Not long after Lawyer Pei walked out of the hall.
A burly middle-aged man wearing a silver helmet with a phoenix tail, fish-scale brocade armor, a white face and a long beard hurriedly entered the main room.
"Su Lie, the last general, pays homage to the general manager."
Cheng Yaojin nodded slightly.
"How are things going?"
Su Lie stood up and said with a happy face:
"Reporting to the manager, things went very smoothly. The people in Lanzhou City who have received food have agreed to cooperate with us in defending the city under Governor Li's lobbying."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present showed joy on their faces.
Cheng Yaojin asked:
"Have you calculated the number of people participating?"
Su Lie nodded and said excitedly:
"By the time the general comes back, more than a thousand people have agreed to help."
"And, according to Governor Li, he will lead the government officials to mobilize the whole city tomorrow, and there may be even more people by then."
Cheng Yaojin was overjoyed when he heard this and said three good words in a row.
The atmosphere in the main room became much better because of this.
About a quarter of an hour later, Cheng Yaojin finally arranged all the affairs for tomorrow.
Just when he was about to send everyone away and go down to rest.
A figure rushed into the main room in a hurry.
"Aye, there is news from the court."
When Cheng Yaojin heard this, he stood up and looked at the visitor with hot eyes.
"Erlang, what did you just say? Say it again."
Cheng Chuliang waved the silk cloth, walked towards Cheng Yaojin, and said happily:
"Aye, there is news from the court. If you don't believe me, just read it."
With that said, Cheng Chuliang handed the silk cloth in his hand to Cheng Yaojin.
Cheng Yaojin snatched the silk cloth without saying a word, lowered his head and started to read.
All the generals in the main room stood on tiptoe and looked towards Cheng Yaojin, knowing that they could not see him.
The old and steady Niu Jinda resisted the desire to come forward and take a look, turned around and stared at Cheng Chuliang, and asked:
"Captain Cheng, the entire city of Lanzhou is now surrounded by enemy troops. Where did you get this letter?"
"How do you judge that this was sent by the imperial court and not a plan by the enemy?"
After hearing this, everyone's eyes fell on Cheng Chuliang.
Cheng Chuliang grinned and said:
"One of the letters was written by Brother Ming, and it had his private seal on it. The general recognized it at a glance."
"This letter was shot up to the archery tower with an arrow. There is a message on the silk cloth. The person who sent the letter will wait until the ugly moment. We only need to shoot the reply letter into the open space in the middle of the city gate."
Niu Jinda was obviously stunned when he heard this.
"Brother Ming you are talking about, is he Qin Ming, a man from Lantian County?"
Cheng Chudian nodded and said:
"Yes, he is a man from Lantian County."
Niu Jinda heard this and murmured:
"Isn't he in Chang'an? How did he send this letter?"
At this moment, Cheng Yaojin laughed heartily as the chief came up.
"Okay, okay, that's great."
As soon as these good words came out, they immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the hall.
Niu Jinda looked at Cheng Yaojin with hope.
"Manager, what's the good news?"
Cheng Yaojin nodded with a smile and said loudly:
"I have good news for you. The imperial court has sent 10,000 cavalry to Dingxi City."
"And in at most four days, the 150,000 troops sent by the imperial court will reach Dingxi City."
(To explain here, the actual reinforcements led by Li Jing were not enough to reach 150,000. However, since ancient times, the number of troops announced to the outside world has been larger in order to boost momentum. The actual total military strength is also Just over 100,000, including more than 60,000 reinforcements from Chang'an City, and more than 30,000 government soldiers gathered along the way.)
As soon as these words came out, everyone present looked happy.
After all, according to their original assumptions, it would take at least half a month for the imperial army to reach Lanzhou.
So they were all ready to fight to the death.
What was unexpected was that the army arrived so quickly, which was incredible to them.
They wondered whether the imperial court had already sensed something was wrong and sent troops over in advance.
Niu Jinda, a mature and prudent person, although he hoped more than anyone else that the news was true, he still raised questions.
"Could it be that the imperial court had already begun to gather troops before Lanzhou was besieged? Otherwise, how could the reinforcements arrive at Dingxi City so quickly?"
Cheng Yaojin put the silk cloth in Niu Jinda's hand and said with a smile:
"See for yourself."
After speaking, he raised his head and said with a smile:
"Okay, the barbarians who want to come outside the city already know the whereabouts of the army."
"In the next few days, the barbarians' offensive will probably be several times more violent than the previous days. You should be prepared, and when you go back, spread the news about the reinforcements so that all the brothers will be happy."
"Now, go back to bed, recuperate your energy, and teach those barbarians a lesson tomorrow."
Everyone in the hall bowed in response after hearing the words, and turned around and left the hall with smiles on their faces.
After reading the contents on the silk cloth, Niu Jinda sighed:
"Thanks to Brother Ming, he played a huge role in the reinforcements arriving so quickly."
Cheng Yaojin immediately put on a proud smile on his face.
"That's right, you don't even know whose nephew it is."
When Niu Jinda heard this, he was about to reply.
At the door of the hall, another figure rushed in hurriedly, and he shouted:
"Where's Brother Ming's letter? Show it to me quickly."
Cheng Yaojin was furious and stretched out his hand to slap Cheng Chumo on the forehead.
"You bastard, no matter how big or small, do you still know some etiquette? How do I teach you on weekdays? Are you allowed to be eaten by dogs?"
Cheng Chumo shrank his neck, glanced at the silk cloth in Niu Jinda's hand, and whispered:
"This is Brother Ming's reply to XX, why don't you let XX read it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Yaojin and Niu Jinda looked at Cheng Chumo.
"What do you mean by this? Have you written a letter to Brother Ming?"
Seeing this, Cheng Chumo could only tell him about the letter he wrote to Qin Ming, including the content of the letter.
Cheng Yaojin and Niu Jinda couldn't help but look at each other and secretly made up their minds.
[If I can go back alive this time, I will definitely protect this child for the rest of my life. ]
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