Chapter 38: The Rebels Enter the City

Chapter 38: Rebels Enter the City
Hearing this news, all the people in Pingyin County were numb. This imperial army, unexpectedly ran away directly. Before, they had said well that if the rebels arrived, they would rush up to fight.

That was why the families of Pingyin County had contributed so many resources, just for fear that the rebels would arrive and directly loot them. After all, there were times when the imperial army still cared a little bit about eating, the rebels wouldn’t care about that.

As a result, the court army had disappeared.

Pingyin County people do not know what to do, to say resistance, closed the city gate, but can resist for a period of time. But this time can have how long, it is a little unclear.

After all, there was no army in Pingyin County, only the magistrates and constables of the county office, and the equipment for defending the city was also very simple. It would be very difficult to resist the surging rebels.

And there is another problem, if they are so stubborn to the end, in the end if the city breaks down, then the whole Pingyin County must be looted.

From the news coming from other towns, as long as they resisted, the entire town would face the fate of being burned and plundered. This is how so many refugees were created.

If one didn’t resist and just opened the town and surrendered, the outcome might be a little better. But it was only a little bit better, those rebels attacked the towns without thinking about management or anything like that, the most important purpose was still all kinds of resources.

Pingyin County was a little unsure of what to do, both choices were difficult, both seemed to be a word of death. Only one is to die standing, one is kneeling.

Ten miles away.

“The imperial army withdrew?” Tan Zhen’an asked as he sat on his horse and looked at the scouts underneath.

“Yes, they have all withdrawn, and in the last few days, they have taken many of Pingyin County’s supplies.” The scout bowed his head and reported.

“What a bunch of cowards, with this kind of guts, they dare to lead the army into battle!” Hua Shizhong sneered.

“If it wasn’t for this group of people, how would we be able to pick up momentum. And if they fought against us based on Pingyin County, even if we could win in the end, we would have suffered heavy losses.”

Tan Zhen’an looked at the city looming in the distance and waved his hand as the whole army began to speed up.

Since the imperial army was not here, then Pingyin County was already in their pocket. As for whether Pingyin County resisted or not, it made no difference in his eyes.

Since he was planning to plunder Pingyin County, Tan Zhen’an had already made all the preparations.

The people of Pingyin County were still wavering when the gates of the southern city were opened, and the guards were all surrendered after killing seven or eight of them.

It was impossible not to surrender, an expert of the Marrow Training Realm was really a crushing existence for these magistrates of the Flesh Training Realm at most. Unknown when, there were rebels lurking within Pingyin County, and at this moment, they directly exploded.

If the county magistrate’s heart to defend the city was resolute enough, it would naturally send heavy troops to guard the various city gates. But with this forward-looking mentality, the defense of the city gates naturally became a laughing matter.

Chen Fei stayed in his own courtyard, listening to the bursts of cacophony outside, his heart was a bit annoyed.

A few days ago, he had thought that the rebels would not come, but now they appeared directly in front of him.

The medical center had been closed after getting the news of the rebels’ arrival. Chen Fei had thought about whether to go to the Zhang family’s side to hide for a while, but then he thought about it and decided not to go.

When the rebels entered the city, the biggest targets were instead these families. Hiding inside, Chen Fei would easily be caught in the crossfire. Moreover, the Zhang family did not let Chen Fei go to their residence, and obviously did not want to shelter Chen Fei.

As for whether the rebels would loot the civilians, it depended on how high these people’s lower limits were. If they really couldn’t, Chen Fei could only shoot a gun for a gun.

At this time, the role of the disguise technique manifested itself, at least it would not be recognized.

“This disguise art is probably still a bit broken in the eyes of an expert. In the future, if I have the chance, I still need to find a stronger disguise art to learn.”

With thoughts spinning in his mind, Chen Fei returned to the dan room and came to a face basin, burying his entire face into the cold water. “Clear Heart Technique experience value +1…experience value +1…”

Washing his head in cold water was not troublesome, but washing his head all the time was a bit tedious, in the end, Chen Fei found such a way, closing his breath and burying his entire head in cold water for a period of time, the experience value would increase once.

By now, Chen Fei had already cultivated the Clear Heart Technique to the Proficient level, approaching the Perfection position.

Under the effect of the Clear Heart Skill, Chen Fei’s mind became more and more calm and relaxed, and when he encountered things, he could make faster choices.

Of course, Chen Fei’s biggest purpose for cultivating so hard nowadays was still the thought that if he couldn’t stay in Pingyin County, Chen Fei would travel long distances to the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect.

Whether or not he could enter the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect was not to be said, but at least the stable environment there would allow Chen Fei to continue to cultivate and grow. And in a big city like that, the level of pills and secret books must be much higher than Pingyin County.

While Chen Fei was forcing himself to calmly cultivate, the government offices and families of Pingyin County were currently gathered together, looking at the Talking Zhen’an in front of them.

Unlike the court’s army who were getting along happily, the people of Pingyin County were all looking rather nervous and formal when facing Tan Zhen’an at the moment.

“It seems that everyone has arrived, so I will say a few words.”

Talking Zhen’an looked at the crowd, a hint of a smile appeared on his face as he said, “What is my purpose for being here, I think you all know it very well.”

“We will do our best to fulfill General Tal’s request.” The magistrate looked at Tan Zhen’an with a hint of a flattering smile on his face.

“With your words, then I’m relieved, or else when the time comes, whoever can’t do it will say that we didn’t explain it beforehand.”

Tan Zhen’an’s gaze skimmed over the magistrate and looked at the various family members, saying, “Zhao family, one hundred thousand taels of silver, one thousand pieces of fine iron blades. Li family, eighty thousand taels of silver, one thousand pieces of half-body rattan armor. The Zhou family ……”

As Tan Zhen’an reported out the figures one by one, the faces of the people from the various lineages went white for a while.

This was simply pulling out all of their old money, leaving no room for error at all.

“My Zhou Family has been mismanaged in recent years and is unable to come up with so much money and taels ah, I still hope that General Talon will be accommodating.”

“Yes, my Zheng family is just a small family, where is the ……”

“Snort!”

Knife light flashed through the lobby, and before anyone could understand what was happening, they were drenched in blood. The two people who had just spoken had already had their corpses separated.

“This is not a negotiation, it’s an order. Anyone else who can’t do it can say it now!”

Hua Shizhong slowly and methodically put the blade back inside the sheath, his eyes looking at the people of the various families with a teasing smile on his face.

“Hand over the money in two days, and the supplies in ten days. Disperse.” Tan Zhen’an waved his hand and left the lobby, this conversation was indeed a process of giving orders.

The people from the various lineages glanced at each other, especially glancing at the corpses on the ground, they couldn’t help but shiver.

At the drop of a hat, it was a case of pulling out a sword and killing someone, without even speaking any extra words.

Everyone returned to their respective clans and passed things down. Now is the time to buy life with money, if you are not willing to take the money, the end has already appeared in the county court.

(End of chapter)