On the tall and sturdy city wall of Yucheng, Lu Zhishen, who was covered in armor, took the small letter tube held by a sergeant in both hands, he pulled out the tube plug and took out a piece of paper from it and unfolded it and looked at it, his angular face immediately moved, and Shi Jin next to him asked urgently, "Commander, what is the commander's order?" ”

Lu Zhishen didn't speak, just handed the note to Shi Jin, and he turned to look into the distance, as far as his eyes could see, all he saw was the boundless beacon fire company camp, and the 50,000 horses of the Eastern Expeditionary Army of the Imperial Court had just crossed the border of Qizhou two hours ago, and came to the city of Yucheng, which was in the northwest corner of Qizhou, and the war was about to break out!

Shi Jin took the note, and the two generals next to him, Wu Song and Huang Song, also hurriedly gathered, and the three of them looked at the note together, only to see that only one sentence was written on the note, "Stop the enemy outside the battle line for five days at any cost!" ”

Shi Jin exclaimed, "What does the commander mean ......?!" ”

"It is estimated that at this time, Deng Bald Donkey, Chao Gai and others also received the same order!" Lu Zhishen turned around with a solemn expression, "Our task is very simple, that is, to block all the enemies on the periphery of the entire Jingxi Road, five days, only five days!" Buy time for the states and counties behind us to complete the harvest of summer grain! The commander only gave us orders, but did not make any arrangements, he just wanted us to do it freely, no matter what way we used, no matter what ...... At what cost, we only need to hold on for five days! ”

The surrounding atmosphere seemed to freeze instantly, and this order seemed simple, because throughout the ages, for any army defending the city, let alone holding on for five days, as long as the personnel were neat, the armament was perfect, and the city walls were strong, it was common to defend for ten days and a half months.

But this battle is different, if the official army gives up the siege of the city, but only spares from outside the city, then the defenders must open the city gate and take the initiative to go out of the city to stop the enemy, give up the most powerful defensive support, and start hand-to-hand combat with the enemy outside the city, not to mention that the enemy is more than 50,000, and the entire first army is only 20,000 horses, and it is scattered and stationed all over the place! Only after holding out for five days can they return to the city to defend themselves, if they still have a chance to do so......

Shi Jin, Wu Song and Huang Song looked at each other and hugged Lu Zhishen together, "Yes!" ”

Wu Song continued, "Then I will return to Gaotang!" ”

Huang Song also hugged his fists and said, "Then the general will also return to Bozhou!" ”

Lu Zhishen said, "Don't worry, drink a bowl of wine and leave." With that, he waved his hand to the side, "Bring the wine!" ”

Immediately, a guard next to him stepped forward and placed four large bowls and filled them with spirits, and everyone served them.

Lu Zhishen's gaze slowly looked at the faces of the three subordinates, "The commander didn't give the Sprinkle family a battle plan, and the Sprinkle family didn't give you a plan, the battlefield is changing rapidly, you just have to act when you see the opportunity." The Sprinkle family only instructed you to have three points, one, after each of them returned to the station, transfer all those who could fight to the front line, this battle we only attack, not defend! Second, keep in touch with each other at all times, and if there is a hole in the defense line, the friendly forces must support unconditionally! Three ......, fight to the end! ”

"Please rest assured, the army commander is here, and Gao Tang is here! If Gao Tang is gone, it means that no one in the first division will still be panting! ”

"The second division swears to hold Qizhou to the death!"

"The Third Division didn't say that the enemy wanted to pass through Bozhou, unless he stepped over the corpse of Huang Song!"

Lu Zhishen laughed and picked up the wine bowl, "Three brothers, let's only drink this bowl today...... When this battle is over, brother, I will invite you to have a good drink of celebration wine, and we will not get drunk at that time! Dry! ”

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At the same time, far away in front of the city wall of Jinxiang County, the southwesternmost part of Jingxi Road, Deng Yuanjue rode a horse in full armor and shouted at dozens of officers of the Second Army, large and small,

"The commander's order is clear to everyone, I won't say much about other monks, I will only tell you what kind of person the commander is!"

"Monk, I was originally a big monk in Shezhou City, I don't have to worry about eating and drinking, I don't have to worry about food and clothing, and I spend all day drinking and being so happy! It can be said that if he hadn't met the commander, maybe there would have been a real "flower monk" in Shezhou City, which round would have gotten Lu Zhishen's bald donkey? ”

Everyone laughed,

"Why did I follow the commander into the world? Not for anything else, just because he is righteous and sincere! That's why I followed him from Shezhou to Qishan, and from Qishan to Liangshan, all the way to today! And every time I charge into battle, monks, I am at the forefront! Why? Because I believe that the commander will never give up on any of his brothers, he will never do anything to stab his brother in the back, I will give him my back, monk, I will put a hundred hearts! ”

"The commander-in-chief...... All the old brothers of the former Liangshan here know that they love soldiers like sons, and their righteousness is soaring into the sky! Although he was in a high position, he never despised the life of even a small soldier! He would never give such an order unless he had to! Don't think that the commander and the Heavenly Dao Army treat us as meat shields, on the contrary, monk, I think this is a supreme honor! Only the bravest and most trustworthy brothers would be entrusted with such an order! ”

"The commander has given this trust to the monk, and I am willing to give the same trust to you, monk! Although you will have to go back to the station after a while, you must remember that you have me Deng Yuanjue behind you! I'm the same as the commander, I will never give up on any of my brothers, and I will never stab any of my brothers in the back, even if you fall, monk, I will definitely be the first to rush forward and continue to fight next to your corpse! ”

"Fight to the death!" Deng Yuanjue punched the sky,

"Fight to the death!" The generals shouted in unison!

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At the same time, far away in the easternmost part of Jingxi Road, in the city tower of Laiwu City, Chao Gai was standing in front of the map with Su Ding and Yang Zhiwei to arrange military deployment.

A sergeant suddenly rushed into the room and reported with a happy face, "Report to the commander! Master Gongsun Sheng is back! ”

The three of them were overjoyed when they heard it, Gongsun Sheng left Jingxi Road in the name of returning to the mountains to find a teacher a few months ago, his division has been managed by Chao Gai, the current war, Chao Gai and others thought that Gongsun Sheng would not come back, but unexpectedly at this critical moment he still came back, Gongsun Sheng is resourceful, no less than Wu Yong, with him, the third army's chances of victory are a few points higher!

Sure enough, immediately after that, only a hearty laugh sounded, and a person in a Taoist robe walked into the house, it was Gongsun Sheng,

Chao Gai stepped forward and hugged his fists and said happily, "Brother Gongsun, you are back, it is really time for you to come back!" ”

Gongsun Sheng hugged his fists towards Chao Gai, Su Ding, and Yang Zhiyi before saying, "Gongsun Sheng almost came back late, please forgive me, brothers." ”

"Haha, it's good to come back...... Luo Zhenren is an old man?"

"I won't hide it from you, Gongsun Sheng came back this time on the orders of my master."

Chao Gai was stunned and asked, "Oh? What instructions does Luo Zhenren have? ”

Gongsun Sheng shook his head, "Master didn't have any instructions, he only told me that the people's will is what the people want, the mandate of heaven cannot be violated, you should go." ”

Chao Gai and others were stunned, what do the people want? What does that mean? Looking at Gongsun Sheng again, Gongsun Sheng was also at a loss and helpless, obviously he couldn't understand the meaning,

A few people didn't bother to comprehend it anymore, and immediately pulled Gongsun Sheng to study the military situation.

After about half an hour, I suddenly saw the sergeant run into the house again, only this time his face was full of surprise and panic.

"Commander, it's not good!"

Chao Gai raised his head and asked urgently, "When were you so flustered?!" ”

The sergeant pointed outside, "People...... It's all human ......! ”

Chao Gai and the others hurriedly walked out of the room and looked outside under the city wall, and suddenly, their faces were also full of shock,

I saw that the city of Laiwu was already full of people, and all the streets and alleys as far as the eye could see were crowded, if it weren't for hundreds of soldiers desperately stopping them, I was afraid that they would have rushed to the city tower long ago.

What's going on? Is this a civil unrest? There are already 40,000 imperial army about to arrive outside, and it is not a good thing that civil unrest breaks out at this critical moment!

Chao Gai and the others hurriedly went down the city tower, and when the people saw that a few of them appeared, there was a small commotion all of them, and they all crowded here, and the soldiers were about to be unable to stop them.

Chao Gai and the others and the surrounding guards all put their hands on the hilt of the knife at their waists, with a vigilant face.

At this moment, I saw an old man at the front of the people waving his hand towards Chao Gai and shouting, "General Chao Gai, General Chao Gai, the old man has something to say." ”

Chao Gai waved his hand, and the soldier let the old man in, and the people behind him immediately quieted down.

Chao Gai asked politely, "Old man, what are you ......?" ”

The old man said very seriously, "General, we know that the imperial army is coming, and we will help you defend the city!" ”

Chao Gai and the others were stunned, "You want to help us defend the city?" ”

The old man nodded, "How did the Heavenly Dao Army treat us, and how did the imperial court treat us, the people have rods and scales in their hearts, we are not stupid!" General, don't look at the old decay, but the decay is still strong, even if you can't help you kill the enemy with a knife, the old decay can still carry things for you, and send water! ”

"General, the five brothers of our family are here, we are young and strong, and we can move heavy things!"

"General, old woman, I can cook, I'll help you cook!"

"General, don't look at me as a cripple, but my arm is fine, I can help you beat the drum!"

"General......"

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Tens of thousands of people all looked at Chao Gai and others with expectant eyes,

Chao Gai, Gongsun Sheng, Su Ding, and Yang Zhi glanced at each other, and they all saw the fighting spirit and hope in each other's eyes.

What the people want, what are you afraid of?!