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The Second Prince of Beidi, Xian Yutong, knew that it had been three days since the fall of the Qing Prison Pass.

In the past three days, the capital seemed to be very weak, as if it could be breached at any time, but at critical moments, it would suddenly throw huge stones, kerosene and other objects to kill the enemy.And those who managed to kill the city wall were all killed to go down the city wall. Some vanguard camps who barely rushed up and down came back. On the city wall, there was a huge general with a huge sword. It was like using the epee as a machete. It can be chopped off in an instant.

Now Xian Yutong understands why most of the corpses recovered from the city wall these days are headless corpses. At first they speculated that the other party counted military merits by head, but now it seems that there are brave men. If the opponent is one man, ten thousand men can't open it, they can only lose the manpower of the forward battalion in vain.

It was another day of futile fighting, and Xian Yutong wasn't in a hurry, after all, siege was all about wasting, and now that the reinforcements were delayed, we knew that it was only a matter of time before the capital was captured.Therefore, this night, I just summoned the generals and planned carefully. I was planning to select a brave man to go up and entangle the man. Suddenly, the grain and grass officer came to report: "Reporting to the second prince, the grain and grass supply has been late for three days. People went to urge the nearest Yuxian garrison, but the general garrisoned there said that there was no food delivery from Qingyuguan. They also sent people to Qingyuguan to urge them, but they never returned. I am afraid that things will change. I invited another group of food escort teams to collect food, but they still didn’t come back, and now there are only three days left of food.”

Xian Yutong raised his head suddenly, and became angry: "Why did you report it now?"

The grain and grass officer bowed his head deeply: "Because it will take a few days to go back and forth, I originally thought that if something happened on the way, I would send more people to check it out. Unexpectedly, the 100-person grain detaining team passed by, and there was no way to go. back to..."

An ominous premonition rose in Xian Yutong's heart, and he ordered: "Send spies to investigate quickly!"

"There's no need to investigate, Qingyu Pass has been taken back by Dayan."

A voice sounded, Xian Yutong raised his head, saw Xian Yuyuan, narrowed his eyes, and showed a fierce look: "Brother failed in the peace talks, why don't you think about how to explain to the father in the tent, and then come to give pointers?"

Xian Yuyuan sighed deeply: "Emperor Yan Ping personally led the army to attack Qingyuguan at night, and slaughtered all [-] defenders of our army in Qingyuguan overnight. Now Qingzhou prefect Mo Jiacheng has brought [-] Qingzhou troops to Qingyuguan. After the repairs, [-] troops have been dispatched to encircle our army. The forward battalion should arrive tomorrow. Be prepared. In addition, the prefects of Yang and Yuzhou now see the general trend. Speed ​​up the march, and the reinforcements will arrive soon. , must take your head as the first credit."

Xian Yutong gritted his teeth: "How is that possible! The capital has been surrounded by me in the past few days like an iron barrel, not even a bird can fly out! Could it be that the eldest brother is here to shake the morale of the army?"

Xian Yuyuan sighed: "After all, I have been a national teacher here for more than ten years, and I have my own news channel. Moreover, under the strict supervision of the Empress Dowager Sun, the little emperor still went out of the palace to pay private visits from time to time. This matter is not a secret. Ask any prisoner and you will know. An Guogong has trained private troops for the little emperor for many years. It is rumored that they are equipped with crossbows and sabers. The night attack is also a personal conquest by the royal driver, well-trained, it is not surprising to take it back overnight."

"Nowadays, the clans in the world are shaking. The heads of the Fan clan and the Pei clan have led the children of the clan and joined the Qing, Yang, and Yu three-way reinforcements with their wealth. The rest of the clans have followed suit. If you have the money to contribute money, and if you have the strength to contribute, the battle at Qingyuguan was fought beautifully! Even the major temples sent eminent monks with some names to rush to Chixia Valley at Qingyuguan, where they wanted to fight The wronged souls are overthrown to do things."

"There are also countless people who volunteered to work in the army. I heard that the old and the weak, women and children in Beijing all slaughtered cattle and goats. Even the prostitutes in the teaching workshop also danced and labored every day. After half a month of siege, the hearts of the people were not lost, and the morale of the army was high. It was clear at a glance that the hearts of the people were in support. The general trend of the world is no longer on our side.”

Xian Yutong squinted his eyes and looked at Xian Yuyuan: "Brother, is this here to boost other people's ambitions?"

Xian Yuyuan said indifferently: "Bei Di's general situation is gone, and Emperor Xing is very prosperous. I'm here to persuade you not to propose peace talks as soon as possible at this moment, and there is still a glimmer of hope to get out of the body. Otherwise, Dayan will definitely use your The head comes to offer sacrifices to the spirit of King Duan, and to the thirty thousand descendants."

"I dissuaded you at the beginning, don't make such a killing... Then Lin Jiangping will go and let him go. He has surrendered to Beidi for many years. How has he offered a strategy or led a soldier? His subordinates have always been just with him at the beginning. Those Dayan soldiers who surrendered are of no value. If you don’t use this as a bargaining chip to exchange a few cities with Lin Jiangping, you can still get some real benefits. But you are instigating rebellion and intimidating his henchmen, trapping and killing King Duan, and burning down the soldiers , the evil of killing on your body must be counterattacked..."

Xian Yutong showed a fierce look on his face: "Brother! If you want to be merciful, go back to your Buddhist school as soon as possible! Don't want the national teacher to stay and return to the vulgar, and after returning to the vulgar, you have to put on a show and coax your father with some mysterious ways every day." The king believes in you. Have you ever fought? Kindness to the enemy is cruelty to Beidi!"

"Then Lin Jiangping, our Beidi has supported him and his generals for so many years, and we are still a white-eyed wolf. If we don't kill him, why should we let him go back to the mountain, and instead kill my Beidi soldiers? If it wasn't for trapping and killing Duan Wang, how can we be here so soon now? Those [-] soldiers will not be killed, but they will stay in Qingyueguan, and we will have to spend food to support them, and we must always worry that they will block our retreat. , is there any other way to solve the problem at that time?"

Xianyu Yuan said: "Lin Jiangping is both civil and military, amazing and talented, but he fought alone but was beheaded by the faint king! He is the bloody ironclad proof of the stupidity of the Dayan royal family, and the banner of my Xianyu clan's righteousness! Everyone in the world is looking at it." He! Even if he doesn't do anything, as long as he lives well in my Dadi and serves my Xianyu clan. All the soldiers of Dayan know that we will be treated kindly if we surrender. We should be teachers of benevolence and righteousness. With him in front, It will automatically attract other generals to surrender, this is the heart of the world! But now you have killed the flag, and killed my luck!"

Xian Yutong was furious: "Brother! You don't want to deceive the public here! I have heard that the little emperor is weak and incompetent, and he has already appointed a prince and sent him to Xijing. He is obviously ready to subjugate the country. Merit, easy to get, but you are bewitching by rumors here, shaking the morale of the army! I am the commander, and those who shake the morale of the army should have set up the gate. Now it seems that you have been a monk for too long, and you don’t know the military. Please return quickly Self-reflection, otherwise don't blame me for disregarding brotherhood and enforcing military laws!"

Xian Yuyuan sighed, and wanted to touch the Buddhist beads on her wrist, but remembered that she had already abandoned Buddhism. In order to save the whole Dadi, he searched hard and tried every means, but in the end he came to this dead end. Tears rolled down his eyes: "Di Chao's power is over, and the second brother will cherish it from now on."

"In my life, I can't save the country, I can't save people, I can't practice Buddhism, and I'm jealous of my relatives. The reason is that I know the destiny and don't obey it. Electricity should be viewed as such."

"Amitabha."

Xian Yuyuan suddenly chanted the Buddha's name, turned around and left the military tent, riding a horse alone, and turned back to the Beidi Dynasty.

Xian Yutong gritted his teeth and overturned all the account books on the table: "He took the title of the eldest son, but he didn't do any serious business. He went out to become a monk, but he suddenly came back more than ten years later. That's it, father. Still doting on him! Now he’s coming to confuse the crowd and shake the morale of the army! I wish I could kill him!"

The generals hurried forward to persuade: "Prince Yuan has no interest in fame and fortune at first glance, and is obsessed with Buddhism and Taoism. The prince does not need to care about it. The prince has made great achievements in recent years, and the common people have seen it in his eyes. Now he sees the invincible achievements. Why bother?" care?"

Another general persuaded: "However, we still have to send spies to investigate at the Qingyue Pass, otherwise we will be passive..."

"I thought we should fly pigeons to pass on the letter immediately, and order the troops of Chang Di and Bai Di to come to the capital as soon as possible..."

"If you don't leave 5000 people around first, the prince will retreat to the nearby Jia County first, advance and attack, retreat and defend, let's see the situation first..."

Xian Yutong has already stood up with the sword: "Back up! Order it down, and at dawn and dawn, all ministries will launch a full-scale general attack! Don't spare any effort and make a quick decision! Tomorrow, I will behead them at the Golden Palace of Dayan The little emperor's head, I hate it with snow!"

All the generals looked at each other, knowing in their hearts that Prince Tong actually believed what the eldest prince said, but if the situation is really like this, they really have only one way to go, to capture the capital as soon as possible, capture their king, and then command the world , they all touched their shoulders and bowed slightly in response: "Observe the order!"

Panting heavily, Xian Yutong's eyes lit up fiercely: "Chou is cooking, and we will launch a general attack in two quarters!"

In the city, under the city wall, there was an endless stream of troops from the common people, sending cattle, sheep and stones incessantly.

The wounded soldiers during the day were being brought down and sent to the hospital for treatment in an orderly manner. Many women from the teaching workshop spontaneously came to help wrap the wounds and help the wounded soldiers.

Qi Yuan led the monks of Baoguang Temple to a sacrificial shed, some were wrapping wounds of wounded soldiers, some were chanting scriptures to save the dead, some were giving hot porridge and soup.

Qi Yuan walked out slowly, turned his head to look at the cold star in the sky, and the sky began to patter down snowdrops. Although this kind of weather is not conducive to attacking the city, it is also not conducive to defending the city. He felt a little heavy in his heart. , Suddenly the back of his head felt cool, he turned his head suddenly, and saw a man with a cloak all over his body, with a very tall figure, and a few strands of golden curly hair could be seen faintly under the hood.

He blurted out: "Mr. Wu?"

The visitor raised his hood slightly, revealing a pair of eye-catching golden eyes: "It's me."

Qi Yuan's expression was shocked: "Why are you back? You're not..."

The Lich nodded slightly: "So you also know about the tomb?"

Qi Yuan took a deep breath: "Yes, Pu Jue... Xianyu Yuan approached me before the peace talks and told me about the past, and we all guessed at that time that the person who purified the Ten Thousand Bone Pit and returned to the National Games should be you, But...Pujue said at the time that you had sacrificed yourself to change the fate of the country and purify the spirit of resentment, so the emperor is in a great crisis now, and I hope I can persuade the emperor to accept the peace talks. I didn't expect...you came back?"

He was startled and afraid. He had practiced with Pujue for several years, and he was the most intelligent person. Of course, he felt the inhuman coldness of the lich, which was not like what Pujue said anyway. The "sage" who sacrificed himself to save the common people is more like a god from the dead country, indifferent to people and things, as cold as snow.

Lich nodded slightly: "Find a quiet place, I have something to tell you."

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All conditioned dharmas are like dreams and bubbles, like dew or electricity, and should be viewed in this way.Quoted from the Diamond Sutra