When fighting in this era, if you want to attack a city, in addition to using various siege equipment, you can only rely on human lives to accumulate it.

Therefore, in the later stage, those who attack the city can only use siege machinery to forcibly attack the city.

The few siege equipment left by the imperial army were used for cover.

In order to defend Tongzhou City, the rebels who defended the city could only risk being hit by siege equipment and hide behind the city wall. After the siege soldiers threw the siege ropes onto the city wall, they climbed

When you reach halfway, cut the rope.

But in this way, the soldiers responsible for cutting the rope could only lean out half of their bodies from behind the city wall. Many rebels defending the city were hit by siege equipment or shot by arrows because of this.

He fell from the city wall and lost his life.

However, even so, none of the rebels defending the city chose to retreat. Instead, after learning about the critical situation in Tongzhou City, they were inspired to fight more ferociously.

While the two sides were in a stalemate, many people in Tongzhou City also lost their previous fear of the imperial army.

Although some young laborers did not dare to go to the city wall to defend the city, they were also helping the rebels transport some equipment to defend the city from far away places in Tongzhou City.

The women and children in the city, under the leadership of some military doctors, began to bandage the wounds of the injured rebels.

Others used the trees that were cut down near Tongzhou City some time ago to transport a large amount of hot water to the city wall. The rebels guarding the city on the city wall dropped the hot water from the city wall.

, thereby preventing the imperial army from attacking.

With both sides refusing to give in and the defenders fighting almost life-threateningly, the imperial army finally couldn't hold on anymore and blew the horn to retreat.

The number of the imperial army is indeed very large, but many of them are compulsory for the imperial army and come from local military conscription.

In itself, their idea of ​​​​fighting was not particularly strong. After attacking outside Tongzhou City for several days without any effect, these people even gave up.

During the siege, rather than attacking, it was better to say that they were fishing in troubled waters among the imperial troops.

If the imperial army can capture Tongzhou City, it is naturally better, and they can also take some credit. If not, at least they want to save their lives.

Under this situation, even if the generals of the imperial army kept emphasizing, the rebels in Tongzhou City would not be able to hold on for long.

In order to defend Tongzhou City, they might launch a night attack at night, but most of the imperial troops did not take it seriously.

After having dinner in the evening, I lay down and fell asleep directly in the camp. After all, after fighting for such a long time, not only the rebels defending the city, but also they felt very tired.

In this era, whether it was the imperial army or the rebel army, there was almost no equipment that could be used for lighting at night.

Fighting at this time is not only very dangerous, but may also accidentally injure your own comrades.

In this case, most generals will let their soldiers have a good rest at night to regain their energy so that they can continue fighting the next day.

However, just as the generals of the imperial army guessed, although under the leadership of Qin Shenxing, the rebels in Tongzhou City had been holding Tongzhou City for several days.

But at the same time, due to the large gap between the number of people in the imperial army and the number of rebels, the rebels almost spent almost the same amount of equipment that they could use to defend the city.

There were originally more than 8,000 soldiers in the city, but after this period of bloody fighting, less than 4,000 were left.

Moreover, most of the remaining four thousand people were injured. Even nearly a thousand people were seriously injured, and it was not sure whether they could save their lives.

It is completely unclear when the reinforcements will arrive. If we continue to defend like this, let alone relying on less than 3,000 people, whether we can defend Tongzhou City tomorrow.

Even if they can defend it, it won't take long for these people to lose the energy to defend the city due to various reasons. At that time, they will have no choice but to capture it without mercy.

Considering this situation, even if Qin Shenxing guessed that the opponent's general would think that he would lead his men to sneak attack the imperial army's camp and make preparations in advance, Qin Shenxing would have to take the risk.

That night, Qin Shenxing ignored the obstruction of military doctors and insisted on leading nearly a thousand rebels. Taking advantage of the night, he left Tongzhou City and arrived near the imperial army camp.

Originally, Qin Shenxing thought that the guards near the imperial army camp would be very strict.

Unexpectedly, when he came with his men, he actually saw that many imperial troops who were supposed to be on guard were sitting together drinking and eating meat, and some were even drowsy.

At the beginning, Qin Shenxing was not sure whether they acted like this deliberately so that he could relax his vigilance and catch them all.

But after observing for a while, Qin Shenxing felt that even if they acted like this deliberately, it was still a very good opportunity for him.

Therefore, Qin Shenxing stretched out his hand and made a gesture to the lieutenants following him.

Seeing Qin Shenxing's gesture, several lieutenants who had already understood the action plan nodded to Qin Shenxing and dispersed in a planned way.

After all these people left, Qin Shenxing did not take action immediately, but lay there and paused for a while.

After he heard a burst of noise in the camp of the imperial army, Qin Shenxing suddenly rushed over with several guards behind him, and directly wiped out the imperial army who had not yet reacted.

neck.

Immediately afterwards, Qin Shenxing took several of his own soldiers and found the location of the imperial army's stables.

In this era, war horses are a very important resource for any party.

Looking at these fat and strong horses in the stable, I have to say that Qin Shenxing was very envious.

If possible, he naturally hopes to bring these war horses back to Tongzhou City.

But Qin Shenxing also knew that this was impossible.

Now that time was running out, he couldn't care less about his heartache. He led his guards and wiped out all the nearby imperial troops. He then untied the rope from the horse, then took out a dagger and stabbed it into the body of the horse closest to him.

To be able to become a war horse, the horse itself must not only have excellent physical fitness, but also have a wild temperament.

When attacked suddenly, these war horses would naturally not stay still.

They started running quickly in the stable, and soon broke open the stable, ran out, and ran rampant in the camp.

At this time, Qin Shenxing led his own soldiers. While running around in the camp, he shouted loudly: "The rebel reinforcements are coming! Everyone, be careful! The rebel reinforcements have arrived!"

The imperial army's camp was in complete chaos at this time. When they heard someone shouting like this, the elites of the imperial army had not expressed anything yet. The ordinary people who had been forcibly recruited by them became anxious at this time.

Some time ago, they had all heard of the battle between the rebel army and the imperial army. It was a battle in which lives were risked.

The power of the imperial army can be said to have been completely wiped out. Many of these forcibly recruited soldiers still have relatives and friends in the team. This makes them naturally have some influence on the rebels.

timid.

Before, they dared to attack Tongzhou City with the imperial army. One was because they were forced to do nothing, and the other was because they had an advantage because the number of people in Tongzhou City was relatively small.

Now that they heard that a large army of rebels was coming, these soldiers immediately panicked. They didn't care at all where the people shouting in the camp came from. They started to swarm around the camp like headless flies.

He ran around everywhere, trying to avoid the villain's attack.

The rebels, who had been prepared for a long time, were mixed in with these military services at this time. They had anxious expressions on their faces and shouted a few words from time to time. It was impossible to tell who was the rebel and who was forced by the imperial court.

Came over for military service.

Under such circumstances, these rebels fished in troubled waters and actually killed many elites of the imperial army.

At this time, Qin Shenxing heard a loud shout from the camp not far away, "Everyone, stop! According to the report from today's scouts, the rebel army is still at least three days away from us.

They simply can't make it over the distance.

Those in the rebel army are deliberately spreading such rumors in our camp just to cause chaos among ourselves.

Don't be afraid, everyone! Be quiet! Identify the fellow countrymen you know! As long as these rebels are captured, those in Tongzhou City will not be afraid. We will definitely win."

I have to say that this general of the imperial army is indeed quite talented.

But by this time, the camp was completely in chaos. Except for the soldiers who were relatively close to him, and the soldiers who were wandering around the camp at this time, no one had the intention to listen to what he said.

After realizing that he had no control over the current situation, the general suddenly became anxious.

He ordered his own soldiers to kill several soldiers of the imperial army who were relatively close to them, hoping to scare away the rest of the soldiers who were running around.

As a result, his intimidation was not only ineffective, but also made the soldiers in the imperial army even more worried.

Before, when they attacked Tongzhou City, the generals of the imperial army asked them to attack first, but they completely sacrificed their lives to consume the strength of the defenders.

Now, they not only have to prevent the rebels from attacking them, but they also have to be careful of the imperial troops who are in the same camp as them to kill them.

They couldn't escape before because these people from the imperial army were strict. Now the whole camp is in chaos. If they don't run away at this time, why don't they stay here and wait to die?

In addition, at this time, someone suddenly shouted loudly, "The imperial army does not regard us as human beings at all. If we stay here any longer, there is only a dead end. Don't confront them head-on! Let's run! Run outside, if you can run,

Every time one comes out, it’s one.”

The soldiers who were still running around in the camp seemed to have suddenly received instructions at this time. They no longer ran around aimlessly in the camp. Instead, they ran out of the camp with a clear goal.

Seeing their actions, the general of the imperial army suddenly became anxious. He reached out and took the bow and arrow handed over by the soldiers, and fired an arrow into the crowd.

This arrow shot out really shocked a few people.

However, the soldiers who were farther away from them ran faster.

Just when the general wanted to repeat his old trick and completely frighten them, an arrow suddenly flew out of nowhere and pierced the chest of the general before anyone could react.

The general's figure suddenly stopped. Under the horrified looks of the soldiers, he kept raising his hand to shoot an arrow and fell backwards.

The general died in battle, and the soldiers who were originally surrounding him suddenly lost their backbone and began to fall into chaos.

Qin Shenxing seized this opportunity and rushed in with the rebels. When these people were completely unprepared, they killed them all.

Immediately afterwards, he was not reluctant to fight. He directly greeted his men, and before the other party started to counterattack, he quickly ran out of the imperial army's camp in the dark.

Then, he mounted his already prepared war horse and returned to Tongzhou City.

Qin Shenxing's lieutenant has been pacing back and forth behind the gate of Tongzhou City since they left.

During every tea break, ask the scouts standing on the tower to report the situation to them.

Because I was too worried, I almost rushed out of Tongzhou City with people several times to meet Qin Shenxing.

"How is it? How is it? Have you seen General Qin and the others? Have they come back?"

An hour after Qin Shenxing and the others left Tongzhou, the lieutenant couldn't wait any longer and couldn't help but ask the scout again.

It cannot be said that he is not stable enough, but the thousand people Qin Shenxing brought out this time can be said to be the most elite group of people in Tongzhou City.

If this group of people fails tonight's banquet, then the remaining people in the city will definitely not be able to defend the city tomorrow.

Hearing the scout's negative answer coming from the city wall, the lieutenant general couldn't sit still.

He turned his head and said to the military advisor who was following him: "In this situation, I really can't wait any longer. Military advisor, I'm going to take a group of people out to raid the formation for General Qin. The city depends on you."

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