I heard that a large number of Tartars are coming to invade Yongping, and it is still dozens of miles away from here, and the dignitaries and dignitaries in the city and those officials and lords are in a mess. Five years ago, some people still remember the bloody and brutal crimes of Tartar Jinyongping, and they have lingering palpitations when they think about it.

While praying to God, they hurriedly packed their things and prepared to flee. The prefect Li Qi and the staff of the three divisions and yamen were also panicked.

Because there are too few soldiers and horses in the city, how can only more than a thousand old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers resist the thousands of horses and thousands of horses of the Tartars? The Tartars came in, and they generally slaughtered the city, which was too terrifying.

The prefect immediately issued an order, the four gates were closed, and immediately summoned the staff of the three divisions and yamen to discuss countermeasures, and these staff members were divided into two factions, one faction advocated the surrender of the Tartars, and the other faction advocated hanging the seal and sealing the gold, abandoning the city and fleeing.

Only Yongping pushed the official Zhang Shou and the owner Zhang insisted on the city.

As soon as these words came out, they all thought that the head of this magistrate was in the water, and the spearheads were pointed at him, "Lord Zhang, more than a thousand old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers, how to defend the city!" ”

"There are very few soldiers and horses in the city, and they are not elite soldiers, but we have a strong city to defend. How did Lord Futai forget, don't we have the guerrilla commander Zu Keyong? But the general of the Ning Yuan Army, as well as the great hero Lin Yi, can ask them, they can defeat the Tartars repeatedly, Lin Yi can retreat on foot alone, they will definitely have a way. ”

Prefect Li Qi gritted his teeth and nodded. Whether he surrenders or escapes, the black gauze hat on his head may not be able to keep it, it is a hard-won four-rank royal hall!

The prefect immediately sent someone to invite Zu Keyong, Lin Yi and others to come over to the palace to discuss matters.

Zu Keyong was carried in, followed by Lin Yi, Xiaoying and others.

The prefect asked Ji Zu Keyong how to defend the city and retreat from the army, Zu Keyong said: "You can hold the city on the one hand, and send people to move the rescuers on the other hand, the army of the chief soldier Zu Kuan should not be far from here, as long as you can hold on for two to three days, the inside and the outside should be together, and the Tartar will be broken, and Yongping will be worry-free."

The prefect turned his worries into joy, but who went out to move troops, and how did he defend the city?

Zu Keyong sent one of his confidants from among these 18 people, brought his own seal letter, and asked the prefect to write a letter, and brought it with him, so that this person could go out of the city and immediately go to Zu Kuan to move troops for help.

As for defending the city, Zu Keyong recommended Lin Yi to the prefect and asked him to command the soldiers and horses to defend the city.

Zu Keyong's words immediately attracted a lot of doubts, and the Yongping Political Envoy and the Security Inspectorate took the lead in opposing in front of Lin Yi, saying that although Lin Yi won several battles and was a hero in the minds of the people, but at this time and that time, what if he couldn't hold the city? After all, he is a small president, how can he be worthy of the great responsibility of guarding a city? The day the city is broken is the time when the Tartars slaughter the city, and when thousands of lives are destroyed, how can we explain to the Lord of Banzai?

Of course, Lin Yi heard it, these people thought that he was young and unqualified, and he was not worthy of the responsibility of defending the city, but they were definitely not thinking about the city and the people, but for their own lives and futures.

Zhang Shouye, the magistrate, sneered: "The two adults are taking care of their own lives and future, what they said is high-sounding, so according to the high opinion of the two, surrendering the Tartars or abandoning the city and fleeing is there a way to explain to the Lord of Long Life?"

These words hit the nail on the head, and the political envoy and the security secretary turned red and white, and then began to insinuate Zhang Shouye, saying that he was Yuan Chonghuan's fellow party, when Ning Yuanbing colluded with the Tartars and set up troops in Gyeonggi, Yuan Chonghuan was executed by Long Live Lord Ling Chi, how dare anyone follow Yuan Chonghuan's example? Yunyun.

Lin Yi, who was a minor official, didn't say a word next to him, and sneered in his heart, this is definitely a random button out of nothing.

These corrupt officials and corrupt officials take the money of the court, but they are not for the court, not for the people, and they are just powerful and blessed in ordinary times. When the enemy comes, they only care about themselves, regardless of the life and death of the people and the survival of the city, they fight each other and attack each other, which is really killable but not left!

Civilian officials are greedy for money, military generals are desperate for their lives, no wonder Tartars and thieves are rampant, Yongping City is the epitome of the Ming Dynasty. If there are officials like Zhang Shouye, there is still hope for the Ming Dynasty.

Lin Yi was ruthless and emotional in his heart, but he was calm on the surface.

In front of the prefect and other parents, Xiao Ying and the others didn't dare to talk nonsense, and looked at Lin Yi, who just shook his head at them, signaling them not to lie.

Now that the two sides are quarreling in the hall, the prefect Li Qi is a little swaying, and finally patting the bookcase, the hall is quiet.

Li Qi looked at Wang Cheng, he was the garrison of a city, and when the chief soldier and the capital were leaving, they handed over more than 1,000 people to him, and the heavy responsibility of defending the city naturally fell on him.

"What do you think, Lord Garrison?"

Wang Wei advocated the retreat of the adults, that is, abandoned the city and fled, more than a thousand old and weak sick people were really not sure to defend the city, and held on for two or three days, if the reinforcements could not come, then the Tartars would be besieged by then, and they could still go if they wanted to go?

But he is also an old fritter of officialdom, as the garrison of a city, when the enemy comes, abandon the city and flee, it is undoubtedly a dereliction of duty, if someone beats him, the black yarn on his head will not be guaranteed, and he will have to go around if he can't eat.

Therefore, when he saw the prefect asking, he hurriedly said: "Such a big event, the subordinates dare not make a decision, please make a proposal early, it will be too late to be late, and the subordinates will only look forward to the adults and horses, and they will not give up."

Li Qi gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, since that's the case, this government orders you and Lin Yi to stick to the city and wait for help."

Garrison Lord Wang Cheng, I didn't expect Li Qi to make such a decision, in his eyes, the prefect is definitely an official of Wen Xuan, his own proposition has been expressed very clearly, he does not have the pride of a strong man breaking his wrist, how can he be so heroic today? Is it because the guerrilla commanders of the Ning Yuan Army, Zu Keyong and Lin Yi and others, are there? Can you put your hopes in them?

With such a turn of his mind, he glanced at Lin Yi and Zu Keyong who was lying down, hesitated slightly, and hurriedly saluted: "Subordinates receive orders."

Yongping Governor Zhang Shouye and Guerrilla Commander Zu Keyong, the main battle faction, breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Lin Yi, meaning hurry up and receive the order to thank you, everyone is waiting for you to show your skills and kill the Tartars.

"Lord Prefect, wait a minute, forgive Lin Yi can't take the order." Lin Yi's words were amazing, attracting all the eyes at once.

"What do you mean? Could it be that Lin Yi is also frightened? The main battle faction, including Xiao Ying, also cast a surprised gaze.

"It's a little self-aware, and I have great hopes for him, such a heavy responsibility, I am young and shallow, and I don't have deep qualifications to dare to accept it, is this child's play? The prefect, don't joke anymore, let's quickly discuss how to surrender or abandon the city and flee, it's so urgent, don't delay any longer......"

The opposition is all in this mind, some snickering, some whispering, and their eyes are full of mockery and contempt.

"Lin Yi, can't you be cowardly?"

"No, my lordship. The Tartars are ferocious, and there are many people. Yongping is a lonely city, and there are few soldiers. Letting Lin guard such a city is really a heavy burden, and it is not child's play. Lin didn't know something, so he didn't dare to take the order easily. ”

"Oh, what's the matter, why not tell it in person?"

Lin Yi saluted: "My lord, please forgive my subordinates for being reckless. May I ask you, my lord, and I defend the city together, who is the lord and who is the auxiliary? ”

Li Qi smiled, "Of course, Lord Garrison Wang is the main one, and Your Excellency is the auxiliary." ”

The prefect Li Qi felt a trace of displeasure in his heart, and said in his heart Lin Yi, Lin Yi, what is it that he is young, asking such a low-level and straightforward question. Although you are brave and invincible, and your military achievements are outstanding, you are at best a hundred generals in the army, not a sequence of the city, and the king of the people is the garrison of the city, which is the official of the imperial court, the total of a thousand, and the authorization of the chief soldier and the capital division, of course, he is the main general. It's not a drop yet, you just want to ask for merit and fight for power? It's too frivolous.

The garrison lord Wang Chengfu smiled, that means young man, too frivolous, right? If the guerrilla commander Zu Keyong asks such a question, it is understandable, you are a small hundred generals, who can make you the deputy general of the garrison, and you have already put gold on your face, and you still want to be the main general, it is too self-sufficient!

Even the guerrilla commander Zu Keyong thought that Lin Yi's move was somewhat inappropriate.

Lin Yi's face was calm: "My lord, please forgive my subordinates for being blunt, if this happens, Yongping will be in danger."

"Oh, how so?"

Lin Yi didn't answer directly, but turned to Wang Cheng, "Dare to fight, may I ask the garrison lord, how do you plan to defend the city?" Do you plan to take the soldiers to fight bloodily with the Tartars and live and die with this city, or are you ready to fight if you can, fight if you can, keep the rules, and retreat if you don't succeed? ”

"Ahhhh......h

Lin Yi smiled indifferently: "My lord's anger, if Lin is not mistaken, the garrison lord just advocated protecting the retreat of the prefect, leaving the green mountains behind, not afraid of no firewood, this is the adult's original words." The enemy is outnumbered, the enemy is strong and I am weak, if the defender of the city will waver, how will his soldiers use their lives? And what can be expected to hold this city? ”

Wang Cheng had a fever on his face, from the depths of his heart, he really didn't want to defend the city, knowing that defending the city here was equivalent to waiting for death, what was wrong with Lord Bao retreating? But the lord ordered to guard the city and wait for help, and he did not dare to disobey.

Hearing Lin Yi reveal his heart like this, Wang Cheng was a little annoyed and angry, and his face was swollen red: "Lin Yi, that is for the sake of the safety of adults, and this guard is not greedy for life and afraid of death. According to your wishes, you will be able to keep the city safe and sound as the lord of the city, and in this case, the garrison is willing to abdicate and make way for the virtuous. ”

Lin Yi saluted the prefect again: "If you really want to defend this city, you must make up your mind to live and die with this city. It's not that Lin Yi is greedy for merit and power, if the adults really let Lin Yi defend the city, they must give Lin Yi the corresponding right to defend the city, and he can mobilize all the forces and resources in the city without hindrance. ”

The prefect hesitated a little, what Lin Yi said was very reasonable, but it was still the same sentence, his qualifications were too shallow, in case ......

The official Zhang Shouye and Wang Cheng have never been on good terms, and now the views of the two people are diametrically opposed, Zhang Shouye is fighting, and Wang Cheng is fleeing.

Zhang Shouye felt that what Lin Yi said was too right, and hurriedly interjected: "My lord, don't hesitate any longer, those who are capable will go up, and those who are mediocre will go down." Mr. Lin Bai is right, if you don't even have this right, how can you keep this city? ”

The prefect Li Qi gritted his teeth and said: "Listen, my lords, from now on, this government has decided that Lin Yi is the main general of the city guard, and he can call on some forces and resources in the city to defend the city, and no one is allowed to obstruct him, push three or four people, and those who are passive and sabotage will be killed!"

Lin Yi said angrily: "Thank you for your grace, Lin Yi took the order, after a long time, Lin Yi did not dare to boast about Haikou, and within ten days, Lin dared to keep Yongping City safe and sound."

Zu Keyong also said: "My lord, within five days, Lord Zu Kuan's reinforcements will definitely arrive, and then the inside and outside should be united, the Tartars will be defeated, and the adults can sit back and relax."