Outside the county town of Wujun on the border between Jizhou and Yuzhou, at this time, the rebel army with more than 10,000 people gathered in the black press.

Unlike when the disaster first broke out, the rebellious ranks have gradually become more clearly divided from the initial disorder and chaos.

The weapons of the rebels were also improved in the continuous siege of the city, and they no longer dared to call themselves generals with a kitchen knife as they did in the beginning.

At this time, outside the county town of Wujun, several rebel soldiers and horses gathered together, and tens of thousands of people directly surrounded the city of Wujun.

But the rebel army did not rush to attack the city, but directly stationed outside the city.

When the defenders on the tower saw that the enemy neither attacked nor retreated, a trace of suspicion appeared in their hearts.

In the tent of the rebel army outside the city, one of the leaders of the rebel army asked the high priest with some suspicion: "Will Jizhou really send troops here, is this too risky?" ”

But the high priest Gu Chong replied with a cold face: "Fighting a war is originally a dangerous move. ”

Seeing that the high priest didn't want to say more, and several leaders of the rebel army present did not continue to ask, the atmosphere at the scene became a little depressing.

It turned out that the rebel army besieging Wujun this time was only a small part of the rebellious Allied army in Yuzhou, and most of its members were old, weak, sick and disabled.

The real main force of the rebel army had already bypassed Wujun and set off towards Jizhou City at this time.

With the Jizhou city defense map in hand, if you can attack the city, then the entire Jizhou army will become a rootless duckweed, and you can have a lot of strength left if you want to take Jizhou.

Now it's up to the governor in Jizhou City to decide.

If Jizhou Governor Xia Cheng sent troops to Wujun to suppress the rebellion, the power in Jizhou City would be greatly reduced.

On the contrary, if Wujun did not wait for reinforcements under siege, the prestige of the governor Xia Cheng would definitely be greatly reduced.

At that time, it will depend on whether the Wujun guards have the determination to live and die with Wujun City.

This plan is not a conspiracy but a conspiracy, and the only breakthrough point is to see whether the Jizhou army can resist the pressure of attacking the city after dividing the troops into two routes.

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Jizhou, the city lord's mansion.

At this time, Jizhou Governor Xia Cheng summoned the civil and military officials of the Jizhou army and gathered in the city lord's mansion to discuss whether to send troops to Wujun.

The atmosphere in the entire City Lord's Mansion hall was very depressing, and everyone frowned deeply with serious faces.

Xia Cheng, the governor of Jizhou, who was in the middle seat, also lowered his head at this time and looked thoughtful.

After a long time, Xia Cheng's hoarse voice slowly came out.

"The thief army rebelled, Wujun was besieged, and there was a report that there was a group of anti-thieves outside Jizhou City."

"But as the governor of Jizhou, if I stand by and watch, won't it chill the courage and loyalty of the people and soldiers?"

Listening to Xia Cheng's calm voice, these Wenchen generals knew that their city lord had made up his mind to send troops to rescue Wujun, and no one gave a word of advice.

Jizhou, as the largest state with the largest population in the northern part of Great Xia, has complex internal factions, but now that the enemy is present, these powerful men can only clamp their tails and dare not disobey Xia Cheng.

And Xia Cheng wanted to send troops to Wujun, and the confidence in his heart was the seven cannons that had been placed on the city tower.

Since Zhao Fenghui brought four cannons from Lingshui County, the remaining three and a large number of cannonballs have been sent into Jizhou City one after another.

For this kind of powerful firearm, Xia Cheng has great confidence that he can defend Jizhou City.

With the issuance of orders one after another, the defenders in the entire Jizhou City were all mobilized.

Although there was a great drought, Jizhou still had a lot of money and food and a strong army.

Xia Cheng, who had rich battlefield experience, did not go out of the city to lead the army to attack the rebel rebels who were gradually surrounding in the direction of Jizhou.

Instead, the elite cavalry was deployed to prepare for the starry night to gallop to the aid of Wujun, which was besieged by the rebel army.

When the siege of Wujun is lifted, it will be easy for all counties in Jizhou to ease up and then join forces to suppress this anti-thief who is wandering in Jizhou.

Now directly gather the forces of the whole city to suppress the rebel army in front of you first, if it can destroy the withering and decaying and directly pacify it.

But once the rebel army, which is several times larger than itself, is dragged back, it will only gradually fall into the quagmire of war.

And the counties under the jurisdiction of Jizhou will also be broken one by one starting from Wujun.

At that time, the gradually growing rebel army will definitely become a nightmare for the destruction of Jizhou.

The Jizhou army moved quickly, and a large number of Jizhou soldiers in the city began to go to Wujun in waves in an orderly manner.

And Jizhou Governor Xia Cheng is sitting in Jizhou City, preparing for the upcoming siege battle.

Just when the soldiers and horses in Jizhou City were frequently mobilized, and orders were passed to various military camps, the rebel army not far from Jizhou City was also preparing for the next siege.

In the camp of the rebel army, several leaders gathered around to discuss the siege of the city, and Mr. Ye also participated in it and even sat on the throne of the big tent.

On the table in the middle of the big tent, the city defense map of Jizhou City was slowly rolled out, and the layout of the Jizhou City defense army was clear at a glance.

Mr. Ye looked at the leaders of the rebel army who were eager to try in front of him, and smiled slightly on the corner of his mouth.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Jizhou Governor Fu Xia Cheng sent heavy troops to Wujun, and now the city of Jizhou is empty."

"With this city defense map in hand, tomorrow's siege will definitely get twice the result with half the effort."

When all the leaders in the tent heard this, their faces were overjoyed, and they all spoke in agreement.

Now that the layout of Jizhou's city defense has been known to the rebels, everyone has already discussed that when the siege battle begins, they will send the elite to attack the West Gate with weak defense.

Moreover, in addition to the arrangement of the city defense army, this city defense map also marks several city walls that have not yet been repaired.

In addition, due to the low-lying terrain of Jizhou City, a complete drainage system has also been built.

When the siege began, he secretly sent a surprise army to sneak into the city through the gate used for sewage discharge.

Under the attack from both sides, the defenders in Jizhou City will definitely be overwhelmed.

After everyone in the tent discussed the siege of the city tomorrow, they returned to the mobilization of their own troops.

Early the next morning, when it was still dark, the rebels began to make fires and make meals, and smoke rose over the camp.

After all the soldiers had eaten and drunk, the fierce siege battle quietly began.

The rebel army, numbering more than 100,000, gradually surrounded Jizhou City, where the gate was closed, and Jizhou Governor Xia Cheng had already climbed the city tower, looking at the black and oppressive leaders outside the city.

At this moment, the defenders in the city faced the menacing rebel army outside the city, and it was false to say in their hearts that they were not afraid.

Under Xia Cheng's transfer, most of the elite forces of the Jizhou Army were sent to Wujun to quell the rebellion.

Now the professional soldiers in charge of the city defense in Jizhou City are worth 10,000 people, and if the city is broken, what awaits them is the butcher's knife of the rebel army.

At this time, Mr. Ye on the side of the rebel army also looked up at the city tower in the crowd.

Looking at Jizhou City, which was close at hand, although the shouts of the rebel armies around him were shocking, he always had a trace of uneasiness in his heart.

And the source of this uneasiness is the cannon that I knew from the intelligence before.

"I hope this cannon is not as powerful as the letter says."