Adhere to the gentleman's principles

In Yangzhou Bian Jing, in the mansion of Marquis Guangping, Li Yin felt uneasy when he learned that Li Ziyan and Zhao Junning were going to face the battle-hardened Kelermu together. But now he was under surveillance. However, he learned from Xu Zhiwan's letter that Li Ziyan did not suffer any loss in the initial fight against Kelermu and even used three thousand soldiers to intimidate Kelermu's 100,000 troops.

Zhao Nian, who was also at the border of Liangzhou and Bingzhou, was relieved when he heard the news. Zhao Nian looked at the territory of Wei and thought, "After all, his achievements are greater than his master's!"

The next day, Zhou Aoyang came running in breathlessly: "The Seventh Prince's army is attacking, and it's still three hundred kilometers away."

Li Ziyan put on a set of bright red velvet armor and stood in front of Zhao Junning. Zhao Junning said, "Be careful."

Li Ziyan nodded: "Don't worry, the defense is well deployed this time, I won't move unless the enemy moves."

Zhao Junning smiled and nodded. Not long after Li Ziyan left, Zhao Junning heard shouting on the street and ran out to see that the elderly, the weak, women and children had heard that a war was going to happen and were hiding everywhere like crazy.

Zhao Junning frowned as he watched this scene. "Gan Cao, take some yamen runners to appease these people."

Then he took out a token from his sleeve, on which was engraved the word "Meng". "Fuling, go and invite Xing Hui and tell her that I have something to ask her."

Yuan Xinghui came and asked, "What happened to Junning?" Zhao Junning approached Yuan Xinghui and said, "Xinghui, I need you to do me a favor. I need to go to Yushan."

"You're going alone?"

"Yes, mother said that Yushan is my grandfather's Meng Zijun, and this token is my grandfather's half-moon military token. I want to find it. Ziyan and the others won't last long."

Yuan Xinghui thought for a moment and asked, "Okay, so what do you need me to do?" Zhao Junning looked at the chaotic street and said, "I want you to calm the people."

Yuan Xinghui nodded after hearing this. Zhao Junning then went to the stable to get a fast horse and went out through the west gate. Yuan Xinghui looked at the turbulent people and picked up the gongs and drums to beat them. It really worked. The people all looked at her. Yuan Xinghui stepped forward and said, "Don't panic, everyone. The city gate is protected. The county magistrate is guarding the city. We just need to trust them."

"It's not that we don't believe it. We have all heard of the Seventh Prince. He is a veteran of many battles. After all, our master is only an eighteen-year-old child. The Seventh Prince has fought for so many years at the age of thirty. There are only 70,000 soldiers in the city and they have never fought a war."

"Yes, although Lucheng is the main city of Liangzhou, there is more than one city in Liangzhou. We can just abandon it. Saving our lives is the most important thing!"

After hearing this, Yuan Xinghui said: "Abandon it, can we survive if we abandon it? Liangzhou is a border state and has been guarded by General Yuan for so many years. It is very safe. Therefore, Liangzhou has no army except for the city guards of Nian Shao City at the border. If we abandon the city guards behind us who can't fight, are we going to keep abandoning them?"

"But what's the point of us staying?"

Yuan Xinghui was very emotional: "We can only rely on ourselves. You believe in your county magistrate and we all have to believe in them. We can't abandon the city. We have to let them know that the territory of Wei cannot be violated."

"You're right. You can avoid it this time, but you can't avoid it forever."

"..."

Yuan Xinghui felt relieved only when she saw that the people had calmed down.

Yang Xiande ran over and said, "Miss Yuan." Yuan Xinghui looked at Yang Xiande and said, "Brother Yang, what are you doing?" Yang Xiande waved his hand and said, "Go get them quickly." Then he said, "Young and strong citizens in the city went to the city gate and said they would help us defend the city, but they didn't have enough weapons, so we came back to get them. Are you trying to appease the people?" Yuan Xinghui nodded and said, "Yes, then go get the weapons quickly and don't let them wait too long."

They rode their horses all the way, through the big woods, and soon arrived at Yushan. Zhao Junning saw the flag first and went faster. Meng Zijun saw someone approaching the leader Meng Ting and signaled to be on guard. When he saw it was Zhao Junning, he took the weapon and said, "Miss Junning, why are you here?"

Zhao Junning got off his horse and walked forward and said, "It's a long story. Lucheng is being besieged by the Northern Mongolian Army." He raised the token and said, "Uncle Meng, I want to borrow my grandfather Meng Zijun for a while."

Meng Ting looked at the military camp behind him and said, "Follow the young lady's orders." Then he walked towards the army and said, "Brothers, pick up your weapons and follow Miss Jun Ning." Zhao Jun Ning smiled, and then returned to Lucheng with the 60,000 battle-hardened Meng Zijun.

Outside Lucheng, Kelermu waved his scimitar and said, "There will be a reward of ten thousand taels of gold for capturing Lucheng, and five taels of silver for killing a Wei man." Li Ziyan was angry after hearing this, but he knew that he had to hold on to the city behind him, the hundreds of thousands of people in the city, his Zhao Junning, and his friends. He had to hold on.

From the neat velvet armor to the messy hair, there were bloodstains on his face from killing the enemy. Li Ziyan was stunned when he saw the blood. He looked at the soldier who had just died in front of him. This was his second time killing someone. This time he killed someone who seemed to be the same age as her. He was a little scared.

When Yang Chuanli saw a soldier stabbing towards Li Ziyan, he quickly ran over and kicked the soldier away, "Ziyan, this is a battlefield, what are you doing?" Li Ziyan was brought back to his senses by Yang Chuanli, "They are enemies. If you don't kill them, they will kill you, do you understand?" Li Ziyan was no longer so frightened and his eyes showed ruthlessness.

The Northern Mongolian army pushed carts with wooden stakes against the city gate. "Hurry up and hold the city gate." Yuan Xinghui in the city commanded the remaining soldiers, and the people also came forward one after another to help. The impact was great but they insisted on holding the city gate.

Li Ziyan looked at the city wall and said, "Lin Hai burned their ladders with kerosene and prevented them from climbing up."

"Your Majesty, these Wei people are too stubborn. We have been unable to attack the four gates."

"The prince and his men have reinforcements." Xu Wenhe saw in the distance: "Zi Yan, look, it looks like reinforcements." Zhao Junning and the others came. Li Ziyan saw the unfamiliar reinforcements behind the dust in the distance and the familiar Zhao Junning in the lead, "What's wrong with Junning?"

Everyone fought harder when they heard the reinforcements coming. Li Ziyan rode his horse and killed the enemies all the way to Zhao Junning, until he stopped in front of Zhao Junning and ran away. Zhao Junning smiled and looked at Li Ziyan: "Why are you moved by me?"

Li Ziyan looked at the reinforcements that passed by him and went to kill the enemy. He didn't recognize them, but he knew that they were found by Zhao Junning. Li Ziyan smiled and pulled Zhao Junning to protect him behind him. Soon the Northern Mongolian army was defeated, and Kelermu was injured and rescued by the military advisor Anidimu.