The starry night is like rain, the chilly spring breeze blows across the city, and the sound of whimpering...

Under the collapsed city wall, bonfires are burning, the neighing of war horses, and the breathing of people sitting under the wall can temporarily make people believe that the world is in front of them.

The soldiers sat around exhausted. Helmets were set up in the center of the bonfire, hanging them with iron chains, and washed them with a little water to cook. Several helmets were cracked, with unwashed blood in the cracks, and the porridge was also filled with blood. However, no one cared at this time. As soon as the rice grains bloomed, they couldn't wait to grab the food.

There were many robes lying on one side of the camp, and some of the bodies of the people were already cold, and the rest were curled up in groups of three or three.

When Gao Lin stepped across the camp, the soldiers looked at him with a numb look. Gao Lin knew that it was despair.

Someone started to whisper, "I saw the general just now. The southerner chopped his head and hung it on the gate of the camp. I can't make a mistake..."

"What a great general? The general has fought a war for a lifetime, and he will die if he dies. How could they... be humiliated by the general like this?"

Someone angrily beaten his fists, and he was injured, his body was weak, and his fists were soft and weak without any momentum.

Someone hummed with expressionless face, "The success and the success and the defeat of the enemy..."

"The general defended the city for a long time, and Jiangling was unbreakable. He blocked the 100,000 troops of Chen State. Not only did he destroy the West Dike, but he also taught Chen State to miss the opportunity to go north for nothing and let Qi State get the advantage. How could the southerners not be angry?"

"...When we attacked Xidi, we had more than 20,000 troops, and only we were left behind who came back," a soldier with Zhou's eyes turned red, "Twenty thousand soldiers, how many unjust souls!"

"Now those people are under the city, and they are persuading surrender day and night, saying that they will not surrender again. When the army launches tomorrow, they will massacre the city."

"How many people have parents, wives and children in Jiangling?"

"You want to surrender?"

"I have no children and no children, and I have not started a family. It doesn't matter whether I surrender or not, but I don't want to surrender, so I've just got to this point. Why not fight with the Southerners to the end?"

“…”

This did not make the people around him agree, and the atmosphere was a little depressed. All the soldiers of Liang State settled in Jiangling. Even the soldiers of Zhou State were guarding Jiangling for many years, many of them had married wives and children in Jiangling. When Lu Teng was there, they had hope of defeating Chen State, so they fought bravely and fought without hesitation. Now Lu Teng is dead, and only thousands of old, weak, sick and disabled people are left in Jiangling to fight, and there is no hope of winning. Under the threat of Chen State, everyone began to hesitate.

"If you surrender... I'm afraid the emperor will not..."

"Chen Ba first took over the Xiao family's territory, and the emperor would like to surrender to the traitor like this?"

"The emperor is a benevolent king. He wouldn't wait to watch the tens of thousands of people in Jiangling suffer slaughter, right?"

“It’s hard to say…”

"Even if we don't surrender, I'm afraid someone will open the door to offer the city."

"Why did I hear that Prime Minister Wang transferred some troops from Zhangshan County and Shicheng County?"

"How is that possible? Besides, in Zhangshan and Shicheng, how many soldiers can there be? The distance water can't relieve the near thirst."

"I didn't lie to you. My old acquaintance is from the North Gate. He told me that since the day before yesterday, a group of powerful soldiers have entered the city one after another, and it has to be counted as many as thousands..."

The general of the Zhou army was dumbfounded, "Why don't I know about this?" He had never heard any sound of the wind, so he was shocked.

Liang Jun looked around with an intriguing look, as if saying: "In the past, Lu Teng was still alive, so he could just ask Jiangling for everything and make trouble. Now that Lu Teng was defeated and killed, Zhou Jun naturally had no words. What qualifications can he have to participate in politics?"

The general Zhou army was immediately reacting and his face drooped. Today is different from the past. The general is no longer here. Can anyone take them through this level with them?

Gao Lin stood after the camp for a long time, and the soldiers' discussions were all drawn to his ears. Lu Teng died in battle, his army was shaken, and Jiangling was about to fall. He had actually expected such a situation, but... But when did Wang Cao bring troops from other places? Are there still troops in Liang State still in battle? If so, why did he not know anything?

His expression changed. He ran towards the imperial city alone, searching for Xiao Kui and Wang Cao, and asking these people for an explanation!

The Jiangling Palace is not as good as the Southern Dynasties, nor the Northern Dynasties. It is not as good as the Royal Palace, but rather a slightly larger palace. Gao Lin came to the door to take responsibility and happened to meet the Prince of Xiliang Xiao Cong. When Xiao Cong saw him, he saluted him slightly: "Can General Gao be safe?"

Gao Lin was agitated by the rumors and had a choking temper. She completely ignored the fate of her friendship on the battlefield the day before yesterday, pointed at Xiao Cong and cursed: "The son of Huangkou, our Zhou soldiers will pay their lives to defend Daliang. How dare you hide it from me here! Now it seems that the general's death on the battlefield is not unrelated to your Xiao father and son!"

Xiao Cong was originally polite to him, but he was beaten up. Gao Linnian was very respectful, but she couldn't speak for a moment, and her face turned red and didn't know what to say. This fell into Gao Lin's eyes, which was exactly a sign of Xiao Cong's shame.

Xiao Cong said anxiously: "Gu Wu doesn't know what the old general Gao is saying. General Lu died in battle, and Gu was also sad. Why did the old general think that my father and son planned to kill him together?"

Gao Lin sneered, "I am too lazy to talk to you too much. Xiao Kui, I want to see him!" As he said that, he pushed away the eunuch who was blocking the road in front and rushed into Xiao Kui Jingxiu's Buddhist temple. Due to Xiao Kui's intentional arrangement, no one dared to stop him along the way, and he soon arrived at his destination.

The Xiao family of Liang State is good at practicing Buddhism, and Xiao Kui is very knowledgeable about Buddhist scriptures. The eunuch reported that Xiao Kui had just taken a shower and changed his clothes and was chanting scriptures in the Buddhist hall. He sat cross-legged on the cushion, facing the flawless ancient Buddha. Every line on his face was ethereal and compassionate. The incense rose and curled up the blue smoke, which was about to burn out... Gao Lin pushed open the door, stood with a fierce momentum, pressing the knife.

"What's the matter with the general here?" Xiao Kui was too lazy to look back, so he took a breath and asked.

"What's the matter? I want to ask Your Majesty, where are the reinforcements from Liang State?"

"If Jiangling is not protected, I will send Zhangshan to Shicheng to support the king. What's wrong with it?"

"Hahahaha..." Gao Lin laughed furiously, "Why did Your Majesty bully me? How could I not know how many soldiers and horses can Jiangling have? You... You... You clearly believe that even if you betray us, you will surrender to Qi secretly!"

"..." The wooden fish in Xiao Kui's hand knocked on him one after another, "The old general knows that nothing in the world is unchanging. If you are too persistent, you will walk the road to death. Why not take a step back and give me... and give you a decent step for yourself!"

Gao Lin drew his sword angrily and shouted loudly: "We have never admitted defeat until now. General Lu was killed in battle, and nearly 10,000 soldiers in Zhou State were killed in battle! You surrendered to Qi, and then tell me that you can give me a decent step?

"...What do you think I am? Do you think... I am like you, and I am willing to be a slave of the three surnames who are living under someone else's roof, waving my tail and begging for mercy?"

"——Rareless!" Around the Buddhist temple, densely packed soldiers rushed up and protected Xiao Kui in the center.

Xiao Kui sighed, got up from the ground, patted the dust on his shoulder, and sighed, "The General is right, my Xiao clan has been destroyed since Hou Jing's chaos... My father and I, for the sake of Daliang, survived and became a small person, and indeed... it is no different from a dog..."

"Grandma!" Xiao Cong raised his weapons and broke in from outside. Seeing his father who was confronting Gao Lin, he shouted anxiously.

"...I don't expect Daliang to have the glory of the past. I just hope that this country name can survive. Even if there is only a little hope, it's good." Xiao Kui didn't look at his son. "My biggest wish in my life is to spend the life of the Qingdeng Ancient Buddha, but my surname is Xiao, and my father passed on the family business to me. I can't let Daliang perish the country in my hands. I'm sorry for the reason of the situation..."

At this moment, the strong aura of scholars on his body completely changed, no less than the heroes in historical books.

At this moment, Xiao Kui was more like an emperor than before!

Gao Lin's hair and beard were all wide open, and she waved her sword and cut towards Xiao Kui. The soldiers standing in the Buddhist temple rushed up...

Xiao Cong stood outside and heard the old general roaring angryly, blood flying everywhere, while his father was expressionless. When the chaos subsided, the soldiers retreated and the corpses were covered with mess, he waved to his son.

"Grandma..." Xiao Cong actually stammered and didn't dare to step forward.

Xiao Kui pressed the back of his head and put his forehead on his head.

"Grandpa, have you really surrendered?"

Xiao Kui closed his eyes in pain and stroked his palm on his cheek: "For the survival of Daliang, there is nothing that cannot be done, sir... do you understand?"

He pushed him away, took a few steps back, and said, "When the battle is over, you will go to Jinyang. You are a descendant of the Xiao family. This is your responsibility!"
Chapter completed!