Outside Xinzheng City, tens of thousands of rebels camped in the wilderness north of the county town, with the military tent stretching for several miles and making a huge noise.

In the middle of the camp, there is a big flag with a huge "博" character on it, and the flag flutters in the wind.

Under the flag was a big tent. Li Zijing stood in the tent with anger. Outside the tent, several treasury leaders were tied up and knelt outside the tent. Several soldiers stood behind them, their feet spread apart, and their swords were held high.

"General, let us go!" Before the boss tied up behind him finished speaking, the armored soldiers waved their swords, blood shot out, and the head fell to the ground.

"Ah! General, give me another chance, I will definitely attack~"

With a "click", before the leader finished speaking, the soldier had already slashed his head with a knife.

The leader kneeling beside him suddenly stood up when he saw the head falling to the ground and wanted to run out. He shot an arrow in the middle of the back and killed him to the ground.

In the big tent, the leaders of the trench troops standing on both sides listened to the sounds outside, lowering their heads one by one, silently.

At this time, the curtain was raised, and a general came in with a bloody sword and saluted: "The three generals, those who are not good at siege, have all been killed!"

When the rebel army arrived in Xinzheng, Li Zijing thought it was just an ordinary small county, so he let the newly arrived Shun Army launch an attack directly. As a result, the attackers were not prepared enough and suffered heavy losses, so he had to retreat.

Seeing this, Li Zijing immediately organized a second attack, but after repelling the Chuangjun attack, the defenders did not have the initial fear and actually repelled the Chuangjun attack again.

This made Li Zijing furious, thinking that the rebel army was desperate, so he killed the leader who was unfavorable to siege the city.

After hearing the report from his subordinates, Li Zijing glanced at his subordinates and said, "It's not good to attack the city, that's how it ends!"

The generals on both sides lowered their heads, and many people were a little dissatisfied with Li Zijing's decision. The rebel army received information and was obviously wrong. The defenders in Xinzheng County were more than expected, and they were prepared for it.

The rebel army had just arrived at the city and was not prepared, so they attacked rashly. Even if the county town was not high and the ladder was not enough, the rebel soldiers could not climb over the wall with their bare hands.

This failure was completely because Li Zijing underestimated the enemy, but he killed the leader of the siege and said that their siege was not good, which made many siege generals dissatisfied. However, Li Zijing was the younger brother of the siege king, making everyone dare not speak out.

Li Zijing was actually guilty. Killing was just to hide his guilt. He was worried that his subordinates felt that he was incapable, but he didn't know that his killing made the crusade army, who was not very convinced, even more objection to him.

At this time, Li Zijing felt that after he killed a few people and established his authority, he shocked the soldiers in the tent, so he shouted: "Tomorrow, who is willing to break Xinzheng's small county as a pioneer!"

The generals in the tent bowed their heads and no one answered.

Li Zijing waited for a while, but when he saw that no one was taking the order, he couldn't help but be furious, "A small Xinzheng, a small town like a booze, can't you still beat it?"

Many generals bowed their heads, and the veteran general Wu Ruyi was Li Zicheng who specially sent Li Zijing as his deputy to feed Li Zijing food. He could not embarrass Li Zijing, so he stood up and said, "Three Generals, Xinzheng is indeed just a small county, and the army will definitely be able to capture it! But I see that there are many official troops in this city, and the city has been prepared for it. In addition, Xinzheng leads Shuangbo River as a moat. If the army does not prepare, it will be difficult to break it!"

Li Zijing frowned. He understood Li Zicheng's meaning of sending Wu Ruyi to him. However, because he knew, he was displeased and felt that Li Zicheng did not trust him enough and did not trust his abilities.

Therefore, along the way, Li Zijing didn't listen to Wu Ruyi's suggestions very much, and sometimes he insisted on following his own methods.

However, now the rebel army has hit a nail, and Li Zijing is also very clear in his heart, so he asked: "What is General Wu's opinion?"

Wu Ruyi said: "This is simple. Let people first fill a broken moat, then let people prepare more equipment to build a siege ladder. When the moat is filled, the army will rush up with the equipment! It will definitely be able to break the city!"

Li Zijing heard the words and was silent for a moment. He glanced at everyone and said, "I decided to fill the moat, build more equipment, and fill the moat, and break the city with a large army. In Xinzheng County, no chickens and dogs will be left behind!"

Xinzheng County actually made him suffer a loss and lost face. Li Zijing was angry and had to massacre the city and vent his anger.

Many originally silent generals heard that they wanted to massacre the city, and each of them was in a hurry.

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In Xinzheng City, during the day, the defenders repelled the attack of the rebels, allowing the soldiers and civilians in the city to stabilize their positions.

However, Sun Sike did not relax. In order to prevent the rebels from attacking, he ordered the defenders to be more vigilant at night.

At this time, the sky was covered with dark clouds, covered by stars and moons, and the dark night enveloped the earth.

The defenders lit a torch on the city, but the city was pitch black and they couldn't see clearly the situation on the other side of the moat.

Nearly a thousand soldiers and civilians patrolled back and forth with torches on the top of the city, watching vigilantly as they were on the movements under the city, guarding against the night attack by the rebels.

At this time, under the cover of night, a dark figure suddenly appeared on the other side of the moat. They carried frames of soil into the moat, and the noise immediately attracted the attention of the defenders.

"Not good! There is movement on the other side!" The patrolman pointed outside the city and shouted loudly.

Sun Sike didn't dare to go down the city, so he rested in the city tower. When he heard the movement, he immediately ran over and asked anxiously, "What's going on?"

At this time, the defenders shot rockets outside the city, and saw clearly that the rebels were filling the river overnight, and someone said, "Report to Master, the thief army is filling the moat!"

Sun Sike was shocked and hurriedly ordered: "Transfer my military order and quickly transfer the archer to the city!"

The archer on the top of the city shot out rockets, and the arrows shot at the thief soldiers who poured the soil on the shore like rain. The arrows fell into the river and shot on the ground, but there were also many thief soldiers who were caught in the arrows. From time to time, the thief soldiers who moved the soil were caught in the arrows and fell into the moat.

Under the city, the bandits carried arrows and filled the river all night. By dawn, the moat had been filled with one quarter.

During the day, the thief army relied on the large number of people to urge the refugees who were brought in to continue to fill the river. Outside the thief camp in the distance, there were also thief army cutting down trees and making equipment.

This puts huge pressure on the defenders. Once the bandits fill the moat and prepare enough equipment, Xinzheng cannot defend it.

At dusk on the third day, the bandits were still in full swing. The wide moat had become a stream, even children could leaps through it.

By the moat, nearly a thousand refugees dumped baskets of soil into the river, causing rolling waves. The continuous refugees transported soil to the river with a single wheel. The flow of people was like an ants moving, and the scene was spectacular.

The golden sound of "Ding Ding Ding" sounded, and the thieves retreated in the wilderness.

Li Zijing rode on the horse, showing a sinister smile on his face, "I will definitely break the city tomorrow, kill everyone without leaving anybody!"

The bandits who filled the river retreated in the field. The defenders on the city stopped shooting arrows. The bandits left a group of corpses on the ground.

Sun Sike looked at the moat that had been filled up, and knew that tomorrow the postgraduate entrance examination was coming, and the defenders in the city were also panicked.

"Master, why is there no news from Kaifeng?" Gao Youwen had a calm face. The thief army outside the city had already spoken and asked them to surrender, otherwise they would not be kept.

Sun Sike punched the wall, and the bandits attacked Xinzheng. Kaifeng could not know the news. He also sent a fast horse to ask for help. If Kaifeng wanted to send troops, the bandits should have already responded.

"From the time point of view, there should be a response!" Sun Sike said.

As soon as he finished speaking, an official army rushed to report: "Master Qi, the messenger we went to Kaifeng is back."

Sun Sike was overjoyed when he heard the words, "Where is the person?"

"Just entering the East City!" the official army replied.

Sun Sike couldn't wait for someone to come, so he walked east along the city wall. Halfway through the way, he met the messenger. Without waiting for him to speak, he grabbed the messenger's arm and asked, "Did you send troops in Kaifeng?"

The messenger was dejected, "Master, Kaifeng asked us to stick to the city and wait for the dispatch of troops!"

"Waiting for the troops to be dispatched?" That means there was no soldiers. Sun Sike couldn't help but take a few steps back, but was supported by Gao Youwen.

Gao Youwen said in a deep voice: "Master, maybe I can invite a supporter!"

(The next chapter is after twelve, let's see it tomorrow)
Chapter completed!