The young couple from the farm fights back

Chapter 115 Mistaken Enemy Intelligence

Xiao Chao was watching this intently, and was filled with admiration: "Haha~, well done, Old Zhou!"

Xiao Ce realized later that Zhou Chunfeng had saved his life again.

On the other hand, Zhou Chunfeng was only concerned about his wife and children, and retaking Yanzhou City as soon as possible was his top priority.

He raised the red-tasseled spear in his hand and shouted, "Everyone listen! Your chief commander has been executed. Those who are wise will surrender. Those who disobey will be killed!"

Zhou Chunfeng's momentum instantly boosted the morale of the rebels: "Kill, kill, kill!!!"

The Huai Army on the city wall was so frightened that they forgot to shoot arrows down the wall. The insurgents who kept coming brought ladders to climb up the city wall and subdued the enemy one by one.

Bang, bang, bang!

The tightly closed city gates were also knocked open by the rebels using wooden stakes. The Huai Army inside and outside the city lost their general and immediately fell into chaos.

Xiao Ce took advantage of the situation, raised his sword and shouted, "All soldiers, listen to my order, take down Yanzhou City."

"Yes~" The generals responded with great vigor and vitality.

The Huai Army, which was still fighting stubbornly, was still fighting to the death, but the rebels' offensive was fierce. The Huai Army, which was plagued by the plague inside and outside the city, was no match for the rebels. In just half a night, the Huai Army flag on the Yanzhou city wall was replaced by the rebels' banner.

With the help of Zhou Chunfeng, the battle of Yanzhou City was easily won by the rebels. They seized 100 dan of grain and fodder, captured 3,000 enemy soldiers, 10,000 taels of silver, and five carts of ammunition, which greatly enriched the military supplies of the rebels.

In the second half of the night, Zhou Chunfeng was so exhausted that he had to camp in the city to rest.

The accompanying military doctor quickly changed the medicine on his wounds and re-bandaged them.

Xiao Chao, like a dog, personally prepared a decoction for him and brought it to the front hall. The scalding hot soup made the old man scream, "Lao Zhou, Lao Zhou, it's hot, hot, hot~"

Zhou Chunfeng, who was sitting nearby bandaging his injuries, rolled his eyes speechlessly, "Why are you bothering Second Master to personally bring me medicine?"

Xiao Chao chuckled, placed his hands on his earlobes to cool them down for a while, and said, "Hey, what are you talking about? I was the one who prepared this medicine. So, drink it while it's hot. Don't waste my efforts."

Xiao Ce came with several deputy generals. He heard his younger brother's stupid words from afar and wanted to kick him to death.

Who can eat the freshly cooked medicine without getting burned? "How is Lao Zhou's injury? Thanks to Lao Zhou's timely help tonight, I have made another achievement for my rebel army."

"Thank you for your concern, it's just a minor injury." Zhou Chunfeng still had that indifferent attitude and would not flatter or please anyone.

If we hadn't gotten to know Zhou Chunfeng's personality over the past few months, we would have thought he was being rude.

"Hey, the wound on your body is not a minor one. Don't worry, I, Xiao, will remember all the contributions you have made to my rebel army."

Zhou Chunfeng nodded calmly. To be honest, the attack on Yanzhou City tonight was indeed too smooth.

According to Zhou Chunfeng's analysis, even if the Huai Army captured the entire Yanzhou City and dispersed part of its military forces to surrounding cities, its combat effectiveness could not have become so weak.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chunfeng said calmly, "I wonder if you have ever thought about whether there is anything strange about tonight's battle?"

As soon as Zhou Chunfeng said this, before Xiao Ce could respond, Xiao Chao replied, "What's so strange about this? We won the battle tonight and captured Yanzhou City. It's true."

Zhou Chunfeng: ...

Xiao Ce didn't have time to pay attention to his younger brother's straightforwardness. He felt that what Zhou Chunfeng said made sense. The rebel army had fought against the Huai Army many times, but they never had much advantage.

"According to what Vice General Zhou said, could this be a fraud?"

Zhou Chunfeng shook his head. He was confused for a moment. The military doctor bandaged his wound and said, "Deputy General Zhou, it's all right."

Zhou Chunfeng nodded and put on his sleeves: "Thank you."

At this time, Deputy General Hong said, "Master, I think the Huai Army might be making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, staging an empty city plan. This Yanzhou City was not part of the Huai Army's plan."

"Impossible!" Zhou Chunfeng immediately refuted as soon as Deputy General Hong finished speaking.

Xiao Chao nodded, but couldn't help but retort to Deputy General Hong: "Old Zhou is right. Who would go to such lengths to capture a city and then just give it up? This is just a joke!"

Lieutenant General Hong was used to being confronted by Xiao Chao, so he was not annoyed at this moment. Moreover, because of the scene of Zhou Chunfeng shooting and killing the enemy general today, he had a different opinion of Zhou Chunfeng.

"Oh no!" Suddenly, Lieutenant General Jiang came hurriedly.

Everyone turned around and saw Lieutenant General Jiang approaching. He bowed and said, "Sir, our army just learned from the Huai Army prisoners that the city of Yanzhou and its surroundings were hit by a plague more than half a month ago."

"What!" Plague?

Xiao Chao immediately jumped up and down: "Damn it! I was wondering why the battle was going so smoothly tonight. It turns out that the damn Huai Army has been infected with the plague."

Zhou Chunfeng: ..., I really want to correct what he just said!

Several lieutenant generals were horrified at the same time. "What should we do? Our soldiers are stationed inside and outside the city. If they are infected with the disease, most of the rebel army will be killed."

Xiao Ce had previously been delighted by the capture of Yanzhou City, but now he couldn't remain calm: "Military doctor, I'd appreciate you diagnosing the epidemic quickly and prescribing a good prescription for the soldiers as soon as possible."

"Yes." The accompanying military doctor was so frightened when he heard about the plague that his legs went weak.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet, pick up his medicine box and leave with Lieutenant General Jiang.

In the chaos of war, the most feared thing is the ravages of plague. If it is not dealt with in time, even the best army will be wiped out by the disease.

Xiao Ce and Ce Chao became more and more upset. It was obviously a good thing that they won the battle, but they didn't have time to celebrate with their soldiers. Now, the plague was strangling the lifeblood of their rebel army at any time and anywhere.

Xiao Ce thought of the soldiers cleaning up the battlefield inside and outside the city, and ordered sternly: "Pass the order down, transport all the corpses inside and outside the city to the suburbs and burn them in a large fire ten miles away."

"Yes." The deputy general named Cheng bowed and ordered his men to withdraw.

At the same time, a soldier came forward hurriedly with a white object in his hands to report.

"Report, Master, Second Master, a carrier pigeon has landed in our camp. It has been hovering above the city. I think it is a carrier pigeon carrying information about the enemy."

When Xiao Chao and Deputy General Hong heard this, they were stunned at first. Who the hell would use a carrier pigeon to deliver information at this time?

The white pigeon in the soldier's hand was pierced by an arrow, and a bamboo tube was tied tightly to its thin legs.

But it must be said that carrier pigeons carrying enemy intelligence are more realistic than actually sneaking into the enemy camp to gather intelligence.

Xiao Ce took the bamboo tube off the pigeon's leg.

Zhou Chunfeng put on his clothes and seemed not to care at all about the information carried by the carrier pigeon. He picked up the bowl of medicine on the table and took it slowly.

Xiao Ce pulled out two tiny rolled-up pieces of letter paper from the bamboo tube, one of which had only a few short sentences on it.

The Huai Army is brutal and cruel, killing innocent people. I implore the rebels to help the people of Yanzhou City escape their suffering. I've heard that Yanzhou City is suffering from a plague, so I'm enclosing a remedy for it.

Xiao Chao leaned forward and read out the contents of the letter.

Deputy General Hong: ..., wasn't it agreed that this was enemy intelligence?

When Zhou Chunfeng heard what Xiao Chao read out, his brows slightly furrowed and he looked over.

Xiao Ce was confused for a moment. It seemed that someone had predicted that their rebel army was about to attack Yanzhou City and even brought them a prescription.

Xiao Ce unfolded the prescription, which contained a bunch of medicine names and dosages written on it.

Seeing this, Xiao Chao said, "Brother, could it be that the enemy deliberately set a trap for us? This recipe is poisonous!"

Deputy General Hong also nodded, thinking that the second master's analysis made sense.

Xiao Ce thought about it and turned back to ask Zhou Chunfeng: "Old Zhou, what do you think about this matter?"

Zhou Chunfeng: ...