Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 48 Sand and Earth Formation

Such tossing in Yongping City in the middle of the night has long alarmed the Tartars who were patrolling outside the city.

They went back to report that there might be a mutiny in the city. There were fires and shouts of killing in Ximen City.

Amin woke up from his sleep, ordered 3000 soldiers and horses, and quietly touched the bank of the moat outside Ximen City. At this time, the city had returned to calm.

The irritable Amin beheaded the tartar who reported the incident, saying that he reported falsely, and then took the troops back to the camp and continued to sleep.

Ji Dong only rested for more than an hour last night, but because of something on his mind, he woke up early after dawn.

Looking at Xiaoying, who was sleeping soundly beside him, with her fair face and hair like a waterfall, Ji Dong felt a little pity in his heart, such a poor girl...

Ji Dong put on his clothes on tiptoe, without disturbing her.

Lin Yi went outside the camp. Zhang Hua, He Tao, Er Hu, and Wang Qi were also alarmed. The four soldiers followed him to the top of Ximen City. The stones of the city wall were wet with thin dew.

In the morning breeze, a round of red sun came out vigorously, sprinkled the earth with a piece of golden yellow.

Standing on the top of the city, Lin Yi could clearly see the camps of the Tartars in the distance, and the yurts were rolling up and down, but he could not clearly see the activities of the people and horses inside.

It was a thrilling experience last night. If it wasn't for those lovely people, if I didn't find out and arrive in time, the consequences would be disastrous.Defecting a scum for defense is a small matter, but leaking the military situation in the city, or allowing the Tartars to take the opportunity to attack the city is a big matter.

So many things happened on the first day, it seems that it is not easy to be the defender of the city.

How is the city defended today?Amin and the others will undoubtedly organize a larger and more crazy attack.The Tartars were brutal and the city was short of major generals. Ji Dong felt the pressure.

Ji Dong looked at the big flag fluttering on the top of the city, and rolled it up with a sigh of relief. Second to third northeast wind?
Lin Yi suddenly had an idea, had an idea, and immediately told Zhang Hua and He Tao to take people to find something.

"Sand?"

"Go to the city and look for it. You can ask the soldiers and common people in the city."

Zhang Hua and the others were puzzled, but they didn't dare to ask any more questions. They agreed and took orders to leave.Time was running out, Zhang Hua and the others came back excitedly.

There is a sand dune in Beicheng. Since it has not rained for many days, the sandy soil is covered with white flowers, the size of several mu of land.

"It's God helping me, I'm going to set up a sand formation for the Tartars this time!"

Ji Dong felt as if he had become Zhuge Liang, his eyes were full of excitement, and he immediately ordered the generals under his command, "Let the gate guards spare some of their troops to quickly transport the sand to the top of the city, and let Xiaoying's new second battalion assist. It doesn’t need too much, sandbags should be placed on the battlements.”

More than 100 soldiers took action one after another, Xiaoying was also called up, and the three people from the new second battalion cooperated to pack sandbags and transport sand.

The common people are quite good at this job, and the sacks are not enough, so some take off their outer clothes and make small bags.Loading, sewing, lifting, transporting, working in full swing...

Standing on the top of the city, Lin Yi watched as the generals and common people were very busy. Bags of sandbags were transported up and placed on the crenel. It was a lot of work.

Smoke was rising from the tents of the Tartars in the distance, and Ji Yi knew that these Tartars were about to eat, and when they were full, they would definitely attack aggressively.

So many big things happened yesterday, I have to take this time to pay my respects to the magistrate.

Lin Yi took Erhu and Wang Qi down the city on a flying horse. He didn't go to the prefect's office, but went directly to the prefect's mansion...

Li Qi, the magistrate, didn't have a good rest last night. First, a few staff members came to impeach Lin Yi, and then he knew what happened outside the West City Gate.

If Wang Cheng and his family really succeeded in defecting, he would have already ordered someone to clean up and prepare to find another way of life. The magistrate's seal was sealed and placed on the table.Three wives, four concubines, and their children cried and cried, urging him all the time.

Just when he was about to make up his mind, the situation of Ximen was reported, and the garrison Lord Wang Cheng and his family were executed in Ximen City.

The magistrate closed his eyes when he heard that Lin was indeed an iron-blooded general and a man who did great things.So he gave up all thoughts and resigned himself to fate.If the city was destroyed, he made the worst plan, killed the whole family, and then gave himself a knife.

The next day, the prefect's compound was also full of panic, and Li Qi was also alarmed early, Cheng Xuanzheng and the inspector and other staff came early again.

On the day of the prefect, let them wait in the living room first, and the servant girl will wait on them. He has to deal with private affairs first.

While washing and changing clothes, the Zhifu received a report that Lin Yi asked to see him, and Li Zhifu also wrote a letter of please and asked him to wait in the living room.

When Lin Yi came, the staff of Yongping Mansion were already sitting there.

Of course, these staff members knew about the blood spattering on the west gate last night. Although they don't like to see Ji Dong now, they also have a sense of awe.

The dignified garrison of this city has a family of hundreds of people, and they were punished just like that.If it were their staff last night, they would have been making ghosts near the city gate by this time.This guy surnamed Lin has a bit of a temper!

Ji Dong chatted with them and sat down.

The servant came and brought tea and water.Everyone cast their gazes at him, Lin Yi acted as if he hadn't seen it, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, the prefect's tea was really fragrant, Lin Yi couldn't help but praised: "Good tea."

These aides saw that Ji Dong was still a little upset.

In the late Ming Dynasty, it was relatively rare for military generals and civilian officials to sit together in harmony, especially for low-level military officers like Lin Yi, who could sit on an equal footing with these high-ranking literati, drink tea and chat together , is simply a landscape.

Ji Dong didn't think it was anything, but these people felt that there was something stabbing.

"Lord Lin?" Cheng Xuan, the political envoy, looked at it, and the procurator finally spoke.

"My lord, please speak face to face. Mr. Lin will listen to you." Lin Yi had no choice but to put down the tea bowl.

"Last night, I heard that an accident happened to the guard's family at the west gate. Hundreds of members of the whole family splashed blood on the city gate. Is this really the case?"

Lin Yi knew that they were asking questions out of the blue, looking for something to talk about, and said with a straight face: "It's absolutely true. Wang Cheng, as the guard of the city, has Ming's salary. When the enemy is in front of him, he doesn't want to defend the city with his family. The old and the young tried to abscond, openly disobeyed the order, insisted on opening the city without authorization, and brutally killed the official Mr. Zhang and some generals. The crime was unbearable, Lin couldn't bear it, and executed him on the spot. This matter."

The chief secretary and the prosecutor's office looked at each other, and confessed what they dared to do.But you kid don't think about how many catties and ounces you have. A small army commander dares to kill the whole family of the guarding adults. This matter may be light or heavy.

These staff members thought about it in their hearts, and nodded outwardly, "Lord Lin, with a stern face and law enforcement like a mountain, is really a role model for us, admire, admire."

"Your honor is too high." Lin Yi said modestly, and began to drink tea again.

At this time, someone outside shouted loudly: "Master Zhifu is here——"

The staff quickly stood up neatly, and Lin Yi also stood up.

The door curtain flashed, and Li Qi, the magistrate, came in.

"This is in the bad house, not in the yamen court. You don't have to be polite, just sit, sit." Li Qi smiled all over her face, and when she sat on the right seat, the staff in the hall dared to take their seats.

"Is there anything Lin Yi can do to meet you so early?" Li Qi just sat down when her eyes fell on Lin Yi.

"Return to the adults..." Lin Yi quickly stood up, bowed, and then told about Zhang Shouye's death in the line of duty last night and the punishment of Wang Cheng's family.

The magistrate's big face showed a look of horror, "There is such a thing?"

Ji Dong knew that he was pretending, so he was amused, so he couldn't tell the truth. He waited for his next words, secretly watching his reaction.

"Master Zhang was an upright and honest official, he fulfilled his duties, unfortunately, he was killed, and the government is heartbroken... I hate Wang Cheng, a rebellious minister and thief, who dares to plot evil and intends to collude with the enemy and treason. He must be killed but not kept!"

The magistrate said that he was punished with boxing when he was emotional.

Lin Yi said in his heart, fortunately, no matter what the magistrate thought in his heart, he seemed to be doing well on the surface, and he did not blatantly confuse right and wrong and criticize him.

At this time, Cheng Xuanzhengsi and Anchasi spoke one after another.

"My lord, the matter between Mr. Zhang and the garrison is not a small case. Mr. Lin is a mere hundred boss. He made a decision without authorization, killed so many people, and it happened at night. It is inevitable that there will be suspicion of malpractice. Even if Zhang In the case of your lord and lord Wang, the evidence is solid and the facts are clear, Lin Yi should also report to your lord before making a decision, and make arbitrarily arbitrary decisions, so as not to be suspected of despising the lord Futai."

"Yes, my lord Futai, you need to be cautious about this matter, otherwise, if the imperial court blames you, your lord will have to bear the blame."

When Lin Yi heard that these two dog officials were not good birds.It was one thing to smile like a tiger in front of my face just now, but now it is another thing in front of the magistrate.Double-faced, three-handed, see who says what, if the magistrate is soft-hearted and listens to slander, it is obviously not good for him. Officials like this should really let the big tartars rush in and kill them all. They will only engage in personal attacks , Calculating others is really abhorrent!
Unexpectedly, at this time, the magistrate waved his hand: "Lin Yi is the lord of the city, and the mansion personally gives orders, so of course he has the right to make decisions. Lin Yi has done a good job. The matter of Mr. Zhang and the matter of the thief Wang Cheng, the mansion Naturally, it will be carried out as written above. If Shangfeng blames it, it will be borne by this government."

Then he looked at Lin Yi again: "How was the battle yesterday?"

Lin Yi said: "Your Excellency, let me tell you this. This subordinate is about to report this matter. In the battle yesterday, the soldiers worked hard and repelled the attack of the Tartars. Our generals also suffered nearly 400 casualties. Now there is a shortage of major generals in the city. Lin Yi had no choice but to mobilize the people, thanks to the overwhelming response from the people, hundreds of people have signed up so far, and they made great achievements in the battle to kill the rebel Wang Cheng last night, and it is estimated that some people will apply today."

The magistrate nodded again and again, "I don't know how Master Lin will retreat from the enemy today?"

"Don't worry, my lord. This subordinate has already thought of a strategy to retreat from the enemy. I will set up a sand formation for him today. Please listen to the success report."

When the rest of the staff present heard it, they had all kinds of expressions on their faces, some were laughing, some were sneering, sand and soil could also defeat the enemy, never heard of it, isn't this a joke?If you fail to defeat the enemy this time, Lin Yi, Lin Yi, how will you explain to the adults? !

You have left the magistrate's mansion, Pegasus has arrived at the city, after hundreds of people have been busy for nearly half an hour, sand bags are piled on the crenels of the city wall.

Xiaoying came over to let Lin Yi check it out, and Lin Yi nodded in satisfaction. It was the Tartar camp in the distance that had blown the horn.

Looking at the rising sun, Lin Yi knew that the Tartars were going to attack the city in a big way, and the generals of his opponents said: "The Tartars are going to attack the city in a big way soon, but we have already prepared for him, do as Lin said, Don't care if the Tartars come and go!"

(End of this chapter)