As soon as the heavy rain stopped, Bai Qiongjing immediately went to the west city head to check the situation on the city wall.
After some inspection, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The heavy rain last night came too suddenly. Although the people of Nanfeng had long been accustomed to such weather and had made preparations, many of the defense equipment still got wet.
But the loss is not big.
Looking up and squinting towards the countryside, Bai Qiongjing seemed to be able to see the Xixiao Camp thirty miles away.
It was once his proud home base.
Wow.
There was a sudden noise from behind.
Bai Qiongjing looked back with a sullen face, his face soon filled with astonishment.
The Jinlin Guards, who had been around arresting people at will recently, pushed away the guards and walked up to him with a serious face.
"General Bai," Jiang Xinshi said expressionlessly, "please come with us."
"Where to go?" Bai Qiongjing was a little confused for a moment.
His position is the top of the city at his feet. In the past two days, troop movements outside the city have become more and more frequent, and there is a tendency to attack the city if there is any disagreement.
As the commander of the city defense, he cannot leave casually.
"Tianlao!" Jiang Xinshi spat out two words coldly.
The Jinlin Guards behind him suddenly rushed over, pushed Bai Qiongjing down without any explanation, took off his helmet and sword, and tied him up tightly.
"Presumptuous!" Bai Qiongjing struggled angrily: "This general is patrolling the city in good order. Why do you Jinlin Guards tie me up?"
He even took off his sword, which meant he was dismissed from his post.
The guards finally came to their senses, pulled out their weapons and blocked the way one after another.
"What mistake did our general make? Don't even think about leaving until you tell us!"
"Yes, the Jinlin Guards can kidnap anyone at will? Release our general quickly. Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude."
"Everyone has heard about the bad things Jinlinwei has done over the years. Don't think that relying on the king behind you can be lawless."
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Seeing that Bai Qiongjing's personal guards were getting more and more angry and that a conflict might break out at any time, Jiang Xin quickly explained loudly.
"Gentlemen, calm down first. General Bai commands the Central Army and has been diligently defending the capital. He is a high-ranking official. Without definite evidence, the Jinlin Guards will never dare to arrest such a person casually."
"What evidence?" One of the guards shook the weapon in his hand and said angrily: "If you can't get it out, I will chop you up."
Looking at the tightly blocked city, Jiang Xinshi complained secretly and had to soften his tone.
"There is definitely evidence that General Bai has been colluding with the Yunchui people in recent years, trying to betray the country for glory. The king specifically asked us to take him back for questioning. As soon as the situation is clarified, General Bai will be released."
The surrounding area suddenly became quiet, and everyone including Bai Qiongjing was a little surprised.
After another quarrel, he was finally taken away.
Over the next few days, scenes like this appeared all over Song Dingcheng from time to time.
The menacing Jinlin Guards rushed into a certain house or camp, and grabbed the general who was resting or working without any reason and took him away.
Most of the charges are colluding with neighboring countries and betraying the country for glory.
In the hall of the royal city, Pei Ruhai and several other senior ministers were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, and they tried hard to persuade King Nan Feng.
"Your Majesty, this is obviously Yun Chui Ren's cunning plan. Seeing that our city's high-ranking generals are brave and difficult to attack, they want to tear us apart first. In this way, they can destroy our city without any effort.
Death."
"Old minister, I think what Xiang Pei said is reasonable. Your Majesty, please think twice. There is something wrong with so many generals leading the army. Besides, without these generals, who will command the defense of the city."
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King Nanfeng was shocked when he heard this.
He let out a long sigh, "I don't know that this is a trap. I'm just not afraid of ten thousand, just in case."
Chi Guoguo's evidence was right in front of him, and there was no room for him to hesitate.
Moreover, the Yunchui people outside are about to attack the city, and there is no time to distinguish who is right and who is wrong.
Looking at the large number of siege equipment outside the city and all of them, we knew that Song Dingcheng itself was in danger. If one or two of these generals were really Yun Chui's traitors, there would be no need to attack the outside, and the city would be broken by itself.
At this time, several veterans had nothing to say. They had no choice but to leave in a hurry, trying to find a way to clear the name of those generals or let them prove their innocence.
Jiang Xinshi was silent as he wandered the streets and alleys.
These generals themselves and even their whole families are behind bars, and the evidence is conclusive. How can they prove their innocence? Isn't this embarrassing?
After vomiting, he looked around.
These days, the atmosphere in the city is even weirder.
Before, it was just ordinary people who were non-violent and non-cooperative. Now that the Jinlin Guards have captured many of the generals who defended the city, all the noble families have become frightened.
Every family has become closed to one door and one door to the other.
This is actually nothing.
Without those princes with perverse personalities, order in the city would be better maintained.
The only pity is that many noble families had previously sent bodyguards to help defend the city, and most of them were called back at this time.
Time passed in the blink of an eye to the end of February. Ren Ning was sitting under an inconspicuous little house, sipping tea leisurely.
This is the twelfth day since Yun Chui's army encircled Nanfeng's capital city, and it is also the fifteenth day since the Huchou Pass was conquered.
He looked up at the northern sky.
Within half a month, the first battle report must have been sent to the imperial capital. My family should have also learned that they had won a great victory.
Just as he was thinking about it, a soldier rushed in.
He lowered his voice: "General, the arrangements inside and outside the city have been completed. The attack time should be today and tomorrow."
"The fight is finally about to begin." Ren Ning put down the tea cup heavily, "I've been holding it in for more than ten days, everyone must be exhausted!"
It was a dark night at the end of the month, and I couldn't see my fingers.
At midnight, Ren Ning changed into Nan Fengjun's dirty clothes and went to the north of the city alone.
Although Yun Chui trapped several generals who defended the city into the sky prison, some generals were still deeply trusted by King Nan Feng as always.
For example, Cai Jun, the former commander of the Imperial Guard, was still standing guard at Beicheng.
Ren Ning's target is him.
Ren Ning had quietly sneaked into Cai Jun's Imperial Guard Commanding Mansion and stayed there several times.
Unfortunately, the master has been faithful to his duties and has not returned home, so there is no way to start.
The further north you go, the lights get brighter and brighter, and there are more and more soldiers coming and going.
When we could see the city wall clearly, the lights were brightly lit everywhere, and there were many sentries standing there, making it impossible to hide.
Ren Ning did not hide.
Two groups of soldiers happened to pass by.
These twenty men were dressed crookedly in military uniforms, and you could tell at a glance that they were new recruits.
They dragged the huge rolling log they had just made and struggled to move forward. As they walked, a soldier fell to the ground holding his waist.
"Ouch, my waist seems to be twisted!"
Others stopped and looked sideways: "A lazy cow urinates a lot. Don't pretend to be dead. Get up and get to work."
"I really twisted my waist, I didn't lie to you." The man opened his clothes and saw that his waist was swollen.
"I'll do it!" Ren Ning said vaguely in Nanfeng language. He walked over and helped pull up the heavy rolling log without any explanation.
No one had any objections, no one even looked at him.
Not long ago, they were just ordinary people who took refuge in the city. Later, they came to help out when they were so hungry. After helping out, they were given military uniforms and turned into soldiers.
The whole night after coming down, Ren Ning was busy following these two groups of soldiers back and forth.
At dawn, it was finally time for these twenty people to rest. At the foot of the city, Ren Ning casually lay down on the ground next to them and fell asleep.