Chapter 115: Returning is like an arrow

"Jia~~Jia~~Jia~~" Zhou Yu, Zang Ba, led a thousand soldiers from the scout camp, and was galloping on the official road to Shu County. The "rumbling" sound of horse hooves broke the tranquility of the morning, and birds flew out of the grass from time to time on both sides of the road.

Starting from Xingyang, in order to arrive at Shu County as soon as possible, Zhou Yu decided that he and Zang Ba would lead the cavalry of the scout camp to go first, and the remaining troops were led by Zhou Tai, and then caught up.

Zhou Yu was worried about the safety of his family. He slept on the wind and hung out all the way, resting for one or two hours a night, and was rushing on the rest of the time. In order to prevent the horses from running to death, each person was equipped with two horses and riding in turns. Even so, more than ten horses were exhausted to death.

The air in the morning is particularly fresh, and clusters of wild flowers are everywhere on the field, colorful and blooming brightly. A fresh red sun with a hazy color is slowly rising from the horizon...

Zhou Yu and his party were not in the mood to see the scenery at this moment, and buried their heads and rushed to Lujiang. The brilliance of the rising sun made their backs golden.

Just an hour ago, Zhou Yu and his party were about to set off. A scout sent from afar brought a fast horse. A man was lying on the back of the horse, with a feather arrow inserted on his back, penetrated deep into the flesh, and was dying. The scout reported: "This man claimed to be from Shu County, Lujiang County, and said he had something to do to see the general."

Zhou Yu hurriedly helped the man up from his horse's back, looked at him carefully, and couldn't help but feel shocked: "This person is the lieutenant guarding the east gate of Shu County. He came here to find me. It must be that something big happened in Shu County."

Zang Ba's face suddenly became solemn. He looked at Zhou Yu and said in a muffled voice: "It's Sun Xia who was attacked by the dog thief to Shu County."

At this time, the captain actually woke up slowly. When he saw clearly that the person standing in front of him was Zhou Yu, he hurriedly took out a small ring-shaped jade pendant from his arms and handed it to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu knew the jade pendant and knew that it was the personal object of Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang. It must be that Lu Kang was afraid that Zhou Yu would not trust the person, so he brought the jade pendant to the captain as a token. He silently took the jade pendant and heard the captain whisper: "Sun Xia~~Shu County is in danger... General... rescue quickly..." His voice became lower and lower, and his body finally fell to the ground.

Zhou Yu immediately ordered the entire army to advance at full speed, leaving two personal soldiers to bury the captain's good life, and wait here for the army led by Zhou Tai. After explaining the situation to Zhou Tai, he had to travel day and night to Shu County.

Lujiang County, Shu County.

The town of Shu County in the morning light is bathed in the morning glow, just like an oil painting splashed with light red oil paint.

Under the city walls of Shu County, there was another scene. But the corpses of soldiers, flags, bows, arrows, knives, guns and other weapons all over the ground. Occasionally, the undead soldiers let out a few screams, struggling to get up, but they were frightened to find that their bodies were either missing an arm or broken legs, so more thrilling elements were added to the screams.

Above the city tower, Shu County Magistrate Liu Jun and the County Magistrate surrounded by a gentle and elegant middle-aged scholar, observing the enemy situation.

"Premier Lu," Liu Jun pointed his hand at Sun Xia's camp outside the city and said: "After three days of siege, the enemy has suffered heavy casualties and will not be able to launch another attack in the short term."

Lu Kang nodded slightly and said, "Although the enemy is known as 50,000, the soldiers who can recruit a war are actually only 10,000. The rest are farmers who have just put down their hoes and were forced to join the army. Where can they fight? By the way, what are our casualties?"

The county magistrate hurriedly replied: "Report to the prefect, there are not many soldiers in my city, only more than 2,000 people. It is not enough to sprinkle the surrounding city walls. These days, the enemy sent all the old, weak, sick and disabled to attack the city, but they all seemed to be lifeless, but they also had a significant impact on our army."

"Oh~" Lu Kang raised his eyebrows and asked, "How many people died in battle?"

"If you don't take a careful inventory, there are about 500 people." The county magistrate replied.

"Damn it!" Lu Kang slapped the battlements of the city wall with his hands, turned around and said to Shuxian County Magistrate Liu Jun: "Mr. Liu, quickly organize the people in the city to select strong men and send weapons to them to help defend the city!"

"I have started organizing since yesterday~" Liu Jun replied. His face with distinct facial features was stained with a few traces of blood, his eyes were covered with blood, and his circles were dark, and he obviously had not been asleep all night.

Lu Kang nodded slightly and looked into the sky. The chaotic sky gradually became clear. There was still a curved moon hanging high in the sky. On the horizon in the distance, a red sun suddenly jumped out, and suddenly thousands of golden lights shot straight into it.

Lu Kang unconsciously narrowed his eyes and said to himself: "I don't know where the lieutenant sent by the fast horse was sent. When I saw Zhou Yu, I didn't... The combat effectiveness of the county and state soldiers was limited, and the combat effectiveness of the people who were quickly organized was even more worrying. The enemy will soon use the most elite troops to attack the city... Shuxian, it will not last long..."

At this time, a noise came from the city. Lu Kang and others looked back and saw a team of about 200 people driving onto the city wall. All with light armor, all with crossbows, and all with long spears. The middle-aged man, wearing neatly, holding a ring-tail machete, walked to Lu Kang in front of him with a spirited spirit, said: "Premier Lu, the villain Zhou An, is the captain of the Zhou family's guard guard in the city. Every man is responsible for the survival of Shu County. He will lead all the members of the guard guard to assist in defending the city!"

"That's great!" Lu Kang was overjoyed when he saw that the guard team led by Zhou An were all strong young men and agile. He asked, "Is there any news about Zhou Yu?"

"Sir, my second son is already leading his troops on his way back. The eldest son also asked me to inform you that he had sent someone to notify General Jiang Qin of Juchao and General Gan Ning of Chaohu to send elite soldiers to rescue the siege."

"Haha~" Lu Kang laughed loudly. Juchao and Chaohu were not far from Shu County, and reinforcements could arrive within two days. With them behind to restrain Sun Xia, Shu County would be safe.

A gust of morning breeze blew, bringing a slight coolness. Lu Kang suddenly coughed violently, and his waist was arched, making Liu Jun and the county magistrate huddled.

Lu Kang's health is not very good. He has been overworked these days and has been nervous. The old coughing problem has become more severe. Lu Kang tried hard to stop the cough, waved his hand to everyone, and said, "I feel the cold occasionally, it's okay, I will go back to the house to rest in a while. You must insist on guarding the city~~ Zhou Yu's army will be back soon."

Outside Shu County, Sunxia Dazhai.

Jiao Si reported to Sun Xia with an anxious look: "Brother, we have been attacking for three days in a row. Shu County has not yet been captured, but the food and grass in the army cannot last long."

Sun Xia fiddled with the halberd in his hand and said coldly: "There is no food and grass? How many days can it be supported?"

"No more than three days!" Jiao Si replied.

"Three days are enough!" Sun Xia raised his head, his small eyes filled with confidence, and said, "The people sent to attack the city these days are all old, weak, sick and disabled. The purpose is to consume as much as possible the defenders, including the crossbows, rolling wood, rocks, and saving some food and grass for their defense. The six thousand elites in our village have not yet been dispatched. Today, all the people except these six thousand people will be sent out to attack the city. Tomorrow, it will be the day when the city is broken!"

Jiao Sida said happily: "Brother is smart. I beg you to let your brothers make money after entering the city, and be happy!"

"That's natural~~" Sun Xia also changed his face and said, "Tell my brothers that after the city is broken, they will kill people and set fires, rob money and women within three days, and they can do whatever they want!"

More than 6,000 bandits who were so excited by Sun Xia's promises made their greatest potential, rushed to the city one after another, and then climbed up the city wall as if desperately following the ladder. In order to exert their military advantage, Sun Xia ordered these 6,000 people to attack the East Gate with the intention of breaking the East Gate with the more they fought and the less they wanted.

"Arrowman, shoot!" The county magistrate ordered loudly on the city wall.

"Report to the master, the bow and arrow have been used up!" an archer reported.

"Oh~~" the county magistrate was very upset and hurriedly ordered: "Roll the wood and stones, hurry up and smash them to death with the wood and stones!!"

"Report to the master, the wooden stones have been used up and the tincture oil has been gone." The quartermaster reported.

The county magistrate only smiled bitterly on his face and asked weakly: "Then what else do we... have?"

"There are secret weapons!" A thick voice sounded. The county magistrate looked closely and Zhou An led the members of the hospital guard team to carry dozens of large iron pots onto the city wall. A stench came towards him. The large iron pot contained hot feces.

"Pour it for me~~" The county magistrate didn't care about the smell and ordered repeatedly.

"Ao" The hot feces poured down from the city wall, burning the climbing bandits to their flesh. They let out a burst of screams and fell down from the ladder one by one.

The burnt feces can not only burn the enemy, but also contain highly toxic. If the scalded person is not treated in time, he will soon be poisoned and die.

The bandits' offensive suddenly stopped. Seeing this, Sun Xia hurriedly ordered the drummer to say, "Go a little to beat the drum!"

"Dong~Dong~Dong~" the drums rang out fiercely, and the morale of the bandits running around the battlefield increased again. Their blood-red eyes became even redder. It was worth it to sacrifice their lives for money and for women!
Chapter completed!