Villagers who had served in the army were the first to react and shouted: "It's the cavalry! The soldiers are coming to plunder the villages and towns! Run!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers and cavalrymen, brandishing scimitars and wearing left-over ruffles, had already rushed to the front. In an instant, the peaceful border village suddenly turned into a hell on earth, filled with blood and cries for survival-----

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This attack on the northern border of the Wei Kingdom lasted for a whole day. At night, the cavalry of the Wu End Kingdom and the Kuirong tribe ended this carnival of murder and robbery, and sat around the bonfire, drinking wine and singing to their heart's content.

The smoke from the bonfires cast a layer of blue over the entire camp.

The men were joking and talking while drinking mare's milk wine from sheepskin bags. The women kept pouring dried cow dung into the fire. The blazing flames drove away the chill of the night, and the mutton on the shelf was sizzling.

He kept dripping oil into the fire, letting the aroma of meat float around the tent.

People in the king's tent can also smell the aroma of roasted lamb. In the hand of King Wu Ending is a luminous wine glass carved from jade. The wine glass is filled with the fine wine sent by the wolf. The luminous wine glass is indeed of the best quality.

treasure,

It can actually reflect the appearance of the Endless King. Nearly twenty years of fighting have made him exhausted. The strong man he once was has become an old man with a gray beard. Only his eyes are still as unruly as wolf eyes.

The first seat under the table was the banquet table of the new King Wei Rong. King Wei Nu looked proud and complacent. He kept raising his glass to persuade King Wu Ending and the leaders of the tribes sitting opposite him to drink. He was boasting in and out of his words.

His own record: "The country of Wei is vulnerable to a single blow. Our prairie cavalry is arrogant in the world. We captured the country of Wei, no, we captured the entire Zhou Dynasty, but it was just like searching for something."

In the end, Prince Wujing was unhappy and said coldly: "King Wei Rong is so heroic, but for some reason he can't capture a small spy of the Wei Kingdom? I heard that Wei Duoyou has escaped back to Chaoge and is being used by Young Master Wei.

, I wonder what King Wei Rong has planned?"

"That bastard is nothing." Wei Nu could not hold his tongue straight when he spoke: "Back then--my aunt was known as the most beautiful woman in the grassland. It was a pity that the late king had weak bones and had to send Chao Ge---

--- Get married and give birth to such a bastard. What? Bah! You still want to marry Li Wei? It’s just his daydream!”

King Wu End glared at him and smiled contemptuously. He was known for his bravery and looked down upon Wei Nu, a shameless person who played underhanded tricks and used his sister to seek glory. Wei Nu also knew that he had made a mistake and kept silent for a while.

"But, if you go on a killing spree like this, the news will definitely spread back to Chaoge, so the guards will be on guard, but what can we do?" King Wu Ending said slowly, he somewhat regretted his decision to let Wei Nu be the vanguard.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Wei Nu defended: "I have found out clearly that the King of Zhou is dead, and the new Marquis of Wei brought more than 3,000 guards to Haojing. Chaoge's defenders were half empty. Most of the Weiguo troops were

To prevent the Huaiyi rebellion, he was transferred years ago

If we go to Luoyi to defend, we won’t be able to move back. Combining our troops with Wujing and Wei Rong, we will definitely be able to capture the Wei capital in one fell swoop. We can walk our horses and herd sheep in the Chaoge Wei Palace. All the beauties and treasures of the Central Plains belong to our Rong warriors.

, wouldn’t it be nice?”

"Hahaha------" The leaders laughed heartily and spoke freely. During the banquet, the female slaves who served wine and meat went back and forth without any hesitation------

The joyful drinking continued until the bright moon was high in the sky. People who had had enough trouble, regardless of age, lay drunkenly in the grass and fell asleep together. There were snoring in the cold wind, which also brought a sense of joy to the quiet grassland.

Strange scenery.

In a quiet moment when the moon was cold and the wind was clear, in a smaller tent in the northwest corner of the king's account, a female slave whispered something into Li Wei's ear. Li Wei's expression was solemn, and after thinking for a while, he said: "

Ye Zi, I remember that you siblings are all from the Guard, right?"

"Princess, yes. Wu Ming killed my parents and kidnapped my siblings as slaves for three years."

"It's so inconvenient for you to be a woman. In the dead of night, you asked your younger brother to mount a fast horse, escape from the army camp, go to Chaoge's son and his house, and personally tell my cousin the news face to face. Remember.

, must be said face to face, and must not be relayed by others.”

Ye Zi was quite puzzled: "Princess, since the border of Weiguo has been attacked, Chaoge has its own precautions. Why bother?"

"How do you know the connection?" Li Wei patiently explained: "Since my aunt and Wei, Wei and Rong tribes have always been at peace with each other, and there has been no war for many years. Even if they knew about the attack in the north this time, they would probably think that

It's just a nuisance at the border. How could you predict that Wu Ending and Wei Nu's intention is to destroy the country and destroy the capital? You are guards, you can't just watch the destruction of your homeland, right?"

Only then did Ye Zi wake up: "I understand. This message will be delivered to me, so the princess can rest assured."

It was dark at night, and a black horse gently stepped out of the camp. The knight carefully rode the horse over the drunkards. Every wrong step might ruin all the previous efforts. Fortunately, the horse was well-trained, and it didn't even wake up a single cavalryman. The black horse was like a ghost.

Walking between tents like this, taking advantage of the protection of darkness to jump out of the fence, raising hooves and quickly disappearing into the night without anyone noticing------

On the official road to the north outside Chaoge City, due to the joint invasion of Wu Zhong and Kui Rong, groups of border residents poured into the north gate like a tide. It was the spring famine, and the border residents who had been robbed of food and property had no food to eat.

They had no choice but to beg everywhere in the city. Two large porridge sheds were set up outside the official residences of Wei Gong and Gongzi He respectively, and porridge was distributed twice a day in the morning and evening to ensure that the fleeing border residents would not starve to death on a large scale.

In the Wei Palace, Shi Jiao nervously reported the situation to Madam Li: "The Rong people are coming back with great force. In less than three or four days, all the northern territory has been captured by the enemy. Now they are working hard to see me coming to Chao Ge. Madam, look,

Should we abandon Chao Ge and flee south with the son and clan?

I will go to the Song Dynasty for a while." Although Wei Hou Jiyu entrusted the state affairs to him before leaving, he did not dare to bear the responsibility alone for such a big thing as abandoning the country. After all, Mrs. Li was the wife of the late emperor, and with her in front of her

With that in mind, I have an explanation for the people, right?

Although Mrs. Li is shrewd, after all, her professional area lies in fighting for favors in the palace. How can she make decisions on military and state affairs? When she heard that Rong Di's cavalry was coming, she suddenly lost her position. She was about to say "Okay", but she heard

A voice: "No!"

Mrs. Li raised her eyes and saw her son Wei He in front of him. Behind her were Wei Duoyou and Gongsun Yu. She suddenly felt that she had a backbone. She pulled her son and said repeatedly: "He'er, you're just in time! Wei Rong rebelled against the alliance.

, and the Wujing Kingdom allied forces invaded, Doctor Shi said that we should take our clan members and hundreds of officials to abandon the court and flee south, what do you think should be done?"

Wei He bowed his hands and saluted: "Mother, this must not be done! Our country, Wei, has been established here for nearly two hundred years since Uncle Kang was granted the title. All the ancestral temples and grains are here. If we ignore it, we will never have any children."

To face the people of our country with face is to face the shame of our ancestors. What's more, according to the report from the spies, the soldiers are only one day's walk away from Chaoge, and it is too late to escape!"

He glanced behind him, and Gongsun Yu understood what he meant. He took a step forward and said, "Madam, it is now the next step to abandon the city. The army is known for its fast horses and light cavalry. If my wife and the young master bring hundreds of relatives from the clan, If an official flees, he will be overtaken by bandits within a day. By then, he will be in the wilderness with nothing to rely on, and he will be like meat on the table, ready to be slaughtered."

It had to be said that he was telling the truth. Shijiao knew that he had made a mistake, so he frowned and said nothing. Mrs. Li panicked even more, tightly clutching her son's sleeves and crying: "Son, what should I do? Can we just sit back and watch Chaoge and wait for death?"

"Don't panic, Queen Mother. Brother Duoyou has a plan to defeat the enemy." Wei He comforted him.

For a moment, everyone turned their attention to Wei Duoyou, their eyes full of hope and confusion. Wei Duoyou bowed deeply, stood up and said: "The last general is not talented, after all, he knows a thing or two about soldiers and cavalry. What they are good at is Running thousands of miles, moving in and out quickly, what they are least good at is capturing a city, especially facing a fortified city and a deep pool. The cavalry is like a toothless tiger, unable to cut with a knife or broken with teeth. For this plan, I have two internal and external strategies to deal with it."

"What two strategies?" Shijiao couldn't help but ask.

"First, inside, we need to take advantage of the day before the troops arrive to cut down all the trees outside the city wall, demolish all the houses and huts, and move all the materials and people into the city. In this way, we can enable the troops to attack the city. They had nothing to rely on. Their horses could neither climb the city wall nor cross the moat. The most they could do was to besiege the city. In addition, the young master and Doctor Shi had to do their best to raise supplies of food and grass, arrows, rolling stones, wood and fire to defend the city. The oil should be enough for at least a month and a half."

Gongzihe glanced at Shijiao, who understood and said: "There is a month's supply of supplies in the city. I will work harder to mobilize them. I can do it with my best efforts."

Wei He nodded and asked: "Brother Duoyou, what should we do if the thieves and soldiers still refuse to withdraw their troops after besieging the city for a month and a half?"

Kui Duoyou replied unhurriedly: "My lord, you must send people out of the city quickly to ask for help from Song Cao and other countries. In addition, Madam Jun has issued an edict to quickly mobilize the main force of Luoyi's guards to come back for reinforcements. If the Eighth Division can do it, It is best to divide our troops to rescue him. In one and a half months, there should be reinforcements to help Chaoge."

The arrangement was thorough, and everyone was confident and nodded in praise. At this moment, Mrs. Li woke up. She understood one thing: if her son can lead everyone to defend Chaoge this time, he will have made an unparalleled contribution to the defense of the country. Gong, this is a powerful political capital that no one can shake. If this is true, then Wei Yuke will no longer be able to do anything to them and their mother.

After making up her mind, she asked Kui Duoyou: "In your opinion, how should we allocate manpower?"

Before he finished speaking, Gongsun Yu was the first to say: "Madam, I am willing to lead all the servants and guests to protect the young master and his wife. I know how to fight with chariots and defend the city. I will definitely protect my country, ancestral temple, and the safety of the country." General Wei once guarded the Eighth Division of Chengzhou, so it would be safer to send him out to ask for help."
Chapter completed!