Thousands of cavalry of the Eastern Expedition Army suddenly appeared outside the city of Liaoxi. With flags waving, these cavalry rode around the city unscrupulously. They knew very well that Liaoxi City was almost unprepared now and the cavalry could not attack the city, but it did not prevent them from showing off their military power outside the city.

The city was in chaos. Before Zhang Junbao went to war, he issued a notice to the whole county that the Eastern Army General Gao Yuanlitong Donghu, and then led a large army to conquer Gao Yuan. Although some people believed this matter and some people did not believe it, the fact is that the Eastern Army had already arrived at the city, and the original owner of the city was missing.

The absence of the trace naturally represents his defeat, and Zhang Junbao lost. For the people in Liaoxi who were used to being under the rule of the Zhang family, this is not true.

Zhang Shouyi guarded Liaoxi County for decades, but the Donghu people were no longer able to reach the city. At most, they would harass all over the borders of Liaoxi County. Over the past few decades, the people in Liaoxi City almost forgot about the threat of war.

But suddenly, war came to them.

What scared them even more was that when the enemy came, the city was no longer the mighty Liaoxi County soldiers. Inside the city were all young and strong people who were drawn from various places. These young and strong people who were drawn from various counties had not shown their ability to kill the enemy, but they had shown their ability to harm the people early on, making the entire Liaoxi City people complain. Now, the enemy has arrived outside the city, and these guys who should have been to kill the enemy in the city were in a mess, either huddled in the camp as turtles, or they took advantage of the situation to rob, rape, and plunder, and do all kinds of evil.

What even more collapsed in Liaoxi City was that Peng Bin, the chief of Liaoxi County, who was the highest official who stayed in Liaoxi City, actually disappeared at this deadly moment. When the small official who went to inform the county magistrates to discuss matters in the county magistrate's office could no longer find Peng Bin. The officials in Liaoxi City all understood that the chief of Liaoxi City had fled.

He ran away without knowing the others. It must have been closed at that time, and at this moment, he was probably far away from Liaoxi City.

The defense of Liaoxi City was almost gone, but the cavalry who arrived first outside the city had no intention of siege. While they were running around the city, feather arrows shot into the city with notices.

These announcements caused a stir in the city.

In the county magistrate's mansion, Shi Pengbin, the highest commander left behind, had already fled. However, the county lieutenants from more than a dozen counties who led their troops to the summons of Zhang Junbao, could not leave, and they did not dare to stay. They were actually in a dilemma. The cavalry of the Eastern Army outside the city might ignore the individual fugitives, but they would never indulge the established county soldiers to leave.

They can't escape by imitating Peng Bin.

Most of these county magistrates were Zhang Shouyue's personal soldiers, who had been in the garrison for many years. They had already taken root and sprouted in the local area. This time, they gathered the county soldiers of the county and then recruited young and strong men. Each of them had thousands or even nearly two thousand people. They thought they were here to guard the city and guard against the Donghu people, but they did not expect that in the end, this ended up.

They don’t know which one of them is the reputation of the Eastern Army. If they are asked to fight against the enemy Gaoyuan’s Eastern Army, what is the difference between getting an egg and a stone?

"Old County Captain Wang, you are the oldest among our group and have the most soldiers. Now that Peng Bin is running away, you can take the lead. What should you do now?" A county captain who was a bit fat is standing in the middle of the lobby like a ball, looking at a veteran with white hair and beard, and more than a dozen other people also claimed that they were, and everyone's eyes were looking at the veteran.

The veteran looked sad and spread his hands and cried, "What can I do? Now the life and death of the governor Zhang and his wife, and there is no way to go in the city even if the gods descend to earth."

"Old County Magistrate Wang, there are nearly 20,000 people under our ranks. Maybe you are afraid of Gao Yuan. Why don't you lead everyone to defend the city? As long as you defend Liaoxi City, the future County Magistrate Zhang will return, which will naturally be a great achievement. Since Gao Yuan is a rebellious, the court can ignore him and watch him attack Liaoxi City?" A thin county Magistrate jumped and said, "Gaoyuan rebels, everyone can get it."

After this man shouted, he found that the entire lobby had immediately become quiet, and everyone's eyes turned to him, as if he was looking at an idiot.

"What, am I wrong?" he said angrily.

Wang Yulong sighed and his white eyebrows squinted, "Brother Wei, attacking Jishi City and Gao Yuan is a joint operation between County Magistrate Zhang and General Zhou Yu, commanding General Tan Feng. Now Gao Yuan has reached the city of Liaoxi. What does it mean? It means that the County Magistrate and the others have been defeated. Not to mention our western Liaoning, even the imperial court, where are there any soldiers to save us now?"

"Minister Wang, it's not that I'm talking about a disgusting thing. Most of my men are young and strong, and they are almost the same for cheering. If they really want to fight against elite troops like the Eastern Army, it's not enough. If they really want to fight, they will be destroyed immediately. How can I go back to my hometown to face my fellow villagers? If I resist the Donghu people, it's fine. Anyway, if the Donghu people destroy western Liaoning, no one can get it. But now they are here. Gao Yuan has a good reputation in western Liaoning. I don't believe that he is a traitor." Another county lieutenant sat there and said coldly.

"He Baotian, do you want to surrender?" The county magistrate who was in charge of the battle was furious and jumped in front of him.

"If we can protect our western Liaoning from the war, it will be no big deal to surrender, and it will not be a surrender to the Donghu people." He Baotian's lips curled up and he retorted. "I am not Zhang Junbao's direct descendant, so there is nothing to be afraid of."

Seeing that the two were about to fight, Wang Yulong was so angry that his white beard was raised, "Shut up, why are you quarrels? The county magistrate is not here, Peng Bin ran away. Isn't there an old lady in the city? What should we do? We went to ask the old lady for instructions. Almost all the people standing here were personal soldiers brought out by the old general. The old lady said to fight, even if we die, we will fight to the end. The old lady said we would not fight, so we would not fight."

"The county magistrate Wang's words are reasonable, so he went to ask the old lady for advice." The county magistrate, who was in charge of the battle, was happy and thought to himself that the old lady could not give up the Zhang family's foundation to others.

Everyone stood up and, led by Wang Yulong, left the hall in a noisy way. They were about to go to the backyard, but more than a dozen people ran in outside the gate.

"Not good, sirs, something big happened!" More than a dozen people shouted in a mess, everyone was shocked. Most of the people who ran in were their respective personal soldiers.

"Prince Wang, this is a notice shot from outside the city!" A great man in charge handed the notice in his hand to Wang Yulong.

When Wang Yulong took out the notice, he immediately gasped. The notice listed the crimes of Zhang Junbao's father killing his brother, and Zhang Junbao, Wu Yi, Zhang Zhuo and others were all captured alive by the Eastern Army, and they were actually taken to Liaoxi City.

More than a dozen notices were the same. After reading the notice, all the county magistrates raised their heads and looked at each other. Everyone couldn't believe it. If all these things were true, then Zhang Junbao would be truly heartless and ruthless, the most ruthless person between heaven and earth.

Wang Yulong swallowed, "The county magistrate and several others fell into the hands of each other. What the announcement said is afraid of not be trustworthy."

He Baotian shouted: "I believe this is true. Gao Yuan dares to say nonsense about such a big event? This notice clearly states that the ambushing General Shubao, General Lu Hong, and General Victory are located in Bixiu Peak. There are many soldiers involved in this matter, and there must be survivors. In addition to those who witnessed Huang Zhan and his cavalry, at that moment, they could know General Shubao's withdrawal route and those who had the strength to ambush them. Besides Zhang Junbao, who else could know the death of the old county magistrate. Although Zhang Junbao is now in the hands of the Eastern Army of the Conquest, his trusted butler is still in the city. If these things are true, do we still have to work hard for him like such a disobedient, unfilial guy who is angry and resentful, do we still have to work hard for him?"

Everyone was silent, and even the county magistrate who had previously been in charge of fighting was silent. They all looked at Wang Yulong with their eyes.

Wang Yulong lamented in his heart, He Baotian said it well, such a major event is not based on real evidence, and Gao Yuan will definitely not promote it with great fanfare.

"Baotian, you can take a few people to capture the senior manager. I'll go to see the old lady. Everyone is waiting here. If there is anything, I'll discuss it together when I come back and get a charter."

Everyone said yes, but in the current situation, everyone didn't want to see me anymore. They were embarrassed. They didn't know what to say to comfort this poor woman. Her husband was killed by her eldest son and her younger son was also killed by her eldest son. Now, the only remaining one fell into the hands of the opponent. The crime was told to the world, and it seemed that it would not be alive. For a mother, what else is more miserable than this.

Wang Yulong walked towards the inner courtyard with heavy steps. Before he could reach the gate, he heard a sensation inside, crying and screaming. He couldn't help but be shocked. He snatched in a few steps and grabbed a panicked servant, "What's wrong? Can the old lady be safe?"

The family member was anxious and white-faced, looking at Wang Yulong, and said, "Other people outside took a notice from the rebels shot in. After seeing it, the lady went back to the room without saying a word. After a while, the girls in the room found that the wife had committed suicide by taking poison."

The lady is gone? Wang Yulong stood blankly in the yard, and his only backbone is gone.
Chapter completed!