As the sun set, the sunset was like blood that could not be dissolved, and the corpses of the thieves were lying all over the city walls, including the corpses of several defenders, all of whom had fallen from the city after being shot by the rebels' sharp arrows.

At this moment, the city was littered with rubble, the wounded soldiers groaned in pain one after another, and the corpses of the dead were carried down from the city to be placed.

"Your Excellency!"

"Lord Xu!"

Xu Jin led his own soldiers to inspect the city, and the sergeants and officials he met stopped to salute.

Fei Maoxian and Fei Maozhong's brothers followed closely behind Xu Jin, they came to comfort the defenders on the orders of their father, but at this time, seeing the tragic scene of corpses all over the field, both of them were a little uncomfortable, especially after coming out of the wounded barracks, the brothers were even more pale, and their minds were full of the terrifying scene of Xie Qing sewing the belly of the wounded soldier with needles and threads.

Xu Jin's expression was as calm as ever, calm and a little serious, along the way, he had seen a lot of bloody killings, and he was already a little numb.

As the so-called Ci is not in charge of the army, as a qualified commander, he can not be wise and martial, but he must have an iron heart that faces blood and death.

When Xu Jin walked into the city tower, the generals were holding stoneware bowls, eating dinner and chatting, and the bowls were filled with big fat meat sent by the Fei brothers, and their mouths were full of oil.

When the generals saw Xu Jin coming in, they hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks and saluted: "See Lord Tongju." ”

Xu Jin waved his hand, signaling that Zhu would continue to eat, and then called Yu Linsheng aside and asked, "Yu Qianhu, have you counted our casualties?" ”

Yu Linsheng said lightly: "One hundred and seventy-six people were wounded, and eighty-two people were killed. It is estimated that the casualties of the thieves are more than three times that of us. ”

This is where the advantage of defending the city lies, and the besieging side must take several times the number of human lives to fill it.

Xu Jin nodded, quite satisfied with the proportion of battle losses, but today is just the beginning, and more tragic battles are still to come.

……

Outside the city, in the camp of the rebels, Wu Basan was furious in the tent, and dozens of generals stood in silence, and no one dared to answer.

It is said that after Wu Sanba set off from Nanchang, he was like a bamboo, and the states and counties along the way were easily taken, only in Yiyang County encountered a little decent resistance, but he also won it in one day.

This battle was fought too smoothly, and Wu Sanba naturally became arrogant, so as soon as he arrived in Leadshan County, he thought about finishing his work in one battle, but he never expected that the first battle would be frustrated, with nearly five or six hundred casualties, and two ladders and a bed crossbow were destroyed, which were all his few belongings.

Wu Sanba glanced at the silent generals in annoyance, and roared, "Are they all fucking dumb?" How will this battle be fought tomorrow? Give Lao Tzu the whole idea, or give Lao Tzu to get the ten army sticks. ”

"General Wu, the defenders' firearms are too powerful, and my subordinates think it's safe for us to dig tunnels secretly."

"The subordinates felt that it was necessary to divide the troops to attack the four gates at the same time, so that the defenders would be tired and difficult to deal with."

"The subordinates feel that there is no need to storm the city, as long as they block the city gate for a few months, they are guaranteed to starve them to death, and then they will obediently open the city gate and surrender."

The generals and colonels gave their ideas in a gossiping manner, for fear of being preempted by others, so they all vied that the whole camp was as chaotic as a vegetable market.

Wu Sanba heard that one head and two were big, and he slapped his forehead in annoyance and scolded: "Uncle Cao, all fucking shut up, talk about them one by one, you come first!" ”

The hundred households who were arrived at Wu San's eight o'clock suddenly changed their faces, and they hadn't thought of an idea yet, so they said curtly: "General Wu, can you let others come first?" ”

Wu Sanba had a bad temper, and today's frustration made him even more angry, and when he heard the words, he didn't say a word, and stepped forward to slap his ears and scolded: "Get out and get ten military sticks, in exchange for you!" ”

The hundred households who were pointed out this time said firmly: "My subordinates have a way to break through the city gate." ”

Wu Sanba's eyes lit up and said, "What way?" ”

"Bombard the city gates with the general's cannon!"

Wu Sanba's face turned dark and said: "If Lao Tzu has a general's cannon, he will still use you to teach!" ”

The hundred households said proudly: "My subordinates just know that there is a great general's cannon in the treasury of Yujiang County, but it has been placed there for many years, and I don't know if it will work!" ”

Wu Sanba was overjoyed, slapped his hands on the arms on both sides of this hundred households, and said with a smile: "Go, bring it to Lao Tzu immediately, if you can capture Leadshan County, this general will give you a great credit." ”

"The subordinates obeyed the order, and they rushed back to Yujiang County overnight!" This hundred-family fart ran out in a hurry.

It is said that the name of this hundred households is Roger, who was originally a catcher in Yujiang County, and the magistrate of Yujiang County opened the city gate and surrendered to Wu Sanba without resistance, and asked for people to give people and grain to food.

Wu Sanba incorporated the three classes of officials in Yujiang County at that time, and the head catcher Roger also became a hundred households under Wu Sanba, and this guy happened to know that there was an abandoned general cannon in the treasury of Yujiang County.

The general cannon is a heavy artillery, the range and power are far better than the small cannon such as the bowl mouth gun, a single cannon can blow through the city gate, but this thing is extremely bulky, extremely inconvenient to move, the accurate head is worse than the bowl mouth gun.

In addition, Yujiang County is hundreds of miles away from Leadshan County, and it will take several days for the heavy general cannon to be transported.

……

The 27th day of the first month. Wu Sanba launched another fierce attack on Leadshan County, this time attacking from the north gate and the west gate at the same time, both of which were successfully repelled by the defenders, but also brought large casualties to the defenders.

The 28th day of the first month. The rebels continued to attack the north gate and the west gate, this time hundreds of thieves killed the north gate of the city, and finally were repelled by the Yiyang Qianhu Wang Duo, but the defenders also paid more than 200 lives, most of which were people who assisted in defending the city.

The thirtieth day of the first month. The tunnel secretly dug by the rebels was noticed by Luo Hong, who was in charge of patrolling the Qianhu Household of the Lead Mountain, and immediately poured fire oil into the tunnel and burned hundreds of thieves who tried to sneak into the city......

As the battle became more and more intense, the casualties of the defenders became more and more serious, and the situation became more and more serious.

In addition, the prices in the city also began to soar, and the people's grievances followed, and the minds of the gentry who were shocked by Xu's beheading began to change, although it has not yet reached the point where people's hearts are fluctuating, but the signs of danger have appeared.

Xu Jin naturally also noticed it, intensified his patrols on the streets, and at the same time severely cracked down on price hikes, and also arrested several shopkeepers of the rice shop, which temporarily suppressed this unhealthy trend.

However, it is like a calm river, the surface is calm, but underneath is an undercurrent, and some hidden forces are waiting for the opportunity to erupt.