Chapter 489 Xiao Jing: The Merit of Following the Dragon

"If it's not the north, then where else could it be?" Xiao Quan was stunned.

"The smoother the north is, who do you think is more anxious?" Xiao Jing said.

"Of course it's Jin Xia." Xiao Quan said Jin Xia without hesitation, but then he remembered something and said, "King Huai?"

"Yes." Xiao Jing walked out of the house with his hands behind his back, looked up at the blue sky, and said, "The last time King Huai took advantage of Chen Mo's battle with Jin Xia to raid Huaizhou, he didn't expect that the plan was not only discovered, but also suffered a heavy defeat. Even Li Mingfan and Li Mingzhong turned to Chen Mo.

It can be said that the current King Huai is at the end of his rope. Once the war in the north is completely over, Chen Mo will definitely settle accounts with him. If I were the King Huai, I would definitely not sit and wait for death at this time."

"Master, you mean that King Huai may attack Huaizhou again. Geng Songfu asked you to go there to deal with King Huai." Xiao Quan's mind was working fast, and then he said with some worry: "Master, you are old, and you have a hidden disease. If something happens, the Xiao family..."

Xiao Quan hesitated.

At the same time, Xiao Quan still had some opinions about Chen Mo.

The Xiao family agreed to join him.

But in March, he still sent the navy to Jiangnan. Although it has been withdrawn now, it does not trust the Xiao family at all.

In this case, before the young lady is pregnant, there is no need for the Xiao family to help him like this.

Xiao Jing understood Xiao Quan's meaning and said, "If something happens to me, the Xiao family will be entrusted to you in the future."

Xiao Jing has only one son and one daughter. After Xiao Chongrong's death, Xiao Jing is equivalent to having no successor. A hundred years later, the position of the head of the family will eventually be handed over to other clansmen.

"Master." Xiao Jing's words made Xiao Quan excited and worried. He asked, "Is it worth it?"

"It's worth it." Xiao Jing turned around and answered loudly, "Do you know why our Xiao family can become one of the seven famous families?"

"That's because our family has the merit of following the dragon."

"Yes, the ancestor followed the right person at that time, and I have a hunch that there is an opportunity for the Xiao family to restore the glory of the ancestor's period." Xiao Jing said.

Xiao Quan: "..."

"According to the current situation, if nothing unexpected happens, Chen Mo will drive the Jinxia barbarians out of the Song Dynasty. In this way, the entire north will fall into his hands, Huaizhou will be in his hands, and Jiangdong will be attached to him. It can be said that half of the world of the Song Dynasty will be in his hands. By then..."

Speaking of this, Xiao Jing did not say anything more, but Xiao Quan did not understand what Xiao Jing meant. At that point, Chen Mo would be the greatest prince in the world. If he took another step forward, he could replace the Song Emperor and change the dynasty.

As followers, especially those who have made great contributions, the Xiao family will naturally be able to rest with the country.

Xiao Quan's breathing became a little faster.

...

Youzhou, Bingcheng.

As the northernmost place of the Song Dynasty, the temperature has turned cooler since October.

But the people outside Bingcheng are still sweating, and the busy sounds of the people are mixed with the urging sounds of the Jinxia barbarians.

"Hurry up, hurry up, don't be lazy."

"Pah, what are you dawdling for, do you want to be whipped?"

"I'm talking to you, hurry up."

Since Tuoba Zhu escaped from Long County, he rushed back to Youzhou, and happened to meet Gar who came to support him on the road.

Tuoba Zhu told Gar what happened in Long County.

Well, although he didn't see Timur die with his own eyes, the terrain and environment of the stone mountain at that time made Tuoba Zhu assume that Timur was dead.

Besides, so many days have passed, and no news about Timur has been received.

So Tuoba Zhu and Gar discussed and returned to Bingcheng, adopting the policy of holding on formulated by Timur before his death, and dragging it to Wanyan Xiaji to make efforts.

In order to deal with the "strange thunder" of the Chen army, Gar decided to widen the moat of Bingcheng, and reinforce the city walls and gates, and was determined to be a turtle.

On the city wall, Gar looked at the Song people who were busy below and said, "It has been widened to 80 zhang, is it not enough?"

The width of the general moat is about 10 to 20 zhang.

80 zhang is wide enough, and ordinary catapults can't attack so far.

Not to mention arrows, they can't even shoot.

"It's definitely not enough. General Gar, you haven't seen the strange thunder with your own eyes, and you don't know how terrible it is. At that time, our army was still 600 to 700 steps away from the Chen army, and they were all injured by the strange thunder. At 80 zhang, the strange thunder can still attack our city wall." Tuoba Zhu said with fear.

"Six or seven hundred steps." Gar was shocked. It was almost two hundred feet. How could that strange thunder hit so far?

"Your Highness, it is not possible to widen the moat to the distance you want overnight. At present, eighty feet is the limit." Gar said.

"Is it the limit?" Tuoba Zhu sighed and asked immediately, "How is the reinforcement of the city wall going?"

"It's too rushed. Some materials can't be transported. The progress is a bit slow. But winter is coming soon. When the time comes, pouring some water on the city wall will be stronger than any reinforcement." Gar said.

"It's only mid-October now. It will take at least a month for the water to turn into ice. Is it in time?"

As Tuoba Zhu was talking, a scout trotted to Gar and said, "General, traces of Chen's army were found fifty miles away."

Although Tuoba Zhu was the prince of Jinxia and a top-grade warrior, he was only the supervisor of the Eastern Route Army. After Yelu Tongku, Kuimu, and Timur died in battle one after another, Gar became the actual commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route Army.

"What?"

Hearing this, Gar's expression changed slightly, and he quickly ordered: "Have them stop working quickly and enter the city immediately to prepare to meet the enemy."

"promise."

After Gar's order was given, Tuoba Zhu said slightly pessimistically: "It seems that Chen Jun will not give us a chance."

Gar felt that Tuoba Zhu was a little too pessimistic, so he said: "Although I have never seen Chen Jun's strange thunder with my own eyes, no matter how powerful Chen Jun's strange thunder is, this siege still requires people to attack the city. The moat is so wide. As long as we don't let Chen Jun get close, they can't get in."

Tuoba Zhu knew that he would be a little weak if he said anything, and said: "General, you will know when you see it."

Hearing this, Gar's face was solemn and he whispered: "We'll see what happens in the offensive and defensive battle tomorrow."

It's fifty miles away. If we act quickly, we should attack the city tomorrow.

At the same time, several miles away from Bing City, Xia Zhining was holding a captured telescope and observing every move outside Bing City.

"These barbarians are strengthening the defenses of the annexed city. They seem to be planning to retreat into the city and wait for us." Xia Zhining put down her telescope and said.