I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

Under the black long sword, Tian Wen's body suddenly stiffened, and he dared not move. He only looked at Jiang Yuan frantically.

"How dare you! Let us go, sir, or don't blame us for being ruthless!" The Luoyun City defenders drew their weapons and glared at Lao Hei.

After all, only a small number of people knew about the existence of the Black Guards. If these guys knew Lao Hei's background, even if Lao Hei killed Tian Wen with one knife, they would applaud the other party's knife and praise the speed of the other party.

"Tian Wen, let me ask you again, is what you said true?"

"If you dare to tell me any false information, I will kill your entire clan!" Lao Hei's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

What a joke! When I escorted Jiang Yuan out, everything was peaceful. How long has it been? In just ten days, the remnants of the previous dynasty rebelled and captured most of Yunzhou in such a short time?

Not only Lao Hei couldn't believe it, even Jiang Yuan felt it was a bit exaggerated.

The defenders of the cities in Yunzhou are not pigs. Even if Prince Zhao is invincible in military operations, what can you do once I close the city gates?

There is a saying in the art of war: if you are ten, you can surround it, if you are five, you can attack it.

Even if Prince Zhao really had five times the number of troops, according to the casualty ratio between the attackers and defenders in China, how many people would have to die if Prince Zhao really wanted to capture so many cities in a flash?

"What I said is absolutely true. Who are you to dare to put a knife on the neck of an official appointed by the court?" Tian Wen said with a stiff face.

"Who I am has nothing to do with you, but you must remember that I have remembered every word you said. I hope you don't seek death!" Lao Hei said, letting go of Tian Wen and turning to look at Jiang Yuan.

"Lord Jiang, this is an urgent matter. I must rush to the imperial capital to report as soon as possible."

Jiang Yuan, who had been eagerly awaiting this opportunity, nodded immediately: "No problem, please help yourself."

Tian Wen, who was about to utter a few harsh words, suddenly lost all his anger when he heard the words "return to the imperial capital to report".

Damn! I was wondering why he was so arrogant, turns out he's from the capital.

But I want to ask who your backer is. Even if he is a third-rank official, I will report him!

Lao Hei spoke quickly and walked quickly. When Tian Wen thought about it for a while, he had disappeared from his sight.

"Jiang Yuan, who are these people?" Tian Wen looked at Jiang Yuan with displeasure.

Even if you, Jiang Yuan, were promoted directly from county magistrate to baron, what would happen? I am still superior to you. If I can't deal with that guy, can I still not control you?

Jiang Yuan glanced at Tian Wen indifferently. In just a short moment, he perfectly demonstrated the character of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

"Tian Wen, are you talking to me?"

Tian Wen was stunned, his face visibly reddening. "Jiang Yuan, could it be that after going to the imperial capital and hooking up with that powerful family, you no longer care about status?"

"Higher or lower?" Jiang Yuan sneered, slowly took out a piece of bright yellow cloth from his arms, shook his hands, unfolded it, and then looked at Tian Wen with sarcasm.

"Master Tian, ​​please explain to me what is meant by superiority and inferiority? Who is superior and who is inferior?"

The moment he saw the imperial edict, Tian Wen stood there in a daze.

He didn't even read the densely packed text above, but the last sentence was: "Appoint Jiang Yuan, a man from Taiping County, as a viscount, with a fief of 500 li!"

Five hundred miles...

Is this a Viscount?

If I remember correctly, the duke's fiefdom seems to be only 500 miles, right?

"Sir Jiang, it was my fault for my inappropriate words." Tian Wen said bitterly.

Jiang Yuan was too lazy to argue with him. After ten days on the boat, the outside world had changed a lot, and he still needed to get some news from Tian Wen.

"Tian Wen, tell me everything that happened these days."

"Yes."

After an incense stick of time, the expression on Jiang Yuan's face gradually changed from questioning to shock.

According to Tian Wen, the prince of Zhao currently controls far more than just Yunzhou. The four surrounding states are basically in his hands, and there are only three cities left in the entire Yunzhou that have not fallen.

Caiyun City, Luoyun City, Taiping County.

It was understandable that Caiyun City did not fall. After all, it was the capital of a state with a strong military force, and Long Guangxian refused to fight.

As for Luoyun City, it was purely because Prince Zhao's troops had not arrived yet.

As for Taiping County, to put it bluntly, it was simply because people looked down on it. It was just a small border town. No matter how many soldiers there were in the city, they could attack it at any time if they wanted to.

"Master Jiang, why don't you send someone to bring your family here while there's still time?"

"We can't say anything else about Luoyun City, but with the 5,000 defenders within the city, we can at least guarantee that it won't fall into the hands of the rebels for half a month. By then, the imperial army will have launched a counterattack."

Tian Wen asked cautiously. Jiang Yuan nowadays was not someone he could afford to offend. He was a viscount but was treated like a duke. This alone revealed a lot of information.

The most clear point is that the current emperor Duanmu Yuanchen must hold Jiang Yuan in high esteem, otherwise he would never do such a thing.

Jiang Yuan shook his head decisively without even thinking about it.

How safe do you think your Luoyun City is with just these five thousand soldiers?

Besides, are there few soldiers and horses in Taiping County now?

There are over 10,000 active troops alone, and this does not include the times when they fight to the death. Tens of thousands of barbarians can fight on horseback, and they are especially good at combat in the field.

Even if there is no war, the three city walls that have been built in Taiping County alone have much stronger defense than Luoyun City.

"No need, Tian Wen, quickly prepare a fast horse for me. I want to return to Taiping County as soon as possible!"

Jiang Yuan said this and turned around to greet Li Hu and Wang Gang.

Tian Wen did a pretty good job. He ordered his men to bring out nine batches of war horses, so that Jiang Yuan and the other two could rotate back and forth to ensure that they could get back to Taiping County as quickly as possible.

"Tian Wen, if the city gate is breached, consider leading your troops to Taiping County."

After saying this, Jiang Yuan jumped on his horse and rode away in a cloud of dust.

Tian Wen stood there, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. The city gate was broken? Are you cursing me?

Besides, even if it was really broken, what would be the point of going to Taiping County? It would just mean living a little longer.

Even Luoyun City couldn't resist the army. How can you, a small city like Taiping County, resist the enemy?

Jiang Yuan had already thought of what Tian Wen was thinking about. Taiping County is currently low-key, and the outside world has no idea how Taiping County has developed. It is normal for Tian Wen to think this way.

"Sir, are you out of your mind? You let Tian Wen run to our place. If he really comes in the future, wouldn't that be a disguised way of attracting the enemy?" Li Hu asked.

"You know shit. If there's no reason for us to end this feast, then we won't be able to have a single bite." Jiang Yuan said with a gloomy look in his eyes.

War often represents disaster, but in Jiang Yuan's view, it also represents countless opportunities.

Needless to say, the population and the four states are too large. Just talking about Yunzhou alone, how many people will become refugees because of the war?

As long as we can gather one tenth of these refugees, what does it matter if we take some risks!