In the opinion of Liu Hongji and Xiao Han, who have experienced battles for a long time:
A group of refugees without battering rams, ladders, or even armor or weapons.
Wanting to rely on one's passion to break through a city guarded by thousands of people is simply a big joke!
Even if the opponent has more than 10,000 people, even if your own city wall is dilapidated! Even if the people participating in the defense of the city are just a group of ordinary people who have only received a few days of intensive training!
However, when countless refugees rushed over like a flood.
The people who were guarding the city who were standing beside them and were temporarily pulled to the top of the city were frightened on the spot! Even the weapon in his hand could not be grasped tightly, and it fell on the top of the city with a "clang".
What's more, he was so frightened that he turned around and ran away, completely ignoring the fat county magistrate's furious curses behind him!
"The Duke, the Marquis, what should we do?"
Looking at the people who were running away with their heads in their hands, the fat county magistrate was trembling all over, whether he was scared or angry. He looked at Xiao Han and Liu Hongji blankly with despair on his face.
"What to do! As I said before, defend the city!"
Compared with the panicked fat county magistrate, Liu Hongji's face showed no trace of panic.
There is nothing he can do, he has fought too many tough battles in his life!
Compared with the extremely fierce Turkic Wolf Guards and the incomparably powerful Yanyun Iron Cavalry, the siege posture in front of them was as childish as a child playing house.
Let alone defending the city, even if he was in the wilderness at this time, he was confident that he could lead the twenty-nine generals to penetrate the enemy team and be invincible!
Oh, I forgot, there are twenty-eight generals, like Xiao Han, who is a third-level disabled person and can only squat in a corner and draw circles...
"But, but... they are real refugees! They are not the thugs before!"
Seeing that the refugees had rushed to the city and started banging the city gate like crazy, he had already made up his mind, but the fat county magistrate, who had to live and die with his job, hesitated!
What if, those who rushed over at this time were those gangsters with ulterior motives.
Then he would definitely pick up the rolling wood and stone himself without hesitation and send these people to see the Lord of Hell!
However, looking at the skinny and disheveled faces of these people in the city, the fat county magistrate could not be so cruel!
Of course, this is not just because he has softened his heart. There is also a more important point, that is, what will the people, ministers, and even the emperor think of him after this incident?
What if those people thought that he was just trying to protect the property of the people in the city and deliberately harmed the victims, then wouldn't his head still have to move?
"Listen to Liu Hongji and defend the city! Don't think these people are refugees, just treat them as enemies! If they really attack the city, do you know what the consequences will be like?"
When Xiao Han saw the appearance of the fat county magistrate, he immediately understood what he was worried about, but at the moment, he had no good way, so he had to fight off these people first!
Otherwise, if they were really allowed to rush into the city, the casualties would be ten times more severe than this time!
"This...good!" Hearing Xiao Han's words, the fat county magistrate trembled, and finally gritted his teeth and shouted at the magistrate over there: "Beat the drum! Defend the city! Don't even think about escaping! If these people attack the city, your wives, children, property and houses will all be destroyed!"
"Dong dong dong..."
Hearing the roar of the magistrate, the magistrate trembled and beat the war drum!
I don't know if they heard the rumbling drums or the county magistrate's roar. The frightened and helpless people who defended the city finally remembered the content of the two days of drills and began to stagger to the back, where they would have been prepared. Stones and wood were thrown down the city wall!
Then I heard bursts of piercing screams coming from below, which made my scalp numb and chills rising from my bones.
"What's going on? Why don't you have a firearm?"
Just as there was howling under the city wall, in the distance, Li Zhen, holding a telescope, frowned, with a look of surprise and anger on his face.
He had studied Xiao Han's usual fighting style and thought that this time, they would definitely plant firearms at the city gate in advance!
However, after waiting for so many people to step over, he still didn't hear even a roar! How could this not surprise him?
You know, the reason why he went to such trouble to drive these refugees here is to use them as guinea pigs for thunder! If Xiao Han sees this clearly and holds back, all his plans will come to nothing.
"Okay, since you can bear it, let me see how long you can bear it!" Li Zhen, who clutched the telescope tightly, turned his head sharply and whispered a few instructions in the ear of his guard.
After listening to the instructions, the guard immediately handed over his hand, then took off his armor with dozens of men and quietly moved forward.
At this time, on the city wall.
Looking at the doomsday scene like a zombie siege below, Xiao Han and Liu Hongji also changed from being indifferent at the beginning to looking solemn now.
These people had no weapons, so they used their bodies, teeth, and nails to attack the city walls and destroy the city gates!
Waves of creepy noises, like fingernails scratching against glass, reached their ears from below from time to time.
"Bah! Dog officer!"
"We are starving to death! You are still occupying the food and refuse to give us a grain of rice!"
"God will punish those of you who are evil-minded!"
Countless screams and curses, also accompanied by the smell of blood, spread to the city wall.
Originally, after seeing the blood for the first time, some of the refugees had already begun to retreat.
But soon, amidst the noise of other people, they rushed up again with red eyes!
"If you retreat, you will die! Instead of being a hungry ghost, it is better to rush into the city and at least be a hungry ghost!"
"Yes! Kill these dog officers! Don't let them die without saving you again!"
"Xiao Han, do you think these people are crazy?"
Listening to the curses of the refugees below, Liu Hongji scratched his head and asked Xiao Han with a dark face.
Xiao Han did not answer his words, but clenched his fists tightly until his joints began to turn white.
He doesn't hate these poor people, even if these poor people want to tear him into pieces!
He hates those behind the scenes who stand behind the refugees and wantonly sow discord for their own selfish desires!
If it weren't for the people behind the scenes, the refugees in front of us wouldn't be gathered here! Ningzhou City will not be attacked, and even Huazhou Flood should have restored peace with the help of the imperial court!
But now, everything that should have been good has become a pawn for careerists! For their ulterior motives, countless lives passed away without any reason, and they died without knowing why.
