Chapter 534 Defend Taiyuan to the Death!

Lin Changning glanced at Shilang's disappointed expression, then touched his nose slightly guiltily: "Sixth Brother knows."

Shilang sighed, knowing that people on the battlefield were not free to do as they pleased. Sixth Brother had single-handedly supported the family and the entire Lin family. However, seeing the wounds on Sixth Brother's body occasionally made him feel sorry for him.

He reached out and pulled out another porcelain bottle, his gaze distant: "Sixth Brother, this is that medicine."

Lin Changning knew immediately that it was medicine to prevent her from menstruating, and subconsciously prepared to take it and put it in her mouth.

However, for some reason, Shiro gripped the small porcelain bottle tightly, his eyes filled with a heavy look as he said, "Sixth Brother, this medicine is harmful to having children!"

Lin Changning looked up, puzzled. Shilang lowered his voice and said, "This medicine is harmful to the body. If you take too much, you'll never be able to have children..."

Upon hearing Shilang's words, Lin Changning casually pulled the medicine bottle from Shilang's hand: "It's alright, I don't really care about that anyway."

Shiro looked at Lin Changning with a hint of shock in his eyes.

After swallowing the pill, Lin Changning returned to his tent, wiped his body, treated his wounds, put on his armor again, and went outside.

As he was leaving, Shilang suddenly grabbed Lin Changning's clothes, seemingly with emotion, or perhaps with a sigh: "Sixth Brother, our lives are already much better than before, truly, there's no need to work so hard anymore."

Lin Changning turned to look at Shilang's handsome face and couldn't help but laugh out loud. He patted Shilang's arm to comfort him, "It's alright, I know what I'm doing."

After saying that, he continued walking forward with a limp. Shilang's lowered eyes were filled with complicated thoughts. Fifth Sister had not had it easy. He had watched Fifth Sister get to where she was today step by step. In his heart, no man in the world could compare to Fifth Sister.

For the sake of her sixth brother and her family, Fifth Sister fought her way from the border to the capital. From an unknown soldier to the future emperor's son-in-law and right-hand man, she accomplished what many men could not.

Sometimes he would be momentarily distracted and forget that Fifth Sister was actually a woman. He had followed Fifth Sister from the border to the capital and had seen her hardships and her resilience.

His fifth sister was truly an extraordinary person, surpassing countless men in the world.

Taiyuan

Ji Chang'an followed behind King Xiang, watching him skillfully deploy his troops to attack Taiyuan. Taiyuan was indeed a tough nut to crack.

They have been attacking here for almost half a month. The King of Chu has already entered Luoyang, but they still haven't taken Taiyuan.

King Xiang is now more anxious, and his attacks on cities are now carried out with a sense of recklessness.

With the emperor dead, the Ji family father and son could only fight alongside the Prince of Xiang, so they had no objections and did whatever the Prince of Xiang said. As the ladder that had been erected was once again knocked away by the soldiers on the city wall, the Prince of Xiang's gaze darkened.

"What's the situation on the east side of the city wall?"

Ji Chang'an turned to look at the guard beside him, and a moment later the guard ran over: "Your Highness, the investors on the east side of the city wall have been lowering logs down, and our men can't climb up."

"What about the other walls? We'll run out of logs, hot oil, and hot water eventually!"

The guard stammered, unable to speak, because he truly did not know how much supplies the city currently had. Seeing this, King Xiang sighed, waved his hand, and continued to investigate!

Qi Rong stood atop the city wall, wielding his sword to cut down rebel soldiers who tried to climb the wall. The soldiers around him were all wounded; they had held out for nearly half a month, yet the men below had not given up their attack on Taiyuan.

Yesterday, news came that the King of Chu had captured Mengjin and was about to break through Luoyang. Upon hearing this, Qi Rong breathed a sigh of relief, but his heart tightened again.

His uncle-in-law had captured Luoyang, and it would take at least half a month to return and reinforce it. If they could hold out for half a month, it would be fine, but now the city's grain, medicine, supplies and military equipment were being used up like water. He had been very careful with his money these days. Under the leadership of the Lin family, various aristocratic families had also donated supplies and grain, but they were still short of funds.

Within a week and a half at most, Taiyuan City would truly be out of ammunition and food.

The troops led by King Xiang were completely different from those of the imperial army; they were also a fierce force, and it was no easy feat for them to hold out until now.

Qi Rong staggered and slowly took two steps back. He felt his vision blur. Zhi Qi, who was beside him, quickly realized that his commander was not in a good state and hurriedly helped Qi Rong up.

"Commander! Are you alright?"

Qi Rong swayed, his vision still completely black, slowly turning into small specks of light. Feeling dizzy, Qi Rong slowly shook his head.

After pausing for a moment and waiting until his vision cleared, he said, "It's nothing."

Upon hearing this, he immediately came over, picked up Qi Rong, and carried him downstairs. Recently, he had been staying up late repeatedly, and he was also injured. The doctor had said that his commander was injured and had lost too much blood, so he should not move and should rest.

However, their own commander stubbornly led them to hold out for another five days.

Hearing this, he bumped into Chang Zhiyuan, who was sitting in a carriage with Physician Liu.

Chang Zhiyuan saw Wen Zhi carrying the person down from afar and hurriedly went to greet him: "The physician Liu is in the carriage, quickly take the person in!"

Upon hearing this, he saw a face that was almost identical to Lin Changning's and followed Chang Zhiyuan into the carriage without hesitation.

After carrying the man into the carriage, Physician Liu immediately took his pulse. The next second, he rummaged through his medicine box, found a small porcelain bottle, took out a small pill, and put it into Qi Rong's mouth.

Chang Zhiyuan took a water bottle from the side and helped pour the water into Qi Rong's mouth.

Knowing this, and hearing it with a hint of worry, he asked, "Physician Liu, how is my commander?"

The physician from the Liu family looked unwell: "Aren't there any other generals in Taiyuan? Why must the Second Young Master be sent?! If I had arrived any later, I'm afraid I would have lost my life! He's already seriously injured, and he absolutely cannot move for the next few days!"

Qi Rong was already in a semi-conscious state. Lying in the carriage, he kept his brows furrowed as he listened to the commotion. He tried to open his eyes, but his eyelids were too heavy to lift.

Zhiqi and Wenzhi were also in a dilemma. Now, most of the generals of the main city had been taken away by the King of Chu, and only a few thousand households remained in the city. Commander Sun had been assassinated a few days ago, and for the time being, they really couldn't find someone who could win the hearts and minds of the soldiers and lead them to boost morale.

Chang Zhiyuan glanced at the two people in the carriage, looking troubled, pursed his lips, and suddenly grabbed Zhiqi's arm: "How about I dress up as Chang Ning and take over the command?"

Zhiqi and Wen Zhi suddenly looked up and were surprised to see Chang Zhiyuan's face, which was almost identical to Xiao Liu's: "Huh?"

Xiao Liu is notorious for his ruthlessness in the army. If Xiao Liu's cousin could impersonate him and climb onto the city wall, with the two of them assisting him, it would surely boost morale and taking over command would not be a problem!