The new emperor came out to comfort the soldiers who guarded the city, so that the whole Xuzhou city was very encouraged, and the emperor ate wild vegetables not only to make a façade to eat a bite, but also to eat more than one bowl, but to eat with the soldiers later, and ate three bowls.

Except for complaining in their hearts that the new emperor had a big appetite, the sergeants felt that everything else was okay, and they could eat with the Son of Heaven, and this wild vegetable noodle soup could also be said to be a royal meal.

"I'll tell you, in fact, I used to be hungry when I didn't have anything to eat, and the longest time I didn't have food for two days at a time. I've eaten wild vegetables, but it's much better than this one, and it's too bitter. ”

When the new emperor said this, the sergeant next to him was amazed, even if he was not the emperor's prince, he was also high, such a person was born a nobleman, and he had suffered such hardships and couldn't eat?

"Your Majesty, it's time to go back to the palace." Min Shaoqing found that more and more soldiers were gathering in this direction, and he was afraid of danger, and now that the purpose of encouraging the morale of the army had been achieved, it might be counterproductive if he continued. What's more, what the new emperor said, ordinary soldiers would think it was nonsense.

In fact, although the sergeants began to be suspicious, but the new emperor was very reluctant to be surrounded by people and left, the sergeants discussed privately, and really felt that the new emperor was not talking nonsense, and did not doubt but felt moved, the new emperor was actually from a poor background like them.

"The emperor eats wild vegetables, who believes? is not the emperor who fights the country, he comes up with a golden key. ”

"You don't know the Dao, this emperor made mistakes in the past, was kicked out of the palace, and later suffered a lot among the people, and he knows the suffering of our people best. If he were another emperor, he would have come to the front line knowing that the front line was dangerous. Eat wild vegetables with us? ”

As the news spread. More people know the life experience of the new emperor. It also shortened the distance between the new emperor and the people. The fall of the Son of Heaven not only made the people not lose respect, but also added a sense of closeness.

But such a private matter, it is impossible to publicize it without a source, and the source of this news is actually those soldiers of the Royal Forest Army, they are the nobles of Chang'an City, and what these nobles say is also worth believing. No one knows why the Imperial Forest Army dares to reveal the new emperor's old background, these days. The Imperial Forest Army has basically reached a piece with the defenders of Xuzhou City, they are all rough people, and the cultural level is not high.

With one heart, the original hard days are not so bitter. On the day when the new emperor inspected the barracks, the city was filled with rare smiles, and the sergeants greeted each other, and the first sentence was "Have you seen the emperor today?" Or, "What does today's wild vegetables smell like?" Then they looked at each other and smiled, and they were happy in their suffering.

But next. The Huai army's night attack diluted the warmth of the sergeants.

That night and night, the Huai army attacked the city from three directions. The stones thrown by the catapults and the onslaught of the infantry almost made it impossible to hold on to both the west and south sides. Wave after wave of defenders went up to the front line of the city wall to fight to the death, suffering heavy casualties.

After one night, the defenders lost more than 800 lives. In the past half a month, the defenders of Xuzhou have dropped from more than 11,000 to more than 6,000, and many of them are still lightly injured and cannot get out of the line of fire.

The cannonballs of the big killer weapon have also been used up, and now they are completely used as decorations on the city wall, and later, the Huai army seems to know that this thing has lost its power, and even a little deterrent has been lost.

"It's not a way to go on like this."

In the next few days, the new emperor went to the temporary command post every day to check the situation, and after learning about the situation of the defenders in the city, the new emperor sighed with a worried face, but immediately had a little more longing on his face, "But it doesn't matter, the master is coming soon." He said no, many days had passed, probably tonight or tomorrow. Hold on a little longer. ”

Now the new emperor is no longer in front of Min Shaoqing and they avoid calling Liu Wenyan a master, and his tone is full of respect and trust, but in fact, Liu Wenyan is still missing, and the news outside the entire Xuzhou City is blank. The news blockade of the Huai army was very perfect, and many experienced scouts could not get out of the Huai army's defense line.

Min Shaoqing and Qu Zhu also discussed the current problem in private, the counties within a radius of 300 miles around Xuzhou City must have been completely captured by the Huai army, and the counties of 500 miles may be difficult to hold. Although it is reasonable that the siege of the Huai army is becoming more and more urgent, it is also a little weird, because the recent siege is too frequent, and the Huai army was trapped to hold Xuzhou City, and Xuzhou City must not last until the end of the year, but now the Huai army seems to have to pay a big price to fight quickly.

There are only two explanations for this, one is that the generals want to make meritorious contributions, which is unlikely, because through intelligence analysis in the past few days, the commander of the Northern Route Army of the Huai Army is now likely to be Meng Chuliang, the minister of Huai, and Meng Chuliang is known for his prudence and cannot be greedy for merit. That is likely to be the second explanation, the situation has forced the Huai army to pay a heavy price to storm the city of Xuzhou.

If this is the case, then the imperial army has already taken the initiative in the entire battlefield. Reinforcements will come to Xuzhou City at any time.

The results of the analysis are good, but there is no definite news to confirm it, after all, the current Xuzhou City has lost contact with the outside world. By the end of winter, the Huai army suddenly seemed to have increased reinforcements, and a new batch of siege baggage was also transported. On the thirtieth day of the winter month, the Huai army launched a siege from all sides, which lasted from morning to afternoon, and the siege on three sides did not stop, and the siege on the west side continued until the second half of the night.

I can't eat enough, I can't dress warmly, and when I fall asleep at night, I will be awakened by the sound of a horn. God also doesn't give face, knowing that Xuzhou City is short of food and clothing, but there is a lot of snow this winter, day after day, and the weather is colder than usual. This was the most tragic war of the Dashun Dynasty since the founding of the country, and the entire city of Xuzhou was like a huge tomb.

"Master, he'...... Tomorrow is coming. ”

The new emperor no longer asked where General Liu went, and whenever he saw Min Shaoqing and others again, the first thing the new emperor said must be this.

For two days, there was no movement on the Huai army's side.

But something big happened in the city of Xuzhou, and there was a cannibalism in the city, which caused a great sensation.

"Kill, must kill! This is simply unethical! Yuan Bolang didn't know where he jumped out, and made up his mind like an old pedant.

The new emperor was full of hesitation, because he knew that people would definitely not eat people unless they had to.

"Min Taishou, what do you think?" The new emperor looked at Min Shaoqing.

"The minister thinks that what Yuan Xiang said is good."

Indeed, if this trend is not contained, it is impossible to predict what kind of chaos will arise in the city.

"In that case, let it be up to you." The new emperor made a final decision.

said so, but when he saw the subject, everyone, including Yuan Bolang, was silent.

On the huge grassland, several women and children were dragged over, all with yellow faces and thin muscles, as if they had no strength at all. When the new emperor asked, he learned that several women died because the men in the family went to the front, and they did not eat, and the children were starved to death, so they saw that the dead children were eaten.

When the new emperor learned the news, his fists clenched tightly and he didn't say a word more.

"Your Majesty, to kill or not to kill?" Min Shaoqing asked for instructions after the most reluctance.

The new emperor shook his head, got up and left. Yuan Bolang sighed and said, "Send some food, let it go." ”

Even Yuan Bolang, who has always been stubborn, compromised at the end. After all, in the face of such a situation, the people of the city also want one thing, to live.

The government soon posted a notice, and anyone with a similar incident would be beheaded for public display. Things have just settled.

…………

On the evening of the second day of the lunar month, there was a sudden transfer on the Huai army's side, and the Huai army, which was originally besieged on all sides, suddenly assembled on the west side, and the city wall in the west of the city was the most seriously damaged because of the Huai army's attack. This is a signal that the Huai army is ready to make a desperate bet and launch a decisive battle.

When Min Shaoqing and Ma Feng informed Qu Zhu of the news, and then Chai Jin and the new emperor, the new emperor was a little at a loss on his face. Min Shaoqing and Ma Feng instinctively wondered if the emperor was timid, and the new emperor asked a question inexplicably: "How good is the decisive battle, maybe we can win, right?" ”

If this was really a problem, Min Shaoqing and Ma Feng would definitely tell the emperor that it was impossible, and now they were embarrassed to hit the emperor's confidence. This stupid emperor thought that the decisive battle would be decided, but in fact, this decisive battle had no chance of winning at all.

After Min Shaoqing and Ma Feng retreated to prepare, Qu Zhu euphemistically explained the significance of this battle situation, and then added: "Your Majesty, General Liu had explained to his ministers before leaving, if the city of Xuzhou is broken, or if His Majesty is in danger, he must take you to break through at any cost." Your Majesty, tonight is so dangerous, it's better to ......"

Su Yan waved his hand and said, "I said that if the master doesn't come, I won't go anywhere, unless the master stands in front of me alive." Don't say I'm stupid, I just believe the master alone, everything he says is right, I had doubts before, but it turns out that the master is all right. He must have a reason for letting me stay in Xuzhou City. ”

"But General Liu also said that if His Majesty is in danger, he will leave!"

"Xuzhou City hasn't broken yet, what's the danger to talk about, from the first day, isn't the danger every day? The master wants to protect me, and I know the way, but I just let the master take a look, in fact, without him, I am not useless! ”

Qu Zhu felt a little bad, and immediately saw the new emperor getting dressed.

"Your Majesty, if you don't leave, shouldn't you also rest? It was late at night. Qu Zhu reminded.

"Sleep on what? Didn't you say a decisive battle today? On the night of the decisive battle, I was still sleeping there, and when I turned around, I didn't laugh at this useless emperor to death? I just can't let them see the joke, I want to go to the front line myself and fight the enemy with the soldiers! ”

Qu Zhuxin mentioned his throat, the new emperor wants to kill the enemy before? If there is a decisive battle tonight, there is a ten percent chance that Xuzhou City will be broken as the most difficult result, in this situation, the new emperor will not have time to escape, how can he let him personally go to the danger? If the new emperor had an accident, what was the point of the defenders of Xuzhou City holding on to the present?

"Tomorrow, maybe tomorrow, the master will come." The new emperor looked forward to it, and suddenly shed tears again, "What day is tomorrow?" (To be continued......)