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

Before the three of them reached the city wall, Jiang Yuan saw Chen Qing rushing towards them.

"My lord, here we come!"

Jiang Yuan's eyes lit up. He was finally here. He had been waiting for so long.

"Did you see clearly how many troops there were?"

"Sir, it's similar to what was reported in the news. The number of people is about 3,000, and they are carrying siege ladders, scaling ladders, battering rams and other equipment." Chen Qing said quickly.

Jiang Yuan glanced at Chen Qing nonchalantly. There was a little sweat on his forehead and his face was slightly red. It was obvious that Chen Qing might be a little nervous.

This is not surprising. After all, he was a bandit before. It would be abnormal if he was not afraid of an army of this size.

Although Taiping County has fought many wars, they were all against bandits and barbarians on the grassland, and there has never been a serious fight with the army.

"Don't panic, you just need to listen to my orders. It's just three thousand soldiers. We have tens of thousands of soldiers in Taiping County. What are you afraid of?" Jiang Yuan patted Chen Qing's shoulder nonchalantly.

Chen Qing smiled a little embarrassedly, "Sir, I'm not nervous. I'm blushing because I'm excited."

Jiang Yuan looked at him speechlessly: "Why are you so excited?"

"Sir, I used to be a bandit. After this battle, maybe I can make a contribution. Even if I am only mentioned by my superiors, it will bring honor to my family!" Chen Qing looked at Jiang Yuan excitedly.

Jiang Yuan sighed helplessly. As expected, those guys who were forced to rebel were all because they had a group of subordinates who were eager to make progress.

I just don’t know if I will be like this in the future.

"Alright, enough nonsense, let's get on the city wall. Li Hu, go find Tian Wen and bring him to me on the wall."

Li Hu was stunned and looked at Jiang Yuan again in confusion: "Sir, did you say the wrong name?"

"Are you trying to call Long Guangxian? Tian Wen is just a civil servant and doesn't know how to deploy troops. Why would you call him?"

"Do as I say!" Jiang Yuan said unhappily.

"You always ask, and even if I tell you, you don't learn. Even if I learn, you still can't learn. And even if you don't learn, you still ask every time."

Li Hu curled his lips and turned away.

On the other side, Jiang Yuan and four others climbed up the city wall and happened to see Ding Yin and a group of people who had advanced to a position 500 steps away from Taiping County.

(ps: In ancient times, one step usually consisted of one step with each foot, and the distance of one step was about 1.5 meters)

Jiang Yuan couldn't help but nodded. According to the current level of technological development, this distance is still quite safe. The lethality of bows and arrows cannot reach such a distance. Even the city crossbows with greater lethality cannot cause much damage at this distance.

"Oh, they've even set up camp. They're preparing for a protracted war with us."

"Sir, it's getting late now. Maybe they want to attack tomorrow." Chen Qing said from the side.

Jiang Yuan shook his head decisively: "No, Ding Yin is not a fool. With his 3,000 soldiers and horses, he wouldn't dare to attack our Taiping County even if he had ten times the courage."

"The highest city wall outside is only about twelve meters high. Our Taiping County's city wall is a full twenty meters high. I don't think his ladder can even reach our city wall."

"Without this thing, what can he use to attack? But since he's set up camp here, I guess he's probably going to get help."

"Sir, why don't we strike first?" Chen Qing suggested again.

Jiang Yuan glanced at the army outside calmly and said, "Don't worry, stay calm. After this battle, I promise that each of you will be able to get the rank of a general at the very least."

"If we go out and fight them now, it will be a head-on collision. Even if we can win, losing one or two thousand men is not a good thing. Be patient."

As soon as Jiang Yuan finished speaking, Li Hu's voice suddenly sounded behind him.

"Sir, I have brought Master Tian here."

Li Hu bowed to Jiang Yuan with one hand and grabbed Tian Wen's collar with the other.

Tian Wen looked at Li Hu with horror on his face: "Master Jiang, why is this happening? I was staying in my room peacefully, why did this person suddenly break in and forcibly take me away?"

"I haven't violated any laws in Taiping County!"

Jiang Yuan smiled at Li Hu and motioned him to let go.

The moment Li Hu let go, Jiang Yuan rushed forward, grabbed Tian Wen by the collar, and angrily said, "How dare you say that?"

"Yes, you didn't violate the laws of our Taiping County, but because of you, our entire Taiping County is in danger!"

Tian Wen was so frightened that his face turned pale and he waved his hands repeatedly: "Sir, where did this come from?"

"Since arriving in Taiping County, I've always been honest and have never done anything to harm the interests of Taiping County. Besides, I'm just one person, how could I possibly have the power to bring disaster to the entire county? I hope you can explain this clearly."

"Okay! I'll make you understand!" Jiang Yuan, blushing and angry, dragged Tian Wen to the edge of the city wall and pointed at the large army below.

"Come, Master Tian, ​​take a closer look. Do these people look familiar to you?"

"Let me remind you that the leader of this group of rebels is called Ding Yin!"

"What?! Ding Yin!" Tian Wen couldn't help but shrink his neck. Wasn't Luoyun City conquered by this guy?

Now they have come to Taiping County again. Do they have to kill them all?

"Hmph! Lord Tian, ​​I knew you knew him. Our Taiping County is not a major transportation route according to the feng shui map. There is absolutely no reason for them to come and occupy it, but now they are here."

"And there are quite a few people here. Sir Tian, ​​please explain to me why they are here?"

Looking at Jiang Yuan's ferocious expression, Tian Wen couldn't help but tremble: "Mo, could it be because of me?"

"What do you think!" Jiang Yuan roared again.

"I've already told you that according to the feng shui map, our Taiping County has no value. If they're not here for you, what else could they be here for?"

"Originally, our Taiping County was a peaceful place, but now, because of you, I don't know how many people are going to die. What do you think we should do?"

Tian Wen's face turned pale as he shook his head: "This, this, I don't know what Lord Jiang wants, I will do it all."

Hearing this, Jiang Yuan's expression eased and he let go of Tian Wen's collar.

"What should I do? What else can I do? There are only two options before me now. The first one is naturally the easiest."

"Just send you out, Master Tian. I'm sure the rebels will withdraw readily then."

"No! How could Lord Jiang do this!" Tian Wen screamed in shock.

I am so delicate and tender that I really can't withstand severe torture.

Jiang Yuan's expression darkened as he continued, "As for the second one, even if I die protecting you, my lord, the price my Taiping County will have to pay is countless supplies and who knows how many casualties there will be."

"Master Tian, ​​tell me, as a county magistrate, how should I choose?"

Tian Wen nervously took two steps back and said tremblingly, "Master Jiang, we are all officials of Daduan. You must not do anything that violates the law."

"How about this? I will compensate you for all the supplies you consumed and the soldiers who died in your battle with the rebels this time, once Luoyun City is recovered."

"Moreover, all the credit for this battle goes to you, Lord Jiang. I wonder if Lord Jiang can accept this?"