At this time, Xingtong City was a scene of hell on earth.
The streets were full of blood, and there were corpses everywhere that had not been buried. The surviving people were hiding in their houses and trembling. Most of the shops were closed, but some restaurants were forced to open, allowing these rebels to come and go as they pleased to eat and drink.
The most well-preserved one should be Huajie and Liuxiang. These rebels escaped all the way and slept in the open, and finally found a place to stay. They couldn't wait to enjoy it, so the brothel did not suffer any damage, and it even seemed more lively than usual.
The leader of this group of rebels was placed in the brothel.
After massacring the city that day, he went to Baihualou, the largest building in Xingtong, and played wildly for two days and nights. Unexpectedly, before he had enough fun, it was reported from outside that Nanyuan soldiers were coming.
General Liu was very unhappy, but he had to pay attention to it.
Nanyuan is the old capital of the Chu region. It is the most prosperous and wealthy city in the Chu region. Since the assassination of Wu Zijing by Xu's daughter two years ago, its strength has increased rapidly and it has become a force that cannot be underestimated.
"I heard that the leader of the army was none other than Miss Xu San." The soldier who reported the news was very uneasy. "She was the one who killed Wu Zijing. It seems that Jiang Yi from Jiangbei also fell into her hands."
Jiang Yi's incident was vaguely spread, and everyone believed about the incident in Dongjiang, and became even more afraid of Miss Xu San.
There are even some random rumors among the people. Some say that she is a goddess who descended to earth, and she had various strange phenomena when she was born. Some say that she suddenly received a message from the gods, and Wu Zijing died under the spell.
General Liu was also in a high position before. He didn't believe in the weird things, but he knew one thing.
This Miss Xu San is Yan Er’s fiancée!
Thinking of Yan Er, he both hated and feared him.
When the Yan family first divided their forces, the second son of Yan came with thousands of people to attack the city where he was stationed. General Liu was very happy when he heard about it.
A young boy, who killed Balsi with a single punch, thought he had the talent to lead an army? He only had a few thousand soldiers and horses, so he prepared for the battle early, and was he afraid that he would not be able to win? When the time came, he cut off Yan Er's head.
Ask Duke Zhao to taste the taste of a white-haired person giving a black-haired person a gift!
The abacus was good, but things went wrong the moment they met.
Looking back now, General Liu didn't even know how he lost. He just set up a trap and pretended to attack to lure the opponent into taking the bait. Who knew that once the fight started, the situation behind him was completely out of his control. As he fought, he found that he could not return to the city.
Already.
Yan Er cut off his retreat, ate his reinforcements, and cut his array into pieces. The soldiers could not be gathered, so they had to abandon the battle and flee.
It's simply a nightmare.
Fortunately, he escaped successfully. Later, he encountered retreating defeated troops one after another, and he gathered them together, gradually numbering several thousand.
With these thousands of people, it would be impossible to capture a large city under normal circumstances. But they were lucky. There happened to be mountain people making trouble in Xingtong. They mingled among them and directly captured the lax county town. Taking advantage of Xingtong, they took advantage of the garrison.
When he was sent out, he played a little trick of attacking in the east and attacking in the west, and captured Xingtong again.
General Liu felt comfortable physically and mentally these past few days. He even thought that if the original Xingtong garrison could be gathered in the future, it would not be impossible to occupy the land and become king.
Before this dream was over, Miss Xu San came!
"Why are you from his family again!" General Liu gritted his teeth.
He kicked over a crescent moon stool and walked back and forth in the room several times. Only then did he calm down and turned around and asked, "How many troops and horses are there? How is the army?"
The soldier reported: "It is said that there are tens of thousands of them. It seems that the soldiers and horses are strong and well-equipped."
General Liu sneered: "How can Nanyuan recruit tens of thousands of people? Doesn't he need to defend his own territory? This is just a lie to a layman."
However, it is definitely true that it is well-equipped. Nanyuan was originally a prosperous place, and Xu Huan managed it well.
General Liu sat back and thought about his countermeasures.
A head-on confrontation would definitely not work. His men were all defeated soldiers, some from other states. They had no military discipline, let alone fighting spirit.
In this case, the only choice is to keep it.
General Liu put on his clothes and decided to go and see for himself.
After going up to the archery tower, it turned out that the city was surrounded. The fluttering military flags, bright armor, and orderly formations all showed that this was indeed a well-prepared and disciplined army.
General Liu suddenly withered. With such a huge gap, it would be difficult to defend the city!
The Nanyuan Army sent people here to call for formation, while the other side was already building mountains of earth, and various siege equipment was also gradually mobilized.
However, judging from their appearance, it seemed that they had no intention of attacking the city immediately. The sergeant who was guarding the city shot a few arrows, and the soldiers who were building earth immediately moved away and huddled behind the baffle.
General Liu had an idea.
Nanyuan doesn't have many troops to begin with, and this battle is not a matter of life and death, so they will definitely fight slowly to minimize losses.
Isn't there a chance? Xingtong is not his, and these remnant soldiers are not his direct descendants. Having been defeated once, what he wants to save most is his own life.
Making a plan in his mind, General Liu pretended to be nonchalant and waved his hands with a smile: "I'm still saying how powerful they are, but it turns out they only have this small number of people. Don't worry, according to my estimate, their troops and horses are only a few thousand at most, and they are not necessarily as powerful as
There are so many of us, so claiming tens of thousands is just to scare people."
The generals who were gathered up by him on the way were doubtful: "Seriously?"
"I have led troops for more than 20 years, how can I be false?" General Liu said slowly, "When sending out troops, it is common practice to falsely report the number of troops. Nanyuan is the old capital of the Chu State. When the state was established, it focused on local control.
Even if it's not big, it can support tens of thousands of soldiers. In the current situation, with Hexing to the east and foreign tribes to the west and south, how can we dare to send out a large army? There can't be more than a few thousand."
What he said sounded reasonable at first, but in fact it was true and false. For example, the estimate of Nanyuan was accurate, but he deliberately ignored the fact that Yongcheng had already returned to the Xu family. If he further reduced the number of people, it would become
"no more than us".
Those people believed his words: "So, we can completely defend it!"
General Liu clapped his hands and said yes, and encouraged loudly: "Everyone, we fell into the Yan family's trick earlier and had no choice but to escape here. If we can defend this city, we can make a comeback! It is said that heroes emerge from troubled times, and now we have set a new record.
This foundation will be enjoyed endlessly in the future!"
In the past few days after capturing Xingtong, these rebel soldiers have tasted the sweetness. If they can occupy this city for a long time, their life will certainly be much better than wandering around. Even if they fall into the trap, how can they enjoy the pleasure of owning a serious city?
So they all agreed: "What the general said is, we defend Xingtong and make a comeback! Hold Xingtong and make a comeback!"
Seeing their excitement, General Liu was extremely satisfied and ordered: "Since you are all united with me, let's work together to defend the city! Lieutenant General Zhang, you gather everyone and divide them into formations; Lieutenant Li, you go find some
Civilians, clear out the corpses on the street, and you will have to transport food and goods when you return. Wang Canjun, go and count the armaments in the city..."
After General Liu made arrangements, he returned to Baihua Tower with satisfaction.
He asked the soldier: "How do you think this general is coping?"
The soldier replied: "General, with proper arrangements, we will be able to secure this city!"
"What kind of security is there?" General Liu rolled his eyes unceremoniously. Under the inexplicable gazes of his subordinates, he lowered his voice and said, "Tell your brothers to be diligent these days and show off. When the war begins, let's