It was a sunny night tonight, and the moon was just hooked on the cornices of the roof, but after a while, the drizzle came down one after another, and the original bright moonlight receded, and the thick clouds gradually lowered, but the rain never fell heavily.

The city gate of Anding City was about to be locked, and the shadows of the trees on both sides of the street were staggered on the city gate that was slowly closing.

In the meeting hall of the Assassin's Mansion, the seat that originally belonged to Xi Yan was vacant, but every official who stayed in Lingjiang arrived, and even Xi Yun stood at the head of the chamber.

Everyone had gloomy faces, their brows were tightly locked, and when the herald who had just broken into the city gate finished speaking, Yang Shiyuan, who had stayed to preside over the affairs, spoke in a hurry.

"Da Zhao came prepared this time, it has been three days since the battle report was issued, if it is estimated according to the speed of the warship, it will take less than two days for Da Zhao's army to reach stability."

There was silence in the hall, I thought that staying in Lingjiang would not encounter any difficulties, but Xi Yan had only been away for more than a month, and he encountered such a big crisis.

Da Zhao didn't know who he had gotten, so he didn't send troops to a few passes on the road, but loaded all the soldiers and horses onto the warship, and used all the blades for a point, and in less than three days, the only water pass on the Qujiang River had been breached.

Dozens of five-story captains drove straight in, and when they encountered the defenders, they fought them, and once they felt that they could not defeat them, the soldiers and horses immediately retreated back to the ship.

The strength of the Lingjiang naval army is slightly weaker, and there is no such a five-story high warship, and the defenders can't fight it, and as soon as they retreat, the Zhao soldiers made a comeback, and all the generals can only stare dryly, and their lips are so anxious that they are cracked, but they are helpless.

Lingjiang was already underarmed, 150,000 of the 170,000 troops were taken to the northwest, and only the 20,000 southwest troops remained in Lingjiang, which was not very elite. Among the 20,000 people, 10,000 were deployed in the places bordering Lingjiang and Dazhao, and only 10,000 were actually left in stability.

Everyone knows that time is short, but no one can say what will work immediately.

"Two days...... There is too little time," Zhang Chen, who was in charge of the transportation of troops and horses, sighed slowly, "According to the battle report, Da Zhao dispatched about 100,000 troops this time, and there is not much left of the 10,000 Southwest Army that we are deployed...... If the people of the city were mobilized, there might be 30,000 or 50,000 people. ”

Yang Shiyuan pouted and shook his head, "It's not optimistic, the people are a variable ......."

As soon as he said this, Zhang Chen's heart sank a little more, although Lingjiang was already under the control of the Xi family, but for ordinary people, it was the rule of the Great Zhao court or the rule of Xi Yan, as long as they could live as usual, who would be the king...... None of the differences are significant.

Not to mention that Xi Yan's foundation is not stable now, if Da Zhao Zhen's soldiers are in the city...... Who knows if there will be cowards who will open the city and surrender?

In the end, Xi Yun, who was still standing at the top, opened his mouth: "Ladies and gentlemen, time is in a hurry, and it is too late to clear the wall...... For today's plan, we can only send someone out of Daqingguan to report to Zhigongzi first, and as for stabilizing the city, all the defenses should be immediately arranged, so as to stabilize the people and ensure that there is no chaos in the city. If the schedule is tight, it should take half a month from sending a letter for help to Gongzi leading the army back for help, and the problem is...... Can Anding City not be broken for half a month? ”

"Half Moon ......" Zhang Chen muttered to himself, as if he had made a lot of determination, "I can only promise...... The city of Anding will not be broken for ten days! ”

Everyone's hearts sank a little more, but they didn't know that the Ten Days ...... It has been a few more days since Zhang Chen, and there are only 10,000 defenders, not to mention that Anding is a big city comparable to Chongdu. 5 to 7 days...... This is the limit of Zhang Chen's own estimate.

As soon as the words came out, it was equivalent to making a military order, Zhang Chen got up and left with a heavy face, the burden on his shoulders was too heavy, and he had to prepare immediately.

A quarter of an hour later, all the officials departed one after another, each heavy, but resolute.

Xi Yun sighed, he knew that he was still carrying other missions, and the safety of An Ruofei and Meng Qingye was now tied to him.

When Xi Yun returned to the Xi family's mansion in Anding, he first found An Ruofei and went to see Meng Qingye together.

Meng Qingye originally looked sleepy-eyed, but after listening to what Xi Yun said, a kind of disbelief suddenly burst out in his eyes, but then he lazied again.

"Do you know, who is the general from Da Zhao's side?" Meng Qingye pondered and asked, feeling quite cautious.

Xi Yun knew what Meng Qingye was afraid of, of course he was afraid that the generals who came would be his father Jingguo Gong, or several other elder brothers, but fortunately, none of these people Meng Qingye was afraid of came.

"It's the hussar general, He Fangping."

"It turned out to be him," Meng Qingye squinted and said with a disdainful expression, "This old horseman, since he married his daughter to my nephew last year, he was anxious to show his loyalty, and he was the most active twice." And Da Zhao too, before they had cleaned up the mess in the northwest, they sent troops to our Lingjiang again. ”

"Yes, yes," Xi Yun promised again and again, Meng Qingye, who was "them" and "us", obviously regarded himself as a Lingjiang person.

Xi Yun saw that he had a lot of chattering momentum, and quickly intercepted Meng Qingye's words, "But time is pressing, the safety of the little grandfather and the girl cannot be lost, and when the pre-war arrangement was made, I don't think Lord Zhang is too sure." ”

"And why did you come to us?"

Meng Qingye pouted and asked Xi Yun, An Ruofei also raised his eyes to look at him, although it was a major event before the collapse of Mount Tai, but neither of them was as nervous as the officials, one was relaxed, and the other believed in Xi Yan.

"The subordinates are thinking, take advantage of the arrival of the Great Zhao soldiers and horses, send the two out of the city first, even if the stability is lost at that time, you can avoid the disaster outside the city."

"No, don't go," Meng Qingye waved his sleeves, "Isn't it just half a month, let's hold it." Besides, if Zhao Bing really came in, you thought that you could hide in the mountains outside the city, instead of hiding outside the city, you would not stay in the place where there was good food and good food. ”

Meng Qingye has been in Anding City for so long, and he has already explored the good places in the city, and he has already met a wonderful person like Song Ji, and he is already happy.

Xi Yun looked at An Ruofei in embarrassment, hoping that she could persuade her, if she opened her mouth to persuade her, Meng Qingye would probably listen.

"I'm not going either," An Ruofei's answer directly made Xi Yun dumbfounded, but she looked at Xi Yun with a light smile, "You go and get busy, we are in this mansion, if Zhao Bing really comes in, what is the use of hiding outside the city?" ”

These two people are the same argument, Xi Yun is so anxious that he wants to go crazy, he almost wants to roar at the two of them, do you know that if the city is broken, it will be the two of you who will bear the brunt!

But because of his status, he still endured it, if it weren't for the difference between dignity and inferiority, he really wanted to knock these two people unconscious with one palm, and then load them into a carriage and send them out of the city.

Meng Qingye and An Ruofei stubbornly refused to leave, and the matter had come to this point, Xi Yun could only pat his thigh, and then retreated, and hurried to prepare for the defense of the city.

Just as Xi Yun was about to step out of the flower hall, Meng Qingye suddenly called him to stop.

"I know it's a bit difficult to keep fifteen days, but I have a decision, do you want to listen?"

Meng Qingye's eyebrows fluttered, as if he was about to make a joke.

Xi Yun, who had crossed the threshold with one foot, hurriedly turned around when he heard this, he knew that Meng Qingye was born in a military family, and his father and brother were both people who fought and killed, maybe he could really come up with some good ideas.

"I want to hear about it!"

Meng Qingye shook his fan, and Xuan Xuan said: "Everyone in the world knows that Da Zhao has a habit of fighting with soldiers, and that is to slaughter the city...... Find a way to tell the people in the city that if the city is settled, they will be slaughtered, you say...... Will they be of use to us? ”

"This ......" Xi Yun thought about it with his eyebrows, and then hesitated, "But the stable situation is still a little different from the previous Da Zhao sending troops to attack the enemy country, and the stability is originally the land of Da Zhao, and the people in the city are also the people of Da Zhao......

Before he could speak, Meng Qingye knocked on the door of his head with a fan.

"Are you missing eyes!?" Meng Qingye almost jumped up and scolded him, "It's different, of course I know it's different!" But you're not going to lie to them as I say! Where do ordinary people know this! You create a good atmosphere, and of course they will use it for you! ”

Xi Yun was completely unable to speak after being scolded by him, and after a moment of choking, he said, "Can ...... But if the Great Zhao army comes to the city to surrender, won't this rumor be self-defeating? ”

"You won't tell them in advance it's a lure! After surrendering, they still have to be killed, let them know that they are already traitors of Da Zhao, and the Emperor of Da Zhao hates them to the point of itching teeth, and then tell them that my nephew has led the army to help, give them a reassurance, isn't this over? ”

"Yes," Xi Yun nodded instinctively, the fan that Meng Qingye knocked just now seemed to knock him half dizzy, at this time he had already regarded Meng Qingye as half a military advisor, and asked, "What else?" ”

"Also," Meng Qingye became more and more energetic the more he spoke, and simply said all the despicable methods he had heard from his father and brother before, "If you persuade the people, then you will put an end to civil strife, even if they are not willing to go to the city wall, at least they will contribute to defending the city, right?" No matter how bad it is, they won't surrender in Kaesong, right? ”

After talking so much, Meng Qingye's mouth became a little dry, he poured a sip of herbal tea, and continued: "It takes the most rolling stone logs to defend the city, and the rolling stone logs are not enough?" Easy to do! The stone lions in front of each house, the grinding disc and stone trough in the small door and small households, as long as they can be used, they will all be moved, and then the government will lose money. ”

"But it always runs out...... In addition to the side of the mountain in the north, there are three city walls, and once Da Zhao attacks the city, this thing will be consumed very quickly. ”

"Running out of rolling stone logs? Easy to do! Meng Qingye opened the fan very chicly, "We still have gold juice!" I know Anding City is clean, but it's not like you can't find a dung pit, right? Tell the people that the toilets are not allowed to be poured out for the past two days, and all of them will be taken back to the government, and when the enemy army comes, you will boil the dung and pour it down the city, and the hot, dirty, and smelly gold juice will be poured out...... Whoever is poured on the head will let him fester! ”

Xi Yun was still frowning and thinking, but An Ruofei had already laughed, "Being poured with gold juice, Anding is going to become a stinky city......

"What's the stinking? As long as the city is not broken, not to mention the golden juice, it is the pearl jade and white jade juice, and we are willing to pour it down! ”

Xi Yun's eyes burst out with a fine light, and the whole person swept away his previous gloomy state, "Little grandpa has a clever plan, I just hope that the son can have time to come back to help...... But the safety of both ......"

"Go down!" Meng Qingye pushed him hard, "We are responsible for our safety, and when the time comes, the city wall will be poured with gold juice, don't forget that there is also a share of this grandfather~"

"Oh......" An Ruofei glanced at Meng Qingye with disgust, and then avoided him from afar, "If it is your golden juice, the infectious power must be extraordinarily strong." ”

In the next two days, the stone lions outside all the mansions in Anding City were piled up on the city, the grinding discs in the people's homes were also unloaded, and fresh dung pits were dug out in the open space behind the city wall and in the urn city, and dozens of cauldrons were erected next to them.