The sky was overcast, the towering city walls stretched, mottled burn marks, traces of swords and guns, and in some places there was a dark red left by the dried bloodstains, and the soldiers patrolling the city wall looked vigilantly at the intertwined roads outside the city, and the crowd gathered and dispersed.

Official roads, rural dirt roads, shouting people, chaotic wheels, hot summer air, dusty, crowded crowds, strong men pushing wheels, the whole family's rations are on it, wife and daughter pull the corners of his clothes and follow behind in a panic, on one side, the well-off family drove the ox cart to drag the grain, scolding the family to go faster, the old man on crutches fell and sat on the side of the road with difficulty, hesitating to watch the crowd leave......

Under the gloomy sky, people living outside the city began to leave one after another on the roads of Fulin Prefecture to flee to relatives in other states to escape the fighting.

The smell of war gradually spread.

"Open the gates!"

The gate of Wantong County was opened, and a team of horses rushed out, and the young man led by him whipped his whip and shouted: "Drive!"

On the official road in the southwest, the reason for the close of the city gate is that few people can come out of the city, and it seems much more spacious, and this horse team rushes out, all the way to the south, and occasionally encounters a blocked road, and a knight urges the horse to come forward and wave the whip.

"Get out of the way!"

In the midst of the cheers, the old man with the basket on his back was accidentally injured by the whip that was waved away, and fell to the ground, and the old man's son cried: "Dad!"

Grab the stones on the ground, and rush to fight hard.

"Beat me to death, what are you doing to beat my father?! You guys, who cares if you sit on the country, see the crops growing...... You plagued ghosts!!"

As soon as the knight turned his horse's head, he reached out and drew his sword.

"Stop!"

Chen Jing sat on horseback, shouted to stop the subordinate, brought the guard up, waved his hand and pushed, pushing the crying young man out of the air without hurting the other party.

Immediately, he arched his hand on horseback and shouted aloud to the panicked people all around:

“..... Jing is also a Chen person, and this place is also my homeland, but now it is occupied by the Sui people, and I come back to hope that you and I Chen people can recover our homeland, and I also ask you folks and elders to endure for some more time, repel the Sui army, and let you live a stable life!"

The words spread slowly, but on the road ahead, the crowd just looked at him, and no one opened his mouth to pay attention, Chen Jing pursed his lips, put down his hand, turned his head to the left and right and whispered:

"Let's go, don't hurt them. ”

The horse team slowly squeezed through the crowd and left to the front, going into the distance before regaining its speed, to the south of the boundary, approaching Hegu County, with the support of the three cities of Fulin Prefecture, Chen Fu decided to extend inward, arranging a strategy of depth, in order to resist the approaching Sui army.

At present, an army led by the old general of the original Chen Dynasty has opened that side, and Chen Fu is also in the army at this time, serving as a sacrificial wine.

Dada.....

The distant caravans passed through the roads and the woods, and the sky further south was overcast with a faint flash of electric light, and a dull thunder passed across the sky.

The patrolling sergeant heard the iron hooves spreading, and his vision was deviated, and the passing horse team slowly slowed down.

"Dismount!"

Chen Jing raised his hand to greet him, turned over and got off his horse, and the soldiers patrolling nearby recognized who the leading young man was, and hurriedly stepped forward to take the reins.

More than 100 knights who followed over there came down one after another, followed Chen Jing through the woods on this side, turned the corner of the dirt road that he stepped on, and his vision became broader.

A small river runs from north to south, and the barracks treated by the fence are close to the river bank, with banners lined up, soldiers and horses entering and leaving, presenting a forest of serious killings.

After the grain and straw entered and exited the gate of the village, the guards saw a group of people who were leading the horses, pressed down with their weapons, and stopped them, and the soldiers who patrolled the horses before stepped forward and whispered to their ears for a while, let go of the way, and waited for the other party to pass before asking:

"Who was that guy just now?"

"Brother, I don't know, Your Majesty of our Chen Dynasty. ”

"Oh..... I really can't recognize you if you don't wear a dragon robe, I am under the command of General Cao, General Cao raised his army, and he came with him, and I haven't seen Your Majesty. ”

"Which General Cao?"

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Chen Jing walked into the barracks, asked the sacrificial wine Chen Fu was in the position, and the cavalry who followed behind him went to repair, and then walked straight to the central tent, the guards guarding the tent were the ones who had seen this young man, and as soon as the long soldiers in his hands were collected, he immediately tightened his abdomen and raised his head.

"I've seen Your Majesty!"

"Sacrificial wine and General Cao are inside?"

"In!"

Chen Jing nodded, opened the curtain of the tent and strode in, inside, there were some military intelligence documents piled up in a simple case, the lights were flickering, and there was a map hanging on one side of the illuminated tent.

The gray-haired old man was pointing to a map with a middle-aged general, drawing in circles with his fingers, and talking in a low voice about the upcoming battle.

Hearing the footsteps, the two turned their heads, the old man laughed, stroked his beard to meet him, and stretched out his hand to support Chen Jing, who wanted to give a salute.

"Why did Your Majesty come here all of a sudden?"

On the other side, the general with thick eyebrows and beard pressed the hilt of the sword at his waist and strode forward, came to stand behind the old man, arched his hands, and lowered his face: "Minister Cao Shouren, meet Your Majesty!"

"General Cao doesn't need to be polite. ”

After the fall of the Chen Dynasty, he also became a prisoner, and has been lurking in the army.

"Master, I came here because I suddenly thought that Hegu County was close to Mr. Lu's hometown, and I also heard that Master Zhou of Hegu County had a very good relationship with him, and he could be regarded as a teacher, attacking the city, I think it ......."

Ahem!

Chen Fu coughed, and his kind eyes suddenly became majestic, "Your Majesty, it's better to change your self-title." ”

"Well..... that's fine. ”

Over there, Chen Jing smiled uncomfortably, paused in his tone, and spoke again.

"This siege, I feel that it is better to send someone to contact, let him persuade the county guard to surrender, it is best not to use the sword soldiers, on the way here, I saw that Li Min left his hometown to escape the war......

Without waiting for him to finish his words, Chen Fu stroked the long white beard under his chin, closed his eyes as if he was thinking, and after a moment, he opened his eyes with a smile on his face.

"Go to the army to fight, Your Majesty has a good strategy, that Zhou Bachelor, as a teacher has also heard of it, in this county can be described as a prominent reputation, with him to persuade the county guard, it is indeed possible to take this city without blood, if the first emperor can see His Majesty so attentive, it should be gratifying. ”

looked at the apprentice opposite, Chen Chaotianzi, and repeated: "Wonderful." ”

On the side seat, Cao Shouren, who was the foil, also agreed with this strategy, they were all Chen people, and there was no need to meet each other, but he was born in the army and was thoughtful.

"Your Majesty, sacrificial wine, if that Zhou scholar refuses, what should I do? Yichen thought, send someone to contact first, while hurrying to build siege equipment, once the other party refuses, he will directly start the siege. ”

The lights on the desk flickered, and the big tent was quiet, Chen Jing frowned and wanted to speak, but Master Chen Fu spoke first, stroked his long beard and shook his head.

"Absolutely not, Zhou Yao is a well-read and learned person in my Da Chen, who doesn't have the idea of the homeland in his heart, General Cao will send someone to sneak into the city first, and try it. ”

"Yes!"

Cao Shouren dragged his armor and got up, arched his hand towards Chen Jing, and saluted Chen Fu on the side, strode out of the military tent, and waited for An.

The generals in the army left, the atmosphere in the tent was much soothed, Chen Jing got up and sat down next to the old man, and poured him a bowl of tea.

"Master, do you think Master Zhou will come with us?"

"Will ......"

The old man who put down the tea bowl, the bottom of the bowl fell to the table, his eyes narrowed, and there was a majesty in his tone, when he returned here, he wanted to recover his homeland with the rest of his life, and he would be worthy of the ancestors of the royal family after a hundred years.

On the edge of the bowl that was put away, the old man's fingers couldn't help but use his strength, and the 'pop' pottery bowl suddenly shattered, and the second half of the sentence that had not been finished just now was also picked up in his mouth.

"..... must know it too!"

Boom –

The thunder finally exploded in the clouds, and the rain washed down.

The rain curtain of the lead blue in the sky, the distant city was immersed in a cloud of steam, and the people on the street spread their sleeves to cover their heads and ran to the eaves to take refuge.

In a house somewhere in the city, Honka leaned out of the courtyard wall, swaying gently in the wind and rain, and in the front yard, a servant carried tea through the eaves of the beaded curtains, knocking on the door of a room in front of him.

Soon, with a wooden plate in, opposite the open door, what greeted the eyes were three quaint bookshelves, a book neatly arranged, on the red sandalwood desk, the pen holder hung with different sizes of brushes, one of which was missing, was waving in the hand of an old man in a green robe, outlining two big Qiankun two words.

The old man, with all white hair, sat down on the big chair, picked up the freshly written handwriting, and blew the ink on it.

The tea on the table was steaming.