Yongping City was so tossed in the middle of the night that it had already alarmed the Tartars who were patrolling at night outside the city.

They went back to report that there might be a mutiny in the city, that there was a fire in the city of the West Gate, and that there were shouts of killing.

Amin woke up from his sleep, ordered 3,000 soldiers and horses, and quietly touched the bank of the moat outside the West Gate, and at this time the city had returned to peace.

The irascible Amin slashed the tartar who reported the incident, saying that he had made a false report, and then returned to the camp with his men and horses to continue sleeping.

Lin Yi only rested for more than an hour last night, but because of something in his heart, he woke up early after dawn.

Looking at Xiao Ying, who was sleeping soundly next to her, with her white and tender face and waterfall-like hair, Lin Yi's heart rose with a little pity, what a poor girl......

Lin Yi tiptoed to get dressed, without alarming her.

When Lin Yi arrived outside the camp, Zhang Hua, He Tao, Erhu, and Wang Qi were also alarmed, and the four personal soldiers followed him to the head of the West Gate City, where the thin dew wet the stones of the city wall.

In the morning breeze, a red sun burst out, sprinkling the earth with a golden yellow.

Standing at the head of the city, Lin Yi could clearly see the camp of the Tartars in the distance, the yurts were undulating, and he couldn't see the activities of the people and horses inside.

Last night was so thrilling, if it weren't for those lovely people, if it wasn't for the timely discovery and arrival, the consequences would be unimaginable. It is a small matter to defect to a scum garrison, leak the military information in the city, or let the Tartars take the opportunity to attack the city.

With so many things happening on the first day, it seems that this castle lord will not be able to be a good one.

How will the city be defended today? Amin: They will undoubtedly organize a larger, more frantic attack. The Tartars were brutal, and there was a shortage of soldiers in the city, and Lin Yi felt the pressure.

Lin Yi looked at the fluttering banner on the head of the city, hula la, and the northeast wind of the second or third level?

Lin Yi suddenly had an idea, and immediately told Zhang Hua and He Tao to take someone to find something.

"Sand?"

"Go to the city and look for it, and ask the soldiers and people in the city."

Zhang Hua and the others were puzzled, but they didn't dare to ask more, so they agreed and took the order. There was not much time, and Zhang Hua and the others came back in a hurry.

There is a sand dune hill in the north city, because it does not rain for many days, the white flowers are all sandy surface, and there are several acres of land.

"God help me, Lao Tzu is going to set up a sand formation for Tartar this time!"

Lin Yi felt as if he had become Zhuge Liang, his eyes were full of excitement, and he immediately ordered his generals, "Let the guards of each gate draw out some of their troops and quickly transport the sand to the city, and let Xiaoying's new second battalion assist, it doesn't take too much, and the battlements at the city head should be full of sandbags." ”

More than 100 soldiers and generals took action one after another, and Xiaoying was also shouted, and the three people of the new second battalion cooperated, loading sandbags and transporting sand.

The common people are still relatively good at doing this work, and the sacks are not enough, and some of them take off their outer clothes and make small pockets. Loading, sewing, lifting, transporting, doing a hot job......

Lin Yi stood at the head of the city, watching the generals and ordinary people busy with each other, and bags of sandbags were transported up and placed on the battlements.

In the distance, the tents of the Tartars had already risen with curling smoke, and Lin Yi knew that these Tartars were about to eat, and after they were full, they would inevitably attack in a big way.

So many great things happened yesterday, and I must take this time to meet the prefect.

Lin Yi took Erhu and Wang Qi Pegasus down to the city, and did not go to the prefect's yamen, but went directly to the prefect's mansion......

The prefect Li Qi didn't rest well all night last night, first a few staff members came to impeach Lin Yi, and then he knew what happened outside the West City Gate.

If Wang Cheng and his family really succeeded in defecting, he would have already ordered someone to pack up and prepare to find another way to live, and the prefect's seal was sealed and put on the table. The three wives, four concubines and children wept and cried, urging him all the time.

Just as he was about to make up his mind, the situation of Ximen was reported, and the whole family of the garrison lord Wang Cheng was sentenced to Ximen City.

The prefect closed his eyes when he heard this, and the surname Lin deserved to be an iron-blooded general, a person who did great things. So he dispelled all thoughts and resigned himself to fate. If the city was broken, he planned for the worst, killed the whole family, and then stabbed himself.

The next day, the prefect's compound was also panicked, and Li Qi was also alarmed early, and the staff such as the Secretary of the Administration and the Secretary of the Inspectorate came early again.

The prefect first asked them to wait in the living room, and the maid hired someone to serve him, and he had to deal with personal matters first.

When he was washing and changing, the prefect got a report that Lin Yi asked to see him, and Governor Li also asked him to wait in the living room.

When Lin Yi came, the staff members of Yongping Mansion were already sitting.

Of course, these staff members already knew about the blood splashed at the West City Gate last night, and although they didn't want to see Lin Yi now, they also had a little awe.

The dignified garrison of this city has a family of hundreds, and they are punished like this. If it had been their staff last night, it would have been a ghost near the city gate at this time. This guy surnamed Lin has a bit of a temper!

Lin Yi and they exchanged a conversation and sat down.

The servant came and brought tea and poured water. Everyone looked at him, Lin Yi picked up the tea bowl and took a sip as if he hadn't seen it, the prefect's tea was so fragrant, Lin Yi couldn't help but praise: "Good tea."

These staff members saw that Lin Yi was still a little uncomfortable.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was relatively rare for military generals and civilian officials to sit together and live in harmony, especially for low-level officers like Lin Yi, who could sit on an equal footing with these high-ranking literati emperors, and drink tea and chat together, which was simply a scenery.

Lin Yi felt that it was nothing, and these people all felt that it was a little like a thorn.

"Lord Lin?" Cheng Xuan's political envoy looked at it, and the envoy finally spoke.

"If you have something to say, please speak in person, Lin will listen to you." Lin Yi had to put down the tea bowl.

"Last night, I heard that the garrison's family had an accident at the west gate, and hundreds of mouthfuls of blood were splashed at the city gate, so what happened?"

Lin Yi knew that they were asking knowingly, and he had nothing to say, so he said with a straight face: "It's true." Wang Cheng as a garrison of the city, holding the Ming Dynasty's Yulu, the enemy is current, not thinking about defending the city, but with a family to try to abscond, openly disobey the order, to open the city without authorization, brutally killed the official Zhang and some generals, the crime is not punishable, Lin can not bear it, will be on the spot to correct the law, today is to the prefect to present the matter. ”

The chief secretary and the prosecutor looked at each other, and they really dared to do it, and confessed. But you kid don't want to think about how many pounds and taels you have, a small army leader, dare to kill the whole family of the garrison, I'm afraid this matter is light and heavy.

These staff members thought in their hearts, and nodded on the surface, "Lord Lin, the iron face is selfless, and the law enforcement is like a mountain, it is really a model for us, admire, admire." ”

"Your Excellency is overrated." Lin Yi was humble and began to taste tea again.

At this time, I heard someone outside shouting at the top of his voice: "The prefect has arrived-"

The staff members quickly stood up neatly, and Lin Yi also stood up.

The door curtain flashed, and the prefect Li Qi came in.

"This is in the bad house, not in the yamen court, you don't have to be polite, sit, sit." Li Qi smiled all over his face and sat down in the right seat, so that these staff members in the hall dared to sit down.

"Did Lin Yi see something in this mansion so early?" As soon as Li Qi sat down, his eyes fell on Lin Yi.

"Back to the words of the adult...... Lin Yi quickly stood up, bowed, and then told Zhang Shouye about the death of Zhang Shouye last night and the punishment of Wang Cheng's family.

The prefect's big face showed a look of horror, "There is such a thing?" ”

Lin Yi knew that he was pretending to be garlic, he was funny in his heart, and it was not easy to say it, waiting for his next words, and secretly watching his reaction.

"Lord Zhang is an honest official and fulfills his duties, but unfortunately he was killed, and this government is heartbroken...... Wang Cheng, a hateful rebellious minister and thief, dared to plot against the enemy and intended to collaborate with the enemy and treason, which is really killable but not kept! ”

The prefect said that he was emotionally punished with a boxing case.

Lin Yi said in his heart, fortunately, no matter what the prefect thinks in his heart, he is quite passable on the surface, and he does not openly reverse black and white and make accusations.

At this time, the secretary of the administration and the secretary of the court spoke one after another.

"Lord Futai, the matter of Lord Zhang and Lord Garrison is not a small case, Lord Lin is just a hundred presidents, he made decisions without authorization, killed so many people, and it happened at night, it is inevitable that there will be suspicions of selfish fraud, even if the case of Lord Zhang and Lord Wang, the evidence is conclusive, the facts are clear, Lin Yi should also make a decision again, arbitrary, in order to avoid the suspicion of contempt for Lord Futai."

"Yes, Lord Futai, you need to be cautious in this matter, otherwise, the court will blame it, and your lord will not be able to escape the blame."

When Lin Yi heard about these two dog officials, they were not good birds. Just now it was one set to smile in front of himself, and now it is another set in front of the prefect. If the prefect is soft-hearted and listens to slander, it is obviously not good for himself, an official like this should really let the big Tartars rush in and slaughter them all, he will only engage in personal attacks and plot against others, which is really hateful!

At this time, the prefect waved his hand: "Lin Yi is the main general of the city, and the government personally gives orders, so of course he has the right to decide." Lin Yi did a good job, and the matter of Lord Zhang and the thief Wang Cheng, the mansion will naturally implement the text. If the peak blames it, it will be borne by the government. ”

As he spoke, he looked at Lin Yi again: "How was the battle yesterday?"

Lin Yi said: "Your Excellency, my subordinates are about to state this matter." Yesterday's battle, the soldiers used their lives, repelled the attack of the Tartars, our generals also suffered nearly 400 casualties, now there is a shortage of troops in the city, Lin Yi has no choice but to mobilize the people, thanks to the enthusiastic response of the people, there are currently hundreds of people who have signed up, and last night to kill the anti-thief Wang Cheng in the battle to make miraculous contributions, today it is estimated that there will be people recruited. ”

The prefect nodded again and again, "I don't know how Lord Lin retreated from the enemy today?" ”

"Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates have already thought of a strategy to retreat from the enemy, and I want to set up a sand and soil formation for him today, please listen to the good news."

When the rest of the staff members here heard this, they had any color expressions on their faces, some laughing, some sneering, and the sand and soil could also retreat from the enemy, they had never heard of it, wasn't it a joke? If you fail to retreat from the enemy this time, Lin Yi, Lin Yi, how do you explain to adults?!

You have left the prefect's mansion, Pegasus has arrived at the city, and after nearly half an hour of busy work of hundreds of people, the battlements of the city walls are piled with bags of sand.

Xiao Ying came over to let Lin Yi inspect it, Lin Yi nodded with satisfaction, this is the Tartar camp tent in the distance has sounded the horn.

Looking at the three poles of the sun, Lin Yi knew that the Tartars were going to attack in a big way, and said to the generals under him: "The Tartars are about to attack the city in a big way, but we are ready for him, do what Lin said, and call the Tartars come and go!"