Chapter 81: Old acquaintance

Xie Linlang plunged into the workshop again. Not only that, she also dispatched all the carpenters in the city to work in a small room. In addition, she gathered iron in the city and had them put in the furnace to re-harden.
When everyone asked what she was doing, she said that she was making a counterattack weapon, which made everyone feel at ease. After all, Xie Linlang has the ability to "turn stones into gold" and turn decay into magic, so the weapon she made at this time , It must be extraordinary!
The water bandits over there finally started to attack the city after it got dark, but it was only a feint, because they only sent a few hundred people to attack the city. After being hit by the soldiers on the wall, they quickly retreated. Up.
However, their behavior made the people in Xiangcheng very nervous, and the officers and soldiers who replaced them day and night did not dare to be sloppy at all, and immediately reported to Xie Linlang whenever something happened.
After Xie Linlang heard the news of their siege, they rushed past the workshop overnight, but when she arrived, those people had already retreated.
"what's the situation?"
After listening to her question, none of the soldiers who had just fought an offensive and defensive battle had the strength to return. The officers and soldiers in such a small place would not even kill a chicken on weekdays. God knows that hundreds of fierce water bandits just came to attack the city When, how nervous are they?
At this time, Mr. Huang came out. During the extraordinary period, it is impossible for them to be idle, so he discussed with Mr. Liu and exchanged guarding here. The defensive command just now was done by him. They were there, Xie Linlang. Still very relieved, just listen to him.
"Those water bandits were just feigning attacks, and the ladders were set up. They did not succeed in the first round of raids, and they retreated directly."
He thought for a while and added, "They came by swimming. Although the boats sent them some, they stopped far away from the shore, for some reason."
Xie Linlang heard the words, thought about it, and said, "There can only be two reasons. One, they are afraid that they are too close, which will cause you to be alert too early, and it may also be that they have heavy objects on the ship, if they are too close. It may be stranded in the shallows."
If the former is okay, if the latter... She is a little curious about who is the leader of the other party, and she has taken such pains to attack such a small city like her. It seems that she knows her well...
Old Huang felt that she was right, and at the same time he admired her for turning so fast, he said.
"Then should we also be prepared? If they have any offensive weapons on board, wouldn't it be very passive for us?"
Xie Linlang said, "I have let Confucian scholars prepare. There are no trebuchets in the city, but it is not difficult to build two. It's just that these people may come to attack the city tomorrow. We will also invite Mr. Huang and Mr. Liu Help me pay more attention.
If they still pretend to attack, then you can solve it yourself and fight them back. If there are other abnormalities, you will notify me again. In addition, I will send more people to help. Although Xiangcheng has few officers and soldiers, there are many young boys. "
Elder Huang nodded, and in turn calmed her, "Master Xie does not need to worry too much. Although these water bandits are brave, we are not without soldiers and horses. Before leaving, Your Highness said that we must protect your safety, so I have Let the elite soldiers of the Red River Valley enter the city secretly, even if these water bandits actually attacked, we are not opponents in the water battle, but they may not be able to get a bargain in the land battle!"
Xie Linlang was relieved after hearing this, "It's just thanks to you, if it weren't for your support, I really couldn't be so stable."
Old Huang smiled and said, "Master Xie is serious. You are the backbone of this city. We old things can do our best to make us very happy."
Xie Linlang nodded, and then went down the city wall without saying much.
If she had time, she really wanted to repair the southern city wall. After all, she hadn't done much before, but now it's too late to repair. The only thing she can do is to let those people have no chance to get on the wall!
The next day, the water bandits continued to attack the city in the middle of the night. There were also hundreds of people, and the boats still swam over without getting close.
It was Mr. Liu who watched the night that night. After careful observation, he suddenly discovered something wrong.
He found that those boats to send people off seemed to be only part of the purpose. Their real purpose was to try, to see where the big boat went, so that it could be closest to the wall without being stranded.
And they were busy defending the city, not paying attention to what the boat over there did after sending people off, only he saw it.
Those boats were not only testing the water, but also looking for the weakest wall. By night, the nearest one was only a dozen meters away from the wall!
Are they looking for a landing site? No, it must not be that simple!
After listening to the oral message sent by Mr. Liu, Xie Linlang became more and more sure that the other party had made sufficient preparations. The leader must have known her, or found out the bottom of Xiangcheng. Otherwise, it would be a small city. Zhou Zhang, cautious, isn't it ridiculous?
So, during the day the next day, Xie Linlang came to the southern city wall again and shouted internally.
"Why don't the opposing party come out and have a chat? The fight hurts peace, maybe we can have a chat, can we reconcile?"
Her voice traveled far across the river, and after a while, the boat more than a hundred meters away really moved.
They came in mighty and mighty. In addition to the water bandit standing on the head of the boat, there was also a person standing on board. When it was clear who that person was, Xie Linlang's heart trembled, feeling that the reconciliation probably means there is no chance to reconcile. It's almost the same.
It was a thin and tall man, dressed in grey, he looked no different from other water bandits, the only difference was that he had burn scars on his face and white gauze around his neck. The double-yin bird's bloodthirsty eyes stared straight at it, as if there was a demon hiding behind it.
Xie Linlang turned the Buddha beads on his left hand and looked at him across the lake. At this moment, their distance was shortened to several tens of meters, and the boats on the river were arranged in order, showing the appearance of an inverted triangle.
At the tip of the triangle, Lian Ke, a man wrapped in white gauze, said with a smile. His voice was not as gloomy as before, but extremely hoarse, as if his throat had been smoked by smoke.
"meet again……"
He smiled and showed pale teeth, and excited light jumped in his eyes, "Xie Linlang, I haven't seen you for half a year, you are more beautiful than before!"
His words made the people on the wall a little strange, but Xie Linlang's eyes suddenly sank and raised her eyebrows.
"Your name is Lian Ke now, right? Okay, Lian Ke, you are really dead! You escaped from me twice. If I were you, I could finally get my life back. Far, but you are still here, you have to jump repeatedly on the edge of death, really you have a third chance?"