After entering May, the weather in the north is getting warmer and warmer, which makes the green grass on the grassland also begin to grow wildly, completely showing a moving picture of wind blowing grass and seeing cattle and sheep.

Naturally, all this could not be seen in Guangling City, but the atmosphere here was much warmer than a few months ago. After Lu Zhen killed a hundred places to establish his authority, neither the Han merchants nor the Mongolian people dared to cause any trouble in the field, and this also made the reputation of the Guangling field far and wide, and countless tribes on the grassland would go to great lengths to bring their own skins and cattle and sheep to exchange for the items they needed.

However, not everyone in Guangling County can't see the scenery on the grassland, at least Li Xian is the one who can look at the grassland scenery from afar. The reason for this was that he stood much taller than anyone else, and he was standing in the bamboo basket hanging seven or eight feet above the city wall, and above him was the huge cowhide airship.

Since Lu Zhen created this kind of airship that can overlook dozens of miles away, the Guangling Military Camp immediately used it. At the same time, seven or eight people who were bold enough, good enough eyesight, and shrewd minds were selected to be stationed in the airship as the captain of the outpost. It wasn't until the evening that the airship was retracted and they were able to rest.

Li Xian, as a former scout, was also selected as one of them, and also got the title of Li Daring. Today, he and two other comrades were standing in the basket looking out on three sides. Condescendingly, they already had a panoramic view of the scenery for dozens of miles nearby.

The grassland scenery is indeed beautiful, especially in the late spring, and the vigorous vitality makes people want to praise it. However, no matter how beautiful things are, you will get tired of looking at them for a long time, especially when you can only see them from a high place, this feeling will come even more violently.

So at this moment, Li Xian and the others were already a little absent-minded, and couldn't help but chat there:

"It's really amazing to say that this airship is really amazing, but it's not convenient for us to stay on it all the time. The Tartars in the north have not dared to go south easily for decades, and it is really boring for us to stare here. ”

"Who's to say it isn't? But this is General Liu's military order, who dares to disobey it? And it's much more comfortable here than staying down, at least without worrying about anyone finding us lazy. ”

"So, the airship isn't all useless? At least it can make us lazy for a while, right? ”

A few people laughed and didn't take their responsibilities too seriously. It's no wonder that they, the Ming Dynasty has been peaceful for a long time since Taizong, even if there are a few Tartars disturbing the borderlands, they only dare to sneak attack some small villages, and they haven't heard of any decent county towns that have been harassed by Tartars.

After all, the feat of Emperor Yongle leading his troops to sweep the desert was still in front of him, and both the Ming army and the grassland departments still held a prejudice that the Ming army was invincible. But is this true?

A few people laughed and looked out for a while. Suddenly, Li Xian's voice was stunned, his eyes were fixed on the northeast direction, and he said in some surprise: "I'm not dreaming, right?" ”

"What's wrong?" The other two asked a little puzzled, then looked in the direction of his finger, and their faces suddenly changed. Because they saw a black dot galloping towards them quickly, although they could not see the details clearly due to the height and distance, one thing was certain - a large number of cavalry were rapidly coming towards Guangling City.

And judging from the direction in which these guys appeared, they must not be the Ming Dynasty's own army, then it can only be the Mongolian army in the north. And judging from the direction and speed of the advance of these Mongolian troops, they are coming towards Guangling City!

After years of calm, the Mongolian people actually sent troops to attack the city on the border of the Ming Dynasty!

After coming to this conclusion, all three looked a little dumbfounded. Although there were many clashes between the Ming army and the Mongols on the border, it was the first time that such a blatant attack was made.

Li Xian's reaction was the fastest, and after being stunned, he picked up a bamboo tube beside him and threw it down, and the bamboo tube with the rope fell from the sky with a roar, until it was still four or five feet away from the ground, and was suddenly pulled by the rope, and flicked up, and then fell.

This incident immediately alarmed the defenders of the city below. They looked up in some surprise, but thought that the brother above had accidentally touched something. But before they could react, two more bamboo tubes fell with the sound of the wind.

At this moment, the faces of the defenders at the head of the city finally changed completely - the three cylinders fell together, this is the most urgent military situation.

In a moment's astonishment, the military attache at the head of the city had already ordered loudly: "Quickly, pull the airship down, and also, hurry up and report the matter of the urgent military situation to the general manager!" ”

The airship was a new thing after all, and the soldiers at this time could not read, and before there was an effective way to transmit messages, they could only use this most rudimentary means to communicate.

A moment later, the huge black airship was pulled down by everyone, and the officer looked at the three of them with a solemn face: "What happened?" ”

The faces of the three of them also looked very nervous, and finally Li Xian said: "There are a large number of Tartar cavalry rushing towards our Guangling County, and it seems that they are rushing at us." ”

"What?" The martial arts hall's face changed again: "Can you see how many people and horses are clear?" Also, how far away are they? ”

"Because they are so far apart, the number is not very clear, about one or two thousand. As for the distance......" Li Xian paused slightly: "It should be about fifty miles, and they will be killed in less than two hours." ”

The military attaché's brows furrowed quickly when he heard this, and his heart also rose. Two thousand Tartars, this number is really not small, although Guangling has the city wall to rely on, but can his own family hold it?

Just when everyone in the city was flustered, Liu Yi quickly brought someone to hurry over after learning the news. Then the military attache repeated Li Xian's words, and Liu Yi's face became very gloomy: "Li Xian." ”

"The little ones are here." Li Xian hurriedly took a step forward and responded.

"Are you sure they're coming for me?"

"You can't go wrong. There are no other towns in the vicinity of my Guangling that can be invaded by one or two thousand Tartars. And I have never heard of any tribe in the vicinity that usually uses so many men and horses for hunting, not to mention that it is not the hunting season yet. Li Xianzheng said. As a qualified scout, judging the situation is a very important quality.

"Okay." Liu Yi nodded slightly, and his dark face had already made a decision: "You take people out of the city on fast horses and go to the surrounding cities to ask for help, you must invite reinforcements within three days, otherwise our Guangling will be in danger." ”

"Yes!" Li Xian hurriedly agreed, then ordered a few familiar scout brothers, and hurriedly went to the city.

After he went, Liu Yi quickly issued a series of orders: "Evacuate all the people in the north of the city, and take out all the weapons defending the city from the treasury, especially bows and arrows, and transport stones and trees to the city." The gate of the city is sealed with mud and stones, and then men are sent to the other side of the city to bring all the people into the city......"

Every time he gave an order, someone agreed to leave quickly, and although everyone was a little weak in their hearts, they did not show any timidity. At this time, the Ming Dynasty, just like the Japanese, had not suffered any losses in the battle with the Tartars, even if the troops were inferior to others, they did not have the heart to fight.

In the end, Liu Yi issued an order: "Go, send a message to the county yamen and let them get ready." If there is a real war, the stability of the county will still have to be maintained by them. ”

With the soldiers marching down the city quickly, Liu Yi's orders were implemented to the letter. This seemingly ordinary, usually even lazy-looking barracks began to rumble like a sophisticated machine.

Soon after, the county government received this shocking news.

Even Lu Zhen was stunned when he learned that there were Mongolian people who invaded the county seat: "How is this possible? "Now it's not after the civil fort, the Ming Dynasty has always occupied the initiative in the north, and the combat power of the Ming army has not weakened, so there are actually Mongolian people who dare to attack lightly? Aren't they afraid of banging their heads and breaking their blood here?

Whether or not this news can be accepted, but the military situation is urgent, and Lu Jin, the county order, must also be put into pre-war preparations. Soon, all the servants in the county government were sent out, some to meet the merchants in the field there, and some to go to the city to appease the people, and they were immediately busy.

This was indeed necessary, because when the people who were close to them were driven out of the barracks, the people of the city soon knew that the situation was not good, and for a time the people were panicked, and some of them even planned to flee from the city to escape the war.

The people of the Yamen, who had implemented Lu Jin's intentions, hurriedly stepped forward to persuade them, bluntly saying that leaving the city to protect them would only let them fall into the hands of the Tartars. To put it mildly, with the support of the prestige and reputation established by Lu Jin, a foreigner, these days, the people finally did not mess up and returned to their homes with peace of mind.

The situation in the city has finally stabilized. But before Lu Zhen could breathe a sigh of relief, a message that made him speechless came from outside: "What did you say? The merchants were slow to bring goods into the city? Lu Jin asked angrily glaring at the subordinate in front of him.

The subordinate who was stared at by him took a step back with some fear: "It's ...... Precisely. Especially those who are blind, they feel that they will not be harmed by people of the same race, so they are very inappropriate. ”

"What a master who sacrificed his life and didn't give up his wealth." Lu Zhen grinned and sighed helplessly.

"Your Excellency...... What should I do at the north gate? "The north gate is the only way for the merchants to enter the city, but it is also the main attack of the invading enemy.

Lu Zhen didn't hesitate much and said, "Since they have made this choice, we have nothing to say." Let Liu General and them seal the door immediately, and everything is to ensure the safety of Guangling first! ”