"Report~~~ Marshal, refugees are pouring into the imperial capital. Now the people in the city know that the aliens are coming, and it is too late to escape. General Deng and the city captains from all sides are sending people to maintain law and order. Some of the people are Young Zhuang also volunteered to help defend the city, General Deng has made special arrangements and has distributed weapons."
It was still Yun Danfengqing's voice: "I know, I'll report back later."
"Yes, Marshal!"
Under the eaves.
It was already dark.
Xia Ji took off his armor, leaned his magic halberd against the wall, hung his rosary beads on the snow-covered branches, lit a candle, and sat on the small red sandalwood coffee table watching the snow, waiting for Xia Xiaosu.
Before Xia Xiaosu came, another elite guard carrying a lantern rushed over from a distance.
"Report~~~ Marshal, the ghost army has appeared thirty miles outside the city, but there are still a lot of refugees. General Deng wants to close the city gate, but many people are questioning whether he wants to lock the remaining refugees in Outside the city, they were left to die. General Deng killed more than a dozen people before closing the city gates, but there were still many refugees unable to enter the city, and those people had begun to curse outside the city."
Xia Ji said: "I understand, report back later."
The elite guard hesitated for a moment and sighed: "Yes!"
In the snow, Xia Xiaosu carried a mahogany lunch box, knocked on the door, and walked in with a smile, sitting across from her brother, just like she had done in the past two years. She took out the mutton soup from the lunch box and took out two more bottles. Fine wine.
This meal was eaten in silence.
Halfway through.
There were hurried footsteps outside the door again, accompanied by a "report~~~~"
Not long after, another elite guard was half-kneeling in front of the door, "Marshal Qi, the aliens... have begun to attack the city. General Deng has not discovered the frost giants yet, but these giants are good at hiding in the wind and snow and are unpredictable!"
Xia Ji took a sip of the hot soup and took the time to reply: "I understand, report back later."
The sound of fighting could be heard faintly in the distance, and the entire imperial city was boiling.
In the palace, some of the concubines began to burn incense and worship Buddha, some were crying in the palace, and some wanted to escape but were escorted back by dead soldiers after crying and making a fuss.
Xia Xiaosu drank the soup quietly. She looked up at her brother by the candlelight. He was always so calm. Even if the world was about to collapse, he was still like this. This peace made her feel calm in her heart.
"Report~~~"
"Reporting to the marshal, the ghosts stopped attacking the city and set up camp twenty miles away. However, a general from the other side held a sword and invited a fight at the city gate. Five fierce generals in the army went to challenge each other, but they were all killed. The other side laughed and left. The morale in the city was even lower, so General Deng ordered people to set up braziers every 100 meters outside the city to light up the sight in order to prevent the Frost Giants from attacking."
"I know, report it again."
"Marshal, General Deng asked you when to go to the city wall?"
"Tomorrow morning."
"Why… "
"Go down."
"yes… "
After the elite guards left, Xia Xiaosu said: "Brother, let's go tonight. The morale on the front line is low. If you show up, it will always cheer them up."
"Xiao Su, do you think my brother should go to defend the city?"
"Isn't this why brother stayed?"
"Xiao Su, let me ask you, if this city is defended now, what will happen to you and me?"
"Eh?"
Xia Xiaosu looked confused and began to think. She obviously had not thought about this problem.
Xia Ji was not prepared to wait for her answer. Instead, while drinking, he said quietly: "The emperor will come back, I will go to the front line to work, you will go to the Turkic marriage, everything we do, no one thinks it is important, no one thinks it is a big deal, The people, the soldiers, everyone felt that we all defended the city together."
"Brother, isn't this bad?"
"not good!"
Xia Xiaosu:…
"Whether you think my brother is cruel or selfish, I have never prepared to defend this city, nor have I prepared to save anyone. I won't let the aliens kill people, don't let them despair, and don't let the blood flow into the sea. How could they? Do you know how important I am?"
“…”
"Brother, I don't want fame or fortune, or respect from others. What I want is to use this city to change our destiny. What does anyone else have to do with me?"
"Brother..." Xia Xiaosu was shocked, but then she thought that her brother was actually going to the front line to be a mascot, so let him brag, so she swallowed all the words she wanted to argue with and laughed. He said, "No matter what, I will stand with my brother."
Xia Ji glanced at the girl in front of him gently, held her hair in his hands, their foreheads touched and pressed together, and then he said: "Good night."
Xia Xiaosu had a thousand words to say, but she didn't say any more. Instead, she whispered: "Good night."
Its daybreak.
There was no sneak attack by Frost Giants last night, obviously these giants haven't arrived yet.
The ghost general Chikui continued to challenge outside the city riding a giant wolf.
This general could also speak the Central Plains language and was shouting: "You are such a big merchant country, but no one can fight? Trash, they are all trash!"
He cursed mockingly, and the morale of the soldiers guarding the imperial capital gradually dropped. After all, there were five heads brought by Chi Kui in the snow under the city.
These five heads all belong to fierce generals in the army...
But last night they all died in the hands of Chi Kui.
at this time.
Chinese military tent.
Deng Jue didn't sleep all night. He looked around and everyone was silent.
Suddenly the tent was opened, and the soldiers sent a message: "Lu Jiang, the head of the Lu family in the capital, is willing to go out of the city and kill Chi Kui."
Lu Jiang is a famous swordsman in the capital. He is famous for his purple electric sword skills. He has killed many big bandits and won a lot of reputation in martial arts competitions.
As soon as Deng Jue heard the name of Lu Jiang, he knew that this was a sign that people from the Jianghu family were willing to help defend the city, so he got up with joy and hurried out, shouting from a distance: "Master Lu, you have come from afar, please .”
…
After burning incense, bathing and changing clothes, and then having a good sleep, Xia Ji not only fully recovered his energy, but his overall condition also reached its peak.
He was carrying a Zhangba magic halberd and riding a tall horse through the streets. A thousand guards lined up behind him. Xia Xiaosu also rode beside him. From time to time, he glanced at his brother's outfit. She felt strange in her heart. She still couldn't figure it out. The brother chanting Buddha is connected with this majestic figure.
There was a loud sound of beating drums ahead, and soon... the drums stopped, and then the entire city wall fell silent again. Apparently another general sent by the Great Shang was beheaded.
From a distance, there was again loud laughter from the foreign race, but Deng Jue just stayed behind closed doors and stopped sending people to die. Nineteen of them had died, even the previous head of the Lu family was dead. Swordsman Zhong was obviously not used to the opponent's wolf-riding charge. Although he had superb swordsmanship, he only lasted three rounds before being cut in half by Chikui's sword.
Guifang had obviously captured a lot of Shang Dynasty siege weapons when he attacked the city before. At this time, he pulled out Tongguan's catapult and lined up in the distance, loading stones and throwing them.
Hoo ho ho!
Suddenly, huge rocks broke through the air, crossed the city wall, and flew towards the imperial capital.
boom!
boom!
boom!
The city exploded into chaos and the people rushed towards the city like a tide.
Suddenly, a huge boulder fell towards the street not far from Xia Ji.
Under the boulder, there was a little girl crying loudly. It seemed that she had lost her relatives.
Seeing that the little girl was about to be smashed into mincemeat, a black shadow suddenly passed by, and the guards suddenly discovered that the Seventh Prince on the horse was missing.
Xia Ji held the frightened little girl with his left hand and made an extremely fast movement.
Then he put the little girl down and touched her hair. A woman from a distance ran towards her and called "Nanny". When the little girl heard the familiar voice, she looked sideways, then cried out and ran over. , and threw himself into the woman's arms.
The woman didn't see the previous scene. When she saw the terrifying and majestic figure, she was so frightened that she hurriedly hugged her daughter and left.
Xia Ji didn't take it seriously and returned to his horse. It wasn't brutal enough now, so he was in no hurry to rush out of the city immediately.
Xia Xiaosu smiled, "Brother, you said you wouldn't save anyone yesterday, but you saved one today. Do you think men also like duplicity?"
However, my brother's movement is really fast, but it is of little use even though his movement is fast. Even though she is just a princess, she knows that the most important thing on the battlefield is the strength when fighting each other.