The rebel army will be beheaded, and the morale of the army will be weakened, but after all, it is a brave army of tens of thousands, and they are rushing towards Zhilin County with all their might, and the momentum is still unstoppable.

What's even worse is that the troops of Zhilin County are insufficient, and they must divide their troops to defend at both ends.

Fortunately, the rebels did not ascend the city very quickly, and the defenders occupied favorable terrain to counterattack, and the battle was still fought.

But there was a battle on the south gate, and Li Tongyuan on the east gate also responded immediately.

Although Li Tongyuan's side was all remnants of the defeated army, it was better than the large number of people, one charged over, and the entire mud field was crowded with people.

Ten catapults on the city pass kept throwing, which was the main defense force of the east gate, and the soldiers defending the city were only five hundred, which could not resist tens of thousands of rebels at the same time.

The enemy and us fought hand-to-hand at the city pass, and the battle was extremely fierce.

And just when this fierce battle was in full swing, Chen Ziqian, who had withdrawn from the city pass, was busy running away.

Lin Xiaodao had already withdrawn from outside the city, holding his blood-drinking knife and guarding him.

In addition, the Shadow Squad and the old department led by Fan Zhong were not idle, and Chen Ziqian asked them to be responsible for decorating the materials needed on the road.

In a short time, two carriages were ready, one for Chen Ziqian, the other loaded with supplies, and fifty-two fast horses.

"Report!" A personal guard quickly ran into the county government and said: "Lord Qi, the east gate has been broken, please get out of the city quickly." ”

"Well, let's go!" Chen Ziqian nodded, took one last look at the county government and boarded the car to leave.

Lin Xiaodao rode the dragon yin horse to open the way in front of him, and led the team straight to the west gate.

Chen Ziqian walked very low-key, and even Yang Zhiying and they didn't inform them.

It is said that I have been with them for a while, and I should take them with me if I want to leave.

In fact, Chen Ziqian has been promoting this matter recently, but it's a pity that these people always belong to the Dayan Dynasty, and their loyalty is still above 80 points.

They will certainly not follow him, and even if they are ordered to go, they will not be loyal to him.

Since this is the case, then leave them here and be loyal to their Dayan Dynasty to the end, which can be regarded as fulfilling their loyalty.

Although this is a bit ruthless, but in troubled times, since you have joined the army, you must be prepared for the horse leather shroud.

Chen Ziqian is different from them, he has no official position or position, and he temporarily lives here just to get started.

It's good now, although there are not many soldiers and horses, but during this time, Zhilin County has also made a reputation.

Moreover, he has more than 2,000 gold coins on hand, and he also has a team exclusive to him, which is enough for him to go back to his hometown to seek development, and there is no need to leave his life here.

As for the weapons and baggage seized from the rebels these days, Chen Ziqian did not deliberately destroy them.

Sooner or later, the rebels in Zhilin County will have to settle in, so it is better to leave those things to the rebels to continue to make trouble.

He's just a passer-by anyway, there's no need to do things out of the way, and it's definitely more valuable to keep those weapons than to destroy them!

As far as Li Tongyuan's reckless man is concerned, he will definitely go to the county town when he is rearmed.

When the battle situation is completely reversed, Taishou really wants to fight hard, and those people under his hands will never be stupid.

At least a conservative and steady person like Gong Rang must know how to choose.

Isn't it fragrant to die too much, and change the peace of the whole county?

The team went out of the city smoothly and went all the way to the west, Chen Ziqian's hometown is in Wuling County, Tongzhou, located in the west of the Central Plains, six or seven hundred miles away from here, and this road can be reversed.

But he is not in a hurry, the world is in chaos, what is the most expensive, talent!

With the system in hand, of course, we must collect more famous ministers and generals along the way, otherwise what will I use to compete with the princes of the world in the future?

……

The journey was calm, and it took two days for the team to walk out of the border of Yizhou and come to the territory of Ningzhou.

Even if they enter the Central Plains when they get here, the rebels are now busy unifying the four northern states and will not invade here for the time being, but it will be a matter of time.

Chen Ziqian didn't care about these things at the moment, so he asked his subordinates to put away all their weapons and armor, disguised themselves as passers-by, and went straight to a county town in front of him.

This county is called 'Mancang County', located in Jingyi County, Ningzhou, the people's livelihood in the city is quite good, it is really a county as its name, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and every family has surplus grain.

Of course, the main reason is that the land here is fertile and the people are industrious.

Just after the rainy season, the people have begun to work in the fields, and the folk customs are simple, not as strong as in the north.

"I heard that in the land of Ningzhou, the scholars are all over the place, and there are still many important ministers in the court today from Ningzhou, I think Wang Nasi is not in a hurry to capture Ningzhou, it should be ulterior motives."

Chen Ziqian sat outside the carriage and chatted with Lin Xiaodao next to him leisurely.

Lin Xiaodao also likes to chat with Chen Ziqian, and every time he finishes chatting, he feels that his horizons have broadened a lot.

"The lord sees it thoroughly, the scholars will send many talents to the court every year, with the family reputation accumulated over the years, the career is often easier than others, today's imperial court, it can be said that more than seventy percent of the officials are from the scholars, and this land of Ningzhou, at least forty percent."

"It's no wonder, my hometown and ancestral tombs and temples are here, and those big officials in the imperial court are afraid that they will start to choose sides."

"Indeed, if you choose the wrong side, you may have to destroy the foundation for several lifetimes, which is no less than a catastrophe for those scholars."

"Not necessarily, as the so-called misfortune and blessing rely on, and the blessing and misfortune lie in wait, it depends on how they choose."

Chen Ziqian said and suddenly asked curiously: "Your family is no less than the Shi clan, is there anyone else in the family?" ”

Lin Xiaodao shook his head and said: "The Lin family has been inherited for hundreds of years, and the population has always been thin, so I have only one seedling left, and there is no one for a long time." ”

"It's okay, when you get to my house, go back and ask my mother to give you a family affair, the continuation of your Lin family's incense is a big deal, and you are twenty good people, if you break off the continuation after following me, then I will become a sinner."

"This ......" Lin Xiaodao's old face flushed, in fact, he had already married, but it was a pity that his original wife was frail and sick, and she died of illness within two years of being together.

Since then, he has been single, and he has no offspring until now, and his mother has been worried about this for a long time.

Speaking of which, the old lady was also quite strange, she was already terminally ill, and finally went to retreat and cultivate.

Chen Ziqian originally thought that the old lady had passed away, and he specially comforted Lin Xiaodao on the way, and when he finally came to this conclusion, he was really thunderous on the outside and tender on the inside.

Of course, the theory of cultivating immortals is too absurd, and what he traveled through is not the world of Xianxia, how can there be so many immortals to cultivate, but it is just the set of Fang Shimeng, and there is nothing to be more true.

"After entering the city and settling down first, you can send someone to inquire and see what kind of scholars there are in this Jingyi realm, and we should also visit and visit when we pass through this place, so as not to be said to be unsightly."

"Hehehe, the lord's visit is fake, and recruiting talents is real, right?" Lin Xiaodao said with a smile.

Chen Ziqian did not deny it: "This Ningzhou is a fish pond, and the ones raised are all koi, and they are all here, of course they have to catch a few if they can be fished, and it is a pity to give them all cheap to the reckless man of the king." ”

The team slowly walked into the city, and although they had already done makeup to cover up, they still inevitably attracted the attention of some people.

Especially in Chen Ziqian's recent fame, it is difficult for such a group of caravans from the north not to attract attention.

At a tea stall in the city, two young people were drinking tea, and after seeing Chen Ziqian's convoy passing by, one of the young men with a heroic face said: "Go back immediately to report to the young man, the person he is waiting for has arrived!" ”