On Hanlu City, Ji Chen looked at the soldiers and horses swarming under the city with a gloomy expression. Since there are large rivers flowing through the east and north of Hanlu City, most of these people are concentrated in the south and west, and only a small number of people are sent to monitor in other directions.
Hanlu City is difficult to fight. When the city was originally designed, it was the Xiao River outside the city that could be used as a natural moat. If you want to cross the river under the eyes of the defenders, and then climb up to attack the city after crossing the river, how many lives must be taken.
Therefore, Ji Chen placed his position at Yongning Gate in the south of the city. In the tower behind you, there is a dark room hidden in the city wall. .
There was nothing else in the darkroom except a square jade table, and the darkroom was heavily guarded. There is a groove on the jade platform, and its shape is no different from that of a dagger.
This is the center of Hanlu City's formation. As long as the token is placed in it and the blood of Ji Xin or his descendants is dripped, the formation can be activated.
There are three more such formation hubs, located in several other directions.
Gently touching the dagger in his arms, Ji Chen finally saw the familiar figure. Sure enough, it was Ji Xian who had arrived.
The two looked at each other for a long time, and Ji Xian came to Yongning's door under the protection of his men.
"Young Master, you are alright. Maybe you are the only one guarding the city this time." Ji Xian spoke first and raised his hand towards the city.
"Brother, why is this happening? You and I are of the same origin. If we have something to do, we might as well discuss it ourselves. Why do we need to bring troops here? Brothers fighting against each other and killing each other are not a joke to outsiders." Ji Chen poked his head out a little, and there was someone holding it. The shield was kept aside to prevent the opponent from launching cold arrows suddenly.
"Joke? This is the biggest joke I've heard today. Ji Chen, your father Ji Xin tried to promote restructuring and permanently dominate the province under his lineage. Now that everything is in chaos, he is the biggest joke." Ji Chen Xian sneered and looked at Ji Chen on top of the city.
"If we can talk about it, as long as Ji Xin gives up the position of lord, I will give up the sword. If it weren't for the evil tricks of villains like Ji Xin, my father would have been sitting on the lord's position, and he would not be like this. At this moment, it will bring disaster to the Ji family."
"My dear brother, this is a joke. My father took over as the lord. He was jointly elected by the clan. How can we say it is a trick. My dear brother, it is better not to listen to the rumors and withdraw from the army as soon as possible." Ji Chen said with a wry smile on his face. The people in the city waved their hands repeatedly.
"What kind of recommendation? Back then, there were many clan leaders who favored my father. It was Ji Xin who relied on his ability to practice, bribed a lot of people, and assassinated many leaders before he ascended to the position of lord." Ji Xian was furious and raised his knife to point. At the top of the city, "Ji Chen, it's useless to talk any more. Today I will ask you if you are willing to open the city gate. If you are willing to surrender, I will let you live."
Now that our army is here, the Northern and Southern Army and the Guards have been dragged elsewhere. Hanlu City is already an isolated city with no more troops to help. If you still pity the lives of the people in the city, quickly leave the city and surrender, otherwise the war will end and the common people will be in trouble. , blood flows like a river, you Ji Chen are the sinner of the Ji family. "
"Ji Xian, I have been ordered by my father to protect this city, and I will not give in even an inch. If you really pity the lives of the common people in the city, you might as well stop using the sword. As long as you leave the province, you will not be held accountable for your crimes." Ji Chen looked at him. He became more serious and his tone became harder.
Ji Xian's eyes were gloomy, and he stared at the other party coldly, with no concealment of the murderous intent in his eyes. "Since you are so stubborn, don't blame me for not thinking about brotherly love. We will eventually see the real chapter under the knife. Don't worry, when the city is defeated, I will hang your head on the top of the city, so that the world can see what happens to those who try to reform the system and do things that go against heaven."
"In that case, let's fight." Ji Chen flicked his long sleeves, and the gentleness of the past was gone, and an aura of long-standing superiority emerged spontaneously.
"Haha, let me tell you, I have 70,000 troops here. How can these soldiers and generals in the city stop the might of my army? Ji Chen, you are an idiot who has never fought in a war. Don't be so scared that you peed your pants. ." Ji Xian said with a contemptuous smile. This statement actually caused some of the men around him to laugh. They were all sarcastic towards the city. Some even stood up on their horses, turned around and patted their own butts, signaling for the other side to hit them.
Ji Chen smiled slightly, not at all offended by the other party's rude behavior, and waved behind him. Soon, soldiers escorted people with disheveled hair and blood stains on their bodies to the city wall and lined up in a row.
"Ji Xian, these are the thousand men and horses your father brought with him, and I have captured them all. You and your son have made a good plan, and put a thousand dark men in the city in the name of helping to protect the city, waiting for you to lead the army here. If you try again, there will be chaos." Ji Chen looked down at the other party coldly, "They have already confessed, I don't know what else you have to say."
Ji Xian's face darkened. These one thousand people were all his trusted warriors. They lurked in the city this time just to wait for an opportunity to respond to him. Unexpectedly, they were all caught. "Ji Chen, you are cruel. If you can, kill people."
"Oh, why not." Ji Chen smiled slightly and waved gently.
On the city wall, soldiers pushed the captured people down. Immediately, the sword flashed, and the big heads rolled down along the city wall. Blood shot into the air outside the city, leaving patches of reddish-brown stuff on the wall.
Such scenes were happening on both the south and west walls. The soldiers silently waved their swords, raised their heads, threw them down, and then threw their bodies down as well.
Before the war started, the other party was killing people on such a large scale. Seeing this scene, Ji Xian's men below the city, who had just laughed loudly, also fell silent.
Unexpectedly, this man on the top of the city, who seemed to have a kind face and gentle demeanor, could kill people with such ease.
"Ji Chen, please remember that when I catch you, I will never let you die so happily. I will make you a human pig and throw you in the toilet every day." Ji Xian was so angry that he pointed at the top of the city. Cursed.
Ji Chen ignored him. Seeing that a thousand people had been beheaded, he turned around and returned to the building with his hands behind his back.
Looking coldly in the direction of the city, Ji Xian turned his horse and returned to the army.
Attacking a city is not an easy task, especially a fortified city like Hanlu City. Therefore, Ji Xian did not act rashly, but urged the army to start setting up camp.
In the newly completed camp, Ji Xian was full of ambition and glanced at the generals sitting in two rows. "Everyone, our army has arrived at Hanlu City. Everyone has just watched. Although Ji Chen is not good at battle formations, but The city is quite fortified and protected by a large river. The only areas where I can really use my skills are the southwest side, so it is not easy to capture.
I want our army not to fight in vain, but to cut off the traffic inside and outside Hanlu City, quickly raise siege equipment, and then attack the city after destroying its wall. In addition, there is another matter. The Lu family and others in the east are blocked by Zhululing and cannot move. According to the previous discussion, they asked Shang Zhenfu to go there in person and work with the allied troops to annihilate the Northern and Southern armies. The coalition troops are not good at fighting, but they are still good for making ordnance. "
Xian Yuchan slapped his thigh, raised his hand to Ji Xian and said, "Young master, why do you need to go to such trouble? This time, my Xian Yu family has specially brought the Yuan people to attack the city. As long as there is someone to cover us, we can directly climb the city wall. Let's go to the city wall early." After these battles are completed, we can let our sons and daughters return home as soon as possible."
Before Ji Xian could speak, his master sneered at the side, "Xianyu Zhenfu, your Yuan people are only eight thousand. Ji Xin has been running Hanlu City for so many years, and there are so many powerful crossbows and bows on the city. I'm afraid they haven't even reached the top of the city yet." To be shot down one by one.
I have 70,000 men, which is quite a lot, but when facing this big city, I actually don’t have enough troops. To fight or not to fight, attacking the city with ants is the last option. It’s okay to bring those coalition soldiers here, not to mention making ordnance, but to let them consume the arrows in the city.”
Xianyu Chan glanced at his master with his fish bubble eyes, and said with a strange tone: "I, Xianyu Chan, are not like some people in my family, who are greedy for life, fearful of death, and turn their backs on the Lord for glory. Are you going to fight? There is no immortal. Why don't I come tomorrow? Main attack, please ask Shi Zhenfu to be responsible for cooking for my athletes in the camp."
Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel, Ji Xian slammed the table and said, "Okay, now that we have a powerful enemy, why should we have internal strife? Since we are here, we must fight against the enemy with one heart and one mind, no matter where we are born. I have made up my mind. In the past few days, the entire army has set up a stronghold and sent some troops to the east and north of Hanlu City to monitor the movement in the city. The main attack is still on the south and west.
In addition, Shangzhen Fu is asked to lead 15,000 people out to Luling tomorrow to assist the Lu family and other coalition forces and defeat the Northern and Southern armies as soon as possible. "
Shang Zheng stood up and responded. Xian Yuchan and Leng Zuo were from Shule Province, and he and Shifa were both from the Ji family guard army. They had been friends with Ji Bi for many years, so they had to maintain Ji Xian's authority.
Not to mention that Ji Xian is setting up camp here, in the tower above Yongning Gate, Ji Chen is chatting with everyone
The generals were discussing city defense matters, and Murong Yanyu and Luzhu arrived here with their own meals.
Seeing the heated discussion among the people, Murong Yanyu didn't say much, smiled and motioned for everyone not to get up, and went directly to the inner room.
After waiting for half an hour, Ji Chenfang walked in.
"You, you forget to eat and sleep when you get busy. No matter what, you still have to eat first. Look, this meal has been reheated three times." Murong Yanyu complained in a low voice.
Ji Chen had been busy for a day. When he saw his wife, he relaxed a little. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "The thieves have arrived, and it is related to the safety of the city. I can only be careful. Although I command the Southern Army on weekdays, I actually don't After fighting a battle, I really didn’t feel confident, so I went to these generals to discuss it in detail.”
Sitting at the table, Ji Chen grabbed the bowl and ate, while Murong Yanyu stood behind him, gently massaging his shoulders, and at the same time channeling spiritual energy into him to regulate his body.
"How about bringing back some of Ji Ye and Wu Gen's troops? Although we promised not to interfere with their use of troops, there are too many thieves this time." Murong Yanyu said softly.
"Forget it, Hanlu City can still be defended, so don't let them run back and forth. If they withdraw, the Lu family and several other people will join forces with Ji Xian, and it will be even harder to fight." Ji Chen smiled slightly, put down the bowl and lightly He patted his wife's hand lightly.
"You just have a soft ear. I understand the truth, but what I'm afraid of is that they deliberately delayed in the east and put you in danger. Who wouldn't want to sit in this high position." Murong Yanyu pushed Ji Chen's hand away , said with a look of resentment.
"Haha, my second brother has no intention of being powerful, you know this too." Ji Chen picked up the bowl again, somewhat disapprovingly.
"He would never have such thoughts, but his men, especially Wu Gen, are very ambitious and have a lot of arrogant soldiers under them. It is inevitable that there will be some small tricks behind his back. Last time I wanted to win over him. Although he talks beautifully, I know that his heart is not with us at all." Murong Yanyu raised her hand to straighten her hair and pouted.
"Oh, you, you are just a little too power-minded. I am not in good health. It is not impossible for my second brother to take over. Besides, my father will be back soon. Just let him decide." Ji Chen took a piece of meat and entered it. Mouth, slurred words.
"That won't work, what's yours is yours. In my opinion, it's better to bring Ji Ye back and replenish the troops." Murong Yanyu pushed Ji Chen, and the latter moved forward involuntarily, almost knocking the bowl in his hand. fall.
"Forget it, the Murong family's 20,000 troops are also marching towards Hanlu City. The troops here are not so disadvantaged."
"What? My family is sending someone over, why didn't I know about it?" Murong Yanyu looked surprised and sat down next to her husband.
Ji Chen took a big mouthful of rice and did not answer his wife's question.
