God was still on Zhou's side after all. The deaf knights turned their horses after the charge and saw that their home had been stolen. They were all shocked.
Seeing that the city was broken, there were also Zhou soldiers. Their morale had soared because Han You had joined. Now that Qiuye City, which had been unable to be conquered for a long time, was broken again, the shouts of killing were deafening.
Lu Baichuan, who ran out of the wounded barracks, made a prompt decision. He limped and asked for gunpowder arrows, and deliberately let the reserve team rush out from the left to feint attack. After the Japanese thieves and deaf cavalry gathered, twelve gunpowder arrows took away several The lives of hundreds of thieves.
Not many people were killed, it mainly served as a deterrent.
Seeing that Zhou's soldiers actually had gunpowder arrows, the deaf knights undoubtedly worsened their situation.
The scale of victory finally began to tilt, both inside and outside the city.
Jiang Zhui threw away his shield and jumped off the tower, then rushed towards the city lord's mansion with his men chopping melons and vegetables.
Shu Hua was also helped up, and he took out the treasured gunpowder arrows from his quiver. His eyes were as sharp as a knife, looking for any group of Japanese thieves with more than fifty people.
If it were possible, if someone could sell Master Shu a gunpowder arrow at this time, he would not hesitate for half a second if he could get one million arrows.
Han You led his people on a bloody journey and finally entered Qiuye City. Looking around, they saw corpses everywhere, flames reflected the sky red, and thick smoke blocked the already foggy sky.
"kill."
The word "kill" was just like the first words he said after entering the city when he broke into the city. Han You still showed no hesitation and was still so decisive.
Han You walked towards the city lord's palace step by step. The yellow sand was dyed red with blood and covered with charred black. Every time he took a step, countless Japanese thieves were killed by Zhou soldiers.
There was another rumbling sound, and Lu Baichuan, who led the last group of wounded soldiers into the city, blew up all the outer walls on the west side from the inside, blocking the pursuers and cutting off his own retreat.
With the current manpower, it is impossible to defend the two city gates. They can only blow up the outer wall on the west side. Only in this way can the defense be carried out with the least manpower.
When Han You arrived at the city lord's mansion, Zhang Zhuo, who was sitting among the corpses, had fallen asleep leaning on the doorpost, holding a head in his left hand, the head of the city lord of Qiuye City.
The limping Lu Baichuan chuckled, ran over and kicked his head off, startling Azhuo. He suddenly opened his eyes and grabbed the long knife. When he saw that it was one of his own, he cursed again and again.
Many soldiers laughed out loud, and Han You also suppressed laughter.
"Recuperate."
Han You took a deep breath: "Tell the disabled brothers the formula and ask them to use the saltpeter and charcoal to make gunpowder as quickly as possible. If God bless, at least one of Zhou Xiao, Zhou Tong, and Tang Qingfeng will arrive. The capital of the Ying thieves."
Wang Hai hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded and went to find someone to make gunpowder himself.
Even if there are still some raw materials, at most one hundred and fifty gunpowder arrows can be made, which is what Han You used when he wanted to break the Japanese capital.
However, the Japanese thieves reacted too quickly, making it difficult to break through the city and kill the people. The battle damage was so high that Han You almost collapsed.
Han You knew that with the current troops, it was impossible to break through the Imperial Capital of the Ying Dynasties. It was difficult to even get close, so he could only place his hope on other troops.
The destruction of the city does not mean the end of the battle, as the slaughter is still going on in the city.
Perhaps in the eyes of the thief, the Zhou people at this time must be as cruel as evil ghosts.
But they never thought about what their troops would do when they went to the Three Roads of the East China Sea.
Cause and effect is like this, but for Han You, the effect comes first and then the cause.
The wounded soldiers who were able to walk all climbed up the city wall, with quivers piled around them. Those with nimble hands began to make gunpowder under Wang Hai's personal supervision. There were only about thirty of them.
Han You finally closed his eyes, snoring loudly, and slept in his clothes. He only took off his armor, and the inner clothes exuded a strong smell of blood.
At night, the city finally became quiet. After ensuring that no living Japanese thieves could disturb their dreams, the Zhou soldiers lay down next to the bonfire, hugging their swords tightly and sleeping with their shields on their backs.
Within three hours, all the miscellaneous soldiers opened their eyes. Now even the most incompetent miscellaneous soldiers have taken the position of captain of the Yidao Camp or the commander-in-chief of the Zhuying Supervisor, and began to lead the troops to sort out supplies. Materials, arrange materials.
A large amount of supplies were piled on the city wall, and twenty detective horses left the east city gate under the leadership of Jiang Zhui, who had hastily treated their wounds.
Four hours later, Jiang Zhui came back and found no sign of the Japanese army gathering or attacking. Many villages and towns along the way to the imperial capital were already deserted.
After arriving at the city lord's mansion, Ah Zhui explained the situation, and Han You smiled, a little bitterly.
Either don't come, or if you come, Akiye City will definitely be attacked from both sides. If you leave Akiye City, you will be unable to defend the city and your entire army will be annihilated.
"We have done everything we can. If Zhou Xiao's battle damage is not high and there are still many gunpowder arrows, he will definitely go to the imperial capital. Otherwise, he will come back to Qiuye City to meet up. The same is true for Zhou Tong's group. Everything goes well for Tang Qingfeng. If so, it will come from the sea.”
After a pause, Han You wanted to shrug, but his shoulders hurt terribly: "It depends on God's will."
No one spoke, yes, at this point, we can only rely on God's will and see if God can ensure that everything goes smoothly for the other people.
In fact, everyone knew that even if all the troops and horses gathered together, whether they were gathered in Qiuye City or outside the Imperial Capital, there would be almost no possibility of breaking through the Imperial Capital.
The losses were too heavy, and not many materials for making gunpowder arrows were found along the way. They rushed too fast, killed too quickly, and completely cut off contact with the rear. It was not known whether people from the East China Sea would be sent to come to rescue, let alone I know how long it will take to wait for help.
The army goes deep alone, but even then, no supply line has been established. Once attacked from both sides, the entire army will be annihilated.
For five days in a row, the troops in Qiuye City remained stationary and only sent out probing horses, and the distance outside was getting farther and farther.
At night on the sixth day, Jiang Zhui came back. There was good news and bad news.
Ah Zhui first told the bad news: "At least one hundred thousand people. I don't know how many one hundred thousand people are, but I feel that if I can see one hundred thousand people, it must be that many, at least one hundred thousand people."
Han You: "..."
"But there is good news."
Ah Zhui laughed: "We can kill as much as we can."
Shu Hua, who was covered in medicine and cloth, also laughed: "I bet for the last time that we will survive and return to the East China Sea alive. If I lose the bet, I will quit gambling and never gamble again. Brothers, believe me." , this young master has never lost."
Han You gave a thumbs up, Shu Hua always bets on a sure win, even if he loses, he still wins.
In fact, the Japanese thieves did not have 100,000 people, only 30,000 or so. However, these 30,000 people looked at each other head to tail. Not only did they have a long supply line, but they did not intend to attack the city, but to besiege the city and trap the Zhou soldiers alive, because Japanese thieves also came to the west, which meant that the Zhou Dynasty or the Three East China Sea Roads did not send reinforcements in time. Even if they did, they were blocked.
"Yes, I can kill you happily."
Han You smiled bitterly, walked out of the city lord's mansion, and got on his horse.
The war horse walked slowly, and Han You always turned his head, looking at more and more of his comrades following him, feeling guilty and clinging to every corner of his heart like vines.
Only self-blame, no regrets.
