While Zhu Renxia was talking to Magistrate Wang, Jin Zhu had finished dressing up, put on his armor, and was ready for battle.
"You're good to go. It's been a long time since we had a good fight. Today is the time to go on a killing spree!" Jin Zhu said.
Zhu Renxia took off the official robe he had just put on, put on a smart outfit and armor, and walked out of the posthouse side by side with Jin Zhu.
The minzhuang camp was only two miles away from the post house. After receiving the news, Ding Xiao had already led the minzhuang camp in full armor to the door, waiting for instructions.
"Mayor, all the brothers are here, a total of ninety-six people, ready to join the battle at any time."
Zhu Renxia nodded: "Leave a few people to guard the post house, and the others will follow me to the west city wall."
Sinan County is not a big city, only seven or eight miles from east to west, and the posthouse is located in the center of the city.
Zhu Renxia led his troops on fast horses and arrived at the west city wall in just a cup of tea.
At this moment, the city wall is already noisy with people, and the police and civilians in the city are arriving in an endless stream.
It can be seen that the prestige of the county magistrate Wang Bin is good. Even if he was suddenly attacked, the police officers and civilians in the city did not get into a mess, but climbed up the city wall in an orderly manner to defend themselves.
In comparison, Deng Kewei, the former magistrate of Jinping County, was so frightened that he abandoned the city and fled before he could figure out how many bandits were coming. It really cannot be compared.
Seeing Zhu Renxia coming with nearly a hundred elite men to assist in the defense, the morale of the people and officials on the city wall was greatly boosted.
"The prefect is here!"
"Great, the prefect has come to defend the city in person!"
"The prefect is dressed in military uniform, and he walks like a tiger and a tiger, like a man who has practiced martial arts. He is really good!"
Wang Bin, who was wearing official robes and a black gauze hat, couldn't help being frightened when he saw the prefect wearing armor. He hurriedly saluted: "Master prefect, do you want to participate in the battle in person? You must not do it. You are of gold and jade. If something goes wrong, I can't afford it!"
"What about a body of gold and jade, a body of wood? We are all made of flesh and blood, so why are we not the same? The soldiers can defend the city, and so can I!"
Zhu Renxia pushed Wang Bin aside and looked westward.
At this moment, the sky is not yet dark, and the east is slightly white.
There were about two thousand torches burning in the wilderness. Looking at the vague flags, they could be recognized as Yang Yinglong's rebels.
"The county magistrate, Dian Shi and the squad leader came out."
Zhu Renxia held his sword in his hand and commanded calmly.
County Prime Minister Sun Gang, Lin Dianshi, and Huang Bantou all stood up, clasped their fists together and said, "Please give me the order, the magistrate."
Zhu Renxia said: "You each recruit a hundred soldiers and follow the footsteps of the rebels. Sun Xiancheng is in charge of the north city wall, Lin Dianshi is in charge of the south city wall, Du Bantou is in charge of the east city wall, and I personally take charge of the west city wall. They are adjacent. The city walls help each other and work together to defend against the enemy."
"yes!"
The three of them took the order and left together.
Zhu Renxia then said to Ding Xiao and Jin Zhu: "You two will lead our brothers and the remaining soldiers to guard the west city wall and prepare for battle. I guess the rebels' main attack direction will most likely be the west city wall."
Jinzhu clenched the pair of scimitars in his hands: "Don't worry, come one and I'll kill one, come ten and I'll kill five pairs!"
Ding Xiao and others also patted their shoulders and said: "Mayor, don't worry, we will fight hard to kill the enemy and will never let the rebels set foot on the city wall."
Unexpectedly, the magistrate's wife turned out to be a heroine. All the officials present exclaimed: "It's really unexpected. The majestic magistrate's wife turned out to be a martial artist. Looking at the sword skills, the martial arts seems to be better than those of Lin Dianshi and Huang Bantou. above."
With a whistle, more than two hundred people on the west city wall quickly prepared for battle, with their arrows unstrung and firecrackers loaded. They waited for the rebels to approach the city and killed them all.
Wang Bin was filled with admiration, clasped his fists and said, "I never expected that the magistrate and his wife are both battle-hardened generals. Now we have a backbone in Sinan County."
Zhu Renxia smiled and said: "My wife's martial arts skills are far superior to mine. She is an ordinary person. Thirty or fifty people can't do anything to her."
"Although the prefect and his wife are both brave and good at fighting, the rebels are powerful. They seem to have at least two thousand people. Four times as many as me. Don't be careless. Do you need to go to the city to mobilize the people to defend the city together?" Wang Bin cautiously asked. Hold your fists and ask for instructions.
Zhu Renxia raised his head and looked up at the sky, and happened to meet the shining eyes of Chang'an Tianzun.
With Tianzun watching this battle, Zhu Renxia's heart suddenly fell to the ground.
"There is no need to mobilize troops and disturb the people in the city. I guarantee that these rebels will not be able to get past the thunder pool. You can go back to the Yamen and sit in command. Prepare food and mung bean soup for the soldiers, so that they can eat and drink enough, so that they can have the strength to fight. The rebels fight.
"Okay... I obey your orders!"
Seeing the resolute attitude of the prefect, Wang Bin had no choice but to obey.
However, looking at the densely packed torches, he was still worried in his heart, and secretly decided to quietly summon a few clan elders to discuss countermeasures with the gentry, asking them to organize the Jiading clan members and prepare to go into battle at any time.
Now everyone in the city is like a grasshopper on a rope. If the city gate is breached by the rebels, the bureaucrats will certainly not escape death, and the property of these landlords and gentry will inevitably be looted.
After a meal, the rebels gradually approached Sinan County.
It turned out that Yang Yinglong had long expected that the officers and soldiers would use Sinan as a stronghold to attack Tongren, so he sent a general named Liu Yuanhu under his command to lead 5,000 troops to station at the transportation artery forty miles away from Sinan.
Last night, the chief clerk named Song Yi fled to Tongren overnight to report the news. He was caught by the rebels on the way and escorted to see Liu Yuanhu.
After Liu Yuanhu found out Song Yi's identity and purpose, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He immediately sent his deputy general Wang Heng to lead two thousand people to kill Sinan County in an effort to capture Zhu Renxia, the new prefect, alive.
In the past six months, Zhu Renxia and his Chang'an Army have become very famous. They were even praised by Emperor Wanli and became a model for the royal family.
If the new magistrate could be captured alive, it would be a great achievement. Therefore, Wang Heng happily led his troops to kill Sinan County, and it only took an hour and a half to reach the outside of the city.
"Kill, break through Sinan City and capture Zhu Renxia alive!"
"Disarm and avoid killing, open the door and avoid death!"
Two thousand rebels shouted and covered them up, sending smoke and dust billowing under their feet.
Wang Heng had rich experience in the battlefield. He pretended to be a soldier, rode around the city, and issued orders immediately.
"The defense force of the officers and soldiers is focused on the west city wall. We divided our troops into four groups and attacked the four gates at the same time to make him focus on one and miss the other."
Under the command of Wang Heng, the two thousand rebels were divided into four groups, with 500 people in each group. They shouted and clamored towards the city wall.
"Kill!"
"Whoosh whoosh..."
"Bang bang bang..."
Suddenly, there was a loud killing sound under Sinan City, arrows were like rain, bullets were like locusts, and people kept falling in a pool of blood.
Although the city wall was not high, with Jin Zhu and Ding Xiao standing guard, Zhu Renxia was not to be outdone. The rebels suffered numerous casualties and were unable to climb the city wall.
But the situation on the other two walls was a little bad. Five hundred rebels stormed the south gate, five hundred rebels stormed the north gate, and even five hundred rebels circled and killed the east gate. Sinan County quickly changed. In danger.
"Jinzhu, Ding Xiao!"
Zhu Renxia put away the bow and arrow that had just killed a rebel and ordered loudly: "You two each lead fifty people to rush to the south gate and the north gate. After repelling the rebels, go to support the east gate."
"yes!"
The two agreed, and each led fifty people to support the city gates on both sides.
After a hundred people were mobilized and left, there were only more than 120 people and officers left on the west wall, who were unable to resist the more than 400 rebels.
The rebels began to put ladders on the city wall and launch a battle to climb the city. Many rebels who were not afraid of death roared and stepped onto the city wall.
"Take my shot!"
Zhu Renxia carried a long spear and fought hard to kill the enemy. The flashing silver light under the scorching sun was daunting.
After a year of hard training in martial arts, Zhu Renxia's skills were quite good. He was seen dodge and move, and in a short time he knocked down more than a dozen rebels who climbed onto the city wall. The blood stained his robes. Angry and self-defeating.
