The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 773: siege
Chapter 773 Siege
The doctor frowned and shook his head: “I have read a lot of medical books and found… a prescription for treating plague hundreds of years ago! And this prescription is not effective for today’s epidemics. The main reason is… because there has been no epidemic in Liang State for a hundred years. If we can get the prescription used to treat the epidemic in Jiaozhou, Jin State, we can study it carefully…”
Zhao Sheng gritted his teeth and tried to comfort the worried doctor: “The Third Prince has sent people to Jin to search for a prescription to treat the disease. I believe it will be sent back soon!”
“We have found the prescription, but we need the court to send sufficient medicine as soon as possible!” said the doctor.
“Yes, there is a kind-hearted Third Prince in the court, he will definitely find a way to send the medicine…”
As soon as Zhao Sheng finished speaking, a horn suddenly sounded from the direction of the south gate.
A messenger rushed in in the rain, knelt on one knee and clasped his fists, saying: “General! The Jin army is knocking on the gate!”
Zhao Sheng was shocked. The Jin army had just withdrawn from the Qingxi Mountain Pass at noon today, and suddenly they came knocking again?
Zhao Sheng rushed into the rain in two steps, grabbed the messenger by the collar and asked, “Has the spy who went to find out where the Princess Zhenguo has gone returned?!”
“Reply General, he hasn’t come back yet!”
Zhao Sheng gritted his teeth, shook off the messenger, rushed out of the courtyard, jumped on his horse, and rode straight to the south gate in the rain.
The warhorse under Zhao Sheng passed through the soldiers who were already equipped and ready for battle. When it arrived at the foot of the city wall, before the horse had even stopped… Zhao Sheng jumped down, threw the black gold whip in his hand to the soldiers guarding the foot of the city wall, and ran quickly up the city wall.
“Archers, ready! Fire!”
Arrows from the sky pierced through the rain curtain and shot towards the Jin army, but all of them fell on the heavy shields of the Jin army. Some arrows were even knocked down by the heavy rain before they even got close to the Jin army.
“General!”
“General!”
Hearing the repeated “General” coming from the steps of the tower, Deputy General Zhao Sheng ran towards Zhao Sheng with the sword at his waist in his hand: “General! The Jin army is attacking… Look!”
Zhao Sheng clasped the city wall with his five fingers and stared into the distance.
Under the rolling black clouds like a giant dragon, the Jin army marched forward in an orderly manner with heavy shields in front and spears and halberds in the back. Due to the heavy rain, the Jin army did not light torches and deliberately walked slowly and lightly in the darkness with heavy rain. The sound of military boots that should have been enough to shake the mountains… was also covered by the heavy rain and thunder. By the time the Daliang sentinels discovered it, the Jin army was about to arrive at the city.
“Mobilize the archers! Prepare for battle!” Zhao Sheng cheered up, “Sound the war drums!”
Inside the Qingxi Mountain Pass, Bai Jinzhi, sitting on Ping’an’s back holding the reins, stared at the brightly lit Liang army barracks not far ahead with sharp eyes. Behind her… the black-armored soldiers standing in the heavy rain, covering their faces with towels soaked in medicine, all holding down the swords at their waists, waiting for Bai Jinzhi’s order to unfurl their flags and charge forward.
In the midst of the violent storm, Lin Kangle raised his hand to wipe the rain off his face. The horse under him could no longer hold back and kicked its hooves as it tried to charge out.
Bai Jinzhi’s eyes followed the mountain path. She had to remember that when Jin State completely controlled the Qingxi Mountain Pass, she must tell her elder sister to find a way to send people to build the Qingxi Mountain Pass into a city. Otherwise… if the generals of other countries had the courage to go around the cliff to the rear, they would not be discovered like the Liang army, and they would be stabbed in the heart.
Suddenly, the sound of Liang army’s war drums came from afar. Bai Jinzhi nailed the red tasseled spear in his hand to his feet. His eyes were like a waking cheetah. He pulled out the anti-disease mask soaked in medicine from his chest and put it on. Then he raised the spear high in his hand and shouted at the top of his lungs: “Unfold the flag! Sound the horn! Kill…”
Lin Kangle, who had already covered his mouth and nose with a face towel, also drew his sword: “Kill!”
“Kill!” The cavalrymen in heavy armor drew their swords in unison, the infantrymen unfurled their flags, and followed Bai Jinzhi, who was willing to be the vanguard, and rushed towards the Liang army camp!
For a moment, inside the four mountains of Qingxi, there were long horn sounds and shouts of killing that shook the sky.
Zhao Sheng, who was preparing for battle on the city wall, suddenly heard low horn sounds coming from behind, one after another, echoing throughout the area, and his scalp tightened.
The horn of the Jin army sounds!
Zhao Sheng, standing on the city wall at the Qingxishan Pass, turned around suddenly and walked quickly to the other side of the wall, but except the lights of his own military camp, he could see nothing in the dark.
Zhao Sheng suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart and asked loudly: “What happened?!”
The messenger came galloping over, called out “General”, then dismounted and knelt in the puddle: “General… it’s the Black Sail and White Python Flag! The Princess Zhenguo is leading her troops to charge in from behind the pass!”
Zhao Sheng’s scalp tightened, and he quickly walked away and turned to look at Liu Hong who was still leading his troops forward.
The heavy rain soaked Zhao Sheng thoroughly. The cold iron armor stuck to his skin, making him shiver.
It was too dark, and Zhao Sheng had no idea how many troops Liu Hong brought with him. But in front of him… Liu Hong was leading his troops to attack the city, and there were city walls for defense, but in the rear… they could only use people to resist!
Zhao Sheng’s brain seemed to be frozen. He clenched his fists, turned around and looked at his deputy general, raised his hand and grabbed the deputy general’s shoulder: “You stay here… Make sure to defend the city wall! We can’t let Liu Hong and the Princess Zhenguo attack our Liang army from both sides! I’m going to fight the Princess Zhenguo!”
“General!” Deputy General Zhao Sheng grabbed Zhao Sheng and said, “I will go to fight the Princess Zhenguo!”
Zhao Sheng shook the deputy general’s hand vigorously and said, “I leave this city wall to you! As long as you don’t lose this place, I will make sure that the Princess Zhenguo will never come back!”
After saying that, Zhao Sheng walked towards the city wall without looking back. He pulled the reins and jumped onto the horse, shouting: “Soldiers of the Zhao family army! The Qingxi Mountain Pass is the last natural barrier of Daliang. Once it is lost… it will be the danger of national destruction! We are all brave men of Daliang! We will defend the Qingxi Mountain Pass to the death!”
“We swear to defend the Qingxi Mountain Pass to the death!”
“We swear to defend the Qingxi Mountain Pass to the death!”
“We swear to defend the Qingxi Mountain Pass to the death!”
“Zhao Qi, Wang Yu! Bring your troops and follow me to the rear to fight the Princess Zhenguo! We must let the people of Jin know! This is my Daliang territory! How can I allow the Jin dog to be so presumptuous in my Daliang territory!” Zhao Sheng roared and rushed out first, “Kill!”
Seeing that Zhao Sheng had already led his troops away on horseback, Deputy General Zhao Sheng quickly turned back to the south side of the city wall, always on guard against the Jin army that was about to attack the city. He gritted his teeth… His eyes fell on the three-bow crossbow, and he shouted loudly: “Three-bow crossbow, ready!”
Seeing the flickering flames on the wall of Qingxi Mountain Pass, Liu Hong stood up from his chariot and stared at the wall of Qingxi Mountain Pass with a sharp gaze. He knew that it was Zhao Sheng who was leading his men to fight against Bai Jinzhi who had unfurled the black sail and white python flag. He shouted, “Sound the war drums! Attack the city!”
Twenty messengers on steeds ran away in all directions, shouting, “Attack the city!”
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