"How to explain, to be honest, it's better than being inexplicably labeled as a rebel!"

"Yes?"

"But what? My dignified Qi Guogong was actually deceived by the surname Ruan, if Zhenguo Gong was still alive, I would be the first to stand up against him."

Seeing that he was resolute, the two did not dare to delay, and hurriedly received the order.

At this time, a cloth-clothed Confucian came in from outside the tent, stopped the two lieutenants who were about to leave, looked at Qi Guogong, and walked over slowly.

"The lord's words have been heard by his subordinates outside. At this moment, it is not appropriate for us to tear our faces with Nanling Gong, once we are opposed to Nanling Gong, only 5,000 Bai family tribes, among 80,000, the consequences are extremely serious!"

After the middle-aged Confucian finished speaking, Qi Guogong's face suddenly turned pale, "What should I do?"

Although he has ambitions, he is just an ordinary man after all, where can he stand these shady methods?

The Confucian smiled lightly, "The lord doesn't have to worry, what is the purpose of my trip, doesn't the lord know best?"

Qi Guogong was stunned, and then suddenly said, "What do you mean......

Confucius smiled, "Since the Tiger Rider and the Black Armor Guard are on the opposite side, it is more likely that Ruan Gong and Wu Sikong will rebel. Whose world is in this world, it has nothing to do with the lord, it is better to follow Nanling Gong on the one hand, and privately send someone to the other side to talk secretly with the Zhenguo Gong. No matter what the final outcome of this battle is, it will have no effect on you, my lord."

"Good!" Qi Guogong immediately raised his head and laughed, "Sir's words are like thunder, so tonight, let's send someone to sneak over and make a good announcement with Zhenguo?"

The Confucian nodded.

At the same time, in the city of Mengjin, it was noon.

After a night of fighting, the whole city fell into a brief lull, and after half a day, some progress was made in the construction of fortifications, and just as the soldiers of the three wharves were hurrying to work, attacking ships from the north appeared again on the river.

"Prepare for war~Prepare for war~"

The scouts on the city wall raised their voices, and the sound spread throughout the city, the fortifications were suspended, and all the soldiers put down their work, drew their swords, and set up their bows, and immediately entered the tense preparations for battle.

The drums vibrated and resounded in the sky, and tens of thousands of people in the entire Guancheng City, with just a few snaps of their fingers, were ready to prepare for everything and devote themselves to the battle.

And the originally calm city wall is boiling again.

"Crossbowmen prepare, shoot me!" Kill them all!" Standing on the city wall, he shouted hysterically, and that shout made his voice burst.

Correspondingly, Xia Chang's armor was already neatly dressed, and he was personally handsome, on the city wall between the West Wharf and the Middle Wharf, he could kill the group of enemies who stepped ashore and climbed the city wall at any time.

Bursts of arrows flew through the air, and the sound of countless throwing stones thrown into the air resounded in the sky.

As the ships on the opposite side kept coming, some of them were hit by crossbow arrows and throwing stones, and some of them took advantage of the momentum of the current to press all the way to the southeast and crashed into the shore.

The flow of people along the height of the river dam, the road erected by the siege equipment, constantly jumped on the city wall, and fought with the defenders of the city.

"Quick...... Fast...... Give me a rush...... Rush forward!!"

A general, sword in hand, wielded wildly.

It's a pity that there are too many enemies, he can't rush at all, and even, the brothers around him keep falling, and the corpses are all over the floor, while the torches at the city gate are still lit, and the burning smoke is shrouded in the city, so thick and choking, so that the enemy can't get close at all.

The Black Armor Guard joined in from the other side, and the situation became better.

And the generals at this end didn't have time to think too much when they saw the steel and iron bones of the black armor guards, so they immediately cooperated with them and attacked in both directions at the same time, resulting in too many casualties among the enemy troops.

On the contrary, on the side of the middle wharf, in front of Mengjin Guancheng, the battle was also fierce.

The people on the city walls, with the help of 30,000 garrisons, eased the situation a little, but it was still not optimistic.

From the beginning of the defense, as the enemy began to climb the city wall, gradually from the attack, the crossbowmen changed to spearmen, shield soldiers, etc., and the casualties were also chased

Gradually.

At the end of the day, on the city, on the dock, the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood, like a purgatory, this day the battle lasted for nearly three hours.

It wasn't until the sun set in the west and the remnants of the sun were like blood that the battle gradually stopped.

By the time the defenders of Seki Castle were cleaning up the battlefield, it was already dark.

Then the beam of the torch, a figure in a cyan dress, walked on the city wall, his steps were steady, his expression was cold, and he walked among the tired and scarred soldiers without hurry.

Some of them are expressionless, some are crying because of their pain, and some are constantly comforting other injured people.

Everyone seems to be emotionally cathartic at this moment, and there is also a deep despair for tomorrow.

Every time she took a certain distance, a soldier would respectfully clench his fist at her, "Seven Ladies."

"Hmm."

She bowed her head slightly, with a hint of tiredness between her brows.

This tiredness is not only manifested in the expression, but also in the body, especially the slender and thin arms, as if it is difficult to even lift the arms.

Just walked up to a young man who seemed to be not very old, should be eighteen or nineteen years old, his gaze was obviously a little dull, just just between raising his eyes, looking at hers.

Lu Zhaoyi walked up to him, squatted down, and couldn't help but feel a little distressed when he saw him covered in blood.

The reason why she wanted to stop in front of this young man was also because the blood on his body was the deepest.

"You...... Are you alright?"

The young man shook his head lightly, looking down at his armor, "This body of blood is not mine. These are the blood of companions and enemies......

Lu Zhaoyi looked at one of the places on his body, and his heart chuckled, extremely compassionate, "Does it still hurt?"

He froze again, looking down to the left, and the left arm that was supposed to be there was no longer there, in exchange for a blood-stained hemostatic bandage.

Seeing his silent appearance, Lu Zhaoyi couldn't help but want to touch his head, but found that his armor was no longer there, and at this time, she could only stretch out her hand and comb his messy hair.

"You, do you still have relatives?"

This time, the young man nodded, "My mother, younger brother and younger sister are doing small business in Luojing City, and their lives are quite passable."

Hearing this, Lu Zhaoyi nodded, a few hints of softness flashed in his eyes, "Okay, I promise you, I will definitely send you to Luojing City and your family."

The boy looked up and looked at her with a pair of dark and clean eyes.

After a long time, he grinned lightly, "I want to stay here, protect my family and defend the country, even if I die in battle one day, as long as I resist, my aunt, younger brothers and sisters, they can still live a good life." But I can't stop it, they may just ......."

Lu Zhaoyi understood his thoughts very well, and his eyes were red from time to time.

They are all people who have experienced troubled times, and they all know the horror of troubled times, and it is not easy for the new dynasty to be established, and the world should enter a peaceful year, but now some people have set off wars for their own selfish desires, which will cause a catastrophic blow to the people, and even more so that for many years, all the efforts made by those soldiers who have thrown their heads and shed blood to settle the chaos and peace of the people have been completely in vain.

She also does not allow such a situation to occur, so this Meng Jin must be defended!

"Don't worry, with me, they won't be able to attack......

Seeing her say this, a smile bloomed on the young man's face, "Thank you, Seventh Lady."

His smile was very sincere, Lu Zhaoyi could see it.

"You can recuperate in peace, and if you need help, just ask."

The boy smiled and nodded, "Okay."

Then, Lu Zhaoyi slowly retreated.

Although she had not witnessed how the young man fought bravely to kill the enemy, she could guess how brave and fearless he had been in the earlier battles just by what she had seen from him at this moment.

Returning to the command hall, Lu Zhaoyi finally held back his mood and talked to the generals here. Z.br>

"In today's battle, maybe we haven't done enough......

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In just one day, such casualties were caused, and if they continued like this, could they hold on until the reinforcements arrived, she gradually wavered in her heart.

Xia Chang was silent for a long time, then walked over with his head down, "Let me say something...... Sister-in-law ...... future."

Lu Zhaoyi silently raised his head and listened carefully, "If it weren't for you taking 30,000 horses and horses and proposing to strengthen the city defenses, give us advice, and arrange troops, maybe before it gets dark today, the enemy army would have already broken through Mengjin, and at this moment, the 80,000 people on the other side are already on the way to attack Luojing, you have done enough."

He turned his head, and the other generals in the same hall continued, "Today's battle shows that the defense of Mengjin is not enough, and we still need to continue to strengthen the city defense overnight, and we only need to delay for another nine days, and we can wait for the reinforcements of Da Sima to return...... We will win this battle!"

He turned his head again and looked at Lu Zhaoyi with conviction, hoping that she could encourage the generals and make them more confident, but Lu Zhaoyi just stood there quietly and did not speak.

Xia Chang frowned, then gritted his teeth, and sighed secretly.

At this moment, Lu Zhaoyi suddenly spoke, causing everyone to be stunned.

She said, "Perhaps, we can think of ways to oppose one of the forces on the shore!"

"What?"

"I said, we can conspire against the shore, one of the noble clans in the alliance of the noble tribes, and be our internal ......."

"This ......"

As soon as these words came out, all the generals could not speak.

Immediately, she raised her chest, as if to think about something clearly, "You know, the other party is a temporary organization, including Sili Hanoi, the northern warrior clan alliance, formed an army of 80,000, but its internal is loose, most of them are bewitched, what if any of them once they find out, this time their alliance is really a lie?"

As soon as the words fell, all the generals also thought it clearly and agreed.

This world is not only the world established by the Xia family, but also the world that countless heroes who worship the prime minister and knight and fight down bit by bit.

Now, some of them have been tricked by someone to respond to the alliance, but they only need to be given a little time to figure out what is going on.

No, as soon as he finished speaking, the herald outside had already rushed in and knelt on the ground to report.

"Report! An envoy sneaked in on the other side of the river, saying that he wanted to see the leader of the Tiger Rider and the Black Guard."

Suddenly, the whole room resounded with an exclamation.

Xia Chang was even more excited, "Who sent someone?"

"General Hui, there are several ......," the herald continued, "There are the envoys of the Qi Kingdom, the envoys of the Marquis of Pingyang, the envoys of the Taishou of Jinyang County, the envoys of the Taishou of Shangdang County, the envoys of the Zhao Kingdom, and finally ...... Envoy of the Southern Huns!"

"Southern Huns?" The crowd was amazed.

Only Lu Zhaoyi hooked the corners of his mouth, with an expression that was really like this.

"Biography! Let them go into the garrison tents and wait......

"No!"

The generals were a little confused, and Cangfang stepped forward to ask, did she have already guessed that someone would be shaken?

Among them, not only the heroes of the founding of the dynasty were involved, but also the Huns and the Qian, as well as the two county guards who merged with the state.

Lu Zhaoyi just sneered indifferently, "Them! It's just the wind and the rudder!"