Of course, Master Zheng would not easily believe the words of Hong Dashou and the other three.

But he was obviously very proud of his "immortal art". The intoxicated people in the small camp also proved the effectiveness of this "immortal art".

It's easy to deceive one person, but it really takes some hard work to deceive so many people.

As for the performance of Hong Dashou and the three of them, Master Zheng has really seen too much. I don’t know how many foolish men and women have believed in his skills, been deceived by him, and now they have become thieves.

Since you kowtow, you have joined the gang. Master Zheng can take Hong Dashou and Hong Dashou for free. They are already very respectable three people on the last trip to Datong World. It would be embarrassing for the three of them not to work hard for him.

But obviously the siege hasn't started yet, so there probably aren't any equipment. This is the advantage of having a city wall. A wall, even if it's only four meters high, can block most dangers.

Hong Dashou and the other three were driven into a fence, where there were dozens of men. Some were cowering, and some had dull eyes. Han Sanshi's sharp eyes actually spotted a businessman he had seen in a wild shop.

That person also spotted Hong Dashou and the other three, and they huddled together and began to communicate in low voices.

That man left half the night before Hong Dashou and the others. When he arrived at the Nanchuan store, it was already in ruins. The experience of the merchant told him that something must have happened, so he immediately ran to Ruixing.

As the saying goes, when small thieves enter the city, big thieves go to the countryside.

It is useless for ordinary thieves to wait for tens of thousands of people to come, and there may not be even 500 elite soldiers among them. Such thieves cannot be called an army at all, and they can be said to pose no threat to a city protected by a city wall. They fight

If you don't come down, the lives of people outside the city are basically guaranteed as long as they hide in the city.

But what if we encounter big thieves like Huang Chao, Zhu Wen, Li Moucheng, Gao Mouxiang, and Zhang Mouzhong?

Hurry and run to the countryside. This large-scale bandit group has hundreds of thousands of people. The goal is to attack the state and break up the county, coerce the good and strengthen the momentum. Once they enter the city, unless there is a strong city garrisoned by famous ministers and brave generals, other cities are basically

A piece of food in the mouths of these thieves.

On the contrary, in rural areas where grain supplies are not concentrated and the population is not densely populated, it is less likely to attract the attention of thieves and bandits, and it is easier to escape with one's life.

Judging from the current situation, the peasant uprisings in the history of the Li Dynasty did not have the scale to conquer prefectures, counties, and sweep across counties. It was considered a large-scale civil unrest to be able to break through two official warehouses, which was rare.

The man saw that the Nanchuan store had been breached and all the people along the way had been wiped out, and he felt timid. He thought that the rebels would not attack Ruixing County, but would continue to sweep through the villages and towns, build up the military strength, and finally attack the county.

So he ran straight into the bandit camp that had surrounded Ruixing County and was thrown into this fence for more than a day.

According to him, this group of people had been surrounding Ruixing for three days and had not launched an attack. Instead, they continued to recruit and arrest poor people to expand their number. He estimated that there could be twenty or thirty fences for imprisoning young people.

The thieves did not make things difficult for him. Yesterday, each of them was given a multi-grain rice ball. The cow manger originally used to feed the animals was also filled with water. Apart from the lack of firewood to keep out the cold, they did not abuse them.

"Brother Hong, why do you think they arrested so many people?"

"Don't you have to think about it? It must be to drive us away from the ants!"

"Ant possessed?"

"Just like ants, they climb up the gaps in the city wall and attack the city upwards, consuming the troops in the city and the city's defense armaments for them."

"Ah! Are you going to attack the city?"

"Not only is it about attacking the city, but it is also possible to fill in the ditches! Didn't you see that there is a moat under Ruixing City?"

"Oh, how can this be good?"

Not to mention that Han Sanshi was anxious after hearing this, several people around him also became anxious after hearing this. Although he was dragged in, he actually had a premonition of being cannon fodder, but the feeling of being clearly told to be cannon fodder was still very scary.

"Don't worry, if the thieves really wanted to attack the city, they would have started already. I think that magician has some abilities, but I'm afraid it won't be that simple."

If it is just a simple ant attachment, there is really no technical content. You can climb it with bare hands or use a ladder to attack. Anyway, as long as someone can ant attach it, there is no need to wait for anything.

Hong Dashou estimated that this group of thieves, known as the 30,000 Divine Army, still numbered in the tens of thousands. The backbone was naturally the few hundred people in the small camp in the center, and the rest were poor people.

There are about 2,000 to 3,000 young men, but this number is not enough to launch an attack on a county. That's why they go around to capture people to increase the number of cannon fodder.

It is necessary to recruit at least four to five thousand strong men, and then charge for two or three days. The strong men will be basically killed, and the bandits can attack the city in one go.

The surviving strong men can be recruited into the group, and the remaining women, children, old and young can follow them if they can, and abandon them if they can't.

This cycle goes on and on, constantly strengthening its own team and absorbing strong men who have experienced the battlefield. Within a few months, it will be able to pull together a backbone force of several thousand people.

It might not be of much use in China, but for the Li Dynasty, which only had 8,000 elite soldiers in the Hanyang training camp, it was a huge force that could shake the royal power.

That Divine Master Zheng is not only a master of illusions, but he must also be quite knowledgeable.

Taking advantage of the calamity year to start an uprising, use clubs, religions and other things to mix together to build a small but loyal backbone team. Then the snowball will slowly expand. As long as you can't wipe it out before it builds momentum, you may not be able to achieve something.

cause.

"Excuse me, have you seen any siege equipment built in the camp? A ladder truck, a watchtower, a chariot, etc.?" Hong Dashou asked the person who came earlier.

"It seems so. Indeed, I heard clanging and banging all day yesterday, and I also saw many big trees around being cut down."

"The bandits should be waiting for the equipment to be ready, and try their best to conquer the city in one fell swoop and gain momentum." Hong Dashou did not dare to stand up, but he still crouched and looked around.

The Han brothers were silent. This thing couldn't run away. There were dozens of thieves standing around. There were more in the distance. The surveillance of these strong men seemed to be very tight.

It was very different from their previous idea that it was chaos and they could escape by drilling a dog hole.

"Is there any chance tonight?" Han Wushi asked the businessman.

"I'm afraid not. The bonfires are brightly lit at night, and there are many people watching the night. There is also a lookout over there, so you can see clearly." The merchant seemed to have already considered escaping at night.

While the three people were talking, two people came in from outside, opened the door of the fence, and carried a large wooden basin of rice balls.

"Come on, come on, two per person."

"Is it time to eat? If you don't eat, you won't get anything!" Hong Dashou and the other three people also hurried forward.
Chapter completed!