Gao Yanzong looked to be in his twenties, as tall as Lan Ziyi, fat and round, looking at it from a distance, it looked like a ball, and when he approached, it looked like three balls - the head was a small ball, the body was a big ball, and the legs formed a middle ball.

Normally, this kind of fat man has to breathe when he walks two steps, and he will never move when he can rest, but now I see this person walking up and down the city wall like flying, and he can't keep up with a few thin people around him trotting all the way.

Gao Yanzong was overjoyed when he saw Lan Ziyi and his cavalry, just like a hungry man who had been hungry for several days seeing the relief food coming.

Gao Yanzong hugged his fists at Lan Ziyi and said:

"In the next city and county order Gao Yanzong, dare to ask which general came?"

Although it is not polite to see a county order with Lan Ziyi's title, but looking at Gao Yanzong in front of him and his posture of leading the militia to renovate the garrison, Lan Ziyi felt a sense of respect in his heart, the wind knows the strength of the grass, and the board knows the loyal ministers, although he does not know the current affairs, and can even be said to be sending him to death, but this courage is already worthy of Lan Ziyi's respect for him.

Lan Ziyi turned over and dismounted and walked in front of Gao Yanzong, respectfully clasped his fists and said:

"In the Xiade King to study, begging the thief forward general, Weiting Hou Lan Ziyi, the tall man digging deep trenches to wait for the thief? Is there any news of thieves? ”

When Gao Yanzong heard that it was Lan Ziyi, he grinned, his eyes were shining, and without waiting for Lan Ziyi to bend down, he stepped forward, a bear hugged and dragged Lan Ziyi's arms, and laughed:

"It turned out to be Marquis Lan Wei who came in person, and now my Xiangcheng is even more worry-free.

Come on, Wei Hou, you are an expert, the lower official will take you to see how this city is repaired, you see where it still needs to be reinforced, let's do it quickly. “

As he spoke, he took Lan Ziyi's hand and dragged him to the city.

Gao Yanzong's hand is quite strong, just now a bear hug hit Lan Ziyi's small body was full of pain, this time Lan Ziyi, who grabbed people even more, was in pain,

Behind Lan Ziyi, the Tao brothers and the Qiu family father and son also dismounted together when they saw Lan Ziyi dismount just now, and they were all a little stunned by Gao Yanzong's sudden enthusiasm.

Lan Ziyi couldn't speak if he wanted to, he had been pulled out for several steps, but fortunately, Tao Zhuhu spoke to solve the siege:

"Gao County Order, you are very embarrassed by my family guards."

Gao Yanzong looked back at Lan Ziyi, and found that Lan Ziyi's hand had been caught red by himself, and his face was painful, so he quickly let go, smiled embarrassedly, and then said:

"I was so excited to finally see the rescuer, I was rude, and I asked Wei Hou to forgive me.

Dare to ask these generals who ......"

Lan Ziyi rubbed the hand he had just been caught, smiled, and then introduced the people behind him to Gao Yanzong one by one.

Gao Yanzong saluted every time he heard someone, and the more he listened, the happier he became, and his hands rubbed together, as if he was about to do a big job immediately.

After Lan Ziyi's introduction, Gao Yanzong laughed again, and shouted "yes" several times

Final Words:

"There are a few generals here, my Xiangcheng is still impregnable, and the people finally don't have to suffer."

Lan Ziyi glanced back at his own people, and everyone changed their eyes,

In fact, Lan Ziyi didn't plan to defend this city at all.

The junction of Heyin and Fengyang is all a plain of Pingchuan, and the thieves can go from other places if they do not go from Xiangcheng to the east, this is not a place where soldiers must fight, in Lan Ziyi's opinion, there is no need to defend here.

Even if the thieves really attack the city, how can this small city block the mighty hundreds of thousands of thieves, and defending the city is not the best policy.

Lan Ziyi was about to open his mouth to explain the situation, but was blocked by Gao Yanzong, Gao Yanzong looked at Lan Ziyi and the others excitedly, and said:

"All the generals are experts, come, look at the city defense and those that need to be improved.

Come on, please! “

As he spoke, he made a gesture of please, and was courteous.

Lan Ziyi knew that it was difficult to be gracious, and he couldn't speak, so he had to lead someone to follow Gao Yanzong to inspect Xiangcheng.

The people who had all run into the city just now also took their tools and went out of the city again to dig trenches.

When these people saw Gao Yanzong, they just said hello and did not salute, as if they had seen the neighbors, and then the big guys talked and laughed and went out together, and they all said that they were begging for thieves and killing enemies.

Lan Ziyi followed Gao Yanzong into the city, and along the way, Gao Yanzong kept telling Lan Ziyi about the current population of Xiangcheng, how much food there was, how many fleeing victims had been taken in, how high the city wall was, how many city gates, how the moon city was, which places were strong, and which places were being re-strengthened.

Lan Ziyi listened to Gao Yanzong's introduction all the way, while observing the people who were busy in the city.

Both men and women in the city are now busy reinforcing the city walls or transporting supplies to the city walls, and many strong men are picking up soil for the city walls that need to be repaired, and then others are busy tamping them.

Children and the elderly were busy gathering food supplies in several warehouses and cellars.

All in all, no one in the city is idle, everyone is busy.

Gao Yanzong patted the city wall and said to Lan Ziyi:

"Xiangcheng is small, so there are few people to defend the city, and the city wall is strong, and there is a moat outside, I have prepared rolling stones, axes, tar, torches, gunpowder or something these days, anyway, I want to get the things that I want to defend the city and put on the city wall.

All the surrounding hunters have already entered the city, and those who don't want to leave and want to stay are already in the city.

These days, many returning officers and soldiers have been taken in into the city, and now that the guards have arrived to help us defend the city, the situation is so favorable to us that the thieves will stop here. “

Lan Ziyi looked at the impassioned Gao Yanzong, and he couldn't bear to say that he didn't plan to defend the city.

After hearing that some officials and soldiers had entered the city, Lan Ziyi's eyes lit up obviously, and he said:

"Master Gao is saying that there are officials and soldiers in the city? Is it returned? ”

高延宗 says:

"That's right, they are all people who have been withdrawn from Yuzhou,

With the help of these experienced officers and soldiers, we will definitely be able to hold Xiangcheng. “

Lan Ziyi looked at Gao Yanzong's face full of hope and expectation, sighed, stretched out his left hand and put it on Gao Yanzong's shoulder and said:

"Master Gao, I have seen your loyalty and talent, and the city defenses you have built in Xiangcheng are also the main points,

However, Lord Gao should give up defending the city, the thieves are too strong, and the troops will only increase after breaking through Yuzhou, not decrease.

Xiangcheng is too small, and it is in the plain, so there is no danger to defend; It is not an important place, not a place where thieves must fight, and it is useless to defend it.

For the sake of the people in the city, Lord Gao should hurry up and organize the villagers to go to Fengyang Road, I have notified the counties along the way to prepare grain and grass items to settle you,

You don't have to worry about being punished for retreating, this is my order, and I have already written to the emperor. “

Gao Yanzong listened to Lan Ziyi's words, the smile on his face flowed away little by little, and by the time Lan Ziyi finished speaking, Gao Yanzong's face was already pale, and he asked:

"And this city guard is guarded?"

Lan Ziyi replied:

"No, I won't keep it."

Gao Yanzong's face twitched, looking like he was holding back his anger, and he asked:

"What is Lord Nalan doing here?"

Lan Ziyi sighed again and said:

"I'm just here to gather the stragglers and scout the enemy, and I don't intend to engage the thieves here.

After the loss of Yuzhou, there are no troops and terrain to stop the bandits, we must retreat and wait for the army to assemble, and then ......"

Hearing this, Gao Yanzong waved his hand violently and opened the hand that Lan Ziyi had placed on his shoulder,

It was so violent that Lan Ziyi was shocked and took two steps back before he could stand firm.

Seeing this, Tao Zhutu hurriedly stepped forward to support Lan Ziyi, and was about to open his mouth to scold, but Lan Ziyi stretched out his hand to stop him.

Gao Yanzong's back muscles were tense, his nose was panting, his face was flushed, and he looked like an angry bull.

高延宗 says:

"I am the order of the imperial court to order Xiangcheng County, there is a thief who is treasonous and is about to knock on my city gate, but I want to escape? Are you kidding me. ”

Lan Ziyi was said by Gao Yanzong, and he didn't want to get angry, Gao Yanzong was loyal and courageous, but Lan Ziyi persuaded him to abandon the city, it is not surprising that it will be like this.

兰子义 says:

"Courage and cowardice Sometimes, of course, we can't be timid without encountering the enemy, but we can't be blindly fierce,

Now the thief is strong and I am weak, so I use the current subordinates to meet the enemy here, that is, the mantis arm is used as a car, and it is wise to take a step back. “

Gao Yanzong waved his hand and shouted:

"It's not a wise move.

It has been more than two months since the thieves started up, from the south of the Yangtze River to the north of the Jiangbei, burning and looting along the way to the point that the lives were ruined, the existing city is not defended, where does the guard want the thieves to run? If there is no defender in the river, is there one in Fengyang? The southeast of Fengyang is Gyeonggi, do you want to let the thieves capture the capital? “

Lan Ziyi comforted:

"The thieves will not necessarily hit the capital."

高延宗 says:

"If you don't go to the capital, where will you go?

Northward? The Hebei forbidden army and the town army combined have nearly one million, and the thieves are sent to death to the north;

To the south? Jiangnan already has a Beijing army and has been plundered again, and if you fight it to the south, you can still get sweetness;

To the west, you have to cross the Weiguan, even if you work hard to enter the east of Qiangdong and then go west, you can't climb up, and you have to face the western army and the armies from all over the country who came to encircle and suppress, so that you can have a way to live?

Only to the east, you can not only fight to nourish the war, but also to threaten the Beijing division, although you still have to face the eastern army, and the forbidden army in various places, but the capital is now empty after all, for the thieves if they succeed in a desperate gamble, it is a big benefit. “

Lan Ziyi listened to Gao Yanzong's reasoned and well-founded statement, and admired it in his heart, but he didn't expect a small county order to have such a clear understanding of the situation.

Gao Yanzong went on to say:

"As far as I know, the thieves have broken through Wuyang and attacked to the east, or to attack Pengcheng in the north along the east of the Great River, but this will not threaten the capital, and it will be encircled and suppressed by the Hebei army and the eastern army, which is unprofitable.

If you go south and east along the river, there will be many hills along the way, not to mention that the road is difficult and dangerous, and you will have to face the imperial court and navy, and there is a threat from the main force of the Beijing camp in the south of the Yangtze River, which is not a good road.

The only way to go from Xiangcheng, the only way to attack Shouchun from Xiangcheng to the east, and then either go south to Luzhou, or continue to attack Yangzhou in the east, will seriously threaten the comfort of the Beijing Division.

Therefore, this city is a place where thieves must fight, if the thieves don't attack the city and bypass it, we can just take the opportunity to pursue the thieves, so how can Xiangcheng be lost in vain? “

Gao Yanzong was impassioned, and Lan Ziyi nodded slightly unconsciously.

On the side, Tao Zhuhu whispered to Lan Ziyi:

"This Gao Yanzong said very reasonably."

The more Gao Yanzong spoke, the more excited he became, and finally waved his hand and said:

"Wei Hou wants to abandon the city for himself, anyway, for your group of children of the family, the lives of the people are like mustard,

But I won't leave, I can't watch the thieves march eastward unimpeded, leaving innocent people suffering from the war! “

After that, Gao Yanzong turned around and left, ignoring Lan Ziyi again.

Lan Ziyi is also a hot-blooded man, Gao Yanzong's speech set Lan Ziyi's blood all over his body on fire.

Qiu Wenruo looked at Lan Ziyi, who was trembling slightly, and stepped forward and said:

"What Master Gao said is true, it is true that we must no longer let the thieves advance, kill people and set fires, and disturb the world.

Xiangcheng is small but strong, and the officials and people defending the city are united, and the hundreds of thousands of thieves really want to attack the city, and they will definitely not be able to do it, how can they not be defeated? “

Qiu Xiaozhi says:

"My Taizheng national strength is still there, the defeat of Yuzhou has not hurt the vitality, if we can drag the thieves, we can attract a large number of officials and soldiers just by holding it for a short time, but we can besiege and kill the thieves.

In my opinion, we can fight. “

Lan Ziyi looked at the Tao brothers again, and after getting a nod in reply, he stretched out his hand to stop Gao Yanzong, who was not about to go far

"Master Gao, I'll accompany you to defend the city together!"

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