In the troubled times, there are many displaced people, many local officials are afraid that the displaced people will enter the city to make trouble, so they do not allow the displaced people to enter the city, and there are even those who make a fortune by managing the displaced people to enter the city to collect cash, such a situation as Dongxiang County is not uncommon in the troubled times at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

Although Yang Ming wanted to help them, at least he should stop the soldiers who took the opportunity to extort them, but when he thought that he had to go into the city to meet the county order, he couldn't interfere in the incident, so he had to hold back, thinking that after seeing the county order, he should suggest that these homeless people be properly resettled.

Just when Yang Ming was thinking about how to mention this matter when he saw the county order, he heard someone shouting behind him: "Childe! His voice was weak but familiar.

Yang Ming hurriedly looked back and saw that Xu Shuixian appeared in front of him at some point.

Yang Ming didn't expect Xu Shuixian to appear suddenly, and what surprised him even more was:

Xu Shuixian's dress was very torn, probably scratched by wattles, because there were still leaves and dirt left on her pleated skirt, and there were dead branches and leaves in her hair.

Moreover, his chest was even wetter, and even the outline of the proud pair of pepper milk was clearly revealed, and crystal clear beads of sweat came out of his forehead one by one.

"Narcissus?" Yang Ming could see that Xu Shuixian should have been running in the jungle for a long time before he became like this.

As soon as Yang Ming came over, Xu Shuixian collapsed directly in his arms, and said breathlessly: "Childe, don't go to the county seat." ”

Yang Ming saw that Xu Shuixian was so tired, so he didn't push her away, but simply sat on the ground and let her lie smoothly in his arms, seeing that she was panting and was about to speak in a hurry, he persuaded: "Don't worry, take a breath first, and talk later." ”

As soon as he lay in Gongzi's arms, Xu Shuixian felt soft all over his body, and his tiredness became stronger and stronger, and he wanted to sleep.

But as soon as he thought that what he was going to do was to prevent Gongzi from entering the city, he had to forcibly restrain his sleepiness, and told Yang Ming how he broke through Guan Jiaren's trick and how he learned that the county order was going to murder Gongzi.

"Childe, I think there may be a misunderstanding between Narcissus and Guan Xianggong?" Chen Daharizi didn't believe Xu Shuixian's words very much, because he saw with his own eyes that the letter from the county order to Gongzi was stamped with the seal of the county official, and he didn't think that Guan Jiaren would really want to harm Gongzi, after all, Guan Jiaren and Gongzi got along so well in the past.

"I said Chen Dahari, was your brain kicked by a donkey, if this is a misunderstanding, can Narcissus make such a desperate run to bring the news to the son?"

Bai Qian and Chen Daharizi have always had contradictions, so they are not polite to speak, and after questioning Chen Dahari, they came over and suggested to Yang Ming: "Childe, I think we should go back, if it is really as Narcissus said, Hanjia Village is afraid that it will face a catastrophe." ”

"The officers and soldiers we met when we first came to Dongxiang County were him Yu Dahai, Brother Guan Wei kept talking about that Yu Dahai robbed his jujube red horse, I didn't expect him to attack Hanjia Village so soon, this Yu Dahai is a thousand households, there are thousands of soldiers under his command, Hanjia Village now only has Cao Laosan's third standard of a total of 150 people, can you resist it?"

Bai Qian then said.

"Come, drink some water first", Yang Ming looked very indifferent now, and did not rush to decide how to deal with the government's killing and framing, but took the kettle from Chen Dahari's hand, handed it to Xu Shuixian's lips and called softly.

Yang Ming was very moved that Xu Shuixian could take such a big risk to inform him of the news.

It can be said that Yang Ming, like everyone else in the village, had the same impression of Xu Shuixian as a pretty widow, and never regarded her as a close relative.

But now that a certain love string in Yang Ming's heart seems to have been plucked, or looking at Xu Shuixian's soaked dress and long hair, he finds that Xu Shuixian is even more charming and charming than before. Yang Ming couldn't help but caress his hand towards her face, which was soft and a little wet.

"Hmm" Xu Shuixian saw that the son had a smile on his face, his eyes were also full of tenderness, and his palm was still sliding lightly on his face, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a while, so he only responded and drank it. I don't know why, Xu Shuixian felt that the water that Gongzi gave him was very sweet, and it was clearer and sweeter than the spring water in the mountains.

At this time, there was a whimpering cry from the direction of the city gate, and Yang Ming looked back to see that it was several soldiers beating a middle-aged civilian, and one of the women was kneeling on the ground and begging.

Seeing this scene, Yang Ming finally restrained the urge to slide his hand towards the deep ditch under Xu Shuixianyu's neck, and also strengthened his inner thoughts, raised his head and said, "The county seat still has to go." ”

"What!"

Seeing that Yang Ming and Xu Shuixian were so intimate, Bai Qian and Chen Daharizi had no choice but to pretend not to see it and consciously turned around, but as soon as they heard Yang Ming's words, they both turned around in surprise.

Xu Shuixian also raised his head, and a pair of big watery eyes opened round: "Childe!" ”

Chen Daharizi said directly: "No, Childe, I thought about it, and I think that what Bai Qian said is also reasonable, what Sister-in-law Narcissus said may be true, and it is very likely that the county master really has no good intentions." ”

"Childe, even I believe in Narcissus, don't you still believe it, why would you rather believe the words of a dog official than believe in other people's Narcissus, let alone Narcissus who is still so affectionate to you", Bai Qian was also puzzled.

"It's not that I don't believe in Narcissus, it's because I believe in Narcissus's words that I want to go to the county seat more, but the way I go to the county seat has changed slightly", Yang Ming said and glanced at the people who were still being driven by the officers and soldiers guarding the city at the city gate, and said: "The people's hearts are available." ”

Yang Ming always believed that in the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy and trickery would pale in comparison.

One of the purposes for Yang Ming to let Zhang Yuanwai enter the city to open a grain store was for Zhang Yuanwai to pay attention to investigating the urban defense situation in Dongxiang County, and not long ago, he had learned from Zhang Yuanwai that the current urban defense force in Dongxiang County plus the third class of officials was only about 100 people.

Therefore, Dongxiang County is simply at Yang Ming's fingertips.

The reason why Yang Ming didn't do this was mainly because he was afraid that occupying a county town would cause a lot of shock to the Ming officials, and he was afraid that he would attract a large army to encircle and suppress him.

It is easy to occupy the county seat of Dongxiang, but it is somewhat difficult to keep the county seat of Dongxiang after the occupation, because you have to deal with the encirclement and suppression of thousands or even tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of the imperial court.

But now, since the county order of Dongxiang County does not allow him Yang Ming and Hanjia Village to exist, he doesn't need to worry so much, first occupy Dongxiang County, anyway, the current Hanjia Village also urgently needs to expand outward, and Hanjia Camp also needs to have a city as a base.

Rather than waiting for the county magistrate of Dongxiang County and the Taipingwei Qianhu Yu Dahai to exterminate their own Hanjia Village, it is better to take the initiative to attack, so as not to make these rulers really think that they are afraid of them.

Dr. Lan had already figured out the military strength in Dongxiang County in the name of practicing medicine in accordance with Yang Ming's arrangement, to be precise, in addition to the Hanjia camp in Dongxiang County, Yu Dahai's Taipingwei was the strongest, and then the Zhangjiachang Inspection Division, as well as the bandits of Shengdun Mountain.

According to the news brought by Xu Shuixian, Yang Ming already knew that Yu Dahai was going to attack his Hanjia Village, and it was impossible to take care of the safety of Dongxiang County.

The total number of soldiers in the Zhangjiachang Inspection Division is only 500, and most of them are old and weak, and they are far away from Dongxiang County.

The bandits in Shengdun Mountain are even farther away from the county seat, and their first and fourth standards are now exercising in the area of Juewuling, not far from Bijia Mountain, and if they follow the marching speed of the past, it will take them at most two hours to reach the county seat.

"Chen Dahari, you immediately go to Juewuling to inform Lan Guanwei and Yang Dazhu, and ask them to bring everyone to Beacon Mountain Skyscraper Ridge to join me immediately!"

"Bai Qian, you immediately take a shortcut to Xiaocheng Mountain, tell Brother Liu Hei, let him immediately return to Hanjia Village, and let him take full responsibility for the defense of Hanjia Village, if necessary, you can abandon the periphery of the village and return to defend the area of Tulou and high walls!"