Chapter 55 Defending the City
Not only him, but even the little zombies near him turned into piles of bones. Zhou Chen, who was far away, saw this scene and turned around and left.

They couldn't get out of this road, so Zhao Kuo and his companions didn't see this scene. After a day and a half of traveling, they finally arrived at the border city of Huwei.

The walls of Huwei City were tall, much taller than those of Qinghua County. As soon as everyone reached a certain range, they heard soldiers asking questions from the wall.

"Stop, who are you and why are you here?"

Zhou Chen had no official position and was not in a position to answer, so Zhao Kuo beside him said, "Please report to the general that Zhao Kuo, the chief constable of Qinghua County, has been ordered to escort the supplies here."

The soldier on the city wall looked at the carriage behind them and said, "Wait for me to report it right away."

Everyone waited downstairs for about twenty minutes before the city gate opened. "Come in."

As soon as everyone entered the city, someone on the city wall shouted, "The enemy is attacking the city, close the city gate quickly."

Zhou Chen and others were quickly surrounded by the soldiers in the city at this time. Zhao Kuo hurriedly explained, "Don't get me wrong, we are really here to deliver food." Then he took out a letter and handed it out.

"This letter is written by the county magistrate to the general. The general will know it at a glance." After receiving the letter, Zhao Kuo and his men were taken aside and guarded by someone.

Not long after, a burly man in armor was seen riding a horse, followed by a large group of armored soldiers. The general casually said, "Okay, let them go, they are not spies."

Then he ignored them and led his men to the top of the city wall. Their mission was accomplished the moment the food and supplies entered the city. Although they were just treated as spies, the food and supplies had long been taken away by the defenders in the city. If it weren't for the enemy attacking the city, they could have left at this moment.

No one cared about them now, and Zhao Kuo and his men didn't know where to go for a moment, so they simply went straight up the city wall. They didn't see it before, but only after they got up did they see that the distance was full of people.

At the front of the team were rows of catapults. The enemy didn't waste any time and chose to attack the city directly. As the catapults were raised, stones as big as human heads flew directly towards the city wall.

The soldiers defending the city quickly squatted down to avoid being hit by the huge rocks. It was the first time that Zhao Kuo and his companions saw such a scene. They stood there not knowing what to do. The general shouted angrily, "Idiots, squat down!"

Only then did they react. After they squatted down, they heard a bang bang sound. The huge rocks hit the city wall and broke into pieces instantly. Fortunately, the city wall was thick and was not seriously damaged by the huge rocks. During this period, several huge rocks flew into the city. The houses in the city did not have such good defenses, and a big hole was smashed in them on the spot.

Some of them hit Zhou Chen and his group behind them, and the small stones flying out from the explosion of the huge rocks also injured many people.

Especially Zhou Chen and his group, because they had no armor to protect them, they all let out painful howls after being hit.

After dodging this round of stone attacks, the general immediately stood up and "released".

There were rows of huge crossbows placed on the city walls, and the arrows were similar to the spears of ordinary soldiers. Following the general's order, rows of arrows shot out.

From a distance, a large number of enemy soldiers were shot down by crossbow arrows. The crossbow arrows were very powerful, and even with armor on their bodies they could not resist them. Several people were shot through by one arrow.

At this time, the enemy's catapults were ready again, and the huge stones flew towards them again. The soldiers in the city bent down and hid again.

Seeing this, Zhao Kuo wanted to take the soldiers with him down, but huge rocks were flying everywhere and they had no chance to go down.

After an hour of siege, the enemy finally stopped attacking the city. At this time, a burly man in armor rode to the foot of the city. "Old Wang, do you dare to come down and fight me?"
Old Wang was the general Wang Yong who was defending the city, and the guy who was shouting was the general of the enemy country named Sun Wu.

Wang Yong frowned slightly, "Sun Wu, do you think this general will fall for your trick? If you have the ability, come and attack the city. If you don't, get out of here early."

Zhou Chen looked at Wang Yong, and then at Sun Wu under the city wall. Wang Yong's strength was much greater than Sun Wu's. Sun Wu's strength reached 890, while Wang Yong's was only 850.

"Hmph, I think you just don't have the courage," he said, picking up the spear in his hand and throwing it towards Wang Yong. Although he only used his hands without the help of other tools, judging from the sound of the spear breaking through the air, the power of this blow was very strong.

Wang Yong raised his gun to block, and the two guns collided. Wang Yong's gun bent an arc, and at the same time changed the flight trajectory of Sun Wu's gun.

Although the flight trajectory was changed, the spear still flew towards Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo was so scared that he quickly stepped back. Although the power of the spear had been reduced a lot at this time, it was still not something that a mere ninth-rank warrior like him could resist.

Zhao Kuo kept retreating until he reached the city wall where he had nowhere to retreat. "My life is over," he said, and slowly closed his eyes.

The defending general Wang Yong would not care about the life and death of a mere constable, and Zhou Chen would not ignore the life and death of Zhao Kuo.

Just when the spear was about to pierce Zhao Kuo's head, Zhou Chen came in front of him, grasped the spear head with both hands, and took the blow for him.

Zhao Kuo waited for a long time but felt nothing, so he tried to open his eyes and found Zhou Chen standing in front of him.

"Thank you, Brother Zhou."

"This gun is good," he said and threw away the extra spear in his hand.

Wang Yong turned around and looked, and was surprised, "I didn't expect that there would be such a master in the grain transport team."

Turning around again, he found that Sun Wu had returned to his team. After returning, Sun Wu did not continue to attack the city, but chose to retreat.

Seeing the enemy retreat, the soldiers on the city wall cheered. Zhao Kuo calmed down at this time. Seeing the enemy retreat, he hurried forward and said, "General Wang, since the enemy has retreated and we have delivered the supplies, it is time for us to go back. Lord Xia is still waiting for us to go back and restore the Ming Dynasty."

Zhou Chen also understood his feelings. It was too dangerous here, and Zhou Chen didn't want to stay for long. Wang Yong looked at Zhou Chen and said, "You all must have come all the way here. I think you should rest in the city for a night before leaving tomorrow. I will host a banquet to welcome you tonight." Then he turned around and walked down the city wall without waiting for Zhao Kuo to speak.

Zhao Kuo's eyes went dark, but there was nothing he could do. Without Wang Yong's order, they certainly could not leave. He had no choice but to rest in the city for a day.

Huwei City is a town specially built for guarding the border. There are no ordinary people in it except the garrison troops guarding the city. Although the houses in the city are simple, the residence of the garrison commander is extremely luxurious.

At this time, ten tables of food and wine were set up in the courtyard. Zhao Kuo and his companions sat at the first seats with Wang Yong. In addition to Wang Yong, Zhou Chen and Zhao Kuo, there were also several of Wang Yong's deputy generals at the table.

Wang Yong looked at Zhou Chen and asked, "May I know your name, little brother?" Zhou Chen quickly stood up and said, "My name is Zhou Chen."

Wang Yong raised his glass and toasted Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen didn't know Wang Yong's temper and it was difficult to refuse, so he raised the glass and took a sip.

Wang Yong spoke directly, "I'm a rough man and I won't beat around the bush. Today I saw that Brother Zhou has pretty good skills. I wonder if he would like to join our army. If you are willing, I promise to make you a deputy general right away. How about that?"
(End of this chapter)