The people in the city gave a promise to help Guo Peng, and Guo Peng gave a promise to protect their interests, and the big stone in the hearts of the people in the city fell to the ground.

The two sides agreed to do things at night three days later, and then raise a fire at the head of the city, open the east city gate, and welcome the Han Dynasty into the city.

These three days are reserved for them to operate.

Guo Peng's offensive continued unabated, and he still maintained the siege pressure, indirectly sharing the risk for them and reducing the possibility of them being discovered.

At noon the next day, an incident occurred in Shouchun City.

The former general Lu Mian was beheaded for rebellion and rebellion, colluded with Guo Peng, and passed on the four city walls, warning all man-made counter-plots and collusion with Guo Peng This is the end.

Seeing Lu Mian's head passing in front of him, Qiao Rui's heart was full of coldness, as if he was soaking in an ice cave, uncomfortably tight.

Of course, it's not just Qiao Rui who is uncomfortable.

Three days later, on the day of the operation, Qiao Rui took the time to return home and told the family to go into the cellar and hide at sunset.

He left some food and water in the cellar, and told them to hide at sunset, and never come out until he himself came and opened the cellar door.

"Father, why did you do this?"

"Father, is something big going to happen?"

The two sisters looked eagerly at their father.

"This is a matter for the father, don't think about it, do what the father says, madam, you are the same, do what I say, and when everything is over, I will pick you up, if ......"

Qiao Rui pursed his lips, looked at his wife and daughters who were full of worry, and he spoke: "If I don't come back, when the city is restored, you will go to the Feng family, find Feng Guo, and let Feng Guo protect you, I have stored food and water here for five days, you must hide well, no matter what you hear, don't make a sound, let alone come out by yourself, understand?" ”

Mrs. Qiao and the two sisters were full of worries, but they still did as the head of the family said, and hid in the cellar dug privately by the family with the only remaining maid at sunset, and did not make a sound, so they kept hiding, hiding.

At sunset, Qiao Rui looked at Guo Jun who was receding like a tide at the head of the city, and took a deep breath.

When night falls, it is time for all things to be known.

Yuan Shu treats him well, this is the truth.

Yuan Shu wants to die with him, which is also true.

He didn't want to die, and that's even more true.

Instead of becoming a thief and dying, it is better to do it anyway, so that you can save your life and protect your family, and maybe you will have a better reputation in the future.

If you die as a thief, it will really be doomed.

Therefore, before going to participate in today's war summary meeting, he fully armed his own soldiers around him, gathered the number of people, and then ordered them one by one.

"You have to be ruthless, you have to be decisive, you can't leave them time to react, except for Yang Hong and the crown prince, everyone else has to be killed, especially Ji Ling, you have to kill, understand?"

"Yes!"

A group of pro-soldiers nodded together.

Subsequently, Feng Guo, who was wearing a military uniform, stood beside him and made a final confirmation with him.

"After I kill them on my side, your side will immediately take action, snatch the city gate, kill people who are not on our side, and then open the city gate and raise a fire at the head of the city for General Guo to see."

Feng Guo nodded.

"I know, don't worry, it's easy to handle on my side, but it's not easy to handle on your side, Ji Ling is a strong general, if you are not careful, you are very dangerous."

"Ji Ling has lost an eye, and his skills are not as agile as before, and now he is not my opponent, I am sure."

Qiao Rui was very confident, and Feng Guo was no longer worried.

"I'm waiting for your good news."

"Hmm!"

Qiao Rui nodded, then looked at his own soldiers, and said, "Come with me." ”

At this time, the sky was getting dark, and it was time for the evening war meal, and the army had been fighting fiercely for a day, and everyone was very hungry, and their spirits were gradually relaxed.

When Qiao Rui came to the prince's station, which was not far from the city, there were not many soldiers guarding around.

"General Bridge is here."

The soldiers at the door passed inside, and then Qiao Rui left all his own soldiers outside and entered the house alone.

In the room, Yang Hong was discussing things with Ji Ling, and Yuan Yao was sitting on the side listening, and he didn't know if he would listen or not.

Anyway, judging from the situation these days, Yuan Yao's knowledge level has not grown so fast.

Yang Hong can be regarded as dedicated, and when he has time, he will guide Yuan Yao to deal with military affairs, but unfortunately Yuan Yao's talent is not very good, and he learns slowly, which makes Yang Hong a little worried.

Qiao Rui ridiculed Yuan Shu's godson in his heart, and firmly believed that his idea was correct, and there was no longer a trace of doubt.

So Qiao Rui seemed to be very ordinary and joined the conversation between them.

"If we continue, even if all the houses in the city are demolished, it will not be enough for us, or it will not be long before we can take the palace to work."

Yang Hong shook his head with a wry smile on his face.

Ji Ling gritted his teeth, his face full of hatred for Guo Peng: "If there is a cavalry for me, I must go out of the city to attack at night, and give Guo Thief a little color!" ”

"Don't talk about this, if there were cavalry, it is estimated that they would have killed the horses and eaten them now."

Qiao Rui walked to Ji Ling's side and looked at the city defense map: "As far as the current materials are concerned, it will take another five days at most, and after five days, it will be time to demolish the house again, how many five days will this battle take?" ”

Ji Ling didn't speak, Yang Hong sighed, and Qiao Rui sneered secretly.

Less leaning, Yuan Yao probably wanted to show that he had learned something in the past few days, so he proposed a night attack plan.

He said that our side is short of supplies, but Guo Peng's side is not necessarily full of supplies, they came from afar, it stands to reason that they should be more lacking in supplies than Shouchun, it is better to go out of the city and attack at night and destroy their material camp, so as to force Guo Peng to withdraw his army.

Yuan Yao talked eloquently and made a high-minded statement about this, thinking that as long as he did this, the crisis of Shouchun could be resolved, and the Chen empire could be reborn.

And Qiao Rui only asked one question so that Yuan Yao couldn't get off the stage.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, does he know where Guo Thief's material camp is in his army?"

Yuan Yao blinked.

"This ......"

Yuan Yao looked embarrassed, and Qiao Rui didn't seem to plan to stop talking.

"Materials are the top priority of marching and fighting, what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can think of, Guo Thief has experienced a hundred battles, will he not think of it?"

"This ......"

"If the Guo thief puts the material camp in the rear of the army, our army needs to penetrate the Guo thief camp to attack their material camp, how many troops does this need?"

Yuan Yao felt that his face was burning in a panic, and he looked at Qiao Rui, who didn't give himself face at all, with some annoyance.

I know I'm wrong, can't I?

Why are you asking me like a cannon?

Isn't this a clear indication that I can't get off the stage?

Yang Hong hurriedly stretched out his hand and grabbed Qiao Rui, making a look, and Qiao Rui stopped questioning and confessed to Yuan Yao, saying that he was too impatient.

Yuan Yao waved his hand awkwardly, saying that he owed it to consideration.

But looking at it that way, I'm afraid this matter won't end so easily.

Ji Ling pulled Qiao Rui outside the house, blowing the cold wind, Ji Ling asked a little puzzled: "Why do you want to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince like this?" He is the crown prince, and you are offending him. ”

"I just couldn't hold back."

Qiao Rui shook his head: "Treat military affairs as child's play, and talk about strategies without thinking about anything, why does Your Majesty let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince command the whole army?" If we hadn't been desperately defending the city in the past few days, if it weren't for Yang Gong to assist, I'm afraid the city would have been gone. ”

Ji Ling also had nothing to say.

Leaning less, Ji Ling patted Qiao Rui's shoulder.

"Forget it, don't think about it, we are His Majesty's courtiers, whatever Your Majesty says, we will do it, that's it, and nothing else is something we should consider."

"I see."

Qiao Rui closed her eyes and opened them again, looked at Ji Ling, nodded, and walked in with Ji Ling.

Before entering the house, Qiao Rui looked up at the sky, felt that the time was almost up, turned his head to look at his subordinates not far away, and nodded slightly.

It's time to get your hands dirty.

Ji Ling walked in front, Qiao Rui was a little back, one after another walked into the house, and after walking a few steps, Qiao Rui took a deep breath, pulled out the knife from the sheath, and slashed at Ji Ling's neck in front of him very abruptly without warning.

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