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"Chengzhou Kingdom has a fortress, and Yanran City is besieged by the Jurchens. Chengzhou Kingdom didn't intend to send troops, so they sent troops for their husband."

Lu Chensheng said briefly.

Bai Yi was suddenly stunned when she heard the words, she wondered why she would send troops at this time.

But then, Bai Yiliu frowned, and there was a trace of dissatisfaction in her phoenix eyes.

"Cheng Zhou is unwilling to send troops to save Yanran City?"

Before that, Bai Yi was also a member of Chengzhou Kingdom, and he was a general.

Yanran City was besieged, and no reinforcements were sent under such circumstances. This is to abandon Yanran City directly!

As a general, she felt a chill when hearing such news.

There are defenders in Yanran City. Wouldn't the defenders be isolated and helpless, watching their soldiers being eaten away bit by bit?

Bai Yina was also a soldier of Chengzhou Kingdom, and immediately felt uncomfortable when he heard the words.

"Yes, I heard that there are [-] defenders in Yanran City, and I'm afraid there are not many left. Let Chengxue lead the troops to set off today, and I don't know if it will be too late."

It's also thanks to Lu Chensheng who had asked people to study some dry food before.

Like some sun-dried beef, or some cakes, they are easy to carry and can be full.

It's not a problem to cope with some time.

Otherwise, it would not be so fast to send troops, and it would have to be delayed for some time.

But by that time, I am afraid that Yanran City will be gone.

When Bai Yi heard this, her face became even more ugly.

"Isn't the king who inherited Zhou's kingdom useless at all?"

Bai Yi was also angry, that is to say, she was no longer in Cheng Zhou Kingdom, otherwise, if she heard about this, how could she resist not sending troops?

Watching a city being captured by the enemy and then burned to death was not something she could bear.

"I hope Yanran City can persist."

Hearing this, Lu Chensheng shook his head helplessly and replied.

Yanran City.

Nearly two months have passed since the Jurchens besieged the city.

But at this moment, the people in the city became more and more restless, and even the defenders felt a deep sense of despair.

Qi Shizhong gritted his teeth and defeated the Jurchen tribe in front of him. Seeing that there seemed to be many people from the Jurchen tribe again, his heart was bleeding secretly.

"Little Six!"

Qi Shizhong ran up to Xiao Liuzi, grabbed the armor on his body, and dragged him to him.

"Didn't you say that the reinforcements are coming soon? How long has it been? How many days! Why is there no trace of the reinforcements? Instead, there are more Jurchens outside!"

Qi Shizhong roared angrily.

At this time, the rest of the people also turned their heads to look at each other.

All of their faces were ashen-faced, with blood stains on them, it was hard to tell what their faces were like.

But looking at their actions, one can probably tell that they are anxious at the moment.

That's right, it's been nearly a month since Little Six came back, right?How come at this time, the reinforcements have not seen any shadows?

"It's almost here, it should be some time delayed on the road."

Hearing the words, Little Six looked at the fewer and fewer comrades in arms, and said in a low voice.

A trace of suspicion arose in Qi Shi's heart, "You are not like this in normal times, only when you are lying!"

After all, Xiao Liuzi couldn't bear the guilt in his heart. He felt that by cheating like this, he was letting his comrades die in vain.

Under such strong self-blame, when he spoke, his eyes could not help but flicker.

Qi Shizhong immediately saw that something was wrong, after all, he was killed on the battlefield, so how can he be so easy to fool?

"Tell me, what happened to the reinforcements!"

Qi Shizhong roared angrily.

More than 500 people, until now, there are only about [-] left, and he feels like his heart is bleeding when he looks at it.

If the reinforcements don't come, the city will be gone!

Little Six's face was full of bitterness, and the rest of the people at the side also felt something was wrong at this moment.

Looking at the situation, it seemed that Little Six was really lying, and immediately everyone stared at Little Six.

Little Six looked at the eyes of the big guy, and finally couldn't stand it anymore.

"There are no reinforcements. The emperor has no plans to send reinforcements at all, and none of the ministers have any plans to send reinforcements!"

Little Six cried out, how many days has he been hiding it?

These days, these comrades will ask from time to time, how long will it take for the reinforcements to arrive, and how many people will there be?

Xiaoliuzi could only answer, come on, there are seven to eight thousand reinforcements.

Under the concealment of this, some comrades who asked from time to time died, all died in the hope he gave.

In their hearts, they all felt that as long as they persevered, they could wait for reinforcements.

Only Xiaoliuzi knew clearly that there was no reinforcements at all, and the emperor had no plan to send reinforcements!

what?

The people who were looking at Xiao Liuzi widened their eyes when they heard this.

The little six sent letters out, and then came back, why didn't they bring back reinforcements?

They always thought that it took some time for the army to be dispatched, so it was a little late to come to the rescue.

But who would have thought that Xiaoliuzi directly said that there was no reinforcements, how could it be possible?

"Didn't you say that you had reinforcements and brought back a lot of food?"

Qi Shizhong roared angrily, and immediately grabbed him.

He had always thought that there were reinforcements, and he had led his subordinates to stand firm until now, but now the other party actually told him that what he said before was a lie!

How could Qi Shizhong endure this?

Little Six was hard pressed against the city wall, but he didn't struggle at all.

"The food was given by the frontier guard. When I came back, I asked him to send troops, but he didn't dare to send troops without an imperial edict. Our Yanran City has already become an isolated city, and no one cares about our lives!"

Little Six burst into tears. He felt that he had killed so many comrades-in-arms, and made them hold on to hope but they were unable to see hope for a long time.

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Qi Shizhong listened to Xiao Liuzi's words, opened his mouth, and there was a hint of disbelief in his eyes.

Even he didn't think how his country would give up these soldiers who had stood here for so long.

They were directly abandoned, and they are still guarding the city here and the people here for the sake of inheriting the state of Zhou.

"Why didn't you say it earlier, why did you lie!"

Qi Shizhong was furious that his subordinates even lied to him about such an important matter!

"So what can I tell the general? If the general is willing to abandon the people in the city, he will abandon it early!"

Little Six was also stimulated at this moment, struggling and roaring.

They can run, but what about the people in the city?

Run with them, you can't run at all!

They can run alone, of course, and keeping these people here can also attract those Jurchens.

There is no need for the Jurchens, the soldiers are working hard to chase them down.

"Tell the general that the general will still hide it when the time comes, and watch them die one by one, knowing that the reinforcements will not come, and telling them every day that the reinforcements are coming soon, and then wait until the day they die, the reinforcements will still be there." Didn't come!"

Little Six vented.

He watched him get along day and night, his comrades who were called brothers died one by one in front of him, and he was still deceiving them when they were dying.

It is said that the reinforcements are coming soon, and the remaining people will not die.

Is that feeling of guilt what he wants to bear?

How many people has he heard explaining their funeral, and taking good care of their family members when telling them to go back?

Qi Shizhong put down Little Six in a slump, he knew that what the other party said was right.

As a guard, he eats the salary given by the imperial court and guards the safety of the people in this place.

Even if he knew that there was no reinforcements, he couldn't just abandon the city and escape, leaving these people exposed to the eyes of the Jurchens.

Yes, what if we know that there is no reinforcements?Isn't it still the same to defend the city?

Now knowing that no reinforcements are coming, everyone's hope is shattered, and even the morale of defending the city is gone.

"Let's cook the rest of the food, everyone will eat better today."

Qi Shizhong looked up at the sky, the sky was gray and there was no sunlight.

The city walls are full of corpses, including those of the enemy and their own.

A few days ago, the food was not enough. Everyone ate a little every day, thinking that they could save a little and last longer.

There is no need to save now, knowing that they are delaying without reinforcements, what's the point?It's better to eat a little before dying.

The guy at the side heard the words and went to cook in silence.

He also had a few pieces of horsemeat in his private stash, and a few bones.

Let's cook it for everyone later.

Originally, it was planned to give everyone a good meal after seeing the reinforcements, as a celebration of everyone's survival, but now it is unnecessary.

The people in the city are panicking right now.

There are fewer and fewer soldiers guarding the city, and they are all seeing it, so it seems that the day when the city is broken is not far away.

"Let someone talk about it, just eat what you should eat, and don't be harsh on yourself. If the city is broken, it's better not to let the Jurchen tribe catch those women, and the men are the same."

Qi Shizhong looked at the city behind him, and said something to the people beside him.

It's already reached this time, and the enemy knows exactly how many people are left on his side.

If the guess is correct, the next wave of enemies will launch a general attack, and then completely take down the city.

It has already reached this point, and there is no need to fool the people in the city.

Naturally, he can't do anything to the people, whether they want to live or die, it all depends on them.

Just living, in fact, sometimes it is better to die.

The guy quickly prepared the rice, and the stewed bone broth exudes a strong meaty aroma.

"Hey, you kid actually hid some meat!"

The soldiers came closer and looked at the meat in the pot with green eyes.

It's the last meal, and no one wants to eat better.

The soldiers leaned over, and the gang leader cheerfully made soup and rice for everyone.

The aroma made everyone temporarily forget about the war, and only thought about eating this meal first.

The place to cook is on the city wall, in order to prevent the Jurchens from attacking suddenly.

They are all used to it. These guys have been hitting several times a day in recent days.

The hot meal was served, and everyone ate very comfortably, probably knowing that this might be their last meal.

Just looking at the corpses all over the place, a group of people feel a little guilty. There is no way for them to help fulfill the things that their brothers entrusted to them before they died.

After eating, everyone sat under the battlements to rest, but after half a cup of tea passed, the Jurchens began to prepare for a new round of attack.

Qi Shizhong, who noticed this scene, drew out his saber, "Soldiers, it is a great honor for Qi to fight the enemy side by side with you in this life!"