Wan Jun and the Second Battalion were gathering the captives of the Shun Army who had been escorted over. Zhang Wuyang and He Chuyi led their men to escort over the surrendered Lucheng County Magistrate Tang Kaigao.

Tang Kaigao, who had just shown his majesty in the city, now had his blue official robe torn in several places, and blood was still flowing from many wounds on his body, making him extremely miserable.

Zhang Wuyang's face was full of joy, "Report to the leader, Lucheng County Magistrate Tang Kaigao, we have captured him alive!"

Wan Jun looked at Tang Kaigao and saw that the tattered green official robe had several wounds stained blue-black with blood.

Tang Kaigao lost his dignity at this time, and even the fierceness of the pole was gone. After experiencing the wealth and wealth of the county government, Tang Kaigao became life-conscious, as if he had suddenly turned into a submissive old farmer again.

Seeing that Wan Jun was the leader of these people, he knelt on the ground with a plop. Since his hands were tied behind his back, he could only bend down and shout, "I am an official of the imperial court. Please spare my life!"

Wan Jun smiled and said, "Court? It depends on how long Li Zicheng's Shun Dynasty can last."

As he spoke, Wan Jun squatted down and looked into Tang Kaigao's eyes, "I just want to ask Magistrate Tang, do you want to die or live?"

Tang Kaigao didn't even think about it and shouted loudly, "Sir, general, I want to live. Please spare my life, general!"

Wan Jun said, "Okay, then I will spare your life. How about our army escort Mr. Tang back to the county office in a while?"

When Tang Kaigao heard this, he knew that Wan Jun and others were thinking of using himself as a token to seize the opportunity to capture the entire county.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was not uncommon for bandits to attack the county town. At this time, Tang Kaigao did not care too much. He kowtowed and said, "I am completely following your orders. I only ask you to spare my life."

Wan Jun said, "It's easy to talk about it. When our army sends you to the county government, we will let Mr. Tang leave on his own."

After that, Wan Jun waved his hand and had Tang Kaigao escorted off.

In the battle just now, the first battalion suffered the heaviest casualties. Wan Jun asked the first battalion to keep all the wounded, and the second battalion also stayed behind to guard the prisoners.

Immediately, thousands of troops gathered the remaining soldiers, and a group of soldiers and horses escorted Tang Kaigao and quickly marched towards Lucheng County.

Wan Jun rode in front, and Tang Kaigao rode on the horse, but was held in the middle by two Chinese soldiers with knives.

A large group of people gathered around and prepared to set off. Zhang Wuyang rode over and said fiercely, "If you can't speak in a while, I will put this knife in your stomach and grind it."

The frightened magistrate Tang repeatedly waved his hands and said, "Don't dare, don't dare."

Everyone walked south along the Mtrough River and saw an ancient city appearing among the green mountains in the distance. There was a blue-black flag above the city gate with a big word "Shun" on it.

Since there is no north gate in Lucheng County, everyone headed towards the east gate, slowly approaching the city wall, and cultivated fields appeared around the road.

There has also been a drought here, and most of the seedlings are half dry and drooping due to lack of water.

Everyone moved forward and soon stepped onto an official road that had been in disrepair and extended eastward toward the outside of the city gate.

Compared with the mountain roads we have walked these days, Laoguan Road seems quite easy to walk.

A gust of wind blew, and the big flag on the city wall unfolded with the wind. It was almost the heat of June, and the wind refreshed everyone.

Soon the army approached the city gate. The army looked at the three large Chinese characters "Anren Gate" on the door. Half of the bodies of several soldiers of the army were leaning out from the gate tower.

Wan Jun looked back at Tang Kaigao and said, "It's your turn."

The Chinese soldiers on both sides looked at Tang Kaigao fiercely after hearing this.

Tang Kaigao shouted at the top of his voice, "Open the city gate quickly, I am the county magistrate!"

Although the people on the wall noticed that something was wrong, they did not dare to disobey the Tang County magistrate. There was a noise behind the city gate, and soon the gate opened.

Wan Jun kicked the horse's belly first and rushed in with several groups of soldiers.

Behind the gate, the ground became a bluestone slab, and the horses' hooves made a "click-click" sound on the ground.

There were only a dozen obedient troops guarding the gate, and all the garrison troops in the city were taken away by Tang Kaigao. Lucheng County was nothing more than an empty city.

The Chinese soldiers said nothing, and a group of people climbed up the city wall.

At this time, Tang Kaigao was carried into the city gate. In order to survive, Tang Kaigao seemed to have made up his mind to perform a meritorious service and shouted, "You guys threw your weapons on the ground, now get up from the city gate and hand them over to them."

Several Shun soldiers threw away their weapons in confusion and were then escorted away by Chinese soldiers.

Zhang Wuyang led his men, took Tang Kaigao's seal, and went to control the other two city gates.

After controlling the city gate, Wanjun left two groups of soldiers to guard the city gate while the others walked to the county government office in the city.

Lucheng County is not a big city. From the middle street under the east gate, you can see the west gate in the distance, which is only about two miles in length.

Walking along Qingshi Street into the city, you will soon see a Chenghuang Temple. There is a huge archway standing on the street in front of the temple, with the four characters "Lingdong Shangnan" written on it.

Passing through the archway is a crossroad. The bluestone road to the north extends for dozens of steps and ends abruptly. Behind the houses in the distance is a large area of ​​cultivated land.

From the cross street to the south, the road leads directly to the south gate. The Chinese soldiers at the south gate are already handing over the weapons of the shun soldiers.

After passing the crossroads and walking no more than twenty steps, there is a very grand blue brick gate with four big characters on it, "Lucheng County Government".

Wan Jun saw Zhao Boyuan and several people guarding the door.

Zhao Boyuan came towards Wanjun and said, "We have been waiting here for a long time for the arrival of the soldiers. Fortunately, there was no danger. Now Lucheng County belongs to us."

Wan Jun said, "Is there any trace of Zhang Sheng?"

Zhao Boyuan led Wan Jun and others into the county government office, pointing to the left hand side, "This is the county jail, Zhang Sheng is inside."

Several people entered the prison gate. Inside was a small courtyard. Three strong squads were guarding here. When they saw Wan Jun and others breaking in, the county magistrate Tang Kaigao was being held behind him in embarrassment. The strong squad in charge reacted quickly and immediately knelt down.

On the ground, he humbly said to Zhao Boyuan and others, "Who do you want to mention, sir?"

Zhao Boyuan said, "Where is Zhang Sheng? He is the middle-aged man you detained recently."

Zhuang Ban nodded and said, "Sir, please follow me."

Zhuang Ban, who was taking the lead, said as he led everyone inside.

Wan Jun saw that in the small courtyard, facing the door, there was a strange god enshrined on the wall, and there was a ranked "prison god".

There are two doors on the wall next to the Hell Temple. The one on the left says "Men's Prison" and the one on the right says "Female's Prison".

Several people entered the men's prison and saw another courtyard with two rows of dark prison doors facing each other.

The door of the prison was very narrow, with a height of only one meter. The strongman who led the way walked to a door and opened it. He said loudly, "Sir Zhang, I have offended you many times before. Please forgive me. I'm here to see you out."

Jail."

As he spoke, the strong man squatted down and entered the prison sideways. After a while, he carried a man out of the prison door. When the man came out, he fell to the ground limply, with a haggard face and dirty beard.

chaos.

When Wan Jun stepped forward and took a look, he was clearly Zhang Sheng.

Zhang Sheng regained consciousness, opened his eyes and looked at Wan Jun, then turned to look at Zhao Boyuan, gasping and saying, "Fortunately you are here, if I had come later, my fate would have been here."

Already."

As Zhang Sheng tried to get up, Wan Jun quickly grabbed Zhang Sheng and tried to help him up.

Zhang Sheng quickly pressed Wan Jun's hand and said with a grin, "No, no, don't touch me." He pinched the top of his left leg and said, "It's broken. I can't get up."

Wan Jun then discovered that Zhang Sheng's left leg was covered in blood below the knee, and he quickly called a doctor to treat Zhang Sheng.

Zhao Boyuan looked at the Zhuangban yamen officer angrily. The Zhuangban officer knelt down and said, "Sir, your legs were beaten like this before you came into the county jail. We didn't do anything. It's none of our business."

What a matter!"

Zhuang Ban didn't lie. Since ancient times, you have to shed your skin even if you don't die after entering the prison gate. Of course, if you want to survive, you must have money. The first step after entering the prison gate is to be squeezed out of money by various means by the prison guards.

Zhang Sheng was penniless, and he was a death row prisoner appointed by the county magistrate himself, so the jailers didn't bother to bother.

The anger in Zhao Boyuan's heart could not be dissipated, so he imprisoned all three strong squads, leaving the Chinese soldiers to watch, and then went into the county government office with Wan Jun.

Opposite the county jail is the Earth Temple, one on the left and one on the right on both sides of the county government office. Walking inward is a stone archway, facing a two-foot-high platform, on which is the county government office lobby.

Hanging on it are the four characters "Mingjing Gaohang". This is the place where the county magistrate usually ascends to the throne. It looks very majestic.

Wan Jun and others entered the lobby, and from the side room next to them, seven or eight soap squads came out. When they saw Wan Jun and others leading a large group of people, they knelt on the ground with great interest, and were soon escorted away by a large group of Chinese soldiers.

Behind the lobby is another door. Under the steps in front of the door, there is a large pomegranate tree planted in the middle. Both sides lead to the east and west side rooms. Further inside is another door, inside is the back hall, and further inside the back hall is another

The back garden of the yard.

Zhao Boyuan and others who had seen the world in the past were fine, but the others all exclaimed, "This county government is really big!"

Zhao Boyuan said, "As the old saying goes, the yamen in the world are as deep as the sea, and the county yamen represent the imperial power, otherwise so many people want to be officials!"

Wanjun sent people to place Zhang Sheng in the backyard and arranged for a doctor to treat him.

Soon after Zhang Wuyang took control of the three city gates, he rushed to the county government with his troops.

Everyone looked happy. They had been in the mountains and fields for a long time. Now, following the tens of thousands of troops, they defeated the imperial soldiers and horses. Everyone entered the county town together. They all felt as if the villagers had entered the city and their eyes were brightened.

Wan Jun immediately summoned everyone and began to discuss the next action, "Taking the county seat is not the end, but the beginning of a new stage. Whether we can retain, defend, and develop further is what we have to consider. The most important thing is

Reaffirm military discipline, no one is allowed to rob the people after entering the city, and all offenders will be killed without mercy!"

"Bo Yuan, please arrange your manpower immediately and issue a notice to calm the people. From now on, we, the Chinese Army, will be in charge of Lucheng County."

Zhao Boyuan took the order and said, "The Shun Army still has troops stationed at Xiguan, Nanguan and Fushui Pass in Lucheng County, and they need to be resolved as soon as possible."

Zhao Boyuan then arranged for manpower to preach military discipline throughout the county. In the afternoon, the living order of the people in the county was quickly restored.
Chapter completed!