After Xu Xuan's documents were delivered, the governors and bureaucrats of Jinan County and Le'an State were all faced with a helpless decision.
Qi County cannot ignore its urgent situation, and Linzi City cannot sit idly by.
This is the consensus of everyone.
The officials of the three counties are currently from the same family and are all under the jurisdiction of Cao Cao, the governor of Yanzhou, so everyone knows the importance.
Although they are both counties, Qi County is even more important than the two counties combined.
After all, it gathers most of the resource wealth of the entire Qingzhou.
And Linzi is where the essence of Qi County is concentrated.
There is really no room for error.
But the officials in the two governments really don't know how to save...
There is no point in sending too few troops.
If more troops are sent out...how can we be responsible for the security of our own one-third of an acre of land?
Unlike Qi County, Zhao County and Guangrao County, which Wang Zheng conquered, were both guarded by about a thousand troops. Xu Xuan was able to gather 2,000 troops when he first mobilized troops from the two counties.
Jinan and Le'an...
Except for the two prefectures and counties of Dongpingling and Linji, the other dozen counties and cities only have a city defense strength of two to three hundred people.
It is almost impossible to maintain daily security and detect thefts, and it is really impossible to deploy a single soldier.
The cities where the two county guards are located each have a total of less than 3,000 troops.
Just when these officials were anxious and hesitant, the power of the people appeared in time.
A wealthy gentleman surnamed Xu in Linji Chengnei and a Sima Shanren in Dongpingling took the initiative to express their stance to the government almost at the same time.
It is everyone's responsibility to put an end to thieves and protect the environment and the people.
The governors, please feel free to dispatch troops to support Linzi, and wipe out the thieves as soon as possible while their power is not strong.
As for city defense, leave it to them.
They are willing to dispatch generals and soldiers, and recruit some civilians to form a militia to assist in the defense of the county.
The two governors were overjoyed when they heard this. They felt that these two people were like a timely presence.
They are all loyal and patriotic heroes!
I feel even more regretful.
If the other noble families in the city could understand the general situation and the great righteousness like this, why worry about the world being unstable?
After receiving repeated warm praises, the two county guards, who were relieved, no longer hesitated and immediately mobilized all their strength.
With the help of caring people, the efficiency this time was unexpectedly fast.
On the third day after receiving the document, they gathered together about 4,000 troops and horses, and hurriedly set out for Linzi.
At the top of the city, Xu Fang, a wealthy gentleman who was praised highly by the government, and other officials and nobles who saw him off watched the army leave.
After the group of figures completely disappeared into the distance, a proud smile appeared on his face.
Great things are done!
...
That night.
The officers and soldiers in charge of city defense slowly walked down the city wall.
This is the only remaining security force in the two mansions, with a total of four to five hundred people. Except for places like the granary and weapons, the rest of the people are here.
About three hundred people.
The security work that was originally responsible for nearly a thousand people was suddenly reduced by more than half, leaving these three hundred people complaining and exhausted today.
When they saw another group of people not far from the city wall, everyone in the city defense army breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Xu Shanren organized this militia.
In this way, it was so hard today, and tomorrow should be much easier.
With this idea in mind, the city defense troops walked towards the opposite side.
Although in their opinion, these people are really lackluster.
His body is not as strong as theirs, and his equipment is far less sophisticated than theirs...
But there are so many people.
It's just city defense, things are too complex, as long as there are more people.
In the past year or so, although there have been several bandit troubles in Le'an Country, they are basically a small group of people, so their power is weak and the impact will not be big.
To put it bluntly, once the city gate is closed and nothing is done, those thieves cannot get in.
Therefore, everyone feels that even if this kind of militia has average combat effectiveness, it is more than enough to take charge of city defense.
Nothing will go wrong.
But no one noticed that everyone in this group of militiamen who shared the labor for them was a little abnormally excited and nervous at this time.
Just as no one noticed, the two masters Xu and Sima, who actively took the initiative to share the government's worries, had a lot in common.
They are rich, powerful, generous, and they are not locals, but from wealthy families that have emerged recently.
The more important point is...
The generals and soldiers of these two families seemed to exceed the standards expected of ordinary noble families.
If there are experienced veterans or soldiers from Cao's army who participated in the last expedition against Qingzhou Yellow Turbans again, they may find many strange things.
It's a pity that these two are either in Xuzhou now or have just embarked on the road to Linzi.
Most of those who remain regard serving as a soldier as a part-time job.
Even if a few discerning people notice the strangeness of these rotating friendly forces, they don't care much about it.
Or maybe I don't care.
They are even more thinking about their farming work after returning home.
Soon, the two groups of people came closer and closer.
At this time, the leader of the militia was Xu He's confidant, and he was also a battle-hardened veteran. When he was far away from the officers of the city defense on the opposite side, he was still smiling and saying hello. Until this moment, he saw that these officers and soldiers were all slack.
I was exhausted, and my heart suddenly moved.
Chance!
They didn't chat for a few words until the officer passed by him.
A sudden change occurred!
The leader suddenly pulled out the long knife from his waist and stabbed the officer fiercely.
The screams of the person being attacked and the shouting of the attacker sounded almost simultaneously.
"Huang Tian is standing!"
The leader's loud shout was like a fuse, immediately igniting the frenzy of everyone around him.
The militia group of several hundred people almost immediately followed and shouted at the same time:
"Heaven is dead!"
"kill!"
"Kill these stubborn villains who are still working for the Han court!"
The deafening shouts and the sudden change of face of this so-called friendly army made the Linji soldiers who had just relaxed were dumbfounded.
In their haste, they didn't understand what was going on for the first time, and were already surrounded by people several times their size.
In the blink of an eye, dozens more screams rang out one after another.
Only the blood splattering and corpses on the ground made the remaining Linji soldiers wake up completely.
"Huang Tian should stand..."
That slogan made them instantly understand the true identity of this so-called vigilante group.
"not good!"
"These people are also Yellow Turban bandits!"
"It must be an accomplice of Na Qijun Wangzheng!"
Le'an State is adjacent to Qi County, so news can go back and forth very quickly.
Especially today, the county guard sent most of his troops to support Linzi.
Naturally, such a big movement must be announced to the whole city.
Until now.
Both the officers and soldiers who stayed behind in the city, as well as other prominent people, already knew Wang Zheng.
This is the leader of a new band of yellow turban bandits.
His deeds since the uprising were half-true and half-exaggerated were circulated in the city for several days.
Considering his age, many people believe the rumor that the other party is the reincarnation of Zhang Jiao.
Otherwise, how could such a humble boy cause such a big disturbance?