The situation in the southwest has reached the most critical juncture.

Li Xin's destruction of Jincheng is imminent, Ye Ming's destruction of the Sword Pavilion is imminent, as soon as the Sword Pavilion is broken, Ye Ming's arrival in Jincheng will be four or five days at most, five or six days, and the question now is that if Li Shen really opens the city and surrenders, can Li Xin handle all the affairs of Jincheng before Ye Ming arrives in Jincheng.

The time came to the middle of March of the third year of Taikang.

Li Xin's troops and the Hanzhou Righteous Army have attacked Jincheng for three full days, and in these three days, they have many opportunities to enter Jincheng on both sides, but the Hanzhou Army did not dare to rush into Jincheng, and the forbidden army had Li Xin holding the reins and did not rush into the city.

In this way, when both sides could enter Jincheng and make peerless contributions, everyone was discouraged and did not take the last step.

In the early morning of the fourth day, Li Xin, Marquis of Jing'an, personally took Ye Mao and others to the gate of the east gate of Jincheng.

Li Xin sat on his horse, stretched out his hand and pointed to Jincheng not far away, and said, "Ye Mao, according to the situation in the previous three days, how many people can break Jincheng?" ”

Ye Mao lowered his head and said: "General Hui, if Jincheng is not a show of weakness in the first three days, the last general will lead a maximum of 3,000 people, and he can knock on the gate of Jincheng and take this credit for the general!" ”

Li Xin narrowed his eyes, and finally said in a deep voice: "Where is He Song?" ”

He Song, the commander of Guo Yi, who was already in his forties, immediately stepped out of the ranks, hugged his fists at Li Xin and said, "The last general!" ”

"How many people are there in Fangshan Zhichong Mansion?"

Because some of Li Xin's subordinates stayed in Mianzhu, and some people from Fangshan Zhichong Mansion stayed in Mianzhu, so he asked this question.

He Song said in a deep voice: "Back to General Li, there are more than 7,000 people in Fangshan Zhechong Mansion here. ”

"Then you will order 5,000 people and enter Jincheng today, would you like to?"

No one in Jincheng now knows what the situation is, and it is very likely that he will be shut down and beaten if he enters rashly, of course, he may also make a great contribution, this risky job naturally cannot let Ye Mao go, so He Song, who was born in Chen Guogong's mansion, has become the best candidate.

He Song's face was calm, he lowered his head and hugged his fists and said, "The last general will definitely live up to General Li's expectations!" ”

He hesitated for a moment, and then said: "It's just that the general, the last general thinks that five thousand people are too many, and the last general will bring three thousand people." ”

Li Xin nodded and said, "That's three thousand." ”

He Song lowered his head and hugged his fists and retreated, and was about to go to the people and horses of Fangshan Zhichong Mansion and rush towards Jincheng, the little grandfather Ye Mao on the side was very anxious, and he shouted: "Uncle He is a little slower, I am the Zhichong Commander of Fangshan Zhichong Mansion!" ”

He Song glanced at him quietly, and although he stopped, he lowered his head and said to Ye Mao: "Little grandfather, General Li is right to do this, and I should do this matter." ”

"Little grandpa, and waiting for the news here, if Jincheng really has no resistance, it will not be too late for the little grandpa to enter the city again."

Ye Mao's face was ugly, he looked back at Li Xin, gritted his teeth and said: "General, I am the commander of Fangshan Zhichong Mansion, besides, Uncle He is also old, I am the pioneer of the siege of the city, and this kind of thing should be done by me no matter what!" ”

The Marquis of Jing'an's face was calm.

He said lightly: "Ye Mao, if these three thousand people are ambushed and lost in Jincheng, our department will not save them." ”

"Your Uncle He understands this truth, and took the initiative to ask to bring 2,000 fewer people in, but you still don't understand?"

He Song on the side bowed his head deeply, bowed down and said, "General, the last general has gone down to prepare." ”

The little grandfather was stunned for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth.

"Just because my surname is Ye, Uncle Shi has to exclude me from all dangerous things, right?"

The Marquis of Jing'an nodded as a matter of course and looked at Ye Mao.

"Or else?"

"Watching you take risks, watching you die on the battlefield?"

Li Xin's face was calm, and he asked lightly: "After you die, what should your father and ancestor do?" What should you Ye family do? What should I do when I return to the capital? ”

"Take your armor and tell Master Ye that you died on the battlefield, and you look good to die?"

Ye Mao took a deep breath and sat on the ground dejectedly, not speaking for a long time.

The Marquis of Jing'an squatted on the ground, patted him on the shoulder, and said slowly: "This is the way of the world. ”

"There is no fairness at all, your surname is Ye, you are the little grandfather of the Ye family, you should not die, you can't die, you can't even risk death."

"It's what you deserve, there's nothing you can't think about."

Speaking of this, Li Xin stood up and walked outside with his hands in his hands.

"You don't have to be angry about anything, you need to shed blood now, you need to take risks, Master Ye has already risked blood for you thirty or forty years ago, the predecessors shaded the descendants to take advantage of the cold, since you have a good life and are born in the Ye family, you don't need to be so hypocritical, and you can feel at ease."

Ye Mao glanced up at Li Xin, and finally said in a muffled voice: "Senior Uncle Li, how is the difference between me and those second ancestors who come to the army with mixed qualifications?" ”

"Naturally, there is a big difference."

Li Xin patted this guy on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "In the entire Great Jin Imperial Court, there is no second ancestor with such a hard backstage as the Ye family, you can be regarded as the largest second ancestor." ”

"And strictly speaking, you're a third-generation ancestor."

Speaking of this, the Marquis of Jing'an said with a smile: "Go, come with me to see your Uncle He attacking the city." ”

With that, he stood up and walked outside with his hands in his hands.

The little grandfather got up in a daze and followed behind Li Xin, and after a long time, he said in a sullen voice: "Uncle Shi, I think what you said is wrong, I have a son, Uncle He, they can die, why can't I die?" ”

Li Xintou didn't reply, and said lightly: "How old is your son?" How old is your father? When your son grows up and can pick up the burden of the Ye family, your Ye family may be wiped out several times. ”

Speaking of this, Marquis Jing'an turned his head and glared at Ye Mao.

"Then there is, it's not whether you can die or not, it's that your father and ancestors don't want you to die, they don't want you to die, so you can't die."

Originally, Ye Mao wanted to say that he still had a fourth uncle, Ye Lan, but seeing Li Xin's stern expression, the little grandfather shrank his head and didn't say anything.

In fact, it's useless to say it, although Ye Lan is also Ye Sheng's son, but after all, he is the fourth, and Ye Lan has been made a marquis, and he has the title of Marquis of Ningling, he will be separated from the Chen Guogong Mansion in the future, and it is unlikely that he will inherit the family business of the main line.

The little grandfather lowered his head, held back his words, and walked behind Li Xin.

The two of them walked to a high place, took out the clairvoyant mirror from their arms, and looked at the east gate of Jincheng not far away.

At this time, the 3,000 people of Fangshan Zhichong Mansion under He Song had just been assembled and were preparing to march in the direction of Jincheng.

Li Xin took out the clairvoyant mirror and looked at the gate of Jincheng.

Just when He Song's headquarters was still four or five miles away from Jincheng, the east gate of Jincheng suddenly opened, and then a group of people slowly walked out of Jincheng.

These people were not covered with armor, they were all dressed in cloth clothes, and the first middle-aged man was dressed in cyan clothes, and walked out of the gate of Jincheng not far away, so he stood in place, closed his eyes and did not move.

He was quietly waiting for the arrival of the forbidden army.

Behind him, there were several large flags several feet high, and a few words were clearly embroidered on them.

"The Pingnan Army is willing to surrender!"