I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

After a long while, Ding Yin came back to his senses and asked through gritted teeth, "But, didn't we kill him in that assassination attempt back then?"

Li Man's face also had an expression of disbelief as he said, "Yes, no one would have thought that a sixth-level master would leave with ten fifth-level masters and never come back."

"How could he still survive?"

Ding Yin sighed: "I can only say that he is lucky..."

"Forget it, there's no point in thinking about this. Let's just capture this city first."

"General Ding, wait a minute!" Li Man quickly stood up and said, "General, the two thousand soldiers I lead have been attacking day and night, and they are exhausted. I'm afraid they are not suitable for immediate battle. How about resting for a day and attacking the city tomorrow?"

"Well, of course."

"But don't set up camp with your two thousand soldiers tonight. Squeeze together with other soldiers and don't let the defenders of Taiping County see that we have increased our troops." Ding Yin gave the instructions.

"Yes, Your Excellency is very thoughtful." Li Man responded and hurried out of the tent to make arrangements.

Time passes quietly...

The next morning, before daybreak, Jiang Yuan's figure appeared on the city wall.

"Sir, you're here so early?" Chen Qing asked as he handed Jiang Yuan two pancakes.

Jiang Yuan took it and asked for a water bag. He ate as he walked, saying, "Everyone, take it easy. According to the news, Ding Yin's reinforcements should have arrived yesterday, but this guy's camp doesn't even have an extra tent."

"It's obvious that this old bastard is up to no good. He might launch an attack today."

"It has been arranged. The reserve troops have been arranged downstairs. Don't worry, sir." Chen Qing said softly.

Jiang Yuan nodded and walked to the center of the city wall. Ma Zhi's figure also appeared in Jiang Yuan's sight. Since this kid became a historian, he wanted to write a book every day.

What is the reason? It is because every book is signed by him, Ma Zhi. Compiling the county annals may make him famous for thousands of years.

Soon, as the sky gradually brightened, fires began to be lit in Ding Yin's camp.

"Sir, how about we rush out and catch them off guard while they haven't eaten yet?" Zhao Kai suggested from the side.

"No!" Before Jiang Yuan could speak, Long Guangxian directly rejected Zhao Kai's proposal.

"Whenever a fire is lit in the army to cook, certain groups of people will take turns eating. Five thousand men can often be divided into dozens of groups to eat. We are currently defending the city, which already gives us a huge advantage. However, if we charge down, although we can gain some advantages, these are negligible compared to the advantages of defending the city."

"What the hell? Then why do the Dragon Guards eat together?" Zhao Kai asked, confused.

Long Guangxian rolled his eyes in annoyance and said, "You also know that's called the Dragon Guard!"

Everyone is a master of the third realm. Not to mention missing breakfast, even if they haven't eaten for a whole day, they can still beat the shit out of 6,000 people.

Who the hell has the time to mess with the Dragon Guards? Moreover, once the Dragon Guards appear, they are an ace and a highly protected type of soldier. They will only be sent into action when the outcome of a fight is decided.

That's it. If more than a hundred people are lost in a battle, even if the battle is won, the commander of the battle will not be rewarded but will be punished.

How the hell can you reason with this? All you can say is that the Dragon Guards are naturally superior to others.

"Don't just listen to it in one ear and out the other. This is all experience. Don't let me make you a general in the future and still act like a soldier." Jiang Yuan said sternly from the side.

Zhao Kai and the others suddenly stopped talking.

In the blink of an eye, an hour passed, and Ding Yin's figure appeared again at a distance of 150 steps. What was different from usual was that this time, this guy came on horseback, with an air of being able to command the world.

"Jiang Yuan! You said you wanted time, and I gave you time. It's already been ten days. Will you surrender or fight?"

Jiang Yuan raised his loud speaker and said, "General Ding, I still haven't figured it out yet!"

"Hmph! Jiang Yuan, stop wasting time. I'll give you a quarter of an hour. If you continue to be stubborn, I'll send troops to attack the city immediately!" After saying these harsh words, Ding Yin simply stopped pretending and waved his hand to let his soldiers advance.

Under the leadership of Li Man, five thousand soldiers formed a battle formation and slowly advanced to an absolutely safe area three hundred steps away from Taiping County.

"General Ding, what are you doing? Have you forgotten the friendship we had back then?" Jiang Yuan spoke loudly, with a hint of anxiety in his tone.

Ding Yin's expression changed. Friendship? What a ridiculous friendship!

You cheated us out of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and you still have the nerve to say that. In the imperial capital, you even threatened me to help you get rid of the killer. If I weren't so honest, I would have been cheated to death by you long ago.

"Jiang Yuan, don't be so ungrateful. We didn't treat you unfairly back then, but you, this fickle villain, repeatedly betrayed our trust. How dare you bring up those days with me?"

"General Ding, I don't like what you said. I didn't do anything I promised you back then. It's you who lost your patience and left. Who can you blame?"

Watching the two men's verbal battle, Long Guangxian explained, "This is a pre-fight exchange of insults. Both sides want to claim supremacy, so they'll constantly belittle their opponents. Generally, the side that wins the pre-fight exchange of insults will see a boost in morale."

"Of course, if you lead an army alone in the future, if there are any of you who are good at talking, just shout before the other party opens his mouth."

"Old scoundrel! I don't bother to argue with you. Future generations will judge right from wrong. Then just charge forward."

Wang Jue nodded after listening to it. It was true. This statement was suitable for him, a man of few words.

Zhao Kai looked thoughtfully at the two people who were already cursing, and nodded, "I see. Doesn't Taiping County have a thing made of silver that can record sounds? When you have time, let the adults record a video for me."

Long Guangxian on the side frowned, thinking that he had misheard.

Can you record the sound? You must be kidding.

At this time, the verbal battle between Jiang Yuan and Ding Yin has reached its final moment.

"Jiang Yuan! Stop talking nonsense and let's see who's the winner on the battlefield!" Ding Yin roared angrily, then suddenly drew out the long sword in his hand.

"The front army attacks!"

All of a sudden, the sound of war drums rang out, making people's blood boil. More than a thousand soldiers of Ding Yin's front army pushed various siege equipment and were about to rush forward.

"Here they come!" Long Guangxian's eyes flashed with brilliance. Just as he was about to start arranging manpower, Jiang Yuan beside him suddenly spoke.

"Hey, hey, hey! General Ding, what are you doing? I didn't say I wouldn't surrender! Why are you attacking the city?"