.At dusk, the sound of thunderous drums from the Hu army outside the city suddenly came from Pingwu City.

The Pingwu Guardian, named Sun Rubai, heard the sound of drumbeats and quickly climbed to the top of the city. However, after the drums, he could only see the dust and smoke in the distance in the sunset, but he did not see the Hu army rushing forward.

"General, the Hu people only beat drums every time, but they don't come to attack the city. What's the reason?" A deputy general next to him didn't understand the meaning.

Sun Rubai actually didn't know much about it, but he still said, "Maybe this is the Hu people's suspicious plan."

Although Sun Rubai had never heard of the story of the wolf coming, he also knew the profound meaning: "The Hu people only beat drums but did not attack the city. I think their meaning is to make our army lazy. If our army is negligent in preventing, they will definitely attack the city in one go."

The deputy general also nodded. The only possibility he could think of was this. Seeing General Sun Rubai's face full of fatigue, he advised: "If you have the general here, you can rest assured. It's better for the general to rest for a while."

Sun Rubai waved his hand: "The Hu people are at the city, how can I sleep at this time?"

"But General, you haven't had much rest for several days. How can you hold on if you continue like this?"

"The lives of the soldiers and civilians in the city are all hanging on my hands. How can I relax?" Sun Rubai took a long breath: "As long as I, Sun Rubai, still have a breath, I must not let the Hu people conquer Pingwu!"

After about one incense stick, the drums gradually went out, but the Hu people came to attack the city. Sun Rubai then turned around and went down the city tower. As soon as he went down the city tower, another deputy general came forward and said, "General, Hu people cut off my water source. Now the water stored in the city has been exhausted. If there is no water, the soldiers will not be able to hold on."

Without food, it can last for five or six days, but if there is no water, it will definitely not last for two days. Without waiting for the Hu people to fight, the soldiers and generals will no longer have the power of resistance. Sun Rubai knows this very well.

Seeing all the soldiers' lips dry and chapped, how could Sun Rubai not be thirsty? He swallowed and said, "Dig the ground to get water!"

Logically speaking, Shu is rich in water sources, and there are several major rivers in Shu. Floods and floods often occur on the plains in Shu. However, Pingwu is in the mountains north of the basin. There is not much water source. What makes Sun Rubai even more trouble is that Pingwu's terrain is extremely high.

Of course, it is difficult to dig the ground and get water on the mountain than to get it in a flat position. How could he use such a stupid method unless it is absolutely necessary?

The deputy general who went down the city tower with Sun Rubai of course knew: "General, why not rush out and fight the Hu people raised by animals to the death. Kill a few more Hu people even if they die. It is worse than hiding in the city to die of thirst and starving!"

"Nonsense!" Sun Rubai shouted angrily: "It doesn't matter if we die, but there are still people in the city. We are dead in battle. What should they do?"

"But there is no water and food in the city, and the soldiers are hungry and thirsty at that time. How can the Hu people come to attack the city and live in a low-end place? It's better to go out and fight with them while they still have the strength."

Sun Rubai didn't have the urge to rush out and think of a hero to fight like a hero? In fact, he didn't want to hide in the city like a turtle and punch the city wall. But in the end he said: "No, for the sake of our plan, we can only stick to the waiting for help, otherwise the lives of the people in the city will be difficult to protect."

"We had already sent people to Chengdu for help before the Hu people came, but now we have been holding on for a few days, and there is no big army coming to rescue him. Will the reinforcements come?"

In fact, even Sun Rubai was not sure about the words asked by the deputy general, but when he looked at the soldiers around him, he knew that only reinforcements could support them now, so he said decisively, "If you will come, the reinforcements will definitely come back."

In fact, what he said was to the soldiers around him.

Now, besides letting the soldiers "look at the plum blossoms to quench their thirst", what other better ways can they be?

"Except for the soldiers guarding the city, everyone else takes the people and go dig the ground and get water! Reinforcements will definitely come. We just need to persist until the reinforcements arrive, and we will win!" Sun Rubai didn't want to say more about this issue, otherwise he would not even have the confidence to do so.

"Get water!" Everyone was thirsty and their lips were cracked. What they needed most now was water.

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The Hu people still had to beat drums every time for a while, and often cavalry came from afar, but they stopped halfway.

After a wave of these, I don’t know when the Hu people will really come to attack the city.

Now the soldiers of Pingwu really hope that the Hu people will attack once, at least they can really fight with real swords, but now the time is tight at this moment. How can people with flesh and blood be withstood?

The Hu people have many soldiers and horses, and they can take turns to beat drums and charge, but the people in Pingwu City are limited, so everyone dare not neglect at all. If the Hu people really attack in large quantities, as long as half of them are not on the top of the city, Pingwu will inevitably fall.

Everyone is sleepy and thirsty, and they just hope to dig out water below earlier.

But it is not easy to dig the ground and get water on the mountains. The soldiers and civilians in the city dug the ground overnight, but until the next morning, they dug four feet into the ground but never saw any drops of water.

That night, Sun Rubai was like the soldiers in the city. The Hu people beat the drums and went up to the top of the city. When they didn't beat the drums, they commanded the soldiers and civilians to dig the ground to get water, but they didn't sleep for a moment.

At dawn, the Hu people's drums sounded again. This was Sun Rubai's eyes closed and his eyes were dozing off, and he seemed to sleep in the hazy and dreamed that the Hu people attacked the city. Now he heard the drum sound, and he jumped up. Before he could fully wake up, he had already gone up to the city tower.

"General! This time the Hu people seem to have come." The deputy general was standing at the top of the city and pointed to the distance. At this time, the sky was dim and he saw dust and sand all over the sky from afar.

"All armies prepare for war!"

Not only the soldiers guarding the city, but even the people in the city spontaneously rushed up to the city wall to do their best.

The main weapon to defend the city was bows and arrows. There were not so many extra bows and arrows in Pingwu City for these people to use. Fortunately, before the Hu people came, Sun Rubai ordered the people outside the city to move to the city, and ordered the demolition of the houses outside the city to consolidate the city defense. There were no other things in the city, but there were a lot of unused stones. These people carried all the stones onto the city walls and just waited for the Hu people to attack the city, and then smashed them with stones.

The Hu cavalry rushed over like a tide in the distance, and the soldiers were overwhelming the city. Everyone with weapons held the weapons in their hands, and those with bows and arrows raised the arrows and put the arrows on the strings. The people who did not have bows and arrows in their hands also held stones in their chests.
Chapter completed!