In the summer, flowers are blooming both outside Chaoge City and on the grasslands of the Rong people, and they look full of vitality. The offensive between Wu Ending and Wei Rong has long passed its climax, and waves of cavalry are facing them.

Faced with the iron-like Chaoge City Wall and the arrow rain from the guards, they had no choice but to retreat time and time again. There were several layers of corpses under the city wall.

The grassland peoples live by the water and have never had the determination to fight a protracted war. When they reached such a situation, they finally gave up their intention to attack and only densely arranged their tents outside the Chaoge city wall, with three layers inside and three layers outside.

, hoping to starve the enemy to death. The war entered a stalemate.

However, the shepherds are the busiest at the moment. Rongdi always leads cavalry regiments and cattle and sheep regiments when fighting, one is for combat power, and the other is for military rations. The song of court in early summer is similar to that of the grassland, with layers of "mist" chasing it.

They were chasing their herds of cattle and sheep. This was an army of mosquitoes. Countless mosquitoes flew up and covered the sky. From a distance, they looked like light mist. People could still hide in tents, but cattle, sheep and horses could only hold on, and even

Cattle and sheep were bitten to death. The herdsmen could only use cow dung to burn medicinal herbs to drive them away, and spent the midsummer in suffering.

At this time, outside Chaoge City, both Wujiang and Weirong herdsmen were doing the same thing, but they were working harder than before. Because the number of people and livestock on the expedition was decreasing day by day, and those who were going crazy with hunger

The mosquitoes swarmed in and almost sucked the blood of the cattle and sheep dry.

The herdsmen are complaining sadly, but they don't know that the real disaster is yet to come------

A strange bone flute sound came from somewhere. The tune was long and weird. Even though it was heard in the daytime, it still gave people goosebumps. The sound of the bone flute was not finished yet, and there was another "buzzing" sound.

From far to near, getting closer------

The panicked people looked up to the sky and suddenly saw a group of black clouds coming from the northeast of Chaoge, covering the sky and blocking out the sun. What was that? The sky was cloudless and the sun was blazing. It didn't seem like there was rain. And

The black clouds were moving very fast, with a "buzzing" sound that shook the eardrums, like the sound of thousands of insects flapping their wings together.

"No, it's locusts! So many? It's an army of migratory locusts!" a shepherd shouted in horror. Whether outside Chaoge City or inside the city, everyone hid in tents in panic.

Find a torn sack and wrap yourself in it.

Millions of locusts came to cover the sky and the sun. In just a moment, the color of the sky and the earth changed. No one could see the sun, even though it was still hanging high in the clear sky just now. The sound of the locusts flapping their wings was so close that it almost

It shattered people's eardrums - it hit the tent cloth like a heavy rain and hit the roof tiles of Chaoge. This was the carnival of locusts, they gnawed everything that could be seen with the naked eye without restraint.

Everything you see ------

All the trees in Chaoge City were chewed down to a single intact leaf. Fortunately, all the food was in stock and the losses were slightly lighter. However, the combined forces of the Rong people outside the city were in dire straits. Although Gongzi and Shijiao had already

All the big trees have been cut down, but there are still a lot of low bushes and new grass sprouts growing in spring. These were originally food for cattle and sheep, but now they are all gone.

The locust army lingered in the Chaoge area for less than a day, then flapped its wings and flew away, leaving only a mess ------

King Wu Ending had been lying in the king's tent for several days. He cycled between being sober and drunk every day. Occasionally when he was sober, he would fool around with the women donated by Wei Nu. When the eldest prince died in

When he was summoned, he saw an unsightly and obscene scene as soon as he entered the tent. Zhi Yu suppressed his disgust and saluted his father: "Father, I have been ordered to come to see you."

King Wu Ending hugged two women one by one and asked the remaining women to pour wine for his son. The women smiled coquettishly and brought the wine glasses to their eyes, but he knocked them away with a palm. He looked at Wu Ending with a straight face.

Wang said: "Since I specially asked the children to come here to discuss it, it must be a military and state matter, and it is not good for these servants to hear it."

The Infinite King reluctantly pushed the women around him away and waved them to leave. Then he put on his clothes and asked his son in a confused voice: "How is the situation outside? Are the cattle and sheep eating?"

Zhi Yu replied in a mocking tone: "What are you afraid of the cattle and sheep starving to death? Your Majesty, just ask King Wei Rong to take care of it."

Upon hearing this, King Wuzhi changed his expression and scolded: "You bastard, it's because you always contradict me that I didn't make you the crown prince. It seems that you haven't improved at all! You were the one rushing to be the pioneer, and now

How about it? Isn’t it still impossible to capture Chaoge?”

When Zhi Yu heard this, he didn't dare to be stubborn anymore, so he listened with a sullen face to King Wu End's nagging for a long time about the nonsense that Kui Nu asked Heaven for divination, and that the Eternal Life God issued an edict saying that Wu End would conquer the Central Plains within one or two years. In the end, he really believed

Unbearably, he interrupted King Wu Zhong and said, "Father, do you understand the current situation of our army?"

King Wu Ending's eyes suddenly widened and he said, "I know everything! King Wei Rong will report to me every day!"

"Before the locusts came, the cattle and sheep were getting thinner day by day due to the acclimatization and blood-sucking mosquitoes. Now the hateful locusts have eaten up all the vegetation, leaves and roots for more than ten miles near Chaoge City, and the cattle and sheep can't find food at all.

Herdsmen have to herd them dozens of miles away from Chaoge to find food. The roads are blocked, and they often get lost or attacked by guards. They often cannot come back after being released. Even if they can come back after three to five days, the sheep will not be able to find food.

There is not much left. Father, I have lost nearly half of my 100,000-strong army, and I am no longer able to attack the city. Why not withdraw without end!"

He was still kneeling and listening to his father's answer, but he saw King Wu Zhong staring blankly outside the tent, and actually began to daydream about sending an envoy to surrender: "Capture Chaoge, and destroy the Wei first."

The country. Let the King of Zhou from Haojing pay the tribute in person, as well as the women and craftsmen from the Central Plains. If you want more, feel free to send them over, and I will spare your life!"

Zhiyu let out a long sigh, turned around and walked out of the tent, but he heard King Wujing shouting behind him: "If you join forces with King Weirong, you must attack Chaoge City! Otherwise, I will pass the throne to Weinu."

Yes! Anyway, he is also my son. Hahaha------"

When Zhi Yu heard this last sentence, he clenched the scabbard on his waist tightly. He squeezed it so hard that he almost crushed the scabbard------

Chao Ge had already seen the plight of the Rong people. Seeing that the herds of cattle and sheep wandering around the Rong tent were becoming increasingly scarce, how could he not know the plight of the enemy? Kui Duoyou advocated immediately demolishing the masonry barriers outside the city gate and waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.

, completely driving the enemy back to the grassland. However, Shijiao still advocated holding on and waiting for reinforcements. Anyway, the food and grass in the city could still last for more than half a month. Counting the days, reinforcements were coming soon, so why take the risk?

The two parties were at a stalemate, and it was difficult for the young master and Mrs. Yuli to decide. Should they stand firm and wait for help or take the initiative to attack? Which side's opinion is correct? In the stalemate day by day, the Rong people began their final counterattack------

The sky before dawn is the darkest, and the enemy's counterattack before its demise is the most ferocious. The Chaoge city wall instantly turned into a hellish Shura field, and the battle between life and death was only on a thin line.

The soldiers brandished their full-moon scimitars, their eyes widened with bloodshot eyes, and they climbed up the long ladder tied with vines one after another. Kill! The arrow rain above their heads has weakened, and the cattle and sheep of the camp are The number is gradually decreasing. Only by capturing Chaoge City can we eat and drink happily and have a chance of survival. So what are you waiting for? Go up!

The soldiers and civilians guarding the city were also red-eyed. The food and grass in the city were almost exhausted. If Kaicheng surrendered, they could only accept the massacre of the city. One of the left and right would die, so it was better to fight to the end with the enemy soldiers. Kill one to make up for the loss, kill two to earn one. .Fight!

After a bloody fight, the Chaoge city wall seemed to have become a huge meat grinder. Countless living lives and young bodies were thrown into it, turning into countless bloody and fragmented corpses. Under the burning military flag, the city The blood above and below the city was scorched by the heat, and the blood on the ground reached to the ankles------

Wei He's armor was stained with splashing blood, and blood was bleeding from several cuts on his arms and legs, but he felt no pain. He and Wei Duoyou were back to back, looking at the sand dunes in the distance outside the city. He asked sadly: "Brother Duoyou, will we die here? When will reinforcements come?"

Wei Duoyou's amber eyes suddenly turned blood red, and he replied: "Sir, we are all descendants of the Wei family. We should die in order to protect our ancestors and the country. What is there to be afraid of?"

"Yes, Wei He has learned a lesson." The two men shouted, and once again charged into the enemy troops that were swarming up the city like a tide.

Under the city wall, Kui Nu and Zhi Yu stood side by side, nervously watching the fighting on the wall. Every hour, a force led by a thousand captains was thrown in, and the Kui Rong tribe and the Wu Zhong tribe took turns attacking. This time, The two people who had always been at odds with each other had a rare chance of working together. Because King Wu Ending has gone crazy, and if Chaoge City is not captured today, the two of them will definitely be killed.

It was a matter of life and death, and all attention was directed towards the Chaoge City Wall. No one noticed that the base camp behind them was already in danger------

A mysterious team is walking through the empty Rong camp. Their clothes are mostly white singlets made of wool. They have long turned into light brown after a long journey, but they blend in with the color of the tent. Their clothes There is a sword on his waist, a bow and arrow on his back, and an earthen jar in his hand.

Every time they approached a tent, they opened the lid of the can, poured out a dark, oily liquid, and let it flow everywhere. After that, with a sudden whistle, they all quickly exited the camp in unison. , quickly got out of the wooden fence and walked away.

The setting sun dyed everything on the earth a layer of blood. Weinu felt the ground beneath his feet was shaking, and the horse under his crotch was frightened. He looked back and suddenly exclaimed: "There is an enemy rider!" "
Chapter completed!