The last three words were almost shouted out.
"Your Majesty..." Mingyu was about to speak when he was interrupted by Lü Cezhong: "Has something happened to Your Majesty?"
He knew that Mingyu was ordered by the prince to protect Su Wanyan. If he was here, then where was Su Wanyan?
"No! Her Majesty is..." inside the city island.
But fearing exposure, he could only say tactfully, "Your Majesty is safe now."
Upon hearing this, Lü Cezhong's heart sank. What did he mean by "very safe"?
Does that mean the Empress is also on the island?
Where on Shirojima is there any safe place left?
"Where is Her Majesty now?" We absolutely cannot let anything happen to Su Wanyan!
Su Wanyan didn't mention this detail, so Mingyu didn't dare to say it. He said, "The Empress sent me to see what happened in the city. Now I see that General Lü has indeed led his troops to attack the city."
He bowed respectfully and said in a solemn voice, "General Lü, rest assured. Her Majesty instructed me to return immediately to report if I ascertain the situation. I have already wasted a lot of time. If Her Majesty knew that General Lü was here, she would be much more at ease."
"You!" Lü Ce was furious. "How could the Empress be here..."
Lu Cezhong dared not reveal the two locations, Chengdao and Shidao, without careful consideration.
After all, this is the territory of the East China Sea. What if there are still bandits who haven't been wiped out?
However, judging from Mingyu's tone, Su Wanyan was indeed alright. Not only was she alright, but she was also hiding very well and still had the energy to have Mingyu come and investigate the situation in the city.
At this point, Lü Cezhong understood Mingyu's concerns and shouted, "Fine! If anything happens, be sure to come find me!"
"Understood."
With an added layer of concern in his mind, Lü Cezhong was even more determined not to let the East Sea Navy succeed. He took a deep breath and headed towards the city wall.
As soon as he reached the city wall, Lü Cezhong saw a group of people entrenched outside the city gate, led by Tang Fu.
Upon seeing Lü Cezhong, Tang Fu could not contain his rage: "You son of a bitch! Your commander is dead, so no matter what you do, it will be in vain. I advise you to surrender quickly, otherwise, I will make sure you die without a burial place!"
"Hahaha!" These words did nothing to hurt Lü Cezhong: "Pretty boy! While you were sleeping, I was already killing your people! Guess how many people, young and old, women and children, are in the city now? Our commander is dead, and you won't have it easy either. Tens of thousands of people in this city will be buried with our prince!"
Upon hearing this, Tang Fu's face turned red with anger: "You son of a bitch! You think I won't do anything to you just because you're threatening the people of the city?"
"Come on then! Whoever doesn't fight is a coward!" Lu Cezhong shouted arrogantly!
Tang Fu gritted his teeth in anger and pointed his hammer: "In a war between two armies, we do not harm the innocent. Come down and fight me, and we will settle the score once and for all!"
"Do you think I'm stupid?! I finally managed to capture this city, so if you're so capable, come and take it back. Don't give me this bunch of fancy tricks!"
Tang Fu's plan was truly brilliant. With tens of thousands of troops outside, once the city gates of Chengdao were opened, they would have no way to survive.
The saying goes, "It's easy to defend a city, but difficult to attack it."
Lu Cezhong could stay in the city and hold out for ten days or half a month without any problem, unless Tang Fu had the ability to demolish the city walls!
"You scoundrel! You just wait!" Tang Fu knew that further negotiation would be pointless, and he hadn't held out much hope anyway. He uttered a harsh threat, turned his horse around, and coldly ordered, "Attack the city!"
He came here for the sake of the people in the city, but Lü Cezhong was unyielding. So the only option was to launch a direct attack. He absolutely could not let the city fall into the hands of the Great Jin.
No sooner had Tang Fu left than the Dragon Banner Army on the city wall became alert: "General! It's a siege ladder!"
The East Sea Navy had already set up more than ten siege ladders and rushed towards the city wall, with huge catapults slowly following behind them.
"Defend!" Lü Cezhong immediately ordered, "Use every means at your disposal, we must defend this city no matter what!"
"Yes!" The island was well-equipped with weapons, the crossbows used to defend the city were of excellent quality, and the oil reserves were enough to fill an entire underground city, so they had no worries about running out of supplies.
Moreover, these all belong to the enemy, so they don't care how much they use them.
Meanwhile, inside the inn.
Su Wanyan had been waiting anxiously in the room. When Mingyu returned covered in blood, Su Wanyan's heart skipped a beat: "What happened? Did something happen? Are you hurt?"
"Your Majesty, rest assured, this is all the blood of others." He bowed respectfully and said, "General Lü led his army to invade the city island, but was caught off guard by the East Sea Guards. Now the outside is full of our people."
Su Wanyan's eyes lit up with joy.
But then, as if remembering something, she suddenly grabbed Mingyu's wrist: "Oh no! We've polluted the water sources in the East China Sea! They must have come into contact with the water sources too!"
Mingyu was taken aback.
He hadn't thought of that at all because of the urgency of the situation.
“But I administered the medicine to the East Sea naval camp first. The troops on the East Sea front will show symptoms sooner. General Lü and his men are hiding in the city, so their eating and drinking won't be too conspicuous, and they shouldn't consume much!” Su Wanyan immediately made an analysis!
"Wei Xiang's pharmacy on the border of Da Jin, could those medicines be transported here?" Su Wanyan thought it was unlikely.
Putting aside the fact that the front lines are filled with the smoke of battle, the caravan transporting such a large amount of medicinal herbs would definitely attract attention. Furthermore, the city gates of the island are currently closed, and if the gates are opened, the East Navy will have an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
Similarly, Mingyu didn't know how to answer this question either.
Even if the medicine could be transported in, it would take time, and the quantity would be considerable, requiring even more manpower and resources.
It's impossible for Donghai not to suspect such a caravan.
"Why don't you ask me?" A soft laugh drifted from the doorway.
Xiao Chensheng leaned leisurely against the door frame, and judging from the smile on his face, he was in an exceptionally good mood.
Su Wanyan was shocked and rushed forward in three steps: "You have medicine?"
Xiao Chensheng raised his eyebrows, looking very perfunctory: "Hmm, I don't know who ignored me yesterday, I was really heartbroken, but now that I need them, they've come looking for me again."
"..." Thinking of her attitude towards him during dinner yesterday, Su Wanyan was speechless.
She quickly looked down and rummaged through her clothes for a moment, then pulled out a bottle of painkillers: "Here, take this as an apology for yesterday."
Xiao Chensheng raised an eyebrow slightly.
"These are painkillers. I know you don't need them, but I don't have anything else to trade with you right now." The two of them had already traded all the medications they could.
Moreover, they have probably all made improvements on their own. They might have been able to attract Xiao Chensheng before, but now there is really nothing that can catch his attention anymore.
Xiao Chensheng chuckled, "You're really honest."
It's precisely because Su Wanyan is so honest that he often finds it difficult to tease her.
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