Chapter 137: Siege and Grain Seizure (Subscription Request)

Hide! You must hide!

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan swallowed the biscuit in his mouth, but he still felt a little hungry.

He reached into his pocket again, ready to take out some more food.

just
Lu Yuan searched here and there, but still came up empty-handed.

The Tianxing Army fled in such a hurry that they didn't take much food with them.

Now, after ten days of consumption, food is extremely scarce.

The pawn following behind him also hadn't eaten much that day.

As he was on a long journey, his food rations were naturally much less.

Although it barely filled my stomach.

but.
Still hungry!

At this time, their army was already rushing down from the hill.

From this hill, one can already see the palace surrounded by walls on all four sides in the distant horizon.

Lu Yuan stared straight in the direction of Daqing Mansion.

One man took the lead, leading the five thousand soldiers behind him, speeding up and running to the front of the army.

You still have to do it yourself to have enough food and clothing.

Let your pawns enter the city first and grab more food for yourself!
The steps of the entire Tianxing Army became more frequent and rapid when they saw the Daqing Mansion at the foot of the mountain, and they moved down the mountain at a faster speed.

Daqing Mansion.

The county magistrate who was guarding Daqing Prefecture was currently in the government office, chatting and drinking tea with the prefect of Daqing Prefecture, who was wearing an official robe and had a shrewd look on his face.

The county magistrate looks fat and doesn't look like a soldier.

When he talked about happy things with Da Qing, he raised his eyebrows from time to time and even smiled slyly.

The two were happily chatting over a cup of tea.

"Report~!!!"

From outside the government office, a messenger shouted hurriedly into the government office. When he walked in, he tripped over the threshold, stumbled, and fell with a "bang".

This extremely loud shout, coupled with the other party's fall to the ground.

The prefect and the county governor were so frightened that their hands shook, and the tea in the cups spilled out and got on their hands.

The prefect shook his fat fingers which were scalded red by the tea, and was about to scold the messenger and order someone to give him ten strokes of the board.

The messenger had already climbed up, not caring about his bruised lip, which was bleeding, and he said anxiously:

"Your Excellency the Governor, Your Excellency the County Magistrate, the spies have discovered traces of a rebel army. It looks like there are tens of thousands of them! They have already come down the mountain and are heading straight for us. They are about to attack us!!"

"What!!" The governor and the county magistrate were so frightened by the explosive news that their teacup lids fell to the ground and broke.

The county magistrate looked incredulous and asked the messenger for confirmation:
"How many did you say?".

He thought he heard wrongly.

There are at most a few small groups of rioters and bandits around here, where did the tens of thousands of rebel troops come from?
If it really existed, how could he, a county magistrate, not know about it?
Would the imperial court only send him, a fourth-rank military officer, to guard here?

"Mr. County Magistrate!! The spies outside have seen clearly that there are probably forty to fifty thousand of them! All of them are armed with spears and swords, wearing armor. They have already come down the mountain and are about to attack us! Please quickly dispatch troops to defend the city!!".

The messenger who came in was already extremely anxious. According to the speed at which the rebel army was marching, they would probably attack in a moment.

"Fifty thousand? And they all carry weapons?" The shrewd-looking official was so frightened that his mouth trembled. Fifty thousand troops? ? Are you kidding me?

In the entire Daqing Prefecture, all the soldiers and constables, even if the county governor's soldiers are added, there are only about five thousand of them.

Normally, at most they would go to towns or hilltops to suppress some peasants and bandits.

When have they ever seen an army of 50,000?
"That's true! Sir, please give the order to defend the city immediately. It will be too late if we delay any longer!!" The messenger was so anxious that he almost cried.

These two gentlemen probably often go to those brothels and have been idle for too long. When they encountered this major military event, they were even more frightened than him.

Those rebel troops must have gone down the mountain by now. If they delay any longer, they will all be finished when the rebel troops break into the city!
The messenger continued.

The fat county magistrate rushed down and kicked him, causing him to scream and roll several times on the ground.

I don't know why.

The fat county magistrate was already pointing at him and cursing:

"Defend!! What are you defending!! Are you defending with your life?? These 50,000 rebel troops must be the White Snake King of Muzhou!
How can a single city or prefecture of ours stop the Tianxing King's army?
Pass on my order, have all the soldiers leave the city!! "

The county magistrate realized after a moment's thought that an army of 50,000 must be the Tianxing Army.

The closest Tianxing Army is a branch of the White Snake King from Muzhou.

The three cavalry generals guarding Yunzhou were unable to stop this chaotic army and allowed them to escape.

What can his Daqingfu do to stop him?

If he angered the White Snake King and ordered a massacre, how would he survive?

It’s important to run away quickly!

At this time, the Daqing Mansion Commander also reacted, and rushed over, kicking the messenger who was still on the ground and hadn't reacted yet, and shouted angrily:
"Didn't you hear the county magistrate's order? Why don't you go and pass the order? Also, order all the soldiers to leave the city without taking any property, horses or food! Not even a grain of rice! Just leave the city!!".

The shrewd-looking prefect also quickly weighed the pros and cons.

The officers and soldiers of Daqing Prefecture could not stop the army of Prince Tianxing.

If the enemy were allowed to break into the city, the first people to be killed would be officials like them.

The Tianxing rebel army appeared here and attacked Daqingfu, most likely not to set up camp here, but to seize food.

Now that the enemy is here to attack us, if we rush out of the city, it will not only delay our escape if we take away all the food and valuables.

If the Tianxing Army entered the city and found that there was no food in the granary, they would certainly follow the traces of their escape and chase them. How could they possibly outrun the Tianxing Army then?
He doesn't want to lose his life for food!

The messenger was kicked again and now he understood.

The two adults actually abandoned the city and fled!

Abandoning the city is a capital crime!!
However, since the two gentlemen were not afraid of being blamed by the court, he naturally did not say much.

It's important to save your life!

If the rebel army attacks us, we will lose our lives immediately.

If the imperial court really wants to hold them accountable and execute them, the worst that can happen is that they will learn from these rebels and become bandits!

Thinking of this, the messenger dared not delay any longer. He went out and shouted to the soldiers guarding outside, asking them to go to various places to convey the order together.

The fat county magistrate and the shrewd prefect were no longer in the mood to talk and laugh, so they just walked out.

The prefect of Daqing Prefecture even took off his official robe, walked out of the government office, and rushed directly to the city gate.

Although the county magistrate was fat, he was a former soldier after all. With his two big fat legs, he ran not a bit slower than the prefect.

(End of this chapter)