Flourishing of the Ming Dynasty Novel - Chapter 92

Chapter 92 Dangerous As An Egg
The Ming army thought that the battle was over. Even if the Meng people did not retreat now, they would still be able to completely defeat them once reinforcements arrived from Datong. In addition, it was already dark, so they would not pay attention to the Meng people who had retreated for several miles.

But things happen when you’re completely unprepared. Taking advantage of the cover of the night, a group of nearly two hundred Meng people had quietly leaned against the city gates and then pointed their bows at the city gates.

At the same time, the seemingly calm Meng Ren Camp was also fully dressed. They only waited for the chaos in North City to resume before heading towards the west gate of the Broad Spirit Sect. The reason for that was because He Wukui had been unable to force him earlier. He could only say that he had someone familiar with him guarding there before. Perhaps, he could lower it to the point of opening up the city and take down Guang Ling in one fell swoop. Therefore, the Meng people had decided to move their troops outside Ximen, but in order to disrupt the city’s defenders’ sight and hearing, they used this trick.

When they saw the charred corpses of their fellow clansmen at the foot of the city, the Meng warriors who were approaching also burned with rage. Then, they stared at the shadowy defenders on the city wall, wanting to shoot them all to death. A divine archer in the lead kept looking at his target. Finally, he discovered that there were only two people standing on a section of the city wall, seemingly saying something. He made a prompt decision and shot out an arrow.

The person he was aiming at was precisely Chu Yunrong, who was talking to Lu Zhen. Fortunately, the surrounding soldiers retreated. Only the two of them spoke, so the sudden sound of arrows piercing through the air was particularly ear-piercing, alarming Lu Zhen.

When he discovered that this arrow was actually aimed at Chu Yunrong’s back, his expression changed drastically. At this time, it was too late to call for help. He didn’t even have enough time to pull out his saber to help Chu Yunrong block this fatal arrow. In this case, he didn’t think about it. He clenched his fist and suddenly pushed him to the side.

Chu Yunrong still did not understand what was going on. The two of them spoke well. There was even a different kind of emotion flowing between the two of them. Why did his expression suddenly change and he actually attacked him? Just as she was panicking and staggered to the ground, she caught a glimpse of a black shadow brushing past her original position and cried out in shock.

If it weren’t for Lu Zhen’s push, he would probably have been pierced by this sudden arrow. Chu Yunrong’s pretty face turned pale before she could even recover from her shock. Then, a shrill cry resounded throughout the entire city, “Be careful!”

It turned out that after the archer fired an arrow, the others also attacked one after another. Two of them also targeted Lu Zhen’s side. As he was in a hurry to save her, Lu Zhen had apparently neglected his own safety. In the blink of an eye, two arrows had already arrived in front of him.

At this moment, before he could recover his momentum, he saw two black shadows rushing towards him with intense wind. It was impossible for him to dodge, so he could only tilt his body a little, let go of his heart and other vital positions, and forcefully eat these two arrows.

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Although he had suffered injuries before, he had never been pierced through by a sharp weapon so directly. This burning pain caused Lu Zhen’s entire face to distort, and his body began to tremble. In the blink of an eye, fresh blood quickly seeped out and quickly dyed half of his body red.

“Lu Zhen” Seeing the man in front of her being shot by two arrows in order to save her, Chu Yunrong screamed while tears were already flowing down her eyes. This was the first time she cared so much about a man. She only hoped that he would be safe and sound.

At the same time, she struggled to get up and take a look. But a voice made her stop, “Don’t move!” Although the voice carried a strong sense of pain, it carried a strong and unquestionable intent. It was Lu Zhen who stopped her from acting rashly.

Although the arrow fell to the ground, Lu Zhen’s consciousness was still clear. He soon discovered that not only had he been ambushed here, there were also many arrows flying towards various parts of the city. The unprepared soldiers and civilians on the city were hiding and parrying in a sorry state. At this time, if Chu Yunrong stood up, she would probably become a target in the hands of the enemy, and her life might not even be saved.

“Lie on the ground, don’t move!” Lu Zhen continued to shout at Chu Yunrong nervously. At the same time, he took a deep breath and shouted to the others, “Where’s the shield hand? Hurry up and stand on it!”

The city wall that was suddenly attacked, the original defenders were still better, and the civilians were completely blown up. Especially when they saw that Lu Zhen had also fallen to the ground and arrows were constantly flying over, they were even more panicked, and could only subconsciously squat on the ground, with a completely passive posture of being beaten.

This was not a good thing. Once the enemy completely suppressed the situation and took advantage of this opportunity to charge forward, the city might not be able to defend itself. Knowing this, Lu Zhen ignored his own pain and shouted.

Needless to say, his words really worked. Seeing that County Magistrate Lu was fine, some soldiers finally regained their courage, picked up the shield beside them and went forward to greet them.

As the soldiers stood up again and shields were erected one after another, the deadly rain of arrows was finally blocked out of the crowd, and the situation had stabilized slightly.

Seeing this, Lu Zhen’s tensed heart calmed down a little. He then looked at Chu Yunrong, who was pale in front of him, and said, “I said I won’t let you come to the city, right? Do you know how formidable you are now?” At this point, he suddenly frowned, and a faint layer of black gas appeared on his face.

Only at this time did Lu Zhen notice that there was something wrong with the wound. Apart from the initial pain, there was only numbness in the arrow in his shoulder fossa. He could no longer feel the pain. This was the poison on the arrow!

After he understood this layer, his heart tightened even more. Then, he felt a blur in front of his eyes, and then his mind began to lose its clarity.

“Ah” Chu Yunrong cried out in shock. Seeing Lu Zhen suddenly faint, she was even more shocked to the point that she didn’t know what to do and what to say. Although she was smart and strong, she had never experienced such a thing before. At this moment, she had already fallen into the deepest helplessness.

At this moment, a person quickly approached. It was Lin Lie who had arrived. Upon seeing Lu Zhen’s somewhat dark face, his heart skipped a beat, “My lord is poisoned! Quick, bring him down to the city for treatment!” As he spoke, he placed Lu Zhen on his shoulder and bent down again to lift Chu Yunrong, who was still sitting on the ground. At this time, it was important to save her, but she couldn’t care less about the difference between men and women, the superiority and inferiority of her superiority and inferiority.

All of this happened too quickly. From the sudden sneak attack of the cold arrow to Lu Zhen’s order after being hit by the arrow to his sudden fall, it only happened in a short moment. Only after everyone stabilized the situation and discovered that County Magistrate Lu had fainted from the arrow did everyone panic.

Lu Zhen had been the backbone of everyone here for more than a day. Whether it was soldiers or ordinary civilians, they were all relying on him to support their nerves. Now, the greatest reliance in their hearts had actually fallen. This was a great blow to them.

At this moment, everyone did not know what they should do. Although there were only a hundred archers at the gate and they had many weapons to attack the enemy, these people had no intention of counterattacking at all. They just stood there dumbfounded, their expressions absent-minded, as if they had lost their parents.

At this time, if Meng Ren took advantage of this opportunity to launch a group of attacks like the one in the day, Guang Ling would be able to be swelled down by it. However, it was a pity that the Meng people at the gate did not know that the defenders of the city would lose all fighting spirit because of this diversion. Their main force was quietly moving towards the west gate under the cover of the chaos at the north city gate, dreaming that someone would cooperate with them inside and outside.

Thus, even though the city walls were in a mess and they had practically no ability to retaliate, the Meng people at the gate could only shoot arrows continuously. In the end, it was very difficult to even injure people.

At the same time, He Wukui came to the west gate with a nervous expression. He was also worried, wondering if his former companion was still here, and if he was willing to open the city gate. However, under the pressure of Meng Ren, he had no other choice but to bet on this.

When they approached the city gate, the guardians were immediately alarmed, “Who is it?” Although there weren’t many defenders in the city, it was still very conspicuous for so many people to suddenly lean over.

“Is Old Qu Six here? I am He Wukui. Now, if Patriarch Yutai wants to give you a great fortune, it depends on whether you are willing to do so.” He Wukui immediately shouted at the city wall. By this time, they could already hear cries of alarm coming from the other side.

“He Wukui? Is that the missing secretary of the army?” After whispering twice, Chengtou suddenly exclaimed, “Not good, Dazi is going to attack my West Gate!”

“My surname is He, I, Daming, have no soldiers who surrender. You should die this heart! That district’s sixth elder has already been transferred elsewhere!” Someone shouted in disdain, then shot down a few arrows, scaring He Wukui back repeatedly.

Seeing this, Yu Tai knew that his original plan had completely gone bankrupt. This caused his expression to change again. He glared fiercely at He Wukui, “Trash, attack!”

Since you can’t be soft, then you have to be hard. He had already decided on this policy long ago when he dispatched troops. At the very least, compared to Northern City, where he had suffered a lot, Ximen’s defense should be much weaker, so he decided to take advantage of the night to attack the city.

Along with his order, the Meng people who had been preparing for the attack once again blew the horn and ferociously pounced towards the city wall. At the same time, torches lit up one after another, forming a sea of flames at the gates of the city, causing the defenders to tremble in fear, “To think that … there are so many Dazi here? But how should we defend the city?”

For a moment, the two northwest gates of Guang Ling had already fallen into a state of panic, and Lu Zhen had lost his ability to command because of the fainting of the arrow. The city was already as dangerous as an egg, and it was only in front of him!