Chapter 29 Hidden Pay Xiaowangzhuang

"That way is Xiaowangzhuang."

Ying Yi stood at the intersection, pointed to the long trail, and said: "Xiaowangzhuang is on the side of Fangcheng Mountain. It should be a peaceful place..." He sighed: "Now that the matter is urgent, I intend to transport the general's pay to Xiaowangzhuang first and hide it first. Get up and go to Ye County immediately."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Wang Zhongguan and others: "What do you think?"

Does Wang Zhongguan have any other ideas? He said hurriedly: "Hide him first and then talk about it. Our family is in charge of his Dawangzhuang and Xiaowangzhuang!"

Zheng Liu also nodded.

Ying Yi said: "Okay, let's go to Xiaowangzhuang immediately."

A group of carriages and horses followed Ying Yi's familiar path, and Xiaowangzhuang was right in front of him.

Walking through the withered woods and looking at the desolate and crude tomb at the entrance of the burned-out village, Ying Yi suddenly felt a lot lower. But suddenly he heard a noise and looked into the village and shouted: "Who is it?!"

Then I saw someone walking out of the ruined village. It was an acquaintance: "Brother Zheng Jiu?! Why are you here?!"

It turned out to be Zheng Jiu!

Zheng Jiu was also surprised and hurriedly walked over: "Brother Ying, you are escorting the military pay, why are you here?!"

Zheng Liu came over from behind: "What's going on?"

After listening to Zheng Liu's explanation, Ying Yi finally understood.

Zheng Jiu came here to deliver supplies.

Ying Yi was also kept in the dark about what was going on here and never knew about it. But it was Zheng Yunzhi who did it. He asked Zheng Jiu to send twenty shi of grain, some cloth, clothing, salt, and daily utensils.

Needless to say, Ying Yi also knew the reason.

He couldn't help but feel slightly touched in his heart.

"In the morning, I sent some food and supplies here according to the master's order." Zheng Jiu said: "Sun Xiucai is with me. He has gone into the mountains now and has not returned. I am waiting here."

Then he asked: "What are you..."

He looked at the carriages and horses coming behind him and couldn't help but said: "Could it be that the military pay was transported here?"

Zheng Liudao: "There are changes in the county or there is a war. We dare not transport the military pay directly to Ye County. Brother Ying suggested hiding the military pay first and finding out the situation first."

"What?! Something has changed in the county?!" Zheng Jiu suddenly became anxious: "Then what should I do?!"

"No, I want to go back immediately. There are not many soldiers and horses in the master's hand. If something happens, I might not be able to support him." He left in a hurry.

Ying Yi grabbed him and said, "Don't worry. I'll be with you later."

Now is not the time to talk nonsense, there is not so much time to waste. Ying Yi commanded the soldiers and generals to transport the burned ruins into the village, dug a big pit, buried it, and covered it with grass ashes. It takes another half an hour to do everything well.

Ying Yi said to Wang Zhongguan: "There are changes in Ye County. I don't know what the situation is. I must go back. I don't know what Zhongguan's plan is?"

Wang Zhongguan hesitated and said: "If there is a change in Ye County, what kind of change will it be?"

Ying Yi muttered: "Perhaps the bandit army will besiege the city."

"Then our family won't go." Wang Zhongguan said quickly: "Our family will rest here for a while."

Ying Yi knew that he would definitely not go. This Wang Zhongguan was afraid of death, so why would he follow Ying Yi to break into the 'Dragon Pond and Tiger's Den'?

Ying Yi nodded: "Then Lieutenant Commander, let's rest here for now. I think it's best to go into the mountains to take shelter. It may not be safe here. I will go to Ye County now. If there is no problem in Ye County, I will come back. If... ."

Wang Zhongguan nodded in understanding and said sharply: "You are incomparable in strength, but you must also be careful."

Ying Yi smiled: "Thank you, Lieutenant Commander, for your concern."

He said: "When I go, time is tight. I will ride the horses here first."

The lieutenant general waved his hand: "It should be."

There were more than two hundred people present, including Ying Yi, Zheng Jiu and Zheng Liu, and there was no further delay. Untie the horses that are pulling the cart, and the infantry can be used as cavalry. If there are not enough horses, two people can ride one, or three people can ride one. Even Dongchang Fanzi's fifty horses were used by Ying Yi.

Wang Zhongguan watched more than two hundred people leave, and he couldn't help but sigh, and said to Hu Miao: "Our family is in trouble this time. I don't know if he will come back after he leaves."

Hu Miao said: "I think if he is alone, thousands of troops may not be able to stop him. But if we want to protect Ye County, I'm afraid it won't be possible."

"Our family has nothing to think about now. We should wait for that Sun Xiucai to come down from the mountain and hide in the mountains with him earlier. This land in chaos is not our family's land."

...

Ying Yi and his party worked hard, but fortunately they were not far from Ye County. In a short time, they arrived at the outskirts of Ye County.

The closer he got to Ye County, the more Ying Yi felt an aura of urgency filling the air. Ying Yi rode on horseback and looked up, seeing smoke and dust billowing in front of him. He quickly waved his hand to stop the soldiers: "Dismount and rest, prepare for battle!"

These soldiers were not trained as cavalry, they were infantry. Although many people can ride horses, they cannot fight on horseback. As a newcomer again, when encountering an enemy, it is much easier to dismount and fight than on horseback.

Zheng Jiu, Zheng Liu, the chief flag officers and the small flag officers quickly ordered the soldiers to form formations.

The small army formed by Zheng Yunzhi was not complicated. It only had spearmen and archers. There were 500 spearmen and 60 archers. A hundred-household organization only had 12 archers. As for firearms, to be honest, Ye County has them. But there aren't many, and the quality of the firearms in stock is generally not up to standard, with a lot of them being rusty, exploded, and jammed. Except for a few squatting cannons on the top of the city, there are basically no more firearms available in Ye County.

Although Zheng Yunzhi worked hard, he lacked resources and it was not easy to organize hundreds of people. As for the cavalry, there is no need to think about it.

Under the command of officers at all levels, more than 200 people formed a formation, with spearmen in front and archers behind. The soldiers sat cross-legged, resting their energy, holding their spears raised high, like a forest.

The smoke and dust were approaching, Ying Yi's eyes narrowed and he said, "It's Zhou Li."

He turned back to Zheng Jiuji and said, "I'll go meet them, be careful."

Before he could finish his words, Ying Yi had already galloped out.

Zhou Li was in a very embarrassed state. He was about to die of depression. Suddenly he saw someone forming a formation in front of him, and another person galloping out. After taking a closer look, he couldn't help but be overjoyed: "It's a hundred households!"

Several soldiers shouted in surprise: "Hundred households!"

Ying Yi galloped up and shouted: "Zhou Li, return to the formation quickly."

Then he raised his sword and plunged into the group of thieves who were chasing Zhou Li and the others!

The sword was full of light, a fierce killing, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and in just a moment, hundreds of thieves were killed in fear, and they collapsed and ran away.

Ying Yi also refused to let go, allowing the bandits to disperse and hurriedly returned to the horse formation.

"How's it going?"

He didn't have time to say more, so he asked.

Zhou Li gasped for air, with a gloomy expression on his face: "The thieves besieged Ye County. I went to check, but I was driven to death by the thieves. Fortunately, Baihu came in time, otherwise..." He looked gloomy: "More than a dozen brothers have been killed, and I ..."

Speaking of this, Zhou Li shouted: "Baihu, you are unparalleled in bravery, go and save the county leader! There are only more than 300 people left in the county, and the county leader can't support himself!"

Ying Yi's face was as solid as iron, but he was very calm: "How many thieves are there who are besieging the city?!"

"No less than five thousand!" Zhou Li said quickly.

"Five thousand." A sneer appeared at the corner of Ying Yi's mouth: "Do you know which bandit leader is leading the army?"

Zhou Li shook his head: "I don't know."

Zheng Jiu and others nearby yelled: "Brother Ying, send troops quickly!"

Ying Yi took a deep breath and pressed his palms: "Listen to me first."