The next day, after a night of fear and fear, the people also learned about the change of ownership of the county and city. Many people woke up early in the morning and saw Liu Hu's body hanging on the city wall, and they pointed at it.
Many people were worried. They were not from Qingshui County and did not know Qingfeng Village. They had only heard that a group of bandit soldiers had taken over the county. Most of them were so frightened that they closed their doors tightly and did not dare to Go out.
But after a morning, they found that no soldiers broke in and robbed, and no one killed people casually. Instead, there were many soldiers patrolling to maintain order, which made them feel more confident and bold.
After all, no matter who is an official, the common people have to eat and work. By noon, the county and town are bustling again.
When Nie Chen got up, it was already noon. He took Weng Qiuchan, Da Zhuang and Lin Guang to visit Li Mo first.
At this time, Li Mo's body had been bandaged, so Nie Chen asked people to carry him to the county governor's house to recover from his injuries. He rewarded Li Mo with two hundred taels of silver and asked Qiu Ying to take care of him.
Then he took Qi Huan and walked towards the military camp.
The military barracks in the county are quite large. There are barracks inside the city and outside the city. Inside the city are the garrison, and outside the city are elite military camps used for external operations.
After arriving at the military camp, they met Liang Peng and Ma Niubi.
"Greetings, my lord."
"How about Liang Peng, Lao Ma didn't cause you any trouble?"
Nie Chen smiled.
Liang Peng smiled and said,
"General Ma is very brave and obedient, and he cooperates very well with me. Last night, one of us played a good role and the other a bad face, and made the surrendered soldiers obedient. Now we have all surrendered. Fighting Indiscriminate formation was incorporated into our army.
Counting Yue Dongwen's 10,000 people, we now have an army of 30,000. "
"Okay, with this force, we can go to Guiling Pass tomorrow. I heard that there are only 5,000 people left at Guiling Pass?"
"Yes, lord, I used to be a soldier at Guiling Pass and I am very familiar with it. The original guard was named Ning Yuan, but he was poisoned to death. It should have been someone from Brother Qi who did it."
Hearing this, Qi Huan smiled and said,
"I did it myself. I took Li Mo and the others to burn the food and grass that day. After burning the food and grass, I poisoned the general's wine. Unexpectedly, I actually killed a general."
"The Shadow Guards are pervasive and cannot be defended. It is really a terrible thing to be against people like you. Fortunately, we are comrades now."
Nie Chen also smiled and said,
"Okay, now the overall situation in the county has been decided. We have been tired for a day and haven't eaten yet. Let's go to the largest restaurant in the county to eat. What is that restaurant called?"
"It's called Fuhua Restaurant."
Qi Huan said.
"Yes, let's go and have a nice meal there to celebrate."
Hearing this, all the generals mounted their horses one after another and followed Nie Chen towards the Fuhua Restaurant, calling Yue Dongwen on the way.
Because we didn’t want to disturb the people, everyone wore casual clothes.
The resilience of the people is very tenacious. Because the county town was destroyed so quickly, there was basically no loss or damage in the city. At this time, the county town was already bustling with activity.
There were also many guests sitting in Fuhua Restaurant, and there were several large empty tables in the hall. Under the leadership of the waiter, they did not choose a private room and sat down in the hall. Nie Chen said that this was good for observing the people.
They spent a lot of money, but because it was a peak meal period, the food was served slowly. They didn't rush it and just chatted while eating.
Nie Chen said,
"Qi Huan, during this period of time, you should be careful in this county. Choose a large house that is close to the county governor's mansion. If you like it, buy it and make it the headquarters of your Shadow Guard. No matter what it is in the future, Whether training or resting, there must be a suitable place.”
Qi Huan nodded and said,
"There are still a lot of vacant houses in the city. They were all sold by Liu Jia. Those houses are not occupied by anyone yet, so we can buy them. Unfortunately, Liu Jia ran away too early, otherwise all her family's property and assets would be lost. , which is worth ten years of county tax revenue.
She sold off her property and robbed many wealthy people in the city of their money. Now all the big merchants in Weihu County don't have much cash in hand. "
"Oh, Liu Jia really played a trick on me and drained my salary."
Nie Chen smiled, shook his head and said,
"It's okay. We now own a county. We can open an arsenal in the county town to recruit people, build weapons, and solve the employment problem of the people. We can also sell weapons to King Pingxi. Money can always be earned. We'll think of a way later, but if it doesn't work, I'll invent some livelihood necessities and sell them to the dignitaries in the capital."
Qi Huan raised his head and said,
"By the way, my lord, today I received a report from people in the county. King Pingxi has withdrawn with his army. Now only Wang Hao and two thousand troops are left in the county. I'm worried that there are not enough defenders there."
Nie Chen was startled when he heard this, and then his hair stood on end.
He looked at Qi Huan in disbelief and said,
"How long does it take to ride a horse from the county seat to the county seat?"
"That brother set out last night and arrived this morning. He was running a little slow at night. Calculating, it was almost the time when we attacked the city."
"That is to say, before the news that we had broken the city reached the county, no, that is to say, while we were attacking the city, King Pingxi had already broken camp and gone home.
He had already calculated that we would attack the city last night. He also calculated that we would definitely be able to break the city, so he left with peace of mind and did not wait for me to behead me if I could not break the city.
He has calculated everything, why is this person so scary? "
Liang Peng also nodded and said,
"Yes, King Pingxi, I am afraid that we have calculated our marching speed and the time to break the city since we set off. By setting off last night, we have fulfilled our promise.
King Pingxi is really a man who has no plans left. "
Immediately, Nie Chen and others all looked at Yue Dongwen.
Yue Dongwen's hand holding the chopsticks stopped in mid-air, and then looked at everyone in confusion.
"The king...the prince is gone?"
Everyone nodded slowly.
Yue Dongwen almost cried, threw away his chopsticks and said,
"Your Majesty, why didn't you wait for me? Why did you leave me here? Your Majesty, don't leave. I have to chase after you!"
Seeing Yue Dongwen getting up to leave, Nie Chen quickly stopped him and said,
"Hey, sit down, why are you in a hurry? Even if you lead the troops back now, it will take several days to reach the county seat. By then, King Ping Xi will have already reached his hometown, and you are still chasing after him.
Besides, let me ask you, did King Pingxi or Uncle Pingye tell you when to go back? "
"Uh...no."
"Did he just say that you should obey my orders from now on?"
"seems like it."
"Isn't that enough? Don't you still understand King Pingxi's thoughts?"
"What are you thinking? What are you thinking about? Your Majesty...doesn't he want me anymore?"
