Changli County Lingzuo Yingxuan did not dare to relax a little these days, and was busy strengthening the defensive strength of Changli City day and night.

After the Houjin army entered the customs, they plundered the outskirts of Beijing on a large scale, and the scope continued to expand. The soldiers have reached Yongping Mansion, Yongping and Luanzhou have fallen one after another, and a few days ago, the Jin soldiers and horses arrived outside the city of Changli, and burned and looted outside the city.

Although Zuo Yingxuan is a Wenchen, he has shown extraordinary courage.

After receiving the report, he went to the city to lookout, and the people in the city surrounded him in horror, as the county commander, he is now the backbone of the entire county, Zuo Yingxuan did not change his face and said loudly to the people: "Don't panic, the enemy will retreat in a few days." Then he ordered the gates to be closed and gunpowder to be prepared.

Houjin gathered more than 7,000 people and besieged Changli City in three battalions.

Before the attack, he ordered people to go to the city to recruit Zuo Yingxuan, who scolded loudly and sternly refused.

The Houjin army was annoyed and angry, set up dozens of ladders to attack the city, Zuo Yingxuan led the officials and the people to hold the city, the city rolled wooden stones, artillery shotguns and guns fired together, and threw gunpowder down the city, the ladder of Houjin was burned, and the attack of Houjin was repulsed.

After the siege failed, Jin sent people to persuade him to surrender, and Zuo Yingxuan lured the people who persuaded him to the city and killed them with a knife.

The Houjin army, which could not capture the city, vented its anger outside the city, plundered the outside of the city, set fire to a scorched earth, and collected troops to plunder other places.

Seeing that the Houjin soldiers withdrew the defenders on the city, they breathed a sigh of relief, but Zuo Yingxuan did not dare to relax, and led people to continue to strengthen the city wall, prepare materials for defending the city, and prevent the Houjin army from attacking the city again.

In the afternoon of this day, Zuo Yingxuan was busy in the city, and a government official came to report: "The lord is not good, someone has come to the county seat, and it seems that there are thousands of people." ”

Zuo Yingxuan hurriedly came to the Xicheng City Tower. Sure enough, I saw a large group of people and horses outside the city gate, but if you look closely, there are three or four thousand people in this team, and there are a large number of vehicles and horses in the middle, and the personnel are not only young and strong but also women, but fortunately, the people who come are wearing Ming clothes should not be enemies. Zuo Yingxuan did not dare to be careless, ordered people to pay attention to precautions, and did not allow people to approach the city wall.

A few people wearing Ming army uniforms walked out of the procession, and one of them, who seemed to be the leader, took a few steps forward and shouted loudly under the city: "The lord is in the city, we are the army of King Qin from Shaanxi, we have defeated the Tatars and rescued some people, please open the door and let the women and the wounded into the city." ”

Zuo Yingxuan stood behind the battlement and observed the comer, and said loudly: "I am Zuo Yingxuan, the commander of Changli County, I don't know how many Tatars you have defeated. "Zuo Yingxuan saw that there were only dozens of Ming troops under the city, but they could defeat the army of Houjin, but it was not very credible. It's hard to figure it out, it's Houjin who sent someone to cheat the city.

"Lord Xianzun, we have killed more than a thousand Tatar soldiers." The men of the city cried out.

"A few dozen of you can defeat a thousand Tatars?" Zuo Yingxuan didn't believe it even more, there were not many Ming troops who could defeat the 1,000-year-old Jin army in the field.

"I showed something to the adults, and the adults believed it." The man didn't say much, waved his hand and ordered the people behind him to rush over a big car.

The cart came to the city wall, the cloth on the car was revealed, and the people in the city couldn't help but be surprised, although the distance was a little far, they could also see the heads on the car. The man lifted a human head from the car and lifted him into the air, and everyone above the city saw it clearly, and the hairstyle of the money rat tail on the human head that was different from that of the Ming people was particularly conspicuous. There were hundreds of heads in a cart, and if they were all real Tatars, the extended Ming army would have killed hundreds of Houjin soldiers. This is a great victory that the Ming army has never had in the battle with Houjin in recent years, Zuo Yingxuan was excited, but he was still not very relieved, so he glanced at the official next to him and asked: "Who can go down to the city to find out the situation, I will have a heavy reward afterwards." ”

There was a bold servant who stepped forward, and he was thrown from the top of the city with a bamboo basket.

When the official came to the city to greet the soldiers of Yanchang, he was led to the cart, and he looked closely, and sure enough, the cart was full of Tartar heads. I couldn't help but be excited, and finally someone avenged the dead people outside the city. He turned around and waved to Zuo Yingxuan on the city wall, and shouted: "Tartar head! The lord is really a Tatar head. "There was a sudden jubilation above the city, and the oppression of many days was swept away.

Zuo Yingxuan immediately ordered someone to open the city gate, and he himself came down from the city and walked out of the city.

Outside the city was the team of the security army, and after defeating Yue Tuo, he came to Changli on the order of Zhang Chu, led by a company commander of the security army.

The company commander brought the officer who came down from the city to the back of a few big cars, and the officer was even more surprised when he saw the heads on the cars. The company commander called aside the stunned officer. whispered: "My family guard knows that the county magistrate is loyal and brave, and he is willing to make this friend, and he has no good gifts to give, so he is willing to give two cars of heads as a meeting gift." ”

After hearing this, the official agreed and hurriedly ran towards the city gate to greet the prefectural magistrate who was leaving the city.

Zuo Ying chose to go out of the city gate, and when he saw the official running over panting, he thought something was wrong and hurriedly stopped.

The official came over and said what the security army meant. Zuo Yingxuan's eyes lit up suddenly, hundreds of Tatar heads, this is really a big gift, according to the court's reward, a few Tatar heads can be promoted to one level, and these hundreds of head officials are not extravagant to be promoted to three levels. Although he also defeated the attack of thousands of Houjin troops, but the enemy was outside the city, and in the end he didn't even get a Tatar head, and the merit report was greatly discounted. The Yanchang army really knows how to do things, and they don't make a big noise, they just ask the officials to pass the word, which is great. I don't know what this Yanchang army is going to do, if it is to ask for money, it is to grit your teeth and make up some.

Zuo Yingxuan was dressed and led people to the front of the Yanchang Army. After the two sides saluted, Yanchang Jun really made a request. Zuo Yingxuan immediately agreed after hearing this. Because this requirement is only good for Changli, there is no harm.

The Yanchang Army only asked the magistrate to take in some of the rescued women and injured young men, and all the food eaten by these people was provided by the Yanchang Army, and the Yanchang Army also donated part of the captured grain and grass to Changli. I only ask Zhixian to find a place in the city for the Yanchang Army to store supplies, and some Yanchang Army will temporarily stay in the city for a few days tomorrow, please make it convenient for Zuozhi County. Not only does it not have to pay from the county, but it also has a good reputation for taking in refugees, the food in the city has also increased, and there is an additional strong army in the city, which is not afraid of the Houjin army attacking the city. How can you let go of the good things that have been achieved in this move.

The city gate was opened, and the rescued refugees and Yanchang troops who were busy entered the city and settled down, and the hearts of the refugees were finally put down, and they no longer had to be afraid of the Houjin army chasing after them with the protection of the city wall.

Early the next morning, Zhang Chu brought his men and horses to Changli, and brought Tatar heads and captured property, Zuo Yingxuan immediately welcomed Zhang Chu into the city, he completely lost the civil official shelf, this Yanchang army is too capable of fighting, not only can defeat the Houjin army in the field, but also burned Luanzhou City, and cut so many Tatar heads, the Ming army is really unique, to give the Ming Sheng, Zhang Chu's future is unlimited.

Zhang Chu and Zuo Yingxuan greeted each other and then called Li Yi over.

"This is the leader of the cavalry under my command, I will leave him to help the lord defend the city, and ask the lord to take care of it." Zhang Chu said to Zuo Yingxuan.

"What about you, my lord?" Zuo Yingxuan asked a little strangely. After this Zhang Chu just finished fighting, did the Jin army still have to fight?

"I will leave the city with my foot soldiers, and the chariots and cavalry will remain in the city for the time being." Zhang Chu explained.

"Further east of Changli is the sea, and there is no danger outside the city." Zuo Yingxuan was afraid that Zhang Chu was not familiar with the terrain and said hurriedly.

"Don't worry about the county, I have my own way. I beg you to take care of the men and horses I left behind. Zhang Chu pleaded with Zuo Yingxuan again.

When it comes to military matters, Zuo Yingxuan is not good to ask more, people help him defend the city, and he also gave a big gift to the head, and it is also appropriate to take care of it, and Zuo Yingxuan promised to do so.

After settling everything, Zhang Chu did not stop, the team moved again, and he only took the foot soldiers to escort most of the captured property to the east of Changli.