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Chapter 349
Ye Zhaoyan frowned, "Thiefs?"

Lin Xi replied: "They wear black clothes and cover their faces, so they can't see their faces clearly."

The answer is somewhat cryptic.

"When did this happen?"

"Ugly time."

Ye Zhaoyan frowned, the timing of these people's arrival was strange.

She put on her coat and walked out of the tent quickly.From a distance, I saw a group of people gathering around the city wall and raising shields, trying to stop the flames of war that broke through the city wall. There was a mess under the city tower.

"Are you sure it's a bandit?" Ye Zhaoyan asked, his clear eyes showing a bit of sharpness in the night.

"The city guard sent news that those men in black are exactly the same as the thieves who looted the rich merchants a few days ago." Lin Xi's voice hesitated. Let the soldiers block all the main roads, and set up artillery and crossbows on the city walls."

Ye Zhaoyan nodded, "These thieves are not kind, how about the guards outside the city?"

"The manpower of the city guards is limited. During this period of time, due to the poor defense of the city, he did not dare to use too many manpower. There are only a thousand guards in the city. Please, the Major General, make plans early."

Ye Zhaoyan frowned. Although the city defense was solid, there had been no reinforcements for a long time, so delaying it was not an option. As early as when the Ye family army she led entered the city, the city guard had already reported that the remaining food in the city could not afford so many soldiers.
Then he said to Lin Xi, "You immediately lead the elite soldiers to prepare at the back door. Before dawn, we will take a detour out of the city to attack."

"Yes!" Lin Xi replied, and hurried to the tent.

Ye Zhaoyan turned around and went back to the post house, and saw a crooked beggar squatting under the corner outside the courtyard, a little suspicious.

Hearing the footsteps, the beggar hurriedly got up, covered his face and kowtowed repeatedly, "I have seen General Ye."

Ye Zhaoyan instantly recognized the person who came, it was Zhen Lingfan who she had met when she first arrived.

"How will you be here?"

Zhen Lingfan gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "I'm here to seek refuge with Major General Ye."

"Take refuge with me?" Ye Zhaoyan raised his eyebrows slightly, "Although it is a time for employing people, there is no shortage of talents in our army."

Zhen Lingfan's expression froze for a moment, and he shook his head immediately, "Compared with those civil servants and military generals, I may not be as talented in economics and strategy, but they are not as familiar with the situation in Nanyang as I am."

Ye Zhaoyan was noncommittal, and Zhen Lingfan said again: "My family has encountered a disaster. In order to change my fate, I have no choice but to cooperate with General Ye. The sincerity I show must be [-]%."

"Oh?" Ye Zhaoyan looked at her, "Your father encountered a disaster, and you refused to go to the court, but you believed in me. Why?"

"You are from the Ye family." Zhen Lingfan said earnestly, "When the late emperor was around, he praised the Ye family for being clear and loyal."

"You are smart." Ye Zhaoyan sneered, "Even so, how can you be of use to me?"

Zhen Lingfan lowered his head, but his voice was very clear, "The thieves attacked at night just now, did the Major General ever suspect their identities?"

Ye Zhaoyan did not hide it, "They are not ordinary thieves."

Zhen Lingfan raised his head, his eyes flickering, "How did General Ye determine that they are not bandits who came to rob property?"

"This, you don't need to know."

Zhen Lingfan bit his lower lip, and said again: "Young General Ye, if you really want to get rid of bandits, you must be careful of King Qing's people."

"Prince Qing?" Ye Zhaoyan smiled, "How can King Qing, who is in prison, draw his hand to besiege Nanyang?"

The tone can't be said to be good or bad, and people can't tell what it means.

Zhen Lingfan raised his head abruptly, with anticipation in his eyes, "What if what I said is true?"

Ye Zhaoyan's eyes sank a little, "This young general never believes anything without grounds."

I have a way for you to see through his intentions. "Gritting his teeth, Zhen Lingfan seemed to have made up his mind and said: "But I also have one condition. "

Ye Zhaoyan looked at her, with a trace of hesitation in his eyes, "What conditions?"

Zhen Lingfan raised his head and looked directly into his eyes, then knelt down suddenly, "I will do my best to assist General Ye. If Nanyang is to be defended, please take me back to Jindu. If Nanyang is to be defended, I am willing to die as an apology."

Ye Zhaoyan stared quietly at the man kneeling in front of her. His eyes were very clear, and there was a strong desire hidden in his eyes. He was expressing her sincerity to him.

Ye Zhaoyan's shadow was reflected in her eyes, allowing her to see her former self.

"Why do you want to go back to Jindu?"

"I want to meet the Holy Majesty, I want revenge!" Zhen Lingfan clenched his fists tightly, his eyes were slightly red.

Ye Zhaoyan hooked the corners of his lips, as if smiling, "Revenge."

At the beginning of her rebirth, she also thought so naively, but she became more and more aware that she was surrounded by all sides.

Everything around her was like a net, and she was in a difficult situation.Zhen Lingfan's current situation is like the Ye clan surrounded by wolves.

Just as he was contemplating, he suddenly heard shouts of killing outside the city. The city guard rushed over with a few guards, knelt down and said, "Young general, there are thousands of bandits outside the city attacking the city gate!"

Ye Zhaoyan's face showed a dignified look, the thieves in the city were obviously well-trained.

"Let them retreat first, don't fight hard."

"Yes."

"Come with me." Ye Zhaoyan entered the post house.

Zhen Lingfan followed him, walked through the corridor, and quickly packed up.

After a stick of incense, Ye Zhaoyan led Lin Xi and the others from the back gate of Nanyang City, and left quietly. The black-clothed "thieves" at the gate of the city hadn't reacted yet, and were concentrating on dealing with the guards of Nanyang City.

Seeing that two more crossbowmen on the tower were shot dead, a row of arrows pierced through the air and pierced the bandits next to the leader's carriage, and there were screams for a while.

"Who!!"

The men in black exclaimed and drew their swords to be on guard.

"It's the Ye Family Army, it's the Ye Family Army!!" An older man in black shouted loudly, his voice trembling.

Hearing this, the thieves and bandits were terrified and dispersed quickly, shooting arrows all over the sky. A few feathered arrows flew past one of them's shoulders, pointing straight at the carriage.

"Ah!!" The person in the carriage screamed, as if he was seriously injured.

Ye Zhaoyan jumped out of the carriage, swept the spear in his hand, and stabbed the two thieves to death.

"Let the arrows, let the arrows!!" Seeing that the leader was injured and the army's morale was slackened, a young man shouted at the top of his voice. The archers on the side immediately drew their bows and set their arrows. A dense rain of arrows poured over, and flesh and blood flew all over the place.

Ye Zhaoyan dodged the archer holding a long spear and drove straight in.

With a strong figure, she knocked down several enemies with one kick.

"Ah!!" The kicked enemy knocked him down under the shaft of the carriage. Ye Zhaoyan lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, saw the people inside at a glance, and his eyes narrowed immediately.

The man was tied up in a carriage, shot in the back with an arrow, and was wearing an official uniform, which was under Tianlu's order.

His face was pale as paper, his eyes were wide open, and he looked extremely frightening.

"Quick, kill Major General Ye Family!!" The man in the carriage suddenly shouted, his voice was hoarse and piercing.

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