Li Yan dismounted and hurried to the city gate, shouting upwards.
"Where is the Governor?"
"The Governor has already left the city and is chasing Konishi Yukinaga towards the Datong River."
Tang Baizhan's face was pale.
Li Yan took a deep breath and turned to speak.
"Diao, you lead the men to defend outside the city and wait for my message."
Then he said to Tang Baizhan, "Open the gate, take me to see the Governor."
"I can't make that decision."
Tang Baizhan looked distressed.
"What's the matter?"
Yang Yuan, the deputy general of the central army, with a treasured sword hanging at his waist, walked up to the city wall. He was Li Rusong's deputy, and at this moment, the elite of the Ming Army were all deployed with a vow to keep Konishi Yukinaga at the Datong River mouth, but there were still more than ten thousand troops in the city, now under his command.
