After eating a mouthful of fatty bacon, Zhen Ku finally came to life.

Although he had only been on the city for more than ten days, it felt like a lifetime had passed for Zhen Ku. It was not that he had never encountered wars and chaos. He said that Zhongshan and Xianbei and Wuhuan had all invaded. But at that time he had

With the support of clan soldiers and the protection of the dock wall, how can it be compared to what it is now?

Thinking of this, Zhen Ku scolded Na Jushou again in her heart. He was really careless and treated his meritorious officials harshly!

After dividing the remaining meat among the more than ten disciples who had been with him through life and death, Zhen Ku lay down on the chair and rested contentedly.

Not to mention, after those ten days in the city, Zhen Ku treats these people differently than before. Otherwise, do these people deserve to eat meat?

The heavy rain outside was still falling, with no sign of stopping. Amidst the thunder and lightning, Zhen Ku felt complacent when he thought of the officials guarding the city.

I, Lao Zhen, am still the smartest.

…

Who in this world can be smarter than anyone else?

When the earth slope outside the city collapsed, the officials on the city became slack. In addition, there was a heavy rain and there was no shelter upstairs, so no surprise, everyone went down to the city to take shelter from the rain and rest.

It was a long night with torrential rain, so what could happen?

So the surprise came.

Amidst the sound of thunder, the three nest carts standing at the Dianwei camp outside the city moved.

These three nest carts have not been moved since they were erected, which only made the Han troops in the city think that they were watchtowers built by the rebels.

In the majestic rainstorm, no one shouted slogans.

Hundreds of people were wearing raincoats and pulling ropes in front of them. These Zhao disciples, who were used to hard work, did not feel how hard it was, but looked forward to the hot wine provided after returning to the camp.

To say that the Taishan Army is decent after all, it has nothing to say about the poor people. It is said that drinking this wine is forbidden in the army, but it is specially provided to them to keep them away from the cold.

I have nothing to say, even these barefooted ones can't say anything nice, they are just working hard anyway.

When hundreds of people in front pulled three nest carts slowly approaching the city wall, three battalions of soldiers lined up behind the nest cart, all wearing coir raincoats and hats, marching silently in the heavy rain.

The roaring thunder perfectly covered up the roaring and moving sound of the nest cart.

Soon the nest car had reached the edge of the ditch and stopped.

In front of the battalion on the far left, a red-banded soldier said to Dian Wei:

"Colonel, let's go here. I, Chen Guang, will lead my troops to pull out the city."

Dian Wei patted Chen Guang on the shoulder and said with a smile:

"Well, I believe you. But what I'm saying is that if, if something goes wrong, take the brothers and withdraw. I, Dianwei, have already lost two old generals, and I don't want you to do this again."

Chen Guang bared his teeth and smiled, looking at the dark city in front, and said with a ferocious smile:

"Don't worry. Lieutenant, just wait for my victory report below, and watch me remove the thief's head and present it to you."

Dian Wei hammered Chen Guang's breastplate:

"Yes, they are my soldiers. If I, Lao Dian, were not allowed to climb first due to repeated orders from Commander Guan, I must have led you to kill them. Then I will wait for you here. Go ahead."

Then Chen Guang took the lead, armed with a short iron spear, and climbed up the ladder from the chariot. Then a group of fifty armored soldiers followed.

The same was true for the other two nest cars, both of which were led by generals and elite soldiers who stepped onto the stage first.

Following Chen Guang’s order:

"put"

The pedal of the left chariot was put down first, and then there was a loud bang, hitting the head of Xiangguo City. Then there were two more loud bangs, and the other two chariots were also preparing to board the city.

These three sounds were so loud that even the Han army officials who had retreated to the city heard them clearly. A few capable military officials immediately realized that something was wrong and hurriedly led their subordinates to the top of the city.

When they reached the top of the city, the last Taishan soldier from the opposite side jumped onto the top of the city.

The two sides looked at each other in the rainstorm, then shouted loudly, and the two sides fought together.

When the Han army saw that the three strange vehicles were still transporting enemy troops towards the city, they quickly ordered the archers to get angry and burn the three strange vehicles.

After this order, the archers looked at each other, and one person boldly asked:

"With such a heavy rain, even the bowstring can't be pulled, let alone the fire."

The official scolded the other people for being stupid and scolded them for not knowing how to use kerosene. If they couldn't shoot with bows and arrows, they would throw them with torches. In short, he only wanted results.

After being scolded, the archers hurriedly went to find kerosene, which in turn divided the forces that were resisting the Taishan Army from the front.

But there are some really smart people in the Han army. Seeing this situation, it is certain that the city cannot be defended. He banged the alarm bell on the city to give an early warning to the city, and then led his men to retreat from the city, and then walked along the city.

Take the corridor and prepare to evacuate to Wengcheng.

As the Han army continued to retreat at the head of the city, the Taishan Army soon firmly occupied the outer city of Xiang. But surprisingly, the Taishan Army occupying the outer city did not pursue them one after another, but continued to move forward along the slope.

OK, firmly occupying both walls of the corridor.

…

The sharp and high-pitched alarm bell penetrated into the inner city even amid the thunder.

When Jushou heard the warning, he was crouching down and meditating on the talisman of King Changshan that Liu Hui had given him earlier.

He still had doubts about Liu Hui. On the one hand, the blood stains on the seal did not look new, and on the other hand, it was the message Liu Hui had given before, which went too smoothly.

Liu Hui said that Changshan State had sent out 8,000 soldiers and 2,000 Wuhuan soldiers. They had gone south past the Bairen line and were now on the south bank of the Zhu River. They could raid the rebel camp outside the city at any time.

He came to the city this time to agree on a time for the attack with Jushu, so that they could attack from both sides.

To be honest, Ju Shou couldn't believe how good the situation was. Other countries were all beggar-thy-neighbours, but Changshan State was so anxious about justice?

In addition, he still understands the nature of King Changshan. He is not as exaggerated as greed for life and fear of death, but he is also as timid as a mouse and has no responsibility. Does he have the guts to support Changshan's soldiers going south?

Therefore, from the beginning, Jushuo did not place the hope of reinforcements on the four countries in the north of the county. Instead, he believed that Julu County was more likely to send reinforcements.

But is it still the same sentence in a thousand words?

What if this is true?

So that's where the complexity lies. As far as Qi Jushou is concerned, how could he not want this to be true? After all, there are more than 10,000 troops on the side. As long as he and Changshan work together, the Taishan bandits can be defeated!

Holding the talisman, Jushu finally made up his mind to detain Liu Hui. He decided not to take the risk.

But at this moment, an unexpected alarm bell suddenly sounded. Jushou was so frightened that he couldn't care about Liu Hui anymore, so he threw on his clothes and rushed out of the room.

At this time, in the corridors and alleys on both sides, the shogunate's staff and generals came one after another. When they saw Jushu coming out, they quickly surrounded him.

As soon as Jushou came out, he asked:

"Where did the alarm sound come from?"

Liu Gu, dressed in military uniform, came out of the queue with his fists clasped and replied:

"Returning to the Prime Minister, the sound is the sound of a guard at the city gate."

Jushou continued to ask, but a military official covered in mud rushed over. He was a military official stationed in Wengcheng and said:

"Prime Minister, the outer city has been captured!"

"What?"

At this time, many staff and generals were shocked. They could not understand how the Taishan bandits attacked the city in the heavy rain.

But it is useless to discuss this now. Jushou continued to say to the soldier who delivered the message:

"Where are the bandits now?"

But what was unexpected was that the military officer told everyone that after taking the outer city, the Taishan Army did not break in but cleared the stone pile at the city gate and guarded the city gate and wall.

Just when Jushou was still thinking, Liu Hui, who had been hiding on one side, suddenly walked out of the queue and said to Jushou:

"Prime Minister, the news about the Changshan Kingdom's reinforcements must have been discovered by the Taishan bandits, so they have to attack the city despite the rain. As for whether they stop or not attack, it is not difficult to understand. Night fighting has been the most difficult since ancient times, and it is in this heavy rain. , it’s okay to fight on top of the city, but once you get off the top of the city and attack inside the city, you will be self-defeating if you are not familiar with the place.”

Following Liu Hui's reminder, many generals also held this view, believing that the Taishan Army was waiting for daybreak before attacking the city.

As a result, many people secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Jushu frowned and ordered his general Ding Wu to lead the red-headed army out of Wengcheng to recapture the outer city and the inner city.

Hearing this order, the crowd, including Li Ding, Zhao Rong and other generals, were secretly speechless:

This country is really cruel to its own people!

A night attack with a superior force of thieves under heavy rain is also conceivable.

Everyone present knew the difficulty of this task. But Ding Wu accepted the order without frowning.

Then Jushou asked Chusi to prepare some food for the staff and generals, and then called Liu Hui into the room alone.

Liu Hui followed him in calmly, but then he heard a shocking voice. Jushou asked:

"As a descendant of the Liu family, why are you a thief?"

Liu Hui's heart tightened, and when he was about to argue, he heard Ju Shou talking to himself:

"That's right. If I were Queen Zhending, I would probably vote for the Taishan Bandit. After all, I was persecuted like that by the Han Dynasty, and I saw that the Taishan Bandit seemed to be someone who could achieve success. Why didn't I vote? I would vote too!"

When Liu Hui heard this, he was about to defend himself, but suddenly he asked out of nowhere:
To be continued...