Seeing that the prefect Yin De wanted to recruit Wei Xuan as a soldier Cao Citron on the spot, Wang Meng was stunned. He didn't mean that. Everyone was also stunned and looked at Wang Meng, and then looked at the prefect Yin De. Isn't this person worried that he will be ignored by the Wei family? Is it an option to force him away? Looking at the posture, is he planning to let Wei Xuan take charge of the defense?

Wei Xuan didn't expect it either. He was thinking whether Yin De would be moved and ashamed to reinstate his official position so that he could be around to give him advice. So he looked at Wang Meng. Wang Meng had a calm face and lowered his head. Looking at his shoes, he obviously got it wrong this time. He didn't know if Wei Xuan would agree to it. If he not only agreed but was left behind, not only would the prefect Yin De hold a grudge, but he would also hold many of the things he had done to the Wei family before. The show of goodwill was in vain.

The prefect Yin De also spoke a few words, worried that Wei Xuan would not do it, and that this was a trap set by Wang Meng. After all, when Wei Xuan was recruited to be the postal superintendent, Wei Su's attitude was that it was dispensable, and even preferred not to do so. Well, in the end, he had people spread rumors and forced Wei Xuan to retreat. Now that something happened, he had to recruit others, and Cao Citron's status as a soldier was not as good as that of a postal supervisor.

Wei Ning and Pei Sheng also looked at Wei Xuan with complicated expressions. They were both confused by the strange and virtuous man.

Wei Xuan was helpless. He didn't want to, but looking at the appearance of the prefect, Jin Liang and others, if he got confused again and again, let alone half a month, he might not be able to hold on for three to five days. It was related to himself and the Wei family's wealth. He didn't dare to risk his life easily, so he had no choice but to say to Yin De: "Declare a vow to serve the Ming Dynasty!"

Yin De was overjoyed. He stood up from the Grand Master's chair and bowed to Wei Xuan to thank him. Then he bowed to everyone and said, "The thieves are strong, so Anyi will be entrusted to you."

Everyone also left the table and stood up and responded: "I am willing to die for the Ming Dynasty!"

Although everyone was in a heavy heart, the prefect had to express his position by bowing and saluting. Yin De was still respectful when he saw everyone, so he moved into the inner hall without hesitation. Everyone also had their own tasks, so they dispersed one after another.

Naturally, Wei Xuan immediately ran to Cai Yan's residence to inform Cai Yong of the situation of the traitors, and informed him of the Wei family's decision to temporarily move the Cai family to Wei Xuan's small courtyard. Wei Xuan also The chair indicates that he will be in Weitong's courtyard.

Although Cai Yong was a little displeased, he also knew that the Wei family was a wealthy family, and there were many guards in the attached middle school. If anything happened, he would have someone to take care of him, and it was for the sake of his family that he could not refuse.

Cai Yan was worried when she heard that Wei Xuan's prophecy came true. She felt sorry for Wei Xuan's arrival. If the prefect Yin De supported Wei Xuan, it would have been impossible to postpone the Taiping Taoist uprising.

And now that her wedding to Wei Xuan was about to be postponed again, she was not in a hurry to get married, but felt that there had been so many surprises in her and Wei Xuan's marriage, and she felt a little uncomfortable.

When Wei Xuan saw the little beauty like this, he comforted him casually: "I was just holding my bare hands in front of the flowers, but the clouds flew away and the rain dispersed. That's right, good things always come with many hardships. The green seeds are so long in my heart. When the spring comes tomorrow, the flowers will bloom, and I will hold on to them. Hand, from now on I will live up to your will!"

Seeing Wei Xuan express his feelings like this, Cai Yan finally blushed and started to move with everyone.

To the west of Xiangfen City, Guo Tai, Yang Feng and others led their men to drive more than 20 miles and finally arrived at the city. Xiangfen was the first county town that his Baibo Army wanted to capture. Since he had chosen to rebel, there was nothing to hesitate about. Yes, we must capture a base as soon as possible.

When everyone came to the city wall, they found that just as they expected, the county soldiers on the city wall were sparsely populated, and there were even many strong men not wearing county soldier clothes. They were obviously a temporary team put together by the families in Xiangfen City.

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There were no county magistrates or county lieutenants on the top of the city, which made several leaders breathe a sigh of relief. They were afraid that they would meet a scholar like Deng Touqing who would die to clarify his ambition, in which case they would have to pay a heavy price.

Then Guo Tai began to mobilize his troops. Yang Feng attacked the north gate, Li Le attacked the south gate, and the other two attacked the east gate. He led his troops to attack the west gate. He had a large number of people and was well prepared. In order to prevent the wealthy people in the city from escaping,

, leading to the loss of wealth and food, Guo Tai did not want to be like the art of war.

In fact, before the troops from the east gate began to attack the city, Mrs. Guo could not wait to have people carry ladders and set them up on the west wall.

The movements of the bandits outside the city could be seen clearly by the defenders on the city wall, but they only totaled a mere 200 county soldiers, plus fifty government officials, and a makeshift group of more than 500 domestic slaves, young men, and bandit soldiers.

After being dispersed, they had to disperse as well. Although the bandits attacked the city from four gates at the same time, Guo Tai who stayed at the west gate still had nearly 10,000 people. What is the concept of 10,000 people? Two thousand people can fill a football field.

, now looking down from the city wall, you can see the overwhelming darkness!

The county magistrate and county lieutenants have all run away. Most of the people standing on the city wall are Xiangfen children. Although they are unwilling to do so, they are gurgling and covered in cold sweat. Everyone does not know how long they can resist the thieves!

Now seeing the thieves preparing to attack the city, the head of the Wang family, the largest family in Xiangfen on the city wall, immediately leaned out half of his body and shouted to the people below the city: "Dear leaders and heroes, if your army can guarantee not to harass the people in the city after entering the city,

, I am willing to surrender to Kaicheng."

Guo Tai was overjoyed when he heard this. This was not beyond their expectations. On the way here, the leaders analyzed the situation in Xiangfen. The most optimistic thing was that the city gate would be opened. He and others could go directly into the city. The most troublesome thing was the county magistrate.

, the county captain led the people to resist tenaciously and wait for reinforcements. Now this situation is the weakest resistance.

So Mrs. Guo ordered her men to go and answer the question, saying that we would only kill corrupt officials and not blame the rest. Although the defenders on the city didn't believe it, the thieves were so powerful that the defenders had no one to lead them and they had no determination to die.

, a consensus was quickly reached and Kaesong surrendered.

Guo Tai had some brains in becoming the leader. He first asked some bandits to climb up the ladder to the city wall. After seeing that there was nothing abnormal, he led his men into Xiangfen at the lead. Of course, no county officials knelt to greet them.

, the family heads who had previously plucked up the courage to urge the defenders on the city wall were nowhere to be seen, and only some county soldiers were left dumbfounded as tens of thousands of thieves entered the city.

Of course, Mrs. Guo will not keep his previous promise. He is not a king who came to quell the rebellion, nor is he two princes fighting for the world. This Xiangling is not a border city with special significance. If he does not harass the people, what will he eat tonight? Where will he live?

?Why are you still rebelling?

However, for the sake of the families in Xiangfen to pay their dues, he told his subordinates that if those big families did not organize their servants to resist, they should try not to kill people and only steal money. But the thieves had been hungry all winter, and now they have entered

Where could the county seat be restrained? Soon the west part of the city was in chaos, with thieves and soldiers smashing, looting, and people fleeing in panic. Even some younger people with female dependents at home suffered disaster on the spot.

The Wang family is in the west of the city. When Guo Tai and others led their men to smash open the Wang family's door, the Wang family's parents not only looked frightened, but even forgot about their anger. Guo Tai had already inquired about those people in Xiangfen City.

He personally led thousands of people and went straight here. Naturally, he wanted to grab the big head. He went up to seize several key figures of the Wang family without any courtesy. He put a knife on the neck of the head of the Wang family and asked him where the money and grain were stored.

Although this man was unwilling to give up, the county magistrate and county lieutenant had both run away. His family's ancestors were all here, so he was naturally reluctant to leave. He just asked a few young members of the clan to take some valuables and run away before the thieves arrived. Now Guo Taiwen

At first, he had no choice but to speak honestly, and then knelt down to beg for mercy. Mrs. Guo ignored him and just ordered people to search. Soon the Wang family's bank account and grain depot were discovered, along with ten members of the Wang family family.

Several young women.

Mrs. Guo was in a good mood, so she left some people here to carry food, tied up the rest of the Wang family with half of the people, and went straight to the county government office. Although there were several large households in Xiangfen when it was established, the rebel army had a total of five generals.

Leave some for others.

The situation of the other three gates was similar to that of the west gate. There was a huge disparity in the strength of the troops. There was no strong general command, and there was only symbolic resistance. Basically, they were all defeated in one charge. Twenty to thirty thousand people began to loot Xiangfen City, and houses in many places were destroyed.

It was also set on fire, perhaps because the brothers died in resistance, and the rebel soldiers set fire to it when they were angry.

Mrs. Guo was the first to come to the county government office. There was no one in the county government office for a long time. He easily occupied the county government office and asked people to seize the treasury. He sent people to deliver letters to several other leaders and sat in the county government office himself.

Waiting for the arrival of several other leaders.

The fall of the county government meant that the entire Xiangfen was occupied by the Baibo Army. This good news spread throughout the city with the cheers of several messengers walking through the streets. Some families and people who were lucky enough also gave up resistance completely!

An hour later, leaders such as Yang Feng, Li Le, and Hu Cai arrived at the county government office, along with their own confidant leaders. Seeing everyone coming, Mrs. Guo smiled and said, "You must have gained a lot.

However, Xiangfen is a small county town and has always been poor. Anyi and Wenxi are the major counties in Hedong, especially Anyi. Not only is Hedong the seat of government, but the Wei family is also in the city. Their wealth must be ten times that of Xiangfen, so

I intend to take advantage of the lack of reinforcements from the imperial court to attack Anyi first, then seize Wenxi, and then sweep across the north of Jujun, then we can achieve great things!"

The leaders were overjoyed when they heard this, as if Anyi was the location of mountains of gold and silver and could be easily obtained. Xiangfen's unexpected success made them ignore the difficulty of conquering the city. They forgot that Anyi was guarded by county soldiers and that the Wei family of famous domestic families were also there.

Only Yang Feng frowned and stood up and saluted Guo Tai and said: "General, we had already made a plan in the past. We would capture Xiangfen first, then Xiangling and Pingyang, and then sweep across the north of the county, including Hanoi and Taiyuan. If we advance, we can attack Chang'an."
Chapter completed!