Chapter 40: Closing the Four Gates

"County order, something is wrong!"

As the door of the study was violently pushed open, Shen Xianling's staff rushed in in from outside in a panic. Seeing that the county master was still holding the wolf calligraphy steadily, he couldn't help but be angry and anxious.

Shen Xianling is still very satisfied with his "Autumn River to be crossed", and consciously played a ten-percent level. Seeing that the last stroke was about to fall, he was so frightened by the staff, his hand shook, and a large ball of ink droplets fell, which suddenly made the bookmark useless, and he couldn't help but be quite displeased, and shouted: "Look at your appearance, panicked, what kind of system has it become?" What about Sven for the readers? ”

"Oh, my county magistrate, county lord." Seeing that Shen Xianling was still paying attention to this, the staff was in a hurry, rushed up and grabbed the notebook and crumpled it into a ball, threw it on the ground in front of the desk, and said: "The big thing is not good, the people rebelled, and now they have invaded the city." The county commander quickly ordered to gather the city defense battalion and arrest the rebellion. ”

"What did you say?"

For the staff to dare to make such a rude move, Shen Xianling was furious. Hearing the words of the staff, Shen Xianling was like being struck by lightning, and suddenly ignored the rudeness of the staff, grabbed his shoulder and asked, "You say it again?" The rebels rebelled and entered the city? ”

The staff nodded and said, "Now it has been spread all over the street, saying that it is hundreds and thousands of thieves, each armed with iron guns, who entered the city from the west gate, and now they are about to be killed in Sweet Water Fang!" ”

"Thousands of thieves? How is this possible? ”

Shen County Ling was frightened by this number, and the garrison of the entire Yicheng City was only a city defense battalion of 100 people. How many of them can fight, even he doesn't know in his own heart. With this little strength, how can you fight against thousands of thieves?

Wait, Sweetwater?

He was taken aback and asked, "Isn't it only two streets away from the county office?" ”

"Who's to say it isn't?" The staff was so anxious that they jumped to their feet, and urged again and again: "Now the ones who hit Sweetwater Fang should only be sporadic thief strikers, and most of the main forces are still behind." Please ask the proprietor to issue an order as soon as possible to mobilize all the city defense battalions to suppress the rebels who entered the city...... No, first mobilize them to come to the county office, and then defend the county office. ”

"All according to your word......"

Shen Xianling lost his ability to think for a while, and he couldn't care about his own identity, so he asked in a loud voice, "Does Mr. Tan have any other methods?" ”

Seeing that this county order, who usually acts in a fairly orderly manner, is so unbearable, the staff is somewhat disappointed. But at this time, he didn't have time to think so much, he pondered for a few seconds, and said: "The county order can also contact the rich families in Yicheng and ask them to send their families to help defend it." In addition, while the eastern, northern, and southern 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. ”

"What the gentleman said is very true, what he says is very true! You hurry up and write a note, and the county will use the chapter! ”

Shen Xianling seemed to see the hope of holding Yicheng, and was busy urging his staff. However, while he was so anxious that he was angry, the county magistrate who was transferred from other places was also very puzzled. On a good peaceful day, why did thousands of thieves suddenly appear? With such a big movement, why haven't you heard of it before? How did they capture the West Gate without a sound?

No one could answer his question.

"Well, let's arrange the ladies first."

After a few laps in the study, Shen Xian Ling stomped his feet and turned around and walked to the bedroom of his inner family.

However, when the Yicheng county order began to consider a way out, another family was more well-informed, and even got the information that the thief army had entered the city before the county order.

That's the Rong family!

Speaking of the Rong family, there is no one in the entire Yicheng who does not know, known as having a hundred hectares of fertile land, more than a dozen workshops and shops, as well as money villages, mills, manors and even an independent small caravan. Master Rong, who single-handedly created this foundation, relied on a little relationship with the city guard of Longshan Mansion to get the title of a viscount, and he was extremely powerful in Yicheng County. The guards and house slaves under the door add up to one or two hundred.

With such a family business, Master Rong's life is naturally very comfortable. Taking advantage of the afternoon, I recruited two Qingqi in my own home, and listened to them babbling and singing small songs. However, this little song was only half sung, and Rong Shichang, who he regarded as his confidant and was dressed in black, hurried in and whispered a few words in his ear.

"What did you say?"

Hearing what Rong Shichang said, Master Rong was taken aback, and he almost suspected that he had heard it wrong. He glanced at Rong Shichang beside him and got the other party's confirmation, and then he calmed down from his gaffe. Seeing that the two Qingqi who were frightened by him, he hesitated on the stage and didn't know whether to continue singing, he waved his hand, signaled the two to go down first, and then sent the other entourages away, so he couldn't wait to ask.

"It's true, it's said that thousands of thieves have invaded the city."

Rong Shichang reported the news he got as soon as possible, but in a hurry, he didn't dare to guarantee that the news he got was absolutely correct. But one thing is certain, that is, the thieves did enter the city, and God knows what the city defense camp guarding the gate is doing.

"It shouldn't be...... I didn't hear anything at all. ”

Master Rong frowned and muttered to himself, thinking about this sudden crisis in his heart.

Playing with the jade wrench on his right hand for a moment, Master Rong made a decision.

"You have to get out of the city!"

Master Rong knows very well that with his own wealth and reputation, if the city is broken, it will inevitably be the first to be liquidated by the thieves. Although the current group of thieves is too fast, too bizarre, and even unreasonable, Master Rong, who has been stumbling for many years, doesn't mind figuring out the worst-case scenario.

With his mind decided, he instructed Rong Shichang: "You go and arrange people to continue to investigate the movements of the thieves." Then send someone to inform the manor outside the city, and ask the groom to prepare guards and horses for Master Ben, as well as enough dry food to go to Longshan Mansion, and be sure to be able to travel at any time. As for Madame......"

"Don't disturb her just yet."

………

"General, this is the current situation in Yicheng. There is also this set of chain mail, which was found in the arsenal of the last general, and asked the general to change it. As for the other weapons and items, the last general did not dare to act without permission, and ordered them to be sealed and counted. What to do next, please ask the general to indicate. ”

After briefly reporting on the disposition and mastery of the situation after entering the city, Dian Yong bowed, gave the chain mail, and asked what Chen Wu meant.

"Very well done."

Dian Yong's decisive move to solve the city defense camp and occupy the arsenal made Chen Wu very satisfied. After seeing a large number of weapons and equipment, he did not take them at will, but sealed them and reported them, which made Chen Wu feel the respect of the other party. Because of this, Chen Wu did not hesitate to praise himself.

Having such a reliable general is worry-free.

He secretly admired the wisdom of his previous recruitment, and after thinking for a while, he made a decision: "The Volunteer Battalion has divided its personnel and gone to take over the east, south, and north gates. Several other large households in the county that had the ability to resist also arranged for the rebels to go. In this case, let the remaining Volunteer Battalion take over the West City Gate. The vacated Second Brigade of Infantry Army, together with the Governor Team, went to the arsenal to change their armor with General Dian, and then rushed to Yicheng County. ”

With this move, he wants to completely eat the entire Yicheng.

Sealing the city gate, nearly 30,000 people in Yicheng have no way to escape. In the case that the military attache system of the city defense battalion is resolved, the only thing that still threatens is the civilian system of the county government. In addition, the most important grain depots and money depots in the city are also under the control of the county government. Taking this place again is equivalent to completely controlling the resources of Yicheng in your hands.

This will be the biggest capital for Chen Wu to expand his army.

A moment later, a brigade of more than 100 people hurried back to the arsenal.

For the remaining three sets of chain mail, Chen Wu asked Dian Yong to change one set, and the other two sets were temporarily sealed. As for the more than one hundred and fifty sets of leather armor, he hesitated and did not immediately issue them. The only thing that was used was the hundreds of spears that were tied up at random.

After recovering the messy weapons and even bamboo spears from before, all the rebels who followed Chen Wu were replaced with unified spears.