When Li Zhufeng saw more and more rebels climbing up through the ladder, he snorted coldly and said, "Light the fire!"
As soon as he said this, everyone around him looked at him in shock.
If he lit a fire, wouldn't he also burn down Qiandu City?
"Don't worry, it's too cold to start a big fire! But it's more than enough to burn these people!"
When all the soldiers heard this, they all thought it was true, so they picked up the torches and threw them towards the ladder!
boom!
Tung oil is inherently flammable. Even in the dead of winter, when it comes into contact with a torch, it will burst into flames instantly!
Now, even if the rebels have extraordinary abilities, they can only be burned to a crisp on the outside and tender on the inside.
Amid bursts of hysterical cries and wailings, the rebels, covered in fire, fell from the ladder and were reduced to a pulp!
Not far away, Liu Jing couldn't help but frown slightly when he saw this scene.
Liu Qing even said with emotion: "To be so ruthless and decisive, this Li Zhufeng is a real character!"
Hearing this, Liu Jing nodded. He had never underestimated Li Zhufeng from beginning to end.
"Give me the order, stop using ladders to attack the city, and focus on the siege ram!"
"There is no shortage of tung oil and torches in Qiandu City. If the fight continues like this, we will only suffer."
Liu Qing nodded, and then shouted loudly: "The three armies obey the order, stop climbing the city wall, and use all your strength to open the city gate!"
As soon as these words came out, the rebel soldiers who were at a loss when looking at the ladder that was about to be burned, breathed a sigh of relief, gave up the ladder, and attacked the city gate.
Boom, boom, boom!
The battering ram hit the city gate one after another, making a loud roar.
Under the full attack of the rebels, the city gate began to shake!
In fact, the city gate had already been knocked open by Liu Jing's men last time.
The reason why it can still be closed is because he found someone to fix it overnight!
But in a short period of time, no matter how well it is repaired, it will definitely not be as strong as the original city gate!
If this continues, I'm afraid it won't be long before the city gate will be knocked open!
Li Zhufeng gritted his teeth and shouted: "Thunder Stones, Rolling Woods, Golden Juice Crossbows, use them all! Don't let them break down the city gate!"
"promise!"
As a result, the two armies started a tug-of-war around the city gate!
And this tug-of-war lasted extremely long.
The battle lasted from dawn to dusk until Liu Jingcai was able to withdraw his troops.
After this day's siege battle, the 40,000 rebels were at least 10,000 less!
However, many defenders died.
Originally there were 8,000 people, but now that we are fully prepared, there are at most 5,000 people left.
In addition, there are many wounded.
The number of serious combatable soldiers is only over four thousand.
Almost half broken!
The city gate has been deformed by the impact, and the resources for defending the city have been exhausted even more.
These things had to be replenished overnight, otherwise he would have no confidence in sustaining tomorrow's siege.
Li Zhufeng looked at the sky and sat down on the city wall, leaning against the city wall. The blood on his body was flowing along the gaps in the armor.
These were other people's blood, but he was not injured.
But even so, I felt deeply tired.
"General, how many more days will we... keep guard?" A soldier, whose face was covered with mud mixed with blood and dust, lay down next to Li Zhufeng panting and weakly.
Hearing this, Li Zhufeng smiled and said, "What, are you scared?"
When the soldier heard this, he nodded seriously and said, "I must be afraid. How can people not be afraid of death?"
"But I know that I can't retreat even if I'm afraid."
"If you quit, my father, my mother, my mother-in-law, and my son will all end badly."
"Anyway, I'm going to die. If I die here, I can give my son a bright future. It's a good deal!"
When Li Zhufeng heard this, he felt sour for no reason.
He stood up, patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, the reinforcements are already on the way, in just a few days!"
However, it is not!
The next day, Liu Jing's offensive became even more fierce!
Even Liu Qing, a martial arts master, personally went into battle and wanted to climb the city wall.
Under such circumstances, Li Zhufeng had to take the initiative to fight with him.
Force it back from the city wall!
However, without his command, the situation of the city defenders became even more difficult!
At the end of the day, the number of combatable troops was less than two thousand!
And the city gate has been completely transformed!
It gives people the feeling that it is only a few hammers away from being completely knocked open.
Two days, only two days!
They were completely cornered!
In fact, at this point, the two thousand soldiers who defended the city had already put their life and death at risk.
No one wants to finish this battle alive!
When fighting, they always strive to be the first and sacrifice their lives.
But even so, the gap in numbers still cannot be made up.
On the third day, with no other choice, the new barracks rushed into battle!
But the effect is very different!
Those who were more courageous even dared to shoot arrows on the city wall.
If you are too timid, you will flee immediately!
Logically speaking, this kind of behavior that affects morale should be killed on the spot!
But no one cares at all!
Everyone is busy fighting the rebels, who has time to kill so many deserters?
Fortunately, the veterans guarding the city have become hard-hearted after these days of training. Such things cannot shake their morale at all.
At the end of the third day, almost all the new recruits were dead, and only a thousand veterans were left!
A big hole was knocked out of the city gate!
Huaiqing summoned skilled craftsmen from all over the city to mend and repair it overnight.
But even so, anyone with any brains knows that this will not help at all.
A few more hammers will definitely be scrapped on the spot.
…
"Drive, drive, drive!" Liu Yu galloped on his horse in the dark night.
Behind him were Li Changkong, Zhu Ben, Jia Taisui and three others who followed closely.
Further behind, there are eight thousand soldiers!
Everything they saw and heard along the way told them that something was wrong!
Something big happened!
That fellow Liu Jing may have rebelled!
As a result, the three of them marched day and night, cutting the time on the road by half, and finally arrived at the outskirts of Qiandu City tonight.
"Control!" At the command, Jia Taisui's horse stopped first.
"Yu!"
"Yu!"
"Yu!"
Seeing this, Liu Yu, Li Changkong and Zhu Ben also stopped one after another, turned to look at him, and asked in surprise: "What's wrong?"
"There are troops stationed ahead!" Jia Taisui has practiced martial arts for more than ten years and has the best eyesight among the four.
When Li Changkong heard this, he frowned, glanced behind him, and said, "Li Jibei, come here!"
A moment later, Li Jibei rode over, looked at the four of them, and said in a deep voice, "What's the matter?"
After spending more than ten days together, the relationship between the five people has eased a lot.
"Look at the front, but there are troops stationed?"
When Li Jibei heard this, his eyes brightened slightly and he looked far away in the direction pointed by Li Changkong.
After a moment, he nodded and said seriously: "At least tens of thousands of troops!"
As soon as these words came out, the hearts of Li Changkong and others instantly sank to the bottom.
