Bai Qian stood in the middle of the room and looked at Bai Minzhong, Ding Ci, Ding Jian and other leading figures from Jingnan.

After fighting with the Liang army for several months, the war finally reached Jingnan's heart, Jiangling Mansion. In fact, by this time, most of the entire Jingnan had almost fallen into the hands of the Liang army.

If you want to regret it, there may be people here, and there are also people who hate Ding Jian who led Jingnan to the brink of destruction, but at this point, no one can feel resentful.

When life and death, it is unnecessary to say anything else. What everyone needs to do now is to unite closely, guard this last place of shelter, and breathe in.

In the past few months, the Jingnan Army has caused huge casualties to the Liang army. Dai Chao swears that after breaking Jiangling Mansion, he will kill all the Ding family and Bai family without leaving any chickens and dogs.

At this time, not only Ding Bai's family, but also other big families, but they all have an inseparable relationship with Ding Bai's family, so they cannot clearly choose themselves. After the Ding Bai family is finished, they are not much better. There is no choice but to grit their teeth and continue to support them.

And those families with half-hearted and inappropriate intentions have long been uprooted by Ding Jian. With the lesson from Hezhong Prefecture, Ding Jian was not merciless at all this time.

The moment of mercy and ruthlessness can only bring things back to a greater price.

"There are 10,000 people stationed in Dangyang, 6,000 people returned, 5,000 people in Xinye, 3,000 people returned." Bai Qian's face was a little serious: "The original Jingnan Army in Jiangling Prefecture had 10,000 people, and these nearly 20,000 people are our last core force. Although the young and strong people who were temporarily mobilized exceeded 20,000, everyone knows that they cannot undertake important tasks."

"So, we still have 30,000 people. If we gather the servants and guards of each family, we can always get a thousand and two thousand people out. These people are all good people. We can defend Dangyang Xinye for so long and finally take the initiative to retreat, which means that the Liang army is not that powerful. The city defense of Jiangling Mansion is much stronger than Dangyang Xinye." An old man with white hair and beard breathed a sigh of relief.

"Old Qin, the account is not calculated like this." Bai Qian looked at the old man with a wry smile and said, "The city defense of Jiangling Mansion is indeed stronger, but the city is also larger, and there are more places where we need to divide our troops to garrison. After spreading it out, the power everywhere is not as good as a small city like Dangyang and Xinye. When we entered these two places, we evacuated all the people in these two cities and turned these two cities into pure military fortresses. In Jiangling Mansion, this method is simply not feasible."

The old man surnamed Qin suddenly changed his face: "You mean, are we more dangerous than Dangyang Xinye?"

Bai Qian nodded: "Yes. When the Liang army attacked Dangyang, Xinye were only Dai Chao's two partial divisions, but now Dai Chao came from the entire army, with a total of more than 50,000 people. Therefore, the situation facing Jiangling Prefecture is much less dangerous than Dangyang."

"What should I do? What should I do?" The old man surnamed Qin said in a trembling voice.

Bai Minzhong stood up, glanced at everyone, and said, "Okay, everyone, when things have come to this point, they can only fight with all their might. There is no way out to go. What Qian'er just said just now is the most unfavorable situation, but Jiangling Mansion is the old nest we have been running for many years. As Mr. Qin said just now, the city defense is strong, the food and grass are sufficient, and there are countless weapons and armors of all kinds. There are strong cities to rely on, and some people can rely on. We may not lose this battle."

Ding Ciyi stood up and said, "Everyone, we have to stand up, and we have to stand up at this last moment. I know that each family still has some strength left behind. Now, it is time to take it out. The children and nephews of each family must wear strong and hold their sharps and be the pioneers of the army. We old guys can't lift the knife, but we can also go to the city wall to beat drums and cheer. We just swear to fight to the death."

"Fight to the death!" Everyone in the house stood up and shouted loudly.

After everyone left one by one, Bai Minzhong set his eyes on Ding Jian.

"Will reinforcements come over Yueyang? Zheng Wenchang's navy has thousands of people. If they come to support, it will greatly relieve our pressure."

Ding Jian shook his head slowly: "Zheng Wenchang can't come. Now, Zhu Youzhen and his main force pressed towards Yueyang. He even gave up Yunxi City and retreated all his troops back to Yueyang. If Zheng Wenchang was not involved in the water, Yueyang would definitely be out of protection."

"What should we do?" Bai Minzhong was a little anxious, completely different from the calm and composed before everyone.

"Don't be anxious when Jishuai." Ding Ci took a deep breath: "Jian'er, should you make some arrangements in advance and send some of the women, children and children in the family away first?"

"Absolutely not possible!" Ding Jian shook his head and said, "Once we do this, I am afraid that the people will immediately become more and more morale from Jiangling Mansion."

"If we don't do this, if the city is broken, we will end up like E Yue Qianfeng!" Ding Ci whispered.

"We will win!" Ding Jian was full of confidence.

"Jian'er, this is a fierce battle, you can't win by talking with your mouth." Bai Minzhong was a little annoyed, "Since you came back, we have been doing everything according to yours, but at this time, we have to make some follow-up arrangements!"

Ding Jian smiled and said, "Father-in-law, thank you for your trust. Of course, there is a reason for me to say this. But some things are important, but I cannot say them now. Since you have trusted me for so long, at this last moment, please still trust me as much as you did in the past."

"How can I feel assured about life and death, family honor and disgrace?" Bai Minzhong sighed.

"Father-in-law, I am not only a minister of the Tang Dynasty, but also a son of the Ding family and a son-in-law of the Bai family. I am concerned about the rise and fall of the Tang Dynasty, so I will naturally not forget the inheritance of the family." Ding Jian said in a deep voice. "We will win this last battle. Please give me the command of this last battle with all rights."

"What do you want to do?" Bai Minzhong asked.

"On the day when the Liang army arrived, I will lead the main force out of the city, backed by the strong city, and fight with it!" Ding Jian said.

"Are you crazy? Qian'er just said that even if we defend the city, we have not been able to catch it. If we go out to fight, wouldn't we kill our wings? We gave up the most favorable thing." Bai Minzhong said in surprise.

"Father-in-law, please believe me."

"What do you rely on? Can't even say the two old guys?" Ding Ci was also a little angry.

Ding Jian hesitated for a moment and finally said, "Father-in-law, father, we have reinforcements. But this matter is too big, please forgive me for not being able to say it clearly now. In this battle, what I want is not only to defeat Dai Chao, but also to counterattack into Shandong East Road, seize Xiangyang, and completely drive Dai Chao out."

Ding Ci was dumbfounded. He had reached this point. He could not imagine where Ding Jian's confidence came from.

Bai Minzhong blinked for a moment after hearing Ding Jian's words, but he kept silent when he saw Ding Ci asking questions. He pulled Ding Ci and said, "Okay, since that's the case, you will be in charge of this last battle. The Bai Ding family and the families that have always supported us have all bet on you. If we lose, we will all bet with you."

"Don't worry, father-in-law!" Ding Jian bowed slightly, "The son-in-law went down to do things."

"You go. On the day of the battle, Mr. Bai was wearing a strong and holding a sharp edge, and he went for you first. Although Mr. Bai was over half a year old, he did not give up his entire skill."

"With your father-in-law taking action, Jingnan's morale will inevitably rise sharply." Ding Jian smiled and bowed, turned around and left.

"In-law, are you so relieved?" Looking at Ding Jian's back, Ding Ci swallowed, "If something goes wrong, Ding will be redeemed for his sins if he dies."

Bai Minzhong smiled and said, "This kid has a very strict mouth, but he forgot that his father-in-law has led troops to fight for wars all his life. He is so sure that he naturally has something to rely on. Even if he doesn't say it, can I guess it?"

"Where is his reliance?" Ding Ci asked repeatedly.

"Guess!" Bai Minzhong laughed a few times, and turned around and left. "Since Jian'er didn't say it, even if I guessed it, I won't tell you."

Ding Ci looked at Bai Minzhong's back in a daze, and then reacted and hurriedly chased after him.

"In-law, in-laws, tell me, Jian'er is a square head. When I ask him, he will definitely never say it. Tell me, otherwise I will not fall asleep these days." Ding Jian stomped his feet and chased after him.

Responding to him was Bai Minzhong's happier laughter.

Bai Minzhong led troops to fight for half his life, and his mind was indeed much more than Ding Ci. Ding Jian insisted that there were reinforcements. He thought about the surrounding area, but he really couldn't think of any reinforcements that would make Ding Jian so confident?

Ding Jian not only wants to defeat Dai Chao, but also achieve a complete victory, counterattacking Shandong East Road and even capturing Xiangyang, so there must be such a support force, but it must be beyond Dai Chao's expectations. Otherwise, even if Dai Chao fails, he will not lose nothing under such circumstances.

So who is this reinforcement army? It is almost time to come out.

Although Bai Minzhong really couldn't believe that such a thing would happen, he had to believe it when he looked at Ding Jian's expression.

It could only be the reinforcements sent by Zhu Youzhen to Jingnan and the troops led by his general Tian Guofeng.

Bai Minzhong couldn't figure out why Tian Guofeng became Ding Jian's reliance on the contrary.
Chapter completed!