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Chapter 252 Faith
The next day, the capital of Dingxi, or Stone City, appeared far away in the sight of the two of them.

Ren Ning and the others found a high spot, and after careful observation with binoculars, Qiqi breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the flags and tents of various tribes in Xiliang are densely packed outside Dishi City, there is still a big "Liu" character floating on the high city head.

The "Liu" of Liu Mingjie, the deputy county lieutenant of Dingxi.

At this time, Liu Mingjie and Dingxi County Guard were patrolling the top of the city.

He loudly encouraged the soldiers.

"Brothers on guard, be alert. Although the Xiliang people outside the city are trying to build siege equipment, it is still possible to launch an attack or sneak attack when we are not prepared."

"Keep your eyes wide open for me. The hundreds of thousands of people in Dingxi, including your parents, brothers and sisters, are up to you..."

As they talked, they looked up at Dongfang.

At this time, the sun was getting thinner, and the setting sun was shining everywhere outside the city, as if it had been coated with gold.

However, there is no tranquility under the beautiful and spectacular scenery.

Countless Xiliang soldiers looked like groups of ants, speaking all kinds of Xiliang dialect, carrying tree poles and stones collected from afar, and gathering towards Stone City step by step.

Unable to attack for a long time, the helpless Xiliang people also began to think about large-scale siege equipment.

boom.

Dingxi County Sheriff patted the city head again: "This is troublesome."

Judging from the momentum outside, the siege equipment built by the people of Xiliang this time should not be too few or too small.If there is no rescue, then the lonely city in his hands may not last long.

Haha!

Liu Mingjie smiled disdainfully: "Your Excellency, you don't need to worry about it."

"The Xiliang people are indeed brave and good at fighting. It's just that they have lived in the grassland since childhood, and most of them have never encountered a serious city, so they rarely really taste the cruelty of siege."

Hey.

He pointed to the densely packed tents outside the city, "In the past few months, the people of Xiliang should have felt the power of the city, and now they have no choice but to imitate us in building siege weapons."

"But after all, they are newbies who are cramming. It is impossible to come up with anything earth-shattering. Eighty percent of them are not as good as the old ones in our arsenal. And it will take time to build."

"So don't worry, my lord."

"I hope so." Wei Shou's brows relaxed a little.

After the inspection, the two turned around and left.

The outside of the city was heavily besieged by Xiliang people, and the court's rescue did not know when it would arrive. The people in the city couldn't stay hungry all the time.

Seeing that the spring plowing season is coming to an end.They have to go back and demolish some houses to free up some land as much as possible, and then plant food crops as soon as possible, which can somewhat relieve some urgent needs.

On the hill to the south.

"Old Ren, what can we do?" Lei Er asked.

There are too many people in Xiliang in front of them, even if they go in and kill one or two bosses, it will basically be harmless, but it will be suspected of scaring the snake.

"No need to do anything." Ren Ning smiled: "What the defenders and people in the city need most now is faith, the faith to stick to it."

As long as they find a way to spread the news that "the counties in Laigu in the east have been pacified, and the imperial support is about to arrive" into the city, it will be better than doing anything.

Lei Er came to his senses and breathed a sigh of relief.

It's too easy for them.

Late at night, the moon and stars are rare.

Xiliang soldiers who have been busy all day are getting ready to rest.

Tweet!
Suddenly, piercing screams resounded in the night sky in the west of the city.

Tatata!
The rapid sound of hooves sounded.

Before the surrounding Xiliang people could react, the two riders disappeared into the night like lightning.

In the city, Liu Mingjie hurried over holding the knife.

"What happened?" he asked.

"My lord, a letter was shot in from outside the city just now, and it was written in Yunchui characters." The soldier checked the poison and quickly sent the ringing arrow over.

Liu Mingjie scanned it quickly with the help of the firelight, and immediately lifted his spirits.

He took a closer look at the seal carving in the lower right corner, and was even more delighted.

"Brothers," Liu Mingjie raised the letter in his hand haha.

"I just got the news that the civil unrest in the four counties of Laigu, Miwu, Tianshui and Yingling in the east has been quelled. The imperial army has joined up with our Thunder Dragon Chief Lei Qian. They even fought a big victory together, overcoming the previous occupation of the east and west stations. Lu's Blood Moon tribe was so killed that they withdrew from Luoxia Mountain."

His voice was like a bell: "Everyone, guard the city. In a few days, the imperial army will appear under Dingxi City and kill all the Xiliang dogs outside."

Whoa!

The defenders at the top of the city and the people who helped them suddenly boiled like chicken blood.

"That's great." Someone yelled, looking up to the sky, "I've had enough of watching the Xiliang people outside the city showing off their power and committing crimes on our land every day."

"Wait for the imperial army to arrive. Don't stop me. I want to go out and kill him."

Others agreed.

After they finished speaking, Liu Mingjie joked haha, "You guys must remember what you said today, and don't let me laugh at you when the time comes."

The little soldiers laughed and shook their heads: "No! I have never been a coward."

"That's right! It's not Dingxi people who are afraid of death."

……

Liu Mingjie nodded in satisfaction, and sent people to spread the word around the city.

Although the night was getting dark, the people in the city held up their lights and went to the streets to communicate with each other like Yuanxiao.

Everyone is smiling.

After returning to the Sheriff's Mansion, Liu Mingjie put away his smile.

He and the sheriff carefully studied the letter sent by Ren Ning.

"Old Liu," the sheriff said with deliberation.

"The letter said that the imperial court dispatched Pinghai county soldiers to quell the chaos, and the four eastern counties have been pacified. Even Lei Qianchang beat the Xueyue tribe out of Luoxia Mountain. These incidents have time, place and people, and they should be true. Yes. It's just..."

He frowned deeply.

"It's just that the letter didn't mention that Xia Bang was Lord Xia. The most important thing is that it didn't say which corps would come to rescue our Stone City. What's going on?"

The two looked at each other deeply.

These things are extremely important, and it is impossible to forget them.

Since it was not written, it can only show that the situation there is still critical for Xia Bangwei, and at the same time, the Ministry of War or His Majesty has not yet made up his mind to send that legion to rescue the siege.

Lei Er, who was going west, was also wondering about this.

He looked back and saw that there were no Xiliang pursuers behind him, so he asked.

"Old Ren, did the imperial court not plan to send any army to Dingxi County to help, or did they not plan to send troops at all?"

"This..." Ren Ning glanced towards the east subconsciously.

"According to the information in the Legion, His Majesty has always thought that the Xiliang people are not a big deal. As long as the epidemic problem is solved, the fortress will be able to drive the Xiliang people back to the grassland like before."

Speaking of this, his eyes were complicated.

"Even if General Huo Zheng, the Duke of the old town, died of the epidemic, His Majesty's thoughts were only slightly shaken, and then he ignored it."

Fuck!
Lei Er was heartbroken, "Your Majesty sits in the palace every day, and he doesn't know what's going on outside. He doesn't think that the empire is dancing and dancing everywhere."

Just outside Dingxi City, the endless tents said everything.

This time, the people from Xiliang didn't just come and grab a pass and leave like before, but came out in full force.

If Xingji City doesn't take it seriously, the consequences will be dire.

(End of this chapter)