"My lord! The three elders of the two towns and the chief of the pavilion said that they had something important to come to see them. Just when Liu Qi and the others were about to leave Tucheng and go to attack Lei Bo and Yuan Lie, the soldiers in front of the tent reported.

"Huh? What are they coming? Since the Liu brothers captured Tucheng, internal affairs and other affairs have been handed over to the three elders and the pavilion chief, Liu Qi asked: "Now the matter of sneak attack is important, why are they here?" ”

Liu Pan said: "The affairs of pacifying the people of the two towns of Tucheng have been handed over to them for several days, and they have handled it very well, and the people of the two towns have quickly settled down. Is something going on? ”

"The county seat of Yiyang was broken at this time, and there can be no delay." Liu Qi looked slightly dissatisfied and said, "Don't wait for me, the whole army will be dispatched!" Liu Pan, after arranging for Xiangyong to stick to Tucheng and other affairs, he will come to support immediately. ”

"Yes! Yes, sir. Liu Pan received the order, and for Liu Qi's orders, Liu Pan always only carried them out without asking why. Moreover, he also knew that if Liu Qi delayed here for a moment, it would put Yiyang County in a crisis for one more moment, so he did not hesitate to go out of the tent to meet the three elders and the pavilion chief.

Liu Qi looked at Xun Yu and said worriedly: "Teacher, you settle down here and wait for me ......."

Before he could say anything, Xun Yu shook his head and vetoed Liu Qi's proposal: "The matter of eating the king's loyalty to the king, although he has not yet served the young general, he is also a county in the county, and he should contribute to the vitality of the county." What's more, Zai Xia is very interested in the spear thrower in the mouth of the major general. ”

"This ......" Liu Qi hesitated, and Xun Yu said again: "The young general must not underestimate this scholar who has no power to fight. Xun Yu's meaning is very clear, no matter whether he wins or loses this battle, he will participate in it and will never stay out of it.

Xun Yu had made up his mind, Liu Qi had to let him go, and made a look of protection for Xun Yu towards Shi A and other personal guards, Xun Yu was moved in his heart, but he didn't see it.

"The old man brought the three elders of the two towns and the pavilion chief and others to meet the young general." Liu Qi hadn't taken a step yet, but the three elders and others knelt down in front of Liu Qi and thanked them: "On behalf of thousands of people in the two towns, the old man thanked the young general for saving his life and removed the three evil fangs for us." ”

"Sir, please get up!" Liu Qi couldn't care less about rushing to Yiyang to support, so he hurriedly helped them up and said: "The kid is young, but he also knows that the elders are respected, since he is the county guard of Yiyang County, he has to think about everyone, this is what the kid should do, and the old gentleman doesn't have to be so polite." ”

"The young general understands the righteousness, and it is really a blessing for me to have a young general in Yiyang County." A well-known third elder sighed: "The three fangs have done a lot of evil, and people and gods are angry. Fortunately, the major general sent troops to exterminate it, otherwise the people of the two towns would have suffered endless suffering. ”

"yes, yes."

"The young general is worthy of being the tiger of the state pastor, he has such courage at a young age, and the big man is worry-free!"

"Emperor Guangwu is alive! ……”

The ordinary people and wealthy families of Nanyang County have an inexplicable admiration and gratitude for Emperor Guangwu, and Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu took Nanyang as a starting point to dominate the world. Second, after the unification of the world, Nanyang County is also the most priority county for the implementation of the field order, and the people in the county have benefited a lot.

It is precisely because of this that the people in the county are more or less not much disgusted with Liu Qi's appointment as the county guard of Yiyang County, and now the single-handedly exterminating the three fangs is bringing the hearts of the people of the two towns closer to Liu Qi's hands.

Liu Qi was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, and asked Shi A Liu Hu to bring people to support first, while he stayed in Tucheng and asked the three elders what they meant by coming here.

"I'm so old and confused that I almost forgot to get down to business!" The third elder who was the first to speak suddenly patted his head and said, "Young General, this time I went to support Yiyang County, please bring them with you." ”

Liu Qi, Xun Yu and the others were stunned and looked at each other. The three elders pointed to the village warriors of about 1,000 people behind him, and said: "These are all young and strong people in this town, who have been repeatedly oppressed by the three fangs, and now the major general has ambushed the three fangs, and they want to join the army to repay the young general's kindness to us for reconstruction." ”

"Please take us in! Major General! ”

"We are not afraid of death, but we are afraid that we will not be able to repay the young general for his kindness of reconstruction."

"Yes, if it weren't for the righteousness of the major general, I wouldn't have seen my mother-in-law and children a long time ago......"

Liu Qi looked embarrassed and asked, "Old man, how did you know that the kid was going to Yiyang County to support?" The kid didn't underestimate everyone's meaning, this time the disparity between the enemy and us was too great, but the enemy army was a well-trained elite division, and everyone was afraid that there would be a lot of deaths on this trip. ”

The third elder glanced at Liu Qi with relief and said, "Yesterday, many homeless people escaped from Yiyang County. Major General, please rest assured, since they have chosen the path of serving the Major General, life and death are life and death, wealth and prosperity are in the sky......"

"Life and death are fate, wealth is in heaven...... The great grace of the young general, let me wait for my flesh and blood to repay it! The group of villagers suddenly made a commotion and shouted one after another.

In the face of the surging Xiangyong, Liu Qi really couldn't think of any excuse to shirk it, not to mention that now he urgently needed soldiers to meet the incoming enemy. Thinking of this, Liu Qi smiled bitterly: "Thank you for your kindness!" This time, our enemy is the elite ...... under the old thief Yuan Shu."

"I've wanted to kill these people for a long time!" I don't know who yelled, and the others howled one after another, shouting that they would be able to defeat the enemy's farts and urine, and they would not be able to form an army.

Liu Qi clapped his hands, and suddenly the scene quieted down, and they all looked at Liu Qi. Liu Qi said loudly: "Thanks to everyone's love, if you join our army, you must abide by the military discipline of our army, if there is a violator, don't blame the boy's subordinates for showing mercy!" Do it?! ”

A sturdy young man stood up in the middle of the village and shouted: "Lao Tzu is not afraid of death, can't he even keep this little military discipline?!" ”

"That's right! Please rest assured, if anyone violates military discipline, there is no need for the major general to do it, Lao Tzu will kill him with a knife! As soon as the young man drank, most of the villagers took over one after another.

"Good!" Liu Qi said to the three old men: "This place will be handed over to the old gentlemen, and I will come and talk to the three old gentlemen when I have killed all the strong enemies." ”

"Major General, please rest assured! The old decay will never let Tucheng fall into a dilemma. And make him the left arm and right arm of the major general! The three elders solemnly promised.

Liu Qi said reassuringly: "It is enough to have the old gentleman's words!" Then, Liu Qi took the lead and led more than 3,000 people to Yiyang County at full speed.

……

Yiyang County, on the city wall.

"I don't know if the eldest brother has returned to Xinye safely." Zhao Yun's face was tired, since he besieged Yuan Lie and Lei Bo, he had not rested for a while, and he did not let go of the affairs of the army regardless of the size.

"Second general, please rest assured, the eldest prince Jiren has his own natural appearance, and he will definitely be fine." Yi Zhi comforted that it happened that before Yuan Lie suddenly appeared to besiege the city, Yi Zhi had already returned to Yiyang County, so the pressure on Zhao Yun's shoulders was much easier.

Zhao Yun was very calm about the siege of Yiyang, and asked, "Mr. Boji, how are the city fortifications being built?" ”

Yi Zhi arched his hand and said: "After half a day to mobilize the operation of the displaced people, the four city gates have been prepared. "What Yi said about being ready is that the walls have been prepared with rolling wood, rolling stones, fire oil, and other things, and all kinds of traps under the city gates, and the horizontal logs to resist the impact have been made.

Zhao Yun nodded and praised: "Mr. Boji is really amazing, he has done so well in such a short period of time." ”

Yi Ji smiled slightly and said, "The second general is still young, and the more he has experienced, the more he will naturally be." He squatted for a moment, and then said, "Yiyang City is small, so it won't last long." I don't know what the second general has planned? ”

"Wait!" Zhao Yun cut the nails and broke the iron, and his tone was so calm that people couldn't see that he hadn't reached the age of the crown, and said: "Yiyang County is an important place in Runan and Geyang counties, if it is lost, Xinye will fall into the crisis of being attacked by the two sides." At that time, it will not be a matter of whether Yiyang County will lose or not. can only wait, even if the last soldier is guarded, Yiyang County will be guarded. ”

"The second general's opinion is not bad from what he thinks, but it's just ......" Before Yi finished speaking, a soldier hurriedly rushed up and said: "Second general! Yuan Lie and the others had already built several ladders and siege engines. Yuan Lie shot a piece of paper and said that he would let the second general open it himself. ”

The scout said that, he handed the paper silk to Zhao Yun, and then retreated.

Zhao Yun threw the paper silk to the ground fiercely, and said angrily: "It's too much to deceive people!" ”

Yi Ji picked up the paper silk and read it carefully, the content was nothing more than to threaten Zhao Yun and others to surrender, otherwise once the city was broken, don't blame him for being ruthless to the people.

"What do you think, Mr. Boji?"

"Fight! Jingzhou men have never been a bad breed! The Iraqi were equally furious.

……

Under the city, Yuan Lie and Lei Bo rode on their war horses, and when they saw that Zhao Yun still refused to open the door and surrender, they couldn't help but feel angry. Yuan Lie said angrily: "The whole army obeys the order and prepares to attack the city!" ”

Zhao Yun and Yi Yuan stood on top of the city gate tower, looking at the low soldiers, Zhao Yun said in a deep voice, "Look here!" The soldiers and homeless people were inexplicable, and they knew that Zhao Yun was talking about Yiyang City after following Zhao Yun's gaze.

"This is where our parents, wife and children live, and it is Yiyang City!" Zhao Yun tried hard to suppress his anger and said, "The gang of thieves outside the city wall is terrible, and death is also terrible!" But death is not the most terrible thing! Soldiers, just imagine what it would be like for our wives and children to be exposed to murderous thieves when the city was broken?! ”

The soldiers and the displaced people they had recruited were suddenly short of breath, and their eyes were as bright as blood-red. When Liu Qi moved to Yiyang County, the wives and children of the soldiers settled in Yiyang City. The displaced people from the Central Plains fell to Yiyang, and if Yiyang City was captured, what kind of scene would it be.

"Do you know what's the scariest thing?" Zhao Yun shouted loudly, "That is, to see our harmonious colleagues, beloved wives and children, and beloved parents die in front of our eyes!" That's the scariest thing! ”

"Yuan Lie's thieves are terrible, because they have no humanity! But! We can't retreat, we are the last barrier to defend Yiyang City! Zhao Yun slapped the bricks on the city wall fiercely and said angrily: "Can we retreat?" ”

"Can we get back?! Tell me out loud! Zhao Yun shouted violently, like a wild dragon roaring.

"Can't!" The faces of the soldiers below suddenly turned red, and their eyes showed a bloodthirsty light.

"Do you dare to fight?" Zhao Yun asked again.

"Fight!"

Yi Yuan exhaled softly, and looked at Zhao Yun's gaze that was already different.

"In this case, our wives and children, colleagues and neighbors are guarded by us! I am with you! Zhao Yun raised his spear and shouted: "The whole army is on alert!" Get ready to meet the enemy! ”