When the time passed, the thieves under the city still did not retreat.

The men came to the city and shot arrows only from a distance, not near the walls.

Every time these thieves came, Xie Kun had them drive away with arrows, and they didn't ask for killing, as long as they didn't get close to the city walls.

Gradually, the soldiers and civilians defending the city on the city wall found that these thieves did not dare to attack the city, and as soon as they approached, there were arrows on the city wall to greet them, so the other party could not even shoot arrows.

The walls at this time are simply not too safe.

Some of the brave guards even scolded and spat at the thieves as they approached.

What's more, people who were nervous at the beginning are now laughing and laughing at the thieves.

Seeing this, Xie Kun shouted and told everyone to shut up.

The thief is so abnormal.

A sneak attack on a county town protected by a city at night is suspicious, and the other party dares to attack the city even though he knows that he is prepared.

The key is that only these 100 or so people have come and gone, and they have come and gone, and they really don't know what to do.

If it was daytime, Xie Kun really wanted Wang Lie to lead his troops out to test it.

But it was darkness now, and he was always worried that the thieves had some plot to come up yet.

In this way, the childlike bandits attacked the city for almost a night, and it would be dawn in another hour, Xie Kun rubbed his sleepy eyes and did not dare to be careless.

At this moment, suddenly there was a commotion from the south side.

Xie Kun hurriedly called someone and asked him to go and investigate.

After a while, the guard replied: "Oh no, there are thieves attacking the water gate!" Lord Hyaknohe is mobilizing troops to support. ”

Xie Kun's heart tightened: "How many people?" ”

The guard said: "I don't know, the shadows on the South Gate River are all boats!" ”

Xie Kun's heart settled down when he heard this, it turned out that Dongcheng was a feint, and the real place where the thieves went was actually the Water Gate.

"How did Wang Qianhu arrange to guard the water gate?" Xie Kun asked the man.

The guard said: "Wang Qianhu asked people to make bamboo poles in the water gate to prevent the thieves' boats from approaching the water gate to prevent the thieves from setting fire to the door. ”

"More than forty archers are arranged on the city wall to shoot the thief ship!"

Xie Kun nodded and said, "Don't look at that Wang Lie's rudeness, there is still a set of defending the city." ”

Suddenly, a small flag from the south of the city ran over: "Report! Wang Qianhu asked me to inform Mr. Xie and ask him to send the people stationed on the Phoenix Pier to the south gate to support! ”

Xie Kun said coldly: "You tell Wang Qianhu, when will the thieves break through the water gate and come to me to transfer troops!" ”

"This ......" the little flag was stunned when he heard this.

Xie Kun didn't want to explain too much: "Go ahead!" ”

At this time, Hu Xiancheng, who was sent to the city to assist Xie Kun by Li County's order, said: "Mr. Xie, in case the water gate is lost, this ......"

Xie Kun looked at the dark outside of the city, and said calmly: "I have checked the water gate with Li Xian Ling before, the river outside the water gate is narrow, and the thieves can't rush up, there are enough people in the south city!" ”

"What about the ...... on the phoenix pier?" Hu Xiancheng looked at the Phoenix Pier not far from the city wall.

Xie Kun shook his head: "Just in case, I hope I won't use it!" ”

Another half an hour passed, and it was soon dawning.

During this period, Zhang Jingxian and Wang Lie begged him several times to reinforce Shuimen, but Xie Kun refused.

The hundred or so thieves outside the city also came to shout and curse several times, but they were also shot away by the bow on the city wall.

Just when Xie Kun thought that he was about to get through tonight, suddenly a hundred households stationed in Beicheng sent someone to pass the word: "Mr. Xie, someone is calling the door under the city wall!" ”

Xie Kun frowned: "What kind of person, how can he be in Beicheng?" ”

"That person called himself Xu He, and said that he was a student of the county lord!"

"What?" Xie Kun was shocked, "Does that person have a certificate?" ”

The messenger scratched his head: "The man said that he could find Mr. Xie to pass on a message, [I am forty not moved]. ”

Xie Kun was overjoyed: "Quick, fall down the basket and lift that person up." Let him come to me quickly. ”

Sure enough, after a stick of incense, Xu He and Xiao Er were carried to Xie Kun's side.

At this time, Xu He was extremely embarrassed, he described him as haggard, his face was sallow, and his lips were chapped.

"Uncle!" When Xu He saw Xie Kun, his whole body was about to fall as soon as he became weak.

Xie Kun rushed forward to help Xu He and said, "How did you do this?" ”

Xu He swallowed and foamed, and said with a strong spirit: "The siege is fake, and the thieves want to fight Baoba!" ”

When Xie Kun heard this, his eyes flashed: "No wonder tonight is so weird!" ”

Speaking of this, he said to Xu He: "You go down to rest first!" ”

But Xu He grabbed Xie Kun's robe and asked, "I came from the city, how is Xujia Village?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Xie Kun suddenly froze in place.

Seeing this, Xu He hurriedly said: "Uncle Shi......"

Xie Kun organized his language for a while, sighed before saying to Xu He: "In the first half of the night, Xujia Village caught fire, and I don't know what the situation is!" Xiaohe, don't worry, your mother Jiren has her own natural appearance, and she will be fine. ”

After Xu He learned the news, his eyes were dark, and there seemed to be a fire in his chest overflowing his head, only to hear the sound of "boom", and he fell to the ground.

"Little crane!"

"Brother Crane ......"

Xiao Er rushed forward to support Xu He.

Xu He didn't know where the strength came from, so he broke away from them and leaned against the wall to look in the direction of Xujia Village.

Sure enough, there were several fires in Xujia Village in the distance.

Xu He gritted his teeth, and the night he came home from the county test sounded in his head.

Xie cooked the leftover rice at home for dinner, and the night he gave it to Xu He was full of rice, but the night he only had rice soup.

Although Xu He has to study on weekdays, and there are a bunch of things waiting for him to do, there is not much real contact with the Xie family.

But Xie's trickle-like maternal love has always infiltrated his heart.

But now...... Xujia Village was ravaged, his mother was nowhere to be found, and Xu He's heart was as uncomfortable as a knife.

Seeing this, Xie Kun stepped forward silently and patted him on the shoulder: "Xiaohe, I understand your feelings, but the matter has come to this, you have to think about the good in everything, and after dawn, once the thief withdraws, I will immediately arrange for someone to go to Xujia Village with you to check!" ”

At this time, Xu He had calmed down a little, he thought of the old and weak women and children who died tragically on the sandbank, looked at the fire in the direction of Xujia Village not far away, and the hand holding the city wall couldn't help but feel clenched.

After a while, he shook his head: "No, uncle, after dawn, I will follow you to kill the thief!" ”

"You!" Xie Kun looked at the almost shaky teenager in front of him in surprise!

"The city is open at dawn, whether my mother is dead or alive is a foregone conclusion, go out of the city to kill thieves, live, I am loyal; Death, I am filial piety! ”

"Good!" Xie Kun slapped the wall and said loudly: "What a good man!" ”

"Boom ......"

While the two were talking, suddenly there was a loud bang outside the city walls, and then the flames rose into the sky.

Xie Kun was shocked when he saw this: "It's not good, the thief is really going to Baoba!" ”

Xu He looked at the fire outside the city and said in a deep voice: "Uncle Shi, you can't wait any longer!" ”

Li Zhijie gritted his teeth and said behind him: "Go, wake up the third class of the county ya, Xiangyong, Minzhuang, Pu Bing, and the guards to gather in Dongcheng!" The rest of the defenders do not move! ”