Chapter 1471: Refining the Heart in the Mortal World (18)
Chapter 1474: Refining the Heart in the Mortal World (18)
"Kill!"
Roars, screams, the clash of weapons, and the ripping sound of blades cutting flesh and blood, echoed back and forth on the walls of Qing'an County, irritating everyone's ears.
Whether it was the bandits who rushed up the city wall or the soldiers guarding the city wall, they were all caught up in a crazy fight.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Following a series of muffled sounds, several bandits flew out like kites with broken strings, blood spurting from their mouths.
The one who knocked them away was Ye Xiangming. The county magistrate was holding a dragon mace as thick as a child's arm, and his body was covered in blood. It was hard to tell whether it belonged to the enemy or his own.
Suddenly, a strong figure silently rushed behind Ye Xiangming, holding a dagger in his hand and stabbed his vital part in the lower back like lightning.
At this moment, Ye Xiangming should have been fighting fiercely for a long time. His physical and internal strength were severely exhausted, and his reactions would inevitably become sluggish. When he sensed danger, it was already too late to dodge.
call out!
At the critical moment, an arrow shot through the air and hit the attacker's right eye.
Through his head!
Ye Xiangming, who had narrowly escaped death, turned around and nodded to Wang Chen, who had saved him.
He didn't express his gratitude or anything because he was already numb.
The siege of Qing'an County by the army of rogue bandits has lasted for five full days. Wave after wave of bandits have repeatedly attacked the city wall, seemingly endlessly.
Today, there are a large number of corpses piled densely under the city wall.
Because the high temperature caused corruption, and the defenders poured a large amount of gold juice, the smell was extremely unpleasant.
Many thieves rushed over under the scorching sun, and when overwhelmed by the smell, they vomited bile on the spot!
The corpse of the bandit actually strengthened the city defense of Qing'an County, which is a joke from hell.
However, although Qing'an County remained stable, the defenders also paid a heavy price, suffering nearly 2,000 casualties.
The siege strategy used by the rogue army is actually very simple. In the early stage, cannon fodder is used to consume the materials used to defend the city, such as arrows, rolling stones, wood, gold juice, etc.
Then the cannon fodder was continuously used to consume the physical strength and endurance of the defenders.
When the time is right, they will dispatch their elite forces to launch a strong attack and establish victory in one fell swoop.
Relying on this tactic, the rogue army has captured three counties, which can be said to be very effective.
Over the past few days, the defense force of Qing'an County has been weakened a lot, the supplies for defending the city have plummeted, and people in the city are panicked, showing signs of instability.
However, the county magistrate Yu Heqian was responsible for recruiting materials and personnel in the city and stabilizing the situation at the same time, while the county magistrate Ye Xiangming clung to the city wall and led the garrison to repel the endless bandits.
The rogue army has been defeated many times in recent days, and the two sides have actually reached a stalemate.
Woo~
The horn sounded, and the bandits who failed again retreated hastily.
What was surprising was that the rogue bandits did not send any more troops to continue attacking the city defenses. Even the main camp retreated a mile back, as if there were signs of waning.
But Ye Xiangming did not take it lightly. He took advantage of this rare opportunity to organize personnel to repair the city's defenses, treat the wounded, and dispatch supplies, ready to continue fighting to the death with the bandits at any time.
Finally, when they arrived, a bandit carrying a white flag came out of the camp and walked all the way to the bottom of the city wall.
Ye Xiangming signaled to the archer not to shoot, but to see what kind of medicine was being sold in the other's gourd!
Just listen to this gangster shouting loudly: "My king has a letter to send to County Magistrate Yu!"
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He shouted three times in a row, with a loud voice that spread in all directions, allowing everyone inside and outside the city wall to hear clearly.
Ye Xiangming thought for a while, then motioned to a soldier to put down the bamboo basket and asked him to put the letter in the basket.
After the letter was hung up, Ye Xiangming held it in his hand but did not open it. He ordered in a deep voice: "Please quickly invite the county magistrate to come over to discuss important matters!"
He guessed that the rogue army wanted to negotiate peace with itself because it couldn't get enough of Qing'an County.
The matter was so serious that Ye Xiangming did not dare to overstep his authority.
Yu Heqian hurried over after receiving the news, took the letter from Ye Xiangming and opened it in public.
After reading the contents of the letter, the county magistrate couldn't help but sneered, and then handed it back to Ye Xiangming for reading.
Ye Xiangming was speechless after seeing it and gave it to Wang Chen again.
Because the content of this letter is related to Wang Chen!
This rogue army called itself the "Pingtian Army", and its leader was the "Pingtian King" Li Zili. In his letter, he proposed a peace condition to Yu Heqian.
That is, as long as Qing'an County sends Wang Chen's head, the Pingtian Army will immediately withdraw from Qing'an County and promise not to harass them again in the future.
Wang Chen's head is the condition for retreating!
Yu Heqian sneered: "Only a three-year-old child would be fooled by such a clumsy trick of borrowing a knife to kill someone. This ordinary thief really treats me as a fool!"
After five days of fierce fighting, the rogue army failed to capture the city wall. In addition to the desperate resistance of the garrison soldiers, Wang Chen played an important role in it, and his contribution is obvious to all.
With a strong bow, Wang Chen shot and killed hundreds of elite bandits. He specialized in dealing with the leaders and masters of the bandits, and the results were outstanding.
As long as Wang Chen and Ye Xiangming stand on the city wall, no matter how many thieves rush up, they will be beaten down!
The "Pingtian King" Li Zili obviously hated Wang Chen, so he came up with this strategy to sow discord.
Yu Heqian said to Wang Chen: "Mr. Wang, don't worry, the bandits' tricks will not succeed. As long as Qing'an County is defended, you will be the first to succeed!"
The county magistrate used honorifics towards Wang Chen.
Wang Chen smiled and nodded.
Ye Xiangming didn't say anything. He grabbed a long bow from the archer next to him, aimed an arrow at the wealthy thief waiting under the city, and released the bowstring without hesitation.
"ah!"
Screams suddenly sounded.
This gangster covered his ears and ran away with his head in his arms - his left ear was shot through by Ye Xiangming!
This is the best and most direct response.
As a result, the next morning, the enraged bandit army launched an unprecedented attack. Many sections of the city wall were in emergency. It was only thanks to Ye Xiangming and Wang Chen's rescue efforts that they withstood the enemy's offensive.
On this day, Qing'an County suffered over a thousand casualties!
However, the Pingtian Army, which suffered even greater losses, showed no sign of retreat. Instead, it pushed the camp two miles forward, assuming a posture of breaking the city at any cost.
The most troublesome thing is that the supplies for the defenders are basically low, especially arrows. Even if the craftsmen in the official workshops work overtime, they cannot keep up with the consumption rate.
The population of the county is only tens of thousands, and the casualties have exceeded 3,000, and they are all soldiers and able-bodied people.
Although every family has not become austere, the atmosphere in the city is becoming increasingly depressing.