The snow is like a flocculent cold, turning the entire Luoyang City into a dark white world, and the turned soil surface and the falling snow are mottled together, making the road even more muddy. Pedestrians walking in the snow are hunched over their necks, eager to shrink their bodies into cotton clothes, their breaths form a foggy white gas, and every footstep that falls on the snow resounds.

Today is the winter solstice, the so-called middle of November, the final hidden qi, so far. This is the shortest day of the year, and it represents the beginning of the year, so this November is also known as the month of Jianzi. And people believe that after the winter solstice, the days are getting longer day by day, which is a good sign of the rebound of yang energy, so it is rumored that "the winter solstice is as big as the year", and the winter solstice is celebrated as a grand festival, and it is never under the New Year Festival of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.

However, today's Luoyang City does not show any festive atmosphere because of the arrival of the Winter Festival, except for a few residents who go from door to door and adhere to the custom of greeting, and even the passers-by walking in the streets are very rare.

It has been reported from the Ye capital of the Yan Kingdom, the Great Yan Kingdom with Murong Chui, the king of Wu, as the main general, and the young Junyan Murong Xuan, the king of Fudu, as the deputy general, led the army of 100,000, and set off from the capital of Ye in early November, and the soldiers pointed directly at Luoyang City, and it is expected that within ten days, the army will be under the city. In the past, Huan Da Sima had 80,000 elite soldiers, and Luoyang, which was guarded by 3,000 Xianbei soldiers in one day; now there are only 500 soldiers in the city, how long can they hold out in the face of the 100,000 tigers and wolves who are determined to take revenge in the Great Yan Kingdom?

Maybe this dangerous and severe situation has made the people in the city no longer in the mood for the winter festival, many people are already thinking about the result after the city is broken, and they are inevitably a little apprehensive, although they know that those Xianbei people may not slaughter the city to vent their anger, after all, it is not the first time they occupy Luoyang, but who can guarantee that they will not suddenly become ferocious?

Unlike the cold and desolate atmosphere in Luoyang City, the military tent at Kim Yong Yong's camp seemed calm, or rather, the generals sitting in the military tent seemed calm.

Ever since he learned the news that Yan Kingdom's 100,000 troops were coming, Shen Jin had always been calm and calm. Compared to the confusion and worry that he didn't know from which direction the enemy would attack Luoyang and couldn't guess it before, Shen Jin certainly had reason to be calm now. If he had to choose between navigating in the darkness of unknown danger and facing a few tigers with teeth and claws, he would definitely choose the latter. So now that you know, make adequate preparations, life and death have been put aside, that's all.

Shen Jin was very satisfied that his subordinates were the same as him, Zhang Xiu always had a somewhat evil and charming smile, as if he did not linger in his arms; he always liked to pat his chest and brag and laugh loudly; Fan Mi was like several uncles, his words and deeds revealed calmness, calmness, and practice, but he never was cowardly or cowering. There is also Cheng Yifan, although as Luoyang Ling, he is incompatible with these martial artists in many aspects, and he has quarreled with each other, but Shen Jin is still very pleased to find that in the face of the imminent danger, he has not shown any fear and panic, on the contrary, he is even a little self-contained and arrogant.

On the bonfire in the middle of the tent, there is a black iron pot, in which the soup is boiling and steaming, and the aroma of mutton and turnips and turnips is mixed. It's a chowder of jerky, lamb, radish, turnips, weeds, and a handful of green peas.

In any case, it is also a big day for the Winter Festival, Shen Jin invited the two deputy generals and the five Du Bochang, as well as Luoyang Ling Cheng Yifan together, in the past three months, everyone has been in the same boat, sharing weal and woe, so they took advantage of this festival to sit together, drink and talk, and by the way, also treat their stomachs.

It is said to be a treat, but in addition to this pot of chowder soup, there are also bowls of steaming cakes piled up in the four corners, and a few urns of open wine jars, and there are no other dishes, which is very simple.

It is conceivable what the scene is in Jiankang City, thousands of miles away, the officials and ministers must have changed into luxurious and formal clothes, and congratulated the Son of Heaven and the Great Sima, and the Son of Heaven will also set up a banquet in the palace to celebrate the Winter Festival with the ministers. And Jiankang City must also be dressed up brilliantly, which is like here, the snow is cruel and windy, the mountains and fields are frozen, there is no magnificent snow, but it is like a remnant of scales and armor.

Several military attachés didn't mind at all, as soon as they saw that the soup was rolling, they stepped forward and scooped up the broth from the pot with all their hands and feet, most of them were Wu Xing's old subordinates of Shen Jin, and they didn't pay attention to so many false courtesies, and Shen Jin was not surprised, only Cheng Yifan frowned slightly, gave a few white eyes, and secretly said that these rough people have no courtesy.

"Ahaha, I haven't opened it to eat meat for a long time, and I almost hooked my soul when I smelled the smell of meat. Dong Kaitai, a purple-faced, burly man, said with a smile, looking at the bowl of broth in his hand, his saliva was almost dripping down, he was the chief of the Gang Camp, and he was also the most powerful among the disciples of Wu Xing's tribe except Shen Jin. However, he still gave this bowl of broth to Shen Jin first.

Shen Jin took the soup bowl, but he didn't forget to explain: "Don't forget the brothers in each battalion, as well as the brothers on duty at each gate, during the winter festival, they all drink broth to warm up, and then send some wine, not much, at most one for every two people, don't get drunk and make mistakes." ”

"Don't worry, it's been sent a long time ago, and it is said that the five hundred brothers in the city are the attachés and subordinates of Lord Cheng, and we have also sent them, a gang of a pot of soup, forty cakes, and a pinch of wine. Dong Kaitai said, and handed the second bowl of soup to Cheng Yifan.

There is a lot of meat in the soup, Cheng Yifan drank it in his mouth, it was thick and sour, and it was hot and warm to the heart.

"Oh, there's still ......" Shen Jin took a sip, but remembered something again, and raised his head to speak.

Fan Mi smiled: "I know, I have to send it to the gentlemen of the Xinke Ancient Inn on Ziyang Street, and I have sent them all, knowing that those gentlemen are all eating a lot, so I specially sent them over according to the weight of the two groups." "Fan Mi is the commander of the Fierce Battalion, these five hundred teams are all named after the fierce beasts, the five battalions of the Fierce Beast, the Fierce Beast, the Fierce Pig, the Divine Beast, and the Flying Bear, it goes without saying that they hope that they will be as fearful as the beast of the enemy.

The subordinates were meticulous in their work, and they all thought of their own heads, Shen Jin smiled, and sipped the broth one bite at a time.

"Those...... What kind of family, you say it is a god?" Cheng Yifan committed a stubborn temperament again, "I don't understand, there are really demons and monsters in the world?"

Fan Mi didn't let Shen Jin answer: "Before we met, we were also skeptical, and Master Cheng didn't see it with his own eyes, so naturally he didn't believe it." However, when we were fighting in front, there was an invulnerable Xianbei ghost army, not those gentlemen of the Qianjia, but it was not so easy to eliminate. There are indeed demons and monsters in the world, and I have heard of it in Guangliang Town, which is not far from here, right? Don't you know that the demons there suddenly appeared in the day and slaughtered the people? There must be refugees who escaped from the death there. ”

"Guangliang Town, didn't you say that the remnants of the Hulu soldiers ransacked the people, and the remnants of the Hulu soldiers were mad, burned, killed, and plundered, and even ate people, and the people spread the rumors, but said that they were haunted by demons, do you also believe it?" Cheng Yifan showed a sneering expression.

"I saw it with my own eyes. Shen Jin's tone was low but firm enough, "Master Cheng, you haven't seen the scene after the demons are raging, the severed limbs and wreckage are sprinkled all over the ground, the corpses are full of bite marks, the internal organs and intestines have been dragged out of the corpse cavity, and there are still uneaten flesh and blood tendons on the bones...... There is also a woman who has obviously suffered **, only half of her body is left, the skin from her nose to her chin is torn apart, and her half-open eyes are staring at you like this, as if to tell endless resentment and fear......"

Shen Jin's description is not complete, the work of cleaning up the corpses in Guangliang City, several Wu Xing's children in the tent have experienced it personally, and the tragic scene is still vivid, thinking about it still shuddering, including the post, he at least saw the burial situation and the smell of blood that hovered in his nose for a few days, and several people glanced at each other with solemn expressions.

Cheng Yifan looked at the bones in his soup bowl, and suddenly felt like vomiting.

Zhang Xiu looked at Cheng Yifan with narrow eyes, he had only heard the paraphrase from Wu Xingbuqu's mouth, but he decided to add more oil and vinegar to make Cheng Yifan make a fool of himself:" Yes, we think that the most attractive place for women, the demon thinks it is the most delicious, so the beautiful face is torn, the bulging ass is a good piece of meat with the most oil, and the most tender part is the pair of swollen big tits, for the demon, it tastes fragrant and smooth, and it would be better if it could be eaten alive, and the woman screamed loudly while being ......"

Cheng Yifan's face turned red, and he glared at Zhang Xiu angrily with nausea.

"That's enough!" it was Shen Jin who reprimanded, "You haven't seen such a tragic scene with your own eyes, don't talk about it, let alone talk about this kind of scene as a talking point." ”

Zhang Xiu shrunk her neck in disdain: "It's just a joke......"

"It's not funny!"

Yes, it's not funny at all, Zhang Xiu found that several Du Bo Chang were all full of compassion, and even the posts that could be made laugh by jokes that were not funny at all were also lowered at this time, drinking rice wine sullenly.

"Even if there are indeed demons and monsters...... Cheng Yifan put down most of the broth that had not been touched and changed the subject: "...... But what does it have to do with the current Luoyang garrison? And what I can't understand is that since these cadres are ...... As you say, the men of God, who have so great ability and friendship with you, why can't they help us? Those who can destroy demons and monsters can deal with those who are arrogant? The whole city is doing its best to defend the city, and we are doomed to die, but why can they stay out of the matter and let our destruction go unchecked? I remember the general said that the food in the barracks does not serve useless mouths, so what about them? We gave them a lot of food, at least enough for ten people to eat for half a month, how did they repay us?"

Cheng Yifan's continuous rhetorical questions were very sharp, he didn't feel sorry for the food, he just felt unfair in his doubts, aren't you General Shen in urgent need of manpower and soldiers? Even the four jailers in the prison did not let go, but in the face of these people with such magical powers and great abilities, why are they so lenient?

Shen Jin could only smile bitterly: "Gods have things that gods need to worry about, and they don't get involved in the affairs of our world, except when this matter involves demons ......and demons."

"The men of God who are high up want the food of the world to fill them. Cheng Yifan said sarcastically.

The post didn't like Cheng Yifan's tone, there was his young lady's brother in the Qianjia Demon Slayer, and other people treated him quite kindly, in his opinion, it was all his own people, how could anyone listen to outsiders count down his own people, but he didn't say a word?

At this moment, a long horn pierced the sky, which was a signal of military warning, and Huo Ran stood up with a shocked look on his face.

As soon as Shen Jin opened the door of the military tent, the goose feathers and heavy snow were still falling, and the sky had already darkened, and the pine torches were lit in the barracks, reflecting the dark sky above.

"Where's the trumpet?"

Zhang Xiu listened carefully: "It's the direction of Ximing Gate!" The horn was still ringing, over and over again, as if the wind was whining with drifting snow.

The enemy came so quickly, but why was it in the direction of Ximingmen? It was facing Cuihan Mengjin, and if the army of Yan chose this road to attack Luoyang, it would first consume too much time on the rugged mountain roads along the way, and if it really crossed Mengjindu, it would also have to be prepared to guard against the threat from the Qin State from behind.

This doesn't make sense, doesn't it...... A thought flashed through Shen Jin's heart...... Is it the Qin State that sent troops?

Fortunately, the trumpet represents the receipt of a scout's signal, and if the enemy's army is already in sight, it will be a deafening sound of golden drums.

At least there was time to set up their defenses, and when the enemy reached the city, they would be prepared to defend it tightly.

The soldiers got out of the tent and quickly stood in the queue under the order of the chief Du, and the five chief Dubo, Fan Mi, Dong Kaitai, Dache, Dong Zhengmao, and Yan Baisheng, stood in front of the queue.

Is it a good sign that the day has finally come, and the enemy has chosen to come to the city on the day of the winter solstice, which is the longest day when darkness occupies the sky, and after that, the light will be restored?

Zhang Xiu and the post were dressed in military uniforms, standing majestically behind Shen Jin, and Shen Jin's bright red cloak was blown and swayed, as if it was a banner waving in the wind.

Five hundred, a pitiful few, but this is all our strength, no matter where the enemy comes from, what awaits you will be the iron fist condensed by these five hundred!

Shen Jin raised his right hand and waved it down: "Go!"