At sunset, Sheng Jin, whose face was covered with dust, almost roared: "Brothers, hold on, the imperial reinforcements are coming soon!"
However, when these words fell on the ears of the surrounding soldiers guarding the city, they were unable to cause any waves.
Because...too many times, Sheng Jin talked about the same words from dawn to dusk!
At first, the soldiers guarding the city were full of expectations.
But then, questions arose as to why reinforcements from the imperial court had not arrived yet.
Then there is anger, anger after being deceived!
In the end, I was completely numb.
Except for a few people who looked at Sheng Jin coldly, the rest were numbly bending their bows and arrows to defend the city wall.
Half an hour later, the rebels were already on the city wall.
After everyone struggled to clear away the rebels on the city wall, Sheng Jin shouted at the top of his lungs again, but this time, it was a little weak.
"Brothers, reinforcements from the imperial court are coming!"
"It's really coming!"
"You have to believe me. I am the magistrate of Jiaozhou and an official of the imperial court. How could I lie to you?"
Sheng Jin wanted to sound more sincere, but what he got in exchange was still cold looks from the soldiers.
What's more, he snorted coldly and said, "Shang Shanda, do you believe this?"
"If the imperial reinforcements could have arrived earlier, why would we have to wait from dawn to dusk?"
"Aren't you just saying these words to trick us into working hard to defend the city for you?"
"Bold!" When Sheng Jin heard this, his liver and gallbladder trembled, and he yelled at the person who spoke.
The military morale is not strong now. If there are a few more comments like this, the city will no longer need to be defended and can be given directly to the rebels.
"Why did you say these words?"
"Your wife, your children, and your parents are all in the city. Once the city is destroyed, the men will become dead souls killed by the rebels, and the women will become prostitutes in the army."
"Not only for me, but also for your family in the city, you should work hard to defend this city!"
"Rather than confuse the public and confuse the morale of the army with your evil words here! If there is a next time, I will kill you without mercy!" Sheng Jinyan said firmly.
Unexpectedly, the soldier also lost his temper.
He immediately stepped down from his defensive position, pointed at Sheng Jin's nose and cursed: "Then I'll tell you the truth. I have been an orphan since I was a child. I have no father, no mother, no wife and no children."
"The reason why I joined the army is just for the little military pay every month."
"I am willing to fight tooth and nail for you and go up to the city wall to kill the enemy. You should be secretly grateful."
"Instead of nagging here and there, lying to me and so on!"
"In my opinion, it's you, the magistrate, who confuses the morale of the army!"
"Bold!" Sheng Jin was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and said angrily: "Who taught you to say these words? You are not a spy of the enemy!"
"Haha, if you tell the truth, you are a spy?"
"I think Shanda people have delicate ears and cannot hear the truth."
When Sheng Jin heard this, he frowned and had the urge to stab this bastard to death with a sword.
Doesn't he know that it's not good to keep saying that reinforcements are coming soon?
He really didn't know whether the reinforcements would come or not. After several visits, the soldiers' patience was exhausted and their morale did indeed decline.
But..., if he hadn't shouted so loudly, the city would have been destroyed!
He must have a method that can stimulate the soldiers to fight the enemy bravely!
But now in Jiaozhou, there is no money, no food, no food. The months-long war has long made this not-rich state capital run out of gas!
So he had no choice but to make this decision!
But now, the backlash is coming!
Sheng Jin closed his eyes, sighed heavily, and said, "Then what should you do?"
"Kill me, can you organize everyone to defend the city?"
He was really tired.
When the soldier heard this, he also frowned. After a moment, he said: "I don't have the ability. I just want Shanda people to apologize to me."
"Haha, what a joke."
"I am an official of the imperial court appointed by His Majesty. I am the governor of a state. Why do I need to apologize to you?"
Sheng Jin was so angry that he even raised the sword in his hand.
He is a dignified magistrate, and if he apologizes to a soldier, he may not lose all his majesty.
Without dignity, how can he command his troops?
Seeing Sheng Jin draw his sword, the soldier was still not frightened. He looked at her coldly and said, "I'm just a commoner in Shengdou. I can't compare with the people in Shengda."
"I just don't know how the Holy Spirit would feel if he knew that this is how Shanda people manage the people under his rule."
The soldier glanced at the sword in Sheng Jin's hand and sneered.
"Or Shanda people can make a bet with me."
"If the reinforcements Shanda people say have not arrived within an hour, Shanda people will apologize to me."
"If the reinforcements Shanshan said arrive within an hour, let them do whatever they want."
As soon as these words came out, Sheng Jin suddenly fell into a dilemma.
If he doesn't agree, this person will probably make trouble again, but now is a critical moment to defend the city, and there is no room for sloppiness.
You should agree to him and stabilize the morale of the army first.
But... this kind of thing is easy to say. If the reinforcements have not arrived after an hour, regardless of whether he apologizes or not, his dignity in the army will be completely lost.
If this man hadn't been under his nose since he defended the city, and had narrowly escaped death several times, with wounds all over his body left by the rebels, plus his high reputation among the soldiers, he would have almost killed him.
They thought this guy was really a spy sent by the rebels to drive a wedge between them.
"Why, Shanda people don't dare to choose?" The soldier snorted again, then picked up his weapon again, took a sip, and turned around to defend the city.
Zhizhou can be scolded, but this city cannot be lost.
Most of what I just said was just angry words.
However, when he walked to the city wall and took a look, he was dumbfounded.
The rebel attack actually slowed down!
Before he retreated, there were still several rebels who were about to climb up the city wall from the ladder.
But in the blink of an eye, there were only two or three left!
Moreover, sixty steps away, the group of sharpshooters also retreated and stopped shooting arrows at the city wall, which instantly relieved the pressure on the defenders.
The next moment, hoo hoo hoo!
Three sounds of breaking through the air were heard, and three arrows were accurately inserted into the bodies of the three rebels who were climbing up the ladder.
The soldiers looked from a distance and saw a man and a horse standing a hundred paces away with their heads held high.
The long bow in his hand was drawn for a full moon, and he shot another arrow, which directly broke the rebel flag!
Then he picked up a silver halberd about ten feet long and rushed into the crowd, killing them all.
While killing, he also cheered loudly!
"The army of officers and soldiers has arrived. Those who surrender will not be killed!"
It was as if he had surrounded tens of thousands of rebels by himself.
When the soldiers on the city wall saw this scene, they couldn't help but look at each other.
Sheng Jin even asked: "Whose general is this? He is so brave!"
"It seems...we don't have such a person in the army!"
"Could it be that reinforcements are really coming?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes turned to the soldier who was shouting with Sheng Jin just now.