On May 4th, the moon is dark and the wind is high.

In the dark night, under the south of Luokou City, Zheng Jun, who had just suffered a defeat, took the initiative to launch a night battle.

With the rumbling drums, countless torches ignited, reflecting the entire Nancheng as in the daytime. Countless Zheng troops began to carry ladders and shields to slowly attack the city. This time, the Zheng army's attack was straightforward and completely belonged to the educational and scientific night siege tactics.

The shield soldiers were lined up in the front line, and behind them were a large number of archers. They advanced while shooting arrows at the city. Behind the archers were a large number of infantrymen carrying cloud ladders and pushing large-scale equipment such as attacking rams, cloud chariots, tower chariots, catapults, bed crossbows, and other large equipment.

Zheng Jun's attack was stern, without any rush or slow down, and Li Jing on the top of the city frowned. At this rhythm, the rebels could not capture Luokou Cang City for ten days and half a month.

"Report, report to the marshal, the garrison in the North City heard a sound in the urn buried at the foot of the inner wall of the city, and the rebels were digging tunnels!" A soldier came quickly to report.

"That's right, that's right." Li Jing finally smiled. He was still wondering about the unreasonable way of fighting under the city. When he heard this news, he finally understood that the rebels wanted to attack the east and west, openly repair the plank road and secretly cross Chencang.

Outside the north city, Xu Shiji and Shan Xiongxin, two generals, led 50,000 elite soldiers, were lying here. Hundreds of soldiers who were good at digging tunnels were digging ten tunnels at the same time. The familiar soldiers were making rapid progress and silent.

"Mr. Mao, are you sure?" Shan Xiongxin looked at the city wall in the dark with some concern, with a silhouette on it. There were dense torches and tight defense.

"It's up to people." Xu Shiji frowned.

In the darkness, Xu Shiji turned his head and looked at Shan Xiongxin, and opened his mouth. But he closed it again. He repeated this several times but still couldn't speak.

Shan Xiongxin, who was standing beside him, found out, "If you have any questions, just say it. Are our brothers still using this?"

Xu Shiji said hesitantly: "I saw someone in the military camp today. Who do you think it is?"

"who?"

Xu Shiji pondered for a while before saying, "Jiaojiao!"

"Why is Jiaojiao coming? Is she here to persuade you to surrender to Chen Kefu?" Shan Xiongxin was happy and worried, and finally a little lost.

In the darkness, Xu Shiji covered his face with his hands and lowered his head. He said slowly: "Second brother, do you think there is still a way out if we continue like this now? Li Mi is finished, completely finished. Second brother, you know that you can't leave Wagang and these old brothers who can't leave Wagang. However, Wagang has long been gone. From the day when Brother Zhai was killed, Wagang has disappeared."

Shan Xiong believed in a man who was as fierce as an ironclad man. At this moment, tears wet his eyes.

"Mr. Mao, I know what you want to say. You don't have to say it. You are right. Mao, among the brothers in Wagang, you were the smartest. You have read a lot. You can maintain your country through literature and build a country through martial arts. You are a rare talent. If you vote for Chen Pojun in the future, with your talent, he will not treat you badly. At that time, Boss Zhai and I thought you and Jiaojiao would be a couple, but never thought that our ending would be like this."

"Second brother, let's join Chen Kefu together. I have watched it for a long time, and Chen Kefu is the only one in the world. Besides, Li Mi killed Zhai Dazhen, how can we protect such a person?" Xu Shiji advised.

The rebels still did not give up and tied the dry pine branches and hemp stalks to the long pole, poured them with ointment and oil to burn the tents, and tried to burn them together with Luokou Cang City Tower. Li Jing asked the soldiers to tie the sharp hook knife to the long pole. When the fire rod attacked, they raised the hook knife to cut it, and cut off all the ignited pine branches and hemp stalks.

Li Mi made another suggestion to use tunnels, digging 20 tunnels around the city in the dark. When they were dug to the foot of the city wall, they would use wooden pillars to support them, and then set fire to burn the wooden pillars to collapse the city wall.

This move was very effective, and more than a dozen gaps appeared in the sturdy Luokou Cang City. In the vast dark night, more than 100,000 rebels who had been ambushing and waiting rushed towards the collapsed gap like a tide.

The situation was very critical and at the critical moment, Li Jing transferred the engineering battalion to throw bags at the gaps desperately. Although the violent explosion expanded some of the gaps, the momentum of the rebels, which was like the water of the dam, was also stagnant. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhang Zhongjian also mobilized a large number of crossbowmen, and countless rains of arrows poured into the gaps. Under the blow of countless rains of arrows, the rebels still fought to the death with their shields. If one fell to the end, more rebels would take over.

The engineer battalion gathered all the sulphur bombs in the city and threw them at each gap at one time. Countless burning flames finally stopped the rebels' charge momentum. As long as the splashed sulphured sulphurs were caught on the rebels' body, they would burn violently, and the rebels would never be beaten.

Under the urging of Li Mi and others behind, the rebel soldiers could charge with bows, arrows and spears. However, facing the firemen who were burning one by one, they were extremely scared. The miserable howl before the burning firemen died made many rebel soldiers very afraid.

The engineers battalions smashed a large number of poison gas bombs and smoke bombs into each gap. Then, the engineers mounted the iron horses to each gap. The iron horses were immediately sharp and long pierced, blocking the gaps, just like small infantry spears. The rebels were not allowed to advance for the time being, and Li Jing immediately commanded the engineers to block the gaps with fences, and then transported stones. The giant trees were fighting with the rebels while repairing the city walls, so that the rebels could not invade the city.

Until dawn, the gaps were gradually blocked, and the rebels attacked fiercely overnight, but in the end they had to retreat again.

After three days of war, the rebels used all kinds of strategies, but still lost their troops. After the war, the rebels who had originally had 150,000 soldiers and 50,000 auxiliary soldiers and civilians, only 130,000 soldiers were left in a blink of an eye. The cannon fodder auxiliary soldiers and civilians were consumed in three days of fierce siege. In addition to 20,000 soldiers and horses, there were more than 20,000 minor and serious wounded people among the 130,000 soldiers and horses of the rebels. Apart from these wounded soldiers, Wang Xuanying, who had only been emperor for three days, suddenly discovered that the only 100,000 soldiers and horses they can use.

It was raining all night, and Wang Shishi, who was managing the logistics, reported urgently that the army had exhausted food and grass, leaving only three days of food.

As soon as Master Wang Shi finished speaking, another scout came to report.

"Report! Report to Your Majesty, Chen Pojun from Yanshi moved. The scouts in front came to report that Chen Pojun had already set off when it was dark and was rushing towards Luokou City at night!"
Chapter completed!