All the members are villains, and she just wants to show off when she is dressed as cannon fodder.

As soon as the general finished speaking, he suddenly saw shadowy figures in the reeds not far from the city gate.

He rubbed his eyes and looked carefully, and saw several military flags erected instantly, with the surnames of various generals such as "Lu", "Dao" and "Yuan" written on them. Then a group of soldiers rushed out from the reeds. , and then Yuan Tong'er and Lu Xingzhou came on horseback, looking like they were going to attack by force.

The guard panicked, cursed loudly, slapped himself hard on the crow's beak, and immediately sent someone to beat the war drum to notify the city to set up defenses.

When the war drums sounded, Qu Baiyu confronted Yuan Wu outside the palace. Not long after, the scouts came to report.

"Report! The Nanliang coalition forces were discovered at the South City Gate!"

"Report! There is also something strange at the west city gate..."

"Report! The attack on the south city gate has begun!"

"Report! There are enemies at the West Gate attacking the city with red smoke bombs. The smoke... is poisonous..."

The man from the west city gate fainted as soon as he finished speaking.

Cui Xiaoyi was shocked, "Hongyan? Could it be that witch Ruan Hongzhu?"

Jiang Yao said: "Who else could it be besides her! It is indeed the Nanliang bandits, they came so fast!"

After saying this, he bowed his hand to Qu Baiyu and continued: "Your Highness, the general will ask for orders to go and meet them!"

"Where else? No movement?"

Qu Baiyu suddenly asked.

Everyone stagnated slightly and saw that except for the communication between the south gate and the west gate, there was nothing else.

"Shouldn't..."

Qu Baiyu was silent for a moment and said: "When you go to the south gate, you must guard it. Don't worry about Ruan Hongzhu's red smoke. It's just to disturb the morale of the army. Ask the soldiers at the west gate to cover their mouths and noses. If you pass on the order, everywhere Stand still and only defend but not attack!"

Now is not the time to fight the Nanliang army. As long as Qu Baiyu takes the palace first, completely takes the initiative and becomes the orthodoxy, Nanliang will always be a bandit!

Besides, he always felt that there was something fishy about this matter!

Jiang Yao was stunned for a moment. He used to fight with the old prince on the battlefield. He was good at military skills and practice made perfect. He was a little uncomfortable with Qu Baiyu's cautious approach. Although he was quite reluctant, he still accepted the order.

Qu Baiyu called Cui Xiaoyi and said, "Send a message to Pei Xiuyu. It is impossible for the Nanliang Army to bypass her so easily and reach the capital."

Outside the south city gate.

The Nanliang Army suddenly appeared like a ghost, shadowy under the city gate, in the dark, in the gray mist.

No one knows how they bypassed the soldiers guarding Nancheng and quietly arrived at the foot of Shangjing City, catching the Lizhou Army by surprise.

When Jiang Yao arrived at the south gate, the siege had already begun.

Below the city were fire pits one after another created by artillery. The blazing fires were accompanied by thick smoke, dyeing the entire foggy night red. A huge ladder was set up, and the Nanliang Army was about to climb up.

Jiang Yao called the guard leader and said, "Do you know how many people there are on the other side?"

The guard shook his head, and when he saw Jiang Yao's expression changed, he immediately nodded again.

"The fog is too heavy. I don't know the details, but looking at the shadows over there, it must be at least... thousands..."

"Thousands?"

Jiang Yao almost cursed, "Thousands of people can scare you into being like this?!"

He kicked the guard leader aside.

The guard leader was still murmuring, "They suddenly appeared. I don't know how many there were, so the general mounted the artillery, lest..."

Jiang Yao didn't listen to his explanation and went to observe the situation below the city in secret.

It was already freezing cold, and a lot of fog had risen. In addition, the guards directly mounted the artillery, and the thick smoke from the artillery acted as a barrier, making it even more difficult for them to see how many men and horses the other side had.

Jiang Yao spat fiercely. He only defended but did not attack. He could not stand being beaten by thousands of people. He could not stand this cowardice.

After cursing secretly, he shouted behind him: "Come on, keep loading the cannon! Where are the arrows and the crossbow?! Hit me hard!"

Following his order, archers suddenly emerged like elves in the dark night. They quickly drew their bows and fired arrows, shooting at the Nanliang army struggling to climb up the city below.

The sharp arrows penetrated the opponent's body and shot them down the ladder. The blood instantly dyed the yellow earth red.

But when one fell, another quickly took his place, and soon there were people climbing onto the tower.

The sound of weapons clashing was deafening, and the collision of sharp blades made the sound of sparks flying. The soldiers fought and killed in the firelight, and shouts and screams came and went, mixed together.

In the mist, the South City Gate turned into a ghost gate leading to hell.

At the same time, outside Nancheng where Pei Xiuyu was stationed, the Nanliang Army also waited for supplies and troops to cross the border and arrive at the gate of Nancheng...

Qu Baiyu's offensive against the palace became even more intense.

Yuan Wu stood on the highest palace in the palace, watching the war raging all over the city, with a warm expression on his face, as if admiring the blooming flowers, which gradually spread all over the capital.

Wang Cong was puzzled and said: "Why is it, Your Highness? You don't seem to be afraid of them, nor are you afraid that the country you have robbed will be lost soon. If this is the case, why do you want to rob it again?"

Yuan Wu smiled, his voice as calm as if he was discussing the loss of a coin.

"I've had enough of the ordinary days."

"What's so good about this country? What's so good about being an emperor? Like my father? He was on guard against everyone he saw. In the end, no one treated him sincerely. He became a complete loner... ...Look, how many are there?”

Wang Cong hesitated slightly, not understanding what he meant.

Yuan Wu said: "How many of the people closest to him are plotting to usurp the throne, kill their fathers and seize power?"

Wang Cong lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Yuan Wu continued: "People are all comparing their hearts to their own. If he is unkind and unjust, how can he blame others for being cruel and ruthless?"

"What about the new emperor?"

Wang Cong wanted to say that the new emperor had just succeeded to the throne and had not yet done anything unkind and unjust, so he said something and fell silent.

Yuan Wu looked at him in surprise, "You ask him?

Ah! Waiter Wang is really a noble person who forgets things! Our new emperor tortured my beloved concubine to death as soon as he came to power! "

Wen Run's eyes turned completely crazy, and the cold air made people feel extremely uncomfortable.

"If you treat the former emperor like a heart to heart, then you will treat the new emperor like a tooth for a tooth!"

Wang Cong fell silent, standing behind him without saying a word.

Yuan Wu's eyes became deeper and deeper, looking at the gunfire in the distance, he didn't know if he was talking to himself.

"He robbed me, I will make him pay it back a thousand times!"

Feng Mian came over, cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, the ministers are already waiting outside."

Yuan Wu waved his hand, "Let them come in."

Feng Mian lowered his head, and Yuan Wu stopped him: "Feng Mian."

Feng Mian stopped and Yuan Wu sighed: "I'm afraid the wealth I promised you through coercion and inducement will be in vain."

Feng Mian paused for a moment, and his head that had always been lowered was raised blankly.

Yuan Wu looked at him and smiled brightly.

"Although their victory has not yet been decided, I have no way out. But you are different. If you abandon the darkness and turn to the light, you may still have a chance of survival.

Whether it's Qu Baiyu or Nanliang... you go ahead, I don't blame you. "