In the twelfth year of Qianfu, in mid-August.

With the Shanhaiguan Pass being broken and the news of the Beihu Lian Victory, Yanping, who was not affected at all at the beginning of the national war, finally began to be chaotic after realizing it.

The first to move were the magnates, who knew that there were many situations, and arranged servants at the first time, and kept transferring their families and wealth day and night.

Because they still had illusions about the outcome of the war, they only took away the gold and silver that they could take away, and the property such as houses, manors, and shops, leaving servants to guard them.

After sensing that something was wrong, the people with information channels, the officials' family members, relatives, old friends, and friends immediately inquired about the real situation of the war and assessed whether a war would break out in Yanpingcheng.

The imperial court did not block the news, so most of these people learned of the grim situation in time, and they also became the second group of people who carried wealth and evacuated from Yanping City.

This was followed by wealthy merchants. Officials and businessmen are not separated, and the two have close contacts on weekdays, and they have a lot of friendship with each other.

These big businessmen are the third group of people who fled from Yanping with money.

How terrible the war disaster is, anyone with a discerning eye knows that these powerful and wealthy businessmen will never hesitate to ensure their lives and wealth.

As for the common people, on the one hand, they don't have such well-informed information channels, and they don't know that Yanping is in danger, and on the other hand, even if they know that Yanping will have a vicious battle, they can't just leave if they want to.

On the one hand, they don't have so much money to spare, so they can live and work in peace and contentment in a new place;

Both of them have their livelihoods in Yanping, and without the work in hand, they even have a problem eating, the so-called good days at home, but it is difficult to live everywhere outside, and it is difficult to live in a new place if they drag their families with their mouths.

Therefore, even if they knew that Yanping was dangerous, most of them would not flee, and could only pin their hopes on the imperial court, the official government, and the royal masters, praying that they could hold the city and prevent foreign enemies from entering the city.

At this time, if the government called on them to help defend the city, many young men were willing to stand up for battle.

They have no choice but one life to fight for. But as long as there is the slightest chance of life, they will not abandon the city and leave, unless they know that they will not be able to defeat the foreign enemy, and they will definitely die if they stay.

With the passage of time, when the Beihu army approached Gyeonggi, the coldness and panic became the strongest atmosphere in Yanping City. After a large number of powerful and wealthy people left, whether it was Qinglou wine shops or teahouse shops, they all lost their most important source of customers and became crowded.

The common people could not get accurate information, so they could only speculate, so rumors spread, no one had the heart to do anything else, everyone was anxiously waiting for the Beihu army to come to the city, or the result of being defeated and repelled by Wang Shi.

In the face of fate, ordinary people have no room for resistance except to meet the judgment.

Although they are not guilty.

The scourge of the world, the civil strife in Daqi, the serious depletion of national strength, the emptiness of the border army camps, and the disunity of the people, so that the guilty magnates and rich people who could not hold the border pass have long fled.

Wei Wuxian walked down the street, his sad and frightened faces flashing alternately in front of his eyes, and his heart was so heavy that it was like he had weighed a thousand pounds of boulder. As a disciple of a general and a general in the army, it is not easy to see the people panicking all day because of the invasion of foreign invaders.

Entering the teahouse and coming to the private room on the second floor, Wei Wuxian saw Hu Honglian.

Before going to Longyou, Wei Wuxian, who was still a young man, coveted Hu Honglian, and went to the Western Regions, where Wei Wuxian became attached to a female cultivator who had fought side by side for many years, and now that he has returned, he is already a young man with a family.

People have to go through the ups and downs of the world before they know what they really want.

"I invited Gongzi Wei over this time because Brother Ning has something to say to you. Hu Honglian beckoned Wei Wuxian to sit down.

As a squire of the military department, Wei Wuxian was very clear about the battle situation at Yanmen Pass, if Zhao Ning wanted to talk about business, naturally he didn't need to use the channel of Yipinlou, he took the initiative to ask after he sat down: "Brother Ning wants me to leave Yanping?"

Hu Honglian nodded, "The sooner the better." ”

Wei Wuxian was silent.

Half-loud, he said, "I know, Brother Ning feels that Yan Ping can't hold it...... But His Majesty has issued an edict that he wants to live and die with Yan Ping, and now Yan Ping is gathering all his forces to fight a decisive battle with the Beihu army. Yanping still has nearly 300,000 forbidden troops, as long as His Majesty is watching from behind, we may not lose this battle!"

If the general moves forward, the officers and soldiers of the three armies can fight to the death, and if the emperor does not retreat on the battlefield, the army and the people will naturally fight hard.

Yanping has a million households, and it is the place where the wealth and materials of the Great Qi are most concentrated, and Wei Wuxian does not think that the Great Qi will not be able to stop the 300,000 Northern Hu army.

Hu Honglian didn't argue with Wei Wuxian about anything, but just relayed Zhao Ning's words: "Your Majesty will not defend the city, and before the big war begins, Your Majesty will leave." ”

Wei Wuxian was stunned, Rao was that he had always believed in Zhao Ning, and because this matter was too important, he couldn't accept it for a while, "Why is Brother Ning so sure?"

Although Hu Honglian's next words were ordinary, they set off waves in Wei Wuxian's heart: "According to the information we have inquired about, it is very likely that Tianyuan Khan has been promoted to the Heavenly Human Realm!"

"Heaven and Man Realm, how is this possible!" Wei Wuxian stood up in shock.

Hu Honglian continued: "Over the years, Your Majesty has sent eyeliner to the grassland, and if his people find out about this news, then Your Majesty will definitely leave Yanping. ”

Wei Wuxian was speechless.

If Tian Yuan Khan is really a heavenly realm, the emperor staying in Yanping City is a live target, and it is extremely dangerous, once the Beihu army begins to attack the city, Tian Yuan Khan can take Wang Jijing directly into the city and kill the emperor.

Hu Honglian did not stop: "In short, the emperor should soon arrange for the ministers to go south to arrange the defense of the new capital and its surroundings, including the transfer of military resources from various places."

"You are a soldier of the military department, so you will naturally get involved, and you just take this opportunity to leave. What Ning Ge'er means is to master as many resources as possible.

"To win this big war, it is useless to rely on others, we can only rely on ourselves. Therefore, it is necessary to hold as many things as possible in your hands, and it is okay to do whatever it takes to do so. ”

Wei Wuxian fell silent again.

At the end, he said in a heavy tone: "If Your Majesty really asks the minister to go south to arrange everything, I will act according to Brother Ning'er's wishes." ”

Hu Honglian nodded: "I will return to Brother Ning like this." ”

......

That day and night, the emperor urgently convened the ministers.

Two days later, Wei Wuxian embarked on the southbound road.

When he looked back at Yan Ping in front of the city gate, Wei Wuxian felt infinite pain in his heart.

By now, the people of Yanping are not as flustered as before, and with the emperor's edict, they vowed not to take a step back, and people's hearts have settled down a lot.

In front of Wei Wuxian's eyes, a group of young men who responded to the call of the government to help the soldiers defending the city carry the equipment were full of energy, even if they had no wages and no pay, and were often scolded by the soldiers, they were still willing to eat and sweat like rain.

Many women and old women, who were dressed in cloth and linen shirts and obviously did not live well, brought all kinds of food to the soldiers of the city wall with vegetable baskets, and the children who followed them were full of trust and worship when they saw the big eyes of the soldiers.

These most ordinary ordinary people thought that the imperial court would stand with them, and that the imperial nobles would share the weal and woe with them.

In order to defend against foreign invaders and hold Yanping and win the war, they did everything they had without complaint. And the rich and powerful who are well-dressed and unscrupulous on weekdays have already escaped and gone to the peaceful land in the south to continue to enjoy prosperity, not to mention that even their emperor is about to abandon them.

"Lord Squiro, it's time to go. ”

Wei Wuxian didn't move for a long time, and an official beside him reminded him softly.

Under the gloomy sky, facing the hot Yanping City, Wei Wuxian wiped the tears that overflowed his eyes, gritted his teeth and turned the reins of the horse, and threw a whip on the horse's buttocks.

The powerful officials have ruined the country's society, but when the disaster comes on a large scale, it is the common people who bear the cost of the results, and those derelict imperial ministers will not be blamed.

The people have never lost the dynasty, nor will they lose the dynasty, but the dynasty often loses the people.

......

At Yanmen Pass, Zhao Ning was somewhat relieved when he learned that Wei Wuxian had gone south.

He knew Wei Wuxian's temperament, and he was very worried that Wei Wuxian would have a tendon, and he didn't want to be a deserter when the war came, and he had to fight in Yanping until the last moment.

Fortunately, the other party's mind is still clear, and he knows that this is not the time to be brave and brave, and he can endure humiliation and bear the burden, so that it is possible to truly win this national war.

"How do you know that the emperor will definitely abandon Yanping and flee south? When this dynasty was founded, the reason why the Beijing division was set up in Yanping, which was only a few hundred miles away from the border, instead of Chang'an in Guanzhong and Bianliang in the Central Plains, was to practice the ancestral teachings of the prince Baosheji. Yang Jiani asked Zhao Ning strangely.

The news of Tianyuan Khan's achievement of the Heavenly and Human Realm Zhao Ning knew that Yipinlou might also speculate through various clues, but Feiyuwei did not have the ability to know, so Song Zhi was destined not to know this.

Zhao Ning knew that Song Zhi would run, but it was just a memory of his previous life.

When the Beihu army came to the city, Song Zhi also swore to defend the Beijing division, but he ran without hesitation. The gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, the son of the daughter does not sit down, and it is not surprising that Song Zhi will run.

But from ancient times to the present, there are also kings who did not have oil on the soles of their feet when the Jingshi was attacked.

Some wars were won, and the king gained unprecedented prestige, while others were lost and the king was captured.

"That's it. The emperor knew better than anyone that the forbidden army could not hold Yanping. All he needs is that Yan Ping can hold on for more time and consume some Beihu troops, so that he can have more time to gather troops and horses in Bianliang and arrange the war. ”

Zhao Ning responded decently.

Zhao Qiyang walked in the door and raised the documents in his hand, "The imperial court has issued a strict order, let us guard the Yanmen Pass, and we must not let Chalahan's army enter the pass, so that Yanping will be hit in the abdomen and back." ”

Zhao Ning snorted indifferently, "How many materials and ordnance have been given by the imperial court?"

"There are not many armor and heavy weapons, but there are a lot of elixir rune arrows, enough for 70,000 soldiers to consume in four months. ”

The amount of four months can only be said to be no more and no less. If the imperial court thought that Yanmen Pass would never be lost, before the Beihu army besieged the city and the transportation was cut off, it would have to give a year and a half of the amount.

......

Ten days later.

At dawn, Xiao Yan looked at Yanmen Pass with blazing eyes, and countless Beihu soldiers were flocking to Guancheng.

Chalahanzhi said proudly: "The Zhao family and the Yanmen army have to be buried for Yanmen Pass!"

He said this with great confidence, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Yanping City is about to be captured, King Zuo Xian has sent a fine horseman, day and night to Yanmen Pass to quickly come, these days, Charahan with the master of cultivators under the command of King Zuo Xian, blocked the news exchange between Yanmen Pass and Yanping, is that Yanmen Pass can not receive the news in time.

"We have stayed in Yanmen Pass for too long, it is no different from defeat, but fortunately, attacking the Yanmen army on both sides of this battle can allow the Zhao family and 70,000 defenders to accompany the funeral of the city, which can be regarded as a bad breath. Bai Yin sighed.

Charahan and Bai Yin were very happy, but Xiao Yan didn't say a word.

"What is the princess thinking?" asked Tsarakhan.

Xiao Yan's voice was low: "We will definitely capture Yanmen Pass, but it is not so easy to gather and annihilate the Zhao clan and the Yanmen army." ”

We have already found out that the order given by the emperor of the Southern Dynasty to the Yanmen army was to defend the Yanmen Pass. Now that Yan Ping is still here, will the Yanmen Army still be the first to escape? The Zhao family is the first family of the Great Qi Dynasty, the leader of the Jiangmen, and has always been resolute in fighting spirit, how could they do such a thing?"

Bai Yin said that Xiao Yan was thinking too much.

Xiao Yan is not so artificial, "I said, you can't underestimate Zhao Ning." ”

Bai Yin smiled and said: "The princess doesn't have to think too highly of Zhao Ning, he is a human and not a god after all." ”

Charahan nodded in agreement.

Xiao Yan didn't argue with them, just watched Guan Cheng quietly.

It didn't take long for the Beihu soldiers to easily occupy the city wall and pour into the city.

It's incredibly fast.

for there was no one to defend the city.

The armor soldiers on the city wall are all camouflaged straw men and wood men!

The bonfires in the castle have not yet been completely extinguished, and some of the tied goats have drums next to their feet, and when they move, they can strike the drum to make a sound.

The Beihu army met no resistance.

After a while, a cultivator hurriedly reported: There is no longer a single Yanmen army in the city!

Apparently, they ran away last night.

Bai Yin was speechless in surprise, and Charahan was as black as ink.

"How could they run so fast and in such a timely manner?!" Bai Yin looked incredulous, "Can they still be so unpredictable?!"

Xiao Yan's face was solemn, "I said, you can't underestimate Zhao Ning." ”

Charahan and Bai Yin looked at Xiao Yan together, unable to say a word.

They had to agree with this statement.

But according to the meaning of the two of them, agreeing with this sentence is equivalent to admitting that Zhao Ning is not a human being, but a god.

"This kid is really terrible. It was a long time before Charahan squeezed out the words between his teeth.

When they looked at Yanmen Pass again, Charahan and Bai Yin no longer had the joy and sense of accomplishment in overcoming the Xiongguan Trench in their hearts, they only felt boring and extremely awkward.