On the second day, Wei Ran retreated five miles according to the agreement.

Hengzhi saw that Wei Ranjun was far away from him on the city tower, and he was also full of emotion, and couldn't help but say: "Wei Ran really kept his promise." ”

At this time, Hengxuan's body had been put into the coffin and was being transported outside the north gate.

Xiao Yin looked at Hengxuan's coffin silently, and was speechless for a while.

Outside Xunyang City, Wei Ran sent hundreds of people to control the mountains in the distance, although he allowed Hengzhi to bury Hengxuan out of affection.

But it didn't mean that he was defenseless, and after a while, Wei Ran saw hundreds of people out of the city, all dressed in plain clothes.

The person at the head is Hengzhi, and Cui He said at this time: "Hengzhi really went out of the city, if he is captured at this time, he will definitely be captured." ”

Wei Ran was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then shook his head silently: "Forget it, this kind of behavior is probably despised by the world." Today is the day of Heng Xuan's burial, and we will also sacrifice a cup of wine for Heng Xuanyao. ”

It turned out that Wei Ran also set up an altar for Hengxuan on the mountain. Cui He didn't think so, he and Heng Xuan had no friendship, the two were friends and enemies, at this time Cui He only cared about the enemy's situation, and had no intention of defeating Heng Xuan.

At this time, Hengzhi went out of the city on the one hand, and deliberately went around three miles outside the city.

Looking at Hengzhi's meaningful move, Wei Ran was suddenly startled.

"Why does Hengzhi want to go around outside the city, what is the deep meaning?" Wei Ran was silently analyzing in his heart at this time.

Suddenly, he set his gaze on the location of several tunnels, and then stared at Hengzhi deadly.

Although the distance is very far, you can vaguely see that the coffin is heavy, and at this time part of the ground and underground have been vacuumed, so the sound is different.

Hengzhi nodded secretly in the direction of the city wall, and then a soldier made a mark on the city wall.

Wei Ran naturally couldn't notice such a small action, but his years of marching experience also made him feel that Hengzhi's target must be in the tunnel that Wei Ran was digging.

Thinking of this, Wei Ran waved his fist angrily and scolded: "Shameless old thief, take the opportunity to spy on my authenticity." ”

Cui Huan also woke up at this time, but he didn't care, and said to Wei Ran: "Why does King Qin need to be like this, Hengzhi thinks that he does things seamlessly, whether he finds out or not, we can make preparations with both hands, and we can even plan it." ”

An hour later, Heng Xuan had been carried to the resting place chosen by the Feng Shui master.

The Hengzhi people set up an altar here and began to see off Hengxuan.

Hengzhi opened the coffin for the last time, looked at Hengxuan in the coffin, and couldn't help but burst into tears.

But after a moment, Hengzhi got up, then turned his back to the coffin and waved his hand.

With a heavy voice, Heng Xuan was completely buried in the mountains of Xunyang.

After doing these things, Hengzhi immediately sent secret letters to several of them, ordering them to act according to the agreement.

After everyone received the order and left, Heng Zhifang was ready to lead his people back to the city.

Hengzhi set up a guard three miles around, so Wei Ran's meticulous work could not penetrate deep into the surroundings of Hengzhi, so he had to look for favorable terrain in the distance, but it had little effect.

After Hengzhi returned to the city, the information Wei Ran got was quite sparse.

But Wei Ran still judged that Hengzhi must have let people go out of the city to ask for help. Therefore, people were ambushed on the main road to Yingzhou and Jiangling.

Returning to Hengzhi in the city, he hurriedly summoned the generals and asked them to dig tunnels in reverse according to the marks left by the soldiers on the city walls.

The generals were quite puzzled, Heng Zhi explained: "Wei Ran's tunnel is used to destroy the city wall, so it will not be dug into the city, now we will dig the tunnel outward, block the tunnel in advance, Wei Ran tunnel is not passable, naturally can only be re-excavated, this project consumes a lot, and now we can only stick to the help, can drag on for a day." ”

Hengzhi was still hoping that Xiao Liang would be able to lead the army to attack Wei Ran before and after, so he sent several guards today.

Some of the guards were directly preparing to visit Xiao Liang, and some were specifically looking for Xiao Liang's cronies, and Hengzhi also made third-hand preparations. At this time, Hengzhi didn't have the fatherly color when he sent Heng Xuan, but said fiercely: "Xiao Liang, if you insist on this, don't blame this father for being ruthless and unrighteous." ”

Wei Ran sent his troops to advance for five miles at this time, and continued to camp in the same place. Later, the soldiers continued to dig the tunnel, but on the original excavated tunnel, they opened up to the left and re-excavated the tunnel to destroy the city wall.

Although this move requires more manpower and time, it is safer than being burned by Hengzhi.

On the second day, Xiao Ju's big ship landed along the river, and Wei Ran led the crowd to wait on the edge of the Yangtze River.

I haven't seen him for more than half a year, Xiao Ju is dressed in a dragon robe, walking in a tiger step, and slowly descends from the top of the imperial boat.

To Wei Ran's surprise, Xiao Ju also brought 30,000 soldiers to come.

When Xiao Ju saw Wei, he immediately said: "I heard that the frontline troops are insufficient, I thought about it again and again, and specially dispatched 30,000 Danyang soldiers to come. ”

Xiao Ju also knew a little about military affairs, so he naturally knew that Wei Ran's troops were more than enough to besiege Xunyang, but it was quite difficult to deal with reinforcements, so after discussing with Yuan Muzhi, he decided to transfer another 30,000 soldiers and horses for deployment.

Wei Ran immediately knocked on Long En, and then said: "Xunyang City has a lot of food in it, and there are enough equipment to defend the city, so it is difficult to conquer in a short time. I originally wanted to wait for Wang Xian to stabilize Xiangfan, and then transfer troops from Yiyang to capture Yingzhou first, but I was afraid that Northern Qin could take advantage of it, and His Majesty is now bringing troops to come, just to solve my urgent need. ”

After listening to Wei Ran's narration, Xiao Ju only nodded slightly, and then asked softly, "Heng Xuan is dead?" ”

The news of Heng Xuan's death has already reached Jiankang, as Xiao Ju's childhood friend, although Xiao Ju is sad, but now that he is in Xunyang, he still has to confirm with Wei Ran.

"Hengxuan is indeed dead, and Weichen wants to save his life when Japan, but he has the will to die, so he can't survive."

After hearing this, Xiao Ju sighed slightly, and then flicked his sleeves slightly: "After this is calmed down, I still have to give Hengxuan a posthumous gift." After all, Heng Xuan has contributed to the imperial court. ”

Regarding Xiao Ju's woman's benevolence, Wei Ran did not express his opinion, but instead diverted the topic and asked: "Xiao Gui and Xiao Yun have been sent to Jiankang, what should Your Majesty do?" ”

Hearing Wei Ran mention the two kings, Xiao Ju said: "According to Yuan Muzhi's words, I will first put them under house arrest in the palace and pardon their crimes on the surface. ”

Hearing the words on the bright side, Wei Ran already had a spectrum in his heart, so he didn't ask any more.

Xiao Ju said curiously at this time: "Isn't Brother Wei curious about how I will deal with them later?" ”

Wei Ran waved his hand when he heard this; "This is Your Majesty's family matter, and it is inconvenient for Weichen to ask more."

Xiao Ju came to Wei Ran's side and whispered to him: "Yuan Muzhi has prepared the poison, but this is not the time. However, what to do with their heirs still needs to be carefully discussed with the ministers after returning to the court. ”

After saying this, Xiao Ju returned to the appearance of a monarch who reigned over all nations, sat on the main seat, and said to Wei Ran: "I personally came to the labor army, and Aiqing can bring all the meritorious ministers." ”