Just say that Xiao Ying is a Khitan and Ming Madam is a Jurchen. Can he regard it as an enemy? Besides, it is inevitable to deal with Mongolian, Khitan, Dangxiang, Jurchen and other ethnic groups, destroy all their clans and slaughter their prisoners, but it is unrealistic to think of it.

The concepts of nationality, citizens, and free people are obviously too advanced; the descendants of China and the Chinese nation also have a process of introducing and standardizing concepts.

Well, now it's time to put it aside. The Jin Dynasty treats the people ruthlessly, imposes heavy taxes, and the Mongolian army slaughter and plunder. These two reasons are also very appealing at present.

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It should be enough to resist the robbers?

Zhao Tiancheng walked on the city wall, looking at the busy digging trenches and stakes under the city, and looked up at the hot sun again.

When the Red Turban Army entered Rizhao County, he received news. As the Rizhao County Magistrate, in the face of the surging wave of rebellion against Jin, he could only save the county town and was unable to suppress the county. He gathered less than three thousand troops in a mess, and had more than enough defense but insufficient attack, which made Zhao Tiancheng not have the idea of ​​taking risks at all.

It was also because of the fortifications of the city wall that Zhao Tiancheng could barely save the city. So, when he got the news, he began to prepare to stick to it. While summoning the people to dig up the wealth and consolidate the city, he recalled the troops stationed in several surrounding villages and towns, while continuing to monitor the movements of the Red Turban Army. As for asking for help, Zhao Tiancheng also sent people, but who knows where to send reinforcements?

Is the Red Turban Army a member of the Red Coat Army or an independent armed force? Zhao Tiancheng was not sure about the origin of the sudden attack, so he couldn't help but pat the battlements in trouble. A ball of dry dust rose in front of him. He frowned and walked forward two steps.

"Sir." Shao Kai, the regiment commander, led the soldiers and civilians to the city wall and stepped forward to salute.

Zhao Tiancheng withdrew his thoughts and nodded with a smile. Although he was a county magistrate, he was a civil servant and could treat the only two or three remaining military generals with courtesy. "Thank you for your hard work in Shao Tuan. Do you see if you patrol the city defense? "

"Sir, I feel that my job is very strong. If an ordinary bandit comes, you can only pause the city if you have thousands of people." Shao Kai said confidently.

Zhao Tiancheng also felt quite sure, after all, the ability to siege at that time was generally not high. I think the Red Turban Army was not a regular force, and had a complete range of siege equipment.

Pointing at the already formed trench under the city, Zhao Tiancheng asked again: "Look at the depth and distance of the trench, can it stop the enemy from siegeing the city?"

Shao Kai pretended to look at the city, estimated the distance, and said, "The lord has arranged it very well, the distance between the trenches is appropriate, and the city is condescending, so he can definitely suppress the enemy."

Zhao Tiancheng smiled slightly and said, "The enemy is facing, isn't it a time to say these false words to compliment. In your opinion, if the Red Turban Army comes to attack the city, does our army have a chance of winning?"

The chance of winning is naturally to defeat the enemy, rather than simply defending the infant city and forcing the enemy to retreat.

Shao Kai lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "Our army has more than 3,000 soldiers, and they rely on the strong city to defend. It is certain that the enemy returns without success, but to win, they have to go out of the city to fight back. Bei Zhi feels that it is a bit risky."

Zhao Tiancheng nodded slightly and said, "The Red Turban Army was stuck under the strong city. If it fails for a long time, it will inevitably retreat. When the enemy is tired and morale is low, our army will decide whether to counterattack or not!"

"The master's analysis is very conspicuous." Shao Kai complimented again and said: "In this way, the county town can be protected, and the bandits will be defeated."

"Haha." Zhao Tiancheng laughed twice and said, "If you can repel the bandits and protect the city, the court rewards the merits and Shao Tuanjian will be promoted one step further, that is certain."

"It depends entirely on the good words of the adults." Shao Kai hurriedly bowed and said very beautifully.

Zhao Tiancheng reached out to stop him for a moment, said something to win people's hearts, and then took Shao Kai to inspect the city defense.

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Not to mention that Zhao Tiancheng was preparing to stick to the city, he frustrated the spirit of the Red Turban Army and even wanted to fight back to win. The two Red Turban Army had successfully joined forces and the army arrived at Rizhao City.

Although the city has been repeatedly repaired by Zhao Tiancheng and is still quite solid, it has one flaw, that is, there is no moat, but it is just blocked by wide trenches.

Although the troops are superior, Wang Zhongfeng and Han Shouzhong are not particularly optimistic after seeing the city defense. If the attacking city is not as strong as three times the strength or higher proportion, there is no big advantage for the attacking side.

Meng Jiucheng seemed confident. After the army set up camp, he led the guards, engineers and artillery personnel to observe the city and find a breakthrough. In fact, the situation in Rizhao City was investigated in advance, and the general situation was understood, but now it is only confirmed again.

Rizhao was originally a town, but later promoted to a county, which was only a few decades. The city was not old and used the most common rammed earth structure at that time.

The west city wall is slightly shorter, which is undoubtedly a good breakthrough, but Zhao Tiancheng obviously noticed that there was also a lot of defense on the city.

The trench is more than meter deep and ten feet wide, and "Plum Blossom Piles" are nailed under the city. These wooden piles are arranged staggered to hinder the enemy's ladders, and the carts are close to the city wall. The wooden piles are brand new, and it is obvious that the time it takes to be nailed underground is very short.

Meng Jiucheng held up his telescope and observed carefully. There were city towers on the city gate, but they were very simple. There were four corner towers, three enemy towers, one bell tower and one drum tower. Although the defense facilities were not tall and sturdy, they were still relatively complete.

Several soldiers held large shields to protect the personnel of the engineering battalion near the trench. The engineers hung them with ropes and went down to the bottom of the trench to check the soil quality and water accumulation.

The defenders on the city did not shoot arrows, and seemed to think that it was not worth wasting arrows against these enemies. The distance was a bit far, and the effect of shooting arrows would not be very good.

"General, is the artillery position located to the west?" The artillery captain Qian Bang asked when he saw Meng Jiucheng observing for a long time before putting down the telescope.

Meng Jiucheng was not sure, after all, the engineer team had not come back yet, so he didn't know whether it was appropriate to attack and blast from here. If the soil and water accumulation allow, blasting from here is of course the first choice. The city wall is short, so it is easy to explode and it is more powerful.

"Whether you are on this side, you must also carefully measure and investigate and be clear in your heart." Meng Jiucheng pondered for a moment and replied: "It must be like this on every side. Will it be a pity for the moment of cramming Buddha's feet? "

"The general taught me a lesson that I will make arrangements for you now." Qian Bang's face turned red and he stepped down.
Chapter completed!