At nightfall, the ground of Jincheng still has the scorching heat of summer, and it is not very cold. With a strict curfew in place and more than 20,000 rebels entrenched in the city, the people locked their doors early, hugged their families who had survived the rebels, swallowed the panic in their throats, and fell into a deep sleep. On the streets of the city, the moonlight sprinkles on the bluestone slabs on the road, and the bluestone slabs reflect a faint moonlight. From time to time, there was a sound of metal clashes in the streets and alleys, and it was a line of rebels on night patrol walking around, driving the armor, fish scale armor, and plate armor on their bodies to collide with each other. The hooves of the rebel mounts struck the bluestone slab with a crisp thud.

Apart from these sounds, there was not the slightest noise in the great city. The residents who were woken up by the sound of horses' hooves in the streets and alleys did not dare to come out, and only when the sound of horses' hooves gradually faded away in the alleys did they dare to raise their hands to wipe the sweat beads on their foreheads;

Families with children, especially those with girls, no matter how young the girls are, when they see the light of the torches held by the night patrol men illuminating the window lattice, parents must cover their children's mouths desperately, otherwise the children's heart-rending cries will attract the rebels to break into the door;

Those who have a little wealth, before going to bed, must first check whether the camouflage of the cellar is intact, and the footsteps of the night patrol are heard outside the house, and the rich people first glance nervously at the cellar;

The stray dogs scurrying around the city did not dare to bark when they heard the small sound of feathered arrows swaying and clashing in their quivers, but had to curl up in the corners and whimper and tremble.

At night, the golden city seems to be a lifeless, lifeless ghost city, an empty city, and a ruined city. Not to mention that people dare not go out of their own doors, they don't even dare to come out of the wing houses and step into their own small courtyards.

There are only two people in the city who dare to do this, and that is Li Xiangru and Huang Yan. They are Han Sui's staunchest allies for several years, and for Han Sui's sake, even the Taishou of the Eight Classics is not appropriate. Han Sui saw that although he was a celebrity, he did not have much ability to lead troops into battle, so he asked them to lead more than 20,000 people to stay in Jincheng.

At first, Li Xiangru and Huang Yan were naturally high-spirited. Han Sui broke through most of Liangzhou, and the people in Qiang surrendered to him, which was the most glorious time for the rebels, as if they could hit the city of Chang'an and even Luoyang in the next moment. was able to stay in the center of Liangzhou, and the two acted more unscrupulously, leading rebellious soldiers to break into the homes of Jincheng residents at every turn, and doing all the evil things.

But since last month, even if they put knives on the necks of Li Xiangru and Huang Yan and force each other to die, they no longer dare to ravage the people. Because Ma Teng and Ma Chao's father and son attacked Liangzhou, they quickly defeated Han Sui. Ma Chao is a person who is rumored to love the people very much. The two began to worry that Ma Chao would completely eliminate Han Sui, and then settle accounts with him, who had ruined the people the most.

At this time, the two of them were sitting on a stone bench in the atrium of Jincheng Taishou Mansion, and there were dazzling dishes on the stone table, and Li Xiangru and Huang Yan couldn't get off the chopsticks. They are the previous Longxi Taishou and Jiuquan Taishou, representing the face of the imperial court. and trampled on the people, and the heavens were angry and the people were angry. Ma Chao really defeated Han Sui, then the first one would be to cut off their heads.

The news of Han Sui's siege had reached Jincheng, and the grain and grass raised by the two could not be transported to Han Sui, and almost all contact had been cut off. It was as if Han Sui and Jin Cheng were like two broken ships, floating on the stormy sea, carrying floats and sank.

The two of them looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes, and no one moved their chopsticks. The steaming heat of the food and drinks slowly faded.

Huang Yan glanced at the cold wine and food, and thought that he was also about to be cold, so he resolutely picked up the feather bud and drank it all. Li Xiangru was a little confused.

Huang Yan stood up, threw Yu Yu on the stone table fiercely, and said to Li Xiangru: "Brother Li, there is no way to go on like this. It's better for me to lead 10,000 horsemen to break through Ma Dai's encirclement and rescue the lord! ”

When Li Xiangru heard this suggestion, he was anxious and said, "Brother Huang, don't do this!" ”

"Why? Could it be that Brother Li has a better idea? ”

Li Xiangru said mysteriously: "My idea is to stand still and watch from the wall." ”

When Huang Yan heard this, he was anxious, pulled out his sword and pointed at Li Xiangru, and scolded: "Li Xiangru, you want to betray the lord?!" ”

Li Xiangru dodged Huang Yan's sword and said, "Brother Huang, don't move your blade, you listen to my explanation, I'm for your good!" ”

Huang Yan put down his sword slightly and said, "Okay!" If you can't tell me why, I'll kill you on your behalf! ”

Li Xiangru said: "Brother Huang, you have also seen it, now that the lord has been surrounded for a few days, it is rumored that Jin Ma Chao's soldiers and horses are no less than 300,000, and the lord is probably only tens of thousands, and it is even more likely that there are only a few thousand." How do you think he could escape from Ma Chao's palm? ”

Huang Yan was stunned, and said: "The lord is like a god, there will definitely be a way." ”

"No matter how you use soldiers like gods, can you compare to Jinma Chao? He couldn't win half of the game when the troops far outnumbered Jinma, and now that he is surrounded, can he win? ”

Huang Yan was speechless.

Li Xiangru saw that Huang Yan was loose, and hurriedly snatched his sword from his hand, and said: "Now that it is rumored outside, the lord is about to be defeated." There are also rumors that the lord has been captured alive. Brother Huang, do you think the lord can come back alive? ”

Huang Yan had nothing to say again. Li Xiangru said: "Your 10,000 rides are not farts in front of others!" I just sent the head to someone's house. Once Jin Ma Chao dominates Xiliang, what will he think of you, who once ran the Savior? ”

Huang Yan sat down decadently, and Li Xiangru helped him pick up Yuyu and pour the wine again, while saying, "If you want me to say, the lord will definitely finish playing this time." Whoever gets close to him again will die with him. Therefore, we should stand still and watch from the wall, which is a good strategy to save our wealth in this troubled world. ”

Huang Yan frowned and said, "But... But in case, after all calculations, the lord still escaped, won't he blame me and wait? ”

Li Xiangru also sat down himself, and while pouring himself full of wine, he said, "What are you afraid of?" It was the lord who asked us to stick to Jincheng before leaving, and then we said that we wanted to send troops to rescue, but we were afraid that Jincheng would be empty after the army, and it would be easy for Jinma Chao to sneak attack. In this way, what else can the lord say? ”

When Huang Yan heard this, his hanging heart finally let go, he arched his hand and said, "High, really high!" ”

"Come on, come on, eat the vegetables!"

Li Xiangru and Huang Yan ate and drank happily, forgetting the crisis in front of them for the time being.

At this moment, a servant came over and said to Li Xiangru: "Fujun, there is a guest visiting. ”

Li Xiangru looked up at the moon and said dissatisfiedly, "What guest?" Come and visit this big night! No, let him go! ”

The guest was so blind that he actually said that he was here to save the life of the king, and the villain couldn't listen to it. The villain drove him away. ”

So saying, the servant turned to leave. But when Li Xiangru heard this, he was stunned and couldn't even bother chewing the food in his mouth, so he quickly spit it out and said, "Come back!" ”

"Mansion ......"

"What did you just say?"

"Uh, the villain is going to drive him away?"

"No, one more sentence?"

"Uh, the villain can't listen to it anymore?"

"One more sentence!"

"You actually said that you came to save the life of the king?"

"Invite him in......... No! I went to meet him personally. ”