Mule Market. It is located in the east of Guiping County.

In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, a port was established 25 kilometers southeast of Mulexu, named the south bank of the Xijiang River. It is precisely because of the existence of the south bank of the West River that merchants from the south to the north can stop again, so the merchants here gather and are extremely rich.

Yang Banhou and Smith arrived with soldiers and directly occupied Mule Ruins. Tens of thousands of people had gathered under his command, and the momentum was so great that no one dared to resist wherever he passed.

Tens of thousands of troops are coming, and a small town can't stop it at all.

As soon as the army was stationed, it was replenished with food, and then continued to recruit soldiers.

As a port from south to north, Mule Market has prosperous commerce, and there are countless people and merchants who come and go. As soon as the recruitment notice was posted, the number of soldiers in the army began to increase dramatically, and the amount of food consumed every day was a terrible amount. Fortunately, as a commercial port, Mule Market has a large grain stock, so that Yang Banhou can maintain the supply of the army.

Barracks, the big tent of the Chinese army.

Yang Banhou held a letter in his hand and said, "Commander Smith, the prefect of Xunzhou Prefecture has sent someone to ask for help again. "Obviously, the second letter sent by the Song army to Xi Changzhen was robbed again.

The corners of Smith's mouth hooked into a smile, and said, "Head Yang, I think the time has come to make the next plan." Yang Banhou nodded and instructed the soldiers to carry out the next plan.

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Guiping County, prefect yamen.

Song Jun wrote two letters in a row and sent them to Guilin Mansion in the north for help, but there was no reply, so that Song Jun's heart began to become irritable and anxious.

"Step! Trample!!! ”

Footsteps were heard, and a soldier ran in quickly. The soldier's face was filled with panic, panic. After he saluted the Song army, he said loudly: "There is news from the front, the soldiers under the command of Yang Banhou and Smith have reached as many as 40,000, approaching more than 50,000 people. One of our small counties can't stop it! ”

Song Jun said: "The general has already sent people to Guilin Mansion to ask for help, and the governor will send troops to rescue as soon as possible." ”

When the soldier heard this, the worry in his eyes did not diminish at all.

In order to calm the morale of the army, Song Jun said again: "Yang Banhou and Smith's army seems to be strong, but in fact it has countless flaws. They continue to recruit people to join the army, no matter who they are recruited into the army, dragons and snakes are mixed, it is impossible to form combat effectiveness, on the contrary, it is still a burden. The officer sent his generals to blend in, and his army could collapse in no time. Therefore, you don't have to worry about the safety of Guiping County at all, we can't fail. ”

The soldier will be skeptical, or worried.

Song Jun waved his hand; "Go down, stabilize the morale of the army and the people, and don't mess up your own position." What the Song army is most worried about is the morale of the army and the people, if these two fundamental things collapse, everything will collapse.

The soldier turned to leave, his head slightly bowed, and his mood was low.

Can you really win?

The soldier was worried, but he felt a darkness in front of him.

"Bang~!"

A servant of the palace rushed in, and in his eagerness he couldn't stop, and directly knocked the soldier to the ground. The soldier was aching, and anger welled up in his eyes. In addition, the official only said an apologetic word and continued to move forward, which made the soldier's heart very unbalanced.

The official did not salute, and said directly: "My lord, you asked the soldiers to go to Guilin Mansion with a letter asking for help, and the soldiers sent twice in a row have been killed. The letters were also stolen. The hope we sent to the north for help has been shattered! At the last three words, the official almost choked up, with a look of fear in his eyes.

When the soldier who was knocked over by the official was also suddenly stunned, his eyes showed a look of horror, and he turned pale with fright, and even forgot the pain in his body.

Song Jun was stunned for a moment, and his heart was also chuckled.

But he was the one who was in charge of the government, and he quickly recovered and said loudly: "Even if Yang Banhou cut off our rescue road, the army under Yang Banhou has countless flaws. As long as I rebel against his soldiers, I can turn the tide in one fell swoop. ”

In desperation, Song Jun had to repeat his previous words again.

When the soldiers and officials heard this, both of them found it difficult to achieve. Yang Banhou and Smith are planning to deal with Guiping County, and they will definitely not allow mistakes.

"My lord, it's not good!"

Suddenly, another panicked voice came.

This time, it was Song Jun's master who ran in.

This master is about 40 years old, and when he runs, his beard is fluttering, and his clothes are swaying, and he is quite graceful. It's just that there is also a look of fear in his eyes, showing the worry in the master's heart.

Song Jun frowned and said, "Master, what happened?" ”

The master saluted respectfully and said loudly: "The army under the command of Yang Banhou and Smith is here, we can't stop it!" Regarding the situation of Yang Banhou's army, it was even more rumored in the city. He asked the soldiers to inquire about the news, only to learn that Dan Fan participated in the army under the command of Yang Banhou and Smith, and when Guiping County was conquered, the two would give all the food and money to the people who followed the Qing army. ”

After a pause, the master said again: "Even if Yang Banhou doesn't give an order, countless people will gather in the past. Their popularity grew day by day, and countless people in the city were moved. My lord, let's withdraw, if we stay, I'm afraid that Yang Banhou's army hasn't come yet, and the people in the city will swallow us. ”

"Can't go!" Song Jun said loudly.

The master said: "My lord, you can't do anything, you can only retreat." ”

The officials and soldiers also opened their mouths to persuade them, and they all wanted to leave.

The three of them took turns to fight, and they all persuaded Song Jun to leave.

The current situation can be seen by everyone, and it is extremely unfavorable to them. In particular, Yang Banhou's incitement of the people regardless of the situation put the Song army in a dangerous situation. Under the propaganda of Yang Banhou and Smith, the people in the city will be instigated, coupled with the surging army of Yang Banhou, the Song army has only a dead end left.

"Withdraw!!"

Song Jun gritted his teeth and finally chose to retreat. He gave the order to evacuate, and the group left Guiping County that afternoon and rushed towards Guilin Mansion. When Yang Banhou arrived in Guiping County with the army, the building was already empty, and the mansion was empty, leaving nothing but the grain in the treasury.

Smith asked, "Captain Yang, what should I do if I don't have any money?" ”

Yang Banhou said: "Someone! ”

As the words fell, a soldier rushed in.

The soldier said respectfully: "Regiment commander! ”

Yang Banhou asked, "How many of the people who came with us are still in the barracks outside the city?" Because there were too many people, Yang Banhou set up camp outside the city and did not let these people enter the city.

The soldier said: "There are more than 60,000 people in the barracks, and there are still people who want to enter." ”

Smith asked, "Did the people mutiny?" ”

The soldier said: "Not yet, they are all waiting to receive the money." ”

Hearing this, Smith sighed and said, "Captain Yang, what do you say?" Although the solution we came up with at the beginning was good, we didn't expect that there was no money, which is not easy to do! ”

Yang Banhou said: "I think the money is still in the city!" ”

"Why?" Smith asked.

ps: the second shift; Call it a day. The busy third day, the countdown, and the end of the live expo in two days.