The screams gradually subsided, and it seemed that the woman was already dying. Sanyu was bored and touched the cold jade bracelet on his wrist and said to it.

"Rong Chen, I'll let Gou Chen find your bones, and then we can bury them together in the imperial mausoleum, okay?"

Of course Rong Chen couldn't hear it, and Jade Bracelet couldn't answer it, but Sanyu was already dizzy from drinking, so he just thought he got the answer.

"You agree? Great, I'll sing a song for you, the one you like."

He took a long breath of alcohol, lost his hoarse voice, opened his tongue, and sang in tune,

"He and I shared the wind and rain on the Spring River, he and I supported each other in times of crisis, we shed heart-broken tears together, and he and I sat at the same table..."

As he sang, his throat became so choked that he could no longer sing and could only sob lowly.

In the darkness, he fumbled for the wine bottle with both hands, and took a few sips with bitter tears, trying to use the power of wine to drive away the pain in his heart.

He threw away the wine bottle, hugged his knees, curled up, laughed hoarsely, and sang intermittently.

"Judge, what is that sound?"

"It's the cry of the lonely goose."

"It turns out that it is, Lone Goose, it is chirping sadly."

……

……

Tangzhou City.

The sky was overcast, so gray that the sun couldn't be seen.

The wind whipped up the sand and blew the battle flags loudly.

The high city wall stands with the door closed.

There were countless soldiers outside the city, and there was also a dense row of soldiers on the city.

The soldiers looked at each other coldly and covered their mouths and noses.

Speaking of the fact that the besieging soldiers wore "masks", the soldiers on the city wall reminded them that there were many corpses and dead rats outside the city that had not had time to be burned, and the epidemic was serious, so they were told to cover their mouths and noses as a precaution.

Seeing the miserable state of the corpses, the besieging soldiers were so frightened that they quickly surrounded them and followed the advice to burn the corpses.

Because the siege soldiers and the defenders wore the same blue robes, they couldn't tell them apart.

In order to make it easier to distinguish, the soldiers guarding the city also drew large circles on their chests with black charcoal on their clothes.

This idea came from King Xi. Liu Qingyan said that drawing a circle was a bit like a target. King Xi said, why not draw a cross? Before the fight started, mark it first.

Both the soldiers besieging the city and the soldiers guarding the city were uneasy. On the one hand, they were here to seize the royal family of the previous dynasty and clean up the "remnants of the Dark Snake Party". On the other hand, they were officers and soldiers who came to support Henan's disaster relief. How could they expect to be involved? This power struggle.

On the tower, Jia Qing, dressed in silver armor, looked into the distance and said to Li Yunxi who was looking at a map at the table next to him.

"There are more than 2 defenders in the city. Sumu has gathered [-] soldiers. The chance of success is not good if he barely attacks the city. They only besiege but not attack. They must be waiting for support. If your Majesty really listens to the slander and sends a large army, we can hold it. ?"

Jia Qing knew very well that the current situation was very unfavorable to King Xi. King Xi was far away from the imperial city. The prince and King Song were in control of the court situation. King Xi's memorial had probably been intercepted. The emperor would only hear information that was unfavorable to King Xi. .

Li Yunxi wore a shiny copper armor, looked down at the situation below, and replied.

"The general who comes to support is most likely Bai Yu. He is the only trustworthy general around my father. I am certain that I can convince him, but I am afraid that he will not show up."

Jia Qing was a little unsure of the meaning of Li Yunxi's words.

This King Xi is not simple.

He was manipulated by him. When he saw the head of the soldier and his wife's letter asking for help, he knew that he was no match for King Xi.

he asked again cautiously.

"My subordinate is confused about something. Su Mu was fine before and promised to help us find Shen Qin. Why did he suddenly launch an attack?"

Li Yunxi replied with a smile.

"The reason why Su Mu dared to launch an attack was firstly because he received instructions from above, and secondly because he persuaded his soldiers. After all, they were accomplices in killing civilians for military merit and harming General Chen, and they are all responsible. Su Mu dared to launch an attack. Mu Ye knows that I will not let him go when he returns to the court."

Jia Qing asked confused.

"Since King Xi knew there was such a danger, why didn't he leave earlier?"

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