Twisting it up, observing and hesitating for a moment, Zheng Quchi took a deep breath before making up his mind.
It took half her life to finally open the brocade box. Regardless of whether this thing was the so-called "holy medicine", she now had no choice.
Whether it's poison or medicine, she has to win.
The worst outcome is to wait for death like now.
She had finished chewing the old ginseng. During this period, she relied on this "immortal energy" to hang on to her life. The military doctor gave her acupuncture to forcefully activate her body functions and numb the pain, which was about to usher in the backlash stage.
I'm afraid she won't be able to even make a simple move by then, so she has to hurry up.
Zheng Quchi closed his eyes and swallowed the contents of the box in one gulp regardless... It was soft, had a dense texture, was both bitter and sour, and was not very tasty, but since it was medicine, it didn't matter whether it was delicious or not.
After swallowing it, her whole body stiffened nervously. She waited for a while, but she didn't feel anything in her body.
There is neither intestinal perforation or rottenness after being poisoned, nor is there any miraculously cured illness after taking it.
The area that should hurt is still painful, and the feeling of weakness in the hands and feet has not subsided...
Was it because the medicine she got was not a "holy medicine" at all, or was it not as effective as she thought?
Perhaps because she was too exhausted, her reaction at this time was very light, and her emotions were also very light. She really couldn't handle such intense emotions.
Forget it, everything that needs to be done is done, and the rest can only be left to fate.
She curled up into a ball, exhausted, and lay down again.
After waking up after a night's sleep, Zheng Quchi felt obviously better, and then felt the hunger that he had not seen for a long time.
In the past two days, she used ginseng to replenish her vitality. Her stomach was empty, but she didn't feel hungry at all. She even felt nauseated when she thought of eating.
But now, she felt hungry, and she was so hungry that she could even chew two pieces of tree bark after being hungry for several days.
I don’t know who told me that when a person is sick, it’s good if he can know when he is hungry and thirsty. If he doesn’t want to eat, that’s the end of it.
She felt like she was okay again, and there seemed to be hope in life again.
A piece of moldy bacon was dug out from the haystack. The military doctor prepared some food in the thatched house, but most of it was moldy and rotten, but this piece of bacon was still edible after being washed.
When she went to the stream to wash the meat, she found some young mushrooms and wild vegetables that had just emerged. She picked them and brought them back together, and stewed them into a pot in a broken pot.
Although there is no salt, the bacon itself is heavily salted when it is cured. When it is fried over high heat, the oil and water of the bacon are stimulated, and various wild vegetables and mushrooms are added, and a rich and fragrant overbearing flavor wafts out, making your mouth water. They are all greedy.
This pot was a little overcooked, and Zheng Quchi stopped when he was seven-quarters full.
This pot of meat is fragrant, but for her now, it will be too greasy after a few more bites. Her stomach has not eaten properly for two days, so she is not used to it.
Cover the rest and wait until she's hungry to eat.
Since she didn't have to wash the pots and dishes, after she was full, she hugged her knees and sat on the haystack, looking quietly outside through the crack in the window. Her mind was empty and she didn't think about anything. Unknowingly, she fell into a deep sleep again. past.
When she opened her eyes again, it was getting late. She was a little surprised that she had slept for nearly five hours.
When she woke up this time, she felt more energetic, and even the feeling of weakness lingering in her bones was much reduced.
At this time, Zheng Quchi pursed her lips in joy. She was already sure that what she had taken before was definitely the "holy medicine", and the big stone that had been hanging in her heart finally fell to the ground.
Once a person is relieved of his psychological burden, his appetite will naturally come back. After eating a meal in the morning, she is seven times full, but after digesting it at noon and in the afternoon, she now feels hungry again.
She blew on the fire dumplings and heated up the leftover bacon soup she had eaten in the morning. After eating to her heart's content, she felt hot and started to sweat. She felt her stomach was slightly bloated, so she planned to get up and go outside to eat and take a rest. Take a break.
Her strength had somewhat recovered, and she was no longer shaky when walking and needed a wooden stick to support her balance. She was not in a hurry, walking as if walking to eat, and walked slowly to the edge of the cliff.
Standing at a high place, she naturally looked towards the gate tower of Julu Kingdom.
The sunset looks like blood.
In the sky above the square city, the fire was flying unbridled with the wind, as if it was going to devour everything. The dazzling and bright red color was just in line with the glow of the sky.
Zheng Quchi looked stunned.
The first city of Julu Kingdom...is it about to be captured? !
Isn’t the Julu Kingdom known as the Giant Weapon Kingdom? The weapons and city defense machinery of its soldiers are all famous among the seven countries. How could they be easily defeated in such a short period of time?
Then, she frowned again. The border war had turned into such a serious situation. I was afraid of heavy casualties. Could the military doctor really sneak out of the camp to find her?
There was a lack of food and clothing on this mountain, and the most important reason was that the safety factor was not high. There were often footprints of large animals wandering around. She was even more worried that it was not far from the camp. If there were troops searching nearby, it would be difficult for her to hide.
So if you stay, you will definitely not stay long.
But the question now is, should she continue to wait for the military doctor, or should she leave on her own first?
After thinking for a long time, she finally decided to stay for two more days, waiting for her injuries to recover better. If the military doctor hadn't arrived yet, maybe the situation had changed, so she wouldn't wait and left alone.
——
Zheng Quchi's previous doubts about the weakening of the Julu Kingdom's city defenses were also the deep confusion that arose when the Julu Army fought against the Ye Army's soldiers and horses!
The country of Ye was once ridiculed by Baigong, saying that there were no craftsmen in the country.
But with Ye State's level of military equipment, could they break through the gates of their Fenggu Sand City in such a short period of time? !
This is simply a fraud!
The various siege equipment they are using now, such as ladders, siege towers, and the weapons equipped by the army, are all the latest and most destructive. Even they have never seen them before. This must not be their Ye country. It’s only to the extent that the craftsmen can do it.
They couldn't figure it out. They scratched their heads and couldn't figure out what was going on.
Only Mo Ye and Yang Gu knew the reason for this.
Yes, the craftsmen of the Ye Kingdom are not of this level, but this Yu Wensheng is a robber. He simply stole the valuable equipment that Nan Chen and Xizeguo ordered from the Mo family, and then used it to deal with them in the Julu Kingdom. .
Are you angry or not?
Thinking of the heavily loaded new machinery and gold-cutting iron weapons, they were all carefully developed by the Mohists to deal with the Ye Kingdom. But now, luckily, the Ye Kingdom and Yu Wensheng were unscathed, but in the end it was their Julu Kingdom that suffered the most.
Just tell me, is this angry or sad?
Anyway, Yang Gu was about to explode with anger, and he even cursed viciously in his heart.
I don’t know which damn craftsman unlocked the Jiulong machine box for Yu Wensheng, allowing him to rob the ship carrying the extremely destructive equipment of Nanchen and Xize Kingdom in one fell swoop.
If he were to find out, Yang Gu would definitely be the first one to chase him to the ends of the sky without any rivals from the Mo family, and he would never let him go!
At the same time, he also angered Nanchen State and Xize State. They didn't know how powerful the weapons they cooperated with the Mohist family were, right?
They didn't know how to keep their things properly, and now that they were lost, didn't they know how serious the consequences would be?
"General, the city gate is about to collapse!"
The sweat on the soldier's face was mixed with the black smoke, and his facial features could not be seen clearly. Only his hoarse breathing voice revealed the panic and despair in his heart.
"Where's Mo Ye? Didn't he lead his troops to the rear to relieve the pressure on the city gate like us? Where are the people?"
"My subordinates don't know."
Yang Gu desperately tried to hold on to the city gate as a defensive line on top of the city wall, but the successive impacts below made his heart clenched and his face turned the color of pig liver.
He looked down and saw the eight-wheeled, five-story siege tower below suddenly crashing into the city gate. The destructive force of landslides and ground cracks also caused damage to the city wall. The city gate was almost filled with soldiers who were trying to resist the attack. I pushed my shoulders and back, trying to hold on, but I was getting more and more exhausted.
"Quickly, pour the kerosene down, and at the same time ask the archers to prepare to set fire. You must not ask them to climb up!"
For a moment, arrows rained down like rain. The car below used its own height to shoot a long crossbow directly into the city from the car, fighting with the giant deer soldiers on the parapet wall. At the same time, it approached the city wall at a slow speed, destroying the parapet wall, just to save the city. Directly attack the enemy defenders on the city wall.
"No, the kerosene can't be poured on the car. They all avoided it and used the oilcloth to block it back to the city wall. If they continue to set the fire, they will be burned back!"
"Damn Yu Wensheng, he revealed all his cards at once, just to deal with our small city. Damn it, is he mentally ill?" Yang Gu cursed.
After the subordinate narrowly avoided an arrow, he saw that the vehicle below was not only equipped with various long weapons, but also loaded with heavy weapons such as crossbows and stone cannons. He was frightened: "General, general, we can't hold it any longer. I really can't hold it anymore." We can’t hold on any longer, let’s run away.”
When Yang Gu heard this, he became furious and slapped him to the ground.
"You bastard, if I escape, what will happen to the people in this city?!"
"General, if we don't escape, our death here will be in vain. Fenggu Shacheng will fall sooner or later, and we can't hold it at all... Otherwise, let's go find Yu Wensheng's wife. As long as she is kidnapped, Yu Wensheng will definitely We won’t attack the city again!”
Yang Gu's eyes almost popped out of his head. He couldn't breathe well and gritted his teeth and said, "Is it because I don't want to? It's because we can't find her at all! Who knows where that woman is now! She doesn't know how to take care of her. Her man who bites everyone like a mad dog!"
"General, general, Sima led the troops to kill from the rear!"
The subordinate shouted in surprise, but soon, the joy on his face disappeared little by little, his pupils dilated and his face turned pale.
The three Julu armies fought with Ye's army outside the city, but they were no match for their might and brutality.
In the past, the Julu Kingdom relied on its strong equipment, strong swords, and various equipment at the rear to help them defeat the Ye Kingdom. But now they were shocked to find that once everyone was under the same conditions, the Julu Kingdom would But the army was far inferior to Ye's army.
Wanhu on the left wing of the Julu Army served as the vanguard, leading the elites to rush into the Ye Army's formation, while Mo Ye pressed forward with the main force. At the same time, the Chinese army quietly circled back to the Ye Army's side and launched a surprise attack.
However, all conspiratorial raids are far less reliable than the strength of the army. In addition to the initial rush, the soldiers and horses led by Wei Yao and Wang Zebang immediately launched a counterattack. The two of them rarely appeared on the same battlefield, but once the two swords were Together, the power is naturally extraordinary.
The giant deer was defeated like a mountain, and the entire city gate became a stream of blood. The smell of blood, so rich that it was breathless, floated in the air.
Defeat and withdrawal of the city were the destined results of this battle.
Facing such a disastrous defeat, Mo Ye's throat filled with bloody rust. He was dragged and covered by the remaining soldiers to escape, but he was unwilling to leave. In the end, he was knocked unconscious by Wan Hu's palm before he retreated. Away from the battlefield.
When Yu Wensheng broke through the city, the war was still going on extremely fiercely.
When the city was broken, the victory of the two armies was already decided, but there were still stubborn enemy troops fighting, and the smoke was billowing. This magnificent city was covered by dust and smoke in a gray gloom, which once sheltered it. Everything is in the collapse of the city gate, indicating that the destruction is coming.
After experiencing the flames of war, the city gate was torn apart, left in ruins, and corpses scattered everywhere. In the vast and cold night, Yu Wensheng, dressed in a black armor red robe, climbed onto the tower of Fenggu Sand City.
He looked at the city shrouded in darkness, but he could never find the person who complained and hated him in his dream.
He stepped forward and approached Yang Gu, who was kneeling on the ground with his hands cut behind his back: "Where is she?"
Yang Gu was slashed on the shoulder, and the blood soaked on the ground, leaving a long bloody mark.
His helmet had long since fallen off, and his messy hair fell on his face: "Yu Wensheng, your wife is not in our hands at all!"
"I saw Mo Ye take the person away with my own eyes. Are you telling me now that the person is not here?" Yu Wensheng had a smile on his lips, his eyes were glazed, and he seemed to be very confused about the current situation.
"She was there before, but then she disappeared."
Yu Wensheng laughed and said: "If Mo Ye intends to hide my wife, then I can only use some inhuman means... For example, massacre the entire city and use blood to awaken Mo Ye's An irrational head."
"You can't do this! Yu Wensheng, Mo Ye did not hide her! As long as she is still in our hands, even if it is forced, I will ask Mo Ye to hand her over!" Yang Gu said anxiously.
However, Yu Wensheng turned a deaf ear to him. He raised his head, and his jawline wearing a ghost mask was white and almost transparent: "In three days, I will announce the news and allow him three days to bring people over. Before sunset on the third day, if Mo Ruo If you don’t return my wife to me, I will continue to march towards the Julu Kingdom, searching for her in one city after another until she appears in front of me!”
"You're crazy! Don't you know what the consequences will be if you do this? Are you, the Ye Kingdom, really ready to go to full-scale war with the Julu Kingdom?!"
When Yu Wensheng heard this, his voice became slightly softer, but it was so cold that he said: "The consequences? I can certainly bear the consequences, but what about you? Can you bear it?"
Yang Gu felt a bang in his ears.
——No, they can't afford it!
(End of chapter)
