Before leaving Mopan City, Zhang Yi wrote two letters.
A letter was sent to General Wang and delivered to the Northwest King Liu Kai, expressing his indignation at the invasion war that Old China was about to launch, and hoping to get their support. The situation was tense, and in order to avoid misunderstanding, their troops were asked to cross the border.
Another letter was sent to Governor Lu and forwarded to President Li Haotang. When Old China launched a war, it was hoped that Little China would provide support in accordance with the agreement and ask their troops to march towards Xinhui City to form a deterrent to Old China.
Zhang Yi had no illusions about their reaction. His mind was so clear now that he knew that "a weak country has no diplomacy". The three countries all wanted to annex the Mopan City area.
China exerts pressure.
After writing the letter, Zhang Yi came to the general's mansion.
Song Laohei and dozens of village leaders, as well as heads of various departments, gathered together after being notified, waiting for Zhang Yi to speak.
Zhang Yi told everyone about the situation. The three countries were not trustworthy and violated the agreement, so they had no choice but to fight.
Everyone was angry and bursting with blood. They were all rough men at first, but as soon as they learned to be civilized people, their beautiful life was broken.
"I don't bully others. People bully me. Let's fight with them!"
"The worst we can do is die, let them know that we are not to be trifled with!"
"Come on, let's kill you to death!"
Everyone waved their arms and shouted, and the air was filled with anger.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Yi was extremely moved. They are all hot-blooded men, even women are not shy!
No one blames him, no one complains. Everyone knows that Zhang Yi is the hardest working person. He just wants everyone to live a good life. However, his good intentions are not rewarded, and others only think about him.
Conquer and possess.
Zhang Yi calmed everyone down and explained the current strategic deployment on the map. Xiaolong's Green Eagle Regiment, Niu Ben's Iron Tiger Regiment, Xiao Han's Cheetah Regiment, and Shi Gandang's Black Bear Regiment. These four regiments are the main force in the battle.
All the villages and common people's houses moved their women, children, old and young, property, food and livestock to Mopan City. This mountain city will become a fortress that no force can even think of conquering.
A small number of young men should be left in the cottage, so that the enemy will have to pay a huge price every time they capture a cottage. When you really can't resist, retreat to Mopan City.
Zhang Yihui shuttles across various battlefields and engages in desperate battles with the enemy.
Those who stayed in Mopan City all followed Xiaolong's command and entered the highest state of combat readiness from now on. Men, women, old and young worked together to dig trenches under the mountain, pile stones on the defensive walls, and make arrows, crossbows, catapults, etc.
Everyone accepted the order and told Zhang Yi that he was a leader and a pillar in people's hearts, and he would never fall.
"I will not fall, I will stand and see the dawn of victory!"
Zhang Yi said firmly.
Shi Gandang's men and horses were ready. Zhang Yi left the general's mansion, held the dragon flag and stepped onto Jueying, leading the team towards Wanchun Village.
It was midnight, but no one was sleeping. Everyone gathered on both sides of the road to see off the warriors who were going on the expedition and pray silently.
Countless torches lit up Mopan City.
Looking at the anxious, restless, expectant and blessing faces, Zhang Yi swore in his heart that he would not let anyone harm the people here!
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Of the 1,000 warriors of the Black Bear Regiment, only 300 were equipped with a full set of armor and weapons. The rest were armed with sticks or farm tools, but each one was equipped with a horse.
There is no shortage of horses in Mopan City now. All the warriors of the four main legions are mounted on horses, which ensures mobility. Of course, the best horses are assigned to Niubeng's Iron Tiger Regiment and heavy cavalry.
Zhang Yi, Shi Gandang and Liao Fan led the Black Bear Regiment and galloped on a wide and flat road. This trade route to the east played a huge role during the war.
Liao Fan was appointed captain of the Black Bear Regiment and served as Shi Gandang's deputy.
Nine hours later, the Black Bear Group arrived at Wanchun Village.
The leader of the village, Shi Yu, came to greet him. He was on the front line, so he could naturally feel the atmosphere before the war. In the market at the foot of the mountain, there were fewer and fewer vendors from old China, and some even sold their goods at low prices. Evacuate early.
This made Shi Yu nervous. The situation had been reported to Zhang Yi through Meteor Horse. He was anxiously waiting for support. When he saw Zhang Yi and Shi Gandang arriving, he was relieved.
With no time to rest, Zhang Yi summoned the local leaders to discuss matters.
"We only have one day at most to prepare," Zhang Yi said, "take action immediately and pay attention to confidentiality."
Old China did a poor job of keeping secrets, and even Shi Yu knew that they were going to launch an offensive. Of course, Shi Yu didn't know the specific time of the attack.
Zhang Yi asked everyone to stay calm. Those who should be evacuated to Mopan City should leave quietly. Those who stayed should maintain normal order and not alert others.
The warriors of the Black Bear Regiment were lurking in the cottage, eating and sleeping to recuperate. More than a thousand warriors could gather in the nearby cottage, and they were all ready for battle, and gathered at the defensive position of Wanchun Village at midnight.
After the arrangements were made, it was noon and Zhang Yi took a telescope to observe the situation.
At present, it looks normal. There are only about a hundred old Chinese soldiers guarding the earth wall checkpoint. The troops originally stationed in Xinhui City were all transferred away. The senior officials of Greater China thought that this army had been corroded, so they transferred new troops. The troops were all unfamiliar faces, and they were obviously hostile to the people in the Mopan City area.
Xinhui City was under martial law yesterday, and only people could enter but not leave. Judging from the rising smoke, a large number of troops were stationed in the city, at least tens of thousands of people.
There will be a fierce battle tomorrow.
"Brother Yi, go and eat quickly," Shi Gandang came to persuade him, "You haven't slept all day and all night. You should rest as soon as possible after eating."
Zhang Yi nodded and went to eat and sleep. Everything that should be arranged has been arranged, and the next step is the actual competition.
Shi Yu led the people to prepare quietly according to Zhang Yi's deployment. A large number of stones were piled up behind the three defensive walls. The condescending stone rain strikes were quite lethal in the cold weapon era.
Although there are many people on the other side, there are not many people who can stand on the narrow and steep mountain road, so everyone is still very confident in this defensive battle. What's more, Zhang Yi personally came to supervise the battle, and everyone seemed to have taken reassurance.
Time passed slowly, and there were still a few people doing business in the market.
The atmosphere before the war was unusually quiet and quite dull.
After nightfall, Zhang Yi woke up. He thought of a good idea in his dream, asking people to transport a large amount of coal and firewood behind the defensive wall. After the large pieces of coal were burned red, they could be thrown down to form an insurmountable barrier on the ground. line of defense.
Everything is ready, and now we are waiting for the opponent to launch an attack. Zhang Yi judged that the time of attack would be either midnight or early morning.