My lady, I'm going to rebel.

Xie Junfei is dead?

Or did he die when he went to save Shu'er?

This news made Mu Zheng sad for a while.

Even though their relationship wasn't that close, they were still from the same nest. Especially Shu'er, that lovely little girl.

Pity!

As summer approached, Mu Zheng divided the entire rebel army into groups, roughly following the modern military's regiment, company, platoon, and squad formations. This was intended to facilitate management and foster mutual understanding and organizational discipline.

Looking at the rebels in a row, they were all standing crookedly and staggering. This made him sigh that soldiers without strict training were just a mob.

"The famous general Qi Jiguang once said, 'To deploy a large formation against a powerful enemy, a magnificent formation of thousands of men marching forward, with the brave not in the lead and the timid not in the rear.' Spears thrust in and spears thrust back, a single warrior amidst a vast army is as invincible as a single individual. This is how you can be invincible.' This emphasizes the importance of formation and discipline."

Mu Zheng stood in front of the team and gave a speech, "Although the court hasn't put pressure on us these past few days, everyone should be aware that this comfort is only temporary. We must always be prepared and ready to fight. At times like this, we need everyone to remain highly vigilant and strictly abide by discipline."

"Only in this way can we survive and protect our loved ones behind you. Have you all enjoyed the meat these past two days? Are you still hungry?"

"no!"

"If you still want to continue eating meat and stop being hungry, then be strict with yourself, work hard, and show your energy and spirit!"

"Yes!"

Seeing Mu Zheng lecturing him, Fan Chong punched Li Lian and said, "Boy, you found a good man!"

Li Lian was furious.

He had a feeling that this joke might haunt him for the rest of his life.

"Mu Zheng!"

As he was speaking, Zhang Hao came running over panting.

"What's wrong? Are the county soldiers gathering?" Mu Zheng asked Zhang Hao to keep track of the movements of the county soldiers in the city. Seeing Zhang Hao so panicked, he thought the court was preparing to launch an attack.

"I saw Junfei." Zhang Hao panted.

"Who?" Mu Zheng was stunned.

"Junfei, Xie Junfei!" Zhang Hao's face was filled with surprise. "Today, a group of soldiers entered the city. When the city gates were opened, I saw Xie Junfei tied up under the notice board inside the city, with a sign around his neck that read 'traitor.'"

ha?

The crowd was in an uproar.

In other words, Xie Junfei is not dead?

"We must go and save him!" Someone responded immediately. If Xie Junfei was not dead, would the others still be alive?

Mu Zheng thought of Shu'er.

"Rescue! We must rescue!" Mu Zheng said. Ju County is now as solid as an iron barrel. The rebels are not good at attacking cities. If they do not take Ju County before the county soldiers come to support them, their subsequent actions will be very limited.

"It's perfect. I've been planning to sneak into the city and mobilize the residents inside to join us. Now that we've discovered that our companions are trapped, we can't afford to delay any longer."

Mu Zheng glanced at Li Lian and Li Zidu, who immediately nodded.

However, Sai Zhangfei refused to give in and insisted on replacing Li Zi.

They said he was only fit to draw erotic pictures.

Finally, after some fighting, everyone unanimously decided that Mu Zheng, Li Lian, and Sai Zhang Fei would enter the city.

Ju County, once the capital of the State of Ju, was quite large.

It is divided into two cities, the inner and outer cities. The outer city is still freely accessible, but the inner city is heavily guarded.

"We are now at the south gate, several miles away from the inner city. There are heavy guards along the way, and they also check the documents entering and leaving the city." Sai Zhangfei took out a map of Ju County and pointed to several points.

"This is easy. We can just find a fellow villager to lead the way. One person can get a certificate, and a group of people can get a certificate as well." Li Lian didn't think this was a big deal.

"How to find them? All the fellow villagers are like frightened birds now. Those who are willing to revolt have fled, and those who remain are cowards. What if they report us?" Sai Zhangfei said.

"Then disguise yourself as a refugee," said Li Lian.

"That would be even worse. There are refugee camps for refugees. Thousands of eyes will be staring at you, and you won't be able to do anything." Sai Zhangfei felt that this method was not appropriate.

"What should we do?" Li Lian frowned and thought for a while, then his eyes suddenly lit up: "Why don't we rob a fellow villager and walk in with his entry permit?"

grab?

Sai Zhangfei folded his arms and said, "Okay, let me see how you grab it."

After that, everyone squatted on the side of the road and waited.

But after waiting for a long time, the weak summer breeze made my head hurt, but still no one showed up.

"Are you stupid? Who would hang around outside these days for no reason?" Sai Zhangfei laughed.

"Hehe. We are just unlucky. It doesn't mean that my method is wrong." Li Lian said stubbornly.

Just as a few people were discussing disguising themselves as refugees if all else failed, the sound of camel bells was heard.

Mu Zheng and the others looked at each other.

No way, is there really someone?

He was also driving a mule, a very thin and old mule.

"Rob or ask for help?" Li Lian asked.

"Let's rob it." Mu Zheng said with a smile, "These days, few people even go out, let alone use mules and horses. So the driver is definitely not a good person."

"Knock knock knock..." The mule cart was getting closer and closer, and Sai Zhangfei put on a sweet smile and waved.

"Xu..."

The drivers were a man and a woman, who looked older.

They were dressed simply, with stains on their faces, necks, and arms. The man was holding the reins, while the woman was holding a little girl with a yellowish complexion.

Huh?

Just when Mu Zheng and the others thought the couple were fleeing from disaster, the man spoke first. "Fugitives?"

Mu Zheng nodded.

"You guys, why didn't you ask around before you came? This Ju County is already in chaos. Although there are soldiers guarding it, who knows when those rebels will take action."

The man babbled, shaking his head as he spoke. "You can't get into the city, right? Do you have enough food to go somewhere else?"

Seeing Mu Zheng and the others shaking their heads, the man sighed and looked at his wife, while the woman smiled slightly, "Forget it, his father. Let's take them into the city. There are many empty houses in the city, it's better than having them sleep in the countryside."

The man hesitated for a moment, then finally made a firm decision, "Okay, but I'm telling you, I have connections up there too, and I'm pretty good at fighting, so you better not try to play any tricks on me."

"No!" Sai Zhangfei smiled sweetly again.

It was a flatbed cart, loaded with firewood. Everyone boarded and started chatting casually: "Uncle, why are you still driving a cart to pull firewood? It's not safe for the mules and horses to be outside, right?"

"Hey, this old man doesn't have much time left. If he works harder and gets more tired now, I'll be able to cut faster with my knife later." The man said, his eyes seeming to be a little moist.

The mule cart slowly came to the outer city gate. To the surprise of Mu Zheng and others, the people guarding the gate had no interest in their cart and did not even check their entry permit.

"Uncle, does the security guard know you?" Mu Zheng was wondering if the man driving the carriage was a low-key and luxurious type, doing the work of a lower-class person on the surface, but actually having tremendous power behind the scenes.

"I know you!" the uncle said with a smile, "We send this firewood to the soldiers. They can get a steamed bun each time."

"Oh? That's quite generous." Mu Zheng smiled. After all, food is more expensive than gold now.

"What's so good about being kind? These soldiers also want protection money. Each person gets five days' worth of rations. If they don't, they'll be kicked out," the man said. "You guys, get your rations together as soon as possible in the next two days, or those soldiers will be very harsh."

Uh……

Mu Zheng and the others looked at each other.

I finally understood why the officers and soldiers didn't question them. It turned out that they were just walking rations.