After Peng Guangzu finished speaking, Chen Ao waved his hand impatiently and said coldly: "Lock him up, and when His Majesty arrives, he will be handed over to His Majesty to deal with!"

Peng Guangzu was stunned for a moment, and before he could react, he was held down by two tall forbidden soldiers and dragged directly to the prison. Headed by Guo Wenhui, the Jizhou guard, he couldn't help but feel palpitations when he heard Peng Guangzu's shouts from afar.

Chen Ao summoned the others to the council chamber. The expressions on everyone's faces were ugly, and the loss of Dingzhou was like a huge shadow hanging over everyone's hearts. Now north of Jizhou, in addition to Hejian Mansion is still in the hands of the Great Song Dynasty, other important cities have all fallen into the hands of the Liao army. And Hejian Mansion is difficult to support alone, but I am afraid that sooner or later it will be broken. This not only means the expansion of Liao's territory, but also means that the Liao army has solved its worries, and the grain routes supplied to the Liao army can be continuously transported to the front line.

Everyone didn't say a word, Zhao Ling frowned, staring at the map tightly, and he was also at a loss. Chen Ao cleared his throat and sighed, "The situation is not optimistic...... Do you have anything to say?"

Everyone, look at me, I look at you, I really don't know what to say. Maybe they've already thought of something, but they just don't dare to bring it up first. Finally, Yao Zhou said: "Your Majesty's army will arrive in a few days, as long as we hold on a little longer, we can turn defeat into victory!"

His voice was a little low, and it was clear that he couldn't fully believe it. The Jizhou guards led by Guo Wenhui had even more ugly faces. After being silent for a long time, a forbidden soldier ran in from outside the door and said loudly: "General Yu, General Lin sent an urgent message!"

Chen Ao stood up suddenly, took the letter, unfolded it, and his face suddenly sank. Everyone looked at him suspiciously, not knowing what Lin Feng was talking about in the letter. Some time ago, Lin Feng led 5,000 men and horses to reinforce the front line of the Yongjing Army. For so long, Lin Feng didn't have any news back. Everyone just hopes that he will bring some good news.

Chen Ao threw the letter on the table in a dejected manner, and everyone immediately picked it up and circulated it. After reading it again, the atmosphere in the room became even more depressing.

It turned out that the letter said that Lin Feng and others converged with the defenders of the Yongjing Army, and at first achieved great results, pushing back the Liao Army's Eastern Route Army for 200 miles. But in these two days, the Liao army suddenly increased its troops, and the Song army was defeated and retreated. And the Yongjing Army is only a military port, and the city is not strong. If the Liao army attacks again, I'm afraid they won't be able to resist it.

The situation is getting worse and worse. If the Yongjing Army is broken again, then Jizhou will also become an isolated city. At that time, the Liao army will join forces on both roads, and the momentum will be even greater, and Jizhou City will definitely not be able to defend it.

The room was quieter, Zhao Ling knocked on the table, and suddenly said: "The situation is not good for us, in my opinion, Jizhou City can't hold it." ”

Everyone has already thought of this possibility, but they don't dare to say it first. Zhao Ling said again: "If we shrink our forces, retreat southward, and retreat all the way to Lanzhou, then with the geographical advantage of Lanzhou, we can still maneuver with the Liao army!"

Yao Zhou nodded and said, "That's right! If the Liao army really chased after Lanzhou, then the Liao army went so deep that I was afraid that the supplies would not be able to keep up." We'll have a chance then!"

Chen Ao originally thought the same way, but his military advisor Zhao Ling didn't speak, so he couldn't make up his mind. Now that Zhao Ling also thinks that it should be withdrawn, there is no doubt.

He was just about to make a decision, when a Song soldier ran in in a panic and said loudly: "General Yu, the Liao army has begun to attack the city!"

Chen Ao raised his eyebrows and said to Guo Wenhui: "General Guo, I bother you to go and defend the city first, we will discuss the specific details here, and then we will go to meet you!"

Guo Wenhui nodded, and went out with a few henchmen and generals. The defenders at the head of the city had already begun to block the Liao army's frantic attack. Guo Wenhui and others actually came to the city tower, but they also had nothing to do. They did not have the talent to command, and they did not dare to defend the city together, so they could only watch from afar. But they are generals after all, and as long as they stand here, they can stabilize the morale of the army and give confidence to the soldiers.

But now the confidence of these generals themselves is somewhat shaken. Guo Wenhui sighed for a long time, with a sad face. Adjutant General Li Xin asked, "Why did the general sigh?"

Guo Wenhui sneered and said, "Why sigh? Hmph, this Jizhou City is about to be lost." Then Chen Ao himself led people to discuss how to escape, but let us defend the city!

When he said this, several generals around him were also very angry. Someone said, "Yes, he is alone, he has nothing to worry about, and he runs away when he says he will run." Are we all dragging our mouths, do we want to leave our wives and children behind and run away by ourselves? I heard that those Khitans are all murderous and do not blink, and they are only afraid that the city will be destroyed...... Woowoo woo ......"

When everyone said this, they all thought of the humiliation and tragic death of their wives and children, and they couldn't help but feel sad. Guo Wenhui sighed for a while, suddenly gritted his teeth, and said: "If people don't do it for themselves, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed." We're all family people, we can't go on like this!"

Li Xin asked, "The general is talking about ......?"

Guo Wenhui said: "Look at that Peng Guangzu, although the city was broken, he brought his wife and children out. Why don't we learn from him......"

Someone next to him immediately said: "No, no, no, I think that Chen Ao is almost going to cut down Peng Guangzu today." If we do the same, I'm afraid he'll ......"

Guo Wenhui snorted coldly and said, "Are you letting us die here for nothing?" Hmph, Chen Ao's military advisor has already said that he is going to retreat. Chen Ao had always listened to the person surnamed Zhao, so he was naturally ready to escape. When the time comes, it won't be us who will suffer? If you don't do anything, you will go and let Peng Guangzu's family go. Let's leave here with our families. In the future, even if you confront Chen Ao in front of Your Majesty, who Your Majesty believes, it is not certain!"

When everyone heard the joy, they immediately discussed it secretly and prepared separately. Half an hour later, Guo Wenhui and others took their families together, got into a carriage, met on Suzaku Street, and went straight to the south gate. Peng Guangzu was also quietly released and joined this fleeing army.

The group had everything from the elderly, the weak, women and children, and the marching speed was certainly not too fast. But there were a lot of people, and together there were nearly eight or nine hundred people. With so many people, it's hard not to attract attention. But Guo Wenhui walked ahead, and no one dared to stand in the way.

Guo Wenhui found an excuse to open the south gate and went directly out of the city with people. Song Bing also wondered how the Liao army was attacking the city urgently, how could the guards take a group of people out of the city? When they saw Guo Wenhui and the others fleeing as if they were dead, they faintly realized that Guo Wenhui and the others were only afraid that they were about to escape!

The defenders immediately became nervous, and someone had already reported the news into Chen Ao's mansion. Chen Ao and the generals of the forbidden army were all taken aback. Before he came back to his senses, he saw a person running in and said: "General, the defenders of Beicheng heard that the general abandoned the army and fled, and immediately had no intention of fighting and fled in all directions. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, another man broke in and said, "When the people of the city heard that the guards had fled, they also fled towards the south gate. The defenders of the southern city also opened the south gate, and all of them fled......"

Chen Ao was stunned, and then someone came in and said: "General Chen, the Liao army has occupied the North City Gate, and Jizhou has been lost!"