Liu Mingzhi looked at the figure of the messenger who went to declare the battle, and once again raised his telescope to observe the city wall.
Looking at the artillery muzzle sticking out of the battlement, Liu Mingzhi frowned slightly. The artillery was actually captured by the rebels. This was not good news.
For a moment, Young Master Liu only wanted to scold the generals guarding the city.
When the rebels invaded the city, didn't they know that they destroyed such a powerful weapon as the artillery?
However, Liu Mingzhi didn't know the situation on the city wall at that time. Facing the rebels attacking the city wall from all directions, the Imperial Guards were so busy fighting that they had no time to worry about whether the artillery on the city wall was destroyed.
"The taste of blood!"
"Um."
Hearing Song Qing's voice, Liu Mingzhi nodded subconsciously, then put down the telescope in his hand and looked at Song Qing in surprise.
"Um?"
Song Qing looked at Young Master Liu's slightly puzzled eyes and gently sniffed the air with his nose.
After a long time, Song Qing's slightly narrowed eyes became clear and bright.
"The air is still filled with the smell of blood, coming from the direction of the South City Gate and the East City Gate."
"Maybe just yesterday, there was a large-scale battle outside the two city gates. As for who was fighting whom, I don't know."
"According to the information we have received, the battle in the capital ended three days ago. The smell of blood cannot be so strong. Obviously, something happened in the past three days that we don't know about."
Major General Liu looked at Song Qing suspiciously, stretched his head and sniffed the air, but couldn't smell anything at all.
I just feel the air is a bit cold and my nose is freezing.
"Really? Why can't I smell anything? It feels like anywhere else."
Song Qing slowly bent down, grabbed a handful of snow, rubbed it, then put it under his nose and sniffed it.
"Yes, the smell of blood comes from the south gate and east gate."
Young Master Liu looked at Song Qing in confusion: "You can tell these things just by smelling the snow? Are you deceiving me?"
Song Qing chuckled and dropped the snow in his hand to the ground.
"It's normal that you can't smell it. The imperial guards protect His Majesty's safety and are particularly sensitive to the smell of blood and murderous aura."
"How should I put it? This is not a smell, but a feeling."
"I don't know how to describe this feeling. Anyway, I can guarantee that there must have been a bloody battle at the south gate and the east gate not long ago, a very tragic bloody battle."
"Real or false, so mysterious..."
"Report, Commander-in-Chief, there are a large number of corpses lying outside the city wall at the east gate and south gate of the capital. Their identities have not yet been identified. There are probably more than 10,000 corpses."
Young Master Liu looked at the rushing scouts and was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Song Qing who was smiling lightly and gave a thumbs up.
"Awesome!"
"A humble act is not worth mentioning."
"Continue the investigation. I will see the sand table with a radius of ten miles tomorrow morning."
"Got the order!"
After the scout left, Young Master Liu lowered his head and muttered for a moment while looking at Song Qing.
"What do you think will happen to the corpses outside the city?"
"Civil unrest!"
"How can you see it? What you said is a little too sure."
Song Qing glanced at the surroundings of the capital: "Our scout brother will definitely recognize the armor of the Imperial Guard. He just reported that his identity has not yet been identified."
"In other words, this is an unknown army. Besides the rebels, who else dares to stay around the capital right now."
"This time the rebels rebelled not against one vassal king, but several kings."
"Now that the capital has fallen, it's time for the feudal kings to divide the spoils."
"But there is only one throne. Obviously, this is because of the civil war that took place over the throne."
"Perhaps because of us, they didn't have time to repair and then repaired in the capital to prepare for war."
Liu Mingzhi rolled his eyes and nodded silently.
"The analysis is very pertinent. You should not go on an expedition with me. You should be at Dali Temple..."
“Crack…..Crack…..”
Young Master Liu's words stopped abruptly, and he looked at the walls of the capital with a panicked and trembling face. The joints of his left hand holding the Heavenly Sword crackled due to the strength.
"Commander, what's wrong?"
Liu Mingzhi's right hand tightly grasped the corner of the armor, and his lips trembled slightly.
"The fight for the throne has begun, Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Majesty, he..."
Although Liu Mingzhi didn't say it clearly, his meaning was quite clear.
Song Qing was stunned for a moment, and looked at the city wall in fear, his body trembling slightly.
"They don't have the courage."
"If word gets out that the position is not right, the world will be in chaos!"
Liu Mingzhi took a deep breath: "The rebellion has already been carried out, what else is there that you dare not do? If your Majesty, by any chance..."
Liu Mingzhi couldn't continue talking, because that was a result he didn't dare to think about.
Song Qing looked at Young Master Liu solemnly: "What if...what should we do?"
Young Master Liu looked back at the more than 200,000 brothers setting up tents behind him and let out a soft sigh.
"Don't let the brothers know about our speculation for the time being. I'm afraid of any unforeseen consequences. This matter must be kept secret until the city is broken."
Song Qing nodded solemnly, and he also understood what kind of uproar this matter would cause once word spread.
"I understand, what should we do next? If they refuse to surrender, how should we attack the city?"
"I just observed the city gate and it was completely sealed. Our brothers are all cavalry. Although we have accumulated a lot of experience in siege warfare in the southern border of Jin Kingdom, it has never been our strong point."
"well........"
"I understand. I don't know if Han Zhong can come here. The sun is about to completely set!"
"Without Han Zhong's weapon support, if we attack the city, we will have our brothers pile up corpses to make a way out."
"You were muttering about Han Zhong all the way. I know him. I dealt with him in Tianxiang Tower. How can he help?"
Liu Mingzhi's face was a little solemn.
"Big deal!"
"I hope that even if he can't make it back today, he can make it back tomorrow morning."
"Once he comes back, he will be able to relieve my commander's urgent need. We will attack thousands of miles away, and the heavy artillery will be placed in Yingzhou. It will be indispensable for the siege..."
"Report!"
"Commander Qi, a team of about 3,000 people was discovered on the official road at the east gate of the capital. Their identities are currently unknown!"
Liu Mingzhi, who looked worried, became happy when he heard the scout's words, and hurriedly raised his head and looked towards the east.
"Report!"
"Commander Qi, the leader of the Eastern team claims to be your old friend. Will you bring him here because of your humble duty?"
"Bring it here, this is an old friend of my handsome, please invite him over immediately."
"Got the order!"
Liu Mingzhi couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, pacing back and forth, looking at Song Qing with confusion in his heart.
What's going on with Han Zhong? This is the first time I've seen him look hesitant and excited since I've been dealing with his third brother.
"Commander, what exactly is going on? You should at least tell the general about it first. Otherwise, how can you let the general command the brothers to attack the city?"
"Don't be anxious, you will know later."
"Report, Commander-in-Chief, Shu King Li Yunlong on the city wall invites you to visit the city gate."
The messenger who sent the gauntlet finally came back and brought back the expected reply from Young Master Liu.
Liu Mingzhi glanced slightly at the figures on the city wall, and looked eastward again.
"Reply and ask him to wait. I am temporarily unavailable right now!"
"Have...ah?"
"Ah what? Go!"
"Got the order!"
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