When approaching the tower in front of the city wall, the officer on the tower spotted the figure of Li Chong, immediately took out the horn and blew it.

The sound of the horn is not very loud, and I think it is because Li Chong is the only one who can't make too much publicity about the warning, but this horn sound is enough to remind the soldiers on duty around him.

Soon a group of three or four soldiers left the fortifications such as the rejection of horses and ran in the direction of Li Chong.

Li Chong first heard the sound of the horn on the tower, and then saw the soldiers running towards him, and also understood that this was the guarding force at the south gate of Mengyang City, so he simply reined in his horse and stopped his advance.

After turning over and dismounting, the soldiers also came to Li Chong's body, and one of the leaders took the lead in asking, "Where is the person?" ”

Although it was an inquiry, the atmosphere was not very serious, and the soldiers guarding saw the mask on Li Chong's face, because they were also soldiers of Mang Castle, so they recognized that this mask was a member of the Mang Castle Secret Academy, and their voices were much more polite.

"Commissioner of the Divine Imperial Department of the Secret Academy, I have urgent information to see the military master." Li Zhong didn't say much, and explained his identity and meaning concisely.

As soon as the soldier heard that he wanted to see the military master, he immediately stood in awe, and in addition, his expression became much more serious.

They carefully examined the token that Li Chong took out, and after seeing the identity certificate of the Divine Palace Hall of the Secret Academy and the military master's edict, they also quickly and cautiously let it go with a more respectful expression.

With the inspection and release of the front-line guard soldiers, the soldiers on duty on the tower also got clear information, and sounded the horn again, but the sound of the horn was different from the last time.

Hearing the sound of the horn this time, the defense line from the outermost defense line to the south gate of Mengyang City was opened to Li Chong in turn, and Li Chong re-boarded his horse and walked slowly towards the south gate of Mengyang City.

The closer you get to the south gate of Mengyang City, the more torches are used for lighting, and the more Li Chong can see clearly.

He could see that there were not many people behind the fortifications, and in the darkness of the night, the various fences and horses and other fortifications were entrenched like a huge black beast, but behind these beasts, only a few figures were moving.

Although it was night, and the number of soldiers in the fortifications could not be the number of soldiers who were actually engaged in defense during the day, there were too few soldiers in charge of the miracle defense compared to the fortifications.

From here, we can also get a glimpse of the defensive posture of Mengyang City, the use and arrangement of manpower has reached the limit, but it has not been able to fill the gaps in many places, and can only try to use manpower in the most critical places.

Now Mengyang City, the most critical place is naturally the Bilu Village in the north of Mengyang City, the Nanma Village in the northeast and the north city wall of Mengyang City, and relative to those places, the south gate of Mengyang City is not so important, although there is also the danger of being attacked, but because of the key defense center, it is unable to achieve perfect defense construction.

On the eve of the war, it can be said that on the eve of the war, there may be less than two hundred people in charge of the defense of the huge south gate of Mengyang City, and all the manpower has been sent to the most critical place, leaving many helpless defense loopholes.

Li Zhong sat on the horse, looking quite anxious, since he came to Mengyang City to deliver a letter, according to the rules of the Mystical Academy, to avoid too frequent flow of people, so he should stay and guard Mengyang City together, and the current guards of Mengyang City are indeed unsettling.

In terms of numbers, the defenders of Mengyang City have fallen into a complete disadvantage, with empty fortifications and the construction of city walls, but there is no support for the most critical thing of these defense lines - manpower.

At this time, in the middle of the fifteenth century AD, manpower was the absolute key factor, and the number of armies could not be compensated for by the weapons of war of later generations, which was a huge defect that would be difficult to fill.

Of course, Jiang Yugang had already done his best, and he was looking forward to these soldiers who were equipped with birds that were ahead of their time to exert their unimaginable abilities.

Finally, Li Zhong rode a horse and came to the bottom of the city wall, the gate of the city wall was slowly opened, this is the city gate that has been repaired by Bai Qianfan, compared with the original city gate, whether it is the size or the quality of the city gate, it has undergone a complete qualitative change.

The original Mengyang City is quite perfunctory, almost a few people's strength can easily crash open, its own material is also quite fragile, all made of wood, and does not have much defense, after repair, the city gate was wrapped in iron sheets, and the material inside is also made of the strongest wood, the thickness and size have also increased a few gears, it is no longer a human can simply destroy, let alone directly use the city gate, or open the door from the outside.

But then, the opening and closing of the city gate is also quite laborious, and the soldiers guarding the city gate need to use all their strength, using the lever crowbar to open the city gate to assist, in order to open it slowly, in the process of opening the city gate, Li Zhong looked up at the south gate of Mengyang City because of boredom.

The south gate of Mengyang City is much brighter than imagined at night, and there are many pillars on the city tower, and each pillar is hung with a large number of lanterns to provide illumination, through the light of the lanterns, Li Chong feels that he can barely see the soldiers on the city tower.

He couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart, and began to look at the faces of the guards on the castle tower one by one, wanting to find his familiar figure in it.

He who has been staying in Mang Castle naturally knows that many people in the army of Mang Castle have gone to Mengyang City to garrison, and many people in Mengyang City's army are his acquaintances before joining the army, although after he joined the Secret Academy, because of the complicated rules of the Secret Academy and the relative closure of the military camp compared to the departments outside the military camp, it has been a long time since he came, but at this time, Li Zhong still wanted to find a familiar figure.

After all, they may soon be comrades-in-arms fighting side by side, and being able to find a familiar person at this time is also psychologically dependent.

But not long after he began to look at the soldiers at the city gate, Li Chong's gaze froze, because he saw a figure directly above the city gate, wearing the skin of a relatively senior manager at the level of secretary and above in the secret academy, quietly looking back at him.

The first thing Li Chong recognized was this person's eyes, and then, he quickly confirmed this person's face in his memory, and his heart couldn't help beating rapidly.

Because to his surprise, the person standing in the middle of the castle tower and responding to his gaze was none other than the military master.

The warlord was unmasked, revealing his face, which was rather young-looking. If you have to say it, there are also some traces of time and years on this face, after all, he is also a veteran of the battlefield, and there is no trace of young people's youthfulness on his body.

But there is a unique sense of youthfulness to this face, a kind of youth with a hint of detachment, as if it is not disturbed by all the complicated things of the world, and can be viewed with an attitude that is almost out of the way.

This detachment and indifference is not the kind of detachment of the old man who almost sees through everything and is no longer interested in everything, representing the end and nothingness, but a kind of pure detachment that contains a simple attitude, and a child's sense of fearlessness.

Especially the eyes of the military lord, whenever Li Chong saw his eyes, it was an absolute firmness and bravery, no matter what kind of difficult situation he faced, there was no retreat or fear in his eyes.

The first time Li Chong saw this look was on the night of the fire in Nansangzhai, when he, as one of the strongest and most athletic people in the Nansangzhai militia, was chosen as the one who finally broke off to cover everyone's retreat.

Although Li Chong didn't think he was a timid person, at that time, looking at the firelight in the sky and the Luchuan army running out of the firelight, wielding a hunting knife and a hideous expression like a demon, his mind was shaken, he could barely control the trembling of his legs, and there seemed to be a strong gravitational pull in the direction behind him that attracted him to flee to the rear.

And just as he was ready to leave the task of breaking off and fleeing immediately, he turned his head and saw the figure of the military master.

Because the military lord had lived in the village of Nansang Village for quite some time before that battle, he recognized the military lord's face in Li Chong, and even on the night of the fire, the military lord's face was stained with smoky black marks, and he quickly recognized it.

He didn't expect that as the supreme commander of the army, the head of the Ming army and the entire Nansangzhai militia, he would actually stay behind at such a time and face the most dangerous situation with a thug at the lowest level like him.

Li Zhong felt ordinary fear at the first moment of reaction, he was worried that the military master would see his fear, and he wanted to give up the intention of breaking off the queen and running away directly, but to his surprise, the military master smiled gently, patted him on the shoulder and said, "You withdraw, leave it to me here to break the queen." ”

In the face of such a dangerous situation, this fellow, who looked much younger than himself, did not have a trace of panic in his expression, and his tone and demeanor were relaxed as if he was gossiping about some inconsequential matter, and did not hold him accountable for his intention to escape, but took his own responsibility.

This made Li Chong very shocked at the time, although there was a little impulse that made him want to express his determination to stay and break off together, but the more fear in his heart still made him not say a word, and directly chose to turn around and run away.

After entering the tunnel, he couldn't help but turn around and glance at the figure of the military master who had chosen to break off at the street entrance in the distance, swinging his knife and slashing at the enemy, and strong emotions stirred in his heart.

From then on, Li Chong silently made an oath in his heart, he will be a pawn who follows the military lord from now on, and it is his greatest wish to be able to fight with someone like the military master.

After Manggu Fort began to select people from various villages in Manggu Mountain to enter the Ming Army, Li Zhong was the first to sign up to enter, and after learning that the army had formed a department under his direct command, he actively participated in the study of the Xuanjing Academy, and the first batch entered the Secret Academy.

And on the eve of the war, which made him uneasy, with the information from the barbarian temple village, the panicked Li Zhong saw the figure of the military master again, and the chaotic mind calmed down at this moment, his heart completely calmed down, and the original worry about the war situation was instantly replaced by the surprise of meeting the military master and the pride of reporting urgent information directly to the military master.

Although as a member of the Divine Palace Hall of the Secret Academy, he did not lack the opportunity to meet the military lord on weekdays, but he accidentally met the military master directly at the south gate of Mengyang City like the current one, and he still did not wear the mask of the Secret Academy.

After the city gate was lowered, Li Zhong immediately jumped off his horse, ran into the city with some curious eyes of the guards, bypassed the fortifications in the city, and ran quickly towards the city tower.