In the famine, others ate Guanyin soil, but he had space to build a farm.

As night fell, Li Wei and other county officials stood on the top of the city wall, looking down at the surging crowd below. The rebels' flags fluttered in the night. Although they lacked siege equipment, their brutal and determined momentum seemed to tear the ancient city wall apart.

Du Dianshi smiled contemptuously, playing with a jade pendant in his hand, his eyes full of mockery: "Rebels? They are just a bunch of rabble, without any weapons, how dare you come to attack my fortified city?" However, his smile could not hide a trace of uneasiness. Although the city walls were high, the shouts of the rebels hit their minds like a torrent.

Li Wei's face was as solemn as iron. He looked at the rebels, and an indescribable emotion surged in his heart. These miners, who were supposed to be working people, now took up arms for their livelihoods. Their eyes were full of anger and unwillingness. He knew very well that this rebellion was not a simple bandit riot, and there must be a deeper reason behind it.

"We can't just sit there and do nothing." Li Wei said in a deep voice, "We must find a way to break this deadlock. Otherwise, once the city wall is breached, all of us will die." His voice echoed in the night with an unquestionable determination.

When the officials heard this, they all looked at each other, and no one dared to speak easily. At this critical moment, they seemed to have lost their former decisiveness and could only place their hopes on Li Wei, the young county magistrate.

At this moment, Captain Zhao stood up. He was a burly man with a sharp light in his eyes: "My Lord, I have a plan." His voice was sonorous and powerful, as if bringing a glimmer of hope to everyone.

Li Wei asked hurriedly, "What's the plan, Captain Zhao?"

Captain Zhao smiled and said, "Although there are many rebels, they are all miners and have not been trained. We can set a trap to lure them to attack the city. At the same time, send an elite force to attack their food and grass camp. Once the food and grass are lost, the rebels will be in chaos. Then we can take the opportunity to counterattack and defeat the rebels in one fell swoop."

Li Wei was overjoyed after hearing this and nodded repeatedly: "What a good plan! Captain Zhao is indeed resourceful! I'll do as you say!"

As the night deepened, Captain Zhao led fifty elite soldiers and quietly left the city. They moved through the night like ghosts, heading towards the rebels' food and fodder camp. The torches on the city wall flickered with a faint light, adding a bit of mystery and tension to the upcoming counterattack.

Officials in the county were anxiously waiting for news from Captain Zhao. They were filled with both anticipation and anxiety. Li Wei stood on the top of the city wall, looking at the dark night sky in the distance, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional. He knew that this battle would determine their survival, and would also determine the future of this land.

"As long as we can defeat the rebels this time," he thought to himself, "the court will definitely remember our contribution." His eyes were firm and deep, as if he had seen the dawn of victory.

The moonlight was like silver, shining on the quiet city wall. Li Wei's eyes flashed with determination under the moonlight. The rebels under the city were still making noise, but their voices had become insignificant in Li Wei's ears. He had only one thing in mind, that was the upcoming counterattack.

Time passed by little by little, and the air was filled with tension. The soldiers on the city wall held their weapons tightly, their eyes focused on the darkness in the distance, waiting for news from Captain Zhao's elite troops.

Finally, as everyone waited anxiously, a fierce shout of killing suddenly came from afar. Then, a beam of fire shot up into the sky, illuminating half of the night sky. That was the rebels' food and fodder camp!

"Captain Zhao succeeded!" Li Wei shouted excitedly, with a long-lost smile on his face. He immediately gave the order to open the city gates and let the soldiers who had been prepared charge out.

As soon as the city gates were opened, soldiers in the city poured out like a tide and engaged in a fierce battle with the rebels. Although the rebels were numerous, their morale was greatly reduced due to the burning of their food and grass, and they soon fell into chaos.

"Mr. County Magistrate! We succeeded!" County Magistrate Chen and the county leaders were all delighted. They gathered around and flattered Li Wei.

Li Wei nodded: "Hurry up and send someone out to seize the opportunity to defeat this rebel army!"

Just as they were about to open the city gate and rush out, they suddenly heard a loud shout of killing coming from the city gate.

"Where does this sound come from?" Li Wei asked anxiously when he heard it.

"It seems to be the direction of the city gate!" Shi Zhubu frowned, "Could it be the enemy?"

"Impossible," Li Wei snorted coldly, "The rebels haven't figured out our strength yet, how could they risk attacking the county town? Unless they have already entered the city."

Li Wei hit the nail on the head and revealed the rebels’ true intention.

"No matter what the reason is, we must rush over to investigate. Otherwise, once the county falls into the hands of the enemy, we will be in danger." Li Wei ordered loudly.

"As you command." The county magistrates replied immediately. Then, they immediately sent people to check the city gate.

The soldiers who were guarding the gate of the county government were looking at the people coming from behind in horror. They never expected that there would be so many rebels in the city.

Li Wei and the other county officials were all very pale. They had never thought that the rebels could sneak into the city quietly and launch such a fierce attack. The shouts and cries coming from the city gate became more and more intense. It was obvious that the rebels had occupied the city gate and were fighting fiercely with the defenders in the city.

"This is impossible!" Du Dianshi exclaimed, "We have clearly strengthened the defense of the city gates, how could the rebels get in?"

Li Wei frowned, he understood that this might be the rebels taking advantage of some loopholes in the city, or there might be a traitor helping in secret. At this moment, they must react quickly, otherwise once the rebels completely control the city gate, the entire county will be in crisis.

"Immediately gather all the capable soldiers in the city and go to the city gate to reinforce!" Li Wei gave a loud order.

Upon hearing this, the county officials immediately took action. They quickly gathered soldiers and prepared to fight a desperate battle with the rebels.

The pair of people who appeared at the city gate were led by Zhang Shan and came out of the tunnel.

Zhang Shan took the lead and kept hacking and killing the yamen runners guarding the city gate.

"Everyone, work harder, let's open the city gate quickly! Let all the brothers in!" Zhang Shan certainly knew that the soldiers on the city wall would counterattack immediately after they reacted, so they had to occupy the city gate as soon as possible before that.

"Kill!" He chopped to death another soldier guarding the city gate with his knife.

At this time, there were only a dozen soldiers left at the city gate! Faced with the powerful Zhang Shan and others, some of the dozen soldiers finally couldn't stand it anymore and put down their weapons.