These days, Wang Dehua and Wang Kun looked anxiously at the head of Lancheng City every day towards Luya Mountain in the north.

They had already sent fast horses to Zhenxiwei and Datong for help, but now ten days have passed, the reinforcements have not arrived for a long time, and Xue Dongting does not know where to go.

According to several defeated soldiers who fled back to Lancheng, after Gu Dingtian and other gentry led the troops back to Dongcun, Xue Dongting pulled out the camp overnight, wanting to flee to the area of Fangshan Fort in the west, but on the way to the camp, the thief army of Wolf Head Ridge suddenly crossed the Longquan River, and Xue Dongting's 2,000 men and horses were defeated without a fight, and they were killed by the thief army and lost their armor.

At this time, Xue Dongting should have left Luliang Mountain and was going around the Yellow River back to his Lanzhou.

Wang Dehua and Wang Kun knew very well that Xue Dongting's waste could not be counted on, and the reinforcements from Datong might not come, because they had just heard that there was a Jiannu in the area of the Qingshui River outside the Yatou Pass, and now Datong Town is full of soldiers and is ready to fight.

They were left on their own.

Zeng Caofei, He Sheng and several guerrilla generals were all in Lancheng, but the defeated troops who fled back to Lancheng were not even 2,000.

The Zhang family and several other large families were also ambushed on the night of their return to Dongcun, with heavy casualties, and most of those who survived fled, less than 600 people fled back to Lan County, plus the three classes of the county government, the entire Lan County's defensive strength was only 2,08.

The most important thing is that there are no cannons in Lancheng, only about a dozen bird guns and three-eyed guns, and most of the bird guns and archers brought by Wang Dehua have also escaped, and less than fifty have returned to Lancheng.

How can this igniter stop the Qin thief?

You must know that the Qin thieves originally had nearly twenty cannons, and they got the sixty they brought in Jingle City, if they pulled all these cannons to attack Lancheng...... How does this small city stand up?

Qin thieves are ruthless, they don't blink an eye when they kill people, and they will inevitably die after the city is broken.

Instead of waiting for death, it is better to quickly flee back to Xuanda and make plans.

So after Wang Dehua and Wang Kun discussed for a few days, they drafted two notes with roughly the same content, saying that the Qin thieves were defending the city in Jingle, and the artillery was sharp, and they were afraid that the army would suffer heavy losses, so they deliberately showed weakness and led the Qin thieves to the area of the Xiaoliang River in Lancheng, and then let Xue Dongting on the West Road go north and attack the Qin thieves on both sides.

Who knew that Xue Dongting hesitated, delayed the fighter plane, not to mention, and did not defend the camp effectively, and was attacked by the thief army on the west road at night, which led to the defeat of the army on the west road, so that the thief army on the west road went north, and the Qin thieves attacked their army on both sides of the north road.

They were attacked by the enemy before and after, and they could not fight, so they could only retreat to Lanxian County and defend the city.

Who knows, Tang Linxian, the magistrate of Lancheng County, had previously let more than 4,000 fleeing villagers enter the city, including hundreds of spies planted by Qin thieves, when the Qin thieves attacked the city, the spies in the city set fire to create chaos in the city, and took the opportunity to capture the south gate and open the city gate to welcome the rebel thieves into the customs.

Seeing that the situation was not good, they led their troops to break through from the north gate, and finally returned to Xuanda in defeat.

On the night of March 30, Wang Dehua, Wang Kun, Zeng Caofei, He Sheng and others quietly removed the bricks and stones blocked in the opening of the north gate, opened the city gate, and led 2,000 Ming troops to break out of the city overnight and head towards the Lion's Roar Valley in Luya Mountain.

Several gates of Lancheng were originally sealed by them, and no one was allowed to escape from the city, whether it was the gentry or the common people, the purpose was to let the residents of the city work together to defend Lancheng.

As soon as the north gate opened, as soon as Wang Dehua, Wang Kun and others left, Zhang Bingshan and Zhang Shijing, father and son, led hundreds of people from the Zhang family, led dozens of carts out of the city quietly, and followed behind Wang Dehua and others.

Followed by other large households, businessmen, etc., in Lancheng, the mighty and endless.

Looking at the endless stream of fleeing crowds, Tang Linxian, the county magistrate, was discouraged, and wanted to cry without tears.

Others can go, but he, the magistrate of Lan County, can't go, and if he goes, he is guilty of fleeing without a fight.

He knew that Wang Dehua and Wang Kun would put the blame on him, and the death penalty should be inevitable.

He has been in Lan County for less than a year, and he wanted to make some political achievements, so that he could rise step by step, but he did not expect to come to Lan County but was constrained everywhere>>

Most of the servants in the third class of the small officials are involved in the local gentry, from the farmland money to the trivial matters of the neighborhood, all of them must be done according to the wishes of those gentry and old men.

Doing it, he was also disheartened, he had collected a lot of money in the past six months, and he didn't do a few things, and his life was comfortable, and his family foundation was getting more and more solid.

I thought that after saving enough money, I would go to Beijing to buy an official, and the household department, the officials, and the etiquette department would all be fine, as long as I could stay away from the place and no longer be at the mercy of those landlords and old money.

Unexpectedly, before the silver was saved, something big happened in Lan County.

With the temperament of a Qin thief, after breaking Lancheng, he will definitely not let himself live.

If the Qin thief wants to control Lan County, he will inevitably kill Zhi County and let the people under his control replace him, Jingle He Changbao is a living example.

"My lord, why don't we descend."

The heart was like a stagnant water, and suddenly an inaudible voice came from the side.

Tang Linxian was suddenly startled, turned his head to look, and saw that Zhao Renyin, a fast class officer, had come to his side at some point, and was looking at him with a pair of narrow eyes.

Tang Linxian hurriedly looked around, and when he saw that there was no one next to him, he frowned and shouted in a low voice, "Bastard!" Do you know what you're talking about? This is a great crime to be beheaded! ”

Zhao Renyin lowered his head and clenched his fists, and said, "My lord, Zhao Gengzi, the head of the Zhuang class in Jingle City, is a lowly cousin, when Jingle City fell, he led the Zhuang class to defeat the thief army, and was forced to surrender the surname Qin. ”

"You ......" Tang Linxian's face changed again, "Lancheng has been closed for ten days, how did you receive a letter from outside the city?" ”

"My lord, the letter into the city is just a trivial matter, the adult's net worth and future is a big thing, what Lord Qin has done is to benefit the land of Luliang, and he knows that the lord has ambitions, but the court is erosive, and there is nowhere to show it, if you vote for Lord Qin, the lord will be like a fish in water and show his ambitions."

Tang Linxian grabbed Zhao Renyin's collar, pulled him in front of him, and asked sharply, "These words were taught by Qin thieves, right?" ”

"Your Excellency is wrong, Lord Qin originally wanted to take your life, but these words were taught by the common people in the city."

Tang Linxian was stunned: "The common people? ”

"Exactly."

Zhao Renyin nodded, and said, "Lord Qin's actions in Lou Fu have long been passed into the ears of the people of Lancheng, and the common people want to have land to plant, and there is a place to redress their grievances, so they all want to follow Lord Qin." ”

Tang Linxian opened his mouth wide, stared at Zhao Renyin blankly, and couldn't say a word.

"Lord Qin has already thought of a way out, and has already complained to the imperial court, it won't be long before the two places in Jingle Lan County will return to peace, no matter how the imperial court will treat Lord Qin, this area has also been turned upside down, and it is no longer the Lan County of the past, if the Lord Qin serves Lord Qin at this time, he may be able to have a place in Lan County in the future."

"If the adults refuse to surrender, with the criminal methods of Lord Qin, they will definitely not spare the lives of the adults."

Tang Linxian didn't speak, only looked at Zhao Renyin fixedly.

After a long time, he slowly loosened Zhao Renyin's collar and asked inexplicably, "If I refuse to surrender, are you going to kill me here?" ”

Zhao Renyin shook his head, "The lowly will tie up the adults, and wait for Lord Qin to arrive." ”

Tang Linxian exhaled lightly, then turned his head and looked fixedly at the crowd of people fleeing to the north in the night.

Zhao Renyin didn't urge, just waited quietly on the side.

After a long time, Tang Linxian sighed lightly again and said, "Okay, I'm willing to surrender." ”

"Thank you, my lordship, I understand the righteousness and admire my duties."

"Huh." Tang Linxian smiled inexplicably.

"There is no integrity, greedy for life and afraid of death, how can he understand the righteousness."

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