The next day, the capital of Dingxi, or Peishi City, appeared in the distance between the two of them.
Ren Ning and the others found a high point, and after observing carefully with binoculars, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the outside of Peishi City is densely packed with flags and tents of various tribes in Xiliang, there is still a big "Liu" floating on the top of the city.
"Liu" of Dingxi Deputy Commander Liu Mingjie.
At this time, Liu Mingjie and the Dingxi County Guard were patrolling the city.
He loudly encouraged the soldiers.
"Brothers on guard, please be alert. Although the Xiliang people outside the city are thinking of ways to build siege equipment, they may still launch an attack or sneak attack when we are not prepared."
"Keep your eyes open for me. The hundreds of thousands of people in Dingxi, including your parents, brothers and sisters, it's up to you..."
As they talked, they looked up to the east.
The sun was setting at this time, and everything outside the city was illuminated by the setting sun, as if it had been plated with gold.
However, there is no tranquility beneath the beautiful and spectacular scenery.
Countless Xiliang soldiers were like groups of ants, speaking various Xiliang dialects, carrying tree poles and stones collected from afar, and gathering towards the Stone City one step at a time.
Unable to attack for a long time, the helpless Xiliang people also began to think about large-scale siege equipment.
boom.
The Dingxi County Sheriff patted the city head heavily: "Now we are in trouble."
Judging from the momentum outside, the siege equipment assembled by the Xiliang people this time should not be too few or too small. If there is no rescue, then the lonely city in his hands may not be able to sustain it for long.
Ha ha!
Liu Mingjie smiled disdainfully: "My lord, there is no need to worry."
"The people of Xiliang are indeed brave and good at fighting. It's just that they have lived in the grasslands since they were young. Most of them have never encountered a serious city, so they have rarely experienced the cruelty of siege."
hey-hey.
He pointed to the densely packed tents outside the city, "Over the past few months, the Xiliang people should have felt the power of the city, and now they have no choice but to imitate us in building siege equipment."
"But after all, they are just novices who are improvising. It is impossible to come up with anything earth-shattering. Eighty percent of them are not even as good as the old and shabby ones in our arsenal. And construction also takes time."
"Therefore, my lord, please rest assured for now."
"I hope so." Wei Shou's brows relaxed a little.
After the inspection, the two turned around and left.
The city was heavily besieged by the Xiliang people, and it was not known when rescue from the imperial court would arrive. The people in the city could not remain hungry.
Seeing that the spring plowing season was coming to an end, they had to go back and demolish some houses to free up as much land as possible, and then plant crops as soon as possible, which would solve some of their urgent needs.
On the hill to the south.
"Old Ren, what can we do?" Lei Er asked.
There were too many people from Xiliang in front of them. Even if they went in and killed one or two bosses, it would be harmless but might just be a warning.
"No need to do anything." Ren Ning smiled: "What the city's defenders and people need most now is faith, the faith to stick to it."
As long as they find a way to spread the news into the city that "the counties in Laigu to the east have been pacified, and the imperial support is about to arrive," that will be better than anything they can do.
Lei Er reacted and breathed a sigh of relief.
This is too simple for them.
Late at night, the moon and stars are sparse.
The Xiliang soldiers who have been busy all day are preparing to take a rest.
Chirp!
A piercing scream suddenly sounded in the night sky west of the city.
Tap tap tap!
The rapid sound of horse 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 his knife.
"What happened?" he asked.
"Sir, a letter came in from outside the city just now. It was written in Yun Chui script." The soldier checked the poison and hurriedly sent the ringing arrow over.
Liu Mingjie scanned it quickly by the light of the fire, and suddenly became energetic.
He took a closer look at the seal carving in the lower right corner and was even more delighted.
"Brothers," Liu Mingjie laughed and raised the letter in his hand.
"I just got the news that the civil unrest in the four counties of Laigu, Miwu, Tianshui and Yingling in the east has been put down. The imperial army has joined our Thunder Dragon Lei Qianchang. They even won a great victory together and conquered the East and West Stations that they had previously occupied.
Lu’s Blood Moon tribe was forced to retreat from Luoxia Mountain.”
His voice was like a bell: "Everyone, please defend the city. In a few days, the imperial army will appear at the foot of Dingxi City and kill all the Xiliang dogs outside."
Wow!
The defenders at the top of the city and the people who helped were all excited as if they had been given blood.
"That's great." Someone shouted up to the sky: "I've had enough of watching the Xiliang people outside the city showing off their power and doing evil on our land every day."
"Wait until the imperial army arrives. No one can stop me. I'm going to go out and kill him."
Others agreed.
After they finished speaking, Liu Mingjie joked, "You guys must remember what you said today, and don't let me laugh at you then."
The soldiers laughed and shook their heads: "No! I have never been a coward."
"That's right! I'm not from Dingxi if I'm afraid of death."
…
Liu Mingjie nodded with satisfaction and sent people around the city to promote it.
Although the night was already dark, the people in the city held up their lamps and went to the streets to communicate with each other as if they were passing through the sky.
Everyone was smiling.
After returning to the county magistrate's house, Liu Mingjie stopped smiling.
He and the county magistrate carefully studied the letter sent in by Ren Ning.
"Old Liu," the county guard said carefully.
"The letter said that the imperial court sent troops from Pinghai to quell the rebellion. The four eastern counties have been pacified. Lei Qianchang even beat the Blood Moon tribe out of Luoxia Mountain. These incidents have a time, place and characters, so they should be true.
It's just..."
He frowned deeply.
"It's just that the letter didn't mention the news that Xia Bang was Master Xia. The most important thing is that it didn't say which regiment would come to rescue our Peishi City. What's going on?"
The two looked at each other deeply.
These things are extremely important and will never be forgotten.
Since he didn't write it down, it can only mean that Chabon went to the Ministry of War because the situation there was still critical, or that His Majesty had not yet made up his mind to send that legion to relieve the siege.
Lei Er was also wondering about this.
He looked back and saw that there were no Xiliang people pursuing him, so he asked.
"Old Ren, has the imperial court not thought about which legion to send to Dingxi County to help, or is it not planning to send any troops at all?"
"This..." Ren Ning glanced towards the east subconsciously.
"According to the information I have, Your Majesty has always felt that the Xiliang people are not a big deal. As long as the epidemic problem is solved, the fortress can drive the Xiliang people back to the grassland as before."
Speaking of this, his eyes were complicated.
"Even if General Huo Zheng, the Duke of Laozhen, died of the epidemic, His Majesty's thoughts were only slightly shaken, and then he ignored it."
Hold!
Lei Er cursed bitterly, "Your Majesty sits in the palace every day and doesn't know what is happening outside. He doesn't think that the empire is singing and dancing and peace is at peace."
The endless tents outside Dingxi City just now said it all.
This time, the people from Xiliang did not just come and grab something and leave like before, but came out in droves.
If Star City doesn't take it seriously, the consequences will be dire.