One hundred and ninetieth chapters draw from the bottom of the pot
Just when Han Baihang succeeded in the sneak attack on the bandits' baggage, the offensive and defensive battle at the top of Yongcheng City also entered a fever pitch.
The bandits held back the troops below the city for several days, eager to capture Yongcheng before the officers and soldiers arrived. Today, they took up a desperate formation to attack the city with heavy troops, staging an ant-controlled siege in the cold weapon era.
Especially the gap in the city wall that was blown up last night was the focus of the battle between the two sides. In just one morning, the gap changed hands six times. The dead were everywhere, and there was almost no place to stand.
Facing the bandits' lifeless attacks, the defenders simply couldn't stand it.
Just when the city's defense was in danger, the wealthy gentry in the city finally couldn't sit still. They all knew that if the bandits entered the city, their property and their lives would be in danger, so they tried their best. Each household gathered their servants who could fight to protect the courtyard.
There were actually over a thousand people, and they rushed to the city wall to support them.
With the addition of this new force, the bandits were temporarily pushed back. However, after all, the gentry's armed forces did not have unified command and were accustomed to fighting on their own. They were equivalent to a mob on the battlefield. Facing the bandits who were like wolves and tigers and were proficient in warfare, they could only succeed.
It was powerful for a moment, but then suddenly turned into a disadvantage. The city defense was in danger, and the bandits were only one step away from breaking through the city.
While the battle was raging below the city, an undercurrent was surging inside the city.
Taking advantage of the opportunity when the militiamen were transferred to the city walls and the county government office was empty, a group of tough men in black suddenly rushed into the county government office and snatched away Mei Changyuan who had been under house arrest for three days. The regiment members could not stop them and could only watch helplessly.
The man was snatched away, and when the regiment pursued him, they unexpectedly pursued him directly to Xu Wangtang's house.
Now everyone knew the seriousness of the matter, and someone immediately went to report it to Xue Lin.
After receiving the report, Xue Lin was shocked and angry, thinking that he was working hard on the city wall, but Xu Wangtang was stabbing him in the back, how could he do it? Anyway, it was not him who was the big one in the Yongcheng family, and at worst the fish would die and the net would be broken. With this sad and angry thought,
He no longer cared about defending the city, and hurriedly mobilized his troops to attack the Xu family.
When we arrived at Xu's house, the gate of Xu's house was tightly closed, and there were guards on the gun towers everywhere, obviously in case Xue Lin came to make trouble.
A voice: "Hit me!"
When the regiment was preparing to attack, suddenly there was a burst of hurried footsteps from the east-west intersection. Xue Lin looked sideways and saw only two teams of people coming to attack. His eyes were wide open and he was extremely frightened.
I recognized that the people coming from the west intersection were armed merchant groups, numbering hundreds of people. The people at the east intersection were wearing black clothes from the patrol camp era. Needless to say, I knew they were Xu Wangtang's people.
The two groups surrounded his troops, and the regiments suddenly became commotion. The two sides faced each other with swords and guns, but said nothing.
Xue Lin's face became extremely ugly, and there was a layer of sweat on his palms. He realized that he had fallen into a trap.
Xu Wangtang dared to snatch Mei Changyuan away, so he was obviously fully prepared. Now that the opponent had more troops and he had fewer troops, the outcome would be unpredictable if he actually took action. He gritted his teeth and secretly ordered his regiment members to prepare for a fight.
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At this moment, the door of Xu's house creaked open from the inside, and a group of nurses came out surrounded by Xu Wangtang and Mei Changyuan. Xue Lin was furious when he saw Xu Wangtang, and shouted angrily: "Xu Wangtang, you...
Mother, how dare you lie to me."
Xu Wangtang looked at Xue Lin expressionlessly and sneered: "Xue Lin, you dare to speak harshly when death is imminent. Now put down the gun, and I can ask the county magistrate for a favor and give you a lighter sentence."
"A lighter sentence?"
Xue Lin raised his head and let out a contemptuous laugh, and said sternly: "Xu Wangtang, you bastard, you just hate me for being careless, otherwise it would be your turn to laugh here."
Xu Wangtang's face turned cold and he shouted to the militia: "Brothers of the militia, Xue Lin, as the leader of the militia, did not want to protect his hometown. He actually committed rebellion, led his troops to surround the county government, placed the county magistrate under house arrest, and insulted the county magistrate's wife. It is simply
It is lawless and the crime is extremely heinous. Now that County Magistrate Mei is here, everyone must listen to Magistrate Mei and never follow Xue Lin's path into darkness."
As soon as these words came out, the commotion among the regiment members became even more intense. Xue Lin hurriedly shouted: "Brothers, don't listen to Xu Wangtang's nonsense."
"Brothers, I am Mei Changyuan. Now I am announcing that Xue Lin is dismissed from the post of leader of the militia group. I will let go of what everyone did with him in the past. Whoever can take him down now will be rewarded with a thousand silver dollars and a promotion of one.
Level!" Mei Changyuan looked at Xue Lin with hatred and shouted to the militia.
Xue Lin's face turned pale. He had already anticipated what would happen to him. Although Mei Changyuan, the county magistrate, was not worthy of his name, he was the one who could appoint and remove him as the head of the regiment. Once he lost this identity, he would not be able to rely on him anymore.
It would be difficult for the troops to follow him out of personal favor.
Sure enough, he found that many of the regiment members around him were looking at him eagerly. He was startled. Just when he was about to speak to stabilize the morale of the army, suddenly the war horse under his crotch was startled, and suddenly he kicked up his front hooves. He suddenly
Unable to sit still, he jumped off the horse in embarrassment. He saw several black figures rushing towards him. Before he could react, he was pushed to the ground by hands and feet. He struggled fiercely and yelled: "Ma San, hurry up.
help me."
Ma San was the captain of his guard, but after he shouted, the usually loyal Ma San lowered his head and said nothing. Instead, he stopped the regiment members who were trying to rescue him. With this scene, the weak resistance of the regiment members suddenly disappeared.
No more, Xue Lin was soon tied up and pushed in front of Xu Wangtang and Mei Changyuan.
"Kneel down."
Someone kicked Xue Lin hard in the leg, and Xue Lin fell to his knees heavily.
"County magistrate, Xue Lin has been captured. Please tell me how to deal with it." Xu Wangtang smiled and said to Mei Changyuan.
Mei Changyuan thought of the past grudges and said angrily: "Tear off his dog's head and parade it through the streets to serve as a warning to others!"
"good!"
Xu Wangtang nodded and said thoughtfully: "But we can't kill him yet. The militia are still defending the city, so we can't disrupt the morale of the army. Once the bandits are driven back, it won't be too late for us to kill him."
Mei Changyuan thought that he was right. He was not in a hurry, so he said bitterly: "Then let his dog's head stay on his neck for a few more days."
Afterwards, he said sincerely to Xu Wangtang: "Mr. Xu, the militia cannot be left without an owner for a day. Now I ask you to take over the task in the face of danger and lead everyone to defend the city."
Xu Wangtang said seriously: "I originally wanted to live a long life, but the bandits came to the city and the county magistrate valued me, so I agreed. After the bandits are defeated, I can choose someone else."
"Okay!" Mei Changyuan readily agreed.
While the two were singing and making peace, Xu Wangtang, as the biggest winner, successfully took over the leadership of the militia.
Xu Wangtang was so proud that he didn't realize that Mei Changyuan looked at him with vague fear. Although he was grateful for being rescued by Xu Wangtang, Mei Changyuan knew that Xu Wangtang would be a more powerful person than Ding Zuopeng in the future, and he would be more cunning and cunning than Ding Zuopeng.
