In the Wang family mansion in the west of the city, hundreds of men holding swords, guns and sticks gathered in the spacious yard, and a white cloth strip was tied to their left arm.

The so-called murderous intention arises with sharp weapons, but these men don’t see any murderous aura on their faces. Instead, they panic and confused, whispering in groups of three or five, and from time to time they turn their eyes to a hall not far away, as if waiting for some decision to come from it.

In the hall, there were six people sitting opposite each other, but no one spoke, and the atmosphere was dull and anxious.

The six people were all dressed in wealthy clothes, but their faces were full of depression and impatientness.

The tall and thin old man sitting in the middle was no one else, but Wang Chengyin, the head of the Wang family who had been the chief clerk for decades.

Wang Chengyin's neatly combed gray hair reveals a deep and sinister look, deep nasolabial folds on both sides of his nose, and his tightly pursed lips made the first gentry in Sanshui County look quite majestic.

He held a purple clay pot with hot tea in his dry hands. His face seemed calm, but his slightly trembling hands and slightly frown brows showed that his heart was not as calm as it seemed.

All kinds of vague sounds coming from afar would make his aging body tremble slightly.

Everyone was looking at him, but he still didn't say a word, just hugging the purple clay teapot tightly, as if holding some peerless treasure.

"Zhengzhu, you have to say something. Whether to gather or disperse, or not, you have to make an idea. Everyone has been waiting for you for a long time."

A strong man with a strong body finally couldn't help it and stood up and shouted impatiently.

Wang Chengyin raised his gray head and looked at the person who was talking, with a cold look on his face, and snorted coldly, "Even if your head Tian Wen is speaking in front of me, you have to be kind. When will it be your turn, a slave, dare to be so noisy in front of me?"

The person who spoke was Tian Hu who was almost disfigured by Li Xu in Lingyun Tower with a teacup. Until now, there was a piece of medicine cloth on his nose, which looked very funny.

Tian Hu was representing the head of the family, Tian Wen, and he was involved in this major event. Tian Wen asked himself to go back to Tianjiazhuang to take charge, so he sent Tian Hu.

In the past few days, the king's chief clerk connected these people everywhere, thinking that he was an insider when the thief army attacked the city and used these achievements to protect his own family.

Wang Zhubu himself is the top figure among the squire, so he naturally understands the thoughts of these people, so the connection process is also very smooth.

These companies are also the closest to the Wang family on weekdays. In terms of family property size, Sanshui County can rank among the top ones, so trust is not a problem.

The result of the discussion is to go in two steps:

The first step was that each family gathered trusted servants from the village to gather a team. When the bandits attacked the county town, they suddenly broke out from it, opened the city gate, and let the bandits enter the city. Such a big thing could be decided.

These people dare to do this and are sure that the county town cannot be defended at all.

Their reasons are also very good:

County Magistrate Liu Jian was a scholar and did not know martial arts and was not afraid of it.

The new county magistrate Li Xu is a half-boy. At first glance, he is a relative of Liu Jian. He is arrogant and domineering, and he must be a useless embroidered pillow;

Although the Township Yong Camp recruited a lot of people, it could not achieve combat effectiveness without long-term training. In essence, it was still a group of ordinary people.

The thief army was probably the first to collapse when they fought.

The county soldiers, filled with old and weak, are even more unreliable.

These conclusions are not wrong in normal logic.

This is the first step, and the second step is to wait until the thief army occupy the county town, and each family will donate some money and food according to the amount agreed before, plus the merit of seizing the sect, I think the thief army will no longer extort their wealth.

At that time, we can also guide the thief army to find money and food from other gentry who have not participated in the siege, so that we can protect our own family.

Of course, as for asking Li Xu to be handed over to them after the city was broken, it was just that the Wang Zhuan wanted to settle his personal grudge with Li Xu, which was a big deal.

Although this plan is not very clever, it does not have any major loopholes and is actually quite operational.

The people who were gathered from their families had secretly gathered in the Wang family's mansion in the past few days, resting their energy and waiting for the thief army to come and attack the city.

The servants of the Wang family went out to inquire about the news every day. The result of the investigation a few days ago was that the town Yongchang recruited many more people. The new baby county magistrate confiscated two grain shops that took the opportunity to raise prices, and the more than a dozen green-skinned gangsters who took advantage of the opportunity to catch fish and rob and hurt people were hung on the top of the city.

All of this made these "heroes" who were ready to do something big, and they were talking privately that this baby county lieutenant was still a cruel person.

Although it was not clearly stated, everyone could feel that the bloody and courageous spirit in their hearts had dissipated a little, as if they had unknowingly felt a little unfamiliar with the baby county lieutenant.

Wang Chengyin noticed this state and comforted the "heroes" in time, saying that this was just a normal operation of the government before the war. The baby county magistrate was just a person who was in charge. The one who actually ordered the county magistrate Liu Jian later.

Then County Magistrate Liu was just a literati and did not know much about martial arts. Don’t worry too much.

These township heroes are not capable of scouting their homes and killing a few young gangsters. When they encounter a fierce and fierce thief army, they will definitely be afraid instantly.

In addition to these spiritual encouragement, Lao Wang has also invested a lot in the past few days, serving these "heroes" with delicious food and drinks. He also promised in person that if things succeed, each person would be rewarded with 50 taels of silver.

After this comfort, the turbulent hearts of the "heroes" gradually calmed down and they began to wait again.

Early this morning, the Wang family servant who went out to inquire about the news sent back an exciting news: a large army of thieves appeared outside the west gate of the county town, with at least 50,000 troops, which were vast and boundless, and very majestic.

Fifty or sixty thousand thieves!

Sanshui County is simply vulnerable under such a lineup.

Such news made the "heroes" excited. The eyes of the "masters" looked at the Wang Zhuanzhu, and they felt that the Wang Zhuanzhu was the Wang Zhuanzhu, and they were indeed far-sighted.

As for why the two thousand thieves could "turn" into 50,000 or 60,000 people, Li Xu ordered that except for the people from the village camp and the young and strong who had screened could climb to the city, the rest of the people could not go to the city at will without permission.

So this caused the Wang family servant who was inquiring about the news to know the news that the thief army was coming, but he did not know how many people there were. He could only process them based on various messy information and then get a number that he thought was reasonable.

Secondly, because of the previous incident, the King's Bookkeeper told the servants to report good news and not to be upset, so as not to disturb people's hearts. Therefore, the clever servant continued to process it based on his own estimates, so when he returned to the King's Bookkeeper, it turned into 20,000 to 30,000 people.

Lao Wang was also very excited when he heard this. He remembered that the ancients had to falsely report their troops in wars and make a few people. Since there were 20,000 to 30,000 people, it would be reasonable to increase the investment and become "50,000" people. Anyway, 20,000 to 30,000 or 50,000 or 60,000 is no different from placing a small county town, and it can also play an inspiring role. Why not do it?

So in the end, the news that came to the ears of the "heroes" turned into a 50,000 or 60,000 people. The main force of the thief army came to attack Sanshui County. The county magistrate Liu Jian was so scared that he collapsed on the top of the city. The baby county magistrate was so scared that he couldn't speak. Deserts had begun to appear in the township Yongying Camp...

These good news made the "heroes" scream excitedly. Under the leadership of Tian Hu, the leader, they tied white cloth strips on their left arms to distinguish between enemies and us, and prepared to do a good job and vent their depression over the past few days.

As a result, before they could go out, news came that the thief general was killed by Li Xu, the county magistrate of Wawa, and the thief army was assaulted by the cavalry of the Township Yong Camp and then collapsed.

Although I don’t know the specific process and the results of the battle, this news that was like a bolt from the blue instantly made these "heroes" who were preparing to do something big and fell into a dilemma.

This is the scene in the previous article.
Chapter completed!