Changing into the servant's attire from the Commander's mansion, Jia Fangqiu personally carried a wine pot up the city wall to deliver wine to the guarding soldiers.
He had already found a reason: to say the Commander was taking a concubine today and was in high spirits.
They didn't know that under Fu Chuan's rule, military discipline was strict. Someone had drunk while on duty before and received fifty military cudgel strokes. Since then, alcohol had been a taboo in the army. But tonight was different; they had all been notified, so they were particularly cooperative.
Fu Yu's unease grew, and he asked in a low voice, "Mr. Jia, will the Japanese really not massacre the city?"
"Rest assured, Second Young Master. If we don't have this bit of integrity, our business won't have a next time."
"I still feel uneasy. Why don't we wait a bit longer."
Jia Fangqiu looked at him as if he were an idiot. "Second Young Master, an arrow nocked on a bow cannot be unshot. Moreover, with the opportune moment, favorable terrain, and human harmony, if we miss tonight, when will we wait? Don't forget, Duke Cao's mansion cannot wait any longer." He pushed Fu Yu aside, pulled open the massive bolt, and fireworks shot up, bursting into beautiful sparks in the dark night. Fu Yu's unease reached its peak. Suddenly, his back of the head throbbed, and he lost consciousness.
Mu Wu glanced with disdain at Fu Yu in his arm. "If this were my brother, I'd tie him up and give him to the Japanese as a drink. Only the Commander has such a good temper to send him away."
Fu Chuan held Jia Fangqiu's dripping head, his face tinged with a hint of excitement. "What can be done? He is my only brother. Besides, without their divine intervention, who knows how long we would have guarded Jiangnan. Are the men below ready?"
"Don't worry, everyone has been looking forward to this battle for a long time and won't mess it up."
"Then hide well. Make sure to wait until all these Japanese pirates are inside before making a move."
When Fu Yu woke up, his head was pounding. What was worse was that the bedding beneath him was not soft but quite rough and bumpy, making him dizzy and nauseous.
It felt like he would throw up at any moment.
He groaned, clutching his forehead, and sat up. Only then did he realize he was in a carriage.
An extremely simple carriage, and beneath him were not bedding, but sacks of goods.
"Stop the carriage, stop!" He suddenly poked his head out.
"Whoa."
The carriage stopped as if in response. Fu Yu lifted the curtain and looked at the long line of simple carriages, unable to recover for a long time. The driver turned his face. "Young Master, the merchant caravan is busy rushing. If you need to relieve yourself, do it quickly, or we won't wait for you."
"What do you mean by 'relieve yourself'? Where are you taking me?"
"Your brother entrusted us to take you to the capital, didn't you know?"
"What capital? I need to find my brother. Where is my brother?"
"We don't know that. But your brother should still be in Yangzhou, right? You can't go back. There was a battle in Yangzhou last night."
Fu Yu was stunned. "There was a battle? Was Yangzhou captured?"
"Bah, bah, bah! You kid, are you Japanese? With Commander Fu here, Yangzhou won't fall that easily. Are you still going to pee? If not, hurry up and sit properly. Don't you see the carriages behind are also stopped?"
What kind of person is this, unable to even speak properly. It's just that he isn't from Yangzhou. If someone with their entire family in the city were here, they'd fight this kid.
"I'm not going to pee anymore. I want to go back to Yangzhou."
"Then you can get off. Let me tell you, the money is non-refundable."
"It's non-refundable, but you have to give me a horse."
The driver couldn't make that decision. So Fu Yu took out another hundred tael silver note, and only then did the caravan boss lend him an old horse. Fu Yu galloped all the way back. When he returned to Yangzhou, the battle was raging. The area near the city gate was already a river of blood, with dismembered limbs flying everywhere, or rather, flying sabers.
These people had already killed until their eyes were red.
Fu Yu was completely stunned. In this scene, where would he find his brother?