I have a fortune book

Chapter 256 Chi Tian Shows Pity?no one dares to speak up

On March [-], Zhou Bai, the king of Anbei, led the army of demons to land in Pujin County, and rushed for hundreds of miles. On the same day, they broke through Pujin County and caused Fancheng to lose an arm.

On March [-], Li Dingguo led his army to rush into Yuanshi County, forcing the defenders to surrender, and then broke the other arm of Fancheng.

Fancheng has become an isolated city like a rich people, with [-] remnants of soldiers in a hurry, and there is no time to repair it.

Suddenly he heard that his family was still fighting alone, and immediately fell out.

How to fight this?Definitely have to withdraw again.

Dingzhou City, the capital of the country, is the most powerful city in Dingzhou. There are soldiers, food and family members, so why bother to guard the isolated city.

Lei Zhen was unable to suppress his subordinates, and his morale plummeted like a flood after the embankment burst, and no manpower could restore it.

In desperation, he could only come up with Lei Haomiao's clear decree, even with some hints, saying that to protect the family and the country, the family is behind him.

But even so, the army is only stable on the surface, and many powerful military leaders have been colluding in private, discussing military advice and even rebelling.

It's true that their family members are in Dingzhou City, but you, General Lei Zhen, and other generals with the surname Lei, aren't they also Junhou's family members?

In the next few days, even if they were guards guarding the camp, the general surnamed Lei would turn a blind eye, for fear that something might happen in his sleep.

Lei Zhen was full of unwillingness and anger. While restraining his subordinates as much as possible, he could only sit and watch the Anbei army coming one after another to besiege the city.

On March [-]th, when the fish-dragon banner with five-color ribbons and embroidered with weird dragon patterns appeared under Fancheng, the last bit of luck of the defenders was cut off invisible.

Although Lei Zhen couldn't watch the spirit, but from the gloomy eyes of the generals around him and the rebellious words of many soldiers, he knew that the city might not be able to hold the city without waiting for the Anbei Army to take action.

His face was pale, and he bowed to Dingzhou City in the south: "Your Majesty, if there is no chance, I'm afraid I will have to die for my country..."

According to the secret letter Lei Haomiao gave him, today the capital of the country will hold a ceremony to sacrifice to heaven, and use the power of foreign transportation to save the situation.

……

Dingzhou City, the southern suburbs, where the heaven is worshipped, circle after circle of soldiers firmly guarded the vicinity.

The murderous aura and harsh military aura not only made the officials and people who participated in the sacrifice and onlookers a little uncomfortable, but also did not meet the requirements of the ceremony.

There are too many defenders. It is still very close to the city. Is it necessary to bring out all the palace guards?

In fact, for Lei Haomiao who knows the current situation, it is really necessary.

Lost three counties in a row in the north, even if Fancheng can block the front, it is normal for some cavalry and small troops to come from other places.

As early as two days ago, Chu Kai's cavalry outpost appeared a hundred miles outside Dingzhou City.

If it weren't for the fact that there were thousands of elite cavalry in the imperial guards, and the Taoist regiment that was supported could also scout out the enemy's situation, maybe this festival would really not leave the city.

The auspicious time has come. After the horns sounded in unison, Shaohua rites and music sounded.

Right Prime Minister Shi Yu in purple robes, and a crowd of officials in scarlet robes and red robes marched in a mighty procession, and the atmosphere of the grand ceremony suddenly emerged.

Dingguo's fate is the most expensive, and those with the most luck are this group of people. The official spirit is concentrated, the coercion is overwhelming, and the noisy voices all disappear.

Immediately afterwards, generals in military uniforms and heavy armor entered the arena, but the lineup of generals was much thinner than the full range of civil servants.

Those who could name and surname were all Lei, and a few calm and heroic generals followed behind, scanning and checking for any unstable factors in the audience.

With the gathering of civil and military forces, Shao Le suddenly became agitated. A majestic monarch wearing a marquis's crown came slowly towards the altar.

The clouds disappear, and the blue sky is like washing.

"Jun Hou's personal sacrifice, I only ask Chi Tian to show mercy..."

Lei Haomiao followed the process step by step, the incense was lingering, and the dense air gradually enveloped the altar.

"...Kun and the five grains prosper, and the dry days are illuminated. Together, they sing and dance, and the rituals and music are reported. Ten thousand people observe the oath, and solemnly proclaim it. The state is peaceful, and the life is long....

However, I bowed and bowed, knelt and knelt, and when the lengthy sacrificial words were finished, let alone the blessing of the Emperor of Heaven, there was not even a single vision.

There is no way, Lei Haomiao can only take out a storage box wrapped in yellow cloth, this box can store manuscripts, and preserve the literary spirit without leaking out.

Guided by the literary spirit in the storage box, it can enlighten children and open up their context.

Lei Haomiao's writing box now is the manuscripts he has collected from great talents in the state during his years as governor.

Gently open the lid of the box, and the irrepressible energy of writing rushes out, gold, cyan, red, among which red writing is only a few.

These manuscripts were originally intended to be used as the foundation of the clan, so as to prevent future generations from producing fools and tarnishing the reputation of the Lei family.

Lei Haomiao sighed softly, feeling a little bit reluctant, but in order to let the Red Emperor see him, he could only make a bad move and sacrifice at once.

According to some anecdotes left over from previous dynasties, enough literary spirit can make the emperor of heaven more clever when he comprehends the Dao, so worshiping the heaven with literature may make the emperor of heaven happy.

The Chinese manuscript in the furnace burns very quickly, thin white smoke slowly rises, and the ashes either settle or dance with the breeze.

Under such a special environment, all kinds of visions could not be concealed. Seeing the rising spirit of culture, Lei Haomiao knelt in front of the sacrificial tripod full of piety.

"I kowtow and pray, please His Majesty the Red Emperor to show mercy, the northern bandits who have not inherited the fortune of virtue, wantonly seize the country of red fortune, and deprive you of food..."

"Your Majesty, please let the light of the red sky shine on Dingguo."

As the prince of a country bearing red fortune, even though Lei Haomiao is just a mortal, he can really be called a minister in front of the Red Emperor.

Since the courtiers are in trouble, the Red Emperor naturally has to ignore it, otherwise the monarchs of the Red Kingdom in the world will not be disappointed.

When the flourishing spirit of culture rises to the sky, a red ray of light shines directly on the high blue sky, and the core of the ray of light is Lei Haomiao.

"You are sincere, but the situation is irreversible... Keep your family alive."

The majestic sound resounded in Lei Haomiao's heart, but he was not happy at all.

Is it just that Baolei's family is full of incense?
He didn't care whether the owner of the voice was Chidi or not, he immediately cried out: "Your Majesty, what I want is luck, and I will definitely return it in the future!"

"If you don't lend a helping hand today, Dingguo, who bears the red fortune, will soon disappear in the Tianyuan Continent, and you will lose a loyal mortal servant."

Perhaps it was because of the sacrifice, or Lei Haomiao's tearful remarks, which really moved the higher-ups.

That majestic Hong Sheng really gave an idea.

"Since you serve the clan country, you should ask for help from the clan country. Chi Tian can't interfere with human nature and fight for dragons like this. I hope you can do it yourself..."

In the lingering sound, the scarlet glow has disappeared, and the sacrifice to heaven has come to an end here.

At this time, Zhenjun Shaoyuan, who was personally inspecting in the distance, frowned, and naturally looked at the core of Dingzhou City.

I saw that the Tianzhu of National Fortune, which had been in decline and became shorter, was suddenly shaken because of this sacrifice to heaven, and countless light spots fell off, revealing the dilapidated scene inside the Tianzhu.

What's more serious is that some holes are forming on the base of the Tianzhu, that is, on the foundation.

This is not only the loss of the war and the loss of national fortune, but the shaking of the foundation and the collapse of tall buildings.

Obviously, Lei Haomiao failed in offering sacrifices to the heavens, and did not get the assistance he wanted.

The last hope was shattered, the foundation was rotten, and the Tianzhu entered the countdown to collapse.

Since Heaven really does not plan to intervene deeply in the human world, then the general trend of Dingzhou is clear, and the person who cast Dingzhou tripod is most likely Zhou Bai.

Tianyuan Continent, the Middle Earth Dynasty, every time a state is opened, it will gather the fortune of the new state, gather the hope of all living beings, and finally cast the state tripod to suppress the luck.

The current Dingzhou tripod draws the secret Dingzhou luck in Shenjing City to contribute to the continuation of Daxu Guozuo.

In the past dynasties, anyone who has the owner to recast the state tripod will inevitably make the state fortune flourish.

If the owner is a bright and talented person, he can take advantage of the prosperity of the state to develop vigorously and lead the state to prosperity in the next few hundred years.

Shao Yuan is thinking now, to meet Zhou Bai in person, one is to completely cut off the cause and effect of enshrining with Daxu and Dingguo, and the other is to verify whether Zhou Bai is suitable to be the Lord of Dingzhou.

The sound transmission talisman flew to the south, and he himself stepped on the cloud to the north.

"Come here, invite the envoy of Daxu to come here. I have something important to report to the suzerain." Lei Haomiao, who hurried back to Miyagi, ordered impatiently.

"May I ask you, what is the purpose of contacting Daxu at this time? What is the specific situation of offering sacrifices to the sky?" The right minister Shi Zhen asked with a heavy expression, clasping his hands.

All the way back to the city, he saw chaos and panic along the way, but there was barely order under the pressure of the soldiers.

For the only purple-robed minister in Dingguo, Lei Haomiao should respect him more or less, and what if he could give some useful advice.

So Lei Haomiao told him in detail the conversation that happened during the heaven sacrifice, and told him that he would borrow luck from Daxu next.

Shi Zhen sighed for a long time, it's fine to ask the Heavenly Court for help, if she can ask for it, there may be a chance of reversal.

But just borrowing luck from the suzerain country, how much luck can be borrowed, and without a foundation of strength, luck is just a castle in the air.

He bowed to ask, and earnestly remonstrated: "Your Majesty, why are you doing this? It's better to focus on the actual situation."

"Our country still has [-] banned troops, [-] soldiers are brave, and Dingzhou City has high walls and deep walls, which are as solid as gold soup. The national stockpile can still last for a year, so it might not be possible to stick to it and wait for changes."

"I suggest that you immediately look for an opportunity to rescue the remnants of Fancheng, as many as you can save... Summon the big households in Dingzhou and borrow troops from them, so that you can kill two birds with one stone... For loyal ministers and righteous men, issue a heavy reward order..."

It can be said that these suggestions are all effective methods in the current crisis.

Shi Yu can be a council member of a state, and when Lei Haomiao is eager to support his family, he has the real ability to secure the position of prime minister.

However, Lei Haomiao is now facing a desperate situation, and he only wants to make a comeback, so how can he still listen to some old-fashioned words of seeking the country? Take your time, the country will die long ago.

At this moment, Shao Yuan's sound-transmitting talisman arrived, making him nod repeatedly: "As long as Zhenjun is willing to make a move, as long as he is willing to make a move, don't ask to behead Zhou Bai and hurt him, this Nanzheng must be slow."

"Emissary Daxu has a ten-thousand-mile sound transmission talisman, I hope it will be in time..."

After a while, Shi Yu looked at Lei Haomiao humbly explaining his appeal to Daxu's envoy, then silently shook his head and left.

Maybe Daxu really needs the nail of Dingzhou and is willing to help. As a loyal minister of Daxu, he can't stop his old club from knowing the situation in Dingzhou.

……

Outside Fancheng, after Zhou Bai's arrival, the siege began immediately.

The number is not enough, and it has not yet had time to be loaded into the counterweight trebuchet of the navy fleet to show its power.

After some soldiers were dispatched to the heavy equipment battalion, the firing efficiency of the trebuchet and bed crossbow was significantly higher.

"Hold on, hold on, the reinforcements will be here soon! You promise to hold on to today, each person will be given three acres of land and five taels of silver..."

Although the encouragement of Lei Zhen and the supervising team made some soldiers a little excited and wanted to defend the city, but the three hundred catties of cannon stones and the crossbow arrows with thick forearms made them unable to lift their heads.

The Anbei Army's landfilling and bridging operations on the moat were methodical and the progress was extremely fast.

By the afternoon, the towers of Fancheng had been smashed flat, and the walls were full of potholes.

Although the two-foot-wide moat below the city has not been filled, there are more than ten solid pontoon bridges, which are extremely conspicuous.

The rain of arrows from the strong bow gradually thinned out. Lei Zhen lay behind the parapet, watching the stragglers of the Anbei Army rushing towards him, filled with resentment.

After laying the groundwork, it is time to start to really use people to attack the city.

"Hmph, if I can go back, I must read a book for those who are vegetarians."

"Fancheng is such an important hub city, but it is not reinforced. The city is three feet high and the moat is two feet wide. How many days can it stop Anbei's army?"

Regarding Lei Zhen's complaints and questioning, the deputy general immediately said in a low voice: "General, in fact, the layout of Fancheng has far surpassed that of ordinary county towns, and some county towns don't even have a moat."

Lei Zhen was stunned for a moment, yes, Fancheng must have been a strong city in the past.

As long as the defenders and food are sufficient, if ordinary rebels come to attack, they will not be able to shake the slightest for ten days and a half months.

Then why did he subconsciously have the notion that Fancheng could not defend?By the way, it was the new city defense situation caused by the Anbei Army.

Powerful trebuchets, innovative siege tactics, siege equipment for various purposes...

The most important thing is that he has fought many times, and he doesn't know that the soldiers in the Anbei Army are good at climbing the city.

Fumin City was purposely raised to five feet high, and even if it cannot be defended, what about Fancheng?

"Quickly, put the rolling stones and pour gold juice!"

"Not good, there are many innate generals in the west city, stepping on the crossbow, arrow and ladder to go to the city..."

"Report, there is a fire in the city, Captain Ma led people to rebel."

The city is now in chaos, and it is unknown how many people have rebelled.

Seeing those Anbei army with vigorous pace and blood soaring like wolf smoke, they made a breakthrough in less than a quarter of an hour after the "Ant Possession" attacked the city, Lei Zhen's heart died completely.

"It seems that Uncle didn't ask Chi Tian for help..."

At this time, Nancheng, which they personally guarded, also began to have Anbei board the city first, and the shouts of killing kept approaching.

The lieutenant general and his personal guards pulled Lei Zhen to leave: "General, let's retreat, so that the green hills will be left without worrying about no firewood. We still have the most powerful city in Dingzhou, which they can't take down!"

But Lei Zhen just shook his head, and drew out his saber: "Zhou Bai is sure of encircling and annihilating, why did he encircle three Ques and one?"

"I only hope that my Lei family can continue in Dingzhou... Fight to the death! Kill!"

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On March 3000, the last defenders of Fancheng were wiped out, and more than [-] people surrendered, but nearly [-] people died in bloody battles with Lei Zhen.

The Lei family raises soldiers generously, and there are always those who will serve loyally.

So far, all the pass cities north of Dingzhou City have come under the rule of Anbei.

On March [-], the Anbei army came to the city of Dingzhou.

The power of only [-] soldiers made the country's capital so majestic that no one dared to speak loudly.

(End of this chapter)