In Cangshan County, the city gate is wide open.
People come and go in a hurry.
On the hill in the distance opposite, Ren Ning put his telescope on, "The rebel army in Cangshan County has almost come out in full force. It seems that the offensive of the quelling rebel army in the east is very fierce."
Lei Er next to him agreed: "Absolutely."
Some time ago, the troops from Pinghai County in the east finally arrived, and the army wasted no time in conquering the city.
The small counties of Laigu originally occupied each county as their king and were not subordinate to each other. At this time, the small counties in the rear area also had to send troops to rescue them, lest they be taken away one by one by the imperial army.
But this way, Ren Ning and the others would be saved a lot of trouble.
"Go and bring Niu Shusheng. At the same time, let Thunder Dragon Huang Ming and others speed up." Ren Ning said.
"Yes!" Lei Er responded, mounted his horse and hurried away.
The two of them were here to investigate.
The guards of the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion were okay, but Thunder Dragon's subordinates had almost no horses, so the large army was still a little far away from the county seat at this time.
Otherwise, the group of rebels who had just left the city in front of them would not survive for half an hour.
Tap tap tap.
Nearly half an hour later, the thunderous sound of horse hooves sounded in the west.
Ren Ning turned around and looked.
Amidst the smoke and dust, Lei Er and Huang Ming rushed in with three hundred guards from the Zhenguo Palace with murderous intent.
"General!"
Ren Ning did not reply, but pointed towards the post road heading east.
"Be careful!" Lei Er reminded.
When passing by Ren Ning, he threw the cow behind him onto the grass. The Ben Lei under his crotch did not stop, but continued to chase the rebels with Huang Ming and others.
flutter!
Niu Shusheng was thrown to a pulp, and it took him a while to get up from the ground.
"Are you okay?" Ren Ning went over and patted the dust on his body.
"No...it's okay."
Ren Ning nodded.
Lei Er is very experienced in both killing and throwing people. Niu Shusheng looked embarrassed, but in fact his fall was not serious.
"You are a local. Now find a way to sneak into the city and find some respected old people to talk about the court's appeasement plan. Don't worry about the rest."
Niu Shusheng nodded, with some doubts on his face, "Sir, will the court really redistribute the land to us people as you said?"
His family's land was confiscated by some high-ranking official in Xingji City, and his family was even ruined because of it.
It can be said that he has a deep hatred and hatred with every official. Niu Shusheng has long disbelieved the lies of people in the court.
"Have I lied to you?" Ren Ning smiled: "No."
"That's not true." Niu Shusheng nodded honestly.
Ren Ning nodded with satisfaction and pointed to the small town in front of him.
"The imperial court's quelling the rebellion is about to arrive here. Several counties ahead have sent people to ask for help. The rebels here have just gone east to help."
"Really?" Niu Shusheng perked up.
His impression of the imperial court could not be worse, but his impression of the rebels occupying the county seat was not much better.
Most of those rebels were half bandits and half civilians before.
They have always been lawless, especially since they took control of power, and their oppression of ordinary people can be said to be even worse.
Otherwise Niu Shusheng would not have gone up Luoxia Mountain and entered Jingang Village.
"Really!" Ren Ning pointed to the way the cavalry disappeared: "Lei Er and the others ran so fast because they were chasing the rebels."
Niu Shusheng suddenly realized.
"So within a few days, this small town will be peaceful again." Ren Ning raised his head and glanced at the low city wall in front of him: "A sword and a gun have no eyesight. I don't want the people inside to go up the city wall because they mistakenly heard some rumors. Finally died under the siege."
Niu Shusheng shivered hard and subconsciously touched his pocket.
In his pocket were some trophies that he found on the battlefield west of Sleeping Dragon's Nest.
There he saw with his own eyes the corpses of Xiliang people all over the ground after the battle, as well as the indifference of the soldiers from Dingxi County when they were finishing their blows.
Knife in and out! The soldiers stabbed me without batting an eye. It was as if what was under the knife was not a human but an ordinary animal.
This is my hometown!
If such a war happens...
Niu Shusheng broke out in a cold sweat and said quickly: "Young man, go right now."
However, after taking a few steps, he stopped again and said eagerly: "Sir, will the imperial court really return the land to us people?"
"Yes." Ren Ning nodded solemnly: "The imperial court will not only return your land, but also send people to build water conservancy and post roads, and send doctors to treat everyone. So that you can live and work here in peace and contentment for generations to come..."
As he spoke, Ren Ning became a little distracted.
He knows better than anyone else the importance of land to the people.
Only when the people have land and a way to live can the entire country have real peace and stability.
Niu Shusheng left doubtfully.
After more than an hour, Thunder Dragon finally led his men to the outside of Cangshan County.
"Sir, are the rebels in the city really leaving the city?"
Ren Ning nodded: "About five thousand people have left. But this is their home base, and there are always some who will stay behind. It is impossible to send everyone out."
Brontosaurus nodded.
He looked at the sparse guards on the top of the city and said, "If five thousand people have left, there shouldn't be many people left in the city."
The only thing to worry about is that the people will come to the city to help.
“I hope Niu Shusheng’s words can have some effect,” he said.
It's getting late.
In the open space outside the city, Dingxi soldiers lined up in a row, cooking rice in a swaggering manner.
Soon, the strong aroma of food was everywhere.
Thunder Dragon touched his newly grown beard and said, "Sir, it would be great if we brought those dust machines over. We can blow the fragrance of rice into the city."
Maybe the hungry people inside smelled it and opened the city gate directly to let them in.
"No need." Ren Ning smiled: "This town is not big, and our food is so fragrant, someone will always smell it."
"Send a few brothers to build a high tower and shout inside," he said.
"Okay!"
Although the city in front of us is not high, it is still an obstacle. And within a few days, the quelling army will come to kill them.
Thunder Dragon didn't want his brother's precious life to be lost while climbing the city.
Therefore, it is always better not to fight against the enemy's enemy.
The tower was quickly erected.
Thunder Dragon's personal guard Xiao Zhu climbed up.
He held a sauced lamb leg in his left hand and used an iron and copper trumpet in his right hand, shouting loudly into the room.
"Hello, people of Cangshan County! Have you had dinner? We have prepared meals outside the city. You can come out if you want to eat."
As for their origins and the purpose of their trip, it is estimated that the news has already spread in the city, so there is no need for Xiao Zhu to waste any more words.
The city was quiet, no one responded at all. Only a few wooden arrows were shot from the wall, and landed softly on the ground a few feet in front of the wooden tower.
The soldiers did whatever they were supposed to do, without even looking at the arrows.
Thunder Dragon frowned and put down the food in his hand.
"Xiao Zhu's Dingxi accent is so thick that the people in the city can't understand him. Hurry up and get him down and replace him with someone who can speak Laigu dialect."
The surrounding guards looked at each other.
Although Dingxi and Laigu are only separated by the Luoxia Mountains, in this era of inconvenient transportation and strict road navigation, the two places are almost on the edge of the sky.
Someone said: "Qian Chang, we are all from Dingxi, and no one has ever been to Laigu County. No one can speak Laigu dialect at all!"
Only then did Thunder Dragon react and looked at Ren Ning, the only one who was not from Dingxi, sheepishly: "Sir, do you see?"
"Xiao Zhu shouted well, let him continue shouting." Ren Ning explained with a smile: "This Cangshan County is on the post road. In the past years, there were east-west caravans coming and going. They have never heard the dialect of Yunchui. ?”
"Yes." Thunder Dragon suddenly realized.
It's getting darker.
Half an hour later, either because Xiao Zhu's shouting had an effect or because the food was so tempting, some people secretly left the city.
They made a big detour and walked to the edge of Dingxi Station.
"Commanders, do you really have food to eat?"
Ha ha!
Brontosaurus had already discovered it.
He walked up to us and patted his chest: "Folks, come here. We Dingxi people are always talking about food. If we say there is food, there will definitely be food."
