In the rebel camp, Ding Jia, a man with a black belt, was shocked when he looked at the flames soaring into the sky over the granary.
The military order was strict. Although the rebel soldiers saw the fire rising into the sky, no one dared to get close. Although the soldiers guarding the granary tried their best to put out the fire, the entire granary was raging in the night wind. In the end, even the people who put out the fire were
Don't dare to get close.
There were so many rebel soldiers like Ding Jia. They watched the granaries being burned with varying emotions.
“Uncle Cai, the granary is burned down, what shall we eat tomorrow?” Ding Jia glanced at Uncle Cai next to him and asked in a low voice.
Ding Jia was forced to become a rebel. He couldn't help himself, but at least he could still eat a mouthful of food every day. But now that even the food and grass have been burned, Ding Jia is in a low mood. Will he starve from tomorrow?
Although the rebel soldiers are ordinary people, there are many smart people among them. These people know in their hearts that almost all the villages within a hundred miles of Shuning County have been looted. It is for this reason that the granaries store a large amount of food.
forage.
Now that the grain and grass have been destroyed, it is extremely difficult to collect grain and grass from the surrounding areas.
Some people even know that a lot of food and grass could be collected quickly in the past few days only because the Queen Mother would suddenly rise up. Many villages were unprepared and were suddenly attacked by the Queen Mother, and the food in the villages was robbed.
He was also forced to join the army.
But the news that the Queen Mother will be plundering everywhere has spread, and many villages and towns have already taken precautions. It is no longer as easy as before to rob money and food.
In the past two days, there were still red belts going out to plunder food and grass, but fewer and fewer came back with full loads, and some teams even suffered heavy losses.
Uncle Cai looked around and saw many soldiers whispering to each other. Apparently everyone had the same worries. He lowered his voice and said: "No one will work hard without food. Don't act rashly now. Let's see what happens to others tomorrow."
What a reaction."
“Will everyone disperse like this?” Ding Jia asked softly.
Uncle Cai didn't know how to answer, so he just whispered: "What others do, we just do it."
It was almost dawn when the fire in the granary was extinguished. Although efforts were made to save it, not even a tenth of the food was rescued. Instead, several people were burned to death while fighting the fire.
The morale of the rebels was low. When the first light of dawn shone on the earth, everyone heard the sound of the trumpet.
This is certainly not the camp whistle for breakfast.
When each team heard the sound of the trumpet, they immediately summoned their soldiers, ordered everyone to pick up their weapons, and ran quickly to the assembly point.
A large flag stood at the gathering place, fluttering in the morning wind.
Under the banner, two trumpeters wore horns.
When Ding Jia's team of 150 people, led by the captain, gathered under the general's flag, there were already hundreds of people gathered here.
Before Kui Mulang was captured into the city, he had already trained his soldiers in some basic military commands. They rallied immediately when they heard the sound of the trumpet. They had also trained them before.
Ding Jia's team of soldiers has nearly fifty red belts. According to the previous formation rules, the black belts lined up in front, and the red belts lined up behind the black belts.
Each team has a flag, and the flagbearer stands directly in front of the team holding the flag. Under the sound of the horn, each team in the camp
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The troops are gathering quickly, and dozens of flags are fluttering in the wind.
Ding Jia is very simple, but not stupid.
Look at this posture, is it preparing to attack the city?
He glanced back and saw many red belts appearing from behind. These red belts were carrying ladders. He also saw the cavalry going back and forth among the teams, shouting: "Everyone is in line, and each team will be given five coins."
Just a ladder."
The cavalry all have red belts, and they are the elite of the rebels. They are also the most devout followers of the Queen Mother Society.
These people are one level higher than the red belt infantry in the rebel ranks.
The ladders were collected by each team, and then handed over to the red belts in the team. It seemed that the manpower to carry the ladders had been decided earlier, and the red belts from the team consciously went to lift the ladders.
Ding Jia has now determined that he is really going to attack the city this time.
He couldn't help but look towards Shuning City in the distance. Under the morning light, the county town looked like a giant beast lying on the ground. It was covered in strong armor and seemed to be waiting for prey to be put into its mouth.
Ding Jia’s heart was clenched, and the hand holding the hoe couldn’t help but tremble.
To attack such a city, many people must die. He himself didn’t know whether he would be able to see the sunset.
Thousands of rebels lined up, flags fluttered, and the sound of horse hoofbeats was heard. The soldiers followed the sound and saw the right god general wearing an iron mask coming on horseback, followed by more than 20 cavalry.
The right god will fly his horse under the flag of the general, rein in the horse, sweep the team, and say in a deep voice: "The granary was burned last night, you must be worried about the shortage of food. I can tell you, over there in Suzhou City,
A large amount of food is being delivered here, including wine and meat." He raised his hand and pointed towards Shuning City and said loudly: "But in that city, there is more wine and meat. We are all chosen by the Queen Mother of Nine Heavens.
The believers of the Queen Mother are protected by the Nine Heavens Queen Mother, while the evil spirits in the city are bewitched by the evil fox and violate the laws of heaven. As followers of the Queen Mother, we take it as our duty to eradicate the evil fox, and those evil spirits who are bewitched by the evil fox are also our enemies."
He was full of energy, and his voice carried far away in the morning breeze.
"The evil spirits in the city possess the gold and silver treasures that should not belong to them, and possess the delicacies and wine that should not belong to them." The right god general waved his hand and pointed the spear point at Shuning City: "Today the city is destroyed, everything in the city belongs to you.
, Go get back your gold and silver treasures, get back your fine wines and delicacies, and get back your women." He said loudly: "By capturing Shuning City, not only will everything in the city belong to you, but you will also be rewarded heavily.
Let you live without worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life."
All the cavalrymen behind him raised their arms and said in unison: "The Queen Mother helps the world, the bright moon is in the sky, the Queen Mother helps the world, the bright moon is in the sky!"
For a time, the red belts in the team also raised their arms and shouted. The black belts were a little confused, but they could only follow the shouts. Thousands of people shouted in unison, and the sound was thunderous for a while.
At the top of Shuning City, Qin Xiao and the defenders were already in a tight formation and were waiting.
Although Chen Xi and others had just entered the city last night and had not rested yet, they were following Qin Xiao at the moment, looking coldly at the assembled rebels.
The shouts from the rebels were like thunder, and their voices reached the top of the city.
Qin Xiao held a single sword in his hand and his eyes were as cold as ice.
The rebels suddenly attacked the city, which was actually expected by Qin Xiao.
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The burning of the rebel granary was indeed a fatal blow to the rebels, but it would also inevitably allow the rebels to attack the city in advance.
The grain and grass are cut off. Once they are procrastinating, the army is likely to change. The only countermeasure that can temporarily prevent changes is to immediately organize rebels to siege the city. If it really breaks through the city of Lingning in one fell swoop, the crisis of the rational grain and grass will be solved.
As long as the right god general is not stupid, he will definitely choose this path.
However, Qin Xiao knew that the rebels' attack on the city was hasty and insufficiently prepared, and the burning of food and grass must have dealt a huge blow to the morale of the rebels.
If this battle can withstand the rebel offensive, it will deal an even heavier blow to the rebels, and it is likely that the rebels outside the city will collapse.
Chen Xi and the four princess attendants who entered the city last night also already have bows in their hands.
The most lacking thing for the defenders in the city was archers. Archers could not be trained in a short time. Before Qin Xiao entered the city, the entire Shuning City only had about sixty archers. Most of them were invited by Dong Guangxiao.
friends in the world.
The four princess attendants are naturally elites who are skilled in bow and horse. Chen Xi's martial arts is not inferior to Qin Xiao's, but his archery skills are average. However, arrows are scarce at the moment. As long as he can understand a little bit of archery, he will have to catch up.
"Your Highness, the rebels are about to attack the city." Qin Xiao looked at She Yue beside him and said respectfully: "The fight will start later and arrows will fly everywhere. To ensure the safety of the princess, the princess still...!"
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“I’m not leaving!” She Yue has stayed at the top of the city from last night to now, with a resolute expression and a resolute tone.
Qin Xiao hesitated for a moment, but finally said nothing.
At this moment, they heard the sound of rapid footsteps. Qin Xiao and others were a little surprised. They followed the sound and saw a group of strong men rushing out from the stairs. Some of these men were holding hatchets in their hands.
Some were holding extremely simple homemade spears, and some were even holding hammers. There were all kinds of weapons, but all of these young men were in high spirits.
"What are you...?" Qin Xiao looked puzzled. People came up from the stairs one after another. In a moment, there were already hundreds of people coming up, and there were still people who continued to climb up the city.
A strong man over forty years old came forward, took a look at it twice, walked up to She Yue, and asked cautiously: "Are you the princess?"
She Yue nodded slightly, and the strong man said: "We are the people in the city. The rebels are besieging the city. We are here to resist the rebels."
The soldiers guarding the city are actually quite lacking in strength. This group of people suddenly came to the city to join the battle. Qin Xiao naturally wanted it. The strong man said again: "Princess, don't worry, the old and weak women and children in the city are responsible for preparing food for the officers and soldiers guarding the city. Mr. Dong
We have already brought a group of people to the south city gate. All the blacksmith shops in the city are making weapons. After they make the weapons, someone will send them to us." He said firmly and solemnly: "The rebels outside the city killed Mr. Dong.
There are so many relatives who are worse than animals. We will follow the princess to stop the rebels even to the death."
She Yue controlled her emotions, nodded and said: "You are very good, you are all our warriors of the Tang Dynasty. With your help, Shuning City will be as stable as a mountain." Pointing to Qin Xiao, he said: "Master Qin is commanding the battle at the North Gate, you guys
Follow Master Qin’s instructions.”
The strong man immediately raised his hands to Qin Xiao and said: "Master Qin, we all obey your orders." He shouted to the militiamen who had climbed up the city: "Everyone obeys Master Qin's orders. Don't crowd, let alone make a mess."