Shan Xiong took the token, but hesitated and said, "Sister, if I go, what will you do?"
Shan Ling's eyes were firm: "This is an order. You must go."
"Sister, but I..."
"That's enough, I said, this is a military order!"
Shan Xiong gritted his teeth and walked out of the tent angrily. Before leaving, he suddenly stopped and punched Xia He in the chest again:
"Xia He, I'll leave my sister to you. If she loses even a hair, I'll settle the score with you!"
Xia He nodded and watched Shan Xiong ride away on his horse.
In the darkness of the night, the sound of horse hooves gradually faded away.
…
The night is dark and the Great Wall looks particularly lonely in the cold wind.
As soon as Xia He stepped onto the city wall, Erpang and Mingsan came over hurriedly.
"Brother He, what's going on?"
There was a hint of urgency in Erpang's voice, the blood on his face had not been wiped clean yet, and his eyes showed both expectation and uneasiness.
Xia He was silent for a moment and slowly shook his head.
His gaze passed over the city wall and looked towards the direction of the barbarian camp in the distance. There were bonfires there, as if countless pairs of greedy eyes were staring at this isolated city.
Seeing this, Erpang clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles making a "crackling" sound. He gritted his teeth and cursed:
"Damn the imperial court! We are fighting hard here, but they can't even see the shadow of reinforcements! They are forcing us to death!"
Ming San, who was standing by, couldn't help but mutter in a low voice: "Da Qin is really going to be finished..."
Although his voice was soft, every word was like a knife, piercing people's hearts.
His left arm was wrapped in a thick bandage, which was obviously the injury he got during the day when he saved a new soldier from an arrow. Although the injury was not serious, his face was much paler than usual.
Xia He was about to say something.
Just then, a noisy sound of footsteps was heard from under the city wall.
Xia He turned around and saw the town magistrate, Lord Chai, rushing over with a group of officials.
His official robe was covered in dust and his face showed fatigue.
He directed his staff to disperse to various places to help the military doctors bandage the wounds of the wounded and distribute medicines.
Xia He quickly walked down the wall and went to meet him.
He said in a deep voice, "The situation is urgent, and we must open the warehouses to release food. During this special period, the military and civilians cannot be deprived of food."
"Also, let the wealthy families in the city pay for the medicine. Anyone who dares to refuse at this time, damn it! I will personally lead people to chop them down!"
Lord Chai nodded without any hesitation on his face.
"Okay... I'll do it right away."
After saying that, he turned around and hurried away with his men.
Before long, cartloads of food and medicinal materials were delivered one after another.
The food is all corn, enough to fill our stomachs.
The medicinal materials were urgently mobilized from major pharmacies in the city, including hemostatic, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic drugs.
On the city wall, the soldiers and civilians relaxed a little after seeing these supplies. Someone sighed in a low voice:
"Finally, there is some hope..."
Although the voice was faint, it seemed to dispel some of the chill.
…
When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, the captain who was slapped in the face by Shan Xiong sneaked out of his house.
"Be gentle and move quickly!"
"Master, are we really leaving? All our assets are here... My daughter is getting married soon, this..."
"Family background, what family background do you need? Do you still want to stay here and wait for death?"
"The barbarians are about to attack us."
Yang Sheng growled at his crying wives and concubines.
You are really short-sighted. You are about to die, why do you still care about the family assets!
As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood.
"Damn it, it's all the Shan siblings' fault!"
Gold, silver and valuables were loaded onto the carriage one after another.
Just as he was about to start, he was stopped by a dark shadow.
"Master Yang, are you in such a hurry to leave?"
The man spoke in a low voice and walked out of the darkness with a smile on his face.
"What are you doing here?!"
Yang Sheng looked at the man who suddenly appeared with a look of fear.
"Master Yang, I've already told you that if you work for Damin, you'll have everything you want, riches and glory. Why are you in such a mess?"
The Kingdom of Min is the name of the barbarians' country today.
This person had contacted Yang Sheng earlier, but he was afraid of death and did not refuse for fear of something happening.
"you……"
At this time, Yang Sheng's concubine and wife ran out of the house, crying:
"We don't want to die! Even if we run away, we'll still be wanted criminals. It's better to surrender to the barbarians. At least we can survive!"
Hearing the cries of his wives and concubines, the captain finally wavered.
Hearing what his wives and concubines said, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat!
At this point, he has no way out!
If I really become a wanted criminal, where can I escape to?
He gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement.
"If I surrender, what can you give me?"
"A thousand ounces of gold will reward you with a ten thousand household title!"
…
Half an hour later, Yang Sheng arrived at the city gate and shouted:
"According to the general's secret order, we are going to attack the city at night. Open the city gates immediately!"
The soldier at the gate was puzzled: "Do you have a token?"
A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Yang Sheng's eyes, and he slapped him.
"This is an emergency. Where did you get the token? If you dare to hesitate again, I will chop you down right now!"
…
In the darkness outside the city, Tuoba Lie rode on a tall black horse, wearing a thick wolfskin cloak, his eyes as sharp as an eagle.
Behind him followed a hundred elite personal soldiers, all wearing light armor, holding scimitars, with ferocious war patterns painted on their faces, approaching silently.
"Sir, the insider in the city has sent a message that the city gates will be opened tonight. As long as we rush in, the Great Wall will be ours!"
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