Xie Ming

Chapter 104: Taking Over Yi County
At 11:55 p.m., after Xiao Jingchuan led more than 300 soldiers out of the county government office in the city, it didn't take long for them to march quickly in the night rain and arrive outside the military camp east of the city.

Xu Jizu followed the order and led his soldiers to pursue the remaining enemy bandits in the city and did not follow.

In front of the military camp in the east of the city, Xiao Jingchuan led his troops to charge in!
What came into view was Li Huchen and his soldiers surrounding the bandits and newly recruited soldiers in the camp on the parade ground, forming several large circles!

Torrential rain was pouring down. In the rain, Li Huchen was riding on his warhorse, shirtless, holding a knife in one hand and a gun in the other, standing in the center of the parade ground like an iron tower.

A few bright flashes flashed by, and under the rain, he looked like a tiger minister, with murderous aura and eyes wide open, which was terrifying!

"Hahaha"

"Thunderous, fierce and unstoppable!"

"The fierce Zhang Fei of the Three Kingdoms, who made his enemies tremble with fear, is no more than this!"

"Hahaha!"

When Xiao Jingchuan saw this scene, he was inspired and praised Li Huchen for his might!

With a loud laugh, Xiao Lang rode his horse to Hu Chen's side.

Seeing the commander Xiao Lang coming and hearing his praises, Li Huchen finally put his mind at ease.

"Haha, these bird bandits are so hard to beat!"

"I haven't had enough fun yet, and these birdmen have all surrendered!"

"General Xiao!"

"More than 700 recruited soldiers, plus more than 200 remaining enemy soldiers who were in collateral, are all on this parade ground!"

"Please inspect it, General!"

Li Huchen lived up to his mission and completed the combat mission ahead of schedule!

At the moment, this burly black man was very arrogant, and even his fists could not hide his mighty power.

"Haha, okay, okay!"

"Pei Zhong! Sun Pei Zhong!" Xiao Jingchuan turned around and shouted.

"Here!" Peizhong stepped forward.

"Send over a hundred soldiers to take over this place, tie up all these wet brats, and detain them in different barracks!" Xiao Lang ordered.

"Yes, sir!" Peizhong did as ordered.

"Li Huchen!" Xiao Jingchuan said again.

"I am here!" Hu Chen answered loudly.

"Rainy nights are very dangerous. Quickly dispatch your soldiers to the east and west gates of Yi County, lock the city gates tightly and defend the city to the death!"

"Dispatch additional soldiers to reinforce Liu Wenbing in the north of the city and Gong Yonggu in the south! Inform them both to close the city gates and hold their ground, awaiting further orders!" Xiao Lang gave a strict order.

"I will finally understand!"

After saying this, Li Huchen led the rest of the troops to set off and guard the city gates on all four sides without stopping.

The battle started from the west gate and lasted only about two quarters of an hour. It was like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, and Yi County was taken over in one battle!
More than 700 newly recruited enemy soldiers were captured, more than 200 remnants of the enemy were taken away for payment, and more than 400 enemies were killed!

They seized the four city gates, occupied the county government office in the city, and hunted down the remaining stragglers in the city.

On the evening of April 22th, at 30: pm (:).

Xiao Jingchuan led more than a hundred remaining troops of Peizhong and returned to the Yi County government office.

Ma Minglu checked the battle damage of each unit, compiled a detailed figure, and reported to Xiao Lang.

[Calculation of troop losses! ]

[Sun Peizhong's unit: 300 - 37 = 263 people]

[Li Huchen's troops: 300 - 86 = 214 people]

[Liu Wenbing + Gong Yonggu combined: 145 - 65 = 80 people]

[Xu Jizu's group (newly promoted): 100 - 53 = 47 people]

[Total number of soldiers: 845 - 241 = 604]

The battle was already decided, and Qiu Zhizhong from the west of the city also rushed in from the west gate.

"Ha ha."

"Old Xiao?!"

"Old Xiao, are you?!"

"We actually did it!"

Before I saw the person, I heard his voice first.

Qiu Zhizhong strode forward with great enthusiasm from the gate of the county government office. He went straight to the lobby where Xiao Jingchuan was. "Ma Minglu, go and quickly send someone to inform the soldiers guarding the gates. The heavy rain has not stopped yet, and it is very easy to hide outside the city at night. You must be alert and guard the city gates! Don't slack off!" Xiao Lang gave instructions in the hall.

"Yes! I'll do it right away!" Ma Minglu replied.

"Also, the treasury in the city is where the bandits' money is kept. You are to personally lead people to count it and calculate the total number. Send soldiers to guard it and don't let anyone move without permission!" Xiao Jingchuan ordered again.

"As ordered!"

After Ma Minglu answered, he saw Qiu Zhizhong approaching, so he bowed to greet him.

Afterwards, Xiao Lang waved his hand, and Ma Minglu understood and turned around to do his job.

"Old Xiao, Minglu has gone to inspect the deposit money, right?!" Qiu Zhizhong said.

"Well, we need to come up with a reason quickly. More than 200 people were killed in this battle. We can't come here in vain!" Xiao Jingchuan answered with a smile, but if you look closely, it's not hard to see that he doesn't look relaxed.

"General?!"

"Is the general in the county office?"

At this time, Xu Jizu also rushed over.

"Jizu! I'm here! Come in!"

Xiao Lang waved his hand and called Xu Jizu, who was standing in front of the county government office, to come to the hall.

"General!"

"The remaining bandits and stragglers in the city have been basically eliminated!"

"Ji Zu came back specially to report!" Xu Ji Zu bowed.

"OK!"

"Hey, Jizu! You've come just in time. I do have something to discuss with you!"

As he spoke, Xiao Jingchuan broke off a smoked chicken leg from the welcoming banquet table behind him, which was left by the bandits. He turned around and threw it to Ji Zu, and took the other chicken leg down, indicating to Qiu Zhizhong. Qiu Zhizhong shook his head and picked up a piece of osmanthus cake from the nearby plate and ate it.

Seeing that Zhizhong was not interested in the chicken leg, Xiaolang didn't care either and casually put it into his mouth.

Xu Jizu, who was standing beside him, caught the chicken leg and also started to tear into it. They hadn't eaten since they entered the city, and they were already very hungry.

"General, you said you had something to discuss, when exactly?" Xu Jizu spoke vaguely while chewing a chicken leg.

"Alas, in fact, when I first came out of the alley, I was already worried!"

"I don't know when this heavy rain will stop. We have already taken over the defense of Yi County."

"But after all, this is still in the capital. There are enemy soldiers everywhere!"

"We must not stay here for long."

"I originally thought that if we could accomplish something in Yi County tonight, we would quickly decide the outcome. After counting the silver for the pay, we would immediately set off and escape the same way we came, quickly returning to Jiulong Town along the mountain road we came from!"

"Only in this way can we escape cleanly and avoid future troubles!"

"But, you can see it outside now!"

"Ji Zu, it's raining so hard. How can we get through the Heigou section here?!"

As the commander-in-chief of the entire army, it is Xiao Lang's job to predict in advance and think comprehensively.

But precisely because of this, his talent always appears sad!

It is said that if you don’t manage a household, you don’t know how expensive firewood and rice are; if you don’t command an army, you don’t know how much hard work and effort a person puts in.

"Forehead"

"General!"

"I was just so happy! What about the return trip?"

"It's like a downpour. Well, let alone the dangerous cliffs of the Black Ravine, we have been marching along the hunter mountain trails all the way. It is difficult to distinguish the tracks and few people walk on it!"

"Right now, even if the rainstorm stops, it's still pitch black and it's hard to walk."

"What's worse, look, this rain doesn't seem to be stopping at all!"

"The mountain road is so slippery, we took a dangerous shortcut on our way here, and this is how we return."

"I'm afraid, I'm afraid it's really difficult!"

Xiao Lang had anticipated Ji Zu's words, but Qiu Zhizhong, who was standing next to him, was unfamiliar with the troop movements, so he was particularly frightened and his face changed suddenly.

"Ah! This"

PS: It’s snowing so heavily! I can’t drive on the road. Sorry for the late posting!
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