After hearing Zhang Cheng's words, Zhang Zhongmou was stunned for a moment.

This sentence was beyond Zhang Zhongmou's expectations. He looked at Zhang Cheng with some suspicion and asked calmly: "What do you mean by this sentence?"

"It means literally." Zhang Cheng said.

At this point, Zhang Cheng has no worries anymore.

The reason is also very simple. He is about to die in battle tomorrow; even if he cannot die in battle, he will commit suicide and will never let himself fall into the hands of the rebels.

If you fall into the hands of the rebels, your fate will definitely not be better than if you die.

Under such circumstances, Zhang Cheng had less worries and had less of the previous twists and turns when talking to Zhang Zhongmou, and he said his thoughts very bluntly.

Zhang Zhongmou looked at Zhang Cheng and asked in a deep voice: "I know what it means. What I asked is whether you have no confidence to keep it? Or do you have other ideas?"

"I can't defend it anymore." Zhang Cheng did not hide it, and said directly: "You have seen the situation today. Most of the defenders in the city have been damaged, and even if there is no damage, everyone will be injured. In this case, there is no way to defend it anymore."

Zhang Zhongmou was stunned, stared at Zhang Cheng for a long time, and finally sighed helplessly, saying, "It has reached this point."

Immediately, a wry smile appeared on his face, "I won't leave. Although this is not a good place, I don't want to be an official here, I just can't get away. But now if you let me go, I will never leave."

"Sir!" Zhang Cheng said anxiously: "It's really too late not to leave!"

"I am not responsible for defending my territory by the Ming Dynasty. I can't leave just by saying that this is the territory of the Ming Dynasty. I have become an official of the Ming Dynasty and have the salary of the court. I will be loyal to Your Majesty. I cannot give up this place to the rebels. This is my last insistence!"

Zhang Zhongmou looked at Zhang Cheng and said, "You said you would die here in battle before, and I also said you would accompany you. This is not a lie. Walk slowly on the road to the underworld, so don't let me catch up with you at that time."

After hearing Zhang Zhongmou's words, Zhang Cheng was silent.

After a long time, Zhang Chengcai said, "Why is this trouble?"

"It's not something that the adults gave to the rebels. We really can't stand it. I'll just die here, so why bother, sir?"

He waved his hand and interrupted Zhang Cheng's words. Zhang Zhongmou smiled and said, "No need to say this, people always have to have some persistence."

Looking at Zhang Zhongmou's firm attitude, Zhang Cheng sighed helplessly and said, "Okay, let's live and die with the city, go on the road together, and have a companion on the road."

Speaking of this, the two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

The laughter became louder and louder, and many people saw this side, with a little puzzled look on their faces.

What happened to these two adults? Are you saying that the pressure is too great?

Although they doubted, no one dared to ask.

After the two of them laughed, Zhang Zhongmou said, "Go down and have a meal."

"Okay, have something together." Zhang Cheng also said with a smile.

At the same time, thirty miles away from Bijie City.

In Yuan Keli's camp.

Yuan Keli was also having supper, Li Biao and Zhang Yanfang were beside him, and the three of them were eating and chatting.

Because camping was late, they only had dinner when it was dark.

The bonfire in front of him was burning, making crackling sounds. Yuan Keli reached out and stuffed a piece of lamb leg into his mouth, chewing and laughing, "The mutton here is not delicious."

Li Biao looked at Yuan Keli helplessly and didn't say anything. However, the meaning was obvious, and some of them would be good to eat.

Yuan Keli didn't care, so he turned to Zhang Yanfang beside him and said, "Have you sent the scout out? Be careful not to let them find out that we are here."

"Don't worry, sir, you have already sent it out." Zhang Yanfang said: "It's both bright and dark. This is our territory. The rebels can't touch it for the time being. I sent two thousand scouts. If they dare to come over, they will have a dead end."

Yuan Keli nodded, very satisfied with Zhang Yanfang's approach.

Li Biao on the other hand disagreed. Are you sure the scouts of two thousand people? Is that still called scouts?

If it were a war with a small number of people, two thousand people could be the pioneer.

Li Biao also figured out how Yuan Keli fought, that is, be careful, be careful.

This master of the capital looked very arrogant and seemed to be not caring about the other party. However, when we really had to fight, we realized that the difference was different. Master of the capital was really careful.

After eating the last piece of lamb leg, he took the sheepskin water bag and took a sip of water. Yuan Keli stood up and said, "I'm going to rest. You two should rest early after you finish eating. We have to rush our way early tomorrow morning. Bijie City is in danger now, so we can't delay our time."

"Yes, Master of the Capital." Li Biao and the others agreed quickly, stood up and sent Yuan Keli away.

After Yuan Keli left, Li Biao and Zhang Yanfang did not stop too much. After quickly finishing the food, they went back to rest.

There will be war tomorrow, and we will have a good rest tonight.

When the east rises, a new day comes.

In Bijie City.

Zhang Cheng got up to the city early, and Zhang Zhongmou was by his side.

Unlike yesterday, today Zhang Zhongmou also wore a piece of armor and a knife slapped on his waist.

The two of them stood on the wall and quietly looked at the rebels opposite. They could clearly see the movements of the rebels.

The rebels seemed not in a hurry, as if they had just gotten up and were preparing to cook, and they were obviously confident in breaking Bijie City.

In fact, An Bangyan was indeed confident. He knew the situation in Bijiecheng very clearly.

Although An Bangyan was not captured yesterday, he actually knew in his heart that Bijie City was at the end of his strength. As long as he used some force today, it would be no problem to win Bijie City.

It will definitely be able to fight today, so An Bangyan is not in a hurry, letting his subordinates get up slowly and have a good meal, without any intention of attacking quickly.

First, let your subordinates have a good rest, and second, it is also to give them confidence.

When the sun rose very high, An Bangyan finally brought his men to the front of the formation.

He looked at Bijie City in front of him and said loudly: "Take Bijie City and seize it, I won't take any money! If you want to get rich, use the knife in your hand to get it!"

The meaning of this is very obvious, that is, after the Bijie City is destroyed, the subordinates can burn, kill, loot.

This is the order second only to the massacre of the city. Many people will use this method to boost morale, and An Bangyan is naturally no exception.

As long as Bijie City is captured, everything in the city will be everyone's spoils.

Hearing the order from An Bangyan, his men were immediately excited, licking their lips excitedly, and looking at Bijie City with greed desire in their eyes.

Many of them have visited Bijie City before and know that it is a very prosperous place. The big families in the city and the women from these big families are exciting to think about.

An Bangyan suddenly pulled out the knife in his hand and shouted loudly: "Get into Bijie City, go get rich!"

With his shouts, a group of people rushed towards Bijie City.

They shouted, and they shouted, and they were very excited, as if Bijie City was a piece of fat in their mouths.

Zhang Cheng and Zhang Zhongmou, who were standing on the wall, looked at each other for a moment.

Zhang Cheng said, "Sir, you should go back. Forget about the fight. If I die, it will not be too late for you to come up again."

Zhang Zhongmou nodded. Although he was ready to die in battle, it did not mean that he was here to die.

He retreated to the city, held the knife in his hand tightly, and stared at the city tower.

The battle started instantly, and An Bangyan's men rushed up desperately.

The Ming army on the top of the city was also defending their lives, burning hot water, golden soup, rolling wood, thunder and stones, bows and arrows, and everything they could use to prevent the people under the city from climbing up.

But it's very difficult, it's really too difficult.

Bijie is not a big city, the city wall is only ten feet high. After the ladder is mounted, the people who climb fast quickly rushed up.

Hand-to-hand combat instantly unfolded on the city wall.

The people led by Zhang Cheng began to fight with them, trying to suppress them. However, there were not many people on the top of the city, and the young and strong had no combat power. Everyone was injured in the day of yesterday's battle, and it was basically impossible to suppress An Bangyan's people.

As more and more people were on the city tower, Zhang Cheng's expression became darker and darker.

After slashing down a rebel with one knife, Zhang Cheng gasped and knew that he was going to explain to him today.

His body had been cut several times, and blood had wet his shirt. Although he was protected by armor, he was still seriously injured.

Seeing more and more rebels, Zhang Cheng gritted his teeth and rushed towards the rebels with a knife.

At this moment, the ground suddenly trembled.

Everyone was stunned. What's going on?

Why is the earth still trembling?

Next, something that no one expected happened.

On the horizon not far away, under the sunlight, a team of cavalry came.

They were wearing armor and wearing Ming army flags. Although they didn't seem to be fast and did not start sprinting, the cavalry were faster than infantry after all, and they rushed towards Bijie City.

The leader was Zhang Yanfang, and the expression on his face was very excited.

Bijie City has not been broken yet, and the battle ahead is still very lively. Zhang Yanfang feels that his chance to make contributions has come.

As for the cavalry he led, it was actually not considered a cavalry at all. These were the cavalry that Yuan Keli gathered together, and the number was not large, only two thousand people.

The most important thing is that these people have not received any training in cavalry and chopping. They are just infantry riding horses, and they are drawn from various armies.

The war horses are not very good, they can be said to be uneven, some are tall, some are short and thin, and even have big belly mares.

In order to gather the two thousand cavalry, Yuan Keli even pulled a few horses from the baggage unit, which looked like a mob. Can this thing be used?
To be continued...