Chapter 22, Sunset

The trapped in Pinggang County has led to the disconnection of internal and external contacts. For the county government, although they do not know the current situation of Xiyang County, it is not difficult to guess from the dense rebels outside the city at present. Xiyang County has obviously fallen into the hands of thieves. Because of this, Zhang can be separated from the Taiping Road outside Pinggang County. The thief joined the siege.

As guessed by the Youbeiping County Government, Sunset County, located less than 100 miles southwest of the county, was lost as early as the fourth day of the siege because of the traitors' cooperation. All the large households in the city were robbed, and all the county government were slaughtered. The county magistrates, county magistrates and county lieutenants who led the county to fight against the enemy were even ordered by Zhang Wan to hang the corpses in the city, which has been exposed to this day.

Only a few volunteers took the opportunity to escape from the chaos, but they lost their homes and left their hometowns, and they had no way out. It was nothing more than wandering aimlessly to neighboring counties and towns, spreading the news of the fall of Xiyang County.

After capturing Xiyang County, Zhang Wan not only plundered as usual, but also forcibly recruited the people in the county, men, women and children, as long as they were not bedridden or young, they would be integrated into his team and sent to Pinggang County to assist Zonghai, Deng Mao and other yellow scarf troops to attack the city.

However, after all, the city of the county government should be strong and tall. The three people of the Yellow Turban Army have been tossed around for many days. Even if they urged the troops to forcibly attack the city under constant pressure, they have barely achieved certain results, but it is still quite a long way from capturing the city gate. Zonghai, Deng Mao, Yu Hu and others are not brainless at all. These peasant uprisings led by them lack weapons and equipment. In this case, it is obviously irrational to seize the city head-on, and they can only take the way of trapped cities to consume a little bit.

In a sense, the purpose of launching a series of siege operations is not to seize the gate, but to stimulate the heart mirror of the people in the city step by step, and must let the atmosphere of despair shroud over the top of the city all the time.

Zhang Wan transferred three batches of reinforcements to assist the Yellow Turban Army. The first batch carried some bows and arrows on the tenth day of February, and then the number of troops came one after another. He knew very well that Youbeiping County had fallen into a chaotic situation at present. Liaoxi County in the east was trembling and did not dare to act rashly. In Xiyuyang County, there was Zhang Chun's secret operation, which completely isolated Youbeiping County.

After capturing Xiyang County, he was very relieved to transfer his large troops to the battlefield of Pinggang County. As for the remaining remote counties in the north of the county, it was not worth mentioning that these counties could only send hundreds of reinforcements. At present, as long as the county can be successfully captured, according to the previous plan, the counties in the north of the county can be decided.

In the past few days, Zhang Wan was calculating whether to go to Pinggang County to take command in person. However, at the suggestion of Fan Yang, his trusted advisor, he simply handed over the attack on the county government to the Yellow Turban Army.

After all, a yellow scarf army is not the same as them. It is nothing more than a common interest to a certain extent. Zonghai and Yu Shanghai only obey the orders of Zhang Jiao, a giant deer, but Deng Mao still has some friendship. Once Zhang Wan goes to Pinggang County, his command will definitely be out of proportion. If Zonghai and Yu Shanghai don't buy it, they will even attract Internal contradictions. The second tough thing is soft and hard bubbles. There is no need to do it yourself for such time-consuming and laborious efforts.

As for the capture of the county, anyway, Zhang Wan has sent a brigade to support. At that time, as long as he orders to occupy the city first, and then discuss the division separately, take it calmly, why not?

That's why Zhang Wan stayed in Sunset County. After conquering a city, it is natural to put on a hegemony posture. Although he started his own in Changcheng County, even if he didn't use knives and guns, Changcheng County is still under his own control. Strictly speaking, the situation in Guangcheng County had nothing to do with him. In the end, it was because a group of people in Taipingdao suddenly revolted in Guangchang County and directly overthrew the government of Guangchang County. Later, at Deng Mao's initiative, it was under the same banner as Changcheng County.

During the period when Xiyang County just took it, there are always many things that can be done. It is inevitable to plunder the money of large families, such as going door to door to collect beautiful women. For Zhang Wan, it is rare to have such a free reign in his life as now. Of course, he needs to make good use of it.

So, seven or eight days have passed since the sunset county was broken. Zhang Wan occupies the county mansion and is happy to sing and dance every night. As for the affairs in the city, it should be left to a group of good and bad hands to take full care of. When the tower in the southwest was attacking, the whole tower was finally burned down because of the internal fire. To this day, no one has come to repair the wall, or even just fill it a little.

At this time, it has passed the night, and there are few lights in the city. The only place where the fire can be clearly seen must also be the place where the county government is located. Zhang Wan took all the beautiful women in the city to Xingyuan, singing and dancing at night, but countless beautiful women sobbed in the day. Just like today, there are lights, wine and delicious food in the hall. Outside Zhu Wall, not only the lost people in the city suffered unspeakably, but also the so-called "subordinates" of Zhang Wan trembled in the night wind, looking at the dazzling lights of the county government and fantasizing about realizing their desire to participate in the rebellion.

In the ruins of the dilapidated gate in the southwest, there is still a rebel team responsible for vigilance.

Dating the strong wind at night, most of the dozen people couldn't sit still, standing, or walking back and forth, getting together in twos and threes, talking about some clueless topics first.

"Alas, far from Changcheng to the sunset, I still don't have enough to eat now. Why?"

"Isn't it? If you don't have enough to eat in Changcheng, at least you can sleep warmly. Look, there is not even a place to sleep at this time. Isn't it a mess?

"Look at our Master Zhang, who is the groom every day and can eat meat every day, this... alas."

"I dare not say it randomly. If this comes to Master Zhang, hey hey, maybe you will be beaten again."

"Alas..."

Suddenly, there seemed to be some movement in the darkness in the distance in the southwest, and it sounded faintly like the sound of horses.

Among the people patrolling outside the collapsed tower, some people with sharp ears couldn't help but be alert.

A rebel standing on the periphery immediately turned his head and looked into the distance of the city. After a while, he seemed to mutter to himself, "Oh, why does it seem..."

At this time, another person beside him asked, "What's wrong?"

The man searched carefully in the darkness, but unfortunately, the brazier used for lighting was beside him, and he couldn't see what it was in the distance. There was only a thick and thick ink. He hesitated and said, "I don't know, as if I heard something."

The man next to him looked at the darkness in the distance and suddenly said with a smile, "You heard it wrong. I didn't hear anything."

"Maybe... I heard it wrong..."

The two laughed and were about to turn around and walk towards the ruins of the city gate.

However, at the moment of turning around, there was no warning in the darkness in the distance behind him and made a "wish" sound. Before he came to carefully identify what the sound was, one of them had a cold backache, and a cold feather arrow penetrated directly from the back to the chest.

"Ah..."

His screaming voice could not come out of his throat at all.

The other person was shocked when he saw this. He quickly ran away and shouted, "No, there are thieves..."

Only the sound of shouting came out, and several other feather arrows were accurately nailed into his back. He fell to the ground and couldn't say any more words.

Previously, the man knelt on the ground and stretched out his hand to the place where the tower collapsed, where some of his companions were looking at him with astonishment. He seemed to want to catch something or ask for something to save, but it was too late.

There was a loud sound of horses' hoofs behind. When he turned around in surprise, he only saw a bright knife light coming to his face...