Armed with a machete and a gun, armed with a system, they fled the famine.

Chapter 453 Ablaze

Dou Xingyan, who was still heartbroken, immediately stopped crying upon hearing these words.

She exclaimed with delight, "Oh? Yes, I can go back to the farm with you!"

She slapped her forehead twice.

"I'm so stupid, how come I didn't think of that?"

Kid, it's not that you didn't think of it, it's that you're a little slow-witted.

In fact, Zhao Yan regretted saying those words as soon as she did.

She was too talkative; she shouldn't have made that suggestion.

After all, Shen Yu and Xingyan had only been married for a few days, and they were probably in the midst of a blissful period of happiness. But because of a single sentence she uttered, Dou Xingyan was snatched away by them. If Shen Yu knew about this, he would definitely be cursing her in his heart.

Zhao Yan thought to herself, "I wonder if it's too late to persuade Xingyan to stay in the capital?"

She hesitated for a moment, then said cautiously, "Xingyan, don't rush into a decision. Why don't you discuss it with your Shen Yu first?"

Shen Yu, who was standing by, immediately spoke up, "Sister Zhao, Xingyan wants to go back to the farm, so let's go. There's basically nothing going on in the capital, and I'll also go to Stone Town to check on the restaurant."

have to.

There's no need for discussion anymore.

Dou Xingyan smiled sweetly at Shen Yu, then showed off to Zhao Yan, "Sister Zhao, Brother Shen said it's okay. It's settled then, I'm going back to the farm with you."

Zhao Yan paused for a moment, then finally nodded.

"Okay, you go back and pack your things first. We'll wait for you outside the city."

"Okay, you guys have to wait for me."

After receiving Zhao Yan's repeated assurances, Dou Xingyan pulled Shen Yu back to pack her things.

In less than half an hour, the group gathered outside the south gate and then boarded carriages to head south.

……

Yang Sanlang, Chen An, Zhang Liang, and Yu Hao led their 20,000 men on a grand march northward.

They traveled light, each carrying only essential weapons and some dry rations to fill their stomachs. When their rations ran out, they foraged for wild vegetables and hunted game along the way, and their journey was not affected in the slightest.

They crossed the Yulin Mountains and entered the border area between Jinzhou and Bingzhou in just half a month.

North of Jinzhou lies Yuncheng, a necessary passage for entering Bingzhou.

After descending Yulin Mountain and taking a short rest, Yang Sanlang led Chen An and the others to Yuncheng at full speed.

However, the reality seems to be even worse than they anticipated.

When Yang Sanlang and his group arrived outside Yuncheng, they found that the four gates of Yuncheng—east, west, south, and north—had been surrounded by barbarians, and a fierce battle was taking place outside the city.

Yang Sanlang and the others secretly hid in the mountains five miles from the east gate of Yuncheng, where they gathered to discuss countermeasures.

Yu Hao was an impatient man. He slapped his thigh excitedly and said, "Brother Yang, let me go! I'll ambush them from behind and wipe out those barbarians without leaving a single one alive."

Although Chen An and Zhang Liang didn't say it, the expressions on their faces revealed their inner thoughts.

Yang Sanlang narrowed his dark eyes slightly and raised his hand to stop Yu Hao from saying anything more.

He studied the map for a long time, and finally pointed to the four city gates of Yuncheng and said to Chen An and the other two, "The main force of the barbarians is currently concentrated at the East Gate, but some barbarians are also attacking the other three gates. Therefore, we must split up and break through the four gates."

His dark eyes swept over Chen An and the other two, and he immediately issued a military order.

"Brother Chen, I order you to lead five thousand men to the South Gate quietly. Remember, be extremely careful when you arrive, and never underestimate the enemy."

Chen An quickly clasped his hands in greeting and replied, "Yes, Your subordinate obeys."

Yang Sanlang continued, "Yu Hao, Zhang Liang, I order each of you to lead five thousand men to the West Gate and the North Gate respectively. The requirements are the same: be extremely careful."

Finally, he added, "If the enemy becomes too difficult to deal with, then you should withdraw, understand?"

"As long as we are alive, we can continue to deal with those barbarians. Everyone must not act rashly."

Upon hearing this, Chen An and the other two clasped their hands in unison and replied, "We understand."

After taking stock of their men, Chen An and Yu Hao quickly left with them.

Yang Sanlang waited until they were safely evacuated before waving to those behind him.

"let's go."

After saying that, he took the lead, carrying his broadsword, and quietly crept towards the east gate.

On the open ground outside the East Gate, Gao Ye's maternal uncle, Wu Tu Hu, sat steadily under the main tent, looking at the battle situation in front of him with an arrogant expression.

Two beautiful women were standing on either side of him, intimately massaging his back and shoulders.

This time, he was acting as the vanguard, secretly crossing Bingzhou from the north to the south, with the aim of quietly taking Jinzhou, and then launching a pincer attack on Dou family's army in Bingzhou from both sides with Gao Da and his forces.

His nephew was too weak-willed. He and his second uncle repeatedly tried to persuade him to take advantage of the Dou family army's laxity in the north and go south to plunder, but Gao Ye refused every time.

They then joined forces with Gao Ye, killed Gao Ye, and installed Gao Ye as Khan.

Anyway, whoever becomes Khan, Wutuhu and his second brother Wutuxiong are both barbarian generals. If Gaoda dares to have any disloyal intentions, they will kill him as well.

Wutuhu, filled with ambition, was not afraid of Gundam at all.

He has been waiting outside Yuncheng for several days. Judging from the current development of the battle, the siege will only take one or two days.

On the day that Yuncheng was attacked by barbarians, Zu Lei, the governor of Jinzhou, led his men into Yuncheng. The men currently resisting the barbarian attack on the city walls are his men.

Although Zu Lei was brave and skilled in battle, he was no match for the sheer number of barbarians brought by Wu Tu Hu, who numbered as many as 70,000 to 80,000. Zu Lei only had a mere 10,000 soldiers under his command, which was far from enough to resist the barbarians.

Furthermore, the barbarian siege has lasted for five days, and the food supply in the city is rapidly dwindling. The people in the city are all in a state of panic, and the situation is very unfavorable for Zu Lei.

"General, the enemy has begun their attack on the city again!"

On the east city wall, Zu Lei, clad in black iron armor, stood atop the wall, his face showing signs of exhaustion after many days of fierce fighting.

Upon hearing his subordinate's report, he suppressed his exhaustion, drew his broadsword from his waist, and pointed it straight at the sky.

"Hang in there, everyone! Our rescue team is coming soon!"

"For your families, for Da Ruan, all of you with guts, follow me!"

After saying that, he picked up his broadsword and slashed at the barbarians who were climbing the city wall.

"Charge! Kill all these bastards!"

Although the soldiers below were exhausted, seeing their general fighting bravely, they had no complaints and charged towards the barbarians one by one.

Yang Sanlang had already led his men to the large tent where Wutuhu's provisions were stored.

His dark eyes flashed, and he quietly took out a tinderbox from his pocket, quickly blew on it to light it, and threw it into the tent with a raised arm.

With a loud "boom," the large tent filled with grain and fodder was quickly engulfed in flames.