The guards of the Nankang people in Yanjing City were Lin Zhishan, the lieutenant of the Volcanic Battalion Infantry Team. Although he already knew that the Northwest Army was at the city, the Northwest Army gathered at the city of Xipingmen. Until now, he had not seen even the shadow of the Northwest Army at the city of Nankangmen.

Just like most people at a glance, on such a cold night, everyone's spirit is relatively relaxed, and even the defending army is a little cold enough to bear it. Don't say that the Northwest Army will attack the city at such a time.

Moreover, the main siege of the Northwest Army was Xiping Gate, and Nankang Gate had not felt any pressure until now.

Lin Zhishan is already old.

He was over fifty years old and the bags under his eyes were a little thick. Perhaps because he had been worried these days, he had been guarding the city day and night, and had no rest.

As a veteran, he is a standard soldier who is strictly ordered to the superiors and is both serious and kind to the subordinates.

As the chief of the volcano camp guards and the prince's direct subordinate, Lin Zhishan has always been loyal to the prince, but the second prince also has great trust in him and values ​​him very much.

During this mutiny, the prince did not explain much to him, but asked him to cooperate with Tang Mingwu's actions. Although he felt that it was very strange, as a standard soldier, the prince did not say much, and did not ask much. He just strictly followed the prince's instructions and cooperated with Tang Mingwu to launch a mutiny that day, and he personally guarded Nankang Gate here.

From beginning to end, he did not look for too much information. From the moment when the volcanic camp connected with the Nine Gates and controlled the East City, he knew very well that what the prince planned was a huge thing.

After too many things, Lin Zhishan only said in his heart at that time: "If you succeed, you will be a king; if you fail, you will be a enemy!"

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Although he felt that the Northwest Army could not launch an attack on such a cold night, and it was even less likely to use Nankang Gate as the focus of the attack, Lin Zhishan still came to the city wall in the middle of the night.

The Imperial Guard is the top in Yan State in terms of weapons and equipment, and the armor is also the best in Yan State. It has a warm cotton suit inside and a double armor on the outside, which can withstand the wind and cold.

It was just that the cold wind was blowing, and almost all the soldiers on the city were blown into small holes by the cold wind.

Accompanied by two generals, Lin Zhishan walked along the city wall for a while. Suddenly, the old man's eyes showed a strange light. He stopped, turned his head, and looked out of the city.

There seemed to be no abnormal movement under the pitch-black sky.

However, the veteran who had fought countless times was extremely alert. A strange feeling was used in his heart. He closed his eyes and listened with the sound of the wind. However, he heard a strange sound from the sound of the wind.

Lin Zhishan couldn't help but hold the hilt of the knife around his waist, slowly walked to the battlement, and looked out of the city with a serious face.

Seeing this, the generals behind him looked at each other and looked at each other with a strange look. They followed Lin Zhishan's gaze and looked out of the city.

Soon, they saw a shocked scene, and suddenly a fire lighted up in the distance, and the fire moved quickly, heading towards the city gate.

"Enemy attack!" A general took a breath of air conditioning.

Lin Zhishan frowned, but did not show any horror. Instead, he was extremely calm. With a wave of his hand, the general next to him immediately ordered the soldiers next to him to blow the horn, which was the pre-horn.

The soldiers at the Nankang Gate were immediately blown away by the sound of the horn and were sleepy. They woke up instantly and acted immediately. The archers took the bow, and the soldiers at the crossbow tower were also ready to face the enemy.

As the fire approached, the soldiers on the city wall also saw clearly that there were only dozens of cavalrymen, and there were not many formations.

Seeing the dozens of cavalry approaching the edge of the city, the bowmen had already bent their bows and arrows at the visitor.

Lin Zhishan did not order the arrow to be fired, but just pressed the handle of the knife with one hand and placed the other on the wall with a sharp look, staring at the silver-armored general in the middle of the cavalry.

The cavalry finally stopped and was silent for a moment. After a while, the defenders on the city heard a clear voice from the city: "Is General Lin on the top of the city?"

Lin Zhishan was just a lieutenant in the guards and did not have a general title. The other party called "Leung General Lin", which is naturally a respectful title.

Lin Zhishan said in a deep voice: "It's this general, who are you?"

But the silver-armored general in the team urged the horse to take a few steps forward, and then he heard him whisper loudly: "Junior Han Mo, have you seen General Lin!"

As soon as this said, there was a commotion on the top of the city wall, and many people were shocked.

Han Mo led the northwest army to the city, and almost all the defenders knew that it was true that in the middle of the night, Han Mo led dozens of cavalry to the city in person, which was indeed surprising.

Lin Zhishan was obviously quite surprised, but he instantly returned to calm down and said in a deep voice: "Han Mo, you lead your army to the city with the intention of rebellion. How can you be worthy of the favor of the emperor? If you still have the heart of loyalty and righteousness and stop the army and apologize, I will plead for you to the emperor. Young people are impulsive occasionally, and they are not unforgivable, but they should not be obsessed with it!"

Han Mo shook his head, looked at Lin Zhishan on the top of the city, and said loudly: "General Lin, Han Mo has heard of your character. He is a loyal and righteous veteran. Although there are many right and wrong in the world that cannot be explained clearly, it is not difficult to see who is right and who is wrong this time. I, Han Mo, are a traitor or a loyal minister who is responsible for the king. There is no need to argue too much. The veteran general has a scale in his heart."

Lin Zhishan frowned but didn't say anything.

Han Mo pondered for a while and finally said, "Han Mo came tonight, but I just had a few words to say to General Lin."

Lin Zhishan took his hand away from the hilt of the knife, put both hands on the battlement, and said, "You said!"

"The soldiers who were invaded and blinded by some people with ulterior motives. They were all warriors of Dayan. The Northwest Army and the Imperial Guard were brothers of comrades, and they were also the strength of my Dayan's combat." Han Mo said seriously: "Does General Lin want to see the warriors of my Dayan kill each other because of the evil intentions of some people? Facing the enemy, they die on the battlefield, and the heroes belong to them, but their bones and blood are destroyed. The comrades fought and the blood of the warriors were shed. How cruel is this to them? General Lin, would you like to see them die under the sword of your own people?"

Lin Zhishan clenched his fists, clenched his teeth, closed his eyes, and sighed. After a moment, he opened his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Han Mo, don't be polite. If you raise troops to cause trouble, you are extremely guilty and dare to talk nonsense here. I, Lin Zhishan, will not take advantage of others' danger. You should retreat. If you want to attack the city, I will wait here!"

Han Mo shook his head and sighed, and said loudly: "General Lin, you are foolish and loyal!"

"Don't say anything again!" Lin Zhishan said in a deep voice: "Han Mo, if you don't retreat, don't blame me for being ruthless!" He took a bow and arrow from a soldier next to him, bent his bow and arrow, and aimed it at Han Mo.

Han Mo smiled bitterly, turned his horse's head and seemed to be leaving, but after turning around, he did not take the horse and left, but was talking to his subordinates.

A general next to Lin Zhishan hesitated for a moment and finally whispered: "Sir, Han Mo's words... may not be unreasonable..."

Lin Zhishan's face darkened, he suddenly looked at him and said coldly: "What do you want to say?"

The general looked a little afraid on his face, but he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, we have no reinforcements. Now the enemy is in front of us and there is no way out. If we fight against the Northwest Army, we will be broken into the city gate sooner or later, and we will definitely not be an enemy. At that time, a large number of brothers will die in bloody battles. Why are we fighting now?"

Lin Zhishan's face was cold and he stared at the general's eyes.

In fact, what the general said was really what many officers and soldiers thought.

Until now, most officers and soldiers are just on orders and have no idea why they have to fight in the capital. Many people are just confused.

Although they were ordered, they did not understand what the purpose of this battle was?

Naturally, they would not understand that if the prince's plan was successful, they would be the biggest contributor and the most important step in the entire chess game, but if the prince miscalculated with one move, he would lose all the game.

The moment the prince failed, the Volcano Camp and Fengxiang Camp were destined to lose their son and completely lost the role they should have.

Lin Zhishan did not know that the prince was dead. He only knew that what he was doing now was the prince's order. Without understanding that the whole game of chess was already in a state of hope, he could not betray the prince.

He didn't know whether his persistence could bring help from the prince, but he would never allow the prince's affairs to be ruined because of his own compromise.

"On the first day of entering the camp, every soldier got the first sentence that he was ordered to act without any conditions." Lin Zhishan said slowly: "If you disobey the military order, you are not worthy of being called a soldier. I will only pretend that you have not heard what you said. If you say this again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

The general sighed and said, "The last general dare not say much. He is willing to advance and retreat with the Lord, live and die together!"

At this moment, several people heard shouting: "Sir, there is movement over there!"

Lin Zhishan turned his head and saw several soldiers pointing to the city and immediately went forward. Looking into the city, he saw countless soldiers gushing out of the darkness, with extremely fast speed and no sound of killing, but rolling towards the city gate like waves.

Lin Zhishan's expression changed drastically and he said in a lost voice: "That is...that is the officers and soldiers of the Nine Gate?"

On the long street, thousands of officers and soldiers from the Nine Gate rushed towards them with big swords.

"Protect the city gate!" Lin Zhishan said angrily: "The officers and soldiers of the Nine Gate rebelled, blow the trumpet and notify everyone else!"

The trumpet sounded, and the officers and soldiers of the nine gates under the city finally started to shout at this time. Countless voices in the formation shouted: "Capture the city gate, kill the rebels, brothers, kill!"

The Imperial Army also reacted extremely quickly. At this southern city gate, a thousand volcanic camp soldiers were deployed, but they were deployed along the city wall, with their wings extending very long. At this time, the total number of people on the city gate was only 400.

There were more than a hundred imperial guards at the city gate. When they saw the officers and soldiers of the Nine Gate rushed over, they heard the sound of the horn at the top of the city and did not hesitate. They had already dispersed and formed a line in front of the city gate to protect the city gate behind. On the city, soldiers rushed to the top of the city to support them.

On the top of the city, the bow and arrow were originally aimed at the archers outside the city. When they heard the sound of killing in the city, they immediately turned around and stood at the inner city. The bow and arrow were aimed at the officers and soldiers of the Nine Gate in the city. When the officers and soldiers of the Nine Gate entered the range, they immediately fired arrows and rushed in front of them, and more than ten people were immediately shot overturned.

The shouts of killing in the city reached outside the city, and Han Mo smiled coldly. This time he was really riding back, and several cavalrymen around him took out horns at the same time and blew another horn sound together.

Lin Zhishan, who was ordering the fight against the Nine Gate soldiers on the top of the city, heard the sound of the trumpet outside the city, and his face changed drastically. He turned around and ran to the outer battlements. Looking at him, he saw countless fires suddenly lit up in the darkness amid the sound of the trumpet outside the city. Then he heard the earth-shaking sound. He quickly judged that it was the sound of war horses galloping on the earth.

Several long cavalry teams like blue dragons appeared outside Nankang Gate, heading with fire as the head, swam quickly towards the city gate like a dragon.

Although the snow did not allow the cavalry to sprint with all their might, the spectacular and surprising momentum did not weaken at all.

At this moment, Lin Zhishan realized that the Northwest Army was really attacking the city on this cold winter night, and had strong internal support. Their target was not Xiping Gate, but Nankang Gate.

The northwest army outside the city and the nine gate soldiers inside the city were like two powerful fists, launching attacks at the same time.
Chapter completed!