Start with the humble bridegroom

Chapter 88 East Gate
More than 30 fishing boats from Taowan put down more than [-] women, children and elderly people, and then those boats rushed into the lake like arrows.

The Taowan villagers who received the alarm from Zhang Zhe's home, those who had settled in the county followed Zhang Zhe to Taolin County, and the rest hid in the lake or on the mountain.

In the village, several households surnamed Huang followed behind in two fishing boats, but they did not expect that Zhang Zhe would take people surnamed Zhang far away from the west gate of the county seat, and instead went straight to the east pier of the county seat further away. drive away.

Before boarding the boat, Huang Lizheng, who had agreed to take care of each other with Zhang with a smile on his face, sailed towards the west wharf without even saying hello.

At that time, the boat of the person surnamed Zhang was still in chaos for a while.

Fortunately, the uncle of the new patriarch happened to be in the village, and he was on Shitou's fishing boat after departure.

The old man jumped on the boat and cursed a few words, and then the clansmen hesitantly followed Zhang Zhe's boat to the east.

"The county has received the news of Wuliuguan from Taoist Qingzheng, and the city must be closed. Especially the west gate facing our Taowan and Wuliuguan. I reckon that the four city gates have already closed at this time. It is locked, only the east gate is facing the direction of the county city, so it may still be open for the purpose of exchanging news with the county. So I just came here to try my luck."

After landing on the shore, Zhang Zhe looked at the old uncle who came close to him, and explained a thing or two before he asked a question.

The old man laughed when he heard this: "Sure enough, Qilin'er of our Zhang family is thoughtful. I think that Huang Lizheng is afraid that he doesn't have the ability to open the west gate. Maybe he will go to the east gate."

When the rest of the people heard this, they laughed embarrassingly, and followed closely behind Zhang Zhe and his wife towards the east gate.

The sun was getting higher and higher, and when Zhang Wuliu saw the east gate of the county from a distance, Zhang Wuliu led the donkey cart and walked over the side road. The donkey cart was full of Meng Xiaowan's things. He set off half an hour earlier than Zhang Zhe. Those who hurried to catch up finally caught up with their own team.

Zhang Zhe is taller, raised his hand to set up a pergola and looked towards the east gate, but felt relieved.

The east gate of Taolin County was only half opened, and a team of yamen servants blocked the gate and searched extremely tightly.

But what surprised him was that there were obviously very few people entering the city at this moment, but many people were leaving the city. Many families were still carrying burdens, driving chariots and horses, and hurried eastward.

"Husband," Meng Xiaowan called out to him wearing a new green curtain, "why did you stop?"

"I'm just wondering why so many people rush to leave Taolin and run to the county instead?"

Meng Xiaowanlan's heart was full, and she immediately came to her senses.

"Could it be that there is something wrong with the county town? So my husband brought me to the county, but he didn't go to the county town."

Zhang Zhe dragged Meng Xiaowan to follow the inspection team and explained in a low voice.

"All the actions of the bandit army show that there will not be too many incoming troops, and the planning of Wuling is all about surprise. The county is the place they must rush to take down, and the rest of the counties are just tasteless. Just lay down a few counties , as long as they don't win the county, they will never be able to hold it when the Daoli soldiers come, and they will violate the big taboo of dividing troops."

His voice dropped again.

"If the government servants and Kuaiban in the county were wiped out by them in one fell swoop in the mountains, and the Song family in the county thought they would respond, if I were the leader of the army, the whole army would definitely go straight to Wuling City afterwards. With the county in hand, the rest of the It is advisable to turn back the county. Therefore, within the county, it is extremely dangerous!"

Seeing that there were many people around, Meng Xiaowan gently broke away from his grasp.

"But now Taolin County must have quickly reported to the county. The county has taken precautions. It may be that even the county soldiers have been recruited at this time. The bandit army will not be able to attack the big county by force. The situation in the county may not be as your husband expected. So dangerous."

Seeing her rebuttal, Zhang Zhe knew that he was holding her hand in public, which made her a little annoyed.It's just that he didn't rest for half the night, which caused him to be "in a trance" for a while, forgetting that this is still an era of strict etiquette.It was just a "mistake" for a while.

"The danger in the county is not outside, but inside. The Song family is deeply rooted in the county. Although Yan Fuzun holds the county soldiers and squads, when there are troops and horses outside the city, he wants to beat the Song family down. , is not an easy task. The most terrible thing is that in Yan Fuzun's camp, there is still a high-level secret agent hidden by the other party. Therefore, whether this county can be defended is still open to debate. "

Meng Xiaowan took half a step back at this moment, and followed Zhang Zhe with a slap: "Husband, remember, don't walk with your concubine at the same time in front of others, so as not to weaken the name of the man's family."

Seeing disdain in Zhang Zhe's smile, she could only push him with a smile, and changed the subject again.

"If the thieves really took down the county, wouldn't Taolin County be a 'turn-back'? Wouldn't it be self-defeating if we went to the county?"

"Mistress, let's think about the location of Taolin first. Taolin County is separated between the county town and the mountains. To put it bluntly, this is a dead place. It is a waste of military power for soldiers to come here. If we talk about food, fodder and resources , the rest of the counties do not go to Taolin, especially Yanmen County, which is the only way for the bandit army to retreat. The bandit army has limited soldiers and horses, and the leader will only come to Taolin if his head is pumped."

"If they take down the county, the wealth of the bandit army will be ten times higher than that of Taolin, and they have to guard against the reaction of the other five counties in the west. Linshan County, which occupies the eastern frontier of Wuling, must be taken down? If we are more cautious Yanmen County in the north and Hanting County in the southeast also have to send troops to defend. Taolin County can't take care of it at all."

Meng Xiaowan liked the way Zhang Zhe talked about current affairs, so she asked in a playful manner.

"What if they can't take down the county?"

"Then you won't go to the dead land of Taolin. Even if you get money, you will go to other counties. After all, those places can advance and retreat freely."

Entry into the city is strictly checked, and no one is allowed to enter the city without relatives and friends in the city today.

Everyone surnamed Zhang has a place to go, but it is easy to handle, and they all went in after a long time.Only Zhang Zhe's family is in some trouble. They seem to have no "relatives and friends" in the county.

Carrying a big burden, Sanqi kept saying that "My husband and Huo Yanei are old," but those government servants just sneered and didn't believe it.

"Go, go, come here, just a cat or a dog and flirt with someone in the Huo family office?" The leader of the team sneered again and again, but his eyes were fixed on Zhang Zhe and his wife behind Sanqi.

Zhang Zhe took a closer look, but he was an acquaintance. Wasn't it the leader Jiang who had a rift with the Meng family?
"Sanqi!" Zhang Zhe waved his hand and called Sanqi back, took out a post from the box held by Bailu and handed it to Sanqi, "I forgot this post, you take it and let him have a look."

Then he whispered a few words in Sanqi's ear, Sanqi responded and went with the post.

But after a while, there came the arrogant voice of Team Leader Jiang.

"Grandfather must not understand these words! Whoever posted it, the grandfather has an order today, and the idlers are definitely not allowed to enter the city. Otherwise, let's change the post of the grandfather. The post is easy to recognize, and grandpa can let you wait." Go in!"

Zhang Zhe was not angry when he heard this, he just looked at his wife and smiled.

Sanqi also yelled over there.

"Forget it, forget it, you don't recognize the invitation from the school, and if you don't see the top of this year's list at the children's banquet tomorrow, it's your prestige of Team Leader Jiang!"

(End of this chapter)