The noise passed, and night fell, and the dark curtains in the sky gradually came, rolling and surging, eroding the wooden bones little by little until the entire city was swallowed up and integrated with the wilderness.

The night wind blew, and the smell of rotten corpses rolled up.

Every day, people starve to death in inconspicuous corners of the city. In the hot weather, the bodies will be swollen in one or two days, emitting a disgusting stench, which will permeate the air of the city.

There were vultures hovering in the night sky, ready to dive down at any time to enjoy a delicious meal. People looked at the empty dining table in despair, turned a blind eye to the vultures hovering and chirping above their heads, and their eyes were full of numbness.

This white city is already decayed.

In the dark alley, dogs barking from time to time, indicating that another fierce fight was taking place there.

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

The dog barking suddenly stopped a bit, obviously because the dog was "too ignorant" and was even more tragic.

"It's a hearty dinner."

The rumors during the day accelerated the uneasiness and commotion of the people in the city. Even if night came, the people in the city still found it difficult to fall asleep, so they found out about each other and found out what to do.

The desperate people are ready to break into the city gate.

At this moment, another rumor was circulating among the people, making people frightened.

"Have you heard it? The guard of the Xicheng Gate was convinced by his family that he would quietly open the city gate early tomorrow morning and let the family go out of the city." The person who said this was a low voice.

"Really? Then we can't go out too." The person who received the news could not suppress his excitement.

"Prepare early. Tomorrow will be crowded. The guards dare not open the city gate all the time. Can they escape from the sky? This is the opportunity, but you must not miss it."

"I understand, I'll clean up the fine and keep guarding near the city gate overnight."

"Okay, see you at the city gate."

Similar conversations continue to happen in the city.

In this way, a undercurrent quietly takes shape and will surely converge into a vast ocean and destroy everything.

…………

When the Black Snake Guard secret agent in the city got the news, he felt that things were unusual and sent the information outside the city overnight. With their professional sense of smell, they could smell a conspiracy from afar.

Di Qing received the report and didn't have time to rest, so he went to the tent to discuss matters overnight.

"The generals think how should we deal with this change?" Although Di Qing was the chief general, he never acted arbitrarily. Instead, he asked the generals' opinions first.

As the deputy general, Lu Bu sat first in the left hand and was also from the Imperial Guards. He was naturally one level higher than ordinary generals. He said calmly: "If the information is true, just take this opportunity to enter the city."

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

"Not appropriate." The speaker was a division commander of the Somali Corps. "If the city gate really needs to be wide open, the city gate will be crowded with people. When the army rushed in, it would be inevitable that it would fall into the sea of ​​people and would not be able to break free. What if the enemy set up an ambush near the city gate, wouldn't it be bad?"

Lu Bu looked at the division commander contemptuously and said proudly: "If anyone else can rush in, the Imperial Guard will definitely rush in. Regardless of whether it has ambush or not, just kill it."

This is really domineering.

The Third Corps of the Imperial Guards led by Lu Bu was named "Dragon Blood Battle Cavalry" by the king. It was an elite cavalry that was not weaker than the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. It was not reckless to boast about it like this.

The dragon blood fights the fierceness of the cavalry, and you are sure to rush into the city.

Once you guard the West City Gate, the wood bones will be broken and you will be defeated. This battle will be won.

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

Even Di Qing was a little moved for a moment. The long-term confrontation between the two armies was very terrifying to consume food and grass, and the food and grass in Somalia could not be plundered infinitely.

If you are really impatient and plundering, those people will rebel.

"This battle is indeed not suitable to be delayed."

But Di Qing was cautious by nature, and what the division commander said was not unreasonable. Based on his intuition, Di Qing felt that the successive events that happened in the Mugudu City were too strange and full of conspiracy.

It is really inappropriate to enter the city rashly.

The King's General's 200,000 army entrusted him, but Di Qing did not dare to make any mistakes. However, it was a bit inappropriate to refuse Lu Bu's proposal in this way, which made Di Qing a little difficult.

Fortunately, there were also strong generals in the Somali Corps. Seeing the coach frowned, he guessed that he did not agree with Lu Bu's proposal, but it was inconvenient to make it clear, refuting Lu Bu's face.

At this time, they naturally had to come forward and rescue the siege and said, "What the general said is not without reason, and the Dragon Blood Battle 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 could hardly be hidden.

"It's just a point. Doing this will cause a large number of civilian casualties and easily cause chaos in the city. The king ordered us to come to attack the city, and what we wanted was a complete and intact giant city, rather than a deserted city where the people's hearts were lost. Therefore, we will think that it is necessary to be cautious when rushing to the city gate." The division commander said it more tactfully.

When Lu Bu heard this, his expression stagnated. This powerful general is not afraid of the heavens or the earth, but he is afraid of the king alone. If he really wants to ruin the king's affairs, Lu Bu cannot afford it.

"this……"

The other party moved out of the king's favor, but Lu Bu couldn't argue anymore, but he was full of unwillingness.

Di Qing glanced at the division commander with appreciation, which made the other party feel excited and secretly excited.

After comforting his subordinates, Di Qing turned to look at Lu Bu and said with a smile: "In this way, the general will prepare a three thousand elite cavalry and make a decision tomorrow depending on the situation. How about?"

Lu Bu is not a ungrateful person. When he said this, he could only nod his head and agree. Besides, if he really wanted to charge against the city gate, Lu Bu was not 100% sure, so he no longer insisted.

Having discussed this, I still couldn't explain a solution.

Di Qing had already made up his mind and said, "I think so, we cleared a hole in the west overnight to guide the people who left the city to the rear of the army, and then set up several large porridge sheds in the rear to serve hot porridge for free. In this way, these people should not do anything wrong."

Except for the east facing the sea, the other three sides were surrounded by the Daxia army. The Central Army camp was located on the west, echoing the Atlantic fleet on the sea on the east.

If the people want to leave the city, they must pass through the Daxia military camp, so they must prepare in advance. If the people are allowed to rush out in a mess, God knows what will happen.

For hungry people, the hot porridge is an excellent "bait", guiding the people to gather at designated locations of the army, so as not to mess around.

I have to say that Di Qing’s idea is still a good starting point.

It’s just that some things are often expected and caught people off guard.

"This is a good idea!"

The other generals nodded in agreement.

Di Qing suddenly looked sober and said, "It is one thing to let the people go out of the city, but you can't be careless, let alone let the Somalia king mingle among the people and sneak out of the city."

During the war in Morocco, the King of Morocco fled among the people, fled to his neighbor Algeria, and formed a kingdom in exile, which caused a lot of trouble to the court.

There are still constant aftermath.

In this battle, Di Qing naturally could not repeat the same mistake. If the Somalia king was let go, Di Qing would probably be laughed at by other generals.

"Since you have opened an opening, you must set up a checkpoint to investigate the people out of the city one by one, and strictly prevent suspicious people from getting involved in the crowd and taking advantage of the troubled waters." Di Qing ordered.

"promise!"

After the military agreement was over, the barracks took action.

For a large army of craftsmen with the army, it is not very difficult to do these things. The only troublesome thing is to clear some military camps overnight.

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

Often, a turbulence may cause a disturbance in the camp, let alone a night of movement. If the Daxia army had not been well-trained, Di Qing would not dare to do this.

Even so, I was busy until the end of the night.

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On August 4th, the wood bones were tied to the west gate.

As soon as the sky was dawn, thousands of people had gathered near the Xicheng Gate.

The people are not stupid. Before the city gate opened, they did not appear carelessly on the streets near the city gate, but instead hid in nearby houses.

They were worried that the city guard general would not dare to let go when he saw such people.

The quiet street seemed empty, but was actually silently watched by countless pairs of eyes, especially the city gate, which was the focus of the whole city.

If the eyes could really be focused, the city gate would probably be lit.

The wooden bones are bound by the sea, and there is mist every morning. The thin fog soars up and down the quiet streets, hazy, and well conceals the crowds hidden in the houses.

Every house is crowded, and even the beams are full of people.

In order to leave the city, many people squatted on the beams of the house for a whole night and didn't even dare to sleep. Everyone was waiting for the family of the city gate guard to arrive.

Until seven in the morning, the streets were still empty.

"Why haven't come yet? The news is not fake, right?" Someone began to worry, because it was just a rumor after all.

Some people also began to pray, "If you don't, you will definitely come."

That family suddenly became the hope of the whole city.

Just as the crowd was anxious, the sound of a wheelbarrow colliding with a stone road suddenly came from the quiet street, squeaking, which was quite eye-catching on the empty street.

The crowd was shocked and looked out the crack in the door.

Sure enough, I saw a group of people pushing a wheelbarrow and carrying their luggage and quietly heading towards the west gate.

"It's them!"

"They are here!"

"They are really here!"

While the crowd quickly passed the message, they suppressed the excitement in their hearts. Some people were so nervous that they couldn't even speak, and their throats were tightened.

Looking at the family, it was like looking at God.

Everyone was ready to go, waiting for the moment when the city gate opened, rushed out of the city gate as fast as possible, escaped from the heavens, and escaped from this suffocating purgatory on earth.
Chapter completed!