In Nanyang City, in the spacious hall of Yang's Mansion, dozens of guests were standing or sitting, chattering and noisy. These leading figures in Nanyang didn't know what Master Yang had called them here in a hurry, and they were making random guesses.

While everyone was shouting, Yang Shilin and his master came in. Yang Shilin walked to the main seat and stood there, waved his hands to calm everyone down, and then said: "Everyone, Yang has kept everyone waiting for a long time. Please

Take a seat!

"After everyone sat down, he continued: "Everyone, the scouts sent by Yang came back to report that Zhu Can betrayed his trust and sent 50,000 troops to attack Nanyang City. At present, the enemy is less than fifty miles away from Nanyang City.

."

As soon as Yang Shilin said this, the hall began to boil like water in a pot. Everyone was whispering and talking. Yang Shilin waved his hand again to calm everyone down and continued: "The enemy is powerful and coming with ferocious force. Therefore, Yang

I hurriedly summoned everyone to my humble residence just to hear everyone’s opinions. Whether it’s war or surrender, everyone can express their opinions.”

As soon as Yang Shilin finished speaking, a young man stood up suddenly and said loudly: "Mr. Yang, you can't surrender! We finally took Nanyang City back from Zhu Can's hands. If we surrender, the people in Nanyang City will suffer.

It’s going to happen again!”

"Yes, yes, if the soldiers come to block it, the water will come and the soil will cover it! Are you afraid of him?!"

The head of the Wu clan stood up and said: "Mr. Yang, we, the Wu clan, are willing to help you defend the city. We need people and strength!"

"Yes, Mr. Yang, our Zeng family will all obey your orders!"

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Seeing everyone's dissatisfaction and excitement, Yang Shilin showed a satisfied smile on his face. After the last attack on the barracks, he organized an army of 10,000 people with the Yang family as the backbone. However, just relying on this

Ten thousand people are not enough. If you want to defend Nanyang City,

, the people of the whole city must be mobilized. Therefore, he summoned everyone to the Yang Mansion, hoping to first obtain the support of these rural sages. After the last battle, Yang Shilin believed in the power of the people. Only by gaining the support of the people can he

Able to defend Nanyang City.

"Thank you for your trust in Yang!" Yang Shilin said, "The Nanyang city wall is tall and large. With everyone's support, Yang will be able to defend the city. Zhu Can's army lacks food and cannot attack for a long time, so it will inevitably withdraw from the siege.

And go."

Everyone left the Yang Mansion and after returning, they mobilized their families, relatives, children and neighbors. Yang Shilin also sent people to post notices everywhere, collect supplies, and recruit strong men to defend the city. As a result, the people of Nanyang City had money and ability to contribute. A large number of people contributed.

The strong men were mobilized. They repaired the city walls, carried supplies to the city, and prepared to defend Nanyang City in an orderly manner.

Yang Shilin deployed all 10,000 troops on the city wall and designated generals to defend the city in sections. He himself led his trusted generals to inspect the city defense section by section.

Two days later, Zhu Can's army arrived at Nanyang City and set up camps on the east, south and north sides of the city. The enemy's commander was named Zheng Liren. In order to find out the situation in Nanyang City before attacking the city, Zheng Liren led a group of soldiers.

With help, he climbed up a hill outside the east gate and looked at Nanyang City a hundred feet away.

Nanyang is surrounded by a blue-black city wall, which is four to five feet high and six to seven feet wide. Flags are fluttering at the top of the city, and the soldiers standing guard with halberds are in bright armor. The weapons in their hands shine dazzlingly under the sunlight.

After observing for a while, Zheng Liren turned his head and asked: "How many defenders are there in the city?" A general next to him said: "Coming back to the commander, there are 10,000 troops in the city, but there are also a large number of strong men to help defend the city." Zheng Liren listened,

He frowned and said, "Nan

The Yang City Wall is so tall, we must pay a heavy price if we want to attack the city..." As he was talking, dark clouds suddenly gathered above his head. Then, there was lightning and thunder in the sky. After a while, there were bursts of rain, like flying.

Arrows and arrows come in the wind.

Zheng Liren turned his back and said, "It's raining, let's go back to the military camp." After that, he led the generals down the hill and walked in the direction of the military camp.

On the city wall, Yang Shilin was leading the generals to inspect the city defenses. Suddenly a strong wind blew and heavy rain poured down. The master protected his head with his hands and said: "Master, with such heavy rain, the enemy will not attack the city. Let's go back to the house quickly."

Come on!" Yang Shilin walked to the city battlement and said

He looked down, wiped the rain off his face, turned around and said to the general following behind him: "You must be on alert and don't be careless. If there is an emergency, send someone to call me immediately.

." All the generals clasped their fists together and said, "Yes!"

Yang Shilin and his master walked down the city and returned to the Yang Mansion. Yang Shilin changed into a set of clean clothes, drank a cup of hot tea, sat in the study for a while, then slowly walked out of the house and came to the corridor in the courtyard.

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The sky was getting dark, and the heavy rain was still falling. The raindrops hit the banana leaves, making a crackling sound. Yang Shilin raised his head and looked at the sky a foot above, and thought to himself: "It has been raining for so long.

Why doesn't it stop for a while?" Obviously, Yang Shilin would not have thought that the rain would not stop not only tonight, but also tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

On the official road more than a hundred miles away from Nanyang City, an army was marching in the rain. This team of 3,000 people was the new army to reinforce Nanyang. There was lightning and thunder in the sky, and heavy rain. The soldiers braved the strong wind and walked on the mud.

The road ahead is difficult.

Scarface, wearing a bamboo hat and raincoat, came from the front of the team on horseback. He came to Li Zhiyun, cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, it's raining too hard. Do you want to camp on the spot?" Li Zhiyun held the bamboo hat in his hand and looked up.

He looked at the leaden sky and said, "Okay, it's getting dark anyway, so let's find an open space to camp!"

"yes!"

The new army was stationed next to the official road. The soldiers set up tents, went to the nearby woods to cut branches and firewood, and built a bonfire in the tent. They buried pots to make rice and baked their wet clothes.

After a night's rest, the heavy rain was still falling the next day. Scarface advocated waiting for the rain to stop before leaving. Li Zhiyun shook his head and said: "No! Jutan is close to Nanyang, and Champion City is far away from Nanyang. Zhu Can

The army set off first again, and I am afraid it has already arrived at Nanyang. Nanyang is in danger, we cannot delay for a moment, we must brave the rain and rush on our way!"

"All right."

After the team set off, they marched in the storm for more than half an hour, but stopped at a small river. Li Zhiyun didn't know what was going on, so he rushed to the front to take a look. It turned out that a flash flood had destroyed the bridge on the river.

The team can't get through.

The river was not very wide originally, but now the water has risen and the river surface has become wider, about ten feet.

"My lord, what should I do?" the scar-faced man on the side asked.

Li Zhiyun thought for a while and said: "Build a floating bridge."

"What is a floating bridge?"

"You'll find out soon."

There are mountains on both sides of the road, and the mountains are lush with trees. Li Zhiyun asked the soldiers to go up the mountain to cut down trees and vines, and then cut the trees into five-foot-long logs and tied them with vines.

After everyone was busy for more than an hour, the pontoon bridge was built and fixed on the river bank with wooden piles at both ends. However, the pontoon bridge was very flexible. As soon as the people and horses stepped on it, the pontoon bridge sank. Especially when the artillery carriage crossed the bridge.

, the bridge deck completely sank into the water, making it impossible to pass smoothly.

Li Zhiyun knew that this was all caused by the lack of bridge piles, and wooden boats were needed to drive piles in the river. It would be a waste of time to build the boats first and then drive the piles. Without saying a word, he took off his bamboo hat, took off his raincoat, and jumped into the water.

.A soldier was wading across the river just now. He knew that the river was not too deep, and the deepest part was just up to his chin.

When Scarface saw it, he was surprised: "Your Majesty, what are you doing?"

Li Zhiyun did not answer, but walked to the pontoon and held up a log with his shoulders. In his previous life, he had watched a TV series that described an Eighth Route Army going to the front to fight the Japanese and encountered a river. The women in the village jumped into the river.

After entering the river, he used his shoulders to hold up the pontoon bridge, and finally allowed the soldiers to cross the river smoothly.

When Zhang Zheng and Cai Hu saw it, they immediately understood and jumped into the water. The other guards also jumped in. Then, more people jumped into the river, and everyone held up the pontoon with their shoulders.

Scarface directed the artillery carriages to pass through the pontoon, and the artillery carriages drove across the river smoothly. Zhu Feng'er and Yinggu were also in the river. They stood opposite Li Zhiyun, and together they held up a log. It was late autumn,

Coupled with the continuous rain, the river water was very cold. They had been soaking in the water for a long time, and their lips were purple from the cold. Li Zhiyun urged them to go ashore, saying: "You two are women and are weak. Don't get sick from the cold. Come up quickly."

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Zhu Feng'er said resolutely: "No! If you can persist, so can I!" Aunt Ying also said: "Yes, I won't go up either!" They persisted until all the people in the group had crossed the river, and then they waded into the river with Li Zhiyun.

Arrived on the other side.

In Nanyang City, Yang Shilin stood on the city wall, his heart full of worries. The heavy rain had been falling continuously for seven or eight days, as if someone had cut a hole in the sky, and the water in the Tianhe River poured down continuously. People surrounding Yang Shilin

Although all five or six people were wearing bamboo hats and raincoats, their clothes were all wet from the rain.

Yang Shilin walked to the battlements and leaned down to look down the city. The terrain of Nanyang City was low, and the flood rushing down from the Dushan Mountain in the east of the city was blocked by the tall city wall of Nanyang City and was forced to flow north along the base of the wall. In this way

As soon as it came, a river actually formed outside the city. The river was so turbulent that the entire Nanyang City seemed to be floating on the water.

The floods outside the city are surging, and the swells are constantly eroding the foundation of the city wall. In the past few days, Yang Shilin has been worried that the city wall will be washed away by the floods. After all, the city wall of Nanyang City is made of clay, and is only covered with a layer of blue bricks.
Chapter completed!