The prefect Wu Yuan voluntarily left the city to quell the chaos so that he could stay away from the right and wrong at home. However, he did not expect that the valley in the north was also not calm, and groups of refugees poured out from the mountains, like jackals and tigers, defeating the first batch of officers and soldiers. He was in a stalemate with the officers and soldiers who arrived later, and neither side could take advantage.

What made him even more headache was the factory guards. They couldn't help, they would only cause trouble, and kept urging the officers and soldiers to launch an attack.

"Everyone has seen this kind of rebels, each of them is like a wolf or a tiger. The officers and soldiers do not have the advantage. They attack rashly, for fear of going but not returning. For the sake of a complete plan, they must wait until reinforcements arrive before they have plans. Moreover, there are few generals in the army, so who will command the troops when they are deployed?"

Liang Xiu, the Nansi Town Fufu, did not belong to the two factories in name, but actually relied on the East Factory behind him. After several days of fighting, he and the hundreds of households in the East Factory turned enemies into friends and fought against the forces of the West Factory.

Liang Xiu brought people to the military camp and advocated an offensive. "If there are reinforcements from the government, there will be no refugees? The refugees in the mountains are coming out in full swing. If they wait any longer, the officers and soldiers will lose this advantage. The prefect claimed that the refugees were like wolves and tigers. The reason was in the deep well in the valley. Every time one more hour, the power of the thief will be strengthened. As for the general, this is a life-and-death battle. Those who occupy the deep well will win, and there is no need to command. As long as the prefect personally press the formation, don't be timid and retreat."

Wu Yuan smiled bitterly, "Although I am a civil servant, I know that the battle is not fought like this. Someone must arrange troops and plan the situation. I thought the north was just a small group of rioters, with hundreds of households and thousands of households able to command, but I didn't expect..."

"I have hundreds of households here, and I am a policing family, which is equivalent to a thousand households. You can hand over the military power."

Of course, the military power cannot be handed over. Afterwards, it was a serious crime that would be lost. However, Wu Yuan did not dare to offend Dongchang, so he could only persuade him with kind words, hoping to convince the other party to change his mind.

When Hu Guiyang and Shi Guida arrived, there were controversies in the central army's tent. The prefect Wu Yuan led thousands of troops, but at this time he was fighting alone, facing Liang Xiu and seven or eight others alone.

The two people who had just arrived belonged to the West Factory. The people in the East Factory immediately shut up. Wu Yuan felt a little relieved and immediately said, "Person Hu, Captain Shi, you are here just in time. Will Mr. Wang from the West Factory be able to lead his troops to arrive tomorrow?"

Shi Gui nodded, "The day after tomorrow."

Liang Xiu pretended not to see Hu Guiyang, and immediately shook his head and said, "The day after tomorrow, the thief in the valley absorbed enough skills from the deep well. No matter how many officers and soldiers there were, they would not be the opponent."

"Does Lord Shufu mean the Dan acupoint?" Shi Gui asked back.

There are not many secrets in Yunyang Prefecture now. Liang Xiu thought for a while and replied: "That's right, since Shi Jiaowei also knows the Dan Ke, he should know how critical the situation is. He must immediately take back the valley."

Shi Guida stepped forward a few steps and stood between the prefect Wu Yuan and others. He was young and had a low position, but he naturally took on the responsibility of resolving disputes. "The alchemy hole in the valley must be taken back as soon as possible, but sending troops at this time is useless."

Liang Xiu sneered, "I thought Captain Shi had some clever plan. What's the difference between this and not saying it?"

"Yes, if you want to regain the Dan Cave and cannot send troops, you can only take other measures."

Liang Xiu glanced at his own people, especially Zuoyu who had never spoken much, "Do you have a way?"

"Send people to the mountains to persuade the surrender. Even if it fails, you should give the besieged soldiers in the valley a reminder, and agree to launch an attack at dawn tomorrow, and cooperate with the inside and outside, with a slightly greater chance of victory."

"How many times have the government sent people to recruit mountain villagers? It has not been successful before, can it succeed now?"

"One time and another time."

"Who will persuade the surrender?"

Shi Guida looked at Hu Guiyang at the door.

Hu Guiyang recognized everyone present and smiled and said, "I'm going to die, you guys have made meritorious service. Will anyone change it with me?"

No one wanted, Liang Xiu glanced at his companion again, "In the early morning of tomorrow, he will use the cannon as a slogan and attack inside and outside. Can the prefect Wu do it?"

The prefect Wu Yuan was already in a state of great anxiety and said helplessly: "Okay, I will try my best to transfer some more troops and send someone to invite Zang Shou. If you have to fight tomorrow morning, he must be commanded."

Liang Xiu looked at Hu Guiyang a few times, "You want to go alone?"

Hu Guiyang took two steps forward, "No, two guards are needed. I heard that the master of the Shufu master can fight ten again with one or ten?"

Liang Xiu's face changed. He did go to Xiaogui Island with Zuo Yu and others to seize the Dan Cave the night before yesterday, showing his strength. Because of the intervention of the Xichang, they had to retreat, "I, I won't go. I will be the politeness of the Jinyiwei Nansi. If I fall into the hands of a thief, I will only gain the might of the enemy, and I will not go."

Hu Guiyang said in surprise: "The Lord of the Funeral Sect misunderstood. Two guards have been found, one is the Captain Shi and the other is outside the tent. I am just curious, how does the Lord of the Funeral Sect feel when he swung his fist?"

Liang Xiu's face turned red and white, and he coughed, "Hu Guiyang, how I feel has nothing to do with you."

Hu Guiyang smiled and started to attack the prefect Wu Yuangong, "Goodbye, please send someone to the enemy camp."

Wu Yuan nodded immediately, accompanied the two lieutenants out of the central tent, called an officer, ordered him to recruit some soldiers and escort the envoys to surrender. Then he invited Hu Guiyang aside and asked in a low voice: "You are all gone, who will stay in the West Garden?"

Hu Guiyang raised his right index finger and did not answer.

Of course Wu Yuan understood who this person was, and sighed, "The two factories will be here tomorrow or the next day. I really... Alas, Xiyuan understands my difficulties, right?"

"I understand, very well." Hu Guiyang patted Wu Yuan on the shoulder, smiled, and turned around and walked away.

Wu Yuanji was not used to the kind attitude of the captain in the Jinyi, but this time he didn't care, but instead thought about what the so-called "understanding" meant.

After seeing off Hu Guiyang and others, Wu Yuan returned to the central army tent and planned to dispatch troops, but when he saw Liang Xiu still there, he couldn't help but feel a little angry, and he asked, "There is something for Liang Zhenfu?"

Everyone else had left, Liang Xiu came forward, "Does the Prime Minister Wu understand the Jindan?"

"A little heard."

"You should know the benefits of taking the Golden Pill, right?"

Wu Yuan nodded.

Liang Xiu was still afraid that the prefect would not understand, so he pulled out the knife wearing a waist, held the handle with one hand, and pulled the blade with the other hand. With a fierce force, the steel knife broke into two pieces.

When Liang Xiu drew his sword, Wu Yuan was so scared that he took a few steps back. He stopped when he saw the other party showing his ability. "Liang Zhenfu... It turns out to be divine power."

Liang Xiu threw away the broken knife, "I have never learned martial arts seriously before. I have only taken Jindan for more than ten days and have such skills. No matter who you are, even if you are the magistrate Wu, taking Jindan will be of great benefit."

"I'll forget it, I've learned literature since I was a child..."

"Where are the five thousand soldiers in the camp?"

"Where do you get so many golden elixirs?"

"There is a pill cave behind me. There is a village temple that has been occupied by the West Factory. The Shi School Commander is not there. The prefect Wu can make the decision and send troops there..."

The prefect Wu Yuan understood Liang Xiu's meaning and immediately waved his hand, "I just made a plan to persuade surrender, and I cannot change it anymore. Please do not say too much."

"Without the help of the Dan Ke, the officers and soldiers will be defeated in the battle tomorrow morning."

Wu Yuan showed displeasure, "Not long ago, Liang Zhenfu advised me to attack desperately, but now he said that officers and soldiers will be defeated, this..."

Liang Xiu smiled and bowed, "Magistrate Wu think about it again."

When Liang Xiu left, Wu Yuan shook his head and had a worse impression of the people of the factory guards. He called the lieutenant general and ordered them to dispatch troops everywhere and return to the city immediately, asking the guard Zang Lian to come and support him quickly.

After everything was over, it was getting late. The soldiers who escorted Hu Guiyang and others back and reported that the thief accepted the envoys to surrender.

Wu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and secretly prayed that he would succeed in surrendering, which is a great thing for officials and people, public and private.

But the matter was not over yet. Just as Wu Yuan was about to have dinner, one of his confidant followers hurried in and informed Qian Gong of the Shang Dynasty that he was looking for a meeting.

Wu Yuan was very unhappy. Although Qian Gong came to Yunyang Prefecture publicly, he should avoid suspicion and should not mention the word "Shangfu" everywhere.

But people still have to see each other. Wu Yuan put down his bowls and chopsticks and asked his followers to bring in.

Qian Gong came alone, and before entering the tent, he knelt down and said politely, but he didn't say anything about his purpose, so Wu Yuan had to let his followers retreat.

Qian Gong then came to the table and held something in both hands, "My owner was treated to by the adults and could not repay me. I specially ordered me to bring this item to offer it to the adults."

It was a red jade pendant, which seemed to be the rumored golden elixir.

Wu Yuan was shocked and stood up and said, "Where does this thing come from?"

Qian Gong smiled, "This is a gift, why should adults know so much?"

Wu Yuan stared at Hongyu. This thing was a bit abnormal. Apart from that, there was nothing unusual. "I thanked your lord for me. This gift is too heavy. I feel ashamed of it. Please bring it back."

Qian Gong put the red jade on the table and smiled and said, "I have never learned the Fire God Art and cannot take it directly. You can put it in your heart and mouth slowly. There should be no clothes separated from it. Adults can feel it. If it is ineffective or dislike it, you can throw it away and give it to others."

Qian Gong bowed and stepped back, not seeming to care at all whether the prefect can use jade pendants.

In the tent next door, Liang Xiuzheng negotiated with Zuo Yu. Both of them felt that this was an opportunity. They had to encourage the prefect Wu Yuan to "take" the alchemy hole in the village temple. It was too soft, so they had to be hard.

The curtain was suddenly lifted, and the prefect Wu Yuan stepped in. Liang and Zuo were both surprised. Looking at the prefect, he felt that he seemed to have changed a little.

Wu Yuan was radiant and there was no trace of anxiety and embarrassment on his face. "Rebirth, this is rebirth." Wu Yuan looked at his hands. Since he had not learned the Fire God Art, he did not gain skills, but this did not prevent him from being energetic, as if he was back to twenty years old.

It was even better than that. The twenty-year-old Magistrate Wu was still studying hard, which was boring. Now he felt more like the moment he learned about his title at the age of 25.

"In the battle tomorrow morning, the outcome is unpredictable. The elixir cave in the rear must not fall into the hands of thieves. Instead of supporting the enemy, it is better to be powerful in our army. After an hour, I will lead my troops south. You have to help me and teach me more ways to take the golden elixir."

Liang Xiu, Zuo Yu looked at each other and was very surprised.

At the same time, Hu Guiyang and three others were waiting for the rebel leader to receive him in the private camp, completely unaware of the changes that were brewing behind him.
Chapter completed!