Episode 10 Chapter 463

Chapter 463

The Mo cavalry led by Xu Hua did not cause much damage to the Feng army, but they were completely wiped out, including Xu Hua, who was hacked to death by the Feng army.

The complete annihilation of the Mo cavalry means that the Mo capital Zhenjiang no longer has the strength to fight outside the city, and now, the Mo country has no reinforcements to reinforce Zhenjiang.

Mo Zhan Ningdi is under the attack of the Sanshui Army and the Huwei Army, and it is difficult to protect itself, so how can it have the spare strength to reinforce Zhenjiang? Most of the counties in the north of the Mo country were occupied by the Feng army, and they could not support Zhenjiang. Now even the counties in the south have become precarious with the full invasion of the An and Huan armies, and they are unable to take care of themselves. Therefore, Zhenjiang has really become a veritable isolated city at this time. There is no external aid to look forward to. Whether it can hold on depends entirely on the defenders themselves.

However, there are not many defenders in Zhenjiang City at present. Without the cavalry corps, there are only more than 300,000 troops left. The only thing that can make people feel a little relieved is the 100,000 capital city guards. They were the elite soldiers selected from the Central Army. They were strong and loyal to the Mo Kingdom and Shao Fang. Even though the current situation in the capital was so critical that even the Central Army had a large number of deserters, the Imperial Guards were still neat and stable, without any deserters.

Now it was the Imperial Guards in the capital that made Tang Yin worried. He had asked Li Jin about this matter, hoping that Li Jin could think of a way to make the Imperial Guards in the capital defect, so that he could get rid of a big trouble for his siege.

But Li Jin was powerless to do anything about it.

The chief general of the Imperial Guards in the capital was Lin Zhengling, Shao Fang's confidant and beloved general. Like Xu Hua, he was also a retainer of Shao Fang and was absolutely loyal to Shao Fang. It was harder than climbing to the sky to make him defect.

After hearing what Li Jin said, Tang Yin was also discouraged. It seemed that it was unlikely to make the capital guards of Mo country defect. He then changed his target and made the next best choice, hoping that Li Jin could persuade the generals of the central army of Mo country to defect to his side.

Li Jin was a general and was very familiar with the defense situation of Zhenjiang. He could even tell it in one breath without thinking. At present, the main generals of the four cities in the southeast, northwest and northeast of Zhenjiang were Bai Rong, Zhou Dagui, Gao Peng and Tan Ze. Li Jin had the deepest friendship with Bai Rong. He dared not say that they were friends of life and death, but at least they were close friends who could talk about anything.

The Li family and the Bai family were old friends. Li Jin and Bai Rong knew each other very early. It was not an exaggeration to say that they grew up together wearing open-crotch pants. In total, they had been friends for decades.

Now Tang Yin asked him to persuade the Mo general to defect, and the one he was most confident about was Bai Rong.

Of course, his confidence was relative to the other three generals. After all, he had now defected to Feng country, and he was not sure whether Bai Rong would still treat him as a friend or a confidant. However, after he defected to Feng State, he could not refuse the first task Tang Yin gave him, so he had to bite the bullet and agreed to it.

That night, late at night, Li Jin did not bring any followers with him. He wore casual clothes, rode a horse, and went to the East City of Zhenjiang alone.

When he was still fifty steps away from the moat, he was discovered by the soldiers guarding the city wall. Because it was late at night and the distance was far, the soldiers could not see his appearance clearly. Someone shouted, "Who is it?"

"I am an old friend of General Bai!" Li Jin hurriedly pulled the reins of his warhorse, fearing that the soldiers guarding the city would recognize his identity. He also deliberately lowered his voice and replied, "Brothers, please let General Bai go out of the city to meet me... and me!"

"Bullshit! The enemy has surrounded the city now. If you are really an old friend of our General Bai, how can you get in? I think you are a spy sent by the enemy. Brothers, shoot arrows--"

"Wait, wait!" Li Jin was startled and said repeatedly, "I am indeed an old friend of General Bai. If you don't believe me, find General Bai and ask him."

At this time, there was silence on the top of the city. After a long time, someone said, "What's your name?"

"I am Chu Yao Jushi. Report to your general and he will know." Li Jin replied loudly. He didn't dare to give his real name. The reason why he used the name Chu Yao Jushi was also meaningful.

His general's mansion had a fake lake, which was built very uniquely and beautifully. Bai Rong often visited his mansion in the past. Once, he jokingly said that his fake lake was like the fairyland in heaven, and he also named it Chuyao.

Now when he called out the name Chuyao, others would not feel anything, but Bai Rong would definitely guess who he was.

The soldiers heard him speak so convincingly, and they did not dare to neglect him. What if he was really an old friend of the general? If they ignored him, wouldn't they be punished by the general if he knew about it in the future?

One soldier shouted loudly: "Stand here and don't move. I will report to General Bai now. If you dare to deceive us, don't blame us for being rude to you!"

After speaking, the soldier ran down the city wall quickly and reported to Bai Rong.

Li Jin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and his heart rose to his throat. He was not afraid that Bai Rong would not recognize him. What he was afraid of was that after Bai Rong recognized him, he would not even give him a chance to speak, and would directly order the arrows to be shot.

He was only fifty steps away from the moat, and was definitely within the range of the defenders on the top of the city. Once the arrows were shot, he would not be able to save his life even if he had ten.

Let's not talk about his fears here, let's talk about Bai Rong. Bai Rong is currently living in the barracks under the city, very close to the city wall.

At this time, he had not slept yet, and he couldn't sleep. The millions of troops from Fengyu and other countries surrounded Zhenjiang, and a fierce battle was about to break out. As the commander of Dongcheng, he was under a lot of pressure. He hadn't slept well for a night during this period.

When he was lying on the bed and thinking about random things, he suddenly heard a soldier report that an old friend of his had come outside the city and called himself Chu Yao.

When Bai Rong, who was in a state of confusion, heard Chu Yao, he waved his hands without even thinking about it and said angrily: "What Chu Yao, I have never met such a person..."

The soldier who reported the news was so angry that his nose was almost crooked when he heard it, and cursed in his heart: Damn it, the person who came is indeed a spy of the enemy army. I said it, how could the general's old friend pass through the enemy's encirclement, causing him to run an errand in vain.

When the soldier was about to turn around and leave, the curtain of the tent was suddenly lifted, and Bai Rong, who was only wearing a middle-length coat, strode out from inside.

He came close to the soldier, grabbed his collar, and asked sternly: "What did you say just now? What does the person call himself?"

Unexpectedly, the general suddenly reacted so strongly. The soldier turned pale and stammered: "Here... the person calls himself... Chu Yao Lay Buddhist... and said... he is an old friend of the general..."

Chu Yao? Isn't that the name I gave to the fake lake in Li Jin's mansion? Could it be that the person who came is... Thinking of this, Bai Rong's eyes suddenly lit up. Li Jin, Li Jin, you are so brave. You have already turned against Feng Kingdom, and you dare to come to me.

He asked: "How many soldiers and horses did the person bring?"

"Ah? Soldiers and horses?" The soldier was stunned by the question. After a long pause, he stretched out a finger tremblingly and said in a trembling voice: "Reporting to the general, the person who came is just one person, without a single soldier..."

"Ha! Haha!" Bai Rong laughed twice in anger when he heard this.

Came alone? Is this still the Li Jin he knew? Or is he so sure that he would not kill him? He shook his head and said to the guards on his left and right: "Bring me my cloak!"

"The general hasn't put on his armor yet." "That's not necessary."

Bai Rong wore a middle coat, a pair of boots, and only a cloak, and followed the soldiers who reported the news to the top of the city. When he arrived at the city gate, he held the arrow saddle with his hands and leaned out to look. Yes, there was a horse standing alone fifty steps away from the city, and there were no other soldiers around. He rolled his eyes, pondered for a moment, and shouted loudly: "Is the person coming Chu Yao Jushi?"

Oh! It's Bai Rong! Li Jin, who was waiting outside the city, was refreshed when he heard Bai Rong's words, but then he felt a chill in his heart. Should he reply? Will Bai Rong order him to be killed?

Alas, at this point, he can only risk it! Li Jin made up his mind, plucked up his courage, and pretended to be relaxed and shouted back: "That's right! General Bai, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing recently?"

Hey! It's really Li Jin! Although he couldn't see the other person's face, he knew it was definitely Li Jin from the voice! Bai Rong patted his head, and couldn't tell what he felt in his heart. He didn't blame Li Jin for defecting to Feng State, but he blamed him for not discussing it with him in advance since he wanted to defect. It would be fine even if he just mentioned it to him. For such a big thing, he threw him aside. He did it as he said, and didn't consider him a friend at all! Decades of friendship are really worthless.

"Not so good! Recently, an old friend of mine left without saying goodbye, which is really chilling!" Bai Rong said pointedly.

Li Jin certainly understood that Bai Rong was talking about himself. He sighed in his heart and said, "General Bai, are you willing to go out of the city to talk to my old friend face to face?"

Bai Rong narrowed his eyes and asked back, "Are you going to harm me?"

Li Jin said seriously, "We have known each other for many years. When have I ever harmed General Bai? Besides, I am only here alone. What is General Bai afraid of?"

That's true! The two of them knew each other very well, and Bai Rong knew very well how capable Li Jin was. However, if he left the city without permission and spread the news, he would be in trouble. But Li Jin dared to come to him alone, so he must have something very important. Bai Rong tapped his forehead, thought for a while, and decided to take the risk of leaving the city. He said to his left and right: "Prepare the horses!"

"General..." The surrounding Mo army soldiers were all shocked. It was a taboo to leave the city without permission when the two armies were fighting!

Understanding everyone's concerns, Bai Rong said: "The person outside the city is my close friend, and he is very capable. This time, he may come to offer a plan to protect the city. I must go out of the city to see him!"