Yanzhou Dongping Guoshou Zhang County was originally a lower county, with less than 1,000 households and a population of only a few thousand. Of course, this is talking about the past, before Song Jiang entered Shouzhang and the guards protected the county seat.

Today's Shouzhang County, after half a year of stable life and recuperation, has undergone earth-shaking changes from when it was occupied by the remnants of the Yellow Turban. The most obvious manifestation is that the county town has been registered with more than 5,600 households, with more than 40,000 people.

Xiao Rang, the sage scholar of Shouzhang County, shook his head, put down the wolf hair in his hand, closed the thick household registration register that was already densely recorded, stood up with a thin body, and paced left and right in the county office, and the wide Xuan-colored Confucian clothes swayed with the movement. He gently stroked his beard and said to himself: "The land is uneven, and the troubled times are flowing, which shows that my longevity is stable and prosperous." Nowadays, Shouzhang is overcrowded, and the small county town can accommodate so many people. In the past few days, people from all over the world have poured into my Shouzhang, and hundreds of naturalized people have been naturalized every day, and there are countless unnaturalized people. Brother Song Jiang entrusted this Shouzhang civil trust to me before leaving, I was conscientious day and night, exhausted, not to talk about merit, but also hard work, I don't know if he came back to see this prosperity, can I praise my great merit. ”

Xiao Rang couldn't help but stop pacing, rolled up his wide Confucian sleeves, put his hands back, raised his thin face, and continued to murmur: "Xiao Rang, Xiao Rang, you have been studying hard for several years, full of economy, splendid chest, proficient in pen and ink, but you have drifted away for half a lifetime, and you have never won the slightest fame, and you have only been reduced to writing on behalf of others. Now that you are destined to enter the Han Dynasty, you will finally have the opportunity to show your talents, and you must not slack off. ”

While muttering to himself, a sound of footsteps outside the county hall came from far and near, and a man dressed in a whole body strode in. This man was about seven feet and five feet tall, with a purple begonia skin and a fan-circled beard, and I saw him go straight to the top of the county office, and the golden knife horse sat down.

Xiao Rang turned around, smiled slightly, and asked, "Brother Lei Heng, is there anything wrong with patrolling today?" ”

It turned out that this man was a winged tiger. On the same day, Song Shijiang gathered to protect the army, gathered all the heroes of Liangshan to fight Dong, and also left some brothers to protect Shouzhang. Lei Heng was in charge of the Shouzhang garrison camp, and was naturally temporarily appointed by Song Shijiang as the county governor of Shouzhang and stayed in charge of the military. There is also Xiao Rang, who temporarily represents Shou Zhang's chief bookkeeper and is in charge of civil affairs. The two of them have one article and one martial arts, and they have done their best.

Lei Heng grabbed a few teapots, poured them into the cup, drank them all, and said angrily: "Brother Xiao Rang, in the past few days, there are countless people from other counties and counties who have entered my Shouzhang City, and they are densely packed with homeless people. Those who have relatives join their relatives, and those who have money live in shops and rent houses, so it is right. You say, those people who have no money, no money, and no livelihood have come into my life, what have they done, and they have added chaos to me...... Those pickled homeless people are blocked all over the street, and I really want to bomb them out......"

Xiao Rang smiled and said: "Brother, the people from other counties and counties are willing to pour into my Shouzhang, which means that my Shouzhang is properly guarded, and the government is harmonious." Brother don't believe it, when Brother Song Jiang returns, the more people we recruit, the more timely the resettlement of the people, and the greater the credit. ”

Lei Heng shouted: "Brother Xiao Rang, you say, what is the use of those pickled homeless people, they are all defenseless people, and they waste my Liangshan grain and grass in vain." All this grain and grass has been accumulated by my Liangshan over the years, isn't it better to use it to recruit troops and buy horses? ”

Xiao Rang still chuckled and said, "Brother Lei Heng, I don't know, raising the people is also raising soldiers." These displaced people, if they are stable, are the people of my life, and they are where I pay taxes; When the hearts of the people are attached, this is where the source of our soldiers lies. So, brother, don't complain, in a word, the homeless people will come to my life, and they will all be accepted; All the displaced people were provided with two meals of thin porridge a day, but no one starved to death and froze to death. Those who have a clean family and are willing to settle in Shouzhang will settle down in ......"

Lei waved his hand horizontally and shouted: "Okay, don't be noisy, I still remember the instructions of Brother Song Jiang and Wu Yongjun before." Now I am the county leader, I am the general of the garrison battalion, Shou Zhang and I are in charge, I don't need you to make a lot of noise......"

Xiao Rang wanted to say more, but when he heard Lei Heng say this, he had to stop abruptly. At the beginning of Liangshan, you were in front, you were the elder brother, and now you are the county prince, holding 800 garrisons, and it is not good to talk about it in vain, so I still take care of my own affairs. Xiao Rang shook his head, sat back down in front of his case, and continued to sort out the household registration register.

Suddenly, but the noise outside the county government was heard, mixed with screams, running around, and smashing utensils, and the noise was very noisy. Lei Heng took up the case in the first few cases, grinning and yelling: "Straight lady thief, what happened outside? I'll take a look. Xiao Rang also stopped writing and stood up.

Lei Heng was furious and was about to drive out of the county office. Suddenly, a garrison battalion soldier hurriedly ran into the hall and reported out of breath: "General...... General Ray. Big things are not good......"

Lei Heng shouted: "Hurry bird, what's the matter?" ”

The soldier panicked and said, "Outside the city...... Outside the North Gate...... The Yellow Turban thieves are coming to attack ......"

"Yellow Turban remnants?" Lei Heng perked up and laughed: "What's wrong with this, it's obviously the credit of sending it." Yellow turban thief, useless very. ”

He turned to Xiao Rang and shouted, "Brother, it's a real credit to repel the remnants of the Yellow Turban." Collect the outcast, and count it as a very laborious son. He turned around and shouted again: "Well, go and gather the soldiers of the garrison camp quickly, and go with me to make meritorious service!" ”

"Yes!" The garrison retreated in a hurry.

Lei Heng picked up the Pu knife with his right hand and strode out. Xiao Rang hurriedly shouted from behind: "Brother Lei Heng, I'll go too." ”

The two of them went out of the county office, and there was already chaos outside, the shop furniture hurriedly closed the doors, the vendors also abandoned the stalls, the people cried and fled in all directions, the son could not find his father, and the wife could not find her husband; The ground is even more messy, with fruits, vegetables, bamboo baskets, shoes and socks falling all over the street.

Lei Heng was furious and yelled around: "You are afraid, I don't see that my Shouzhang Guards are still here." Watch me drive away the Yellow Turban thieves! It's all safe for me. ”

Xiao Rang also shouted loudly: "People, don't panic. I, Shouzhang Guard, will not leave Shouzhang alone, and will definitely drive away the Yellow Turban thieves. Please rest assured. ”

Some people in the streets gradually stopped running indiscriminately, and some people came out of the shops again, and they knelt down and cried in unison: "General, Shouzhang is rarely stable, please the general must drive away the Yellow Turban thieves!" ”

Lei Heng raised his knife and shouted: "This is natural. I'll go up to the city gate now. You wait for peace of mind at home and wait for me to have good news. ”

The two rode their horses and galloped to the north gate, and Sima saw the thunder coming over at the city gate on the city tower, and hurriedly ran over, and after saluting, he hurriedly shouted: "General, the Yellow Turban thieves are calling for battle outside the city." ”

"Check it out!"

Ascending to the city tower, Lei Heng raised his eyes and looked out.

I saw thousands of soldiers and horses standing densely outside the city. However, although the number of people is large, the queue is not neat. On closer inspection, the soldiers and horses were in a mess, and their clothes were uneven, some were draped all over their bodies, some were covered with silk, and some were short brown with knots; The armor is not in order, there are those who carry guns and spears, there are those who wield swords, and there are those who hold plows and rakes and farm tools; Except for a yellow scarf, how can there be an army.

The crowd of soldiers and horses shouted at the city with their weapons held high: "Open the gates and surrender, open the gates and surrender." If you don't surrender, the attackers will come in and wash the whole city in blood! Thousands of people shouted, and it was quite loud and earth-shattering. The voice reached the city, "Ah! ......" Shouzhang Castle cried loudly, chaotically like a hornet that had no nest.

"Straight sissy thief! Just these crooked melons and cracked dates also want to take my life? Straight mother thief, those people in the city are too bad. ......" Lei Heng was so angry that he ascended to heaven and sweated all over.

He shouted, "Have you gathered all the garrisons?" Go out with me and kill all those kings and yellow turbans. ”

Sima of the city gate looked around and replied, "It's all right." ”

Lei Heng raised the Pu knife high and shouted, "Go!" Get out of the city, drive out thieves, and make meritorious contributions! ……”

On the side, Xiao Rang hurriedly stopped, grabbed Lei Heng's arm, and shouted: "The situation of the enemy army is unknown, how can you attack rashly?" ”

Lei turned around and grinned: "The situation is still unknown? Look at the appearance of those crooked melons and cracked dates, the eight hundred soldiers of my escort army went out to drive them away, and they were already scattered as birds and beasts. ”

Xiao Rang still didn't let go, shouting: "The situation is unknown, you must not attack, what if there are ambushes outside, what if those outside are suspicious soldiers?" There is still a firearms blasting camp of the Ling Zhen brothers in the city, so it is better to discuss with the Ling Zhen brothers. ”

"Straight lady thief, Ling Zhenna is very useful to nest in the barracks all day and night. There are so many military horses outside, and Xiao let the brothers make a big fuss. Lei Heng was very annoyed by Xiao Rang's tight grip on his arm.

The shouts outside the city became louder, and the Yellow Turban thieves shouted loudly: "Una Guard, quickly sacrifice the city!" Hurry up and dedicate the city! If there is a kind, come out and fight to the death! I didn't plant it, and I dedicated the city! ”

Lei Heng was furious and shouted: "Brother Xiao Rang, did you hear it, I asked me to dedicate the city, how can I swallow this breath." Just these hairy thieves, crooked melons and cracked dates, let them be so arrogant, I am angry. I'm going to go out and kill them all...... Rest assured, it will never be fine. ”

Xiao Rang still didn't let go, and said: "We have to defend the city, just defend the city, why drive away!" ”

The people in the city could hear the cries outside, and the cries were even worse, the crackling sound of broken bottles and cans, and the sound of scurrying around was even worse. Lei Heng yelled at Xiao Rang: "Listen, listen, if you don't drive away the Yellow Turban thieves, how can the people be stable?" Brother Xiao Rang, just a few thieves, let me go and catch up. At the beginning, how many remnants did we wait for the guards to live around, how many thieves were captured, and what went wrong that time? …… Think about it...... At the beginning, when we caught the yellow scarf, how many troops did we grow? How much resistance do they have? ”

Of course, Xiao Rang remembered the sweetness that everyone tasted when the Guardian Army was first formed. He also hesitated, Xiao Rang thought for a while, and said: "In that case, I went to inform Brother Ling Zhen first, and after the three of them met, they discussed, my brother is driving away from the city, how about it?" ”

"How long will it take to wait, in this way, you go and call Brother Ling Zhen, and I will return after leading the troops to drive out these thieves, how about it?" Lei Heng remembered the sweetness of the year, and couldn't wait.

"No, I'm going to call Brother Ling Zhen, you are guarding the city!" Xiao Rang didn't dare to let go.

"Oops, noise!" Lei Heng had a hot temper and shook Xiao Rang away. stepped on the war horse, held the sword high, and shouted around: "The soldiers of the garrison camp, the remnants of the Yellow Turban are arrogant, go out with me to drive them away, let them see how powerful my brothers are, and set off!" Kill! ”

"Kill!" Suddenly, the city gate was opened, and the soldiers of the garrison roared everywhere, and the momentum was like a rainbow, rushing out of the city gate.

Xiao Rang saw that he couldn't stop it, he stomped his feet hatefully, pulled a goalkeeper over, urged him to report to Ling Zhen of the firearms blasting battalion, and hurriedly went up to the city tower to watch the battle.