At noon the next day, on the outskirts of Gusu. The executioner's blade gleamed blinding white in the sunlight, and a row of prisoners knelt on the ground, helplessly waiting for death to come.

Among these prisoners were the elderly, women, and even children, and they were relatives of some of the soldiers on the expedition, their sons, husbands, or fathers fought bravely in yesterday's hard battle, some survived and were preparing to march to Huiji, but many more were buried forever in foreign lands.

Numerous people gathered around the execution ground, their eyes full of excitement and anticipation, and for the bored people, the scene of the head killing was always the most interesting.

"There are a lot of people to kill today!"

"yes, yes, I see there are still people who are all over the house!"

"Haha, these people deserve to die! Hmph, look at them, they usually live in a big mansion, they eat and drink well all day long, hum, can you think of today? What an eye! It's time to kill all the rich! ”

"Isn't it?! They only care about their own well-being, where do they think of us, the poor people? ”

"That's it! Death is too good for him! Well done! It's better not to leave one! ”

At this time, Bo Ya stepped forward and announced to everyone.

"The traitor Zhang Xun surrendered to Yue with a large army, which is really a great crime! The king ordered Zhang Xun and his subordinates to be sentenced to treason, sentenced to death by deputy generals and above, and beheaded all over the house! ”

After the announcement, there was a burst of cheers among the people, but the prisoners who were kneeling on the ground could only cry helplessly.

Bo Yao looked up at the sun, the strong sunlight left a sharp scorch mark on the sundial, he glanced contemptuously at the prisoner kneeling on the ground, and then ordered: "The hour has come, execution!" ”

As soon as the order fell, a flash of white light was seen, and the prisoners' heads had fallen to the ground.

After the Battle of the Mountains and Forests, Zhang Xun stripped off the disabled soldiers and ordered them to return to Wu for help, while he led the remaining more than 3,000 soldiers to rush in the direction of Huiji.

In half a month, Zhang Xun advanced continuously, and although he encountered several resistances, the resistance was not tenacious. It seems that after the first battle in the mountains and forests, the vitality of the Yue country was greatly damaged, and it was difficult to organize an effective defense in a short period of time.

On the first day of the seventh month, Zhang Xun led his troops to the city of Huiji, at this time the Wu army had run out of ammunition and food, and the army was only less than 2,000 people.

Zhang Xun stood outside the camp, looking at the not-so-tall Huiji city wall, and couldn't help but sigh.

He Yu stepped forward to report: "General, the arrows have run out, and the grain and grass are only enough to eat three meals." ”

Zhang Xun's eyebrows furrowed slightly, even though he was full of anxiety in his heart, he couldn't show it on the surface, "What about Gusu?" Any news? ”

"No, the Gusu side has not sent any reinforcements and supplies so far."

"Damn!" Zhang Xun held the hilt of the sword tightly, and the anger in his chest could no longer be calmed, "Damn! Just send me another 5,000 men!" I'll definitely be able to capture Huiji City! ”

He Yu looked embarrassed, shook his head and said, "Hey, general, I'm afraid there is worse news." ”

"Say!"

"Perhaps, as the general guessed, there was a change in Gusu, the king of Wu pronounced the general and the officers and soldiers treason, and also beheaded the families of some brothers, and I am afraid that the wounded soldiers who returned for help were also imprisoned by the traitors."

Zhang Xun exhaled deeply, and a strong sense of powerlessness suddenly occupied his body and mind. He turned to look at his brothers, covered in foul blood and filthy mud, who had burned a blazing fire with the power of their lives, but now had become pieces of filthy black charcoal.

Zhang Xun was distressed, too many brothers had died, and the people who were still alive were leaning on each other, and their tired and dull eyes were still ready to burst out with the last energy, but they didn't know that the motherland they were desperately guarding had failed them.

After a long time, Zhang Xuncai said to Heyu: "We must capture Huiji City, only in this way can we prove the truth of the facts, return the innocence of the soldiers, and restore their reputation." ”

"But...... General, we have detected that there are at least 3,000 defenders in Huiji City, and this is not counting the Praetorian Guards and militia forces in the city, we only have 2,000 people, how can we capture Huiji City? ”

"We're dead, and we have to fight to the death." Zhang Xun held the hilt of the sword tightly, "Fortunately, Ji Zheng is still unclear about our current predicament, so we still have one last chance to gamble." ”

"Take a gamble?"

"Yes, that's our only chance."

"How to bet?"

Zhang Xun raised his head, stared at a familiar figure on the wall of Huiji, and slowly spit out four words: "The old trick is repeated." ”

At the same time, Ji Zheng stood on the city wall, looked at Wu Jun's camp and sneered: "Brother Xun, will you be as eager to win as I am?" ”

Night, the General's Palace.

The candlelight shone through the veil, and the lovely baby was lying asleep on the bed, biting his fingers lightly, and a happy smile on his face, as if he was having a sweet dream.

Ina put down the embroidery plate, got up and stretched, "Oh, embroidery is so difficult, it took me three months to embroider such a pair of mandarin ducks, and today can be regarded as complete!" Sister, can you help me take a look, do you want to revise it again? ”

Ina handed the embroidery plate to Frost, but Frost didn't seem to hear it at all. She supported her emaciated chin with her slender arms, frowning and preoccupied.

"Sister?"

Only then did Frost react and looked at Ina in confusion.

Ina smiled and playfully stuffed the embroidery plate to Frost, "Sister, sister, can you help me take a look, where else can I change it." ”

Frost smiled and nodded slightly, she took the embroidery plate and glanced at it, and said, "The needle here is too shallow, I'll help you draw it again." ”

"Well, thank you, sister!"

Shuang Di picked up the embroidery needle, just dropped the stitch, walked a few times, and then suddenly scattered, and his mind drifted away. An accidental, sharp needle tip pierced her delicate fingertips, and the pain in her heart made her react suddenly, and she hurriedly withdrew her fingers, for fear of staining Ina's embroidery.

"Oops! Is my sister okay!? Does it hurt? Ina hurriedly grabbed Frosty's hand and helped her wipe her wound.

Frost smiled and shook her head, "It's okay, it doesn't hurt, fortunately, it didn't stain my sister's embroidery." ”

"Sister......" Ina helped Shuang Di clean her wound with a white silk, stared at Shuang Di with wide eyes, and asked, "Sister, are you thinking about General Zhang Xun?" ”

"I didn't ...... There is no ......" Although Frost tried to deny it, the unconsciously furrowed brows showed the messiness in her heart.

Ina also frowned, "The battle outside is getting more and more tense, I really don't know what will happen in the end." Hey, why do men always fight each other? ”

Frost didn't answer, the bleeding from her fingers stopped, she picked up the embroidery plate again, and continued to help Ina revise it, but there was a melancholy cloud between her watery eyebrows.

"General Zhang Xun is a very good person, I don't want him to be in danger, but...... I also don't want the general to fail, if the general fails, he will suffer even more......"

Hearing this, Frost suddenly stopped the embroidery needle in her hand, she raised her head to look at Ina, and asked, "Ina, what does the Great General mean to you?" ”

Ina put her hands on her cheeks, her face full of happiness, "General...... He's to me...... Well, he ...... He means it all! He's the nicest guy in the world! It's my sun! As long as I can stay by the general's side forever, I will be satisfied! ”

"Hmm...... It's so good......" Frost seemed to be a little envious of Ina.

"Of course, my sister is also the best person in the world! Being able to be sisters with my sister is also the happiest thing! Sister, don't worry! I'll take good care of the general and my sister! ”

Frost smiled, then tied a knot on the back of the embroidery plate, cut the thin thread, and handed the embroidery plate to Ina, "Alright, this is done." ”

"It's so pretty! My sister's craftsmanship is amazing! Ina took the embroidery plate, her face was filled with an innocent smile again, and then, she asked with a little hesitation: "Sister, can I make this into a pillow and give it to the general?" ”

"Well, of course." Frost smiled and nodded.

"Thank you, sister! Thank you sister! ”

At this moment, the earth-shattering war drums suddenly sounded outside the city, and the sound of the drums was like thunder, almost deafening. The sleeping child was woken up by the sound of drums, and the frightened wow wow burst into tears. Frosty hurriedly picked up the child, shaking it and gently patting it, trying to lull the child to sleep. However, the drumming did not stop at all, but intensified, and then the shouts of killing outside the city were everywhere, and the whole city of Huiji fell into chaos.

Under the city of Huiji.

The Wu army roared as they approached the city while beating the war drums, and the dense torches reflected the night sky as if it were day.

On the other side, Zhang Xun led 400 dead soldiers, and under the cover of drums and shouts of killing, they dug a tunnel in the northeast corner of Huiji City that led directly to the city.

He Yu stepped forward to report: "General, the tunnel has been dug through!" Sure enough, there is a large vat under the city wall! ”

"Good! At that time, the Yue country was poor and had no financial resources to build a moat, so I guess they could only use this money-saving method to defend against the Tufu offensive. In general, large vats are placed at the corners of the walls when building the walls. It seems that we won the bet in the first step, and now it depends on whether Ji Zheng will miss this corner. ”

"Hmmm! As long as we can steal the gate from the inside, we can break through Huiji City! ”

"Let's do it."

"Whoa!"

Zhang Xun took the lead in burrowing into the tunnel, quickly walked to the bottom of the vat along the narrow tunnel, he took out the Chongli sword and slashed on the cowhide at the mouth of the vat, and then carefully poked his head out.

Although the city is noisy, it is empty.

In order to ensure safety, Zhang Xun searched carefully again, and sure enough, there was no one around. So, Zhang Xun quickly leaned out and slammed up and out of the tunnel. Subsequently, Wu soldiers came out one after another, and it didn't take long for 400 people to assemble under the city.