Even if you have other thoughts in your hearts, you don't dare to say it, you can only say yes in your mouth.

After Lin Quan finished explaining here, he went to inspect and build the urn city, which was inconvenient to burn bricks, and there were a lot of stones, so he could only take rammed earth monks, and the mud dug out of the moat, as well as the soil dug by the water diversion, after being suppressed again and again, so that the city wall became strong.

Lin Quan knew in his heart that if this city wall encountered a siege weapon like trebuchet, he was afraid that it would collapse after a few big stones, but now there was no other way.

And now that they have cut down all the trees outside the city, they want to build engineering equipment outside the city, so they can only transport materials from the mountains, which can also buy them some time.

When they were building the fortifications, the materials needed by the imperial army had been delivered, so Concubine Ping asked the army to dispatch, and it was dispatched today, and tomorrow it was necessary to take advantage of the fact that the cottage near Dangshan had not been completed, and capture the main peak of Dangshan.

The army departed in a mighty way, and the inhabitants of the city felt that something was missing, and acted more spontaneously.

Lin Quan looked at the army that was far away, thinking that these people might not be able to come back, and he couldn't help but feel sad in his heart.

On the fourth day of the army's departure, the martial arts people from Yundu who were waiting for Xiangyun Mansion came.

But these are the younger generation, and the older generation has long since returned to dust because of the passage of time.

Lin Quan personally entertained them and told them the reason for meeting them this time.

After these people heard this, some of them were timid, and naturally retreated.

Some thought that this was a good opportunity to make a contribution, so they agreed to it.

Some are really worried that the southern kingdom will call, and they really want to help the imperial court.

These people have different ideas, Lin Quan looked at their faces and told them the benefits, if this is really a fight, they defended it, and the imperial court will naturally be rewarded, and there are not many princes of Xiangyun Mansion now, and they may get a title by virtue of this time.

Lin Quan also said that the dangerous place, this war is not a play, this is really going to die, and this is different from the fight on the rivers and lakes, the fight on the rivers and lakes can survive with high martial arts, and on the battlefield, then it depends on luck.

Therefore, Lin Quan wanted them to participate in training, practice military formations, and know how to attack with their teammates.

These people are a little embarrassed, and they have no problem defending the city, but if this is to be trained like soldiers, they are not acceptable.

Lin Quan looked at them and said to them: "This is also for your good, if you don't want to, I won't force it, but you have thought about it, this training day, the chance of survival is greater." ”

The group talked a lot, and in the end only a hundred people decided to participate in the training, and four hundred others only assisted in the defense of the city.

Lin Quan was a little disappointed in his heart, and persuaded him again, but these people still insisted, and Lin Quan gave up.

It just so happened that at this time, Concubine Ping's Tang newspaper was also delivered, Lin Quan took a look, and the Tang newspaper wrote that Concubine Ping did not attack rashly, but asked the scout to investigate and get a news that she didn't know before.

This southern country is also a capable man, and instead of taking the main peak as the core, eight main camps have been established, known as the Eight Pillars.

If the Eight Pillars are not broken, it is a dream for the imperial army to destroy the defense system of Dangshan, of course, if the Eight Pillars fall into the hands of the imperial court, then the imperial court will smoothly pass the Dangshan and enter the territory of the southern country.

Concubine Ping didn't dare to move lightly now, but observed the shortcomings of the Eight Pillars.

Seeing that Concubine Ping was so cautious, Lin Quan couldn't help but feel relieved.

The moon has arrived, but there is no winter clothes in this Nantong City, and Lin Quan's clothes are enough for spring.

Lin Quan thought to himself that this could be regarded as a beautiful work, if the western expedition reached Layue, it would have been inconvenient to move troops for a long time.

Concubine Ping is still steady, these days, Concubine Ping has been constantly probing, looking for the weaknesses of the Eight Pillars, as for whether to find it, this is not what Tang Bao can say.

However, Beitang Zhixin arrived in the city, and after Lin Quan got the news, he personally greeted him at the gate, and then took Beitang Zhixin to the study.

Leqiong stood outside and took the wind for them.

Beitang Zhixin said to Lin Quan: "Lin Gongzi, I don't know what you called the little old man here in a hurry."

"How many of you are to Sijon today?"

"Seven hundred and twenty-two." Beitang Zhixin still replied seriously, and told Lin Quan that these people were troubled elites of the Cao Gang, and they did not follow the first batch to go with them, so they wanted to sort out the Cao Gang's belongings.

After Lin Quan heard this, he said to Beitang Zhixin: "So that's the case, the head of the dart, I don't hide it, I asked you for something this time." ”

"Xiao Lao'er guessed this, Xiao Lao'er brought three hundred people this time, I don't know what Lin Gongzi asked me to help do."

"Defend this Nantong City."

Beitang Zhixin was stunned, he originally had Lin Quan asking for a private matter, but he didn't expect it to be a business matter, Beitang Zhixin looked at Lin Quan, hesitated, and said to Lin Quan: "Lin Gongzi, this matter, this matter"

Beitang Zhixin pondered for a long time before saying to Lin Quan: "Lin Gongzi, you know our affairs, don't hide it, we don't continue to fight with the Yu Dynasty, we already have a guilty conscience, if we still help the Yu Dynasty, wouldn't it make the old friends under Jiuquan feel cold." ”

Lin Quan heard Beitang Zhixin say this, and told Beitang Zhixin that he knew their difficulties, but this time, he had to use the power of the Ghost Mansion, Beitang Zhixin didn't have to agree now, he could gather martial arts people, and when the time came, he could explain the reason for doing so in front of everyone.

Beitang Zhixin thought for a while, and said to Lin Quan: "Lin Gongzi, you have a great favor to us, and we naturally want to help you if you are busy." There's only one thing I can do for you. ”

Lin Quan said thank you, Beitang Zhixin said that he didn't dare to take it, but told Lin Quan that this time and again, at least three months.

Lin Quan said that he could wait, in terms of time, he was not in a hurry, but he hoped that Beitang Zhixin could be as soon as possible.

Beitang Zhixin nodded, left on the same day, and then flew the pigeon to pass the book, and the rest of the people in the ghost mansion also looked around for their colleagues.

With the help of the ghost mansion, the news that Nantong City was going to hold a martial arts conference gradually spread all over the world, and the martial arts people from the relatively nearby prefectures and counties began to gather in Nantong City.

On the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month, the Tang newspaper came again, it was the imperial army that attacked one of the eight pillars of the Lide Horse Village, and the imperial court changed its name to Tianyi City.

Concubine Ping stationed the army in Tianyi City, which is also a relatively large mountain city, even if 100,000 people are stationed on it, it does not seem crowded.

Next, Concubine Ping began to build fortifications, perfecting the original defense system of Tianyi City as a very important stronghold of the Yu Dynasty in Dangshan.

In addition to the reward on the Tang newspaper, Lin Quan also heard from the Tang newspaper that Concubine Ping and Xiangguo Gong had a disagreement about this matter, and Xiangguo Gong thought that it was very dangerous to be stationed in the mountains, so they might as well destroy Tianyi City, return to the plain, and continue to attack other walled cities.

Concubine Ping said that Tianyi City was finally defeated, and this place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if you give up like this, wouldn't you return empty-handed from Baoshan.

In the end, Concubine Ping insisted on camping here, and Xiangguo Gong could only agree.

Lin Quan felt that there was nothing wrong with Concubine Ping doing this, and if Tianyi City, one of the eight pillars, gave up like this, then it would be a bit of a waste.

On this day, Nie Yunfeng also brought three hundred disciples, and Nie Yunfeng was a little sorry when he saw Lin Quan, thinking that there were few people he brought.

Lin Quan was naturally grateful to Nie Yunfeng, it was a good thing to have three hundred disciples here.

In addition to this matter, Nie Yunfeng took out a sword book, and Nie Yunfeng told Lin Quan that Zhuang Jiutong searched everywhere after seeing Lin Quan's self-created swordsmanship, and finally found the swordsmanship of Zhicheng and Zhouliu, as for the swordsmanship of Fengxu, Nie Tianyuan was taught by the Empress Dowager Xiaoci.

As for Shangshan's swordsmanship, the Empress Dowager Xiaoci once studied with Lin Bing'e, and Lin Bing'e taught it to Nie Yunfeng.

Lin Quan obtained the swordsmanship of these four families, and the moves of the twelve factions of the righteous path, he could be regarded as having learned them all.

In the following days, Lin Quan began to integrate the swordsmanship of these twelve factions, waiting for the arrival of other martial arts people.

As for the Taoists, they are naturally arranged to train together, but these Taoists do not reject training, they put down their bodies and train with the Xiang Army every day.

In the first month of the twelfth year of Jingzheng, Lin Quan was to learn sword moves with everyone before the Lantern Festival, and the sword moves of these twelve sects, with the help of his three wives, were also integrated into one and became a set of swordsmanship belonging to Lin Quan.

This swordsmanship move is exquisite, after all, it is made by collecting the essence of the twelve factions, but there is also a problem, that is, there is a little flaw in the connection of the moves, which still needs Lin Quan to slowly improve when he competes in the martial arts.

On the day of the Lantern Festival, a new Tang newspaper had already arrived, saying that the fortifications of Tianyi City had been completed, and now even if hundreds of thousands of troops attacked it, they would not want to shake Tianyi City in the slightest.

Lin Quan put down his hanging heart, he was still worried that the fortification had not been repaired, and the southern kingdom would snatch it back.

On the day of the Lantern Festival, the moat also introduced the water flow of the thick stream, and when the stream slowly filled the three-foot deep moat, everyone cheered.

This first month, except for Chinese New Year's Eve and the seventh day of the new year, everyone is busy with this matter all day.

"Now it's wood." Lin Quan looked into the distance, and he hoped in his heart that what he was doing now was nothing more than useless work.

On the night of the Lantern Festival, the city carnivaled, and everyone felt that the previous Lantern Festival was not as pleasant as today.

And Lin Quan also put down his sword, accompanied his wife, watched the lantern festival, and felt the lively atmosphere.

When the Festival of Lights is over, it is another day of labor, and the strong men of the village go to cut the timber, and the cattle that have no land are rented to transport the timber.

Timber was transported by land and water, and timber was not lacking for a while.

Lin Quan had already given the design to the carpenter, and the carpenter took his apprentice to start working on it.