The so-called "local chickens and dogs" are like this, as long as you are careful to be vigilant, then there is no harm at all, but if you ignore it, it is easy to cause a catastrophe at such a critical moment.

Zhu Da and Qin Chuan talked to each other last night, and they also made it clear to Wang Xiong, Wang Hu, and Zhou Qingyun, but today everyone is business as usual, some people plan to work hard, some people plan to hide, no matter what, they won't panic.

In the process of defending the city, Zhu Da and many people kept looking at Datong, Datong is the city's heroic city, and there are elite border troops stationed, if you look at the direction of Datong, the border army stationed in Datong has at least five days of reaction time, it is said that the enemy army broke into the hinterland, they should react, but look at it, there is no movement over there.

The sun passed noon, although the weather was not much warmer, but there was not so much noise in the city, and finally there was no such tide of people and horses crossing, tens of thousands of cavalry would not only take the road of Huairen County, there should also be detachments in several directions to the east, but Huairen County was the most important route.

When the sun was setting, there were no more brigades of thousands of men passing by, only a few hundred horsemen headed south, and there were also a dozen horsemen and a few horsemen wandering around.

But at this time, there was a commotion in the crowd at the head of the city, and I could see the three horsemen coming towards the city, and as they approached, they became more and more nervous, and at first they thought they were observing around the city, but they didn't want to get closer and closer.

The Tartars are coming! Is it going to besiege the city?

The young men who were already numb and tired on the city began to get nervous, many people probed from behind the battlements and then hid back, and some archers began to prepare, Zhu Da saw that Zhou Qingyun had begun to open the bow slightly, and the Dong brothers stuck arrows in the haystack in front of them.

The three cavalrymen definitely couldn't attack the city, it was nothing more than what the purpose was, and Juda was calmer than most people.

The Mongol cavalry did not march very fast, and as they approached, they could even make a glimpse of the horseman's expression at the head of the city, and the three of them were very relaxed, laughing and chatting as they rode forward, laughing and laughing, and the laughter could be heard even at the head of the city.

There are already people in the city who are slowly opening their bows to the fullest, and they will shoot as soon as they enter the firing range.

But the three horsemen outside the city looked like no one around, but they were very cautious in their actions, and they stopped at a distance of about one hundred and twenty paces, so far that their bows and arrows could not reach them at all, and this distance also took into account the condescending range bonus of archery.

When the three men dismounted, one of them picked up a large bow from the saddle, which was almost a man high, and before he took it down, Judah thought it was a spear hanging from it.

"Shrink up, don't show your head!" Zhu Da shouted loudly, this big bow is one of the sharp weapons of the Mongolian formation to break the formation, it is dismounted and stood to open the bow, this big bow does not seek any accuracy, only the range, with a long arrow shaft heavy arrow cluster, high throw long shot, a big bow may not shoot anything, but hundreds of thousands of big bows in the battle array diffuse against the enemy's military formation, then the damage is considerable, such heavy arrows are thrown out to accumulate enough momentum, ordinary iron armor often can't stop it.

However, there is only a bow under the city, no matter how powerful it is, it is impossible to shoot people, and the guards at the head of the city are already hiding behind the bunkers, and the people inside the city walls will not approach, so what can an arrow do?

Perhaps it was because they saw that the people above the city wall shrank back, and the three horsemen under the city burst into rampant laughter, and the man in the middle landed the big bow, then took the arrow and put it on, and slowly opened the bow.

"You can't shoot again, get down!" Zhu Da roared behind the battlement, and he saw that the younger brother of the Dong family was angry with the toss under the city, and wanted to shoot back with a bow.

The arrows flew through the air, but it didn't look like they were going to attack the city, because they were definitely higher than the city walls, but the sight inside and outside the city was obscured by the city walls, let alone any targets in the city.

Could it be a rocket? But the speed of the arrow is not fast, when flying over the city, I glanced at the smoke and fire, but I could see that the arrow shaft was thick, is it poison? It's even more unlikely.

The three cavalrymen under the city were not in a hurry to leave after shooting arrows, but continued to talk and laugh over there, but Zhu Da had already reacted at this time, and roared at the two family members around him to go to the city to pick up the arrow.

It didn't take long for the arrow to be sent to Zhu Da, and a letter was tied with a thin thread on the shaft of the arrow, and when he opened the letter, he saw that it was a fairly decent Chinese character, asking the city to send all the chickens, ducks, pigs, sheep and good wine out of the labor army, and also to send a hundred young women, if not sent, the city would be attacked immediately.

Zhu Da crumpled the piece of paper, threw it into the fire beside him and burned it to ashes, and shouted to Dong Bao who was hiding behind the battlement on the other side: "Shoot an arrow and go back!" ”

Although everyone didn't know what was happening, Dong Bao still got up excitedly and opened his bow and arrows at the three Mongolian cavalry under the city.

Condescending archery will make the range farther, but the three cavalrymen also realized this, and stood outside the range, but when they saw the guards of the city wall shrinking their heads one after another, their minds that didn't care much became even more arrogant, and they didn't think that they would shoot arrows here, but instead of giving an answer from inside the city, an arrow came over.

Even if he knew that he wouldn't shoot himself, he subconsciously took a few steps back, and one person moved too much and startled the mount, and it took a long time to stabilize it, and when he saw the arrow stuck in the snow, he knew the reply of the city, and he scolded angrily jumping under the city.

The three of them scolded in Mongolian, but there were people in the city who could understand a few sentences, which was nothing more than a similar routine such as "...... of cattle and horses", which was similar to that of Han land.

The garrison on the city wall is full of fire, nervous to nervous, but not a siege, scolding each other who is afraid of whom, for a while have poked their heads out, foul language to fight back, and understand Mongolian language on the spot to teach a few swear words, the city head of hundreds of people, there are only three horses under the city, I am outnumbered, this scolding war really has the upper hand, less than a stick of incense, the three horses can not support to leave, the city cheers, it is the first to take the lead, the flag is victorious.

The excitement came and went quickly, and it didn't take long for the city to quiet down, and everyone was even more nervous than just now, for fear that the other party would come back in anger and retaliate.

However, after the three horsemen hit the wall, there was not much action on the side of the Mongolian camp, which made the tension of the people at the head of the city disperse, and everyone was extremely excited, and they were so resolute to fight back against the Tartars, and the other party did not retaliate or even demonstrate in such a dominant state, indicating that there would be no attempt at Huairen City, and there would be no siege, so everyone should not be too frightened.

It was so quiet until dark, even the Mongolian camp was running as usual as if nothing had happened, the passing soldiers and horses either stopped, or replenished and drove south, but there was no movement towards the city, and after the sun set, there were even cheers at the head of Huairen County, and some people passed the news to the city, and even the county town was not so desperately silent.

“...... Don't be brainless and happy, the Tartars may have to attack at night, and they must strengthen patrols at night, and they can't slack off......" Zhu Da's words didn't make everyone nervous much.

I have been desperate, nervous and scared for a long time, and if I can see any glimmer of light and hope, even if it is self-righteous, everyone will rejoice, and only those who can really see clearly and understand can avoid being disturbed by this.

After the sun sets, the Tartars are unlikely to attack the city, at least the risk is greatly reduced, the guards at the four city walls and city gates can be relaxed a little, and dinner has begun to be sent to the city.

Before dinner, Zhu Da called the captains of the city and the city together, and he said the new arrangement very calmly: "Now it is the same as going out of the city to do business a few months ago, the guard is tight during the day, and the night is tired and wants to relax, but the thieves also know this, and often take advantage of the night to attack, not to mention that this is not a thief that we can deal with, but a much stronger army of Tartars than us, so there can be no relaxation at night, only when the Tartars are going to attack the city." ”

These words are all true, everyone listened carefully, and Zhu Da continued: "We have to make all kinds of preparations, or what is always said in the grange, there may always be no problem, but we must always be prepared, know how to deal with things when they come, so that we can not panic, what if the Tartars break through the city, we will definitely not be able to hold on the city wall, but we can't just admit it, we have to fight them to the end, how to fight this has to have a plan." ”

Everyone listened attentively and attentively, listening to the battle that Judah had arranged in the city, using the streets as the battlefield, preparing the horses and bunkers in advance, not only in the streets, but also on the roofs of the houses, and when it was time to throw the short spears, the rest of the family had to go up to the heights.

Moreover, these preparations and drills cannot be carried out with great fanfare, because one-fifth of the family members are always in the city as reserves, so in this rotation, prepare all kinds of bunkers, and at the same time not reveal too much to the poor and the young people in the city, but also let them follow the action, and not let them stay out of the matter.

The family members who listened to the lecture and accepted the order were relatively determined, each of them was ruined because of the Mongol invasion, and the desire to fight with the Mongols and take revenge was greater than fear, not to mention that in these months of training, they received orders closer and closer to their subconscious instincts.

The leaders of the families accepted the order, but they were also warned not to say too much to the families below, and although the refugees were trained, many of them were not so determined, they did not even think about revenge, nor did they think about fighting to the death.

It was Wang Hu who came to the city when the meal was delivered, he was naturally qualified to listen to Zhu Da's arrangement, observing Zhu Da's orderly and quiet arrangement, and the leaders of the family listened to the drills and training, but Wang Hu could hear what it was for, and he could even imagine the scene at that time, Wang Hu never interjected, and no one paid attention to him.

Naturally, no one would see Wang Hu's expression change under the light of the fire, and began to ponder, then excited, then decisively, then resolutely, and finally ashamed.