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Three thousand?!

Upon hearing the numbers,

The sleepiness on Han Yilin's face vanished instantly.

yesterday,

He is still analyzing.

When will the Pingtian Army attack?

result,

the next day,

They've already called.

Time is of the essence.

After Han Yilin invited the caravan to enter the city to rest, he immediately summoned Li Zehao and ordered him to take cavalry to gather intelligence.

Simultaneously,

He led his soldiers and personally climbed the city wall.

only,

Looking eastward,

The Pingtian Army was nowhere to be seen, but the more they were nowhere to be seen, the more oppressive the atmosphere became.

"Oh shit."

"Why did you arrive so quickly?"

"Shouldn't you be looking for that fallen empress right now? Why are you running around here with nothing better to do?"

"So what if we attacked two of your outposts? It's not like we killed your whole family. Why are you in such a hurry to retaliate?"

Han Yilin became increasingly angry as he thought about it.

Could it be that

Just because I developed a little faster,

Are we just supposed to bear this kind of pressure?

Feeling resentful, he immediately opened a chat channel and said, "I envy you slow-developing people so much; you can live a carefree life."

On the surface,

It looks like envy.

But anyone can see that the words are full of Versailles.

moment,

A bunch of question marks popped up in the channel.

What does it mean to envy someone who is underdeveloped?

"Is it humanly said?"

"So early in the morning, here at Versailles again."

"So slow development actually has its advantages? I didn't know that."

"Damn it, I really want to kill him! What do you mean by carefree? My whole county is starving to death, my ass!"

"Has this encountered a new problem?"

"Of course! Haven't you ever played a resource management game before? The further you go, the more problems you'll encounter."

"That's true, but that's not a valid reason for Versailles!"

"Brothers, anyone want to form a coalition? I really want to kill him."

"..."

In short,

How to generate resentment in a chat channel.

Han Yilin said, "No one knows better than me."

but,

He didn't stay inside for long, mainly because Li Zehao had just led his men out of the city and returned shortly after.

"What happened?"

"What situation have you discovered?"

Li Zehao then dismounted, his breathing slightly rapid: "My lord, the enemy is less than ten miles away from Zhatian County."

"The number of people is about the same as what the caravan said, around three thousand. The cavalry will lead the way, followed closely by the infantry."

Ten miles?!

After listening to the report,

Han Yilin hurriedly opened the map.

Currently,

The fog of war has completely dissipated over a radius of more than 20 miles around Zhatian County, but this does not mean that the map will show when enemy troops approach.

in other words,

It will only display the surrounding resource locations.

Fortunately,

A watchtower was built to the east. When the Pingtian army entered the watchtower's field of vision,

On the map,

Suddenly, a dense cluster of red dots appeared.

densely packed,

Moreover, they are continuously advancing towards Zhatian County.

Seeing this,

Han Yilin put away all his joking thoughts, and even his breathing became extremely heavy.

after all,

He is very clear,

If Zhatian County can't overcome this hurdle...

Then there's no need to discuss further development.

For a time,

Han Yilin's brain was working at lightning speed.

They were pondering a strategy to defeat the enemy.

The simplest solution is to defend the city, but the problem is that Zhatian County currently has no archers.

The militia were just recruited yesterday.

My level isn't high enough to change jobs yet, and besides, the bows and arrows from the armory haven't arrived yet.

In this situation,

They simply cannot take advantage of the defensive side's strengths.

Even the arrow towers in various locations are ineffective without archers.

perhaps......

In my mind,

It immediately came to mind.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when Cao Cao was attacking Lü Bu, Chen Gong gave Lü Bu a strategy.

then,

Facing the approach of Cao Cao's army to Xiapi,

Chen Gong suggested to Lü Bu that he lead the cavalry to garrison outside the city, while he would stay behind to guard Xiapi.

When Cao Cao attacked the city,

Lu Bu would attack and harass from the rear. If Cao Cao attacked Lu Bu, the city's garrison would come out to support him. The two forces would support each other from both sides, preventing Cao Cao from launching a full-scale attack on either side.

even though,

This plan,

Lü Bu did not adopt his suggestion.

But I have to say,

This method is very suitable for Zhatian County now.

After all, there is no room for error in defending a city. There are no archers to begin with, so the arrow towers are just for show. Moreover, once the Pingtian Army enters the city, it's game over.

Han Yilin suddenly turned his head: "Li Zehao."

"Your subordinate is here."

"You will now lead all the cavalry in the city out of the west gate, circle around to the flank of the Pingtian Army, and find a suitable place to hide and set up camp."

Upon hearing the order,

Li Zehao immediately understood Han Yilin's meaning: "Does Your Excellency mean for me to hold off the enemy forces outside the city?"

"That's right."

Han Yilin nodded and stated his idea: "Once the Pingtian Army begins its attack on the city, you will harass them from the flanks."

"Your mission is not to kill as many people as possible, but to deter them from launching a full-scale attack on the city."

Li Zehao cupped his hands in a respectful gesture and said, "This humble general understands."

finished,

He turned and walked down the city wall.

After assembling the cavalry,

They ran wildly toward the west gate.

the other side,

Han Yilin also recruited another 300 people through the militia recruitment interface.

[Should we consume 6000 grains, 30000 copper coins, and recruit 300 militia?]

"confirm."

[Will watching GG double the recruitment numbers this time?]

"look!"

With GG over

The three hundred recruited militiamen immediately multiplied to six hundred and walked out of the barracks one after another.

As a result,

The number of troops in Zhatian County reached 1,600.

(500 light infantry, 200 light cavalry, and 900 militia.)

The reason for doing this is

This is also in preparation for the tough battles to come.

Han Yilin's idea was simple: adopt the "breeding Gu" model. Of these 600 people, plus the 300 recruited yesterday, whoever first reaches level 10 and meets the requirements will be promoted to archer.

To level up quickly,

The best way,

Clearly, they weren't just slowly training on the drill field, but experiencing real combat.

A moment later,

As long as a battle breaks out with the Pingtian Army...

The ranks of these militiamen will definitely rise rapidly.

of course,

Do this,

Obviously, this will also lead to relatively large casualties, but in extraordinary times, we can only use extraordinary measures.

They prevented the militia from going up the city walls.

Five hundred light infantrymen had to bear all the pressure alone.

If too many professional soldiers are lost, Zhatian County will also be unable to be defended.

not to mention,

After the city fell,

It wasn't just these militiamen who died; the entire population of Zhatian County would become prisoners of the Pingtian Army.

Recruitment complete.

Han Yilin moved all the soldiers to the city wall.

even,

Even the sixty hunters were all brought up to temporarily serve as archers.

These hunters,

Although they did not receive professional military training,

But in terms of archery skills, they are definitely experts, enough to defend the city.