Borrow the day to change the day

() After Jierhalang and Abatai returned to the camp, 42 people were killed and 520 were injured.

Most of them were killed by bullets, and most of them were injured by arrow wounds and bruises.

After many years of fighting with the Ming Dynasty, this has long been expected.The two didn't take it seriously, but it was a pity that the first siege was too careless.

Jianlu got up in the dark to have a full meal in the middle of the night, and then lurked to attack the city in the early morning of winter. He was exhausted by now, so they went back to the camp to rest.

Jierhalang and Abatai ordered the soldiers who stayed in the camp before to build the ladder again, but it was a pity that there were no suitable materials around, so they had to piece together.

In the lobby of the Changli County Yamen, the leading gentry gathered here, chatting excitedly regardless of their physical exhaustion.

After a while, Changli county magistrate Zuo Yingxuan and guard Shi Guozhu turned out from the back hall.

When the country gentry saw it, they came forward to salute one after another. There is nothing more convincing than winning a battle.

Zuo Yingxuan smiled and cupped his fists in return, and then sat down behind the desk.He signaled with his hand that the people below would also sit down, and this time a stool was prepared for each of them.

Seeing that everyone was seated, Zuo Yingxuan said, "Thanks to everyone's help and solidarity, the Jian captives did not succeed in a surprise attack and Changli was defended. Here, on behalf of the court and the people of Changli, I would like to thank all the country folks. .”

After finishing speaking, with a solemn expression, he stood up and bowed.Everyone returned the gift one after another.

After the formalities were over, Zuo Yingxuan had a serious face and announced: "This time defending the city, a total of 24 people were sacrificed by soldiers and civilians, and 120 people were injured. The officials have recorded their names and reported them to the court after the war. It is commemorated by the shrine and is incensed by the people."

As soon as this sad topic was mentioned, the lobby fell silent.

"Everyone, this first battle, Changli has defended. But the Tartars will not be reconciled, and will come again. Therefore, I also ask all the countrymen to guard the city carefully and not be sloppy."

After Zuo Yingxuan finished speaking, he looked at the people below, as if they were about to express their views, he stretched out his hands and pressed down slightly, and then said: "After discussing with the guards, I will discuss the problems exposed in the first battle. I have made a summary, and now the defense will explain it, and then we will work together to check for omissions and fill in the gaps, and improve the defense."

The guard Shi Guozhu stood up from his seat when he heard the words, took a few steps forward and said, "Everyone knows, we don't have armor protection, and the protection against Jianlu's bow and arrow is relatively weak. The soldiers were all shot in the head by Jianlu's bow and arrow."

Speaking of this, he added: "This time the building of the captives may be careless. There are not many archers to suppress the city wall, but it will be hard to say next time. Therefore, we must solve this matter."

"Secondly, the Tartars are wearing heavy armor, and it is difficult for them to be fatally injured by arrows. How to solve this problem is very important. In addition, the next time Jianlu must carry a large number of shields for cover, how to deal with it is another problem."

The squires in the lobby listened to the questions raised one by one, and their faces became serious.

"Thirdly, the firearms and soil guns used to kill Jianlu are too slow to reload, and only one shot takes half a sound. How to solve it?"

"Fourth, the rolling logs and stones were consumed a lot on the first day, and the supply in the city was insufficient, so that several city walls had no rolling logs and stones for a short time. How to solve it?"

After Shi Guozhu finished speaking, Yingxuan clasped his hands to the left, and then retreated to his seat.

Zuo Yingxuan had already returned to his seat when Shi Guozhu was explaining.Now that Shi Guozhu had finished speaking, he added: "There are two things that are urgent."

Shi Guozhu had already thrown a bunch of problems on the squire's head, and they were thinking of a good way to solve these problems.

At this time, Zuo Yingxuan said that there were two more things to do, and his heart was a little heavy for a while, and they all looked at Zuo Yingxuan to see what the county magistrate had to say.

Zuo Yingxuan saw that everyone was staring at him, so he said: "The township soldiers are defending Changli with their lives, but the county government's treasury doesn't have much silver. The heart cannot last long."

On the city wall in the morning, Zuo Yingxuan made a lot of promises to go out, but was unable to exchange them. Now is the time to settle this matter.

The squires knew what the county lord meant, and this matter was easier to solve than the previous ones.

Wanjie first stood up and clasped his fists to Yingxuan on the left, saying: "Student Bo has assets, and I would like to donate 1000 taels of silver."

Seeing that Wanjie was the first to express his opinion, the other squires donated money one after another, not to be outdone.Because they know that helping the magistrate is helping themselves, and they and the magistrate are ants on the same rope.

Zuo Yingxuan was very happy to see them actively donating money, thinking that the next thing should be fine.

After everyone finished expressing their opinions, Zuo Yingxuan said again: "The second thing, the siege of the city by the Tartars will not happen in a day or two. It is still unknown when the imperial reinforcements will arrive."

The hearts of everyone who said this are heavy, and everyone understands the truth of a lonely city.

"The reason why I left the lives of those two scumbags earlier was not because the two countries are fighting each other and the nonsense of not beheading them, but to give them a glimmer of hope, and it is also for us to delay for a day or a day. "Zuo Yingxuan stated the purpose of what he did yesterday.

The people in the lobby, after hearing this, fully understood the intention of the county lord.I secretly admire it in my heart, as expected of Changli's parents and officials, they are far-sighted!

"Starting from today, the soldiers will have a full meal, the auxiliary soldiers will be first-class, and the rest will eat porridge. But even so, the food in the official warehouse is not enough to last for many days, and we still need your help." After Zuo Yingxuan finished speaking , looking at the people below.

The squires all understand a truth, if they don't pay at this time, they will have to pay for everything when Jianlu enters the city.So they made a new round of statements again.

After raising the necessary money and food to defend the city, the county magistrate Zuo Yingxuan presided over the discussion with the gentry one by one about what Shi Guozhusu said, and came to a conclusion before taking action immediately.

The leaders in Changli City were busy, but in the private houses near the city wall, there were scattered rural soldiers, covered with quilts, and fell asleep, snoring loudly.

But one person couldn't sleep.This man is of medium build and has great strength. He smashed two of Jianlu's ladders.

His name is Luo Xiao, a native of Yizhou, angry with his father, vowed to be a leader before returning to his hometown. He wanted to go outside the pass to gain military exploits, but he met Jianhu who entered the pass and was taken to Changli by refugees.

Supplies during the war were too expensive, and Luo Xiao's money was quickly exhausted, and he didn't bother to do things like robbing houses, so he suffered from cold and starvation.

Fortunately, the people in Changli believed in gods and Buddhas, preached retribution, and helped him from time to time, so they survived.

When Changli formed a militia group, he actively signed up to repay the people of Changli.However, he was ashamed to mention his name, and whenever asked, he hesitated.

Fortunately, he was active in resisting the captives, and the people who helped him saw that he was kind, so they guaranteed him, so no one doubted whether he was a secret agent for the captives.

He lay on the kang and thought, to make more achievements in this battle, so that after the battle, he would go to the county magistrate, maybe he would be recommended to serve in the army, and he should be able to rise to the top as soon as possible, so that he would not let himself down ambition.

But who knows that the world is unpredictable, Luo Xiao finally became famous, but he couldn't return to his hometown.

Near dusk, Jierhalang and Abatai rested and were discussing affairs in the army. Suddenly, it was reported that the Great Khan sent someone to come and summoned them hastily.

Jierhalang is Heshuobeile, a confidant of Huang Taiji; but Abatai is older than Jierhalang and is Nurhachi's own son.So the two sat side by side and received the envoy.

The people Huang Taiji sent were about twenty or so, they were extremely strong, and they looked like Kong Wu and powerful people.

As soon as Abatai saw the person coming, he asked, "Oboi, what did the Great Khan send you here for?"

Aobai ignored him, and said to Jierhalang, "The Great Khan ordered his servants to come and inquire about the current situation of the war."

Obai didn't wait to see Abatai, and just ignored him, which made him feel very annoyed.

He patted the table and said angrily: "You dog slave, treat Ben Baylor so lightly, don't you think Ben Baylor dare not kill you?"