Chapter 437: The City is Broken
When Zhao Fuling heard this, she looked back at Liu Shoubei.
Liu Shoubei explained, "That Doctor Bai said that Du Gongzi's prescription had been changed by him, and a taste of medicine was added to it. This medicine will erode Du Gongzi's body, and if he doesn't have his medicine to keep him warm, Du Gongzi's body will collapse within half a year."
"I don't know if what he said is true or not, but for the sake of safety, I have left their father and daughter alive."
Zhao Fuling listened quietly, and there was no other color on her face.
But if you look closely, the hand holding the silver spear suddenly tightened, and under the firelight, the green tendons on the back of the hand suddenly appeared.
Liu Shoubei sensed this tense atmosphere and sighed, hating such an insidious and vengeful person.
It's just that the enemy army suddenly attacked today, and he couldn't spare time to ask the other party again. He could only be put in prison for the rest of the war.
Zhao Fuling didn't say anything, just bowed slightly, indicating that she knew.
After Liu Shoubei left, she immediately called Fang Qiu and said, "You go to the prison to bring out the Bai family's father and daughter, and send someone to Shunzhou to be locked up. When the war on my side is over, I will finish them off with my own hands."
Fang Qiu didn't know what was going on, so he responded in confusion and left in a hurry.
Zhao Fuling hid a fire in her heart, and at this moment, looking at the surging crowd outside the city, her eyes were full of ruthlessness.
There are a large number of enemy troops, and although the horse traps and moats outside the city have been delayed for a long time, it is only a matter of time before the opposing troops come to the city.
Zhao Fuling pursed her lips, forcibly calmed herself down, and methodically ordered the defenders to do things.
The wooden curtains, cloth curtains, and leather curtains on the outside of the battlements were all hung up, and the bamboo stands, wooden stands, grate fences, leather bamboo fences, and city protection shields on the city walls were all erected.
As one of the five cities of Anxi, the city wall fortifications of Ganzhou are not perfunctory, and there are many city towers, horse faces and urn cities.
Although they did not have a large number of defenders of the city, as long as the other party dared to underestimate the enemy, it was not impossible for them to fight the opponent with their backhands in a battle of annihilation.
Zhao Fuling gradually calmed down and went up to the city tower to observe the battle.
The towers are so high that they can be observed in all directions. Looking back at the city, the streets were empty.
The archers were on standby, and Zhao Fuling gave an order, and countless arrows rained out, hitting the enemy army trapped outside the moat.
It's just that the other party probably has the idea of breaking Ganzhou, and this offensive is more ferocious than ever.
Even if you put the corpse of your comrade under your feet, you have to rush over regardless of it.
The trenches and thistles outside the city did not trap the other party for long, but in about half an hour, the thousands of troops and horses came to the city.
Hitting the city gate and taking the ladder, the opponent's movements were hurried and arrogant, and because Zhao Fuling was in command on the city wall, the defenders panicked and pushed down the enemy army who had delusionally climbed the city countless times.
Zhao Fuling went down the city tower and saw an enemy soldier emerging from outside the pier, she easily pulled out the saber of the soldier next to her and slashed it hard.
The enemy soldier stepped on the ladder, and below him was a long line of enemy soldiers who followed.
This fall, Hula smashed several times, and they fell under the city wall one after another.
In just a quarter of an hour, the corpses of half-man-tall enemy soldiers had been piled up under the walls.
The ladders were overturned one after another, but more enemy soldiers were still climbing the city wall in waves, and the defenders raised their arms and slashed down with their knives, like a bottle of emotionless marionette.
At the rear of the army, there were still a number of archers aiming at this side.
The night was as thick and dark as thick ink, and the rolling peaks could not be seen clearly in such a night.
Zhao Fuling's face was blown cold by the cold wind, her limbs seemed to be frozen, and only her heart was full of pathos.
Her clothes were soaked with blood, and she couldn't tell the original color. Arrows rained down from the night sky, piercing through the obscured curtains, leaving mottled marks on the city walls.
Many soldiers around him fell, and new people rushed forward to take their places.
The enemy's offensive never stopped, and piles of people poured up, like fierce beasts screaming with their mouths wide open,
They will devour them all alive and peel them all away.
The knife cart under the wall arrived in the urn city gate, and the enemy army hit in waves, but was forced to give up because of the jack gate.
I don't know how long it has been, seeing that the siege is hopeless in a short time, the enemy finally stopped the offensive, and the drums of war also stopped.
The night spread without scruples, the dew was deep, and before I knew it, the time had reached the second half of the night.
The people in the city were given a brief respite, and they all collapsed, gasping for air.
Zhao Fuling called a few people and asked them to carry the corpses of their comrades down the city wall.
The flags on the cold-winded wall were hunting, and everyone lowered their heads to work, and there was a dead silence all around.
The tired soldiers rested behind the mounds, their faces numb and sluggish.
Fang Qiu happened to hurry over, and when he saw the blood stains on Zhao Fuling's cheeks, he paused in his throat before he said in a deep voice, "Girl, it's all arranged."
Zhao Fuling let out a "hmm" and asked while counting the supplies, "Have all the people in Du Mansion been transferred?"
Hearing her ask about Du Mansion, Fang Qiu paused slightly, and hesitated a little: "Du Gongzi and Miss Sun have not left."
Zhao Fuling's brows furrowed instantly, and a burst of anger seemed to suddenly gush out of her heart.
Fang Qiuxin said that it was not good, and immediately explained: "Du Gongzi and the military doctor are taking care of the wounded soldiers together, and Miss Sun is coordinating with Master Zhang to evacuate the people. The number of defenders in the city was too small, and it took men to carry the ordnance, so they all stayed behind to help."
After a pause, he peeked at Zhao Fuling and whispered, "Gongzi Xu is also here, and he also brought all the nursing homes of their Xu family. Just worried about affecting you, he led people to the South City Gate."
Zhao Fuling was stunned, and only after a moment did she return to her thoughts and let out a quiet "um".
The materials on the city wall are not too lacking, the fire oil has not been used for the time being, and the two bed crossbows have been given to one on the south city gate, and the east city gate has not been used. Some of the rolling stones and sassal wood have been used, and I don't know how long the rest will last......
Zhao Fuling finished counting them all, stood on the city wall, and did not speak for a long time.
Fang Qiu stood beside her, and they fell silent together.
People who like to gag in the past few days don't know what to say today.
Looking at the blood stains on the old city walls, he couldn't say anything.
The city did not remain stable for long, and there was another strong onslaught outside.
More and more people climbed the ladder to the wall, and Zhao Fuling began to order people to use fire oil and rolling stones.
Oil poured down from the walls, and tongues of fire illuminated everyone's faces.
Blood and howls were mixed, and the screams and screams were so loud that no one could see the slightest bit of anger.
Fang Qiu had no time to take care of anything else, and had already fought with the enemy soldiers who were rising. From time to time, soldiers came to report the news, and Zhao Ling's expression became more and more tense.
The sky gradually revealed the white of the fish's belly, and the undulating mountains in the distance also outlined a little peak shadow.
Before everyone could rejoice in the daybreak, they suddenly heard an exclamation: "The southern gate of the city is broken!"