Jiankang, the city is bleak, the prosperous scene in the past in the wine shops is no longer there, pedestrians are hurried on the road, and there are some soldiers responsible for maintaining order in the streets and alleys, and everyone has a solemn expression.

At the corner of the city wall, many people were napping against the city wall. They were of different ages and clothes, both old and young, one by one, one by one, holding wooden sticks, shoulder poles and even stones in their hands.

Among these people, some were wearing Taoist robes, and many even had bare heads, monk robes, and formed a sharp contrast with other people with disheveled heads and dirty faces and dressed in tattered cloth clothes.

Taoist priests, monks and even nuns, together with other Jiankang people, were summoned to defend the city. The reason why the government acted like this was because the Northern Barbarians had already arrived at Jiankang City.

At the end of last month, the navy of the government was defeated, and the river defense was useless. The Zhou army gathered in the north of the Yangtze River and then began to cross the river.

On March 22, the Zhou army defeated the remaining naval forces of the official army at Caishiji, and then captured Caishi in the important town of Nanban. When the news came, the emperor summoned all ministers to discuss the court and announced martial law inside and outside the next day.

General Xiao Mohe of the Cavalry, General Fan Yi of the Guardian, and General Lu Guangda of the Central Leader, and was also appointed as the governor. He also appointed his close ministers Shi Wenqing and Kong Fan as the military supervisor to preside over the defense of Jiankang. The attendant of the Sanqi Cavalry Gao Wen reported to lead the infantry to the southern Yuzhou, while the southern Yuzhou navy reinforced Jiankang.

At the same time, the people in Jiankang City were conquered, and monks, nuns and Taoists had to serve in the military.

On March 28, the Zhou army captured Jingkou, and then quarried here. Both important places in Jingkou were lost. Jiankang was attacked by the two wings of the Zhou army, and the situation deteriorated.

On March 30, the Zhou army conquered Gushu, and then advanced to Jiankang in two groups. The Chen army along the river collapsed and surrendered. The Zhou army generals released the surrendered troops and distributed them to the generals to repatriate them, and asked these people to go back with the imperial edict to publicize them everywhere.

On April 1, the main force of the Zhou army crossed the river and combined 30,000 infantry and cavalry to camp in Xinlin southwest of Jiankang. The news came, and Jiankang was panicked.

The Chen army gathered in Jiankang for more than 100,000, and the city was full of food and grass. The people were also willing to serve the country. The generals asked for battle, but the emperor did not make any reply or make any arrangements. The fighter opportunity gradually lost, resulting in the Zhou army calmly encirclement.

The enemy troops were at the city, but the official army did not move, which made it difficult for the people of Jiankang to understand. Many people felt that the situation was not good, but some people felt that there was no need to panic.

"You guys are just a little knowledgeable. This is not the first time that the Beilu besieged Jiankang. What's the result? Are you still in disgrace?"

"But, but we are afraid that it will be difficult for us to resist..."

"What are you afraid of? What are you afraid of? Back then, I was as old as you, and I was conquered by the government to defend the city. At that time, when I looked at the Beilu army outside the city, I was so scared that I couldn't even hold the wooden stick..."

At the foot of the city wall, an old man was encouraging his neighbors. When talking about his experience back then, they were all conquered to defend the city. Faced with the deteriorating situation, many people were in panic.

Thirty-three years ago, Jiankang was still the capital of Liang State, and the country had not recovered from the destruction of the Hou Jing Rebellion. Qi took advantage of the situation and broke his promise to send troops to attack Jiankang directly. The cavalry and infantry army had more than 100,000 troops, and was in full force.

The Liang army took the initiative to attack and defeated the Qi army in succession. The tug-of-war between the two sides lasted until May. The Qi army forced to cross the river with its large numbers of people.

Chen Ba, a famous general of the Liang Kingdom who was guarding Jiankang, was calm and calm. He divided his troops to guard the important places around Jiankang. The generals fought bravely to kill the enemy, causing chaos in the Qi army. However, there were too many soldiers and horses on the other side, and he was finally approaching Jiankang.

The Qi army's cavalry even wandered outside Jiankang City, which made the city terrified.

"I tell you, at that time, I could see clearly at the top of the city that the horses that Beilu rode were much larger than ordinary horses. They ran quickly and rushed to the city in an instant."

"Their arrows were shot far and accurately. If something happened on the top of the city, they were shot into the door with an arrow, and they would not be able to do it on the spot."

When someone heard this, he asked nervously: "What about it later? The official army... Hey, the official army, why didn't the official army shoot them at that time?"

"Where can I shoot!"

The old man's voice suddenly became louder, and he waved his arms and continued to talk about the battle scene he had experienced: "The Beilu rode on the horse, and was very flexible. The official army shot arrows on the top of the city, and they were all fighting on the horse's back and hid all the arrows!"

The northerners are good at riding horses, just as the southerners are good at boats and boats. The old man said the Qi army's ability to ride aboard was amazing, and not many people questioned how the Qi army somersaulted on horseback back then.

"These Northern Gate are very capable soon, but so what? The official army still defeated them later!"

"They are also humans. They have to rest when they are tired and eat when they are hungry. The government army has firmly built a wall and cleared the fields. They can only eat the food they brought from Jiangbei, and the government army cut off their food channels!"

"I can't stay at Jiankang City, so the Beilu could only lean against the river. As a result, the official army attacked at night and robbed their grain ships. Now, haha..."

"Without food, the Northern Territory had to retreat, but he was not willing to give up. In June, more troops gathered to cross south again and fought until outside Jiankang City."

"What about it later?" The audience was very nervous and wanted to know how the official army (Liang army) defeated the Beilu.

"Later? When the Beilu arrived at Mufu Mountain, the government army ignored them, but instead robbed their food ships. The Beilu had no food to eat, so they could only kill horses and donkeys to fill their hunger. Seeing that they couldn't bear it, they rushed to jump over the wall... Where did they jump?"

Many of the people who were attending the audience were only in their twenties and thirties. They were just children and were not even born yet. How could they know where the Beilu (Qi Army) who was desperate to jump over the wall to jump to?

"They climbed over Jiangshan and arrived at the northwest side of Xuanwu Lake and occupied the Beijiao Temple!"

"Ah, that's not far outside the city?"

"Of course, the official army was not scared, and went directly to Beijiaotan to confront Beilu, and even robbed the high places to establish a village. At this moment, it started to rain heavily, and it took half a month, which made Beilu complain."

"Think about it, it's been raining so long, and water must have accumulated in low-lying areas. Those northerners didn't know how heavy the rainy days in the south were. They set up villages and chose low-lying places, but they were in great danger. Their feet were soaked so hard that they slept in the mud, and their food was gone again. That was a tragic thing."

"When the rain stopped, the official army was divided into two groups, one attacked the Northern Barbarians in front, and the other surrounded the rear. With such a siege attack, what's the use of the Northern Barbarians? They were defeated by the official army!"

"I tell you that I was sent to collect the body at that time. Beilu was so miserable. I don't know how many people fell along the way. They were all hacked to death by the official cavalry during the fleeing, and they died everywhere."

"The Beilu fled all the way, and the official army chased all the way, captured dozens of Beilu officials, and finally drove the Beilu directly down the river. More than half of the drowned were drowned, and the floating corpses filled the river!"

"Hmph, there were nearly 100,000 Beiliu people back then, and they were beaten to pieces by the government army. Now the number of Beiliu people is not as high as that of the past, so what can they do?"

"But, the official army has not moved for the past ten days..."

Faced with such concerns, the old man disagreed: "Oh, we common men, don't know the court's plans? Maybe the government is setting up a big banner!"

It seems to make sense, and everyone is a little convinced. After all, the Northern Barbarians have never conquered Jiankang for hundreds of years. The rebel general of Qi, Hou Jing, was just a conflict with the Liang rebels. Thirty years ago, the Northern Barbarians finally retreated at the city, so Jiankang will definitely be fine this time.

"It must be fine! The official army must be ready to wait for the Northern Lu to reveal its flaws. Think about it, what month is it now?"

"April."

With a "bang", the old man slapped his thigh: "Yes, in April, the rain is getting more and more. When the rainy season comes, the bowstrings will be loose and cannot shoot arrows. The two sides can only fight and confront each other. At that time, the northern barbarians outside the city will complain!"

After hearing what the old man said, everyone became excited and their previous fear eased a lot. Since the official army did not move, they must wait for the rainy season to come and waste the Northern Territory to death.
Chapter completed!