Chapter 121 - 115 No Understanding
When Zhao Hanzhang and her companions arrived in Xiping, it was already deep into the night, yet the shouts and cries of battle resounded from Wu Castle, and the flames dyed half the sky red.
Zhao Hanzhang and her companions stealthily approached and only upon nearing did they discover that the beans and the yet-to-be harvested grains near the castle were burning.
The crops around here consisted mainly of wheat, with few rice fields, most of the remaining were various beans and melons. It was harvest season, and with this fire, coupled with the autumn wind, the crops would be mostly ruined, especially the rice.
Zhao Hanzhang felt heartache just looking at it, let alone the people inside Wu Castle.
The people on the castle were throwing stones and shouting curses, many of which were vile words Zhao Hanzhang had never heard before, lingering over the fields.
Zhao Hanzhang’s gaze fell upon two flags fluttering in the distance and followed them to a robust man standing nearby.
He was tall and stood out among the smaller soldiers of the disorderly army. He was intently watching Wu Castle.
Having fought all day, they were utterly exhausted but could not afford to stop. He knew the opponents were even more weary.
His eyes were filled with excitement, and he drew a large knife and shouted to the sky, regrouping the disorderly troops, "They can’t hold it anymore! Just one more push into Wu Castle, and this entire fortress will be ours! Look at this fertile land, at the towering castle—within are endless supplies of food and treasures. Everyone, follow me!"
Zhao Hanzhang saw the castle gates, stained with red blood and about to collapse, and the piles of corpses under the walls, realizing they had breached the castle before.