Chapter 45: People's minds are in chaos, and the danger of Wuji

Wuji County, an ordinary small county town.

However, because the Zhen family was the richest family in the world and their business spread across the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, the size and prosperity of the city was not much different from that of an ordinary county capital.

After the Yellow Turban Rebellion began, the county government office was the first to be attacked, causing chaos in the city.

Although Zhen Yi did not listen to Ye's mother's advice, the Zhen family was wealthy and powerful, with thousands of caravan guards and slaves. They mobilized the army immediately and cooperated with the remaining county soldiers in the city, and naturally quelled the chaos quickly.

After quelling the chaos, Zhen Yi naturally became the leader of Wuji County.

He first ordered the caravan guards and slaves to block the four gates, and then mobilized the young and middle-aged men in the city to go up to the city wall to defend the city.

Therefore, although the Yellow Turban Army gathered around and launched an attack on Wuji, under Zhen Yi's command, Wuji City remained safe and sound.

Early in the morning, after Zhen Yi had his meal, he climbed up the city wall again to boost morale while checking the situation outside the city.

Seeing the more than a thousand Yellow Turban rebels who had gathered yesterday scatter like birds and beasts, Zhen Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

After calming down, he felt extremely upset when he thought about how Ye Zhang had personally sent someone to deliver a letter a few days ago, asking him to bring his family to Zhongshan, but he was rejected.

He had known for a long time that Zhongshan City had been reinforced several months ago, and that his nephew Ye Feng had even started training private soldiers half a year earlier in the name of training caravan guards.

If I had rushed to Zhongshan with my family a few days ago, why would I be so worried now?

I regret it!
With a light sigh, Zhen Yi put these messy thoughts behind him.

As long as you hold on now, the imperial court will surely send a large army, and Wuji will be safe then.

But how many days can it last? Zhen Yi didn't have much confidence.

"Master Zhen, look, what is that? Is that the imperial army?"

"The imperial army? Let me see!"

A group of guards, slaves, and county soldiers who were guarding the city were lying on the city wall, looking outside.

When they saw more than 10,000 people coming in a mighty force, excitement showed on everyone's face. In their opinion, the only one who could mobilize such a large-scale army could be the imperial court.

But as the army of more than 10,000 people got closer, the faces of the people defending the city turned pale.

Because they saw the apricot yellow flag in front of them, with the words "The blue sky is dead, the yellow sky should be established, the year is Jiazi, and the world is at peace!"

Isn’t this the slogan we saw a few days ago when we fought against the Yellow Turban rebels?
"Not from the court!"

"It's the Yellow Turban rebels!"

"It's the Yellow Turban rebels!!"

Zhen Yi shouted, his face full of tension: "Everyone listen up, get ready to fight!"

"These rebels are committing all kinds of evil, such as burning, killing, and looting. If we let them into the city, no one will survive!"

"As long as we unite as one and keep them outside the city walls, victory will be ours!"

"Blow the horn and beat the drum!!"

"dong dong dong"

"woooooo"

The sound of trumpets and drums resounded throughout the heaven and earth.

Thousands of people on the entire city wall instantly perked up, and when they confirmed that the army of more than ten thousand people was the enemy, their faces turned pale.

Even the county soldiers and the caravan guards still had grim expressions on their faces, but they knew that if they wanted to survive, they had to defend the city walls.

"Bows and arrows, rolling logs, kerosene, and hot water are all ready!"

"Don't be stingy. We must let these rebels know how powerful we are in the first wave."

"be prepared!"

Zhen Yi issued orders one after another, and the panicked guards on the city wall calmed down a lot.

Although we were stronger than the enemy, they were in a high position and had an innate advantage. Outside the city, Gao Sheng, who had divided his troops, came.

After dividing the troops from Zhongshan, he marched westwards, taking a lot of civilians with him. At this moment, he had more than 10,000 men and horses under his command. Thinking that if he could defeat Wuji, not only would he make a great contribution, but the number of people under his command would also increase exponentially. He might even be promoted to a higher level when he returned. Naturally, he was in a good mood.

However, when he saw more than 3,000 people on the city wall ready for battle, he was also stunned.

After all, a county town only has 500 soldiers at most, so how could Wuji County mobilize so many people?

He found the Yellow Turban soldiers who had besieged Wuji a few days ago, and finally he understood the whole story.

He rode forward quickly, raised the sword in his hand, and shouted sternly: "Listen, people on the city wall, General Tiangong is saving the people on behalf of heaven. As long as you believe in the Taiping Dao, as long as you are poor people and slaves, we will accept you."

"We are going to kill the wealthy families like the Zhen family."

"Open the city gates. Let's follow General Tiangong and build a world of great harmony. Wouldn't it be great if everyone had clothes to wear, food to eat, and fields to farm?"

"Kill Zhen Yi, and all the people from my Yellow Turban Army that you killed before will be pardoned!!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the city wall fell into chaos.

Zhen Yi could clearly feel the unfriendly looks in many people's eyes.

It seems that he has been persuaded by the Yellow Turban rebels below.

He knew that if he didn't speak up, the situation would be reversed in an instant. He looked directly at Gao Sheng below and said coldly, "You traitors, you are violating human ethics and plotting rebellion. Even if you can be rampant for a while, how can you be a match for the imperial army?"

"If you rebel today, your whole family will be implicated tomorrow. Who would want to associate with you lunatics?"

When Zhen Yi brought up the Han Dynasty court, those who had originally considered joining him instantly lost their desire to kill Zhen Yi.

Gao Sheng laughed wildly: "Old man Zhen Yi, are you still waiting for reinforcements from the imperial court?"

"Ha ha!"

"Did you know that the capital of Jizhou, Xindu, has been conquered by the Great Sage?"

"At present, more than half of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty have fallen into the hands of our Yellow Turban Army. The corrupt imperial court has long been riddled with holes. Who will come to save you?"

"I heard that your daughters are extremely beautiful. If you present them to me, I will spare your life."

"Hahaha!!!"

The guards on the city wall, who were originally frightened by Zhen Yi, became lively again.

Some people even yelled, "My family's land was occupied by those vicious gentry, otherwise why would I sell myself into slavery?"

"Why do they get to eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks, while we can't even get enough to eat every day?"

"That's right, that's right. If we open the city gates and divide up the land and wealth of those wealthy families, won't we have enough food and clothing?"

More and more people began to respond. After all, people's minds change, and after being provoked, their desires are exposed one by one.

Zhen Yi's face became paler and paler, and he even retreated subconsciously.

The captain of the caravan guards at the side lowered his voice and said, "Master, you lead your men to retreat, and I will hold back these crazy people."

"They probably forgot who gave them a bite to eat."

"The Zhen family has been very kind to me. I don't believe what these traitors say."

"I don't believe a word of it."

Seeing that the voices of the servants on the city wall were cursing more and more, and many people were looking at him with more and more hostility, Gao Sheng, who was below the city, laughed loudly: "Open the city gate, and you can get everything you want."

Just when many jealous people were about to take action, a voice of rebuke was heard: "Nonsense!"

"When did my Zhen family become so rich that they are unkind?"

"Stand up and tell us about the evil deeds done by our Zhen family!"

(End of this chapter)