The sky was as dark as ink, and the stars and moon were dim and obscured by thick clouds.
Winter is approaching, frost is covering the air, and the people in the city have long been afraid to go out. At this moment, they can only huddle on their beds, hugging the thin quilt to absorb the heat.
Occasionally, the people who pricked up their ears to listen to what was going on outside the room were a little surprised.
It was so quiet.
The sound of soldiers patrolling at night was almost inaudible, and the voices of generals giving orders that could be seen everywhere on weekdays were almost inaudible.
This city of Zhengzhou, which had been turned into an isolated city, exuded a strange atmosphere of peace.
The middle-aged man in white clothes with big ears and square face covered his slender eyes, stroking his mustache with one hand and pressing the crenellations of the female wall with the other.
The big ears on both sides of his cheeks drooped slightly, like two other faces, looking at the silent city of Zhengzhou.
Behind him, countless generals wearing Liang Army uniforms were held down by Jin soldiers, and their mouths and noses were blocked with cloth towels to prevent them from moving lightly.
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Rows of arrows and crossbows have been cocked, and the cone-shaped arrow clusters are hidden in the black, just waiting for someone to bait them and get within shooting range.
Under the city's head, there were numerous swords and spears, and each battalion of Jin troops, led by generals, blocked the city gate.
If you go to see the Jin army camp at this time, you will only find that there is no one in it, and there is no one.
The entire inner city of Zhengzhou was controlled by the Jin army. There are still Liang soldiers and horses who are not aware of it. They are now scattered around the outer city and are not allowed to assemble for a while.
The siege direction of all the armies was in the center of Zhengzhou City, where Wang Yanzhang lived.
"His Highness summoned all the masters from Tongwen Hall to me with flying pigeons. Does it have any profound meaning?"
The middle-aged man in scholar's shirt held one side of his beard with two fingers and slowly smoothed it down. His slender eyes naturally looked sideways, looking at the Crown Prince of Jin who was surrounded by several generals.
Li Cunxu's long hair that was previously hanging down was now tied up with a hair tie. There was no actor's mask on his face, and his face was calm. He just smiled indifferently, lifted up with one hand, and pinched an orchid naturally.
"Brother, don't be impatient. We'll just wait for the good show to come on... and we'll find out naturally."
The corners of Li Siyuan's mouth curved upward slightly along with the hand stroking his beard. He just glanced back and looked at Li Cunli behind him who had been watching the changes with his hands hidden in his sleeves.
Seeing his elder brother, Li Cunli just remained silent, and then nodded slowly.
Li Siyuan chuckled, not knowing whether he was mocking others.
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At night, when Haishi is approaching, the sky is getting coldest. There was already frost clinging to the armor, and the air was freezing and biting.
The moon was already covered by thick clouds, but now the fog was gradually rising, and the Jin soldiers who besieged the inner city had many complaints in their hearts.
The generals on the top of the city all looked at Li Cunxu, who was sleeping with his eyes closed, and their faces were tense, as if they were waiting for an instant attack.
Li Siyuan put his hands behind his back and yawned as if nothing had happened, a slightly hoarse and sharp voice sounded.
"If Your Highness doesn't start this play, I'm afraid these tens of thousands of young men will lose interest..."
Li Cunxu opened his eyes, put his hands on the female wall, and asked in a low voice.
"What time is it?"
"Return to Your Highness, the hour is approaching!"
"Let's start a fire..."
With a command, several torches lit up in an instant, and then quickly spread out from the center.
The elite Jin troops who were ready to go were completely exposed to the night fire.
"Brother, do you know that the Liang Kingdom is dead?"
Li Cunxu ignored the slight commotion outside the inner city and instead turned his head to chat with Li Siyuan leisurely.
"I heard that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty personally led a hundred cavalry and determined the general situation of Zhuliang and Bianzhou in one night."
Li Siyuan unfolded the Tongwenguan folding fan and said with a chuckle.
Li Cunxu smiled, raised one hand, and then shook it suddenly.
"Then let me see, big brother, how a certain decision can be made overnight...
The general trend of the world! "
Li Siyuan was about to frown when he suddenly heard the rumble of iron hoofs hitting the floor.
He and Li Cunli both looked around and saw that the four avenues leading inward from the inner city were filled with heavy armored cavalry thundering forward.
Li Siyuan frowned, and the folding fan that was swinging slowly stopped unconsciously.
Everyone in Tongwen Hall was originally located south of the Yellow River, and was ready to respond to Zhengzhou at any time. Today I received Li Cunxu's flying pigeon signal during the day and hurried to this isolated city. I thought it was to stabilize the situation in Zhengzhou and prevent Liang Jun's old troops from cooperating with the Tang army outside the city.
Are Wang Yanzhang and a few remaining masters of the Liang Kingdom worthy of such a big move?
Just as he was thinking like this, he saw a huge figure in front of the Zhengzhou government office, holding a big tree in his hands and moving forward slowly. Behind him, rows of heavy cavalry armed with guns also moved forward slowly with his steps.
It was Li Cunxiao, the best warrior in the world.
I saw that the streets and alleys around the government office were full of Jin soldiers. The heavy horse rode forward until it stopped a hundred steps outside the government office, but still raised its spear, as if it was ready to charge at any time.
What is a little abnormal is that even though there is such a commotion outside at this moment, the mansion where Wang Yanzhang is located is still silent, as if everyone has been drugged and no one can hear the commotion outside.
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Li Cunxiao's upper body was bare, causing the bulging muscles all over his body to spurt out, rising and falling with an extremely exaggerated amplitude as he breathed.
The big tree that the two men could hold together was like a bamboo pole in his hands. He lifted it easily and slammed the tree stump against the Yamen.
With a crisp cracking sound, the copper-covered government office door was suddenly smashed into pieces and scattered in pieces.
Li Cunxiao shouted low and rushed in.
Li Siyuan and others on the high wall in the distance all opened their eyes wide and watched intently as Li Cunxiao crashed into the continuous black.
There was a loud shout almost instantly, and everyone saw Li Cunxiao's mountain-like body flying out of the yamen in an instant. His huge body hit the bluestone floor and slid back a few steps in an attitude of crushing the floor. , causing the horses of countless heavy armored cavalry behind them to take a step back in fright.
Li Siyuan closed his eyes, folded his fan, and touched his beard with one hand as a habit.
Only Li Cunxu's face showed excitement, as if he was really sure, and he slapped his hand on the top of the city wall.
"Spend no effort to trap the people inside!"
Almost at the same time, the originally dark government office suddenly burst into flames. Countless Liang Jun crossbowmen climbed onto the wall of the government office, their bow strings tense and ready to fire.
Correspondingly, the Jin soldiers who were guarding the streets outside were all rolling out heavy shields. Outside the shields were numerous swords and guns, strictly guarding them.
"Brother now knows who is singing in this play...?"
A man slowly stepped out of the government office. He was tall and tall, with sword-shaped eyebrows and sharp eyes. He was wearing a plain narrow-sleeved gown, with a ring-headed horizontal knife between his belt, which he held diagonally with one hand.
Li Siyuan's hand caressing his mustache was suddenly startled, and he suddenly pulled off a few strands of his mustache.
