The Richest Man in the Heavens Starts from Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 76

Qiao Daoqing came up with a clever plan, and Bian Xiang and Sun An nodded after hearing this.

A day later, Zhang Xianwei's servant Zhang Yong rode his horse and galloped to the capital city of Weisheng Prefecture.

After arriving in Fucheng, Zhang Yong rushed to the front of the Fuyamen with a mournful face, shouting: "Urgent military situation."

His dusty appearance and hysterical yelling startled the servants of the government office.

A famous Marquis of Yu hurried over and scolded, "Who are you, and what's the point of yelling in the government office?"

Zhang Yong said out of breath, "My lord, there is an urgent military situation. Now a group of rebels are besieging Qinyuan County, and I am carrying a letter of distress from the county magistrate Fang on my back."

"What! Where are the rebels in broad daylight?" Yu Hou asked.

"It seems that they came from Mianshan. There are 5000 to [-] people. The garrison in the county is not strong enough. Before the villain came, the big households in the city had already sent their servants to guard the city. Master Fang is also organizing the young men in the city. There is no need to delay the matter." Zhang Yong was already crying after speaking.

Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Marquis Yu dared to waste time.

After taking Zhang Yong to the yamen and asking him to wait, he took the magistrate Fang's distress letter and rushed to the prefect Dong Shiwu.

Governor Dong couldn't help being shocked when he heard this. He knew how many bandits existed within the jurisdiction of Weisheng Prefecture, but in the past they only harassed powerful local landlords. He had never heard of them daring to attack the city.

Having taken Fang County Magistrate's letter, he knew it was his subordinate's handwriting at a glance, and he couldn't help but gasp when he read the content.

It turned out that the letter said that there were [-] thieves, and most of them had armor.You must know that in the Song Dynasty, it is stipulated that the possession of five-collar paper armor can be regarded as rebellion. What is the matter in Fang County Magistrate's letter saying that there are no less than five thousand armors.

Thinking about it, it seems impossible. I'm afraid that the whole Weisheng Prefecture won't be able to get five thousand armors. How can a group of bandits get them.

"What did the person delivering the letter say?" Dong Taishou asked.

"My lord, the man said that there were four or five thousand thieves attacking the city. If it weren't for the high walls of Qinyuan County, and the fact that the thieves fought in an unorganized manner, the city would have been destroyed long ago." Yuhou said.

"Well, it sounds reasonable this time. I'll bring him up and ask him in person," Dong Taishou said.

Soon, Zhang Yong was brought before Dong Taishou.

He first revealed that he was the Wei Jiading of Zhang County, and then told the situation in the county one by one.

Dong Taishou nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and felt that what this man said was reasonable.

With [-] rebels and [-] men in armor, your county magistrate thinks those bandits are northern frontier troops?
Although the county magistrate Fang wrote an unreliable letter asking for help, the thieves should be rescued if they attack the city.

In any case, Qinyuan County is also under his rule, and if something happens, he has to bear the responsibility. Besides, he and Fang County Magistrate still have the friendship of classmates, so it is appropriate to lend a hand.

So Dong Taishou immediately called the Mabu Army of Weisheng Prefecture to control Liao Liwen, and asked Zhang Yong to repeat the matter.

Finally, he said: "General Liao, you and I have the responsibility to guard the land in the imperial court, and the county magistrate Yu Fang has a colleague. This time the thieves are besieging the city, we still have to rescue it, even if we can't wipe out those thieves. The siege of Qinyuan County."

"My lord, four or five thousand bandits are not a small number. If we want to destroy them, we need to use the defenders of the Fucheng, and considering the actual situation, I am afraid that the left and right sides will also take away one. The Fucheng..." Liao Liwen said.

"Don't worry, General Liao. The walls of the mansion are high and thick. If we only defend ourselves, we won't be breached easily. But the situation in Qinyuan County is critical, and there is an urgent need to send troops." Dong Taishou said.

"The general understands, so I'll go back and clean up the armaments. However, the troops will not be dispatched until the day after tomorrow at the earliest," Liao Liwen said.

"General Liao, Qinyuan County is not too far from the capital city. Food and supplies can be escorted by the Xiang army. Let's go as soon as possible." Dong Taishou worried about the safety of his classmates and friends, and said firmly.

"The last general obeys orders." Liao Liwen said.

"Go down and prepare. When you come back from victory, I will ask for credit for you." Dong Taishou said.

Liao Liwen quickly stood up and saluted, thanking him for his kindness.

After a few words of politeness, Liao Liwen rushed back to the barracks to beat the drums and gathered the generals, and gathered all the officers and men of Weisheng Prefecture in the barracks to discuss rescue matters.

In fact, there is nothing to discuss, it is nothing more than the officers under his command to report and count the number of people who can fight under their hands, and then decide how many Xiang troops to bring.

It has to be said that the peace between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom has been peaceful for a hundred years due to the alliance of Chanyuan, which has led to a lack of military affairs.

It is not uncommon for the garrison in places close to the Liao Kingdom to have empty pay and impostors. It is not bad to have [-]% of the soldiers on the list with combat effectiveness.

But Weisheng Prefecture is the state capital after all, and it has a large number of defenders, so after statistics, there are still [-] battle-ready soldiers.

Including the servants of the low-level officers, and counting the young and strong members of the local Xiang army, there are more than 7000 people in less than a day.

Under Dong Taishou's order, Liao Liwen led the [-] officers and soldiers, and hurried to Qinyuan County with only three days of dry food to relieve the siege.

After all, Liao Liwen is a general who has received formal military education, and the basic principles of marching and fighting are still well done.

He dispatched several scout teams, and set off first to inquire about the military situation.

Halfway through the journey, the scouts came back and reported that Qinyuan County had not been breached, and indeed, as Zhang Yong said, only four or five thousand bandits attacked the city.

It's just that those thieves were clever enough to build an empty camp with enough tens of thousands of people to bluff.

Liao Liwen nodded after hearing this, thinking that it was probably the reason why Fang County Magistrate's letter did not match what Zhang Yong said.

Literati, who have never seen a war, it is understandable not to check out of fear.

After sending the scout team out again, Liao Liwen ordered the army to speed up the march, trying to get to Qinyuan County as soon as possible.

In his opinion, even a small town like Qinyuan County could not be broken by thieves. It was obviously a mob, and when they saw the army coming, they didn't just run away.When the time comes, it will be a great achievement for him to kill some people, and there will definitely be no mistakes.

One day later, the army from Weisheng Prefecture finally arrived at Qinyuan County.

As soon as they arrived outside the city, those thieves who were planning to attack the city saw reinforcements coming, and immediately ran back to the barracks like birds and beasts and closed their doors.

Seeing this, Liao Liwen and the officers and soldiers laughed and mocked the cowardly bandits.

Considering that the rations brought by the army were about to run out, he decided to advance to the city to rest and wait for the officers and soldiers to regain their energy before leaving the city to fight.

He beat his horse to the gate of the city and called out loudly.

It turned out to be Lieutenant Zhang who came out, and Liao Liwen recognized this nominal subordinate.

"Lord Liao came too timely, I'm afraid I won't be able to withstand the humble post two days late." Captain Zhang thanked loudly.

Then, at his command.

The soldiers in the city turned the capstan, opened the city gate and let the reinforcements enter the city.

Liao Liwen didn't suspect him, so he urged his horse into the city.

As soon as I met Zhangxian Wei, I was very grateful for my good words.

After a few polite words between the two, Captain Zhang expressed his willingness to give up the military camp in the city to the reinforcements, so that his subordinates could find another place to rest.

Liao Liwen was very satisfied with his attitude, so he asked his subordinates to arrange soldiers and horses, while he himself planned to go to the county government to meet the magistrate Fang.

Zhang Xianwei immediately acted like a fart, and even led the horse for him in front, acting extremely doglike.

After a while, Liao Liwen brought a dozen servants to the county government office.He wasn't polite either, and rushed in with a single step.

But when he came to the hall of the county government office, he was taken aback. It turned out that the person sitting in the hall was not the county magistrate Fang but a Taoist priest in Taoist robes.

"Who are you?" Liao Liwen didn't know for a second.

"Hahaha, the one who wants to kill you." Qiao Daoqing laughed.

As he shouted, dozens of minion soldiers dressed in government uniforms rushed out of the county government office, and surrounded Liao Liwen and his servants with knives and guns in their hands.

"Zhang Ze, you dare to betray grandpa, you will be cut to pieces in the future." Liao Liwen cursed.

"Liao Liwen, you should worry about yourself." Zhang Xianwei said expressionlessly.

Before Liao Liwen could say anything, the rebels rushed up and stabbed randomly with long spears.

Poor those servants, who claimed to have some martial arts skills, but unfortunately they were stabbed to the ground and became nameless souls before they even had a chance to display them.

"General Liao, are you still not surrendering?" Qiao Daoqing asked.

"It's a matter of loyalty to the king, how can I surrender to bandits like you. I only hate that I'm blind and caught up with your evil tricks." Liao Liwen said.

After all, he brandished the waist knife in his hand and fought to the death.

It's just that two fists can't match four hands, and dozens of big guns stabbing randomly even if he has all the skills, he can't escape. In a moment, Liao Liwen, covered in blood, fell to the ground and died miserably.

(End of this chapter)