In the Battle of Jigongyan, more than 300 people from the Green Camp of the Baoqing Mansion of the Qing Dynasty were killed below Jianghuai, and nearly 400 were captured. Only less than 100 people escaped.

If the soldiers of the garrison could shoot their bows and arrows more accurately and the encirclement could be tighter, it would be entirely possible to annihilate this Qing army.

However, the training time of the Dong'an County garrison was too short. Unless the general commanded it well and took advantage of the terrain to wait for work and launch a sudden attack, it would be impossible to achieve such a combat effect.

After cleaning the battlefield, Sun Xiang asked the prisoners to bury the bodies of their comrades, and then escorted the prisoners and trophies out of the mountain to the place where they landed before and took a boat back to Dong'an County.

During this period, they encountered a boat from the Shaoyang County Inspection Department out for patrol. They saw Sun Xiang and others flying the flag of the Green Camp of Baoqing Prefecture on the boat. They thought it was one of their own who came to say hello. As a result, a soldier from the garrison accidentally discharged his blunderbuss, killing one of them.

A patrolman was wounded, and the ship was so frightened that it turned around and ran away.

The soldier was very upset.

There were 500 musketeers in the garrison, 200 of which were flintlock guns from the Yang family's private collection in Yangcun, and the other 300 were purchased by Shen Mo from the system's gun foundry.

Sun Xiang came out this time with two hundred musketeers, and the remaining three hundred were in the hands of Chang Yuan and Fan Pengfei.

This is also an important basis for them to ambush the Qing soldiers this time.

Although it is difficult to practice bow and arrow, musket training is relatively easy.

In just over a month, the 500 musketeers of the garrison were able to skillfully load ammunition, shoot at a maximum speed of three rounds per minute, and practice segmented shooting very skillfully.

Therefore, even if they fight head-on with this Qing army, the garrison will most likely win in the end.

However, Sun Xiang, Chang Yuan and the others considered that the garrison had just formed an army and if there were too many casualties in the first battle, it would have a very negative impact on the morale of the army, so they finally chose to fight a clever battle.

The morale and courage of an elite and strong army are accumulated through victory after victory. The garrison has just formed an army, and its morale and morale are not yet strong enough, so it needs a clean and beautiful victory to build up confidence.

When more and more victories are achieved in the future, the fighting will of this army will become more tenacious and tenacious, and it will become more confident and calm when encountering tough battles in direct confrontation.

A sharpshooter is fed by bullets, and an elite and strong army is fed by constant victory.

Sun Xiang led the team by boat upstream of the Fuyi River, and landed directly outside the county seat of Xinning County.

The magistrate of Xinning was so frightened that he hurriedly asked people to close the city gate, fearing that this group of rebels would take the opportunity to seize the city.

Of course, Sun Xiang has no intention of seizing the city. Xinning County is smaller and poorer than Dong'an County. He can conquer it at any time if he wants to, but there is no need now.

Jiao Tonghe looked at the ships and asked, "General, what should I do with these ships?"

Although these ships are not big ships, there are dozens of them in total. It would be a pity to just abandon them and leave them alone.

But the boat cannot be towed to the shore, and it is even less possible to send people to guard it here.

Sun Xiang was also in trouble for a moment. He looked up at the Xinning County town with shaking heads not far away, and suddenly had an idea.

Leaving a group of soldiers to guard the prisoners, Sun Xiang led them towards the county seat in an open manner.

The magistrate of Xinning was praying silently at the top of the city, praying that this group of rebels would not come over.

At first, I saw that the rebels seemed to have no intention of coming to attack the city, so I felt a little relieved.

But as soon as he raised his head, he saw the anti-thief brigade strutting towards the county seat. The magistrate was so frightened that he almost sat down on the top of the city.

The government officials who were temporarily summoned from the top of the city, as well as the domestic slaves of the wealthy squire families, also became nervous, trembling with all kinds of weapons in their hands.

There was news about a very powerful rebel bandit in Dong'an County next door, so naturally Xinning County, as a neighbor, had known about it for a long time.

In the past few months, the magistrate of Xinning County has been worried about the rebels attacking him every day. His food is not good, his sleep is restless, and even when he finally falls asleep, he dreams about the rebels attacking him.

In just two months, the magistrate of Xinning felt like he had aged ten years.

Sometimes, he began to hope that the rebels would come soon and end this nightmare as soon as possible.

But the rebels didn't come, so he gradually became relieved.

But who knew that when he woke up today, someone told him that the rebels were coming, which almost gave him a heart attack.

I was expecting you to come, but you didn’t come. I thought you weren’t coming, but then you suddenly came again. You are trying to torture me to death!

The magistrate of Xinning County screamed with grief and indignation in his heart. He felt like a resentful woman waiting for a heartless man, and she was really miserable in her heart.

Sun Xiang didn't know that the magistrate of Xinning County had so much inner drama. He came to the city, took a large iron trumpet and shouted at the city: "I am Sun Xiang, the general under Mr. Shen of Dong'an County next door. Please come out and answer the question, the magistrate of your county."

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The magistrate of Xinning County saw that the rebel general below the city was quite polite, and he looked fair and gentle. He felt calmer, and stepped forward tremblingly: "I am the magistrate. Please tell me what this general has to say."

Sun Xiang shouted: "Your county, please rest assured, I am not here to attack the city. But I have something to ask of you, and I ask your county to agree to it."

After hearing that the rebels said they were not here to attack the city, the magistrate of Xinning relaxed a lot.

But when I heard that the rebels wanted to ask for something, my heart suddenly lifted up again after I had just put it down.

He has seen the Three Kingdoms, and what he fears most is when others ask him for something or to borrow something.

Good guy, you always borrow other people’s heads for your own use. Is this something you can borrow casually?

The first reaction of the magistrate of Xinning County was that this thief general wanted to use his own head, and he was so frightened that he almost cried.

But at least he didn't cry. He suppressed his fear and said in a trembling voice: "General, please speak."

Sun Xiang said: "Two things. First, please help your county to take care of the boats that are docked. They cannot be damaged or lost, otherwise they will be asked to ask for it from you in the future. Second, please help your county to find some mules, horses, donkeys and other large animals. I

Need to transport supplies."

When the magistrate of Xinning heard that it was these two things, he relaxed completely, patted his chest and said loudly: "General, please don't worry, this county will definitely comply with the instructions."

An hour later, looking at the rebel team driving a group of large animals away, the magistrate of Xinning murmured: "It would be great if all the rebels in the world were so civilized and polite."

Dian Shi asked from the side: "County Lord, what did you say?"

The magistrate turned his head and looked at it, his face darkened and he shouted: "Why are you still here? Why don't you quickly send people to tie up those ships and send people to guard them every day. If there is one missing, I will kill you with your head."

The thief apologizes."

Dian Shi was furious and cursed in his heart, but he had no choice but to do it. The official level was so overwhelming that he had no choice but to cup his hands and curse in his heart before walking away.

He was really afraid that the county magistrate would use his head to apologize to the rebels.

He felt that this group of rebels was out of their minds and dared to borrow things from the government blatantly. What was even more outrageous was that they asked the government to guard their ships.

It's okay that the rebels were abnormal, but the county magistrate was even more abnormal. Not only did he fully agree, but he also happily sent the rebels away.
Chapter completed!