The rest were used as cannon fodder in the siege.
As countless civilians were driven to attack the city, Zhang Heng's cannon fire continued to bombard it.
Every now and then, some shells would miss and land among the civilians being driven away from the city.
They completely disregarded the lives of these ordinary people.
Both sides pretended not to hear their wails and screams.
After all, in the eyes of those in power, these people are nothing more than cattle and horses in prosperous times, and cannon fodder in chaotic times.
In peacetime, exploit their strength; in wartime, use their lives.
Huai'an Prefecture.
"My lord, an urgent report from Xuzhou: the rebel army is launching a fierce attack on Xuzhou, and they even have cannons."
The rebel army is overwhelming; they request reinforcements.
At this moment, a soldier knelt down in front of Hu Zongxian and said to him.
Faced with Xuzhou's plea for help, Hu Zongxian silently looked at the map in front of him and dismissed the soldier.
He felt something was amiss about the scale of Li Ze's southward expedition.
After all, according to the limited intelligence available, Li Ze had just ended a war with the northern Tatars, albeit a great victory.
However, it also consumed a lot of supplies, and the soldiers needed time to rest.
Li Ze has always been quite cautious in his military tactics.
How could they have headed south so quickly when supplies were insufficient and the soldiers had not yet had a chance to rest?
Considering the current war situation in Huguang, he always felt that Li's southward march was a feint.
However, he was helpless against Li Jun's attack, whether it was a feint or not.
He has very few cards to play.
After arriving in Lianghuai, he focused on one thing: training troops.
After a period of training, those soldiers were barely capable of defending the city.
However, he knew that going out into the enemy camp to fight in the open was tantamount to suicide.
His only remaining force capable of engaging the rebels in open battle is Yang Zhiyong's unit in Runan.
Should we send them to Xuzhou to rescue Xuzhou?
No, absolutely not. Sending them to Xuzhou to fight the rebels would likely result in them besieging the city and attacking the reinforcements.
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