Chapter 73: Chasing a Wife
Yanggu is just the most inconspicuous small town on the border of the Great Zhou. The population of the entire Yanggu is less than 20,000. The defenders were less than 5,000, and the reinforcements brought by Zhou Rong and the heroic generals were less than 30,000.
The 100,000 troops of Chu and Shu were several times larger than the Zhou army.
Ma Hanbo and the second prince of Shu were thinking about whether to break the city in the first half of the night or catch Zhou Rong in the second half of the night.
However, until dawn, they did not receive any news of the destruction of the city.
Out of the big tent, Ma Hanbo and the second prince of Shu were stunned by the scene in front of them.
A night of bloody battles, wailing everywhere outside Yanggu City.
Ma Qianyu was hit by an arrow in his right arm and his face was stained with blood: "King Bojun, Second Highness! Yanggu's strength is far beyond our estimates. Our army has suffered heavy casualties, so let's withdraw our troops!"
"It's clear that your department is greedy for life and afraid of death!" Ma Hanbo roared: "The 100,000 army is on two fronts! Even if people step on people, they will also climb the city wall of Yanggu!"
"I can't get on it!" Ma Qianyu shook his head again and again: "The opponent's chain bow and crossbow can fire multiple arrows in a row, and our army was shot and wounded before it came close! This kind of bow and crossbow has never been seen before!"
The second prince of Shu slowly took out a small and heavy tubular object from his sleeve, gritted his teeth and said: "I didn't expect that Zhou Rong did not die under the Heavenly Maiden's scattered flowers, but instead made a chain bow and crossbow! His luck is really good!"
Ma Hanbo, who was originally boosted by the second prince of Shu, was instantly stunned: "I'll just say that this Zhou Rong is not easy to deal with!
I really thought that Shu was an exception, it turned out to be the same!
"Collect the troops!" the second prince of Shu said fiercely: "Continue to attack the city tomorrow night!"
"Second Highness!" Ma Qianyu hurriedly knelt down on one knee and persuaded: "Our army has suffered heavy casualties, and its morale has suffered a big setback, and it is not easy to fight again in the short term!"
"What do you know!" the second prince of Shu sneered: "I'm afraid that there will be not much of their bows and crossbows left this night......!
Before the second prince of Shu finished speaking, he felt a cold on his neck.
Sou!
A sharp arrow pierced his neck and plunged into his white tent coat.
Blood stained the snow-white tent clothes in a circle.
Ma Hanbo's eyes widened, he swallowed deeply, and the saliva man fell straight to the ground!
"The second prince was shot to death!"
"King Bojun is scared to death!"
"The second prince is dead!"
"The second prince is dead!"
"The second prince is really dead!"
......
The shouts of the soldiers of the Chu State changed from panic at the beginning to hesitation and then to confirmation, and finally to faint cheers!
The second prince is dead! The sergeants finally don't have to go to give their lives in vain!
At this time, Zhou Rong, who was at the highest point of the Yanggu City Tower, slowly put down the longbow and crossbow in his hand.
At the beginning of the morning, Zhou Rong was wearing dark red armor, and he looked more and more heroic in the morning light.
"Brother Prince's hit!" Guo Ruoxue cheered.
Zhou Rong handed the longbow and crossbow to Bailiwei: "Put it away!"
"Brother Prince, who was shot by you!" Guo Ruoxue followed Zhou Rong down the city tower with a look of admiration.
"The prince of Shu Kingdom!" Zhou Rong slowly stepped down the city tower: "General, this palace ordered you to go out of the city to recruit Ma Qianyu! If you don't surrender, find a way to drive them to the Tang Kingdom!"
"The last general obeys!"
The second prince is dead! Ma Hanbo was also stunned. As the supreme commander of the Chu army, Ma Qianyu soon heard an urgent report from his subordinates: "Da Zhou suddenly lowered the drawbridge and opened the city gate to attack our army! General, how should we deal with it!"
"Take the wounded and evacuate!"
Before the battle in Yanggu was over, Zhou Rong quickly rushed out of the east gate of Yanggu.
Miao Miao nested obediently in the cloth bag on Zhou Rong's chest.
Li Tianbao, Bai Liwei, Zhou Ziyi, and Guo Ruoxue followed closely behind and also went out of the east gate of Yanggu.
Zhou Rong and his entourage galloped wildly all the way, until the horses were tired of running, and then stopped to rest for a while.
"Brother Prince!" Guo Ruoxue took advantage of the rest time to ask Zhou Rong: "How can you be willing to fall in him at such a long distance?"
Bailiwei smiled: "Your Highness's newly made bow and crossbow with a long range. This is the first time Your Highness has demonstrated the power of a longbow!"
Guo Ruoxue ignored Bailiwei and only looked at Zhou Rong: "Brother Prince is really powerful! Let's go back to Beijing to recover our lives! The queen mother has been missing you for a long time." ”
Zhou Rong ignored it, got up and got on the horse.
Zhou Ziyi touched Guo Ruoxue's arm: "Why don't you go back to Beijing first!"
"What do you mean?"
"Your Highness is looking for the crown princess!
"Hmph, I'm going to follow, just let him not find it, never find it!"
Run wild. In the early morning of the fifth day, Zhou Rong finally arrived at the front of Tianquan Villa.
A group of children are chasing me by the gate of Tianquan Villa.
Zhou Rong jumped off the horse and rushed to the Zhuang man guarding the door and said: "Brother Lao, pass it on, and say that Zhou Rong has something to ask to see your old lady." ”
This tall man, dressed in black, actually had a snow-white cat head emerging from the black cloth bag on his chest. The cat's big round eyes were looking around curiously.
The children looked at Zhou Rong timidly, and some children stared at Miao Miao non-stop. They had seen their mothers sometimes hug their little brothers and sisters like that. It's strange that this man actually hugged the cat to his chest!
"Oops! The bride snatcher is here!" Soon a sharp-eyed child recognized Zhou Rong.
More than a dozen children instantly surrounded Zhou Rong.
A little boy in a cotton shirt looked at Zhou Rong and laughed: "You're late!
Zhou Rong slowly squatted down: "Little brother, you said everyone is gone?"
The little boy was originally afraid of Zhou Rong, but when he saw him squatting down and smiling, he was no longer afraid, and said with a smile: "Second Master Hu left first, the bride also left, and finally the bride's mother also left!"
"Oh!" Zhou Rong continued to laugh, "Who did the bride's mother go with?"
"A big uncle! I just left a few days ago!"
"Thank you!" Zhou Rong patted the little boy on the shoulder and slowly stood up.
"Are you going to chase the bride?" The little boy looked up at Zhou Rong: "You are all gone, she seems to be angry! When she leaves, she is ugly! A black face! We all think that she has become ugly because she is angry!"
"Hah!" Zhou Rong couldn't help laughing: "That's right!
He was angry that he didn't say goodbye! Even more angry, he didn't even write a letter!
Mu Qingfeng in Tianquan Villa had already led everyone to usher over, and when he saw Zhou Rongmu Qingfeng leading the crowd to kneel: "Mu Qingfeng of Tianquan Villa led everyone in the Villa to see His Royal Highness the Prince!"
"Master Mu, get up quickly! There is no need to make this big gift between the mountains and the wilderness!"
Mu Qingfeng got up and raised a cloth bag with both hands: "Everything His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to know is here!"
Zhou Rong reached out and took the cloth bag: "Mrs. Shen is really gone?"
"I'm really leaving!" Yang Jinhua also walked out of the villa: "I left in three days! A person who called himself Mr. Jimo came to pick her up." She was willing to go, and the old body didn't keep her! The old body knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would definitely come to look for them! So he let her leave a letter!"