XXVII. Impermanence asks for life

Liu Ru listened to Wu Sangui's words, his heart was shocked, he staggered back a few steps, and said in horror: "It's you...... Set fire to the granary, but why did you do that?"

Wu Sangui's face was murderous, and he said angrily: "Qin Liangyu is too cheap, and she begged Lu Dangjia with a shy face, asking everyone to help her. www.biquge.info When I led the army to defeat Zhang Xianzhong, she lowered her voice and invited us to the city to celebrate. Who knew that as soon as she entered Suining, she actually turned her face and didn't recognize people, and scolded and punished us at will, and the brawl that day was obviously provoked by her subordinates, and she also relied on the large number of people to kill my subordinates, and she actually wanted to make a big thing a small one, and each beat 20 boards? Such humiliation, how can I, Wu Sangui, endure it?"

"But...... You are obviously in the same camp, and now that you are a great enemy, don't you want to lose both sides if you are fighting so infighting?" Liu Ru was extremely flustered in his heart.

Wu Sangui shook his head and said: "If it is a girl, it was just a little fog outside the city at that time, and I didn't know that Zhang Xianzhong was watching from the side. It was on the spur of the moment that he set fire to the warehouse. But I'm not stupid, I took advantage of the riot caused by the appearance of the Seven-Eyed Giant, and I had already transported all the food out of the warehouse before burning it, and hid it here. originally wanted to make Qin Liangyu and them hungry for a few days, and then gradually help them when they were unable to fight back, but who knew that Zhang Xianzhong, the devil, was immediately introduced. ”

"Then why don't you divide the grain and grass among the White Pole Army? In this way, there will not be so many people who take refuge in Zhang Xianzhong. Liu Ru's body trembled, not knowing whether it was anger or fear.

"If so, let me tell you. Qian Qianyi suddenly said softly, "It was I who persuaded General Wu not to do this kind of grain distribution." ”

"Sir...... Why are you ......?" Liu Ru felt that her mouth was dry and she could hardly speak.

Qian Qianyi was not in a hurry to answer, but paced a few steps and asked, "If so, if we distribute this grain to everyone in Suining City, it will be enough for a few days?"

Liu Ru silently calculated for a moment and said: "At that time, there were still more than 20,000 people in the White Pole Army, plus five hundred Guanning Iron Cavalry, and five hundred Lu Family Mansion soldiers, with only a little saving, these grains could only be eaten for four or five days." ”

Qian Qianyi nodded and said, "Okay, suppose we divide the grain among the people as you said, and after five days, the grain and grass will run out." As a soldier of the White Pole Army, who is hungry and on the verge of despair, how will he react to realizing that there is still food on our side in the face of this endless fog that will not know when it will dissipate?"

"Will ......" Liu Ru thought for a moment, then showed a frightened look on his face and opened his mouth.

Qian Qianyi nodded, and said solemnly: "They will definitely rush up and come to us to grab food, even if we explain in every possible way that we have no surplus food, they will never believe it." At that time, I am afraid that the scene in front of the Seven Killings Stone Tablet will be staged today, the brother troops are fighting each other and fighting in the same room, and the Guanning Iron Cavalry and the Lu family's personal soldiers are only more than 1,000 people in total, and they will be crushed into powder in front of tens of thousands of white-pole troops. ”

Liu Ru listened to Qian Qianyi's analysis, lowered his head and lowered his eyes, speechless. She knew that what Qian Qianyi said was logical, and there was a chance that things would develop like this.

Qian Qianyi frowned and said, "So we must not expose the fact that we have food until the fourteen-day period given by Zhang Xianzhong is passed." ”

"Why is that?" asked Liu again.

Qian Qianyi said in a deep voice: "Since Zhang Xianzhong said so, it must not be groundless. I suspect that his siege fog may last for another fourteen days at most, when it will dissipate, and he will lead his army into the city and slaughter the remaining old and sick. And we just have to endure until then, taking advantage of Zhang Xianzhong's negligence, General Wu led the well-equipped and energetic Guanning Iron Cavalry and the soldiers of the Lu family to rush out of the siege and escape alive. ”

"That'...... General Qin and the White Pole Army...... What should I do?" Liu Ru actually knew the answer for a long time, but she couldn't bear it in her heart, so she still asked this.

Qian Qianyi's eyes were closed, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Only let them ask for more blessings." ”

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In the next two days, more and more soldiers believed in the Seven Killing Divine Monarchs, and thousands of them left the city almost every day. On the tenth day after Zhang Xianzhong appeared, there were only more than ten loyal ministers left around Qin Liangyu.

She was so hungry that her face was bloodless, and she couldn't move at all.

The same goes for her men.

During the seven days when they ran out of food, they killed all the horses, plucked all the wild vegetables on the roadside, and even chewed the bark and grass roots.

But they never gave in.

If Liu Ru saw this scene, he would have wept bitterly and sympathized with them.

But she wasn't going to help.

Because she wants to live.

No one can tell which is right and which is wrong.

Just because survival is human instinct, unyielding is a kind of morality.

No one is more worthy of praise than the other, after all, both are delusions in the heart, and belong to the three corpses.

Zhang Xianzhong broke his promise.

He did not have the patience to wait until the fourteenth day.

At noon on the tenth day, the haunting fog around Suining City finally disappeared.

Zhang Xianzhong rode a black horse, carrying the miserable wind and rain that seemed to come from the underworld, and set foot on the city where he had been humiliated.

Behind him were thousands of sluggish, well-behaved soldiers. Some of them wore "black miasma" military uniforms, and some wore white pole military uniforms, but they were silent, as if black and white were impermanent.

Zhang Xianzhong went straight to the command post of the barracks where Qin Liangyu was, and as soon as he gave the order, dozens of his subordinates rushed into the command post, dragged Qin Liangyu, who had no power to resist, out, tied it like a dumpling, and threw it in front of Zhang Xianzhong.

Zhang Xianzhong's eyes showed respect, looked at the old opponent who had been fighting with him for many years, and said, "General Qin, don't come unharmed. ”

Qin Liangyu didn't react at all, just looked at him blankly, as if he didn't recognize who he was.

Zhang Xianzhong seemed to be slightly disappointed, waved his hand, and said, "Drag it down, eat and drink and wait, wait for her to be like a person, and then bring her to see me." ”

As soon as the words fell, two black and white soldiers immediately walked out of the crowd, one in front of the other, and carried Qin Liangyu away.

Zhang Xianzhong immediately ordered: "Lock the city gate for me, and search the whole city to see if there are any fish that have slipped through the net." Remember, the events of these few days must not be leaked to the world, so no one should be allowed to leave the city alive. ”

His voice rumbled, echoing in the empty streets, but this time, there was no one in front of him, and the splendor of the West Gate City was no longer the splendor of the West Gate.

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In the mansion where Wu Sangui and the others lived, a soldier of the Lu family was observing the situation outside the city with a telescope on the top floor, and suddenly, he let out a low roar of surprise, and immediately turned around and ran downstairs, came to Wu Sangui and the others, and excitedly reported his discovery.

"The fog has lifted!"

Wu Sangui did not hesitate at all, and immediately according to the original plan, he summoned all the Tieqi of Guan Ning and the personal soldiers of the Lu family, and issued a three-eyed god manchester, quietly opened the door of the mansion, and hurried towards the east gate.

Liu Ruyi supported Qian Qianyi and followed closely behind Wu Sangui, trying his best to keep up with the pace.

According to Wu Sangui's assumption, Zhang Xianzhong would definitely set up a heavy defense at the west gate of the city towards Chengdu, and would relax at the east gate far from Chengdu. It was their goal from the beginning, which was the East Gate.

Even if his estimation was wrong, with this extremely elite force in his hands, it would not be a problem to break through the black miasma of about 10,000 troops.

The only thing to know is whether the fog will disappear forever or if it will recede temporarily.

Therefore, he specially sent a person to observe the celestial phenomena outside the city without stopping with binoculars.

Fortunately, the fog showed no sign of recurring, so he looked at it step by step, cautiously but swiftly approaching the east gate.

Soon he was at the gate of the East City, and as he had expected, there was no half-human figure, and the damn smoke never appeared.

He made a gesture behind him, and two soldiers from the Lu family came out of the army, took out two flying claws, mounted them on the crossbow, and then pressed the motive, and shot the two flying claws on the city wall, firmly hooking the edge. Then the two of them climbed the wall along the rope on the flying claw and went to open the city gate.

Wu Sangui waited for a long time, but there was no news from the two Lu family soldiers, and the city gate was completely silent.

An ominous premonition came to his heart, and Wu Sangui immediately roared: "The first and second teams of the Guanning Iron Cavalry, immediately go up the wall along the stairs, open the city gate, and be ready to meet the enemy at any time." The rest of the guards were around, holding their positions and waiting for the gates to open. ”

He had just given the order when suddenly a rain of arrows fell on the city wall, and several soldiers were shot by arrows and fell to the ground.

However, the Guanning Iron Cavalry has been through a hundred battles, and in this case, they instead lean their bodies close to the city wall to avoid arrows. Seeing this, Liu Ru hurriedly helped Qian Qianyi to concoct it in the same way and stuck to the city wall. Then the first and second bands of Iron Knights rushed to the wall, and after a while the sound of firearms continued to sound from the towers, and after a short time the sound ceased, and the gates slowly opened.

Wu Sangui cheered, used his fingers as a sentry, and rushed out of the city first, and when everyone was out of the city gate, he issued instructions to the city wall, ordering the soldiers on the wall to jump down, and the soldiers under the wall opened the anti-fall net, ready to meet the comrades who jumped down.

But not a single person jumped off the wall.

Wu Sangui just felt bad, and suddenly, dozens of large nets were scattered on the wall, covering all the people who would not have time to react in the future. Immediately afterwards, countless black and white soldiers poured out from behind the rocks, grass piles, and trees on both sides of the road outside the city, holding swords in their hands, pointing at the vital points of the people, standing still.

"Wu Sangui, soldiers are not tired of cheating, it seems that you have fought for so long, and you haven't learned this truth yet. Zhang Xianzhong smiled and walked down the city wall.