Once a plague breaks out in the pass, given the population density in the pass, it will be a disaster more terrible than the Xiongnu. Therefore, no matter how urgent it is, Zhao Jun still led his people to collect the corpses in the city and burn them.
In the process, some survivors were gradually found.
Some of them who were lucky didn't have much trouble and hid in the hiding place until now. When they saw Zhao Jun and other soldiers who looked like Song people, they thought it was the official army coming to regain the lost ground and ran out excitedly.
The other group was not so lucky, and suffered only from mental disorder. The heavier one will go crazy.
When he saw the Yunzhou Army, he could only say a certain word meaninglessly.
Zhao Jun saw one. I would just keep repeating:
"My son~my son~hahahaha~my son..." A woman.
I don’t know how this woman survived because her clothes were in rags, but it was obvious that her child had probably died in the hands of the Huns.
Zhao Jun had no choice but to let those who were still normal take care of them. After burning the corpses, Zhao Jun hurriedly led the army on the road.
At this time, the battle to defend Bianjing has begun on its third day!
The entire Bianjing became a flesh-and-blood mill, with corpses and exhausted soldiers everywhere both above and below the city.
However, most of these people are from Song Dynasty.
Those troops summoned by King Qin's edict to support were ambushed by the Huns and were killed. Most of them surrendered directly. In the end, they were driven by the Huns and became cannon fodder troops attacking Bianjing.
How ironic is this that the original supporter has now become an opponent?
However, the reality is so cruel.
Our own people went shopping in the city, but the Huns stood behind and watched the show!
After these days of consumption, the Longxiang Guards in the city have lost a total of three thousand people!
Although the damage they caused to the siege was not small, the reinforcements outside were supposed to be their reinforcements. They were killing and consuming the power of the Song people.
This reality has demoralized many Longxiang Army soldiers.
The commander of Long Xiang's army saw this in his eyes, but he was anxious but could do nothing.
"General Ye, this can't continue like this. The morale of the lieutenants and soldiers is declining steadily, and the Huns outside the city are waiting for work. What if the Huns are using these people to beat everyone until they are tired and low in morale, and then attack in one fell swoop? What to do with the city?
We are completely pulled into their tactics by the other party! "
Ye Wei, who was cooperating to defend the city, looked at the situation inside and outside the city and said worriedly.
Ye Chong, the commander of the Long Xiang Army, shook his head helplessly:
"Privacy Ye, why don't I know this?
But the Huns' move was a conspiracy. How could we not defend the city?
As long as we continue to defend the city, we have to fight with these driven reinforcements. If our own people fight our own people, how can the soldiers boost their morale?
This death is all due to the power of my Song people! "
"Then find a way to improve morale!"
Ye Wei said anxiously.
Ye Chong sighed, shook his head and said: "If we were in another city, I would still have the guts to go out and attack at night to regain some momentum for the soldiers.
But this is Bianjing, I have to make sure everything is safe, I can't take any chances!
Privy Ye, it’s not that you don’t know that in the entire Bianjing now, except for the 50% soldiers and horses patrolling the city and the bunch of rubbish from the Imperial Palace Forbidden Army, the only ones with fighting capacity are our Longxiang Army. Once something happens to us, all the generals will be killed. I can’t imagine what Bianjing City will become?
The plan for now is to stick around and wait for help.
I believe that with such a big news from King Qin's edict, the other Forbidden Army and Tianwu Army who went to quell the rebellion will definitely receive the news. Coupled with the news in the capital and the situation they are facing, they will definitely come back for reinforcements.
When they return to support, with their fighting power, they don't have to do anything. They just hang around the Huns outside. Over time, the Huns themselves will be afraid of being cut off and have to withdraw.
This is the Song Dynasty after all. Although they have the upper hand now, as time goes by, the national power of the Song Dynasty begins to exert its strength. The Huns, who are like rootless duckweeds, are no match for our Song Dynasty! "
Ye Wei naturally knows this truth, but what he can think of more is that the Xiongnu entered the pass this time and marched all the way. They arrived at Bianjing City without any obstruction. They must have internal agents in the pass. Could those internal agents be able to do it? Do you want to watch the Song Dynasty regain its advantage and force the Xiongnu back?
This must be impossible. The most likely thing is that the other side will definitely take advantage of the Song Dynasty to cause trouble before the Song Dynasty can exert its force, and provide various conditions to the Xiongnu to break the city as soon as possible!
People may not necessarily give them time!
But Ye Chong was unwilling to take the risk.
Although he is the deputy privy envoy and theoretically has a higher official position than him, everyone knows that his deputy privy envoy is just an honorary position and has no real power at all!
After thinking about it, Ye Wei still felt that he could not sit still and wait for death, so he immediately left the city where the fighting was still going on and headed towards the palace.
Compared to before, Bianjing City today seems to be shrouded in a layer of dark clouds.
Everyone's face looked ugly, and the pedestrians on the street were walking in a hurry with sad faces.
There are no more people wandering around on the streets. Most people come out to buy urgently needed supplies. Although Bianjing has not yet fallen into a shortage of supplies, as the only giant city in the Song Dynasty with a population of more than three million, The daily consumption is an astronomical amount.
With the storage in Bianjing, if the grain supply is cut off, the current supplies may not last long.
This is also the reason why Ye Wei thinks that he cannot stay for a long time.
No one in Bianjing can defend it for a long time. Sometimes having more people is a good thing, but sometimes having more people is not necessarily a good thing.
The palace!
Funing Palace.
"Your Majesty, Privy Ye wants to see you!"
Cao Shuang respectfully reported to Zhao Duan, who was handling the memorial.
Looking at the memorial in front of him, it was a memorial submitted by the Ministry of Revenue, saying that the city's food reserves would not last for another ten days at most.
The cessation of water transportation was a huge blow to Bianjing. Originally, Bianjing needed a steady stream of water transportation to feed the millions of people in Bianjing.
But now...
"well……"
Putting down the ink pen, Zhao Duan rubbed his brows with a headache, and said in surprise: "Which Privy Envoy?"
Cao Shuang said respectfully: "Back to your Majesty, it's Privy Ye."
The look of surprise in Zhao Duan's eyes became even heavier.
"Ye Wei? Isn't he helping Si defend the city at the top of the city? Why are you here at this time? Could it be that something happened at the top of the city!"
Zhao Duandeng was startled when he thought of this possibility and stood up from behind the desk.
This also shocked Cao Shuang.
"Let him in! Hurry!"
Zhao Duan said anxiously.
Cao Shuang did not dare to neglect and hurried out to welcome Ye Wei in.
As soon as Ye Wei came in, he immediately bowed his hands and saluted, but Zhao Duan was impatient and was about to ask.
Ye Wei's expression changed, and he said seriously: "Your Majesty, we must not continue like this. The Longxiang Army is in the hands of the four forbidden armies. Even when facing the Huns' Royal Guards, they are not at a disadvantage. military.
But now he is restricted to defend the city in Bianjing, and is forcibly consumed by the opponent!
This is an extremely wasteful and dangerous behavior!
Once Long Xiang's army is exhausted to a certain extent, who else can stop the Huns?
Your Majesty, this is all a conspiracy of the Huns! "
Zhao Duan was stunned when he heard this!
I thought the Huns were attacking, but you came to me because of this?
Do you think I don't know?
But now this is all I can do, what can I do?
The troops at hand are limited. If we don't go up to Long Xiang's army, if we replace them with troops like the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and the Imperial City Forbidden Army, wouldn't the city be destroyed faster?
Gan! I was shocked!
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(End of chapter)
