"Thousands of miles of Polygonum flowers are as red as fire, and the remnants of the enemy will roll up their flags when they see it." Tie Jiaoyu shook his head and presented a poem to Fan County, which attracted people around him to cheer and applaud, and attracted all the generals who were discussing on the other side to look over.
Zhao Jingzi rolled his eyes and obviously didn't like it very much: "What a bad poem, I never said it."
"Why don't Xianfu sing a song too?" Yang Dayi teased him.
"I'm not coming."
"Why?"
"This city is high, I'm afraid he will jump down in shame!"
The crowd burst into laughter, and the group surrounding the county magistrate also looked over, wondering what funny things they were talking about.
"Xianfu, don't worry. As far as I know about Master Tie, he will only blush a little, and it won't be enough if he jumps." After Li Dan finished speaking, he returned to the topic:
"Okay, then let's work separately as we just arranged to restore the defense and order at the top of the city as soon as possible. Those scholars... let's ask them to come down to the city.
Mr. Han drafted the notice for peace of mind, copied 100 copies, posted 30 copies in the city, sent 10 copies to Mianshan, and sent 10 copies to each of the remaining inspection departments.
This also counts as giving the scholars something to do, so that they don't have too much free time to flatter themselves. ” Everyone chuckled.
After everyone dispersed, Li Dan went over and told Fan Taizun that the enemy would not attack again for a while, and asked him to go back to the Yamen to rest. Afterwards, we came to the No. 2 enemy tower in the north of Yufengmen (East Gate) and used a telescope to observe the direction of the enemy's retreat.
"Saburo won the battle today, it was really dangerous. Congratulations to you, brother."
Li Dan looked back and saw that his brother Li Zhu was following him. He returned the gift with a smile and asked, "They want to have a banquet and celebrate at noon today. Why don't you go join in the fun?"
"I won't go." Li Zhu shook his head: "A boring guy like me will only waste food and may ruin everyone's good mood.
If you have this time, why not go back and help Zhao Xianfu draw pictures! Oh, yesterday I found three errors on the original map, and Xianfu even praised me in public. "
"Really? Look, I said that my brother is meticulous and patient, and is a good helper." Li Dan said, stroking his palms:
"After this, when the war is over, Yu Qian will issue you a letter of recommendation, and you will definitely be put into good use when you go to the governor's office in southern Jiangxi.
There are miners and barbarians on their side, but they are no easier than here! The governor will be very happy to have a staff who knows the military. Brother, please watch and listen more. I will inform Xianfu and he will try his best to help you. "
"No, no need. Your burden is not light, so why bother worrying about me?" Li Zhu waved his hand quickly, paused and asked:
"Speaking of busy words, I know you don't have much free time, but you still have to find time to go home and see your aunt. I heard that you haven't been back for seven or eight days? You won't go back. She has saved up so many words to talk to you. Tell me."
Li Dan stepped aside and watched two civilian workers walking by carrying a stretcher. "Take it easy." He couldn't help but say when he saw that the wounded soldier was covered in blood.
"Don't worry, sir, I'm fine." The wounded soldier said.
"Hey, Lai Wufa, is that you? Where is the injury?" Li Dan remembered that this soldier was almost shot to death when he was guarding the bridge in Fengqi, and ended up being a prisoner.
He later fought well in several battles and captured a sentry commander, so he was promoted to corps commander. When they returned to their hometown as a reward, they chose him, but because the road to Anren was cut off, they turned back and joined the team that brought back Yu Qian.
At this moment, his head was wrapped in gauze and his speech was weak.
"The helmet was swiped by a meteor hammer, but nothing else happened. It was all the blood of the Lake Bandits." Lai Wufa tried his best to smile.
"Okay, let's rest for a few more days after we go down, and don't get up in a hurry. Wait until you don't feel faint before walking slowly." After that, Li Dan asked the two civilians to walk more steadily.
"Don't worry, Mr. Li. It was hard to lift people the first time, but later you asked someone to make this stretcher. It's much easier. It's faster and saves effort! We will be careful." The peasants paid more attention to their steps and walked carefully. Far.
"I can't believe you are my brother." Li Zhu sighed: "I don't have the ability to make people willing to die for you and still be happy." After saying that, he changed his serious expression:
"No wonder the Xu family cares so much about you. I think Uncle Xu and Second Uncle Xu are also very satisfied with you. If you don't have time to go home, it would be nice to go to Xu Mansion for a walk..."
Hearing his brother mention this in front of his face, Li Dan's face suddenly burned with anger and he quickly asked: "But what did the Xu family do?"
Li Zhu shook his head: "No. It's just that Mrs. Xu passed away two days ago. Because the war was not going well, there was a lot of extravagance, so I found a few close female relatives to join in the fun, so I invited your sister-in-law.
She felt that it was not good for her to go alone when she was young, so she took Aunt Qian, an elder, with her. As a result, I not only saw the paintings you painted and the poems you wrote, but I also saw you in person.
The three aunts of the Xu family chatted with Aunt Qian for a long time... Look, you never go home. You don’t know this, right? "
"I..." Li Dan didn't know what to say. He focused on defending the city. Today was the third day of repelling Polygonum's siege, and it was also the most dangerous day. Fortunately, everything was over.
He touched the double penis (bow bag and quiver) behind him: "How can I have the heart to think about this?"
"Looking at the situation, they won't come today, so you should relax a little." Li Zhu turned back to look at Mao Zaidi, who was holding a stick not far away: "Even if you don't rest, you should let your subordinates relax a little. A gentleman is civilized and martial. The way of relaxation is to have a certain degree of relaxation."
Li Dan giggled: "Brother, you came here specifically just to tell me this?"
At this time, there was a sound of neat footsteps. Several regiment practitioners and Xiangyong who had changed their posts were walking along the city wall. The people at the original posts exchanged military salutes with them and handed over their posts. They regrouped and gathered at the bottom of the city, preparing to return to camp to rest. .
"Yang Yi's people are here. You really arranged everything in an orderly manner." Li Zhu nodded: "Are you still worried about this?"
"Don't worry." Li Dan scratched the back of his head: "Brother said, maybe I am too concerned and too nervous, so I should take a good rest. I... I will go to the Fire Temple to see the wounded, and then go home."
Seeing that he agreed, Li Zhu didn't want to say anything else. He told him to remember to serve tea to his aunt with his own hands when he went back, and then turned around and left to go to the city.
As soon as his back disappeared from the horse path, Li Dan saw Shen Jie descending the steps from the arrow tower and walking straight towards him.
"Today's battle is really dangerous. It seems that Liao Huazi is fighting tooth and nail." Shenjie said in a loud voice from a dozen steps away.
"Why, look at you, did you go out to fight yourself?" Li Dan said, looking at the two people following him, clasping his fists and saying repeatedly: "Tie Dao and Master Lin are also going into battle? Hard work, hard work!"
"It's just a little contribution to the tens of thousands of living beings in this city. It's not hard work, but your archery skills are amazing. I really admire you!" Li Tiedao gave a thumbs up.
When they were fighting just now, Li Dan and the archers of the archery team appeared in the most critical area in time, shooting down dozens of bandits one after another, allowing the reinforcements brought by Gu Da to block the hole, and the whole situation was averted.
"I have made some progress thanks to the guidance of Huang Qin and Zhou Tu. When Iron Sword, you see Jiu Feng's archery skills, then you will know what it means to unite heart and arrow, and its miraculous skills!" Li Dan expressed humbly. After speaking, he looked to the side and asked, "There is so much blood on Master Lin's body, are you okay?"
"It's okay." Lin Baotong shook his head: "I specialize in guarding the horse trail. After all, there are only a few people who can rush here. I and my disciple are enough to deal with it."
He said it lightly, but everyone present knew clearly that there were indeed few gangsters who could see him, but they were also the most desperate, most adept at fighting and brave. The fact that Master Lin can block them and remain unharmed is enough to show his high level of martial arts skills.
"The most powerful one is you, Li Sanlang," Shen Jie said, "Cement is really powerful. Bows and arrows can't shoot through it, and swords and axes can't cut through it. Look at this city wall, it's still the same as it was three days ago. If it were anything else How is this possible in the county town?”
"The setting of the enemy platform on the horse's face is also very clever. The horse's face is arc-shaped, and the two wings are drawn in diagonally. The enemy is like entering a urn and can only be beaten.
There are also small crenellations. I thought it was too dense at first, and I didn’t understand why the two sides were built diagonally. Now I realize that it is very difficult for a strong man to get up. Haha, this is really a clever trick! "
When Li Tiedao praised him like this, Master Lin quickly ran over to take a look, and came back and said, "Hey, it's true, and
It is difficult to shoot at our people from outside, but it is very convenient to observe the outside from the defensive side of the city. Sure enough, it’s clever, it turns out that bevels are also useful! "
The three people were talking to each other, which made Li Dan feel a little embarrassed. He rolled his eyes and said:
"The three masters arrived just in time. I was just wondering whether I should send someone to sneak into the enemy camp at night to explore. Firstly, I want to know how their morale is, and secondly, it would be best if we could figure out Tenghuako's next move. Do you think it’s feasible?”
Shenjie raised his head and said, "Okay, what's wrong with this?"
"The great victory in Huxi will be won soon, and the conferment of Chen Yuanhai's wife will be announced. I guess it won't be too long before the Liao bandits know about it, and by then he will be in panic all day long.
It will be beneficial for us to grasp the situation of his team early on how to plan to eliminate this enemy later. "Li Dan explained: "However, you can't all three go, there must be someone left in the Intelligence Department no matter what."
"In that case, Tie Dao and I will go together." Shen Jie stopped Master Lin who was about to speak:
"Junior brother, it's true that you are more familiar with the situation since you came from them, but there are too many people who know you there, so it's inconvenient!"
"I have an idea," Li Tiedao suddenly said, "How about I go in undercover? Just say that I broke up and escaped."
"No, no, Liao Huazi is very suspicious. How can you win his trust by yourself?" Lin Baotong thought for a moment and handed over to Li Dan: "May I ask, Sir, is the letter Liao Huazi wrote to Chen Yuanhai still there? ?」
"Yes." Li Dan immediately understood his intention: "Master Lin wants Master Iron Knife to take this letter and say that he met you on the way...?"
"I asked him to come back and report the defeat to Liaohuazi." Lin Baotong said: "The Iron Knife brothers are well-known in the world. Besides, Liaohuazi and the others know that he is the bodyguard of the Chen family, so they are much more trustworthy than sending someone randomly.
As for myself, I can let Tie Dao say that the remnants of Huxi have gathered in Ruihong and don't know where to go. I'm on my way to persuade them to come to Yugan to join forces.
In this way, Polygonatum may be easy to believe, and she will look forward to this team! "
"Wonderful!" Li Dan high-fived: "In this case, although Liaohuazi is frightened, he is still looking forward to joining forces in Huxi, so he will not be in a hurry to escape. During this period, we will slowly close the net and prepare for a good harvest!" Everyone decided, Immediately go down to the city wall to prepare.
Returning to the inspection branch, Li Dan immediately found Zhao Jingzi and Han An and told them that the trial hero was going to visit the enemy camp at night, and that Li Tiedao also wanted to do undercover work.
Han An suggested that the two things could be done at the same time, that is, Li Tiedao didn't even need to change his clothes or wash his face, pretending to break through all the way to Yuting Town to report the news.
While he attracted the attention of the sentry scouts, Shenjie managed to enter the camp. Li Dan agreed and immediately asked Zhao Jingzi to arrange for the two of them to be sent out of the city, and agreed on the response, contact methods, passwords, etc.
Lin Baotong began to introduce in detail the characteristics of Liao Huazi and others, the main members, the camp, its defense, and patrol habits to Shen Jie, Li Tiedao, and the staff.
After being busy until it got dark, Zhao Jingzi came to Li Dan and said, "Sir, everything has been arranged." Li Dan stood up and walked to Li Tiedao and cupped his hands:
"Please, Master Iron Knife, I wish you luck and success!" He came to Shenjie again and said, "I wish you a safe return!"
Both of them returned the greeting, and Shen Jie stretched out his hand to hang up the mask, then followed Zhao Jingzi and the staff officer and walked out without saying a word.
Master Lin returned to the Intelligence Department to stay behind. Li Dan looked at the empty hall and suddenly felt very empty. At this time, Mao Zaidi quietly appeared and asked, "Should we go home? My aunt must have made delicious food and is waiting for her."
"Oh, right!" Li Dan jumped up and hurriedly ran out. He was busy arranging things for the two heroes, and almost forgot his brother's instructions.
After running for a while, he stopped unexpectedly and turned into the alley of Xu Mansion. Mao Zaidi wanted to call him from behind, but he swallowed his words and forced himself to follow him.
The gatekeepers of the Xu Mansion were sitting at the gate, spitting and chatting about the day's offensive and defensive battles. It turned out that one of them had gone to the city to help transfer the catapult's stone bullets.
He was bragging happily to his friends when suddenly he jumped up
Come and startle your companions. When they turned around and saw Li Dan barging in with a frown on his face, as if entering his own yard, both of them were stunned.
"Why are you stunned? Why don't you go and report to the lord!" Mao Zaidi reached out and slapped the doorman on the back of his head. Then he woke him up and quickly closed the door. Then one of them went to find the housekeeper, and the other to Xu Bu. Read the book
Xu Bu was reading the account books under the lamp. He was one of the members of the investment committee, so he had to check the food expenses in the city every day. I was shocked when I heard that Li Dan was coming.
He hurriedly pulled out his cloth shoes and saw the butler coming towards him and told him that Li Sanlang was in the flower hall and had not eaten yet. Master Xu quickly called for food to be prepared and ordered the servants to find the second master and the third master.
The housekeeper grabbed him and said, sir, don't be busy yet. Li Sanlang said that he was just here to sit down and had something to say to his eldest sister. "Then what are you waiting for? Come quickly and find the eldest sister!" Xu Bu was so excited that he didn't know what to do first.
Aunt Qian came to see the eldest sister a few days ago. Could it be that it will be effective soon? But then I thought about it, if I have something to say to my eldest sister, wouldn’t it be embarrassing if I go in and whether I come out or not?
I couldn't make up my mind, so I had to stamp my feet anxiously outside the courtyard gate, mentally urging my second brother to come over quickly and come up with an idea!
