These Tongluo cavalry actually made a stupid mistake. They always felt that to seize the city gate, they had to go to the city and seize the iron stakes of the city gate.
If the city gate is closed, you must go to the city and pull out the iron stakes before the city gate can be opened.
But the problem is that the city gate itself is open now, so there is no need to go up to the city head. They just need to move a few corpses to block the city gate so that it cannot be closed, and the city gate is controlled by them.
Maybe they wanted to control the suspension bridge. In fact, even if the suspension bridge was pulled up, it would not affect the city's entry. As long as a few wooden boards were put up on the moat next to it, the cavalry could still bypass the suspension bridge and enter the city.
The Tongluo cavalry obviously did not think through this problem.
At this time, Li Ye had already arrived and shot out four flying knives. The four Tongluo soldiers on the corridor were hit by the knives and rolled down. The remaining Tongluo soldier was shocked and turned around to escape, but was killed by two defenders.
At the same time, he stabbed his back with a spear and fell to the ground dead.
Li Ye turned aside, picked up a spear from the ground, and killed the seven or eight Tongluo soldiers at the city gate.
The five Tongluo cavalry roared and came forward to fight.
Li Ye didn't have any advanced martial arts skills. His martial arts skills were the thirteen sword techniques given to him by Pei Min, and then added speed, which made him unparalleledly fast.
Quick, accurate, and ruthless, almost one spear at a time. The opponent did not react at all, and he pierced the throat with his spear. In the blink of an eye, the three Tongluo soldiers fell from their horses.
At this time, Yu Chiguang also came up with his men. They killed the other two Tongluo cavalry. The last two Tongluo cavalry guarding the city gate saw that the situation was not good and turned around to escape, but it was too late. Li Ye
He charged forward and struck one with a spear, killing two of them.
At this time, Li Ye clearly saw the enemy's situation at the city gate. Countless Tongluo cavalry had already reached fifty steps away, just a little bit away.
"Close the city gate quickly and pull up the suspension bridge!" Li Ye shouted.
The soldiers dragged away the corpses and closed the door with all their strength. Arrows rained down like raindrops. Dozens of arrows shot into the city. The city gates slammed shut and the drawbridge creaked.
Li Ye turned around and shouted to Yuchi Guang: "Go and close the South City Gate!"
"Come with me!"
Yuchiguang led several soldiers and turned their horses and ran towards the south gate.
At this time, Wang Yu came panting with three of his men. They brought Li Ye's swords, bows and arrows, flying knife belts, and war horses.
Li Ye thought for a while and said to Wang Yu: "You immediately ride two horses to Xiaoguan to ask for reinforcements."
"But without support for their humble position, they may not be willing to send troops."
Li Ye touched his arms and took out a plaque, which was Gao Lishi's Baoshou plaque.
He handed the sign to Wang Yu, "This is the sign of Gao Lishi of the imperial court. If they are unwilling to send troops, they should not be officials."
"I understand the humble position!"
Wang Yu took the sign, mounted two horses and galloped towards the south gate.
Li Ye rushed to the top of the city and saw more than 2,000 Tongluo cavalry under the city. The leader of the enemy army should be a captain, tall and fierce in appearance. He held an iron spear in his left hand and a large shield in his right hand.
He was very wary of the cold arrows on the top of the city. Beside him was a man with a half-black face, who was the escaped centurion. He was also holding a shield, with only one face exposed.
The black-faced centurion also saw Li Ye on the top of the city, pointed at Li Ye and shouted angrily.
This Tongluo cavalry of more than 2,000 people was ordered to plunder Anle County. There were many merchants here and wealth was concentrated. Of course, the Tongluo army would not let them go. Unexpectedly, they happened to meet Li Ye who was waiting for his companions in the county seat.
The Tongluo cavalry had already reached thirty steps away from the city wall, but they were still a step too late. The Tongluo soldiers who deceived the city failed. The Tang army defending the city closed the city gate in time, causing the Tongluo cavalry to fail.
In front of them was a two-foot-wide moat, which the Luo cavalry could not pass through. The commander was furious and ordered: "Go and chop down the trees!"
More than two thousand cavalrymen immediately ran in all directions.
Li Ye understood the other party's intention and immediately turned around and shouted: "Captain Yang, hurry up and invite your county magistrate!"
Captain Yang is the leader of the township army in Anle County. His full name is Yang Kan. He is a local and has fifty rural soldiers under his command. He is mainly responsible for maintaining order in the county and guarding the city gate. He quickly agreed, turned around and ran towards the city.
When I ran to the city gate, I saw a group of people coming up from the corridor. The leader was Wei Hongliang, the magistrate of Anle County.
Wei Hongliang was born as a Jinshi in the third year of Tianbao. He is about thirty years old. He was promoted from the county magistrate of Mingsha County to the county magistrate last year.
"Excuse me, who is Captain Li?"
Li Ye stood up and said, "I am it!"
Wei Hongliang did not expect that the other party was so young, but he did not dare to underestimate him. Someone told him that Captain Li was a fierce general and had killed more than a dozen Tongluo cavalry by himself.
Wei Hongliang hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "I am the county magistrate Wei Hongliang. How is the situation now?"
"I also happened to be looking for the county magistrate. The situation is very bad. There are more than 2,000 people on the other side. They are coming to Anle County. Because there is a moat, the other side cannot cross the river. The soldiers have gone to cut wood in the surrounding area. It will take an hour or two at the fastest.
Will come back.
Mr. Wei County, I only have fourteen men in total, and together with the village soldiers there are only sixty-four. I cannot stop the enemy from attacking the city. We need to mobilize the young and strong people to participate in the defense of the city."
Wei Hongliang was puzzled: "I'm afraid there will be difficulties!"
Seeing that he was still talking about the difficulties at this time, Li Ye was furious and said, "What do you think I'm doing here? I have more than a dozen men with thirty-five horses. I can leave the county at any time. If you have the ability, you can defend the city by yourself."
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Next to him, Yang Kuan also advised: "County Lord, if the city is destroyed, I'm afraid we won't be able to survive. The counties in the north have all been massacred."
Wei Hongliang's face turned pale and he quickly explained: "Captain Li is calming down. The difficulty I am talking about is not that he is unwilling to mobilize the people, but that he does not have weapons and equipment and is afraid that he will not be able to participate in the defense of the city."
"You can have a sickle, a fork, or a hoe. The key is to have someone to assist the soldiers."
"Okay! I'll mobilize."
Wei Hongliang hurried down to the city with the officials.
Li Ye also asked his men to bring dozens of sets of armor and weapons. These were the same equipment as the Luo cavalry spies. They were all Mingguang armors. He used ten sets for himself, and took out the other thirty sets for ten scouts and soldiers to put on.
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At this time, the entire county was mobilized, and young men and women went to the city to participate in the defense. Although the merchants were generally stingy, they also knew that the Tongluo cavalry was actually coming for them. Their lives were gone, so what money did they have?
use?
After figuring this out, businessmen also have the money and ability to contribute.
Many families also took out old leather armors and weapons. The Tang Dynasty army used to have a military system, and almost every household had simple armors and weapons.
In just one hour, more than 2,000 young and strong men and women were mobilized in the county. They were wearing simple armor and holding rusty spears and swords. Many of them held sharp iron forks.
Two thousand people gathered under the city wall, and Li Ye became the commander-in-chief without hesitation.
Li Ye shouted to everyone: "Once the rebels enter the city, they will kill our elderly parents and young children, insult our wives and sisters, steal our property, and burn down our houses. We can watch helplessly."
Do they do whatever they want? No!"
Li Ye pointed to the ground and said sternly: "This is my home. Behind us are our parents, wives and children. We have no way to retreat. We would rather die in battle than let the rebels enter the city. Brothers and sisters, I swear,
Kill the traitors and defend our homeland!"
Everyone's blood was boiling, and they raised their arms and shouted together, "Swear to kill the traitors and defend our homeland!"
