Although the officials in Yichun County rushed to flee, there were still some who were loyal to their duties, such as the thief Cao Yu and Zhou Feng. However, the person he was loyal to in his heart was not Sun Nan, the magistrate of Yichun County, but Liu Jing.
Liu Jing was well aware of Sun Quan's threat. After unifying Jingzhou, he immediately began to plan for Jiangdong and arranged the first move in advance. Yichun and Changsha were close to each other, so they naturally became the main strategy direction.
Zhou Feng is in his early thirties, a strong man with martial arts skills. He was originally a local tycoon in the countryside of Yichun. Later, when he saw the world was in chaos and the counties were restless, he became ambitious, so he gathered his followers, lawbreakers, and desperadoes, and entered the valley to form a stronghold and become thieves.
According to the original historical development, he would eventually become a great thief in Yuzhang like Peng Hu. At his peak, he had more than 10,000 followers and wreaked havoc on counties. He was later annihilated by Zhang Zhao's generals.
In this time and space, Zhou Feng had not yet become a person. When he was plundering Changsha, he was defeated and captured by Liu Xiu. Faced with life and death, Zhou Feng chose life without hesitation. Liu Jing took the time to meet him in person, comforted him, and then
He put it back and let him lurk in Yichun waiting for the call.
As for whether Zhou Feng sincerely joins, to be honest, Liu Jing doesn't care at all, because it is just a casual chess piece, whether it succeeds or not, it will not affect the overall situation.
Zhou Feng was completely impressed by Liu Jing's magnanimity, and regarded this arrangement as a step forward. After returning to Yichun, he thought about it and thought that if he continued to be a thief, even if he gathered thousands of people again, it would be difficult to achieve anything.
As a result, he set his sights on Yichun. If he could find Yichun and offer it to Liu Jing, it would be a great achievement.
Zhou Feng has a long-standing reputation in Yichun. He is willing to abandon thieves and do good and lead his people back. Of course, Yichun County Magistrate Sun Nan will not turn him away.
Zhou Feng himself was capable and had a group of desperadoes under his command, so he soon became a thief cao. He used his position to secretly recruit traitors, cultivate cronies, and eliminate dissidents. Now the whole thief cao is from top to bottom.
He also has hundreds of swordsmen in his family.
You know, there are only 500 soldiers in Yichun City currently.
When Zhou Feng heard that Liu Jing had led hundreds of thousands of people from Jingzhou down the river and swept across the northern part of Yuzhang, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He had always been impatient and unwilling to wait. Recently, he was preparing to kill Sun Nan, the magistrate of Yichun County, and took the city to rebel.
, Yaoying Liu Jing.
However, before he could take action, Zhuge Liang led tens of thousands of troops to attack from the west. This time Zhou Feng was more surprised than happy.
Since Liu Jing was unstoppable in the north and could go south to Nanchang at any time, Sun Ben repeatedly mobilized troops from all over the country to defend Nanchang. Yichun originally had a thousand soldiers, but half of them were transferred away. Currently, there are only 500 soldiers left. With this small force, it is impossible to
It could not stop tens of thousands of Jingzhou troops.
He must take action before the Jingzhou army attacks the city, find an opportunity to kill the county magistrate Sun Nan, and gain control of Yichun, otherwise all his previous plans will be in vain.
"None of the school officials can be trusted!" Sun Nan, the county magistrate of Yichun, said bitterly as he looked at the empty county and temple officials with a pale face.
Sun Nan has a burly appearance and looks like a brave man at first glance. He is from Wu County. Although he is not a member of the Sun clan, he has followed the conquests since the time of Sun Jian and is considered a veteran of Jiangdong.
Zhou Feng, who was following Sun Nan, heard the words and quickly calmed down. Sun Nan turned around and asked Zhou Feng: "Ziyun, tell me, how do I treat the county and temple officials on weekdays?!"
Zhou Feng did not hesitate and immediately replied: "The Ming court naturally treats its subordinates very well. Not to mention others, the subordinates were originally from a group of thieves and were not abandoned by the Ming court. As a result, they treated their subordinates as if they were their confidants. The subordinates will risk their lives to repay the Ming court."
Grace."
Sun Nan was filled with emotion when he heard this, and sighed: "I think I treat the people below me well, but now that Yichun is in trouble, they are ungrateful and abandon me one after another. Ziyun, among all the officials in the county, you are the only one who is loyal and loyal.
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Zhou Feng was hesitant for a moment, and was about to show his loyalty again when someone suddenly came to report that the Jingzhou cavalry had arrived several miles away and would soon approach the city.
"The Chu thieves are coming...?" Sun Nan's expression changed greatly. He thought that the Jingzhou army would not arrive until tomorrow at the earliest, but he did not expect that the Jingzhou army would send cavalry first and arrive one day early.
Fortunately, he had led troops for many years and had rich experience. He had taken precautions early, sealed the north and west city gates tightly, and sent detective cavalry out for reconnaissance. Otherwise, there was a real possibility of being attacked by the opponent.
Seeing fear on the faces of everyone around him, Sun Nan pretended to be calm and said: "The city of Yichun is strong and cannot be invaded by Chu thieves in a short time. I have sent people to Nanchang for help. As long as we can hold on for a few days,
The Ming Dynasty's reinforcements will arrive soon, and the Chu thieves will not have anything to worry about."
Zhou Feng immediately expressed his position: "I am willing to go to the city with the Ming Dynasty and fight to the death to resist the Chu thieves."
Everyone reacted and agreed in unison: "I am willing to go to the city with the Ming Dynasty and fight to the death to resist the Chu thieves..."
"Okay!" Sun Nan gave Zhou Feng an appreciative look, then laughed and said, "Follow me to the north city wall to wait for the Chu thieves."
"promise."
Sun Nan immediately led hundreds of troops and county officials out of the north gate of the county temple and headed straight north.
When passing Taoli, Zhou Feng, who was riding behind Sun Nan, suddenly accelerated and came to Sun Nan and said: "In the Ming Dynasty, there is a proverb: 'If an army has no wealth, soldiers will not come; if an army has no reward, soldiers will not go.' Today."
The enemy is approaching and the soldiers are afraid, so they must use generous rewards to boost their morale."
How could Sun Nan not know this? The problem is that the military system in Jiangdong is different from that in other places. Sun Quan does not allocate military expenses to the generals who are appointed from outside. Instead, he allows them to feed and garrison in the county to raise the army. Yichun uses the endowment of one county to raise the army.
Thousand, I live a tight life on weekdays, and there is no money left to reward the soldiers.
Seeing Sun Nan's troubled expression, Zhou Feng secretly sneered and threw out the bait: "I also know that Ming Ting is a loyal man and does not accumulate wealth. I used to be a thief and had a lot of inheritance. These are all ill-gotten gains."
, There is a difficulty in Yichun today, and the officials are willing to donate their family wealth to use it as military supplies."
"Seriously what Ziyun said?!" Sun Nan's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.
Zhou Feng said solemnly and solemnly: "Of course it is true, it is just superficial wealth. The Ming Dynasty is kind to the subordinates, so the subordinates will naturally share the worries of the Ming Dynasty." Then he pointed to the alley in front and said: "My home is in Taoli in front of me.
, Mingting can follow me home to get it."
"Okay!" Sun Nan said happily: "If you can defeat the Chu thieves this time, I will recommend you to Sun Tonglu. You can expect fame, wealth and honor."
"Thank you Ming Ting. I have admired Sun Tulu for a long time. I just hate that I am of low status and cannot serve my subordinates..." Zhou Feng said as he led Sun Nan to his home.
Zhou Feng claimed to have a lot of money. Although it was to lure Sun Nan into the trap, it was not false. His house occupied a vast area with three entrances and several pavilions. Sun Nan couldn't help but feel jealous when he saw it. Unexpectedly,
Zhou Feng is so rich.
Zhou Feng had previously sent people home to report the news, and hundreds of swordsmen were crouching under the wall of the back courtyard.
Zhou Feng led Sun Nan all the way through the courtyard, entered the back courtyard, and opened the door of the warehouse where the belongings were stored. Sun Nan took a closer look and was immediately dazzled by the large number of treasures in the warehouse.
"Mingting, please..." Zhou Feng only invited Sun Nan and a few personal guards to come in, but the rest were blocked out.
Sun Nan could understand this. After all, it was an important place for storing property. How could anyone enter it casually? If someone had unclean hands and feet and his face didn't look good, he didn't say anything.
Zhou Feng took Sun Nan to visit, and his men took advantage of the trap to enter the treasury gate.
Hearing the noise behind him, Sun Nan looked back and vaguely sensed something was wrong. He was about to ask why the door was closed when he suddenly felt wind blowing from the back of his head. Years of bloody fighting experience made him subconsciously dodge sideways, but in the end he was still a step too slow, and the sharp blade scratched his neck.
On the side, blood spurted out.
Sun Nan held the wound tightly with his left hand and stepped back repeatedly. He looked at Zhou Feng who was holding a knife and grinning at him in disbelief, and yelled: "You are a thief! How dare you bite the master?!"
Zhou Feng sneered and mocked: "You are just a soldier, are you worthy of being my master? I have already joined General Annan's command. The head on your neck and this city of Yichun are my great gifts to General Annan."
"Bitch thief! How dare you bully me! Even if I die today, I will support you!" Sun Nan realized that he had been played by the other party from beginning to end. His eyes were bloodshot with anger, and he shouted desperately.
Follow Zhou Feng to kill him.
Because he was calculating mentally but not intentionally, in just a short time, Sun Nan's left and right bodyguards were all killed, and fierce fighting sounds could be heard outside. Now that the overall situation has been decided, Zhou Feng will naturally not be in danger himself, he waved
He waved his hand and signaled his men to come forward to surround Sun Nan and kill him.
Although Sun Nan was extremely brave, he was severely injured in the neck, lost too much blood, and had very little fighting power. Faced with siege from all directions, he soon fell into a pool of blood, but even if he died, his eyes were still dead.
Staring at Zhou Feng.
Zhou Feng was not happy, so he asked his men to blind his eyes, cut off his head, and show it to the public. Anyone who refused to surrender would be guilty of the same crime as Sun Nan!
Sun Nanqu was already attacked by a sneak attack, suffering heavy casualties. When they saw that Sun Nan was dead, their fighting spirit was gone. They all knelt down and surrendered. Only a few loyal men tried to take back Sun Nan's head. In the end, they were outnumbered and blood spattered on the spot.
Then Zhou Feng led his troops to rush to the North City Gate without stopping. The defenders responsible for guarding the city gate thought they were reinforcements sent by Sun Nan and did not take any precautions against them.
After Zhou Feng approached, he held up Sun Nan's head and shouted: "Sun Nan is dead, and those who surrender will not be killed!" He led the crowd to kill the scattered defenders and opened the city gate.
At this time, Liu Liang and his cavalry had just arrived and were still on the north bank of the South River, facing Yichun across the river. Suddenly they saw the north gate of Yichun open, and a group of people walked out of the city gate and met them on the roadside.
Liu Liang raised his eyebrows, wondering whether the other party really wanted to surrender, or whether he was deliberately leading him across the river in order to ambush him...
However, he quickly dismissed the distracting thoughts in his mind and gave the order to ride across the river. He had thousands of fine riders to rely on, so he had no need to worry about the other party's conspiracy.
"Rumble...Rumble..."
The ground shook with the sound of horses' hooves, and dust billowed up. Thousands of cavalry galloped towards them. Everyone, including Zhou Feng, looked shocked.
Jiangnan has always had few horses and almost no organized cavalry. Seeing thousands of cavalry charging for the first time, you can imagine the shock in your heart.
Liu Liang had already determined that the opponent was not cheating. Otherwise, if there were only a few dozen steps left from the city gate, the opponent would not be able to stop his charge and he would be able to rush directly into the city in one breath.
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