Kyoto Castle.

The moon and stars are scarce and very peaceful.

The gentle moonlight sprinkled on the city walls, and from time to time, groups of soldiers patrolled back and forth.

Outside the city walls, although it is pitch black, it gives a sense of calm.

As time passed, the darkness in the sky deepened, and it was already midnight.

The soldiers who stood guard, although they were still standing, their heads drooped from time to time, and they were obviously sleepy-eyed.

Although it is currently wartime, Kyoto is in the rear after all, and the front line is carried by Tongguan.

Once there is any disturbance, they can still detect it, after all, who would be bold enough to make a surprise attack on Kyoto.

Not to mention anything else, it is difficult to avoid the eyeliner of Tongguan on the front line, even if it is not a small price to pay for bypassing it.

It was not that they were careless, but that the entire attacking wolf corps was stopped by the Tongguan defenders. ap.

They don't have many troops, where do they still have the ability, transfer other troops to make a surprise attack.

Thinking of this, the soldiers standing guard held the halberd in their hands, drooped their heads, and gradually, bursts of snoring sounded.

As the minutes and seconds passed, the guards gradually fell into a deep sleep.

No one knew that on the city wall in front of them, there were several bells.

On the city wall, there are inexplicably more three-pronged iron claws.

After the three-pronged iron claw was nailed, there was no movement behind it, as if it was waiting for something, this wait lasted for a few minutes, and finally the thick rope under the three-pronged claw suddenly tightened, and a friction sound sounded,

A few minutes later, several black shadows flashed in an instant, and the black shadows climbed over the city wall and instantly leaned against the wall.

Then they looked at each other, bent over, and approached quickly towards several sleeping guards.

Covering his mouth with one hand, and on the other hand, a short knife that emitted cold light slid down his throat.

wiped the opponent's neck directly very cleanly, and gently lowered the soldier's body.

A few dark shadows quickly came to the city wall, whistling at the darkness below.

Soon, more than a dozen iron claws with ropes were nailed to the city wall, and as soon as the rope was tightened, a large number of black shadows crawled towards the top of the city wall.

And the vanguard investigators who had climbed over the city wall earlier were just preparing for their next move.

Suddenly, in the darkness ahead, a rapid cold sound suddenly sounded.

"Who!"

At the same time, with the sound falling, in the dark, whoosh!

The arrows that emitted a cold glow broke through the air.

Directly shot into the chest of a black shadow, the black shadow's body trembled, and he fell down instantly.

Seeing this, several scouts beside him didn't say a word, and slashed towards the darkness in front of them with short knives in hand.

Instantly, in the darkness, there was the sound of weapons colliding.

The air soon filled the air with a slight smell of blood, and then, an arrow with a piercing and sharp sound burst out of the air.

In the darkness overhead, a brilliant firework exploded.

There was not much movement, but it suddenly broke the silence in Kyoto City.

The reconnaissance of the dark shadow personnel, looking at this scene, secretly cursed damned, and the next moment, did not hide their whereabouts, and shouted, "Brothers, rush with me, kill all these Liang soldiers, and occupy Daliang Kyoto!"

In an instant, a fierce battle broke out in the walls of Kyoto.

As the signal of the attack was issued, the entire Kyoto was instantly agitated.

Everyone came to their senses, except for the civilians, they hurriedly closed the gate, locked it again, held axes, sickles and other farm tools in their hands, and looked very nervously through the cracks in the door, looking at the silent streets, countless soldiers, holding large swords, rushing to the city wall of Kyoto.

At this time, in the council hall in the imperial city, there were Su Xuanyong and other royal families, and down to the princes and magnates in Kyoto.

They were all called here, and although it was late at night, there was not the slightest drowsiness on their faces, but a deep shock.

Just now, according to a chamberlain who came to report, a quarter of an hour ago, the outer walls of Kyoto,

Discover the surprise attack of the Honored Soldiers.

If it weren't for the arrangement of a few more groups of patrol soldiers in advance, I am afraid that this surprise attack would have been really successful by them.

Now, on the city wall of Kyoto, there are already thousands of security troops, fighting fiercely against the surprise attack of the Rong soldiers, and the remaining security forces are already on the way ahead.

And this time, even Han Qing, the commander of the forbidden army in the imperial city, went, after all, the strength of the security army is not very strong, and an experienced general is needed to sit in the town at this time.

Although Han Qing is already on the front line, at present, the battle of the Kyoto City Wall will still be in a stalemate for a while and a half, but in the hall of the field, everyone's faces are very ugly.

As Su Xuanyong's fist slammed into the sand table, his angry voice sounded.

"Can anyone explain to me what the hell is going on! How did the Eibei get to Kyoto! What the hell are the defenders of Tongguan doing?"

This time, Su Xuanyong was really angry, he never thought that the honored soldiers who had fought with them for many years would one day hit the foot of Kyoto, which was a shame.

Not to mention Su Xuanyong, even everyone present didn't expect this day.

What they care about now is not how the Rong soldiers will spare Tongguan and fight to Kyoto, but whether they can hold it now.

After all, there were only about 15,000 troops in Kyoto Castle, and looking at the posture of the attack on the opposite side, there were definitely quite a few of them.

And it must be the wolf legion, and there are only 5,000 forbidden troops in Kyoto who have some combat power, and as for the security army, they will just exterminate the bandits.

It would be nice to be able to defend against the Great Glory Wolf Legion.

Judging from the latest military report just sent back, in the face just now, in less than a few sticks of incense, the security army killed and wounded several hundred.

This was again achieved with the help of the defense of the high and thick walls.

If this is a head-on fight, the number of casualties will exceed 1,000.

Now it's not about marveling at the surprise attack of the Honored Soldiers, it's about how to change the next step.

Whether to defend or run, that's the key.

The atmosphere in the council hall was very low, but this depression did not last long, and soon, Zheng Guogong's voice sounded.

"Your Majesty, there is no point in pursuing the surprise attack of the honored soldiers now, and the top priority at the moment is to decide whether to defend or go."

"If you want to defend, how to defend, how many troops do you need to defend, if you want to go, the old minister suggests, leave immediately."

"Now around Kyoto City, only two honorable soldiers have been found, and now they are in a stalemate with the security forces, looking at their strength, there are definitely not many, and they will not exceed 10,000 people."

"If you leave in time at this time, you have a good chance of escaping."

"Please also ask Your Majesty to make a decision as soon as possible, don't delay the time."

"Elder Zheng Guo, what you said is too frustrating, the number of Rong soldiers who attacked outside the city is not much, and even the periphery of the city wall has not been breached, if you flee at this time, the morale of the army will be weakened, how to escape when the time comes?"

It was Wen Xuan who spoke, his face was serious, and he was obviously against Zheng Guogong's proposal.

But Zheng Guogong was not afraid, took a step forward, and said directly, "Hehe, Master, if it is said that in the imperial examination literary world, I am not as good as you, I admit it."

"But militarily, to put it mildly, you're a layman."

"Yes, you're right, from the current point of view, Kyoto City is still in our hands for the time being, but you don't know the strength of Daiei's elite at all."

"It is very clear from the military newspaper just now that in just a short period of time, the security army has suffered two or three hundred casualties."

"If this continues to fight, half an hour, believe it or not, most of the security forces will be killed and wounded, and when the time comes, with only 5,000 forbidden troops, will we be able to hold Kyoto."

"It's better to take advantage of the anxiety now, let the security army do their best to contain it, and the forbidden army in the imperial city will immediately cover Your Majesty and other royal dignitaries to escape through the back door."

"As long as we are fast, even if the surprise attack of the Honorees catches up, we will almost reach the nearest military city in the rear."

"Let the defenders of the military city and cover with all their might, I believe that Your Majesty will definitely arrive at the boundary of Zhongzhou, and at that time, no matter how many surprise attacks on the Rongbing soldiers, it is impossible to pursue them in the hinterland like this."

"Zheng Guogong, what do you mean to say, let Your Majesty leave behind the hundreds of thousands of helpless people in Kyoto City, abandon the capital of Daliang for 300 years, and flee south with infamy!"

"How do you let the soldiers fighting on the front line, and many people think of Your Majesty, how do you think of the Su Liang royal family, and let Your Majesty bear the infamy of fleeing the Son of Heaven, and be laughed at by Darong!"

Wen Xuan was a little angry this time, although the Daliang royal family was a little mediocre, but in general, the people of Daliang still have some respect for the royal family, especially today.

If you really follow what Zheng Guogong said, lose the soldiers and people who fought on the front line, lose the three-hundred-year-old national capital, and the imperial mausoleum in Kyoto.

only cared about fleeing south, and the prestige of the Suliang royal family was completely swept away.

If the families of the states on the way to the south are bold enough to force the palace or something, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Zheng Guogong's proposal is really reprehensible, if it weren't for Su Xuanyong, Wen Xuan would have to go up and give him a few slaps.

But Zheng Guogong's face was calm, and he knelt down in front of Su Xuanyong, showing a loyal look, and hurriedly said.

"Your Majesty, the old minister has no such intention, the old minister is all for the safety of His Majesty, if something happens to His Majesty, dare to ask Master Wen, he can bear it."

Seeing that the two sides were about to quarrel again, Su Xuanyong snorted coldly and stopped the quarrel between the two sides.

"Enough, now that the Rongbing is attacking, and they are still arguing here, don't you feel embarrassed enough?"

Suddenly, His Royal Highness was silent again, Su Xuanyong sighed, looked at everyone present, and then said.

"Master and Zheng Guogong both have a point, and when you are all here, you naturally have the right to participate, no matter what you say, the widow will not blame you."

"Say, go or stay."

With Su Xuanyong's words, the palace was soon divided into two factions, one faction was dominated by Zheng Guogong, Zhao Guogong, Chen Guogong and others.

The other faction is the main guard faction of several senior old marquis such as Chu Guogong and Wen Xuan.

The two sides were about the same number of people, and it was basically a draw.

At present, the two sides have reached an impasse again, and at this time, the ninth princess, who has been standing behind Su Xuanyong, suddenly opened her mouth.

"Father, since all ministers have the right to choose, then we and the royal family should be able to express some opinions."