Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

The wind was very strong at the head of the city, and it fell into a dead silence.

Xiao Siwen was wearing a leather armor with a purple official uniform inside. The reason why he was dressed this way was because he had to maintain defense at the top of the city during the day, and from time to time he had to enter the palace to report the situation to His Majesty. Now almost no one is available in Shangjing.
It is now certain that among the high-level pillars of the Liao Kingdom, Prime Minister Yelusha of the Northern Mansion, General Yelu Xiezhen, Han Derang, Gao Xun and many other generals were captured by the Qin army. West rescue.

A large number of middle and low-level officers with rich experience and experience in opening up territories and attacking various countries were killed by Shi Congyun in the battle of Sanguan more than ten years ago. Many dignitaries and dignitaries arrived in Shangjing when the Qin army arrived Before the siege was formed, the family and private soldiers fled to Montenegro, Northwest Grassland, Da Xianbei Mountain and other places to avoid disaster.

So much so that Xiao Siwen didn't dare to entrust the city defense to these recruits who had no war experience.

A few days ago, they were still cheering, because from the top of the city, they could already see the western tribal army arriving outside the city and moving towards the city wall. At that time, everyone at the top of the city burst into cheers, reinforcements are coming!

Even Xiao Siwen himself felt that the turning point had come. Even if the clan army in the northwest could not compete with the Qin army, as long as they caused enough pressure and threatened on the flanks, the Qin army would not be able to siege the city for a long time. It's all possible!

However, their cheers soon stopped, and the cannons outside the city were loud, and the menacing tribal army was beaten to pieces in less than half an hour, and retreated across the board.

The cheers and enthusiastic atmosphere at the top of the city gradually subsided, and soon turned into a terrifying silence.

A few days later, the tribal armies to the west withdrew, retreating back into the valley with the last hope dashed.

After that day, the city was completely silent, and many defenders were downcast. Looking at the Qin army surrounded by darkness, no one could speak for a while.

A sense of despair spread across the city.

In the distance, the cavalry of the Qin Army was patrolling the periphery, and the siege troops built siege vehicles and ladders not far from the city head, apparently telling them with great fanfare that the siege was imminent, and even if it was right under their noses, they had nothing to do. During the day, all soldiers only dared to hide behind the parapet for fear of being hit by shells.

Xiao Siwen patrolled around, and returned to the Princess's mansion under the family guard, and found someone sneaking outside the door, and when he passed by, the figure over there quickly walked away.

He wondered for a while, and probably guessed something, but he ignored it. The situation has reached this point, and it is not surprising that there are many things.

Just after entering the mansion, his wife Yelu Lu Bugu, who was once the eldest princess of Daliaoyan Kingdom, came to greet him with a worried face, and asked about the situation outside.

The eldest princess is Xiao Siwen's cousin, and marrying him is considered a marriage, so she has always had a high status in the family.

Xiao Siwen didn't hide it from his wife, and said directly: "The tribal army from the northwest was beaten away by the Qin army."

The wife looked surprised, and immediately understood what this meant. She suppressed some emotions, but she still couldn't help the tears from her eyes, but she didn't make a sound all the time, for fear of disturbing her busy husband.

Xiao Siwen took her hand and comforted her while walking inside: "Lu Bugu, things are not that bad, we still have a way out. Qin's emperor Shi Congyun has already arrived outside the city, and he personally led the army."

"That's not worse!" The wife couldn't help crying anymore, and threw herself into his arms.

Xiao Siwen stroked her back comfortingly, "Have you forgotten, Hu Nian is the concubine of the emperor of Qin. She also said in her family letter that Shi Congyun loved him very much. With the emperor's flesh and blood, as long as she is here, my family may be safe." .”

"Your Majesty..." His wife is a direct descendant of the Yelu family after all, so she immediately thought of His Majesty in the palace.

Xiao Siwen sighed: "Up to now, I dare not guarantee anything about my family, let alone outsiders."

As he spoke, he told his wife: "We need to protect Yanyan these days, but Shi Congyun seems to have a special liking for Yanyan. She will always be safer at home, and don't let outsiders in."

The wife was a little confused for a moment, but she nodded and followed suit.

Xiao Siwen is also hesitating in his heart, he has always been a speculator, and he also understands in his heart that the northwestern clan army has retreated, and there is no room for resistance in Shangjing, and the city will be broken just around the corner.
He had thought about hoping that there would be rescue in the east of Liaodong, but he was soon dismissed by the letter persuaded by the Qin army to shoot into the city. The Qin army said that their emperor had arranged for the generals to go straight to the west of Liaodong, conquer Jinzhou, and Gao Xun was captured. Yelumo fled back to Liaoyang with his troops and dared not return.

He couldn't help but believe these words, because thinking of the disastrous defeat of the West Route Army and the Central Route Army, he felt that these things were reasonable and reasonable. .

Xiao Siwen heaved a long sigh. He thought about opening the city and surrendering himself, but it was difficult for him to do such a thing. Anyway, he was a member of the Xiao family, but if the Qin army came in and the army was chaotic, it was hard to say how to protect himself.

He thought about leading the army to break through the siege, but the Qin army was tightly besieging the city. Looking at the thousands of tribal cavalry troops who were completely defeated by the Qin army within a few quarters of an hour, he lost his courage and was in a dilemma for a while. sleepless.

Outside the capital, in the imperial tent of the Chinese army, Emperor Shi had already begun to consider how to deal with the capital.

It is more than 1000 miles away from Youzhou, Liaodong has not yet fallen, and Hetao has not been taken back, so he is not very interested in this place. The main reason is to eliminate the Liao ruling group, otherwise he would not send troops to this bitter cold place.

In the future, it will probably be ruled by Jimi, not directly under the central government. Emperor Shi didn't take it too seriously. He had already made up his mind, and he also wrote it clearly in the letter of persuasion. When the army entered the city, no one left behind.

Of course, it is a bluff to say that there are no pieces of armor left, but it is certain to liquidate and execute the resisters and loot them all. This place is too far away, and the Queen Mother Qin Army's large corps probably will not come again.

However, in mid-July, a letter from his family was sent from Daliang to the army, which slightly changed Emperor Shi's determination.

It was his concubine Xiao Hunian who sent it here. Besides saying some missing words, he also said that their son was born, and they were waiting for him to go back and get a good name.

Emperor Shi walked out of the tent, looked at the not-so-correct handwriting, and thought of Xiao Hunian's naive and naive expressions that were difficult to write one by one. Also changed a lot.

In my heart, I gave this largest city north of Yanshan more tolerance, perhaps because of the blood connection, or perhaps because of the kindness and love for Xiao Hunian, Emperor Shi's sense of indifference towards Shangjing was eliminated in his heart, and he considered this matter more seriously. life and death of people on the land.

Many problems cannot be imagined out of thin air. Only through personal experience can one understand the subtle changes and gaps and the great differences they may bring. Just like this time, Xiao Hunian's affectionate letter accidentally saved many lives.