In Runzhou City, there is indeed not much that can be fought.

On this day, the four soldiers were killed and wounded.

Yuxiu led people to heal the wounds of those soldiers, and looking at the dwindling troops, the doctors whispered that there was not much medicine for gold sores.

If you attack like this tomorrow, I'm afraid that you won't be able to hold it in half an hour.

There is already a shortage of grain in the city, and now these grains and grasses are persuaded by Yuxiu and people from house to house, so that each family takes most of their rations out, and slaughters a few war horses.

By tomorrow, the army will be out of food. Unless they rob the people of their rations and kill all the horses. Just, how can they do that?

Lack of food and medicine, what should I do next?

Imperial court reinforcements, why haven't they arrived?

If she doesn't yet, how will she keep her brother, Shu'er, and Xiaosi safe?

She looked at Yudong and General Qi counting the number of people who could still fight, and called Yudong and asked in a low voice, "Brother, I listen to General Qi, there is a shortage of food in the city, and the situation is unfavorable." The imperial reinforcements are not far from us, why don't we send people to ask for help?"

"There are defenders outside the city, and this time I have to break through the layers of siege when I go out of the city to ask for help...... I'm afraid that there won't be many people in the city. Yudong looked at the soldiers who were extremely tired and lying on the ground, and said in embarrassment.

It's not that they haven't thought about sending people to ask for help and urging again, but first, the manpower in the city is tight, and second, there is a heavy siege outside, and sending people out is not to send them to death?

Stay in the city, and you can live when the reinforcements come, but if you go out of the city, it is equivalent to death.

Besides, to break out, it is physically exhausting. Now everyone is so tired that they can't walk, how can they break through?

Yuxiu understood what Yudong meant, but if King Teng's focus was to attack the city, then for those who escaped from the city, he shouldn't be heavily pursued, right? Moreover, they were outside the city, and there was a Hong Tianxi.

"Brother, if you bring Zhao Quansheng, Qian Chang and Zhong Youxing to break through, are you sure?"

"Me?" Yudong never thought of breaking through to ask for help.

"Yes, now in the city, I'm afraid that you are the only one who is suitable. I asked Qian Chang and Zhong Youxing, and they said that the Shu army focused on guarding the north and south gates, and there were fewer people in the east and west. If the four of you choose the west, there will be a village after running a little way, and then you may be able to borrow a set of clothes from the village, disguise yourself as a common person and go north, bypassing the Shu army along the road to meet with the reinforcements. ”

Yudong listened to what Yuxiu said, and obviously had been thinking about it for a long time. He asked hesitantly, "Xiuxiu, if I go to break through and ask for help, what can you do?"

"Brother, Runzhou is really going to be lost, it's useless for you to stay here. ”

Yudong listened to this big truth, opened his mouth, and was speechless.

"If the gates are lost, I will still protect you......"

"Brother, have you forgotten that we have a hiding place? If the city gate is really lost, Shu'er and I will hide it. The land of Lu is big, and the Shu army will definitely not have time to search carefully for a while, as long as you bring reinforcements as soon as possible, won't we all be fine?"

Yudong was still hesitating, and Qi Shishi saw them talking here and walked over

Yuxiu greeted and said her intentions.

Qi Shi looked at the black sky that could not be seen, "Da Lang wants to break out of the encirclement, I'm afraid it will not be easy!"

"General Qi, but the imperial reinforcements are already near, maybe as long as you urge, they will arrive immediately. I heard my brother say that after today's battle, most of the dead and wounded were killed, and if he still waited for the reinforcements to come by himself, Runzhou would not be able to hold it. ”

Everyone had nothing to say, and among the remaining generals, the knife wound on Qi Shishi's chest was not good, and there were even signs of suppuration, so he couldn't ride out of the city at all, and others like Captain Lu and others were not as good as Yudong in martial arts. In such a calculation, Yudong breakthrough is the most appropriate.

After deciding, Yuxiu urged Yudong to go back to rest, and she also brought someone back to pack up for Yudong.

After Yudong fell asleep, Yuxiu called Zhao Quansheng, Qian Chang and Zhong Youxing, and when she saw the three of them, she squatted down and saluted, "My brother's safety, please leave it to you." ”

Qian Chang and Zhong Youxing looked at each other and hesitated, and Qian Chang said, "Big lady, the two of us were left by the prince at the beginning, and the prince ordered us to protect the eldest lady." Uncle is going to break through, I'll follow, let Lao Zhong stay to protect the eldest lady. ”

Yuxiu shook her head, "If Runzhou is lost, let alone leaving one, even if both of you stay, you won't be able to protect me." No matter how strong your martial arts are, you can't stand up to the many Shu soldiers. It's better to go all out to protect my brother from breaking through and let Zhou Shizi lead the army to break the siege as soon as possible. ”

Yuxiu's words were also reasonable, but Qian Zhong and the others still hesitated, "Besides, when Zhou Shizi left you, he said that he wanted you to listen to my orders." You are already members of my Yan family, so naturally you should listen to me. If you will not listen, then go away. ”

Qian Chang and Zhong Youxing looked at each other helplessly, "Follow the lady's orders." ”

"Good. The three of you remember, after breaking through, if the Shu army is very surrounded, take my brother to find a place to hide, don't force him to find reinforcements, be sure to let him live!" Yuxiu said in a deep voice, "It's okay to stun him, it's okay to stun him, don't let him act impulsively! I'm just a brother, you must, let him live!"

When Yuxiu said these words, she looked at Zhao Quansheng and the three of them closely, obviously asking them to assure.

The three of them glanced at each other again, and Qian Chang said solemnly, "Don't worry, eldest lady, even if we risk our lives, we will protect the uncle." ”

"There are a few silver tickets here, each of you has taken them and hid them on your body, and you have to be careful yourself. Yuxiu took out three silver tickets, one thousand taels each.

Zhao Quansheng and the three of them did not hesitate and took it.

Yuxiu breathed a sigh of relief, asked them to go down to rest as well, and came to the kitchen by herself to prepare some dry food for the four of them.

Most of the people in the Lu Mansion were gone, and the kitchen was even quieter.

Yuxiu opened the rice jar and found that it had bottomed out, smiled bitterly, rummaged up and down, and finally found a small half bag of flour.

She poured water and kneaded her dough, and heard the kitchen door creak and someone walked in, and she looked up to see that it was Yushu walking in with a lantern.

"Sister, I see that you haven't gone back to the room to sleep, I just went to the outer courtyard and heard that my brother is going to lead someone to break through tomorrow, and you are busy in the kitchen. Yushu was also wearing the coarse cloth clothes that she used to work in the house, and as she spoke, she walked into the kitchen and put the lantern on the kitchen table.

"Why didn't you sleep?"

"Sister, I'm not a child anymore. I've heard people say that you can't hold on, right?"

Yuxiu raised her hand, wanting to rub Yushu's head, raised her hand to see the flour on her hand, put her hand down, approached Yushu and held her in her arms.

She was more than half a head taller than Yushu, and with such a hug, her chin was just against the top of Yushu's head, touching Yushu's soft black hair.

"Shu'er, don't be afraid, my sister is here!"