The corners of Hua Feiyang's lips twitched, and seeing that Sun Han ate sweetly, he couldn't help but eat a few. Murong Chu didn't even look at it, pushed the bowl to the side, and continued to make annotations on a piece of paper with a drawing.

After eating, he said a few more words, and Hua Feiyang and Sun Han left first.

The guards came in to take away the food box and change it to new tea, and Murong Chu sat for a while before returning to his big tent.

Untied the belt around his waist, took off the inky robe on his body and folded it carefully, and stroked it a few more times, a gentle smile rose on the corner of his lips.

This was made for him by Mo Li before the expedition, and it was also the first time that the little girl made a robe for him. Although the weather in the northwest is cold, he still wears this robe often.

took out the small note that was posted on his body from his arms, looked at the words on it, and silently recited in his heart: Kuo'er, Daddy is about to see you.

Ever since he received this note, he has to take it out and look at it when he has time. The small characters on it were Mo Li's handwriting, and she told him that their son was born, and his father gave him the name Murong Tiankuo.

Every time he saw these words, his heart felt like a feather brushing by, and the slightest bit was soft. Thinking of his little girl holding a baby, he can't help but be happy. The longing in his heart made him want to end the war as soon as possible, and his wife and son were waiting for him to return at home.

The imperial army only rested in Jingshui for two days before marching towards Ding'an City.

In the palace in Ding'an City, Zhong Hanchi, the king of Jin, sat in the study. Xilong was lost, Tianshui was touched, and Jingyang and Jingshui are now gone. After the disappearance of the King of Jin, Helian Tug, Helian Xiangmei was busy queuing up to compete for the throne, and he had long been unable to take care of his side.

Now there is a serious shortage of grain and grass in Ding'an City, and the imperial army has rushed to this side, just now after discussing with the only few remaining ministers for a long time, and did not discuss a useful plan, he was so angry that he dropped his favorite jade inkstone and drove everyone out.

After sitting in a daze for more than half an hour, Zhong Hanchi suddenly stood up and walked out of the study and headed towards the backyard.

Xiao was playing in the yard with her daughter, and the little girl was already very good at walking, wearing a small pink jacket and combing a pair of small mustaches, and the pearl pendant tied to it swayed with her movements, which was very cute.

Seeing Zhong Hanchi rushing into the yard like a gust of wind, Zhong Mi'er was stunned at first, and when she saw that it was her father, she staggered over with her little short legs, stretched out her two little arms and begged for a hug, and muttered "Dad...... Daddy".

Zhong Hanchi picked up his daughter with one hand, and pulled Xiao with the other hand and walked towards the house. Xiao was pulled by him and staggered.

After entering the house and closing the door, Zhong Hanchi said, "Hurry up and pack your things and take Mi'er away." ”

"Why?" Xiao didn't know what to do.

"What else! Don't you know that Jingshui has been lost, and Ding'an will soon be unprotected? Zhong Hanchi roared, "If you don't leave, it's too late." ”

Xiao Shi looked up at him and asked, "Is the prince going with us?" ”

Zhong Hanchi paused slightly, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "What do you say?" Where can I go? ”

The palace mutiny failed, the power in his hands was still there, and he could escape and re-plan. Xilong is lost, and he still has men and horses, so he can escape to Ding'an City. Now that he has lost his troops and lost his peace, where can he flee to? Do you want to find an old forest in the mountains to live incognito for the rest of your life? How could he be as proud as he was?

"And where can we go?" Xiao asked rhetorically.

"You can go anywhere, and the farther you go, the better."

"No, I'm not going anywhere!" Xiao said with an extremely firm look in his eyes.

Zhong Hanchi stared at her for a moment, and only said for a long time: "Mi'er is the only child of this king, she is still so young, she can't just be gone." ”

At the mention of his daughter, Xiao's tears burst out of his eyes: "Without you, where else can we go?" What's the point of my life without you? If you really want to die, it's better to die in one place, and Huangquan Road is also a family together. ”

Zhong Hanchi closed his eyes, and suddenly stretched out his hand to take Xiao into his arms. Holding his daughter in one hand and his wife in the other, the root of his nose suddenly became a little sour.

took a deep breath and gently kissed Xiao's forehead: "Don't say childish words, take Mi'er to find a place far away, I want you to live, live well." ”

Xiao Shi raised his hand around his waist, buried his face in his chest, listened to the powerful heartbeat, suddenly felt inexplicably relieved, and said softly: "Husband, if you refuse to go with us, then take Mi'er...... Leave it to the seventh brother. I think he'll take care of it. ”

She knew that his husband was not a person who could be willing to be quiet, otherwise he would not have tried to take that position. Now that the tide is gone, it's harder to regroup than to ascend to the sky. It is even more impossible to let him hide for the rest of his life. Since he has made up his mind to live and die with Ding'an City, he will accompany him. At least we can join hands with Huangquan.

Zhong Mi'er didn't understand what her father and mother were doing, smacking her chubby little finger, babbling inarticulate and not knowing what to say.

Holding Xiao's arm tightly, Zhong Hanchi asked in a hoarse voice, "Do you really want to stay with me?" Don't regret it? ”

Xiao raised his head and showed a smile: "I don't regret it, I will never regret it." ”

Zhong Hanchi's eyes deepened, he stared at Xiao Shi for a while, and suddenly smiled: "Okay, then it will be as you wish." ”

The imperial army left sufficient men and horses to garrison in each pass and city, and the remaining 150,000 horses were all assembled outside Ding'an City. The remnants of the Jin King in the city were less than 30,000, and these less than 30,000 included thousands of disabled soldiers. And the imperial army was all alive and well, and the successive victories made their morale even higher.

This is clearly a war of great disparity. The siege of the city is in full swing, but the defenders of the city have no momentum. The besieging side is strong and strong, and the defending side is running out of ammunition and food.

The only advantage is that Ding'an City, which is an important border city, has a tall and strong city wall, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, this can only slightly prolong the time for breaking the city, and it cannot be an obstacle to the pace of the imperial army to take Ding'an City.

In order to reduce casualties, the imperial army first erected a well that was higher than the city wall. There are pulleys installed under the well, which is equivalent to a moving arrow tower. The wells are full of sharpshooters with excellent archery skills selected from among the soldiers, and they cooperate with the movement of the wells to strafe the defenders on the city wall. Catapults and catapults on the ground also kept attacking.

In this way, the soldiers defending the city took care of the above and could not take care of the bottom, and in the hurry, the arrows were completely out of sight, and they could only be regarded as indiscriminate shots.

After attacking in this way for two days and two nights, Murong Chu ordered to build a cloud ladder to attack the city. However, it was not a real attack, but a feint, the purpose of which was to distract the defenders on the city wall and make them take care of one thing and lose the other.