Gong Yinxue didn't expect Gao Yishui to mention this, so she paused for a while, and then slowly said, "A month." Up to one month...... It depends on whether the Tang army will attack desperately, if they attack with all their might, then even if they use all the organs accumulated by the public losers over the years, it will be difficult to stop the iron hooves of the Tang army. ”

"One month...... That's enough. Gao Yishui nodded, "Once the Tang army attacks the city on a large scale, it can only mean one thing, that is, the tiger and leopard hidden in the dark will show its claws." Once that time comes, the victory or defeat of Jinzhou will not be the victory or defeat of a county, but the victory or defeat of a country. ”

But he still smiled self-deprecatingly: "But...... If Jinzhou really becomes the abandoned son of the Mo family, then it will be a little miserable at that time. ”

"Abandoned son?" Qin Ke said in a low voice, "No." ”

Gao Yishui just smiled: "I hope not, but in this world, it is really impossible for people to think about a good place." ”

I have to say that Gao Yishui's prediction is indeed accurate, but at night, Gongyi Yinxue has already received the news of the scout, and the 100,000 troops of the Tang Army are camped only ten miles away from Jinzhou, and in the dark night, if you stand on top of the Jinzhou Tower, you can even see the fire of the camp tent from afar.

Gong Chuan Cha stood at the head of the city, the wind blowing his hair bun, and his hand holding the knife tightened slightly, but he could already feel the sweat in his palm wet the animal skin wrapped around the handle of the knife.

Although he already knew that there would be such a battle, he still broke out in a cold sweat when he saw the dozens of miles of tents spread out, and the torches lit up like Milky Way Star Swirl.

The city wall of Jinzhou is very thick, and the public loser will repair it every ten years, and the city wall standing at his feet is built with stones transported down from the mountain, and then glutinous rice mixed with sand to fill the gaps, which is extremely hard.

And under this hard shell, there is a thick rammed earth city wall, such a city wall, even if it is hit by a hundred pounds of stones, will only be slightly shocked, not broken.

But in the eyes of the public loss inspection, compared with the invisible coercion brought by the 100,000 Tang army, even the trebuchet that can throw hundreds of catties of boulders is also overshadowed.

Battles are fought by men, and there is no wall in the world that cannot be breached.

Even if the whole city of Jinzhou is wrapped in iron sheets, with three layers inside and three layers outside, when it is time to fall, it will also fall.

"Fourth uncle. Qin Ke stood beside him, looked at the fire in the distance, and asked, "What do you think?"

"What do you think?" Gong Cheng smiled dismally, "It's just a matter of doing my best, even if I come to lead the troops, what can I do with the 17,000 old and weak people in the city? Not to mention that the commander of the Tang Army is the overlord Xiang Chu, in front of him, my ability to lead the troops, and the cultivation of the little grandmaster are like a toddler." ”

He looked at Qin Ke and said in a low voice: "Yinxue is still too optimistic, in my opinion, even if it is a public loser...... No...... The entire Jinzhou, with all its strength, may not be able to survive half a month in Xiang Chu's hands. ”

"Now it seems that what I am fighting with the third child for is a little childish. Gong Yi sneered at himself, "Even if you fight for it, what's the use of holding an empty shell that is about to be annihilated in blood and fire?"

Qin Ke looked at the public inspection in a daze, he didn't expect that he, who had always been strong, would say such a thing, but he was not incomprehensible, although he could still stand at the head of the city and talk to the public inspection now, in fact, his heart was already timid.

An army of 100,000. Even if you stand together and pee, you can form a small river, if you really aim your spear at Jinzhou, what kind of scene should it be?

"I've already arranged for someone, while it's night, you can take Yinxue out of the city. Gong Chuan said suddenly.

"Out of the city?" Qin Ke looked at Gong Cheng strangely, "What are you doing?" but he quickly reacted, "You want me to ...... Escape with Yinxue?"

Gong Yicha nodded, and touched the handle of the broadsword "Kill the Tiger": "Could it be that you want to stay in Jinzhou and wait for death?" Yinxue doesn't know how to use soldiers, but I understand. Zhao Kuo's army of 70,000 was beaten to pieces by Xiang Chu, and now there is nothing left......" he scolded in a low voice, "This should have been an army supporting Jinzhou. ”

It's just that no matter how he scolds, it is impossible to scold this army back, those bones have long been buried under the soldiers, they have done their loyalty for the Mo family, maybe underground, they will grin and fight with Zhao Kuo.

"Now, even if the imperial court sends another army and sets off overnight. But it will take at least half a month to rush to Jinzhou, not to mention that the speed of the march will only lead to excessive exhaustion, and when the army arrives in Jinzhou, it will only be swallowed up by Xiang Chu, who is waiting for work. Gong Chengcha looked ahead, lost his mind and said: "The only thing that can save Jinzhou is Xingzhou, which is five hundred miles away, where there are 30,000 defenders, and if you set off now, you can probably reach Jinzhou within half a month." The feasible state is also a battlefield to rush, but the loss of the state, the northeast door of my Mo family is wide open, and the Tang army is driven straight in, but I am afraid that the consequences will be unimaginable. Therefore, it is impossible for the county guards to send troops to rescue. ”

Gong Yicha lowered his head: "It can be said that my Jinzhou is now an isolated city, and there is no foreign aid to talk about at all." Broken or not, it only depends on Xiang Chu's decision. ”

Qin Ke heard the faint meaning of Gong Loss, and blurted out: "What about you? What should you do?"

"Me?" Gong Cheng Cha stared coldly at the distant firelight, he finally grasped the handle of the tiger slasher, at this time, perhaps only it could give him some sense of security, "Of course, it is to live and die with Jinzhou." This is my home, I was born here, and other than that, I don't care. ”

Gong Chuan Cha said very strongly, and even from his resolute eyes, Qin Ke was already sure that he had made the worst plan, and he had already regarded death as home.

Somehow, Qin Ke felt a little sad in his heart for a while, although he and Gong Yi Cha have never been friends, but this person he called "Fourth Uncle" has never harmed him and Yinxue from beginning to end, and at this time of crisis, he is even thinking about a way out for Gong Yinxue.

Qin Ke shook his head: "Yinxue won't go with me, she is the same as you, this is also her home, where she grew up, her younger brother, all her family, everything about her is here." I won't go either, because ......"

He paused, there was something about the Five Elements Sinan, he hadn't mentioned it to Gong Yicha, and now, it was never time to mention it.

"Mother-in-law, mother-in-law. Gong Chengcha sneered, as if he was a little contemptuous of Qin Ke's words, turned around and walked in the other direction of the city, and said with a sentence: "If you don't leave now, once the war starts, you can't go if you want to." ”

Of course, Qin Ke knew this, but the Five Elements Sinan didn't know how long it would take to be reborn in the blazing furnace, and if he left with him now, it would be equivalent to giving up all his previous achievements.

At this time, he suddenly thought of a beautiful and playful face, she smiled brightly, chattered endlessly, and her voice was so crisp and pleasant.

"Cai Yan......" Qin Ke lowered his head, caught up with Gong Yi in a few steps, and said, "Fourth uncle, I'm ...... I want to trouble you with one thing. ”

......

"Do you want me to leave Jinzhou?" In the guest room, Cai Yan, who was sitting in a chair, looked at Qin Ke, his big eyes blinked, and his eyelashes trembled slightly, "What about you?"

"I want to stay, the Five Elements Sinan is still in the furnace, if we all leave, in case the city is broken, those casting masters will definitely not be willing to stay and take care of the furnace, as soon as the furnace fire is extinguished......" Qin Ke looked at her solemnly, "So, let Lao Gao and Abu take you with you, and leave tonight! After tonight, I don't know if there will be a chance to leave tomorrow, your father entrusted you to me, I can't let you die here!"

"So, you're going to die here?" Cai Yan's eyes seemed to be able to speak, and she looked straight at Qin Ke, her gaze had already forced him into a corner.

Qin Ke frowned and coughed, "What...... You know my ability to escape, if Jinzhou really can't hold on, I will find an opportunity to go, and when the time comes, we will meet somewhere else, just like ...... Like when we parted at Funiu Mountain. Okay?"

Cai Yan shook his head with a resolute expression: "100,000 Tang troops besieged the city, on the day of the war, these 100,000 troops are enough to besiege the entire Jinzhou, how can you escape? No matter how powerful you are, can you escape from the chaos?"

"Then don't run away. Qin Ke thought for a while, "I can hide it and come out when the time is right." ”

"Forget it. At this time, Gao Yishui's casual voice came from the door, and Abu followed him, full of worry.

Gao Yishui said: "Just now the Tang Army sent someone to spread the word, Xiang Chu issued an order to slaughter the city, on the day of the city, there are no chickens and dogs left in Jinzhou City, where can you hide, in the mouse hole?"

Qin Ke looked at Gao Yishui and said in surprise: "Slaughter City Order? But this ...... Xiang Chu had not yet attacked the city, and he ...... What kind of madness is he going to have?"

Gao Yishui shrugged: "I don't know, I'm not crazy." Also, put away the contemptuous eyes of the two of you, I didn't pack up and try to escape overnight...... I'm just conveying a factual message. ”

"Did he really say that?" Qin Ke still couldn't believe it, but he had read a lot of books under the guidance of his master, such as Tang Jun, who came up and said that there were too few people who slaughtered the city, "He wants to deter Jinzhou and force Jinzhou to surrender?"

"Nope. He said that Jinzhou would not be allowed to surrender, break the city, and then slaughter the city. Gao Yishui smiled, but the smile was even more terrifying than his usual most serious expression.

Qin Ke turned his eyes to Abu.

Abu smiled bitterly and replied: "Ah Ke, Mr. Gao didn't tell a lie, this is really what Xiang Chu said, he sent a lot of people to shout outside the city, and the people standing at the head of the city heard it, and he also said that unless Wang Xuanwei met with him in person, it would be ...... Breaking the city, slaughtering the city, there is no negotiation. ”

"He's crazy!" Qin Ke helped his forehead and said, "Wang Xuanwei is far away in Jicheng, he is quite unreasonable at all." ”

"Yes. Gao Yishui said: "So his meaning is obvious, no matter what, he wants to slaughter the city, and everyone in Jinzhou will either fight or die......"