"It's strange. Generally, spies come and go, ranging from three to five to ten at most. How come we are encountering more than twenty people now? It's really evil." Du Laosan muttered in a low voice next to Chang Yu.
"It's an extraordinary moment." Chang Yu understood, however. The two armies were now devoting a large number of manpower to rob and kill each other's spies, and those who were weak alone were seeking death. Naturally, they had to form a larger team.
It was a bloody battle, with a numerical advantage. Fortunately, no one on Chang Yu's side lost his life, but four or five others were seriously injured.
After a simple bandage, everyone hurried on their way again.
After walking a few miles, it was getting brighter and Wenshui County was in sight. They had reached the due west of the county seat, and everyone looked tired.
After looking around, Chang Yu made a decision, "Let's go into the mountains to have a rest."
"Wait a minute." Du Laosan squinted his head and looked forward. After looking left and right, he blew a strange whistle, and soon five figures emerged from the grass in front and ran towards him quickly.
"Our reinforcements just now?" Chang Yu asked.
Du Laosan nodded: "I told him to meet him nearby."
Several people quickly arrived in front of them: "Brother, where are you on duty... Hey, factory supervisor, I want to pay my respects to the factory supervisor."
The leader of the group had a relaxed look on his face, but when he saw Chang Yu, his expression suddenly changed, and he quickly called on the others around him to kneel down to Chang Yu.
Chunxiang and others also changed their expressions, and couldn't help but want to pull out the steel knife from their waists. Only close people like them knew Chang Yu's identity. How did this person know it?
Chang Yu was also surprised. He stared carefully at the man kneeling in front of him, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "Li Xingzu?"
The man in front of him turned out to be Li Xingzu, the leader of the Ming army who was surrounded by bandits on the bank of the Zhengdong River in Jiaocheng after returning from the robbery in Jiexiu.
"It's just a villain." Li Xingzu couldn't hide his joy, but he was more confused: "Why is the factory supervisor here?"
"Get up quickly, our family doesn't like this." Chang Yu feigned anger and stretched out his hand to help Li Xingzu up: "I'm itchy and curious, come and take a look."
Li Xingzu almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Damn it, people say that eunuchs are perverted. It is indeed true. Instead of enjoying the blessings of Taiyuan City in the cold weather, he went to this dangerous place to have a big adventure.
"Why are you here?" Chang Yu asked, ignoring Li Xingzu's expression that was about to turn into internal injuries. He was quite happy to meet him here. There is no doubt that Li Xingzu is a veteran, and having him by his side on this trip will make him even more powerful.
"I was ordered to investigate the information in my humble position, and now I am returning to resume my duties..." Li Xingzu was born with a kind of awe for big figures like Chang Yu.
"Tell me, what useful information have you found?" Chang Yu interrupted him.
Li Xingzu looked around and said: "Sir, it's not suitable to stay here for a long time. There is a big river in front that leads directly into the mountains to the west. Let's find a quiet place before talking."
Chang Yu nodded, and everyone hunkered down and hurried forward. Sure enough, not far away, they saw a large frozen river winding out of the Western Mountains and leading directly to the south of Wenshui City.
Everyone turned along the river into the mountains and found a secret shelter. They nested together and took out dry food to eat. Li Xingzu began to report information to Chang Yu.
"The bandit army broke into Fenzhou Prefecture yesterday..."
"This information is out of date. I don't know what to say." Chang Yu interrupted him: "Has Wen Shui been lost?"
Li Xingzu coughed lightly: "There are many brothers who were sent out, and each one has a different approach. It is not surprising that the news comes one after another... The army of thieves is still in Fenzhou Prefecture, but there are already many groups of thieves in Wenshui.
Wenshui's hundreds of troops, whether they are lost or not is no longer the difference."
Chang Yu nodded in agreement, and all the prefectures and towns surrendered. These small counties under their jurisdiction had neither the ability nor the will to resist. Even though the army of intruders was still a hundred miles away, they opened their doors early to welcome guests.
"Last night, people in the city began to pack up their belongings and prepare to flee north at dawn," Li Xingzu said again.
"Hey, you entered the city last night. It was just dawn and the city gate had just opened. Why did you leave the city so early?" Zhou Tianpeng asked curiously.
Li Xingzu exclaimed, with a look of disdain on his face: "Wenshui has never closed the city gate since it was opened early yesterday morning. The entire city has been harassed by rogue bandits overnight, and there is no trace of the defenders."
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"The people in the city are miserable," Zhou Tianpeng sighed.
"Fortunately, maybe the discipline of the bandits is much better than before. Those bandits were just harassing and didn't do much harm," Li Xingzu said.
"That's because the people in the city really think that the savior of the people has come, and not many people are willing to leave their homes and flee," Chang Yu took over.
Li Xingzu nodded.
Chang Yu let out a long sigh. The propaganda copy written by Li Yan, the strategist of the rebel army, was well written and the slogan was touching. It greatly confused the poor people. In fact, when they heard that the rebel army was attacking, most of the people who fled were wealthy households above the well-to-do level.
There are very few suffering people who truly have nothing to lose. For them, being poor is the same wherever they are, and they might be able to get some grease and drink a bowl of soup by following the intruders.
"As expected, most of the rich people fled," Li Xingzu said, shaking his head and sighing: "But it is not so easy to escape from the hands of thieves. Although the army of thieves has not arrived at this time, small groups of people are still coming. Once they
If you leave the city and flee north, you will inevitably be robbed by these thieves. The thieves robbing refugees is not new at all."
Not only is it not new for thieves to rob refugees, Chang Yu smiled bitterly: "Even officers and soldiers have done this a lot, right?"
In his memory, there were several teams of officers and soldiers robbing victims on the roadside, using extremely evil methods and not wanting to be outdone by thieves.
Li Xingzu nodded: "I've heard about it before."
"But it might be difficult for them to rob this time. They might even have to get involved," Chang Yu sneered.
"Sir, this is..." Li Xingzu was puzzled, but Chunxiang, Duan Wuhu and Zhou Tianpeng understood that the main force of the bandit army was still in Fenzhou Prefecture, but the Ming army was already in Jiaocheng, which was only sixty or seventy meters away from Wenshui.
miles.
The army has ordered a heavy reward for killing the thieves. You can think of the huge reward for brave men. In addition, the main force of the thieves army is still far away. How could the soldiers of the Ming army not seize the opportunity to form a group to kill the mobs and earn money. The thieves army is so small.
How can a small number of men and horses defeat an army of tens of thousands? If you don't escape, you will die. The Ming army may not be able to fight all the way to Wenshui City.
In other words, in a few hours, Wenshui and Jiaocheng, within a few dozen miles, will definitely be the territory of the Ming army. How can these bandits be allowed to do evil again?
Of course, the more than 100 miles between Wenshui and Fenzhou is the territory of the bandit army. This balance will not be disturbed before the bandit army reaches Wenshui.
After hearing the whole story, Li Xingzu deeply agreed. He looked at Chang Yu, who was lying on the grass with his eyes closed, and asked, "Sir, what are your plans next?"
"Enter the city" into Wenshui City.
Li Xingzu was shocked: "My lord, the vanguard of the bandits has already arrived in Wenshui, and even the main force is only one day away. What's more, there are so many spies in Wenshui City at this time. The dragon's den is really dangerous..."
"What are you afraid of? It is said that the army of the intruders has strict orders: "Invade the king's benevolent army. They will not kill or plunder the army. They are not allowed to hide platinum. They are not allowed to live in the city. They are not allowed to take other wives except their wives. They sleep with straw curtains.
, if a horse leaps into the fields and seedlings are beheaded, the military orders anyone who commits adultery and robbery to be killed immediately, or cut off the palms, or cut off the nose.
I want to go and see if it’s true or false.”
Chang Yu sneered and continued to close his eyes and rest, "Have a good rest for a while, and we will enter the city in half an hour."
Jiaocheng, a different scene.
In the open space south of the city, tens of thousands of troops gathered here, and all the reinforcements from Taiyuan were already in place.
People are cruel and don't talk much, and Zhou Yuji also falls into this category.
At this time, there were several silver carts around him, and he immediately raised his foot and kicked one of them. He was born with supernatural power. With one kick, the silver cart overturned, and more than ten thousand taels of silver were scattered on the ground. The eyes of tens of thousands of soldiers lit up when they saw it.
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"There are one hundred thousand taels of silver here"
Zhou Yuji pointed to the silver car next to him, and then pointed to the south: "Between here and Wenshui, there are at least thousands of thieves' spies and small groups of thieves. With one thief's head worth ten taels of silver, who has the ability to kill a hundred of them?"
, I will reward him with 10,000 taels of silver, as long as you get the silver you have!"
The atmosphere was immediately aroused, and discussions started. It was not settled for a long time, but Zhou Yuji was still very patient and waited until they calmed down before continuing:
"Although there are brave men under heavy rewards, there are also cowards. I know that some people have ulterior motives, so I advise those who want to kill good people and take advantage of their merits to think about their own heads first. Jin Yiwei and Dongchang's spies are everywhere at this time.
, keeping an eye on you at all times. If anyone is found to dare to kill a good person and take merit, and confiscate the family and destroy the ancestors! There is also a reporting mechanism. If someone is found to kill a good person and take credit, he will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver!" Zhou Yuji looked around coldly and said.
: "Remember not to pass through Wenshui County"
After saying that, he turned and left.
The generals in the army immediately gathered together to briefly discuss how to form a group to make money.
Each person who kills a thief is rewarded with a reward of ten taels of silver, but for reporting a good person who kills a good person and pretends to be a thief, he can get a hundred taels of silver. Moreover, they all form a team to kill thieves. Under mutual supervision, Zhou Yuji believes that no one would be so stupid as to kill innocent people and pretend to be thieves.
Wenshui is very small, with a short city wall and thin walls. There are only a few hundred households. There were too many small towns like this in ancient times, ranging from a few hundred meters to several miles in radius. There are two wells and a county government. There are no soldiers to guard it and it is safe.
Rely on catching fast yamen servants.
Because it is close to the capital of Fenzhou, close to Taiyuan, and is located in a bandit-prone area in Shanxi, small towns like Wenshui and Jiaocheng usually have more than a hundred soldiers stationed there, but they have long since disappeared.
At around nine o'clock in the afternoon, Chang Yu and his party entered Wenshui City in batches with a slight disguise.
The city gate was wide open, but not a single soldier could be seen.
There were not many people walking on the street, they were all in a hurry and looked panicked.
"It feels even more rundown than Jiaocheng," Chunxiang whispered beside Chang Yu. The houses in front of him were low, the streets were dirty, and the environment was extremely poor.
Chang Yu smiled slightly and said nothing, and the group of people immediately walked into a street.
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