The soldiers dispersed, and Li Yi climbed onto the city wall again.

After a while Liu Zhi came up and said: "Zizheng, the people who escaped have finished questioning them."

Li Yi said: "How?"

Liu Zhi sighed and said: "It turns out that Sahanian's attack on Tabai last night was a scene performed by two people. Sahanian deceived the sentries and commanded the army to attack Tabai, but in fact he secretly hid the troops in the Tabai camp.

Later, he led his army to leave. The sentry cavalry just thought that the missing men and horses were lost in the battle. In fact, Sahalian secretly strengthened Tabai's troops. Today, Tabai calculated that Lieutenant General Zu would go back to steal the camp, so he will

The cavalry was hidden outside the camp. After Lieutenant General Zu, Wang Qian, and Han Qian rushed into the camp, the cavalry rushed out one after another to block their retreat. The hidden troops in the camp were also revealed. The Ming army was attacked from both sides.

They were scattered, and then they were defeated by the Tatars. Except for General Wang Qian who died in the battle, Lieutenant General Zu was injured and escaped, but they hesitated and didn't understand why General Han Qian was able to escape."

After hearing the end, Li Yi asked: "Didn't they come back with Mr. Han Qian? How come they don't know the situation?"

Liu Zhi shook his head when he heard this and said: "I am also very confused. When they escaped back, the war was over. How could Tabai let go of President Han Qian, a general of our army, so easily?"

Li Yi looked outside the city and suddenly asked: "Brother De, you said it has been so long since Tabai won. Why did he leave enough time for us to stop the defense instead of attacking the city?"

Liu Zhidao: "Maybe they are reorganizing their military affairs and want to attack Dalinghe City in one go tomorrow."

Li Yi looked outside the city and sighed: "Maybe."

Let Liu Zhi continue to inspect the city wall, while Li Yi goes down to arrange for the civilians.

Because of Juzi's reputation among the people, they all volunteered to help defend the city. In this way, Li Yi could use even greater power.

But according to what Liu Zhi said, Saharian secretly added troops to Tabai. Now Tabai has about a thousand troops. To deal with so many people, Dalinghe City's current strength is far from enough.

How can we increase the strength to defend the city? Li Yi suddenly thought that the giant had said before that he came to Liaodong this time and brought a gun.

Although the gunpowder was a firearm from the Jiajing period, it was later improved by the giants, and its range and lethality were greatly improved. If you can arm your soldiers with firearms, your chances of defending the city will undoubtedly be much greater.

Thinking of this, Li Yi personally selected soldiers and civilians who had used firearms. In the evening, he finally selected more than thirty people, plus the Momen disciples and some civilians in the city, enough to use the gun.

Although these people have used firearms before, they are old or even inferior firearms. Not only are they poor in accuracy and range, but they are also prone to explosions, which is very dangerous. However, the gun produced by Anxin has both range and accuracy.

It is far beyond the firearms they have used before, so necessary familiarity and training are necessary.

Li Yi temporarily formed these people into a firearms unit, and then handed them over to the Momen disciples who were familiar with the gunpowder for training. As the sound of shooting continued, their understanding of the gunpowder gradually increased, and their combat effectiveness also increased.

Needless to say, compared to training an archer, training a firearms hand takes much less time. A firearms hand only needs to master the basic operations to quickly transform from a farmer to a musketeer. By then, dozens or hundreds of

The musketeers formed a queue and fired barrages, which would be a very terrifying force.

This is also the reason why the Manchus did not actively develop firearms after they ruled the land of China. Because once the Han people mastered firearms, they would be able to arm a powerful army in a short period of time. The emergence of this kind of army was a game changer for the Eight Banners soldiers.

Nightmare.

On the other side, after Mr. Han Qian was forced back to the mansion by Wang Wu, he paced around the room with an anxious look on his face.

After a while, there was a knocking sound outside the window.

He quickly went up and opened the window, and a servant who had escaped with him got in.

Seeing this servant, Mr. Han Qian quickly asked: "How is it? Did Liu Zhi see any flaws?"

The servant hurriedly said: "Don't worry, sir, we all said it according to what we discussed before. That Liu Zhi will definitely not be able to hear it."

President Han Qian breathed a long sigh of relief after hearing this, but his face was still anxious and said: "But because of that damn Li Yi's obstruction, I failed to seize the defense rights of Daling River City this time. What should I do now?"

The servant was also a little anxious when he heard this: "If we can't open the city gate on time tonight, I'm afraid General Tabai won't let us go. Sir, what should we do?"

Thinking of Tabai's ferocity, Mr. Han Qian's heart trembled, and he gritted his teeth and said: "For the current plan, the best way is for me to seize the defense rights of Daling River City."

"But the soldiers in the city only listened to that Li Yi." The servant said helplessly.

President Han Qian heard this and sneered: "Isn't this difficult to handle? If Li Yi dies, then the defense power will automatically fall into my hands. When Liu Ye's army enters the city, I will be the biggest contributor."

"Kill Li Yi?" The servant said in fear: "But Li Yi is very brave, how can we kill him?"

"He is indeed very brave, but no matter how powerful he is, he can still defeat ten of them?" Mr. Han Qian said with murderous intent in his eyes, and said with a sinister smile: "I will invite him to come over to discuss matters later. You guys are holding weapons and hiding behind

In the dark, as long as you hear my order, rush out immediately and kill Li Yi. At that time, I will say that Li Yi disobeys the instructions and attempts to rebel, and the defense power of Daling River City will naturally fall into my hands.

"

The servant was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "Then go and prepare now."

On the other side, Li Yi was taking the selected soldiers to familiarize themselves with the gun. Zhu Qilong walked in and reported that President Han Qian had invited him to discuss matters.

"Discussing matters?" Li Yi had doubts on his face. Knowing that he had seized the defense rights of Daling River City, President Han Qian should be jealous of him. How could he suddenly invite him to discuss matters.

There were so many things going on now that Li Yi didn't want to go, but suddenly he remembered Liu Zhi's report today and changed his mind.

Mr. Han Qian's escape is too strange. It may be a variable for the city defenders. It would be better to go and find out.

After careful consideration, Li Yi took Zhu Qilong to Mr. Han Qian's residence.

General Manager Han Qian was stationed in Dalinghe City and built a large mansion for himself early on.

He was waiting at the door. When he saw Li Yi coming, the big stone in his heart suddenly fell to the ground. He greeted him with a smile on his face and said: "Brother Li Yi, you are finally here."

Looking at the extremely enthusiastic Mr. Han Qian, Li Yi was a little confused. You must know that two hours ago, he was gnashing his teeth at himself and wishing he could eat himself.

Mr. Han Qian welcomed Li Yi into the house and said as he walked: "Brother, I escaped from death today. I was not calm enough when I entered the city, so I specially invited Brother Li to come to the house tonight, which can be regarded as an apology."

Li Yi was a little surprised to hear that Han Qian always wanted to apologize to him, but he still smiled and said: "Today's defeat is hard for everyone to accept. Han Qian, please don't be too sad."

General Manager Han Qian asked Li Yi to sit down, covered his face and wiped his tears and said: "Brother, I have a humble life, and I will die if I die. It's a pity that so many young people under my command died before they had time to leave seeds for their families. I

I'm sorry for them."

Seeing Mr. Han Qian crying so bitterly, Li Yi felt desolate and sighed: "Although life and death are determined by fate, our army's casualties this time were too heavy. It can be said that the entire army was annihilated. Now I don't know how many people the Ming Dynasty will have."

People wear sackcloth and wear filial piety, but how many parents have lost their children."

Mr. Han Qian stood up and poured wine for Li Yi and said: "Brother Li, don't be sad either. You still have to protect the safety of Daling River City, so don't hurt yourself. Come, let's have a drink."

As he spoke, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
Chapter completed!