Chapter 155 Heading on

Ying Yi went all the way south, his steps were like the wind. From Luyang Pass to Ye County, less than an hour further south, the dancing sun is in sight.

Along the way, we passed by nearly 200,000 acres of fertile farmland cultivated in Ye County. The endless ridges stretched as far as the eye could see, which made people happy. Although it rained continuously, many people wore raincoats and worked in the rain, showing peace amidst the vitality.

Ying Yi couldn't help but feel a warm current in his heart, a sense of accomplishment, and he was very happy.

When we were near Wuyang, we could see large areas of fertile farmland that had been reclaimed and moistened by the rain. But there were no people farming, and there was a vague sense of tension.

"Thieves are extremely hateful!"

If it weren't for the invasion of Xian thieves, this place would definitely be no worse than Ye County. However, when the thief came, he only complained about delaying farming, which made Ying Yi hate him deeply.

Wuyang, here we come.

Wuyang was destroyed last year. Last year, bandits poisoned Nanyang and even the king of Tang was killed. Wuyang was also destroyed by the war at that time.

Even now, the Ming Dynasty's ruling structure in Wuyang has not been rebuilt - the Ming Dynasty no longer has the energy to take care of everything.

Because according to the original course of history, in one year, the intruders would break through the capital, Emperor Chongzhen would commit suicide, and the Ming Dynasty would be destroyed.

The current governance structure of Wuyang is a rough framework built by Zheng Yunzhi and Sun Xiucai. There is only one group of officials and no official positions have been appointed for the time being.

The main responsibility of this group of officials here is to organize people to open up wasteland and cultivate land. As for public security, this is military control, and Zhou Li has the final say.

Currently, both Wuyang, Ye County, and Yuzhou are implementing military management. Because military control is the most efficient. The world is in chaos, and everything is in need of improvement. What we need is efficiency.

As for the formal civilian governance institutions, Ying Yi planned to unified them after solving the problem of Kaifeng.

The Xian thieves attacked, but Wuyang was not directly affected. When Ying Yi arrived at Wuyang, although the gates of Wuyang City were closed, there were no traces of the recent war inside or outside the city.

Ying Yi jumped onto the city wall and was immediately surrounded by soldiers patrolling the city. After a quick look, someone recognized him.

He said "Lord" excitedly and did not mention the salute.

Ying Yi waved his hand, called the young officer-looking soldier aside, and asked about the details here.

"My lord, the Xian thief was discovered by our department while he was still in Runing. Master Zhou reported to Yuzhou and decided to keep the Xian thief out of Wuyang."

Zhang Xianzhong's movements in Runing were noticed by Zhou Li in time. Zhou Li then quickly passed the news to Yuzhou and decided to keep the bandits out of Wuyang to prevent Wuyang from being harmed by the bandits.

Yuzhou responded very quickly. It only took two or three days to send various war preparation materials and organized 1,500 young people to be sent to Wuyang.

Zhou Li left behind a hundred warriors and organized these 1,500 young men into Wuyang City's defense team. He took the remaining warriors to Chaya Mountain in the east of Wuyang to garrison and defend against the enemy. Outside the country.

From the mouth of this Baihu official, Ying Yi also learned about the recent battle situation.

After lingering in Runing for a while, the Xian thieves arrived at Chaya Pass two days ago and ran into the defense line set up by Zhou Li.

The farming work in Wuyang also stopped two days ago.

In the past two days, Zhou Li relied on the geographical advantages of Chaya Mountain to firmly hold tens of thousands of Xian bandits to the east of Chaya Mountain, and used elite troops to cause heavy casualties to the Xian bandits.

However, the situation is not very optimistic.

Zhou Li's troops were too few, and although Chaya Mountain Pass was considered dangerous, the geographical situation in the northern section of Chaya Mountain, generally speaking, still had loopholes.

If the bandits cannot defeat Zhou Li but use a partial force to hold him back at Chaya Pass, they may not be able to divide their forces and break into Wuyang from other places.

Therefore, the situation in Wuyang is still very tense.

Ying Yi is also well aware of the situation here. Otherwise, he wouldn't have insisted on going south alone during the war in the north.

It's because he's not at ease.

If it is a hard fight, with the fighting strength of Zhou Li's troops, even though there are few people, the thieves may not be able to defeat Zhou Li. But having fewer people is a disadvantage. The defense line east of Wuyang is too long, and it is impossible to hold it all with a small number of people.

Maybe Zhang Xianzhong had already begun to try to divide his troops at this time.

Ying Yi didn't stop at that moment. After asking for the direction, he left Wuyang and headed east towards Chaya Mountain.

There is a smooth road between Wuyang and Chaya Mountain, and there is Wushui flowing through it. It is an excellent farming area. Therefore, more than half of the 200,000 acres of land reclaimed by Wuyang are concentrated in this direction.

For reclamation and farming, Zheng Yunzhi divided the people from the three counties into three parts. There were nearly 40,000 people in Wuyang. These 40,000 people were originally divided into more than ten villages, and seven or eight villages were located in the area east of Wuyang and west of Chaya Mountain. However, due to the invasion of bandits, these people had already been moved to Wuyang City.

All the way through. Only pieces of cultivated fields and some isolated villages were seen, and nothing else.

In the hazy mist, there is only silence and depression.

There has been no rain for a year, but this time it rains non-stop for many days. The official road, which already appeared to be corrupt, was filled with mud. There are puddles everywhere.

Ying Yi was carrying a big knife, wearing a single suit, and his whole body was covered in thick smoke - it was evaporated by the heat generated by his majestic qi and blood after the rain fell on him.

He is like a huge furnace. Wherever he goes, there is a mist. The whole person was shrouded in white mist, and even the shadow of the person could not be seen clearly.

While he was walking, Ying Yi's ears twitched slightly. He raised his head and saw, through the fog and rain curtain that could not block his sight, a dark shadow several miles away.

Ying Yi's expression changed and he exhaled slightly.

"It seems I came in time."

As soon as his feet moved, the air around him exploded, and the shrouded smoke instantly pulled up a long white wave in the rain curtain. In just a few breaths, the sword flashed!

Zhang Xianzhong was wearing a cherry helmet, and the yellow beard under his chin was soaked by the rain. For various reasons, he accepted the advice given to him by Li Chuang and came from Huainan. But it didn't go well in Runing, and Ruyang City was not conquered.

They had no choice but to gather a few people in the Xiping and Suiping areas and replenish some supplies. Then he ran into Zhou Li's defense line at Chaya Pass.

At first, Zhang Xianzhong didn't take Zhou Li's troops lightly, but after two days, he attacked seven or eight times with an absolutely superior force, but nothing was achieved except losses after losses.

Only then did Zhang Xianzhong realize how powerful his opponent was.

At any other time, he would turn around and leave without saying a word. But not now. He didn't want to go to Huainan where he couldn't open up the situation, and the Runing Mansion was already heavily guarded against him and couldn't attack in a hurry. The only way to survive is to leave Runing, enter Nanyang, and go west to Huguang.

He decisively abandoned the captive refugees outside Chaya Mountain Pass to attract Zhou Li's attention. He took away all the elite old thieves, totaling more than 3,000 people, and broke through Chaya through another hidden path. Mountain, entering the territory of Wuyang.

"God damn it!"

Zhang Xianzhong touched the rainwater on his face, looked at the sky and cursed several times. At this moment, there was a faint sound of thunder in front of him. Before he could react, in the dim rain curtain, the cold edge of a knife like a crescent moon bloomed in front of his eyes. Zhang Xianzhong felt a chill on his neck, and he had fallen into darkness.