The hustle and bustle passed, and night fell, and the darkness of the sky gradually attacked, tumbling and surging, and every bit of erosion of wood and bones until the whole city was swallowed up and merged with the wilderness.

The night wind blew, rolling up a foul stench, the smell of rotting corpses.

Every day people starve to death in inconspicuous corners of the city, and in the hot weather, the corpses will be swollen for a day or two, giving off a disgusting corpse stench that fills the air of the city.

There are vultures hovering in the night sky, ready to swoop down and enjoy a gourmet feast. People looked desperately at the empty dining tables, blind to the vultures circling and chirping overhead, their eyes full of numbness.

This white city is already decaying.

In the dark alleys, dogs barked from time to time, indicating that there was another vicious fight taking place there.

What is being fought for may be just a piece of hard bread.

Leaning slightly, the dog's barking stopped abruptly, apparently because the dog was "too uninteresting" and was poisoned.

"It's a great dinner."

The rumors of the day accelerated the uneasiness and turmoil of the people in the city, and even when night fell, the people of the city still had difficulty sleeping, asking each other for news and seeking a way out.

The desperate people are ready to break through the city gates.

At this moment, another rumor circulated among the people, which made people's hearts tremble.

"Did you hear that? The west gate keeper will be persuaded by his family to quietly open the city gate tomorrow morning and let his family out of the city. The voice of the man who said this was low.

"Really? Then we can't go out with it. Those who got the news couldn't contain their excitement either.

"Prepare early, tomorrow will definitely be crowded, and the guards will not dare to keep the city gate open, whether they can escape or not, this is this opportunity, but you must not miss it."

"Understood, I'll go and pack up the softness and stay near the city gate all night."

"Okay, see you at the gates."

Similar conversations continue to play out in the city.

In this way, an undercurrent quietly takes shape, which will surely converge into a vast ocean and wash away everything.

…………

When the Black Snake Guard agents in the city got the news, they felt that something was not usual, and sent the information outside the city overnight. With their professional sense of smell, they smell a smell of conspiracy from afar.

Di Qing got repaid, didn't take care of rest, and raised the account overnight.

"What do you think should happen to this change?" Although Di Qing is the main general, he never acts arbitrarily, but first asks the opinions of the generals.

Lu Bu, as a deputy general, sat first on the left hand, and was born in the Praetorian Guard, so he was naturally one level higher than ordinary generals, and said awe-inspiringly: "If the information is true, simply take this opportunity to enter the city." ”

The long-term confrontation between the two armies has already made Lu Bu a little dissatisfied, and this way of fighting has made this fierce general quite unhappy.

"No." Speaking was a division commander of the Somali Corps, "If the gates are really opened, there will be crowds of people near them." The army rushed in, fearing that they would fall into a sea of people and not be able to break free. Wouldn't it be bad if the enemy set up an ambush near the city gates? ”

Lu Bu glanced at the division commander contemptuously, and said proudly: "If others can't rush in, the Praetorian Guards will definitely rush in." It doesn't matter if it's in an ambush or not, just kill it. ”

This is really domineering.

The Third Legion of the Praetorian Guard led by Lu Bu was given the name "Dragon Blood War Cavalry" by the king, and it was an elite cavalry that was not weaker than the tiger and leopard cavalry.

With the fierceness of the dragon's blood war horse, he is indeed sure to rush into the city.

Once the west gate is guarded, the wooden bones will be broken, and this battle will be won.

The division commander was blushing when Lu Bu said, but he couldn't find a rebuttal and was embarrassed.

Even Di Qing was a little moved for a moment. The long-term confrontation between the two armies has caused a very terrible consumption of grain and grass, and the grain and grass in Somalia cannot be scavenged indefinitely.

It's really urgent, the looting is ruthless, and those people will also rebel.

"This battle really shouldn't be dragged on any longer."

It's just that Di Qing is cautious by nature, and what the division commander said is not unreasonable. Intuitively, Di Qing felt that the several things that happened one after another in the city of Mu Gu were too strange, and they were full of the smell of conspiracy.

It's really inappropriate to rush into the city.

Admiral Wang entrusted an army of 200,000 to him, and Di Qing did not dare to make a slight mistake. It's just that rejecting Lu Bu's proposal so stubbornly is a little inappropriate, which makes Di Qing very difficult.

Fortunately, there are also generals with strong vision in the Somali corps, and seeing that the commander frowned and was silent, he guessed that he did not agree with Lu Bu's proposal, but it was inconvenient to say it clearly, and he refuted Lu Bu's face.

At this time, it was natural for their subordinates to come forward to relieve the siege, and they said: "What the general said is not unreasonable, and the dragon blood war cavalry is indeed unparalleled in combat power, enough to rush into the city. ”

Hearing this, Lu Bu was secretly proud, and the expression on his face couldn't be hidden.

"It's just that this would cause a lot of civilian casualties and could easily cause chaos in the city. The king commanded us to come and attack the city, and we wanted a great city intact, not a ruined city where the people's hearts had been lost. Therefore, the general thought that the storming of the city gate still needs to be cautious. The division commander said it more tactfully.

When Lu Bu heard this, his expression froze. This fierce general is not afraid of heaven and earth, but he is afraid of the king alone. If it really hurts the king's big things, he Lu Bu can't afford it.

"This ......"

The other party moved out of the king to suppress people, but Lu Bu was not good at arguing, but his face was full of unwillingness.

Di Qing glanced at the division commander appreciatively, which made the other party's heart flutter and secretly excited.

After appeasing his subordinates, Di Qing turned his head to look at Lu Bu and said with a smile: "In this way, the general still prepares a team of three thousand elite cavalry, and will make a decision tomorrow depending on the situation, how about it?" ”

Lu Bu is not a person who doesn't know what to do, and when it comes to this, he can only nod his head in agreement. Besides, if he really wanted to charge at the city gate, Lu Bu was not 100% sure, so he no longer insisted.

After discussing this, I still didn't come up with a solution.

Di Qing had already made up his mind, and said: "I think so, we will clear an opening in the west overnight, guide the people out of the city to move to the rear of the army, and then set up several large porridge sheds in the rear to provide hot porridge for free." In this case, these people should not come nonsense. ”

Except for the east facing the sea, the other three sides were surrounded by the Great Xia army. The tent of the Chinese army was set up in the west, echoing the Atlantic Fleet on the sea to the east.

If the people wanted to go out of the city, they had to pass through the camp of the Great Xia army, so they had to prepare in advance. If you let the people rush out in a hurry, God knows what will happen.

For the hungry people, the hot porridge is an excellent "bait" to guide the people to rush to the designated place of the army to assemble, so as not to make a mess.

I have to say that Di Qing's starting point is still good.

It's just that some things tend to be expected by people and catch people off guard.

"That's a good idea!"

The other generals nodded in agreement.

Di Qing's expression suddenly became solemn, and then said: "It's one thing to let the people out of the city, but you can't be careless, let alone let the Somali king mix in with the people and sneak out of the city." ”

In the first war of Morocco, the Moroccan king fled among the people, fled to neighboring Algeria, and formed a kingdom in exile, which brought a lot of trouble to the imperial court.

The aftermath continues to this day.

In this battle, Di Qing naturally can't repeat the mistakes of the past, if the Somali king is allowed to run away again, then he Di Qing is afraid that he will be laughed off by other generals.

"Since the opening has been opened, it is necessary to set up checkpoints to check the people out of the city one by one, and strictly prevent suspicious characters from mixing into the crowd and fishing in troubled waters." Di Qing commanded.

"No!"

When the military discussion was over, the barracks went into action.

For an army with a large number of craftsmen with them, it was not very laborious to do these things. The only trouble was to clear some barracks overnight.

When a large army is stationed, the sergeants are very nervous.

Often, a single disturbance may cause a disturbance in the camp, let alone move the camp overnight. If it weren't for the well-trained Great Xia army, Di Qing really wouldn't dare to do this.

Even so, it was busy until the second half of the night, and it came to an end.

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On the 4th of August, the wooden bones were bound to the west gate.

As soon as the sky dawned, thousands of people had gathered near the West City Gate.

The people were not stupid, and before the city gate was opened, they did not appear in the streets near the city gate with a big grin, but hid in the nearby houses one by one.

They were afraid that the general guarding the city would not dare to let them go when he saw such people.

The silent streets seem to be empty, but in fact they are silently watched by countless pairs of eyes, especially the city gate, which is the focus of the whole city.

If the eyes were really focused, the gates would be set on fire.

The wood and bones are all tied to the sea, and there is a mist every morning. The thin mist rose up and down the silent streets, hazy and well disguised the crowds hidden in the houses.

Every house was crowded with people, even the beams were full of people.

In order to get out of the city, many people squatted on the beams of their houses for a whole night, not even daring to sleep. Everyone was waiting, waiting for the family of the gatekeeper to arrive.

Until seven o'clock in the morning, the streets were still empty.

"Why haven't you come yet, can't the news be fake?" Some people began to worry, after all, it was just a rumor.

Some people also began to pray, "No, it will come." ”

That family suddenly became the hope of the whole city.

Just when the crowd was anxious, the sound of wheelbarrows colliding with the stone pavement was suddenly heard on the silent street, squeaking and squeaking, which was quite noticeable on the empty street.

The crowd shook and looked out of the crack in the door.

I really saw a group of people pushing a wheelbarrow, carrying luggage, and quietly heading towards the West City Gate.

"It's them!"

"They're coming!"

"They're really coming!"

The crowd quickly passed the news while holding back the excitement in their hearts, and some people were so nervous that they couldn't even speak, and their throats tightened.

Looking into the eyes of the family was like looking at God.

Everyone is ready to go, just waiting for the moment when the city gate opens, rushing out of the city gate as fast as possible, escaping from the ascension to heaven, and escaping from this suffocating human purgatory.

The fog began to slowly dissipate.