At this point, it can be seen from breaking through the Sword Gate Pass that although Yan Yan's reaction was very timely, he still failed to avoid a fiasco, if Yan Yan was given enough time to react, bringing the bed crossbow to the battlefield would cause more trouble to Lu Bu.

At that time, Yan Yan had no other choice but to rush to Jianmen Pass as quickly as possible, preparing to drive Lu Bu's army away from Jianmen Pass when Lu Bu's foothold was not stable, who knew that it backfired, and tens of thousands of troops went to fight against more than 4,000 people, but became the losing side.

"The soldiers in the herald army carefully checked the people passing by the city gate, and counted the enemy's work in detail." Yan Yan ordered.

When the two armies fought, it was impossible for the city to be without the enemy's meticulous work, and the enemy's garrison ten miles away from Zitong did not have much impact on the normal life of the people in Zitong City, but they needed to take a lot of risks after leaving the city.

After learning that Lu Bu's flying cavalry came to the outside of the city, Yan Yan raised his vigilance, the name of the flying cavalry was too loud, it was the most elite existence among the cavalry, and the flying cavalry was even more leveled by the Xianbei cavalry on the grassland, and the Wuhuan cavalry was also defeated in the hands of the flying cavalry, which can be described as the most powerful force among the cavalry.

Ma Chao has an elite Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and the combat effectiveness of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is incomparable to other cavalry in the Yizhou Army, but even this kind of cavalry is still defeated in the hands of the flying cavalry.

The city gates were inspected and defended more tightly than before, and the patrols in the city were frequent.

This situation leads to the panic of the people in the city, the family can choose to leave Zitong, but the people will not leave easily, once they leave Zitong, it means that they will have to start again, starvation is possible, Yizhou is rich, that is for the family, the life of ordinary people may be much stronger than the people of the Central Plains under the war, but they still have to worry about a day's food, many people are just tenant farmers of the family.

During the war, if the city gate is closed, the most unlucky thing is the ordinary people, they have not much surplus food in their homes, and after the war begins, the price of rice and grain in the city will inevitably soar, from the arrival of the Chang'an army, in just three days, the price of rice and grain in the city has doubled compared with the past, this kind of thing is naturally inextricably linked with the family in the city, for them, as long as they can obtain greater benefits, the life and death of the people are not within their consideration.

Yan Yan is concerned about the situation in the army and the attitude of the family, and he can't take care of the lives of the people for the time being, and even if the people leave Zitong, as long as the soldiers in the city are still there, it is not a problem to fight against the enemy army, not only Yan Yan has this kind of cognition, even if it is replaced by other Yizhou army generals stationed in Zitong, it is the same result, and the influence of the family in Yizhou should not be underestimated.

The family not only has a strong family background, but also has a lot of influence on the army and officialdom, Yan Yan is a member of the family, so he has a deep understanding of the family, he will not touch the interests of the family at such a critical moment, but needs the support of the family, in this way, after the enemy army is repulsed, not only can the family grow, Yan Yan can also get credit.

There are more than 8,000 defenders in the city at this time, in the face of the attack of 50,000 Chang'an troops, Yan Yan has the confidence to defend Zitong, although there are thunderbolts and bed crossbows in Jianmen Pass, but there are only 30 in total, which is also caused by the unique terrain of Jianmen Pass, there are too many equipment in the pass, and it will not have much effect when guarding Jianmen Pass.

Although the defense in Zitong City is tight, the shadow guard, the black ice platform, and the flying eagle have a way to enter the city, and they are not a few to carry out such tasks, this is still three teams working together to deal with a city at the same time, I have to admit that the defense in the city is very tight, but the strength of the three teams is scattered in the homes of the people in the city, so as to avoid finding traces for the defenders in the city.

The people in Zitong City will not be like the people of the state, after discovering the abnormality, they report to the government office, they are afraid that they will be implicated, ordinary people are cautious when they usually live, and they are afraid of three points when they see the soldiers of the government office, if they are involved in the matter, it is very likely to bring about the destruction of the family, this situation is not uncommon in the city, and the family wants to expand the strength of the family, and it is inevitable to shoot at the people.

In the middle of the night, it is strictly forbidden for people to move around in Zitong City, which the people also know, and they will rush home when night has not fallen.

Qin Tian came to Li Yi's residence at this time, and after two days of lurking in the city, Qin Tian had some understanding of the basic situation in the city.

Li Yi's residence in the city was originally owned by a wealthy family, but after the decline of this wealthy family, it was idle, and the family in the city was naturally nothing in order to make friends with Li Yi.

Li Yi is also extremely satisfied with this residence, in his residence, there are many maids sent by the family, which seems to be a little lively, and Li Yi is a person who knows how to enjoy, and also knows how to protect himself, otherwise he would not have such a performance when facing Lu Bu.

Li Yi betrayed Liu Zhang at the beginning, and later saw that Liu Zhang was powerful, and chose to take refuge again, and he was also a little prestigious in the army.

Li Yi attaches great importance to the safety of his residence, but there has been an assassination of Fa Zheng in Yizhou, and there are so many soldiers who protect Fa Zheng at that time, and they are still assassinated by assassins, so that Li Yi's residence is protected by more than 50 soldiers, and Li Yi puts the blade in his hand when he is resting.

In the Yizhou army, there are not a few cautious generals like Li Yi, and no one wants to kill the enemy unknowingly during the rest time.

The defense near Li Yi's house is definitely much worse than in the army, but Li Yi is a person who is greedy for pleasure, and he must abide by many rules in the army, even if he is the deputy general of the army, it is not the same in his own residence.

Qin Tian didn't spend too much effort to enter the Li family, in the eyes of outsiders, the tight defense, for Qin Tian has a lot of omissions, as long as Qin Tian is willing, assassinating Li Yi in the city can still be easily done, but a living Li Yi is more valuable than a dead Li Yi, if the interests are surrendered, it will inevitably bring shock in the army.

The dark night gave Qin Tian a good cover, and before that, Qin Tian had already made the piercing of the Black Ice Platform infiltrate the Li family.

(End of chapter)