Li Yi kept nodding his head yes, thinking to himself, at this critical time, it is difficult to say that his idea is comprehensive, or Lin Yi's calculation is thoughtful, relying on the strength of the government army alone, it will not be able to withstand the repeated attacks of so many enemies. Only by mobilizing the masses extensively and involving them can we sustain no matter how difficult the situation is.

Li Yi was thinking of this, the first wave of the enemy's attack had begun. It was not yet dawn, and the enemy army, which had just rested for less than half an hour, could not wait to launch an attack.

The enemy itself carried a part of the siege ladders, and just now several more were urgently made. Nearly 1,000 people were divided into five teams, and five ladders were pushed to the edge of the city wall and put up on the battlements.

The soldiers of Yunnan wanted to overturn the ladder on the city wall, but they could not push it in the slightest. It turns out that the front section of the ladder made by the enemy is wedged with thick iron hooks, and once it is put on the battlements of the city wall, you can push it even if you have natural divine power.

Gao Chang shouted, leaned out of the city wall, and under the loud command, bows and crossbows and arrows flew in an instant, and the enemy soldiers who rushed in front fell to the ground one after another, and the wounded hid behind the ladder to dodge, and never dared to show their heads again. Because the enemy was clinging to the city walls, the arrows could not reach them, and for a time the two sides fell into a standoff.

At this time, Qian Shitang climbed up the city tower out of breath with a group of young people dressed in uniform, and after a little breathing, he said intermittently: "Big... Dashuai, I... I haven't... Didn't have time to recruit the people, didn't... Unexpectedly, the people spontaneously organized themselves and rushed over to serve the imperial court. ”

Looking at the more and more young and middle-aged people who came behind him, Li Yi couldn't help but be surprised and happy. That's great.

Isn't this just timely rain? Although most of them have never been on the battlefield with weapons, one more person is more powerful, which is very helpful to the current situation.

At this time, Qian Shitang's breath gradually settled, and then he sighed: "Dashuai, the people are so eager to serve the country, this is the first time I have seen it!" In particular, almost all the victims of the disaster in southern Sichuan who were displaced to our Yunnan last year were dispatched, and the ordinary people who settled along the river are rushing here. ”

"Dashuai's decision-making back then was really wise, and the people who accepted it were our strong backing!"

Li Yi smiled faintly, and was about to continue to arrange the people to assist in the defense, when a group of people came up from under the steps of the city tower, carrying baskets and carrying burdens, which were filled with bricks and tiles.

An old man led by walked in front of Li Yi and said in a loud voice: "Dashuai, I don't know if you still recognize the old decay, hehe!" Last year, you personally carried sandbags for our village's flood control and disaster relief, and you were busy back and forth for several hours, and you didn't even drink saliva. ”

"Alas! With a good official like you who is dedicated to the people, how can we ordinary people forget that now Ningzhou is in a tight situation, and the villagers are rushing to come to work, and they can't stop it. Just look at the arrangement! Our people don't have much resourcefulness, and we still have the strength to do it. ”

Hearing the old man's simple and unpretentious words, Li Yi couldn't help but be excited.

Alas! The people have a rod and scale in their hearts, that's not false at all, how do you deserve as an official, the people see it, you do things sincerely for the people, and the people will support you, support you, and help you.

"If you don't treat the people as human beings, and often bully and oppress fish and meat, exploit and humiliate you, when it is critical, the people will not only not help you, but I am afraid they will throw stones at your head." Water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize a boat', this sentence is very realistic! ”

Li Yi didn't care about catching up with the old man, and hurriedly arranged the defensive work while expressing his gratitude. The north gate is thin-manned and weak.

Li Yi ordered Qian Shitang and Zhao Fan to lead some of his own soldiers and more than 200 soldiers of the vigilante army, as well as hundreds of young men who came to help defend the city. Sun Chengye led dozens of soldiers to the southern gate to guard and guard against a small group of enemy troops from taking advantage of the chaos to sneak attack.

At this time, the forty students of the Yunnan Lecture and Martial Arts Hall, including Huo Feng, Lu Song, and Lu Huai, had already rushed to the city, and Yue Wei also arrived with more than 100 officers and soldiers of the Caoyun Division. Li Yi arranged them on the west and north walls.

Li Yi and He Shoujie, Lin Yi, Gao Chang, Lian Jun and others took the remaining Xuanfu envoy and two or three hundred city defenders, as well as hundreds of young people, and began to pile up rolling logs and stones and bricks and stones on the city.

At this time, everyone had cleared the ladders that had been hit on the city wall, but they did not expect the enemy's catapult to push up again. With the sound of a horn, countless bowl-sized stones flew over, although the accuracy was not very accurate, but even if it fell into the city, it would cause great damage.

Under Li Yi's loud orders, everyone immediately stopped their work and looked for a place to hide. I found a place with a relatively good line of sight, looked down the city with a telescope, and saw that in front of the enemy team in the distance, three catapults were constantly throwing stones on our city, it seems that the enemy is planning very carefully this time, and the preparation is very sufficient, and he will not give up if he does not break through Ningzhou City.

Fortunately, this catapult is huge and very difficult to transport, so the enemy has only prepared three planes, if there are so many dozen planes, Ningzhou City will be greatly poisoned. However, the power of these three catapults is already very amazing, and a rain of stones flying in the sky has begun to hurt people in Yunnan. If the enemy is allowed to continue throwing stones, the people of the city will suffer.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the enemy launched the battle of ascending the city again, the ladder was lifted high and hit the battlements of the city wall, and dozens of officers and soldiers of the Dayining State who were not afraid of death took the opportunity to start ascending the city.

After a rain of arrows from Le Monten and other marksmen, dozens of them were killed or wounded, and the other enemies retreated like a tide.

But after a while, the enemy's catapult began to exert its power again, and countless huge boulders roared and smashed on the city wall, killing three officers and soldiers on the spot, and more than a dozen officers and soldiers immediately broke their heads and bled out.

Even the eaves on the city gate tower were smashed by huge stones, and even a few small stones flew over Li Yi's cheeks, and he suddenly felt a hot pain.

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