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Although Yuan De assured Yuan Tang that Jucheng would be able to defend, Yuan Tang had no idea, and he had no idea about defending the city.

The night was cold and windy, mole crickets neighed, and any noise sounded like the footsteps of the enemy army advancing.Yuan Tang couldn't sleep, so he simply put on his jacket and went outside.

The pawn sent by Yuan De to look after Yuan Tang was probably too tired, sleeping soundly while leaning against the door with arms folded.Yuan Tang did not wake him up with his soft hands.

Soldiers were still patrolling at night, someone recognized Yuan Tang, and called the little general in a low voice.Yuan Tang slowly climbed up the city wall, and many soldiers leaned against the battlements to rest, scattered all over the place.

The galaxy hangs high, like a white streak entwining the night sky, and the starlight is cold.The terrain outside the city is undulating and continuous, the moat is connected with the river on the left side, and the reeds and grass on the bank are sparse.

It is the cool autumn season, when the wind blows, the grass and trees tremble, and the sound waves intersect far and near, making it difficult to distinguish.

According to Yuan De, the Di people were stationed in the hills not far from the city.

Yuan Tang squinted his eyes, as if he saw faint sparks in the wilderness where the shadows of the mountains were crawling.

The sharp arrow came through the wind at this moment. The first arrow brushed against Yuan Tang's ear, cutting off a strand of hair. In the darkness, something was approaching the tower. When were the three arrow towers erected.

He only glanced at it, and the arrows shot towards the city wall one after another. The soldiers on guard had no time to dodge, and fell beside Yuan Tang without even making a sound.

The soldier sleeping on the right under Yuan Tang's feet suddenly stretched out his hand, wrapped Yuan Tang and pressed him under the battlements, and the place where Yuan Tang was standing just now had been smashed out of a shallow pit by stones.

The soldiers on the city wall started up, and the sentries beat drums and shouted: "Enemy attack at night——!!!"

Yuan De was on the city wall, directing the crossbowmen to set up the crossbow. When he saw Yuan Tang who was huddled at the base of the wall, he said anxiously: "Little general, don't move, just stay there, don't come out!"

Yuan Tang didn't dare to move at all.

This attack lasted all night, and when the wind stopped at dawn, the Di people's offensive gradually weakened, and they slowly retreated from the city.When the Di people retreated, the phalanx was not scattered, and they retreated in an orderly manner.

Looking back at Jun Xia, blood was flowing all over the city wall, and the faces of the living soldiers were exhausted.

Yuan Tang was helped under the city wall, his stomach was full of acid.

The nose smells like blood.

Just as Yuan Tang walked down the tower with one foot deep and one foot shallow, someone outside the city suddenly shouted: "Why don't you see Yuan Guang coming out to fight, maybe he was afraid of being beaten and dared not come out."

That person's voice was as loud as a bell, echoing inside and outside the city gate, both Yuan De and Sun Taishou's expressions changed.

Seeing no one answered outside, he said again: "Call Yuan Guang out quickly, don't you want to be a turtle!"

Di Ren laughed loudly, and there were many insults and clamors in the laughter, and the soldiers on the city couldn't help yelling down.

The voice outside only said: "Call Yuan Guang out!"

Of course, it is impossible for General Yuan to come out.

Yuan Tang had a bad premonition in his heart.

Sure enough, he heard the voice outside: "The old thief Yuan Guang was shot to death by our general's arrow yesterday, right? Why didn't he come out!"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere under the city wall changed, and the originally red-faced soldiers secretly cast their eyes on Yuan De.

Yuan De's face was extremely ugly, his fists were clenched loudly, and he said to the soldier supporting Yuan Tang: "Take the little general away."

The Di people all retreated, but the news that the general was dead spread like wildfire in the army.General Yuan did not show up overnight, and the attitudes of Yuan De and Sun Taishou became evidence.

Eunuch Sun sighed, "How can this be done, within half a day, the news will spread throughout the city."

The people held on for several days, thinking that the enemy would be able to retreat when reinforcements arrived. At this time, if the news of the death of the main general came out, the hearts of the people in the city would disperse, and the city would soon be unable to hold on.

After Yuan De came down from the city wall, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and the scar on his left cheek looked hideous. He said: "Thieves are hateful."

Eunuch Sun closed his eyes and opened them again after a while, his eyes seemed to have lost all energy, he said: "General's death, we can't hide it from the world. If we wait for the defenses to be deployed and the city is stable, then we can announce it, at least it can strengthen the hearts of the people. Hey, Yuan Canjun, this matter must be planned early. The Di people are probably suspicious, and the attack on the city last night was to test the truth."

Yuan De also saw the other party's intentions, but it was a pity that he didn't expect it last night, let Di Ren take advantage of the night and the wind to disturb him, it would be too late to regret it now.

The news could no longer be hidden, Yuan De sent people to the army to appease the soldiers, but no matter how they were appeased, the morale would definitely be hit hard.

Sun Taishou said: "If it is impossible, General Yuan Shen will withdraw the whole army, and I... open the door and surrender..."

Yuan De resolutely said: "No!"

Sun Taishou said: "If this goes on, when the Di people come in, no matter whether it is a soldier or a commoner, they will be slaughtered by the Di people. Open the door to the Di people to profess their ministers and donate all the supplies in the city. Maybe the people will survive."

Yuan De said: "You are confused. The captives are naturally easy to kill. They have swept the Central Plains for a hundred years, and there are still few Xia people who slaughtered me."

Sun Taishou disagreed: "From the coast to the interior, inside and outside the Changhe River, there are no prefectures, counties and towns. With all due respect, before the Xia army marched north, Jucheng was still the territory of Beicheng."

Yuan De was furious: "You! Good Sun Wu, you want to join the enemy!?"

Sun Taishou knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, but what he said was water that was thrown out, and he couldn't take it back anyway, so he stared and blew his beard and looked at Yuan De.

Yuan De picked up Prefect Sun's collar.

Sun Taishou was thin and thin, and Yuan De mentioned him like a little chicken.

Sun Taishou said angrily: "Let go of me, you...reckless man! If you have the strength, why don't you go outside the city and kill the Di people? It's nothing to catch me."

Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Yuan Tang went up to hold Yuan De.

"Slow down! Uncle De, calm down!" Yuan Tang said again to Taishou Sun: "Don't blame me, Uncle De didn't want to offend you, he was worried about the safety of Jucheng."

Sun Taishou snorted coldly and straightened his collar.

Yuan Tang said: "The envoy is for the people of Jucheng, and Uncle De is also for the people of Jucheng. We are all on the same front."

Sun Taishou said: "For the sake of the people of Jucheng or for the sake of the court, you are clear in your heart."

Yuan De was impatient: "Your grandson's family is in Jucheng. After surrendering to the enemy, you will continue to be your prefect. Maybe the Di people will give you a bigger official."

Seeing that they were about to quarrel again, Yuan Tang squeezed between the two of them, bowed to the prefect Sun, and said: "Your envoy is right, we came here not only to protect the people of Jucheng, but also to be loyal to my Yuan family. My father On the way to support the city of Ju, I was killed. The Di people outside the city have a sworn feud with me. If I abandon the city and run away, I will be disloyal to the country and filial to my relatives. I wonder if Shijun is in my position, would he still think about it? escape?"

Eunuch Sun raised his eyelids and said: "Young Lord has integrity, but staying in the city is not an option. Can you retreat?"

Yuan Tang was embarrassed by the question, so he could only lower his head and say, "No."

Sun Taishou had a clear expression on his face.

Yuan Tang said again: "But you can't guarantee that the Di people will let the people go. You have presided over the defense of the city for so many days, and the Di people are time-consuming and labor-intensive. Don't you hate you? Qu Sihan is not a kind person. Hua Jian beheaded thousands of my Great Xia soldiers. If he really holds a grudge, I am afraid that the Sun family will not be able to gain a foothold under his command."

Yuan Tang's words were completely bluffing and nonsense, and while he was talking, he was observing Prefect Sun, and seeing his face slowly becoming serious, he knew that he was right.

Sun Taishou looked at Yuantang with admiration and helplessness.It seems to say that this kid has a set of words, but unfortunately he is just a good talker.

Yuan Tang could only talk, lowering his eyes slightly.

A voice next to him chimed in: "The little general is right. Besides, the people of Di will not believe the envoy to surrender when the city gate is opened. When the gate is opened, the cavalry of the Di people will drive straight in, and there are not enough people to kill them." .”

The voice was so abrupt that all three people in the room were stunned.

Yuan De came to his senses first, and said in a low voice, "Who are you and why are you here!"

Eunuch Sun said, "A Cong, why are you here?"

The man was dressed as an ordinary military soldier, saluted Yuan De calmly, and said: "Just now when I joined the army, I asked the young general to help the young general go, but the young general did not let the young one back down."

Only then did Yuan Tang remember that this man dragged him to avoid falling rocks on the city tower last night, and helped him down from the city wall in the morning.He was a little dazed all morning, he took people's hands and didn't let them go, and he didn't let them go when he entered the house.

When Yuan De and Sun Taishou came back, they had their own minds, and after a while they quarreled again, not paying much attention to the fact that there was another person in the room.Yuan De probably regarded him as a pawn who took care of Yuan Tang yesterday, so he ignored him.

Yuan Tang said: "He saved me last night, Uncle De, don't make things difficult for him."

Sun Taishou also said: "This is A Cong, a military official of Jucheng Mansion. He has made great achievements in defending the city before, so he is not suspicious."

"Don't dare, don't dare."

Ah Cong stood up straight.His voice was a little hoarse, but he was crisp and clear when he spoke, but he was extremely unkempt.The unshaven beard took up almost half of his face, and the drooping sideburns and beard were tangled together, and grass clippings were still stuck to them.His forehead and cheeks were covered with dust, and his face was a black and gray mass, only a pair of tricks stood out.

The clothes on his body were also wrinkled and torn, the skirt and the warehouse tube were stained with dust and lost their original color, and the elbows were patched.

Yuan Tang was stunned by A Cong's appearance, but A Cong showed a smiling face to Yuan Tang, the neat and white teeth were particularly eye-catching among the black beard.

Yuan De is used to rough men in the barracks, so it's not surprising.

When A Cong stood up, Yuan Tang realized that he was taller than Yuan De. If he hadn't been standing in the dark just now, the three of them would never have overlooked that there was such a big living person in the room.

Taishou Sun said worriedly: "I'll go back to the government office to gather people and tell the people the news of the general's death first. It's better than spreading rumors all over the city to shake people's hearts."

He no longer insisted on opening the door and surrendering, and Yuan De also breathed a sigh of relief: "If you have trouble, please also convey to the people in the city our determination to defend the city to the death."

Sun Taishou heard him say that he vowed to defend the city to the death, and there was a trace of sadness in his eyes.Although helpless, he nodded.

A Cong on the side said: "In this case, I'm afraid it can only be saved for a while."

The main general is gone and the enemy army has not retreated. The people in the city will only become more and more desperate. The soldiers can swear to defend the city, and Sun Taishou can also swear to defend the city.

If there is chaos in the city, the city will be destroyed without the enemy attacking.

Sun Taishou did not understand this truth, he said: "Yuan Canjun and I wanted to set up our defenses as soon as possible, and then slowly plan a strategy to retreat from the enemy. Being disturbed by Di Ren, the opportunity was lost. It's not as good as God's plan."

A Cong said: "The defense of Gucheng is just internal friction. Although the Di people deliberately released news to disturb the army and people in my city, they still don't know what's going on in Jucheng, otherwise they wouldn't have spent a lot of time trying to find out last night."

Yuan De hesitated and said: "It's not impossible to go out of the city to fight. We have to fight. We must avenge the general."

When it comes to fighting, Yuan Tang is very guilty, but at this moment he has some thoughts.

Yuan Tang subconsciously looked at the source of the idea, and suddenly felt that this young man named A Cong was not simple.

Ah Cong felt his gaze and smiled again.His face was sloppy and fuzzy, but his smile was bright.

A Cong echoed Yuan De's words: "Exactly. Joining the army and the soldiers share the same hatred, and they will surely avenge the general. The Di people want to destroy the morale of our army and people, but I don't know that this will arouse our Xia people's blood. If you are tired, you will fight to the death. It is difficult to sharpen the front." Block. Besides, Di people are not the only ones who can use tricks..."

Ah Cong's eyes were unusually clear, maybe because of the refraction of the light outside the window, Yuan Tang actually saw a golden light in A Cong's pupils when he turned around to talk.

Yuan Tang was surprised, and at the same time, the thought that was about to move broke out.

"Surrender!" Yuan Tang said.

Sun Taishou and Yuan De both looked at Yuantang.

Yuan De's eyes flickered, and then became brighter and brighter, and said: "Yes, the little general is right, if you feign surrender to Di Ren at this moment... it is the best time!"

Sun Taishou's skinny face glowed, and he was ecstatic: "Yes, false surrender, why didn't I think of it before!"

Ah Cong took half a step back, cupped his fists and bowed towards Yuantang, saying: "Young general is wise and powerful."

Yuan Tang roared in his heart: I am not, I am not!

It was clearly A Cong who used words to induce him to say it, but at this moment A Cong just bowed his head silently.Yuan Tang felt that this person was not simple.

Sun Taishou immediately sent people to the government office to summon his cronies, and Yuan De also sent people to invite the various leaders in the army. The false surrender must be carefully arranged in order to seize the opportunity, and no one dared to be sloppy.

Yuan De was more attentive than Taishou Sun, and looked at A Cong. After the messenger came back, Yuan De looked away.

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