The deputy general sighed repeatedly. He didn't know what to say. Almost all the passages from Yancheng to Sansanlipu were cut off by the merchant army.
Seeing the deputy general's appearance, Jing Cui could only wave her hand.
"Forget it, you go down first!"
Just as the deputy general was about to retire, there was a huge fire outside the city and the shouts of killing were loud.
"What's going on?" Jing Cui supported her body and stood up with some difficulty.
The lieutenant quickly pulled the table to block the door, and at the same time pressed Jingjing to the ground.
"General, I'm afraid the merchant army has entered the city!"
"Impossible!" Jing Cui's eyes were full of disbelief: "I personally arranged the defense in the city, how could it be broken through?"
I don't know whether it was because of excitement or serious wound infection, but Jing Cui's body was shaky and she was about to faint.
"General Jing, surrender, Yancheng has fallen!"
Jing Cui's pupils suddenly dilated, and it turned out to be Li Yuan's voice.
"This spineless guy actually surrendered to the Shang army! I'm going to kill him!"
With a loud shout, Jing Cui pushed the table away and rushed out of the door.
The entire city of Yan was already occupied by the Shang army. The Chu army, which was already exhausted and without water and food, almost all surrendered. Only a few places were still resisting, but it was of no avail.
A large number of the merchant troops who were besieging the city lord's palace were wearing the clothes of the Chu army. Li Yuan should have used them to trick the merchants into opening the city gate and letting the merchant troops enter the city.
Jing Cui saw the clues at a glance, pulled out her sword and stumbled down the steps.
"Li Yuan! You bastard, a spineless slave, you actually surrendered to the Shang army!"
Her steps were erratic, as if she was drunk. After just a few steps, Jing Cui lost all her strength and hurriedly used her sword to support her body.
The merchant troops who were surrounded were a little confused, thinking that Jing Cui was really drunk.
Li Yuan hurriedly stepped forward to support him.
"General Jing, the whole of Nanchu is rotten to the core. Why are you serving him like this?"
Jing Cui ignored this and pushed Li Yuan away with all her strength, making a desperate gesture.
But as soon as he picked up the long sword, he stumbled a few times and almost fell.
Li Yuan also felt something was wrong: "His Royal Highness King Zhao, General Jing has a fever!"
Zhao Rui was slightly startled, and just as he was about to dismount, Liang Zhang quickly ran over, supported Jing Cui's body, and pulled off the bandage on her shoulder.
A strong stench immediately spread out, and the wound had already suppurated, spreading to the entire shoulder. If no treatment was given, it would be life-threatening.
"What's going on?" Liang Zhang immediately scolded Jing Cui's lieutenant: "Why hasn't the arrow wound half a month ago been cured?"
The lieutenant general was also very anxious: "The army has already run out of medicine, and the general gave away the last medicine to the soldiers. There is nothing we can do!"
Liang Zhang felt a little guilty for the loss. After two months of fighting, he and Jing Cui had already cherished each other. In addition, they had known each other a long time ago, which gave him the urge to incorporate them into Dashang.
The arrow shot earlier was to convey the message of a ceasefire. Who knew that Jing Cui's army would be in such a state that they even had no medicine for wounds.
If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have shot that arrow.
"Your Highness!" Liang Zhang immediately raised his head and cast a pleading look at Zhao Rui.
Zhao Rui was also a man who cherished talents. He immediately dismounted his horse and came to the front. He grabbed Jing Cui's pulse and saw that he wanted to treat her personally.
"The sore is deep into the bones. We can't delay it any longer. Get the medicine right away!"
Afterwards, Zhao Rui personally carried Jing Cui into the house.