In order to prevent Ruan Ergou from jumping over the wall with people and dogs, Sha Dinghai took nearly half of his hands away.

Focus on protecting their granaries and families.

On the other end, Ruan Ergou and the leaders of the gang did not sleep, sitting in a house waiting for the hemp stick to come back.

But I waited until the moontop treetops and didn't see the hemp stalk back.

"This kid won't run away, will he?"

"Run, we can't get out, where can he run?"

"Why don't you come back?"

"You're not going to get killed, are you?"

"Possibly!"

A group of people were in a hurry, and they began to talk about it, and Ruan Ergou, who listened, became angry in his heart.

"Let's go back and rest, forget it if you come back tonight, if you don't come back, you will go to Shayuan's old dog tomorrow morning to ask for someone!"

"Not to mention, I'm a little sleepy."

"Then go back and rest!"

"Brother Ergou, notify us if there is news!"

......

Until the next morning, the hemp rod did not return.

There are only two possibilities for not returning all night.

One is detained, and the other is killed.

But Ma Pole is not an important person, what value can he be worth?

Looking at it this way, it is estimated that there is more luck and less luck.

At the same time, it also means that Sha Yuan is unwilling to cooperate with them and is unwilling to sell food to them.

After breakfast, Ruan Ergou gathered everyone together.

"The hemp straw hasn't come back yet, presumably Sha Yuan doesn't agree to sell the grain to us. Come to think of it, let's think too simply, the Ming army is on the outskirts of the city and does not fight, so many of them are still too busy to take care of themselves, how can they give us food for a little money?

That's the way it is, you have to eat. Since he doesn't sell it, we can only grab it! But their people have experienced many battles, and they are fully armed, so we must be ready for the dead! And a lot of people are going to die!

Or, all starve to death. Or, part of the death. Let's decide what to do!"

Ruan Ergou briefly explained the pros and cons, and then handed over the decision to everyone.

When it comes to their own lives, a group of people are not as noisy as before, they stand in place and think about the pros and cons, and the scene seems very quiet.

After a while, Pan San, who had always been not very good with Ruan Ergou, broke the silence.

"Why don't we surrender to the Ming army?"

"Surrender? Will the Ming Army accept it?"

"How do you know if you don't try?"

"Or try it, if you can be a prisoner, it's really better than starving to death, and Sha Yuan is not good at stubble, not so easy to fight."

Listening to everyone's discussions, Ruan Ergou sighed silently.

What can these greedy people who are greedy for life and afraid of death do? The Ming army did not even spare the people who went out of the city, would they accept their surrender?

"If you want to try, send someone who can speak Chinese out of the city, and if the Ming army agrees, open the city and surrender. If we don't agree, we'll have no way back."

Ruan Ergou fully respected everyone's opinions, and found a subordinate who could speak Chinese, put a hanging basket from the city, and asked him to surrender to the Ming army. But the people who had left the city had just crawled out of the hanging baskets, and before they had gone a few steps, they heard a burst of gunshots, and the people were beaten into a sieve by random shots.

Ruan Ergou, who was standing at the head of the city, looked at the leaders around him and didn't speak again.

But the meaning is obvious.

Surrender and go, and see if someone else will take care of you?

A group of people looked at the dead people outside the city who could no longer die, and fell silent.

In the middle of the night, one of the leaders spoke.

"I think Brother Ergou is right, even if we wait any longer, it will be a dead end sooner or later if we don't eat. Since the Ming army does not accept our surrender, it is better to fight with them while they can still eat and eat! Even if our people die seven or eight times out of ten, at least they have a chance to live. It's better than sitting and waiting to die!"

After the leader finished speaking, the others did not speak again, which was considered a tacit acquiescence.

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Then let's plan, there are about 10,000 soldiers in Shayuan, and there are more than 10,000 of their families in the city. We can pretend to attack the granary, attack the east and west, and hold these family members hostage, as long as we control their family members, we are not afraid that they will not obediently hand over the grain. Although we are short of weapons, we have the advantage in numbers, and now life and death are at stake, and it is time to fight hard. Let's go and prepare! Assemble at the gate in two quarters of an hour!"

"Yes!"

A group of people dispersed, returned to their own chassis and mobilized their own people, saying things like they could only survive if they worked hard, and rewarded them after they succeeded.

Two quarters of an hour later, nearly 30,000 people gathered in the streets south of the city, and because of the large number of people, even the alleys were full of people.

Among them, there are only 3,000 people holding steel knives and spears, and all of them are tall and strong, which can be called the elite of these people.

As for the rest, kitchen knives, sickles, hoes, shovels, everything, no matter how you look at it, it looks like a rabble.

But fortunately, there are people to lead, and they are at a critical juncture of life and death, so the morale is not bad.

"Let's go!"

Ruan Ergou gave an order, and the crowd rushed towards the north of the city.

With such a big battle here, it is naturally impossible to hide from Shayuan's people, and Shayuan divided some of the people who guarded the city to protect the soldiers' families. He also ordered Sha Dinghai to guard the granary. After everything was ready, the soldiers formed a battle formation and waited for Ruan Ergou and the others to arrive.

The atmosphere in the city suddenly became tense, but Sha Dinghai suddenly felt a sense of relief, turned around and commanded the people around him.

"Wait until the fight starts, and you'll do what you planned!"

"Yes, young master."

"Trick the master back, and say that Dingzhou is okay and want to see him."

"What if the master doesn't go?"

"You have to tie it back. Your mission is to take care of the safety of everyone in the house, and you don't have to worry about the others!"

"Good! The little one went."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Shayuan's 10,000 soldiers were taken away by Sha Dinghai to guard the granary with 4,000, and another 3,000 were assigned to protect their families, and there were only about 3,000 people left to defend the city at this moment. But in order to prevent the Ming army outside the city from discovering the abnormality, the soldiers were still dispersed to create the illusion that there were many guards.

No one paid attention to when a small flag was erected on the women's wall in the northeast corner.

Ruan Ergou's men divided into two waves according to the plan, one to attack the granary and the other to attack the family.

The two parties naturally had nothing to say, and greeted each other as soon as they met.

Ruan Ergou took the lead in the first battle of their elites, and at this time, they were desperate, but they also had some might, and they were inseparable from Shayuan's Tusi soldiers.

At the head of the city, the people sent by Sha Dinghai found the source of the sand.

"Sir! Master! Second young master, it's okay! The second young master can speak!"

"What?" Sha Yuan, who was standing on the city wall and watching the battle situation in the city, suddenly rejoiced: "When did you wake up?"

"Just woke up! The second young master said he wanted to see you!"

"Now?"

"Yes, the second young master said that there is something very important, it should be that he knows who hurt him!"

Sha Yuan hesitated for a moment, looked at the battle situation in the city, and found that his own situation was superior, so he walked under the city wall.