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Chapter 578 Two bad news!
Zhou Yu didn't want to argue with them anymore and turned to look at Meng Huo and Miao Moqing standing beside him.

"You two, what's going on?"

After Zhou Yu learned that the two men were legendary generals, he spoke more respectfully, but he also became more wary of them.

The Gu tribe now has absolute strength and has declared itself king, so why are they still staying by Sun Jian's side?

Meng Huo also frowned repeatedly. His poison was incurable and there was no way it could be cracked by anyone. So why wasn't the other party disturbed?

"I don't know either. I'll try it tomorrow."

After Meng Huo finished speaking, he simply closed his eyes, obviously not wanting to say anything more to Zhou Yu.

Compared with Zhou Yu's side, Pang De's side was more nervous.

The herbs sent by Hua Tuo were indeed helpful to them. At least they helped them resist Zhou Yu's attack this time.

But the medicine they had sent had been used up, and their losses were not small, because the three hours Hua Tuo mentioned was only an approximate time, and some people died of the poison before the three hours.

Pang De looked at the battle report in his hand and his face did not look very good.

"We lost 40,000 soldiers this time, 10,000 of whom are Taishan bandits. If we continue to lose at this rate, we won't be able to hold out until the third day. We don't know when General Guan will be back. If we kill all our men, how can we defend the city?"

After listening to Pang De's words, everyone fell silent. After all, they didn't know whether Hua Tuo's herbs could be delivered again tomorrow.

In a dense forest in Cangwu County.

Countless powerful wind blades were about to chop down all the trees in the forest.

There is a large open space in the middle of the woods.

Guan, Zhang, Zhao and Ma stood on one side, Dian Wei, Xu Chu and Cao Zhang stood on the other side, and Sun Ce stood in the last corner with two poisonous insects.

At this time, except for Guan Yu who had no problems, the clothes of the rest of the people present were in disarray and they all had some wounds on their bodies.

Guan Yu fought against Dian Wei and Xu Chu alone, while Zhao Yun fought against two poisonous insects.

In a situation of six against four, Sun Ce and his men didn't gain much advantage.

This made Sun Ce and others admire the high quality of the legendary generals in Gu Rubing's hands.

This time, Guan Yu also felt his own limits.

It would be no problem for one person to fight against Dian Wei and Xu Chu, but if there was another one, I'm afraid even I wouldn't be able to hold on. This is when these two people are not willing to exchange their lives with mine.

"Everyone, it's probably useless for us to keep fighting like this. Why don't we go back and fight again tomorrow?"

"it is good."

Sun Ce's proposal was affirmed by everyone present.

It’s not that Sun Ce wants to leave, but the time for the two poisonous insects around him is almost up, and they can’t continue. Even if the time of their skills is up, they still have their bodies to use, but these two poisonous insects will disappear completely.

When the time comes, relying on physical strength, four against four, the chances of winning can be imagined.

When Guan Yu returned to Yulin County and saw the corpses on the battlefield, he knew that the first line of defense had been breached and he went straight to the second line of defense.

Guan Yu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the flag with the word "Lie" hanging high on the city wall.

When he returned to the city, he saw several famous generals, all with their heads lowered.

"What's wrong with you?"

After hearing Guan Yu's words, everyone raised their heads.

"General, you are back."

Zhang He walked forward somewhat helplessly.

"Junyi, how is the battle going?"

"General, our losses this time are not small. Of the 50,000 people on the first line of defense, only less than 10,000 returned. The second line of defense also lost 40,000 people. In just one day, we lost nearly 80,000 people. In addition, the herbs sent by Mr. Hua Tuo have all been used up. I wonder if Mr. Hua Tuo can send herbs tomorrow."

As soon as the war started, Guan Yu arranged for people to send Hua Tuo to the rear. This place was so far away from where Hua Tuo was that no one could reach it except these legendary generals.

"Well, you guys think of a solution first, I'll go find Mr. Hua Tuo."

After Guan Yu left, Zhao Yun looked at the map.

The county town where they are located is the last defensible place in Yulin County.

Zhuge Liang had long anticipated that such a day would come, so since he occupied Jiaozhou, he has been repairing the city walls here. The height of the city wall of a small county town is now actually higher than that of Xu Du.

However, thanks to the height of the city wall, many of the siege equipment brought by Zhou Yu could not be used, otherwise the losses this time would have been even greater.

"General Zilong, do you have a plan to defeat the enemy?"

Zhang He hurriedly looked at Zhao Yun.

Among those present, apart from Guan Yu, only Zhao Yun had strategies for commanding troops, and they were far superior to them.

But Zhao Yun's reaction also disappointed everyone.

Zhao Yun shook his head.

Seeing that Zhao Yun had no solution, they had no choice but to give up.

"The problem now is Mr. Hua Tuo. If there is still an antidote, I do have some ideas. If the antidote is not enough, no matter what method is used, it will be ineffective."

Zhang He nodded, this was what he thought too.

Guan Yu was extremely fast and arrived at where Hua Tuo was in less than two hours.

As soon as he entered Hua Tuo's yard, Guan Yu found that it was already late at night, but Hua Tuo's yard was brightly lit and many people were moving things.

"Sir, what are you doing?"

"General Guan is here. These are the herbs I prepared for the front line. I wanted to bring a message, but since General Guan is here, I will just tell you directly."

Hua Tuo brought Guan Yu into the room, looked at the people moving things outside, and made sure that no one was eavesdropping before closing the door.

"General Guan, after my research, I found that this poison is impossible to treat. All I can do is resist it a little. At most, I can give you three hours. Besides, the herbs are really not enough. This time, I prepared enough for 100,000 people, which is also the last amount."

Guan Yu did not expect that the poison of the Gu tribe was so powerful that even Hua Tuo could not completely solve it. Once the soldiers were infected with the poison, they would surely die. What about the general?
Thinking of the seriousness of the situation, Guan Yu did not dare to delay any longer. All the famous generals had not taken the poison seriously. They had been thinking about how to protect the soldiers from the poison, but no one cared about what to do if they were poisoned.

In the minds of all of them, as long as Hua Tuo was there, any poison would not be a problem. After all, Huang Zhong was also poisoned by a Gu, and it was Hua Tuo who cured him.

But now Hua Tuo can't help them anymore.

It didn't take long for Guan Yu to return to the city.

At this time, everyone was still trying to find a solution together.

When Zhang He saw Guan Yu coming back, he immediately stepped forward.

"General, what's going on?"

"Mr. Hua Tuo has brought enough antidote for 100,000 people to last for three hours, but there are two pieces of bad news that I need to inform you all." Two pieces of bad news?
If Guan Yu calls it bad news, then it must be really bad news. Now there are two of them, it's really like adding insult to injury!
Zhao Yun sighed and said directly: "Go ahead."

"The first is that Mr. Hua Tuo told me that this was the last batch of herbs. The battle started a little early, and he didn't have time to prepare more."

Everyone present had already guessed this, otherwise they would not have considered whether there would be any medicinal materials tomorrow.

"As for the second one, Mr. Hua Tuo has found through testing that all the solutions he had previously developed for treating the poison are ineffective. They can only have a resistance effect and delay the onset of the poison, but cannot cure the disease. It is impossible to do so, just like General Huang Zhong did before."

When this news came out, everyone, including Zhao Yun, fell silent.

They didn't expect that the situation has become so serious now.

If Hua Tuo had no way to cure the poison, wouldn't that mean that if they were poisoned, the only outcome would be death?

Just as everyone was thinking about it, Zhang Fei stood up.

"Oh, it's just poisoning. Mr. Hua Tuo is a miracle doctor. Just because there is no solution for now doesn't mean there won't be any in the future. Besides, we are all veterans of the battlefield. Why should we care about life and death?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone laughed.

Yes, others are afraid of life and death, but they should not be afraid. If they are afraid, what will happen to the soldiers under them?
"As long as there is an antidote, it will be fine. General Zilong said that as long as there is an antidote, there will be a way to defeat the enemy. I wonder what method you are talking about?"

Zhang He looked at Zhao Yun, and at this time he had let it go.

Zhao Yun nodded and called everyone to the map.

"This city was built by the Prime Minister with great efforts, and the specifications were completely renovated according to the appearance of the Xudu Palace, divided into two palaces, the inner and outer palaces..."

Early the next morning.

Zhou Yu once again led a large army and approached the city.

Meng Huo was the first to release the poison.

However, this time, Zhang He and his men did not pretend and simply stood on the city wall without moving.

When Meng Huo saw this situation, his face suddenly changed.

Yesterday could be considered a coincidence, but is it still a coincidence now?
Meng Huo was somewhat unwilling to give up, so he increased the release of the poison again, but it still had no effect.

Zhou Yu did not hesitate until Meng Huo's poison took effect, then he swung his sword and ordered everyone to charge.

Zhang He led his soldiers to defend the city.

The two sides held out for nearly an hour, and Zhang He finally couldn't hold on any longer. Almost all of the 20,000 soldiers on the city wall were wiped out.

Upon seeing this, Zhang He immediately ordered a retreat.

Huang Gai took the lead and rushed into the city.

But Huang Gai did not expect that this small county town was actually divided into two cities, inner and outer cities.

They tried their best but only managed to capture the outer city, as there was still another gate in the inner city.

When Huang Gai saw this and was about to leave and tell Zhou Yu about the situation, the city gate was closed.

Seeing this situation, Huang Gai immediately realized that he had fallen into a trap.

The entire outer city wall was filled with archers.

This time Huang Gai came in with only 5,000 men. It would definitely be impossible for him to break through another gate. There was only one way now, and that was to take down the surrounding city walls.

Zhou Yu was waiting outside for news from Huang Gai. When he saw the city gate was closed, he immediately reacted and began to command the army to attack the city.

However, at this time, all the troops defending the city had been replaced by Zhang He's Taishan Tiger Bandits, making it difficult for Zhou Yu to climb the city wall for a while.

"Fire arrows!"

Following Zhang He's order, countless arrows rained down on the surrounding city walls.

Huang Gai rushed towards a city wall.

However, before he could get up, Zhang Liao suddenly appeared and knocked Huang Gai down with one sword.

Upon seeing this, Huang Gai's personal guards immediately used their bodies to block Huang Gai, forming a wall with their flesh and blood.

Seeing this scene, Huang Gai's eyes turned red and he shouted loudly. He tried to climb the city wall again, but was knocked down by Pang De who appeared.

There are four stone stairways in the city wall, each guarded by four famous generals. It is impossible for Huang Gai to break through any of them.

Just as Huang Gai was looking at the dead soldiers in front of him with some despair, he suddenly discovered that there was something crawling on the ground.

Not only Huang Gai discovered it, but Zhang Liao and others also discovered it.

Soon, a group of poisonous insects suddenly rushed out from the soil.

There were a large number of poisonous insects in this group. After rushing out of the soil, some of them entered the bodies of the dead soldiers, turning them into zombies, while the other part rushed towards the surrounding city walls.

Seeing these poisonous insects getting closer and closer, Zhang Liao and his men kept retreating. Finally, when they had no way out, Zhang Liao suddenly thought of fire.

"Use fire, use kerosene quickly, and burn them."

As Zhang Liao's voice fell, countless kerosene poured out and a raging fire appeared.

In the flames, the screams of countless poisonous insects were heard.

Only after everyone had killed all the poisonous insects did they react.

The five thousand people brought by Huang Gai all turned into zombies, but these zombies did not actively attack them, but instead turned to hit the closed city gates.

With the efforts of 5,000 people, the city gate was successfully broken open, and Huang Gai fought his way out alone.

"What a pity! If we can kill Huang Gai, this famous general, our plan will be perfect."

This was the plan Zhao Yun told them last night, except that Zhao Yun's plan was to kill at least one famous general. But now because of the Gu Clan, the plan has failed.

Only five thousand people were killed, but facing an army of two hundred thousand, what were five thousand people?
Zhou Yu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Huang Gai coming out.

He had a very good private relationship with Huang Gai, and he was also a family general of Sun Jian. If he really died here, it was unknown how Sun Jian would punish him.

"General, are you okay?"

Zhou Yu immediately went to meet him.

"It's okay. I narrowly escaped death this time. Thanks to the Gu tribe, otherwise I would have really lost my life."

After Huang Gai finished speaking, he nodded to Miao Moqing behind him.

Miao Moqing didn't care at all. If Zhou Yu hadn't asked her to take action and Meng Huo hadn't agreed, she wouldn't have bothered with such matters.

The three hours were almost up, and some soldiers began to die from the poisonous gas.

(End of this chapter)