Chapter 178: Making an attack in the east and attacking in the west
Inside Jingzhou City.
The city walls are densely packed with people. Not just the strong people, there are not only old people and women, but also children as young as seven or eight years old.
Those who move firewood carry firewood, those who carry water carry water, and those who transport rocks and wood transport rocks and wood.
Looking further into the city, seven of the ten houses had been demolished into ruins, and all the dismantled wood and stones had been transported to the top of the city.
It's not that Hu Shichang, the governor of Jingzhou, has strong organizational skills, but that guards and civilians can see what the rebels are eating dozens of steps away from the city every day...
An eight or nine-year-old boy was struggling to walk down the city with a stone bigger than his head. Suddenly he felt a pain in his head, and the boy screamed "Ouch", and he fell to his knees on the spot. p>
Fortunately, I didn't hit my foot.
When he saw what fell on the boy's head, an old man behind him screamed: "Arrow?"
When the rebels first attacked the city, arrows were flying from the top of the city every day. Many guards and civilians were hit by arrows, and the old man still remembered it.
But I haven’t seen him in nearly a month. Why did the thief suddenly start shooting arrows again?
The old man looked up and saw no more arrows flying, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he lowered his head again, preparing to see how the boy was injured. But he found that the half-grown child had already gotten up, holding an arrow shaft and taking apart something.
When I looked carefully, I saw that there didn't seem to be any injuries. There was just a swelling where the arrow hit.
"You're lucky, kid. If you're not hurt, just roll up... Don't break it. Send the arrows to the city. If you get three, you can exchange them for a bowl of porridge..." The old man smiled and kicked the young man.<
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"Haha... How can it be just a bowl of porridge?" The boy screamed strangely, raised the things in his hands, and shouted to the woman behind him, "Ajia (mother), I picked up a piece of silk..."
In the Northern Wei Dynasty, both official and private, silk scarf was used as currency. When it came to small transactions, naturally it could only be cut and used. As long as the radius was not less than one foot, it could be used for counting.
This piece is more than two feet long. If it were a normal season, it could be exchanged for two kilograms of millet...
The old man standing next to the young man was the leader of this team of civilian husbands. The woman did not dare to run over and take a look, but she just shouted in surprise: "Is this really a piece of silk?"
"Idiot!" the old man lightly slapped the young man on the head again, and scolded with a smile, "Even if the silk is real, you can't keep it secretly. Don't you see the words on it? It must be a surrender letter sent by the thieves. You have to hand it over.
Up."
With that said, he took the silk letter.
The young man wanted to curl his lips in grievance. Just when he was about to cry, the old man was suddenly startled.
There are not only densely packed small characters on the silk scarf, but also a bright red seal.
The seal is square and square, about an inch in size. As expected, it should be an official seal.
Where did the thieves get such a thing?
It's not like I haven't picked up surrender letters sent into the city before, but most of them are linen cloth, not silk towels. There is no seal on them, and the writing is also crooked, how can it be so regular?
The old man guessed, and shouted to an officer not far away who was maintaining order: "Xu Licao, take a look, what is written on this?"
The yamen servant looked up and asked suspiciously as he walked past: "Where did it come from?"
"The shot from the city... was picked up by the boy..."
"I'm afraid it's a demon book..."
Just after saying half a sentence, the Yamen servant was suddenly startled.
How could he not even recognize his official seal after being an official for so long?
Besides, he is also literate.
The five words printed on the seal are clearly: "Seal of the Longdong Commandery"!
Looking at the content again, the yamen servant trembled all over and his eyes bulged out.
This silk letter was actually written by Hu Baozong, the captain of Longdong County, to the governor Hu.
And the content is simply unbelievable...
"Bring it...bring it..." The yamen officer was so shocked that he seemed unable to speak. He snatched the silk scarf and shouted in a hissing voice, "If you look for it again, there must be more than just this one...
…Whoever finds it will be rewarded heavily…”
Shouting, the government officer turned around and ran towards the top of the city, but he ran too fast and fell down after a somersault.
When he got up, he seemed to have stumbled and broken his nose, and his face was covered in blood.
The yamen servant didn't even feel the slightest pain. He got up and continued running, shouting as he ran: "Good luck, County Lord..."
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Nancheng.
Li Shixian was covered in armor, holding on to the battlements, looking at the rebel barracks dozens of feet away with a sinking face, and from time to time a sinister and sinister light would flash in his eyes.
After a while, he turned around when he heard footsteps behind him.
The one who came was the eldest son Li Chenghong. Just looking at his face, he looked 60-70% similar to Li Shixian and Li Chengzhi.
But looking at the temperament, it seems to be a world of difference?
He has neither the coldness and majesty of his father nor the handsomeness of his brothers, but his face is full of honesty and loyalty.
Li Shixian pinched his chin and asked suspiciously: "The thieves from the south didn't fill the city today?"
Li Chenghong went out to get food and replied: "Maybe he is taking a rest or changing his strategy...Father, listen, although the south city is quiet, the momentum in the east and north cities seems to be three points stronger than before?" Not only was it three points full, but five or six miles away, the sound of killing was still deafening, and the offensive was probably more than twice as strong as before.
If the battle continues like this every day, how long can Jingzhou City hold on?
Thinking of this, Li Shixian suddenly felt a trace of anger in his chest: Jingzhou has been besieged for two months. Is it time for the imperial soldiers to crawl in?
Why doesn't God send down a thunder to kill these sons of bitches?
Just as I was secretly resenting it, I saw the eldest son hand over a piece of bean cake.
Li Shixian took it and gnawed on it. Thanks to his good teeth, the piece of dry biscuit made a clicking sound when he bit it, and the crumbs flew everywhere.
Let alone the crumbs of the cake, Li Chenghong would never be surprised even if he gnawed out some sparks.
Knowing that his father was sulking again, Li Chenghong didn't dare to say anything, but silently handed over the water bag.
"Huaide... Huaide?" A voice shouted from afar, but Li Shixian only ate his own cake without even raising his head.
Li Shixian dared to behave like this, but Li Chenghong did not dare to be rude. He quickly stood up and raised his fist towards the visitor: "Junjun!"
Hu Duo couldn't help but laugh: Li Shixian was clearly holding only a piece of cake, but looking at his posture, it seemed that he was holding the enemy's head, and he was actually gnashing his teeth?
"Did you make your father angry again?"
He pretended to scold and threw the two things to Li Chenghong, "Take them and cut everything..."
After speaking, he took two more steps forward. Da Maquan sat down next to Li Shixian, reached into his arms, took out a porcelain jar, and handed it forward: "Good stuff..."
Just by smelling it, you can tell that the jar is filled with wine, and then looking at Li Chenghong unwrapping the paper package, it turns out to be a piece of dried meat and a dried chicken.
The two of them have been defending Nancheng together for two months. Hu Duo can find such good things from time to time. Without exception, they all come from Hu Cishi.
Li Shixian grabbed it and drank half the jar in one breath. Then he took a long breath and said, "It's all people's fat and people's anointing!"
I know that this is the kind of character he has: if he wants to take advantage, he will never stop telling strange things!
Hu Duo wasn't angry either, he just came to grab the wine jar with a dumbfounded expression: "Then don't drink it!"
Li Shixian ducked for a moment, then took the opportunity to drink two more sips: "One sip is a sip. Who knows if the next drink will be poured on the grave by the children and grandchildren?"
Hu Duo's expression darkened, and his hand stretched out in the air seemed to freeze.
After a long time, I heard him sigh sadly: "I went to Beicheng, and the offensive of the rebels was more than twice as strong. The sky was full of rebels, rushing towards the city like crazy?
I heard from Shi Jun that the same was true in the East City. In just half a day, three to four thousand corpses were piled up under the city, and the base was actually higher than the soil carried by the rebels. If we attack like this, the city will be destroyed within ten days...
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"How many did you say? In just half a day, three or four thousand people died?" Li Shixian raised his eyebrows, "How many soldiers and people are there in total under this city? If they die like this, how can they last for ten days..." p>
Halfway through, Li Shixian suddenly stopped and asked in shock: "It's just the mob, what about the soldiers?"
"Soldiers?" Hu Duo frowned and thought for a while, "There are still only those soldiers responsible for detaining civilians under the city, and there is no increase in the number. On the other hand, there is a lot of smoke and dust in the military camp in the distance, and it seems that a large number of soldiers are being mobilized..." Transfer abroad?
Li Shixian stood up suddenly and asked in shock: "Are you going west?"
"How did you know?" Now it was Hu Duo's turn to be surprised.
The north and south city walls are five or six miles apart. How can Li Shixian be clairvoyant?
Li Shixian took Hu Duo to the city battlements, pointed to the rebel south camp and said: "Since noon, a large number of soldiers have been dispatched from the rebel camp in Nancheng. Judging from the smoke and dust, there are at least tens of thousands of them, and they are all facing west.
And go.
I just thought that the rebel soldiers must have bypassed the West City and been transferred to the North City and the East City. That's why the momentum in the East City and North City was so strong, but the rebel soldiers under the South City had died down.
But you said, under the North City and the East City, the soldiers are still the same soldiers, and the people are still the same people. What about the soldiers who were transferred away?"
"Yes, where are the soldiers?" Hu Duo was a little confused, and his face suddenly changed, "They are all heading west. Are they going to attack the west city?"
Give you a slap in the face?
Li Shixian almost cursed.
"We are so close. If there is a fight, even if we can't see clearly, you and I can't hear the sound? Listen, is it as silent as my Nancheng?"
Hu Duo was puzzled: "Where can we go?"
"The thief chiefs mobilized their troops to the west, and did they do so urgently and in large numbers? But the rebels rushed to attack the East City and the North City?"
Li Shixian's eyes became brighter and brighter, "Isn't this a plan to attack the east and attack the west, knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger?"
Hu Duo was shocked, his eyes bulged out in shock, and even his tongue seemed to be unable to hold his tongue straight: "You mean, reinforcements are coming from the west?"
"How is that possible?" He screamed again, "The frontier troops in Gaoping Town must guard against Rouran, and they will definitely not move lightly. The Liangzhou soldiers must not only defend against Rouran in the north, but also Gaochang in the west and Tugu in the south.
I have no time to take care of myself, so how can I come to rescue Jingzhou? Even if there are reinforcements, they will only come from the east..."
Li Shixian glared: "How can I know?"
As he said this, he was a little shaken in his heart: What Hu Duo said was very reasonable, I guess he guessed wrong...
The two of them were surprised and confused when they suddenly heard a commotion under the inner city. When they looked up, they saw a fast horse galloping towards them. The soldiers and civilians under the city were quickly avoiding it.
Taking another closer look, there is actually a fiery red pennant on the knight's back?
The military situation is like fire...
Before the horses arrived at the city, they heard the soldiers on the horses shouting urgently: "Mr. Shi has issued an urgent order to invite Lord Hu and General Li to the north city to discuss matters..."
Discussion?
Why not go to the state or county government offices, but on the city wall?
Eighty percent of them are the mobilized traitors, all gathered under the North City... Are the traitors going to attack at night?