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

"Sir, are we going to attack head-on? These are all reserves. Sending them to the battle at the city gate will not be conducive to the later siege!"

"That's right! My Lord, calm down!"

Faced with the advice of his two confidants, Ding Yin gritted his teeth and said, "Do as I say!"

"Convert all siege attacks into feints, and mobilize all main forces towards the city gate!"

After Ding Yin finished speaking, he directly stuck the sword in his hand into the ground, replaced it with a spear and rushed forward.

Others only knew that the secret door trapped Li Man and a guy driving a war beast, but only Ding Yin knew that anyone trapped inside, including Li Man, could die.

Even if Li Man died, Ding Yin would at most be sad for a while, and that would be it.

However, the child Chen Xudong must not die!

Others don't know his true identity, but Ding Yin knows it best. If this child dies on the battlefield, not to mention that the future research and development of the war beast will be hindered.

The most important thing is that Bai Liantian, who is in Caiyun City, might be very angry, and then Prince Zhao will definitely blame himself.

This is a matter of life and death, so Ding Yin has no choice but to fight hard.

At this time, Jiang Yuan, who had returned to the city wall, looked at Ding Yin charging towards the city gate desperately, with a sneer on his face.

A trump card? I think it's a flaw!

It's just a matter of trapping an iron monster, but you, Ding Yin, are so anxious that you don't want to die?

Ding Yin's intention was so obvious that Jiang Yuan didn't even need to say anything. Long Guangxian arranged everything. Countless powerful bows and crossbows were aimed at Ding Yin. They would even allow the rebels to climb up the other three sides of the city wall, and would shoot down anyone who dared to approach the city gate at all costs.

"Li Hu, go find Wang Gang!" Jiang Yuan ordered.

Li Hu turned around and left without saying a word, and soon called Wang Gang over from a distance.

"Wang Gang, how is the battle going?" Jiang Yuan asked with a smile.

"Master, I can't remember, but I let you kill many of them." Wang Gang said honestly.

Jiang Yuan smiled and nodded, waving his hand to point at Ding Yin who was desperately trying to get closer to the city wall.

"Wang Gang, lead three thousand cavalrymen and charge directly at those people. Once you're done, your position as general will be secure."

"Li Hu, go inform Zhao Kai, Wang Jue, and Kong Xuan. Each of you will lead 500 cavalry to provide support. Don't let any of them slip through the net. Go."

Taiping County certainly did not have so many cavalrymen originally, but since so many barbarian tribes joined, the number of cavalrymen in Taiping County has increased exponentially.

According to rough statistics, if all the young and middle-aged men of the barbarian tribes were mounted to fight, they could gather at least 30,000 to 50,000 cavalrymen.

But Jiang Yuan obviously wouldn't do that. That would be like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. He would never do that unless he was risking his life.

Even if we don't fight desperately, it would be easy to gather 10,000 cavalrymen.

Not far from the city gate, Ding Yin, who had been fighting his way forward, sadly found that he could hardly move forward.

At a distance, there were fewer arrows, so he could easily advance half the distance. But if he went further, under the effect of the city crossbows, even if he was holding a shield, he would be directly knocked away by the city crossbows.

"Sir, we can't charge any further. The arrows are too dense. Let's retreat!"

"Yes, sir. If we stay here, we will become sitting ducks. Retreat, sir!"

The two confidants kept trying to persuade Ding Yin, but the latter always had a ferocious look on his face.

If he couldn't rescue Chen Xudong, even if Ding Yin died to apologize, he would not be able to calm Bai Liantian's anger.

"No, we have to rush over no matter what!"

Just as Ding Yin opened his mouth, the city gate on the flank suddenly opened wide. Before the rebels on the flank could react, Wang Gang rushed out with 3,000 cavalrymen. He swung a saber as tall as a man, and when he swung it, the weight alone could kill people.

"Ahhh! Run!"

"retreat!"

Several centurions roared in fear. Cavalry already had a considerable advantage over infantry, and now the enemy's cavalry was so large that it was impossible to see the end of them at a glance.

In a blink of an eye, the three thousand cavalrymen led by Wang Gang wiped out all the rebels at the city gate.

Wang Gang said nothing and rushed towards Ding Yin's army.

At the other side of the city gate, Li Hu and the three Dragon Guards each led 500 cavalrymen to rush out again. Compared with Wang Gang, these three were much better.

Even Li Hu, who had little experience in combat, knew where to command his men to charge. Ding Yin, still in the center of the battlefield, was completely stunned. He pointed a trembling finger at the cavalry led by Wang Gang, Li Hu, and others.

“How many people are here?”

The moment he asked this question, Ding Yin already had a rough idea in his mind. After all, he was a leader of an army, so how could he not have such a keen eye?

The reason he asked was that Ding Yin really didn't want to believe it from the bottom of his heart.

Can a mere Taiping County support 5,000 cavalrymen?

The key point is that these 5,000 cavalrymen are all equipped with armor, although it is only light armor. But even so, the value of arming one cavalryman is enough to support three to five infantrymen. Does Jiang Yuan have the money?

The two confidants around Ding Yin were dumbfounded. What the hell was going on?!

The infantry on your city wall total less than 2,000 people, and then while fighting, you suddenly open the city gate and 3,500 cavalry rush out?

There are only two thousand infantrymen, how can there be five thousand cavalrymen?

"General, this, this must be at least three to five thousand cavalrymen. We, we are probably finished!"

"How about we..."

The other person didn't finish his words, but Ding Yin already understood the meaning of the second half of the sentence.

surrender.

Yes, the only option is surrender, it is impossible to fight to the death.

If a thousand cavalrymen rushed out of Taiping County, they could still grit their teeth, make up their minds, and fight to the death with the remaining three thousand soldiers in their hands.

But now there are a full five thousand people!

Unless Ding Yin had 30,000 infantrymen, he would not dare to say that he could fight against these 5,000 cavalrymen.

"Retreat! Retreat and form a formation!" Ding Yin roared angrily.

The five thousand cavalrymen in front of him were like tigers among a flock of sheep. No one knew how many people would die in every moment. If he allowed these people to kill, in a moment at most, all the five thousand soldiers he brought would be killed in battle.

In fact, Ding Yin didn't need to say anything. These soldiers were not stupid. Why did they follow Prince Zhao? Wasn't it just to have enough food to eat?

But if I don’t run now, I’ll lose my life, let alone have enough to eat.

After Ding Yin took great pains to gather the remaining troops and formed them into a circular formation, with the shield soldiers stationed in the front and the spearmen in the back, he finally felt a little calmer.

"Sir, we have less than two thousand people..."

"Keep calm first! Whoever runs will die the fastest!" Ding Yin shouted again, and this time the remaining troops finally did not riot.

In the distance, Wang Gang was followed by three thousand soldiers who were watching covetously. As long as Jiang Yuan from above gave the order, they would rush forward without caring about any formation.

Further away, 500 cavalrymen led by Li Hu and others have guarded all the road intersections, and this place has become a slaughterhouse.

And the prey is Ding Yin and others.

"Jiang Yuan! Let's talk!" Ding Yin's voice came from the battle.

Jiang Yuan, standing above, smiled faintly and raised his loud speaker: "Want to negotiate? Sure, but Ding Yin, you have to show me your sincerity!"

"Put down your weapons, or I will kill you without mercy!"