Guancheng is not big and cannot accommodate so many people, but there are several villages outside Guanmen. They can barely accommodate the five or six thousand soldiers and horses who arrived first and more than 30,000 scrolls.
Tong Jianye hinted several times that he planned to stay in Guancheng. Huang Tengyuan pretended not to understand and arranged his two thousand troops and family members in Sanhuang Village outside Guancheng.
Chen Xing watched as Tong Jianye, who looked unhappy, led his people out of the gate and went to the village below for resettlement. He said to Huang Tengyuan: "Sir, this man doesn't seem to be a kind person, so it's better to be careful. Our direct troops only have more than 1,300 people, which is not as many as them. This time, a lot of people were plundered during the mutiny. The gentry family has gained a lot, and their wealth is touching people's hearts. Be careful that they have other ideas."
Huang Tengyuan said: "This time, our brothers have restrained themselves very well. They did not kill the people indiscriminately. They only robbed the gentry who owned the fertile land and mansions. It can be regarded as robbing the rich and giving to the poor. Unlike other rebels, they are completely like gangsters. Okay. This money is just for the living of the brothers. If anyone dares to think about it, I will kill him alive."
"Sir, have you found a way out?" Chen Xing asked.
"The arrangements have been made. Wu Zhenpu from Qingshui Pass has already gone with two hundred brothers in advance. It should have arrived by now. This time, we have money and food to eat. There is no shortage of anything. When we arrived at the abandoned fort, We can settle down and still have enough time to sow a crop of winter wheat.”
Chen Xing said excitedly: "That's great. I don't want to be so angry anymore. Once I'm out of isolation, the world is vast and I can rebuild my home."
Among the rebels who are here now, 1,300 are Huang Tengyuan's troops, 2,000 are Tong Jianye's troops, and the remaining 2,7800 are more than a dozen groups of scattered rebels. They were originally very loosely gathered together, but under the current circumstances, these people couldn't tell who they were listening to.
In the past, when the situation was overwhelming, they were willing to act according to orders. That was because they had common interests and wanted to grab more money and food. Now that the rebels were defeated, it was hard to say what they were thinking.
Huang Tengyuan is not greedy for soldiers and horses. There are no advantages but only disadvantages for people who are not of the same mind. Too many people will only cause chaos. He just wants to take his own people away.
After walking such a long way and not daring to stop, everyone was very tired. In urgent need of repair.
It was already past noon, and everyone's stomachs were already growling with hunger. Many homes include the elderly and children. At this time, both in Guancheng and in the villages outside, everyone began to make rice. Prepare to have a good meal and then have a good sleep.
After all, they were already outside the pass, and there was the Da'ankou Pass wall behind them. They were all outside the Great Wall, and they didn't have to worry about pursuing troops.
Anyway, this Da'ankou is Huang Tengyuan's defense area. If the imperial soldiers and horses come after them, Huang Tengyuan and the others will be guarding the pass. The officers and soldiers will not be able to open the pass on the Great Wall for a while.
Huang Tengyuan's three sons were sent to Qingshui Pass early and went to the outside of the Great Wall with the soldiers and horses there. He first prepared his own escape route and arranged the family's incense first. As for how this turmoil will end, he will not let his family be killed.
Huang Tengyuan returned to the Yamen in Guancheng, Da'ankou, and just sat down, preparing to have a peaceful meal with his wife and daughter. Then he picked up his rice bowl. Then I saw Chen Xing opened the door curtain and walked in.
"Sir, Tong Jianye sent his brother-in-law here, saying that he is inviting you to a banquet to discuss important matters."
Huang Tengyuan put down the bowl quickly, a little surprised. This is not a safe place. Within three days, the army will surely come after us. With those heavy artillery, this city cannot be defended.
Stay here for three days, one is to run away desperately these days. They were all tired and in desperate need of repairs. In addition, they also gathered other rebels who had fallen behind. After all, there are thousands of people running this way.
Huang Tengyuan will only stay here for three days, and he will be able to escape as much as he can by then. Nor did He intend to take these people to the place He had prepared. Being able to wait for them for three days was considered a rebellion with him, and he had exhausted all his benevolence and righteousness. He doesn't have that much money and food to feed these people.
At this time, people were in panic. Before, they were only focused on escaping for their lives and had no time to think about where to go. Now that I have settled down, my mind must have become active. Everyone has his own little ninety-nine.
At this time, Tong Jianye asked him to go to dinner, and he knew with his butt that he had some ideas about where to go.
After all, he also knew that this Guancheng could not be defended. Sooner or later he would have to keep running.
However, after leaving the Great Wall and going deep into the grasslands, the possibility of the officers and soldiers continuing to pursue them was very small.
"Sir, could it be that Tong Jianye wants to follow us, or that he has somewhere good to go?" Chen Xing said.
"We can't take them with us. There are so many of them. If we take them with us to the edge of the field, the good place I have painstakingly arranged will become their territory. We old brothers will have to make a living under their hands." Huang Tengyuan said. "I'm so confused by phlegm that I do such stupid things."
"Sir, do you want to go? Our people are all in Guancheng. We won't be afraid of them even if we close the city gate."
Huang Tengyuan slapped the table and said, "Go and listen to what medicine he has in his gourd."
"Sir, that subordinate will go with you with three hundred soldiers. If they have bad intentions, we must be prepared."
Huang Tengyuan shook his head and said: "They won't come hard. They still expect us to block the pursuers. This is not the time to fight with us. I can just bring fifty personal cavalry. You are here. Keep the door closed and accept the soldiers and family papers that are coming one after another."
Huang Tengyuan and his party rode out of Guanmen and headed straight for Sanhuang Village.
Several villages outside the pass were so frightened that they fled into the mountains when they heard that the rebels were here, and several villages became empty villages. At this time, Sanhuang Village was very noisy. After all, so many people came that this small village could no longer accommodate them, and even the Earth Temple was overcrowded.
"Brother Tong, are you settling in well here?" Huang Tengyuan said jokingly.
"This shabby place, let's do it. It's more comfortable than the city." Tong Jianye greeted him at the door with a few confidants. He said with a bit of sourness in his mouth.
"Brother Tong, how about I evacuate all the people and let's change places and you take two thousand troops to garrison Guancheng." Huang Tengyuan said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Tong Jianye immediately shook his head like a rattle.
The houses in Guancheng were good, and there were more than a dozen piles of food. He was jealous, but after asking him to take his own people to kill everyone, he would do such a stupid thing after his brain was kicked by a donkey.
