Yu Huang immediately shouted again: "You said that Lu Yo is not dead, so why hasn't he shown up for a few days?" Why is Lu Ji'er in Zhizhou these days? ”

When the Longquan soldiers heard this, they were in an uproar again, and Qin Huairen hurriedly pointed to the direction of the Oujiang River and said to the soldiers: "I, Qin Huairen, swear by the Oujiang River, that Lu Zhijun is not dead. ”

The Longquan soldiers saw that Qin Huairen had already sworn to Oujiang, so they temporarily believed Qin Huairen's words.

"Will, although our army looks outnumbered, most of them are new soldiers, and many of them do not have armor soldiers. There are a lot of troops on the city of Congguan, and there must be plenty of equipment such as rolling wood and stones, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to conquer this city! Zhang Cong said worriedly to Huang.

Yu Huang thought about it, and quite unwillingly ordered the officers under his command: "Return to Songyang quickly." ”

Originally, Yu Huang wanted to come to Longquan to pick up ready-made weapons to save time, even if he needed to build new weapons after coming to Longquan, it didn't matter, after all, the quality of weapons built by Longquan was better, but now Yu Huang could only go back to Songyang to build weapons.

Before leaving, Yu Huang turned around and stared at Longquan City and thought angrily: The day I return, it will be the time to wash Longquan in blood.

A few days later, the sergeants under Yu Huang's command were basically equipped with weapons, so Yu Huang directly led the army to surround Lishui City.

With Yu Huang's order, his disciples launched an attack on Lishui City.

Lishui City had already been prepared, and Yu Huang sent troops to attack several times but failed to conquer it, and its disciples suffered heavy casualties.

Yu Huang wanted to use the lives of the disciples to consume the city defense equipment in Lishui City, so he prepared to order the disciples to continue to attack the city.

At this time, Zhang Cong said to Yu Huang: "Everything, the state city already has standing equipment, plus they have been preparing for a few days, even if our army continues to attack, I am afraid that it will not be able to consume many equipment in the city." ”

Yu Huang thought for a while, and then said: "Then we will besiege but not attack, presumably the food in the city will not last long, I don't believe that they can keep cowering in the city." ”

So Yu Huang ordered his disciples to build a barrier outside Lishui City to prepare for a long-term siege of Lishui.

In the Yanei of Longquan County, Qin Huairen asked Si Cangzuo: "How long can you eat food in the city?" ”

"Less than three days." Shokura replied.

Qin Huairen frowned when he heard this, and then the county Cheng spoke: "Mingfu, now that the thieves are attacking the state city, they will not come to Kou for the time being, it is better to send the people who have taken refuge in the city out of the city first, otherwise there will be chaos in the city in three days." ”

"Yes, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the state government to break the thieves within three days, and the Ming government should send the people who have taken refuge in the city out of the city first." The county lieutenant echoed.

Qin Huairen felt that what the county magistrate and the county lieutenant said made sense, so he nodded and agreed and sent someone to do it.

Qin Huairen asked Si Cangzuo again: "How long has the grain in the warehouse been maintained now?" ”

Sikura thought for a moment, then replied, "Ten days at most." ”

Qin Huairen frowned again when he heard this, he had recruited too many young people, and the rate of food consumption had reached a point where the county government could not bear it.

"Just leave five hundred young people to defend the city, and let the others go." Qin Huairen said helplessly to the county lieutenant.

"No." The county lieutenant replied.

The county lieutenant was just about to leave, when Qin Huairen suddenly spoke: "The county lieutenant is slow. ”

When the county lieutenant heard this, he stopped and turned to look at Qin Huairen.

Qin Huairen immediately said: "Just leave 300 young people to defend the city, and choose another 500 warriors to wait for the stadium." ”

"Ming Mansion, will there be too few three hundred people to defend the city?" Si Bingzuo asked in surprise.

"Dare to ask what the Ming Mansion is for selecting five hundred warriors?" The county lieutenant also asked suspiciously.

Qin Huairen said: "I plan to go to support the state city with the army, and now the thieves are attacking the state city, three hundred people are enough!" ”

The county lieutenant was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly persuaded: "How can the Ming Mansion be in danger? The Ming government only needs to send one general. ”

"The son said: 'Do not do unto others as you would have them do unto you.'" Since it's what I decide, it's up to me to do it. Qin Huairen said generously.

The county lieutenant was in awe when he heard this, and immediately bowed to Qin Huairen in a dignified manner.

After Qin Huairen returned the salute to the county lieutenant, Si Bingzuo flattered Qin Huairen and proposed: "It is better for the Ming Mansion to choose another five hundred warriors, so that there will be a better chance of victory." ”

Qin Huairen shook his head and said, "The grain in the warehouse is insufficient, and the troops can't be more." ”

"The Ming Mansion can borrow grain from the people in the city, and each household can borrow a little, which is enough for the needs of thousands of people." Si Bingzuo proposed again.

"Now that the bandits are in turmoil, the people are uneasy, and not many people will be willing to borrow food." Qin Huairen shook his head and said.

Si Bingzuo blurted out: "Then it will be forcibly recruited." ”

"Bastard." Qin Huairen was furious when he heard this: "Now that bandits are rampant, it is because the state and county officials are greedy and abuse and hurt the people too much, this time I will spare you, if I hear you say such remarks again, I will not spare you." ”

Si Bingzuo's body trembled when he heard this, so he closed his mouth in a daze.

When the county lieutenant of Longquan brought the selected five hundred warriors to the court, Qin Huairen came to the court with wine, meat and money.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today a group of thieves are besieging the state city, the state city is in danger, and I want to lead the troops to the rescue. Let those who go with me give six hundred for money, and six hundred after the thief is broken; Those who do not wish to go can leave on their own. Qin Huairen said to the warriors.

Now that the price of grain in Chuzhou is soaring, many people can't afford to buy food, and they can still take care of food as soldiers, and 1,200 wen is a lot of income for ordinary people, so most people choose to stay, and only dozens of people choose to leave.

Qin Huairen didn't stop the people who left, and after those people left, he began to send money, and after sending the money, he rewarded the people who stayed with wine and meat.

The next day, Qin Huairen entrusted Longquan to the county magistrate and the county lieutenant, and then commanded more than 400 warriors to rush to Lishui with five days' worth of food.

Outside Lishui City, Yu Huang was drinking and having fun with the robbed concubines, when a scout reported to him: "Hundreds of people have come from the west. ”

Yu Huang didn't have any waves in his heart when he heard this, and said calmly: "Call Commander Zhang." ”

Soon Zhang Cong came to Yu Huang, and Yu Huang said to Zhang Cong lightly: "The people who come from the west will be left to you to solve." ”

"No." Zhang Cong already knew that hundreds of people were coming from the west, so he gave up.

Zhang Cong immediately commanded 500 people in his subordinate and rushed towards Qin Huairen and the others.

In the state capital of Lishui City, Lu Ji summoned all the generals to the main hall, and said with a sad face: "If you let the thieves besiege the city, I'm afraid that Lishui will not attack itself, what are your strategies for breaking the thieves?" ”

The generals were silent when they heard this, so Lu Ji asked Pang Liang: "Can Pang Du have a thief strategy?" ”

Pang Liang replied embarrassedly: "The thieves have built a barrier outside the city, and the defense is tight, and Liang didn't think of a foolproof plan for a while. ”