No matter how disgusting the words of the group of officers and soldiers from the city were, the fact that there were hundreds of officers and soldiers in bright uniforms standing by at any time still made everyone in Pingyang Mansion feel more at ease.
Of course, Chen Yuan would not publicize what Jiang Wan said to Chen Yuan. Instead, he said that these reinforcements seemed to have entered the city with the intention of fighting to the death with the bandits outside the city. In addition to these reinforcements, there were also a large number of reinforcements coming.
On the way, these reinforcements were just vanguards. When all the reinforcements arrived, they would all have fled after hearing the news about the thieves outside Pingyang Mansion.
The morale of the entire Pingyang Mansion immediately surged after his words.
As if they knew what was going on in the city, when the early morning mist dispersed and the wilderness outside the city became clearly visible, the defenders on the top of the city were all stunned.
The camp of the bandit army that had been outside the city was now only a mess, and none of the bandits who had been eyeing Pingyang Mansion could be seen.
"My lord, my lord!"
Chen Yuan, who had just returned to his residence and closed his eyes, was called out by his confidant Li Sansheng again. When he arrived at the city and saw this scene, he felt a little bad.
If we had known that all these bandits had escaped last night, how busy were hundreds of people on the city top going up and down in the hanging baskets yesterday? We could have just opened the city gate and let these reinforcements in.
?
"We have sent people out to check!" Han Li said beside Chen Yuan: "However, it seems that these bandits have really left? Do you want to tell the reinforcements about this?"
"Wait a minute!" Chen Yuan pondered for a moment: "Find some brave people and follow the traces. It's impossible for a team of several thousand people to disappear so silently. It would be better if they returned to Shaanxi.
, if we didn’t return to Shaanxi, we would be in big trouble here in Pingyang Mansion!”
Han Li also nodded, "Yes, then our Pingyang Mansion is really in a mess. Mr. Chen, do you think it is these thieves who are really afraid of these officers and soldiers of Nanhai Guard?"
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Chen Yuan glanced at Han Li angrily: "It's obvious that my Pingyang Mansion guarded the city like an iron barrel, leaving the thieves with nowhere to attack, so they retreated.
It is certainly a good thing that these reinforcements have arrived, but even if they did not come last night, wouldn't the traitors still retreat?"
Two hours later, the defenders finally confirmed that the bandit army around Pingyang Mansion had completely disappeared, and the news reached Jiang Wan's ears. Jiang Wan was slightly stunned and confused.
"Let the prefect send people to search for traces of the rebel army, with Pingyang Prefecture as the center and spread to all directions, especially towards Xiangning and Yanchuan!" Jiang Wan pondered for a moment: "These people need to eat and drink, and they need to be below the level of
The warm cotton clothes and robes must have a place to stay!”
"Okay!" Qin Xie nodded without hesitation.
"If any of my soldiers and horses come from Shaanxi, they must be contacted immediately!" Jiang Wan ordered: "The soldiers and horses come directly to Pingyang Mansion. If they don't encounter the bandits, they will directly ignore the scattered bandits!
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In Xizhou City, thirty miles away from Pingyang Prefecture, there were sounds of panic and crying everywhere.
Half an hour ago, countless bandits appeared outside Xizhou City, and the hundreds of people organized by the Xizhou County Government almost collapsed under the attack of the bandit army, and the Xizhou County Government operated for ten years.
The defense for several days was as if it were made of paper and was easily broken through by the bandit army.
A large number of bandits swarmed into the city like locusts and began their looting.
Gold, silver, money, food, clothing, and even young women have all become the targets of their plunder. Xizhou County has a "ten"-shaped layout, with two streets intersecting from north to south, dividing the county into four parts.
As for the bandit army that entered the city, they were divided into four groups as soon as they entered the city. Each of them burned, killed and looted in their own area. Their goals were clear, their methods were ruthless, and they acted quickly. Once they encountered resistance, they immediately massacred mercilessly.
The city turned into a hell on earth almost instantly.
The robbery lasted for two hours. At this time, the people in the city who were lucky enough to be alive heard the sound of gongs, and the thieves retreated like a tide.
It took almost a stick of incense, or even longer, before anyone had the courage to spy on the movements of the bandits. Only then did they realize that there was no more bandits to be seen, whether in the city or outside the city.
If it weren't for the mess on the ground, with blood and corpses everywhere, the people in the city would probably feel like they were in a nightmare that enveloped the whole place.
In Xizhou City, there was crying all day long!
"Brother, actually we can stay here for a while!"
On the official road heading west, a large group of bandits were marching on the official road in such a grand manner. Everyone's face was beaming with joy, and their baggage was bulging. The bandits were excitedly talking about today's harvest.
, and even exchanged their spoils with their companions while marching.
"Brother, we are too careful. I dare say that even if they knew we were here, the officers and soldiers from Pingyang Mansion would not dare to come over. They have been scared out of their wits by us!"
Several leaders were chattering beside Gao Yingxiang, and most of them had some regrets and dissatisfaction in their words. If Gao Yingxiang had not always been strict and fair in his military management, if it were another rebel team, these leaders would have rebelled on the spot.
If all the gold, silver, treasures, food and women in the city are not taken away, is it still called a rebel army?
"This is not Ansai!" Gao Yingxiang remained expressionless, but everyone had long been accustomed to his eldest brother's behavior. Instead, they squinted at Zhang Xianzhong beside Gao Yingxiang.
Gao Yingxiang is the leader of the rebel army, but Zhang Xianzhong is the military advisor and second in command of the rebel army. If anyone can make Gao Yingxiang change his mind, it must be Zhang Xianzhong.
"Brother is right, this is not Ansai!" Zhang Xianzhong said with a smile: "We have been surrounding Pingyang Mansion for a few days, but they really did not dare to chase us. In other words, the surrounding area of Pingyang Mansion is now ours.
We can hit wherever we want!"
"That's not true!" Everyone said unconvinced.
"However, the officers and soldiers are not fools. The news from Pingyang Mansion asking for help must have reached Taiyuan a long time ago. Don't think that just because we defeated a group of hundreds of officers and soldiers, we are invincible. There are so many officers and soldiers in our country.
It’s not cost-effective for soldiers and horses to confront them head-on!!”
"Robbing money and food are just means. Letting more people join our rebel army is what we have to do!" Zhang Xianzhong said: "Do the officers and soldiers say we are bandits? Bandits naturally have to run around. If we are
If you stop to take a place, you are considered a bandit!"
"There's nothing wrong with being a bandit!"
"You idiot, haven't you understood what second brother means? Second brother is afraid of being targeted by officers and soldiers!"
"That's right, we not only need to be on guard against the officers and soldiers of Shanxi, but also on the officers and soldiers of Shaanxi. We must keep running, keep grabbing, and keep strengthening ourselves. This is what we have to do. Once we stop, we will be in trouble.
Things are coming!”
Zhang Xianzhong said with a smile: "Let's just grab it all the way. Who can do anything to us?"