More than twenty days have passed since New Year's Eve. For the southern Zhao territory, the melting of ice and snow is always faster than that in the north.

Although it was not a marching rush, the two thousand cavalrymen were much faster than the 30,000 troops that were in the army that came. In addition, everyone only brought five days of food and traveled lightly. If they didn't return to Jinling quickly, everyone would have to dig grass roots and eat tree bark.

After three days of travel, I have entered the boundary of Yangzhou and is just a day ahead of Jinling, and there is still some time left.

"Uncle Bai, if there is really a change in Jinling, will my guards side by side with the royal palace be enough? Are these hundreds of people safe?"

Qingyan and Bai Yi were sitting by the same river. The other soldiers cherished this rare resting moment and led their horses to the river to let their mounts drink water.

"There are sixty guards in the open and more than thirty people in the dark. If it is dangerous outside the city, it will be fine. If it is inside the city, it will be a big deal." Bai Yi handed Qingyan a cowhide water bag, "but he has been side by side with the royal palace for more than ten years and has been away from the government. I think even if there is any change in the capital, no one will make things difficult for the royal palace."

"Report!"

A whistleman came on a pegasus. Before the horse could stop, he turned over and knelt down and said, "Report to General, Jinling has been martial law two days ago, and no entry or exit are allowed. The villain saw the Xuanwu Camp's equipment to be held guarding the city one by one on the city wall."

"Can you know what happened in Beijing?"

"The general forgives his crime. Because there are a large number of strange cavalry outside the city, the villain did not find out what was born in the capital, but found out that there was a riot in Taichu Palace a few days ago."

Qingyan pondered for a moment and said, "You have worked hard all the way. Go and find Wang Hao and ask him to find someone else to continue inquiring on your behalf."

"It seems that this danger is indeed caused by the city. If there is a change in Taichu Palace, it will definitely be unrelated to one of the people of Zheng Wang Pei."

"The prince stopped the Yulin Army from all out of the way in Jinhua Hall that day, and King Pei strongly denied it." Bai Yi thought about something.

"Uncle Bai, these are just openly, but I think King Zheng has the greatest involvement in this matter."

Bai Yi was a little confused, "Why is this? Then King Zheng did not deny your suggestions at that time, why did he be the most suspicious?"

"Because of General Huaihua Shi Tianci."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Yi suddenly said, "Does the general suspect that Shi Tianci was recommended by King Zheng, so he was determined to collude with King Zheng?"

Qingyan shook his head, "On the contrary, Shi Tianci knew nothing at all, but was used by King Zheng."

"Although there are many military officers in the court, the most famous ones are just two. One is Shi Tianci and the other is Changling Hou Xiahou Sheng. However, the latter is old and does not have much presence even when he goes to court. That day, the Jinhua Palace was proof of the fact that the civil and military officials and His Majesty were slept in front of the civil and military officials and His Majesty. However, whether he slept really or fakely, it showed that he did not want to get too deep into the court."

"But Shi Tianci is different. Although he is over fifty years old, he is a famous general who can be put on the stage after his father, and he has a high prestige in the army. If this thorn in his eyes is transferred from Jinling, then King Zheng will be much smoother if he wants to make a difference."

Bai Yi suddenly realized, "So, all this is a trick. Fortunately, the general detained 10,000 Yulin Guards that day, otherwise, relying solely on the Xuanwu Camp and the Jinwu Guards, the capital might not be able to be protected."

"Uncle Bai, you are wrong. It was the 10,000 Yulin Army I detained at that time that became the help of Zheng Wang Tianda."

Looking at Bai Yi's shocked expression, Qing Yan explained: "You and I know that in the surrounding areas of the capital and even the entire Yangzhou, except for the 40,000 troops of the Yulin Guard, there are only the soldiers from various counties and counties. If King Zheng wants to change the day, he will not necessarily capture Jinling even if he pulls all the soldiers from Yangzhou over."

"So what the general means is that even if you don't recommend Your Majesty to leave 10,000 Yulin Army that day, King Zheng will report the report, and will leave more Yulin Army?"

"Yes, 10,000 well-trained and well-equipped Royal Yulin Army, plus the government troops transferred from various counties in Yangzhou, are enough to pose a great threat to Jinling." Qing Yan looked heavy, "I also expected that King Zheng would have prepared a large number of people in the dark for this operation. After a few moments, he gained the upper hand."

Picking up the water bag and taking a sip of water, Qingyan's throat felt a little more comfortable, "But now it's not overwhelming. Fortunately, there was no suggestion to leave more Yulin troops in the Jinhua Palace that day, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable. The most important thing is that according to the return of the horse tent, Jinling City had been locked down before the war, which can be said to have bought us some precious time."

"General, there is an unknown situation in the end. Even if King Zheng has a large number of troops in his hands, siege is still the best way to attack the city. But why did he choose this most difficult route? Wouldn't it be better to secretly send the Yulin Army into the city and catch it off guard?"

"Uncle Bai said very well, so His Majesty or others have seen through King Zheng's first-hand plan two days ago, and the latter has to settle for the second time to make a tough decision."

"The general really woke up the dreamer with one word. He didn't expect that the back was so dangerous. It can be said that one after another, it was extremely carefully planned."

"The Huainan Legion cannot move, and the other two main forces are even more mountains and far away. If it is expected, the only army that Jinling can rely on now is our 2,000 cavalry and more than 20,000 Yulin Guards in Yuezhou."

Qingyan slowly stood up, "Uncle Bai, immediately send someone to inform General Shi, telling him that there is a change in Jinling and rush to help."

Then he turned over and roared at the horse, "The whole army sets off!"

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In the Jinhua Hall, except for the koi swimming in the water, the entire hall can be heard.

"My dear friends, do you have a good idea to retreat to the enemy?"

Seeing that everyone was silent, Xiao Fu stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, except for the 10,000 Yulin Army, King Zheng gathered most of the soldiers in Yangzhou, and the large number of disciples he raised in the dark, which totaled more than 30,000. In Jinling, except for the 8,000 Xuanwu Camp, there were only a small number of Jinwu Guards. Therefore, I suggest that only by sticking to the support can you have some vitality."

Zhuge Pingzhang echoed: "Yes, although the walls of Jinling are wide and thick, the eight thousand Xuanwu Camps are also very difficult to guard the walls. Jinwu Guards cannot be assigned to assist the city defense, so I attached Xiao Fu's suggestions and held on to support the support."

"I am not asking you how you can defend this Jinling, but you have a plan to defeat the enemy. Could it be that my grand Nanzhao Jingcheng can only be beaten passively?" Although Zhao Lingzong's voice was dull, everyone noticed a faint anger.

"Father, King Zheng... Zhao Gen is in trouble and trouble, and I believe that local officials will lead their troops to serve the king after hearing the news. We just need to wait and see what happens." King Pei looked indignant, as if he had an irreconcilable hatred with his brother.

He glanced at Prince Pei indifferently, and Emperor Zhao Ling asked, "Fu, have there been messengers breaking through the siege in the past few days?"

"Report to Your Majesty, although Zhao Gen has not many cavalrymen, they are all patrolling around Jinling to prevent someone from breaking through and reporting the news, so all the messengers sent for several days died at the city."

At this time, everyone in Jinhua Palace faintly heard the sound of shouts from the east, which made everyone's hearts nervous.

What is coming is coming after all!

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Xuanwu Camp, with a population of over 8,000, was in charge of guarding the fourteen gates and city walls of Jinling. It was not affiliated with the Ministry of War and was directly under the jurisdiction of Emperor Zhao Ling.

As the chief general of Xuanwu Camp, Huang Quan, the general of the Central Army, held a steel knife in his hand and looked at the rebels who were attacking like a tide.

When Huang Quan saw those siege hammers and well railings that could never have appeared, he was really shocked.

The Southern Zhao State has not issued a knife ban for many years because it is because it is afraid that a large number of people in the martial arts world will cause trouble. However, except for the people in the martial arts world, few people in the folk have combat-friendly knives, let alone the siege hammers and well railings.

King Zheng has really planned for this rebellion for a long time.

Fortunately, the number of rebels has not reached an overwhelming advantage. The opponent needs to assemble most of the troops to attack one place to exert the advantage of the number of people and siege equipment. Therefore, Huang Quan also drew personnel from various places to defend after the enemy gathered at the Jubao Gate.

"The bed crossbow and the catapult cart are concentrated on attacking the well railings. All the archers release the rockets to shoot the bottom of the rocket. When these grandsons attack the city, there is no need to talk nonsense, right?"

After receiving the order, the two lieutenants quickly made arrangements.

Then, a round of crossbow arrows and flying stones attacked the rebels' eight well rails. As a result, the accuracy of the former was much greater than that of the latter, but the attack power of the latter was not comparable to the former, so after several rounds of attacks, the eight well rails did not hurt the muscles.

When the enemy enters the range, a locust-like rocket shoots to the bottom of the middle of the well rail, with a huge momentum.

But Huang Quan's eyes suddenly shook, "These grandsons are smart, and they actually soaked hay with manure and wrapped them on the well railing."

"The arrows do not need to be lit, shoot those who carry the ladder!"

With the roar of Huangquan and the order was conveyed quickly, and rounds of arrows poured down.

Because the city wall is too high, the rebel archers could only reach the city wall by the moat, and for a moment, they were slowly moving under the cover of swords and shields.

But Xuanwu Camp is not without casualties. Even if the opponent's eight well railings are not taller than the city wall, they are definitely not short. The archers on it look for an opportunity and shoot at the city wall, posing a considerable threat to Xuanwu Camp.

Just as the two armies were shooting at each other, the rebels finally laid a large number of wooden boards on the moat. Then the rebels carried ladders and quickly crossed the river, followed by siege hammers.

After the rebels put the ladder on the city wall, they rushed up like hungry wolf.

‘Waola’ ‘Waola’

A large number of caltrops that had been prepared were thrown off the city wall, and many people were pierced through the feet without any preparation by the rebels.

However, except for the large number of people, the rebels climbed the city walls as always, regardless of their injured companions.

Looking at the many Yulin soldiers mixed below, thinking that they were still their own robes many days ago, Huang Quan felt a little unbearable.

But this idea only appeared for a moment, and then he ordered again in a deep voice: "Pour oil!"

A jar of turmeric oil that had been prepared was thrown away by the soldiers of Xuanwu Camp. Then, without Huangquan's order, he shot the rockets at the city without any difference.

In an instant, a scorching wave of heat rose up, and the colorful red lotus seemed to bloom under the city.

"catapult!"

Without any hesitation, the many soldiers above the city gate threw huge rocks to the siege hammer below. After a moment, the siege hammer, including the people, was smashed to pieces.

‘Dangdangdang…’

A rapid sound of golden sound sounded from the rear of the rebels. In addition to the Yulin Army, a group of the palace soldiers and the mobs he had pieced together had already been scared by the tragic scene in front of him and rushed to the rear.

"General, the enemy retreated."

"This is just a tentative attack. Then the enemy will definitely attack the city with all their might, so that the brothers can rest and prepare for the next tough battle."
Chapter completed!