The starry night is like rain, and the steep spring breeze blows through the city, whining and whining......

Under the crumbling city walls, the bonfires are burning, and the neighing of war horses, relying on the breath of the people sitting at the base of the walls, can still make people believe that there is a world in front of them for the time being.

The soldiers sat around tiredly, helmets were set up in the center of the campfire, hung with iron chains, and the inside was slightly washed with water, which could be used for cooking, several helmets were cracked, with unwashed blood stains in the cracks, and there was also a smell of blood in the boiled gruel, but no one cared at this time, as soon as the rice grains bloomed, they couldn't wait to grab food.

On one side of the camp lay a lot of robes, some of the corpses were already cold, and the rest were curled up in twos and threes.

When Gao Lin stepped through the camp, the soldiers looked at him with a numb gaze, and Gao Lin knew that it was despair.

Someone began to whisper, "I saw the general just now, the southerner cut off his head and hung it on the door of the camp, it can't be wrong......"

"Really a general? The generals fought all their lives, and if they died, they died, they ...... How can they humiliate the general like this? ”

Someone angrily hammered the ground with his fist, he was wounded, his body was weak, and his fist fell softly, without a trace of momentum.

Someone snorted twice with an expressionless face, "Win the king and defeat the ......"

"The general has been guarding the city for a long time, Jiangling is unbreakable, and he forcibly blocked the 100,000 troops of Chen State, not only destroyed the West Embankment, but also taught Chen Guo in vain to miss the opportunity to go north, so that Qi State picked up the cheap, how can the southerners not be angry?"

“…… When we attacked the West Embankment, we had more than 20,000 troops, and only us were the only ones who came back," a Zhou soldier's eyes were red, "Twenty thousand soldiers, how many unjust souls!?" ”

"Now those people are under the city, day and night to persuade them to surrender, saying that if they do not surrender again, they will slaughter the city tomorrow as soon as the army is launched."

"How many of the big guys' parents, wives and children are in Gangneung?"

"You want to surrender?"

"I have no children, no daughters, and I don't have a family, it doesn't matter if I surrender or not, but I don't want to surrender, so I've just hit this far, why not fight with the Nanren to the end?"

“……”

These words did not make the people around agree, and the atmosphere was a little depressing. Liang Guoshi all settled in Jiangling, even if Zhou Guoshi was a soldier, who had been guarding Jiangling for many years, there were already many wives and children in Jiangling, when Lu Teng was there, they had hope of defeating Chen Guo, so they fought bravely and bloodily, desperately. And now that Lu Teng is dead, there are only thousands of old, weak, sick and disabled left in Jiangling to fight a battle, and there is no hope of victory. Under Chen Guo's threat, everyone began to hesitate.

"If you surrender...... I'm afraid that the emperor won't ......"

"Chen Ba first seized the Xiao family's country, and Emperor Anken surrendered to the traitor like this?"

"The emperor is a benevolent and virtuous king, so he won't sit back and watch the slaughter of tens of thousands of people in my Jiangling, right?"

"It's hard to say ......"

"Even if we don't surrender, I'm afraid that someone will open the door and sacrifice the city."

"How did I hear that Prime Minister Wang Cheng transferred some soldiers and horses from Zhangshan County and Shicheng County?"

"How is it possible, besides, how many soldiers and horses can there be in Zhangshan and Shicheng? Far water can quench thirst from near. ”

"I didn't lie to you, one of my old acquaintances is to look at the north gate, he told me that since the day before yesterday, there have been a group of people Puma strong soldiers and horses into the city, counting thousands of them......"

The general of the week was dumbfounded, "Why don't I know about this?" He hadn't heard the slightest bit of the wind, so he was shocked.

The surrounding Liang Jun looked at it with an intriguing look, as if to say: "In the past, Lu Teng was still alive, and it was okay to ask questions and point fingers at Jiangling, but now that Lu Teng was defeated and killed, Zhou Jun naturally followed the words and did not have any qualifications, what qualifications can he have to participate in politics?" ”

The general of the Zhou army who asked the question reacted instantly, and lowered his head gloomily. It's different now, the general is no longer here, can anyone take them through this pass?

Gao Lin stood behind the tent for a long time, and the discussion of the soldiers was in his ears. Lu Teng died in battle, the morale of the army was shaken, and Jiangling was about to be lost, he actually expected such a situation, but ...... But when did Wang Cao bring soldiers and horses from other places? Are there still soldiers and horses in the Liang Kingdom that can be fought today?! If so, why didn't he know about it?

His complexion changed, and he ran towards the imperial city on a single horse, to find Xiao Yue and Wang Cao, and to find these people for an explanation!

The Gangneung Imperial Palace is not as good as the Southern Dynasty or the Northern Dynasty, and it is not so much a royal palace as a slightly larger palace. Gao Lin came to the door to hold him accountable, and happened to meet Xiao Cong, the prince of Xiliang, Xiao Cong saw him and bowed to him slightly: "Is General Gao okay?" ”

Gao Lin was stimulated by the rumors, and his temper was also choking, completely ignoring the fateful friendship on the battlefield the day before yesterday, pointing at Xiao Cong and scolding: "Huangkou Shuzi, our Zhou soldiers paid with their lives to defend the beam, and they dare to hide it from me so far!" Now it seems that the general's death on the battlefield has nothing to do with your Xiao father and son! ”

Xiao Cong was originally polite with him, but who knew that he was choked with a beating, Gao Lin was highly respected, and he couldn't make a sound for a while, his face was red, and he didn't know what to say, which fell in Gao Lin's eyes, which was exactly the expression of Xiao Cong's shame.

Xiao Cong hurriedly said: "I don't know what the old general Gao is talking about, General Lu died in battle, and the lonely heart is also sad, how come in the mouth of the old general, it was actually my father and son who plotted to kill him?" ”

Gao Lin sneered: "The old man is too lazy to talk to you, Xiao Yue, the old man wants to see him!" As he spoke, he pushed away the attendants who were blocking the way in front of him and went straight into the Buddhist hall where Xiao Yue was meditating. Due to Xiao Yue's special arrangement, no one dared to stop him along the way, and he soon arrived at his destination.

The Xiao family of Liang State is good at cultivating Buddhism, and Xiao Yue is very good at studying Buddhist classics, and the inner servant reported that Xiao Yue had just bathed and changed his clothes, and was reciting scriptures in the Buddhist hall. He wore his hair loose, sat cross-legged on the futon, facing the flawless ancient Buddha of white jade, every line on his face was ethereal and compassionate, and the incense rose and curled green smoke, about to burn out...... Gao Lin pushed open the door, and stood with a fierce attitude.

"The general is here, what is the so-called matter?" Xiao Yue didn't even bother to look back, took a slow breath, and asked.

"What's the matter? The old man wants to ask Your Majesty, where did the reinforcements from the Liang State come from? ”

"Jiangling is not guaranteed, I send Zhangshan and Shicheng soldiers and horses to the king, is there anything wrong?"

"Hahahaha......" Gao Lin laughed angrily, "Why did Your Majesty deceive me, how many soldiers and horses can there be in Jiangling, how can the old man not know?" You guys...... Even if you turn your back on us, you will secretly surrender to Qi! ”

"......" The wooden fish in Xiao Yue's hand knocked again and again, "The old general must know that nothing in the world is immutable, and if you are too persistent, you will go to death, why don't the old general take a step back and give me ...... Also give the general yourself a decent step down! ”

Gao Lin drew his sword angrily and shouted loudly: "We have fought until now, we have never admitted defeat, General Lu died in battle, and nearly 10,000 soldiers of my Zhou Kingdom died in battle!" You lowered Qi, and then told the old man that you can give the old man a decent step down?

“…… What do you think of the old man? Don't you think you'...... The old man is like you, is he willing to be a slave with three surnames who sends people under the fence and wagged his tail and begs for mercy? ”

"—presumptuous!" Around the Buddha hall, dense armor warriors rushed up and protected Xiao Yue in the center.

Xiao Yue sighed, got up from the ground, patted the dust on his shoulders, and sighed: "The general is right, my Xiao family, since the Hou Jing Rebellion, the country has died...... My father and I, in order for the beam to survive, survived, low and small, indeed...... No different from a dog......"

"Grandpa!" Xiao Cong raised his blade and broke in from the outside, saw his father who was confronting Gao Lin, and shouted anxiously.

“…… I don't expect Daliang to have the glory of the past, I just hope that this country name can survive, even if there is only a little hope, it's good," Xiao Yue didn't even look at his son, "My biggest wish in this life is to spend my life as the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha, but my surname is Xiao, my father passed on the family business to me, I can't let Daliang die in my hands, and I ask the general to forgive me for the reason......"

At this moment, the strong scholarly atmosphere on his body has completely changed, no less than those heroes in the history books.

At this moment, Xiao Yue is more like an emperor than all before!

Gao Lin's beard was all open, brandishing a knife and slashing at Xiao Yue, and the armor soldiers standing in the Buddhist hall rushed up......

Xiao Cong stood outside, only to hear the old general's angry roar, blood flying everywhere, and his father remained expressionless, and only when the chaos subsided, the armor retreated, and the corpses were all over the ground, he beckoned to his son.

"Grandpa......" Xiao Cong actually snorted and didn't dare to step forward.

Xiao Yue pressed the back of his head and pressed his forehead against his head.

"Grandpa, have you really descended?"

Xiao Yue closed his eyes in pain, and stroked his cheek with his palm: "For the survival of the beam, there is nothing that cannot be done, son...... Do you understand? ”

He pushed him away, took a few steps back, and said, "When this battle is over, you will go to Jinyang, you are a descendant of the Xiao family, this is your responsibility!" ”