Chapter 34: Determination

Pingcheng County Yanai

The two heads of 100 households are swearing to the county order that they will definitely put down the rebels and rebels, as long as they kill and get the heads of these thousands of rebels. With this earth-shattering feat, the officials of the county not only did not do their faults, but made great achievements.

Just a few strokes mixed with some water, you can boast of tens of thousands of successes and defeats, which is enough for all civil and military officials in Pingcheng County to collectively rise to the next level.

The county magistrate and his subordinate officials also understood the reason, and they were all overjoyed, and everyone was eager to be promoted and make a fortune.

"However, the officers and soldiers of the county battalion defense are not yet full, and there are less than 100 people, so I am afraid that it will be difficult to counterbalance the rebellion!"

It was Zhou Liang, the county lieutenant who spoke, forty years old, although he was not tall and his appearance was not mighty, but when he stood there, there was a kind of murderous aura all over his body, arresting thieves and taking charge of the natural majesty brought by crime. His family background and martial arts are not very good, but he is good at training and managing troops, but he has never had the opportunity to command the army, so he has been depressed, so he unceremoniously poured cold water.

"Lieutenant Zhou, although there are only more than 100 people, they are all veterans of a hundred battles, and one is a warrior." Shen Baihu argued.

Zhou Liang snorted coldly, he didn't take this fellow Shen County Order, Shen Baihu who came up by connection, seriously. He knew the combat power of these battalion officers and soldiers too well, and he didn't want to waste words with Shen Baihu. Although he was a county lieutenant, nominally a general of a county, commanding the military forces of the entire county, but at odds with Shen County, his rights were almost nullified.

When Shen Baihu wanted to defend a few more words, there was a shout of killing from outside the county government hall.

"Oh no! The rebels have surrounded the county office! The official guarding the gate shouted.

"What, so fast!" The old men were taken aback.

Shen Xianling was at a loss for a while, and cold sweat flowed.

"My lord, it's urgent. The rebels have invaded the city, and now they are besieging the county government. Quickly order the city defense battalion and arrest the rebellion. Lieutenant Zhou took the lead in proposing.

"Good! Zhang Baihu and Shen Baihu quickly left from the back door and summoned the battalion officers and soldiers to come to quell the rebellion. Shen Xianling's face was panicked, he was the head of a county, and there was no possibility of escape. The Empire's punishment for officials who escaped was severe, usually beheading, and it also harmed the entire family, with men being exiled into slavery and women reduced to official slavery or military prostitutes, which was not necessarily much better than dying.

Now that the three hundred years of the empire's deterrence are still there, Shen Xianling thought about escaping, but when he thought of the harsh punishment of the empire, he shook off this thought.

I really can't do it, I can only die for the country! The family will also receive preferential treatment from the Empire.

Between life and death, Shen Xianling calmed down. He couldn't escape, and he wanted to die, but others didn't, especially the officials whose families were in the city.

Pingcheng County is a large county, with an area of more than 3,000 square kilometers, which is already the area of two counties in the interior, but there are also 6,000 or 7,000 household registrations, and the total population is about 40,000 or 50,000 people.

In the big counties, there will be six Cao, which correspond to the responsibilities of the six departments of the central government, and they are all officials of the nine products.

Shen County ordered to look around the county Cheng, the county lieutenant, the main Bo and the six Cao.

"Colleagues, now is the time to serve the empire, there is no possibility of surrendering and escaping, only to fight to the death and not retreat, and get a name of loyalty."

Seeing that no one spoke, Shen County Ling asked the county magistrate next to him.

"What does Zhu County want?"

The county officer, who is the assistant of the county order, is equivalent to the second-in-command. There is nothing that should not be asked about the political affairs of a county. Below him are the chief Bo and the county lieutenant, and the chief Bo and the county lieutenant each have full-time jobs. But because of this, once the county intervenes, there is a suspicion of setting up the county order, so as usual, it is not a matter of official affairs, no matter how big or small, it is not committal, this is actually an idle and redundant official position.

Zhu Li, the county magistrate, said with a wry smile: "What my lord said is that the current plan is to gather forces to repel the rebellious people, otherwise you can only fight to the death for the empire, and this will not affect your family." ”

"My lord, now please immediately summon the officials, miscellaneous servants, catchers and others in the county office, and promise a heavy reward to repel the rebellious people." It was a matter of his own life, the county lieutenant Zhou Liang stood up and proposed.

"My lord, please allow me to contact the rich families in the city, and ask them to send their families to help defend them. In addition, while the west, north, and south gates were still there, people were sent out of the city to warn. At the same time, gather all the villagers and ask them to come immediately to help kill the thief. As long as there is a heavy reward, there will be brave men who dare to apply. Lord Bo Gaozan thought for a moment and said.

"That's right, my lord, you are the lord of a county, and it's up to you to decide."

"That's what you say!" Shen County Commander immediately made a decision, gathered the miscellaneous servants in the county office, and let the county lieutenant lead the resistance to the rebels outside.

"Mr. Xing, please ride to Nanyang Mansion and inform Pingcheng County of the situation, please send troops to quell the rebellion." Mr. Xing is Shen Countyling's confidant and his in-laws, and he is not dragged down by his official position, so he just sent him out of the city to rescue.