Chapter 95 Jiang Chengzi (IV)
"Miss Ni, do you know that Deputy Envoy Zhou?"
Qingqiong asked as he looked at the fire.
Ni Su's fever had subsided, and he was busy changing the bandages for the injured soldiers. "When I was seeking justice in Yunjing, this young Lord Zhou worked hard on my brother's case."
She really didn't expect that one day she would meet Zhou Ting again in this remote Yongzhou.
Now, he seems to have been promoted from the deputy captain of the Yeye Division to the deputy envoy of the Yeye Division.
The Hu people came to attack the city again. No one had time to reminisce about the past. Ni Su just bowed to him, and then Zhou Ting followed Duan Rong to the top of the city wall in a hurry.
Xu Hexue reminded her to remember to take the medicine, and without stopping, he picked up the glass lamp she gave him and went to defend the city.
"oh……"
Qingqiong saw that she was very busy, so he swallowed all the words he wanted to say and remained silent.
This was the seventh day of defending the city. The morale of the Hu people who had captured Tianju Mountain was greatly boosted, and they were even more courageous in attacking Yongzhou City. The casualties of the defenders increased dramatically. Ni Su and Tian Yigong and others tried their best to treat the wounded, but they still could not avoid watching the seriously injured die in severe pain.
The men who were helping here carried the dead soldiers out, and then others carried in soldiers covered in blood and crying out in pain.
Ni Su saw a soldier whose left eye was pierced by a wooden splinter. He rolled over in pain and several people couldn't hold him down. When she saw the bloody hole, she almost shivered.
"Miss Ni, let me treat this. You take a rest first!" Doctor Tian said to her when he saw that Ni Su's hands were covered in blood and her forehead was covered in sweat.
"I'll help you."
Ni Su shook her head, washed her hands in the basin brought by Qingqiong, and went up to help Doctor Tian.
The battle on the city wall was fierce. The Hu people temporarily suspended their offensive at night. Qin Jixun sent a team of cavalry dressed as Hu people, who sneaked into the Hu army at night and burned their food and grass.
As midnight approached
The city walls, which had been ravaged by war for many days, were covered in dust and blood. Yang Tianzhe took off his helmet, his face heavy. "General Qin, if we can't get reinforcements, we..."
"Oh shit!"
Among the five hundred cavalrymen were also soldiers from the Wei family army. Wei Dechang felt a lump in his throat, his lips were parched and his mouth was dry. "Damn Tan Guangwen! If he hadn't insisted on waiting for the imperial decree to arrive at Jianchi Prefecture before sending out the troops, we wouldn't have ended up like this!"
During the period of the Great Qi's truce, Qin Jixun could only raise troops to resist the enemy if the enemy country provoked the war first, as in the case of Yongzhou City. If it were not for this situation, the state government could not mobilize troops without an official order.
Otherwise, there will be the risk of being held accountable by the court.
"Tan Guangwen just doesn't want to take responsibility!" Shen Tongchuan's official uniform was burned with several holes by sparks, and his face was also covered with black ash. "We have so many civil and military officials like you in Da Qi! These people who seek stability and comfort, how many documents have I sent to Jianchi Mansion, and did Tan Guangwen pay attention to them!"
"When I left Zezhou, the imperial edict had not arrived yet, but according to the date, the edict was delivered to Tan Guangwen in those few days. I think the troops from Jianchi Prefecture and Zezhou should be on their way to Yongzhou. They should be here in three days."
Almost as soon as Han Qing's secret order was delivered to Zhou Ting, he set out immediately, traveling day and night with dozens of his personal officers from the Night Police.
They travelled light and were able to advance much faster than a large army with baggage loads.
"If we wait until our arrows run out and casualties increase, how can we defend this city?" Yang Tianzhe sighed.
"If the city gates are not breached, we will defend them. If they are breached, we will not be defeated," Xu Hexue turned his head, his eyes lifeless, "Every street and alley is a battlefield. If we cannot drive the Hu people away, we will trap them to death."
Upon hearing this, Wei Dechang was almost shocked. Although he was injured and was being bandaged by a doctor, his voice was still loud and clear, "Master Ni is right! When the Miao Tianning and Miao commanders defended the city, they were able to drive Yelu Zhen out of the city. Why can't we! What's more, the city gate has not been broken yet!"
"Mr. Ni?"
Zhou Ting looked at the man. His face was covered by a long scarf, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed. Upon closer inspection, they were dark and empty, without any light.
"Mr. Zhou, you may not know that Master Ni has been here for some time. He has been working with us to fight the enemy." Shen Tongchuan introduced him.
Qin Jixun also said, "Mr. Ni is the staff member I invited."
Seeing how they treated this man, Zhou Ting also thought about how he remained calm in the face of danger during the day's battle against the enemy, so he knew that he was not ordinary. "Young Master's eyes?"
"I have narcissus and cannot see at night."
Xu Hexue said calmly.
"Master Zhou, you don't know that the reason why we severely injured Shi Manu before was because of the trick that Master Ni came up with. Now we are defending the city. Although he suffers from larkspur, he is also very capable of killing Hu people at night!" Wei Dechang seized the opportunity and started talking. "To be honest, I have never been submissive to anyone except my sworn brother, but he..."
"Commander Wei."
Xu Hexue interrupted him.
"ah?"
"Do you see my light?"
Light? What light?
Before Wei Dechang could react, Shen Tongchuan looked around and suddenly stared at a corner at the back, "Here!"
Zhou Ting watched Shen Tongchuan bring over a glass lamp. The candle in the lamp had already burned out.
Xu Hexue stretched out a hand and grasped the handle of the glass lamp. He nodded slightly, "Thank you."
"There is already a plague raging in Yelu Zhen's army. If he gets anxious, he will make mistakes. We still have a chance to catch our breath, so don't be discouraged. In tomorrow's battle, we will focus on using fire and stones to severely damage their siege equipment. This will also temporarily slow down their siege speed."
"Master Ni is right," Qin Jixun nodded. "Our plan to attack their military camp at night and burn their food and grass has failed. Yelu Zhen will definitely be more alert. Now, we can only work hard here and delay the attack as long as possible."
There was a bloody cut on Zhou Ting's arm caused by the Hu people's golden knife. After he got down from the city wall, the close officer who followed him noticed it and immediately shouted for a doctor.
Xu Hexue didn't want anyone to touch him. As they walked in front, he walked slowly down from behind, holding the stone railing. Qingqiong was originally going to pick him up with the lamp that Ni Su had lit, but when he saw him walking down by himself, Qingqiong hurried forward.
Xu Hexue's vision returned to clarity.
He raised his eyes and saw Ni Su walking out behind Doctor Tian.
"Master Xiao Zhou."
When Ni Su saw Zhou Ting, she bowed to him before she even approached him.
"Why are you here?"
Doctor Tian came forward to check his injuries, but Zhou Ting looked at Ni Su and asked the question he wanted to ask in the morning.
"I'm here to look for someone."
Ni Su answered briefly.
"Hey, Mr. Ni, what's wrong with you?"
Xu Hexue looked at her silently, but heard Qingqiong beside him suddenly shouting. He paused for a moment, and a bit of confusion appeared in his usually cold eyes.
The next moment,
But he saw the woman who was originally talking to Zhou Ting suddenly turned her head and looked at him.
She came towards him without hesitation.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Ni Su held his arm.
"Mr. Ni almost fell down just now, luckily I held him up!" Qingqiong was standing beside him, looking very serious.
"Knee pain?"
Ni Su looked at him.
Xu Hexue could feel Qingqiong secretly tugging at his sleeve. He faced the concerned gaze of the girl in front of him and suddenly heard himself hum.
He was stunned.
"Walk."
Ni Su helped him walk back to the felt tent, where candles were still burning. This helped Xu Hexue maintain a sufficiently realistic figure. Seeing that several candles had burned out, Qing Qiong skillfully found some candles, glanced back and forth between the two of them, and then left under the pretext of something.
Xu Hexue sat on the felt carpet, watching Ni Su light candles one after another. She turned around to soak her handkerchief in the basin, walked in front of him, and paused again.
She actually forgot that only willow leaf water could wash away the blood stains on his body, but there were no willow trees in Yongzhou.
Ni Su simply wiped her hands and sat down next to him. "Fortunately it doesn't rain often here. We can go out later. You can bask in the moonlight and it will be clean."
Xu Hexue didn't say anything.
"Does it hurt your knee?"
Ni Su asked again.
Xu Hexue wanted to shake his head, but remembering what she said last night, he hesitated for a moment. At that moment, her hand reached out and massaged his knees.
"Ni Su..."
Xu Hexue's eyelashes trembled.
Ni Su pressed his hand down and gently massaged his knee, "Isn't this a scratch?"
"no."
Xu Hexue placed his hands on the felt blanket.
Ni Su looked at him. He was like that. Once he was at a loss, he would appear extremely docile in front of her, like a mountain of ice and snow that showed signs of melting.
"What is that?"
"It's because I forced myself to cross the River of Hate and return to the world of the living."
"So, it's because of me."
"no."
Xu Hexue spoke subconsciously.
"I know this even without you telling me. You never had such serious problems with your knees before." Ni Su poured him a bowl of water, but unfortunately, the water in the bowl was not reed dew.
"Have a sip quickly. After you finish, let's go and bask in the moonlight."
The moon is round tonight, and its silver light spreads over half of the city. The autumn night in Yongzhou is already very cold. Zhou Ting is sitting under an old tree, having his wound cleaned and bandaged by medical worker Tian.
His gaze moved upwards and fell on the felt tent not far away. The young man was clearly suffering from nystagmus, but for some reason, Zhou Ting felt that when Ni Su was talking to him just now, the man seemed to be giving him a cold look.
He's not quite sure.
Mr. Ni.
Zhou Ting remembered that everyone seemed to call him that.
