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

"Li Hu, is there any news from the front?" Jiang Yuan looked down at the map.

It is only ten miles away from Luoyun City, and it is also Ning Fei’s last territory before they enter Taiping County.

Jiang Yuan didn't believe that the other party would not let anyone stop him.

"Sir, there is no news at the moment. And according to the news, although Luoyun City has fallen into Ning Fei's hands, Tian Wen was still serving as the city lord at that time."

"According to my estimation, with Tian Wen's aggressive nature, he would most likely not dare to come out and stop us."

Jiang Yuan pondered for a while, then slowly shook his head and said, "Tian Wen wouldn't dare, but Ning Fei must have sent people rushing over here. Who knows if the generals who come here would dare."

"But according to the news, there are no large-scale troops now, and Chen Qing has already brought people to the mountain entrance to meet us." Li Hu waved his hand disapprovingly.

Soon, as the group gradually approached Luoyun City, there was still no movement in Luoyun City with its gates tightly closed.

Seeing this, the group finally felt relieved and continued to move forward. As they gradually approached the mountain pass, several scouts in front quickly ran over.

"Report! Sir, there are over a hundred people at the mountain entrance, and the leader says he is Tian Wen, the governor of Luoyun City!"

"Oh?" Jiang Yuan exclaimed in surprise, looking forward. Over a hundred people? What did Tian Wen mean by this?

"The team continues to move forward." Jiang Yuan waved his hand.

When Jiang Yuan arrived at the entrance to the mountain, he saw Tian Wenzhen anxiously circling in place.

"Governor, what do you mean?"

"Master Jiang?" Tian Wen's eyes suddenly lit up. He trotted over to Jiang Yuan and bowed, "I've finally waited for you, Master Jiang."

"Tian Wen is here to bring his men to surrender to Lord Jiang. How about we talk about this while we're walking?"

Jiang Yuan waved his hand calmly: "Don't worry, don't worry, let's talk it over first before we go."

"Oh, Lord Jiang, I only brought such a small number of people. Are you still worried that I will play any tricks?" Tian Wen said helplessly.

"No, no, no!" Jiang Yuan shook his head repeatedly: "I'm worried that you left in a hurry, Master Tian, ​​and forgot to take something with you."

Tian Wen was stunned and looked at Jiang Yuan with suspicion: "Master Jiang, what do you mean?"

Jiang Yuan smiled faintly and pointed to Luoyun City behind him: "Sir Tian, ​​please tell me what the current situation is in the city and how many defenders there are."

Tian Wen frowned and looked at the people around Jiang Yuan and said, "Master Jiang, although there aren't many people in the city, there are still tens of thousands of them. Moreover, since receiving the news that you will pass through here, Ning Fei has been continuously dispatching people to Luoyun City."

"Actually, I received an order to stop you here."

Jiang Yuan touched his chin and turned to look at Luoyun City: "Ten thousand people, who is the commander leading the army?"

"The commander-in-chief is Zhang Bianjun, a ruthless man. I was forced to surrender out of helplessness. There were only 3,000 soldiers in the city at the time. If I hadn't surrendered, Zhang Bianjun would have massacred the entire city after breaking through. For the sake of the 200,000 civilians in the city, I had no choice but to surrender."

Tian Wen said with tears and snot.

Responding to this, Jiang Yuan glanced at Chen Liu beside him.

Chen Liu sighed and nodded to show his belief. If Tian Wen really wanted to surrender, he could have hidden in the city today, but he chose to come out with more than a hundred of his trusted confidants. This was enough to show that Tian Wen still had some integrity.

"Sir Tian, ​​let your hundred or so men stay. I will select a hundred men and you lead us into the city!" Jiang Yuan said in a deep voice.

Tian Wen suddenly became anxious. I had finally managed to escape, and now you want me to go back. What’s the difference between that and committing suicide?

"That's impossible, Lord Jiang. I sneaked out while Zhang Bianjun was dispatching troops. They must have known about it by now. They'll definitely be suspicious if we go back."

"Don't worry, Lord Tian. I dare to go. I am sure I can do it. You just lead the way." Jiang Yuan said in a deep voice.

A moment later, when one hundred and fifty people stood in front of him, Tian Wen sighed helplessly.

"Forget it! Just consider it as my ingratitude to Da Duan. Even if I die today, I will have sacrificed my life for my country!"

Jiang Yuan was very happy. He had known Tian Wen for such a long time, but he never realized that this guy was a loyal and righteous person.

Thinking back to the time when he first came to Luoyun City to do business, Tian Wen embezzled money, and he guessed that this guy was not a good official.

But I didn't expect that he could still remember his original intention when facing the greater good.

"Alright, Mr. Tian, ​​I, Jiang Yuan, value my life very much. Go ahead and I'll make sure you come back safely."

A moment later, when the group arrived at the city gate, they ran into Zhang Bianjun who was about to lead his troops to war.

"Hmm? Isn't this Lord Tian?" Zhang Bianjun looked at Tian Wen.

"With such a formidable enemy at hand, what has Lord Tian been up to? Also, why didn't Lord Tian tell me before leaving the city? Could it be that he's gone out to warn the bandits?"

"Hmph! General Zhang, stop talking nonsense. As a high-ranking official, why would I inform the bandits?" Tian Wen said dissatisfiedly.

"I am really going on this trip because of that gang of thieves."

Zhang Bianjun looked at Tian Wen and finally nodded slowly: "Well, I'll explain it to you after I capture the thief."

After saying this, Zhang Bianjun was about to pass Tian Wen and move forward.

At the moment when the two sides passed each other, Jiang Yuan signaled to the three people around him.

"Come and die!"

Chen Liu suddenly jumped up and slapped Zhang Bianjun with his backhand. Although Zhang Bianjun was prepared, he could not withstand Chen Liu's hateful attack. He was hit by the palm and vomited blood and fell backwards.

"Escort!"

Several close associates of Zhang Bianjun were the first to react, drawing their long swords from their waists and rushing towards Chenliu.

"You guys die too!"

Chen Liu's eyes were wide open with anger. It had been four whole years, he had been on the run for four whole years!

During these four years, I was forced to flee and was chased all the way, and the anger in my heart had long since turned into a raging fire.

Now that I finally have an opportunity to take action, I naturally won't hold back.

In the blink of an eye, four or five guys who rushed up were beaten to death, which shows the power of the fifth-level master.

"Listen up to me! Zhang Bianjun is dead! Anyone who doesn't surrender will be killed without mercy!" Chen Liu stood at the city gate, roaring at the soldiers around him.

On the other side, the sound of horse hooves gradually rang out, and the Taiping cavalry rushed over from a distance.

"Kill! Kill kill kill!"

Under this intimidation, several soldiers immediately dropped their weapons.

"We are willing to surrender!"

"We do too!"

In the blink of an eye, a group of people knelt down in front of Jiang Yuan and his companions.

"Catch them all and let's go into the city." Jiang Yuan said softly, and then walked directly into the city.

The few of them did not go through the main city gate, and since there was no inner city wall, they did not have to worry about being ambushed along the way.

In just a moment, all 10,000 soldiers of Zhang Bian's army surrendered, whether sincerely or not.

"Lord Jiang, since the troops have surrendered, why don't you leave now? If you delay, something unexpected will happen." Tian Wen spoke again.

Jiang Yuan waved his hand calmly, took Tian Wen to the top of the city wall, and looked at the people in the city.

Two hundred thousand people! This is the closest big city to Taiping County. When Ning Fei comes here in the future, he will definitely forcibly requisition these people for assistance.

It is definitely not a good thing to leave it here now.

"Master Tian, ​​please give the order to have all the people in the city follow us to Taiping County."

"What?!" Tian Wen's eyes widened and his hands trembled slightly.

"Master Jiang, do you know what you're talking about? Two hundred thousand civilians, just packing their luggage, would take at least two hours to get out of the city. Furthermore, there are many elderly, weak, and sick people in the city. It's eight hundred miles to Taiping County, and I'm afraid it would take more than ten days. What would we do if the pursuers arrived?"

"Master Tian, ​​don't worry. My 50,000 soldiers from Taiping County are already waiting at the entrance to the mountain. They will cover our rear." Jiang Yuan said lightly.

He will bring Chen Liu and others back to Taiping County. Whether for Ning An and others or for himself, Ning Fei will definitely bring people here personally.

There are vast mountains in front of Taiping County. If Ning Fei is used well, he will definitely lose a lot of manpower.

"This... okay." Tian Wen gritted his teeth and nodded.

When night fell, countless people left Luoyun City with their luggage, and Jiang Yuan ordered the Taiping cavalry to escort the people to Taiping County first.

"Old Jiang, take it easy. According to the news, there are quite a few pursuers behind us. If you can't defeat them, run back quickly." Chen Liu said worriedly.

"Don't worry, I'm probably pretty good at running away." Jiang Yuan waved his hand.

After watching Chen Liu and others leave, Jiang Yuan didn't have many people left. Only 3,000 of the 50,000 soldiers were left, and the rest went to help escort the people of Luoyun City.

"Sir, what are you going to do with these three thousand of us?" Chen Qing asked in confusion.

Three thousand people are too few, whether it is to stop the pursuers behind or for any other purpose.

"Don't worry, we definitely won't fight, and Ning Fei will definitely come this way. If we don't make arrangements in advance, how can we justify occupying such a good location?"

Jiang Yuan said this, turned around, took out the map and muttered to himself, and Chen Qing couldn't help but shrink his neck.

"Sir, it seems like this won't do us any good, right?"

"Besides, the roads and everything are blown up. How are we going to get around in the future?"

"And what's the meaning of you deliberately leaving a signpost for Ning Fei? Are you afraid that Ning Fei will get lost and can't come to our Taiping County?"

Jiang Yuan curled his lips: "You are stupid!"

"You forgot that although I said we would build a road a few years ago, it takes 800 miles to get out of the mountains in Taiping County. If we were to build this 800-mile road, how much would it cost? How many people would it take?"

"But things are different now. Ning Fei came to Taiping County ten years ago. At that time, he only brought 3,000 Dragon Guards with him. They were all experts, so there was no need to build roads. But this time, he must have at least hundreds of thousands of troops. How long will it take him to cross our mountain roads?"

"We just need to sneak attack them twice in the narrow mountain roads. If we encounter this kind of terrain again, they will honestly build roads for us!"

"Also, when Ning Fei was defeated..."

"Sir, Ning Fei hasn't even arrived yet, and you say he's going to lose?" Chen Qing asked in surprise.

Jiang Yuan smiled and nodded: "That's right, although Ning Fei hasn't arrived yet, he will definitely lose his first battle!"