The dilapidated Taoist temple on the outskirts of Nancheng is now finally no longer the only one Gu Huai, he is sitting on the dusty steps, looking at the little girl opposite who is dead with her head down, full of helplessness.

Yesterday's reunion, there were a lot of things that I didn't have time to ask, and when I returned to the Taoist temple, I asked the reason why Xu Miaojin ran south to Jinling, and learned that he was going to sweep the tomb of Xu Zengshou, and he also expressed his understanding, but Xu Miaojin's behavior of running out without even saying a word is too bad to take this troubled world seriously.

If you talk to him well, will he arrange someone to escort her south? Or is Xu Miaojin addicted to running away from home?

Probably because Gu Huai's gaze was too oppressive, Xu Miaojin, who was dressed as a boy in a green coat and a small hat, raised her head pitifully and pouted: "I know it's wrong..."

Again?

But now is obviously not the time to preach, Gu Huai sighed and resigned himself to it.

Today, almost all the food in the city is concentrated in the hands of the government, Gu Huai's grain storage is finished, and Xu Miaojin has been out of food for several days, which means that they have not been released from the city, and if they want to eat, they can only assist the government to defend the city, which cannot be avoided, but if you go to the city wall, you may die, Xu Miaojin has a daughter's family, and she is the lord of the county...

Thinking of the Yan army that attacked at night after the refugees were released from the city yesterday, Gu Huai took out a leaflet from his arms, with this leaflet, the Yan army's offensive that had been prepared for many days yesterday but was confused could be explained.

The above words are very simple, if Jinan does not open the city and surrender, the Yan army will let the Yellow River burst the embankment and flood Jinan.

Jinan terrain is low, next to the city is the Yellow River, with the manpower of the Yan army, digging a river to divert water to flood the city is really not a joke, and this trick is really too amazing, absolutely impossible to Jinan to defend - this artificial irrigation method with woven bags and loess can not be blocked at all, not to mention that the city wall is always going to collapse after a long time, the city has become an ocean, and the defenders cannot swim and fight in the water, the only disadvantage of this is that the Yellow River will flood, Jinan City has since become an abandoned city, but for Zhu Di, What if Jinan that can't be beaten down is scrapped?

He is a rebel, and he is not a defender of the empire, what is he afraid of?

This kind of lose-lose method is really too ruthless, but obviously the damage to the imperial court is greater, and it is no wonder that the government did not collect the leaflets after entering the city as usual, so as not to disturb the hearts of the army and the people, after all, as long as one person knows this news, the whole city will be panicked and cannot be stopped.

Desperate...

But the problem also came, Gu Huai understands Zhu Di, Jinan is a very important place, as long as there is a glimmer of hope to start, Zhu Di will not give up, this vicious method of leading the city to flood the city sounds like forcing the defenders in the city to open the city and surrender, just talking, but if Jinan wants to continue to defend to the death, Zhu Di will never be afraid to do this!

Even if the whole city of Jinan is dead and the city is abandoned, he will not hesitate to do it!

That's it... Gu Huai felt heavy, but he couldn't think of any way, so he could only shake his head and hand over the porridge in his hand: "Hungry, right?" ”

This is the ration received after the night attack on the city, compared to the small bread before, this large bowl of thick porridge can be regarded as filling the stomach, it can be seen that the problem of the shortage of military food in the city has indeed been solved, otherwise it would not be so generous to fill a whole bowl.

Defending the city Qingzhuang has a ration for one person, Gu Huai went alone at the beginning of the night attack, this Taoist temple is too remote, there is a seal on the door, and there is no trace of people's life, the patrol soldiers can't find here, and now the city is guarded to eat, and the government is not worried that Qingzhuang will evade the duty of guarding the city, and the patrol is much smaller, Xu Miaojin hides here, so he doesn't have to go to the city wall to fight for his life in the arrows in the sky.

She's the county lord... Even if he regarded her more as a sister in his heart, and behaved a little Meng Lang when he reunited yesterday, Gu Huai still had a responsibility to take care of her.

Xu Miaojin looked blankly at the bowl full of porridge handed over by Gu Huai, it was already a little cold, and there was a thin layer of skin on it, and Gu Huai didn't even move a mouthful.

"Uncle..."

Xu Miaojin choked on a word, but couldn't say anything.

The two of them are now dependent on each other in Jinan City, so naturally they should have a name, Gu Huai, who has not had a haircut or a beard for many days, does not look like the young scholar at the beginning, but looks like a middle-aged man, this uncle is called appropriately.

The golden sunset sprinkled on the steps and sprinkled on Gu Huai's hair, plating a layer of golden edges for his figure, Xu Miaojin looked at him blankly, and suddenly felt extremely reassured.

Since she met Gu Huai, Gu Huai at this time should have looked the most sloppy and embarrassed, not only her clothes and hair were scattered, but there were mud marks and smoke on her face, but in her eyes, Gu Huai at this moment was so unavertable.

She took the porridge, took a small sip, and then handed it to Gu Huai's mouth.

"Uncle, drink!"

"You drink first, I'm not hungry."

"No, if you don't drink it, I won't drink it."

“... All right. ”

The setting sun pulled the shadows of the two of them into the elder elder.

A bowl of porridge, you take a sip and I take a sip, drink it very slowly and sweetly.

Xu Miaojin's eyes were filled with stars that twinkled at dusk.

……

It was still the usual discussion after the Yan army attacked the city, but this time, the three people in the yamen all looked at the feather arrow on the table and were silent.

Last night's night attack was the smallest casualty since the siege, but the three of them couldn't be happy, because the Yan army didn't even climb the city wall, but just crowded under the city to release arrows into the city, and the leaflets tied to the arrows should have been scattered throughout the city by now.

After a long time, Sheng Yong spoke with difficulty: "Military heart... It's already scattered, and although I've tried my best to suppress it, many of the soldiers have no intention of defending the city, and even the gates of the city have appeared soldiers who want to escape... If you don't think about it, you won't be able to hold it. ”

"There's no way to think about it," Gao Wei sighed, "The flood enters the city, a piece of Zeguo, except for the city wall, I'm afraid it will be flooded, as long as Yan Wei dares to do this, Jinan... It will be broken, the soldiers and civilians in the city, they were looking forward to the army coming to help, and Yan Shun would retreat, but now there is no trace of reinforcements for a long time, but they will all die without a place to be buried, who still has the heart to defend the city? ”

Tie Xuan's face was expressionless: "This official has just returned from a tour of the city, and the city is young and strong... They are all panicked to the extreme, and now the troops defending the city, the young and strong account for nearly half, according to the official's opinion, they have no intention of defending it, and after some time, this city will be broken by the Yan army without flooding. ”

Desperate situation, really desperate situation, war has such a charm, obviously relying on the city wall for three months, who knew that just some lethal leaflets can play such a role?

The atmosphere became more and more depressed, and seeing that the faces of the two generals were extremely gloomy, Tie Xuan stood up and slowly spoke: "Although the situation is not good, do I want to sacrifice the city and obey Yan Yi?" If you surrender at this moment, you will really become a person who is disloyal and unrighteous and will be stinking for thousands of years! ”

The two of them were stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly spoke: "We are loyal to Your Majesty, how dare we have such intentions?" It's just that King Yan has such a desperate plan, and I have waited for months of hard work to go down the drain, and Jinan City can no longer defend it, so I am at a loss. ”

Tie Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, wandered around the hall for a few steps before he spoke, "There is a way." ”

The two didn't expect that Tie Xuan would be able to come up with a way to deal with such a desperate situation, and they couldn't help but be moved: "Tie Xuan has a clever plan?" ”

"Now that the matter is now, it can only be deceitful."

Tie Xuan stopped: "Now Yan is against the trend, but if you think about it carefully, the Yan army is all Yan Rebellion alone, as long as Yan Rebellion dies, his three sons do not have the ability to take over the banner, and many prefectures and counties that are dependent on Yan Rebellion will want to change the flag by the wind, and then the Yan Army will be able to break itself, not only the siege of Jinan can be solved, but the world... It will also be decided! ”

"Surrender?" Sheng Yong glanced at each other, stood up together, Sheng Yong hesitated, "Lord Tie, this matter... But you have to think clearly, if the deception is successful, everything will naturally go well, but if it fails... Since ancient times, defending the city, it is a last resort, and it must not be surrendered by fraud, once the surrender fails, after the city is broken, there will be a slaughter of the city! When the time comes, none of the soldiers and civilians in the city will be spared! ”

Tie Xuan has lost a lot of weight in the past two months, and his complexion is also dark because he came to the city to defend the city, and his official robe is also tattered, at this moment he stood up straight, not like an official but like an old farmer, but the coldness in his eyes made people frightened: "Commander Sheng inexplicably has the heart of self-preservation?" Yan is crazy and wants to divert water to flood the city! Even if the plot fails, that's just the scene! ”

He gritted his teeth and sneered: "Under the flood, the whole city will die together!" What city are you afraid of slaughtering at that time? The whip corpse is almost the same! Now the soldiers and civilians in the city have lost their hearts and cannot hold on, only this plan is feasible, and if it is successful, you and I will be rebellious and keep Jinan and thousands of miles of rivers and mountains; If defeated, Yan will be furious, and the whole city will die together, just to cut off the enemy's heart! If you really want to talk about it, but the city is in the people, and the city is dead! ”

It's over, after the siege of March, King Yan went crazy, and Lord Tie was not sober... Sheng Yong and Gao Wei glanced at each other, and they all saw each other's hearts trembling, King Yan was annoyed and angry and wanted to flood Jinan, Tie Xuan was going to gamble and pull the whole city of soldiers and civilians to play with their lives, these two people really played a real fire, they have put down their figure and reputation, and forced each other and themselves to a dead end, just to see whose life is better!

Moreover, King Yan's desperate plan is to force Jinan to surrender, but Tie Xuan's desperate plan is to cut off everyone's way to surrender!

But what reason do they have against it? At this point, is there really a better way than this method?

Seeing that the two of them were silent for a long time, it was already a tacit acquiescence, Tie Xuan held the case with both hands, and said loudly: "The sage has clouds, eats the king's lu, is loyal to the king, serves the king, and shines for a thousand years!" Death is death, as long as you get it! ”