Gou becomes a boss in the fairy world.

Chapter 1476: Tempering the Heart in the Mortal World (Twenty)
After Wang Chen followed the yamen runners out of the city wall, Ye Xiangming, who had regained consciousness, felt something was wrong.

It wasn't that the county magistrate had the ability to predict the future, but his rich life experience reminded him that Yu Heqian's sudden summons of Wang Chen to the county government office was strange.

Thinking about the withdrawal conditions proposed by the bandits, Ye Xiangming was terrified and immediately rushed to the county government as quickly as possible.

No matter what conspiracy or tricks Yu Heqian has, there is no need to be afraid as he and Wang Chen have joined forces.

The most feared thing is that Wang Chen will be ambushed by someone alone!

But the county magistrate never expected that what he would see in the lobby of the county government would be such a scene.

More than a dozen leading figures of Qing'an County fell in a pool of blood. The flowing blood gathered into a winding stream on the terrazzo floor, which was particularly shocking.

Ye Xiangming recognized every corpse here. Some of them were respected local gentry, some were wealthy businessmen, and there were two powerful gang leaders.

What frightened Ye Xiangming the most was that Yu Heqian was sitting in the court with a bloody hole between his eyebrows, and red and white liquids were flowing out of it.

The county magistrate who had always been in competition with him and often had the upper hand, unexpectedly died!
What a big deal!

Ye Xiangming subconsciously looked at the only person still standing - Wang Chen.

He asked in a lost voice: "My dear son-in-law, what is going on?"

Wang Chen sighed and said, "When I was ordered to come to the county government office, I saw the masters of the bandit army killing people here. A group of gentry and the county magistrate were unfortunately killed."

"Although I have killed these three bandits, it is a pity that I was still a step too late."

Ye Xiangming was speechless.

The county magistrate is not a fool, how could he not guess the truth of the matter?

The situation at the scene was actually very clear. The county magistrate Yu Heqian and a group of gentry colluded with the bandits and set up a killing trap in the lobby of the county government office, trying to use Wang Chen's life in exchange for the withdrawal of the bandit army.

As a result, they underestimated Wang Chen's strength and were killed by Wang Chen, and all of them lay here.

In fact, Ye Xiangming could understand why Yu Heqian did this. After all, the losses in Qing'an County had been enormous so far in this offensive and defensive battle, and it had exceeded their endurance limit.

But even though he understood it, the county magistrate still felt very happy when he saw Yu Heqian dying with his eyes open.

Qing'an County has been able to hold out until now under the frenzied attacks of tens of thousands of bandits and has not fallen. Wang Chen can be credited with the greatest contribution.

As a result, Ye Xiangming would never tolerate being stabbed in the back by the person he was protecting.

As for Wang Chen's explanation, although it was full of loopholes, Ye Xiangming was a man of great character. He immediately said with a sad expression: "So that's how it is. I didn't expect the bandits to be so cunning and cruel. It's a pity that County Magistrate Yu and a group of gentry died for their country and could not see the moment of victory!"

Yu Heqian and others must have been killed by the bandits. Otherwise, even if he committed the crime of colluding with the bandits, it was not something Wang Chen could kill without authorization, not to mention that so many leading figures of Qing'an County were buried with him.

Ye Xiangming already had an idea in his mind.

He and Wang Chen looked at each other, and they smiled in tacit understanding.

Wang Chen said, "Father-in-law, I'll leave the follow-up matters to you. I'll go back first to prevent any sneak attacks from the bandits."

"it is good."

Ye Xiangming agreed without hesitation.

Such a big thing happened in the county government office. Ye Xiangming is now the number one figure in Qing'an County. If he wants to maintain stability in the city, he must personally take charge of the aftermath.

As for the city defense, the best choice is to leave it to Wang Chen, whose strength is unfathomable.

During this period of time, Wang Chen was stationed on the city wall, shooting and killing hundreds of elite bandits and saving many soldiers.

His prestige is in no way inferior to Ye Xiangming's.

When Wang Chen returned to the city wall, Ye Xiangming had already begun to dispatch personnel in the county government. On the one hand, he tried his best to ensure the supply of materials for the garrison soldiers, and on the other hand, he cleansed out Yu Heqian's confidants.

Only after he had the situation under complete control did he issue a notice and personally lead a team to raid several large households in the city.

The charge was naturally treason and conspiracy to murder the county magistrate!

There were more than a dozen prominent figures of Qing'an County who died in the lobby of the county government office. Ye Xiangming certainly would not confiscate the property of all of them. He only selected a few of the wealthiest ones and wiped them out with lightning speed.

This will first of all further clear Wang Chen of suspicion, and will also allow him to give an explanation to his superiors later.

Secondly, the wealth and materials obtained from the house raids can allow the garrison to hold out for a few more days.

In fact, the results of this house raid surprised even this well-informed county magistrate!
He previously thought that the wealthy families in the county had reached the end of their rope and had no choice but to collude with the bandits to murder Wang Chen.

As a result, although the food, gold, silver, and weapons stored in these households did not reach the point of piling up like a mountain, when added together, they were enough to allow Qing'an County to support itself for another month or two.

Such a harvest made Ye Xiangming's eyes red with anger, and he acted even more ruthlessly, even robbing two more houses.

Any resistance was suppressed by him with the most brutal means!
In just two days, the entire Qing'an County fell under Ye Xiangming's control.

The bandit army retreated.

They had to retreat.

This bandit army surrounded Qing'an County for half a month and launched dozens of fierce attacks, but all were repelled by the defenders.

The casualties reached as high as 20,000 to 30,000.

Although the bandits were worthless and there were plenty of hungry people everywhere who could be used as cannon fodder, the elite troops among the bandits suffered heavy losses, and the number one general, Xiao Zhan, was also trapped in the county town.

Under such circumstances, even though "Ping Tian Wang" Li Zili was extremely unwilling and angry, he realized that if he continued to fight, even if he could finally capture Qing'an County, the losses on his side would be unbearable.

So he had no choice but to retreat and gather strength to attack another county.

It is impossible that every county is as difficult to deal with as Qing'an County.

When the last figures of the bandit army disappeared into the vast wilderness, the soldiers guarding on the city walls all gave out earth-shaking cheers in unison.

Many people cried with joy.

It was really not easy. Everyone thought they would die with the city, but suddenly victory came.

Some soldiers also lay weakly on the ground after cheering, fell into a deep sleep and never woke up again.

In the following days, every household in Qing'an County was in mourning, and the cries of grief echoed in the streets and alleys for a long time.

In this battle to defend the city, Qing'an County also suffered heavy losses, with more than two thousand soldiers and able-bodied men killed and even more injured.

When Wang Chen returned to his home, he was warmly welcomed by his wives and concubines.

Ye Dai threw away her modesty and teamed up with Xiaoyu to pester him for three days and three nights.

Let Wang Chen enjoy the tenderness.
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