strictlysupreme Chapter 450 The Death of Balu, Fleeing in Disarray
Chapter 450 The Death of Balu, Fleeing in Disarray
Chapter 450 The Death of Balu, Fleeing in Disarray
Wen Luozhi nodded repeatedly, and only after he stopped did she say in a muffled voice, "Father and Mother are both well, and everyone misses you very much."
"Fourth Sister-in-law is due to give birth in two months, and Third Brother has become more obedient; otherwise, Third Sister-in-law would beat him."
"Fifth Brother and Old Master Wu are doing well in the prefectural city. Yan Che has also gone there; that guy actually passed the preliminary examination and became a scholar, but now he's focused on running the restaurant."
Her eyes grew redder as she spoke, and Wen Zixun, thinking he had done something wrong, tried to comfort her, saying, "It's all Sixth Brother's fault for asking so many questions at once. Don't be angry, little sister. Sixth Brother will show you some boxing later."
"If you're unhappy, you can hit Sixth Brother."
Wen Luozhi shook her head, opened her protective suit to reveal her head, and took off her mask.
Wen Zixun quickly put it on her, saying, "You can't take it off! What if something happens?!"
Wen Luozhi gave a childish snort, pulled down her mask, and said with a grin, "I'm not angry, I just miss Sixth Brother so much."
With tears welling in his eyes, Wen Zixun's beloved younger sister said she missed him, her brother. Wen Zixun's heart melted, and he pulled her onto the stage. Afraid that her clothes would get dirty, he even pulled his own sleeve to wipe the floor.
"Sixth Brother, Mother must be very angry right now."
Wen Luozhi sat down, rested her chin on her hand, and sighed softly. She told Wen Zixun that Xie He hadn't allowed her to come before she left.
When Wen Zixun heard that she was the one who had secretly run away, he was so scared that he almost lost his soul. His smiling face instantly fell.
Wen Luozhi gave a forced, ingratiating laugh, then said stiffly, "I was just worried about you, and of course, about A-Yue too. Mom wouldn't let me come, so I had to sneak off."
"Besides, I have a way to cure the plague, otherwise everyone would be doomed."
Wen Zixun didn't know what to say, so he just told her not to run around and to protect herself.
He told Wen Luozhi to sit here and wait a moment, then he got up, ran quickly to the tent to get his things, and ran back quickly.
"Little sister, take this for self-defense."
He opened a small bundle, inside which was a small and exquisite bow, with several short and thin arrows underneath, the fletchings of which were colorful and quite beautiful.
Wen Luozhi picked up the small bow and played with it in her hands, admiring it greatly. She asked, "Where did this come from? It's so unique!"
Wen Zixun chuckled and began to tell her about his second time fighting on the battlefield.
He had snatched the small bow and arrow from a minor general of the Northern Barbarians, who was so angry that he shouted from horseback that he wanted to kill him.
In subsequent battles, that man relentlessly pursued him, but he was no pushover. He used his bow and arrows to kill the man, and Jiang Zhong praised him for his competence.
Wen Luozhi felt happy to see the way he talked about going to the battlefield with such enthusiasm; that's how it is when someone does something they really enjoy.
After he finished speaking, she started talking about going to the Southern Wilderness herself, and Wen Zixun was almost scared out of his wits again.
"How dare you do that? How can a young lady be so bold?" He patted his younger sister's head.
A few strands of hair were gently pulled up, and Wen Luozhi knew it was because of the calluses on Wen Zixun's palms.
The brother and sister sat there chatting for almost an hour, while Tiegujun's medicine was ready.
"Sixth Brother, even if you're alright, you still need to drink this herbal medicine every day without fail."
Wen Zixun nodded, knowing that she had to go back to work. He nagged for a few more minutes before watching Helian Yue lead her away.
"Having fun today, huh?" Jiang Zhong nudged his shoulder. Wen Zixun grinned and reached for his spear. The two quickly started wrestling again.
That night, Helian Yue sneaked into the Northern Barbarian army camp and found that the horses in the training ground had their hooves strapped with iron, presumably because they couldn't resist attacking when they saw those plumes of black smoke earlier that day.
Aside from the Iron Bone Army, there were only about two thousand soldiers who could go to the battlefield. After returning, Helian Yue looked at the map and pondered for a moment before coming up with the most brainless method.
In the afternoon, Chiduotu launched an attack. When he reached the city gate, he heard faint cries of agony coming from inside.
The fence at the city gate was crooked and dilapidated, clearly indicating that it hadn't been maintained for a long time.
"Scream louder, scream more pitifully!"
On the city wall, Jingyue bowed and shouted softly, and then everyone shouted louder and louder.
Chiduo looked up at the city wall and found that Jingyue was not there today. Could it be that he had been infected with the plague?
He felt a surge of joy, but the thought of Helian Yue prevented him from becoming complacent.
Suddenly, a soldier holding a bow and arrow on the city wall started wailing. Chiduotu squinted and observed that the man had many fine red rashes on his neck, which turned into a bright red patch from a distance.
Looking at the others, he saw several people standing there swaying, their hands holding bows and arrows trembling.
The Great Jing Army is truly finished! Even the soldiers guarding the city gates are in this state.
His eyes gleamed, and he raised his hand, shouting, "Break down the city gates! Slaughter every last one of the Great Jing people!"
The war drums sounded, and the military flag was waved by two people, making it whistle in the wind.
The northern barbarians carried two pieces of wood toward the city gate. The people on the city wall tried their best to draw their bows and arrows, but they could never hit them before the arrows fell softly to the ground.
Chiduotu became even more excited upon seeing this, and the city gate was easily breached by the northern barbarians' ramming.
He led his men in, and the soldiers of the Great Jing army inside the city helped each other and fled frantically. Chiduotu looked at them like a hunting dog seeing food.
The people on the city wall were also fleeing, offering only simple resistance. In Chiduotu's view, they were already powerless to fight back.
Before the battle even began, the northern barbarians were already jubilant. Jing Yue, watching from the shadows as they entered, shouted, "Close the city gates! Kill these barbarians with a hail of arrows!"
Those who were frantically fleeing at the city gate stopped pretending and suddenly became incredibly energetic, rushing towards the city gate.
The city gate was slammed shut, and only then did Chiduotu realize that they had been tricked.
"Aiya ya ya ya!" He was so angry that his eyes widened, and he wanted nothing more than to tear Jing Yue apart and devour him when he saw his smug face.
"How come you're still alive?!" he roared angrily, raising his broadsword and charging towards Jing Yue.
A chaotic battle raged inside the city, with the fighting between the people on both sides of the city gate being even more intense.
Baru frantically directed people to rush over and open the city gate, clearly not expecting them to put on this show.
It doesn't matter if he dies, but the general Chiduotu is no good. Half of the people in the garrison are waiting. Without a leader, it's truly over.
He spurred the horse hard, and the horse, in pain, charged towards the city gate like a madman.
"Protect Bo Lie, and you will surely get him out of the city!"
Balu was blinded by rage, and Chiduotu was also being escorted by the northern barbarians towards the city gate.
Blood flowed like a river at the city gate, and finally a crack was opened.
Just as Chiduotu was about to slip through, Helian Yue appeared just in time, holding a long-tasseled spear in his hand, the tassel of which was even redder than the blood at the city gate.
When Balu saw his spear aimed at Chidotu's back, he was so excited that he fell off his horse.
With a "whoosh," the spear flew straight over, but unfortunately, a piece of Chiduotu's armor was cut off at the bottom of the door.
At the critical moment, Balu quickly got up and used all his strength to push Chidotu out.
Chidotu escaped unscathed, but Balu was brutally pierced through the neck by that spear.
"Balu!" Chidotu exclaimed in deep sorrow, and Balu's mouth moved.
"Quick...escape," he silently uttered the two words before his head lolled to one side, dying with his eyes wide open.
Chiduotu turned and ran. When Jingyue cleared the obstacles and chased after him, he only saw a small black dot not far away.
The casualties in this large-scale battle were minimal, and although they didn't capture Chiduotu, it was still quite an achievement.
If this person had been patient enough to wait two more days, he definitely wouldn't have been able to escape today.
Chiduotu, who had stumbled and fled halfway, was taken back by the people who came to rescue him. This time, he remained unconscious in bed for three whole days.