The rain is dripping, the spring rain is continuous, and it is more than ten days at a time.

Liu Wei stood at the head of the city, holding the wet battlements with one hand, and looked down at the people outside the city who were clamoring to enter the city.

Behind him, a personal soldier supported Tao Huanniang's umbrella prepared when he went out, shielding him from the wind and rain, but the officers and soldiers at the head of the city were standing in the rain, bearing the washing of the rain.

"For several days, more than 50,000 people have entered the city! And together with the people, the military division also ordered people to send back hundreds of wounded soldiers one after another, and there were more than 60 people who were seriously injured and could not return to the battlefield! Standing behind Liu Wei, Zhou Cang lowered his voice and said to him: "In addition, the army has expanded to nearly 20,000 people, but the recruits lack training, and the armor is also insufficient......

"Find the craftsmen in the city, and hurry up to make armor and blades!" Looking down at a team of soldiers defending the city marching out of the city, Liu Wei frowned tightly, and said to Zhou Cang: "If the military division doesn't come back, the grain and grass in the city really can't support it for a long time." ”

"yes!" Zhou Cang sighed lightly, looked into the distance through the rain curtain, and said to Liu Wei: "There are more and more people, but the grain and grass are only consumed and cannot be replenished. ”

"Wait, it's time for them to come back!" Looking up at the sky full of haze and rain, Liu Wei seemed to say to himself: "The sky should be clear!" ”

For several days in a row, more and more people went to Dayangcheng, and every time a citizen entered the city, the officers and soldiers in the city would always first isolate the sturdy men from the old and weak women and children, and then let them recognize their relatives early the next morning.

I don't know if they have given up sneaking into Dayang City, the Xiliang Army has never sent spies into the city again, at least the officers and soldiers in the city have not found any signs of spies entering the city.

In order to eat food and fill the stomach of the whole family, almost all the young and middle-aged people who entered the city joined Liu Wei's army, and those who had many brothers joined the army with the men of the family.

The surge in the number of troops does not mean a rapid increase in combat effectiveness. The soldiers who newly joined the army were civilians who had never experienced a battle formation, and training them to become real warriors would not have been effective without three or five months.

But there was not much grain and grass in the city, and Liu Wei couldn't rely on the only remaining grain and grass to guard in Dayang City and train this army into a mighty and heroic division that could fight habitually.

"Your Highness, there are troops coming!" was looking up at the cloudy sky, and a call for a personal soldier suddenly came from behind Liu Wei.

Liu Wei hurriedly lowered his head and looked into the distance, and sure enough, he saw a black flag in the distance in the thick rain curtain.

"The city gate is wide open, let the people into the city first, and then inquire one by one!" Seeing that an army was coming, Liu Wei hurriedly shouted at the city.

Immediately afterwards, he turned his head to Zhou Cang and said, "Order the whole army to strictly defend the city!" ”

"No!" Zhou Cang clenched his hands into fists, answered, and turned around and went down the city wall.

The army that appeared in the rain was not advancing very quickly, and the people outside the city had all been put into the city, and from a distance, they could only see a battle flag hunting and flying in the wind and rain.

Countless officers and soldiers poured onto the city wall under the command of Zhou Cang, staring at the army advancing towards the city with a pair of eyes. On the streets of the city, groups of officers and soldiers armed with spears and swords were also lined up, ready to rush out of the city at any time.

One by one, the veterans looked solemn and checked the equipment they were carrying. The recruits looked frightened and waited anxiously for the arrival of the enemy.

Holding the city wall with both hands, Liu Wei leaned forward slightly, looking at the army that was slowly advancing towards Dayang City, and the raindrops hit the paper umbrella overhead, making a crisp sound of "crackling".

The army outside the city was getting closer and closer, and it was gradually possible to see the color of their armor.

The black battle flag fluttered in the wind and rain, and the officers and soldiers in red armor lined up in a neat line under the guidance of a silver-armored general, advancing towards Dayang City.

"It's General Zilong!" Seeing the silver price general riding a white horse and walking in the front from a distance, Liu Wei turned his head to Zhou Cang, who was standing behind him, and said, "The military advisor is back!" ”

"The military advisor is back!" The army in red armor, like a raging flame in the heavy rain, was slowly advancing towards Dayang City, looking at the army in the rain, Zhou Cang shouted to the officers and soldiers on the city wall: "The military division has won the battle again, and the army has returned!" The Han army is mighty! ”

"The Han army is mighty!" The officers and soldiers who were ready for battle, when they heard that it was Xu Shu who had returned, raised their weapons one after another and shouted in unison.

Especially those recruits who had just joined the army and had not yet experienced the polishing of the war, they were relieved to learn that it was not the enemy army outside the city, and their hearts hanging in their throats also fell into their stomachs, and they shouted even harder.

Zhao Yun led more than 1,000 officers and soldiers, escorted thousands of carts pulled by horses, and slowly advanced towards Dayang City.

"Hurry up and open the city!" Standing on the head of the city, seeing Zhao Yun's face clearly, Liu Wei hurriedly shouted to the soldiers behind him.

The soldiers ran down the city wall quickly, and as they ran, they shouted to the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate: "Hurry up and open the city!" ”

The heavy city gate slowly opened, and Liu Wei at the head of the city also turned around and got off the city wall, and walked out of the city gate with a team of officers and soldiers.

Zhou Cang followed Liu Wei, ran down the city wall, waved at the officers and soldiers standing on the streets of the city, and shouted to them: "Two thousand people will go out of the city with His Highness to meet the army!" The rest of the people are lined up in the city! ”

After Liu Wei ran out of the city gate, a team of 2,000 swordsmen followed Zhou Cang and rushed out of the city quickly, forming a neat queue outside the city.

The officers and soldiers who remained in the city quickly occupied all the streets, and looking at the city from the top of the city, there were officers and soldiers in red armor everywhere, as bright as red flowers blooming in the rain.

"Your Highness!" Leading the team to a long way from the city gate, Zhao Yun clamped the horse's belly between his legs, rode his horse to a place that was only more than ten steps away from Liu Bian, turned over and jumped off the horse, and ran in front of Liu Bian, clasped his fists with both hands, half-knelt on the ground full of rain, looked up at Liu Bian and said: "The last general was ordered by the military division to lead 1,200 soldiers, escort 5,000 pairs of crossbow arrows, 300 carts of weapons, and 600 carts of grain and grass, and return to Dayang first!" ”

Half-kneeling on the ground, looking up at Liu Wei, the dripping raindrops hit Zhao Yun's face, making him feel a little unable to open his eyes.

"Zilong, get up!" Liu Wei bent down, supported Zhao Yun's armpits with both hands, helped him up, and said to him: "The grain and grass in the city are almost cut off, Zilong returns at this time, but he has solved his urgent need!" ”

Helping Zhao Yun up, Liu Wei looked him from head to toe, and said with a smile: "I don't see you in January, this king misses you and others, but I think about it tightly!" ”

"On that day, His Royal Highness was sick, and the military advisor said that the military situation was urgent, and he failed to resign to His Highness, Zilong was guilty of death!" His arms were supported by Liu Bian, Zhao Yun clasped his fists with both hands, bowed down, and confessed to Liu Bian.

"Military affairs are urgent, if you ask the king for everything, the fighter may be fleeting!" Liu Wei smiled and patted Zhao Yun's arms lightly, looked behind Zhao Yun, and asked him, "What about the military advisor?" How can I not see him and Dian Wei? ”

"After several days of fighting, the Xiliang Army sent Guo Yan's department to chase us up." Liu Wei asked about Xu Shu, Zhao Yun smiled and said, "The military advisor led us to deal with them and beheaded more than 3,000 people. The last general and General Dian Wei each picked a few Xiliang generals, Guo Yan is not yet giving up, he still leads the army to pursue, the military division and General Dian Wei are still behind the palace at the moment, tomorrow at this time, I will return if I want to come! ”

"Let's talk about it when we go into town!" Hearing that Xu Shu and Dian Wei were still in the back of the palace, Liu Wei didn't ask any more questions, grabbed Zhao Yun's shoulder with one hand, and walked towards the city side by side with him very affectionately.

As soon as he entered the city gate, Zhao Yun saw a group of officers and soldiers on the street checking whether the people who had entered the city were carrying blades one by one, and all the young and middle-aged men were isolated.

"Your Highness......" Seeing that the people were being closely investigated, Zhao Yun turned his head to look at Liu Wei who entered the city side by side with him with a blank face.

"Among the people you sent back the first two times, there are many spies from the Xiliang Army, if you hadn't discovered it early, I'm afraid there would have been chaos in the city at this time!" Without waiting for Zhao Yun to ask, Liu Wei patted him lightly on the back and said to him: "You are waiting to fight in the front, it must be very difficult to think about it, and it is reasonable to have no time to distinguish the spies who have blended into the people......

"We have saved the people, and we have also done selection!" Hearing that the spies of the Xiliang Army had infiltrated the city, Zhao Yun furrowed his brows tightly and said to Liu Wei: "The military advisor once asked the people to identify people they didn't recognize, and most of the designated ones have been dismissed, and some of them are actually spies, and they have also been killed on the spot!" The last general really didn't know that there were still spies sneaking into the city. ”

"Don't mention these, today I am just for Zilong to catch the wind and wash the dust, and congratulate the battle achievements!" Listening to Zhao Yun's explanation, Liu Wei nodded and said to him: "Our army has expanded to more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, but the quality of the soldiers still needs to be improved. Tomorrow's Japanese division will return, and then discuss when it is not too late to go north! ”

"Yuanfu, send all the weapons to the blacksmith and make them into swords and spears!" was about to walk to the barracks, Liu Wei stopped and said to Zhou Cang on the side: "All the long swords are left, and strive to equip the whole army with two swords, one long and one short!" If you don't have enough iron, you can buy all the materials in the blacksmith's shop! ”

"No!" Zhou Cang answered, turned around and shouted to the group of officers and soldiers who followed behind: "Pick out the weapons, keep all the long swords, and send the rest of the blades to the blacksmith to make simple knives, spears, and short swords!" ”

"Plus!" Zhou Canggang had just instructed the soldiers to select their blades, and Liu Wei turned around again, faced him, raised a finger, and said to him: "All the horses that transport supplies are all requisitioned, and the craftsmen are asked to make a batch of saddles for the training of cavalry!" Then find some carpenters in the city, and if we have enough time to be stationed, this king will also want to add some equipment to the cavalry!" ”

"I'm going to do it now!" Zhou Cang responded with a fist, waved behind him, and took a few soldiers to the city to find a carpenter.