And Xin Yan raised his head and stared at Li Yanzhi who came alone with a look of surprise. His heart churned several times, and he asked in disbelief: "Li Dingdong, are you serious?" ”

Li Yanzhi looked at Xin Yan calmly: "Xin Fuliang, you are different from my generation of Han Lingwu. You are from a high family, and you are full of scriptures and righteousness, and your talent for governing the country is remarkable. Now that he has served in Lingju County for several years, he should have a better future, and he must not die in this county with my generation. ”

After a pause, Li Yanzhi said in a sad tone: "Now I have sent more than ten horsemen to report the enemy situation in various counties and ask for reinforcements. But the messengers were not heard from. Even if they are intercepted and killed by Hu Qi, it is impossible to be intercepted and killed! Seeing that it is the magistrates of the counties, they have no intention of sending reinforcements to help us get out of trouble. We have been friends for many years and respect each other, and I have no need to hide or deceive you. Now that Lingju has become a place of death, I will wait for three thousand, and we are all abandoned pawns! The dilemma of fighting and defending, there is no way to escape. If there are no reinforcements outside, the residence will be broken! ”

When Xin Yan heard this, his face was already a little annoyed: "Li Dingdong, you underestimate me too much!" Although I am a Confucian student, I also have a sword in my hand. Now that the enemy is present, I have no reason to abandon the city to survive! Your generation of warriors can fight to the death according to the city, and fight for a reputation of loyalty and righteousness, is it where is Yan Yiyi? ”

Li Yanzhi smiled bitterly: "Fuliang, don't be excited. I still remember that at the beginning, the prince entrusted you to me, and he once clearly said: 'This is my nephew, but I ask Dingdong Haosheng to take care of ......' words are still in my ears, and I don't dare to forget ......"

When Xin Yan heard this, his face turned even red: "Where does my uncle know!" It is precisely because there are too many people like him in Liangzhou that there is a situation of decline before it is prosperous today! Han Pu is a mediocre soldier. But he has repeatedly made Jun Qingyan and paid it to the elite in order to draw Henan. However, his people were always timid in the face of battle, and they were hesitant to move forward. The first three points of defeat have been made before the battle. In the eleventh year, he was trapped in Sangbi and Jicheng. Relying on Jincheng Zhang Fujun and his nephew Han Ning, Guangwu counties and county soldiers fought to the death before they negotiated peace. Bringing back the elite is still a merit. This time, he and Liu Yin held Woganling and lost a big defeat. The elite of state governance is six or seven out of ten. ”

Xin Yan said with disdain: "Such a mediocre talent, who lost his teacher and humiliated the country, should he not behead him to comfort the three armies?" Li Dingdong, you are in danger and not chaotic, you still lead the county soldiers to go forward, cover their rout and return to the division, which is a great achievement! And the kings of all the prefectures are afraid of it, and let you keep the important place alone. The thieves are coming, and we have no way out. You are appointed to live in Sima, and I am appointed to live in the county. If the city falls, we will all die! ”

Li Yanzhi's expression became entangled, he was silent for a few breaths, and said slowly: "Fuliang can be like this, I am already very admired, but I ......"

Xin Yan jumped to his feet angrily: "Li Dingdong, I also heard that you are in the army, starting from a pawn, and slashing the enemy dozens of times." That's where we are today. But how can she be so difficult to deal with, like a woman! If I am not in this city, most of the counties near the left will excuse themselves and will not come to help. And if I am here and everywhere else, how can my uncles sit idly by? ”

"Remember this day, I will meet you. If you live in it, you will save it, and if you live in it, you will die in it! It's useless to say more! ”

Li Yanzhi really couldn't think of any way to move this stubborn Ming Mansion, so he had to arch his hand and said, "Since this is the case, I will no longer force it." May Fuliang be safe. When he wins one day, he will conspire with Fuliang to get drunk! ”

"Mingfu take care!" Li Yanzhi solemnly clenched his fists and bowed, then turned around and walked out of the county government. Xin Yan's toughness is far beyond his imagination, and what he thinks is to stay in the county seat and perform his duties. Although he hit a nail here, Li Yanzhi did not have any resentment in his heart. In addition to admiration, or admiration. After all, this anointed son who had always given him the impression of a weak Confucian in the past could have the integrity of dying and martyring with the army. I have to say that this kind of external softness and internal rigidity has almost changed Li Yanzhi's opinion of him.

For the sake of safety, Li Yanzhi still selected a soldier from the ironclad sharp pawn who served as a reserve and went to the county capital to defend the safety of the Ming Mansion. The commander who was appointed was none other than his old subordinate Wang Qiang. Watching Wang Qiang order Qi soldiers, each wearing iron armor, and holding a long knife to the county government, Li Yanzhi felt a little inexplicable relief in his heart.

After leaving the county government, Li Yanzhi returned to the city to inspect the city. Now all the armaments and other equipment at the head of the city have been prepared. The soldiers on duty in shifts were also sleepless. Li Yanzhi walked alone on the top of the city, and from time to time attracted the whispers of the soldiers around him. No one thought that in the current situation where the mountain rain was about to come, this county government Sima would still be able to go to the city and be in the same place with these low-level soldiers.

Li Yanzhi walked for a while and stayed for a while, chatting with the soldiers around him, checking the bows, knives, arrows, and armor in their respective hands. The fact that the Lord would be on the same line with them added a little excitement to the hearts of these soldiers. Although they were restrained, they still wanted to chat more with Li Yanzhi, so that they could show their faces in front of Li Yanzhi so that he could remember himself.

Walking to the side of the north gate, Li Yanzhi was still as usual, chatting with the soldiers, pulling the routine, and checking the weapons in their hands. But if they were damaged, they took it to the arsenal of the camp in time to find a scribe to replace it. After all, on the battle array, if the weapons in the hands of the soldiers are not effective, it is likely that there will be completely unnecessary casualties as a result.

While talking, Li Yanzhi suddenly vaguely heard someone calling the door under the city. The soldiers on the side were about to light the torches, but Li Yanzhi was quick to stop them. He poked his head out of the battlements and looked at it, but the night was dark, but he couldn't see it clearly.

"Who are you?" Li Yanzhi hid his head on the inside of the battlement, and then asked.

"I am the commander of the cavalry Tao hundred people, and Yang Yi is the commander of the command! We went out to reconnoiter and intercepted a man on the road, who said that he was a county craftsman and was seriously wounded, so we had no choice but to send him back to ......."

"Raise the fire!" Li Yanzhi whispered to the soldiers on the side. The soldier took out the torch and lit a torch and placed it at the head of the city. Li Yanzhi looked over and saw more than a dozen horsemen looking up at each other under the city gate.

Li Yanzhi took a closer look and saw that most of the dozen or so riders were familiar faces. Then he put his mind at ease and said to the side, "Open the door and let them into the city." ”

When several soldiers heard this, they ran to the city one after another. Li Yanzhi also walked down the city tower with a torch. The city gate opened a crack that only allowed one rider to pass through, and when the more than ten riders saw it, they stepped forward and entered.

When all the horsemen had entered the city, several soldiers in the doorway worked together, and the gate was closed again. Li Yanzhi lit a torch and approached a horse carrying a wounded man on his back. At first glance, it seems that the horse is carrying a corpse on its back.

The torches approached, illuminating Lu Yi's face that was shaved by the bushes and covered in blood. Li Yanzhi was stunned, and called out repeatedly: "Lu Yi? Lu Yi! ”

Lu Yi seemed to be unconscious, still just closed his eyes tightly, and did not respond. Li Yanzhi stretched out his hand and put it under Lu Yi's nose to probe his snort. I felt that although his breathing was unsteady, it was not in danger of dying for a while.

"Carry him into the camp, put him in my room, and send the camp doctor to heal him!" Li Yanzhi turned his head to the foot soldiers on the side and said.

Several people stepped forward and carefully transferred Lu Yi from his horse. Then he was lifted aside, and he took turns carrying his back in the direction of the camp. Li Yanzhi turned his head and asked Yang Yi, the leader of the group of cavalry: "Where did Yang Shichang find this person?" ”

Yang Yi lowered his head and replied respectfully: "About ...... It is about more than 30 miles north of the county seat. This man was holding a severed knife, and his mouth repeatedly shouted: 'Revenge, revenge...... and when he saw us, he shouted: 'Kill you and other thieves today, and take revenge on your wife and mother!' I listened to what he said, and knew that he was not a Hu man, so I hurriedly stopped him and asked him where he came from. He only said that he was a craftsman in the county, and before he could say a few words, he fainted...... When I saw that his injuries were not light, I had to send him back to the county seat nearby......"

Li Yanzhi nodded, and said: "After handing over the last batch of weapons and ordnance, I sent Xu Jian, the commander of the cavalry battalion, to escort them to the north to avoid trouble. Now that he is alone, he is seriously injured, and no one has returned to escort the horseman, presumably the craftsman and his family, as well as the escort horseman, have all met with an accident......"

"That being the case, it shows that even if the thieves are deployed in the north of the city, there are still a lot of ......" Li Yanzhi looked up at Yang Yi: "If your troops return to continue to investigate, I hope that everyone will take care of themselves, and don't be brave for a moment and fight with the large group of captives." If you are captive, you can avoid it. Preserving oneself is the best policy. ”

Yang Yi hugged his fists and bowed and said, "Subordinates, remember." The subordinates led their troops out of the city again. If an abnormal situation is detected, someone will be sent back to report to Sima. ”

With that, Yang Yi turned over and got on his horse, turned his horse's head and walked towards the city gate where another crack had been opened.

Li Yanzhi watched Yang Yi and his sentry disappear outside the city gate, and after the city gate was closed and locked again, he turned around and walked towards the camp quickly. Seeing Lu Yi's tragic appearance, he didn't dare to think about what would happen to the rest of the craftsmen and their dependents.

Half an hour later, Li Yanzhi had already appeared in the house. At this time, there were a total of ten healers who stayed in the camp, and all of them were in this room at this time, each checking the injuries of Lu Yi.

Li Yanzhi's bed has been moved off the couch. Lu Yi lay on his back on the bed, and the ten doctors were at one end. Li Yanzhi stood still for a moment, only to see those doctors shaking their heads and sighing from time to time, and his heart couldn't help but sink. Hurriedly walked a few steps into the house.

"I don't know the diagnosis results of all Langzhong, can this person be saved?" Li Yanzhi beat a small drum in his heart, looked at the group of doctors and asked.

"This man is strong. However, there was a knife wound on his arm, and the skin and flesh were almost two inches apart. Later, he must have been hit by a horse again, and several bruises on his chest and abdomen, and two of his sternums were broken...... However, its breath is still strong, and it will not be in danger of life for a while. The doctor at the head summed up the injuries on Lu Yi's body and reported to Li Yanzhi.

"It's just ......" another doctor on the side hesitated, but finally made up his mind and said, "If you take care of it properly, you may still be able to recover." However, if something is wrong, it will accumulate and it will be difficult to return, and I am afraid that I will be disabled! ”

As soon as the word disabled came out, Li Yanzhi felt that he had been hit with a stick. Although Lu Yi suffered misfortune this time, although it was not directly caused by him, he stayed in the county government workshop to make ordnance for the county soldiers, so he dragged them until the thieves arrived, and then sent people to escort them out of the city. Listening to Yang Yiyan's account of the situation at that time, it was obvious that Lu Yi's wife and mother were all lost at the hands of Hu Qi, so Li Yanzhi felt even more remorseful in his heart.

"Please keep someone and take care of him." Li Yanzhi said to all the doctors in the room: "The required medicine and resources are all provided by me personally. But if you have any needs, please speak......"

The healers were flattered and returned the salute. One person said: "Since Sima has spoken, we will do our best to save this person." Please rest assured. ”

"Thank you very much." Li Yanzhi pondered for a moment and said, "Please take a break." When the man is healed, there is another reward. Now that there are many thieves, the military affairs in the city cannot be relaxed. I'm going to go around the city......"

The doctors hurriedly got up and said, "Sima, please." Later, if there is any situation with this person, we will report it to Sima immediately. ”

"Thank you for your trouble." Li Yanzhi arched his hand again, then turned around and walked outside.

The thieves were overwhelmed, and the busy military affairs had made him feel a little unable to breathe. Now Lu Yi's matter is more like a big stone pressing on his heart. When he went to the city to inspect all parties, Li Yanzhi felt that he was always a little absent-minded.

The guards on duty at the head of the city changed wave after wave, but Li Yanzhi was still sleepless. The fire in the camp of the thieves more than ten miles away was still vaguely in sight even from such a distance. It has been six years since he came to this era, but Li Yanzhi weighed his situation and compared with many predecessors with rich successful experience, he felt that he was simply a shame to be called a traverser.

Looking at the light of the thieves' camp through the dotted fires, he even had a sense of trance and nothingness. I feel that it would be a blessing if I died in this war.

However, looking at the soldiers at the head of the city, who were busy or resting, he couldn't help but feel guilty for what he had just thought. Perhaps his own death is a hard-won relief. But where will these soldiers go? Everyone has parents and relatives, who wants to hear the sad news of their loved ones killed in the rear? If the order is not defended, he must also do his best to protect these subordinates, and not look better for the casualties counted after the war, just because these humble soldiers are also flesh and blood people.

Under this heavy pressure, Li Yanzhi stayed in the city and ushered in the dawn of the next day. The fire in the camp of the thieves did not stop all night, and it was obvious that he was also afraid of the soldiers of Liangzhou. Now that he has set foot on the land of Liangzhou, he no longer dares to act carelessly. After all, on the home field of Liangzhou, Zhao Jun didn't know what would happen from top to bottom. No one dared to guarantee that if they were cornered, the iron cavalry led by Beigong Chun under Luoyang City would not suddenly appear on the battlefield in front of them.

Liu Yin collected and summarized the feedback from many sentinels. Knowing that the current Lingju County is already lonely and no one rescues, Liu Yin divided the more than 10,000 soldiers into three divisions, and slowly pressed towards the nervous Lingju County!

Li Yanzhi, who had not slept all night, watched Zhao Jun coming slowly in the distance, and a relief surged in his heart. I've been preparing for today's battle for a long time. Now, that time has finally arrived!

"Ignition!" As Li Yanzhi's order was passed between the city walls, fires were lit under the cauldron erected at the head of the city. Inside the pot are soybean oil and fire oil that have been prepared to welcome these guests from afar...... [.]