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Wen Qin and Xiao Lin bought a bunch of dried meat, dry food, and some Lanzhou specialties in the afternoon.Prepare to leave for Xinzhou the next day.So I went to bed early at night.

After sleeping until midnight, she was woken up by the thundering drums and roars outside the window, as well as the chaotic footsteps outside the room.She was lying on the bed in a daze and didn't realize what happened for a while, when Xiao Lin knocked on the door: "Master, Master, open the door..."

She opened the door after she got dressed, and Xiao Lin said impatiently, "Master, there is a war! What should we do?"

"War? What kind of war?" Wen Qin was still a little unconscious.

"Bei Rong, Bei Rong is attacking the city!" Xiao Lin went to inquire as soon as he was woken up, and when he learned that Bei Rong was attacking the city, he immediately ran back upstairs to report to Wen Qin.Xiao Lin was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

fight?Siege?Wen Qin, who was born in a peaceful age, has only seen war scenes on TV and movies.She immediately lay down on the window sill and looked out. The high city walls of Lanzhou were brightly lit, and she could only see chaotic figures from a distance.

"Damn it!" Wen Qin was completely awake in a jerk.

"Master, what should I do now?"

"Now... let me think about it..." It was also the first time she encountered a war.Her mind is full of the cruel war scenes in movies and TV dramas. After the city gate was breached, the originally prosperous and peaceful town was quickly looted, and the unarmed people were arbitrarily massacred and massacred!

The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, she shook her head.He took two deep breaths to calm himself down and stabilize himself.Then he said, "Xiao Lin, don't be afraid. Lanzhou City is a frontier city, and the city walls must not be so easily breached." She comforted Xiao Lin and herself.

Hearing what his master said, Xiao Lin was still scared, but obviously healed up a lot.He was used to asking Wen Qin for advice on everything, and since Wen Qin said it was fine, he felt much more at ease.

"Then, let's divide the dry rations and silver first, one part for each person, remember that the rations should not be exposed or leave the body. If the city is besieged, we have to wait until rescue, and these dry rations are our life-saving rations. If we break through, we will go to the Run in the direction of Xinzhou. If you can’t run out, you must hide! Anyway, these are our rations of life!”

"Yes."

The two divided the jerky and dry biscuits into two portions.Wen Qin did some calculations, if he saves some food every day, it should be enough for the two of them for ten days.If it is really under siege, ten days should be enough to last until the arrival of rescue troops.

The two of them carried their cloth bags and went down to the lobby of the inn. There were already some guests who had already gathered in the lobby.Everyone looked sad and sighed.

Although it was midnight, the houses were lit with lights, and there were almost no pedestrians on the street.

The shopkeeper and Xiao Er lived in Lanzhou City all the year round, and came into contact with the Beirong people, so they said: "Guest officers, don't worry, Lanzhou City is impenetrable, and the Beirong people come to invade every year, and they will leave after a fight."

"Shopkeeper, I believe you said that Lanzhou City is as solid as gold. But will they really leave after beating? I just heard people say that they have [-] troops here!"

"Yeah, and, I heard that the four gates have been tightly surrounded!"

"I heard that at this time of year, the grasslands are fertile and the Beirong people will not go south to harass them. Therefore, I come to Lanzhou to collect goods every year at this time of year. This is the first time I have encountered Beirong people attacking the city!"

Everyone, you express your doubts and worries in your heart.Wen Qin hadn't paid attention to these things before, and now that he heard it, he couldn't help regretting that this trip was hasty!

I only heard the shopkeeper say at this time: "Guest officers, please be safe and don't be impatient. Lanzhou's [-] soldiers and horses can't attack them. Moreover, Yanzhou is only three or four days away. Even if there is something wrong, Yanzhou can also come to the rescue in time."

"Isn't this Beibei coming here in autumn and winter? Just run away after grabbing some food and grass. Why did you think of attacking Lanzhou this time?"

"I heard that the Beirong Khan has unified all the Beirong tribes. If the Beirong barbarians don't fight, they may think of Lanzhou!"

"Hey! How unlucky to come to Lanzhou at this time!"

"Whoever lives in this inn is not unlucky! Hey!"

At this time, a young man who looked like a junior ran back panting.I had a conversation with the shopkeeper.Everyone saw the young man coming in from the outside, and they thought they brought back some news, so they all shut up and looked at the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, and then said: "Guest officers, please be safe. Our waiter just came back from inquiring about the news. The soldiers from the Northern Army are really fierce this time, but fortunately our city guards are here today. It is twice as usual, so they did not break through the city gate in the first place. Now our Daliang troops stationed in the city have reacted quickly and joined the battle to defend the city. You can rest assured for the time being."

Wen Qin listened to everyone's complaints.He listened to the shopkeeper's reassurance again.There is nothing I can do in my heart.As an ordinary citizen, she can't help, and now Lanzhou City is surrounded by water, and she can't get out.Think about conserving your physical strength and nourishing your spirits is more important than waiting here.So he simply called Xiaolin back upstairs and continued to sleep.

"Xiao Lin, let's go, go upstairs to sleep." After Wen Qin finished speaking, he yawned.

Xiao Lin didn't have the initial panic, but he was still in a state of tension: "Ah!...Master, why don't you go to sleep, and I'll stay here. I can call you anytime if I need anything."

"We're just sitting here, it doesn't make any sense for the battle of defending the city. It's better to go back to sleep and get enough energy. If there is anything tomorrow that requires the cooperation of the army and the people, we can help with full energy! Take a step back and say, the city In case... if it breaks, we need to have enough energy to fight against the soldiers of Beirong!"

"That's what I said, but what if..."

Wen Qin has been observing since he got down. The soldiers passing by on the road moved in an orderly manner without panic.And there are patrolling soldiers who maintain the order of the people.Coupled with what the shopkeeper said just now, it is obvious that the soldiers in the city are prepared.So he said: "Bei Rong is a nation on horseback. They live a nomadic life of chasing grass. Siege is not their strong point. Don't worry, unless there is internal support, it is very difficult to be safe."

After speaking, he yawned again, and didn't bother to wait for Xiao Lin, so he just went upstairs to sleep.

Wen Qin's voice was not too loud, and the shopkeeper and the few people who were close to her heard it.They all felt that her analysis was very reasonable, so several people also went back to the room to rest.The shopkeeper even used this to persuade other people to go back to sleep, even if they don't sleep to nourish their spirits.

In the imperial palace of the capital, Liang Zhen was going to court, when suddenly there was a message: "Report!... Hurry up at [-] miles!"

"Bring it up quickly!"

The chief eunuch Chang Qing immediately took over an official document "delivered immediately" that had been soaked in the sweat of the messenger soldier.Cut it and handed it to Liang Zhen. Liang Zhen's face changed when he saw it, and he slapped the armrest of the dragon chair with his palm.He said angrily: "King Lian! The Northern Army soldiers and horses attacked Lanzhou City! You didn't know it!"

King Lian immediately knelt down on the ground, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty! I'm terrified! I don't know what your Majesty said!"

"Seven days ago, the Northern Army soldiers and horses attacked Lanzhou City at night, and were repelled by our Lanzhou City defenders. Chang Qing! Show him!"

King Lian knelt on the ground and read the report.The Beirong raided Lanzhou City, but they were unable to attack for a long time.Now Beirong is besieging the city and will not leave, forming a stalemate.

King Lian was angry!I wanted Bei Rong to take advantage of the absence of the general guarding the city of Lanzhou to suddenly attack at night and hit Lanzhou city by surprise. In addition to the absence of the general guarding the city, there will be no leader among the dragons, so Bei Rong can take advantage of the chaos and quickly take down Lanzhou city.Then quickly attack Yanzhou!

Unexpectedly, they encountered orderly resistance.The first step of Beirong's attack was stuck!

King Lian knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I invite you to fight against the enemy!"

"You ask for a fight? By the time you gather the army and set off, Bei Rong may have already reached Liangzhou, your hometown! Are you going to relieve the danger of Lanzhou City, or to collect the corpse?" Liang Zhen said harshly!

The ministers who stood below did not dare to speak any more.

Liang Zhen put away his anger towards King Lian, and turned to the other ministers, "Do you have any other good recipes, my loves?"

A minister knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, you can order Yanzhou and Xinzhou to send troops to rescue from both sides at the same time."

"No, both Yanzhou and Xinzhou have less than [-] soldiers, and the two states send troops to assist Lanzhou. If the northern soldiers attack Xinzhou and Yanzhou at the same time, the two states will also be powerless to resist!"

"Then what do you do? Gather troops from the capital? Can Lanzhou City last that long?"

"Everyone, the most critical thing in Lanzhou City is food and grass. Lanzhou City has [-] soldiers and people, and now they are besieged in the city and can only sit and eat!"

Yes!If rescue does not arrive, Lanzhou City has no way to save itself. If the siege continues, the people in the city will starve to death in the end.

"Your Majesty, although there have been minor disputes between Beirong and our Daliang in the past ten years, they were all minor conflicts. There has never been a major battle in the past ten years. Can we send envoys to ask them why they are fighting against our Lanzhou City?"

"Coward! People have already called at your door, why do you still ask?"

"This is not a coward. If you can solve it without bloodshed, what's wrong!"

Lanzhou is the largest garrison of troops in the northwest, accounting for almost half of the troops in the Northwest.Now almost half of the soldiers and horses are besieged and unable to move, and the rest of the troops closest to Lanzhou are only [-] to [-], and most of the girders are infantry.Therefore, it is impossible to defeat the [-] Beirong cavalry currently besieging the city.

A group of people quarreled and did not give a surefire solution.Instead, the noisy Liang Zhen had a headache!Liang Zhen closed his eyes and pressed the center of his eyebrows with his hands, trying to relieve the symptoms of headache.

Chang Qing stood next to the emperor, saw the emperor's movements, looked at him carefully, his face turned blue, and whispered worriedly: "Your Majesty?"

Liang Zhen had a splitting headache and his eyes were black. He pinched his thigh tightly with one hand and said with the last of his strength, "Sanchao!"

Seeing that the emperor's state was not right, Chang Qing immediately shouted: "Dismiss the court!"

In the noisy court, all the ministers were stunned by Chang Qing's dismissal.They all looked up at the dragon chair, but they only saw the back of Chang Qing supporting Liang Zhen to leave.

Lian Wang also looked up, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.