The news that Zunyi County attacked the bandits and scourged the township as soon as it reached Zunyi County, and in the county government study, Wu Yunlin stared at the information he had just received in his hand, and muttered to himself: "Beasts, these beasts, I will definitely break Zhang Tiande's body into ten thousand pieces." ”

Xiong Ge stood behind Wu Yunlin, looking at the back of the young magistrate with a worried face, and couldn't help but say softly: "My lord, I'm afraid that the bandits will come to attack Zunyi County after robbing the nearby villages and replenishing supplies, with our current strength is difficult to resist, otherwise the adults will take advantage of the fact that the bandits are not besieging the city and retreat in advance?" ”

Wu Yunlin sighed, put down the information in his hand, stood up, turned to look at Xiong Ge and said, "This official has the responsibility of guarding the land, and he can't leave." ”

The dumb next to him also said anxiously: "But if the adults don't leave, it will be too late, and now many rich families in the city have left the county with their families." ”

Wu Yunlin said: "I have made up my mind, you don't need to say more, Mr. Xiong doesn't need to accompany me here on an adventure, hurry up, find a safe place to hide." ”

At this time, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door, and soon, Wei Qi's figure appeared at the door, he glanced at Xiong Ge and Dumb, and then said to Wu Yunlin: "My lord, now there is a rumor in the city: the bandits are about to come back to attack the county seat, and the news that we don't have many troops has gone crazy, and now the hearts of the people in the city are fluctuating, and many people plan to go out of the city to take refuge?" There are also rumors that the adults have already fled. ”

Wu Yunlin pondered for a moment, and then said to Wei Qi: "Mr. Wei, the people in the city are panicking, and the people must be calmed down as soon as possible. ”

Wei Qi said: "The adults can go to the city and walk around to appease the people, and when the people see that the adults have not left, the rumors will be self-defeating, and they will settle down." ”

Wu Yunlin listened, nodded and said, "Mr. Wei's words are very much in line with me. ”

Then Wu Yunlin took people out and walked around the city to reassure the people, and the people saw that the magistrate did not abandon them, and the panic psychology slowly calmed down.

They all discussed: "Lord Wu is a Wenqu star, there must be a way to deal with the bandits, we don't need to panic and worry, the bandits can't capture the city, and now they have left." ”

Considering that the bandits might come at any time, Wu Yunlin ordered people to close the city gate tightly, no longer let people enter and leave the county seat, and checked the weapons and other reserves in the city for several days, and ordered the soldiers to be careful and vigilant, the enemy army may come at any time. There are two gates in Zunyi City, east and west, and the enemy army is in the northeast, so Wu Yunlin personally led his men to the countryside to guard the east gate.

In Renhuai and Suiyang counties near Zunyi, when they received the news that bandits had gathered 20,000 people to attack Zunyi County, it was like a dark cloud hanging over the heads of the people, and it was a real existence, and all kinds of rumors were circulating among the people.

"The leader of the bandits this time is Zhang Tiande, and it is said that he has never lost a battle."

"There are a lot of bandits this time, and I've heard that their strongest White Turban soldiers are also here."

"You don't know, Zunyi City is so miserable, I have a relative's brother-in-law who is the county government's detective, I heard him say that after Zhang Tiande entered the city, a fire broke out in the city, black smoke billowed out, and it didn't stop for a few days, and the people inside were probably dead."

"The dead are usually the old and the young, and the young and the women will be captured as slaves."

"Slavery? It's better to be dead! ”

"You know what? My neighbor's nephew was on an errand in Renhuai County, and I heard him say that the magistrate sent his wife and children to the Guiyang Provincial Government, and he was wearing clothes when he slept, and the horses were ready, so that once the bandits attacked, he could get on his horse and run away as soon as possible. ”

"This dog official, who usually scrambles to make money, and whenever he has something to run, he is also scrambling."

"You guys, if you can run, run quickly, it's not safe here, after the fall of Zunyi, the next thing is our county, I heard that there are only four or five hundred soldiers in Zunyi County, and they can't stop 20,000 bandits at all, poor that county, I heard that he has just taken office and is young, and he can't run, he has a bad year."

"Zunyi Zhixian is really a good official!"

"I see, this Qing Dynasty is about to end, the government is corrupt, thieves everywhere, the officials and soldiers are more ruthless than the thieves, and when they encounter the invasion of bandits, there is no one who can fight any thieves! I heard that Governor Ruan Yuan sent Zuo You to lead troops to reinforce Zunyi, and the army only walked thirty miles on the first day, and it will be next month for him to get here! When the scourge of the bandits is almost over, it is estimated that he will also arrive! ”

"Silence! Don't talk about state affairs! ”

The news on the streets and alleys is all bad news, not a single good news, Zhang Tiande's cruelty, the people also know about it, but where to escape?

Zhao Kaimo, the governor of Zunyi, walked around the mansion restlessly, Zunyi City seemed to be unable to be saved, Wu Yunlin's township in Zhixian County was seriously injured, and Yang Peng, the head of Qian, was seriously injured, plus Zunyi City was outnumbered, and it was difficult to resist Zhang Tiande's full force blow, but Wu Yunlin of Zhixian County was a rare talent, and over time, he would become the pillar of the Qing Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kaimo hurriedly found his henchman Master Li, and instructed: "Wu Yunlin's talent is rare, it is a rare talent in my Qing Dynasty, Zunyi is a small soldier, it is too dangerous, you go and call him quickly, just say that I will take him to Guiyang to meet the governor, Zunyi's affairs, tell him to leave it alone." Master Li got the order, so he went out and got into the sedan chair, and went straight to the Zunyi County Ya.

It was late at night, Wu Yunlin still had not rested, he was patrolling around the city, checking whether there were any omissions in the city defense, appeasing the people who hid in the city from outside the city, and also checking whether all kinds of city defense equipment were complete and intact. At this time, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves from behind, and now a curfew has already been implemented in Zunyi County, and most of the people who can still ride horses in the city are people from the government, Wu Yunlin stopped and stood on the side of the road, waiting for someone to come.

Not long after, a person rode a horse to him, it was the second stunned, he turned over and dismounted, and said: "My lord, Wu Zhizhou sent Master Li to see you overnight, and now he is waiting at the county office." ”

Knowing that Wu Zhizhou sent someone to find him, Wu Yunlin hurriedly rushed back to the county office, Master Li was a middle-aged man in his forties, slightly fat, he saw Wu Yunlin, gave a salute, and said: "Lord Zhao, Lord Wu has urgent matters, please go to see him immediately, all affairs in Zunyi County will be taken over by the county for the time being." ”

Wu Yunlin was stunned, and immediately came back to his senses, at the moment of the war, Zhao Kaimo is to protect himself, he can't help but feel a sense of gratitude in his heart, he thought about it, and said to Master Li: "Lord Wu knows what Zhao meant, but now it is an eventful time, Zhang Tiande is close at hand, and he may attack at any time, Wu cannot go to the state government for the time being, and he has to prepare for defending the city here." ”

Seeing this, Master Li hurriedly pulled Wu Yunlin aside and whispered: "Before leaving, Lord Zhizhou told me, you are a rare talent, it is too dangerous to stay here, you must stay useful, in order to better serve the imperial court, Lord Wu, you better go with me as soon as possible." ”

Wu Yunlin said: "Lord Zhizhou's kindness, Wu has received it, but since the beginning of this year, Wu has recruited Xiangyong and has already made sufficient preparations in advance. ”

Master Li persuaded again and again, Wu Yunlin just didn't listen, and finally Master Li had no choice but to return, after Master Li left, Wu Yunlin took people and went to inspect all parts of the city