Chapter 223 Yan Shu, attacked from both sides
Xie Anfeng said to Zhou Shaoyu: "Go back to the Nanhai King's fiefdom and tell him that if you want the two families to get married, you need to go through three matchmakers and six betrothals according to the rules."
How could Zhou Shaoyu refuse? He accepted the offer immediately and went back to the palace to inform Zhou Xiaocheng that he was coming to propose marriage.
Zhou Tangtang did not go back home after the New Year and has been following Jian Xiecheng. Zhou Shaoyu found her first and told her about this.
Zhou Tangtang had long seen that her brother liked Lady Xie, and was so happy that he finally got General Xie's promise. He said, "Then what are you still hesitating about? Hurry up and report to father and mother, and come and propose marriage."
Zhou Shaoyu suddenly said, "How about I tell Mr. Xu to ask his family to come as well?"
Zhou Tangtang blushed: "Go, do your thing first, don't worry about mine."
Zhou Shaoyu took Zhou Huo and Zhou Mu and rode away immediately.
Zhou Tu originally thought that his brother had recovered from such a serious injury and could no longer wield a sword, so he proposed to take him to Yanjing and take care of him himself.
But Zhou Jin refused, he wanted to follow Xie Yanyan.
Zhou Tu returned to Yanjing by himself.
When Zhou Shaoyu returned to his fiefdom, he saw that the entire fiefdom was on high alert. All the generals were fully armed and assembled, ready for battle.
Zhou Xiaocheng said, "You came at the right time. Father was just about to notify you to come back. Father wants to punish Murong Fenghuang, that androgynous thing."
The King of Nanhai received information that Emperor Murong Feng wanted to requisition his fiefdom.
The reason is very ridiculous. The capital city is an ominous place and has been attacked by large rocks many times. Now there is no decent house in the imperial palace to hold court.
The Nanhai Palace has gone through three dynasties and is still as stable as Mount Tai. It is a Feng Shui treasure land.
Therefore, after consultation with his court officials, Emperor Jing Zhao decided to move the capital to Zixu City, where the Nanhai Palace was located, and the Nanhai Palace would be requisitioned for the imperial palace first.
This means I think your house is nice, please let me live there! You guys can fly around the street first~
The King of Nanhai didn't want to endure it anymore. If he didn't rebel, people all over the world would call him a spineless person.
When Zhou Shaoyu heard this, he got a severe headache. The situation was so tense, how could he hire Xie Yanyan?
Besides, in a war, if someone gets killed, will Xie Yanyan become a widow?
Zhou Xiaocheng had already asked someone to deliver the letter to him and Zhou Tangtang, but by mistake they met Zhou Shaoyu.
He quickly wrote a letter to Xie Yanyan, telling her about the situation here. There was no other way but to meet the enemy. He asked her to build the city well and he would come to see her if they won the battle.
He sent the message via a falcon, and it reached Zhou Tangtang and Xie Yanyan almost at the same time as the letter from the King of the South China Sea.
Zhou Tangtang packed his luggage, said goodbye to Xie Yanyan, and went back to fight the enemy with his father and brother.
They want to stand on the same side as their father.
"Sister, Jingchen likes you very much. He is not the kind of person who breaks his promise. I guess he is going to fight Murong Fenghuang and is afraid that he will not be able to come back or get hurt and implicate you. When the battle is over, we will come back to find you."
Xie Yanyan thought to herself, just tell me if there’s a war or something, there’s really no need to say goodbye.
"What started the war?"
Xie Yanyan said this, and Zhou Tangtang said that she would send her a message when the time comes.
Zhou Tangtang was about to leave, and looked at Xu Wenrong reluctantly. Xu Wenrong said, "Princess, please go back first. My sister and I will go and help you later."
Zhou Tangtang was overjoyed and left Xiecheng with a group of his guards.
Xie Yanyan was still the same as before, doing what she was supposed to do. Xie Anfeng saw that she didn't care much and thought that his daughter was still young and hadn't figured it out yet.
That’s good too, so as to avoid any accidents and make the children sad.
In the seventh month of the lunar calendar in the second year in Lingnan (in those chaotic times, people in Lingnan didn't know how to count years), Xie Yanyan received a message from Zhou Tangtang.
The Zhou army led by the King of Nanhai met the Yan army led by Emperor Jing Zhao on the bank of the river. The two sides fought to the death and were evenly matched.
However, the Prince of Langya in the Eastern Jin Dynasty took advantage of the opportunity to cut off the Prince of Nanhai's retreat, and now he is in a dilemma.
Zhou Tangtang said that she secretly sent signals to Xie Yanyan, but Zhou Shaoyu didn't let her tell Xie Yanyan at all.
Now the Nanhai King and his son, along with their subordinate generals, are fighting a fierce battle with Emperor Jingzhao's army in Jiangbei, while another part is confronting the Langya King.
Xie Yanyan received the letter and said to Xie Anfeng and Xie Ning: "Zhou Shizi is under attack from all sides and is in imminent danger. Shall we go and rescue him?"
Xie Anfeng and Xie Ning asked, "Yan'er, we are too weak. We can't even resist the army of Emperor Jingzhao or the King of Langya. War is not a joke."
Xie Yanyan said: "Father, you are generals, and the stage is the battlefield. I want father and brother to be famous all over the world, and no one will dare to touch Xie Cheng in the future."
Xie Anfeng smiled and said, "If Yan'er likes his father to be famous, then he will go. Let's go together, your elder brother has a wife and children..."
Xie Ning: "No, father, I want to go with father and sister."
The father and his two sons packed their luggage and set off on horseback. Xu Wenrong wanted to go with them, but Xie Yanyan said, "Cousin, Xie Cheng can't leave without you. We can't all leave."
Xu Wenrong stayed behind, and the three horses galloped away in the endless wilderness.
"Xiao Mei, exchange Zhou Shaoyu and his surroundings for scanning and moving objects."
[Exchange successful, scan and move objects in Yinjiang City where Prince Zhou is located, valid for 10 minutes only]
Xie Yanyan immediately saw Zhou Shaoyu and a group of soldiers dismantling the bridge across the river.
The massive Yan army was trying to cross the river on the other side.
Zhou Tangtang and Zhou Shaoyu were together, their faces looked heavy but not decadent.
Xie Yanyan and Xie An followed Xie Ning and traveled day and night. Half a month later, they arrived at Caocheng where Zhou Shaoyu and Zhou Tangtang were.
In half a month, the Nanhai Palace was already on the verge of collapse.
The Yan army has crossed the river and their fighting power is very strong. They kill everyone wherever they go.
Often, before the battle even started, the reputation of Murong Fenghuang's Yan army's fierceness spread and the city was already in a state of panic.
It was remarkable that Zhou Shaoyu and Zhou Tangtang managed to resist Emperor Jing Zhao's army of more than 100,000 for such a long time without being defeated with only a few thousand soldiers of the Zhou family.
The King of Langya took the opportunity to occupy some of the cities of the King of Nanhai.
Even several tiny countries around it took the opportunity to get a piece of the pie and occupy a piece of land.
Xie Yanyan, Xie Anfeng and the other two were shouting at the gate of Cao City. When Zhou Tangtang saw that it was them, he quickly ordered someone to open the gate.
"Hey, Xie Yanyan, why are you here?" Zhou Shaoyu was overjoyed when someone came in. Seeing how dusty she had traveled all the way, he felt happy and worried at the same time. "Did you encounter the enemy on the way? Is it dangerous? You shouldn't have come here. It's still safe in Lingnan."
After saying a few words, he said to Xie Anfeng: "General, you should take the county lady back. It is too unsafe here. The city may fall at any time."
Xie Anfeng said calmly: "Yan'er is here to help you."
Xie Yanyan asked directly: "Where is the Yan army?"
Zhou Shaoyu took her up to the city wall and pointed to a large dark camp a few kilometers away and said, "That's the Yan army. They have attacked Caocheng four times in a row."
Several of his subordinate generals had died, and now the most senior one was named Liang. He was very happy to hear that two generals were coming.
General Liang asked: "Can you get some food? We have run out of food and have only had one meal a day for more than ten days."
They were tired and hungry, and the damn Yan army even poisoned the rivers around the city.
If this continues, the city will be captured sooner or later, and we will die.
Xie Anfeng said nothing.
Xie Ning was much more surprised: "You still want us to get food and fodder? Aren't we here to fight?"
Xie Yanyan looked at everyone and said with certainty, "I don't have any food."
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