Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 16

A gloomy day has passed, and the city of Wuyin County looks extraordinarily clean on this day. Bandit soldiers entered the city, and the people closed their doors one after another, not daring to go out. There was not a single person in the streets and alleys, like a dead city .

The night is gradually falling, and under the starry sky of the cold winter moon, this city has some undercurrents.

East of the city.

Zhu's mansion, in the mansion, was brightly lit, all the courtyards were emptied, and turned into school grounds one by one. In these school grounds, drums were beating, young and strong had already gathered, and they were issued weapons , the array is on standby.

The reason why this world is known as the world of the gentry is because the gentry control the population and land, have young and strong, have food, and can form an army at any time.

"Patriarch, the Yellow Turban Army in the county government is leaving the city!"

Standing at the foot of the hall, Zhu Tong, a burly man, clasped his hands to report to Zhu Zhan, who was on top of the table: "They have recruited carts from all over the city, are transporting food, and are heading for the north gate. They should be preparing to return to Mushroom Mountain. , or I send troops to intercept, after all, these food and grass are all food and grass in our Wuyin County!"

Headed by the Zhu family, all the major families in Wuyin City sent troops. They had gathered [-] troops with excellent weapons. He was very sure that he could wipe out this band of Yellow Turban bandits.

"Food delivery?"

Hearing this, Zhu Zhan gently stroked the beautiful beard on his chin, and smiled coldly: "They are really short of food, don't worry about them, let them continue to transport, when we send troops, these food and grass will become their burden, and will help us wipe out the food in one fell swoop. them!"

"promise!"

When Zhu Tong heard this, his eyes lit up and he nodded.

Zhu Zhan thought for a while, and asked Zhu Tong: "How is the situation in the county government?"

"Patriarch, the situation in the county government is still unknown for the time being!"

Zhu Tong shook his head: "Their guards are too tight, and our people can't get close at all, so we can't find any news!"

"Then we can only stay calm!"

Zhu Zhan calmed down and said in a low voice: "Before dispatching troops, you must confirm the news in the county government. Cai Tu is not dead, and I can't wait. If Cai Tu dies, the soldiers and horses will be dispatched immediately, and no one will be left behind to kill them." , leaving no one behind!"

These yellow turban thieves were nothing but rogues, even if they were allowed to leave Wuyin, he would not be blamed. For him, the most important thing was whether Cai Tu was dead or alive.

It's not been a day or two since he plotted to be the county magistrate of Wuyin. However, Cai Tu is strong and has the support of the Cai family of Jingzhou behind him. Even if he is a local snake, he dare not be too oppressive.

Now the most important thing is to use the Yellow Turban Army to kill Cai Tu.

"Report!"

At this time, a loud voice sounded outside the lobby.

"Come in!"

Zhu Tong frowned and gave a low drink.

A young man wearing Zhu's guard uniform came in, cupped his hands and said to Zhu Zhan, "Patriarch, there is a wounded person outside the door asking to see you?"

"Who is it?" Zhu Zhan asked, narrowing his eyes slightly.

At this time, the fire was in the limelight, and the whole city was under martial law. Suddenly someone was injured and came to him, which was a bit weird.

"He said yes, the chief of the county government's meritorious service is the subordinate of the Patriarch!"

"Shen Xiao?"

When Zhu Zhan heard this, his eyes lit up slightly: "Quick, please come in!"

Wuyin is a large county with more than ten thousand households. Among the county government, the county magistrate is an official with a rank of a thousand stones, while the county magistrate and county lieutenant are officials with a rank of four hundred stones. The recommendation of the order, the appointment of the county, and the approval of the court can take effect. Under the three major officials, there is the master book, and the master book is between the officials and the officials.

And under the master book, there are meritorious officers, thief officers, and chief officers of each accountant. These are just officials.

Shen Xiao, the chief of meritorious service, is his capable subordinate.

Soon two guards of the Zhu family came in with the help of a thin middle-aged man. This middle-aged man had a knife wound on his left arm, his clothes were stained with blood, and his face was extremely pale. As soon as he came in, he knelt down and died. Down.

"Shen Xiao pays homage to the county magistrate!"

"Zifeng, bandits entered the city, and Wuyin was in trouble. I am very anxious, worried about the comfort of the county lord, and now I am trying to gather the righteous people in the city to call for a crusade. Seeing that you are still alive, I am very glad in my heart. also!"

With tears in his tiger eyes, Zhu Zhan walked down himself and slandered him.

"Xiao is ashamed, I have no face to face the county magistrate!" Shen Xiao cried and said: "Those thieves slaughtered the county government, I can only survive alone, and the county magistrate, the chief secretary, they are all dead, please return The county magistrate sent troops to wipe out these criminals, and avenge the magistrate and the others!"

"what?"

Zhu Zhan was trembling all over, and his teeth were clenching loudly: "Did the county lord die?"

His face was very excited, as if he was full of grief and indignation, but those who knew him well could see a hint of joy from the corners of his eyes.

"I saw with my own eyes that the head of the county lord was beheaded by them, and he died with nothing to rest in peace!" Shen Xiao said solemnly: "Everyone in the county government was also slaughtered!"

"Everyone in the county government was slaughtered?"

Zhu Zhan frowned slightly, his eyes became suspicious, and he glanced at Shen Xiao suspiciously.

"Then why did you survive?"

Zhu Tong frowned, and if it was inconvenient for Zhu Zhan to ask, he didn't mind asking instead.

"My lord suspects that a certain family has invested in a thief?"

Hearing this, Shen Xiao was furious, with a cold face, looked at Zhu Zhan, and said: "I, Shen Xiao, also read the books of sages and sages, how can I join forces with the rebels, I am loyal to the lord, how can I deceive the lord, the reason why I survive I came down, it was because of a well in the county government office, did my lord forget that in the past, my lord told my subordinates that it was a well leading to a small river in the east of the city, although I was greedy for life and afraid of death, I would never associate with bandits !"

"It's because I'm suspicious, I'm sorry Zifeng!"

Zhu Zhan immediately disappeared from the council. On the left side of the county government office, in the courtyard of the county magistrate’s office, there was a well that was deserted, but the underground led to a nearby well, and the wells were connected. He didn't even know, so he just told a few of his subordinates to beware of accidents.

"My lord, these rebels are already preparing to leave the city. If they are allowed to leave Wuyin, the weather will be so cold that it may be difficult to track them down. Please send troops as soon as possible, my lord, to eliminate the banditry!"

Shen Xiao still had some lingering anger on his face, but he still cupped his hands and said.

"Homeowner?"

When Zhu Tong heard this, his eyes moved, and he asked in a low voice.

"Immediately go to gather troops and horses. I will personally suppress the bandits. I will use the head of the bandit leader to pay homage to the spirit of the county lord in heaven!"

At this moment, Zhu Zhan's doubts were all gone, his eyes were bright, and he was full of pride. He said loudly: "We are paid by the court, how can we let the bandits be the one who suffers? Even if we die today, we must leave this banditry behind." , don’t leave any harm to the people of Wuyin!”

"promise!"

Zhu Tong took the order and left.

……

Outside the city, the northern suburbs.

on the hill.

Mu Shan rode his horse and stood, staring at the county town under his feet, reining in the reins with both hands, silent for a while, and then asked: "Zhao Ping, has our son-in-law in the city withdrawn?"

"Using the cover of grain trucks, we have basically withdrawn!"

Zhao Ping looked at the night, his face was a little puzzled, and said: "The head of the family, in fact, we can leave as soon as we leave, why do we have to fight this battle, those families have thousands of soldiers and horses, we are at a disadvantage!"

With the food and gold and silver in hand, they don't need to fight this battle. He still doesn't understand why they have to fight.

"For survival!"

Mu Shan's set of reasons sounded in Mu Jing's mind, and he immediately strengthened his belief, saying: "Jing Er is right, no matter how much food there is, it will be exhausted sooner or later, we can't continue to be bandits, we can't let Our children continue to sleep with us, Wuyin City is the place where we can stand, as long as we win this battle, we can stand here and live a peaceful life, so even if we pay a heavier price, we Fight too!"

"Master Mu is in charge!"

At this time Li Yan rode a horse and came. Although he was a scholar and not good at kung fu, he was good at riding and shooting. His crotch was a green horse, and he came slowly: "There is news from the city that the soldiers and horses of the Zhu family have been dispatched. Now They are coming towards us, and in less than an hour, they can come out from the north city gate and face us directly!"

"Although this place is a hill, the terrain is flat, easy to attack and difficult to defend. I don't know if Mr. Li has any good strategies to help me fight!" Mu Shan turned his head, glanced at Li Yan, and asked.

Li Yan was recommended by Mu Jing. Mu Jing said that this person has extraordinary talents and is a good military adviser. Mu Shan is actually a little dubious because Li Yan is too young.

(End of this chapter)