If you only have eight men under your command, then these eight people will be like brothers and sisters with you, and if you train them, your combat effectiveness will be even stronger;

If you have eighty men under your command, then these people, each with their own selfish intentions, can still share the same hatred in the face of the great enemy.

If you have 800 men under your command, then you must assign this group to a number of competent men, otherwise more than 1,000 people will form a long serpent formation, and you will shout a command over your head, and the soldiers on your tail may not be able to hear clearly;

If you have 8,000 men under your command, then things will be even more complicated, and you will have to control your army with golden drums and banners, and if you don't have a unified order, you will be in chaos.

And the 8,000 Jiangnan Jiedu army under this Shanyin City obviously lacked such tacit cooperation, Qiu Yizhi watched quietly on the city wall for an hour, and they barely lined up the uneven formation, but the whole army was exhausted.

Qiu Yizhi sat firmly on the city wall, watching this group of miscellaneous soldiers try their best to arrange the team, but a large sedan chair was lifted out of the team, and an official wearing a full set of three-grade uniforms walked to the city gate surrounded by more than a dozen officers, and looked at the city tower with a pergola.

Qiu Yizhi could see clearly from a high level - this person was none other than Yin Chengliang, the assassin of Jiangnan Province, who personally led the troops.

Yin Chengliang was short-sighted, and he barely recognized Qiu Yizhi, so he said loudly: "Lord Qiu! Please open the city gate, this official has something to say to Lord Qiu. ”

Qiu Yizhi was about to delay time, so he pretended not to recognize Yin Chengliang, and shouted down: "This official received a report that a large number of bandits were going to attack the county seat, so the city gate was closed. Although the official has a low official position, he is also responsible for defending the territory, and he does not dare to open the door easily! ”

Yin Chengliang really thought that Qiu Yizhi was closing the city gate to prevent the attack of bandits, so he said: "Lord Qiu, please look down the city, the military horses brought by this official are all wearing official uniforms, and they are not bandits. He had another idea, and said, "If there are really bandits, it doesn't matter, the officials and soldiers are now outnumbered, so Lord Qiu might as well open the city gate and let us in, so that we can cooperate in defending the city." ”

Yin Chengliang's tricks, how could he deceive Qiu Yizhi, only to hear him pretend to be confused: "You don't want to trick me." Although this official is a protégé of Jinshi and the first and the Son of Heaven, he is also well versed in military affairs. Bandits pretending to be officials and soldiers to deceive the city gates, and then looting on a large scale, have also happened in various places. Tell you, the acquaintance quickly went back to pack up, and waited for the official to come and recruit you. Otherwise, if Lord Shi Yin of Jiangnan Province knows, you will be destroyed! With that, he couldn't stop laughing.

Yin Chengliang was speechless by what he said for a while, so he simply left the official dignity, took off the black gauze hat he was wearing on his head, raised his head to let Qiu Yizhi see his face clearly, and said: "Lord Qiu, you look carefully, I am Yin Chengliang, the assassin of Jiangnan." If you don't open the city gate quickly, I have something to discuss with Lord Qiu. ”

Yin Chengliang is extremely trim for the official, Qiu Yizhi has also heard of it, it is not easy for him to do this, which makes Qiu Yizhi no longer able to pretend to be deaf and dumb, so he has to say: "It turns out that Yin Thorn Shi is here, and the lower official is really far away!" ”

Yin Chengliang listened to Qiu Yizhi's polite words, so he didn't have a good seizure, and said: "Since this is the case, then please ask Lord Qiu to open the city gate and let this official enter the city." ”

Qiu Yizhi said: "The official has already said: I have received military information here, saying that there are bandits and bandits attacking, and I am afraid that I will come soon." What kind of noble status is Lord Yin, please stay away for a few days, wait for the lower officials to calm down this group of bandits, and then ask for advice in Jinling City. ”

Yin Chengliang pointed behind him and said, "Lord Qiu, please see, this official has brought tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, just to defend the city for you, and any kind of bandits have been scared away." If you don't open the city gate immediately, I'll wait until you enter the city to deploy defenses, and don't delay the fighters. ”

Qiu Yizhi was inspired and said: "This official is also from the army, and he knows a little about military strategy. There are many people under the command of adults, how can my small Shanyin county seat accommodate it? In my opinion, no matter how big the bandit power is, it is no more than a thousand people at most, and the army of tigers and wolves under the command of the adults has an advantage in numbers, so why not go out of the city to face the battle, it is also nine out of ten. When the time comes, Lord Yin will take advantage of the victory to pursue and level the enemy's nest, presumably the name of the great man and the martial arts will spread all over the world! ”

Yin Chengliang is not a stupid person, when he saw Qiu Yizhi kicking such a ball over, he knew that he insisted on not wanting to let himself enter the city, so he put on a stand and said sharply: "Lord Qiu, the military situation is urgent now." This official is the assassin of Jiangnan Province, not only in charge of Jiangnan government affairs, but also to control the military here. Now my order is a military order, and I order you to open the gates of the city, and let me and others enter the city, and this officer will go to the city to command the battle. It is necessary to know that those who disobey military orders on the battlefield will be killed! ”

Yin Chengliang is the best in Jiangnan Province, and with his stern look and tone, he doesn't know how many Jinshi and senior officials have been subdued. However, Qiu Yizhi is a stubborn stone who is "not afraid of the sky and the earth", how can he be intimidated by his threat of being strong from the outside?

I saw that he gave two instructions to Zhao Chengxiao beside him, and after Zhao Chengxiao got the order, he ordered his two brothers to put a rather large bamboo basket tied with ropes from the city wall.

Qiu Yizhiqiang couldn't hold back a smile and shouted to the city: "Lord Yin, the enemy is at present, lest the bandits have mixed into the official army, in case the city gate is opened, it will be difficult to clean up the enemy army as soon as they rush in." If you want to go to the castle, please sit in a bamboo basket and come up. Please rest assured, this basket has been tried by the official himself, and it is very safe! ”

Yin Chengliang saw a broken basket being hung down from the city tower, and the round mouth of the basket seemed to be Qiu Yizhi's round mouth laughing loudly at him, and immediately a fire of ignorance and karma ignited from his chest.

I saw Yin Chengliang walk up a few steps, kick the basket down, and pointed to Qiu Yizhi, who was sitting on the top of the city tower, and said, "Lord Qiu, this official doesn't have time to rub against you here." If you're still here, be careful with the veil on your head! ”

Seeing his fierce appearance, Qiu Yizhi laughed and said, "Lord Yin, this official is not here to rub in, nor does he intend to embarrass you. This method of hanging people in a bamboo basket is a rule set by the emperor when he was still guarding the frontier for the Han Dynasty in Youyan Road, please follow it. If you are really in a hurry, please come into the basket. In short, the gates of the city could not be opened. ”

Yin Chengliang's trip was to compete with Qiu Yi for the prisoners and plaintiffs caught in the "Thirteen Lives Strange Case". He originally sent Cai Min to rob people, but if he couldn't succeed, he would run it himself-thinking that with his prestige and qualifications in Jiangnan Province, no matter how good he persuaded him, and then he was allowed to be promoted to a knight, he would definitely be able to persuade Qiu Yizhi to release the prisoners. If Qiu Yizhi really doesn't eat hard and soft, then he has to mobilize people and forcibly rob people.

However, he heard news from his fellow villagers in the same year that His Royal Highness had been ordered to inspect Jiangnan for the Holy Lord, although he may not really find out about Shanyin County, but after all, it was a trouble. Therefore, after receiving Cai Min's report that Qiu Yizhi refused to release people and clashed with the officials and soldiers of the imperial court, he simply ordered troops to be mobilized along the way, wanting to use power to suppress people and force Qiu Yizhi to submit.

didn't expect that Qiu Yizhi had no fear, and he had become an iron ball, which he couldn't swallow or chew, so that Yin Chengliang was really helpless.

Walking to this step, Yin Chengliang was already annoyed and angry, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Lord Qiu, Master Cai Min Cai has already told me, you actually dare to confront the official army, speaking of which, you have already committed the crime of rebellion, do you know?" If you turn from evil to good now, and open the gates of the city, perhaps the ruler will still be able to read for the sake of your youth and ignorance, and turn a blind eye and pass away. Otherwise, it is really convicted - the sin of Ling Chi's execution is not pleasant! ”

Qiu Yizhi could not be frightened by him, and said nonchalantly: "Adults have the rules of adults, and the lower officials also have the rules of the lower officials. If you really feel that the sins of the lower officials are unforgivable, you can naturally impeach me to the imperial court. In short, the gates of the city must not be opened today. ”

Yin Chengliang heard him speak so toughly, and his heart became more and more angry, but he thought that this Qiu Yizhi had such an attitude, but his own soldiers may not be of the same mind as him, so he said loudly: "Brothers in Shanyin County. Your county commander has committed a heinous crime, and if you can open the gates of the city as good as a stream, you will be rewarded! If you are obsessed and act for the tiger, be careful of your head! ”

Qiu Yizhi's personal soldiers were all out of the sea of blood with him, and they were all bandits, and they were never afraid of any officials and soldiers. When they heard Yin Chengliang say this, they immediately burst into laughter, poked their heads out one by one, and scolded the city with foul language.

This group of people is the most rude, although after Qiu Yizhi's training, the military discipline is already very strict, but the mouth is unforgiving, scolding and scolding, all kinds of unbearable slang words are like basins of sewage, rushing towards Yin Chengliang's door.

When did Yin Chengliang suffer such humiliation, his originally elegant and white face had already turned red, and he convulsed involuntarily.

Seeing this, Qiu Yi also felt that this group of rough people under his command was really insulting, so he stopped them and said to Yin Chengliang: "Lord Yin, I know your intention clearly, isn't it just for the 'Thirteen Lives Strange Case'?" I might as well tell you that everything is negotiable, but there is no room for manoeuvre in this case. The lower officials also advise you, don't do too much evil, otherwise you will be punished by heaven! ”

Yin Chengliang was broken by Qiu Yi's point, and became more and more annoyed, baring his teeth and grinning: "Good, good, very good!" Since Lord Qiu is like this, then the official has nothing to say, only the soldiers to meet each other. With that, he turned around and got into the eight-lift sedan chair that he had been waiting for for a long time, and returned to his own camp.

Qiu Yizhi could see clearly on the city wall, and saw several people in the ranks of the officers and soldiers wearing general's clothes approaching the sedan chair, as if they were receiving Yin Chengliang's orders. But Yin Chengliang was very arrogant, and he didn't get out of the sedan chair, he only opened the sedan curtain and said a few words, and then let the sedan chair man carry it down.

Yin Chengliang's order is not difficult to guess, it is nothing more than asking the official army to attack the county seat of Shanyin as soon as possible.

However, the Jiangnan official army came in a very hurry, and because of the disadvantage of having more than enough to defend the territory and insufficient attack, the Jiangnan army did not carry siege equipment such as ladders and stone carts.

However, several generals in Jiangnan Province were also quite clever, and immediately ordered the soldiers under their command to choose a large fir tree with a thick hug outside the city, cut it down and make it into a big ramming hammer, and selected a few strong soldiers from the army to carry them to impact the gate of Shanyin County, which was also better than nothing.

Qiu Yizhi was a long-time battle-hardened person, of course, he knew that the official army would bear the brunt of the attack on the city gate, but because his soldiers and horses were too small to defend the city, he ordered his own soldiers to collect all kinds of miscellaneous items in the city and pile them up in the city gate, just to delay the enemy's offensive.

He continued to sit firmly on the city wall and observe the movements of the enemy army.