New and dark light years

Chapter 183 Initial Victory
A dozen or so constables stood beside Li Lin, holding torches to 'protect' him.

Therefore, the place where Li Lin was located was the one with the most abundant 'light'.

This creates a Tyndall effect, making him appear exceptionally bright and majestic, completely different from the other local militia members hiding in the darkness, as well as the county magistrate Jiang Jili.

Everyone else became just a backdrop to him.

Li Lin looked down at the man in front of the formation, clasped his hands in a fist and smiled, "Li Lin, the county magistrate of Yulin. And who are you?"

The night is quiet now, with only the sound of torches burning around.

"Under the command of Emperor Qin, General Qin Donglai, who is in charge of the Northern Expedition." The man looked at Li Lin with hatred in his eyes: "I've seen you before. Half a year ago, you almost took an arrow from me. Four months ago, you burned our grain supplies! I never thought we would meet again."

The soldiers around Li Lin looked at him with admiration in their eyes.

Jiang Jili had not yet come down from the city wall and was looking at Li Lin with a surprised expression.

He never expected that Li Lin would actually exchange blows with an enemy general.

But upon further reflection, it seems quite reasonable.

After all, Li Lin is a Spirit Hunter, and he can be sent out to do things under any circumstances. This is the frontier, so it's normal for him to have fought against the enemy.

Li Lin cupped his hands in greeting and said with a smile, "General Qin, since we know each other, why not give us face and withdraw our troops? Anyway, you can't break through!"

Qin Donglai snorted: "It's just a county town. It will be easy to take it by dawn."

After that, he turned and left.

Li Lin then turned to the captains beside him and said, "He will most likely attack the city tonight. Keep an eye on things and try to arrange more manpower for night patrols."

"As ordered!"

Several constables said in unison.

Jiang Jili said softly in the darkness, "Then I'll go down first."

"it is good."

Jiang Jili looked at Li Lin, who was standing in the light, with envy in his eyes. After a while, he turned and left.

Li Lin stayed on the city wall for a while before entering the gate tower.

The small houses built on the city wall here were for the city's defenders and local militia to rest.

It facilitates shift work.

Li Lin went inside, found a corner at the very back, and sat down to pretend to doze off.

Some soldiers offered him their felt carpet beds, but Li Lin refused.

Not long after I fell asleep, I felt a chill beside me, and when I opened my eyes again, I saw Li Yanjing had arrived.

She stood gracefully in front, smiling sweetly: "A county magistrate sleeping on the floor, how pitiful."

Li Lin rolled his eyes at her, annoyed, and asked, "Why did you come over?"

“Your two wives can’t sleep because they’re worried about you. They insisted that I come over to check on you and then let me go back to let them know you’re safe.”

"Tell them it's okay, just stay home and wait for me to come back."

Li Yanjing chuckled and asked, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

Li Lin shook his head: "You just stay at home and protect the two of them."

"Row."

Li Yan nodded and was about to leave.

"Wait!" Li Lin suddenly called out to her: "Take a breath."

Li Yanjing blinked at him, looking both surprised and puzzled.

"If any thieves manage to get into the city, they'll be relying on you to protect them."

"Then your body..."

"It's just one bite, it won't make a difference. But it's very important to you."

Li Yanjing held Li Lin's hand as if it were something sacred. She gently licked it, and a small, white, transparent bead entered her lips.

Then came the routine of trembling all over my body.

After a while, she stopped and disappeared, her face flushed.

After Li Yanjing left, the soldiers next to her finally dared to breathe loudly.

There's no way around it; possessed spirits can be seen by people, and their chilling aura is something most people can't withstand.

Of course, Li Yanjing could suppress the chill emanating from her, but she no longer wanted to do so.

After all, she was no longer the most beautiful courtesan, but a domesticated master.

There's no need to fawn over others anymore just to absorb some low-quality blood energy.

These soldiers were all local militia, so they naturally recognized Li Lin.

They were terrified of the supernatural, but this only made them admire the county magistrate even more.

After all, Li Lin was able to control a 'ghost' to do things for him.

Several captains were directing their subordinates to patrol the city walls. Around midnight, many soldiers lay down to rest.

It's impossible to patrol at full strength all the time; some people need to rest to maintain combat effectiveness.

However, they all remembered Li Lin's order, and the number of people patrolling at night was more than double what it used to be.

They were repeatedly instructed to remain vigilant even while sleeping. As time passed, the county town was no longer as bustling as before, and by the late hours of the night, it was eerily quiet.

After all, everyone knew that there was an army of a foreign race outside the city, preparing to attack them.

Even the babies seemed afraid to cry out.

It was at this moment that Li Lin suddenly opened his eyes.

He shouted, "Ring the bell!"

The soldier next to him immediately became alert. He didn't understand what was happening, but since his superior had spoken, he naturally had to listen.

Soon, the rapid clanging sound echoed throughout the county, quickly becoming a continuous chorus.

Li Lin walked out of the gate tower, and the soldiers around him rushed out from the other gate towers. Torches were relit, and bonfires on the city wall were lit as well.

One after another, they are connected.

Soon, the firelight on the city wall was enough to dispel the darkness that stretched for dozens of feet around.

Several groups of enemy soldiers dressed in dark clothing immediately became visible in front of the city wall.

Li Lin stood beside the crenellations on the city wall, looking at the enemy below, and smiled.

Around the city wall, there were many small pink and purple paper figures hiding in secluded spots, peeking out.

"Archers, prepare!"

Li Lin raised his right hand high.

One hundred archers... nocked arrows and drew their bows.

"shoot!"

A hail of arrows rained down, and dozens of enemies fell with screams of agony.

But instead of retreating, they charged forward carrying their crooked ladders.

His thin body seemed to hold boundless energy.

"Free firing."

Li Lin roared, then looked into the distance.

He saw Qin Donglai, who was standing motionless in front of the altar behind him, like a silent statue.

Li Lin looked at him, and after a while, Li Lin smiled.

The shouts of battle had reached the foot of the city wall, and siege ladders had been erected on the wall.

The prepared molten gold was poured down, and some of the cloud ladders were spread out.

Roars and screams continued incessantly.

The enemy was numerous, and some enemy soldiers even managed to climb up using ladders.

The local militia began to suffer casualties.

But for every death, another rises to take its place.

The local militia had a very strong fighting spirit. Under normal circumstances, their fighting spirit should have been on the verge of collapse when these southern barbarian soldiers climbed up.

After all, this was a local militia, not a border army.

The local militia and the border militia can almost be considered two different species, with a huge difference in combat effectiveness.

Most importantly, it's the difference in morale.

The morale of ordinary local militias would collapse when the enemy scaled the city walls, but that of border troops would not.

The border troops in Yulin County don't know either.

Because Li Lin always stood on top of the city wall, he would occasionally use his spear to kill one or two enemy soldiers who approached.

It was precisely because of this that the local militia did not collapse.

A superior who can stand on the front line and fight on the front line is far more inspiring than any banner or reward.

The fighting continued, and soon the number of the southern barbarian soldiers dwindled.

After about an incense stick's time, all the enemies who had climbed the city wall had been killed.

The local militia immediately began to treat their comrades.

Su Bei walked over, wiped the blood from his face, and said, "Reporting to the county magistrate, the enemy has been repelled, and our casualties total about 10%."

Of the 500 local militia, 10% were killed or wounded, which means about 50 men were rendered incapable of fighting.

However, the enemy suffered even greater casualties, probably around six hundred.

That's how sieges work; you have to pay several times the price to achieve even a little bit of success.

The number of enemies outside the city should not exceed two thousand. Losing about a third of them at once should have caused morale to plummet.

But... things didn't go as expected.

Those Southern Barbarian soldiers who were watching their comrades die far away had hardly any expression on their faces.

At this moment, Qin Donglai smiled, looking at Li Lin with a smug expression.

At the same time, the lizard-headed True Lord floating on the altar moved.

(End of this chapter)