Yang Peng, the general manager of Zunyi County, inspected the city as usual, firstly, because the new Zunyi magistrate is not a good person, and secondly, Zhang Tiande outside Zunyi City is also the master of life, if he really attacks the county seat, he Yang Peng will bear the brunt.

Therefore, Yang Peng had to go to the city several times a day to inspect it, and he didn't dare to slack off. Yang Peng stood at the head of the city, looking back at the thin figures of the soldiers on the left and right, and couldn't help sighing, in recent years, the southwest of Daqing has been full of disasters and difficulties, and this year is another disaster year, although it is now July and autumn, but there is not much grain harvested in the field.

These soldiers under him are close to the border, and Guizhou's taxes are often lower than Guizhou's various expenditures, and there are sometimes arrears in military salaries, plus they are stripped from top to bottom, and there is not much left in the hands of the soldiers.

This year's harvest is poor, the price of grain is high, and the little money that the soldiers have in their hands can't buy much rice, and they can't eat enough, so how can they fight without strength?

Some soldiers took the opportunity to extort some merchants who entered the city, and he sometimes turned a blind eye, and he was powerless to change in the face of all this.

The soldiers saw the commander inspecting the city and greeted him one after another, Yang Peng also greeted them one by one with a smile, he also got to this position step by step from the bottom, and knew that it was not easy for the lower-level soldiers.

He smiled and said: "It will be dark in a while, everyone wake up, so as not to be cut off by the bandits."

In the past, as soon as he said such things, the soldiers would straighten their chests and say something to reassure the adults, but as soon as the words came out today, he saw that his subordinates were all looking behind him with frightened faces, he was stunned, turned his head to look, and saw that in the blood-red sky reflected by the setting sun, a black smoke filled with a thick ominous meaning was rising straight up in the direction of Shuangshan Fort.

Yang Peng came back to his senses in an instant, and he shouted: "Enemy attack!" Immediately close the city gate, go to report to the county magistrate, and then send someone to Zhenyuan for help! ”

With that, he drew the long knife at his waist, and loudly ordered the soldiers to carry the fire oil, rolling wood and other equipment used to defend the city to the city.

When Wu Yunlin, the magistrate of the county, came to the head of the city, Zhang Tiande's bandit army had already surrounded Zunyi City, looking at the black and oppressive enemy army under the city, Wu Yunlin's face was blue and iron, and he asked Yang Peng calmly:

"Mr. Yang Qian, the enemy army under the city is Zhang Tiande? Approximately how many soldiers? ”

Yang Peng had a bitter look on his face and said: "My lord, the last general just saw the banner of the enemy army, it was Zhang Tiande's group of people, but he didn't expect that he had so many subordinates in a year, and the last general looked at it, the number of enemy troops should be between five and ten thousand." "And the soldiers in the city, plus the adults' regiments and the families of the various clans, add up to only three thousand, how can they compete with the other party's 20,000 army?

Hearing this, Wu Yunlin only felt that his head was buzzing, his body shook, and he almost collapsed.

Outside Zunyi City, on a high ground, Zhang Tiande was discussing with his leaders about attacking Zunyi County.

Although Zhang Tiande is over fifty years old, he was born in a bandit den since he was a child, followed the bandits to fight in the north and south, and made many military exploits, plus he killed the previous leader and disobedient people with ruthlessness, and now he is a mature leader.

Zhang Tiande sat in the middle of the big tent, a strand of hair the size of a copper coin, turned into a braid, hanging down on the back of his head, this is the famous money rat tail in the Qing Dynasty, a pair of eyes are murderous, as if to choose people to eat, the people who were swept by his gaze immediately lowered their heads humbly, even if they are all leaders with 50 to 1000 people under their hands, but in front of this fierce beast, they can only stand respectfully.

The three leaders whose status was second only to Zhang Tiande and a young man holding a feather fan and wearing a square scarf stood on Zhang Tiande's right, and this young man was Wei Xu, the second son of the Wei family, who had disappeared.

Zhang Tiande asked in a deep voice, "Have you already surrounded the enemy city?" ”

Wei Xu said: "Please rest assured, I have already investigated just now, and the four gates of Zunyi County have been surrounded by our legions,"

The second master also spoke: "Please rest assured, eldest brother, our 10,000 soldiers and horses have firmly blocked the enemy's four gates, and not a single mouse can escape." ”

A cruel smile appeared on Zhang Tiande's face, and he said: "This is the best, it's getting late today, have a good night's rest, attack the city early tomorrow morning, and after the city is broken, you can take the property in the city as you like." ”

Zunyi County emergency documents were quickly sent to Zhenyuan Town, Zhenyuan garrison Zhao Sheng was also shocked after receiving the documents, I didn't expect that Zunyi had just been quelled and bandits, and there were many people, the letter said that there were more than 30,000 thieves, he didn't dare to slack off, and reported the news of Zhang Tiande's invasion with the army overnight to Governor Chen Qiyu, asking him to send troops to help.

The well-informed Xiong Ge said, "There are 20,000 enemy troops, and our side has only more than 2,000 or 3,000 people in total, so it seems that we can only defend." ”

Seeing this, Wu Yunlin hurriedly summoned all his subordinates, and when everyone arrived, Wu Yunlin told everyone the news of Zhang Tiande's invasion.

Wu Yunlin said: "The soldiers will block, the water will come to cover, the village warriors who have been trained for more than a month, and now it is time to test the results, the enemy army is menacing, in this autumn of critical survival, I hope you will work together and unite as one to get through the difficulties. ”

"The two of you led the county government to report the news of the enemy's attack to each house, and told them that everyone is strictly forbidden to go out in the current wartime state, and once they are found to be killed, they are telling the squires in the city to hand over all the guards and courtyards to help defend the city. The two knew that the situation was urgent, and they should take the order and leave.

Wu Yunlin looked at the others and said; Zunyi City is high and deep, and it is urgent and difficult to get down, Zhang Tiande may not be able to fight down, let's guard it and wait for the reinforcements to arrive, and the food and weapons will be guarded by capable people. ”

"Zhao Kuo, you take a battalion to garrison the county office, granaries and various key roads in the city, and wait for the news of the official at any time. Zhao Kuo got the order, and hurriedly ordered troops to go to the second battalion station.

"Mr. Yang Qian, please take people in the city overnight, collect more rolling stones, sasswood and other equipment to defend the city, and if you can't do it, you can demolish the nearby houses and platforms."

Wu Yunlin finally said: "This official personally led Wu Bai Xiangyong and Yang Qian's soldiers to garrison Zunyi, the city is in the people, the city is broken, and the official swears to live and die with the city!" ”

On the sixth day of the sixth month of the twenty-first year of Daoguang, the warm sunlight tore through the morning mist, and the golden sunlight shone on Wu Yunlin on the Zunyi city wall.

At the moment of the great enemy, the people in Zunyi City are panicking, and there are even some gentry who want to open the city and surrender.

Wu Yunlin looked at the enemy troops under the city, and a sneer couldn't help but appear on the corner of his mouth, the enemy is here to grab money and food, what's the use of surrendering? A bunch of idiots! Once the enemy enters the city, they are the first to rob, Zhang Tiande's brutality he has already heard of, at this moment he has held the belief of stubbornly defending, relying on the strong and tall city wall of Zunyi County to hold the city, and insist on the day when the reinforcements come.

Zunyi City is built on the mountain, the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, among which there is an urn city outside the Ningyong Gate, which is close to the mountain and the river, towering and precipitous, Wu Yunlin thinks that he relies on his subordinates for this thousand children, and there is no problem to hold on for seven or eight days, maybe the army of the imperial court should arrive at that time.

Wu Yunlin kept urging the people to move the city-guarding equipment to the city as soon as possible, he continued to patrol the city, and from time to time he encouraged the soldiers: "Everyone cheer up, it is related to your net worth and life, you must not be careless, Zhang Tiande is brutal, once the city is broken, the family will be ruined!" ”

Zhang Tiande was under the city, looking at the county seat that he had conquered a year ago, although there was no Wei family as the inner door to open the door this time, but Zhang Tiande firmly believed that it would be easier to enter Zunyi County this time, because he now had 20,000 troops, as long as he waved his hand, the county seat in front of him would be wiped out, thinking of this Zhang Tiande's mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

Then he waved his right hand and said, "Siege!" ”