Yu Wenying looked confused and stared at the bloodstains of the blade on the ground. After a while, she slowly said: "Why are you stopping me?"

“…”

"Don't you want to take revenge?"

Xie Feng also stared at his knife, staring at the blood color that was even more dazzling on the white snow, and slowly said: "Avenge, of course, we have to avenge. I came back this time just to avenge."

“…”

"But my grudge is not just from your Yuwen family."

Yu Wenying's expression frightened, and she slowly raised her head to look at Pei Yuanxiu, then looked at Xie Feng, and said, "So, is this the reason why you form an alliance with him?"

Xie Feng closed his mouth and said nothing.

But the sharp light flashing through his deep eyes has already explained it all.

I listened to the two of them in the distance, which made the conversation around them confused, but my heart became heavier and heavier, as if there was something, just a thin layer of window paper away from me. I had even seen the light emitted by the truth, but I could never see through the things behind the layer of paper.

Maybe it's because, until now, we haven't entered the capital.

All the mysteries about Xie Feng and the reason why he and Pei Yuanxiu formed an alliance was probably only after they really took the capital and seized the throne, but they would be able to make a fortune.

Thinking of this, my breathing became heavier, but I didn't say anything, but I slowly loosened my fingers that had been blown by the cold wind, and the curtain fell down, blocking the cold wind outside.

As if hearing the movements on my side, Han Zitong turned around and saw me leaning against the window with a pale face, breathing so disordered that she seemed to be at a loss. She frowned and asked subconsciously: "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

I shook my head and closed my eyes.

Outside, there was a noise soon, and it was Cui Jiancheng and Song Xuan who led the army and began to walk forward.

I know that although Yu Wenying has extraordinary skills and can even compete with Xie Feng, no matter how strong his personal ability is, he cannot resist such an army. Everyone is strong, but he is also weak.

Although the outcome of this showdown was not decided, the result was obvious.

Finally, in the howling north wind, we heard the sound of the city gate slowly opening in the distance, the hoarse and long sound, like an old man's heavy and sad sigh.

Although I couldn't bear it, at this moment, I still gritted my teeth and lifted the curtain and looked outside again.

Perhaps it was because of the empty door that released all the aura in the city. At this moment, the wind and snow were several times more violent than before, and even several people were a little unsteady. The horse under Pei Yuanxiu's seat became uneasy. Everyone looked at the open door in front of him. Inside, there was nothing except the sudden storm and snow that gushed out.

There was no soldier guarding the city, no ordinary people.

The empty streets, the dead leaves that were blown by the wind and the broken snow, set off the city gates even more old and deeper.

Even Pei Yuanxiu frowned.

Even though they had received Xie Feng's reminder in advance and guessed Yu Wenying's purpose, they still couldn't believe their eyes when they saw Tianjin City, which was completely unprepared.

The teams that rushed forward were also stunned for a moment, but Cui Jiancheng probably couldn't hold back a long time ago. At this time, he immediately waved his sword and pointed it forward: "Enter the city!"

Seeing the soldiers entering, Xie Feng suddenly stepped forward.

"Wait a moment!"

Cui Jiancheng and the others stopped and looked back at him: "What's the matter?"

Xie Feng said: "After entering the city, no matter what, don't disturb the people in the city."

Cui Jiancheng frowned.

Although he would not have to make money like ordinary soldiers by capturing a city and then robbing it, this kind of thing has never been explained. Besides, they don’t know at all about the situation in Tianjin. No one can tell whether there will be a “mob” who will always be hidden in Huai'an City, just like in Huai'an City. If they don’t have any warning, they will likely suffer losses in the city.

But now Xie Feng suddenly said this, which obviously surprised him a little.

However, Cui Jiancheng also understood very well that Xie Feng was the most important thing to open the gate of Tianjin City this time, and his words would definitely be of great importance.

So he looked at Pei Yuanxiu.

Pei Yuanxiu's eyes fell on Yu Wenying. After a while of silence, he nodded: "Do what he said."

Cui Jiancheng frowned slightly, but immediately responded: "Yes."

Song Xuan on the other side didn't need to give any instructions, and rushed in with a large group of people.

After a while, a team of people came out from inside. Song Xuan walked to Pei Yuanxiu's horse, and Pei Yuanxiu asked, "What's the situation inside?"

Song Xuan glanced at Yu Wenying with a complicated expression, and then said, "Young Master will know when you go in."

“…”

Pei Yuanxiu was slightly surprised.

Before they entered the city, or even before they came to Tianjin, they must have had various speculations about the situation inside, but from Song Xuan's expression now, it was obvious that all the speculations before were wrong, which was a situation they had never thought of.

Pei Yuanxiu thought about it, greeted the people behind him, and together with our convoy, they slowly drove towards the open door.

I didn't put down the curtain anymore.

When I entered the city gate, the style was so big that I almost blew away the curtains. My eyes were also slightly hurt by the snow balls that kept blowing in from outside. However, when we saw the situation inside, I couldn't even close my eyes.

There was silence in the city.

In addition to the troops sent just now and the soldiers and generals who ran to various levels to guard, there was only the sound of the whistling wind in the entire Tianjin city, and even the sound could not be heard.

When our carriage passed the city gate, I looked back at the city tower. As Xie Feng said before, there were no ambush here. Not only did there be no ambush, but there was not even a guardian. The empty city tower only had the flags fluttering in the wind, which also showed that this place was once a fortress entering the capital and the most important acropolis in the capital.

But why?

Pei Yuanxiu walked in front of us with his horse. He only held the reins with one hand and the other hanged beside him. At this time, he really didn't need to be wary of him anymore.

He frowned slightly and looked at Yu Wenying who was walking in slowly with Xie Feng.

He said, "Is this why you are alone outside and resist us?"

Tianjin City has become an empty city.

Of course, not one person was not alone. Our carriage slowly walked along the road. Along the way, you could see the shops, the traces of some simple stalls on the street, and the houses, large and small, some gorgeous, some simple, some carved railings and jade-like buildings, some of which were left with wooden fences, and all the doors were closed. Only in some simple houses, you could see a pair of frightened eyes coming out of the windows, like a little rabbit, watching the hungry wolf break into its home.

At this moment, I finally understood.

The war between Pei Yuanxiu and his team was ignited from Jiangnan until here. It had been several months since time passed. Of course, Tianjin City had heard of it, and of course they had to deal with it themselves.

However, what we all thought was that Tianjin City would play the role of its throat fortress and defend the safety of the capital to the death. But no one expected that there was a "empty city plan" here. Most of the people had left the city, and even had no soldiers left. The people who were still in the city are probably some poor people who had no way out. If they left, they would die, and if they didn't leave, they would die. It was probably a blessing to die in their own homes.

This is the same as when Yangzhou City was in turmoil, most of the wealthy merchants and wealthy people retreated. Later, even the people in Yangzhou City began to migrate in large quantities, and finally entered Shu and was accepted by Qinghan and trained to become their own military soldiers.

But, I don't understand.

Why?

Why did Tianjin City make such a choice?

What about the guards here? What about the royal army of the court? Is Pei Yuanhao not worried at all about the fall of this place?

After taking Tianjin, Pei Yuanxiu's army could point straight to the capital, without even a little room for maneuver!

What exactly is he thinking?!

The cold wind whistling outside had already made people feel cold and almost lost consciousness, but my heart was filled with heat, as if an indescribable flame was burning, almost burning my internal organs to dry up and turning into ashes.

When Yu Wenying heard Pei Yuanxiu’s question, she only lowered her eyelids lightly.

Around them, they could still hear the sound of horse hooves running towards various passes and patrolling at various intersections.

After a while, Cui Jiancheng also brought a team of men back and reported to Pei Yuanxiu that the situation was the same as what they saw now, with no soldiers or hidden ambush.

Pei Yuanxiu narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Where is the government office?"

"Just ahead, our people didn't force themselves, but they were completely controlled. Just-"

"Just what?"

Cui Jiancheng said hesitantly: "It seems to be like the one outside."

“…”

There is not even a single government office?

Could it be that people really go to the city?

I saw Pei Yuanxiu's brows slowly frowning. At this time, Han Zitong got off the carriage and walked to him: "Yuanxiu, no matter what, we must go and have a look first."

Pei Yuanxiu nodded, but immediately, he turned around and looked at me.

If the government office is really empty, that would be fine.

But if it is like in Cangzhou City, with towering fires and corpses all over the ground, then—
Chapter completed!