Gao Qiqian said: "This Han Chong is also in Lin County at this time, and our family has already sent someone to find him, and he may come in a while." ”

After a while, the guards came to report: "Father-in-law Qiqi, the order of Han County is here." ”

Gao Qiqian smiled and said, "Look, isn't this coming!" Then he waved his hand and asked Han to rush in.

After Han Chong came in, Cao Wenzhao and the others directly asked him something about Lingchuan City.

After escaping from Lingchuan City, after finding a foothold in Lin County, Han Chong sent people to sneak back to Lingchuan City to inquire about the news, so as to provide information for the army as soon as the imperial army arrived.

"Gonggong Gao, Lord Lin, General Cao, after the thieves of Heiyunzhai occupied Lingchuan City, they recruited troops and horses, and it is said that now the team has expanded to more than 10,000 people, and they also confiscated the fields of the rich households in Lingchuan and distributed them to those homeless people! Xiaguan's little land was not spared...... "Han Chong still felt a little painful when he thought of these hearts.

"These homeless bandits are really lawless!" Lin Jianyue said angrily: "You should exterminate them as soon as possible, otherwise it won't all be upside down!" ”

Cao Wenzhao frowned slightly, and said, "Han County Order, what powerful weapons do these bandits in Heiyun Village have?" I don't understand how I can attack Lingchuan Castle, which is a high-walled city. There are dozens of artillery pieces in Lingchuan City! ”

"This ...... General Cao, it was the second half of the night when the bandits attacked the city, there was no moon in the sky at that time, and it was dark outside the city, and their cavalry was very fast, and they could rush to the city in two clicks, and they also blew up the city gate with explosives, and there were still their spies in the city at that time, setting fire everywhere in the city, creating chaos...... "Han Chong said.

"Wait, what do you say? They blew the gates open with explosives? What explosives are so powerful? Cao Wenzhao asked in surprise.

Gao Qiqian and Lin Jianyue also looked at Han Chong with surprised expressions.

Han Chong actually didn't know whether the explosives blew up the city gate at that time, but his responsibility in order to cover up the defeat of the lost city was naturally to portray the enemy as powerful as possible, indicating that it was not that he was incompetent, but that the enemy's weapons were too powerful.

Han Chong nodded and said, "Yes! These bandits don't know what's going on, their firearms are particularly powerful, and there are a lot of them! It doesn't seem that the guns they use are the kind of guns used by our Ming army, and the ammunition is much denser......"

Cao Wenzhao, Gao Qiqian, and Lin Jianyue were all a little stunned, what kind of bandit is this? Why does the equipment seem to be more advanced than the Ming official army?

"Gonggong Gao, General Cao, the bandits' firearms are so powerful, so how can we capture Lingchuan City?" Lin Jianyue was originally a little disdainful of this gang of bandits, but when he heard Han Chong say it at this moment, he suddenly felt a little lacking in confidence.

"Gonggong Gao, Lord Lin, General Cao, the lower officials have a plan, I don't know if it can be ......" Han Chong said suddenly.

"Tell me about it." Cao Wenzhao and Lin Jianyue spoke almost in unison.

Han Chong lowered his voice and said: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just to use the way of others to give back the body of others......"

In Lingchuan City, Mo Li personally led people to inspect the city defense on the city wall. This is the first city and the first base area that the Renaissance Army has acquired, and it must not be lost.

Groups of well-organized soldiers of the Baxing Army patrolled back and forth along the city wall with neat steps, and the soldiers on the city wall were also like a great enemy, staring nervously at the open space outside the city, for fear that the officers and soldiers would attack if they were not careful.

Under the city wall, Du Geng organized thousands of people to carry rolling wood, boulders and other fortified objects to the city wall, ready to meet the incoming enemy.

There are also soldiers of the Baath Army patrolling back and forth in various streets, and during this period, it is even more necessary to prevent lawbreakers from taking the opportunity to cause chaos.

Mo Li, Guan Feng, Lin Guo and others walked to the north gate and climbed the tower to inspect the soldiers' preparations for city defense.

The north gate was defended by Ma Jinzhong, the commander of the front battalion, and when he saw Mo Li coming, he hurriedly led Mo Li and others to the city tower.

"Commander Ma, you have to be extra careful recently, to prevent the attack of officers and soldiers, and to check the city gate carefully, so as not to be mixed in by spies." Mo Li said while inspecting the fortifications of the city.

"Yes! My lord! Ma Jinzhong agreed loudly. After a pause, he asked, "My lord, why don't we just close the city gate?" ”

"That's not necessary, if the city gate is closed early in the morning, the people in the city will be panicked, especially those who have fled from the disaster, they will think that we do not have the strength to protect Lingchuan City, maybe something will happen.

At present, there are tens of thousands of victims in Lingchuan City, and if these people are not handled well, it is easy to have serious consequences for our team.

If we show our strength, they will be able to join us because they are homeless refugees, and only we can give them hope of survival, and if we can give them confidence that we are capable of protecting them, they will support us even more in the future. Moli said.

Ma Jinzhong nodded and said, "What the adults said is true." ”

Mo Li smiled again and said: "There are a lot of horses in the north of the town, and he will send someone to report back as soon as there is any movement in the official army, so you don't have to worry." ”

As he was talking, suddenly twenty or thirty ragged victims appeared on the official road outside the city, supporting each other in twos and threes towards Lingchuan City. It seems that he has been hungry for many days, and he has no strength to walk very slowly.

Recently, groups of disaster victims have often flocked to Lingchuan, and everyone has not paid much attention to it.

"My lord, I heard that the commander of the imperial army this time is General Cao Wenzhao, the uncle of Cao Commander, is it true?" Ma Jinzhong suddenly asked.

Mo Li nodded and said, "That's right, General Cao Wen Taowu is the first good general of the Ming Dynasty, so we must cheer up and fight well." If it were possible, I would like General Cao to join our ranks, which would play an invaluable role in our prestige. ”

"This ...... General Cao has been in the army for more than ten years, has a lot of military achievements, and is loyal to the imperial court, I am afraid that it will be difficult to surrender! Ma Jinzhong said: "In addition, I am worried that Commander Cao will ...... there when the time comes."

Mo Li shook his head slightly and said, "I believe in Commander Cao, he is a frank and upright man, and besides, we are defending the city, and it is unlikely that we will send cavalry to fight." ”

Mo Li explained a few more words to Ma Jinzhong, and then planned to return to the city to see the production of the firearms battalion.

Those victims were being inspected by the soldiers at the city gate, and they all said that they were victims from Shaanxi, and their homes were so devastated that even the bark of trees had been gnawed, so they had no choice but to flee to Lingchuan.

Seeing that the victims were in rags and shivering in the cold wind, the soldiers at the city gate could not help but feel very sympathetic, and after a few words of questioning, they let them into the city, and told them that there was a refugee relief point in the city, and let them go and get some food.

The victims thanked the soldiers for their kindness, and then walked towards the relief point under the guidance of the soldiers.

Mo Li had just walked down the city tower, looking at this group of victims, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, why were they all young and strong, not even an old and weak woman or child?