Chapter 15 Ye Chen's Plan

"Your Excellency, you must not do that!"

"As the saying goes, punishment does not extend to doctors, and crimes do not extend to their families!"

"Cheng Yu surrendered to the Yellow Turban Army and deserves death."

"But if the disaster affects Cheng Yu's family, I'm afraid it will chill the hearts of everyone!"

"Besides, it's not good for your reputation."

"I hope you will think twice!"

Upon hearing that Li Gang was going to deal with Cheng Yu's family, Li Gang's advisers hurriedly advised him against it.

Li Gang is so angry!

In his opinion.

The Yellow Turban Army was short of food, and without Cheng Yu's help, they had to secretly prepare food.

Then they rewarded the troops in his name.

How could those one thousand Yellow Turban soldiers break out from Camel Mountain?

How did I end up in this embarrassing situation?

But then I thought about it.

What my adviser said makes sense.

Reputation is too important to him.

A big hat of bloodthirsty was put on his head, even if he wiped out the thousand Yellow Turban Army.

I'm afraid he won't be able to get the position of governor of Jiangyin.

"Then arrange a team to keep Cheng Yu's family under strict supervision."

"If Cheng Yu shows up and contacts his family, he will be arrested immediately once discovered!"

Li Gang's men nodded and suddenly spoke.

"grown ups!"

"I have an important matter to report!"

"Tell me what's going on!"

"Now our army is running out of food and grass, and we need to raise food again!"

As soon as I heard the news.

Li Gang's face suddenly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.

In order to wipe out the Yellow Turban Army.

He had already emptied the family fortune.

He also didn't expect that maintaining 3,000 soldiers would cost so much.

Now we are living in a chaotic world and even the court is busy taking care of itself.

It is obviously unrealistic to expect money and food to be allocated from above.

Now that the winter grain has just been collected, it is naturally not appropriate to levy excessive taxes for the sake of reputation.

"Hey!"

Li Gang sighed softly.

"It seems that this county can only go and meet the local gentry again!"

When Li Gang's advisers heard this, they naturally understood the meaning.

In Jiangdu County, County Magistrate Li Gang is only the nominal supreme ruler.

In fact, the right to speak is still in the hands of local gentry.

Even daily government affairs require the assistance of gentry to ensure smooth progress.

after all.

The local gentry have been developing in the local area for many years and have complex connections.

Who knows, that family might have connections with the imperial court.

They really don't take ordinary court officials seriously.

Li Gang said that he was going to see the gentry, but in fact he was just going to ask the gentry to pity him and give him some food.

Even though Li Gang was the county magistrate, he could only serve these local gentry well.

after all.

These gentry can influence the opinions of local people to a great extent.

What they represent is the will of the people.

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In the past two days, Li Gang has been raising military rations.

Acting like a grandson everywhere.

Fortunately, the effort was not in vain.

With great difficulty, we managed to raise enough rations for the army for one month.

this day.

Li Gang was discussing military and government affairs in the county government office.

A bailiff rushed in to report in a panic.

"grown ups!"

"Sir! It's not good!"

"The Yellow Turban Army is coming!"

"They are challenging each other outside the county town?"

Hear the words.

Li Gang was not panicked at all, but looked happy.

Good guy.

I've been looking for it for a long time but can't find it, and now you guys are bringing it to my door?

Is there any other good thing like this in the world?

As for what the yamen runner said, the Yellow Turban Army was going to attack the city.

In Li Gang's opinion, this is pure nonsense.

How many troops does the Yellow Turban Army have?

A total of one thousand people.

We have three thousand soldiers and they are well-equipped.

Not to mention defending the city, even if we go out of the city to fight.

The Yellow Turban Army was wiped out in one charge.

The Yellow Turban Army’s actions.

In Li Gang's opinion, Tutu was definitely asking for his life.

"Quick, gather all the troops!"

"Go out of the city to fight. Don't let any Yellow Turban Army escape!"

"We must kill him in one fell swoop this time!"

After receiving the news, Li Gang immediately gave orders to his soldiers.

the other side.

Ye Chen led one hundred cavalrymen and four hundred infantrymen to challenge the outside of Jiangdu County.

He had already thought about this battle.

It is impossible to win by force.

It can only be outsmarted.

to this end.

He ordered Captain Lin, Captain Wang, and Captain Zhang to lead three hundred Yellow Turban soldiers to hide in Jiangdu County in advance.

Then he asked Wang Ergou to take enough corn flour and white flour buns to bribe the idle people in Jiangdu County.

Jiangdu County has a population of more than 50,000.

There are not many things, but there are many poor people and idlers.

At least Wang Ergou can gather several thousand idle people.

On his side, he challenged the enemy outside the city and attracted all the troops of County Magistrate Li Gang.

The Yellow Turban soldiers lurking in Jiangdu County immediately attacked the place where the military camp stored food and fodder.

Simultaneously.

Let Wang Ergou take a group of idlers to harass the gentry and wealthy families in Jiangdu County.

Through the gentry, pressure was put on Li Gang, forcing Li Gang to return to defend the county town.

Next, the officers and soldiers of Jiangdu County lost their food supply.

Just endure it with them slowly.

Here.

Ye Chen saw Li Gang leading three thousand troops out of the city.

Say nothing.

Directly ordered the Yellow Turban Army soldiers under his command.

Just run away.

When Li Gang saw the Yellow Turban Army fleeing, he immediately ordered a pursuit.

Ye Chen saw that Li Gang was indeed pursuing with all his troops.

A victorious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Brothers, run for your lives!"

"Yes, we must not let the soldiers catch up with us!"

"Whoever runs slower will be in the back row."

"Brothers, think about it, do you still want to eat臊子面, braised chicken legs and braised eggs in the future? As long as you can outrun the government troops, good days will be ahead!"

"..."

For a moment, when the Yellow Turban soldiers heard the names of臊子面,释蛋,和释鸡腿.

Running faster.

These days, after the baptism of臊子面 and sufficient rest.

These five hundred Yellow Turban soldiers are full of energy and as strong as dragons and tigers.

Plus, Commander Qu had specifically instructed this.

Once the officers and soldiers start chasing you, there is nothing to do.

Run and you're done!
As long as we can outrun the government troops, victory will be ours.

Although many people were puzzled by Ye Chen's decision.

But there was no questioning voice.

In their view, Commander Qu is always right.

Qu Shuai is the spokesperson of God.

No matter what Commander Qu says, just do it and it will be done.

"Chase!"

"Chase them with all your might!"

"Kill one Yellow Turban soldier and you'll be rewarded 100 coins!"

"Level 3!"

"If you can capture the enemy chief, you will be rewarded ten gold coins!"

Li Gang rode on horseback first, waving the spear in his hand and shouting loudly to his soldiers.

But as he chased after it, he realized something was wrong.

what's the situation?
Why is it that the gap becomes wider the more we catch up?

Aren’t the Yellow Turban Army short of food?

Logically speaking, he should not be able to eat enough!
How come they are running so fast!

Damn, he can hardly catch up even on horseback.

"Shut up!"

Li Gang pulled the reins of his horse and stopped to reorganize the troops to prevent an ambush by the Yellow Turban Army.

after all.

After this crazy run, the cavalry and infantry had long been out of touch.

Here.

Just after reorganizing the troops on the spot, Li Gang saw black smoke coming out of Jiangdu County.

"what's the situation??"

Just when Li Gang was secretly wondering.

The grain garrison came on horseback.

"grown ups!"

"Oh no! Our military rations have all been burned by the Yellow Turban bandits!"

Hear the news.

Li Gang was so angry that his eyes went dark and he almost fell off his horse.

"I will wipe out this group of Yellow Turban rebels!"

As soon as he turned his horse's head, Li Gang ordered his troops to pursue again.

The county lieutenant rode his horse to chase after him.

"grown ups!"

"The idle ruffians in the city are rebelling!"

"They are besieging the gentry's mansion in the county town."

"Because the county is short of troops, we can't suppress it!"

"The gentry of Jiangdu County jointly request that you return to defend quickly!"

"Ensure the safety of their lives and property!"

"puff!"

Upon hearing the news, Li Gang from Jiangdu County suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Wozhinima.

I've been chasing you for a long time.

You asked me to go back to Fangxian County at this time.

What about those Yellow Turbans who escaped?

(End of this chapter)