Zhang Rui sighed and was silent. Zhang Hui said: "If there is no better candidate, then it can only be so, it depends on whether he agrees or not." Zhang Rui nodded.

The atmosphere in Songzhou City became increasingly tense, and by the third day, the news that Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao's army were about to attack the city had spread in the city. Officers and soldiers went from house to house to collect wood and stones, but all useful materials were handed in, whether it was door panels, table panels, or beams and pillars. In the west of the city, the newly built houses of large families were completely demolished by the officials and soldiers, and all the wood and stone were transported away.

At the same time, some officers and soldiers recruited carpenters, blacksmiths, masons and stonemasons in the city, and some of them did not want to go, so they put on shackles and forcibly escorted them away. These actions of the Assassin Mansion confirmed the rumors among the common people, and some knowledgeable people guessed: "Sure enough, there is going to be a war, and the imperial court is going to defend the city." ”

On the fourth day, the officers and soldiers on the city wall saw a black crowd of men and horses sweeping in the distance, the horses neighed, and the swords flashed, so they hurried to report to Lord Shi. Zhang Rui was shocked and urgently discussed with her daughter Zhang Hui.

Zhang Hui said, "Daddy, don't worry, the plan of the suspicious soldiers has worked in the past few days, and the 'Angry Sky Cannon' has been built in time." We just need to hold on behind closed doors and wear down the enemy's spirit. Zhang Rui said: "What if the thief army attacks the city?" Zhang Hui said: "The water comes to cover the earth, and the soldiers come to block!"

Zhang Hui ordered Sun Tianshou, a soldier of Songzhou, to lead 2,000 men to guard the east gate, ordered Songzhou to drive Li Wan to lead 2,000 men and horses to guard the north gate, ordered Sima Nangong Wang of Songzhou to lead 2,000 men and horses to guard the west gate, ordered Tan Wanshan, who joined the army, to lead 2,000 men and horses to guard the south gate, and ordered Song Governor Shi Sun Buhui to lead 1,000 cavalry to respond to each gate at any time. And she, Zhang Hui, wore armor and led a thousand crossbowmen to sit in the city. Under the silver phoenix wing helmet, a pair of beautiful deep eyes are very dazzling.

At night, shouts rang out outside the city, and a sergeant came to report that the thieves had begun to attack the city, especially at the east gate. Zhang Hui personally led the army to climb the city tower and saw that the fire illuminated the city and the outside of the city as bright as day. The enemy army climbed the wall along the ladder like ants with bones, and fought with the defenders on the wall. Then, the enemy troops under the city dragged dozens of artillery trucks. In an instant, on the city wall, the stones were like rain, smashing the female wall with a roar.

Zhang Hui was about to probe to check the enemy situation under the city, when he heard a boulder roaring. Fortunately, a sergeant pulled her away and brushed her past the boulder. The boulder struck the city, and there was a thud on the ground, and half of the wall was shattered. Zhang Hui ordered a thousand crossbowmen to fire rockets at the enemy's artillery carts, burning several artillery carts, which slowed down the enemy's offensive slightly.

In the second half of the night, Sima Nangong of Songzhou came to report that the thief army dug a tunnel outside the west gate in an attempt to infiltrate the city. Zhang Hui ordered Nangong Wang to dig a tunnel in the city along the direction of the city wall, and sent people to pour water into the tunnel, drowning dozens of enemy soldiers.

The battle lasted for three days, with thousands of casualties outside the city and serious casualties among the government soldiers inside the city. Zhang Hui couldn't, so he could only forcibly recruit the strong men in the city to enlist in the army.

Zhang Rui became more and more unable to sit still, and was so anxious that he walked around the room. At noon that day, he finally waited for his daughter Zhang Hui to return home, so he stepped forward and asked urgently: "Daughter, why hasn't the thief army retreated? If we continue like this, we won't be able to hold on." When is our 'Fury Cannon' coming into play?"

Zhang Hui wiped the soot and sweat on his face, and said, "Father, don't worry, victory or defeat is only in the past two days." Before she could even drink a sip of water, a sergeant from the city came from outside the door to report: "The south gate is urgent, please go quickly." ”

Zhang Hui hurriedly got on his horse and hurried to the south gate, only to see that half of the wall of the south gate had collapsed, and a large number of thieves poured in from the breach. The governor of Song, Shi Sun Buhui, led a thousand cavalry to fight with the thief army, and it was difficult to distinguish. Zhang Hui hurriedly ordered the archers to shoot at the breach of the city wall, killing the thieves slightly. She hurriedly ordered the sergeant to move the masonry and mud to the gap, followed by hundreds of masons and stonemasons with tools. Seeing this, the thief army pounced again and again, but they were outnumbered, and were repelled by Zhang Hui several times, and watched the gap in the city wall be refilled.

Zhang Hui breathed a sigh of relief and said: "The thief army is very fierce, except for the north gate guarded by Li Wan, it is dangerous at the moment, you must be careful!" All the generals and officials promised, and Sun Buhui, the long history, said: "Li Bei is from a family of generals, and it is not difficult for him to defend the city, so the young lady can rest assured." As soon as his words fell, white smoke began to fill the direction of the north gate, and screams were heard again and again.

Zhang Hui led the long history Sun Buhui and led the crossbowman cavalry to rush to support. As they approached the north gate, they were just in time for a large number of defeated troops to retreat from the city walls. Sun Buhui killed several people in a row, which stopped the defeat, and he led his men and horses to re-attack the city wall. I saw that a square mound had been built under the city, and there was an arrow tower on the mound. The arrows in the arrow tower were like rain, and Li Wan of Songzhou had been shot dead on the city wall.

Zhang Hui said: "It's time for the Angry Sky Cannon to play, send someone to call Liu Yu!"

The slogans of hundreds of strong men reverberated in the streets and alleys, and after another quarter of an hour, a behemoth monster dozens of feet high had been pushed under the north gate. This is the "angry cannon" caused by Zhang Hui's forced recruitment of craftsmen and the use of wood from hundreds of wealthy households. The Angry Sky Cannon cast huge shadows in the sunlight, enveloping dozens of officers and soldiers defending the city.

Dozens of people followed behind the Futian cannon, and it turned out that it was his father Zhang Rui who brought reinforcements to all the people in the house. Zhang Rui watched the enemy and us fighting in front of him, and asked anxiously: "Is that kid Liu Yu here?" Zhang Hui sighed and said: "Although he has promised his daughter that he will come, but until now, his daughter has not seen him, maybe he is really afraid!" Zhang Rui said: "Fortunately, I sent someone to arrest the king of Changchun Tower." With a wave of his hand, two sergeants rushed forward with a crying dwarf.

At this time, I only heard a child's shout from the city wall in front of me: "Wait, I'm here!" Zhang Hui turned his head and saw that it was Liu Yu. It turned out that he had already climbed the city wall and was fighting fiercely with the enemy. Next to Liu Yu stood a scholar, who looked like a gentleman, but with infinite strength, lifting one boulder after another and throwing it down the city.

Liu Yu said: "Sister Hui, this is my senior brother, named Zhu Xun. He's so strong that he's already killed several enemies. Zhang Hui's gaze swept over Zhu Xun's face. Zhu Xun's face turned red and he didn't dare to look up at her again.

Zhang Hui smiled, his eyes were black, like a deep pool, and he hurriedly commanded people from all walks of life to kill the enemy immediately, so as to cover Liu Yu to climb the angry cannon. Zhu Xun looked at Zhang Hui's beautiful and heroic figure, and deeply imprinted her dark pupils that were as deep as water into his mind, and stood in place for a long time. Two days ago, after he found out that his family was safe, he went into the city to find his junior brother Liu Yu, but he didn't expect to meet this wise and beautiful assassin Shi beloved daughter at this time, he said to Liu Yu stupidly: "Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty once said, 'Shi Eun should be the ruling Jinwu, and marrying a wife should be married to Yin Lihua', if one day I can win the heart of this woman, I will die without regrets!" Liu Yu smiled and said: "Don't think about it!"

As soon as Liu Yu climbed halfway to the Futian Cannon, he saw someone under the city billowing like a cloud of black smoke. Whoever stands in his way, without distinction between friend or foe, dies when he encounters him.

On the city wall, Zhang Rui was shocked when he saw it: "The thief army is here, where is Yue Shengsi, where is Yue Shengsi, quickly find him to escort him!" Zhang Hui said: "Yue Shengsian has been secretly sent by his daughter to the thief army outside the city to do what to do." Zhang Rui hurriedly said: "Then why hasn't he shown up yet!?"

Zhang Hui said: "It's almost there!"