The thousands of hungry people gathered here were soon simply integrated by the man with black turbans. As the sharpened bamboo guns were distributed, the hungry people began to head towards the county town.

Liu Feng stood among a group of old, weak and sick with a bamboo gun, with helpless expressions on his face. He could fight with these people? He was so weak that he seemed to be able to blow down a gust of wind. He had to breathe a few steps. He only relied on a bamboo gun at the beginning. This was not going to fight, but to die!

"Go faster, don't be too slow!"

At the end of the hungry people were the mentors wrapped in black turbans and holding long swords. At this time, everyone was considered to have boarded a pirate ship. Those who dared to escape would be caught up by these men and killed by random knives.

On a small hill next to it, Chen Sheng led a group of people to look at the direction of the county town.

"Are the insiders in the city ready?"

"Brother, don't worry, Hou San who guards the city gate is my brother. We have made an agreement that as long as the army starts to attack the city, he will find a way to lead people to open the city gate and let us in!"

A thin man with a sharp mouth and a monkey cheek said with his dry chest.

"Okay, Yuan Si, if you conquer the county town, I will give you a great contribution!"

Chen Sheng patted the thin man Yuan Si's shoulder very happy.

He had been preparing for this day for three years. During these three years, he had worked hard to bring out the team of more than 250 people, who were the foundation of his plan.

"Military advisor, when the war begins, I will take my brothers to attack the city and leave you fifty brothers. The matter of supervising the battle in the rear will be left to you. Anyone who retreats will be killed without any reservation!"

A fierce light appeared in Chen Sheng's eyes.

Next to him, a middle-aged scholar wearing a Confucian shirt bowed and said slightly excitedly: "My lord, please rest assured, Xu Ye will definitely live up to expectations!"

At this time, in the small town of Shangyang County in the distance, the city gate was closed, and there were many Qianchao soldiers holding weapons standing on the top of the city. The three yamen runners in the county government also had Min Zhuang who were temporarily recruited. In addition to the weapons in their hands, there were only a few people wearing leather armor, and everyone looked nervous.

In the north, there were severe droughts. In order to survive, the people left their families and left their homes and lived in villages and towns, migrated to the south, or gathered around the county towns and the government, waiting for government relief. In this way, the villages and towns in the north were empty, and the people gathered together, and the county towns were overcrowded.

Ever since a large number of hungry people gathered near Shangyang County, the county magistrate Zhang Xian has been worried and unable to sleep at night. He sent people to stare at the hungry people every day to prevent any chaos. After all, so many hungry people gather together, as long as someone who is interested in inciting them, a rebellion will immediately occur.

While sending people to stare at the hungry people, he also kept sending to the Prefecture Prefecture, asking the prefecture king to distribute the court's relief and food to appease the hungry people, but he never received any response. Without the assistance of the prefecture, the little food stored in the county yamen warehouse alone would not do anything. Even if it was taken out and distributed to the hungry people, it would only last for two days at most.

Zhang Xian also tried to borrow grain from wealthy families in the county, but these people either looked for various reasons to shirk or avoided them.

After half a month, what I had been worried about still happened.

After Zhang Xian received the news from the following, he immediately sent someone to rush to the prefecture to inform the Dujun and the troops stationed near the county town.

The military and political separation of major forces, and the county magistrate has no right to dispatch troops except for his own three squads of yamen runners. If a war occurs, he can only send people to notify the nearby troops, and then the commander of the garrison decides whether to send troops.

Depending on the size of the county town, the number of troops nearby is also different, with a small number of 800 people and a large number of 1,200 people. When there is no war in normal times, in addition to training, they are also responsible for farming during busy farming.

Hearing the rebellion of hungry people, the garrison garrison in Shangyang County did not dare to delay. After all, as the commander of the garrison, once Shangyang County is compromised, he cannot escape the blame. At the least, he will lose his official position and at the worst, he will be beheaded. So he quickly gathered all the soldiers and went to the county town.

Under Zhang Min's operation, he finally gathered all the available troops in the county town and nearby before the rioters arrived.

However, in addition to the 800 civilians who were temporarily recruited, there were only about 500 troops who could serve as the main force of the city guarding. Among these 500 people, the 400 soldiers who were slightly more powerful were the garrison soldiers brought by the garrison captain.

According to the military system of Gan Dynasty, a garrison captain should have 800 soldiers under his command, but the garrison captain Yang only brought 400 people, missing half of them!

The county magistrate Zhang Xian was naturally very dissatisfied with this, but he was helpless. Although he was the chief official of Shangyang County, according to the laws and regulations, he could not take charge of the matter of garrison troops. At most, he would write a memorial and report the matter of the embezzlement of Yang's salary to the court.

Now it is customary for the army to embezzle empty wages. Once his memorial is reported, it is equivalent to stabbing a hornet's nest. He doesn't know whether Yang will be punished. He must be in danger.

"Sir, the rioters are coming soon."

Suddenly, a slightly trembling shout rang out on the top of the city.

Zhang Xian looked up when he heard the sound and saw a loose crowd in front of him, all over the mountains and fields, and it seemed that he could not see the end at first glance! The thousands of hungry people who had originally been attacked, plus those who were being held on the way to the county town, suddenly reached more than 10,000 people, and the number was still increasing!

Seeing so many chaotic people coming towards this place, everyone on the city suddenly changed their colors, and their originally low morale has been declining again and again.

Seeing this scene, Yang Rong, the only captain in the army, was in iron armor, felt a sank in his heart. Although he embezzled his salary, it did not mean that he was a fool. He could not get into the position of captain without any real ability.

"Clang"

Yang Rong suddenly jumped onto the city, pulled out the long sword from his waist, and pointed at the sky, "Brothers, don't be afraid, refugees are refugees. Look at their formation, loose, look at the weapons in their hands. Is this a weapon? It's a total of mobs. If the captain has a cavalry of hundreds of people under his command, he only needs a charge to destroy them. Such a mob, no matter how many people are, it is a paper tiger. We will win today!"

"It will win!"

Hearing the shouts of his own captain, the nearby soldiers quickly raised their weapons and shouted. Slowly, the soldiers around him were also encouraged and began to regain their confidence. Although the morale was not high, it was greatly improved compared to his previous lifeless appearance.

"Person Yang, I don't know what to do next. Just give orders."

Although Yang Rong's grade was half a level lower than himself, Zhang Xian didn't care about taking over power at this time. He knew that if he was asked to manage administrative and civil affairs, he would think he still had some skills, but he had no experience in commanding wars to defend the city.

"Okay, the captain is more respectful than obedient."

Yang Rong was not polite, so he took over the command, and then began to arrange people to transport materials to defend the city in an orderly manner and arrange strict prevention locations.
Chapter completed!