Kaifeng City, outside the East City Gate.

Looking at the densely packed defenders outside the city, Chen Yongfu, as the chief general of the city gate, felt as if he was as big as a fight. It has been five days since Kaifeng City was surrounded for the second time. During these five days, he faced huge casualties every day. Although the defenders also severely damaged the siege, the casualties of the defenders were also very heavy. The 30,000 regular troops lost five or six thousand people, and thousands of people were slightly injured to varying degrees.

In addition, the civilians who were responsible for transporting supplies to the soldiers of the defenders, repairing city walls, and making city guard equipment also suffered heavy losses because they lack combat experience and do not have protective equipment. Once they are attacked, they will suffer more serious injuries. According to statistics, there are more than 10,000 civilians who have suffered casualties in the past five days, more than twice the casualties of the regular army.

"I really didn't expect the thief army to attack Kaifeng so firmly. I really don't know when we can last? Although our army has brought considerable losses to the other party in the past few days, the thief army has now gained an absolute advantage, and they have a supply line, but our army is now just an isolated city and has no reinforcements at all. The final result is simply clear."

"Oh, I, Chen Yongfu, are not afraid of death, but the torture of cutting flesh with a blunt knife is really unbearable. I really wish I could go out of the city and fight to the death with the thief army in a dignified manner. Even if I die, it doesn't matter. I am always stronger than the current dilemma of forcing me to stick to even though I know it is despair."

"So many days have passed, why haven't the reinforcements arrived yet? Could it be that the emperor really gave up on Henan? But once he gave up on Henan, it would be equivalent to giving up half of the country. In the future, the thief army crossed the Yellow River and could directly enter the capital. The emperor would definitely not be so confused... But since this is the case, why has the reinforcements not arrived for a long time..."

Just as Chen Yongfu was full of sorrow, he could hear footsteps. A young man appeared in front of him. The young man was very tired. He had not slept much for several days and nights, and his eyes were covered with blood, but his spirit was still as full as before, with a smile on his face, without any sorrow.

Chen Yongfu hurriedly stepped forward to pay homage. Although he had infinite hatred in his heart, he could only smile now. The young man had rescued him from a thousand troops. If it weren't for the other party, he might have died long ago at the hands of the rebel army.

The man was naturally Ma Mingfeng. He naturally saw the sorrow on Chen Yongfu's face and said with a faint smile: "What? Are you still worried about the thief army?"

Chen Yongfu looked embarrassed, then thought for a while and said, "President, please forgive me. The last general is indeed worried about the affairs of the bandit army. Now our army has persisted in defending for many days and has suffered a lot of injuries. Although the losses of the bandit army exceeds our army, they have foreign aid, but our army guards an isolated city. In this case, the last general's confidence is really insufficient."

Ma Mingfeng smiled faintly when he heard this: "Actually, the one who is more worried about this matter should be the bandit army. You might as well think about it. Although the situation seems to be unfavorable to our army, our Ming Dynasty can send troops to reinforce from other provinces, such as Zuo Liangyu's troops in Huguang and Shaanxi soldiers. As long as our army persists, we will definitely welcome reinforcements."

After saying this, Ma Mingfeng continued: "The army of the riots have not prepared enough food and grass for the past few days, but if they are unwilling to retreat, they can go to other places to plunder. However, because of the rampant treacherous thieves, the wealthy and wealthy families from all over the country have arrived in Kaifeng in advance, and the governments in various places have not had much food and grass reserves, which is not enough to support such a large amount of consumption. Besides, they go to the prefecture or county town to plunder, but they need to forcibly attack. For the current treacherous thieves, it is even more unfavorable to divide their troops to attack the city. So I think the thieves will soon be unable to sit still. He will definitely have new plans. We only need to guard against them, and they will have no choice. So, don't worry, the day for the thieves to withdraw their troops will soon come."

"Is the thief really what Lord Ru said, will he withdraw his troops soon? Isn't this a comforting word for the adults?" Chen Yongfu couldn't believe it.

However, at this moment, Chen Yongfu's son Chen De ran over in a panic and said loudly: "Dad, Dad, Dad, it's not good."

Chen Yongfu couldn't help but scold him when he saw this look, "What kind of morality is that he is so panicked? Haven't you seen the adults here?"

Chen De smiled embarrassedly, then quickly greeted Ma Mingfeng, then looked at Chen Yongfu, and stopped talking.

Seeing this, Chen Yongfu asked, "What happened?"

Then he saw Chen De and said, "Sir, Dad, it's not good, the thief is here."

"What? The thief is here? Why didn't you say this earlier?" Chen Yongfu almost jumped up when he heard this, and then said, "Hurry up, order the army to gather and meet the enemy immediately..." But Chen De waved his hand and said, "Dad, it's not what you think. The thief didn't order the siege, but he brought a few people to the city to investigate."

"What? The thief actually has such courage?" Chen Yongfu was no longer afraid when he heard this and said with anger: "He came just right, we just captured him alive and passed me the order..."

When Chen Yongfu said this, he suddenly thought that Ma Mingfeng was still in front of him, so he asked Ma Mingfeng: "Well, sir, what should you do about this?"

After hearing this, Ma Mingfeng nodded and said, "Is there a sharpshooter in the army?"

Chen Yongfu thought for a while and said, "Yes, the general under him has a military soldier named Xie San. He is good at shooting arrows, has a relatively strong arm strength, and can dig a strong bow with two stones."

Ma Mingfeng smiled and said, "Commander Chen, I will lend you this Xie Sanyi to you."

Chen Yongfu immediately agreed and asked Chen De to call Xie San.

At this time, Li Zicheng was pointing fingers under the city. Ma Mingfeng waited for Xie San to come, pointing at Li Zicheng under the city and said, "Xie San, are you sure to shoot the thief under the city?"

Xie San looked at it with his eyes and said, "The thief is a hundred steps away from the villain. A villain can shoot at such a long distance, but it is difficult to shoot him to death."

Ma Mingfeng smiled and said, "Don't have to shoot to death, as long as he can be injured, but if I let you shoot in his eyes, are you sure?"

Xie San said respectfully: "What's the difficulty? The villain has been practicing archery since he was a child. Although he cannot penetrate the poplar a hundred steps away, he is still sure to shoot a leaf a hundred steps away."
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