C1365 In the 10th Month the City Was Surrounded

"Zhang Xun won. " Lim Xue said, "More than 60 rebel generals were captured and 20 thousand soldiers were killed. "

"He won, he won. " Lin Yuchen took a deep breath.

Lim Xue shook her head. "It's not that simple. The rebels saw that they could not attack for a long time, so they could only surround and not attack. Today, Zhang Xun, Young Master Xu and the others had lasted for more than eight months. There were more than 400 battles between them. Zhang Xun, Xu Yuan, Nan Jiyun, Young Master Xu and the other generals had led thousands of people to defeat the rebels. They had not lost a single battle, and they had killed 120,000 to 30,000 people. "

" This. . . "It was hard to describe Lin Yuchen's mood. He held onto a pillar by the side and frowned with a worried look on his face.

"Juyang has been surrounded for more than eight months. " Before long, he heard Lim Xue say, "Resources are scarce. Although Young Master Xu used schemes several times and intercepted a lot of grain from the rebel army, it was still a drop in the bucket. It was said that during the most difficult times, the soldiers in the city ate tree bark, killed horses, and even ate rats and sparrows. "

"This, this. . . Mouse, sparrow!" Lin Yuchen did not dare to think about it and could not imagine, "Then they are still in Juyang City?"

"Yes!" Lim Xue nodded slightly.

"The rebels have not retreated?"

"Yes!" Lim Xue nodded again.

"Why?" Lin Yuchen couldn't help but ask, "Why did Xu Zifann and the others insist on defending Juyang? Also, why did Yin Ziqi insist on biting the Juyang? Is Juyang very important?"

"It's very important!" Lim Xue said, 'The Juyang is to the River Huai, just like the Tong Pass is to the Han. ' The Sword Sect is in the Chuanshu, and Zhang Xun, Nan Jiyun, and Young Master Xu have been guarding the Juyang for eight months. It was also the barrier that protected half of the River Huai for eight months, and it protected the River Huai from the chaos of war for eight months. The Jiang Huai River was rich to begin with. It was a tax heavily guarded town in the Tang, and now the flames of war were everywhere. Only the area around River Huai could still be considered to be peaceful, so it had already become the lifeline of money and grain in the Tang. It's also the most important source of grain for the army in Hebei. "

" So that's how it is! "

"Moreover, the Juyang is still in the middle of the canal," Lim Xue said. "If the Juyang is lost, the canal will be blocked. The connection between the River Huai and the River North would be cut off, and the consequences would be unimaginable. That's why the battle in the Juyang is so intense! Also, it's precisely because Yin Ziqi has been attacking for a long time that he can't take it down. Zhang Xun, Xu Yuan, and the others used a few thousand troops to successfully delay the enemy's army of hundreds of thousands. To help Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, and the others recover Hebei, the West Capital was much easier to take down. Hence, Zhang Xun, Xu Yuan, and Young Master Xu's achievements in Juyang were no less than what Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, and Young Master Lin had done in Hebei. Especially Young Master Xu. He had earned the titles of Son of Qilin, and Iron Arm General in both the military and the underworld! "

Lin Yuchen shook his head repeatedly. "Xu Zifann must have suffered a lot during this period of time. Right. . . Also, Juyang must be at the end of its flight right now. That Yin Ziqi must have hated Xu Zifann to the core. If the Juyang is lost and the rebels invade the city, Xu Zifann will die for sure, and he will die a horrible death!"

"It's hard to say!" Lim Xue said, "But according to the news from the spies, Zhang Xun had shot Yin Ziqi a blind eye. Young Master Xu, on the other hand, had played tricks on Yin Ziqi many times, and almost captured him alive!"

"What?" Lin Yuchen was dumbfounded.

"Don't get too excited. " Lim Xue quickly comforted him, "But that Yin Ziqi isn't an ordinary person. Because of this, he has always admired Zhang Xun, Young Master Xu, Xu Yuan, Nan Jiyun and Lei Wanchun. He has recruited many people, but none of them agreed to it. "

"This is just a trick of Yin Ziqi!" Lin Yuchen said, "They said so before they surrendered. If they really surrendered, I don't know how they would torture them. "

"Heroes cherish heroes. It might not be all fake. " Lim Xue said, "After all, the current situation is the time to use people. "

"But how could Xu Zifann's personality be reduced?" Lin Yuchen immediately replied, "He is so stubborn, especially when it comes to such matters. Even if he is killed, no, no. Even if he was cut into a thousand pieces, he still wouldn't say that he would surrender. No, he could not. No!" Lin Yuchen took a deep breath again. " I have to go and see Xu Zifann. I want to see the current situation of Juyang with my own eyes! " He then looked at Lim Xue. "Don't worry. I will be careful. Within three months. I will definitely come back. "

"I'll go with you. " Lim Xue said.

"No need. " Lin Yuchen shook his head. "You just wait here. . . "

"It will be more torturous for me to wait here. " Lim Xue said, "And I have experienced countless battles in my early years. Don't worry. "

"You. . . "

"When will we set off? "

"With a sigh, he said, "The sooner, the better. "

They had only prepared for a day. On the third day, early in the morning, the two of them set off.

After leaving the Ghost Thief's Mansion, they headed northeast, day and night, heading straight to the Juyang. They had walked for more than half a month. At the beginning, it was still alright, but when they gradually arrived at Hubei and Henan, Lin Yuchen finally understood what it meant to accumulate bones to form a mountain, and to have corpses everywhere. He also finally understood what it meant to have starved corpses all over the place. The people did not have a good life.

Not to mention eating tree bark and rats, there were even some places that had the appearance of food.

Lin Yuchen had never experienced it personally, so he really did not know the terror of war. In the past, Lin Yuchen had always thought that in war, the soldiers were the most pitiful. But now, it seemed that the suffering of those civilians who were affected by the war was no less than the suffering of soldiers!

What the war brought them was not only chaos, but also hunger, plagues, bandits and so on. They were not only tortured physically, but also their souls and dignity.

They saw that the Juyang was getting closer and closer to them, and their surroundings were getting more and more miserable. There were other people before this. But now, it was a desolate place. Occasionally, they could see a dilapidated short wall. The dilapidated house was filled with a few old men who were on their last breaths, or it was empty!

Corpses could be seen everywhere, the stench spread across the mountains and plains. . .

"It's good to know that men are evil, but it's good to have a daughter. If you give birth to a woman, you will have to marry a neighbor, and if you give birth to a man, you will have to bury the grass with the grass. If you don't see me, then. . . No one had ever taken the head of the Azure Sea. No one had ever taken the bones from the ancient times. New ghosts are annoying old ghosts, crying. Chirp! Chirp! Chirp! Chirp! Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!"

This was the" folk song "that Lin Yuchen heard when he just left the Ghost Thief's Mansion. He did not know where those children heard it from. Seeing that the poem was not bad, Lin Yuchen remembered it. At that time, he still did not understand what it meant. Now, he completely understood what it meant.

When he arrived near the Juyang, it was already dark. This was what Lin Yuchen had planned. After all, they had come from thousands of miles away. No matter what, they had to prepare a big gift for Xu Zifann.

Taking advantage of the dark night, Lin Yuchen and Lim Xue sneaked into Yin Ziqi's grain camp. After that, Lin Yuchen used the Blood Flame. As expected, the surroundings instantly turned into a sea of fire.

Of course, Lin Yuchen and Lim Xue did not continue to fight. After accomplishing their goal, they immediately fled and rushed all the way to the city of Juyang.

Before coming here, Lin Yuchen had already planned countless outcomes and scenes, and had prepared himself mentally. However, he did not expect that everything in front of him was still out of Lin Yuchen's expectations!