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Chapter 297 Counterattack
Ge Shuyong's lieutenants also climbed the city wall, and Tang Zhao led his men to charge up and fight.

On the city wall, soldiers of the Northwest Army lit the ladders with torches, and the Turkic soldiers were burned by the flames, tumbling down the ladders with cries of agony.

After a fierce battle, all the lieutenants were killed.

Ge Shuyong's heart sank, and he retreated while continuing his attack.

Wu Yi'er saw through Ge Shuyong's intentions, "Miss, be careful!"

Tang Zhao quickly stepped aside, but Ge Shuyong was even faster, his iron-like hand gripping Tang Zhao's throat. "Don't move! If anyone moves again, I'll kill her!"

Wu Yi'er, Wu Ding's fourth brother, and the others' expressions darkened, and they stopped what they were doing.

On the city wall, the Northwest Army soldiers who were pouring hot water down also stopped instinctively.

"Don't worry about me, don't stop!" Tang Zhao said with difficulty, "We absolutely cannot let the Turkic soldiers into the city."

Ge Shuyong tightened his left hand. "You really aren't afraid of death."

A sharp pain in his neck accompanied by a feeling of suffocation came over Tang Zhao. His vision went black, all his strength was drained, and the short sword in his hand fell to the ground.

"Girl!" Wu Yier exclaimed in panic, "Brother Shuyong, release the girl, and name your terms!"

Ge Shuyong loosened his grip slightly.

Fresh air rushed into his lungs, and Tang Zhao coughed violently.

"What I want is very simple: as long as you open the gates of Wuwei City, I will immediately release Princess Zhaoshan."

Tang Zhao gritted his teeth, "You're dreaming!"

“Princess, what should we do if you don’t cherish your life?” Geshu Yong whispered in Tang Zhao’s ear, “Princess, there’s a saying in Dayu: ‘Where there’s life, there’s hope.’ Wuwei City can be taken back after it falls, but once a person dies, everything is gone.”

Tang Zhao sneered, "My Song family lineage would rather die than submit!"

"It doesn't matter whether the princess submits or not, as long as your subordinates submit."

Ge Shuyong looked at Wu Yier and said, "I'll count to three. If the city gate still isn't open by then, I'll break her neck."

Wu Yi'er and the others froze.

Ge Shuyong slowly said, "One."

Tang Zhao looked at Wu Yi'er and blinked.

Wu Yier shook his head in alarm.

"two."

Tang Zhao reached into his sleeve with his right hand and secretly took out a tinderbox with his left.

"three."

"Open the door!" Wu Yi'er roared. "We'll open the door, and you release the girl!"

Tang Zhao closed his eyes.

Ge Shuyong smiled smugly, "That's more like it."

Before Ge Shuyong could say anything more, he suddenly heard a buzzing sound. He had a bad feeling and looked down to see Tang Zhao holding a palm-sized square cloth bag in his right hand. A fuse was sticking out from one corner of the bag, and sparks were flashing on the fuse.

Ge Shuyong immediately realized what this was and tried to back away.

Tang Zhao gripped Ge Shuyong's armor tightly. "Trying to run? Weren't you having a good time capturing me just now?"

Seeing the fuse getting shorter and shorter, Ge Shuyong immediately raised his long sword and slashed at Tang Zhao's hand.

Tang Zhao gritted his teeth, mentally preparing himself to have his hand severed.

Keng!
A long spear intercepted the falling longsword.

Ge Shuyong suddenly looked up and saw Gu Ci, with a frosty expression, holding a long spear and staring coldly at him.

Ge Shuyong was taken aback by Gu Ci's appearance.

Gu Ci seized the fleeting opportunity, flicked his wrist, and the spear struck Ge Shuyong heavily in the chest.

Ge Shuyong took several steps back before regaining his footing.

Seizing the opportunity, Tang Zhao threw the explosive charge in his hand towards the Turkic soldiers below the city wall. Boom!
A huge explosion resounded through the sky, horses were startled and ran in all directions, and the Turkic soldiers were also in a panic.

"Step back!" Gu Ci didn't have time to say anything more to Tang Zhao. He brandished his spear and engaged in combat with Ge Shuyong.

"Young lady, are you alright?" Wu Yi Er asked as he stepped forward.

"It's alright!" Tang Zhao wiped his face and said, "Continue defending the city!"

The initially panicked Turkic soldiers, seeing only one loud bang, overcame their fear and continued their attack on the city.

On the city wall, Gu Ci and Ge Shuyong fought fiercely, neither gaining the upper hand. After several hundred moves, both of them sustained minor injuries, but neither of them became distracted.

They knew that if they were distracted, they would immediately die by the other's blade.

In the Turkic camp, most of the Turkic soldiers were taken by Geshu Yong to attack Wuwei, leaving only a few hundred men to guard the area.

Just as the Turkic soldiers were getting drowsy, they saw a cavalry force galloping towards them from afar.

The Turkic soldiers immediately became alert, squinting for a long time before realizing that the cavalrymen were wearing Turkic uniforms, and instantly felt relieved.

The cavalry arrived in a few breaths. Before the soldiers guarding the camp could speak, the leader of the cavalry slashed them to the ground.

"What are you doing?!" The other soldiers guarding the camp were shocked and angry, and shouted at them.

"What are you doing?" Wu Jia stabbed another man with his knife. "Sending you all to the Western Paradise."

"It's a Da Yu person!" The soldiers guarding the camp hurriedly picked up the weapons on the ground, but before they could react, their throats were slit by a knife.

Wu Jiayi shouted, "Kill!"

The guards of the Protector General's mansion raised their swords and shouted, "Kill!"

The guards of the Protectorate General's Mansion brandished their spears, reaping the heads of Turkic soldiers like tigers among sheep.

Half an incense stick later, the Turkic camp was littered with corpses.

"Boss, what do we do next?" asked a guard from the Protector General's mansion.

With a spur of his horse's flanks, Wu Jia shouted, "As you have instructed, attack from both sides and be sure to inflict heavy damage on the Turkic cavalry!"

"Yes!"

On the city wall of Wuwei, the heavily wounded Ge Shuyong gritted his teeth and persevered under Gu Ci's fierce attacks while secretly looking for an opportunity to escape.

Gu Ci saw through Ge Shuyong's intentions and attacked with lightning speed, giving Ge Shuyong no chance to catch his breath.

Tang Zhao stood to the side, clutching the small bottle given to him by the Ghost Doctor, secretly looking for an opportunity to administer the medicine.

"Gu Ci!"

Gu Ci turned his head and exchanged a glance with Tang Zhao, immediately understanding Tang Zhao's meaning, and quickly retreated in a flash.

Tang Zhao seized the opportunity, pulled out the cork, and smashed the bottle hard at Ge Shuyong.

With a swift stroke of his sword, Ge Shuyong shattered the porcelain bottle into pieces, the fragments and powder smearing his face with the wind.

Ge Shuyong subconsciously held his breath.

However, it was too late. The powder from the datura flower rushed into Geshuyong's internal organs through the air, and Geshuyong felt dizzy and his limbs gradually became uncontrollable.

Ge Shuyong bit his tongue, the intense pain giving him a moment of clarity, but before he could think of a way to escape, the silver spear struck his chest heavily.

Ge Shuyong spat out a mouthful of blood and his body crashed heavily to the ground.

Wu Yi'er immediately led his men forward, tied Ge Shuyong up, and took him down from the city wall to lock him up.

"How are you?" Tang Zhao reached out and touched Gu Ci's wounds. "Why aren't you wearing armor?"

“The armor is too heavy, and riding a horse will slow down the journey,” Gu Ci explained. “After receiving Bai Ying’s message, I left my deputy general to lead the army back, and I came back first.”

Tang Zhao:?
Bai Ying? Shouldn't it be delivering a message to King Xuan?

Gu Ci glanced at the guilty-looking Tang Zhao and said calmly, "When Hei Jin went out to gather information, he encountered Bai Ying, and Bai Ying went with Hei Jin."

Tang Zhao secretly scorned Bai Ying, thinking, "What a lustful bird!"