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In the end, none of the leaders looked good. The Eighth King Zhang Xianzhong said to Wang Jiayin again: "No, if we continue to fight like this, our vitality will be damaged!"

"Yes, if we continue to fight, we will still lose money even if we take down this county." Liu Guoneng, who broke into the sky, immediately agreed with Zhang Xianzhong this time.

When Wang Jiayin heard this, he turned to look at them and said sternly: "Why are you panicking? Just wait a little longer!"

This anger, relying on his status as the leader of the alliance and his prestige, made others dare not follow Zhang Xianzhong anymore, and the leaders fell silent again.

Next to King Chuang Gao Yingxiang, a young man frowned and suddenly said to him in a low voice: "Uncle, this city defense has not been broken for a long time. My nephew thought that this must not be an accident. There is no reason to persist for so long!" "

After hearing this, Gao Yingxiang turned to look at him and asked his nephew with a somewhat surprised expression: "Huang Lai'er, do you mean that the city defenders did this on purpose?"

Huang Lai'er is the diminutive name of this person. His real name was Li Hongji, and he changed his name to Li Zicheng after being a thief. Seeing that his uncle had asked, and when he was about to answer, a young man beside him said loudly: "I believe Uncle Li, the city defenders must have done it on purpose."

This man's name was Li Guo. He was a fierce warrior and was nicknamed a tiger. In the original history, he has always been one of Li Zicheng's most important right-hand men. Later, after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs and Li Zicheng died, he led the army to cooperate with the Nanming Dynasty. He was named Xingguo Gong, and his troops were also named the Loyalty Battalion. He was one of the main forces fighting against the Qing Dynasty in the late Ming Dynasty.

At this time, he spoke loudly, causing other leaders to look sideways. After thinking for a moment, many leaders suddenly realized.

At this time, many leaders quit. When they were about to speak, they heard Wang Jiayin loudly say: "The officers and soldiers in this city are very cunning. They dare to show their weakness to the enemy and lure us into attacking the city. Come on, spread the word The leader of the alliance ordered us to withdraw our troops and besiege the city!"

"..." Many leaders were speechless upon hearing this. What have you been doing? So many people have died. You are just saying this now. All your brothers have died in vain!

Invisibly, Wang Jiayin's prestige was weakened a lot. It was the performance of Li Zicheng and Li Guo that impressed many leaders. But at this time, they had no time to care about this and sent orders to withdraw their troops.

On the top of the city, watching the thieves receding like a tide, Sun Chuanting frowned, seemingly dissatisfied. But the catcher beside him was relieved: "The bandits finally retreated!"

"Yes, a lot of thieves died, and finally they couldn't bear it anymore!" responded the hundreds of households nearby, "But we also suffered a lot of casualties in the city!"

When Sun Chuanting heard this, he turned to look at him and said: "There is no such thing as a war without death. We are guarding the city. We will know if it is worth it if we see how many bandits are killed and injured under the city!"

His voice was a little cold, and there was a little ruthlessness in his tone, but after he finished speaking, he pondered for a moment, and then ordered the hundred households: "Pass my words, let the county magistrate take the lead, and let the big families in the city donate money for pensions." , our Sun family can’t do less. In addition, those children who died in the war can go to my Sun family’s school to study together.”

The Sun family can be said to be the largest family in Dai County. The patriarch himself was once a fifth-rank doctor in the imperial court, but he came back because he did not want to be an official. As long as the Sun family does this, other big families in the city dare not disobey. Everything Sun Chuanting told us can be implemented.

After hearing this, the hundred households quickly agreed. Even the head catcher on the side was happy and rushed to convey the news.

Before long, cheers erupted in the city. Not only were the bandits repulsed, but the big families in the city also provided money and food, and were able to arrange the aftermath, which immediately boosted morale.

On the contrary, the thieves outside the city came here to take advantage of the excitement, but now they have little morale. It can even be said that the morale is a bit low. Many of the brothers who were still eating in the same pot at noon were already lying under the city wall and could not come back. In this situation, if you can still talk and laugh, it would be really heartless.

Not only them, but also the morale of the leaders was also affected. After withdrawing the troops, the leader of the alliance issued a military order to hold a meeting, but some leaders were procrastinating. After a long time, they slowly gathered together after a long time.

Wang Jiayin naturally knew what was going on. For this kind of slight contempt for him, he could not be as strict in military discipline as his own subordinates. If push comes to shove, believe it or not, all these camp leaders will disperse in a hurry! After losing the battle, the people's hearts are a little scattered, and it will be difficult to lead the team!

Thinking of this, his cold face turned into a smile, and he said loudly: "Today we raided Dai County and caused heavy casualties to Dai County officers and soldiers. It can be said that we have achieved our intended goal. Next, we If you don't attack, leave the north gate and let Dai County go north to ask for emergency help. In this way, when the Datong general, who is a businessman, is on his way in a hurry, if he shows his weakness to the enemy again, he will definitely defeat them! Brothers, wait until the fight is over After winning this battle and breaking out of the encirclement, we can be at ease again!"

Wang Jiayin's die-hard brother Wang Ziyong heard this. Although he felt that the alliance leader brother was taking it for granted, he still echoed loudly: "Yes, the alliance leader brother is right. After fighting this battle, we can be free and easy again! "

As soon as he finished speaking, he could tell which leaders had a strong relationship with Wang Jiayin and which leaders had a moderate relationship with Wang Jiayin. Scattered and scattered echoes came out one after another, which was completely incomparable with the momentum of the meetings in the previous few days.

This kind of response made Wang Jiayin feel very disappointed, so he didn't have much interest in talking about it. In fact, he also knew that it would not be of much use if he said anything. These leaders were all cunning and cunning people, and it was not possible to influence them just by talking.

So, he turned to look at Ma Hui and replied: "As soon as the messenger sent by Dai County to ask for help sets off, Brother Ma will follow behind to meet the Datong General Army Headquarters. Remember to allow defeat but not victory, so that he will forget about it and be arrogant about his soldiers." Ma, introduce our ambush circle as soon as possible!"

After Ma Hui listened, he couldn't help but think to himself, I would like to win with just my team, but have I won? However, on the surface, he still expressed generously that he would allow defeat but not victory, and he would be proud of his troops and introduce an ambush as soon as possible.

After Wang Jiayin gave some more encouragement to Shen Yiyuan, the meeting ended early and everyone returned to their respective camps.

In the early morning, when the bandits deliberately exposed their flaws, Dai County indeed sent a messenger, galloping north to ask for help.

Sun Chuanting breathed a sigh of relief after being informed that the messenger had safely passed through the bandits' defense line. He lay on the Grand Master's chair and quietly closed his eyes to meditate. Even when a servant came in to report that the county grand master had come to ask for an audience and wanted to hear his next move, he didn't bother to pay attention. He waved his hand and let the servant refuse, but Just say that he is responsible for everything, so that the county magistrate can rest assured.

In fact, after the bandits began to attack the city, he saw that there were so many bandits, and he felt a lot of pressure. After all, this is just a county town, and the city wall is not high enough. It was rare that he could take a break at this time, and he would not waste his time.

But suddenly, if someone observed him carefully, they would find that he seemed to be shocked.