Although Xiao Ting was not afraid of a siege, there were some things that were better known by himself. Thus, Di Qing, who understood the inside story, wanted to give Shang Kexi and the others the illusion that his army was afraid of a siege.
Every time it was late at night, Di Qing would send a small group of troops out of the city to destroy those buildings. However, Yun Long was already prepared, so every time, he would return empty-handed and lose dozens of Green Camp soldiers.
Di Qing's actions successfully misled Shang Kexi and the others. In their opinion, the Ming army in the city must have been afraid of the siege, so they sent troops to cause trouble. This also strengthened Shang Kexi's determination to trap the new guild. Not only did he order to continue building fortifications, but he also ordered people to go to Guangzhou to recruit thousands of civilian workers to speed up the pace.
In less than half a month, the trenches outside Xinhui City crisscrossed, and arrow towers rose from the ground. There were as many as 80,000 soldiers outside. Although most of them were Green Army soldiers, even Li Dingguo's army might not dare to fight them head-on.
After Shang Kexi saw that the encirclement was complete, he revealed a rare smile and said,"Have the Ming army in the city come out to cause trouble these days?”
"Ever since the dozens of corpses were left behind seven days ago, the Ming army in the city hasn't come out."”
Shang Kexi was not surprised. He said," The general guarding the city is quite resourceful. He also saw that it was impossible to destroy our facilities, so he did not waste any more troops."”
Everyone agreed with Shang Kexi's words. After all, they had suffered losses in the two siege battles. Even the most elite soldiers of the main family had been killed when they climbed up the city gate tower. Although the elites of the Ming army had played a role in this, it had to show the ability of this city guarding general.
"It's just a pity that we don't know who our opponent is.”
The one who spoke was You Yun Long. Although he was very unhappy about being tricked by the other party, this also proved the other party's ability.
As a battle general, what he longed for the most was to exchange blows with experts on the battlefield and then defeat them. He would step on the corpses of experts to make a name for himself. He had already learned this from Li Dingguo, but it did not mean that he would not exchange blows with other experts after becoming famous.
Geng Jimao hesitated for a moment before saying,"Why don't we send an envoy to the city to ask?"”
As soon as he finished speaking, Shang Zhixin mocked him,"Last time, when we sent an envoy over, the other party didn't even reply before killing him with an arrow. Could it be that you have forgotten about this matter or that your memory isn't good?”
When he said this, Geng Jimao and his personal guards all looked unhappy. Shang Kexi immediately shouted at Shang Zhixin,""Is this how you, a mere heir of King Pingnan, speak to King Jingnan? How dare you not apologize to King Jing Nan.”
Being scolded by his father in public, Shang Zhixin was stunned at first and then pointed at Geng Jimao angrily,""Father wants me to give this stalker…"
Pa!
Before Shang Zhixin could finish his sentence, Shang Kexi whipped his face. This sudden change stunned everyone. When they reacted, their expressions were different.
Shang Zhixin's expression was one of shock, while Geng Jimao and his personal guards revealed delight after the shock. Geng Jimao had long been very displeased with Shang Zhixin's claim that his Pingnan's Mansion was stronger than Jingnan's Mansion and that he often rode on Prince Jingnan's head. If it wasn't for the fact that he was inferior, he would have definitely taught Shang Zhixin a lesson.
Now that Shang Kexi had given him a hard whip, how could Geng Jimao not be happy?
After the whip, Shang Ke Xi ignored Shang Zhi Xin's anger and shouted angrily,"You, the heir of King Pingnan, actually dare to be so rude to King Jingnan. Quickly apologize to King Jingnan, or this king will abolish your position as heir.”
When he heard that his father was going to abolish his position as the heir, Shang Zhixin could only endure it and apologize to him even if he looked down on Geng Jimao.
Hearing Shang Zhixin's apology, Geng Jimao could be said to be extremely happy. He said hypocritically,"Brother Zhixin and this king have played together since we were young.”
F * ck you, when did I become your brother?
Shang Zhixin cursed in his heart, especially when he saw Geng Jimao's hypocritical look. He said coldly to Shang Kexi,""Father, I am not feeling well and want to return to the tent to rest.”
Shang Kexi just didn't want to become enemies with Geng Jimao's King Jingnan's Mansion. Now that he had beaten his son in front of Geng Jimao, it could be considered as an explanation. He knew that Shang Zhixin was no longer willing to stay here, so he ordered,""Since you're not feeling well, you don't need to return to the tent. You can go back to the King's Mansion to rest.”
Shang Zhixin thought for a moment and felt that this was good. Moreover, the Ming army in the city would not come out for a while. It was meaningless to stay here. It was better to go back and find a few women to have fun. Therefore, he said yes and returned to Guangzhou with his bodyguards.
After Shang Zhixin left, Shang Kexi ordered another envoy to be sent to the city. Ban Zhifu immediately said,""Your Highness, aren't you afraid that the thieves will shoot your Highness 'envoys again?”
Shang Kexi stroked his white beard and said with a smile,""Last time, the general of the city guard deliberately provoked me and made me attack the city to exhaust my troops. This time, he knew that I wouldn't be fooled again, so he wouldn't kill the messenger.”
Ban Zhifu felt that Shang Ke Xi's analysis made sense, so he did not try to dissuade him.
Indeed, everything was as Shang Kexi had expected. This time, when the emissary held the apricot yellow flag and went to the city gate tower for a while, no one shot him.
After the messenger conveyed Shang Kexi's words, the defensive Di Qing said,""Tell the old traitor Shang Kexi that this General will not change his name. His surname is Di and his name is Qing. Tell him to wash his neck and wait for this General to personally see his head.”
After saying that, he picked up his bow and shot an arrow, hitting the messenger's helmet. The messenger was so frightened that he immediately turned his horse around and whipped it wildly towards Shang Kexi's camp.
After Shang Kexi heard the messenger's report, he looked at the people beside him with a strange expression."Did you hear that? The general guarding the city is called Di Qing?”
Everyone nodded. Geng Jimao said,""They must have the same name. After all, there are many people with the same name in China. Not to mention that this person was called Di Qing, it was not strange that he was called Yue Fei.”
Ban Zhifu said," King Jingnan is right. You should know that there were two Han Xin in the Han Dynasty, and both of them became kings. If this is the case in an era, then this Di Qing in front of us is hundreds of years away from the one in the Northern Song Dynasty.”
Everyone agreed. Shang Kexi stroked his beard and smiled,"However, even though he has the same name, this Di Qing really has some skills.”
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