There was no wind or grass in the bamboo forest, and the silence was eerily quiet. Li Kui faintly felt that something was wrong in his heart.

"Pass the order down and let the brothers of the battalion be more vigilant."

Li Kui said, took out his waist knife and looked around.

Because the forest is deep and the grass is dense, it is inconvenient to ride horses, and the 5,000 officers and soldiers have dismounted and walked. Everyone walked away in fear for a long time, and there seemed to be nothing unusual.

"Ahh

Suddenly, someone let out a cry of pain, and then the screams became more and more numerous.

"The West Thief! The thief is in the woods! ”

"Help!"

Countless arrows were fired from all directions, and the officers and soldiers were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses.

Everyone was dazed, unable to tell how many thieves there were and where they were ambushed.

Li Kui was horrified, and hurriedly ordered: "Don't panic, all battalions, raise their shields and line up, in one direction, and rush out with me......"

Before he could finish speaking, a cold arrow flew over his head and almost hit him in the head.

His soldiers were afraid that something would happen to him, so they immediately raised their shields to protect him.

Li Kui's soldiers and horses are worthy of being elite officers and soldiers. After a brief panic, the crowd immediately followed his order, five men held shields, five raised spears, and gradually stabilized their positions.

After a few showers of arrows on the western thief's side, they found that the officers and soldiers were breaking through in formation, so they changed their tactics.

They pulled out the huge nets they had prepared in advance and threw them at the officers and soldiers in array.

The officers and men were caught in the huge net like fish and shrimp, and many of them tripped as soon as they stood up.

"Ahh

"!"

There was another scream under the giant net.

It turned out that the thieves had hidden many iron hooks, iron thorns, and thistles in the net. The officers and soldiers who were caught in the net either had their arms hooked or their feet pierced.

"Sons, follow Grandpa!"

Han Wei roared loudly and rushed out with a long knife in his hand.

"Kill! Kill! Kill them all! ”

The thieves wielded all kinds of weapons, red eyes, and shouted, like a group of fierce gods, rushing towards the officers and soldiers desperately.

The officers and soldiers trapped in the giant net were like fish on a chopping board to be slaughtered. The thieves slashed with knives or stabbed with spears, and there were desperate wails from under the nets, and the blood almost pooled into a stream.

"Lord Brigade, let's go! If you don't leave, you won't be able to leave! ”

More than 100 personal soldiers fought desperately to open a bloody road to protect Li Kui from the bamboo forest.

The thieves only cared about killing the small shrimp under the net, and never wanted to let go of a big fish.

Li Kui and his entourage left all the horses in the bamboo forest and almost ran back.

Because of the fear in their hearts, everyone did not dare to stop for a moment, and ran until it was dark before running back to the barracks of the officers and soldiers.

Han Wei knew that more than 100 officers and soldiers had fled, but he did not send anyone to chase them.

He knew that those routs fled back, and in order to shirk responsibility, they would definitely describe their group of people as monsters who took one as ten. There's nothing wrong with letting them mess with the army.

…

Under the barracks.

"General, Li Kui is incompetent, he has failed you, everyone, and the court. Please let me die and apologize! Li Kui really has no face to live. ”

Li Kui, who had suffered the defeat, was covered in blood, and knelt under Feng Shi's tent in embarrassment, crying bitterly while asking for death.

In fact, he didn't suffer many injuries, and the blood stains on his body were all someone else's.

The muscles on Feng Shi's face twitched, and he glared at Li Kui fiercely, and that look wanted to tear him to pieces.

Li Kui's face turned pale, for fear that the general would really behead himself in anger.

Fortunately, Feng Shi didn't plan to kill him.

"Brigade General Li, this time it is the thief who is cunning, and you are also careless, I will not blame you. Let's go down and recuperate in peace. ”

Feng Shiqiang endured his anger, and instead of blaming Li Kui, he comforted him with kind words.

"Thank you, General! Li Kui will definitely make up for his mistakes in the future and kill all the thieves for the adult! ”

Li Kui is sincerely grateful.

He had almost lost all his money this time, and he had taken 5,000 men with him before he set out, and when he came back, there were less than 200 men. It was a complete defeat.

After that, he didn't dare to stay longer, and two soldiers limped him out of the tent.

In the military tent, Feng Shi raised a teacup in front of him, and was about to fall down hard, but when he came to his hand, he gently put it back on the table.

Feng Shi has his own hardships, he can't get angry, and he can't blame Li Kui.

The soldiers and horses of the counties were originally not under his command, but because of a military order from the imperial court, they were temporarily under his command. If he beheaded Li Kui today, it would inevitably make the soldiers of other counties feel cold.

In any case, it was his own decision to let Li Kui be the former army, and he could not be blamed for the defeat, and he was also responsible.

If Li Kui is going to behead him because he lost the battle, then who will dare to take the initiative next time?

Feng Shi sighed, feeling a little hated in his heart. There are two generals in the state, why did you choose me Feng Shi? It's fine if you win, but if you lose......

Feng Shi didn't dare to think about it anymore.

…

Although the division was unfavorable, the officers and men still had to march.

With the previous lesson, Feng Shi only sent a small number of scouts to open the way this time, and no longer sent the front army.

100,000 officers and soldiers drove directly along the official road to Jingyang City, and there were no more thieves on the way.

On the outskirts of Jingyang City, the 100,000-strong army finally set up camp after spending a day.

During this period, the thieves also went out of the city on a small scale to harass them, but they were all repelled by the official army.

…

Jingyang, the dangerous city of Dongning. It is more than 1,000 zhang long, more than 800 zhang wide, and nearly 5 zhang high. Leaning against the mountains, facing the rapids, condescending, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

After the officers and men set up camp, they tentatively attacked the western thieves several times, but they all ended in failure.

Feng Shi was worried and at a loss.

How can this battle be won? According to the current style of play, the plan will not be able to continue.

After thinking about it, Feng Shi felt that he could only use the most stupid method - to besiege but not attack.

This is not only the dumbest approach, but also the most resource-wasting approach. An army of 100,000 besieged the city, and the daily rations for soldiers, horses, and grass did not know how much it would cost.

Fortunately, behind the officers and soldiers stood Chuzhou, the entire Great Xia court. Officers and soldiers can afford it, but thieves can't afford it.

Feng Shi believed that after only three months of siege, the western thieves would either forcibly break the siege or wait to die in the city. In any case, the officers and men can be invincible.

Do what you think. Feng Shi immediately summoned the officers of the brigade to the tent to discuss.

The officers have recently stormed Jingyang, and all the units have suffered losses, and now the general has put forward such a plan with a very low risk, and everyone naturally agrees.

However, the siege is not an easy task. The officers and soldiers not only had to dig a large number of trenches outside Jingyang City and build high walls to prevent thieves from breaking through, but also had to transport baggage and ensure logistics. These are big projects.

In order to paralyze the thieves, the officers and soldiers dispatched a small number of men and horses to make a feint attack every day, and the main force was all digging trenches and building walls.

At first, the western thieves in the city did not know the intentions of the officers and soldiers, but gradually found that they were surrounded on all sides, and suddenly felt that something was wrong.

…

Jingyang City, in a mansion.

For several days, the higher-ups of the Ascension Sect were discussing the military situation.

"Sect Master, as long as you give the order, I will immediately go out with the Heavenly Soldiers! Kill him without leaving a piece of armor! ”

Every time he discussed the military situation, Han Wei always spoke impatiently, and every time he said something with the same meaning, he just wanted to fight with the officers and soldiers in an open and honest manner.

Qin Chuan reprimanded: "Han Erlai, you kid is really not big, the sect leader hasn't spoken yet, how can you speak." ”

The western thieves generally have a seat to discuss the military situation, Sun Fu is the chief, Qin Chuan is second, Su Fu is again, and then Han Wei and others are there.

Sun Fu raised a cup of tea, pursed his lips, and said lightly: "Brother Han is an anxious person, and this sect is not strange. Everyone still discussed the military situation. ”

Qin Chuan said: "The junior brother thinks that the city of Jingyang is high and dangerous, and the officers and soldiers will attack the city, and there will be heavy casualties, but now that Jingyang is surrounded on all sides, if our army forcibly breaks through, I am afraid that it will end up in the same fate." It's better to wait and see what happens. ”

"Heh, Qin Dayan, what kind of are you talking about? The officers and soldiers are besieging the city, and if I can't wait to break through the siege as soon as possible, won't it become something or something if I wait any longer? ”

Han Wei wanted to show off literature, but he couldn't remember what it was.

Seeing that everyone had said almost, Su Fucai, who had been silent for a long time, slowly spoke:

"The old man has a plan here, but it was not the old man who came up with it, it was the young master's plan."

Everyone laughed, the young master, a seventeen-year-old boy, what other clever plan could he not make?

However, when Su Fu told Sun Xun's thoughts, everyone stopped talking.

Even Sun Fu couldn't believe it.

It turned out that he didn't know anything about his son.