The wind was strong on the top of the city. It was clear that the summer was hot and the sun was scorching. Ding Yi had just recovered from a serious illness and could not withstand the wind. He even made a fur cloak and realized that he was sweating all over.

These days, the Jingguo army surrounded but did not attack.

He was able to take the opportunity to recruit soldiers from the city and outside the city. In order to increase the source of troops, he ordered that all males over twelve years old need to join the army. The people complained, but there was no time to take care of them.

Then he sent someone to stop half of the prisoners of war released by the Luzhou army and add about a thousand people. Li Xingzhou was powerful, but he was also a playboy who had little experience in dealing with the world and loved to talk about war on paper. There was no reason for the prisoners of war he caught. He really thought that benevolence, righteousness and morality could restrain the world, and he was really stupid to read the books of sages.

Thinking of this, Ding Yi has some psychological balance, and Li Xingzhou is not omnipotent.

By mid-May, the Linyang defenders had already gathered tens of thousands.

With so many troops in a small county town, conflicts and riots are naturally inevitable. At first, the people in the city protested and dissatisfied. Then, the defenders from all over Suzhou clashed with the people in the city, and it became more and more intense.

Even a human life ended up!

Ding Yi naturally knew clearly in his heart that no matter whether he was right or wrong, he could only face the soldiers. Otherwise, at this critical moment, who would like to fight for him?

He executed the people who clashed with the soldiers, and then the defenders became more and more arrogant. The people in the city fled with their families. In addition to a few bold and careless bachelors, they also wanted to stay in troubled waters to catch up. Linyang City has now completely become a military fortress.

Tens of thousands of defenders and four feet high in the city, Ding Yi is full of confidence in defending the city.

Looking at the royal flag on the hillside outside the city, he slowly narrowed his eyes, Li Xingzhou, King of Pingnan!

Looking at the busy Luzhou army outside the city from afar, about a thousand steps, you can see the faces and look invisible, but you can also see the morale is high and orderly.

Ding Yi looked around and saw that his defenders at the top of Xuguo City seemed to be whispering. Seeing him looking over, he quickly avoided him and stopped talking.

Ding Yi smiled, but he was not angry, but was a little relieved.

The war is imminent, and they can talk, which means they are definitely not afraid of the Luzhou army.

Thinking of this, he was even more happy and stepped forward and said, "What were you talking about just now?"

The two soldiers' faces became panicked, and they were so scared that they knelt down quickly and shouted: "Sir, please spare me, the villain didn't say anything, I didn't say anything!"

Ding Yi was stunned and frowned and said, "Ask casually, why is this?" He was also surprised, but he asked them what they were talking about, but he was afraid of being like this.

One of them looked up and paused, "Sir, we are talking about the recent day, and it doesn't matter."

Ding Yi nodded: "Get up, be careful when on duty, don't give the enemy a chance."

As he spoke, he stopped talking, and his interest suddenly disappeared. He called the horse boy to prepare the horse and prepared to return to the yamen.

"Have you not found Liu Ji yet?" While Ma Tong went to the horse shed to pull the horses down the city, Ding Yi went downstairs and asked the generals beside him.

Everyone shook their heads: "Reporting to the Lord, there is no news about Commander Liu. The fierce battle that day, Commander Liu led the vanguard of the horse army, just afraid... I am afraid there is a lot of danger."

Ding Yi sighed and then said sadly: "Liu Ji is my right-hand man. I haven't enjoyed a few days of glory, but I ended up like this... When I return to Suzhou, I will give him a daughter, take his clothes and bury him with a dignified appearance."

Many generals were grateful after hearing this.

......

After returning to the government office, Ding Yi had lunch and drank iced lotus seed soup. Then he was so bitter that he couldn't bear it. He took off his fur and fell asleep without realizing it...

In a daze, he suddenly heard someone's quick steps and shouting. When he woke up, he was the city guarding officer in the yard.

"Sir, the rebels have made moves! The rebels have made moves!"

Ding Yi quickly got out of bed, put on his shoes, and before he could put on his fur coat, he hurried out: "Let's go to the top of the city!"

......

At the end of Linyang, four or five steps wide from left to right, soldiers coming and going nervously, carrying arrows, and moving all the stones piled under the city to the top of the city. In both corners of the city, under the lush persimmon trees, a large pot that was higher than people had been set up, and they began to make fire and cook oil.

On the side of the pit farther away from the wall, the soldiers scoop out the things in the pit and cook them in a large ceramic pot, which smelled like a foul.

The officers came and went to the top of the city, shouting loudly and ordered the soldiers to be on guard. The atmosphere was tense for a moment.

When Ding Yi went up the city tower, the soldiers made way for him, and the carriage responsible for preparing grain, rice and military weapons came to the city wall in a short while. These things were done by Zhong Li.

Looking down from the top of the city, there were 800 steps outside the city, and many Luzhou troops were about to line up. The valley in front of the gate was completely blocked, like a dark tide on the river.

Ding Yi had never seen their formation. There were people on the hillsides on all sides, and then the infantry was in the middle, taking the shape of the "mouth". The horse army was placed on both sides, far behind the infantry. The infantry was obviously divided into three groups, the left, middle and right, and the central army cover was different from the two sides.

Both sides are covered with thick scales and armor, while the central army is light-fitting and light leather armor. What is the reason?

The strangest thing is that after the three armies, there were no siege vehicles, no ladders, and siege equipment among the collisions!

But the many auxiliary troops with hoes, hammers and shovels, did they want to demolish the city wall? It was like a joke.

What worried him was the people of Luzhou...or it should be said that the army of Jingguo seemed to be more than before.

But looking closely, there should be no more defenders than the city.

Furthermore, they have strong cities and high walls, and the hot summer heat, hot oil, gold and water (boiled shi and urine can burn and cause wound infection, and are a powerful tool for defending the city in ancient times), which is very easy to boil. With such a good time and place, even if Li Xingzhou could have won a surprise before, what can he do this time?

In the face of a strong city, there is no trick to fight.

Below, the army of Jingguo advanced some, as if measuring the distance, and then retreated again, neatly and in an orderly manner, and obeyed orders.

At the end, they stopped about four hundred steps away from the city, and then the team began to disperse slightly.

The atmosphere at the city wall was tense, the flags were rushing, and many soldiers swallowed quietly. Under the command of the officers at the city wall, soldiers holding large shields had already stood in front of the female wall. Jing Guojun's posture was obviously trying to shoot at a long time.

But they also had the advantage of being condescending and shooting at the crossbow.

.........

But after a quarter of an hour passed, the Jingguo army had no inch and was preparing on the spot.

What are they doing? Everyone on the city wall was confused, and Ding Yi was right. As the saying goes, a hundred steps to penetrate Yang is a sharp shot. These four hundred steps are obviously not accessible to the crossbow. The Jingguo army is afraid!

Ding Yi took the opportunity to whisper: "Ship, the soldiers, have you seen that, the people of Jingguo are scared! They are so scared that they dare not make any more progress. Today, I am equally aggrieved the enemy and will definitely defend the enemy!"

"Defend!" "Defend!"

“……”

The soldiers shouted with the officers on the front of the city, waved the swords and guns in their hands, and danced the flags, which suddenly played a courageous role and raised their morale.

Just after everyone calmed down, Ding Yi suddenly saw red dots dancing on the hillside about two miles away. He squinted his eyes and saw that it was a double red flag with a large flag, so he could see it even from a distance.
Chapter completed!