There was a faint light in the sky, and the mountains in front of me were as heavy as eternal night.

The leader of the dark guard silently gestured a few times, and the gray shadow disappeared into the mountain like a ghost, scattering in all directions.

He himself was about to enter the mountain when he suddenly heard a clear whistle from the direction of the fruit forest in the north.

The whistling sound is like that of a beast, but it is urged by people from far away with internal force.

He hesitated and swept north.

The forest was dim, but the vermilion figure was still very conspicuous.

He stopped, about to call out.

Suddenly, a shadow fell from the treetops, swift as lightning, light as the wind, and landed accurately in front of the woman in red.

At first glance, the leader of the Dark Guard was shocked, but soon understood what it was.

"Cat-" The woman in red squatted down and hugged the lynx's neck, and whispered, "Help me find someone, please, ......"

The leader frowned.

He'd heard of the lynx, a beast that was very smart, but he hadn't heard that it could help find people.

However, when she had finished speaking, the lynx let out a low roar, as if in response to her request.

When she got up, the lynx walked around her, and suddenly sprang out into the mountains—

……

The light came as scheduled, and through the window screen, gently sprinkled on the eyelids, as if to wake people up.

But Chi Tang really felt too tired, lying on the side of the bed, his eyelids were too heavy to lift.

Suddenly, the ground shook, like a muffled thunder.

Chi Tang jumped up in shock, and he didn't know where he was for a while.

"Crown Princess!"

Xia Hui rushed in from outside the house to support her, looking worried and panicked.

Chi Tang looked at her blankly and turned his gaze out the window.

"It's dawn......" she murmured.

The ground was still trembling, and the shouts of killing came from far away, vague in the ears and clear in the heart.

Little by little, what happened last night came back to my mind.

"Did the Turks attack the city?" Chi Tang asked.

"It should just be fighting with the garrison outside the city," Zhan Yu stood at the door and said softly, "Don't be afraid, girl, the situation is still expected." ”

Chi Tang nodded: "I'm not afraid," turned to Xia Hui, and ordered, "Serve a bowl of porridge, I want to serve my father's meal." ”

The porridge was served quickly.

However, an unconscious person cannot actively swallow food.

Zhan Yu had no choice but to pry open his mouth, pour the porridge directly into it, and then use internal force to urge it.

It's poured down, but it's inevitable that it's a little embarrassing.

When Chi Tang wiped away the porridge water from his mouth for the seventh time, tears finally burst out of his eyes.

The world praised him for his unparalleled demeanor, but this time he was bullied so much.

How can it not be heartbroken?

Zhan Yu was also sour in his heart, and persuaded in a low voice: "The lord has me here, the girl is going to sleep for a while, right?" ”

Chi Tang wiped away his tears and said, "I'll go to sleep after serving my father!" ”

After feeding half a bowl of porridge, Chi Tang did not leave.

She took her father's hand and said softly, "You go out for a while, I'll whisper a few words to my father," and paused, "The door is closed." ”

retreated left and right, and the room was quiet, leaving only her and her father.

Chi Tang knelt down beside the bed, pressed his face to the edge of the bed, took his father's hand, and put it on his head.

His hand fell naturally, with a little familiar pressure, as if his father was caressing his own head.

Chi Tang's eyes were hot, and he whimpered in a low voice: "Daddy, Ah Tang is so scared ......"

……

When I woke up, it was already afternoon.

Chi Tang was eating lunch seriously while listening to Li Shihui's return to the battle outside the city.

“…… The Turkic forces were more than estimated, the garrison outside the city was invincible, and they had retreated into the city, but it was easier to defend the city than to attack the city, and the moat of Huile led to the water of the Yellow River, and the upstream could not be blocked, and the city wall was still ......"

When it comes to the city walls, it is obvious that there is a lack of confidence.

They all came from the capital, and they were used to seeing the majestic city walls of the capital, and they naturally looked down on the city walls of Huile.

And Chi Tang also heard his father say that the city wall of Huile is indeed a little insufficient.

"Although the city wall has not been repaired for several years, according to the city gate guard, if the enemy army wants to attack the city by destroying the city wall, it will take at least seven days, and seven days is enough for reinforcements to arrive!" Li Shi comforted.

No matter what he said, the crown princess was just eating seriously, and there was no reaction on her face.

It's also a good thing to be able to eat it, Li Shi looked at it and felt quite relieved.

Tsing Yi glanced at him, stepped forward silently, and switched the position of a dish placed in the distance with the one in front of Chi Tang.

Chi Tang was stunned, and his chopsticks stopped in mid-air.

"Don't just eat what's in front of you." Tsing Yi said in a low voice.

Chi Tang let out a "hmm", picked up the dish she had just changed, and continued to chew slowly.

Li Shi stared blankly for a while, and was about to cry in distress.

Where can I eat this? It's clear that I'm forcing myself to eat it.

"The crown princess ......" Li Shi almost choked up, "With us, we will not teach the princess to suffer......"

He had seen how His Royal Highness the Crown Prince loved her, and how Chi Changting doted on her.

No one asks such a delicate little girl to be strong.

Even if Chi Changting fell, there were still many people protecting her.

Chi Tang swallowed the last bite of rice in the bowl before putting down his chopsticks, raised his head and said solemnly: "What you just said about attacking and defending the city, I have a question-"

When she was eating, she had been silently thinking about the battle situation that Li Shi said, and she didn't pay attention to anything else.

"Crown Princess, please speak!" Li Shidao.

"The walls can be defended for seven days, so how many days can the surplus food in the city last? The garrison outside the city retreated into the city, is the supply of food and grass still enough? Chi Tang asked with a frown.

Li Shi was stunned and said, "This aspect ...... I'm afraid I have to ask Du County for the order......"

Chi Tang hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "Forget it, I know that these are useless, there is no need to ask Du County Order." ”

After Du Yan left last night, he never came back, and even the retinue that he used only came once, so it can be seen how busy he has become.

In the matter of defending the city, those on the walls of the city did their best.

But in the end, life and death still depend on the speed of reinforcements.

The nearest reinforcements were the Feng'an and Dingyuan armies, followed by the Hexi army of Wuwei County.

There are not many soldiers and horses in Feng'an and Dingyuan, and there are no generals who can shake the scene.

What she is really waiting for is Guo Yong's Hexi Army.

Chi Tang suddenly felt a little remorseful.

It's good that Guo Yong wasn't driven away at the beginning......

I don't know where Uncle He is......

……

As the twilight grew, the lanterns hanging on the city gates lit up one by one.

The general guarding the city of Guzang was patrolling regularly, and his eyes were inadvertently looking into the distance, but he saw a strange figure.

"What's that?" He muttered to himself.

In the night, a figure came to the dust.

Looking down from the castle tower, it looks as if someone has drawn a line with a pen.

And the line grew longer and longer, until it reached the gates.

Then the man who had drawn a line with his body suddenly fell to the ground, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.

It didn't take long for a handwritten letter to be delivered to the goalkeeper.

The general glanced at it, and his face changed drastically.

"Prepare the horses! Go to the palace! ”

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