to go and carry the little emperor over.

Soon, the little emperor Sima Dan was hugged by the palace maid, and in the arms of the palace maid, Sima Dan, as the king of a country, slept soundly, as if the crisis in the capital had nothing to do with him, of course, he was only two years old after all, and he didn't know the major affairs of the imperial court, and he couldn't handle state affairs.

Looking at the child who was sleeping with Zhengxiang, the Empress Dowager Chu Garlic sighed secretly, her husband Sima Yue died too early, and the child had not grown up, as the Empress Dowager, she had to listen to the government and temporarily regent the government, but to do so, it was tantamount to pressing the entire Jin Dynasty on her shoulders, as a weak woman, she often felt that there was a thousand catties on her shoulders, but she had to bear these pressures, who made her the queen mother of the world?

"Dan'er, sleep well! The sky is falling, and the queen mother will help you hold on. Chu Garlic gently stroked Sima Dan's cheek, then turned to leave the dormitory and headed for the Taiji Palace, where she knew that a group of ministers were waiting for her.

In the Taiji Hall of the Imperial Palace, almost all the important ministers of the dynasty came, but only Cai Mo, who personally commanded the defense of the city, did not arrive.

Before the arrival of the Empress Dowager Chu Garlic, they had already gathered together to discuss.

Uncle Yu Bing looked at He Chong and pouted: "Lord He, if Shi Hu dares to attack my Great Jin in the south, he must be bullying the emperor at a young age, so he dares to do this!" ”

Yu Bing has something to say, clearly accusing Shi Hu of bullying the small, but actually ridiculing He Chong, it was because He Chong insisted on the inheritance of father and son, so the little emperor Sima Dan ascended the throne, and attributed Shi Hu's southern invasion to the emperor's young age, there is a sense of accusing He Chong of misleading the country, but it is very vague and not obvious.

For Yu Bing's careful thoughts, how could He Chong not know, but the reason for Shi Hu's southern invasion may really be to bully the Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty, so He Chong can't refute it directly, he looked at Yu Bing, and said: "No matter why Shi Hu is marching south, as the courtiers of the Great Jin, we should unite sincerely and do our best to protect the country of the Great Jin, and I can't let the Hu people laugh at me that there is no one in the Great Jin, Uncle Guo, do you say this is the reason?" ”

What He Chong meant in his words was that there was no need to mention the previous things, and now that the army of Zhao State had surrounded the capital, finding a way to solve the crisis in the capital and save the Great Jin from fire and water is what a courtier should do.

I wanted to ridicule He Chong for a few words, but I was ridiculed by He Chong, Yu Bing felt very uncomfortable, but he still had to force a smile on the surface and admit that He Chong's words made sense.

In addition to Yu Bing and He Chong, the officials above the fifth grade in the hall all discussed, and the ministers, some of them were filled with righteous indignation and asked to go to the city wall in person to help defend them, and some shouted loudly, but they were unwilling to sell their lives, and of course there were also people who were frightened and only promised.

"The Queen Mother has arrived." Just when the ministers were discussing, the Empress Dowager Chu Garlic came to the Taiji Palace.

The ministers hurriedly bowed down and said, "The ministers see the Queen Mother." ”

Chu Garlic sat on the dragon chair, with a white gauze curtain hanging in front of him, and a palace maid on the left and right to serve him.

"The capital is in danger, all Aiqing don't have to salute, hurry up." Chu Lianzi stretched out his hand and motioned for the ministers to get up.

"Empress Dowager Xie." The ministers gave thanks.

"He Aiqing, what is the situation in the capital, the mourning family heard that the Zhao army has come to the city, how can it be so fast." Chu Garlic didn't say hello either, and asked directly about business.

He Chong's face was bitter, and he hugged his fists and said: "Empress Dowager, Yao Gezhong, the general of the Zhao army, led 20,000 elites and has surrounded the capital. ”

"What, Yao Gezhong's 20,000 elites have already arrived in the city, why did they come so quickly, wasn't they still at Wuhu Ferry yesterday?" Chu Garlic's heart was also full of questions.

He Chong replied truthfully: "Empress Dowager, Yao Gezhong's troops and horses avoided the road leading to the capital, forcibly marched and secretly crossed Xiaodanyang Road, and caught our army off guard!" ”

"This Yao Gezhong is a famous general of Zhao State, the mourning family knows it, and he forcibly marched to steal Xiao Danyang Dao, and he is really a famous general!" Chu Garlic praised Yao Gezhong, and then asked: "He Aiqing, Yao Gezhong's 20,000 elites attacked the capital, can the soldiers of the Wuyi battalion defend the city?" General Wang Liu's men and horses had reinforced the capital. ”

"The old minister doesn't know how to fight, whether the Wuyi battalion can hold the city, the old minister doesn't dare to assert, but the capital city defense is strong, it should be able to hold for a while, as for General Wang Liu's men and horses, Lord Cai has already lit a beacon fire to pass the troops, I believe that after General Wang Liu sees the bonfire, he will definitely lead the army to reinforce the capital." He Chong replied.

Chu Lianzi nodded, and said to himself: "It's all up to heaven, if the Great Jin Qi is not exhausted, we can avoid this catastrophe." ”

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The soldiers of the Wuyi battalion in the capital tried their best to resist the attack of the Zhao army outside the city, the situation became more and more critical, and the soldiers who climbed up the ladder were not difficult to deal with, they could be stabbed with spears, or smashed with rolling wood and stones, and even poured hot oil down.

But the Qiang archers lined up on the edge of the moat are extremely tricky, these Qiang archers have been trained hard, each soldier has the ability to wear Yang in a hundred steps, known as the 'Qingqiang pitcher' is the most elite force under Yao Gezhong's command, these Qingqiang pitchers are accurate in archery, often so that the soldiers of the Wuyi battalion on the city wall can not raise their heads, and many soldiers of the Wuyi battalion died under the arrows of the Qingqiang pitchers.

The Qingqiang pitcher's archery was accurate, and the soldiers of the Wuyi battalion had to hide behind the female wall to meet the Qiang warriors who climbed up to the top of the city, and the situation became more and more serious.

At the moment when the fierce battle between the two sides was in full swing, Yangwei General Wang Liu led 9,000 men and horses to kill from the direction of the camp of the Northern Expeditionary Army.

Looking at the fierce battle scene on the wall of the north gate, Wang Liu, who had never fought before, was extremely boiling in his heart, he raised the spear in his hand, and prepared to lead the army to fight.

"General, the men and horses attacking the city in front should be the army of Zhao State, we can't fight it." A military leader asked aloud.

Wang Liu grinned and said loudly: "Nonsense, the enemy army is in front, why don't you fight, fight, and fight hard." ”

"Soldiers, kill ......" Wang Liuda shouted, leading his 9,000 men and horses to kill the 3,000 Zhao army in the direction of the north gate.

"Kill...... Kill! More than 9,000 soldiers shouted and rushed forward.

Although these Tuntian men and horses, who had never fought before, lacked actual combat ability, after several years of military professional training, their combat strength was not weaker than that of ordinary troops, and they were killed suddenly, which was enough to deter the Zhao soldiers and horses who were besieging the city.

"War master, the Jin army reinforcements are here, there are nearly 10,000 horses." A battalion commander was taken aback when he saw a large number of Jin troops appearing in the rear.

The Zhao army lord who was responsible for attacking the north gate was taken aback, and when he looked back, there was indeed an army of nearly 10,000 people who were killing, this surprise was not trivial, at this critical moment of the siege, a large number of reinforcements from the Jin army suddenly arrived, which was tantamount to announcing the demise of his men.

You must know that at this time, most of the centaurs of the Zhao army attacking the city have approached the wall of Jiankang City, and the soldiers and horses defending the city of the Wuyi battalion are in the thick of a fierce battle.

"Commander, what should I do, let's withdraw!" A Zhao military camp owner persuaded.

"Retreat, retreat in the direction of the East Gate." The commander of the Zhao army, who was in charge of attacking the north gate, knew that his strength was not enough to resist the Jin army reinforcements and the soldiers and horses defending the city of the Wuyi battalion in the city.

In the direction of the east gate is the 3,000 elite led by Yao Gezhong's beloved son Yao Xiang, who can receive his remnants.

Under the order of the commander of the Zhao army, the Zhao army, which was attacking the city in the direction of the north gate, retreated backwards like a tide, due to the obstruction of the moat, the infantry of the Zhao army had to slowly pass along the ladder erected on the moat, and a large number of soldiers were crowded together, which just gave the soldiers of the Wuyi battalion on the city wall a chance to annihilate the enemy.

The Qingqiang pitchers of the Zhao army withdrew, the soldiers of the Wuyi battalion on the city wall had no worries, the soldiers held the rolling wood and stones, and boldly poured down, and the archers on the city wall also boldly leaned out, aiming at the Zhao soldiers to shoot, in a short distance across the moat, the Zhao soldiers were killed and injured by the soldiers of the Wuyi battalion, but most of the centaurs retreated to the outside of the moat.

But at this moment, Wang Liu and his men and horses had already rushed in front of them, and the Zhao army's siege men and horses could escape the moat and avoid the attack of the soldiers of the Wuyi battalion, but they could not avoid the Wang Liu army that had already been killed in front of them.

"Soldiers, kill ...... Kill me hard. Wang Liuliu shouted, raised the spear in his hand, and surrounded by the soldiers beside him, rode his horse into the enemy group, and fought bravely in the enemy group.

"Kill! Kill ......" Seeing that the main general was the first to take the lead, the morale of the men and horses under Wang Liu's command was greatly boosted, and they rushed forward to fight with a roar.