After Li Qing arrived at Yanmen, he immediately began to arrange the defense of Yanmen, first of all, to install giant crossbows on the wall, these giant crossbows can bring great deterrence to the enemy, and then all kinds of conventional guarding stones, rolling wood, gold juice and oil, and so on.

In addition to these, Li Qing also arranged for Meng Ying and others to secretly refine gunpowder, since the last time Wang Jian used gunpowder to yin once, Li Qing was much more cautious about the use of gunpowder, except for Meng Ying and Meng Yi and others, Li Qing did not want others to master this advanced technology, although the technology of gunpowder has been spread, but for now, there are not many people who know gunpowder and can make gunpowder after all, I believe that those who know will not be willing to spread the method of making gunpowder.

In addition to these three people, Li Qing also selected some trustworthy people among the disciples of the medical family to help Meng Ying and the others, and told Meng Ying and others not to easily reveal the core part of gunpowder to them.

After arranging Meng Ying, the sky had gradually darkened, because the alien race had just attacked Yanmen once, Li Qing felt that the alien race should not attack Yanmen again, but for the sake of arrangement, Li Qing still asked Liu Shu and Wu Gang to garrison the city pass to prevent the alien race from attacking at night.

When Li Qing came to the Guan Tower, Liu Shu and Wu Gang immediately greeted him and saluted Li Qing.

Li Qing waved his hand, now these two people have also been promoted by Li Qing to generals, Liu Shu is strong in martial arts, and good at throwing, since joining the Great Wall Guards, he has made a few short spears on his back, used to throw the injured enemy, the power is very domineering, although Wu Gang is not as strong as Liu Shu's martial arts, but he is also clever, and he learned some martial arts with Liu Shu and Li Python, and a few people can't get close.

Li Qing looked at the dark night sky and said, "Liu Shu, Wu Gang, although it is unlikely that the enemy will attack Yanmen, you can't be careless, once you find that the situation is wrong, immediately light the beacon, you know?" ”

Liu Shu nodded, and said with a straight face: "The general can rest assured, Liu Shu will live up to the general's high expectations." ”

Wu Gang also said: "Don't worry, general, we won't make mistakes." ”

Li Qing nodded, seeing that the soldiers of the Qin army guarding the pass were very energetic, Li Qing praised a few words, and was about to leave, and at this time, Li Qing vaguely felt as if someone was watching him in the dark, and couldn't help but subconsciously put his hand on the hilt of the Tai'a sword.

"Someone, come out."

Li Qing snorted lightly, Liu Shu and Wu Gang were shocked, and immediately ran towards Li Qing with soldiers and horses.

"Yes...... It's me. ”

In the dark, Zhao Shi, who looked embarrassed, walked out, and when he saw that it was Zhao Shi, Li Qing and the others lifted their guards.

Li Qing looked at Zhao Shi and said, "General Zhao Tun, you haven't rested so late, what are you doing here?" ”

Zhao Shi glanced at Li Qing hesitantly, and then said: "General, the last general knows that he is wrong, please let the general participate in the guard, the last general promises that he will obey the general's orders and dare not slack off in the slightest." ”

Li Qing didn't expect Zhao Shi to be unable to sleep at night because of this, and couldn't help but smile and said: "Zhao Shi, the reason why I didn't arrange a task for you today is because you have been defending Yanmen for days, it is too hard, General Ben wants you to rest and rest, since you don't want to rest, so let's take a few brothers and go out with me." ”

"Out of customs?"

As soon as these words came out, Liu Shu and the others were all shocked, and Zhao Shi was also full of horror and looked at Li Qing in confusion.

Li Qing said: "I want to prepare some greeting gifts for the aliens, you go with me to see the terrain outside." ”

Liu Shu persuaded: "General, this is too dangerous, what if there is an alien race taking the opportunity to attack?" Aliens come and go like the wind, and if they find you, I'm afraid it won't be too late for the general to retreat to the pass. ”

Li Qing shook his head and said: "It's late at night, even if the alien race rides a war horse, they don't dare to gallop wildly, if there is really a foreign race approaching, we can calmly retreat to the pass, I have made up my mind, you don't have to say more, Liu Shu, you remember to guard the pass." ”

Liu Shu and the others saw that Li Qing had made up his mind, so he didn't dare to persuade more, but he just wanted Li Qing to bring more soldiers and horses, but Li Qing politely refused, and only let Zhao Shi lead ten cavalry and go out of the city with him.

Li Qing turned over Chifeng, Chifeng seemed to like to shake his majesty in front of other war horses, and grinned at the war horses of Zhao Shi and others from time to time, which frightened the war horses of Zhao Shi and others, and did not dare to approach Li Qing easily.

"Poof"

Chifeng snorted, satisfied with the performance of these colts, and shook his neck haughtily, as if I am the king of horses, and disdain to stand side by side with your group of colts.

Li Qing patted Chifeng, Chifeng was honest, Liu Shu asked the door to be opened, and then Li Qing took Zhao Shi and other ten warriors out of Yanmen.

Seeing Li Qing and the others disappear into the night, Liu Shu said to Wu Gang with some concern: "Wu Gang, you lead the troops to guard below, ready to meet the general at any time." ”

Wu Gang nodded, led two hundred elite soldiers to the gate of the city, and was ready to meet Li Qing.

Li Qing looked at Zhao Shi, who was holding the long sword behind him, and said softly, "What, are you afraid?" ”

How could Zhao Shi admit it, and pretended to be calm and said: "What are you afraid of, I'm just afraid that I won't be able to protect you when the time comes." ”

Li Qing chuckled and said, "Since you're not afraid, you can tell me about the alien race outside the gate." ”

Zhao Shi thought for a while and said: "The alien race that attacked Yanmen last time was a Western Regions soldier and horse called Loulan Kingdom, as for where this Loulan Kingdom is, I don't know, these Western Regions soldiers and horses use round shields and short swords, they secretly climb up the Guanlou with hook locks, if it weren't for the Wenbo Captain to find out in time, I'm afraid Yanmen has fallen, but it's a pity that the Wenbo Captain is still a step late after all, at that time Loulan's Western Regions soldiers and horses have already killed the Guanlou, although we fought bravely and repelled the Loulan soldiers, Wenbo Captain ......"

Speaking of this, Zhao Shi choked up a little, Zhao Shi followed Wenbo for more than ten years, and Zhao Shi was very uncomfortable with Wenbo's death.

Li Qing nodded in understanding and said, "Captain Wen's horse leather shroud can be regarded as a well-deserved death, we should let go of our grief and find a way to avenge Captain Wen and the dead soldiers." ”

While speaking, Li Qing and his party had already come to the grassland ten miles away from Yanmen, Li Qing restrained the war horse, looked at the starry fire in the distance, and frowned, there are more enemies than imagined.

Zhao Shi pointed to the firelight and said: "There is the camp of the enemy army, looking at it like this, there should be no less than 30,000 soldiers and horses." ”

Li Qing nodded, 30,000 soldiers and horses, it doesn't sound like a lot, but if these 30,000 cavalry are allowed to enter the Central Plains, then the damage caused will be great, and 30,000 cavalry is enough to disturb most of the Central Plains.