After all the trouble, it was already evening.
In the dark night, torches were burning on the walls of Hezhong Prefecture.
The soldiers guarding the city stood on the city wall, leaning their heads and looking down.
"Boss, what should we do? The government office is surrounded! The Hong family said that the governor and the magistrate have all escaped, and Li Mingde is colluding with the rebels and passing on false government orders!"
"Are we still going to guard the city gates? Are we going to keep the city gates closed?"
The soldiers all looked at a burly man with a full beard.
The bearded man said in a gruff voice: "Never mind that! The order we received is to close the city gates, so we will follow it!"
Suddenly, a long dragon of torches appeared in the city, winding towards the government office.
If you listen carefully, you can vaguely hear "Welcome Duke Yun".
The soldiers guarding the city panicked: "Boss, look! The Hong family is in big trouble! Should we go and help?"
Bang!
The bearded man punched the man on the spot: "Are you stupid?! What does the Hong family have to do with us? Let them fight, we will guard on the city wall and wait for them to decide who is the better!"
The head of the Hong family was obviously stunned by the situation.
What do these idiots want to do?!
How dare they surround me?!
"Are you crazy? Do you know who I am?!"
It was the first time for everyone to do such a thing. When questioned by the head of the Hong family, everyone paused and looked at each other, inexplicably wanting to retreat.
Shopkeeper Chen stepped forward and shouted, "Of course we know who you are! You are the traitor of the Hong family!"
"Huh? I'm a traitor?!" The head of the Hong family was so angry at Chen's accusation that he laughed, "The real traitor is over there!"
The head of the Hong family pointed at Li Mingde who was standing at the door and said, "Li Mingde colluded with the traitor Gu Nanxi and wanted to rebel. We are acting on behalf of heaven!"
There was a burst of boos all around.
Shopkeeper Chen: "What official position do you hold? Why do you think you can represent the heaven?"
Seeing that this group of peasants were instigated by Manager Chen and a fight between the two sides was about to break out, the Hong family hurriedly sent people to various military camps for help.
I didn’t expect that after raising soldiers for a thousand days and using them for a moment, when the time came to use them, I couldn’t even hire a single soldier!
The head of the Hong family learned that all the soldiers were hiding in the camp and refused to come out, and their facial features were distorted.
These bastards! They usually take bribes and extort money, but when they heard that it was related to Duke Yun, they were like mice seeing a cat, and they wanted to run away with their tails between their legs!
"Master, what should we do? This group of peasants is twice as many as us! And more people are joining them!"
"If a fight really breaks out, I'm afraid we won't be their match."
The head of the Hong family glanced around.
Those bitches who should have been crushed into the mud actually dared to straighten their backs because of the presence of Shopkeeper Chen and the support of Duke Yun. Not only did they dare to look him in the face, they were also eager to try and stand up by stepping on the corpses of the Hong family!
The head of the Hong family suppressed his inner humiliation and decided to lie low for the time being: "Retreat!"
Hundreds of palace guards looked at Manager Chen and others vigilantly, and after retreating about ten meters, they fled in a swarm!
The crowd instantly erupted into deafening cheers.
“They’re scared!”
"They escaped!"
"Hahaha, turns out they are cowards too."
Shopkeeper Chen did not lead anyone to pursue, after all, his purpose was to assist Li Langjun in taking control of Hezhong Prefecture.
If a fight really breaks out, there will definitely be casualties, which will not be conducive to maintaining stability.
Li Mingde heaved a sigh of relief and thanked everyone: "Thank you, Manager Chen, and thank you for your help! When Duke Yun comes to Hezhong Prefecture, I will definitely ask for credit for you all!"
When everyone heard this, they were so happy that their teeth popped out. They lowered their heads in embarrassment and said, "You're welcome."
"Too unorthodox! We are extremely welcoming to Duke Yun! I wonder when she will come?"
Gu Nanxi, who was eagerly awaited by everyone, was now leading a thousand cavalrymen and rushing to Suining County at high speed.
Suining County and Hezhong Prefecture are adjacent to each other. A main river splits into two branches thirty miles south of Hezhong Prefecture, one leading to Hezhong Prefecture and the other leading to Suining County.
Suining County is sandwiched between Taihe County and Hezhong Prefecture. If Song Shoujie learned that Hezhong Prefecture had been occupied, he would definitely choose to go to Suining County.
As long as he occupied Suining County, he could separate Taihe County and Hezhong Prefecture, making Hezhong Prefecture an isolated city!
Once a large number of main forces arrive at the battlefield, Hezhong Prefecture will be in his pocket.
In order to avoid such a situation, after receiving the news, Gu Nanxi wrote a letter to Cui Sanlun as soon as possible, and ordered Mei Tang, who stayed in Taihe County, to lead his troops to Hezhong Prefecture immediately after the reinforcements arrived.
He took a thousand Yunzhou soldiers and immediately rushed to Suining County.
The straight-line distance between Taihe County and Suining County is not far, but because of the dense water network, a detour is required.
Even at a fast pace, it would take a day and a half, and when Gu Nanxi arrived, it was already late at night.
Gu Nanxi rode on a tall horse, looked at the tightly closed gate of Suining County, and said with a smile: "The guards in Suining County are quite strict."
The Yunzhou soldier behind him said coldly: "We sent people to check Suining County's background before, and found that the guards were two or three times weaker than they are now. Now they are on high alert, which shows that they are insecure."
The weaker you are inside, the more you have to pretend to be strong.
The magistrate of Suining County was probably also afraid. The four counties of Hezhong County had all surrendered to the general, leaving only him and Hezhong Prefecture. Anyone would be afraid!
But even so, it cannot escape the general's sharp eyes!
No matter how strong the city walls were, they were as weak as paper in front of the Yunzhou soldiers.
Time is running out, Gu Nanxi decides to start attacking directly with rockets!
Explosives are relatively precious, so try to save them if possible.
In Suining County, the county magistrate had not yet received the news that the governor and the judge of Hezhong County had fled, nor did he know that Hezhong Prefecture had fallen into the hands of Li Mingde, let alone that Gu Nanxi had already arrived at the city gates!
He and a group of officials raised their glasses and drank happily in the county government office.
The girls in Honghua Tower, dressed in thin gauze clothes, danced gracefully under the bright lights.
The air was filled with the aroma of wine and cosmetics.
"What's the situation at the North Gate and the West Gate? Is there any enemy?" the county magistrate asked drunkenly while drinking.
A fat man with his chest exposed and a belly as big as that of an eight-month pregnant woman said proudly.
"Don't worry, sir. We in Suining County are well-armed. Unless Gu Nanxi can fly, she will never be able to enter the city!"
The county magistrate's right eyelid kept twitching, and he felt that something bad was going to happen: "Will they attack at night?"
Fat Khan laughed loudly, the wine flowing down his neck to his belly: "You worry too much, sir. Most soldiers have night blindness and have difficulty seeing at night. Even in our Suining County, eight out of ten soldiers are like this! Yunzhou is a remote, cold place that has been through war for a long time, and their situation will only get worse!"
Hearing this, the county magistrate finally felt relieved: "That's good, I can finally sleep peacefully. Cheng Yan is such a coward, why did he surrender to Gu Nanxi!"
"Not everyone has a strong character like you!"
Everyone was praising the county magistrate, when suddenly, they heard the harsh sound of drums from the city wall! (End of this chapter)
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