Chapter 590 The Lives of 80,000 People
"What?" Guo Yang said in shock. "There are 80,000 people in Jiashui City. That's 80,000 lives at stake!"
Even Guo Yang, who had witnessed how human lives were treated like ants on the battlefield, was shocked at this moment.
"Prince Duan is capable of betraying his country and colluding with the enemy, so why would he care about 80,000 lives?"
Lan Feng sneered and looked at Jun Lie solemnly, saying, "Your Highness, reinforcements are on the way. I have already asked the secret guards to open a way out from the west gate. Your Highness, please leave quickly!"
"Yes, let's go quickly. Once the Xijiang soldiers attack, we won't be able to leave." Guo Yang also realized the danger at this time.
"No." Jun Lie shook his head. He walked to the window, looked at the twinkling lights outside, and said, "If I leave, all 80,000 lives in Jiashui City will be lost!"
"Lan Feng, you must immediately lead your men and seal the city gates. We will bring not only three thousand soldiers but also one thousand guards. Immediately gather all the troops in the city to resist the Xijiang troops."
In the darkness, Jun Lie's eyes were filled with determination. He turned around, picked up the cotton armor beside him, and put it on. He looked at Guo Yang and said, "The gunpowder we brought will be transported directly to the tower of the North City."
Guo Yang and Lan Feng exchanged a glance, then looked at him anxiously and said, "Prince, all 10,000 soldiers from Xijiang are here. We have no chance of winning. The princess is still waiting for you in Hongdu!"
"As long as we can hold off this wave of attacks today, we'll have a chance to turn defeat into victory!"
Jun Lie's eyes were filled with unquestionable determination. He picked up the sword beside him and said, "Leave. The city will be destroyed and everyone will die. Do you think that with the brutality of the Xijiang soldiers who massacred the village, they will let the people in the city go?"
If Jiuyue were here, she would definitely make the same choice as him.
"Burning, killing, and looting, how can those civilians be considered innocent?" Jun Lie raised his leg and walked outside. He listened to the noisy voices outside, his eyes darkening slightly: "Besides, we may not lose!"
Prince Duan thought that he could get rid of him by using the Xijiang soldiers?
"Your Majesty!"
Guo Yang and Lan Feng did not try to persuade him any further and immediately followed Jun Lie's instructions. The Xijiang soldiers mobilized all their forces to attack the city, clearly intending to trap the prince to death.
"Oh no, Your Majesty! The Second Prince of Xijiang has led his troops into the city and is heading straight for us!" Xueying walked in covered in blood and said, "Your Majesty, quickly go out the back door!"
"Meet the enemy!" Jun Lie walked out with a solemn look on his face. After seeing the Xijiang soldiers rushing in, he turned into a killing machine.
Blood Shadow and the secret guards all appeared at this time, forming a fan shape to protect Jun Lie on both sides.
The streets were filled with cries and sounds of people running for their lives.
Jun Lie channeled all his anger into his sword, swinging it, killing the enemy, swinging it, killing the enemy...
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"Jun Lie!"
At night, Xiao Jiuyue dreamed that something happened to Jun Lie. He was standing in a sea of fire, covered in blood, with people lying everywhere. Jun Lie was kneeling on the ground with a sword in his hand, looking tragic and heroic.
"Princess." Dong Gui, who was on night watch, heard the noise in the room and immediately ran in. Seeing Xiao Jiuyue sitting on the bed with her hands on her chest, she picked up the blanket and covered her with it. "Princess, are you having a nightmare?"
"Donggui, is there any news from Jiashui City?" Xiao Jiuyue grabbed Donggui's hand and asked excitedly. Even after waking up from the dream, this scene still made her feel sad and uncomfortable.
"No." Dong Gui said soothingly, "Princess, dreams are always the opposite of reality. I'll pour you a cup of tea to calm you down."
Donggui stood up, poured a cup of hot tea and handed it forward.
Xiao Jiuyue didn't answer. She said, "No, I have a very bad feeling. Do you have any way to contact the prince?"
"If the princess is worried, I will send a letter by carrier pigeon right now." Dong Gui said comfortingly: "If it's fast, it will arrive tomorrow."
"Sending a letter via carrier pigeon may not be a safe option. We should find someone to go." Xiao Jiuyue said, and he couldn't wait to arrange it.
Xiao Jiuyue ground ink and wrote a letter, and sent someone to Jiashui City overnight.
After drinking the tea, Xiao Jiuyue still felt her heart pounding with fear, and she felt uneasy.
"Xiao Xingxing, your father will be fine, right?" Xiao Jiuyue took a deep breath. Luo Kui brought the warm porridge from the pot over and said, "Princess, have some porridge. The prince is a lucky man, and he will be fine."
"Yes, Your Highness isn't even afraid of the Yongzhao Army, so why would he be afraid of the Xijiang Army?" Dong Gui said after arranging the people. "Don't worry, Princess. The carrier pigeons have been released and the people have been dispatched. If there is any news, Princess will know it early."
"Who knows? News of the prince's victory will soon arrive." Luo Kui nodded in agreement and said, "The prince defeated the Xijiang soldiers!"
"If it were just the Xijiang soldiers, I would naturally not be afraid. Prince Duan is still in Jiashui City. If..." Xiao Jiuyue didn't want to think of the worst. If Prince Duan was insidious and cunning, then it would be really hard to guard against.
"Don't worry, Princess. Everything will be fine." Luo Kui said soothingly, "Even if Princess doesn't care about her own health, she should at least think about the baby in her belly."
"Don't worry, for the sake of the child, I will be fine."
Xiao Jiuyue's hand fell on her lower abdomen, looking at the steaming millet porridge in front of her. After drinking it, she looked at the dim light outside and said, "It's still early. You guys go back to sleep, and I'll sleep for a while too."
Xiao Jiuyue lay on the bed and closed her eyes. The tragic scene was hers. She clutched the quilt tightly and thought: She can't just sit there and wait for death. If this is true, she must bring reinforcements to save him!
"Princess, why are you awake so early?" When Lianxin and Huaqing came to take over the shift, they learned that Xiao Jiuyue had woken up from a nightmare in the middle of the night last night.
"I can't sleep." Xiao Jiuyue yawned. After washing up, she called Hua Qing over and said, "Hua Qing, can you tell me how the prince's trip to Jiashui City went?"
Hua Qing looked at her hesitantly, wanting to say something. Xiao Jiuyue's heart instantly rose again, and she asked, "Hua Qing, is the prince in trouble?"
"Don't worry, Princess. The prince's life is safe!" Hua Qing said hurriedly.
Xiao Jiuyue felt relieved for a moment, then she asked, "My life is safe, but will there be disasters on this trip to Jiashui City?"
"Princess, the prince is blessed with great fortune and luck. He was able to escape danger in the end."
Hua Qing's words of comfort did not make Xiao Jiuyue feel relieved. Instead, they strengthened her determination to bring reinforcements. She said, "Hua Qing, call the Jinwen and Jinwu brothers."
Xiao Jiuyue called the brothers Jinwen and Jinwu and arranged for them to go to the Blood Blade to get the cotton armor, while she went to find her master Doctor Xiao Wang.
"You, why did you buy so many herbs?" Doctor Wang looked at the herbs Xiao Jiuyue brought and was shocked. He asked, "Didn't you make a lot of herbs for the prince last time?"
"It's not enough. Master, I think we need to make some more medicinal herbs and gauze." Xiao Jiuyue said, "I have sent people to the county and prefectural cities to buy medicinal herbs. I want to set up a workshop and make medicine!"
Regardless of whether Jun Lie needs medicine or not, she is determined to open a pharmacy!
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