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Li Kaiyang, who was walking in front, was speechless.
He knew that Liu Chun's complaint was not because the tiger-character banner army came to attack the city, but because the attack on the camp failed last night, which caused him to lose too many cavalry and he was in a bad mood.
The two people walked into the hall where the servant led them one after another.
"The thieves have already attacked Yulin City. Commander Wu is still in the mood to sit here and eat?" After entering the room, Liu Chun saw the bowls, chopsticks and food placed on the dining table in the room, and said in a strange tone.
After saying that, he strode over, sat on the round stool beside the table, picked up the bowl and chopsticks and started eating.
"General Li, let's sit down and have something to eat." Wu Zimian greeted Li Kaiyang to eat.
Li Kaiyang walked over, sat down, and said, "The bandit army has begun to attack the city. General Wu doesn't seem to be in a hurry. Could it be that he already has countermeasures in mind."
He took the porridge bowl handed over by the servant next to him in his hand, picked up the chopsticks with his other hand, picked up a piece of pickle, put it in his mouth and chewed it.
"There is no way." Wu Zimian smiled bitterly at first, and then said, "The bandit army just sent cavalry to appear under the city. The bandit army has not arrived yet. I am afraid it will take a while before they attack the city. Otherwise, how can I have any chance?" Sit here and eat leisurely."
"So the bandits haven't taken action yet?" Liu Chun asked after swallowing the food in his mouth.
Wu Zimian said: "Although I haven't taken any action, I'm going to do it soon. After breakfast, the two generals will probably go with me to defend the city wall."
"It's natural." Liu Chun drank the rice porridge in the bowl in several mouthfuls and handed it to the servant next to him. "Here you fill a bowl with a little more sauce."
The servant waiting next to him took the porridge bowl, filled it with a spoon from the copper pot on the side, and placed it respectfully on the table in front of Liu Chun.
Liu Chun picked it up and put it to his mouth and took a sip.
"The bandit army may not attack directly from Zhenyuan Gate, so I think the three of us should not stay at Zhenyuan Gate. It is best to separate. In this way, even if something happens, there will be someone who can call the shots." Wu Zimian He picked up the side dishes on the plate with the chopsticks in his hand, put them into his porridge bowl and mixed them.
"I'll go to Zhenwu Sect!" Li Kaiyang said.
Wu Zimian nodded slightly and said: "Then General Li will go to Zhenwu Gate, General Liu will stay at Zhenyuan Gate, and I will go to the two gates in the west of the city to take charge."
"I can do either." Liu Chun nodded in agreement.
Zhenyuan Gate is the closest to the Tiger Flag army camp outside the city. Most of the guards guarding the city are from the Yulin Guards. Naturally, Liu Chun, the commander of the Yulin Guards, is the most suitable to be stationed at Zhenyuan Gate.
After deciding where to go, after breakfast, the three of them took their own soldiers and rushed to the city gates in different directions.
Zhenwumen is located in the east of Yulin City.
Although there were some pedestrians on the streets in the city during the day, they were nothing compared to usual. Ever since the news of the fall of Guideburg reached Yulin City, the number of pedestrians on the streets was more than half less than usual.
As soon as the news of the bandit army arriving outside Yulin City reached the city, there were even fewer pedestrians in the city. If the city was not allowed to enter and exit, the people in the city would have fled outside the city with their families.
After passing through Kuixing Tower, Li Kaiyang came to the horse path under Zhenwumen City.
"Where is your general?" Li Kaiyang on horseback asked the Zhenwu Gate guards guarding the horse road.
The guard stepped forward and saluted, saying: "General, on the wall."
Li Kaiyang got off his horse, threw the reins to a soldier who was following him, then stepped onto the horse path and climbed directly onto the city wall.
Yulin City is three feet six feet high, five feet wide at the base and three feet wide at the top. The walls are made of rammed loess and covered with a layer of green bricks on the outside.
During the Ming Dynasty, the city was built and expanded many times. The last construction and expansion was during the Zhengde period, and this was how Yulin City became today.
Although Yulin City is slightly worse than Datong Town, it is already a rare important town in the north of the Ming Dynasty. Even Xuanfu Town cannot compare with Yulin City in some aspects.
Ten miles north of Yulin City is Zhenbeitai, one of the central fortresses of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty. It is connected to the Hetao in the north and guards the main entrance route for the northern nomads.
"General, you are here!" The guard of Zhenwu Gate came to greet them.
Li Kaiyang walked to the nearest crenel, looked outside the city and said, "Is Zhenwumen threatened by the bandits outside the city?"
"Before, there was only a group of thieves riding outside Zhenwu Gate, and then there was no movement." The guard of Zhenwu Gate said.
Li Kaiyang licked his lips with the tip of his tongue and said, "Don't worry, it will come."
Looking outside the city from Zhenwu Gate, it was very peaceful outside the city.
The defenders on the city wall were constantly busy, with fishy golden juice boiling in large iron pots. Stones, nails, lime, arrows, spears and other materials used to defend the city were all brought on board. The city wall.
"Deputy Commander, are we really going to do this?" The Zhenwu Gate guard couldn't help but ask.
After hearing this, Li Kaiyang slowly turned around, looked at him and said, "Repent?"
"The general just thinks that we don't need to do such risky things. Even if they look powerful now, after all, they are just in the north, and they still can't be compared with there." The guard of Zhenwu Gate said cryptically.
Li Kaiyang said: "Do you think Yulin City can be defended?"
"Guard, you can defend!" the guard of Zhenwumen said hesitantly.
Li Kaiyang looked outside the city again and said: "If you can't hold it, the moment you see hundreds of cannons firing in front of you, you will find that even the solid city will collapse."
"Even if one city collapses, there are still so many cities in the Ming Dynasty, and there are always places that can be defended." The guard of Zhenwu Gate said.
Hearing this, Li Kaiyang snorted and said: "If we can really hold it, how could Xuanfu Datong fall into the hands of the enemy? Now even Shanxi has changed hands."
"This!" The guard of Zhenwumen suddenly found that he didn't know how to defend the court.
Li Kaiyang turned his back to him and continued: "Liu Heng is not a king, and Tiger Flag is not an ordinary bandit. At worst, Liu Heng is just another old slave, and Tiger Flag is a slave thief from Liaodong."
"Are you looking too high on them?" the guard of Zhenwu Gate asked hesitantly.
As military generals, none of them is unaware of the strength of the slave thieves in Liaodong. The old slave has become a veritable king of Liaodong. If the slave thieves had not suffered a defeat in Ningyuan, some people would have even begun to think of the old events of Jingkang in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Li Kaiyang said: "There can be a Liaodong King in Liaodong, but can't there be a Northwest King in the northwest? What's more, even if the Northwest King fails, there will always be a Shunyi King on the grassland."
"When the traitors arrive, the general will have the city gates opened to let them in." Zhenwumen bit his silver teeth hard.
Li Kaiyang's words moved his heart.
Behind the Tiger Flag there is the retreat route of grassland.
If Liu Heng really fails in the future, the worst he can do is to escape to the grassland with him, and maybe he can even get a Tajidangdang in the Tumote Department, which is no worse than staying here in Yulin City and being an ordinary guard.
