In Tongling, Chizhou Prefecture, after listening to the latest military information reported by Han Kedong, the magistrate Chen Zhongqing's cheeks turned pale and he said in disbelief: "Didn't the Zhejiang gangs collapse on their own? Why did thousands of people gather to invade my Tongling?"

Mr. Han Qian also looked bitter. The situation was very good. After hearing that the Zhejiang gangs had collapsed, he hurriedly led his troops to hunt down the fleeing Zhejiang gangs. After so many days, although they didn't get much, there were still hundreds of people. You should know that these Zhejiang gangs were not the rat-tailed braids of the Xin Dynasty Yazheng, but the hair was actually tied with long hair, so there was no killing good and making achievements at all. They were thriving in military achievements. When the head was handed over, Han Kedong would stand out and it would be difficult to be undeveloped. But who knew that just a few days later, the scared Zhejiang gangs actually gathered to kill again. It is said that they were killed from Jiangbei and conquered the city and landed, and they actually rolled up loudly. God knows what the Jiangbei people are doing for food!

"Sir, Zhejiang Kou dares to do this, are the pirates returning?"

The person who spoke was Lu Bangding, the magistrate of Chen, and a scholar in Shaoxing, Zhejiang. In short, the Tongling County Government had changed seven masters, but Master Lu was a bench that had been beaten and had not moved for more than ten years, which made more people in Tongling City know Master Lu than those in the county. It was really a master who was beaten and a county master who was flowing.

"It's possible, otherwise Zhejiang Kou wouldn't be so bold to turn back!"

Han Qian felt that Master Lu’s guess was very likely to be true, otherwise it would not be explained that the Zhejiang gang ran to Jiangbei a few days ago, but now they dared to gather people to bump into Jiangnan. The spies he sent out could see clearly that the Zhejiang gang fleet, which had originally scattered, has gathered again. Look at the situation that it is very important to cut off the river again. If it is not good, now Nanjing is probably killed by the siege and shot again!

County Magistrate Chen couldn't sit still anymore, so he hurriedly said to General Han Qian: "The Zhejiang gang has brought thousands of troops. Our soldiers are afraid that they can't defend it. General Han Qian should send people to Fucheng and Wuhu to seek reinforcements as soon as possible, otherwise we will be done!"

Mr. Han Qian hesitated for a moment, but then he swept the bitterness on his face. The calm County Magistrate Chen said, "I won't go and ask for help, let's do it anyway."

"Anyway?" Master Lu was stunned.

"Another anyway!" County Magistrate Chen was also stunned, but he said something more than Master Lu.

"We have surrendered to Zhejiang Kou once last time. Can they still believe us this time? Mr. Han Qian still thinks twice. What should we do if Zhejiang Kou is defeated again?"

Master Lu opposed it again, anyway, he didn't want to be as embarrassed as last time. He was worried every day. When he went to bed at night, he would listen to the movements outside, fearing that the soldiers from the city would come to hunt down and kill those who surrendered to the enemy.

"We have killed so many Zhejiang gangs. Can Zhejiang gangs let us go if they really come? No, no, this matter is not enough. I think I'd better go and ask for help."

County Magistrate Chen didn't want to be anymore. He was a Jinshi at least, so he was just a Jinshi. He could not do it again. If he really wanted to do this, wouldn't he become a fickle villain? Besides, when Zhejiang gangs came, he changed his name to Siming; when the pirates were defeated, he changed his name to Zhongqing; if he listened to Mr. Chen Qian, wouldn't he have to change his name back to Siming? In ancient times, Meng's mother moved three times, could he have changed his name three times today? What's the matter!

Mr. Han Qian made up his mind, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Far away water cannot quench the near thirst. If we point to the soldiers from the Mansion City and Wuhu to save us, we may have already come to the gate of hell. At this critical moment, don't think about those useless things, save our lives first."

"There is no other way?"

Magistrate Chen looked bitter, and Master Lu was also in pain.

Mr. Han Qian gave the two of them a blank look: "Even if the Fucheng and Wuhu receive news that they can send troops to rescue us, we have to resist the Zhejiang gang alone for a few days. There are only a few hundred defenders in the city, but there are thousands of Zhejiang gangs. When the city is attacked, what can we use to block it? When it is really critical, will the county master go to kill the enemy or Master Lu go to kill the enemy?"

"I"

Master Lu coughed twice, and he was a great assistant. Since ancient times, there has been no reason for a master to go to the battlefield!

Magistrate Chen also looked embarrassed and disagreed with Mr. Han Qian's words. Can he, a magistrate who was from the top Jinshi fight like a big-headed soldier? This is too insulting to be gentle!

"If it really doesn't work, why don't we run away?" Master Lu suggested. He thought this method was better than any other.

Unexpectedly, County Magistrate Chen shook his head like a wave drum: "I can't run away. When this run, the lives of the whole county's family will be lost!"

Mr. Han Qian glared at Master Lu. Can he and County Magistrate Chen run away? If he really wants to run away, he will definitely be punished by the Qing court. If he is still dead, he might as well surrender to Ming Dynasty again and watch the news. Although this matter is extremely dangerous, it is much better than being killed. Besides, Tongling is his territory, and the family business he has purchased for many years is also in Tongling, so he abandoned it, which is even more deadly than killing him. The so-called keeping the green mountains is there, and you are not afraid of burning firewood. As long as Tongling is in his hands for one day, he will have room to turn around. If he really loses the territory, what is the difference between him and a salted fish?

"Don't think about it, listen to me, anyway. Anyway, Zhejiang Kou treats us as his own people. Then not only can he save his life, but also Tongling, why not do it?" Mr. Han Qian tried his best to lobby these two people, determined to pull them into the water again.

"Then we have killed so many Zhejiang bandits?"

Master Lu was a little worried and regretted it very much. If he had known that the siege gang would come back, he should have persuaded the county master and Mr. Han Qian not to start a massacre and leave a way out.

Mr. Han Qian was not worried about this matter. He said, "That's their own masters. What's there to say? Now we are lost and we will return. He, the Zhejiang gangsters, can't let us be so nervous about the officials and gentry of Tongling, let's go out? If it really doesn't work, I'll find a few scapegoats."

"What if the Zhejiang gangs are defeated again?" County Magistrate Chen was still a little hesitant, always feeling that Mr. Han Qian's method was unstable.

Mr. Han Qian said without thinking, "Is this a big deal? Of course, we are going to continue to be our honest officials. We already have experience, so we are not very familiar with each other when we do it again."

Magistrate Chen and Master Lu were speechless. They used to think that they were already thick-skinned enough. They didn't want to compare with Mr. Han Qian, that was a little witch who saw the big witch.

County Magistrate Chen sighed: "We are all the people who have been lying around, can't we become villains?"

Mr. Han Qian said, "Which is important, reputation or life?"

"Of course life is important." County Magistrate Chen said honestly. He was really afraid of death.

"Will it be over!" Mr. Han Qian made the final decision: "Anyway, we will be right away!"

County Magistrate Chen didn't say anything, but obviously agreed. Master Lu thought about it, but he couldn't think of any other way to save his life immediately, so he nodded in agreement with this matter. However, he asked Mr. Han Qian: "What if someone refuses to join us?"

"Don't want to be with us?" Mr. Han Qian's eyes showed fierce light, "Then he will be charged with a thief, give him a white knife and a red knife!"

"I can only do this. President Han Qian is in charge of the specific matter. I am really unsure about this county, so it is better to burn incense and worship Buddha."

When County Magistrate Chen walked to the door, he felt something again and said to Mr. Han Qian and Master Lu: "It is not easy to be an official in this world, but not easy."
Chapter completed!