Zhou Weiran, who defeated the Yangzhou Army outside Taizhou City, finally returned to Fuzhou City. The 40,000 horses he took with him when he left were now less than 30,000. The loss was not small, but after all, it reduced the pressure for future city defense battles.

, Zhou Tongfu is still satisfied with the result.

But two days passed slowly, and King Fu still did not see Ouyang Jing's 10,000 cavalry return.

The last battle report sent back by Ouyang Jing was simply that the grain road from Lingzhou to Xiangping Pass had been cut off. Since then, there has been no news.

King Fu Zhou Tongfu was wearing armor and standing alone on the city tower looking in the direction of Xiangping Pass. He was holding on to the city wall with one hand. His white hair on his temples was constantly swaying in the breeze. His slightly furrowed eyebrows revealed this.

The old man was feeling anxious at the moment.

There were dense crowds of people flashing outside the city of Fuzhou. A large number of ordinary people and strong men dug deep trenches outside the city and laid traps. Huge wooden spikes were placed in the trenches. Anyone who fell into them would die. Thin and thin sticks were used on the trenches.

Covered with wooden boards and sprinkled with soil as a camouflage, you really can't spot this gloomy trap unless you look carefully.

Under the scorching sun, the busy migrant workers were sweating profusely with a trace of fear in their eyes. Beside them, there were many Fuzhou soldiers holding long guns to supervise the work. However, those who did not work hard were beaten or scolded.

What's worse is that he was stabbed to death with one shot.

Zhou Tongfu has been cultivating Fuzhou for decades, and the city of Fuzhou has long been fortified into a tall and solid city. It can be called the first fortified city on the southern border of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

However, despite this, the Fuzhou Army still took advantage of the last moment to step up the construction of defense fortifications, so much so that they forcibly recruited a large number of people to work as migrant workers.

The suspension bridge at the gate of Fuzhou City was always open, and teams of sentry riders shuttled through it, constantly traveling between states to inquire about the military situation. An atmosphere of impending war enveloped the entire Fuzhou City.

Just when King Fu was melancholy alone, Zhou Weiran strode up the tower, walked quickly to his father's side and whispered: "Father, Taizhou and Longtai County have all been captured. Currently, only Xiao Qiu is still holding on in Luzhou.

Gains and losses in one place no longer matter, do you think we should ask Xiao Qiu to withdraw?"

Zhou Tongfu waved his hand lightly without any expression on his face: "No, let him block Chenyue's footsteps as much as possible in Luzhou. He can hold it as long as he can. As long as the Liangzhou army doesn't move the other two groups,

If we don't dare to attack Fuzhou, we will have more time."

Zhou Weiran's eyelids twitched and he did not raise any objection. The hidden meaning of this sentence was that all the soldiers in Luzhou City could only die on the top of the city without any chance of survival.

Zhou Tongfu coughed a few times, turned around and asked with a worried look on his face: "Is there any news from your second brother?"

"Not yet." Zhou Weiran's face darkened: "I just sent out a few more teams of scouts to go as far as possible to the front lines of Luzhou and Lingzhou to find out the whereabouts of my second brother. I believe that news will come back soon."

"Alas!" Zhou Tongfu sighed, with deep anxiety on his wrinkled face. Ouyang Jing is the most important person in the army. The 10,000 cavalrymen he took with him are almost the entire mobile force in Fuzhou City today.

, if something happens, the morale of the military will be in turmoil.

Looking at his frowning father, Zhou Weiran suppressed his uneasiness and said, "It's okay, father. Maybe the second brother is just going deep behind enemy lines to look for fighters, and it's not convenient to send someone to deliver the message. The second brother is a general, and his soldiers are all

They are elites, nothing will happen to them."

Zhou Weiran naturally knew the importance of these ten thousand cavalrymen. According to Ouyang Jing's character, there would be no news. Now that there is no news, there must be something wrong. But in order to prevent his father from being too worried, he could only comfort him first.

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The father and son stood on top of the city, looking into the distance at the same time, hoping that a large group of cavalry would suddenly appear on the horizon to eliminate their worries.

Luzhou City

The sky has just dawned, the sun has just emerged from the east, and the sun is still struggling to climb into the sky. The soldiers at the top of Luzhou City are still patrolling back and forth holding torches. The lights of the Liangzhou Military Camp outside the city can be vaguely seen, and the eyes of the defenders are in

They all have a hint of fear.

Xiao Qiu had not been able to sleep well every day since the Liangzhou Army besieged the city. At this time, he had already gotten up and was sitting alone in the house. He had a bottle of wine in his hand in the early morning and drank a swig from time to time to soothe his sorrows.

It has been a long time since I received a military report from Fuzhou. Luzhou City was tightly besieged, with no reinforcements and no order to retreat. Xiao Qiu knew that he could not defend Luzhou City with the help of these people in the city, and there was only a dead end if he continued to defend it.

, but without Prince Fu's instructions, he would never dare to abandon the defense without permission. Once his general showed signs of timidity, Luzhou City would only fall faster.

Xiao Qiu sat in the room with a grimace and was in a daze. Even if he was a fierce general under King Fu and was loyal to King Fu, he was not willing to embark on a dead end.

"General!" At this moment, the door of Xiao Qiu's house was suddenly pushed open, and a captain who was guarding the city ran in hurriedly.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Qiu, who was suddenly disturbed, looked a little impatient. He put the wine bottle in his hand on the table and shouted: "Why are you here if you aren't watching from the top of the tower?"

"There is movement in the Liangzhou military camp. It's a mess. It seems reinforcements have arrived!" There was a hint of joy in the captain's tone.

"What! Are there reinforcements?" Xiao Qiu's eyes lit up, he stood up suddenly and waved his hand: "Let's go and take a look!"

The two quickly walked out of the house and jogged all the way to the top of the city.

Before he reached the top of the city, Xiao Qiu vaguely heard a cry of killing coming from outside the city. It was quite powerful, but it was quite far away, and it didn't sound like it was an attack on the city.

"General, look!" The captain who walked up to the city pointed excitedly at the Liangzhou Military Camp outside the city.

Xiao Qiu looked around and saw through the faint sunlight that the Liangzhou Military Camp in the distance was full of fire and the sound of killings was loud. It seemed that a group of cavalry was breaking into the camp from the rear of the Liangzhou Military Camp and attacking Liangzhou.

The army was caught off guard, and the Liangzhou military camp was now in chaos.

"General, how about it? It's reinforcements, right?" The captain looked at Xiao Qiu expectantly, hoping to get a positive answer.

Xiao Qiu frowned. This scene had happened outside Lingzhou City before. Fortunately, he had taken precautions, otherwise he would have almost been mixed into the city by Yu Jin and caused chaos. Having suffered a loss, he did not dare to take it lightly and kept his gaze tight.

He stared at the chaotic battlefield outside the city.

"Let's take a look at the situation! Order the defenders to be on guard to prevent the Liangzhou army from committing fraud!" Xiao Qiu said with a hint of hesitation on his face.

In fact, Xiao Qiu also hoped in his heart that this was reinforcements, but he was really afraid of being beaten by the Liangzhou Army and did not dare to open the door and go out of the city to support.

The joy on the captain's face froze, but he still obeyed Xiao Qiu's order and shouted: "The whole army is on alert!"
Chapter completed!