When the guards of Huguo Temple were attacking the palace, the suburbs outside Xindu City were also not very calm.

Due to the large number of people gathered outside the city, the Sixth Army outside the city was in vain, because there was no pattern outside the city of Xindu, and the shacks built by the displaced people were disorderly, spreading to the suburbs more than ten miles outside the city.

It is already good luck to have a shack to shelter from the wind and snow, and more people can only cry in the suburbs, digging soil for holes, and laying the ground for withered grass, which is a place to stay. But such a living environment, how can there be the slightest heat preservation at all, after every snowstorm, there are a wide range of people frozen to death in the soil hole, the living cave, the dead hole, although the snow is several feet, it is difficult to hide the blood and tears of the people!

Yan Wang Shi Bin, in his early thirties, not only has a domineering temperament, but also looks quite similar to the old Shihu when he was in his prime. Last year, he led the army southward to stop the Jin army's offensive in Bohai County in time, and now he has returned to the country to take over the power under the secret order of the lord.

Although the wind and snow were bitter and cold along the way, it was extremely hard, but the hot thoughts did not cool down at all, and Shi Bin was full of expectations for the peak of life that he was about to reach. When he returned to China on this trip, he led only hundreds of relatives, and there were thousands of war horses that died on a single road!

In fact, as early as before nightfall, Shi Bin had already arrived in the suburbs outside the city of Xindu, and he planned to enter the city directly, but was stopped by the persuasion of the accompanying envoy: "At present, the situation in the country is tense, and there are many strong and strong murderers scattered in the city. The king's itinerary is a secret in the country, and in order to ensure safety, it cannot be easily exposed to people......"

"Lone is ordered to return to China, who can stop me? Even if there are ears and eyes to snoop, kill it! ”

Shi Bin rolled his eyes and sneered, and his tone was extremely hideous: "Zhang Jackal, that dog thief, is self-confident in raising people, so no one in the country controls him, and he dares to conspire!" After returning to China this time, no matter whether the Lord still has the old affection, I will kill this thief to revive the country's prestige! ”

Although there was no lack of hideous words, when Shi Bin really arrived outside the city and saw the densely knotted homeless camp with almost no idle land, he was still a little dumbfounded. He wasn't afraid of these lowly weeds, but it was too easy for so many people to gather in the suburbs and hide some of the traitors of the country, and it would be equally difficult to guard against them if they did suddenly attack on the way.

"The Lord is busy with state affairs, and the palace is lacking in strength, causing the law to be scattered to the sky, which is my negligence and unfilial piety. When you return to the country later, you must march out of the army and drive out these wild people who are attached to the ants inside and outside. These damned Jin people, begging for life with the grace of the country, and refusing to serve the king to the death to block the enemy, life is just a disaster, and death can be quiet! ”

Shi Bin hated and scolded, and did not dare to go forward easily, so as not to be in danger, so he could only temporarily stay in a simple camp outside the city, for these people who prevented him from returning to the country as soon as possible to take over the throne can be said to be full of resentment, wandering around the camp, as soon as he found that there were people begging for food near here, he immediately rushed forward to kill, regarded this as a game of hunting, and had a lot of fun.

It was finally dark that Shi Bin returned to the camp to eat and recuperate, and then took a short rest, intending to enter the city in the best state to see the Lord and shock the ministers.

After the night, the news finally came from outside the camp that the main Shi Cheng of the Chinese army had left the Huguo Temple since the afternoon to arrange for King Yan to enter the city.

"With such procrastination, it's no wonder that state affairs have been corrupted by you fools! The country's generous support is to let you serve the country loyally, and don't disturb the Lord to deal with all the small things! ”

Although in terms of seniority, Shi Cheng is Shi Bin's uncle, but for this clan elder, Shi Bin has little respect, and after meeting, he reprimanded him, and was extremely dissatisfied with his efficiency in doing things.

Shi Cheng also had a lot of knowledge about Shi Bin's arrogance, and after hearing this, he just held back his anger and said: "Now that the king has returned to the country, even if there are traitors and evil people in the country, there will be no worries. The lord secretly instructed the king to enter the court safely, and although the talents of the last general were not good, he could only do his best with caution. ”

Regarding Shi Cheng's attitude, Shi Bin was quite satisfied, and his face slowed slightly: "The strength is weak and heavy, which can be regarded as embarrassing for you." After the spring, my Bohai elite will be transferred back to China, and you don't need to be reluctant to do anything, just return to the house and enjoy the wealth. ”

When Shi Cheng heard this, he became even more angry, he naturally did not dare to disobey the Lord's order. But before this kid entered the city, he had already bluntly said that he wanted to leave him idle, and he was too much to see!

Resentment grew in his heart, and Shi Cheng didn't reply anymore, but turned his head with a cold face and ordered his entourage to turn around and open the way in front of him.

Although there was no snow this night, the cold wind whimpered, mixed with the sad crying and moaning of many cold and bitter homeless people, making people feel as if they were in the ghost realm.

The sound of the horse's hooves of the marching group was quite harsh in this noise, especially after entering the shack area, it disturbed many homeless people, and there was no shortage of homeless people gathering, but there were also rioters who came to harass and loot, ready to fight with death. The ragged people stood in the cold wind, and the ghosts of the black buildings seemed to be in the night, which made people feel hairy at the bottom of their hearts when they saw it.

Shi Bin noticed that these ant people dared to take advantage of the cover of night to confront him, and he was naturally displeased in his heart, so he grabbed the strong bow hanging on the saddle and snapped the string and fired two arrows in succession, and several terrible screams suddenly sounded.

Before the hideous smile on his face spread, he found that instead of panicking, the team of wanderers had a faint tendency to approach forward, and his heart suddenly became even more unhappy, and he was about to rush forward, but Shi Cheng was busy pulling the reins tightly.

"The Lord is anxious for the king to enter the city and knock on him to receive orders, and it is needless for these servants to hinder his way."

Shi Cheng lowered his voice and almost roared, he knew that these rogues were close to death, especially in the cover of night, in order to survive, they would become doubly fierce.

Previously, there were many soldiers who rushed into this place at night to plunder, but they were attacked by the rogues and beaten to death. In the daytime, the sabers, guns, and armor may still have some deterrent power, but once it is night, once the hundreds of thousands of people who are worse than dead are stimulated to be ferocious, no one dares to imagine what kind of evil consequences will be caused.

Shi Bin also had a faint trace of uneasiness in his heart at this time, and rarely obeyed Shi Cheng's advice, no longer staying here to kill those demon-like wanderers, and spurred the war horses to leave this area quickly, of course, there was also a curse in his mouth and complained that Shi Cheng, these mediocre people who stayed in the national capital, couldn't even suppress the cold ant people.

In order to ensure the secrecy of Shi Bin's return, Shi Cheng did not use too much of the Chinese army, although the situation in Xindu was slightly stable under the strong suppression of the Lord at the end of last year.

But no one in the bureau dares to underestimate the danger of the dark tide, you must know that Ma Qiu's bones have not been collected and buried until now, if there is a large army around him, Shi Bin is the majestic general of Yanwang, but now it is just a life of flesh and blood.

Shi Cheng went out of the city in the afternoon and came to meet at night, mainly to clear a relatively safe passage without alarming too many ears and eyes. In the case of King Yan's secret itinerary and early return to the capital, even if someone has malicious intentions, he will not always be vigilant.

A group of people did not enter the city in a straight line, but in a roundabout way, from the eastern suburbs of the city to the north of the city, after passing through a hard labor camp, Shi Cheng's hanging heart was slightly put down, and then three miles forward to reach the city, this section of the distance was originally turned into a forbidden garden, but the project was abandoned halfway is still a wilderness, but there are no displaced people gathered here, a group of people can drive straight in, even if there is really a strong man to block, there are ambushes in the city should be combined with the outside, can be forced into the city.

Shi Cheng was still relieved to live up to his master's usefulness, but the scouts walking in front suddenly turned around, saying that a line of defense against horses suddenly appeared in the field ahead.

"Tell me which way to fortify?"

Shi Cheng's originally loose heartstrings suddenly tensed again, and asked with a solemn expression.

"Yes, the right guard, the chariot rode around the city, found that the wanderers had infiltrated the forbidden garden, and urgently called the right acropolis to guard and fortify."

Hearing the scout's return, Shi Cheng's face suddenly changed again, and at the same time, he glanced at Shi Bin with resentment. The right guard army is mainly composed of Zhang Jackal's private song, which is known in the country, and suddenly fortified outside the city at this night, especially Shi Cheng has not yet made this arrangement when he left the city, it is conceivable that Zhang Jackal must have been aware of it and mastered Shi Bin's movements.

Originally, even so, Zhang Jackal may not dare to directly block it, but Shi Bin disobeyed the master's order and directly killed Zhang Jackal's cousin Zhang Li, which undoubtedly made the two sides have no room for change.

"The right guard is moving, Zhang's scheming, for the sake of everything, the king is still not suitable to enter the city this night. Please rest outside the city for a while, and then bring in reinforcements when I contact the city......"

Before Shi Cheng finished speaking, Shi Bin had already waved his hand impatiently to interrupt, and sneered: "It is the Lord's order to enter the country alone and take charge of the army, how can treachery and evil be stopped!" Zhang Li has been beheaded before, how can Zhang Jackal and dog thief be spared! Since the traitor did not know the lesson, he sent his whole family on his way that night! ”

With that, he had already beckoned to the rear troops, and ordered the generals to step forward immediately, preparing to forcibly break through the obstacles to enter the city.

For a moment, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded, and hundreds of horsemen rushed straight forward. This realm is the reserved forbidden garden range, although the palace has not yet been built, but the soil foundation has long been tamped and flattened, and the group rushed into it without hindrance.

Although Zhang Jackal found out that Shi Bin would return to the capital tonight, he didn't know where he entered the city. There were more than 6,000 people in the Right Guard, and more than half of them could be mobilized and deployed in a short period of time, and there were only 100 people scattered in each of the specific road strongholds, mainly to warn the 2,000 elites gathered under the city and led by his eldest son Zhang Gou.

As soon as these hundreds of cavalry rushed to the barricade, the right guards who had fortified here did not resist at all, but scattered like birds and beasts, and broke out in all directions into the night, and at the same time, a beacon fire was quickly ignited.

After Shi Bin frightened away those who intercepted him, he couldn't help but taunt Shi Cheng a few words, if he listened to his cautious and cowardly, he was afraid that it would be difficult to enter the city tonight. He ordered his subordinates to dismantle the horses from dismounting, but after seeing the beacon fire being ignited, his face changed suddenly, and he said quickly: "Get on the horse quickly, let's rush straight into the city!" ”

Seeing that his whereabouts had been exposed, Shi Cheng was also secretly bitter in his heart, even though he resented Shi Bin's recklessness, but this was not the time to hold him accountable. He knows more about the reality of the city defense than Shi Bin, and now that there is no need to hide his whereabouts, he can only hope that it will still take time for the main force of the right guard to be mobilized, so he can quickly rush to the city at this time, and ask the chariot to send troops to escort Shi Bin into the city.

Shi Cheng quickly stepped forward and quickly told Shi Bin what he thought. In fact, he had another idea in his heart, that is, Zhang Jackal had already learned about Shi Bin's itinerary, which shows that even the Chinese army has a mole, and how reliable are the chariots?

In his opinion, the safest course of action should be to give up entering the city and join Zhang Ju of Fuliucheng as soon as possible, but it is obvious that Shi Bin is in a hurry to enter the city and take power, and it is impossible to listen to this suggestion, even if he speaks, it is only to provoke anger and curse.

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