Please enter the text. Yao Ping, who discarded all his bags and copper plates, was very glad that his uncle Xiyang had developed the habit of tying gold and silver money bags around his waist.

In the city, Yao Ping took out a grain of broken silver from his waist, and after exchanging it for a string of copper coins in a shop, he came back with a few steamed buns and some pickles.

When Yao Ping took the bun and handed it to Yoo Eun-jae, Yoo Eun-jae took the bun and looked at it, and then he smiled. Just when Yao Ping didn't know why, Liu Enya took out a silver cake from the placket of his clothes with his backhand and threw it at Yao Ping.

After Yao Ping raised his hand to take the heavy silver cake in his hand, he was surprised to find that this was actually a whole piece of silver cake, weighing half a catty. "This? Liu Enzai, you..."Yao Ping looked at the silver cake in his hand and said hesitantly.

"Here you go, as bun money." Yoo Eun-jae said.

"No, give it back to you. Keep it for yourself, you don't have to give me anything. Yao Ping immediately stretched out his hand and said.

Yoo Eun-jae waved his hand, "Take it, buy some delicious food for everyone next time." Besides, if we have money to spend now, if the city is breached by the mob, we will not have a chance to spend it. ”

"Then I can't ask for your money." Yao Ping insisted and threw the silver cake to Yoo Eun-jae again.

Liu Enzai shook his head with the silver cake and smiled, and said, "That's it, you can give this silver cake to Li Jun for me." ”

"Why did you give her money for no reason?" Yao Ping asked.

"It's not for her, it's for her to take care of it." Yoo Eun-jae said, "We're going to help the people here defend the city, and bringing such a heavy thing on our bodies will also prevent me from using the sword." ”

"Do you think they're going to break through here?" Yao Ping asked Yoo Eun-jae.

"I have observed that the garrison in this county town has only two hundred men at most, and most of them are archers. Even with the more than 400 people in the city who helped defend the city, the garrison of the entire town was far from sufficient. "Not only that, but the walls of this city are low and sloping, there is no moat, the city gate is weakly protected, and there are no decent city defense equipment on the city walls. In this case, even if Zhan Ye trained all the archers under him to be capable and capable, I am afraid it would be difficult to resist the climbing impact of those thousands of mobs. ”

"Then why did the mob back down today?" Yao Ping asked puzzled.

"Maybe they're going to get a wooden ladder." Yoo Eun-jae said, "Soon, I guess maybe the day after tomorrow, they will make a comeback." ”

Yao Ping was about to reply, but saw Zhan Ye walking over with a few soldiers.

"Brother Liu, I need you and your friends to defend the East Gate City Wall with me tomorrow." Zhan Ye approached and said.

Yoo Eun-jae nodded.

He looked at the buns in the hands of Liu Enzai and Yao Ping, and then said, "Come with me, since you have decided to work hard to defend the city, I should ration you some military rations." ”

"No need, County Lieutenant Zhan." Yoo Eun-jae said, "Wait until I help you repel the mob rebellion." ”

"Brother Liu said this, but he really deserves to be the Cangmin Jinwei family." Zhanye admired Yoo Eun-jae.

"The county lieutenant has won the award." Yoo Eun-jae said.

At this time, Zhanye looked at Yao Ping beside Liu Enzai, and he suddenly said, "I think this righteous man is also a master of swordsmanship along with Brother Liu, right?" ”

Yao Ping asked Zhanye this question, and only then did he realize that he still had a shadow cut on his back. He shook his head, "No, it's not. The small people are nothing more than ordinary people. ”

"Oh, listen to your accent, it's Qingfu?"

Yao Ping nodded, "Yes, Xiaomin Yao Ping, I fled from Qingfu with my friend Qu Shun. ”

"Hmm. The fact that you didn't join the mob shows that you are a principled person. Zhan Ye patted Yao Ping on the shoulder, and then led the soldiers to leave.

Yao Ping took a deep breath, and then said secretly, "I'm really worried that he will recognize me as a wanted criminal." ”

"Yao Ping, tomorrow you let Chen Dahua and Li Jun find a hidden place in the city to hide. In case the city is broken, I hope they can escape the catastrophe. Liu Enya suddenly said seriously, "You and Qu Shun are following me on the city wall, don't go far, stay where I can see you." ”

Yao Ping nodded fiercely.

Yoo Eun-jae looked at the shadow cut on Yao Ping's back, and said, "Tomorrow's battle, you have to use it well." ”

Yao Ping nodded again.

"Get a good night's sleep tonight, tomorrow may be a long one."

At noon on the second day, Yao Ping, who was standing on the city wall, saw the rebel army gathering outside the city.

"Report!" A soldier ran quickly along the city wall, he passed by Yao Ping's side, and shouted to Zhan Ye not far away, "Captain Zhan, there are more than 500 enemies gathered outside the other three gates. ”

"Got it." Zhanye turned to look out of the city and said, "It seems that they are going to concentrate their forces on attacking the East Gate." Pass on my military orders! Archers forward! ”

Yao Ping saw that the archers had taken their positions on the battlements, he stood behind them, tiptoed out of the city, and the rebels had raised more than a dozen simple wooden ladders, just waiting for the leader's order.

Seeing Yao Ping's two hands tightly gripping the scabbard of the Shadow Cutter with a dark purple ribbon, Yoo Eun-jae stepped forward and patted him gently, then said with a smile, "Relax, Yao Ping." The knife in your hand is with you in the face of the enemy, you treat it as your best friend, don't let your nervousness and insecurity infect it, you have to fight together and protect each other. ”

Yao Ping took a deep breath, then slightly loosened his hand holding the scabbard, and nodded to Yoo Eun-jae.

As the shouts of killing rose into the sky, the vanguard of the mob rebels rushed in the direction of Linjian City, holding shields seized from the Qingfu County Mansion in their hands, and many of them were even wearing standard armor.

"Ready!" "Ready!" "Ready!" Several soldiers standing on the city wall not far away shouted loudly to convey Zhanye's military orders to the ears of every soldier. All the archers mounted their arrows at the sound of this order, and then drew their bowstrings and aimed at the attacking rebels.

With a military order to "release", the archers on the city wall quickly let go and fired the arrows in unison. Yao Ping saw that the mob vanguards who were the first to attack under the city were immediately shot down by random arrows.

As some people were wounded or killed by arrows, the mob rebels immediately exposed their huge organizational flaws, and some of the mob who saw their relatives injured immediately stopped rushing forward, and some of them even dropped their weapons to carry them and drag their relatives to the ground.

The mob that rushed to the walls and the mob that saved people crowded into each other, giving the archers in the city more opportunities to shoot. And the chaos of the mob's command also greatly delayed their progress.

But the mob prevailed in numbers, and although they were at first frightened, they were confused. But their desire to plunder and obtain food prompted them to rush to the city with a tidal wave of shouts.

Seeing that the archers on the city wall kept firing arrows but could not stop the frantic advance of the mob, Yao Ping knew that hand-to-hand combat on the city wall was inevitable.

He turned his head to look at Qu Shun, but seeing Qu Shun holding a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, with a fierce expression on his face, he thought that Qu Shun must have regarded all the people in the city as his father-killers.

Some mobs armed with bows and arrows began to shoot arrows at the city as they approached the city, and Qu Shun immediately raised his shield to shield Yao Ping. Yao Ping, who was hiding behind the shield, saw that due to the shooting of the bows and arrows of the mob under the city, the archers in the city hid behind the battlements to set up arrows, which made their arrow frequency slower.

Soon as the wooden ladder was erected, a mob began to climb up the city. As a county seat, Linjian City has low walls, and after a few steps, a mob climbed the city wall first. After seeing Ben's archers at a battlement being pulled down the city wall by the mob that climbed up, Yao Ping shouted at Qu Shun, "Shunzi, let's go up!" ”

Yao Ping quickly pulled out the shadow cut, and he rushed to the battlement with a quick step. And at this time, a mob in armor climbed the city wall. Yao Ping raised his breath and shouted, raised his knife and slashed at him with all his might. The mob was also clever, and when he saw Yao Ping swinging his knife and slashing at him, he shrank his head and hid back under the battlement. As the enemy dodged, Yao Ping slashed the battlements with a swing of his sword, and the blade collided with the stone wall, and a spark immediately popped out. And Yao Ping himself lost his weapon because of too much force.

Without waiting for Yao Ping to turn around and pick up the "shadow cut", he saw that the mob had quickly stepped over the dodge at this moment, and swung his sword to look at him. The nervous Yao Ping suddenly felt numb from being frightened, and he was stunned.

At this moment, a figure beside Yao Ping suddenly rushed over with a shout, knocking the sword-raising mob straight to the ground.

Yao Ping came back to his senses and saw that it was Qu Shun who rushed up, and at this moment he was falling on the mob and fighting with him. Seeing this scene, Yao Ping immediately turned around and picked up the "Shadow Cut", and then rushed forward quickly.

Seeing that Qu Shun was reflexively pressed to the ground by the enemy, Yao Ping took a sharp breath, and he immediately slashed at the enemy's back. Shadow Cut's sharp blade sliced through his enemy's armor like a vegetable, slicing deep into his back. The man immediately screamed and fell to the side.

Yao Ping saw a large amount of blood pouring out of his enemy's back, and he suddenly felt dizzy.

When Qu Shun was stabbed by the enemy, he struggled to touch the Pu knife he had dropped from the ground. Qu Shun howled and took his knife, and then slashed at the badly wounded enemy for a while, until he was motionless.

Yao Ping stood still holding the "Shadow Cut", and he watched directly as Qu Shun slashed the enemy.

"Be careful!"

It was Yoo Eun-jae's voice.

When another mob climbed up the wall from the battlement and slashed at Yao Ping, who was in a daze, Yoo Eun-jae shouted and hurried to Yao Ping's side.

The mob who was stabbed by Yoo Eun-jae stabbed his throat, and the blood in his neck sprayed Yao Ping's face. Yao Ping came back to his senses in a panic, but saw a bloody scene again.

"What's going on!" Yoo yung yelled at him. Seeing that Yao Ping's eyes were a little dull, Liu Enzai grabbed Yao Ping's shoulder hard and shook him vigorously, "Yao Ping!" You have to fight! There is someone behind you who needs your protection! ”

After Liu Enzai said this, Yao Pingcai suddenly came back to his senses, and he gritted his teeth and nodded vigorously at Liu Enzai. Then he rushed to join the battle again with Qu Shun.

The battle ended in the stubborn resistance of the defenders of Linjian City, and the rebel mob who had not yet climbed the city walls, or who had fallen from the wooden ladder and were wounded, fled in panic and retreated.

Blood-soaked everyone beyond recognition, looking at the retreating mob, Qu Shun stood on the blood-stained battlements and shouted at them, "Come on! Don't run! Come again! ”

Yao Ping retrieved the fallen "Shadow Cut" scabbard, and after wiping the blade off his clothes to wipe the blood stains, he put it away again. Yoo Eun-jae stepped forward and patted Yao Ping and said, "You are much stronger than I thought. ”

"Well, you saved me." Yao Ping looked at him and said, "Thank you." ”

Liu Enzai smiled, and then said to Yao Ping, "You also saved Qu Shun, did he say thank you to you?" ”

Yao Ping turned his head to look at Qu Shun, who was still shouting at the distance outside the city, and then smiled slightly and said to Liu Enzai, "You already regard me as a brother, don't you?" ”

Ryu Eun-jae nodded, "Ever since you saved people in the water prison, I have felt that you are different from many Ilo people I have seen, you are not selfish, you are willing to risk your brother, and you are even willing to give your life. ”

Yao Ping shook his head, "I'm just an ordinary Yiluo person, like many people. ”

"Brother Liu!" Zhan Ye stepped over the corpse of a mob at this time and walked over, "I saw you and your friend Yao Ping, your contribution to defending the city. It's not easy for you to hold two battlements. ”

"And another, he is submissive." Yoo Eun-jae glanced at Qu Shun, who was still holding a knife and was gesturing indiscriminately at the mob outside the city.

"Well, Liu Enzai, Yao Ping, Qu Shun." Zhan Ye glanced at Qu Shun, and then said, "Thank you. ”

"No thanks." Liu Enzai opened his mouth and said, "County Lieutenant Zhan, I have a question for you. ”

"Brother Liu, please speak."

"Although those mob rebels were repelled by us today, they will definitely not give up attacking here. Are we going to spend it with them? Yoo asked, "Aren't there any reinforcements coming?" ”

Zhan Ye sighed lightly, and then said, "Brother Liu, you have also seen that they have been besieging the entire small county town since they suddenly attacked yesterday, and I really can't send someone out to report the news." What's more, even if I do send messengers out, I won't actually be able to borrow many people when I get to Linxian. ”

"Why?" Yoo asked.

"The imperial court has just issued a transfer order before, and almost all the troops in this area have been transferred, how can anyone come to save them."

"All transferred?" Yoo Eun-jae asked, "So where did they go?" ”

"It is said that I have gone to the Western Regions to help defend Yaoshan Pass."

"Transferred to the Western Regions?" Yao Ping asked Zhanye curiously, "Captain Zhan, why are the soldiers all transferred there?" ”

"I heard that it is a big country in the Western Regions, what is it called the Sun Country's troops to invade my border, the Son of Heaven worshiped our Shaoguang governor Wei Wushuang as the general of the chariot and cavalry, and ordered him to lead the army to crusade."

"Sun Country?" Yao Ping pondered for a moment and interjected and asked, "County Captain, are you talking about the Sun Country as Yasor?" ”

"Yes, it seems to be called Azor, how do you know?" Zhan Ye asked curiously.

"Xiaomin has been to the Western Regions." Yao Ping paused and then said, "Captain Zhan, dare to ask, if there are no reinforcements to save us, how long can we hold out under the siege of these mobs?" ”

Zhan Ye looked at the wounded soldier not far away, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Six days at most." ”

"Six...."Yao Ping thought for a moment and suddenly said, "I want to try." ”

"What are you trying?" Zhan Ye asked puzzled.

"Try to report the news and go to Linxian to borrow soldiers." Yao Ping said firmly.

Zhan Ye looked at Yao Ping again in some surprise, and then said, "You? Do you know how dangerous this is? Do you dare to go? ”

"I knew it was going to be dangerous. But I dare to go. Yao Ping said, "My brothers and friends, they are all in the city now. Since we're here to fight to the death won't necessarily stop the crazy mob, we have to find a way to do something about it. Even for the sake of the women and children in this city, I had to take the risk of doing something. ”

Zhan Ye nodded admiringly at Yao Ping, and then said, "Yao Ping, as an ordinary person, you have such courage and courage, Zhan Mou, I admire him very much. But courage alone is not enough. Therefore, I can't let you go. If you go, you will be sent to death. ”

"I'll go with him." Yoo Eun-jae suddenly said on the side, "I've been to this area before when I was traveling, and I also know the path to the neighboring Hangai County. Within five days, we will bring reinforcements from Hanyuan County, and we will work together to defeat the rebels outside the city. ”

Zhanye looked at Liu Enya in surprise and said, "Brother Liu, you are serious..."

"Of course." Yoo Eun-jae nodded, then looked at Yao Ping again. In the end, he said to Zhanye, "Write a letter asking for help, trust us." ”

Zhan Ye thought for a while, then looked at the two of them again, and finally nodded lightly and said, "In this case, I will write to ask for help." The hope of Linjian County's extrication from difficulties can be pinned on the two of them. ”