Zhide County is surrounded by mountains, and there are always bandits and bandits in the mountains close to the city in these years, and Zhide County is no exception, not only there, but also several.

But since Jiang Yitao was ordered by Wang Yien to capture Dexian County, he recruited the surrounding bandits, and the thieves were powerful, and these bandits gladly came to take refuge, but these bandits who took refuge were either taken away to follow Wang Yien's army to continue the Northern Expedition or were secretly killed by Jiang Yitao, and it was impossible for him to leave these local snakes on private territory.

But not all the bandits come to descend, there are always people who like to be alone, for example, in the mountains in the northeast of the city, there is a den of twenty or thirty bandits, the surname of the head is Yu, and the mixed name Yu Datou is encamped on a steep mountain peak called Tiger Tip.

Jiang Yitao once told Yu Datou that if he did not return within a month, there were only two ways to go, one was to roll a hundred miles away to make a fortune elsewhere, and second, he led his troops to step on the tip of the tiger.

Yu Datou has been entrenched in Zhide for several years, and the wind and rain have been smooth, but as soon as the strong dragon arrived, he let him, the head of the snake, get out of his heart, and he was not convinced, but there were only twenty or thirty people in the village, and he couldn't do anyone at all, so he was entangled and entangled every day.

Seeing that the deadline was approaching, he decided to send someone into the city secretly to find out the news to see if Jiang Yitao was really coming or just to scare him, and then see if he could find someone to make peace.

So his two rats who are good at flying eaves and walking on the wall were ordered to go down the mountain early in the morning to prepare to blend into the city, and the rule of only opening the west gate in Dexian County has been three or four months, so the two went down the mountain and went straight to the west gate, at this time it was already mid-noon but found that the city gate was closed, and there were many villagers outside the city who were talking in the rain, and the two of them were shocked by a little inquiry.

Some people say that the officers and soldiers came to seize the city, and first sent a few people to the breakfast at the butcher's house next to them early in the morning, and some people said that the officers and soldiers of P were definitely mountain bandits from other places or they were fighting among themselves......

Anyway, there was everything, but no one was sure what exactly was going to take the city, and the only thing that was certain was that the gang rushed in and never came out.

The two hurriedly returned to the mountain to report, Yu Datou listened, I wiped the opportunity to come, if it is the officers and soldiers who come they will have no time for themselves, if it is the same for other mountains, and they may be able to take advantage of their defeat to intervene, so let the two of them come to explore, if the city is empty, they will come to seize the city, Yu Datou also wants to be the city lord!

"So Yu Datou is now leading the men and horses to ambush somewhere outside the city?" Chang Yu raised his eyebrows, and the flying rat hurriedly shook his head: "No, no, the situation in the city is unknown, it is impossible to seize the city in a hurry, not to mention such a heavy rain, he just asked the two of us to sneak into the city first tonight to investigate,...... My brothers and I have been waiting outside the city until now, thinking that ...... I didn't know that I was ...... when I first came up."

Chang Yu snorted coldly: "It's your fate to meet us" The eyes of the two suddenly lit up: "The good man has agreed to take in our brothers, hehe, in fact, we have always wanted to be a rebel."

"You want to be a rebel? Really" Chang Yu raised his eyebrows, and the two of them hurriedly patted their chests and promised: "Think, a hundred thoughts, dream of everything, as long as you let me be a rebel and let me do anything."

Everyone laughed, and goosebumps rose for both of them. Chang Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Come on, people want to be rebels, and they are not interested in being officers and soldiers with us, so let's kill them."

"Don't, sir!" The two hurriedly kowtowed again: "Of course you have to be an officer and soldier to serve the imperial court, bullshit rebels, what is the difference between those people who rob homes and rob houses and us who are thieves, yes, they are thieves, they are thieves, official, give me another chance, we want to be officers and soldiers......"

Looking at the trembling appearance of the two, Chang Yu laughed: "Actually, we are the rebels, scaring you" The two of them looked bitter: "Don't play with us, okay, whether you are an officer or a rebel, we will follow you, as long as you don't kill your head."

"And, it's boring" Chang Yu pouted: "Take them back to the yamen."

The night was deep and the rain was getting lighter, and the guards in the yamen slept hard during the day, and they were still playing before they fell asleep at this time.

Chang Yu changed into clean clothes, pondered in the room for a while, and then called out to the situation: "How many prisoners in the cell are leaving?" ”

Guo Ren shook his head: "Not a single one!" ”

This made Chang Yu very surprised, could it be that these thieves are all old fritters who have peeked into his mind, and he feels that it is unlikely, it is speculated that these people have been used to this kind of life for a long time as thieves, and few of them can return to their hometowns to farm honestly, and they themselves know that there are peaceful farming days in these years, how can there be a comfortable and happy soldier, and there is no tomorrow today.

"Our family has the intention to kill these people, but they are always a little unbearable, but they always feel uneasy to keep them or carry them...... Chang Yu glanced at the situation Ren: "How about using them to fight out that gang of bandits?" ”

Guan Ren nodded: "It's their vote" Chang Yu snorted: "But you brainwash those two mice first" Then the two discussed in a low voice in the room.

In the camp of officers and soldiers outside Anqing City, Li Yan has been inspecting for the fourth time, and he has rested at this point in time if there is nothing important to do on weekdays, but today is different, although the thief Cheng Niandong has shown his willingness to surrender, he must not be guarded against.

People are the most careless when they are closest to victory, and usually such a knotty eye is the most fond of leaks, as an experienced strategist, Li Yan is very cautious, he has to beware of Cheng Niandong's sudden surprise attack tonight.

"General Li rested earlier, there are us on duty who can't get out of the chaos" Fan Jiaqian, the eunuch of the Dongchang Palace Battalion, came over and said softly, Li Yan nodded: "It's time for you" When he was about to return to the tent, he suddenly saw a fire warning in the distance, and then rode a fast horse and galloped: "General Li, the thief leader asks to see."

Li Yan frowned, asked people to inform the generals, and then went to Anqing City with Fan Jiaqian in a hurry, and saw the fire on the city from a distance, and the people under the city stood outside the east gate with lanterns.

Li Yan wanted to go but was stopped by Fan Jiaqian: "General Li, slow down, wait for our family to see" The man was within range of the city, and Li Yannai was the commander of the officers and soldiers, and he couldn't get into danger.

Fan Jiaqian rushed to the man a few meters in front of him and stared at it: "Cheng Niandong? ”

Cheng Niandong frowned and looked at the people on the horse: "What I asked to see is General Li, who are you?" ”

Fan Jiaqian looked up at the city and glanced at it, the corners of his mouth were raised, and a trace of disdain appeared on his face: "What about playing?" ”

Cheng Niandong looked back, only then did he realize that the other party had misunderstood what he meant, and arched his hand and said: "I will go with you" and walked alone in the direction of the officer and soldier camp.

"General Li, I have decided to surrender, and I will entrust you with 3,000 lives, don't live up to us!" Cheng Niandong went straight to the topic after seeing Li Yan, and Li Yan nodded slightly: "Come here late at night, just for this?" ”

Cheng Niandong nodded heavily: "After I returned to the city, I discussed with my brothers, and what they were most worried about was whether they would be able to survive after they landed, so I took General Li as a guarantee, they still trust General Li very much, but some people feel that they ......"

"I think that since I have descended to the imperial court, I may not keep my promise, right" Li Yan smiled: "Actually, you are also playing drums in your heart, and I don't know if you can believe in the general, so I came to see the general late at night."

"Don't dare to say temptation," Cheng Niandong said and knelt down: "I'm here to ask the general!" I would like to exchange the lives of one person for the safety of thousands of brothers, and I ask General Li to look at the past and raise his noble hand! ”

Li Yan took a deep breath, stared at Cheng Niandong for a long time, and then walked forward to help him up: "Why don't we make a deal?" ”

Cheng Niandong was stunned: "General Li ...... this"

Li Yan whispered in his ear, and Cheng Niandong couldn't help but sigh: "This ......"

"I have a personal grudge against this fang, how about you help me, I will protect you and the lives of thousands of your brothers?" Li Yan said softly, Cheng Niandong puffed and knelt down again: "I am willing to serve General Li" He knew that Li Yan asked him to do such a private thing on the surface of a transaction, but in fact, it was like he showed his intentions, and such a private thing was told to you, you are your own person.