The Mo cavalry led by Xu Hua did not cause much damage to the Feng army. Instead, their entire army was wiped out. All of them, including Xu Hua, were killed by the Feng army.
The entire Mo cavalry army was wiped out, which means that Mo Du Zhenjiang no longer has the strength to fight outside the city, and now, Mo State has no reinforcements to reinforce Zhenjiang.
Mo Zhanning is under the attack of the Sanshui Army and the Huwei Army. It is difficult to protect itself. How can there be spare power to reinforce Zhenjiang? Most of the counties in the northern part of Mo Zhanning are occupied by the Feng Army, and they are unable to support Zhenjiang. Now even the southern counties
With the full-scale invasion of An and Huan armies, Zhenjiang became in danger and had no time to take care of itself. Therefore, at this time, Zhenjiang has truly become a veritable isolated city. There is no external aid to look forward to. Whether it can hold on depends entirely on the defenders themselves.
However, there are currently not many defenders in Zhenjiang City. After losing the cavalry regiment, there are only more than 300,000 troops left. The only thing that can make people feel at ease is the 100,000 capital forbidden troops. They were selected from hundreds of Central Army troops.
They are elite men with strong combat power and loyal to Mo State and Shao Fang. Even though the current situation in the capital is so critical and even the Central Army has seen a large number of deserters, the Forbidden Army is still organized and stable, and there is not a single deserter.
Now in Zhenjiang, it was the Imperial Guards that worried Tang Yin. He had asked Li Jin about this matter, hoping that Li Jin could find a way to make the Imperial Guards switch sides. In this way, he could get rid of a big enemy in his siege.
trouble.
But there was nothing Li Jin could do about it.
The leader of the capital's imperial army is Lin Zhengling, Shao Fang's confidant and favorite general. Like Xu Hua, he is also a disciple of Shao Fang. He is absolutely loyal to Shao Fang. It would be even harder to get him to switch sides.
After hearing what Li Jin said, Tang Yin was also discouraged. It seemed that it was impossible to get the imperial army in the capital of Mo to switch sides. He then changed his target and settled for the next best thing, hoping that Li Jin could persuade the generals of the central army of Mo to switch sides.
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Li Jin is a general, and he is very familiar with Zhenjiang's defense situation. He can tell it in one breath without even thinking about it. The current commanders of the four cities in the southeast, northwest and northwest of Zhenjiang are Bai Rong, Zhou Dagui, Gao Peng, and Qin Ze. Li Jin and
Among them, Bai Rong has the deepest friendship. I can’t say that he is a life-long acquaintance, but at least he is a confidant who talks about everything.
The Li family and the Bai family are family friends. Li Jin and Bai Rong have known each other for a long time. It is not an exaggeration to say that they grew up wearing crotchless pants together. After all, they have been friends for decades.
Now Tang Yin asked him to persuade Mo Jiang to switch sides, and the one he was most confident about was Bai Rong.
Of course, he is more confident than the other three generals. After all, he has now defected to Feng Country. Bai Rong is not sure whether Bai Rong can still treat him as a friend or confidant. However, he defected to Feng Country.
After that, he really couldn't shirk the first task Tang Yin gave him, so he had no choice but to agree to it.
That night, very late at night, Li Jin didn't take any of his followers with him. He wore casual clothes and rode a horse, and headed to the east city of Zhenjiang alone.
When he was still fifty steps away from the moat, he was discovered by the soldiers guarding the city. Because it was late at night and the distance was long, the soldiers couldn't see his appearance clearly. Someone shouted loudly and asked: "Who is he?"
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"I am an old friend of General Bai!" Li Jin hurriedly reined in his horse. He was afraid that the soldiers guarding the city would recognize his identity. He also deliberately lowered his voice and replied: "Brothers, please
Let General Bai go out of the city to meet me...me!"
"Fart! Now the enemy has surrounded the city. If you are really an old friend of our General Bai, how could you get in? I think you are a spy sent by the enemy. Brothers, shoot your arrows -"
"Wait, wait!" Li Jin was startled and said repeatedly: "I am indeed General Bai's old friend. If brothers don't believe it, just call General Bai and ask."
At this time, the city was silent. After a while, someone said, "What's your name?"
"I am layman Chuyao, please report to your general, and your general will know about it." Li Jin replied loudly. He did not dare to give his real name, and the reason why he used the title layman Chuyao had a special meaning.
There was a fake lake in his general's mansion, which was very unique and beautiful. Bai Rong used to be a guest in his mansion. He once joked that his fake lake was like a Tianyao pool, and named the fake lake Chuyao.
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Now that he has announced the title of Chuyao layman, others will not notice anything, but when Bai Rong hears it, he will definitely guess who he is.
When the soldiers heard what he said, they didn't dare to neglect him. If he was really the general's old friend, if he ignored it, wouldn't he be punished by the general if he found out about it in the future?
A soldier shouted loudly: "You stand here and don't move. I will report to General Bai now. If you dare to deceive us, don't blame us for being rude to you!"
After saying this, the soldier quickly ran down the city wall to report the news to Bai Rong.
Li Jin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and his heart was in his throat. He was not afraid that Bai Rong would not recognize him, but he was afraid that after Bai Rong recognized him, he would not even give him a chance to speak.
, he directly ordered the arrow to be released.
He was only fifty steps away from the moat, and was definitely within the shooting range of the defenders at the top of the city. Once the arrow was fired, he would not be able to save his life even if he was ten.
Let’s not mention his fear here, let’s talk about Bai Rong. Bai Rong is currently living in a barracks under the city, very close to the city wall.
At this time, he hadn't slept yet, and couldn't sleep either. Millions of troops from Fengyu and Yu's two countries surrounded Zhenjiang, and a fierce battle was about to break out. As the commander-in-chief of Dongcheng, he was under a lot of pressure. He hadn't had a peaceful night's sleep this time.
Sleep.
While he was lying on the bed, thinking wildly, he suddenly heard a report from the soldiers that an old friend of his had come outside the city, and he called himself Chuyao layman.
Bai Rong, who was in a state of upset, heard about Layman Chuyao. Without even thinking about it, he waved his hands randomly and said angrily: "What layman Chuyao? I have never known such a person before..."
When the soldier who reported the news heard this, his nose was almost twisted with anger, and he cursed in his heart: Damn it, the person who came here is indeed a trick of the enemy. Let’s just say, how could the general’s old friend pass through the enemy’s encirclement and harm himself?
A trip in vain.
Just when the soldier was about to turn around and leave, the curtain of the tent suddenly lifted up, and a white-haired man wearing only a shirt strode out from inside.
He came to the soldier, grabbed him by the collar, and asked sternly: "What did you just say? What does this person call himself?"
Unexpectedly, the general had such a big reaction suddenly. The soldier turned pale and stammered: "Come... the person who came here claimed to be... Chuyao layman... and said... that he was the general's old friend..."
Chu Yao? Isn't that the name you gave to the fake lake in Li Jin's mansion? Could it be that the person coming is... Thinking of this, Bai Rong's eyes suddenly lit up, Li Jin, Li Jin, you are so brave.
He has already turned his back to Feng Country, yet he still dares to come to find him.
He asked: "How many troops and horses does this person bring?"
"Huh? Soldiers and horses?" The soldier was stunned when he was asked. After a long pause, Fang stretched out a trembling finger and said in a trembling voice: "Report to the general, the person who came here is just one person, and he did not bring any soldiers."
ah……"
"Ha! Haha!" Bai Rong heard this and laughed angrily.
Came here alone? Is this the same Li Jin he knew? Or, was he so sure that he would not kill him? He shook his head and said to the guards on his left and right: "Bring me the general's cloak!"
"The general hasn't put on his armor yet." "That's not necessary."
Bai Rong was wearing a middle coat, boots, and only a cloak, and followed the soldiers who reported the news to the city gate. When he came to the city gate, he held an arrow stack in his hand, leaned out and looked out, it was not
Well, there was a knight standing alone fifty steps away in front of the city. There were no other soldiers around. He rolled his eyes, pondered for a moment, and shouted loudly: "Is the person coming here a layman from Chuyao?"
Yo! It's Bai Rong! Li Jin, who was waiting outside the city, was perked up when he heard Bai Rong's words, but then he felt frightened again. Should he reply? Will Bai Rong order his death?
Alas, now that things have come to an end, I have no choice but to risk my life! Li Jin took heart, plucked up the courage, and shouted back pretending to be relaxed: "That's right! General Bai, I haven't seen you for a long time, how are you doing lately?"
Hey! It’s really Li Jin! He can’t see the other person’s appearance clearly, but from the voice, it’s definitely Li Jin! Bai Rong patted his head and couldn’t tell what he felt. He didn’t blame Li Jin.
He turned against Feng Guo, but blamed him for why he didn't discuss it with him in advance, even if he just mentioned it to him a little bit, since he had the intention to defect. It would be fine if he threw himself aside for such a big matter, and he would just do it as he said.
We don’t consider ourselves friends at all! Decades of friendship are really worthless.
"That's not good! Recently an old friend of mine left without saying goodbye, which is really chilling!" Bai Rong said pointedly.
Of course Li Jin understood that Bai Rong was talking about him. He sighed secretly in his heart and said, "General Bai, would you like to go out of the city and talk to your old friend face to face?"
Bai Rong narrowed his eyes and asked, "Are you trying to harm me?"
Li Jin said seriously: "We have known each other for many years, but have I ever done harm to General Bai? What's more, I'm just here alone, so what does General Bai have to be afraid of?"
That's true! The two of them are very familiar with each other, and they know how capable Li Jin is. Bai Rong knows very well. However, if he leaves the city without authorization and spreads the word, he will not be able to eat and walk around, but Li Jin dares to come alone to find him.
He must have something extremely important. Bai Rong tapped his forehead, thought for a while, and decided to take the risk of leaving the city. He said to the left and right: "Prepare your horses!"
"General..." The surrounding Mo army officers and soldiers were all startled. When the two armies were fighting, it was a taboo to leave the city without permission!
Understanding everyone's concerns, Bai Rong said: "The man from outside the city is a close friend of my general, and he has great abilities. He is probably here to offer some advice to protect the city. I must come out of the city to see him!"