Amin's horse took several steps back in shock, and Amin was even more frightened, feeling like he was about to be shot in the head.

After the horror calmed down, Amin felt that his head and limbs were still his own, but the blood on his head came down, and when he took off his helmet, he saw that there was a hole in it, which was shocking.

Then I touched the front door of the bare head with my hand, and a hot groove was full of blood.

"Lord Belle, how are you? Lord Belle, are you alright? ”

Amin licked the blood from his hands, did not answer them, and looked up, a familiar face appeared at the battlement in the city, pointing at him, and the white smoke had not yet dispersed.

It is clear that this person fired this shot.

"The child surnamed Lin is you again, when Ben Beile breaks through the city, he will definitely break you into thousands of pieces!"

Lin Yi laughed: "Hahaha, don't say it so absolutely, it's not certain who kills whom!"

"Shoot me!" ……

It turned out that Lin Yi's shot was an inch higher, and he was originally aimed at his eyebrows, preparing to shoot his head, but as a result, Amin's helmet penetrated, but there was a furrow on his bare head, and even the money rat tail whip behind him was not injured.

At such a close distance, Lin Yi and the others in the city could see it clearly.

Lin Yi felt that this shot really didn't give him a long face, he was once a special soldier who was envied in people's minds, and this broken gun was really embarrassing to himself at the critical moment!

"My lord is really a god!" Zhang Hua, Erhu and others gave a thumbs up, in their minds, Lin Yi, who had never played with firearms, was undoubtedly a masterpiece.

The firearms soldiers beside Lin Yi also praised one after another, at such a distance, he could hit the target with one shot, although he did not leave the Tartar off his horse, but he shocked the main general of the Tartar, Lord Lin is tantamount to a sharpshooter!

Lin Yi's face was hot, and he thought that everyone was applauding him. Thinking about it, I am a person in two lives, of course, I can't judge it by the standard of a few hundred years later, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your weapon, the range of the fire gun at the end of the Ming Dynasty is short, and the lethality is too limited, and your own gun, in the eyes of these people in the late Ming Dynasty, is undoubtedly a shocking work.

Therefore, Lin Yi's face looked a little better, and he threw the broken gun to the firearm soldier and said, "It's not a big deal."

……

The Tartars began to attack the city, and they shot arrows at the city, and the range of the bow and arrow varied greatly depending on the texture of the bow and the strength of the drawer. These savage Tartars were on the banks of the moat, and many of them were able to shoot bows and arrows at the head of the city like Amin. In other words, the range of their bows and arrows is roughly equivalent to the range of the Ming army's guns.

The bows and arrows were dense like rain, and the soldiers of the Ming army used shields and battlements as cover, and the arrows crackled and fell on the top of the city.

Despite this, there were still many Ming soldiers who could not dodge, fell to the ground with arrows, and some were planted under the city wall.

At this time, the guns of the Ming army also rang out, and they were like fried beans, which dissipated with the white smoke, and many Dazi on the side of the moat were shot and fell off their horses.

The Tartars were good at mounted archery and field combat, and climbing walls to siege cities was not their strong point.

This fierce battle lasted until dark, a fierce battle for more than an hour, both sides had casualties, seeing that the siege was hopeless, the Tartars had to suspend the siege, but did not withdraw, but retreated five miles, surrounded the Yongping City, set up a yurt-style camp overnight, and prepared to attack the city again the next day.

Relying on the fierce and invincible Tartars, this battle suffered more than 200 casualties.

Lin Yi took Zhang Hua, Erhu and others, and Zhang Shouye, the magistrate, to the city in person, and fought bloodily with the soldiers.

After the Tartars stopped attacking the city, countless torches were lit on the city, and Lin Yi commanded his soldiers to rescue the wounded, replenish supplies such as bows and arrows and ammunition, and mingle with the generals on the front line.

After this battle, Lin Yi's prestige in the army was established. There are more than 1,000 old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers in the city, and it is the first time they have seen a general like Lin Yi who is guarding the city, rushing to the front line of battle, eating and living with ordinary soldiers, advancing and retreating together, and living and dying together.

Compared with the previous generals who led the troops, those officials and old men would only sit in the yamen and in the military tent blowing their beards and staring, bleeding and sacrificing, killing the enemy desperately, and they could not find their shadows at all.

Compared to them, Lin Yi was simply indistinguishable.

Lin Yi made a rough count, and after this battle during the day, the soldiers at the head of the city were reduced by nearly 400 people.

Lin Yi knew that among the nearly 400 people who had been reduced, not all of them were casualties, and there must have been many escapees.

These old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers, their combat effectiveness is really worrying.

Lin Yi couldn't help but shake his head, there must be a big battle tomorrow, the number of soldiers is so serious, how can the battle be fought tomorrow?

After dinner, Lin Yi took Zhang Hua Erhu and others to personally inspect the city defense situation of each gate, and the four main generals who defended the city were stubborn and stubborn, but now there are less than 200 soldiers and generals who can fight at each city gate.

If the Tartars really entered the city, the old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers in the city and these unarmed people, including those bureaucrats and gentry who were greedy for life and afraid of death, would become the meat of the chopping block.

It's really not going to work, rectify the soldiers and horses in the city, and suddenly kill them at dawn? Take it by surprise, attack it unprepared, take the initiative?

Lin Yigang thought about it like this, and instantly dispelled this thought, these hundreds of old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers, fighting with the thousands of horses and thousands of troops of the Tartars outside the city, are tantamount to moths to a fire, and there is no chance of winning at all.

This toss and turn has passed, but Lin Yi does not have the slightest sleepiness, he is waiting for news from Xiaoying and Dongsheng regardless of the day's fatigue.

When the third watch was approaching, Xiaoying and Dongsheng came to see him in a hurry.

"Brother Lin, I'm going to say hello to you."

Xiaoying, who hasn't seen Lin Yi for half a day, has seen Lin Yi's big smart eyes every three autumns, a 14-year-old girl, who is so busy working at such a time, she doesn't even have the slightest bit of sleepiness.

"Silly girl, how can I be happy?" Lin Yi smiled bitterly.

"Wow, wow, first of all, Brother Lin repelled the attack of the Tartars today, although this victory is not too big, but it is also gratifying. In addition, the things that Brother Lin handed over to Xiaoying have gained a lot......"

Under the light, Xiao Ying's big eyes flashed like grapes, like a few treasures, and reported to Lin Yi in detail the credit of her and Dongsheng today.

After a lot of hype and a small amount of silver was distributed on the spot, the people in the city responded enthusiastically. In particular, these ordinary people who flocked to take refuge outside the city were active, and as soon as they heard Lord Lin's order, they recruited warriors to defend the city, and there was money to receive, so they responded to sign up one after another.

Up to now, the number of applicants has exceeded 500, including more than 200 young men, and the rest are slightly elderly, women, half-grown children, etc.

According to Lin Yi's orders, as long as these people are willing to serve, they are all registered. Instead of waiting to die in the city, it is better to rise up and fight the Tartars.

Lin Yi immediately came to his senses when he heard this, and he didn't expect that in just half a day, there would be so many people responding to his call, as long as there were people!

Lin Yi immediately took Xiaoying and Dongsheng to meet these warriors, and Zhang Hua, Erhu, He Tao, and Wang Qi followed closely.

In the Tuiguan Yamen compound, after the gate was opened, countless torches shone like day, and when I heard that Lord Lin was coming, these men, women and children who volunteered stood up and consciously lined up in several rows, some of them were stunned just now, and now they were woken up, rubbing their sleepy eyes.

At this time, the officials of the Yamen led Lin Yi and others to appear in front of everyone.

Lin Yi took a look, this black pressed piece, tall, short, fat and thin, men, women and children, black and white, ugly and handsome, there were hundreds, looking at their dress, this is really an authentic cloth army.

Without armor, they wore their own clothes, no weapons to bring their own solutions, sickles, kitchen knives, axes, hoes, shovels, pickaxes, sticks, and a few teenage children with slingshots in their hands, these kitchen utensils, farm tools and toys came in handy.

Don't underestimate these little people, although they are ragged and uneven, their courage is commendable, and they are undoubtedly the backbone of Yongping. The anger of cloth clothes can stir up the heavens and the earth, not to mention far away, Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, etc., don't they rely on such people to make a fortune?

Those who are brightly dressed, clothed in brocade and meat, full of mouths, and people who are in the style of an official and a master, they can usually be five or six, and they will be cowardly when the crisis comes.

Therefore, Lin Yi was in awe of these hundreds of people, and bowed to these people first, "Folks, I, Lin Yi, thank you!" ”

"This is Lord Lin, the chief of the hundred guards of the guerrilla commander of the Ning Yuan Army, and the chief general of the city guard who was personally ordered by the prefect!"

"yes? Thanks to him, we would not have been able to enter the city today, and we would have been plagued by the great Tartars. ”

"It's not like that, Lin Da is so good-looking in life, I can't imagine that he is so young and handsome."

"Lord Lin is not only young and beautiful, but also has excellent martial arts, one person can kill more than a hundred thieves, repeatedly defeat the Tartars, and retreat on foot, a great hero!"

These men, women, and children, every word you say to me, are full of amazement and praise.

When Xiao Ying heard some words, she was very useful in her heart, and waved her hand: "Folks, be quiet, please ask Lord Lin to give a lecture."

The scene immediately fell silent.

"Folks, I, Lin Yi, used to be like everyone else, and I was also from a poor background. Hate the Tartars, invade my borders for no reason, burn my homes, plunder my property, kill my relatives, and commit adultery with my wife and daughter, why should we not fight the Tartars to the end! ”

Lin Yi's short words aroused the excitement of the crowd, and they were eager to rush out of the city to fight to the death with the Tartars now.

"Lord Lin is right, Tartars are not people! We are willing to follow Lord Lin to fight to the end and live and die with Yongping City......."

The shouts resounded in the sky, wave after wave, Lin Yi, Xiaoying, Zhang Hua, He Tao, Wang Qi, Dongsheng and others were also enthusiastic.

Lin Yi knew that these people, although they had fighting spirit, but, to put it bluntly, they were still a group of rabble with no training. Now it's too late to train, ready to use them as a reserve force.

Otherwise, letting these people fight with the Tartars will undoubtedly destroy the heavens and disregard human lives.

Therefore, Lin Yi organized these more than 200 young adults into a new battalion, with Wang Qi and Dongsheng in charge of taking them for the time being.

The remaining 300 people are the new second battalion, a little older elderly, women, and children, Lin Yi asked Xiaoying to take them in charge.

After having the number and the chief, Lin Yi announced strict discipline, with beheading, punishment, and promotion and reward.

This is the third watch day has passed, Lin Yi is about to let everyone rest, at this moment, a fast horse came quickly.

"Lord Lin is not good, something happened to Ximen. Wang Cheng, the garrison lord, took a group of family members and personal soldiers to the city, and the main general of the gate, Zhang Shouye, insisted on not opening the city, and the two sides fought at the city gate......"

Everyone present looked at Lin Yi, Lin Yi was so frightened that his soul was not possessed, a few miles outside the West City Gate was the Tartar military camp, no need to ask this Wang Cheng must have defected, ready to go out of the city at night to surrender to the Tartars as a traitor, this scum, Lao Tzu must kill him!

But now it is too late to assemble the troops, and the soldiers of the other sects are nervous, and there are no generals to adjust, so the reserves of these two battalions can only be mobilized.

Lin Yi shouted: "New first battalion, new second battalion, follow me!"