"What? Silver sand thief? ”

Li Yu remembered for a while that it was the group of bandits who occupied Yinshaling.

"How many of them came, and where are they now?"

"Report to the lord, the silver sand thieves have come more than three hundred, twenty miles away from Xiangcheng, and they will arrive in Nanyang in a day."

"Revisit."

"Come on, bring all the adults, we'll discuss."

An hour later, all the people in charge came.

Long history Zhou Kuan, Fu Peng Gao Shi, government subordinate Li Huaixian, chief bookkeeper Wang Qian, deputy pawn army Wei Ai, right general Fang Xing, left general Li Xiong, former general Fang Liang, and Jingxiang general Zhou Wu, this person has been with 500 soldiers to assist in law and order, he is Zhou Kuan's cousin, and he is also a brave person.

This is all the civil and military that Li Yu can use now.

"General Zhou, are your Jing Xiang soldiers worthy of a battle?"

Li Yu first asked the 500 soldiers, can you fight?

"Your Highness, you can fight."

Zhou Wu came out of the column and hugged his fists, and his chest was about to be purple.

Li Yu looked at Zhou Kuan who was standing next to him.

"Changshi, what do you think?"

"Your Highness, although the Jingxiang soldiers have the strength to fight, they have few soldiers and can't take care of them."

But no, just these five hundred soldiers, it's not enough to defend the city, that is, it's almost the same as looking at the gate to be a security guard, if you go out to fight, if you lose it, then Nanyang will be over.

"Your Highness, I think I should ask for help immediately."

Wang Qian, the chief bookkeeper, is a person with no sense of existence, and he is busy with the account books and documents in his hand all day.

"This is one thing, and the second is that people from all over the city should be concentrated in the city to avoid deaths and injuries."

Wang Qian spoke eloquently and methodically at this time.

Hey, talent, why don't you find it?

You see, at the critical moment, the importance of talent can be revealed.

"Your Highness, recruit the people to prepare for the needs of defending the city."

After all, Li Huaixian, a subordinate of the government, was a county lieutenant and director of the public security bureau, and he was still experienced.

The big guy talked about everything he could think of.

"Then how do you retreat from the enemy?"

The above is all defense, is there any way to retreat from the enemy?

"Your Highness, I thought I could ambush you halfway."

"Oh? Where is the ambush? ”

"Ten miles northeast of Nanyang, five miles on the east bank of the river, there is Bowangpo, which can be used by Zhuge as a plan."

When Li Yu heard this, his eyes lit up, yes, use a plan!

"Your Highness, Wei Dianjun's statement doesn't work now."

Zhou Kuan said.

"The fire needs to be used in the autumn, when the autumn is high and cool, and the grass and trees are dry. It's spring and summer, and it's the time when everything recovers, I'm afraid this fire won't be used! ”

"Well, that's it. Master Wang, if you send letters to Dengzhou, Tangzhou, and Xiangzhou asking for help, you will say that the three hundred silver sand thieves are the forerunners, and they may come out of the nest in the future, so that they can support as soon as possible. ”

"Yes."

Wang Qianshili went to the office next door and wrote a letter.

"Li Fu, you immediately count your armaments and prepare to defend the city."

Li Huaixian said goodbye and hurriedly went, no matter how many things there were in the library, at least the rolling wood and stones, lime cans, and oil bottles for guarding the city should be prepared, and those who didn't have them should hurry up and prepare.

"Gao Fupeng, the matter of recruiting the people will be yours, and after recruiting, it will be handed over to the commander of the Wei Dian army."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Gao Shi went out to greet people and left.

"Changshi, immediately send someone to notify the displaced people in the north of the city, hurry into the city, and set aside a place in the city to settle down, so that they can live for the time being."

"Yes."

"Farewell Zhou, notify the four city gates to strictly check the entry and exit of people, etc., and strictly prevent meticulous work."

"Yes."

Nanyang City was panicked because of the attack of the silver sand thieves.

Li Yu also encountered this for the first time, and he had little experience.

When he met Fang Xing and them in Lantian, it was in the wilderness, and there were no ordinary people to worry about, and there were four hundred cavalry around him, of course he was not afraid.

Can it be the same now?

The villages around Nanyang City are densely packed, and as soon as the displaced people come to open up the land, the bandits come.

His main concern was the death and injury of these ordinary people, these people were all recruited by him at great cost, and it would be a pity if they died.

Until now, Li Yu didn't know if the bandits had only come with three hundred people, or if there was really a follow-up.

"Fang Liang, let your people go out to the north of Xiangcheng and see if there are any bandits behind."

"Yes."

Fang Liang doesn't snot now, and he is also a handsome guy.

As soon as he went out to give the order, a scout rushed in.

"Report to the lord, the bandits have passed to the city."

"Huh? How can it be so fast? Did they ride horses? ”

"Yes, not only did they ride horses, but they rode in pairs."

Hiss~~~

At this moment, the generals in the lobby all took a breath of cool air. I'll go, is this still a bandit?

"Take the guards to the storeroom."

Li Yu beckoned, followed by dozens of guards.

Li Huaixian, a subordinate of the government, was leading people to sort out the materials in the warehouse, and when he saw Li Yu coming, he hurried over to greet him.

"No need to be polite, there is no iron armor."

"Yes, just not too much."

"Arm these guards."

Li Huaixian asked people to open the arsenal, and the weapons inside were quite neat.

The armor hangs on the nail bed, and the dough (móu) is fastened to a wooden post in the middle of the nail bed. The iron armor here is already significantly different from the bright armor of the early Tang Dynasty and the middle Tang Dynasty. In the past, the cost of bright armor was too high and too heavy, it was the equipment of heavy cavalry, and places like Nanyang only had infantry armor, which was already very good equipment.

This is also called the Bright Armor, but the iron pieces on the armor have been processed into jet black, and it is no longer bright.

A set of armor consists of a scarf, a mantle, and infantry armor.

The scarf is a round iron helmet with a cannula on the top, which is a feather or cherry blossom.

On the lower edge of the iron helmet, there is a scarf lined with silk and black iron sheets, the scientific name is "Dunxiang", only the face is exposed, and the "iron scarf" is closed at the throat of the lower jaw and has a tie.

The shape of the mantle is somewhat similar to the scarf that workers wore on their shoulders in the past, tied to the shoulders, lined with silk, and decorated with black iron sheets, with a tie at the chin and a tie at the front chest, which was reserved for fastening to the foot armor.

The shape of the infantry armor is like a sleeveless robe, with a front placket, lined with silk, and a black iron sheet on the outside, and a large oval iron plate on the left and right chests is attached to the chest, which is called a round guard, and the length of the infantry armor is from the shoulder to the calf, exceeding the knee.

In the lower part of the infantry armor there is a ten-centimeter-wide armor lining, which is silk and patterned, with small decorative edges on the lower edge.

On the nail bed there is also a shackle, that is, a special rope for the armor, and a copper-tipped belt, similar to the modern leather belt, but its length is a little longer.

There were not many such infantry armors, only ten sets, and dozens of sets of leather armor.

So be it, something is better than nothing.

Li Yu didn't have this thing himself.

Wei Ai has his own armor, and he really doesn't like these.

Fang Xing, Fang Liang and Li Xiong also have armor, which were the original guards.

Now there are no team leaders and gang leaders who have risen under them, and under Li Yu's signal, they swarmed in and changed into armor.

Li Yu thought that it would be enough to go straight up, who knows, people are particular about this thing.

First of all, the clothes he wears are not qualified, and he needs to wear a short robe with slits on the left and right sides, and the hem of the robe reaches the knee, which is a standard military uniform.

How can he have such clothes, don't be afraid, there are them in the warehouse.

Wei Ai found a new set for him.

Armor piercing must wear boots, there are special black hexagram boots.

Put on the hakama (kù), or pants, then the boots, then the crotch-missing robe, tuck the trousers into the boots, and tie the pants with a rope under the knees.

Wear infantry armor, press the left placket against the right placket, tie the armor under the two circle guards on the chest, tie the belt around the waist, insert the excess part into the belt from the bottom up, wear the shawl, and finally put on the scarf.

Li Yu didn't know how to wear it himself, Wei Ai helped him put on a set, it was very heavy, and it was difficult to walk.

"Your Highness, there are still some good things in the library, it's a lance, and the quality is okay."

Li Huaixian looked at Li Yu with a smile.

"Oh? And where is this good thing? ”

"Your Highness, please come with me."

Everyone collided with each other and followed Li Huaixian to another warehouse.

Dozens of spears more than four meters long were stuck in the wooden shelves inside. When I walked to the front, I saw clearly, this is a spear, and the jujube wood pole is not a spear head, but a big sword, with blades on both sides, which can be stabbed and chopped.

Li Yu stretched out his hand and pulled out one, and checked it in his hand, the weight was not light, it had to weigh more than a dozen catties.

"Wei Dianjun, you will distribute weapons."

Wei Ai selected tall and strong people from among the guards, and this step belonged to him.

Ordinary people really can't play with this thing.

Li Yu definitely can't, how can he make this thing a little prince.

This weapon is the equipment of the hoplites, and the average light infantry can't play with it.

Li Yu's guard had a hundred people, and there was a gang who stayed in the palace to watch the family, and now ninety people came.

Curry has fifty strokes, and there are only twenty-five people who can move this thing.

This thing can't help it.

The remaining sixty-five men brought more arrows, each carrying three quivers, three spare bowstrings, a bow, a horizontal knife, and a cowhide shield for those who had no iron armor.

"Is there anything that ignites the fire?"

"Yes."

In another warehouse, Li Yu's eyes lit up again.

He saw something strange.

Gunpowder!

Gunpowder was first inadvertently created by alchemists, and later used to ignite fires in the Han Dynasty and the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

The gunpowder in the storehouse was packed in jars with sealed lids.

When I opened it, it was all black medicine.

"How much is this?"

"There are about a hundred altars."

"Haha, okay, I want this thing."

"Take out all these jars and put them in a ventilated place to blow the wind and get rid of the moisture."

As soon as Li Yuhe and the guards came out, they met Gao Shi who went to recruit people.

"Gao Fu Peng, can you recruit the people?"

"Five hundred have been raised."

"Okay, let Minzhuang set up a car to pull some of the grain and grass and these jars, and set off tonight."