After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

Xiao Jianting guessed that the troops in Qingshan City were borrowed by the emperor from neighboring countries, and they chose to ambush in Qingshan City, which was a very clever location.

Logically speaking, when his letter was sent back to Shengjing, the emperor already knew that Qin Zehai had committed treason. In that case, he should not have set up an ambush in Qingshan City. With the Northern Wei in front and Qin Zehai behind, he was surrounded.

If Qin Zehai blatantly sent troops to support the Northern Wei and joined forces with them to besiege Qingshan City, there would be no way of retreat.

Unless... the external aid is not limited to the troops from Qingshan City.

Xiao Jianting's breathing became rapid.

It had only been a dozen days since he sent the letter to the emperor, and it was impossible to complete the deployment in such a short time. So the emperor had already known Qin Zehai's thoughts!

Liuli is saved!

Xiao Jianting could hardly suppress his excitement, but for the sake of the overall situation, he pinched his palms and held back.

Since Liu Luyan was also present, Qin Zehai didn't dare to ask too directly. If Liu Luyan guessed his plan, he would definitely go crazy, so he asked tactfully: "What are the chances of Northern Wei winning?"

Xiao Jianting pondered for a moment and thought of a way. He would use Qin Zehai to help him get information.

He remained calm and said, "If we want to know our chances of winning, we must first find out how many troops there are in Qingshan City and who is leading them."

Qin Zehai didn't hear anything wrong, so he waved his hand and immediately sent someone to investigate the situation.

Xiao Jianting curled the corners of his mouth slightly.

"Where's my sister? I want to meet her."

Qin Zehai was feeling annoyed and had no time to care about the affairs of the two siblings. He told Liu Luyan to bring the people over and then strode out.

With Liu Luyan's care, Xiao Yunzheng lived a pretty good life. At least she had enough food and drink and was not bullied.

But Xiao Yunzheng couldn't help but tear up when she saw her elder brother, "Brother, wuwuwu..."

"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Xiao Jianting held Xiao Yunzheng in his arms, gently stroked her head, and comforted her softly, "Thank you for your hard work. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have to suffer this kind of grievance."

Xiao Jianting understood her the best. To put such a free and passionate person under house arrest would be more painful than killing her.

Liu Luyan quietly retreated to the door, leaving space for the two of them.

Xiao Yunzheng wiped away her tears and said, "I'm very happy to be able to help you, and I did this voluntarily."

"My little sister has grown up." Xiao Jianting was relieved.

After Xiao Yunzheng calmed down, she pushed him forward and sat up straight. Her eyes were still wet. She looked at Xiao Jianting, "Where's my second brother?"

"Helin..." Xiao Jianting lowered his head and sighed, "I separated from him at Yanmen Pass, and I still have no news of him."

Seeing Xiao Yunzheng's distraught expression, Xiao Jianting forced a smile to comfort her and himself: "Maybe He Lin has already returned to Shengjing, but we just don't know it."

Xiao Yunzheng couldn't be happy, and said dully: "I hope so..."

-

Chen Qijin led his men to visit several hills near Liangcheng, but returned empty-handed.

Main account.

Chen Qijin clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, I have been leading people to observe for three or four days. Liangcheng is heavily guarded and no one is allowed to enter or leave."

Qin Junyu was making a siege plan, writing and drawing, without even raising his head, "Liangcheng's ability to be self-sufficient is not strong, and Qin Zehai has 50,000 people to support. He must send people out to transport food. He will always find a loophole."

Chen Qijin was stunned, wondering if someone had already reported it in advance, otherwise how would he know.

He thought for a moment and lowered his head again. "Your Highness is very good at predicting things. According to my observations and the information brought back by the spies, we know that Liangcheng sends people out of the city to buy food every five days."

"The person in charge of the transportation is an old man and a team of guards."

Chen Qijin was full of vigor and vitality, and was at an age when people acted on impulse. He said loudly, "Why don't we capture that old man, replace the guards with our own people, and threaten him to take us in? Once we get in, wouldn't it be easy to rescue Master Xiao?"

Qin Junyu stopped writing and looked up at him, "No, this matter needs to be considered carefully."

Not to mention that they didn't know where Xiao Jianting was being held or what the current situation was. Even if they went in, if they were discovered by Qin Zehai, it would inevitably cause new trouble.

"Then..." Chen Qijin lowered his eyes, "Besides sneaking in through the grain transport team, what other methods are there?"

Qin Junyu's eyes were stern, and his tone was slow but firm: "Fight in."

-

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. The wind was clear and the clouds were light. The whole world seemed to be plunged into darkness and it was quiet all around.

The shadows of the trees in the forest were swaying. A string of black shadows passed by, causing the branches to sway.

On the city wall of Liangcheng, the soldiers guarding the city were drowsy due to the refreshing autumn breeze, and their chins kept poking against their chests.

"Hey, wake up." His companion pushed his shoulder, and he suddenly woke up and looked in the direction his companion pointed, "Look, is there anyone over there?"

His gaze fell on the hilltops and forests, and wherever he looked, there was darkness.

"No." He rubbed his eyes, still seeing nothing, "You must have seen it wrong."

The companion said nothing more and returned to his seat.

The soldier yawned, but didn't say anything. What he was thinking was: It's already this late, not to mention humans, even the ghosts need to rest.

When I looked back at the same position, a spark appeared out of nowhere and tore through the night sky.

The soldier thought he was seeing things, shook his body, and looked carefully. It was like a fire thrown into a haystack, spreading rapidly at an immeasurable speed. The wildfire surrounded the entire Liangcheng with the force of a prairie fire.

The soldiers stationed on the city wall got goose bumps and stared in amazement at the circle of fire below that was gathering with Liangcheng as its center.

They saw clearly that it was not fire, but soldiers holding torches!

"Quick! Martial law!"

The soldiers were in chaos, but they did not dare to break their formation. They raised their spears and pointed them at the circle of fire below the city.

-

"My Lord! My Lord! Something bad has happened!"

"Your Majesty!"

Qin Zehai woke up from his dream with a start, breaking out in a cold sweat. He wiped the sweat from his forehead. He had just had a nightmare. He dreamed that the iron hooves of the Northern Wei Dynasty flattened Liangcheng and crushed the imperial city of Shengjing, and he was killed by thousands of arrows piercing his heart. It was the major general who killed him.

He opened his eyes and saw that he was still lying in bed. He breathed a sigh of relief. He moved his ears and clearly heard someone knocking on the door, shouting loudly and urgently: "Prince! It's not good!"

The fear of dying in the dream came over him again. Qin Zehai got down with a gloomy face, without even putting on shoes, and put on a coat to open the door.

The person knocking on the door was a squad leader in the military camp - Wang Fang. He looked terrified, and his tough, broad, square face turned pale with fear.

"Your Highness, they...they are coming in, they are coming in!" Wang Fang stuttered and spoke intermittently, which frightened Qin Zehai, who didn't know what was going on.