My Cultivation Starting from Archery

Chapter 146 Four Crossings of Hongze, Straight to the Heart

Liangzhou.

June 27th.

"Bang!"

"It's broken, it's all broken!"

Sun Buqi rushed into the courtyard and said, "The last time we received news was when Shanshi burned the granary, and then there was no movement at all!"

"Keep it down!"

Sun Li glanced inside the room, "Sister Lan is going to give birth in two or three months, don't let her hear."

"Ah!"

Sun Buqi held a roll of maps in his hands, which he spread out directly on the ground, "Sister, so much time has passed, and now, the situation is that Senior Brother and Senior Sister Nine have all gone to war, even the troops from the Capital have entered the Great Wilderness, and in at most one more month, there definitely should be reinforcements entering the heart of Ming State, but the problem is... Shanshi has already lost contact..."

"Sister, don't cry."

"I am not saying Shanshi is definitely dead..."

He ended up having to comfort her in return, "Last time Shanshi lost contact, it was for two months too, and in the end, it was fine. This time it will definitely be fine as well..."

It's really exasperating.

He had not seen his sister cry since their mother had died.

"Creak——"

The door was pushed open.

Gu Xinlan, dressed in a loose gown, walked out with the support of Si Qin, "What are you two talking about?"

Sun Li hurriedly wiped her tears, "It's nothing, Sister Lan."

As she spoke, she fiercely twisted Sun Buqi's arm, even using her Qi-Blood power.

"Hiss!"

Sun Buqi grimaced in pain and hurriedly put away the map.

"Sister Lan, let's go back inside."

Sun Li couldn't even manage a smile, "I think the clothes I made for my disciple this time are quite pretty."

"Enough, I've heard it all."

Gu Xinlan took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the corner of the other's eye, "There's trouble in Ming State, right? I noticed something was off last time, but it's okay, that scoundrel loves to play this disappearing act; he'll be back soon."

As she spoke, she hugged Sun Li in comfort, patting her shoulder.

"To hell with this defiance!"

Sun Buqi couldn't stand it any longer, grabbed the map, and took off running.

...

Ming State.

Jiankou County.

"Daughter, daughter!"

"Mr. Si, I beg you, let my daughter go!"

"To hell with you!"

Jia Lao Si impatiently drew a gleaming Yanling knife, "Old man, if you want to die just say so!"

Behind him, a young maiden was forcibly tied up and thrown into a horse cart.

"Mr. Si, have mercy, she's my only daughter!"

"Puchi——"

The flash of a knife.

The old man was instantly cleaved in two.

"Next one!"

Mr. Jia sheathed his knife, "Brothers, hurry up, I'll give you two more hours, loot what you want, kill whom you wish. After that, we're moving to the next city."

"Hahahaha!"

"Right, right, right!"

"..."

The Red Eyebrow Army pillaged from house to house.

"Mr. Si!"

"Back when you attacked Jiankou County, it was we, the common people, who opened the gates for you!"

"You even promised before to provide us with food, but everything has changed, everything has changed!!!"

"..."

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"When you needed us to open the gates, we were useful. Now we're good for nothing, just wasting food by being alive!"

Mr. Jia looked at the wailing populace on both sides, "Massacre the city! Damn it, I've been through two city slaughters recently, and I was so tired. I planned to merely rob a bit here and leave, but since you don't appreciate kindness, I suppose I'll have to push myself more! Go wild, brothers!"

Blood slowly seeped through the cracks of the citizens' doors, gathering on the streets and forming a long crimson river.

"Mr. Si!"

A Red Eyebrow Army general emerged from an alley, "It's about time we head to Luotian Pass. Dong An sent a messenger saying that the Reserve Camp's survivors might flee to our location, urging us to be on our guard."

"Nonsense! Do you think I don't know military tactics?"

Mr. Jia said carelessly, "They don't have wings. Didn't they just escape from here two months ago and even burned down Golden Spring Manor? How can they possibly get here so quickly?"

"Mr. Si, I think it's better to be cautious."

The general advised, "Think about it, once you conquer the entire Ming State and even half the country, what does this momentary pleasure count for?"

"Hmm, you make sense."

Mr. Jia, grinning, said, "Then let's hurry the brothers up to finish off here and then we can move on. Besides, what are you worried about? Isn't Luotian Pass still guarded by three thousand men? Even if they do come, they won't be able to break through anytime soon..."

"Mr. Si, Mr. Si, they're here!"

A Red Eyebrow Army foot soldier ran over frantically, shouting, "We've spotted over three thousand of the enemy outside the city!"

"They really came, how did they manage it?"

The smile vanished from Mr. Jia's face, and he said sternly, "How far away are they?"

"Right outside the city gates!"

"What?!"

Mr. Jia kicked him, "What are you all good for?"

"It's dark, we couldn't see, Mr. Si!"

The Red Eyebrow Army foot soldier knelt on the ground pleading, "Only when the dawn broke did we see that it was densely packed with people, emerging like ghosts from the hills, terrifying indeed!"

"Useless!"

Mr. Jia, though unruffled, commanded, "Quick! Gather everyone for the defense!"

There were still a few hundred soldiers on the city walls.

Even though the enemy was already outside the walls, they could still hold them off for a while, giving them enough time to rally.

The Reserve Camp's remnants amounted to no more than three thousand people, and their rapid arrival implied they certainly lacked armaments and siege equipment. Even if the Red Eyebrow Army had only two thousand men, they would still be enough to wear them down.

After all, there should be tens of thousands of pursuers right behind them.

"Hum—"

The horns sounded.

The Red Eyebrow Army, still in a frenzied animalistic state, instantly snapped to attention and rushed out of the houses, some pulling up their trousers, others stuffing silver into their clothes.