As the Jin soldiers retreated, cheers still sounded from the city wall, even though there were patrols watching.
Many officials came to express their praise and encouragement to the officers, soldiers and civilians.
It became a little noisy on the city wall, and soon the women and children of the Qingshan Army came to stop it. The officials were not angry and left with a smile.
There were also women carrying meals up to the city wall, which were prepared by the wealthy merchants in the city for everyone. There were originally large pots of meat and large bowls of wine, but now they had to be delivered during the war.
The atmosphere on the city wall was lively, and a group of storytellers in the city were telling the people what happened outside the city just now. The brutality of the Jin soldiers and the tragic death of the people made the people in the city turn pale.
"So the Jin people are cruel, we must defend the city, otherwise we will suffer the fate of the people outside the city."
This reaffirmed the people's confidence.
Everyone in the city was united, nervous, sad and angry but full of fighting spirit.
"Are you scared?"
Miss Jun and King Huai had been in a tent on the city wall, and they did not retreat when the Jinren stone bombs were thrown at them. Just as King Huai himself said, he would stick to the city gate and never retreat until he died.
Hearing Miss Jun's question, King Huai shook his head.
"I'm not afraid," he said with a pale face, and then paused for a moment, "I'm just sad to see the people being slaughtered."
Miss Jun took a few steps forward and looked outside the city more clearly. There was a mess outside the city gate. Most of the Jin soldiers' corpses were taken away by the other party's people, and most of the rest were the corpses of the people of Da Zhou. It was particularly tragic under the sunlight.
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"So you have to remember that these people are the ones who massacred our people in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and you must never bow your head to them," she said.
King Huai nodded heavily. Although he was very scared, he walked over and looked outside the city gate seriously.
"I have remembered it, and I will remember it forever," he said.
Ning Yan came with several servants.
"Your Highness, let's have dinner." He said warmly.
King Huai nodded slightly to Ning Yan, turned around and went in.
Ning Yan did not leave, but stood in front of Miss Jun.
"People's hearts are finally stable, and Miss Jun has made a great contribution to it," he said.
Miss Jun smiled bitterly.
She was able to stabilize people's hearts this time because she relied on the reputation she had accumulated over a long period of time. She was a miracle doctor, cured acne, promoted acne, and led the rescue forces in the North.
However, she did not do this for this moment.
"I don't want to live with this kind of skill," she said.
Ning Yan smiled.
"Yunzhao is following His Majesty." He paused for a moment and said, and then regretted a little. What was he talking about at this moment?
And he said to follow, not to run away.
Everyone knew that the emperor had run away, so naturally those who followed His Majesty also ran away.
"It's a good thing that he follows the emperor," Miss Jun said.
She said this without any hesitation, even more crisply than when she heard the news.
Ning Yan was slightly startled. She trusted Yun Zhao very much, but Yun Zhao didn't trust her the same way.
If only...
Ning Yan was silent for a moment.
"My father broke his promise back then," he said.
This sudden sentence made Miss Jun stunned for a moment, and then she realized that he was talking about old things between Mr. Ning and Mr. Jun.
"It is inevitable that people will be impulsive in life, and they will inevitably do wrong things." Miss Jun said, "With Master Ning's words, this matter is over."
Ning Yan smiled, saying that the son did not say anything about his father's faults and it was not easy to say more.
"Miss Jun had dealings with the Jin people in the North." He looked outside the city, where he could see the Jin people in the distance, seemingly setting up camp there, "What do you think the odds of winning are?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt Miss Jun looking at him.
He also turned around and saw Miss Jun looking strange.
"What are the chances of winning?" Miss Jun said, "Sir, there is no chance of winning."
No chance of winning?
Ning Yan looked slightly stunned.
Of course, his golden soldiers are fierce, and it will be very difficult to defend the city this time, but firstly, they are united, secondly, the city walls are strong and thick, and thirdly, they have the magical weapons of the Qingshan Army, so there is still a glimmer of hope, right?
Unexpectedly, Miss Jun said directly no.
"There is one thing I didn't say." Miss Jun looked at him, "There are four artillery vehicles, but only two stone bombs."
two!
Ning Yan was stunned and then became sad.
The two golden soldiers could neither kill Duoyou nor scare them into retreating, so...
"So what we can do and hope for now is not the chance of winning, but how long we can hold on." Miss Jun said, looking into the distance, "If we can hold on until reinforcements arrive, it will be considered a victory."
When she said this, she looked at Ning Yan.
"Master Ning, this matter is kept confidential."
Ning Yan smiled bitterly, of course he would keep this matter a secret. When he heard this, his legs couldn't help but feel weak. If the people knew, the capital would be immediately defeated without the use of golden soldiers to attack the city.
"Defending the city means fighting to the death." Miss Jun said, "The only way to fight for a chance of survival is to fight to death."
Therefore, even if it is a lie, we must stabilize the hearts of the people, so that we can still have a fight and have a fighting chance of survival.
Ning Yan nodded.
"Now that the Jin people have arrived at the city, they have no other choice but to defend the city. Fortunately, our capital city is tall and thick, so it is not easy to break through. There is plenty of rice, food and drinking water in the city. Now the city is united and everyone is a soldier. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians defend the city for ten days.
Half a month is no problem."
Miss Jun also smiled and nodded.
"Yes, as long as we hold on until reinforcements arrive," she said.
Yes, if we can really hold on and reinforcements come.
Ning Yan looked outside the city, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes, but then he became determined again.
Even if...it's just death.
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"Prepare the car, prepare the car."
At this time, in Yangcheng Beiliu, the cry of Mrs. Ning could be heard from the Ning family's residence.
The crying soon disappeared, and the people next door who heard the sound sighed softly and closed the door.
Although the Jin soldiers did not attack Yangcheng, Yangcheng and even the entire Shanxi Province were on tight alert. All cities were closed and homes were locked.
No one dared to run outside, except for those who were concerned, such as Mrs. Ning of the Ning family.
"Yunzhao is still in the capital, what should we do?" Mrs. Ning had been helped back to the room by the servant woman. She sat on the bed and cried so hard that she couldn't breathe.
The emperor's escape was confined to the capital as the city gates were closed. After all, this was not a glorious thing, and the officials in the capital had banned the spread of this news.
Therefore, people outside the capital did not know that the emperor had left the capital, so people in the Ning family did not know that Ning Yunzhao was no longer in the capital.
"What can I do? What can I do if you go?" Mr. Ning shouted angrily.
"I can die with him if I go," Mrs. Ning cried.
What else could he do but die? Mr. Ning sat slumped in his chair.
"This world, this world." He murmured, tears streaming down silently.
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The city gates of Yangcheng were also closed, and although there were still people walking around on the streets, they were not as lively and bustling as in the past.
The Fang family mansion has been divided into three, and the original connecting doorways have been sealed, so Fang Yunxiu came through the front door.
"Is the young master here?"
Fang Yunxiu asked first as he entered the door.
Before the servant could answer, Fang Yuxiu's voice sounded inside.
"You have something to do with your little brother?" she asked.
Seeing that she was there, Fang Yunxiu breathed a sigh of relief and walked in quickly.
"Is grandma and mother okay?" she asked.
Fang Yuxiu took her hand in.
"Very good, you just won me one hundred taels of silver," she said.
Win? Then they are playing cards?
Fang Yunxiu was stunned for a moment, and when she looked inside, she saw a card table set up. Mrs. Fang, Mrs. Fang, and Mrs. Yuan were sitting together, talking and joking, both still holding cards in their hands.
"Sister, I'm here too, come and join in the fun," Yuan said.
"Why are you still playing cards?" Fang Yunxiu said with a wry smile, "The matter in the capital..."
"What about the affairs in the capital?" Mrs. Fang said calmly, "Let's defend the city to the death."
On the contrary, Fang Yunxiu was silent for a moment.
"Where's the younger brother?" she asked. Fang Chengyu cared about Miss Jun the most. Miss Jun was in the capital at this time, so he wouldn't have gone to the capital as well.
"Sister, are you looking for me?"
Fang Chengyu's voice came from outside, and people also lifted the curtain and came in. After the New Year, they grew taller again, but they still smiled before saying anything.
"Eldest sister thought you went to the capital." Fang Yuxiu said, "After all, Jun Zhenzhen is trapped in the capital."
Fang Chengyu smiled without any hint of worry.
"Grandma said that if the city is defended, even if the city is destroyed, it will only lead to death." He said, "It's nothing."
It doesn't matter if you die.
Fang Yunxiu was silent.
Yes, everyone is mortal, and it doesn’t matter what death is.
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All cities on Jingdong Road are closed.
The guards on the city looked nervously at the men and horses appearing in their sights.
"There is another group of golden men." the sentry said tremblingly.
"Shh, don't make a sound." The person next to him whispered.
It seems that those golden soldiers will not find that there is a city here.
Already scared out of my wits.
"It's not that they are scared out of their wits, but we are no match for them at all." Another soldier said in a low voice, with a bit of shame.
There was silence on the top of the city.
"The golden soldiers have passed." Suddenly someone whispered.
Everyone couldn't help but sigh in relief and look around quickly, but then their expressions turned gloomy.
"We're heading to the capital again." A soldier murmured, "I don't know what's going on in the capital."
"So what, there are not many soldiers and horses in the capital." Another soldier lowered his head and said, "And it has been so many days, and the golden soldiers are still reinforcing..."
Everyone's eyes couldn't help but look towards the capital.
I'm afraid the capital has already fallen.
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(This episode will end tomorrow) (To be continued)