Since the shells in the county town of Yangjun were blown up, on the second day, Lu Yaoliang issued a document in Qingzhou to beg for thieves, and approached Yangjun.

Qingzhou, the city lord's mansion.

"Dao Chief, why is there a slight difference between your Thunder Spirit and the Thief Army this day?"

In the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion, Lu Yaoliang carefully looked at the black and gray powder that was contained in the pottery bowl in front of him, and said lightly.

Opposite him stood Mr. Fang, who had spoken for Lu Yaoliang before, and an old man with a gray beard.

Hearing Lu Yaoliang's question, Mr. Fang looked at the old Taoist beside him, and the old Taoist was instructed to begin to explain the powder in the pottery bowl without hurrying.

This old Taoist is naturally the Taoist priest in the Taoist temple where saltpeter mines were found by Xiao Jiu, and the old Taoist wandered to Qingzhou after several twists and turns.

When the old Taoist priest heard that a weapon with a sound like thunder appeared in Lingshui County, he instantly understood in his heart that it must be the ancestral heavenly thunder spirit in the Taoist temple.

After that, Lao Dao recommended himself and was brought to Lu Yaoliang by Mr. Fang, who was born in a local family.

It's just that the ratio of heavenly thunder essence in the hands of the old Taoist is not pure, and it is even more impossible to make a cannonball that can be fired in a cannon.

However, although this crude gunpowder cannot be used to make shells, it is still feasible to stack them together to make explosives packs.

Moreover, through this veteran, Lu Yaoliang also learned that the gunpowder will be ineffective when it is damp, so that if he attacks in a rainy day, he will be able to get twice the result with half the effort.

In addition, he also used the undercover agent secretly planted in Yangjun and blew up the warehouse where Yangjun stored shells, which is still beneficial to himself in terms of the current situation.

Although Lu Yaoliang already knew the secret of gunpowder, he couldn't meet the conditions for the time being if he wanted to make a qualified cannon, so he had to put it aside.

The most important thing now is to plan how to take Yang County, and how to extend your hand beyond Qingzhou after taking Yang County.

Those Qingzhou families can support themselves so much, because they have taken a fancy to Lu Yaoliang's expanding ambitions, and if they stop, they will inevitably be abandoned by the other party, which Lu Yaoliang is still very clear.

"I heard that Xiao Jiu from Lingshui County also sent troops?"

At this time, there were only two people in the backyard, Lu Yaoliang, and now that the troops were about to be dispatched, he had suffered losses again and again from Xiao Jiu before, so he had to pay attention to it.

But Mr. Fang on the other side smiled slightly when he heard this, and he didn't seem to take Xiao Jiu in his eyes.

"Lord Lu, don't worry too much, I have just received a tip-off that Yangcheng County is sending a team of cavalry, and the main general is brave and strategic, so there is no need to worry."

Listening to Mr. Fang's words, Lu Yaoliang nodded slowly, didn't say much, and then talked to Mr. Fang for a few words before sending off the guest.

When Mr. Fang left the City Lord's Mansion, his eyes flashed with a cold light and stared at the vermilion gate, and the expression on his face became extremely cold.

Now although Lu Yaoliang is nominally the lord of Qingzhou, the power in his hands is basically divided and controlled by these big families.

Except for the 20,000 direct Qingzhou soldiers in Qingzhou City, the military and political affairs of each county have basically been eroded by these families.

Now these families are pressing the treasure on Lu Yaoliang's body, and they can't help but take Yang County.

"Cavalry battalion?"

Mr. Fang whispered to himself on the way back, and finally shook his head without saying a word.

Three days later, all the counties in Qingzhou except Yang County began to allocate soldiers to assemble outside Qingzhou City, preparing to attack Yang County in one fell swoop.

As the gate of Qingzhou slowly opened, Lu Yaoliang, who was riding on a horse, took the lead, wearing a tightly fitting armor and looking particularly powerful.

"Raise troops, Yang County."

There was not too much nonsense, and after inspecting a circle of soldiers, Lu Yaoliang shouted concisely and the whole army set out.

……

Yang-gun, the county seat.

At this time, Wen Jie was standing on the dilapidated city tower looking into the desolate distance, accompanied by some local officials of Yang County.

"Is there any news from Qingzhou?"

A cold voice came out of Wen Jie's mouth, but all the accompanying officials around him shook their heads with a wry smile.

The day before yesterday, there was already news of the opening of the army in Qingzhou City, and it would not take more than five days to reach Yang County.

Now the warehouse where the cannonballs were stored in the city has been blown up, and the cannons on the castle tower have been completely turned into toys.

It is impossible to transport another batch of shells from Lingshui County in a short period of time, and the only thing that can be done now is to hold on to the county seat.

It's just that even if the reinforcements arrive, in the face of the menacing tens of thousands of troops in Qingzhou, can they really save themselves from danger?

Three days later, the outside of Yangjun County was surrounded by the Qingzhou army, and the people within Yangjun County were also gathered in the county town to prepare to hold on.

Not long after the Qingzhou army set up camp outside the city, Lu Yaoliang, who still had a trace of illusion about Wen Jie, specially repaired a letter and sent it to the city, but what he received was Wen Jie's cold ridicule.

Early in the morning of the second day, the fierce siege began, and the Qingzhou army in the besieging area and a large number of soldiers recruited by local organizations began to storm the city.

Without the powerful cannons on the city tower, the defenders in the city had no confidence in the face of the fierce siege army.

After the siege began, although Wen Jie had been supervising the battle on the city tower, the improvised soldiers of Keyang County were a little flustered and timid at this time.

For this reason, Wen Jie successively sent people to kill hundreds of soldiers who wanted to escape, but even so, the rest of them still couldn't stop being afraid in the face of the Qingzhou soldiers under the city.

Just a day later, there was already a sea of corpses and blood outside the city of Yangjun County, and the entire battlefield was emitting a strong fishy smell.

Fortunately, in the face of the first round of offensive of the Qingzhou Army, the defenders of Yangjun, who relied on the advantage of the city wall, could barely maintain the situation.

Ke Wenjie knew in his heart that if he couldn't wait for reinforcements, the lonely city of Yangjun would not last long under the fierce offensive of the Qingzhou army.

"How many more days can it last?"

Wen Jie looked at the sunset that was gradually disappearing into the horizon and muttered to himself, and the military generals around him did not dare to answer when they heard this.

……

Yang County, Tanghe County.

At this time, on the official road of Tanghe County, Jin Zi was leading the children of his cavalry battalion to aid Yang County.

"General, it's been three days, and even if people can stand such a rapid march, the horses can't hold it."

Listening to the advice of his subordinate generals, Jinzi, who had always had a cold face, began to look around, and looked at the tired expressions of his soldiers and was also slightly moved.

The soldiers of these cavalry battalions have been in a state of rapid march all the way since they set out from Yangcheng County.

The veterans from Lingshui County are even better, but those recruits recruited in Yangcheng County are obviously a little unbearable at this time.

Moreover, with a march of thousands of people like this, the soldiers have to consume a huge amount of materials in a day, and they can't just replenish along the way like when there were only a few hundred people before.

At this time, the cavalry battalion could only draw a few horses alone in the back to take turns carrying military rations.

It has been marching for two days now, not to mention these tired soldiers, the war horses carrying grain behind them will be exhausted to death if they continue like this.

In this regard, Jin Zi could only sigh helplessly, and ordered to find a village to camp and rest before dark.

At present, except for Lingshui County, there is no army stationed in the rest of the county in the entire Yang County, and only the officials of the ordinary county government are responsible for local security.

Especially in the current year of war and chaos, Qingzhou is coming to attack Yang County again, and the troops in the county have basically gathered in the county town.

Therefore, when Jin Zi led the cavalry battalion through these subordinate towns, the local people were all respectful and obedient, for fear of causing trouble.

In the evening, the cavalry battalion that had been running all the way was already sleepy and tired, and directly lived in a town called Qingniu Town.

When the army arrived in Qingniu Town, the chief of the town and several local squires took the lead in bringing dry food and the like to the army.

Since Jin Zi started his family with Xiao Jiu, he hated the landlords and old wealth who were entrenched in the heads of the people, so when these squires came forward to curry favor, Jin Zi did not give each other any good faces.

It's just that now he is in a hurry to march and has no time to clean them up, so he just arranges for his men to live in the town.

But when the gold entered the town, he found something unusual, because the town was basically full of men, and women could not be seen at all.

Out of curiosity, Kaneko rode down and looked down at the flattering chief who was following him and asked.

"Don't you have any ladies in town? How are there all men along the way. ”

When the middle-aged security chief saw Jin Zi's question, he explained unhurriedly that it was because the Qingzhou soldiers came to attack, and all the female dependents in the town were concentrated in the mountains to escape the military disaster.

When Kaneko heard this, he didn't ask too many questions, and he didn't think about how a group of women would survive if there were no mountains and hills on all sides of this town.

After the cavalry battalion settled down in the town, several squires in the town arranged a banquet and tried to win over Jin Zi and some of the cavalry battalion generals.

At first, Jin Zi still meandered to refuse, but the generals under his command instantly turned green when they heard that there was still singing and dancing.

Seeing this, Jin Zi also sighed lightly without stopping him, and led a group of people to follow the squires in the town to the banquet.

The squires were also not lying, and somewhere they got a few dancing girls to dance at the banquet.

The reckless men of the cavalry battalion, who had been tired for several days, were unconsciously a little fluttery after a few flatteries, and even greedy for a few more cups of gold.

In a drunken and hazy mood, the gold in his hand gradually relaxed his guard under the convoluted welcome of this group of squires, and directly decided to stay at the house of several squires.

When the banquet had dispersed, and the drunken and hazy cavalry battalion generals had been placed in one place and another, the town's leading security chief had a hint of cunning in his eyes.

"It's all arranged?"

The middle-aged security chief asked a sturdy young man dressed as a family member beside him, and he was cold.

The young man on the opposite side also nodded slowly in response, and then walked out of the courtyard after waving his hand to the chief and began to gather the people who had already been ambushed.

At this time, in the corner of the house, dozens of people with serious faces were ready to go, holding bright long knives in their hands, just waiting for an order.