This is already the seventh day of the Tatars' entry into the Empire.

Xu Song left Beijing for 3 days, but the soldiers and horses of Tianjin Sanwei did not appear in the vicinity of Beijing.

On the contrary, the guards around Beijing, such as the Dingbian Guard and the Shenwu Zhongwei, came one after another with the news that they had been attacked by the Tatars.

At this time, the people of Jingshi were panicked, and all kinds of rumors were spreading.

Some of the people who were forced to stay at home were forced to make a living, and some wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, so they ignored the ban and went to the streets to forage for food.

The Cabinet's ban has become a null and void.

The siege of Tongzhou led to a huge consumption of grain and grass in Beijing, and people ate horses and chewed quickly every day, and the grain storage was about to run out.

These days, there has been a situation of smashing grain stores on the streets, and although the soldiers and horses of the five cities have sent people to suppress them, this situation is becoming more and more serious and endless.

"Shoufu, why haven't the people of Tianjin Sanwei arrived yet, where is the old man Xu Ge? No news came back. Zhang Yan was worried.

Wu Xingbang frowned, these days, what happened in Jingshi made him really exhausted.

The soldiers defending the city in the Fifth Army Battalion suffered heavy casualties, and he had just returned from inspecting the city walls, and the ground was full of corpses and wounded soldiers. How many days has Yang Bo not closed his eyes? When he saw him, Yang Bo was also asking about the reinforcements.

Yang Bo said that if there were no reinforcements within five days, the Beijing division might not be breached, but he was most afraid that the Tatars would lose patience and invade the surrounding states and counties of the Beijing division instead.

Wu Xingbang hadn't spoken yet, and the new household servant Xia Guoxiao sneered: "Tianjin is here, even if it is climbed in three days, I think Xu Song is not going to move the rescue soldiers at all, he doesn't dare to fight!" ”

His words were murderous and violent.

When Zhang Yan heard this, he was taken aback and turned his head to look at Wu Xingbang.

Wu Xingbang turned around and reprimanded Xia Guoxiao: "Xiaoshi Gong is a loyal minister of the country, and he will never be as you say!" ”

Many times, this kind of thing is afraid that no one will say it, and as soon as someone speaks, the seeds of doubt will be planted.

Zhang Yan's face was a little gloomy, but he forcibly suppressed the suspicion in his heart and continued to ask: "Is there no army around the Jingshi?" ”

Wu Xingbang said: "Qin Shixian, the deputy chief soldier of Jizhen, has sent reinforcements, but before he arrived in Tongzhou, he was blocked by the Tatars, and more than 2,000 people were killed in Jizhen reinforcements, and they temporarily retreated!" ”

"Also, yesterday in the east direction of the capital, there seemed to be soldiers and horses coming to help, but the Tatars quickly divided some soldiers and horses to intercept them, and I don't know what the situation is? But there has been no movement so far, so it is likely to ......"

Zhang Yan was taken aback: "East? Is it the soldiers and horses from Xuanfu? ”

Wu Xingbang shook his head: "It shouldn't be possible, it is estimated that it is Xingzhou Zhongtunwei!" ”

Zhang Yan was suddenly disappointed.

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At this time, the princess's mansion door was closed, and there was a ladder on the outer wall at a distance, where the servants and guards in the mansion stood vigilantly, looking at the streets outside the mansion.

At this time, Zhang He was summoned by Zhang Huihui in the second cross courtyard.

Through a screen, Zhang Huihui said: "Fu Cheng, what is the situation inside and outside the house now?" How can I always hear a commotion outside! ”

Zhang Yi wiped his sweat and said: "Princess Huiyu, the current situation in Jingshi is not very good, the people have no food available, and the cabinet has opened the small warehouse of the household department to distribute grain and stabilize prices!" ”

The small warehouse of the household department is a sample of the release of autumn grain from all over the country, and the number seems to be a lot, but for so many people in Beijing, it must be a drop in the bucket.

Zhang Huihui was taken aback, but she didn't expect that the capital was already short of food.

"The main reason is that the Tatars came suddenly this time, and the grain happened to be at the stall in Tongzhou ready to be transferred, and the Tatars surrounded Tongzhou!" Zhang He told the news that he had heard.

The princess said, "What about the house?" How's the house going? ”

"There is still enough food in the house for ten days, but there is also a shortage of fruits, vegetables, and meat!"

"In this way, the guards and nurses in the house will eat as usual, the old lady's diet will remain the same, and the rest of the people, etc., will only serve one meal a day under themselves!"

"Princess......!"

Zhang Huihui said in undoubted words: "Just do it according to this, is there any news from the horse?" ”

Zhang Que said: "Liu Biao went into the palace today to inquire, and he hasn't come back yet!" ”

"Princess!!"

At this moment, Liu Biao hurried back from outside, and said after giving a salute: "The slave maid has just gone to the palace to inquire about the news, Your Majesty has not woken up yet, and the imperial doctors are still trying to figure out a way!" ”

"There has been no news from the Tartars since the siege of the city!"

"One more thing......"

Zhang Huihui saw him hesitating, so he said: "Say it directly!" ”

"Today, the slave maid heard some rumors in the palace, saying that Xu Ge Lao went out to move the rescue soldiers but did not return for a long time, and many people said that he was afraid of the war!"

"Ridiculous!" Zhang Huihui was furious when she heard this, "If Elder Xu Ge avoids the war, then how can he go out of the city?" There must be something stumbling over this! ”

Liu Biao: "......"

At this moment, suddenly there was an exclamation from the crowd in the direction of Nancheng, and Zhang Huihui was shocked: "Go and see, what's going on?" ”

Liu and Zhang hurriedly rushed out to check.

After a while, Liu Biao came back panting and said, "Princess, it's not good, Luocheng has been broken by the Tatars, and it is burning and looting in the city!" ”

Zhang Huihui was shocked when she heard this, and suddenly stood up and said, "What about Yang Bo?" ”

Did he send someone to drive the Tatars out?

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At this time, on the tower of Zhengyang Gate, Yang Bo stared at the fire under the city with red eyes, and his eyes were about to split.

The Tatars finally broke through the city of Luo.

Luocheng was originally a city built later, and the imperial court was unable to continue to build only half of it due to financial constraints.

Luo Cheng from You'anmen to the west is all temporarily blocked with temporary wood and stones.

Although he knew that if the Tatars attacked like this, the gap would be broken sooner or later.

But he arranged for more than 5,000 people in the five army camps to guard the gap, but he didn't expect it to be broken just now.

The Tatars drove straight along the breached gap, and the white paper workshop and Xuannan square instantly burst into flames.

The people in Luocheng cried and gathered towards Zhengyang Gate and Xuanwu Gate, begging the officers and soldiers in the city to open the door and let them in.

"Elder Yang Ge, what should I do?" The sentry of the five military camps stared at Yang Bo, waiting for him to give an order to open the door.

But standing on the city tower and looking at the Tatars who were gradually approaching in the distance, Yang Bo was anxious, but he never said anything!

"Elder Ge, if you don't open the door again, these people won't be happy for a lifetime!"

"Pavilion Elder !"

"Pavilion Elder !"

At this time, suddenly a member of the fifth military camp knelt on the ground and cried: "Ge Lao, you are gracious, my parents live in Shejia Hutong next to Yanshou Temple, just under the city, please let me lead troops to stop the Tatars, I am willing to exchange my life for my parents and these people into the city!" ”

At this time, the Tatars who had been killing all the way on the streets of Xuanwumen suddenly lost interest in the inner city.

The generals standing at the head of the city found that the Tatars scattered into the city and began to loot.

The generals were overjoyed: "Pavilion Elder, take this opportunity, I will wait for the city to form a formation, and we will be able to buy time for the people in the city to enter the city!" ”

"Pavilion Elder !"

Just now, the general manager saw that Yang Bo was silent for a long time, and he simply shouted: "Follow me out of the city with my eggs!" ”

After saying that, he turned his head and rushed down to the city!

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