The bright spring sun shines on the earth. This is the season of rejuvenation, the cold winter is completely far away from the world, the willow trees have drawn tender green shoots, and flowers have emerged from the grass, and the crystal dew drops are transparent, fresh and beautiful. The warm breeze caresses countless lives, and they grow happily.

It's just that the current Yuncheng County is completely opposite compared to the good times under this bright spring sun.

It was like being shrouded in the bitter cold of winter, and countless people shivered. Since Yang Tuanlian returned to the county seat yesterday, the old man of the county has collapsed on the bed.

The news that thousands of officers and soldiers had been wiped out swept through the county like a raging wind. The letter brought back by a few boats that narrowly escaped from the Wenshui waterside made Cao Jing almost not come up in one breath, so that countless people chose to flee here that day. But there are still some people who don't believe it, after all, the official army led by Dang Shixiong is so powerful, how can it be so vulnerable? And in addition to Dang Shixiong, isn't there Yang Tuanlian. Then they waited for Yang Tuanlian, who returned on horseback, who was completely puzzled by the process of the annihilation of Dang Shixiong's entire army, but he himself was really annihilated. Soon, the regimental training envoy chose to close the door and thank the guests, and closed the door to wait for the crime.

It wasn't until the afternoon of the second day that an exhausted group of men and horses returned to Yuncheng, and it was Wu Song and his gang. This was the only team to have returned in the two days since the bad news came. But there were only about 200 people.

Then Yuncheng County waited for Liangshanbo's 'army'!

To say that it is a large army, but it is an exaggeration. In fact, there were only five battalions, among which there were also the Guards and the Sailor Battalion. The rest of the battalion was collecting the spoils and escorting the prisoners of war.

“…… My cottage is adjacent to Guixian County, and there is a large number of people in the vicinity, so that there is a shortage of money, grain, and cloth. And I heard that Yuncheng was rich, and Lu Qian came to borrow it......"

It was a letter from which an arrow had been shot up to the city, written on a foot of white cloth. Lu Qian's words in the letter were very gentle, and people who didn't know would think that this was a loan exchange between friendly businessmen. But for Cao Jing, this is the ransom fee of a red fruit, but it is also an incomparably effective elixir.

It can be called a cure for the disease.

Cao Dazhi County, who had collapsed on the bed for two days before, immediately regained the majesty of Bailihou.

The Liangshan thieves are not going to attack the city, so it's easy to say.

Money and food materials, there are in Yuncheng County. Even if the grain and straw that Dang Shixiong had hoarded in Yuncheng before would not be counted, this ransom fee would need to be raised by all walks of life in Yuncheng, which is also a trivial matter. As long as the city is not broken, everything will be done.

The previous Cao Dazhi County had always thought that Liangshan would take advantage of the situation to attack Yuncheng. How could the Liangshan thieves let go of the tens of thousands of stone of military rations and a large number of military utensils hoarded in this county? And he, Cao Jing, had no plan to defend the enemy outside the city, and he had the responsibility to defend the land, and he was unwilling to flee in the wilderness, which ruined his reputation and already had the will to die. I never thought that this Marquis Lu Yu was so easy to speak.

"You've seen it too. The Liangshan thief was only given one day, and he didn't wait for it. In Lu Qian's words, if he didn't get the money and food that satisfied him at that time, he would take it himself.

Cao Jing was not ashamed to take Lu Qian's words to scare the Yuncheng gentry and businessmen who were seated. Although a number of them have fled to other places, those who have left representatives in Yuncheng have also been invited by Cao Jing today.

Song Jiang sat down behind a small case in the oblique place, holding a pen in his hand, with paper and ink on the table, looking at the Yuncheng gentry and businessmen in the hall who were turned into butchers and cutting meat with a knife, looking at the painful looks of those gentry and businessmen, and an indescribable sense of comfort rose in his heart.

He received a handwritten letter from his brother Song Qing before, Song Qing, Chao Gai, Zhu Tong, Lei Heng, these henchmen and subordinates Tu Yong, all of them are still there. The people of Liangshan are very affectionate, and they are treated with good food and drink, except for some gaps in Lei Heng, everything is good. Wait until the war is over, and then release them.

Song Qing didn't say a word in his letter, but Song Jiang thought of the scene in Huang Anzhen at the beginning. That time, he and Chao Gai alone gave three or four thousand yuan to repay Liang Shan's affection. This time, it is no more than that.

I, Song Gongming, have to cut off three taels of fine meat, how can this group of gentry and businessmen in front of me take a break?

Moreover, after Song Qing, Chao Gai and others returned to the county seat, Song Jiang also needed to offer a sum of money to Cao Jing, so that he would not be held accountable. Otherwise, it will be difficult to get back to the whole thing. It can be said that Song Jiang suffered huge losses in this war.

In this way, Lu Qian stayed outside the city for two days, and retrieved 20,000 stones of grain and grass, 30,000 yuan of silver, 10,000 catties of pig iron, 1,000 horses of silk and linen, and countless leather, medicinal materials, and military weapons and miscellaneous items.

The army returned to Liangshan, leaving behind Cao Jing, the governor of Yuncheng County, who was very fortunate in his heart, and Zhou Bin, the commander of the giant camp. Because the latter was not liked by Dang Shixiong, after doing a lot of coolies, he still stayed in Yuncheng to transfer material grain, and he was still used as coolies. But now he has made a lot of credit for nothing.

Because Cao Dazhi County had a wonderful pen, he handed over an official document to the top. And in the article, he expressed himself Cao Jing, who was brave and brave, loyal and fearless, led the whole city of soldiers and civilians, commanded Ruoding, and repelled several fierce attacks of Liangshan thieves in two days of bloody battles, and finally forced the thieves to retreat. And Zhou Bin, the only commander who remained in Yuncheng, even if he was only the commander of a box barracks now, became his right-hand man during the defense of Cao Dazhi County.

Only Yang Zhi, who is waiting for the crime behind closed doors, this person is really fateful. is obviously a good attitude towards crime, but Cao Jing intentionally or unintentionally buttoned up a hat of inaction. It was also said that he returned to the city on horseback, and it was suspected that he fled from the battle. Otherwise, it can't be explained why Wu Song, who was his subordinate, escaped with most of the Tuyong in Qinghe County? And he himself fled back alone? This Wu Song also has a side in Cao Dazhi's expression, but it is only the side that frames Yang Zhi.

So much so that the Jeju Mansion suddenly came down with an official document to take Yang Zhi. The latter, still ignorant, shouted to the officials who came down from the state capital: "What sin have I been? The latter laughed and shouted, "You dare to scream!" What is the crime of abandoning the soldiers and fleeing before the battle, so that most of the 1,000 righteous and brave people have been lost? After I read that you are a famous family, I will not lose your face, and I will not ask for hardship. ”

When Yang Zhi heard that he was charged with abandoning the army and fleeing, his blue face turned red, he was a descendant of the Yang family, how could he bear such an infamy? "The prefect heard who framed him, and he wronged Yang Zhi." This is not a trivial matter, and there must be a witness.

The official of the state government said: "I should give you a testimony and teach you to see the real thief, so that everyone knows that the prefect has not wronged you." ”

"Left and right, please come to Cao County."

A moment later, Cao Jing arrived in a sedan chair and bluntly said that Yang Zhi abandoned the army and fled, resulting in less than 300 brave and righteous soldiers from thousands of townships under his department. Hearing this, Yang Zhi was dumbfounded, and he was angry and angry, scolding Cao Jing for framing him, which was really a despicable villain.

The official of the state government shouted: "This is not necessary to do my business, I see that there is a complainant Cao Xianzun here." The two of you have your own division in the government. As soon as the words fell, he asked someone to put Yang Zhi in the prison car. And that Cao Jing also rode an old horse, lit up a hundred village warriors, and set off for Jeju Mansion.