Chapter 214: City Gate, Broken

Chapter 214: City Gate, Broken

Several people looked unhappy. Seeing that the atmosphere was somewhat depressed, Gu Zixuan said lightly: "These are just speculations. It is possible that the Huns will just surround them for a few days and then leave. However, we still need to make preparations early and distribute food and grass well, at least to hold out until the Huns leave."

"Yes, Captain Gu!"

This is Song Yingjie's first time going to the battlefield.

As a newcomer on the battlefield, he has always had a lot of negative emotions about going to the battlefield, and even felt that he would definitely die on the battlefield.

However, after losing track of the main force halfway, Gu Zixuan's way of handling things gave him a little hope.

Captain Gu is only seventeen years old, but he seems very smart. Why not follow him and try?

Song Yingjie thought to himself and started to get closer to Gu Zixuan.

Now the Huns are besieging the city and everyone is trapped inside. All the new recruits are in a panic, but Gu Zixuan, who is only seventeen, issues orders calmly and steadily, and every order sounds very reliable.

Maybe, I can really survive?

Song Yingjie secretly admired Gu Zixuan and tried even harder to complete his task.

In the city, everything is in order.

Under Gu Zixuan's arrangement, the siege of the city by the army did not cause too much panic. Instead, the people organized themselves spontaneously. Every day, each family selected a strong man to supplement the insufficient armaments, or to patrol, or to continue to thicken the ice wall. Even the city gates were frozen solid, so solid that they could not be opened even with wooden stakes or cannons.

Seeing that the Huns could not get in, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the people in the city were also very happy. However, this happiness was gradually consumed by the Huns guarding outside.

It has been six whole days and the Huns have not left yet.

Fortunately, Gu Zixuan distributed food in advance. Although everyone was not full, they would not starve to death. However, the remaining food was only enough for seven days.

"Captain Gu, the Huns still show no signs of leaving."

Gu Zixuan's heart sank to the bottom. It seemed that his guess was correct. These Huns thought there were a lot of food and grass in the city, but in fact, there was nothing at all.

Yin Zhengnan said: "How about we tell them that we actually have no food?"

Song Yingjie: "Do you think they will believe it?"

“…”

Ah, this doesn't work. It's so difficult.

Gu Zixuan, who had been silent the whole time, said, "Find a way to send a letter to General Liu or General He."

We can't delay this any longer, we have to go out and send a letter and ask for help.

Yin Zhengnan patted his chest: "I'll go!"

Song Yingjie said, "I'd better let me go. I've been out there with them when they were escorting grain and grass, and I remember the way out."

"Okay, Song Yingjie, you go!"

Gu Zixuan prepared a portion of food for Song Yingjie, enough for him to eat for seven or eight days, and then took advantage of the dark night and strong wind to climb out of the city.

However, another seven days passed and there was still no movement. Everyone in the city had run out of ammunition and food.

"No food left?" Yin Zhengnan grabbed the soldier's collar and roared.

"Reply, reply sir, no, all is gone, not even a grain of food is left!"

Surprisingly, they are all gone.

Yin Zhengnan looked extremely bad.

He thought that he might die in battle, but he never thought that he would starve to death on the battlefield one day.

Pfft, isn’t this too cowardly?

"Otherwise rush out and fight them!"

Yin Zhengnan was so angry that he drew his sword. Gu Zixuan calmly shook his head: "The strength between us is too different. Going out is just suicide."

"I'll starve to death in the city! It's the same death, I'd rather die quickly!"

"Stupid!" This was the first time Gu Zixuan scolded his brother. He shouted, "How can you be sure that reinforcements are on the way? Wait!"

After a scolding, Yin Zhengnan finally calmed down.

However, the wait was long. By the 21st day, everyone was starving, and many people did not even have the strength to stand.

Not to mention them, the people in the city had also eaten up all the food and were all on the verge of starvation.

Gu Zixuan stood on the city wall, looking at the people who were starving all over the city, and his heart grew heavier.

Did Song Yingjie fail to deliver the letter? Or did he die in the snow? Or did he deliver the letter but the army was held back and couldn't get there?

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, all of them were bad thoughts. Gu Zixuan was so hungry that he felt dizzy and could hardly stand when the north wind blew. If Yin Zhengnan hadn't supported him, he would have almost fainted.

"I didn't expect that I would die of starvation on the battlefield."

Yin Zhengnan's voice became much weaker.

"Captain Gu, someone is dying. It seems like he is about to die..."

His comrade-in-arms starved to death beside him. When Gu Zixuan heard this, it was so tragic that he couldn't help but shiver violently.

Looking around, the soldiers were either barely holding on or lying on the ground with their eyes closed. It was impossible to tell whether they were dead or alive.

Are all of them really going to starve to death here?

Obviously, they didn't fight a thrilling battle with the Huns, obviously, they didn't shed any blood, and the only outcome could be... starvation to death?

Gu Zixuan felt a sense of powerlessness and sadness that he had nowhere to express.

He wanted to roar, but he couldn't because he was hungry.

He began to miss the capital and the time he spent with Su Jin. Good days always pass by so quickly.

Am I really going to die?

Somehow, Gu Zixuan seemed to recall something. When they were studying together, his fifth brother Gu Zilu liked to read miscellaneous books. He opened and closed his mouth and muttered: "The garrison of the previous dynasty would prepare food for guarding the mountains, and the four counties in Hexi all built walls with this..."

Guard the mountain food!

"quick!"

He spoke in a trembling voice: "Dig the city wall!"

At that moment, everyone thought that Gu Zixuan was starving to death. That was a city wall made of fired clay. It was useless even if it was boiled or roasted. It was so hard that it would break your teeth!

Many soldiers looked at the almost crazy Gu Zixuan, and then closed their eyes peacefully.

They were really going to die. The captain was so hungry that he wanted to eat the city wall...

However, soon they smelled a hint of fragrance, which was the smell of food.

The starving people finally mustered up their last bit of strength to look over.

I don't know when a big pot appeared in front of Gu Zixuan. Inside, there was something thick and boiling. Bubbling in the cold wind, it smelled delicious...

Gulp!

Gulp!

The sound of swallowing saliva came one after another. Gu Zixuan managed to speak with all his strength: "Send it to the wounded and the weakest people first. The rest who can still move can line up to get food. Also ask the common people to come and eat together!"

It’s really edible!

At that moment, everyone was excited and agitated. They thought they must be crazy, otherwise they would think the porridge cooked on the city wall was so delicious...

On the 22nd day, the Huns who could no longer wait finally launched an attack. They built a bonfire and burned the city gates. On New Year's Eve, thousands of houses in the capital were lit up, but the sky under this small city in the northwest was full of flames. In the city, Gu Zixuan was finding joy in the midst of suffering.

"Just think of it as the Huns setting off New Year's fireworks for us..."

In the early morning of New Year's Day, the city gate was broken.