Seeing that Taoist Jing'an started drinking and temporarily forgot about being reasonable, Ye Ming quickly started to behave miserably.
He told the bat spirit to join the bandit army to attack Yanhua Mansion again, and asked Taoist priest Jing'an to act righteously.
He said it with tears streaming down his face, as if he was concerned about the country and the people. For those who didn't know, they thought he was very qualified for his job.
"Well, I know a thing or two about this matter. Even if you don't tell me, I will take action."
Taoist priest Jing'an said he would definitely help, and then said,
"But what you do is a bit annoying..."
"Taoist Priest, come and try this jar of wine again. The taste is different from the one just now. Come on, come on."
He used wine to divert Taoist Master Jing'an's anger again, and started chatting with him again.
This time, Taoist Master Jing'an calmed down and no longer tried to reason with him.
Not long after, Wei Linzi also arrived and was a little surprised to see the two of them.
Soon, he said that he had accepted a joint reward from several local Taoist temples and planned to take action against the bat spirit.
After hearing what these two people said, Ye Ming knew that he had done something unnecessary this time.
But doing this is obviously beneficial. At least in their eyes, he is definitely a good god.
With this basic understanding, many things in the future will be much easier to handle.
There was just one problem. Wei Linzi never cooperated with others. The last time he was rescued, there was no discussion in advance.
What he cares about most is the issue of sharing after cooperation.
Because I want to take advantage of everything, I never cooperate with others.
Although the Zhengxuanmen family has a great business, Taoist priest Jing'an will not suffer in vain and said that he would use bat essence to make wine and drink it.
As for the rest, you can give it to Wei Linzi.
Ye Ming doesn't need those things, as long as things are done and he can get benefits from Fucheng Huang in an upright manner.
At this point, it seemed quite acceptable, so Wei Linzi had no objection.
After finalizing the decision, the two of them each left a Thousand Miles Communication Talisman for Ye Ming so that they could contact them in advance when taking action.
Afterwards, several people separated.
Not long after Ye Ming returned to the village, he discovered that someone from Yanhua Prefecture had come to the village. It was several supervisors from the mansion. Except for the prefect, everyone who could come came.
They came here for no other purpose than to ask Mr. Bai to lead another army and defeat the bandit army.
Mr. Bai did not refuse this matter. After all, preserving Yanhua Mansion was safeguarding everyone's common interests.
On the same day, Mr. Bai went to Yanhua Mansion with a group of officials to take over the officers and soldiers.
Seeing Mr. Bai set off, Ye Ming also informed Miss Wen of the matter, saying that he also needed to protect Mr. Bai's safety.
At the same time, I asked Lu Yi not to go out again during this period, but to stay here and protect Miss Wen.
Luyi glared at him and said there was no need to be nagging, she would definitely protect the young lady.
Later, Ye Ming secretly followed Mr. Bai and others into Fucheng.
As soon as he entered the city, he was approached by a group of undercover agents from the Shangshusi Division and asked if he could bring reinforcements.
Because no one has seen Qing Yi Zhenren and Yi Yao Lei Ling, no one thinks that he can be very powerful after he leaves his own jurisdiction in a land where he has not been practicing for a long time.
Everyone in Ye Ming Ye Le did not know their own cultivation level, and said that they invited two heavyweights this time, and they would definitely be able to eliminate the bat spirit.
After hearing this, all the underworld officials were relieved.
Later, Ye Ming followed him to the government office so that he could obtain first-hand information at any time.
The bandits came from Shunhua Mansion again, and their first stop was Songping County, the bridgehead on the border between the two sides.
The magistrate who abandoned the city and fled last time has been dismissed by the magistrate. Now the person responsible for guarding Songping County is the magistrate's favorite disciple and son-in-law.
The prefect had high hopes for this son-in-law, hoping that he could lead the Songping County garrison and hold off the rebels for a month.
Buy time for Mr. Bai to rectify the officers and soldiers of Yanhua Prefecture. When the rectification here is completed, they will be able to defeat the bandit army in one fell swoop under Mr. Bai's command.
At that time, the new county magistrate was also full of confidence. He patted his chest and promised his teacher and father-in-law that he would stick to it for a month.
As a result, when things came to an end, the magistrate of Xinyang County was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground when he saw the thieves' fierce and arrogant army.
No longer having the courage to fight, he threw all his rhetoric behind him and fled the city with a group of his men.
In this way, Songping County fell into the hands of the rebels again.
After hearing the news, the prefect fainted on the spot and needed first aid for a long time before he woke up.
I woke up, but I was completely delirious.
That's it, don't even think about taking charge anymore.
Everyone had no choice but to ask the nearly seventy-five-year-old Lu Yuanwai to take charge of the overall situation.
Lu Yuanwai has always been the real number one person in Yanhua Mansion. Now he came forward and quickly stabilized people's hearts.
Because he knew that the bandit army would arrive at Yanhua Mansion in the near future, there was no time for Mr. Bai to reorganize the army, so he just rushed to get it on the shelves, and that was it.
Mr. Bai could only summon a few leaders of the army and began to assign tasks to them.
Since everyone had successfully defended Yanhua Mansion once before, they had some confidence. In addition, with the well-known Mr. Bai sitting in charge this time, the people in the city were actually not panicked.
At noon the next day, when Mr. Bai was arranging manpower in the temporary tent set up at the top of the city, he suddenly heard a whistle.
This was the code word for an enemy attack alarm. Mr. Bai immediately came to the top of the city to wait and see.
Sure enough, we saw the sky filled with smoke and dust in the distance, and the mighty bandit army was approaching with great momentum.
This time, Fan Heitie, the leader of the bandits, was not simple. He arranged the bandit army according to the regular army organization, from generals to corps commanders, and met every one of them personally.
With the thief army under the command of the system, it is no longer a mess like last time, and its combat effectiveness is completely different.
In addition, Fan Heitie was a blacksmith by trade, and he attached great importance to various siege equipment and marching ordnance.
He specially set up an engineering team composed of blacksmiths, carpenters, masons and other craftsmen in the team. These people are not responsible for fighting, but are only responsible for manufacturing and repairing ordnance.
Just such a small change greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the bandit army.
Only then did they arrive at Yanhua Prefecture, and Fan Heitie did not besiege the city recklessly.
Because the 30,000 bandit army is indeed a large number, but it is still a bit fanciful to want to surround a huge Yanhua Mansion.
The reason why Wu Shun's siege last time was okay was because the defenders were cowardly. If the prefect is a little bloody and orders a team of people to counterattack all the way, he will definitely be able to defeat the rebel army.
This time, Fan Heitie's goal was very clear, which was to capture Yanhua Mansion, so he only attacked one road, hoping to scare away the dignitaries in the city.
As long as the Yanhua Mansion can be controlled, it will be possible to advance and attack, retreat and defend, and achieve a career of overlord, just around the corner.
As the rebels began to attack, all the siege equipment built by Fan Heitie came into use, and the defenders were a little panicked for a while.
But Mr. Bai personally stood guard at the top of the city so that everyone could see him and built confidence for everyone.
Sure enough, this works.
Seeing that their leader did not retreat or hide, the defenders felt emboldened and started fighting with the attacking bandits.
Amidst the shouts of killing, the sky turned dark without realizing it. Countless bats were flying and circling in the sky, emitting waves of uncomfortable sound waves.
Above the clouds in the sky, Taoist Master Jing'an and Wei Linzi were already stepping on the clouds, looking ahead.
Among the countless small bats, there seemed to be a huge bat looking at them with its scarlet eyes.
No one on either side took action, both were waiting.
Because this bat spirit is currently supported by the malice and resentment of the bandit army and cannot be killed, there is little point in taking action in advance.
They just need to ensure that this monster will not go down and harm others.
The bat spirit was also extremely wary. The two masters across from them looked like they were not easy to get along with, and they might have sealed treasures in their hands.
If he accidentally loses and is sealed by them, he will be in trouble.
With both sides having some defensive weapons, the air was temporarily stable.
Ye Ming didn't go up to help, because the bat spirit absorbed the resentment of the thieves, and like the previous resentment ghost, it had a damage bonus to officials and rich people.
The two people in the sky are both cultivators. They have no other identities and will not receive bonus damage, but the same cannot be said for him.
If he received bonus damage and used more than 30% of his mana to be beaten, wouldn't he be exposed?
Therefore, under the guise of personally protecting Mr. Bai, Ye Ming stood at the top of the city without going up.
The thieves' fighting power was pretty good, but the city they attacked was not an ordinary location, but a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.
In addition, the commander of the defenders this time was a "hard-core" man. It was really a bit of a dream for them to capture Yanhua Mansion in one go.
The bandit army launched three rounds of attacks in succession, leaving hundreds of corpses behind. It was not until dark that they finally retreated.
Seeing the rebels retreating, the defenders in the city suddenly cheered.
Many people looked at Mr. Bai with enthusiasm and admiration for him.
In the sky, the bat spirits saw the bandit army retreating, and began to slowly retreat with countless little bats.
But he didn't move too far away, still staring here with red eyes.
After repelling a wave of thieves, Mr. Bai was not too excited. Instead, he immediately called a few courageous generals and told them to prepare for a night attack on the enemy.
The generals were all excited when they heard this, and a few of them who were particularly courageous even took the initiative to ask for help.
From this we can see the importance of an army commander.
If the prefect was still in charge of the entire army, it goes without saying that he would never make such a risky decision as going out of the city to counterattack.
That night, a general led five hundred officers and soldiers, mounted their war horses, and fought out at midnight, when everyone was tired and sleepy.
The rebel army was thrown into chaos by the sudden attack of the official army, and almost collapsed completely.
It was Fan Heitie who was not afraid of life and death, personally stood on top of the commander's tent and held a torch to stabilize the rebel army.
In this way, they were able to barely defeat the attacking defenders, but Fan Heitie was unfortunately shot in the arm by a stray arrow.
Fortunately, the injury was not serious and the problem was not serious.
After this raid, the bandits could no longer rest peacefully, and none of them dared to sleep a wink.
At this time, people on the top of the city began beating gongs and drums, swearing, cursing the rebels, and from time to time they were preparing to attack.
The bandits were frightened and a little panicked.
Seeing this, Fan Heitie knew that the morale of the army was in turmoil. He was afraid that even if he waited until dawn, it would be impossible to attack the city, so he had to order the camp to retreat overnight.
After encountering Mr. Bai, Fan Heitie knew that he might not be able to succeed this time, so he planned to take people back to Shunhua Mansion to recuperate and wait for the future.
But how could Mr. Bai give him this opportunity? Mr. Bai, who did not want to leave any trouble, personally led five thousand defenders out of the city and followed the rebels.
The bandit army was exhausted by the torment at this time. Although there were more people, they were unable to attack the pursuing troops in the rear.
In addition, Mr. Bai pretended to attack from time to time, which frightened many thieves into abandoning their armor and running away.
In this way, at dawn, before the decisive battle with the official army, the rebel army had already lost thousands of people.
The remaining people basically lost their will to fight.
Fan Heitie felt a little desperate when he saw this, knowing that if he didn't fight to the death, he would be eaten alive by the opponent.
At that moment, his heart suddenly changed, and he directly ordered the rebel army to counterattack and kill the official army.
Mr. Bai had long been waiting for the other party to be unable to hold on any longer. When he saw that the other party was desperate, he immediately ordered the officers and soldiers to charge and kill him.
This time, there is no strategy, only hard power.
What Mr. Bai wants is not a simple victory, but to bring out the bloody spirit of the officers and soldiers.
Only in this way will we have available troops when faced with similar rebellions in the future!
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