Shu Blossoms

Chapter 73
Looking up at the blood-colored sky, Zhao Yi sighed, "It's thanks to these people that he can hold out more than half of the soldiers under his command today."

The soldiers defended the enemy on the city tower, and the people were responsible for transporting food, kerosene, stones, and helping to take care of the wounded soldiers to cook.

He pondered a little, then called the deputy general and ordered: "You draw out five hundred soldiers, first escort women, children and elderly people from the east gate through Linglong Mountain to Muling Pass. Although the road is difficult to walk, it is safe, and it is unlikely that you will encounter the Great Wei. ambush."

Then he turned to look at Song Zaiyan, "You are responsible for arranging the orderly evacuation of the people. If the young and strong men want to leave, as long as they have not joined the army, they will also arrange for them to leave the city together. Don't be embarrassed!"

Song Zaiyan solemnly responded, and then arranged with the deputy general.

Qingzhou City held on for two more days, and the people in the city were almost evacuated. Song Zaiyan and Liao Wennan stood side by side and watched silently, still standing under the city wall and watching the soldiers carry away the dead one by one.

"Great Wei withdrew?" Liao Wennan asked softly

"Maybe the Wei army who has been sieging the city for days is tired and has retreated [-] miles away." Song Zaiyan replied softly: "Their losses are greater than those of us who have the advantage of the city."

"Really?" Liao Wennan murmured softly, as if muttering to himself and asking in a low voice, "The longer it drags on, the worse it will be for the Wei army. In two days, the [-] Wei army outside the gate of Nancheng will likely be attacked from both sides. They But he retreated at this time, what was the plan?"

"It seems a little strange when you say that. What kind of medicine are they selling in this gourd?" Song Zaiyan also noticed something was wrong and lowered his head to think.

"If I were the general of the Great Wei, since the city could not be attacked for a long time, I had to find another way, so what way can we take the initiative to open the city gate?"

Liao Wennan thought for a moment and raised his head to ask Song Zaiyan.

"How could he take the initiative to open the city gate? Lord Inspector has issued a death order. Without his warrant, no one is allowed to enter or leave the city without authorization. It is impossible for the current soldiers of the enemy to open the city gate."

Song Zaiyan shook his head in veto.

"Then who has left Qingzhou City with a warrant from Lord Inspector in the past few days?"

Liao Wennan asked again.

"Naturally, it's the people in the city, as well as those noble clansmen who donate food and people." Song Zaiyan reacted, stuttering a little in fright, "There are also [-] soldiers who escorted them."

"Which gate did they leave from?" Liao Wennan asked hurriedly.

"Dongdongmen" Song Zaiyan scared himself into a cold sweat, "Can't be so accurate?"

"Go find the Chief Inspector!"

Liao Wennan dragged Song Zaiyan and ran away. Now that the Great Wei army has withdrawn, Lord Inspector has retreated from the tower and went to visit the wounded soldiers in a nearby private house.

Song Zaiyan ran a street and couldn't run anymore, Liao Wennan said with disgust, "Brother Song's body is too bad, he's not as good as a girl!"

Hearing this, Song Zaiyan choked, and his face turned even redder. He took a deep breath and complimented: "Of course, there is no virtuous brother who dares to kill even the refugees!"

The two have gotten along more in the past few days, and they both talked about themselves during the break. Liao Wennan's experience of not being resurrected for several months in the past few decades can be shared with others.

Liao Wennan also knew that Song Zaiyan could not rest well for four or five days in a row, and his already weak body couldn't help tossing.

Song Zaiyan also knew that the situation was urgent, took a few breaths, and ran after Liao Wennan again.

It was already half an hour after they found Zhao Yi. Zhao Yi was coming out of the house. The number of wounded soldiers here was increasing day by day, but the available medicines in the city became less and less, and they were already stretched.

In the past two days, more and more wounded soldiers died of high fever and serious injuries.

Zhao Yi's expression became more and more serious.

He was a little surprised to see Liao Wennan rushing towards him. Seeing Song Zaiyan, who was pale but in a hurry, Zhao Yi hurriedly took two steps and asked, "What happened?"

Liao Wennan saw that Song Zaiyan was really unable to speak the complete words, so he hurriedly shared their guesses with Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi immediately thought of something: "Have the [-] soldiers who escorted the last group of people back have returned?"

Song Zaiyan shook his head, "They haven't come back to report, but they should arrive tonight."

"Go to East Gate"

Zhao Yi got on his horse, turned around and ordered the old money who was following behind him: "mobilize all the sergeants who are not worth it tonight, follow me to the east gate, the more you open, the better!"

"Yes!"

The old money took the lead.

Zhao Yi left with a pair of men and horses.

Seeing this, Liao Wennan dragged Song Zaiyan and forced him to get himself a horse to turn over, and chased Zhao Yi with his whip.

Song Zaiyan couldn't help admiring on the horse. This girl was smart, bold, and very difficult to deal with. No wonder even the generals failed to take her down.

Song Zaiyan first went to Liao Wennan when he was sending the people out of the city a few days ago and asked her to leave the city with the people.

But the girl didn't know what to think, she just refused to leave.

He really didn't understand. People who cherish their lives on weekdays are not why people from Qingzhou refuse to leave.

When he couldn't figure it out, he stopped thinking about it, and chased Liao Wennan on a horse.

When they arrived at the East Gate, it was already dark, there was no moon tonight, and there were only a few stars in the quiet night sky.

At this time, someone outside the city gate was holding a token and shouting to enter the city, "We are escorting the people in the city to evacuate, and we have encountered an ambush."

When Zhao Yi and the others boarded the tower, they saw the soldiers guarding the city shouting at the city: "Open the city gate!"

"Wait, close the city gate!" Zhao Yi shouted, looking at the crowd standing not far away, frowning and asking the sergeant guarding the city, "What's going on?"

"Lord Inspector Shi, they said that they encountered an ambush when they escorted the last group of people across Linglong Mountain. They desperately escorted the people back, and only these people were left."

"Do you know them?"

Zhao Yi asked the soldiers guarding the city.

This soldier is a new recruit who has just joined the army in the past few days. He was born and raised in Qingzhou City and knows many people in Qingzhou.

The soldier shook his head, "The sky is too dark and the distance is too far to see their faces."

"Do they have a warrant to make sure it's true?"

Song Zaiyan then asked.

Realizing that he almost made a big mistake, the soldier lowered his head and replied, "They held up their orders, but they couldn't see clearly at night."

Everyone looked up at Zhao Yi, waiting for his next order.

"I'm Zhao Yi, the prefect of Qingzhou, and now a powerful enemy is coming. I have to act cautiously for the safety of the city. It's hard to describe the darkness. Besides these, what else can prove your identity?"

Zhao Yi shouted at the city.

The man in the armor of Da Zhou turned his head to look at the man dressed by the people next to him, and the man hurriedly shouted: "Erwa, Erwa, you are on duty tonight, I'm Liu Dahu, who sells tofu on the front street of your house. Your mother bought me two pieces of tofu from me, but if I charged her a few more coins, the whole street was making a fuss, do you remember?"

"Who is the second baby?"

Zhao Yi looked at the soldiers on the tower, and Liao Wennan also looked at him curiously. Which soldier called this naive name?
The soldier who replied just now stood up with his head lowered, his cheeks flushed against the torches on the city wall.

(End of this chapter)