Chapter 93 Rebels
This was sent out last summer, and it took almost half a year for it to reach him.
The letter stated that life in the capital was not easy. Because the emperor was about to celebrate his birthday, he had increased taxes several times, making life even more difficult for the people.
The border was not peaceful either. The Tatars attacked many times. The Yan army was leaderless and had a hard time defending the city. The court was in constant debate over the issue of generals.
After reading the letter, Lu Chenyang felt a little heavy-hearted.
I just hope the people can get through this.
However, this year is destined to be an uneasy year.
After spring plowing, it started to rain in summer. The heavy rain one after another made people feel anxious.
Fortunately, Lu Chenyang has been building water conservancy projects in the past two years. Yanquan County has done a good job in water diversion and was not affected by the disaster, but other counties were not so lucky.
First there was a snowstorm, then a flood, and this time a large-scale riot broke out.
The people of Shu rebelled. This time it was no longer a group of refugees, but an organized rebel army that rose up and headed straight for Lingnan.
Why come to Lingnan? Lingnan is so poor.
But the rebels are not stupid. They are a group of rabble and have no chance of winning if they face the imperial army.
So they planned to take advantage of the situation and come to Lingnan to replenish food and manpower first, and then take their plans slowly.
I have to say, it’s different when there’s a leader.
The rebels assembled an army of more than 30,000 and headed straight for Lingnan.
Yan Yuanjie then turned to Lu Chenyang for help again.
Yan Yuanjie felt that this year was probably an unlucky year. He had been a governor for so many years, and this year had more things to do than in the previous ten years combined.
His capital city is surrounded! How can he still sit still?
How could he not know the combat effectiveness of the city's garrison? Let's put it this way, even if the enemy was just a group of ordinary people, if the garrison was pulled out to fight them, the chances of winning would be 70-30.
Rebel VII.
Who could have thought that there would be a rebellion in Lingnan? Can't they just stay poor?
Since it concerns his own life, Yan Yuanjie took it very seriously. He immediately wrote a letter to Lu Chenyang, asking him to send troops to provide assistance as soon as possible.
Yan Yuanjie felt particularly safe when he thought of the 500 elite soldiers brought by Lu Chenyang.
Lu Chenyang had already known about such a big thing a long time ago.
In fact, he knew it when the rebels just approached the city.
Yan Xing made preparations early, but several days passed and there was no news from Lu Chenyang, so Yan Xing had to go find Lu Chenyang himself.
Lu Chenyang was not there. After asking, I found out that he had gone to the countryside to see how the people were affected by the disaster.
Yanquan County once again planted medicinal herbs throughout the county this year. Fortunately, many of the herbs had already grown before the heavy rain, but one-third of them were also lost.
Lu Chenyang didn't come back until noon, so he was not surprised to see Yan Xing.
Yan Xing said, "You are quite patient. The city is surrounded, and you won't go to rescue it?"
Lu Chenyang said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Lord Yan hasn't sent a letter asking for help yet, so I can't mobilize troops without authorization."
Yan Xing raised his eyebrows: "This doesn't sound like what Lord Lu would say. Aren't you worried about the people?"
Lu Chenyang said, "I am worried, but Lord Yan should be more worried about his safety. Since he hasn't written to ask for help, I guess the situation isn't that serious yet."
Yan Yuanjie could neglect his duties or engage in passive resistance, but he would never dare to abandon the city and flee.
As a prefect, if he dared to abandon the city and flee, he would be cursed to death by the people of the world! And not only him, but also his family, young and old, would be punished by the emperor.
Therefore, Yan Yuanjie could even surrender, but he would never dare to escape.
Since Yan Yuanjie didn't write to ask for help, it means that the current situation is still under control, so Lu Chenyang is not panicking.
As the two were talking, Yan Yuanjie's letter arrived. It was such a coincidence.
After reading the letter, Lu Chenyang handed it to Yan Xing.
Yan Xing sneered after reading it: "This Yan Yuanjie is really good at talking."
In the letter, he did not ask Lu Chenyang to save him, but to save the people of Lingnan.
If the city was breached, the people would be slaughtered and looted. The flood had already made it impossible for the people to survive, and if they were to suffer another catastrophe, it would be tantamount to devastating the lives of the people.
Yan Yuanjie calculated that Lu Chenyang would not stand idly by under the guise of the people.
Yan Xing asked, "Are you going to send troops?"
Lu Chenyang came back to his senses and said, "Of course we have to go out. He's right. I can't let the people suffer this kind of devastation."
Yan Xing's eyes flashed: "How many people are you going to bring?"
The garrison in Lingnan actually only has 3,000 people on the surface, but the actual number of people is probably only known by Lu Chenyang and Yan Xing themselves.
Lu Chenyang frowned. Three thousand people were definitely not enough. The other side had thirty thousand people, plus the garrison in the provincial capital... Letting those people go to fight would be no different from sending them to their deaths.
"Take ten thousand." Lu Chenyang said lightly.
Yan Xing was quite surprised.
Ever since Lu Chenyang started taking in refugees, the two of them started recruiting soldiers in silence, but neither of them made it public.
As for the purpose, neither of them had communicated, but recruiting soldiers has been ongoing.
Lu Chenyang said, "I will take 3,000 people first. You will lead the remaining 7,000 and station them 30 miles away, waiting for my signal."
Yan Xing frowned. "You're going to lead the troops yourself? How can a scholar like you do such a dangerous thing?"
Lu Chenyang said: "I have to go, otherwise my expedition will be in vain."
Yan Xing was silent for a moment. This was going to rob.
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