Li Yan divided the captured thief captives into several teams and distributed them to each county, so that they could dig deep wells in each county first for irrigation of farmland. In recent years, the drought has turned several rivers that used to flow well into small streams, and there are very few fields that can be irrigated, so the construction of dams and the drilling of deep wells have become necessary measures.

Of course, the water source of those official gentry's fields is much better, so Li Yan doesn't have to worry about it. So these days, those officials and gentry have no contact with Li Yan, and they have no contact with Su Jing, as if Li Yan's liberation and the grain that was transferred out of the treasury without authorization are all things that have never happened.

Li Yan didn't go to those gentry for trouble, he knew that without strong external pressure, those gentry would not pay him taxes. And Su Jing didn't dare to ask the officials and gentry for their crimes, but just dismissed all those involved in the case.

Fortunately, Li Yan let Su Jing take back the grain from the government treasury and the county treasury, otherwise, if there was an accident, Fucheng would have no ability to deal with it at all.

The big group of thieves in Guide Mansion was basically gone, and the demands of those officials and gentry were satisfied, so they no longer complained to their children and grandchildren. Therefore, whether it is the capital or Kaifeng, no one pays attention to Guide Mansion, and no one can think of Li Yan, a guerrilla general. Guide Mansion has quietly become stable and getting better and better.

At the end of May, Shangcheng County, Henan.

The army of Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai surrounded the county seat of Shangxian County. A group of small minions carried a long ladder and rushed towards the city wall with a shout, and the moat outside the city had already been filled with earth by the thieves several passages.

The defenders at the head of the city began to fire arrows, but there were too few men for the feathered arrows to stop the thieves' advance. The thieves arrived under the city wall, and this was the best killing distance for the officers and soldiers. They poured boiling water, oil, and gold from the city, and burned the thieves below and screamed so badly.

But the subsequent thieves still rushed over, holding shields, holding waist knives, and climbing up the long ladder.

The officers and soldiers at the head of the city tried to knock down the long ladder on the head of the city with long poles, but the long ladders were nailed with large iron nails, which were stuck on the city bricks and could not be moved.

The officers and soldiers had no choice but to use the last bit of fire oil and burn the thieves' long ladder to barely hold the city.

Outside the city, Zhang Xianzhong's big tent.

"Father," Zhang Wenxiu came in and reported: "The officers and soldiers set fire to our ladders, and the brothers all returned. ”

Zhang Xianzhong roared angrily: "Prepare the ladder and attack again!" Tell them that after attacking the county seat, they will not seal the knife for three days! Inside the things and the woman, who grabbed whom. You can't snatch each other, or you'll be killed immediately! ”

The reason why he was so angry, regardless of Zuo Liangyu's threat in Xinyang, and immediately attacked the mall, was to avenge his concubine. His concubine ran away and was caught by the patrol of Mall County, and the guards who followed him came to intercede, but the magistrate of Mall County still killed his concubine.

Last year, he was defeated in Agate Mountain, his family was captured by the official army, and Yang Sichang did not kill anyone. This year, he captured Xiangyang City and rescued his family. The magistrate of this mall county can get to the good point, and he directly killed his concubine, which made him angry, so he immediately raised troops to retaliate.

Fortunately, Luo Rucai was also interesting enough, and came with him to attack the city. Although he was responsible for containment and feints, he helped a lot.

Zhang Wenxiu promised: "Yes, Dingguo will be ready soon." ”

After a while, Zhang Dingguo and his men continued to attack. They rushed under the walls in a sparse rain of arrows and set up a ladder next to the long burning ladder.

The city poured liquid again, but the water had just burned to a certain temperature, and it was too cold to even take a bath.

The little minions subconsciously let out a miserable scream, but when they were about to roll on the ground a few times, they found that there was no pain in their bodies. They stood up again in amazement, touched their bodies, and looked at them. Then he laughed maniacally and shouted: "No more oil, no more oil for them!" Hahaha! ”

But the city was constantly throwing stones downward. Although it can also inflict some damage on the rogue, it is really nothing compared to weapons such as boiling oil and gold juice.

One by one, the thieves fell down the ladder and climbed up one by one. At last someone came to the top of the city, and although they were quickly killed by a multiplier of the ranks, more thieves came to the top of the city.

When Zhang Dingguo took his own soldiers to the city, the rout of the official army began. They no longer have the courage to fight the thieves, because there are so many thieves, and if they kill one, more thieves will rush up. And there are fewer and fewer companions around them, and they can't stop the attack of the thieves.

They started to run away, they were going to hide in the city, they were going to get their families to hide as well. When the magistrate ordered the woman to be executed, they knew that the thieves would come to take revenge.

But their escape did not keep them alive any longer, and they were soon overtaken by the angry thieves and killed from behind.

Zhang Xianzhong rode on a horse, looked at the city gate that was slowly opened, and ordered loudly: "After entering the city, don't seal the knife for three days!" Town! ”

"Kill! Kill! Kill! The subordinates shouted one after another, and then under the leadership of their respective leaders, they rushed into the city one by one.

When Luo Rucai entered the city, he found that an organized massacre was going on in the city. Zhang Xianzhong's subordinates captured the people in the city, took them to the moat outside the city, and after killing the people, they just pushed the corpses into the trench. Each of their teams is divided into two parts, one to kill and the other to steal things.

"My lord, this is not good for your reputation." A scholar-like person said beside Luo Rucai: "After the notoriety of the slaughter of the city spreads, the resistance encountered in the future will be more intense, and it will be more difficult to gain something." ”

Luo Rucai nodded and said, "I understand this truth." Let's go, let's persuade Zhang Xianzhong. ”

The two found Zhang Xianzhong, and as soon as Luo Ru opened his mouth to persuade him, Zhang Xianzhong said impatiently: "Don't say more!" I don't want to hear this bullshit. If his son kills my woman, I'm going to kill his whole family!" ”

"It's okay for you to kill the whole family of the county commander, but you can't slaughter the city. Many people here are also poor, wouldn't it be better to let them into our ranks? Luo Rucai said.

"Poor shit!" Zhang Xianzhong said angrily: "If they want to join us, they will attack the children for three days?!" It's all a soft egg! If you want to recruit people, you can build a few hundred people in a few random forts! ”

Luo Rucai shook his head and said: "But this slaughter city is not good, in the future~"

"That's it!" Zhang Xianzhong impatiently interrupted Luo Rucai's words and said, "If you are afraid of ruining your reputation, you can leave!" Lao Zhang, I don't bother people! In a moment, I will send you to the camp what I have snatched, and I will not spare any of the turtle sons in this city!" ”

Luo Rucai was also angry, stood up, hugged his fists and said, "No need!" I, Cao Cao, don't lack those three melons and two dates! Farewell! After saying that, he left with Xuanqi.

Pan Duao persuaded: "General, why should you offend the reinforcements? ”

Zhang Xianzhong said casually: "It's okay! After a while, he will come back to us again. ”

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