It must be said that the officers and soldiers now enjoy a very high reputation among the people. As soon as Chu Yi shouted, along with a group of people in bright red military uniforms, the scattered crowd on the street immediately moved to both sides. Chu Yi rode forward on horseback, and the people following him ran and shouted.

"When on official business, give way quickly to avoid accidental injury."

Pedestrians quickly moved aside to the sides of the road to make way for them.

When Chu Yi and his group arrived on horseback, Cheng Xiang was locked in a fierce battle with two men in black.

Seeing him arrive, she even took the opportunity to joke, "No need for help, I can easily take on two people!"

Chu Yi remained noncommittal, then raised his hand and nodded slightly, "Go! Capture them if you can, kill those who resist, don't be lenient and spare any survivors."

Dozens of people immediately rushed forward.

Seeing that things were going badly, the two men in black turned and tried to run away.

"Hey, where do you think you're going!" Cheng Xiang struck a classic pose, standing with a knife in hand, pointing and cursing. Of course, his cool look lasted only a second before he immediately chased after them again.

"You guys, flank them from both sides!" Chu Yi calmly turned his horse into the alley, dismounted, and drew his sword.

"Hey, young general!" Several middle-aged women hiding under the wall in the alley waved to him furtively.

Chu Yi had no suspicions and went there with his men.

"what happened?"

"General, look!"

"We've arrested someone!"

Chu Yi laughed when he saw it: a man in black had been knocked unconscious and was lying behind the door, tightly bound.

"Those aunties are really amazing!" Chu Yi praised, giving a thumbs up, and then directed someone to take him away.

Several subordinates also praised him repeatedly.

"Be careful next time, this person is ruthless and can kill without blinking an eye."

"These aunties are really something else; ordinary people wouldn't dare to look at them."

"Of course! I saw them sneaking over, and I happened to have a laundry hammer with me, so I just gave them a good whack without thinking too much about it. Hehe!" The plump auntie blushed and laughed shyly.

"Jin Feng's family is known for being fearless, she's just being modest." The neighbor's aunt also praised her, puffing out her chest with pride.

"You've all done a great job, aunties. Write down your names, and when you go to the Pacification Commissioner's Office to collect your reward, just say that Lord Chen said so," Chu Yi said with a smile. "I can't let your hard work go to waste!"

"Oh, okay, okay." The aunties were overjoyed and watched them leave with smiles on their faces.

"Sir, we've caught them, but we're too late. They hid poison in their teeth and committed suicide by poisoning themselves!" Someone quickly ran up to report.

"Go, dislocate the jaw of that unconscious person!!" Chu Yi quickly realized that there were four people in total, but fortunately one of them was still alive.

Soon Cheng Xiang returned, looking annoyed.

"I'm sorry! I shouldn't have been so careless!"

Chu Yi ignored him, mounted his horse, and ordered his men to help the arriving government officials clean up the mess.

"You'll understand sooner or later that following me isn't just about glamour, it's also about hardship. We have many enemies, and there are always people sniping at us from behind. If you're so careless, don't blame me if you lose your life one day!"

Chu Yi had his back turned, but his words still reached his ears clearly.

Cheng Xiang mounted his horse with a slight sense of shame and followed him, saying, "Don't worry, I won't do it again. This was the first time too. I just wanted to show you that I'm not bad at fighting."

"Fighting? You think this is child's play?!" Chu Yi turned to look at him, her face full of disbelief. "Brother Cheng, you've been through so much fighting, how can this be considered fighting? It's a life-or-death struggle, you know?"

"I understand!" Cheng Xiang took two steps back in fear. This first-year student was so fierce!

"Clang, clang, clang!" A horse galloped up.

"Young Master Chen! Urgent report! Lord Wang wants you to go to the military camp immediately!" The messenger looked anxious, as if something big had happened.

"Let's go!" Chu Yi's face was very ugly. Wang Erniu rarely called him back suddenly, so something must have gone wrong.

Seeing his expression, Cheng Xiang dared not say anything more.

"What's going on?" Chu Yi asked the messenger in a low voice.

"Enemy attack! Japanese pirates have invaded Huian County, and the governor of that area has sent someone to request reinforcements."

"how many people?"

"Thirty thousand!"

"What? Why didn't I get any word of it?" Chu Yi was shocked. Something was wrong with the Jiang family? No, no, that's impossible. It could only be that something happened to their spies!

"Hurry up!" Chu Yi smacked the whip hard, and the horse, in pain, kicked up a cloud of dust and stones and quickly disappeared into the street.

"Hush!"

"Young Master Chen! You've arrived! The lord is in the military tent, waiting for you to arrive!" The gate guard took the reins and hurried over.

"Good!" Chu said as he walked, pointing at the black-clad man who was still alive, with a sinister look on his face and drooling. "Send this man to the Qi Battalion and interrogate him properly. If he doesn't confess, kill him directly. There's no time to deal with them now."

"Yes!"

Cheng Xiang was shocked by the ruthlessness of the first-year student, who was completely different from the gentle and kind boy he usually was.

"What are you looking at? Someone wants to kill you, and you're still smiling at them!" Chu Yi rolled her eyes, lifted the curtain, and went into the military tent.

"You've come!" Wang Erniu said after only glancing at him. "Sit down!"

"Yes!" Chu Yi quickly stepped into his seat.

"To make a long story short, I will set off for Huian within an hour. Zhang and the others will be in charge of the military supplies. After I leave, you will be in charge of the camp. If anything happens, discuss it with everyone!" Wang Erniu glanced at his tense and serious subordinates around him, then suddenly smiled. "Don't worry, we have strong troops and horses. We will definitely win this battle. I entrust my back to you."

On the first day of the month, Zhang Jing, Liu Ce, and the others stood up together, saying, "We will certainly live up to the general's expectations! We hope the general will return safely."

After Jiang Zhiben and his brother finished speaking, they stood there blankly, looking at him with some longing.

Wang Erniu laughed loudly, "What are you looking at? Hurry up and muster the troops, we're about to set off!"

"Yes, General!" The two were overjoyed, never expecting Wang Erniu to be so magnanimous and not care about those things at all!

Little did they know, Wang Erniu had specifically sent these two people down to the countryside to help farmers this time. Events proved that his judgment was still as sharp as ever. Although the two were somewhat stingy and power-hungry, they were simple-minded, and most importantly, they were receptive to advice and capable of change. He was naturally willing to use them! Besides, with the Jiang family backing them up, he wasn't afraid!

The army assembled quickly and smoothly, and the official road was bustling with activity, raising countless clouds of dust. Wang Erniu sent a message to Chen Wenfang and then led his troops out.

Once outside the city, they discovered that the line of people stretched as far as the eye could see.

Unexpectedly, thousands of people came to see him off.

Wang Erniu gave a wry smile at this charade. They had only been in Huian for less than two hours, and they had brought three days' worth of rations. There was no need for anyone to deliver supplies. What was the point of sending them? They might be returning to the city tomorrow, which would be awkward.

"Pass down the word: no one is allowed to see them off!"

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