The bandit leader "Zhen Luoxiao" didn't even know how to send spies, so he foolishly led tens of thousands of people to attack the city.

"Kill the thief!"

Suddenly drums sounded from the city tower, Jie Xuelong unfurled his flag, Qian Xiangyong and the government officials set up countless flags.

Zhen Luoxiao was inexplicably horrified and shouted in fear: "There is an ambush, retreat quickly!"

Thousands of bandits immediately retreated in panic. Jie Xuelong personally led his soldiers out of the city to pursue them. The bandits were so frightened that they even threw away their food.

The southwest ambush suddenly broke out, and the bandits collapsed completely.

Of the 1,500 ambushes in Menggang Ridge, 1,000 people have already circled to the south to block the bandits' retreat.

The bandit saw the flag from a distance and was so frightened that he ran eastward again, followed by five hundred ambush troops from Menggangling.

Many bandits knelt down and begged for mercy, and more bandits fled to the northeast, completely in a panic because they were waiting for the Lushui River.

Tens of thousands of thieves were wiped out in one battle, with zero casualties among officers and soldiers.

"Commander Fu uses his troops like a god, as if Duke Yangming were still alive," Zuo Xiaocheng bowed and complimented him, "I admire you so much when you are young!"

Jie Xuelong frowned: "Why hasn't Thief Zhao shown up yet?"

Li Zongxue guessed: "They must have noticed the whereabouts of the officers and soldiers, and were so frightened that they hid in some mountain."

"If this thief is not eliminated, my heart will not be at ease," Jie Xuelong ordered, "Send more spies to search. Once traces of Zhao thief are found, they must go and exterminate them quickly even if they enter the mountain!"

Although thousands of thieves were captured, Jie Xuelong did not kill them indiscriminately.

He screened out the thieves and beheaded them, selected three hundred young men as village heroes, and waited for the rest to be put back for plowing next spring.

After another two days of waiting in Anfu County, spies rode around on mules and horses, but there was still no news about Zhao Han.

Jie Xuelong began to become impatient. This situation was really uncomfortable.

"Urgent military situation, urgent military situation!"

A speedboat came and stood outside the city shouting anxiously.

This man was taken to see the governor, and he knelt down and said: "Commander Fu, the city of Ji'an Prefecture is gone, and all the officials of Ji'an Prefecture and Luling County, big and small, have died for the country!"

"What?"

Jie Xuelong stood stunned on the spot, and several staff and generals were also dumbfounded.

Li Zongxue stood up and asked: "There are 800 guards in the city. The city is high and the pond is deep. How could it be captured by the rebels?"

The messenger cried sadly: "According to the escaped guards, the eunuch Zhang Yin forcibly took 750 people out of the city to defend his Chaoguan and mansion. The rebels attacked the Chaoguan military camp at night and deceived the city to enter.

All the officials were killed en masse!"

"The eunuch is disgusting! He should be killed, he should be killed!"

Jie Xuelong was so angry that he was shaking all over. He suddenly drew his sword and struck down a corner of the case.

There is no way to fight this battle. Once they return to aid the city, the rebels will definitely run away. If they don't run along the river, Jie Xuelong without cavalry will be unable to pursue them.

His soldiers were too few and poorly trained, so he couldn't carry out a large-scale siege.

Even if he knew that it would be useless to return to Fucheng, even if he knew that he would be led away by rebels, Xie Xuelong still had to go back. The fall of Fucheng would be a serious crime. Once huge losses were caused, the gentry would conspire with officials to impeach him, and he, the governor, could be jailed easily.

"Return to Fucheng to aid!"

Jie Xuelong felt so tired that he wanted to strangle the eunuch to death with his own hands.
Chapter completed!