If you look down from the top of the mountain in the distance, the golden city at this moment is undoubtedly surrounded by water. To the east, there is an army of more than 100,000 people who sharpen their knives and Huo Huo; To the west, it is the ironclad elite of the Northern Qin Dynasty.

Both camps tacitly did not attack the city, but only sent a small force to keep testing on the periphery, but whenever the Great Zhao army wanted to occupy the north and south, the Northern Qin army would begin to move on a large scale, and on the contrary, when the Northern Qin army made some moves, the Great Zhao army was the same.

Compared with the tense temptation on the periphery, Jin Chengzhong seemed a little calmer.

All the sergeants were tidying up the remaining baggage, and in the tent, all the living generals stood at the foot of the stairs, listening to the ridicule of the commander-in-chief.

Almost all of these generals under the rank were Xi Luan's previous cronies, and those generals who were loyal to Da Zhao had already been sent out and sacrificed by Xi Luan in the previous war, and even if there were a few who were spared, they were assassinated by Liu Peiqi later.

"Early tomorrow morning, everyone will go out to the west gate...... The seriously injured are in a vehicle, and the lightly injured are accompanied by them. But before that, the east and west gates must be arranged. ”

Of course, the generals under the rank know why, the premise of going out of the city is that Jincheng is still in their hands early tomorrow morning, and there has always been a steady stream of Great Zhao troops in the east, once the Great Zhao army forms a crushing advantage over the Northern Qin army in terms of numbers, Fu Mang will withdraw the army, and when his people have no time to retreat, the King of Liao will definitely choose to attack the city without hesitation.

The reason why it is still so quiet outside the city now is just because the King of Liao and He Fangping are waiting for themselves to surrender out of the city, and on the other hand, they are afraid of Fu Mang's 100,000 Northern Qin elites.

"General Liu," Xi Yan's eyes swept over Liu Peiqi at the front, "You immediately lead people to dig a horse pit in front of the East City Gate, and until half an hour before the evacuation tomorrow, someone must be stationed on the East City Tower." ”

Liu Peiqi clenched his fists and led the order, he knew that the biggest threat to his people at this moment was not Fu Mang's Northern Qin army, but the Great Zhao army behind him, he only had the little time left, find a way to dig as wide and deep as possible in front of the East City Gate.

"When you leave the city tomorrow, General Xiao ...... You are in charge of guarding the perimeter, although Fu Mang promised to let us leave, but it is difficult to guarantee that he will not change his mind in battle, if the situation is not right, you immediately lead the rear army back to the city. ”

"What about you?" The general's eyes were glazed over, Xi Yan was the commander-in-chief, tomorrow he would be at the forefront of the army no matter what, if the situation changed, he would definitely be the first to bear the brunt.

"Resign yourself to fate," Xi said in a leisurely tone, and then instructed, "If Fu Mang really changes his hexagram, then you living people ...... Let's go east and join the Great Zhao army. The only person Da Zhao wants to arrest is me, if I die...... Naturally, they had nothing to say. You are all the elite of the Praetorian Guard, and the King of Liao will not embarrass you. ”

The generals in the tent are all cronies left by Xi Luan, Xi Yan dares to say this, naturally he is not afraid that they will have different intentions, as for the military heart at this time...... Where can it go any further?

"We swear to follow the general!" Xiao Yi was the first to bow down, he was originally a general brought out by Xi Luan, and he was only loyal to Huan Guohou before, but after experiencing life and death these days, Xiao Yi found that the young man in front of him was ...... Even compared to the Huan Guohou back then, it is not lagging behind at all. This tenacity in him has even surpassed that of his brother.

"Don't worry, Fu Mang won't do anything to us...... Just in case. ”

Xi Yan pulled out a bitter smile, of course he knew what Fu Mang was thinking, on the surface, letting himself lead the troops away was a move to let the tiger return to the mountain, but after he led the army to leave, there was only one way to go south to Lingjiang, he was already a traitor of Da Zhao, and after occupying Lingjiang, it was equivalent to dividing Da Zhao into territory...... As the enemy of Great Zhao, Northern Qin is of course happy to see the scene of the shattering of Great Zhao's mountains and rivers.

If he goes out of the city to surrender to Da Zhao now, Fu Mang is afraid that he will be really angry, right?

After arranging everything, Xi Yan went back to the barracks where he rested alone, there was a basin of water in the simple house, and the lack of medical treatment these days made Xi Yan's wounds not only not show signs of healing, but became a little worse. Most of the military doctors in the army have died in battle, and even if there are still military doctors who are still alive, there is no medicine left.

Xi Yan took off his shirt, pus and blood oozed out of the wound again, and the white cloth that was originally bandaged had been exhausted, so he could only wash the white cloth that he had changed, but in this cold winter, it was impossible to dry the strips of cloth soaked in water.

By the end of the night, the strips of cloth hanging outside the house had been completely frozen. But Xi Yan had no choice, he could only wrap his wounds in a cold and hard cloth strip after cleaning them.

At this moment, Xi Yan is almost numb to the pain, compared with the grief in his heart, what is the pain of torn flesh and skin?

"General?" Liu Peiqi had already completed the task at this moment, and as soon as he pushed open the door, he saw Xi Yan gritting his teeth and bandaging his wounds.

The cold wind poured in from the door frame, and Xi Yan couldn't stop trembling violently.

Liu Peiqi hurriedly grabbed the big piece and draped it on his shoulder, and reflexively pressed the door against it.

"If you do this, the wound will definitely get worse." Liu Peiqi untied the original strip of cloth for him, and his brows began to wrinkle. He didn't know that Xi Yan's injury was so serious, since he went out of the city to attack the camp that day, Liu Peiqi and Xi Yan were so busy that they could hardly see it, if it wasn't for something to come and go, Liu Peiqi wouldn't have seen this scene in front of him.

"It's okay, that's all." Xi Yan's lips were already a little pale, and the hard work of the past few days had made his body almost reach the limit of what he could bear.

Liu Peiqi let out a long sigh, "You didn't say it earlier, I still have some ointment here, which has some effect on treating trauma and building muscles." As he spoke, Liu Peiqi took out a very delicate small silver box from his arms.

"I didn't expect you to carry the medicine with you."

"The last general has been fighting with the Hou Ye for more than ten years, so he is naturally more experienced. It is unreasonable for a person who marches and fights without injuries on his body. ”

Xi Yan let out a "hmm" and let him untie the bandage, and when the cold ointment touched the wound, Xi Yan couldn't help frowning.

"This is the medicine that the last general went to the South Temple to ask for a prescription back then, and it takes twenty-six medicinal materials to make it...... Luckily, it's winter, otherwise your injuries would have been a bit hanging. ”

"Well," Xi Yan's face was indifferent, he didn't care much about his body now, and after tomorrow, whether he would live or be killed, in his heart, there was not much difference.

There was a long silence in the house, and outside the house there was the sound of the north wind beating on the doors and windows.

Suddenly, Xi Yan asked a little abruptly: "You say, why does my brother have to commit suicide?" He lives...... Isn't it better to command this army? ”

Liu Peiqi paused, sighed again, and said leisurely: "General, if Master Hou is not dead, will these sergeants be so united?" ”

"Just for this? The brother will not hesitate to destroy everything he has? Including his own life, as well as the lives of countless soldiers under his command? ”

Liu Peiqi's eyes froze, and he was also saddened by Huan Guohou's death, but he knew that if he wanted to hold the army firmly in his hands, Xi Luan was the only one who could accomplish this.

"Hou Ye was really disappointed in the Great Zhao court, so he planted people everywhere in the army and established supreme prestige in the army...... But to turn these prestige into loyalty to the Xi family, Hou Ye can only give you this opportunity if he dies...... Break and then stand, Hou Ye is like this, so are you! ”

"Really?" The light in Xi Yan's eyes dimmed again, and his voice was a little bleak, "What do I want the loyalty of these troops to do?" What does the loyalty of the soldiers to their brother have to do with the Xi family? ”

Liu Peiqi sighed, he knew how hurt Xi Yan was in this matter, but he still hardened his heart and told him Xi Luan's cold tricks again.

"The most righteous spirit in the army, no one will forget it...... It was Hou Ye who led them to beat the Xiajin Pass, and it was under Hou Ye's dispatch that Da Zhao regained ninety percent of the lost ground in just one month! ”

Speaking of this, Liu Peiqi stared at Xi Yan with burning eyes, "But once Hou Ye dies, ordinary soldiers will not know the real cause of Hou Ye's death at all." They will only think that the emperor is afraid of talents, so he let Hou Yeyuan die outside the pass! ”

"I see," the young general's voice was close to murmuring, "Coupled with the instigation you have already arranged, of course the soldiers are willing to follow me to defect from Da Zhao and carry out the so-called revenge...... You go out. ”

Liu Peiqi didn't say anything, and pushed the door out after leaving the medicine.

He knew that in Xi Luan's entire layout, Xi Yan was actually the one who was hurt the most. He lost his most respected brother, lost the hundred-year-old lintel of the Xi family, and lost his original reputation of loyalty and purity......

But even so, he had to shoulder the life and death of tens of thousands of people when he was hit hardest. It's just that a lot of times, everyone forgets about ...... He is also only a young man in his twenties, and he was once a pampered son in the splendid family.