Early the next morning, a meeting was held among the leaders of the thieves outside the county, at which it was unanimously decided to retreat. They don't know how many of the officers and troops came, but judging from the two camps that broke down Qilizhai in a row, as well as the statements of those who fled, the strength of the officers and troops was not weak.

There is no way, their strength is relatively weak after all, and the strength of the official army is still very strong. Back then, Zu Band had 2,000 Guanning cavalry troops, which was invincible. Moreover, those who came back from the rout will also exaggerate the strength of the enemy, even if they know that there are only a few dozen people who have defeated them, no one will say it. If others know that they were defeated by dozens of people, then where will they put their faces?

Since the officers and troops have come from the west, and the north is where they have plundered, the officers and troops there should also be ready. To the east, if they are surrounded by officials and soldiers, they will die. So their direction could only be south, and then west, to the vicinity of Tongxu to find their large army.

With the decision, the thieves went into action. Packed up their things, took their belongings, and the wanderers who were wrapped up, and hurried south.

County office, back hall.

"Master, the thieves have withdrawn." A family member reported.

Su Jing frowned and asked, "Are you sure?" Really withdrawn. ”

Jia Ding replied: "The villains don't know whether it's true or not, but they all went to the south, and the outside of the city was empty. ”

Su Jing nodded, touched his beard and smiled, "Very good!" I think it was the officers and soldiers of Kaifeng who came to help. ”

The housekeeper came in and said, "Master, Yang Chengshou please see you." ”

"Humph! It's time to ask for credit! Su Jing sneered disdainfully and said. Still, he commanded, "Let him in." ”

After waiting for a while, Yang Chengshou walked in with a high spirit. Xiang Su Jing hugged his fists and reported loudly: "Yu Xianzun, the thieves outside the city have retreated!" It must have been because they saw that the county town was tightly defended and impregnable, and they did not dare to commit it again, so they withdrew. ”

Su Jing nodded and said, "This county knows." Ask Yang Chengshou to go back and monitor closely, so that the soldiers defending the city do not relax their vigilance, lest the thieves go and return, and take advantage of the gap to attack the county seat. ”

"Huh?" Yang Chengshou asked puzzledly: "The thieves have all withdrawn, and they have seen it with their own eyes." ”

Su Jing lowered his face and scolded: "Isn't the general able to open the eyes of heaven?!" The general has been lying in the mansion all night, where can he see the situation outside the city?! ”

"This~" Yang Chengshou didn't know how to explain it, the key was that he felt that Su Jing seemed to be spying on him, which was not a good sign.

Su Jing waved his hand and said, "General, go and guard the city gate well, don't be earned by thieves!" ”

Yang Chengshou had no choice but to take the order and said, "Yes!" The humble post will definitely ensure that the county is foolproof. ”

Watching Yang Chengshou leave, Su Jing said to himself coldly: "Shameless soldier! There is no idea of loyalty to the country! I only know that I have invited credit and urged for food! Kill them all! Hum! ”

Yang Chengshou had just left, and the family on duty at the West Gate ran in and reported: "Master, someone outside the West Gate called the door and reported the victory." ”

"Call the door? Success? What the hell is going on? Su Jing frowned and asked.

At this time, Jia Ding took out a piece of paper, handed it to Su Jing, and said, "This is shot up by someone from outside the city, please read it." ”

Su Jing took a look, and what it said was that the person who came was Li Yan from Qilizhai in the west of the city, who had won a great victory in Qilizhai and defeated a large number of thieves. Kill 246 spirit thieves and ask for Kaejo to come in.

"West of the city, Qilizhai? Li Yan? After reading this submission, Su Jing began to think about it, he felt some impressions, but he couldn't remember it.

He thought about it for a while, and finally got an impression. It was the young man Ma Dianshi brought to Huibin Building to see him, and it seemed that his name was Li Yan. It seems that the tone is quite loud, saying that there is something to inform him.

"Please come here." Su Jing immediately commanded.

After a while, Ma Dianshi came to the back hall, bowed down and saluted: "The villain has seen the county lord. ”

Su Jing nodded, let Ma Dianshi get up, and asked, "Ma Dianshi, do you know a person named Li Yan?" In the west of the city seven miles of the village. ”

As soon as Ma Dianshi heard it, he knew that he was talking about Li Yan, who was in contact with him. But he didn't know what the charter of Su County Order was, was it discovered that he had secretly copied the Di Bao? So he hesitated and didn't dare to agree.

Su Jing handed the submission to Ma Dianshi and said: "There are people outside the city who have submitted a book to report success, and the county does not know whether it is true or false, so please ask Ma Dianshi to identify it." ”

Ma Dianshi finished reading the letter and immediately said: "County Zun, this Li Yan villain recognizes it, so let's identify it." To have the heads of more than 200 thieves is an unprecedented achievement in our county. Even the White Lotus Sect rebellion in the previous two years did not have such a great victory. ”

"Quickly identify it and report it back when you come back." Su Jing was also very happy, and immediately urged Ma Dianshi to leave.

After waiting for three quarters of an hour, Ma Dianshi finally came to report and confirmed that the person who came was Li Yan. There is no doubt that Qilizhai in the west of the city has achieved a great victory. During this period, Yang Chengshou also got the news and came to the county office to wait.

Su Jing glanced at Yang Chengshou and said, "This county has to take a look in person to confirm!" ”

"Bandits are rampant outside the city, and the thieves don't know if they have retreated, or just take someone to inspect it, and why don't you go to the county of Helao?" Yang Chengshou hurriedly clenched his fists and said. As long as he can go, he can take six or seven percent of the credit, and as for that Li Yan, he already looks up to him very much if he shares some credit.

Su Jing hesitated, those thieves couldn't be seen in the city, but he didn't know if they were hiding somewhere else. If he encounters a thief after leaving the city, it will be called every day. But he didn't dare to report this credit in a hurry, and if the above came to check it, he didn't want to kill the good and be confused with his conscience.

"County Zun," Ma Dianshi interjected: "The subordinates have told Li Gongzi, Li Gongzi asked the county to go to the scene to inspect, and he will send elite soldiers to escort the county honor." Moreover, Li Gongzi has already been sentry, and the thieves have gone south, so they should not return. ”

Su Jing still didn't dare to rush out of the city, and it wasn't until the afternoon that he sent out to search a radius of twenty miles and make sure that there were no thieves, and he finally left the county and went to Qilizhai under Li Yan's escort.

In the north and south of Qili Village, Su Jing saw countless corpses lying down. Li Yan only asked people to clean up their belongings, but the bodies of the thieves did not move, and many of the corpses were still stuck with arrows, and there was a large pool of blood under them.

Su Jing glanced at it casually, then covered his nose and went back, and asked the county servant to bring someone to come, pickle the first-level treatment, and wait for the official to come and inspect it. And officially awarded Li Yanxiang the general official position, and the position is the same level as Yang Shoubei. However, Yang guarded the city, and Li Yan defended the place outside the city.

Su Jing didn't dare to stay outside the city for a long time, and after seeing the battlefield, he immediately returned to the city in a sedan chair. As for the letter of appointment given to Li Yan, Li Yan was asked to go to the city to get it himself.