Kong Sheng walked a total of thirty-five steps.

Li Xuan stood outside the arch and looked at Kong Sheng seriously step by step. She tried to gain insight into something else from Kong Sheng's footsteps, but Kong Sheng's footsteps were so steady and powerful, there was not the slightest panic and nervousness.

Li Xuan's expression remained unchanged, still indifferent and ruthless, and murderous. But her heart was really shocked, is this thief really not afraid of death? Knowing that he will die and die without a place to be buried, he still has the same demeanor, which can no longer be measured by common sense.

Li Xuan was silent, but the more this silence was, the more it encouraged and added to the murderous aura of Sen Sen under the nirvana of the cold night.

She slowly raised her arms in the air.

Kong Sheng suddenly stopped and smiled at her. The smile was so calm and sincere, Li Xuan suddenly had a momentary trance, she began to doubt her decision, and it was right or wrong to get rid of a young man who was originally innocent and hateless without suspense.

Li Xuan rarely doubts her own decisions and judgments. It's something like no other.

Mu Changfeng and Wu Xianwu Xie had already put their hands on the hilt of the sword, and their hands were trembling slightly because of nervousness.

"Aren't you afraid?" Li Xuan's quiet words reached Kong Sheng's ears.

Kong Sheng smiled: "I'm afraid." But what's the use of being afraid? ”

"If you're afraid of death, why ......" Li Xuan smiled indifferently.

"Because there is something more terrible than death." Kong Sheng stood there, smiling, the smile and calmness in his eyes, and he was a little stunned to see the swordsmen in ambush around him.

Li Xuan was silent, and her raised hand did not move at all: "Then I'm sorry, little thief." Die generously! ”

But Li Xuan's voice just fell. Outside Wangjiabao, there was the roar of horses' hooves, noisy footsteps, and the sound of people shouting and neighing. Li Xuan's face changed suddenly. Liu frowned and shouted: "Stop! Hurry up and find out what's going on? ”

The archers on the bow continued to lurk, while the swordsmen who hid in the shadows rushed out of the palace and onto the walls of the castle.

A moment later. A sturdy soldier rushed over and reported in a low voice: "County Lord." Outside the gate of the fort, there was a thief army, under the banner of the Yan army, there were hundreds of people, it seemed that they had retreated from the direction of Huanggang, and were gathering outside the castle, shouting to attack the castle. ”

Li Xuan's face changed, and he took a deep breath: "Mobilize all the people, go to the castle, close the castle gate, and guard against the attack of thieves!" ”

The situation is urgent. Li Xuan waved her hand, and she didn't care about paying attention to Kong Sheng and the others. Lead his men to leave in a hurry. There are so many people in the castle, she mobilized a lot of ambushes outside the courtyard, and in order to deal with the situation, she had to temporarily abandon this side and guard the castle first.

Mu Changfeng was overjoyed, thinking that it was a fatal situation, but in the end, the situation changed abruptly and he was desperate. He lowered his voice and said, "Childe, why don't we rush out of the fort while we are in chaos!" ”

"No, let's go and see, they close the gates of the fort, we can't break in. Moreover, the situation outside the fort is unknown, and rushing out is also a dead end. Kong Sheng shook his head and took the lead in walking.

Mu Changfeng and the three of them hesitated for a while, but they still followed.

The whole Wangjiabao was full of people, the gongs shook the sky, and all the young and middle-aged people were ordered to run out of the castle from all over the castle, and their footsteps rumbled, and went straight to the castle wall. Kong Sheng went out of the palace, only to find that where is this is a rich man's private residence, it is clearly a tall miniature city with city defense, there should be all the city defense facilities, it can be seen that the Wang family has been operating here for generations, and the scale of the castle is no less than that of an ordinary small city.

The black pressure on the city wall is full of human heads, and at the critical moment, all the people who can move are mobilized, Kong Sheng has a cursory look, there are three or four hundred people. At the forefront, there was a row of archers dressed in black.

In the open field outside the fort gate, a group of thieves was scattered, holding torches in their hands, dotted with stars, or riding on horses, or holding steel knives, shouting and shouting, and insulting.

Li Xuan was tightly protected by more than ten subordinates, she looked at the loosely disciplined thief soldiers under the city wall with a gloomy face, and saw that she was waving the banner of the Yan army, but she had a deep suspicion in her heart: Wangjiabao is close to Jiangbei, even if a small group of rebels from An Lushan come to Chuzhou to raid and plunder, they rarely come here, how can they dare to have such a big courage to gather so many men and horses to openly attack the castle?

What made her even more worried and restless was that the caravan and grain team led by Li Biao were hurrying to this side, and this rebel army suddenly appeared, would it ...... Li Biao's more than 100 people plus Zhang Zhao's dozens of cavalry, if they meet this thief army, can they withstand it?

Out of the corner of Li Xuan's eyes, she found that Kong Sheng and the four of them had also gone up to the city tower, but she was deeply worried and didn't care about Kong Sheng. Anyway, the door of the castle was closed, and there were thieves outside the castle, and Kong Sheng couldn't escape even if he wanted to.

Kong Sheng stood on the edge of a city wall, looking down at this rebel straggler who had no military appearance to speak of, this was the first time he had met An Lushan's rebels, and his impression was not good. But he knew very well in his heart that the main cavalry force of An Lushan could not be a rabble, and this kind of stragglers were afraid that they were looted against the wealth of the salt works in Chuzhou, and had nothing to do with the main force.

"Brother Mu, looking at this situation, they are sleepy and embarrassed, as if they have just retreated from the direction of Huanggang after a battle - and Huanggang is guarded by the group of Hongze Shui Kou from Nangong Wang, could it be ......" Kong Sheng's eyes stared: "Could it be that Hong Ze Shui Kou has been defeated in the hands of this rebel army?" Or, Nangong Wang allowed the rebels to plunder the town of Huanggang, while he led his team to retreat to Hongze Lake for refuge? ”

Mu Changfeng nodded: "Son, with Mu's feelings, Nangong Wang's person should not let this rebel army rob his Huanggang lair." If it is a battle between the two sides, this thief army is outnumbered, and I am afraid that Hong Ze Shui Kou is not an opponent. But since they have retreated to this point, I estimate that they have not been able to reap any benefits from Nangong Wang, otherwise, they would not have attacked Wangjiabao at night. ”

"Listen to the people on the castle, open the city gate quickly, and let my army enter to rest and recuperate, otherwise, I will kill you and not a single chicken and dog will be left!" A bearded rebel general, waving a spear in his hand, shouted loudly.

The rebels under the rebel general shouted and shouted, and the sound of insults and threats was endless. Some of the rudeness even brazenly faced the city walls, unbuttoned their clothes and armor, and began to pee defiantly.

Li Xuan was furious: "Shameless! Come, give the order, the archers prepare! ”

All the men were ordered to retreat to one side, fifty or sixty archers solemnly rushed to the edge of the city wall, set up bows and arrows, and when Li Xuan gave the order, the arrows shot like rain, flashing the cold light of the forest under the night sky, and shot a man who was on his back and turned over the ghost and cried wolf.

The rebel general was furious, brandished his spear, and ordered his headquarters to retreat dozens of feet.

Kong Sheng was on the city wall, and his brows gradually furrowed. The tower of this Wangjiabao is tall, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The rebel army in front of him was mainly cavalry, and did not carry siege equipment, so it would be difficult to capture the castle for a while.

If it drags on, the most likely thing is that the rebels will withdraw on their own. And once the danger of the rebel attack is resolved, he and the others will face Li Xuan's sword soldiers.

He wanted to see if there was a chance to get out of the castle, but there was only one gate for entering and exiting the castle, and there were rebels outside the gate, how to escape?

Tossed for most of the night, the rebels also shouted outside the castle for most of the night, organized several attacks, were repelled by Li Xuan commanded archers, coupled with the blow of rolling wood and stones on the castle, the rebels left dozens of corpses under the castle, and had to retreat in embarrassment, and camped on the spot in the wilderness less than a mile away from the front of the castle, putting on a posture of long-term siege and vowing not to give up until the goal was achieved.

The white of the fish belly at dawn gradually rose, and Li Xuan stood on the city tower all night to direct the defense, sleepy and tired, but could not leave. Moreover, she is becoming more and more worried at the moment, calculating the time, the caravan led by Li Biao is coming, but the rebel army outside the city is entrenched, in case there is still a surplus of backup, once the grain team arrives, the consequences will be unimaginable.

In Li Xuan's subconscious, he would rather abandon the secret stronghold of Wangjiabao and let the rebels enter and loot the property than let the grain team lose.

"County Lord, let's go back to the room and rest for a while." A servant girl said softly.

Li Xuan turned around tiredly, and suddenly saw that there was no trace of Kong Sheng and the others on the city wall, and his face couldn't help but change slightly: "Where did Kong Sheng's four thieves go?" ”

Behind him, Li Hu and Li Bao suddenly appeared: "If you return to the county lord, Kong Sheng and the four of them retreated from the city tower, and returned to the courtyard where they stayed at this moment, without acting rashly. Someone is watching them, so please rest assured. ”

The gate of the castle was only one gate, and it was firmly sealed by Li Xuan's order. There are rebels raging outside the castle, and unless Kong Sheng and the four of them can give birth to wings, there is nowhere to escape, so they can only continue to stay in the fort and wait for death.

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and nodded: "The two of you stay on the city tower, closely monitor the movements of the thieves, and report to me as soon as there is any trouble!" ”

Li Xuan slowly walked down to the city tower.

She went straight back to the bedroom where she stayed in the palace, stayed up for most of the night, and needed to take a nap. As for the rebels outside the city, she didn't think it would be a good climate, although they were outnumbered, as long as they closed their doors, the rebels would have no way to take the castle in a short time.

After all, this place is close to Jiangbei, and the rebels will definitely not dare to stay for a long time, at most they will retreat after three or two days of entanglement. The danger of the siege was then resolved.

As for the four Kong Sheng people in the mansion who were being monitored by her, she couldn't take care of it for the time being, and she didn't bother to take care of it. Anyway, as long as she can't escape, it's still an ant in the palm of her hand, let her knead it, whether it's dead or alive or her words.

Of course, now that the rebels are besieging the city, it is not appropriate to attack Kong Sheng again, and the foreign enemy is currently in danger, and if the internal strife breaks out again, no one can afford it. (To be continued.) )