"Elder Shi, will you accept the will of the leader of the Lu Gang?" After crying for a while, an old beggar stood up and said loudly. Seeing that he was carrying nine pockets on his back, he was obviously a nine-bag disciple. He was ranked among the four elders in the Beggar Gang.

Upon hearing this, a group of disciples of the Beggars Sect stopped crying and looked at Shi Shugang. After the failure of the Northern Expedition ten years ago, Hong Qigong never appeared in the world again, even if Xiangyang was surrounded, so although the people of the Beggars Sect did not want to believe it, they knew that most of Hong Qigong had passed away. The original chief elder of the Beggars Sect, Elder Liang, had already passed away during the Northern Expedition, and Shi Shugang took over his position. Over the years, Lu Youjiao has been old and sick, and Shi Shugang often handles responsibilities on his behalf, and can be said to be the actual leader. In the presence, in addition to Guo Jing and Huang Rong, Shi Shugang has the highest prestige in the Beggars Sect and is also the most skilled person in the martial arts. He is regarded as the best candidate for the next leader.

"Elder Qian, what are you saying? Are you greedy for life and fearful of death, or do you want to be the leader of the gang now?" said another elder of the Beggars' Sect.

When Elder Qian heard this, his face suddenly changed and he said angrily: "I am greedy for life and fear of death? I want to be the leader of the gang? Wu Laosan, open your eyes and see when did I, Lao Qian, have this thought? If I am malicious, I will kill you in heaven and earth!" As he said that, he ignored him and said directly to Shugang: "Elder Shi, you are very skilled in martial arts and have much better abilities than us. Although you did not take the Master Hong as your teacher, everyone regards you as his disciple. As long as you lead the brothers of the Beggar Gang out according to the will of the leader Lu, everyone will recognize you as the leader. Lao Qian, I will stay in Xiangyang until the end." As he said that, he stared at Shugang Shi with his eyes bright and bright. The same is true for Elder Wu over there.

Seeing that the Beggar Gang were all looking at him, the other two elders who were staying in Xiangyang City were also staring at him, Uncle Shi felt a sudden tightening of his heart. He felt a heavy pressure. In the past, Lu Youjiao didn't feel that Lu Youjiao had handled affairs, but now Lu Youjiao died of illness, and the Beggar Gang left Huang Rong and asked directly. He immediately felt the pressure of being the leader of the Beggar Gang. It was really not easy to lead such a gang with more than 100,000 gangs and thousands of core disciples.

"Brother Shi. Do you really want to lead the Beggars' Gang to break through? There has never been any situation in Xiangyang City and will never fall into it! As long as we stick to it, the Tatars' army will retreat." Seeing that Shi Shugang seemed to agree with their ideas, Guo Jing said loudly. More than ten years ago, there was a time when the food in Xiangyang City was eaten up, and there was no need to drink water, and even the bark and sewage were eaten and drunk. The Mongolian Tatars could not attack and eventually had to retreat. Although the situation is even more dangerous, Guo Jing still had to be very confident.

However, when Uncle Shi heard this, he was unmoved at all. After a long time of silence, he finally spoke: "Fancheng has fallen!" He has never spoken much and is a little taciturn, but as long as he speaks, no one can ignore it.

Guo Jing was still waiting to be persuaded again, but he was stunned when he heard this. Xiangfan was one, and Fancheng had not fallen since ancient times. Xiangyang could still survive. Thirty years ago, when Guo Jing led everyone to Xiangyang, there were much fewer Mongolian soldiers and horses coming to attack than now. The reason for the continuous danger was that Fancheng fell into the enemy. It was not until Fancheng was recovered a few years later that Xiangfan's defense line was stabilized and defended for decades. Now the Mongolian army has captured Fancheng again, and Xiangyang City is surrounded again, becoming an isolated city. It is said that Xiangyang City can definitely be defended, and it is probably only possible to deceive himself. In the past, Guo Jing could still rely on his prestige to make everyone obey. But Lu's last fate when he died just now revealed this fact, forcing everyone to face the situation where Xiangyang was about to fall.

"Shi Shugang, you coward. Do you have to lead the Beggar Gang disciples as deserters in order to be the leader of the gang?" A man in the martial arts world said with a red face and loudly. As he said that he felt a little deficient, he shouted to everyone around him: "You Beggar Gang disciples are all cowards. If Senior Hong was here, he would never have such an idea and would trap Xiangyang in a dangerous situation..." Once Uncle Shi led the Beggar Gang people to break through, no matter whether they could succeed or not, the people left in Xiangyang City would be filled with people's hearts. At that time, I am afraid that if the Mongolian army was not required to attack, Xiangyang City would be in a civil strife. For everyone present, I would never want to see this.

The disciples of the Beggar Gang were a little dissatisfied, but when they heard him mention "Senior Hong", they immediately lowered their heads and silently, thinking in their hearts: "How would they choose if the leader of the Old Gang is alive?" They thought about it for a while, but couldn't find the answer.

Just as they were thinking, everyone suddenly heard a "sneer" sound and couldn't help but look over. Uncle Shi just tore off his upper body and turned his mind: "There are no cowards left in Xiangyang. My Beggars' Sect disciples are all bloody men, but they don't want to die here for nothing!"

Looking at the upper body of Shi Shugang, who was almost all bones, everyone couldn't help but feel silent. After five and a half years of war, they were completely besieged for three years. The food and grass in Xiangyang City had already been consumed. Not to mention ordinary people, even the martial arts world left in the city were starved to death. Staying in the city can indeed be called waiting for death. Looking at the elder of the Beggar Gang, Shi Shugang's original strong body turned into this, you know that it was difficult.

"Sigh!" Everyone was silent when they suddenly heard a sound of eagle coming from the sky. Looking up, they saw a group of Haidongqing, circling in the sky, and a pair of white eagles flew over from afar. The two eagles delivered supplies to the people in Xiangyang City, and had long been known by the Mongols. Not only did they use strong bows and crossbows in the army to capture and kill them, but they also mobilized a group of Haidongqing to patrol every time, making it increasingly difficult for them to go over Xiangyang. A few months ago, when the two eagles threw supplies, they were surrounded by Haidongqing and injured, and they did not fly over again until now.

"Diao'er, dangerous, go back quickly!" Huang Rong saw it below and shouted hurriedly.

Everyone was a little happy when they saw the Double Eagle, but when they heard Huang Rong's shouting, they immediately understood. Many people shouted at the same time, asking the Double Eagle to go back quickly. Although the white eagle raised by Guo Jing and Huang Rong were extraordinary, they were still ordinary things after all, and it was hard to compete with the masses.

This pair of white eagles were quite obedient before, but for some reason, this time, they did not dodge or avoid and greeted the group of Haidongqing. While everyone was anxious, they heard a "whoosh" sound, and the two eagles suddenly shot arrows on their backs at the same time, shooting towards the group of Haidongqing. These two arrows were extremely accurate. The two Mongol Haidongqing fell almost at the same time and fell into Xiangyang City.

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but cheer. In order to avoid the bow and arrow below, the Double Eagle flew very high, and everyone could only vaguely see it. Until they heard the sound of arrows, they realized that there were people on Bai Diao's back, and they were all very happy. They had not encountered foreign aid for three years, and the pigeons they raised were shot and killed by the Mongolians. The news that everyone recently received was that the Double Eagle was injured before it was handed over. Therefore, they were eager to know what the situation outside was. Especially those who were determined to break out, this was even more so. Some hungry and panicked people went to find Hai Dongqing's body regardless of the rest.

Without mentioning the thoughts of everyone below, in the sky, Guo Polu and Zhang Junbao fired two arrows at the same time, but the arrows did not fall into nothing, and shot down Hai Dongqing who came to besiege one by one. Seeing this, the remaining Hai Dongqing couldn't help but flee one by one. The double eagle was weak and could not bear it for a long time. It was extremely risky to carry the two people to the sky near Xiangyang. At this time, they were already a little weak, so they did not chase them and directed the double eagle to fall to Xiangyang City.

With two people protecting him, even though some hidden Mongolian spies in Xiangyang City shot cold arrows, they were still knocked down by the two. Although everyone below was worried, the two were always in danger.

"Polu, is it you? My poor child!" Seeing the two eagles falling down safely, Huang Rong reached out to hug the person who came down from it and cried bitterly. In the first year of Xianchun, Guo Polu and Fang Yuxia returned from Liuqiu's way and got married under the auspices of Fang Guo's family. After a fierce debate between Fang Zhixing and Guo Jing, the two were finally ordered to go to Liuqiu to open up their foundation. It has been eight years since now. Guo Jing and Huang Rong have not seen Guo Polu for eight years. At this time, Huang Rong saw that her child was no longer as childish as before, and there was a lot of wind and frost on her face. She knew that he must have suffered a lot, and she couldn't help crying.

Guo Polu saw his mother, and his eyes were also wet. However, after years of experience, he created a foundation in Liuqiu with the help of Fang Yuxia, but he was not as stupid as before. After comforting his mother for a while, he said, "Mom, my junior brother and I are here by the order of our master this time and we will tell us something important. Let's talk carefully in a few days."

"What's the important thing? Tell it out quickly!" Guo Jing said anxiously when he heard this. It was obvious that it was a big deal that Guo Polu and Zhang Junbao would take the risk, and Guo Jing was very concerned about it.

When Guo Polu heard this, he did not answer. Instead, he looked around, trying to make sure that these people were all trustworthy. After looking carefully, he immediately saw a thin body that was almost inhuman. He was stunned for a moment, and then he recognized that it was Lu Youjiao.

Seeing this scene, Guo Polu didn't know how many hardships Lu Youjiao had suffered before his death. Thinking of the scene of playing with him when he was a child, he felt sad and could no longer hold back his tears. He choked and said, "Uncle Lu..." but he could no longer say it.

Seeing this, Guo Jing couldn't say anything urging, and sighed and turned his head. Although Lu Youjiao's death seemed to have little to do with him, the so-called "one general is incompetent and exhausts the three armies to death." Guo Jing has been the leader of the people in the Jianghu City in Xiangyang for many years, so he naturally blamed himself. How could such a gang of leaders die of hunger in Xiangyang City? How could he be worthy of it? (To be continued)

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