When Magistrate Tian saw Tian Xiao's worried look, he quickly said,
"Don't worry, the rebels should enter the city at the same time as you."
"Just now, when the rebels were chasing me, I shouted, 'General Tian, bring your 100,000 troops to rescue me!' After that, the rebels stopped chasing me."
"I estimate the number of rebels should be around 20,000 to 30,000. We can take advantage of the moment when they haven't reacted and attack them directly, catching them off guard!"
As Magistrate Tian spoke, he raised his hand and waved it, his eyes full of murderous intent.
These are all military achievements, how can he not be excited.
When Tian Xiao heard this, he felt a little relieved.
The rebels had just entered the city, and their situation should be the same as theirs. The soldiers were thirsty, tired and hungry.
"Have you found out clearly? There are only 30,000 rebels?" Wei Jianxiong, who had stretched his neck to listen for a long time, rode forward and asked, staring at Prefect Tian.
If the enemy had more than 30,000 men, the responsibility for the defeat would have been borne by Prefect Tian.
"...Uh!" Magistrate Tian blinked twice, feeling a little undecided.
"Anyway, after I shouted that, I scared the rebels away."
"Besides, the rebels are all crowded in the streets just like us, so it's impossible to tell how many there are."
"This is the current situation. You can go and see what the situation is."
Prefect Tian looked at Wei Jianxiong with dissatisfaction. He actually wanted to set a trap for him. What a wishful thinking.
He has been the prefect for so many years in vain, and it is not his job to spy on the enemy.
Wei Jianxiong saw that Magistrate Tian didn't take the bait, and smiled faintly.
"Shall we send our spies to investigate ahead?"
Tian Xiao nodded and waved to the spies, "Go and investigate quickly."
Several figures quickly rushed out from the army.
Those who can be spies have no problem with their physical strength. Even if the soldiers are hungry along the way and can hardly lift their feet, the spies can still run.
Magistrate Tian looked at the spy who ran away, and immediately turned to look at Tian Xiao.
"We have to take advantage of the fact that the rebels are not ready yet. We need to send in crossbowmen directly. If we encounter any rebels on the streets, we can just shoot them."
He had made a contribution, as he had let the army know about the rebels' situation in advance, made preparations in advance, and reduced casualties. He had to give himself a credit for it and submit it when it came time to award merits.
Tian Xiao thought for a moment, then looked back at the exhausted army.
"Crossbowmen, step out!"
With a swish, 2,000 crossbowmen immediately stood up straight and moved forward a few steps collectively.
"Get on your horses!" Tian Xiao glanced at the crossbowmen and then at the thousands of cavalrymen following closely behind him.
The cavalrymen looked at each other and jumped off their horses.
All the crossbowmen were mounted on horses.
"Your team will lead the charge, and your team will follow closely behind, ready to substitute at any time..."
Tian Xiao quickly deployed 2,000 crossbowmen, and Qing waited for the rebels to come to him and be shot.
"General Tian." Wei Jianxiong looked at Tian Xiao and did not move after he arranged the personnel. He was stunned.
"Aren't we going to keep going?!"
Waiting here, he felt like he was waiting to die.
Are they waiting for the rebels to get ready so they can surround and destroy them?
Magistrate Tian was also extremely anxious. What was the point of waiting like this?
"We have to take the initiative to attack, otherwise how can we defeat the rebels if they are well prepared?"
Tian Xiao turned his head and glared at Prefect Tian.
"If you hadn't yelled and exposed our whereabouts, would this general have had to wait here?!"
"You could have lured the rebels here quietly, and we could have directly surrounded and wiped out the rebels."
"But when you shouted, you scared away the rebels, but you also made them prepared."
"Can this general lead his soldiers to die like this?"
"I...I..." Prefect Tian was so annoyed by Tian Xiao that he couldn't utter a word for a long time.
The situation was so urgent at that time. If he hadn't shouted that time, he would be a corpse now.
Wei Jianxiong smiled awkwardly. He didn't think that much.
He thought Tian Xiao was scared. After all, Tian Xiao was chasing Ma Ximing from behind, but he didn't dare to catch up.
At the critical moment, Tian Xiao is a coward who is afraid of death.
Tian Xiao, who was really a coward, looked at Tian Zhifu and Wei Jianxiong who were kept silent by him, and he slowly felt relieved.
He knew nothing about the rebels, and they met each other in the city. How could he not be afraid?
While the three were silent, the spy came back in a hurry.
"Report!"
"The rebels are heading towards the South Gate, about 20 miles from here."
"The rebels blocking the streets are all cavalry, no archers."
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