Longtan Town. City gates.

A group of about thirty or fifty people stood by in formation, looking into the distance with their eyes brushed into the distance. Some people have anticipation in their eyes, some people are panicked in their eyes, and some people are indifferent and numb......

Among this group of people, the leader is Bai Shiyuan, the county magistrate of Longtan Town.

At this moment, Bai Shiyuan was holding a wooden stick, slightly hunched back, and his face was full of tiredness. Before that, he had diarrhea and vomiting for several days, making him mentally exhausted and without energy, and he just stood helplessly to meet Yang Xiuqing's army. Bai Shiyuan stared at the official road in front of him, thinking about how to deal with Yang Xiuqing. After all, Li Zhen took the county seat before, but what he showed to the officials in the city was subservience to Li Zhen.

If Yang Xiuqing is angry, what should he do?

Bai Shiyuan was extremely worried in his heart, thinking about it for a long time, but there was no solution.

"Boom!!"

The sound of dull and fast footsteps came from ahead, and what caught my eye was a black line pressed by black pressure, densely packed, like a dense forest. As the distance narrowed, Bai Shiyuan saw clearly that the army that appeared in front of him was the army led by Yang Xiuqing. He looked at the galloping army, and suddenly a feeling of suffocation rose because there were too many people in front of him.

Yang Xiuqing led the army to come, and he also clearly saw the situation at the city gate.

There was no Qing army, only officers and soldiers.

Before Yang Xiuqing could speak, Hong Xuanjiao took the lead and said: "Lord Wang, the county order of Longtan Town is welcoming us at the gate of the city, but without Li Zhen's army, will there be a conspiracy?" ”

Hong Xuanjiao subconsciously pulled the matter on Li Zhen, afraid that this was a trap set by Li Zhen.

Yang Xiuqing felt justified and ordered: "Jiang Mu, send someone to inquire about the situation." ”

"Yes!"

Jiang Mu stopped his horse, turned around and gave an order, and immediately a soldier went to inquire about the news.

Yang Xiuqing stared at the gate of the city, and said, "Order, the army stops advancing!" He was very cautious, because he had received and confirmed that Li Zhen had captured Longtan Town, but now he didn't get the news of Li Zhen's departure, nor did he see Li Zhen, but only saw the county order of Longtan Town taking the initiative to greet him, and he was also very suspicious in his heart.

After a short time, the soldiers who went to find out the news ran back and respectfully reported: "Qiqi Dongwang, Li Zhen has been in the city for a day and has left Longtan Town. ”

"What?"

Yang Xiuqing exclaimed, with a stunned expression.

Gone!

Li Zhen actually left again!

Yang Xiuqing still didn't believe it, and ordered in a deep voice: "Jiang Mu, immediately lead two thousand soldiers into the city first to inquire about the situation in the city, this king is waiting for your news." ”

"Yes!"

Jiang Mu agreed without hesitation and immediately mobilized his soldiers to advance.

When Jiang Mu led the soldiers into the city gate, Bai Shiyuan, who did not pay attention to the salute, went straight in, which made Bai Shiyuan, who was standing at the city gate, very embarrassed. After Jiang Mu's army entered the city, Bai Shiyuan found that Yang Xiuqing was not advancing outside the city, and his heart became even more worried. He thought about it carefully and chose to take the initiative to walk towards Yang Xiuqing.

Approaching the army, Bai Shiyuan was blocked by the soldiers.

After some searching, the soldiers made sure that Bai Shiyuan did not have any weapons on him, so he let Bai Shiyuan continue to move forward. Bai Shiyuan came to Yang Xiuqing's side, lifted his robe and knelt down, kowtowed, and said, "Bai Shiyuan, the county commander of Longtan Town, meet the East King." ”

"Get up!"

Yang Xiuqing waved her hand with a serious expression, without a smile on her face.

This situation made Bai Shiyuan even more nervous.

Bai Shiyuan stood up tremblingly, lowered his head slightly, and did not dare to look at Yang Xiuqing. He didn't know if Yang Xiuqing was looking at him, but he had a feeling like a man on his back, and he felt uncomfortable.

Yang Xiuqing asked, "You look tired and still holding a wooden stick, what's the matter?" ”

Bai Shiyuan immediately said: "Thank you Dongwang for your concern!" ”

After a pause, Bai Shiyuan continued: "A few days ago, I had a bad stomach, vomiting and diarrhea, and the medicine didn't work. After a few days, I'm recovering. ”

Yang Xiuqing sneered: "What a coincidence, it was the time when Li Zhen attacked Longtan Town. ”

Bai Shiyuan immediately knelt down again and said, "Lord Wang, the humble position is really bad for your stomach!" ”

"Get up!"

Yang Xiuqing changed his words and asked, "Tell me about Li Zhen's situation?" ”

Bai Shiyuan stood up again, holding a wooden stick, and said unhurriedly: "Back to the East King, Li Zhen led the army to attack Longtan Town, and after taking Longtan Town, he immediately put the lower officials and the county government's officials and head catchers under house arrest and stayed in the city for a day. Now that Li Zhen is leaving quickly, the lower officials feel that Li Zhen has withdrawn because he got the news that the prince is leading the army. ”

Bai Shiyuan was sloppy, he didn't say surrender, he just said that he was under house arrest.

Yang Xiuqing didn't have the heart to ponder, and nodded slightly.

Immediately, Yang Xiuqing looked at Lars, who was following behind, and asked kindly: "Mr. Lars, Li Zhen has disappeared again, will he go to Dongyang Town?" ”

Lars shook his head lightly and said, "Your Excellency the King of the East, I don't think Li Zhen will go to Dongyang Town. Because Dongyang Town, like Longtan Town, is an empty city, it is useless for Li Zhen to take it. I guess Li Zhen must be hiding outside, hidden. The reason why Li Zhen deliberately took Longtan Town, but left like lightning, was to stun the East King and make the East King unable to understand Li Zhen's purpose. Moreover, Li Zhen may also want to make Dongwang tired of running, so as to find an opportunity to make a move. ”

"What is his purpose?"

Yang Xiuqing's eyes rolled and she immediately asked.

Lars stretched out his hands and said helplessly: "I don't know about this, I need to think about it." However, I think static braking is the best policy, and it cannot be influenced by Li Zhen. ”

Yang Xiuqing said: "You are very right, you can't be affected. ”

At this time, Jiang Mu had already come out.

He only took a cursory look at the situation in the city, and determined that Li Zhen's army could not hide, so he came out to report: "Lord, no trace of Li Zhen has been found in the city. ”

Yang Xiuqing bowed slightly, glanced at Bai Shiyuan again, and then ordered: "Go forward, follow me into the city." ”

"Dongwang waits!" Lars shouted.

Yang Xiuqing asked, "Mr. Lars, is there any problem?" ”

Lars clenched his fists and said, "Your Excellency the King of the East, I want to let the thousand soldiers under my command stay outside the city for the time being, so as to avoid unnecessary conflicts caused by getting along with the army. In addition, I was stationed outside the city with my soldiers, so I could also observe the movements around me, and even search for the movements of Li Zhen's army, so I didn't want to enter the city for the time being. ”

When Jiang Mu heard this, he immediately laughed.

Yang Xiuqing pondered, nodded and said, "You ask as much as you want, this king allows you to lead the soldiers to stay outside the city." The king will make up for the food, weapons, and so on you want, and will not let your soldiers lack food and clothing. Yang Xiuqing also knew that the two armies had contradictions in getting along, so he directly agreed.

"Thank you, King Dong!"

Lars bowed slightly, and turned sideways to let Yang Xiucheng enter the city.

Yang Xiuqing immediately led the army into the city, and Lars looked at the army that began to enter the city, the corners of his mouth turned up, and he evoked an intriguing smile. The big white teeth that were exposed, but under the sunlight, there was a sense of coldness.

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