When I entered the city, I saw a desolation.

It is also a big city, with a population of more than 100,000 at times.

Now.

Devastation!

Near the city gates, all the original houses have been torn down and built into fortified buildings.

All kinds of crashes, rocks, ground listening, rolling logs, etc. are arranged in an orderly manner, and can be transported to the city wall at any time.

There are also rows of Semen knife cars and yaksha mines, ready for battle.

The people in the city were thin and thin, their faces were scorched, and their eyes were even more dull.

As far as you can see along the street, the doors of every house are wide open, and the inside is turned upside down.

"The bandits have already entered the city?"

Guo Fan frowned puzzled.

Looking at the situation of the people in the city, they have all been hungry for a long time, and they can only be regarded as barely living.

"It's not. ”

Lord Zhou, who came to greet him, shook his head when he heard this, and explained: "There is limited food in the city, so we will first collect the people's rations and distribute them uniformly. ”

"Is it that serious?"

Xiahou Xian's face was solemn: "Zhengcheng is an important military town, and the grain and grass reserves should be enough." ”

Not to mention persisting for a year and a half, it has only been less than a month since the city was trapped, and the grain and grass were already tight?

"This ......"

Lord Zhou's face changed slightly, he looked left and right, and said in a low voice: "The spare grain in the city was stolen by the people guarding the warehouse, and it was secretly replaced with old grain and sand. ”

"But don't worry, the general, Lord Wang has already beheaded the grain guard, these moths deserve to die!"

Guo Fan frowned.

Just beheaded the grain keeper?

In a place like Zhengcheng, grain reserves are a very important strategic material.

Being secretly replaced, how could such a big thing be done by just a grain keeper?

Not to mention anything else, the collusion between officials and businessmen, those wealthy businessmen who sell grain, didn't they take it?

Civilian officials lead troops and act so weakly?

"General Liu!"

In contemplation, a few loud laughs came to my face.

Guo Fan looked up and saw several civil officials wearing black gauze hats and embroidered brocade chickens and crane patterns striding over.

The second grade of the golden chicken, the first grade of the crane......

It's all big officials!

"General Liu is brave and unparalleled, and the ghosts and gods are easy to change. ”

Walking close alone, he patted Guo Fan on the shoulder with his big hand: "Chang has been an official for decades, and it's the first time I've seen such a fierce general!"

The person who came was not young, with age spots on his face, and a smell of decay on his body.

But he was neatly dressed and meticulously cared for, even his hair and nails were clean and tidy.

"General Liu. ”

Lord Zhou bowed down and introduced: "This is Si Cheng, the prince and the prince, and the supervisor of the North Road to suppress the rebellion. ”

"Chang Daren. ”

Guo Fan gave his hand, and his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant.

"Hmm. ”

Master Chang nodded slowly, and looked at the person behind Guo Fan: "Master Zu, you have brought a savior to Zheng Cheng!"

"Don't dare!"

Zu Gongxu hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "It took so long to bring reinforcements to relieve the siege, it is a humble and ineffective job." ”

"That's it. ”

Master Chang waved his hand casually: "It was a great mistake to let you risk death to go out of the city at the beginning, but being able to come back this time has proved your loyalty to the imperial court." ”

"He will come to court one day, and I believe that he will be able to reuse it. ”

"Thank you, sir!"

Zu Gongxu was full of excitement and kowtowed again.

"Chang Daren. ”

Guo Fan took a step forward and said, "When I came, Yuan Dudu had already died in battle, and I don't know if General Ming is there?"

General Ming was the second-in-command of the North Road, sitting in Zhengcheng, and theoretically the North Route Army would be under his control after the death of Yuan Dudu.

"Yuan Dudu was killed?"

Master Chang frowned, and his face was sad: "Hey, I have a good relationship with Yuan Dudu, I can't think of ......"

He sighed for a while before he said: "As for General Ming, he is unwell and has been bedridden for several days. ”

"Huh?"

Guo Fan raised his eyebrows: "Then, I don't know where General Ming is resting, let's see him first." ”

"I'm afraid it won't work. ”

Master Chang shook his head slowly: "General Ming's current situation is inconvenient to meet people. And even if you go, he probably won't be able to speak. ”

It seems that General Ming's condition is not light.

"What then?"

Guo Fan was a little speechless, and spread his hands and said: "The Northern Route Army has no main general, what should we do next?"

His own family knows his own family affairs, and it is okay to take the lead in the charge, but if he really wants to march and fight, it is definitely not this material.

After all, fighting is more than fighting.

There are also troop formations, logistical armaments, and it is necessary to know military orders, clear military flags, and know how to analyze the situation.

These, he is not as good as Xiahou Xian.

"It's okay!"

Master Chang waved his hand and said, "Chang is also familiar with military books, so he can be in charge of military affairs on his behalf." ”

"There are nearly 20,000 defenders in this city, and they have been dispatched by Chang for a long time, but fortunately, there is no big mistake. ”

"This ......"

Guo Fan hesitated.

"General Liu, since you have entered the city, your business has been completed, so you can rest in peace for the time being. ”

Zu Gongxu got up from the ground and said indifferently: "As for the rest, it is up to you to arrange it." ”

"Okay!"

Guo Fan was helpless and said, "Then dare to ask Master Chang, what plan do you have to repel the bandit army outside?"

"Knock back?"

Master Chang was slightly stunned, then shook his head with a chuckle: "General Liu is young and vigorous, which is a good thing, but sometimes he is too blind. ”

He pointed outward and said, "There are more than 130,000 bandits outside, and there are nearly 10,000 cavalry, and it is impossible for us to retreat." You just broke up the bandit army at the South Gate, and they don't regroup. ”

"Hmm. ”

Guo Fan frowned: "Your Excellency plans to stick to Zheng Cheng?"

"Hold on, but you can't do it. ”

Master Chang shook his head: "It's not a secret, the battle to defend the city during this period of time has been very hard. The soldiers and generals were already exhausted, and the northern city and east city gates were broken into by the bandits many times, and they barely relied on the materials in the city to repel them. ”

"Now the city wall of Zhengcheng is full of holes, and if we continue to fight, we are afraid that we will become a turtle in the urn. ”

"Master Chang is going to leave?"

Guo Fan's face turned pale, and his voice couldn't help but sink: "But in this case, what should the people in the city do? With the style of the bandit army, the city will be broken every day, and I am afraid that it will inevitably slaughter the city and sacrifice the flag, and we will not be ...... tens of thousands of people in the city when we leave."

"Hey!"

Master Chang waved his hand to stop Guo Fan: "This matter will be discussed later, General Liu has worked hard all the way, rest first, and it is not too late to talk about it at the banquet in the evening." ”

After that, without waiting for Guo Fan to speak, he beckoned to Zu Gongxu.

"Master Zu, you come with me and tell me about your insights along the way. ”

"Yes!"

Zu Gongxu nodded excitedly, bent down on his heels, and at the same time did not forget to look back at Guo Fan with a cold look.

"General Liu. ”

Looking at the civil officials who had gone away, Xiahou Xian sighed a little helplessly, and said, "Forget it, let's settle people down first, and we'll talk about it in the evening if we have something." ”

Guo Fan pointed at Lord Chang's back: "How do I feel, this person is a little unreliable." ”

I think so too.

Xiahou Xian silently added in his heart.

............

Outside the city.

Accounts of the Five Armed Forces.

"What now?"

Dong Kuang, the grass-headed king, sat on the top and glanced at the people in the tent: "Zhengcheng now has 10,000 more defenders, and if it continues to attack, it is unlikely that it will be taken." ”

"Not bad. ”

Pingjiang Wang Miao Haichao nodded gloomily, and subconsciously touched the brand-new knife edge on his cheek.

This is the mark that he escaped from Guo Fan's knife by luck not long ago.

"Otherwise, forget it, Yunzhou is very big, there is no need to compete with this Zheng Cheng all the time!"

Apparently, he has begun to retreat.

"Lao Miao, you can't be afraid, right?"

Gao Shida, the king of Jiangning, played with a string of flowing beads and said with a smile: "You have the guts?"

"Peng!"

Miao Haichao's eyes shrank, and he immediately stood up and roared loudly: "The surname is Gao, what did you say?"

"Nothing. ”

Gao Shida shrugged his shoulders, a ruffian on his face.

At that time, when Guo Fan was in charge, the other bandits didn't really see it, and they couldn't appreciate his bravery.

I only know that among the officers and soldiers, there are more powerful generals.

But if it is said that the two bandits have been killed, no one believes it.

"Senior brother, that person's strength is indeed amazing. ”

Zhao Kuo, the king of Wei, played a round and said: "I have seen with my own eyes, almost no one in the team of me and Brother Miao is his enemy!"

"Not necessarily. ”

Gao Shida's eyes shrank, and he said, "Brother Zhao's Tietang hand Cheng Daxia, isn't it as good as that person?"

"General Gao. ”

Behind Zhao Kuo, a person stepped forward and said, "That person is really powerful, even if I step forward, it is estimated that I will not be able to escape death." ”

"Oh!"

The strength of this Cheng Daxia is very clear to everyone present.

In the ranks of the Five Paths Righteous Army, it can definitely be ranked in the top ten, he said this, and the others were all moved.

"Could it be that there is also a peerless overlord in the official army?"

"Two days ago, some sect members returned to the court, and an invulnerable demon appeared among the officials and soldiers. ”

The Ming King Sun Maitreya had a round figure and a smile on his face all the time, and he also squinted his eyes at this time.

"However, Maitreya came into the world and all the people turned over, and this is the appearance of evil demons, and it is the time for us to wait for the catastrophe. ”

"That's what the Sect Master said!"

Behind him, the eyes of the two were full of fanaticism, and they shouted: "Maitreya has come to the world, all the people have turned over, and we will swear to kill the evil demon guardian sect!"

"Hehe......"

Several other people sneered on their faces, but there was inevitably some jealousy in their eyes.

When the times came, the people were robbed.

In the face of desperate days, many people will pin their hopes on religious beliefs.

All kinds of cults have bred in the soil of troubled times, and they have spread rapidly.

Not to mention Sun Maitreya's teachings, even in the ranks of other rebels, there are now many people who believe in Maitreya's teachings.

"It's not easy to kill demons. ”

Dong Kuang's eyes flickered, and he said: "There are nearly 30,000 defenders in the city now, even if the surname Chang is not good at leading the troops, it is more than enough to defend for a few months." ”

"And our grain and grass obviously can't last that long!"

“......”

The crowd fell silent.

"If not, try again?"

Gao Shida tentatively spoke: "This time, our Fifth Route Army will attack one place together, and we should be able to break through the city." ”

"Not necessarily!"

Miao Haichao shook his head: "Let's not talk about whether we can work together, even if we can, the officials and troops can gather all their strength to defend the city gate." ”

"At the very least, they should be more united than we are. ”

"King Ming. ”

Zhao Kuo looked at Sun Maitreya: "What do you think?"

"Outside of Yunzhou, there are many people who are in deep suffering, waiting for Maitreya to come to redeem. ”

Sun Maitreya clasped his hands together, his face was full of compassion, and said: "Zheng Cheng is a test for us, we must win it!"

"This ......"

The others hesitated: "I'm afraid it's not easy." ”

"I have a way to try. ”

Sun Maitreya's eyes lowered, and he said, "I received news last night that there are already many Maitreya sect members in Zhengcheng, and they can secretly send a group of people in. ”

"In addition, if there are reinforcements entering the city today, the hundred officials of Zhengcheng will definitely hold a banquet. ”

He smiled slightly and looked at the grass-headed king Dong Kuang.

"Sweat medicine!"

Dong Kuang grinned: "King Ming's plan is very good, and when the time comes, we will attack the city with all our might, just to make a meritorious contribution in one fell swoop, kill the officials and seize the city." ”

"When the time comes......"

"Slaughter the city!"

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