In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 865 Divine Bird, Morale Boosted!

"If they're in Chenjia Village, then things will be much easier!"

Tian Yu also said with a delighted expression, "Yang Shuai and I happen to have a letter that needs to be delivered to Chenjia Village. We would like to trouble Centurion Zhu to send the letter to Chenjia Village by carrier pigeon."

"As ordered!"

Although Butcher Zhu didn't know why the two had entrusted him to deliver the message, he was still happy to help Tian Yu.

So, a quarter of an hour later, a white dove flew out of the military camp, which would cross mountains and rivers to deliver the letter it carried to the distant Chenjia Village.

The following evening, Chen Dao received a letter requesting assistance from Qianli'er. After reading the contents of the note, Chen Dao pondered for a moment and decided to set off the next day.

The next morning, Chi Yan Yi and Chi Yan Er carried Chen Dao, Chen Cheng, and 20 soldiers of the Chen family army into the sky, taking a straight route to Youzhou, and arrived at the military camp outside the Lu family manor before sunset that day.

"what is that?"

"What a big bird!"

"Could this be a demonic beast?"

"..."

Many soldiers who were waiting outside with Tian Yu and Yang Zheng were horrified as they watched the enormous object slowly descend from the sky.

Fortunately, because Yang Zheng and Tian Yu had already given their entourage a heads-up, the soldiers, though terrified, did not cause any major disturbance.

As the two Crimson Flame Chickens landed, Chen Dao, Chen Cheng, and 20 soldiers of the Chen Family Army leaped onto the ground. Tian Yu and Yang Zheng hurriedly stepped forward, their faces full of enthusiasm, and said, "Mr. Chen, we've been waiting for you for a long time!"

"General Yang, General Tian."

Chen Dao bowed to the two of them and then said, "In addition to the Crimson Flame Chicken, I have also brought 20 warriors from the Chen Family Army with me. I hope they can help you two break through the Lu Family Manor."

Are there still 20 martial artists?

Tian Yu and Yang Zheng were delighted and looked at the 20 burly soldiers of the Chen family army following behind Chen Dao.

Both Yang Zheng and Tian Yu knew about the existence of the Chen Family Army. Yang Zheng had even witnessed the training of the Chen Family Army firsthand.

In Yang Zheng's view, the Chen family army may not be many in number, but each soldier is an elite among elites, capable of taking on ten opponents at once. Therefore, Yang Zheng was quite grateful to Chen Dao for bringing 20 members of the Chen family army to help him.

"With the help of Mr. Chen and all the brave warriors, we are sure to achieve a great victory this time!"

Yang Zheng said with a broad smile.

Chen Dao waved his hand and said, "General Yang, you flatter me. I brought them here simply to broaden their horizons."

Chen Dao was well aware that although the 20 Chen family soldiers he brought were all mid-level martial artists, their impact on the battle situation...

That's all I can say.

After all, on a battlefield where tens of thousands of soldiers are fighting, the role that 20 warriors can play is really limited.

The reason Chen Dao brought them here was simply to let them see more blood and gain a better understanding of war.

"Mr. Chen, the camp has prepared a meal. Why don't you eat first?"

"Can!"

Soon, Chen Dao was welcomed into the military camp by Tian Yu and Yang Zheng. While eating, they discussed how to break through the Lu family manor.

With Chen Dao's arrival, the "rumor" that their side had divine birds to help them began to spread in the military camp. Through the soldiers who witnessed the Crimson Flame Chickens landing, the existence of the two Crimson Flame Chickens was quickly known to all the soldiers in the army.

"Is it really true? Is there really a divine bird helping us?"

"I saw it with my own eyes, how could it be fake?"

"General Yang and General Tian are too amazing! They were able to summon a divine bird to help them!"

"That's right! I saw the divine bird fall from the sky with my own eyes. Good heavens, when its wings were spread, it even blocked out the sun!"

"With the help of the divine bird, we will definitely be able to take over the Lu Family Manor!"

"..."

In an instant, morale soared. The soldiers' low spirits, which had been due to their inability to capture the Lu family manor, vanished. The entire camp was filled with renewed high spirits.

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Just as the name of the divine bird was being circulated in the military camp outside the city, Lu Shengyan, who had been overseeing the battle from the city wall all day, returned to his residence looking slightly tired. With the help of his maid, he took off his clothes, not even glancing at the beautiful maid next to him who was dressed in light, wet clothes that revealed a bit of her cleavage.

Instead, he lay in the bathtub that was already filled with warm water, closed his eyes and pondered. More than half a month of intense siege warfare had left Lu Shengyan feeling physically and mentally exhausted.

As the head of the Lu family, although he was not knowledgeable in military affairs and did not need to command battles, he still needed to stay on the city wall at all times to give his troops and soldiers confidence in order to maintain the morale of his army.

Therefore, during these 17 days, Lu Shengyan stayed on the city wall almost every day to supervise the battle, and could only return to his residence at night.

Fortunately, the current situation is favorable for the Lu family.

Although the enemy forces were numerous, our side had the advantage of city walls, which allowed us to barely hold off the attack of the large army outside the city. Moreover, our side suffered far fewer casualties than the enemy.

The army outside the city would need to sacrifice at least ten soldiers to exchange for one of their own.

Under these circumstances, it would be a pipe dream for the army outside the city to break through the Lu family manor, since the Lu family manor still has a total strength of more than 2 soldiers, including serf soldiers.

As for the Yang family army and the Great Wall army outside the city, although Lu Shengyan did not know the exact number of troops, it was certainly no more than 20. Among these 20 troops were a large number of civilian laborers. Even if Yang Zheng and Tian Yu were to ruthlessly use up all their troops, they would absolutely not be able to break through their defenses.

not to mention……

Lying in the bathtub, Lu Shengyan stretched out his body, trying to immerse every inch of his body in the warm water, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his lips.

Based on the timeline, the barbarian army on the grasslands should have already set off by now. When the barbarians reach the Great Wall, Tian Yu, who is leading 100,000 Great Wall troops to assist in the battle outside the city, will definitely feel the pressure and may lead his army back to reinforce it. At that time...

With only the Yang family army of less than 100,000 remaining outside the city, the pressure on the Lu family manor will be greatly reduced.

Yang Zheng's Yang family army could not possibly hold out against the Lu family indefinitely and would eventually retreat.

Once Yang Zheng withdraws his troops and the siege is lifted, the Lu family can contact the outside world, recruit soldiers, and reclaim the cities in Youzhou that have fallen into Yang Zheng's hands...

In short, in Lu Shengyan's view, although the current situation is difficult, it is not unsolvable. As long as we persevere for a while longer, the current difficulties will be resolved!

but……

Lu Shengyan's brows suddenly furrowed. He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the enemy's offensive had weakened considerably in the past few days. Before, the army outside the city would launch at least a dozen attacks every day, but in the past two days, not only were there fewer attacks, but the number of troops deployed was also far less than before.