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

Almost at the moment Tian Wen said this, Jiang Yuan seemed to teleport directly to Tian Wen and held his hand with an eager look on his face.

"Master Tian, ​​what are you talking about? You and I are both officials of Da Duan. Today, let alone 3,000 rebels coming here, even if there are 30,000, 300,000, or 3 million!"

"I will never do anything to betray Da Duan. Lord Tian, ​​don't worry. As long as I, Jiang Yuan, am still alive, I will never let you suffer any injustice!"

Tian Wen took a while to calm down before reacting and forcing a smile: "I'm glad that Lord Jiang has this intention."

"I will never go back on my word. Also, after the imperial court recovers Yunzhou, I will personally write a letter to ask for credit for Lord Jiang!"

"Oh, Master Tian, ​​how can I feel good about this?"

"In that case, let's make it a deal."

Jiang Yuan smiled warmly and called Li Hu over: "Hurry up, send Master Tian back home to have a good rest."

"Don't worry, Master Tian. I'm here and I won't let the rebels take a single step forward!"

"Yes, yes, I feel relieved now that Lord Jiang said that." Tian Wen smiled faintly and followed Li Hu back.

Before the two men disappeared from sight, Jiang Yuan immediately waved and called Chen Qing.

"Sir, what's the matter?"

"Go to the city and call Long Guangxian and Wang Kuo to me."

"Sir, if we let them come, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to take all the credit for ourselves!" Chen Qing said hesitantly.

Jiang Yuan nodded helplessly at Chen Qing: "You, what are you afraid of? Would Long Guangxian be interested in our military achievements? Go and call him quickly."

"Yes!"

Chen Qing responded and turned to leave.

A moment later, when Long Guangxian came to the city wall, his eyes were immediately attracted by the three thousand troops in the distance.

"Hey, Lord Jiang, these people..."

"They are all rebels." Jiang Yuan said with a dark face.

As soon as these words were spoken, Long Guangxian and Wang Kuo's expressions changed. When they came to Taiping County, they had already discovered that someone was chasing them.

But I didn't expect that they would catch up with me just two days after I entered the city.

"Damn it! How dare you chase me here!" Wang Kuo cursed with his head down.

Jiang Yuan stepped forward at the right moment and said, "You two, in your opinion, why did this rebel group suddenly appear in Taiping County?"

"Did you attract the rebels here?"

Long Guangxian subconsciously lowered his head, and after a while he spoke apologetically: "Master Jiang, I'm really sorry, we have nowhere else to go in Yunzhou."

"We came to Taiping County as a last resort. We never expected that there would be a rebel army chasing us. I'm really sorry, sir, for bringing such a disaster to Taiping County."

"Huh? Just say sorry and that's it?" Jiang Yuan looked at the two of them unhappily.

Long Guangxian looked at Jiang Yuan awkwardly and whispered, "Sir, we left in such a hurry that I couldn't even bring my only son and wife with me. I had no choice but to let them hide in the city. I didn't bring any valuables with me."

"That's easy. Look, the rebels outside the city have already started setting up camp. Do you know what this means?" Jiang Yuan said lightly.

"What does it mean?" Long Guangxian asked subconsciously.

Jiang Yuan took a quick glance and continued, "It's simple. They saw that the walls of Taiping County were too strong to break through immediately, so they decided to fight a protracted war with us."

"But if I hand you two over now, do you think the rebels will continue to stalemate with Taiping County?"

Long Guangxian shuddered and hurried to Jiang Yuan's side: "Sir, stop joking. They are rebels. How can rebels be honest?"

"Let's give it a try. What if something happens? It won't cause any loss to our Taiping County. On the contrary, if I leave you here, I don't know how many people will die in Taiping County." Jiang Yuan said slowly.

Long Guangxian swallowed his saliva and said in a low voice: "Master Jiang, I am a warrior and my mind is slow. Please speak frankly."

Jiang Yuan sighed and shook his head helplessly.

I told you to read more, but you insisted on herding cattle!

Look at Tian Wen, he understands everything at once. Look at these two rough guys, I’m afraid they won’t understand even if you point their heads through it.

"That's simple, General Long. Let me explain it to you slowly. If you weren't here, would this rebel army have come?"

"Probably not." Long Guangxian hesitated.

"Yeah." Jiang Yuan nodded in satisfaction. "Then may I ask, now that this group of rebels has arrived, can I understand that they are coming after you?"

"If they want to attack the city, does that mean Taiping County has suffered an undeserved disaster because of you?"

"This...well, that's the truth." Long Guangxian nodded heavily.

Jiang Yuan clapped his hands. "That's easy. Since it's because of you, it can also be understood that it's because of the losses suffered by Caiyun City. So, after the war, will Caiyun City give us Taiping County appropriate compensation?"

After hearing this, even if Long Guangxian was a fool, he understood it. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He just wanted some benefits.

And this is what he deserves, as it was indeed because of him that the rebels were brought here.

"Don't worry, Lord Jiang. Once Caiyun City is recovered, I will definitely make up for the losses in Taiping County. In addition, I don't want any credit for this battle. All credit will go to Lord Jiang."

Yes, children can be taught!

Jiang Yuan nodded calmly, "That's right, but I hope General Long will remember that it's not me, Jiang Yuan, who's helping you. It's all the people in Taiping County."

"Once a war breaks out, it won't be me, Jiang Yuan, who will die, but their men. So your compensation must be given to these people."

"understand!"

Li Hu and Chen Qing, who rushed back, looked at each other, both with expressions of unwillingness on their faces.

It is still unclear where this group of rebels came from.

But this is the first time I've heard of someone making a fortune before the war even starts.

There were 3,000 soldiers under the city, and Jiang Yuan managed to defeat three of them. Not to mention Tian Wen and Long Guangxian, when he wiped out these 3,000 soldiers, as the third family, he would definitely receive rewards from the court.

To be frank, Li Hu and his men suspected that the 3,000 soldiers under the city were the fourth group that Jiang Yuan was going to attack.

Don't ask why. Just based on Jiang Yuan's character, it's no longer a rare thing for him to pluck feathers from passing geese.

"That's right, but General Long, we still need your help in this battle. After all, our Taiping County is composed of a group of ragtag troops that have never experienced regular combat, and their equipment is not very good. So, General Long, please help us with how to deploy our troops." Jiang Yuan spoke again.

"Oh, by the way, Chen Qing, Li Hu, Wang Gang, and Pan Shi, from now on, you will follow General Long and learn with an open mind. If you have any questions, you can ask General Long for help."

As Jiang Yuan spoke, his eyes were already serious, fearing that the few people would not take it seriously.

Taiping County now has some military resources, but to be honest, there is not a single commander.

The barbarian tribal leaders did fight, but it was limited to simple flanking from the front and back, and at most an ambush.

As for the formation, he didn't understand anything at all.

Such troops will not have any disadvantages in small-scale battles, but once they encounter a large-scale battle, they will definitely be beaten to a pulp.

Now that we have Long Guangxian as our tool, we must make good use of him.

"Don't worry, my lord."

Everyone spoke in unison. At this moment, Li Hu looked at Jiang Yuan and pointed downwards:

"Sir, the other side sent an envoy here, probably to persuade us to surrender."