You rascal, stop right there!

As soon as he finished speaking, the curtains were drawn away.

Ling Shumo's eyes were fixed and sharp, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes.

The Lingyu Army's array of troops, cooking utensils and weapons did not look like a camp with only 40,000 people.

When he lowered his eyes, his face looked a little pale.

"Not good! Not good..."

He hurriedly spurred his horse on.

……

The siege of Xingling.

The new emperor was forced into a desperate situation just after he ascended the throne.

The allied forces of Lingyu and Daqing did not attack the city directly, but instead cut off food supplies and dug tunnels.

The Bagua Wind God Formation's formation eroded the enemy's will to fight, and the environment became increasingly extreme after repeated sieges.

The price of grain in Xingling City soared, there was no rice in stock, the people had no food, and when the food ran out, the defenders no longer had the strength to fight.

Lingyu’s army is more brutal than imagined!

They actually used catapults to throw the plague-infected corpses into the city and into the moat...

How terrifying—

The charity cemetery is lonely and cold.

The people of Xuanli who were hiding in Tibet had also begun to suffer from food shortages and diseases, which was an extreme situation.

……

"Please, don't steal our rations!"

The woman from before watched helplessly as the strong man robbed her.

“There’s no more food!”

"Please..."

……

Women fell down, children cried, young and middle-aged people were hungry and weak, and the elderly starved to death.

Plague and famine had begun to spread throughout the charity cemetery. Due to the lack of food, people began to eat tree bark and celery paste to satisfy their hunger.

People began to die, and the stench of decaying corpses spread everywhere.

Bai Wan and others had already hidden in the secret channel behind the coffin, but they had to watch everything else in silence.

The two armies fought...

They couldn't leave the city, couldn't leave the charity cemetery, and couldn't save the people of Xuanli.

Today's Xuan Li is even better than the big win back then...

The plague that had plagued Xingling before had never been completely cured, and in the humid and hot July, people in the city began to fall one after another.

Plague and famine accompanied the pile-up of corpses, with the dead lying everywhere.

What a hell on earth!

Bai Wan watched the charity cemetery filled with starving people for several days, and all the scenes were even worse than those in the film "Wanli Minyuan".

Knowing that these are enemies with whom we have a feud!

However, the shock in his eyes made him unable to help but draw them all into the small booklet he carried with him.

Until I was too hungry and exhausted to paint anymore...

"Boss, this is a wild fruit that we finally got from outside."

Bai Wan put down his pen and sketchbook, and said palely, "Give it to little Luo Luo, he's still injured!"

Chen Xingyi had no choice but to grind the food into powder and feed it bit by bit to the person next to him.

"Um……"

Luo Wenqi was originally so hungry that he was confused, but being fed so intimately that he became more energetic. He even sucked on the food shamelessly while swallowing it.

The person on the other side angrily gave him a claw.

Now, the city is in chaos, with people being captured to serve as soldiers or to change their clothes.

They didn't have much food, so they could only give it to the only injured person first.

Bai Wan looked at the scene before her and took a deep breath.

"The city is now ravaged by an epidemic. If this continues, we will either starve to death or die of disease..."

"Boss, the water in the city is probably undrinkable. The drain is blocked, and the city walls are full of defenders. We..."

Chen Xingyi was angry, but he hid the anxiety in his heart.

This time, the forces coming to besiege the city were the coalition forces of Daqing and Lingyu. Even if you stood on the city wall and shouted, the people on the other side might not necessarily accept the help.

Bai Wan and his team had rescued tens of thousands of people before, but when it was their turn, they were in such an embarrassing situation.

"This underground culvert is now more hidden and safer than the previous dungeon!"

Because he had been hungry for three days, his tone seemed a little weak.

"Hey, Xiaobai. No matter how safe it is, we can't stay here forever!"

Luo Wenqi was about to strike with one hand, but was immediately held down by Chen Xingyi and stopped obediently.

"Zi Chen will definitely negotiate with Ling Yu and Da Qing to protect us. However, with the plague raging and the hatred between the two countries, they might massacre the city... Even Zi Chen is powerless to stop them. Only by hiding can we be safe!"

Bai Wan closed his eyes deeply, as if recalling the fall of Daying Capital.

It is better to keep yourself safe and hide than to go out and run around at this time and attract trouble.

He believed Zichen would save them.

However, he couldn't just rely on Zichen to come into the city to save him.

Xingling City is in danger, we can’t do anything more dangerous!

He also promised a reunion!

……

Not long after.

The allied forces of Lingyu and Daqing finally broke into the city!

The city gate burst open.

"Your family relies on you! Now Hanoi is ours, why not surrender?"

General Muhua raised his spear and looked down at his surroundings.

The city defending general Wan Yan was pinned to the ground by twelve riders of the Lingyu Army, and their head could be taken at the command of a single officer.

General Pan Ying of Daqing watched from afar, and the surrounding soldiers could not wait to start killing.

National hatred and family feuds, the situation is changing.

Holding weapons in hand, he takes advantage of the times.

All the soldiers under the banners of the two armies saw the city being broken, and they were relieved that their great revenge had been achieved.

Xuan Li and his group of royal officials and ministers knelt down in their court robes. Among them, the salt official Li Li was dragging a red brocade plate.

"This... this is the head of the new emperor..."

With a clang, someone was frightened.

On the day when the allied forces of the two countries broke through the city, Xuanli's new emperor chose to hang himself.

The Daqing soldiers were unconcealed in their excitement and eagerness at this moment.

"Pass on this general's order! Completely annihilate the Xuanli Army and execute them with the chariot wheel. No mercy will be shown to the royal family; all members will be executed!"

"No one from the clan will be left behind!"

……

Hearing this, there was a deafening sound.

The densely packed soldiers seemed to be crazy and began to kill royal family members and noble ministers wantonly.

The body of the deceased Emperor Xuanli was split into two halves except for his head. One half was given to Lingyu and the other half was given to Daqing and sent back to the country.

At the end of the gravel road, the city was dyed blood red and the smell of rust was everywhere.

That former Xuanli official Li Li, Master Jiang of Zhengyun Academy, Academician Luo of the Imperial Hospital, Master Qiao Qi of the Transportation Department, and Academician Ma Shiwen of the National History Academy...

However, none of these people were killed, but were sent back to the camp safely.

In particular, Li Li, who had just offered the new emperor's head, waved his hand gently, stood up and slowly walked towards a black horse.

Their eyes met, and Li Li, still wearing his mask, smiled and said, "Ling Shumo, how are you?"

Ling Shumo, with a respectful demeanor, suddenly realized something and said, "Master Li, no wonder the Daqing captives were able to survive so easily in the territory before. Are you all the Emperor Qing's men?"

"No, Li is just a surrendered minister of Nanying. Why not surrender to the coalition forces?"

Ling Shumo nodded slightly, and his eyes were deep as he smiled.

Smuggling money and taking in prisoners from other countries are not something that one person can do.

When Emperor Qingwu confiscated the property of Nanying's old ministers, it was on the one hand a deterrent and on the other a self-torture tactic.

Some of Nanying's former ministers had their properties confiscated and their families exterminated, which seemed extremely miserable, but in fact they did not suffer any serious damage.

No one would suspect that the old minister had become a spy for the enemy country, infiltrated Xuanli, and coordinated internal and external operations just for today.

Han Miaoran's painting "A Night Banquet in Caizhou" was indeed an excuse, and even more so a chess piece of Emperor Qing.

"Ling, I am grateful to you for saving countless Daqing captives. However, I have important matters to attend to now, so I will discuss my old grudges with Lord Li another day!"

After saying this, Ling Shumo's eyes turned serious, and he turned sideways to ride away.

"Why are you here?!"

Li Li, who was still wearing half of the mask, chewed his words fiercely.

Even though the Imperial Censor has already resigned, he can still influence the war situation. We must never let this person return to the court.

He has not yet avenged the near-murder that nearly cost him his life.

The man on horseback only left him with his back, and spoke every word with great force.

"For the promise of reunion!"