Inside the city of Huaiyang.

Urged by the demon warrior, Nie Dan decided to enter the palace that night to find Nie Xing, looking for an opportunity to steal the talisman.

There was nothing to say during the day, and that night, Nie Dan rowed to the palace according to the plan.

He is the crown prince of Youguo, and he can enter and leave the palace as if he were returning to his own home, without being notified by the guards, and can enter and exit at will.

Nie Dan inquired about the palace maid below, and learned that Nie Xing had not slept yet, and was still in the study, so he turned his mind, first went to the dining room, and asked the palace maid inside to prepare a few plates of Nie Xing's favorite side dishes, and then prepare a few pots of good wine, which he personally carried and went to the study.

Hearing that Nie Dan had arrived, Nie Xing was not surprised, even if he didn't come, Nie Xing planned to send someone to find him.

The current situation is extremely unoptimistic about You Guo, millions of enemy troops besiege Huaiyang, once the city is broken, not only will he be finished, You Guo will also be destroyed, there are many things he still needs to explain to Nie Dan, it is really not good, he would rather fight for his own life, but also have to cover Nie Dan to break out of the siege, leave a bloodline for the royal family of You State, and let You Guo be able to maintain.

He had Nie Dan invited in. The latter entered the study, first saluted, then stepped forward, slowly put the tray containing wine and food on the table, and said softly: "I heard that my father has not rested yet, and my son specially asked people to prepare some wine and food. ”

Nie Xing smiled, beckoned to Nie Dan, and asked him to sit beside him.

Nie Xing has a total of twenty-four sons, his favorite is the eldest son Nie Dan, the latter did not disappoint him, since he was a child, he is smart and clever, knowledgeable, well-versed in ancient and modern, as a prince, he is not arrogant or impatient, and he never bullies others, everyone praises his loyal temperament and benevolence.

"Dan'er entered the palace late at night, but did she have something to find her father?"

"I'm worried about my father's work for the state. So I came to visit. As he spoke, he put the wine and food on the tray on the table one by one, and said, "These are all things that my father likes to eat, and my son will accompany my father to eat and eat!"

"Okay!" Nie Xing smiled and nodded, but looking at the table full of dishes, he had no appetite at all.

He picked up Nie Dan's full wine glass. Tilt your head and drink the wine in your glass. Then he poured himself a drink, drank three glasses in a row, and then stopped and asked Nie Dan, "Dan'er, do you think we can hold the capital this time?"

That's too difficult, there is basically no chance of success! Nie Dan thought so in his heart, but he didn't dare to say that. He said with a smile: "Father, don't worry, the capital is strong. There are more than 300,000 elite soldiers guarding the town, even if the enemy has a million troops, it is not so easy to break through the capital. ”

Nie Xing smiled bitterly in his heart and said, "It is difficult for the coalition forces to capture the capital for a while, but if we adopt the tactics of besieging but not attacking, what should we do?"

You Guo's grain reserves have always been small, even if the capital is Huaiyang. The food in the city was only enough for the month of March, and it was not until the end of March. There will be no food in the city, and I am afraid that there will be no need for the coalition army to attack it, and the capital will have to be trapped to death.

How could Nie Dan not understand this truth? He forced a smile and said: "Father, don't forget, there are still hundreds of thousands of troops in the western part of our country, as long as the central army in the west returns to the capital. The coalition forces will be defeated. ”

Nie Xing shook his head and said worriedly: "Father is afraid that the central army in the west will not be able to return to the capital, and he will be intercepted and killed by the Yanyou coalition army halfway!"

The coalition army is not only outside Huaiyang City, but also a wave of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Yanyou coalition army, which is why Nie Dan thinks that the capital is difficult to preserve.

I heard what my father said. Nie Dan rolled his eyes, realizing that the opportunity had come, he said: "Erchen thinks that the enemy is strong and I am weak, so we must not fight with the enemy; the enemy army has logistics to replenish grain and grass, and now the capital is a trapped and isolated city, so the war must not be delayed for too long, the only way to do it is now, while the coalition forces are not firmly established outside the city, our side adopts the tactics of sneak attack at night!"

As he spoke, he stood up, took two steps back, then knelt on one knee, intervened and said: "Father, my son is willing to lead a death squad in person, and I will go out of the city tonight to attack the enemy camp, surprise and attack it unprepared, this battle, Erchen is confident that he can succeed with one blow!"

Nie Dan can sit in the position of the crown prince for so long, safe and sound, and his mind is by no means simple. He is also worried that once he steals the token, if the matter is revealed or the city gate is not opened, he can't explain the past, even if he is the prince, with the suspicion of collaborating with the enemy, it is difficult to protect the head, now, he took the initiative to ask Ying to fight, if Nie Xing agreed, the token will naturally arrive smoothly, if he is not allowed, he will steal again, even if he is exposed, he does not have to be afraid, he can use the excuse that he is going to go out of the city to attack the enemy camp, although the means are suspected of bullying the king, but the original intention is good, it is out of loyalty to the country, the father will not blame himself, and the ministers can not impeach him。 It can be said that his seemingly improvised invitation to fight is actually a well-thought-out way to kill two birds with one stone, and it is also to set an insurance policy in advance for what he will do next.

Nie Dan is indeed very smart, but it is a pity that his ingenuity was not used on how to deal with the coalition forces, but on his own father.

Nie Xing is a rough man, how can he know what kind of ghost idea Nie Dan is playing in his heart? Hearing him say that he is willing to go out of the city to attack the enemy camp in person, Nie Xing was very moved.

Many people say that although Nie Dan is talented, his force is too weak, and his temperament also has the cowardice of a scholar, but when the enemy is facing today, Nie Dan is willing to fight to the death against the enemy regardless of the danger of his life.

"But-" Nie Xing's refusal had already been expected by Nie Dan, but he still pretended to be unwilling.

Nie Xing waved his hand and said, "Needless to say, tonight, you can't go anywhere, just stay in the palace to drink with your father, and our father and son haven't drunk at the same table for a long time." ”

Nie Dan sighed as if disappointed, and then said smoothly: "Okay!" As he spoke, he raised his wine glass with both hands and said, "Sons respect their father!"

Nie Xing did not hesitate, drank the wine glass, and drank the wine in the cup.

His two fathers and sons pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and soon drank a few pots of wine brought by Nie Dan, without Nie Dan opening his mouth, Nie Xing, who had a rare and somewhat cheerful temperament in the past few days, became very interested, and let people put on a few more pots of spirits and continue to drink with Nie Dan.

In fact, Nie Xing's alcohol consumption is good. But because of the depressed relationship in his heart, he got drunk quickly, and when he and Nie Dan drank the sixth pot of wine, the person began to sit still on the collapse, his body kept swaying from side to side, and his eyes were hazy. His eyes are glazed and his tongue is wide when he speaks.

"Dan'er...... Father felt that this time ...... I'm afraid it's going to be a disaster...... Fight for your father's life...... Not afraid of death...... Among the piles of corpses on the battlefield, there is already a father who is the most worried, but you don't have to be afraid, before the coalition forces break the city, the father will definitely find a way to cover you to break out of the encirclement, and then revive my majesty in the future......"

It's the so-called drunken spit out the truth. Nie Xing's words made Nie Dan extremely moved, and he became more determined. Surrender is the only way out, only in this way can you save the country, and only in this way can you save your father, even if in the future when the kings of the four countries plead for sin, he is willing to go on behalf of his father, and die on behalf of his father.

"Father, you're drunk. Erchen will send you back to the dormitory to rest!" As he spoke, Nie Dan helped Nie Xing up. Walk out of the study. The palace maids and guards on the left and right wanted to step forward to help, but Nie Dan glared at everyone angrily and shouted in a deep voice: "You all get out!"

He is the crown prince, how dare others offend, one by one they lowered their heads in fright, and retreated again and again.

Nie Dan helped Nie Xing to walk towards the dormitory. The maids and guards followed from a distance.

There was almost no need to deliberately hide his movements, Nie Dan just casually swiped his hand on his father's waist, took the token hanging on the jade belt in his hand, and then naturally carried it into his arms. Not to mention that the palace maids and guards behind didn't see his small movements, even if they did. No one dared to say half a word more.

Nie Xing was also unaware, and said indistinctly as he walked: "Dan'er...... The Father has made up his mind...... It is better to die in battle than to sit idly by! My father wants to go out of the city and fight to the death with the enemy...... In addition, I plan to send two generals, Gauss and Lin Ning, to escort you to break through. Both of them are fierce generals who are one in a million, and they have the main force to contain the enemy army for their father, and it is not difficult for you to break through from the other side......"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Father said yes!" Nie Dan nodded in agreement.

Sending Nie Xing back to the dormitory, Nie Dan subconsciously touched the token in his arms, then took a deep breath and strode towards the outside of the palace.

After leaving the palace and getting into the carriage, he immediately rushed back to his son's mansion. At this time, there were more than a dozen armor-clad You generals gathered in the lobby of Gongzi's mansion, all of whom belonged to the princelings and were all Nie Dan's henchmen.

They were clear about Nie Dan's plan, and people fidgeted in the lobby, anxiously waiting. Now, people have mixed feelings, that is, they hope that Nie Dan will succeed, and they hope that he will not succeed.

No one is not afraid of death, and You Ren is no exception, with the current situation in You Country, there is only one way to die in a hard battle with the coalition army, and these princeling generals do not want to fight with the coalition army again, and they will be Nie Xing's martyrs at the end.

However, it is risky to welcome the coalition army into the city, and it is also a great financial risk, success is good, once it fails, not only will it be difficult to protect the lives of yourself and the whole family, even if you die, you will be infamous and become a sinner in You Guo.

It's a gamble from heaven to hell, and it's understandable how tense and complicated people are.

Hearing that the subordinates of the Childe's Mansion reported that the Childe had returned, all the generals were shocked, and they all stood up and looked out of the hall with their eyes.

With the sound of hurried footsteps, Nie Dan walked briskly into the lobby. Seeing him, all the generals asked in unison, "Does Childe have any tokens?"

Nie Dan nodded and said, "The token is already with me!" As he spoke, he reached into his arms and pulled out the token.

The generals saw the token in Nie Dan's hand clearly, and none of them spoke, and the hall was immediately silent.

Everyone understands that since Childe has successfully stolen the token, tonight's action is ready to be sent and has to be sent.

The worries in their hearts, Nie Dan understood, he walked to the center of the generals, looked around at everyone, and said: "I have already thought of a countermeasure for tonight, we will use the excuse of going out of the city to steal the camp, let the soldiers defending the city open the city gate, and then ......" As he spoke, he looked at the two demon warriors left behind by Lin Haotian and continued: "Then, these two brothers of the Jin army will first return to the coalition camp to report the news, and when the coalition army comes, we just need to guard the city gate." ”

After a pause, he asked the generals, "Have you found out who the guards of the four cities are tonight?"

A general named Li Ying said: "Hui Gongzi, tonight's guard of the East City is Zhang Xiao, the guard of the South City is Ding Yong, the guard of the West City is Wang Wei, and the guard of the North City is Hou Feng!"

After listening to Li Ying's words, Nie Dan's heart was half cold, okay. Feelings: The main generals guarding the four cities tonight are all here! With the token in his hand, can he successfully persuade them to open the city gate? Nie Dan has no bottom in his heart now. He muttered, "Is there no way to take them away?

As soon as his words fell, Li Ying continued: "Son, there will be a way to support Hou Feng, the lord of the Northern City!"

"Oh?" Nie Dan's spirits lifted, and his eyes lit up. Hurriedly asked, "General Li, what can you do?"

Li Ying Zhengse said: "The last general and Hou Feng's personal relationship has always been good, I know this person's temperament, Hou Feng is extremely family-oriented, as long as there is something at home, even if the sky falls, he will rush home, so ......"

He didn't finish his words, Nie Dan was so smart that Ma understood what he meant. said: "Are you saying that as long as there is a change in Hou Feng's family, he will definitely leave Beicheng and return home?"

"Yes, Childe!" Li Ying responded.

"But ......," Nie Dan said quietly, "how can he make a change in his family?"

At this time, the two Demon Martial Artists both stepped forward and said, "This is easy, as long as Gongzi clearly indicates where Hou Feng's family is." The two of us can turn his house upside down!"

Well, it is most appropriate for Jin Ren to do this matter, even if someone investigates it in the future. He couldn't find his head, so he nodded and said, "Okay! ”

"Childe is polite!"

Nie Dan and more than a dozen generals and demon-based underworld warriors quickly formulated a plan for tonight, first two demon-based underworld warriors attacked Hou Feng's mansion, and then Li Ying went to Tongjin to report the news. As soon as Hou Feng left, they led the army to the northern city and forced the soldiers defending the city to open the city gate.

Before the two demon martial artists left, Nie Dan hadn't forgotten to tell them, no matter how much trouble the two of them made in Hou Feng's house. But never hurt his family.

As rumored, Nie Dan's personality is indeed benevolent, in his eyes, Hou Feng is a loyal minister of You Guo, even if his position is different now, there is no need to endanger his family's life.

The two demonic warriors agreed, and then said goodbye to Nie Dan.

Hou Feng is the lieutenant general of You Guo, a senior general, there are not a few guards and doormen at home, no matter how powerful the two demon martial artists are, it is difficult to make a big difference in Hou Feng's family, but the two rely on the weirdness of the demon martial arts, and it is no problem to make Hou Feng's official residence restless.

As soon as they made a move, Li Ying immediately rushed to Beicheng to report the news to Hou Feng.

Now, there are no less than 50,000 You troops stationed in Beicheng, the main will be Hou Feng, and the deputy will be Kong Wu, both of whom are famous generals of You who are known for their courage and good fighting.

Hearing that Li Ying suddenly came to see him, Hou Feng, who was patrolling the city wall, was very surprised, was a little stunned, and then said, "Bring him!"

It didn't take long for Li Ying to be led by a soldier in the city, and before Hou Feng could ask, Li Ying walked quickly, wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead, and said urgently: "General Hou, the big thing is not good, something happened to your family!"

This sentence made Hou Feng's body tremble, and he rushed to Li Ying's approach, subconsciously grabbed his collar, and asked, "What did you say?

Li Ying secretly swallowed his saliva, still with an anxious look on his face, and said in a trembling voice: "I don't know where the thief came from, he actually attacked General Hou's mansion at night, when I heard the news and rushed there, it was already messed up, I didn't dare to delay, I immediately rushed over to find General Hou you, General Hou hurry home and take a look!"

Oops! Hou Feng felt dizzy in front of him, and he almost fainted on the spot.

He pushed Li Ying away and yelled, "Won't you send an entourage to inform me?" Why don't you protect my family......

As he spoke, he ran like crazy under the walls.

As the saying goes, the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear. Kong Wu, who was with Hou Feng, frowned, and when Li Ying spoke, he always felt that his eyes were erratic, as if he was hiding something. What's more, how could a thief suddenly appear in a good manner, and how could a thief have so much courage to provoke the lieutenant general's mansion, and besides, there are so many powerful people in the capital, why didn't the thief choose someone else, but Hou Feng, who was in a heavy position? Could it be that there was no fraud among them?

Thinking of this, Kong Wu shook his spirit, chased after Hou Feng quickly, grabbed his wrist, and said in a deep voice: "General Hou, please wait!"

"What are you waiting for? Now that the lives and deaths of my parents, wife and children are unknown, what are you asking me to wait for here? Wait for someone to report the funeral?" Hou Feng had lost his cool at this time, and he only had the safety of his family in his head, and he couldn't listen to anything.

He shook Kong Wu's hand away and continued to run under the city wall.

He is the general of Beicheng, he left his post without permission, the stakes are very high, Kong Wu did not dare to be careless, he stopped again, and said hurriedly: "General Hou, this matter is strange, and you can send the following soldiers back to the house to solve the danger, why do you have to ...... it in person"

Before he finished speaking, Hou Feng roared as if he had been stepped on by someone's tail, and roared angrily: "If there is a change in your family, can you still say cool things here? Get out of here!" Hou Feng pushed Kong Wu away, got off the city wall without looking back, and galloped towards his home on horseback.

Li Ying didn't dare to linger longer, and shouted: "General Hou, you wait for me!" While speaking, he also rode away.

Not long after the two of them left, Nie Dan arrived with 10,000 You troops. (To be continued......)