The remnants of the Wanping Sect in Pingcheng are gradually becoming active.
It is even more difficult for external information to reach the ears of ordinary residents.
Residents are in panic every day.
The most common saying is: "Perhaps as soon as you close your eyes or open them, the rebels will hit you."
The heavily patrolled government sergeants further squeezed the Wanping Sect's space in the city.
In just a few days, many members of the Wanping Sect were arrested.
After military control, rations were distributed regularly and rationed. Foreign members of the Wanping Sect who did not have rations were like a dead tree and would surface sooner or later.
The remaining ones who were hidden deeper were probably the original residents of Pingcheng.
These guys pretended to be residents of Pingcheng, so it was difficult to investigate for a while.
Outside the city, sentries from all walks of life detected the message.
Messages flew into the city like snowflakes and were summarized in the hands of the senior government officials.
The military meetings of the government army were also held several times.
Any news would be conveyed from the military meeting, from top to bottom, and finally reached Cao Su's level.
Cao Su was also a very talented person and was qualified to listen and receive the centurion's message.
"The vanguard of the rebels has crossed the Zhiyun River. According to Tanma's news, the rebels will be able to reach Pingcheng in less than three days."
Centurion Zhou Qing said to the ten commanders under his command: "General Liu ordered that our new army should also march to the top of the city on the first day to welcome the rebels' siege."
"Go directly to the siege?"
Chen Feng was surprised.
Cao Su's fellow disciple Chen Feng is also very senior and is also under Zhou Qing's command.
His surprise was not without reason. Although everyone was a martial artist with no knowledge of military affairs, they still understood the basic knowledge of fighting.
Pingcheng is not a city with strong walls and thick walls.
The general height of the city wall is only more than two feet.
In this world, Qi-blood warriors are too powerful and their movements are too agile.
The city wall of more than two feet seems to be quite high, but in front of the Qi and Blood warriors, it is just a matter of pleasure. Without much interference, they can fly up on the ladder and jump to the top of the city wall in minutes.
Once you fight hand-to-hand on the city wall, you will definitely enter a fighting environment like a meat grinder.
The casualty rate will increase rapidly.
Siege warfare and defensive warfare put great pressure on both the attacking and defending sides.
"No need to delay?"
"We are not the main force in suppressing bandits." Chen Feng was very dissatisfied and complained directly in front of Zhou Qing that this tactic was not working.
What he told was the truth. The imperial court had sent another army of Ping bandits. The Pingcheng army had agreed that it would only delay the Wanping sect's rebellion.
Since it is a delay, naturally it can be delayed for one more day.
The veteran troops in Pingcheng can take the initiative to attack, harass rivers and mountain areas, delay the march of the rebels, and even carry out attacks.
Why did you just let the other party drive straight in?
Zhou Qing was very angry after hearing Chen Feng's complaints.
"You bastard, this is so treasonous!"
He suddenly slapped the table and stood up, scolding: "Where do you think the government army is? How dare you spread rumors and cause trouble here and shake the morale of the army!"
"If you don't kneel down and plead guilty, you will be punished by military law!"
Zhou Qing has always been kind, but this time he suddenly got angry.
Everyone was shocked.
Why did it get so online?
Chen Feng was also angry. He was still a disciple of the martial arts school. He did not change his mentality. He shouted directly at Zhou Qing: "This Pofu Army is so rare. If it weren't for the arrangement of the martial arts school, I would have suffered here."
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Zhou Qing was laughed at by Chen Feng, and approached Chen Feng step by step, walking up to him.
He grabbed him by the collar: "Do you want to die?"
Murderous intent as cold as substance rushed towards Chen Feng.
Chen Feng felt as if he was in a world of ice and snow, and half of his body was cold.
He was struck by Zhou Qing's murderous intent and was trembling and speechless.
Zhou Qing let go of his hand and Chen Feng fell to the ground with a bang.
"Come here, twenty military sticks!"
Zhou Qing directly called the sergeant in and dragged Chen Feng out.
With Chen Feng's episode, everyone was silent and did not dare to say anything more.
After all, he is a centurion, and with this strength, he should be a master who has broken through three times of Qi and blood, and can step into the realm of strength at any time.
All the martial arts disciples calculated in their minds that together they might not be able to defeat Zhou Qing.
As expected, the government army was crouching tiger, hidden dragon.
Cao Su was also surprised. Although the aura that Zhou Qing erupted was not as powerful as the several force realm warriors he had seen before, it was very cold and filled with murderous intent.
This is the murderous aura formed by killing many people. He is not the main attacker, but he feels a little chilled.
His heart moved.
Once the Qi and blood circulate, the coolness will disappear.
"Everyone, the rebels are coming, please restrain your subordinates and don't cause trouble."
"On the battlefield, people won't be so easy to talk to. Based on what this bird thief just said, I can kill him directly on the battlefield."
Zhou Qing glanced around the crowd indifferently.
Everyone was shocked by him and all looked serious.
The solemn atmosphere of an approaching storm became more and more obvious in the camp in the north of the city.
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Three days later, Pingcheng South.
The southern city wall has recently been heightened, reinforced, and repaired.
The south of the city is ten miles long from east to west. It is built with brick walls and has a hundred steps to the first floor.
The new wind cannot blow to the south of the city, but the high wind is still blowing on the wall.
The high-hanging Xuan flag blocks the sun in the sky and reflects the mountains and rivers.
There are swords and guns everywhere, strict and majestic.
Cao Su was a little west of the city wall, holding a square shield in his hand, and in front of him were some archers from the imperial army.
On the city wall, his task was to protect the archers.
Archers are relatively more valuable than ordinary infantry.
The main reason is that it is not easy to cultivate.
And generally speaking, no one in the government army is willing to be an archer.
Because it is difficult and laborious for archers to count their military merits, they are often the first to be weak. Once they are attacked by the enemy's army, they are almost at their mercy.
Relying entirely on the protection of teammates, life safety is not high.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, there are relatively few full-time archers, and many are part-time archers from the veteran army.
According to Tan Ma's news, the rebels will arrive in Pingcheng today.
Everyone waited from dawn to dusk.
The lanterns are on.
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Suddenly, there was a noisy sound on the distant horizon.
Little bits of fire light up, like countless eyes in the dark night.
At a glance, it is densely packed.
Everyone on the city wall looked at it and gasped.
There are indeed many thieves.
Night marches are very slow.
The noise gradually became louder.
It was not until late at night that the rebels really approached the city.
The whole city was illuminated by a little bit of fire, and the rebels swaggered outside Pingcheng and set up camp, stretching for several miles, with a huge momentum.
In order to prevent thieves from attacking Pingcheng at night, Wei Tao arranged for the government troops to rotate their posts in three shifts.
The torches were lit all night.
Neither side has any intention of negotiating.
Just quietly, in the dark night, staring at each other.
After daybreak, the field of view was bright, and Cao Su could clearly see the overall strength of the rebel bandits. It was indeed spread over the mountains and plains. Judging from the number of people, the enemy was outnumbered, and the gap was not as big as usual.
If war is better than psychological warfare, the morale of Pingcheng defending the city at this time must be lower than that of the opponent.
At noon, several cavalry flew out of the local military camp.
The character "Hu" was written on the flag in front of me.
The leading rebel general, a stone's throw away, shouted loudly to persuade them to surrender.
"I am General Hu Rong of the Wanping Army!"
"Today, you are immoral, debauched and confused, you have deposed the virtuous and lost power, so you should be killed."
"You must not act against nature. Dedicate the city as soon as possible and spare your life! If you delay, you will be shattered to pieces!"
This Hu Rong was also a warrior in the realm of strength, and his words rolled in like thunder, overwhelming the entire Pingcheng.
All the people in the city could hear it clearly.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a burst of disdainful "haha" laughter from the city wall.
"Rebel!"
Wei Tao stood on the city wall and scolded him flatly.
"You plunder the people and bring disaster to the country. You have no king and no father, and you are against the will of God!"
"How dare you bark so loudly here?"
Wei Tao has profound skills and his voice is no weaker than this man's.
Hu Rong has always fought and won all the way. Even if he encounters a difficult situation, he will not just start criticizing like Wei Tao.
This made him quite angry and felt that he had been slighted.
The two of them squirted at each other.
It doesn't have much effect, it's just to lower the opponent's morale.
Pingcheng must be captured.
Pingcheng is the main road leading to Jiangning Mansion. Although there are other ways to reach it, if Pingcheng is not captured, Pingcheng will become a nail in the road for Wanping Army to capture Jiangning Mansion, and it can harass the rebels' food routes and logistics at any time.
Moreover, Pingcheng has a large population and sufficient supplies. Taking Pingcheng is equivalent to gaining a bridgehead to capture Jiangning Mansion.
Therefore, among the three armies of the Wanping Army that captured Jiangning Prefecture, the Pingcheng Army was the main force, known as the "hundred thousand" army.
The land surrounding Pingcheng is blocked by black and turbulent water.
The army only needs to wait for the siege equipment to be built before it can begin the official siege.