Chapter 249
No one is a coward, and no one is doomed to accept failure. When the royal guards and people in Luocheng finally understood their upcoming fate, some tragic emotions arose.
A city wall isolates the inside and outside, and of course people outside the city will not know how huge energy the person who has been forced into a desperate situation will burst out. Of course, there are also incentives that are received, and there are other reasons.
Ji Mo is worthy of being a decisive person. Killing the Qin envoy in the palace is equivalent to cutting off everyone's retreat. He wanted to use this method to make everyone in the Wang Ting understand that they had no way out. Before the fierce revenge of the Qin people came, they had to make up their minds to live and die with the city.
If it were Ji Mo in the past, he would never have done this. But when the dynasty he guarded was about to perish, he could not take care of much. Although doing so was not fair to many people, he had no choice. Perhaps, the smoke and dust that arose from the chaos of the great era fell on everyone's heads was a heavy mountain. Those joys and sorrows of life and death are the fate of everyone.
In addition, Ji Mo tried his best to do everything he could. The young and strong men in the city were gathered and distributed to them. If it reached the last moment, he hoped that they could do their best to protect their families. If they had the chance, it would be best to escape. Although he knew that it might be in vain to do so, he still did it.
The royal family's Ku Mansion was opened according to the order. It has reached the current level, and there is no need to hide this little family. Instead of falling into the hands of the enemy after the city is broken, it is better to distribute it to the people and soldiers now. The so-called heavy rewards must be brave. Although there is no hope of relying on these forces to defend Luocheng, if you can delay it as much as possible, of course it is also good.
Whether it was the soldiers of the Imperial Guards or the young and strong in the city organized, as long as the defenders participated, they would give them money and property in the name of the royal family. The city was filled with joy and morale.
Ji Mo has always been kind to others, and many people in the city have received his favor. Under his call, they have already become united with the enemy and want to do their best to defend the royal city. Now they have received such a heavy reward, whether for the royal family or for themselves, they must work hard.
Almost doubled the strength of the city defense, and was organized in this way. They will fight to defend their survival.
Ji Mo watched those passionate faces walking up the city, but his heart was filled with infinite sadness. When the war ended, how many people would survive? He had no answer, everything was arranged by God.
As expected, after the attack began, the princely army was very different from before. Moreover, because of the joining of the Qin people, the situation became extremely critical from the beginning. If the Imperial Guard had not fought hard and the help of the people in the city, it would have been very likely that the city would have been lost at the beginning.
Even so, when the first round of attacks launched by the princes and the two thousand Qin troops ended, the casualties of the defenders on the city were already extremely heavy. Ji Mo and Zi Dun General looked sad. They knew very well that the Qin army after suffering setbacks would definitely not give up. When the next round of attacks came again, it would be overwhelming and difficult to resist.
"If it is really impossible, General Zidun, I hope you can do something."
Looking at the injured, the dead soldiers, and the people who were transporting things to the top of the city, Ji Mo sighed and turned around to order the general who was breathing heavily. Zi Dun wiped the blood on his face and looked at him with some confusion, but he didn't understand what he was going to say.
"Mr. Mo, you don't need to give me instructions. I will naturally lead everyone to resist to the death..."
"I don't want to say this... The Qin army is cruel. If it continues to resist, it will inevitably arouse their anger. When the city is broken, people will suffer from disasters, and the people in the city may be doomed. Zi Dun, from now on, you must be prepared. At the last moment, you can kill my head, offer the city to surrender, and maybe you can save some lives..."
"Mr. Mo! Please don't say anything more. I will never obey such an order!"
Zi Dun refused loudly, and his voice was sad and angry. The other soldiers also bowed to the ground and asked Ji Mo to take back the order. Ji Mo just shook his head and smiled bitterly. If he was destined to be unable to hold on, this was the best way he could think of. He had made up his mind that even if Zi Dun refused to execute, he would order his trusted servants around him to take action. If his head could be exchanged for the lives of others. Even if there were only ten or a hundred, it would be worth it.
However, in this dark and desperate atmosphere, someone brought them hope. Soon after, a team of dozens of people who came from somewhere suddenly appeared in the city. They were taken to Ji Mo and a young man in charge bowed to him.
"Mr. Mo, King Zhao has an order, and we will come to the city first to report the news. The reinforcements will arrive soon!"
Ji Mo and everyone on the city wall were surprised. They could hardly believe that the good news that had been waiting for for a long time had come. However, when he looked at the very young man in front of him, he always felt a little confused.
"What's your name? How did you come into the city?"
"My name is Qingniao. We are all spies from the Qianji Pavilion of Zhao State. As for how to enter the city, there is naturally a way. Mo Gong does not need to doubt... This is a letter written by King Zhao, and you will understand after reading it!"
The young young bird who took on a great responsibility for the first time has performed very well. No one knows how difficult the team he led has experienced before entering the besieged city. Perhaps, one can know a little from the blood and wounds on their bodies. What is even less than half of the 100 warriors he took away from the face of King Chu Jiangmian of Zhao, entered the city. The others have disappeared forever in the iron-blooded contest in the night.
Ji Mo took the bloody letter and read it at a glance, and there was no doubt in his heart. He raised his head and saw the boy in front of him and the person he was carrying, his body was covered in scars. A heat gushed in his heart, and his eyes suddenly became wet.
"You... thank you all for your hard work! Let me express my sincere thanks on behalf of the Royal Family of the Great Zhou!"
Ji Mo personally gave a gift, and the blue bird flashed by quickly, not daring to accept it. He was ordered by Chu Jiangmian to come to the city in advance to report the message, just to make them firmly believe that they must insist on defending the royal city and waiting for the arrival of reinforcements. When they were penetrating the encirclement, they saw that the princes were in a row for dozens of miles and were powerful, and he was very worried that Luocheng had fallen. Fortunately, the city gates were still safe and sound. Now that the information was delivered, he was relieved.
"Mr. Mo doesn't have to do this. King Zhao came from Qi and joined forces with reinforcements from both countries, with a total of more than 30,000. If there were no other accidents, he should have entered Zhongzhou now. Therefore, as long as he can hold on for one to two days, the reinforcements will arrive."
Ji Mo and Zi Dun both showed excitement on their faces. In the almost desperate situation, it was undoubtedly exciting to see such a turning point suddenly.
However, the tests that will be faced will be even more severe. Before their joy was calm, a new round of attacks by the army outside the city began again. This time, all of them were the main attacks of the Qin army. The head-on battle was destined to be a cruel ending.
If we had not received the news that reinforcements were about to arrive in time, the morale that had already declined would rise again. Under the fierce attack of the Qin army, it would have been difficult to defend this time.
The Qin people were so powerful! When those guys who were not afraid of death braved the rain of arrows to climb up the city one after another, several sections of the city walls were almost lost. In the dangerous moments, the Blue Bird and the Qianji Pavilion spies rushed up without hesitation, and drove the Qin army that had climbed up like chopping vegetables and melons. These superb Zhao people really played a key role. Their team was like firefighters, and they rushed to wherever there was danger. The blood stained everyone's clothes red, and the sword rolled and many injuries were added to their bodies, but no one took a step back.
After fighting until dusk fell, the attack of more than 10,000 Qin troops had to retreat. Luocheng, which had been tested by blood and fire, finally ushered in a temporary calm.
The blue bird tore off his clothes, wrapped the bleeding area on his left ribs, and helped several other people around him apply medicine to bandage them seriously. These medicines were handed over to him by Chu Jiangmian before he left. The boy knew that these medicines were extremely precious and that he had suffered minor injuries, so he was reluctant to use them. In such a fierce battle, someone might die at any time. He wanted to keep them and apply them to those seriously injured who needed the most.
"Mr. Mo should go down and have a good rest first. The enemy will not attack the city tonight, and tomorrow... may be the time to decide life and death."
After each battle, the boy seemed to have learned a lot of things in his heart. He finally understood why Lie Zi Yufeng, who was in charge of Qianji Pavilion, was in a hurry to send him out. Sure enough, the battlefield is a good place for excellent spies to grow.
"Oh! In less than a day, Luocheng will be in danger of being broken at any time. How can I leave half a step with confidence? But I still want to thank you this time."
Chapter completed!