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But at this point, the rebels have no choice. No matter what, they have to fight this battle, and they have to fight hard. If they can't capture Muping County this time, they won't have enough military rations to continue the siege here for a long time.

, then the siege must be withdrawn and then moved to other places.

If Muping County cannot be captured, they will definitely not be able to handle it this time. Therefore, Chen Guangfu now hates the people in Xishan Village deeply, but he is also wary of them.

After daybreak, the rebels had a hearty meal and began to file out of camp, gathering towards the south gate. They formed a large, dark mass outside the south gate. In addition to the troops led by Chen Guangfu in the past few days, Zhang Tao from

The defeated soldiers brought back from Xishan Village were also thrown into this battlefield, which increased their strength a lot.

Thousands of rebels gathered outside the south gate. They were neighing and screaming with murderous intent, which made the defenders in the city feel numb. Many people prayed secretly that God would bless them and must let them withstand the rebels.

Once the city is breached, all of them will probably die, and their families in the city may not survive.

These damn Dongjiang rebels are all cruel and ruthless, and they hate the Shandong people deeply. Once they enter the city, they will never be merciful. Therefore, the defenders in the city now share the same hatred with the enemy, and they still retain some morale.

Just after the rebels began to gather, Zhao Zhizhou also came to the south gate in person to supervise the battle. Everyone knew very well that this battle would probably determine whether Mouping County could hold on. Once the city was broken, everyone would be done with it, so

Officials are also sparing no effort and want to roll up their sleeves and fight in person. Whether it is for themselves, or to be more noble, for loyalty to the court or for the tens of thousands of people in the city, they have no way out.

Large pots were set up. When there was insufficient firewood, the house was demolished, the door was dismantled, the bed boards were dismantled, and everything that could be dismantled was used as firewood to boil water. The limited grease such as tung oil was also gathered.

Prepare to heat up and fend off the rebels.

When the rolling logs and stones were not enough, the courtyard walls and houses were demolished, and the bricks and stones were transported up the city wall to be used as stones. The roof beams were carried up on the city wall to be used as rolling logs. Some of the roof beams were even nailed with iron nails, tied with ropes, and hung on shelves.

Go up, act as Lei Yiye, and take out everything you can.

The only few old cannons in the city were also packed up and carried up the city wall. Bowl-mouth guns, squatting tiger cannons, and prisoner-killing cannons were all mysterious gadgets. Two of the cannons were actually about 100 years old.

It has been more than a hundred years, but they don't care too much now, as long as it can make a sound, they don't care whether it explodes or not.

Just as they were preparing, a group of people appeared neatly on the street inside the south gate. There were probably more than 200 people in this group. They were almost a standard infantry company of the Sea Wolf, all carrying uniforms.

The "Bird Gun" marched neatly and silently on the street amidst the whistle, heading towards the south gate.

Everyone looked at this team with side eyes, but there was an eager look on their faces. Some people even had tears in their eyes, knelt on the roadside and kowtowed, shouting to them: "Heroes of Xishan Village! Let's do it!"

We are counting on you! You must defend our city!"

Some large households, perhaps out of conscience or moved by their hearts, sent some food to be given to the "rural soldiers" of Xishan Village, asking them to accept it no matter what.

But the two hundred people walking in front turned a blind eye to this. They were all shy, looking straight ahead, and continued to move majestically amidst the whistle, like a mechanical group of precise steps, making a roar.

The sound of booming footsteps marched forward.

There was only one person who looked like a general, and he rode a horse in a grand manner. From time to time, the people who greeted them on both sides of the team clasped their fists and thanked them, and repeatedly promised that they would do their best to defend Muping County.

As for people giving them things, this guy was not polite. He was followed by fifty rural soldiers who didn't look very neat. They pulled two carts and loaded all the things that people gave them along the way into the carts, and walked through the market in a swagger.

Basically, it can be said that no one refuses to come, especially if you see something from a big family, you must accept the order in full, and you may even hold your tongue to express your dissatisfaction because the quantity is too small.

Li San's triumphant attitude aroused the contempt of many of his subordinates, but they liked to see Li San's successful behavior. They were only rural soldiers now, but they could be so respected. This was all these days.

Come on, the results they spelled out.

These days, they are like firefighters, assisting everywhere in the city. Whenever the war breaks out, they will appear there. As soon as they fire their guns, the rebels will often retreat immediately.

So these days, they have gained a reputation and prestige in Muping County. They have become the psychological support of everyone in Muping County, even far surpassing the serious government and military defenders in the city.

Moreover, these rural soldiers from Xishan Village have strict military discipline and never mess around in the city. Even if they have time to visit a prostitute, they always pay according to the price and buy things. They pay for everything and never mess around. This makes it even more embarrassing.

Everyone in Muping County gave these Xishan Village soldiers a thumbs up.

Later, even some prostitutes stated that as long as the rural soldiers from Xishan Village were willing to come to prostitute them, they would never charge money, and they would definitely serve them well and comfortably. As long as they like it, they can do whatever they want! Visible things

How high is the reputation of the rural soldiers in the mountain village in Muping County now?

What surprised everyone even more was that this time, more than 200 soldiers from Xishan Village came at once. Upon inquiry, they found out that the gunshots fired from the north outside the city last night were from Xishan Village soldiers.

Damn it, Liu Dashan from Xishan Village, after defeating the rebels one after another during this period, actually sent a group of reinforcements to Muping County overnight.

At this time, Liu BuTong's reputation soared into the sky like a rocket. Almost everyone in the city praised him repeatedly, saying that in addition to being a good person, Liu Dashan was also a righteous man, an absolute righteous man, who could stand up in times of national calamity.

On this occasion, he stepped forward and did not hesitate to let the rural soldiers he raised come to rescue Muping County.

What he did, compared with other big households in Mouping County, really made those big households lose their face. Look what Mr. Liu Dashan did in this difficult time, and look at what he usually does when he is in trouble.

Within the county, what are the big gentry families doing? People have their own accounts in their hearts. After such a comparison, if those gentry people are mentioned again now, they all spit out their mouths and say that everything is big.

A few words of curse.

Seeing these Xishan Village soldiers arriving at the south gate, and after stopping, the defenders here suddenly brightened up, and their morale was immediately boosted. So many reinforcements came from Xishan Village.

Then this battle seems to be promising. With these rural soldiers from Xishan Village, they feel confident and no longer afraid of these rebels.

Zhao Zhizhou and even Corporal Yu Lixian came down from the city wall to greet these Xishan Village soldiers and delivered an impassioned speech in person. He greatly praised these Xishan Village soldiers and called them righteous soldiers and heroes!

These Sea Wolf soldiers couldn't help but feel a little elated secretly. They had never thought before that one day they would be so highly regarded by such a high official. But now after they followed Yu Xiaotian, they all...

The psychological satisfaction of being able to stand upright in front of an official is unknown to outsiders.

At this time, Zhao Zhizhou still liked Li San no matter how he looked at him. Although Li San was a warrior, not even a general, but just a general from a wealthy family, in his eyes, he still liked Li San no matter how he looked at him.

He doesn't underestimate Li San at all. If his daughter hadn't already been married, he might even have thought of marrying his daughter to this domestic slave who was not even a dog in his eyes. Of course, this

Just thinking about it, if you really let him do it, it will definitely not work. If he does it, he will be drowned in saliva.

After struggling for a while, Zhao Zhizhou and other officials suddenly discovered that this time Li San led the crowd, and the team seemed to be dragging a strange-shaped vehicle. The entire "car" was wrapped in tarpaulin and could not be seen.

There was something underneath, but someone roughly guessed based on the shape of the oilcloth wrapper that it might be a cannon.

They didn't expect that when Xishan Village came this time, they actually dragged a cannon. If it were in the past, they probably wouldn't have cared much about it, but now after seeing the sharp bird guns in the hands of Xishan Village soldiers, now

But they began to look forward to the cannon they had brought, hoping that the cannon they brought could be as good as the blunderbuss in their hands.

Li San didn't talk nonsense. After chatting with Zhao Zhizhou and others, he went up to the city wall to check the terrain and the situation of the rebels outside the city, accompanied by Zhao Zhizhou.

After seeing the dark crowd of rebels outside the city, Li San also returned from his dazed state to reality. There were too many rebels, more than 4,000 people, and many civilians who had been brought here.

As for the defenders defending the south gate at the moment, without his men, there were only more than 600 people. At a ratio of ten to one, this was a huge disparity in strength.

He took out the monocular telescope he wore on his waist and began to observe the situation of the rebels. He soon found the location of the rebels' cannons, one Hongyi cannon and two big guns.

Dafaji was set up more than 200 steps away from the city wall and a simple bunker was built. However, the Hongyi cannon was set up 400 steps away. It can be seen that the rebels were still more careful and used this cannon.

Hongyi Cannon takes it very seriously.

This time he came to help defend here. In fact, the biggest threat was these three cannons. He was not nervous about the other weapons of the rebels.