There is a lot of noise in the court every day, and all the civil and military officials can do now is to pass the buck and blame each other. Lan Shengwen sat on the dragon chair like watching a play and watched all this coldly, he had already made up his mind in his heart that as long as the crisis in Dongning was eliminated, he would immediately dismiss these wastes from office and never use them again.

After the early dynasty, Lan Shengwen returned to the harem to drink and have fun, and it was completely a broken and broken posture. Lan Shengwen's harem was the richest among the Five Kingdoms, and almost all the beauties of Dongning were collected by him. Except for the early dynasty, which was a serious thing that had to be done, at other times Lan Shengwen was lingering in the palaces of various concubines.

often tossed until late at night, and had fun with his wife and concubine without restraint, Lan Shengwen's eyes were black and his spirit was sluggish after a few days, and he lost a whole circle.

The emperor's complete indulgence made the already chaotic court even more stormy, as if it was about to collapse.

After a long journey and repeated battles, the Yanling army came to the outside of the capital of Dongning. Sima Hongyan didn't let him stay away, and directly camped under the noses of the defenders of the capital. The defenders of the capital gate looked out from the city wall, and their eyes were full of military tents of Yanling, densely packed and countless.

The female army reported King Hong's movements to Sima Hongyan every day, and King Hong went back and forth to attack Yanning Pass, which opened the distance between the two armies for a month. Sima Hongyan stood at the door of the tent and looked at the capital of Dongning, thinking about how to break through the city within a month.

The defenders of the capital are different from the Dongning soldiers encountered along the road, they are all directly subordinate troops of the Dongning Emperor, holding the rich Yulu of the Dongning Imperial Court, plus the elite soldiers who came out of Wen Haizheng*, the combat effectiveness naturally cannot be compared with the previous ones.

Moreover, the capital of Dongning is very strong, and the huge city gate is also extremely heavy, which cannot be easily broken.

How to fight this battle, Sima Hongyan summoned his subordinates to discuss together.

Now the Yanling army is also facing great hidden dangers, first of all, grain and grass, although there is a lot of reserves, but it is enough for the army to support less than two months. The second is the army of King Hong, which is chasing behind, even if they are defeated once, their strength still cannot be underestimated. Finally, the imperial city in front of you, not only strong but also easy to defend and difficult to attack, if you can't attack for a long time and fall into a stalemate, when the army of King Hong arrives, the enemy will be on the back, and the Yanling army will face a huge dilemma.

The actual situation is in front of us, and Sima Hongyan asks everyone to brainstorm and seek a way to break the city.

The situation in Dongning Capital was clearly ascertained by Sima Hongyan and the female army had already been sent to find out, and the situation was not very optimistic. Even if the general defending the city is not a general, as long as he can't defend it, there is no way to take him.

The defenders numbered 200,000 and occupied a favorable location, and it was a bit of a fool's dream to break it in a month.

Everyone sat together racking their brains to think of countermeasures, but after a long time, no one spoke.

Sima Hongyan was always staring at the map in front of him, and he didn't change his posture for a long time, but he was focused. In fact, on the way to the capital, Sima Hongyan often thinks about things, and it seems that she has no good way to break through the capital for the time being.

The more times like this, the more you can't be in a hurry, let alone act rashly. The first attack is very important, and once you launch an attack, you must be completely sure, otherwise failure will greatly reduce morale, and you will only be more passive.

Sima Hongyan has mobilized all the knowledge in her head, whether it is the novels she has read, or the film and television dramas she has watched, all of them have been revisited in her mind, and even the history she has learned in elementary school has been desperately recalled by her, hoping to find a way to defeat the enemy.

There is no artillery yet, not even *, Sima Hongyan secretly regrets that he should study chemistry hard, at least it is good to learn to configure a simple *, at least there is no way to do it now.

For three days in a row, everyone got together to discuss, but they didn't come up with any solution. Some people already have a vague feeling of agitation.

That evening, Sima Hongyan was not sleepy. In the army, she was resting separately from Nan Guying, and since she couldn't sleep, Sima Hongyan got up and walked outside the tent, and sat there in a daze with the stars in the sky. I was still struggling to figure out how to break the city.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly someone came to my side. Sima Hongyan looked up and saw that it was the four red-sleeved flowers of the women's army.

It turned out that she was the one in charge of the night patrol guard tonight, and she had already seen Sima Hongyan sitting in a daze, and she hadn't come over to disturb her. At this time, seeing that Lord Feng was stunned for a little too long, he came over to take a look at it with anxiety.

Hua Nanlei is usually a girl who doesn't like to talk much, Sima Hongyan smiled and waved her hand, asking her to sit next to her.

Sima Hongyan's relationship with the female army is relatively special, and the relationship with the twelve red-sleeved leaders is even more unusual, almost second only to the four sisters who swore to her. And the red sleeves are not only monarchs and ministers to Sima Hongyan, so they still like to call Sima Hongyan the commander on weekdays, but rarely call the phoenix master.

Hua Nanlei obediently sat down beside Sima Hongyan and asked softly, "Great Commander, are you still worried about the siege of the city at such a late hour?" ”

Sima Hongyan, the closest red-sleeved sister, did not hide it, and said directly: "Yes! I haven't been able to think of a good way for so many days, and it's been three days since I've been here, and if I delay any longer, the situation will only become more and more unfavorable, and it's impossible for me not to be in a hurry. ”

Hua Nanlei naturally didn't have any ideas about this matter, but she said: "Actually, the commander doesn't have to be too anxious, sometimes the more you think about things, the easier it is to get into the horns, but you are bound by yourself." I think the Grand Commander should still have a good rest, a good night's sleep, maybe there will be a way tomorrow. ”

For Hua Nanlei's comfort, Sima Hongyan smiled, it would be nice if things were so simple.

However, Hua Nanlei was kind-hearted, Sima Hongyan was very moved, and said with a smile: "What you said also has some truth. Okay, don't think about it for now, you can chat with me. ”

As soon as she heard that she was going to chat with herself, Hua Nanlei knew that Sima Hongyan wanted to rest her brain. Her heart moved, and she said to Sima Hongyan: "Okay! Then please wait for me, Commander. With that, he got up and walked quickly.

After a while, Hua Nanlei returned, still carrying a jar of wine and two bowls in her hand.

Sima Hongyan was overjoyed when he saw it, and praised: "Good night and good wine, sitting and talking freely, it's really the best!" ”

Seeing Sima Hongyan happy, Hua Nanlei also laughed, sat down and set up two bowls, opened the wine jar and poured them full.

Sima Hongyan picked up a bowl and said to Hua Nanlei: "Come, let's do a bowl first!" Hua Nanlei picked up her bowl and touched it with Sima Hongyan.

After two or three sips, Sima Hongyan poured the whole bowl of wine into his mouth, and a spicy sensation rushed down his throat, choking Sima Hongyan almost burst into tears. But this feeling is quite exciting, and it makes the depressed mood a lot better.

Hua Nanlei didn't drink as heroically as Sima Hongyan, she drank in small sips, and the hand holding the bowl was slowly raised. Although she drank slowly, she also drank a bowl of wine to the bottom.

Seeing that Hua Nanlei's face did not change color after drinking, Sima Hongyan praised: "Refreshing!" ”

Hua Nanlei poured for the two of them again, and Sima Hongyan began to chat with her without a match. In order to make Sima Hongyan divert her mind, Hua Nanlei told Sima Hongyan about some things about her hometown. She is not good at words, but her words are sincere and her voice is euphemistic, Sima Hongyan also listens to it with relish, and from time to time the two of them will let out some hearty laughter.

At this time, Hua Nanlei happened to remember a funny thing when she was a child, so she told Sima Hongyan: "When I was a child, I had a neighbor's brother, who was three years older than me, and he always liked to bully me. Once he stole the comb that my mother bought for me, which made me cry for a long time, and then I learned that he had taken it, so I got angry and ignored him. When he came to play with me again the next day, I was angry and didn't open the door for him, but he actually learned his father's voice outside the door, and I was really fooled into opening the door for him. As a result, when I saw that it was him, I laughed for a long time and reconciled with him, the commander, do you say that he is also a skill? ”

Sima Hongyan asked, "What about later?" ”

"Later......" Hua Nanlei's voice said with a hint of sadness: "There is a drought in the village, there is no harvest, and he is starved to death!" Later, his father told me that after he died, he found some roasted voles in his pocket, and his father said that he had promised to catch them for me, and that he would hide them in his pocket until he died. As she spoke, Hua Nanlei burst into tears, she wanted to relieve Sima Hongyan, but she aroused her sadness.

Sima Hongyan was also gloomy, gently hugged Hua Nanlei's shoulders and said nothing.

However, Hua Nanlei quickly recovered from her sadness, and complained to herself with a tear: "I'm sorry Commander, look at me, I was originally gossiping, but I let you see jokes!" ”

Sima Hongyan smiled: "No! And I want to thank you. I'm in a much better mood to have you with me, and your story has also given me a wake-up call. ”

I didn't expect Sima Hongyan to say such grateful words for a trivial matter, Hua Nanlei felt that Sima Hongyan was too polite. However, seeing that the commander's eyes lit up at this time, with a smile on his face, it seemed that he was really in a much better mood, and Hua Nanlei felt relieved in her heart.

Sima Hongyan drank a few bowls of wine with Hua Nanlei, and after a while, the small jar was drunk, Sima Hongyan got up and said to Hua Nanlei: "Okay! It's getting late, so I'll go back first. ”

Hua Nanlei got up and saluted, watched Sima Hongyan return to the tent, and then went to inspect herself.

Early the next morning, Sima Hongyan asked the generals to immediately summon and say that there was an urgent matter to discuss.

After the Yanling army was stationed outside the city, there was no movement for three or four days. But the Dongning soldiers who defended the city were bitter, they didn't have a good night's sleep in the past few days, and they always felt that the Yanling army would come at any time, and everyone was under great pressure, but they didn't dare to relax at all.

That night, there was a sudden noise outside the city gate, and the defenders, who were already frightened, immediately jumped up and entered the battle state. You can look down from the city wall, but you don't see the Yanling army, look carefully under the suspicion, only to see a few figures shaking at the gate of the city, followed by a burst of "bang" knocking sound, it turned out to be those figures knocking on the door.

The Dongning soldiers looked at each other, and they didn't know who was coming, so they immediately went to report to the night guard.

The guard was also puzzled, so he led people to the city gate and asked the figures under the city, "Who broke through the city gate at night?" Report your name, or I'll release the arrows at once. ”

I only heard the figures reply, "My lord! A few of us are General Wen's subordinates, and we escaped from the Yanling army tonight, please open the door and let us in. ”

The guard was stunned for a moment, and immediately shouted: "What nonsense! How did General Wen's men get to the Yanling Army? You must be spies sent by Yanling. As he spoke, he ordered the archers in the city: "Shoot the arrows!" ”