Zhang Youjun didn't know what it meant when someone said such a thing, so he said tentatively:

"The term of office of the former magistrate left office three days ago, and the new magistrate has not yet arrived, and the soldiers and civilians and officials in the city have spontaneously organized to defend the city, and this official is also one of them."

Han Manzhi said: "If the city is defended, the officials who participate in the defense of the city will get the great merit of defending the territory, but it is a pity that your limited talent makes a relatively strong city lose it overnight, causing nearly 100,000 ordinary people who have taken refuge in the city to be plagued by the rogues."

You died a hundred times when the city was broken, and if you lived, the court would definitely ask for the guilt, and I am afraid that it would be inevitable to be filled with troops at that time. ”

This is not Han Manzhi's nonsense, but the provisions of the Ming Law, the magistrate has the duty to defend the territory, the city is lost and the people are slaughtered, and the surviving magistrate will be killed by the imperial court nine times out of ten, and being sentenced to confiscate the army is already an extrajudicial favor.

Zhang Youjun heard that there was something in the words, and heard Han Manzhi say that it was very strange for Liukou, and they were rescued by the "Winged Tiger" department, and realized that this Biao people were different.

He asked, "I don't know what a female general means?" Aren't you outlaws?

"I'm not a female general, let alone a rogue, just a helpless person rescued by the Marquis of Dongping in the spring of the third year of Chongzhen."

"Dongping Hou? The female general is a member of the 'Red Banner Army'? ”

"Yes, the Marquis of Dongping entered Henan, Huguang, and Sichuan the year before last to suppress the Rogue, and he realized that the Rogues would resurrect, so he left a lot of people to collect information about the Rogues, and entered the Rogues to persuade some of the Rogues leaders to surrender."

Zhang Youjun said happily: "No wonder today you took the risk of fighting with other rogues to help, and the subordinate thanked the female general for saving his life." Thank you for saving the lives of more than 20 members of my Zhang family. ”

Han Manzhi was bitter and hateful, in fact, she hated dignitaries and nobles in her heart, she asked coldly: "The Marquis of Dongping is in the Houjiazhuang Tuntian of Zhangde Mansion to settle the people, and in this way to reduce the hungry people and achieve the effect of curbing the spread of the rogue, I don't know if Lord Zhang knows?" ”

"This was reported in the imperial court the year before last, and of course the lower officials knew."

Han Manzhi asked, "Since we know that Dongping Hou's method of reassuring the people is effective, why doesn't Huoqiu County follow suit?" If the people here are also as close to you and other officials, it is impossible for the county seat to be attacked by the rogues in an instant? ”

Zhang Youjun said with shame on his face: "The relationship between local interests is complicated, and the lower officials are just a small county, how can people speak lightly and have the courage of Dongping Hou, even if they want to make a difference, it is impossible to put it into action." ”

Han Manzhi paused, and also suppressed the anger in his heart, and said as calmly as possible:

"If we save you and find a way to make you meritorious to become the magistrate of Huoqiu or a certain place, do you have the confidence to support us secretly in Tuntian and train the villagers to guard the city under our jurisdiction?"

How complicated the factions in the officialdom are, a petty official like Zhang Youjun has just entered the stream and is the existence of passer-by, and he can't find a way to join a certain force.

Knowing that taking refuge in the Marquis of Dongping can not only ensure the safety of a large family, but also escape the responsibility of the imperial court, and can continue to be an official or even a bigger official, Zhang Youjun did not hesitate at all, and said in a high-profile manner:

"As an official, I can defend the land and the people and benefit one party, and I will be the person of the Marquis of Dongping after the official, and I will do my best to emulate the Marquis of Dongping and raise soldiers."

Han Manzhi had a long talk with Ni Keda next, and the content was similar, but Ni Keda, who was eager to make contributions, reacted even more strongly.

He was not only willing to settle the people, train the troops, and defend the territory with the secret support of the "Red Flag Army", but also asked Han Manzhi to take in his daughter to stay by his side for training, and asked Han Manzhi to recommend his third son, Ni Benchun, who had reached the age of fifteen, to join the "Red Flag Army".

Ni Keda's daughter Ni Gu has just turned fourteen years old this year, and today she was almost killed by a few rogues, but fortunately, the people of the "winged tiger" appeared in time, and it was also because they wore a lot of clothes in winter, and the bandits did not succeed for a while.

I saw the ferocity of the rogue with my own eyes, and I saw many neighbors who were killed.

even saw the sister next door hit her head on the stone drum in front of the door after being humiliated, her snow-white body was bright red blood, and the little girl who was still alive the day before yesterday was fragrant and jade, which deeply stimulated Aunt Ni.

Knowing that Han Manzhi is a member of the "Red Flag Army", Ni Gu hopes to follow her to practice killing skills, and one day become a female soldier of the "Red Flag Army" and kill all the rogues who insult her sisters.

Han Manzhi suffers from his lack of literacy, he can only write simply, every time there are mistakes and other words, several women around him are not as good as her, sometimes I can't find anyone if I have to ask a few words, and I am overjoyed to learn that Aunt Ni can write and write well.

There is no shortage of people who have a deep hatred with Jiannu and Liukou among today's female flag guards, and there is a lack of women with a strong cultural foundation.

Han Manzhi accepted Ni Keda's son and daughter, and from now on, the flag guard will definitely deliberately create opportunities for Ni Keda, who wants to make a difference.

The next day, Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng didn't know if they also felt that Zhang Xianzhong was too cruel and inhumane, and deliberately led their headquarters to attack Shouzhou, ignoring the dispute between the Eight Kings and the "Winged Tiger".

On the eleventh day of the first month, the Eight Kings, the Sweeping King, the Sweeping Tiger, the Sweeping Tiger, the Kuo Tianfei, etc., led more than 100,000 rogues and homeless people to surround Yingzhou and launch an attack.

Yin Mengao, the governor of Yingzhou, Zhao Shikuan, and other magistrates did not abandon the city and fled, but organized military and civilian officials to rise up and resist.

However, the relationship between Yingzhou officials and the common people is usually tense, how can it be possible to need people to work hard at this time?

I don't know if it's because of the rogue in the city, or the green skins and beggars took advantage of the fire to rob and make trouble, and the people guarding the city dispersed in a hurry, and Zhizhou Yin Mengao knelt down and begged the people to stay and defend the city, but no one cared about it.

Yin Mengao was quite strong, he was still fighting alone, holding a steel knife to kill more than a dozen rogues who rushed to the city, and finally he was really powerless, and jumped directly from the city wall into the lake called Black Dragon Pond outside the city to commit suicide.

Thousands of rogues broke the city and entered the city, they were busy robbing and killing the lady of the sleeping official's family, and the "Red Flag Army", which had already been notified by Zhao Shisan, was pinching the time to kill.

Just when Zhang Xianzhong's troops rushed to resist, Jin Minghu's troops, who learned that the "Red Flag Army" had already moved, suddenly attacked the horse thieves of Zhang Xianzhong's troops directly.

Under the two-way attack, Zhang Xianzhong's men and horses were defeated in a moment's effort, and the people and horses of the thieves such as the sweeping king, the tiger who picked up the ground, and the people and horses who were bone-in-one suddenly ran away after not knowing the situation.

Zhang Heming, the secretary of the retired military department, was arresting Zhang Datong, the son of the Zhang family, and torturing two eighty-year-old people, who were inexplicably stunned, and he hurriedly ran out of the Zhang family's mansion.