"Why are you so nice to me?"

"Li Wei, why are you so nice to me?"

"Li Wei, why are you so nice to me?"

"Why are you so..."

“…Why are you so nice to me?”

"……so good……"

"Li Wei..."

“…Li Wei!”

"Why are you sad?"

"Why are you crying?"

"why are you laughing?"

“Li Wei!!!”

“Li Wei!!!”

......

Li Wei hugged her knees and curled up into a ball.

It was pitch black all around, no light, no sound, no direction, no matter...

There were only endless sounds, coming from all directions and from every non-existent corner.

They were layered upon layer, mixed with countless bizarre nightmares, as if to drown her completely.

She tried to bury her head deeper into her arms.

Unfortunately, no matter how she tried to hide, those voices always followed her like a shadow and never stopped.

She is so sleepy.

She wants to sleep.

But I couldn't fall asleep.

She wanted to wake up again.

Escape from the endless nightmare.

"Strangle" the owner of that annoying sound...

But her eyelids seemed to be filled with lead, her mind was dull and she could not move.

She felt like she was going crazy...

Gradually, she compromised and answered every question in a gentle voice.

"My mom passed away, so I should be sad, right?"

Her voice was very soft, like a feather, floating in the light and shadow of the trees on the roadside.

"I picked you up, so I'm your father. Can you please stop asking questions?"

Another rough young male voice, with a righteous arrogance, was drowned out by the noisy crowd.

......

But, it still didn't work...

Countless voices, countless memories, and countless lives began to intertwine and overlap in her chaotic thoughts.

"ah--!"

She struggled like crazy, ran, cried and screamed...

Bang!

At some point, the darkness around her faded away, and she stumbled and knocked open a fence door.

The chaotic sounds finally disappeared, and at this moment, only the chirping of cicadas and the fragrance of grass and trees remained...

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It was just past midnight and the night was getting dark.

The deafening sound of war drums exploded from the ground outside the city, as dense as thunder.

On the city wall, the defenders who had just closed their eyes were instantly awakened. They staggered to their feet, their faces full of horror and fatigue.

Min Zimo jumped up, grabbed the iron spear leaning against the wall, and rushed to the battlement in a few steps.

Below the city, countless torches gathered together, like a river of lava flowing from the horizon.

Attacking the city in the middle of the night???

Or the whole army is mobilized!!!

Min Zimo's chest felt like it was being pressed down by a huge rock, and his breathing became heavy.

He understood.

The enemy is not going to waste time any longer.

This is the general attack.

He turned around abruptly, his hoarse voice filled with determination.

"Pass my orders!"

A personal soldier immediately bowed.

"Abandon the outer city and retreat to the inner city!"

Seeing the people around him stunned, Min Zimo shouted again.

"Follow military orders!"

The remaining 4,000-odd defenders received orders one after another.

After a brief moment of surprise, they took quick action.

The archers were the first to climb to the top of the wall and rained arrows down to buy time for their comrades.

The remaining soldiers were divided into several teams. One team was responsible for cooperating with the militia to carry the wounded, one team was responsible for carrying the remaining food and weapons in the city, and the other team set fire to the granaries and houses in the outer city.

The flames shot up into the sky, and the firelight illuminated the blackened faces.

The retreat proceeded in an orderly manner.

When the last group of defenders retreated into the inner city, the heavy iron gate fell down with a bang, and the heavy bolt was bolted by seven or eight soldiers.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of soldiers and militiamen began to pile up earth and rocks behind the city gate, intending to seal the entire gate.

The inner city of Fengzhou is located on a slightly higher ground, with higher and wider city walls, and a circumference only 1/3 of the outer city wall, resulting in a higher defense density.

However, Min Zimo knew that there was no stable water source in the inner city, so this retreat would be a desperate gamble, a last ditch effort.

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In the deep night, the cavalry of Fuyun Iron Cavalry quietly crossed Bailujin and headed south along the official road.

The armor and equipment were carried on baggage wagons, while the cavalry traveled light and trotted their horses to save horsepower as much as possible.

This official road is one of the main north-south thoroughfares in Dajing. Passing Bailujin and heading southwest, you can directly reach Fengzhou.

Going southeast, it circles for dozens of miles and connects to Yanboyi, an important ferry crossing on the long river.

With the help of the brilliant starlight, even at night, you can see the vague outline of the branches of Zhenyue Mountain in the distance.

Its undulating body stretches endlessly to the end of the sight.

During this period, scouts who had gone forward to explore the way returned to the team and summarized various intelligence into Gu Jinzhi's hands.

"Your Majesty, we haven't encountered any enemies in any of the directions. They seem to be all gathered in Fengzhou!"

"Your Majesty, Fengzhou City is on fire!"

"Your Majesty, the outer city has been lost, and the situation in the inner city is uncertain!"

"His Majesty......"

The atmosphere in the cavalry became increasingly tense. Except for occasionally issuing some minor adjustments to the orders, Gu Jinzhi's expression remained the same.

More than an hour later, the vanguard arrived at Pudu Temple, ten miles east of Fengzhou City.

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