Chapter 293: No Regrets in This Life Entering the Military Camp
Changliu's nose was still red, "I don't want a reward."
"What do you want?"
Chang Liu stared at Shen Yu's belly on the bed, "I want to practice martial arts well, and when the little prince is born, I will play with him."
"You've got a good idea." Xie Tingzhou couldn't help but laugh, "Don't lead the young master astray."
Chang Liu pursed his lips and said, "No way."
"Go and have a rest." Chen Yu said, "Go check on Si Xi for me, and send a maid over to get whatever she needs."
Doctor Yu came in, followed by a gynecologist who was found in the city.
The doctor examined the princess's pulse and said that she was in good health and the fetus in her belly was safe.
"Doctor Yu, please stay." Chen Yu called out to Doctor Yu who was about to leave, "I have something to ask Doctor Yu."
Doctor Yu lowered his head and said, "The princess deliberately sent the prince away because she wanted to ask about his condition."
"That's right." Chen Yu said, "Now that three of the four herbs have been collected, I want to ask you, will it have a big impact on the efficacy of the medicine if there are only three herbs?"
"This..." Doctor Yu hesitated.
"You can say whatever you want."
Doctor Yu said, "Then I will be frank. What is missing is the most crucial ingredient. The three ingredients we have now are just supplementary ingredients for that one ingredient."
Shen Yu's heart sank, and Doctor Yu quickly added.
"But don't worry, Princess. Given the prince's current health, as long as he doesn't resort to violence, he will have a long life ahead of him."
"How much longer?" Chen Yu looked at him.
Doctor Yu trembled with fear under Shen Yu's gaze, "If nothing unexpected happens... it should be more than ten years."
Shen Yu fell silent.
ten years.
Ten years later, their child would only be nine years old. Ten years was too short for them. He said he wanted to live with her until she was a hundred years old.
"Princess, please don't get excited." Doctor Yu hurriedly advised.
Chen Yu nodded slowly, suppressing her inner thoughts and comforting herself, "We still have a long time, ten years, we will always be able to find medicinal materials in ten years."
Meeting Doctor Yu's hesitant look, Shen Yu's heart tightened again.
“Is there any impact if you take the medicine too late?”
Doctor Yu hesitated and said nothing.
Chen Yu already knew the answer from his silence, "It's okay, you can go down."
…
The weather was unusually hot and humid, and the swallows were flying very low under the eaves, which was a precursor to heavy rain.
The minister who was discussing the matter wiped his sweat and said, "Xie Tingzhou's troops have already started a fight with Pei's rebels in Luzhou. Now is our chance."
"What chance?"
"You can dispatch the Southern Camp and launch a surprise attack while the two armies are fighting fiercely, and reap the benefits."
Another minister waved his hand quickly, "That won't work. The Southern Camp is the last line of defense in Shengjing.
If Xie Tingzhou attacks, only the Southern Camp can protect Shengjing."
"I think it would be better to send someone to lobby."
"Ridiculous! Ridiculous! The army has already reached Luzhou, and half of the country has been conquered by Xie Tingzhou. How can they stop because of lobbying?"
Shengjing was in a dangerous situation. The imperial court had neither money nor soldiers. It seemed that after the defeat at Yanliang Pass, the Great Zhou had lost its last pillar.
No matter how hard they try, they can only hold up an umbrella that is shaky in the wind and rain. Perhaps one day when the wind blows, the Great Zhou will be blown away by the wind.
The catapults slammed into the city wall, sending rocks flying everywhere.
"Wow." Chang Heng shouted, "Wow, this thing made by Xijue Dog is really amazing."
Chen Zhao was slightly proud, "My sister managed to defend Yanliang Pass like a rock under the fierce attack of this thing."
"The princess is naturally not an ordinary person." Chang Heng chuckled.
The catapult was captured from the Western Jue people, and now it is perfect to use it to deal with Marquis Xuanping who has closed the city gates.
Shen Zhao stared at the city wall in the distance. Huge rocks were hitting the wall one after another, and there were no soldiers walking on the wall. Shen Zhao couldn't help but wonder.
"Pei Qing neither opened the gate to accept surrender nor put up resistance, nor did he deploy any troops on the city walls. What was his plan?"
Chang Heng said: "This dog is so cunning, is he afraid?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the soldier's voice, "Someone is coming!"
The two looked up and saw people climbing up the city wall one after another.
Chang Heng immediately ordered, "Archers, come on!"
A rain of arrows shot towards the city wall, and screams were heard in the wind.
Shen Zhao pricked up his ears and seemed to hear a woman's crying.
wrong.
"Stop!" Shen Zhao ordered loudly, "Everyone stop!"
The rain of arrows stopped and the wailing became clearer.
The soldiers in front quickly ran back and said, "General, there are no soldiers on the city wall, only civilians."
Chang Heng rode forward, "Damn Pei Qing, he actually used the common people on the city wall to block the arrows."
If they continue to attack the city, Marquis Xuanping will not suffer any harm, but the civilians who were driven onto the city wall will die. Qingyun Guards and Fengjia Army will be accused of killing innocent people.
Xuanping Hou's move was indeed vicious, but if they stopped the attack, Xuanping Hou's plan would succeed.
Chang Heng paced back and forth anxiously, "Pei Qing will lose the support of the people with this move."
"He doesn't care about the people's hearts at all," Shen Zhao said.
If he cared about the people's hearts, he would not have sealed off the city and trapped the people inside. Marquis Xuanping detained the people as hostages. Without the people, their army could have fought without restraint when attacking the city.
“What should we do now?
Chang Heng asked.
Shen Zhao's face was gloomy, "Let me think about it again."
The two armies were in a stalemate. After a while, another soldier came to report that Marquis Xuanping had climbed up the city wall and wanted to see their general.
Shen Zhao rode his horse and stood in front of the formation, looking at the Luzhou city wall in the distance.
A row of people, men, women, old and young, stood on the city wall, shivering in the scorching sun.
Xuanping Hou stood in the middle, propped up the city wall with his arms and shouted, "Chen Zhao! You call yourselves righteous soldiers, but today I will give you a choice. Your sister Chen Yu killed my son, and my other son also died because of her. If you ask her to come to see me, and she is willing to pay with her life, I will hand over Luzhou to you!"
"Bullshit!" Chang Heng cursed, "How dare you meet our princess? You are not even worthy of carrying shoes for the prince and princess."
Xuan Pinghou's eyes gleamed, "Aren't you concerned about the people? Then let me see if it's just empty talk. I will kill one person every hour. If Shen Yu doesn't come after two days, I will kill two people every hour. If it's not four days, I will double the number. There are many people in the city."
After saying this, Marquis Xuanping raised his sword and chopped. The woman closest to him screamed and fell to the ground.
"This is the first one!" Marquis Xuanping shouted.
"Pei Qing, you bastard!" Chang Heng gritted his teeth and cursed, "If you have the guts, come down and fight me. What's the point of bullying the weak?"
That row of civilians was still standing on the city wall, and every hour Marquis Xuanping ordered one of them to be killed.
As the sky gradually darkened, Shen Zhao hesitated as he held the written battle report.
Normally, battle reports must be sent to Weizhou every day, but if the current situation were to reach Shen Yu's ears, she would definitely come given her personality, and Shen Zhao did not want her to take risks.
It's not that this battle cannot be fought, but they have to think of a way to fight with the least losses. If they really anger Marquis Xuanping and he massacres people in the city, then they will lose their original intention of saving the country and the people.
The tent was stuffy and the curtains were wide open. Shen Zhao heard footsteps and looked up to see Xiao Chuan striding towards him.
When he saw his coarse cloth clothes, Shen Zhao knew that Xiao Chuan had made up his mind.
The method Xiao Chuan mentioned before of sneaking into the city and cooperating with outside forces became their best option at the moment.
Xiao Chuan sat down in the tent with his big horse and golden sword, "General, please give me some wine."
Shen Zhao said nothing, took out the wine bag and threw it over.
Xiao Chuan raised his head and took a big gulp, then stood up and said, "I'm leaving. I'll meet you at the South Gate at midnight."
"Xiao Chuan!" Shen Zhao opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say next.
Xiao Chuan turned his back and waved his hands with a smile, "When I come back to celebrate, I have to ask the prince and princess to increase my salary. If I can't come back..."
He stopped and smiled, "If you can't come back, then don't come back. If you can't come back, carve a tombstone for me and write 'I have no regrets in joining the army in this life, and I will be a soldier in the next life'."
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