In Changle County, the sun has gradually risen and the fog outside the city has completely dissipated.

Nearly a hundred corpses had fallen in front of the gates, and a large amount of blood had been splashed under the base of the wall, all of which had been the result of being shot from above after approaching the doorway and huddled into a pile.

It's a pity that in this surprise attack, less than a third of the rebel soldiers, including his direct team, were willing to obey the order to release arrows to the city; The others hesitated and hesitated, or simply remained silent, refusing to accept the order to shoot at the suspected friendly soldier.

But the subsequent reaction of these "friendly forces" proved that this was an out-and-out enemy attack; Instead of shouting and arguing, they rushed to the gates of the city at the speed of the roar, and slashed and smashed with all their might. It's a pity that although they quickly smashed a big hole, a few carts full of sand and soil from the emergency filling inside completely cut off their thoughts and expectations.

Then the spears that kept stabbing out of the breaches and fissures, in a scream of loss and despair, turned their plans and efforts into a farce of feathers.

However, these jagged cheers did not last long; After half a ring, most of the people on the head of Cheng looked out of the city with pale faces, and the black pressure surrounded the crowds of squirming figures, and many of them were trembling so much that they couldn't hold their weapons and flags.

After all, compared to the enemy position outside the city, which obviously occupied an advantage, the thin earthen moat and low wall under their feet did not bring them much sense of security. In fact, in the face of the array of these cold weapons, even as a modern person who has seen a lot of places and has traveled a lot, Zhou Huai'an can't help but feel a little erratic and uneasy in his heart.

After all, the guards who stayed behind in the city to guard the grain platform, together with the direct teams and "apprentices", were only more than one hundred and eighty soldiers available, and those who could be mobilized and armed with light wounded were only four or five hundred;

Of course, if the young men and women in the rear team are armed, they can barely reach a thousand; However, they seriously lack training and combat experience, so they can only hold weapons and pretend to be on the city wall, and have a strong momentum and background.

The enemies under the city seem to be at least in the thousands, although the equipment and flag colors are also more complicated and divided into several parts.

According to the basic principles of Sun Tzu's Art of War, if there are ten times the enemy's strength, you should encircle the enemy, if you have five times the enemy's strength, you should try to disperse the enemy, if you have the same number of troops, you should try to defeat the enemy, if you have less than the enemy, you should retreat, and if you are inferior to the enemy, you should avoid a decisive battle.

However, if Zhou Huai'an thinks the other way around, standing behind the city wall condescendingly shooting arrows and throwing stones at the enemy who is struggling to climb, and fighting head-on with the enemy in the unsheltered wilderness, after all, are still two different things. At least for a short time, any timid and warlike minds, and a general lack of training, were temporarily obscured by the bunkers represented by the walls;

And the simple training in queuing and listening to the order of the password when eating, camping, and working on the way for the rear troops, etc., finally came in handy. In the midst of whistles and whistles, when they were asked to carry their flags and long weapons, and run slowly along the city walls, there was also a little bit of a sense of preemptiveness.

Therefore, the enemy outside the city seemed to have given up on the intention of continuing the attack, and gathered again into several formations, and set up tents like mushrooms one after another, and brought in truckloads of supplies and materials, and put on a posture of preparing for a continuous siege.

At the same time, taking advantage of this gap and intermittent buffer, Zhou Huaian is also working hard to boost morale and keep giving orders, using and mobilizing all the resources and conditions that he can use at hand.

"Tell the people in the city who are doing things for us."

He shouted at the captains and teams in the city

"If you let the official dogs come in, you have to cut the grass and eradicate the roots of them, and the whole family will not be left behind."

"That's why we can do our best to help the rebels defend this place, so that we can barely survive."

"Although these people can't be used directly in the city, they can also be used to carry and transport materials."

Then he turned his head to the leaders and deputies of the various teams who had gathered and said,

"In addition, the other young people in the city can't be idle, and the general brigade must also find a way to organize and work."

"It's okay to do whatever you want, but you can't let people be idle."

"Promise them a day's worth of food for just one day's work."

"Then drive them to cooperate with the construction brigade to remove some building materials and excavate earth and stones in the city as materials for reinforcement and repair of the city."

"The first step is to fill in the corridors of the three city gates."

"You don't need to fill it all, just plug the back of the door and press it tightly."

"The craftsman brigade is responsible for rushing to repair equipment, collect iron tools and iron materials, and build more spearheads, arrow clusters, and baffles."

"There are also parts of bamboo armor and paper armor, and we should try to make a batch of them."

"The lifeguard brigade must ensure a daily supply of food and boiled water,"

"Be prepared for racks and straps. There are also boiled plain cloth and vinegar, clean plant ash and lime... ”

"The brigade of mules and horses is responsible for requisitioning and collecting all available objects and materials in the city."

"Every brick and tile taken must be carefully recorded, and those who say good things will be compensated."

"If there are not enough manpower during the period, find a way to find a way for the general brigade."

Then, he turned his head a flight of stairs and came to an ear room, and looked at the officer Cheng Da, whose face was a little ashen, and sighed

"Now you can calm down. Take my word for it. ”

Previously, when he ordered the release of arrows at those "friendly troops" under the city, this representative was the most fierce in performance and reaction, and even openly questioned his intentions and plans for a time; This led to a lot of commotion and chaos in the city.

At this time, even the deputy lieutenant Lao Guan hesitated for a moment, and finally another deputy in the direct team, Zhu Zhiguan, reacted quickly, threw him to the ground on the spot and joined forces with the apprentice captain Mi Bao and other others to forcibly restrain this person who was temporarily locked in the ear room under the city, so that this chaos that could break out at any time was suppressed.

"Since I was wrong, I should have left it to my disposal."

Cheng Da bit but said in a somewhat depressed and helpless voice.

"What's the use of dealing with you at this time?"

Zhou Huai'an interrupted him unceremoniously and impatiently

"I need you to help defend the city, instead of complaining about something here like a"

"Do you dare to use me?"

Cheng Da couldn't help but ask with a strange expression.

"Why don't you dare?"

Zhou Huai'an said in surprise.

"Do you have a personal vendetta against me?"

“。。。。”

Cheng Da bit only felt a little speechless.

"If I don't have these things, why should I be particularly afraid of anyone for the sake of official disagreements?"

Zhou Huai hated a little bit of disappointment.

"As for the mistakes you may have made, I will naturally ask you to deal with them when I turn around."

"But now that the enemy is present, it is precious to be able to defend every force."

"Do you want to give up your duties as the leader of the rebels?"

Or don't you want to make up for it? ,That's only to blame me for seeing the wrong person.。。 ”

"Got it."

After taking a deep look at him with a complicated expression, Cheng Da bit got up and stepped out.

"I won't let you underestimate me."

Then there was a loud shout from outside.