As soon as the heavy rain stopped, Bai Qiongjing immediately went to the west city head to check the situation on the city wall.
After some inspection, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The heavy rain last night came too suddenly. Although the people of Nanfeng had long been accustomed to such weather and had made preparations, many of the city's defense equipment still got caught in the rain.
But the loss is not big.
Looking up and squinting towards the countryside, Bai Qiongjing seemed to be able to see the Xixiao Camp thirty miles away.
It was once his proud home base.
Wow.
There was a sudden noise from behind.
Bai Qiongjing looked back with a sullen face, his face soon filled with astonishment.
Jin Linwei, who has been around arresting people at will recently, pushed away his personal guards and walked up to him with a serious face.
"General Bai," Jiang Xinshi said expressionlessly, "please come with us."
"Where to go?" Bai Qiongjing was confused for a moment.
His position is the city at his feet. The dispatch of troops outside the city has become more and more frequent in the past two days, and there is a strong tendency to attack the city if there is a disagreement.
As the city guard general, he cannot leave casually.
"Tianlao!" Jiang Xinshi spat out two words coldly.
The Jinlin Guards behind him suddenly rushed over, pushed Bai Qiongjing down without any explanation, took off his helmet and sword, and tied him up tightly.
"Presumptuous!" Bai Qiongjing struggled angrily: "This general is patrolling the city in good order. Why do you Jinlin Guards tie me up?"
He even took off his sword, which meant he was dismissed from his post.
The guards finally came to their senses, pulled out their weapons and blocked the way one after another.
"What mistake did our general make? Don't even think about leaving until you tell us!"
"Yes, the Jinlin Guards can kidnap people at will? Release our general quickly. Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude."
"Everyone has heard about the bad things that Jin Linwei has done over the years. Don't think that you can be lawless just by relying on the king behind you."
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Seeing that Bai Qiongjing's personal guards were getting more and more angry and that a conflict might break out at any time, Jiang Xin quickly explained loudly.
"Gentlemen, please calm down. General Bai commands the Central Army and has been diligently defending the capital. He is a high-ranking official. Without definite evidence, the Jinlin Guards will never dare to arrest such a person casually."
"What evidence?" One of the guards shook the weapon in his hand and said angrily: "If you can't produce it, I will chop you up."
Looking at the tightly blocked city, Jiang Xinshi complained secretly and had to soften his tone.
"There is definitely evidence that General Bai has been colluding with the Yunchui people in recent years, trying to betray the country for glory. The king specifically asked us to take him back for questioning. As soon as the situation is clarified, General Bai will be released."
The surrounding area suddenly became quiet, and everyone including Bai Qiongjing was a little surprised.
After another quarrel, he was finally taken away.
In the next few days, scenes like this appeared all over Song Dingcheng from time to time.
The menacing Jinlin Guards rushed into a certain house or camp, and grabbed the general who was resting or working without any reason and took him away.
Most of the charges are colluding with neighboring countries and betraying the country for glory.
In the hall of the royal city, Pei Ruhai and other senior officials were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, and they tried hard to persuade King Nan Feng.
"Your Majesty, this is obviously Yun Chui Ren's cunning plan. They saw that our city's high-ranking generals were brave and it was difficult to break the attack, so they wanted to tear us apart first. In this way, they can destroy our city without any effort. Death."
"Old minister, I think what Xiang Pei said is reasonable. Your Majesty, please think twice. There is something wrong with so many generals leading the army. Besides, without these generals, who will command the defense of the city."
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King Nanfeng was shocked when he heard this.
He let out a long sigh, "I don't know that this is a trap. I'm just not afraid of ten thousand, just in case."
Chi Guoguo's evidence was right in front of him, and there was no room for him to hesitate.
Moreover, the Yunchui people outside were about to attack the city, and there was no time to distinguish who was right from wrong.
Looking at the large number and variety of siege equipment outside the city, we knew that Song Ding City itself was in danger. If one or two of these generals are really Yun Chui's traitors, then there is no need to attack the outside, the city will have been destroyed.
At this time, several veterans had nothing to say. They had no choice but to leave in a hurry, trying to find a way to clear the name of those generals or let them prove their innocence.
Jiang Xinshi was speechless as he wandered in the streets and alleys.
These generals themselves and even their whole families are behind bars, and the evidence is conclusive. How can they prove their innocence? Isn't this embarrassing?
After voicing his thoughts, he looked around.
The mood in town is weirder these days.
Before, it was just non-violence and non-cooperation by ordinary people. Now that the Jinlin Guards have captured many generals guarding the city, all the noble families have become frightened.
Every family has become closed to the outside.
This is actually nothing.
Without those princes with perverse personalities, order in the city would be easier to maintain.
The only pity is that many high-ranking families had previously sent bodyguards to help defend the city, and most of them were called back at this time.
Time flies to the end of February. Ren Ning was sitting under an inconspicuous little house, sipping tea leisurely.
This is the twelfth day since Yun Chui's army encircled the capital of Nanfeng, and it is also the fifteenth day since the Huchou Pass was conquered.
He looked up at the northern sky.
Within half a month, the first battle report must have been sent to the imperial capital. The family should also know that they have won a great victory.
Just as he was thinking about it, a soldier rushed in.
He lowered his voice: "General, the arrangements inside and outside the city have been completed. The attack time should be today and tomorrow."
"The fight is finally about to begin." Ren Ning put down the tea cup heavily, "I've been holding it in for more than ten days, everyone must be exhausted!"
It was a dark night at the end of the month, and I couldn't see my fingers.
At midnight, Ren Ning changed into Nan Fengjun's dirty clothes and went to the north of the city alone.
Although Yun Chui trapped several generals who defended the city into the sky prison, some generals were still deeply trusted by King Nan Feng as always.
For example, Cai Jun, the former commander of the Imperial Guard, was still standing at the head of Beicheng at this time.
Ren Ning's target is him.
Ren Ning had quietly sneaked into Cai Jun's imperial palace and stayed there several times.
Unfortunately, the master has been faithful to his duties and has not returned home, so there is no way to start.
The further north we go, the brighter and brighter the lights become, and the more and more soldiers come and go.
When the city wall was clearly visible, it was already brightly lit and there were many sentinels, making it impossible to hide.
Ren Ning didn't hide.
There happened to be two groups of soldiers passing by.
These twenty men were dressed crookedly in military uniforms, and you could tell at a glance that they were new recruits.
They dragged the huge rolling log they had just made and moved forward with difficulty, and then a soldier fell to the ground holding his waist.
"Ouch, my waist seems to be twisted!"
Others stopped and looked sideways: "Lazy cows urinate a lot. Don't pretend to be dead. Get up and work."
"I really twisted my waist, I didn't lie to you." The man opened his clothes and saw that his waist was swollen.
Ren Ning walked over and helped pull up the rolling log without asking.
No one objected, no one even looked at him.
Not long ago, they were ordinary people taking refuge in the city, but later they came to help when they were really hungry. Just put on a military uniform and become a soldier.
Ren Ning followed these two groups of soldiers back and forth all night long.
At dawn, it was finally time for these twenty people to rest. Ren Ning casually lay down on the ground next to them and fell asleep.
