A cold winter wax moon.

A bitter cold wind howled across the city walls.

The soldiers defending the city curled up coldly under the battlements, holding their weapons and snuggling up to each other to keep warm.

Some officers with official positions had already taken refuge in the corner tower, lit a charcoal fire, and roasted comfortably in it.

The patrolling soldiers were the most unlucky, facing the cold wind, patrolling the walls, and having to look south to guard against the rebels who were ready to attack again.

Although the distance was a little far, the patrolling soldiers could still see that on a hillside in the distance, the rebels were encamped in the forest, and they had no intention of retreating.

At this moment, in the tower on the city wall, the only remaining civil and military officials in Jinling City gathered together.

In charge of the affairs was Admiral Yang from the capital.

Last time, General Ji led troops into the Hou Mansion and killed a lot of officials, coupled with Li Liangjin's rebellion, the officials involved in the Hou Mansion were removed from their posts and detained, which led to a shortage of various officials in Jinling City, otherwise how could a Jinling City be the turn of this Yang Shang's envoy to point fingers?

Envoy Yang was wearing a thick fur coat at the moment, sitting in the city, roasting the charcoal fire in front of him, the bruises on his face had not improved, but now he couldn't care about hating Li Xiuyuan.

"Three, three times, the rebels have attacked Jinling City three times, and the inside and outside of Jinling City are impassable, and the rebels are camped outside the city, so Jinling City must be broken down. There was panic in his tone, and he looked very uneasy.

In officialdom, he can rely on his father's name and run rampant.

But when he encounters such a thing, he can't deal with it, once the city is broken, according to the style of this rebel, he will definitely have his head cut off.

When life and death were at stake, how could this Yang envoy still sit still? If he hadn't been able to escape, he would have fled back to the capital alone.

"Lord Yang, I took a look at the situation of the rebels before I was humiliated, although the rebels were numerous, but their combat effectiveness was not strong, and it was a cold winter, they lacked siege equipment and food, as long as we relied on the strong walls of Jinling City and held it for a month, the rebels would definitely not attack themselves. ”

Zuo Qianhu next to him spoke, and he was not pessimistic about this war in his words.

Admiral Yang was a little annoyed and said: "Defend for a month? You mean to stay here for a month? You have also seen the situation of these rebels attacking the city, let alone a month, even if it is ten days, Jinling City will not be able to hold it, and I don't want to think about how many rebels there are, 150,000, a full 150,000, how many defenders of Jinling City? less than 40,000. ”

"The waste is a bunch of waste, and there are 200,000 garrisons outside Jinling City? As a result, there are only 40,000 soldiers in the first investigation, and most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, and if they want to guard for a month, the official would rather let you escort me and rush out. ”

"You corrupt officials have hollowed out the military camp in Jinling City, and when you return to the capital, this official must join you. ”

As he spoke, he pointed angrily at the big and small officials in the city tower, and there were also many generals in the barracks.

Hearing this, the faces of these officials and generals changed one by one, and they did not dare to speak.

"This official tells you, if you can't hold Jinling City, you will have to move your head one by one, even if you desperately defend the city, Jinling City is a big city, the court will not sit idly by, my father knows that I am trapped in the city, and he will definitely let the housekeeper send rescuers. ”

Admiral Yang said: "Now do you have any good way to say it quickly, this official is also a very open person, as long as you can defend the city, this official will allow it one by one, and when the rebels retreat, this official will ask for credit for you." ”

"My lord, the rebels attacked too quickly, and the ordnance brought in the barracks was still insufficient, and the most lacking thing was weapons, armor, and arrows. A partial general in the army spoke.

"This is a good way, but there are not many troops defending the city, and it is not good to let the army go out in case it is attacked by the thief army, let the people in the city go, there are so many refugees in the city, it is not a pity to let them go out of the city and die." Admiral Yang said with a twist of his mind.

A civilian official nodded and said: "This method is good, it tends to the people, and it is better than wasting the soldiers in the army." ”

"At such a critical moment of survival, can Master Fu be released from prison, after all, he is a squire of the military department, and he knows some wars, which is beneficial to defending the city. The former general spoke.

Admiral Yang shouted: "This must not be, Master Fu is a repeat offender named by His Majesty, and he is involved in Li Liangjin's rebellion this time, what if he fornicates with the rebels?"

He's not stupid, let Fu Tianqiu come out, if he gets the credit and is reactivated by the imperial court, won't he be unlucky in the future?

He wouldn't do anything to help his political enemies.

So he won't let Fu Tianqiu have any chance to turn over.

About a moment later.

A small official came to the city wall where the refugees gathered, and shouted: "Listen, the adults above have spoken, for the sake of your group of refugees, who are freezing and have no food and clothing, the adults have given you a job, and a small gate will be opened under the city gate later, but people who go out of the city to pick up weapons, armor, and arrows have food to eat, a pair of armor for three bowls of rice, a weapon for a bowl of rice, and ten arrows for a steamed bun." ”

"Listen, the adults above have spoken......"

The little official repeated the words several times.

Curled up under the city wall, frozen blue and purple, many of the refugees raised their heads when they heard the sound.

"I'll go out of the city and bring back a suit of armor to give you food. ”

An elderly farmer stood up tremblingly without even thinking about it.

An old woman next to her was full of worries: "There is a war going on outside the city, can I come back if I go?" ”

The old farmer said: "I haven't attacked the city for two or three days, and I won't attack the city if it's so cold at this time, I'll come back after a trip." If you don't eat, I'm afraid you won't be able to survive these days, only if you get through this winter, the rebels will retreat in the spring of next year, and you can rush back to the village to sow seeds, and this year's snow is so big, next year will be a good year. ”

"Then you'll have to look long, and come back if the momentum isn't right. The old woman spoke.

"Grandpa, come back early. ”

A small head poked out of the old woman's bosom, a little boy.

"Good grandson, grandpa will make you steamed buns to eat later. ”

The old farmer laughed, the wrinkles on his face piled up in one place, touched his good grandson's head very dotingly, shrunk back to face the cold wind and walked out of the city without looking back.

And not far away, a peasant boy of about thirteen or fourteen years old led a four or five-year-old sister, and when he heard the news, he said happily: "There is food to eat, little sister, let's go, go outside the city to pick up things for food." ”

"Okay, I've got something to eat, pick up something to eat. ”

The little sister jumped up happily and puffed her hands.

"Let's go together, how about being a companion?"

A few older teenagers next to him walked over and proposed.

The peasant boy nodded and said, "Then let's go together." ”

The more courageous the people are, the less afraid the group is.

There is also a woman holding a crying baby and her own man after being separated, at the moment penniless, cold and hungry, in Jinling City without relatives, at this moment to see a lot of people out of the city to pick up things for food, she hesitated, or held her child and followed everyone out of the city with trepidation.

If she doesn't eat, she will starve to death with her own children.

In this way, there are many refugees who venture out of the city to clean up the battlefield for a bite to eat.

And at this moment, in the rebel camp a few miles outside the city.

Li Liangjin's banner was erected high, with three big characters written on it: King of Nine Mountains.

He is singing and forging ahead, he has already proclaimed himself the king, nine is the number of poles, the mountain is the country and the mountain, the king of the nine mountains means that the mountains and rivers of the world belong to himself, and he has not yet taken Yangzhou, he already has the ambition to dominate the world.

And inside the tent, the leaders of the rebels gathered to discuss one thing.

Jinling City to take, or not to take.

Li Liangjin sat on the main seat, and he said angrily: "Why don't you take Jinling City, didn't you persuade me to take Jinling City before, it is equivalent to taking the whole of Yangzhou? ”

However, none of the leaders in the tent paid any attention to him, nor did any of them reply.

"Why? are all dumb, no one speaks?" Li Liangjin said angrily.

Shi Hu grinned, glanced at Li Liangjin, and smiled.

Wang touched his belly with a big belly, smiling, like a Maitreya Buddha.

Hua Gu combed her jet-black hair, her face was calm and thoughtful.

The gorgeously dressed Chen Gongzi looked indifferent, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

None of the four leaders seemed to care about Li Liangjin's anger.

The military advisor next to him who was alias Nanshan Weng, who was actually a thousand-year-old fox spirit, said: "The lord also asks for anger, the reason why Jinling City is not taken is because there are still many scruples at the moment, this is a heavy city, not as small as before, whether to attack or not, whether to take or not, you need to think twice." ”

"I've been thinking about it for so long, haven't you come up with a reason? The temptation is also tentative, the defenders of Jinling City are weak, there are only less than 40,000 people, we have more than 100,000 people attacking the city, as long as we rush up, surround three and lack one, within three hours, we will be able to take Jinling City, I don't know what you people are hesitating about, where is the indomitable momentum before? Shi Hu, aren't you the most fierce?" Li Liangjin said angrily again.

Shi Hu glanced at it, then looked at the other leaders, and continued to be silent.

Hu Hei, who is known as Nanshan Weng, sighed secretly in his heart at this moment, the reason why these four leaders refused to act rashly was not because they couldn't take Jinling City, but because Li Xiuyuan was very likely to be in Jinling City.

He guarded there with a great sword of slashing immortals, and that demon dared to lead the way into the city?

Of the four major leaders, three of the leaders were all scared of Li Xiuyuan's immortal slashing sword.

Even Shi Hu, known as the old demon of Montenegro, has been defeated many times and has almost died several times.

Although he survived every time, it was hard to guarantee that he would not be planted in Li Xiuyuan's hands next time.

"It's not a way to consume it like this, let's take this Jinling City. Chen Gongzi, who had never spoken, said lightly.

Shi Hu grinned: "Are you willing to be a gunman?" Those immortals in the Heavenly Palace have not yet been involved, then Li Shengren has spoken, take Jinling City, he will abandon the immortal sword, otherwise the army of more than 100,000 people will not let Yangzhou not take it, and come to take Jinling City." ”

"The immortals are by our side, Chen Gongzi, you are the most suspicious. Hua Gu glanced at it.

"If you don't take Jinling City, how can Li Xiuyuan be willing to come out, and how can the immortals be willing to show up? Only when it comes to the critical moment of success or failure, will those immortals spare no effort to come out. Chen Gongzi said.

The Maitreya Sect King's eyes moved: "This is a ploy to draw wages from the bottom of the cauldron, once it fails, we will have to be bitten to death by Li Xiuyuan, and his immortal slashing knife cannot be underestimated." ”

"If we don't go to Jinling City, won't we be bitten to death by Li Xiuyuan?" Chen Gongzi said.

Hua Gu's expression moved slightly, looked to the side and said, "Shi Hu, what do you say." ”

Shi Hu fiddled with the ring-headed knife in his hand, his eyes flickered, he looked at Chen Gongzi, and then at the armor-clad guards in the military tent.

At this point, things are out of his control.

According to his idea, he first took Yangzhou and alarmed Li Xiuyuan, so that Li Xiuyuan could lead the troops to quell the chaos, and then forced out the hidden gods in the army, and involved the forces of the Heavenly Palace.

Take advantage of the fact that Tiangong and Li Xiuyuan are fighting to the death, and take the opportunity to make a move.

One blow resulted in Li Xiuyuan, ate him alive, and achieved immortal prestige.

"It's not happy, I'm really fucking unhappy. Shi Hu grinned, feeling a little irritable.

He has become a fine until now, except for the few times he met Li Xiuyuan, he has been invincible, but this victory is just around the corner, and he is a little uneasy.

Like a praying mantis catching a cicada, knowing that the yellow finch is behind, it has to catch the cicada.

"What are you talking about, why can't I understand a word?"

When Li Liangjin heard the conversation of these leaders, he didn't know what he was talking about.

How did he know that he, the King of the Nine Mountains, was just a card, and the real and absolute thing was these leaders, as well as the gods in the dark.

This is a major event that affects the world and even thousands of generations, and it is beyond the reach of a mere mortal that he can control.

However, no one has paid attention to Li Liangjin's words for a long time.

Even Hu Hei next to him didn't dare to say much, although he was also a thousand-year-old fox spirit, how could he compare to these old demons and evil ghosts.

"Jinling City has been taken, damn it, Lao Tzu doesn't want to wait any longer, and listen to your surname Chen Yiji, it doesn't matter if you lose anyway, Lao Tzu hasn't fought with that Li Xiuyuan, it's a big deal to continue to be strong, win drinking wine and eating meat, and lose the bones buried in the mountains. ”

Shi Hu suddenly stood up and drank suddenly, and made up his mind in his heart.

"Everyone is in the same boat, and I won't hurt you. Chen Gongzi said calmly.

When Hua Gu saw that Shi Hu was about to take the city, she also responded: "Since it has been decided, then prepare to lead the troops to attack the city, and take Jinling City in one go." ”

"One person has a city wall, and it is easy to grasp the proportions. Wang Ze's eyes moved and he said.

"Yes. ”

Everyone nodded, and then got up and left the tent without saying a word.

"What are you doing, are you going to rebel? Are you going to attack Jinling City and get my order, and you dare to make a claim?"

Seeing this, Li Liangjin was furious and said, "I haven't come back to ask this king for guilt." ”

But the four leaders still left without looking back, and none of them paid attention to Li Liangjin.

The King of the Nine Mountains?

It's such a big name, it's just that everyone is holding it up, and now it can be held or dropped, so why bother with the orders of a mere ordinary man.