Chapter 307: Siege of King Jin
The next day, Nangong Min took the lead in leading his troops out of the city and headed towards the bamboo forest five miles away.
Bai Li left 5,000 people to guard the city and brought 15,000 people to join the 5,000 guerrillas outside the city. She followed closely behind Nangong Min and would attack as soon as they took action.
At this time, King Jin's sentry hurriedly reported back.
"Oh no! The Qinzhou army is moving towards the bamboo forest!"
Prince Jin, who was lying on the bed, jumped up and no longer looked sick.
"Who is leading the troops, and how many are there?"
King Jin prayed secretly in his heart that as long as Bai Li didn't come, he wouldn't have to worry at all.
He rested for two days. Deputy General Wang Yong went somewhere to hunt some wild rabbits to nourish him. He was already much better. If the military doctor had not insisted that he stay in bed, he would have been discharged long ago.
"Yes, it was a male general, leading 5,000 men..."
"There are only 5,000 men and horses, why are you panicking?"
"No, no..."
Before the sentry could finish his words, there was a sudden commotion outside, followed by various screams!
The King of Jin pushed the sentry aside, grabbed his sword and rushed out.
As soon as he walked out of the accounting office, a sharp arrow shot towards him. He raised his long sword to block it. With a "ding" sound, the arrow flew to the side and hit the throat of the sentry who followed him out!
King Jin was horrified. Isn't this arrow too powerful?!
It was shot from such a long distance outside, and even after being blocked by him, it was still able to penetrate a person's throat!
Before he could come up with any response, a large group of soldiers rushed in from outside.
"Prince Jin, this is bad! A lot of Great Zhou troops are coming from outside, and their crossbows are very powerful!"
"What are you panicking about? Lead them to the trap and kill them!"
"No, they..."
"ah!"
The deputy general let out a scream before he could finish his words. When he looked again, he saw a sharp arrow piercing his chest from his back. Only the tail of the arrow remained on his back, and the whole arrow almost penetrated his body!
"What's going on?"
King Jin muttered to himself, ignoring the arrows that came one after another.
"Prince Jin, get out of the way!"
In a trance, he was pushed by someone, and then the man was shot and fell down. Looking back at his position, it was exactly where he was just now!
"Go and see where they shot the arrows!"
King Jin came to his senses and hurriedly gave orders. At this time, the barracks were in chaos and everyone was waiting for him to come up with a strategy and take control of the situation.
The King of Jin urgently needed to know the situation outside. Only by knowing both oneself and the enemy can one win every battle.
King Jin couldn't understand why they got in. The bamboo forest was full of traps, and the passage in and out was guarded by 10,000 soldiers and 5,000 archers.
"Prince Jin, there's no need to investigate. They haven't even entered the bamboo forest. They're just shooting arrows from outside!"
"How is that possible?!"
Not to mention that it was over a thousand meters from the outskirts of the bamboo forest to the barracks, the entire bamboo forest was impenetrable, and the dense bamboo poles and leaves blocked the view. How did they manage to hit the target so accurately?
"We have to hide in the barracks, otherwise we'll all become sitting ducks!"
Without waiting for the King of Jin's order, the soldiers rushed to the barracks, fearing that they would become targets if they were a step slower.
"Prince Jin, let's go!"
Wang Yong was afraid that something might happen to Prince Jin, so he dragged him to hide here and there. There were soldiers everywhere, and it was so crowded that there was no room to even put his feet.
Wang Yong had no choice but to pull him and continue looking for a place to hide.
“Whoosh! Whoosh…”
Arrows kept flying past him, scaring Wang Yong so much that he didn't know where to go. He saw a shed and quickly hid inside.
A burst of horse neighing made the two realize that they had hidden in the stable.
The smell of horse feces and urine penetrated my nostrils, almost making me nauseous.
King Jin covered his nose with his sleeve and looked at Wang Yong speechlessly. Wang Yong touched his nose embarrassedly. Isn’t this desperate... No, isn’t this a desperate situation?
The sharp arrows outside suddenly stopped, and King Jin signaled Wang Yong to go and find out the news.
Wang Yong had no choice but to tell King Jin to stay put while he went out to check on the situation.
Prince Jin...
Wang Yong looked up and saw that Prince Jin's face had turned dark. Then he realized that he had spoken too much and made many mistakes, so he quickly turned around and left.
"Report!"
After a while, a soldier came to report that he had accurately found the stable and it was obvious that he was sent by Wang Yong.
The Prince of Jin came out of the stable, patted his clothes to dispel the smell, and then adjusted his crown. His nonchalant look made the messenger very anxious.
"Prince Jin, many people have surrounded the bamboo forest!"
"What's there to be afraid of if we surround them? They won't dare to come in!"
"No, they are all holding sesame oil rockets and preparing to use fire attacks!"
"What?!"
The King of Jin stumbled and stabbed the ground with his sword, then he used the momentum to steady himself.
"They're saying they'll spare our lives if we just lay down our weapons and surrender. Some are already making moves..."
"They rebelled! Anyone who dares to surrender will be killed without mercy!"
"Deputy General Wang is suppressing them over there. Prince Jin, you should go over and take a look!"
The messenger delivered the message and left. King Jin was so angry that he had to follow him quickly.
Outside the bamboo forest, Bai Li indicated that his men were shouting.
"Listen up, everyone inside! You're surrounded by rockets. If you lay down your weapons and come out, I'll spare your life. Otherwise, once the fire is set, you'll have no chance of survival!"
When Prince Jin heard this, veins popped out on his forehead and blood boiled in his heart.
"Prince Jin, take care of yourself. As long as there is green, there will be no shortage of firewood..."
When Wang Yong saw Prince Jin coming towards him in a hurry, he was afraid that he would get angry again, so he tried to persuade him.
"You mean surrender too?!"
The King of Jin stared at his most loyal lieutenant with a sinister look, as if the lieutenant dared to say yes, the long sword in his hand would immediately take his life.
Seeing his expression, Wang Yong didn't dare to say anything more. He swallowed and quickly changed the subject.
"I've already sent people to look for a breakthrough. If they find one, we'll fight our way out. I'll take revenge later."
"Do we have any way out?"
King Jin looked around, as if talking to himself, or as if waiting for a miracle to happen.
"Prince Jin, I see you, come out!"
Bai Li took the bamboo tube from his subordinate and spoke to King Jin.
One end of the bamboo tube is rolled into a funnel shape with large leaves, and the small end of the funnel is inserted into the mouth of the bamboo tube, thus forming a simple trumpet.
"Simon is in trouble today because of you, King Jin, who has repeatedly come to the Great Zhou to provoke trouble, bully our soldiers, and humiliate our country's prestige.
The unjust deaths of Simon’s soldiers were all caused by you. You are ashamed of the Simon soldiers and the people. You will never be able to escape this guilt even if you die..."
The more Bai Li spoke, the darker King Jin's face became.
I didn't expect that this bitch is not only good at fighting, but also so good at talking.
Although what she said was true, if she continued, his soldiers would be incited to rebel!
"Shut up! Shoot the arrow if you dare!"
Prince Jin lost his composure and became so angry that he almost jumped up and cursed Bai Li.
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