Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

"Boom!" Suddenly a rolling stone smashed into the ruins of the opposite house, and suddenly heavy dust rose into the air. Several personal soldiers either made a gesture of avoidance, or shrank their necks.

Zhao Kuangyin said, "It's really going to hit us, can we hide? If it doesn't hit us, why do we hide?"

Li Jixun and others looked sideways at his black face. Li Jixun said: "The Zhou army's method of attack requires a lot of casualties for the defenders. They are still laying soil as a slope under the city. If this continues, I'm afraid... Dazhou has thousands of miles of rivers and mountains and tens of millions of people. They are exhausted here; but Jinyang is surrounded by an isolated city. How can it survive? Besides, if they succeed in building mountains, the defense will be even more difficult."

After hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin stopped, and said with a calm face: "It's not that the mountain was unsuccessful. If we only talk about consumption, the entire Northern Han Dynasty will not be able to consume the Great Zhou that has already obtained the territory of Shu and Jiangnan. Jinyang's solution is the Liao Army! The Liao Kingdom will definitely save the Northern Han... If the Liao Army cannot come, the gods will not be able to save Jinyang! With the current consumption level of the Han Army, it is not yet time."

He looked up at the direction of the city wall, and said again: "I have to see General Feng (Feng Jinke) and others, so that he can't just stare at the earth on the ground, and beware of the underground tunnel bombing the city!"

At this time, the shouts of killing and the sound of drums and trumpets outside the city were very loud, and the battle was very tense. But Zhao Kuangyin didn't panic, on the contrary, he acted very calmly. His mood made several generals seem to be reassured.

Zhao Kuangyin strode up along the ramp in the upper city. He was still thinking about the words of Guo Yuanwei, the Prime Minister of the Northern Han Dynasty the day before yesterday: I don't always speak for Brother Zhao, but I still remember our friendship in my heart; I will only come forward unless it is really important and necessary.

Hope is the reason why Zhao Kuangyin is so calm. What people fear most is that there is no hope at all!

... Guo Yuanwei used to be an official under Guo Wei, the Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and was plotted against in the internal strife, and Zhao Kuangyin helped him. But after Zhao Kuangyin arrived in the Northern Han Dynasty, he never helped Zhao Kuangyin, and Zhao Kuangyin was unwilling to take the initiative to find him in such a situation;

But Guo Yuanwei finally took the initiative to contact Zhao Kuangyin and recognized his old friendship.

This made Zhao Kuangyin really see hope: there was a prime minister in the Northern Han Dynasty who was his own, and he could gain some prestige in the army in this war. First establish a foothold in the Northern Han Dynasty, and then slowly promote. This is the great hope!

At this time they had already climbed the city wall, Zhao Kuangyin was not afraid of arrows, and looked down at the scene below from the city. Thousands of troops are at your feet! Although he is a member of the enemy army, he still regained some ambition, and he couldn't help but feel a big heart!

Facing the smoky wind, he looked up at the sun in the sky and took a long breath.

Yes, the enemy army attacked the city very fiercely, and Jinyang City is not without danger of being breached; the Liao army will definitely come to rescue Jinyang, but it is not known whether it will arrive in time! The risk is still great, but Zhao Kuangyin is not afraid of the risk. He dared to single-handedly capture the enemy general before Chuzhou entered the Wanjun! Danger waits for nothing, as long as there is hope!

Zhao Kuangyin raised his head and looked up at the sky, and said silently: A real man is not how he looks when he is proud, but how he behaves when he is frustrated.

So what if the most senior general of the Forbidden Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty falls to the ground? At worst, get up and start over again! Believe in your ability, as long as you gain a foothold in the Northern Han Dynasty, you will definitely be able to climb up and rebuild your foundation!

A hot flame seemed to be burning in Zhao Kuangyin's chest!

At this moment, suddenly a military general walked up to the top of the city quickly, whispered something in Zhao Kuangyin's ear, and then handed over a piece of paper without an envelope. Zhao Kuangyin was startled when he saw it: Guo Yuan made an appointment for him to meet, and the war is so urgent at this time, the meeting of civil servants must be something internal.

"I'll be there right away." Zhao Kuangyin responded first.

His footsteps were a little hesitant, and he had a premonition that something was wrong... But standing here, there was a city wall of more than three feet below, and there were thousands of enemy troops outside; behind him was the besieged Jinyang City.

"Cough!" Zhao Kuangyin turned to Li Jixun, Shi Shouxin and others, "I have something to go down."

"What's the matter?" Shi Shou said.

Zhao Kuangyin didn't say a word. Shi Shouxin said again: "Let's go with Brother Zhao."

Zhao Kuangyin didn't refuse either, so a group of people went down the wall and walked northward from the main road among the ruins. From time to time, troops marched southward on the road, and there were people carrying wounded soldiers on both sides. It's just that there are no people left. After the city is under martial law, it is strictly forbidden for idlers to wait until the cross road in the middle to walk, so as not to affect the transfer of troops to the four cities.

A few people walked for a while, turned in a different direction, and walked onto another street. There was not even a single person on this street. Zhao Kuangyin and the others walked to a doorway, pushed it lightly to conceal it, and walked in.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with his current trip. If the Northern Han court really wanted to harm him, Guo Yuanwei would not be able to set him up... Even if he didn't help him, at least he could do nothing.

Entering the room, I saw Guo Yuanwei sitting inside alone. Zhao Kuangyin and others entered the room and greeted each other with fists in their hands.

Guo Yuan said: "Brother Zhao is in danger!"

Zhao Kuangyin hurriedly said, "How do you say that?"

Guo Yuanwei's eyes swept over the faces of Shi Shouxin and the others, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty negotiated with several ministers to tie Brother Zhao to the Zhou Army's camp in exchange for the Zhou Army's temporary truce."

Zhao Kuangyin probably guessed something was wrong in his heart, and he felt tense when he heard this. He sat there with his hands under the table and clenched his fists... He was still doing his best to defend the city ahead, and he thought he had some hope just now, but he was about to be betrayed in a blink of an eye!

His heart seemed to have fallen into the ice cave all of a sudden, but it was burning with anger again. But getting angry is useless, only the villagers beat the ground with their hands and yelled. Zhao Kuangyin asked coldly, "How long is the truce?"

Guo Yuan said: "Your Majesty first asked for fifteen days, but King Zhou only agreed to three days, and then it was settled, five days."

"Five days..." Zhao Kuangyin's face turned darker, how useful is five days, and he is only worth such a little thing? He was not only desperate, but also ashamed and angry! Thinking that he was also the number one general of the Great Zhou Forbidden Army back then, how could he be reduced to such a point? !

Guo Yuanwei sighed: "Your Majesty wants to do that, but I can't persuade you... I really have no choice."

Zhao Kuangyin suppressed the anger in his chest, and asked again: "When did it happen?"

Guo Yuanwei pondered and said: "Yesterday, Zhou Jun's men shot the letter on the top of the wall, but His Majesty let us know about the letter this morning."

Zhao Kuangyin nodded. I couldn't help thinking: Guo Yuanwei is the prime minister, so he only found out about this kind of thing overnight? It is not impossible, after all, the Lord of the Northern Han Dynasty may not have let the minister know immediately; in addition, according to what Guo Yuanwei said just now, the two sides have negotiated a lot... The minister was only informed this morning, and it is not until noon, and they can bargain back and forth in half a day? Although it is also possible, Zhao Kuangyin already suspected that Guo Yuanwei knew about it yesterday, so he refused to come here to inform the police until today!

Zhao Kuangyin has always behaved kindly, but he never regarded people as selfless and good people in his heart. He guessed Guo Yuanwei's intentions: If he didn't reveal it, he was afraid that he would be dragged into the water when he was desperate! But if it is revealed early, if something goes wrong, it will not be good for him.

But Zhao Kuangyin still clasped his fists and said: "Guo Xianggong can come and tell me in advance that he has done his best to take such a big risk."

Guo Yuanwei shook his head and said, "I really can't do anything about it." After saying that, he got up, cupped his hands and said, "It's not convenient to stay here for a long time, so I'll take my leave first. Brother Zhao can take care of himself."

When Guo Yuanwei left, Li Jixun, Shi Shouxin and others were also angry and fearful. Shi Shouxin waved his fist: "Rather than suffer death like this, why don't we let us open the city and have a quick battle with the Zhou army, and die a happy death!"

"Yes..." Zhao Kuangyin frowned. He fully agreed with Shi Shouxin's words, but obviously the Lord of the Northern Han Dynasty would not agree, and he still wanted a five-day truce.

A few people were there for a while, frowning and filled with righteous indignation.

Sure enough, Shi Shouxin also frowned and said: "The Lord of the Northern Han Dynasty won't agree...Then we brothers take up our weapons and rush to the Imperial City of the Northern Han Dynasty! Mother|damn, if you sell us, you have to give them a look!"

Zhao Kuangyin was noncommittal, but he completely rejected Shi Shouxin's method in his heart. If you rush to the imperial city of the Northern Han Dynasty, you will definitely be sent to die, and the head can also be sold! After sending you to death, someone will find an excuse to say that you are rebellious, or take advantage of the chaos to rebel! Even if you die, you will bear the infamy.

At this time, Li Jixun said: "We brothers are fighting together. Now that we have reached this point, we can die together! It's a pity that my eldest son's revenge has not been reported to Li Yun yet!"

Zhao Kuangyin turned around and looked at the exit of the house, thinking that maybe he could run away alone and find a place to hide... But there was basically no chance of survival. Jinyang is now a closed city, without proper preparations, where can I hide temporarily in the city without being searched out? As long as someone sees it, it will definitely be exposed; and the food is not prepared, and they must come out to find food and water. If it is too hasty, it will be too easy for people to find out.

It is also a sure way to die, not only will you not survive, but you will be caught even more embarrassingly and embarrassingly!

"Leave this place first." Zhao Kuangyin said.

Several people came out of the dilapidated house together, and as soon as they walked onto the side street, the people next to them asked, "Brother Zhao, where are we going now?"

Looking at the deserted long street, Zhao Kuangyin also wondered, the world is so big, where else can he go now?

His ambition cooled down little by little in his heart, and the whole world seemed to have turned gray-black, even though the sun was shining brightly on his head. Zhao Kuangyin raised his head and let out a long sigh: "It was in vain for me to be a hero for half my life, to be plotted against by someone in a villain and a dark corner! The tiger fell into the sky..."

Several big men are all concerned. Black smoke and gunpowder smoke were floating in the air, and there was a damaged ruin in the south. There were leaves and sundries floating in the wind in the air, and the surroundings were desolate.

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