In the military tent, Zhang Yuhang sat at the main seat and continued to ask Ning Zhiyuan in the hall: "Tell me carefully, what is the situation?"
"General, since the civil strife in the Southern Territory began, among the eight counties in the Southern Territory, Luyang County, Yongzhou County, and Anning County have all fallen. Not long ago, Qing'an County and Lintai County were also captured by the rebels."
"But despite this, the governors and adults of these five counties were unscathed. They had arranged their escape early, and their families had already brought gold, silver, soft goods, and a large amount of food and grass with them before the county fell. Seeking a way out.”
"At this moment, in Yongmen City, in addition to the county magistrate Li Yan and the original officials, there are only two high-ranking officials at the county level, namely Luyang County Sheriff Han Xiong and Lintai County Sheriff Wu Tongfu.
With so many dignitaries gathered in a small county town, under the current circumstances, how could it not be lively? "
Zhang Yuhang pondered, he did not expect that so many senior officials from the Southern Territory would gather in a small county town.
But this is fine. The more fat sheep there are, the greater the benefits you can catch in one net.
"No, Yongmen City is just a small city after all. How could so many people gather? If those county guards are really greedy for life and fear of death, shouldn't they go to Linshan City, the county seat of Lin'an County?"
"Whether it's defense or security, which one is not much better than this small Yongmen City? What do they want to do by gathering here?"
When General Guan heard the news about Ning Zhiyuan, he couldn't help but question him. After all, this was contrary to common sense.
Ning Zhiyuan stood up and walked to the map hanging in the camp. He pointed at the geographical location of Yongmen City and said, "General, please take a look."
"Although Yongmen City is a small city, if you look closely, you can see that in front of it is Lintai County, and to the right of Lintai County is Luyang County, connecting each other."
"After Luyang County was first captured, Han Xiong, the governor of Luyang County, first fled to Wu Tongfu, the governor of Lintai County, and asked for asylum. Later, Lintai County was also captured. The two of them joined forces and then fled to the nearest village. In Yongmen City.”
"And now that the chaos in the Southern Territory is becoming more and more difficult to control, they don't dare to leave the city easily and rush to other places. After all, they are not just the two of them, they have their families and their families, as well as countless grains and grass. As well as the accompanying officials, it is not easy to leave."
"Secondly, the war that happened not long ago and Cheng Guogong's setback on the battlefield made them even less sure and confident about going elsewhere, instead of encountering various accidents that may happen on the way."
"If you are tired of running for your life, it is better to stay quietly in this county and wait for the court's reinforcements. After all, it is impossible for the court to sit idly by and ignore such a big matter in the Southern Territory. Once the army arrives and the chaos in the Southern Territory subsides, even if they will be affected Punishment will not affect their future lives."
"The glory and wealth are still the same, and the high officials and salaries are still the same. For them, what's the difference?"
'boom! '
Guan Han stood up angrily and said angrily: "These beasts deserve to die."
Ning Zhiyuan said calmly: "Not only that, after these two county guards entered Yongmen City, relying on their status, they not only continued to be extravagant and arrogant, but also acted arrogantly and arrogantly, even to worry that Yongmen City would also be captured by the rebels. They arrested strong men arbitrarily and even forced the common people to hand over military pay to be used for military training."
"Now, although there are only a few thousand well-armored soldiers in the city, the strong men have captured no less than two thousand people, patrolling day and night, and garrisoning the city walls. They have already caused the wrath of heaven and the people."
The soldiers responsible for garrisoning the southern region had always been the Zhennan Army. They were basically under the command of Jiang Shu, the original Duke of Xu. Each prefecture had its own soldiers, but the maximum number did not exceed 8,000.
If they are dispersed, there will be more than a thousand soldiers in Yongmen City, and some of them must have been brought by these two county guards.
After understanding the situation and information in Yongmen City, Zhang Yuhang said nothing more.
After the army camped for one night, they set off again.
Two days later.
The army marched to a hillside, which was already a stone's throw away from Yongmen City. At normal speed, it would only take four hours at the slowest to arrive.
At the fastest, two hours is enough.
But at this time, Zhang Yuhang found a place to set up camp, and after sending scouts to explore the surrounding situation, he ordered to stop advancing.
The army began to set up camp.
"General, why are you holding back your troops at this time and setting up camp again?"
In the camp, the generals who had settled down the army gathered together. Facing General Zhang who was sitting on the front seat, Sun Ying, the leader of the new army, asked in confusion.
Zhang Yuhang did not answer his question directly. Instead, he looked at Zhang Wen, the Supervisor of Heaven, and said, "Are the things, manpower, and preparations in the city I asked you to prepare in place?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Wen stood in the center and said in a deep voice: "General, don't worry, everything is in place, just waiting for your order."
When he came to the army, Zhang Wen also knew that his master's focus now was on the army, so he changed his title. Instead of calling him Lord Zhenfushi, he called him General Zhang.
"Very good." After hearing this, Zhang Yuhang stood up and said to the two generals in the camp: "Follow me and go out to the camp. You will know what I want to do."
After that, Zhang Yuhang, escorted by Bai Zhan and A Da, took a dozen soldiers to protect him, and rode out of the camp.
He temporarily placed Ning Zhiyuan and Li Lu in the army as a precaution.
It took them more than half an hour to reach a high hillside.
Looking around, what can be seen with the naked eye is the gate of Yongmen City.
"General, look!"
Several people stood up and dismounted, and Zhang Wen immediately explained: "Although it is now close to the middle of Youshi and the sky is almost darkening, you can see that there are refugees arriving intermittently from all directions in Yongmen City with their families."
"It can be seen that it will not be too long before the rebel army comes to Yongmen City."
Zhang Yuhang just watched quietly, feeling quite emotional in his heart.
It has now entered winter, and the weather is getting colder day by day. Even the officers and soldiers like myself feel lonely, not to mention the refugees who are now fleeing.
"How many people did those small rebel armies gather?"
"There are already more than 400 people. Although they are not combat-effective, at least there are traces of what they have done before, either resisting the law of the court and killing officials.
Or they were so hungry that they could no longer survive, so they directly killed the squires in their village, robbed all the food in the house, and then hugged each other to keep warm. "
Zhang Wen immediately replied, this was the main mission of his lord when he sent the Supervisory Sky Guards and Night Walkers to take the lead in the Southern Territory. How could he not take it to heart.
After hearing this answer, Zhang Yuhang continued to ask: "How is Chu Yun's preparation in the city?"
