Hedong County was a major county of Si Li. It was adjacent to Bing Province in the north and had a fertile land. It had a population of more than 500,000 and was an important tax area for the Great Han! The court has always attached great importance to the Chosen Ones.
However, ever since the Yellow Turban rebellion, the Great Han Dynasty had been weakening day by day. Not only was it powerless to rule over the various prefectures and counties in the world, but even the east of the river under Luoyang's eyes could not live in peace!
The reason was still the scourge left behind by the Yellow Turban rebellion, the White Wave Thief!
The White Wave Bandits were the Yellow Turban Army from back then. After the Yellow Turban uprising failed, they became bandits under the leadership of their leaders Guo Tai and Yang Feng, and went into hiding!
A year ago, taking advantage of the Western Liang rebellion, the 100,000 remaining Yellow Turban rebels rose up again in the White Valley, known as the White Wave Army!
At that time, the elites of the Han army had been mobilized to Western Liang. In a short period of time, the White Wave Army had swept through Hedong County, Shangjun, and even Hanoi!
The Imperial Court was shocked and sent troops several times to annihilate the White Wave Thieves, but they all suffered heavy losses and returned empty-handed!
When Dong Zhuo came to the east of the river, he relied on the strength of the Western Liang army to defeat the White Wave Army several times and wipe out tens of thousands of people!
Only then did they manage to stop the White Wave Army's arrogance, and the remaining troops retreated into the White Wave Valley!
What was surprising was that the powerful Western Liang army never won again! Although they had defeated the White Wave Army several times, they were unable to annihilate the main force of the White Wave Army!
From then on, the two armies confronted each other in the east of the river. Dong Zhuo was also able to suppress the bandits in the east of the river and retain his military power!
However, the bandits in the east of the river had yet to be eliminated. The White Wave Army often appeared in various places in the east of the river to plunder, and the entire east of the river was in a foul mood!
Fen Yin was one of the most serious places!
On the wide official road, thousands of White Bandits were shouting excitedly. They were dressed in tattered clothes, their faces were yellow and their muscles were dirty like a group of refugees!
There were all kinds of weapons in their hands. There were sticks, hoes, and so on. Some even held knives and spears. They barely looked decent!
At this moment, they were looking excitedly at the people they had surrounded in the middle of the road. Their eyes were filled with greed and heat!
That was a fat sheep!
In the middle was a luxurious carriage. The people sitting inside were definitely dignitaries and nobles. Surrounding them were more than a hundred men holding swords and sabers. From their clothes, they looked like the servants of some aristocratic family!
Compared to the two, the White Wave Army was really too cold. They were just a group of refugees, but there were many of them!
With thousands of people surrounding a hundred people, even a pig could crush the other party to death!
The leader of the White Wave Army, Hu Cai, laughed loudly as he rode on his horse. He looked at the carriage as if he was looking at countless gold and silver treasures. He had caught a big fat sheep!
"Haha! Don't waste your time, surrender! We only want money. As long as you send money and food, I promise not to kill anyone!”
Hu Cai shouted arrogantly. This group of people definitely had extraordinary identities. They were either rich or noble. He could just ask for an exorbitant price and ruthlessly extort them!
Ever since the Western Liang army appeared in the east of the river, the Bai Bo bandits had been living a miserable life. They could not even eat. It was not easy for them to meet a fat sheep, and he would never let it go!
At the front of this group of people who were surrounded, a burly man stared at Hu Cai. His eyes were filled with determination as he shouted in a deep voice,"Thief Bai Bo, I advise you not to go too far!”
"We are from the Wei family. If you offend the Wei family, you have to think carefully about the consequences! I've already sent someone to deliver the message. Reinforcements will arrive soon!”
"If you leave now, my Wei family can let bygones be bygones!”
His name was Wei Tong, and he was the leader of the guards of the Wei Clan. His martial arts skills were very strong. If it was just him and a hundred servants, he was completely confident that he could charge out of the encirclement of this motley crew!
However, his mission was to protect the people in the carriage. Even if they died, nothing must happen to the people in the carriage!
As for the surrender that Hu Cai mentioned, waiting for the Wei family to pay the ransom?
It was fine to change it to someone else, but the one in the carriage definitely could not. The Wei family's innocence could not be tarnished!
Hearing that this group of people was actually from the Wei Clan, a hint of fear flashed through Hu Cai's dark eyes. In this era, the power of the great clans was undoubtedly terrifying!
The White Wave Army dared to offend the Imperial Court, but they were wary of the Wei Clan, the overlord of the Eastern River!
The Wei family was the descendant of the Martial Emperor and had been passed down for hundreds of years. Although it had declined in the court, it was the undisputed overlord in the east of the river. Its words carried weight, and its words were more effective than the court!
If they offended the Wei family, it would be even harder for the White Wave Army to survive in Hedong!
Hu Cai hesitated for a moment! He did not know if he should make a move!
The two sides faced each other in this manner. However, the curtain of the carriage was pulled open a tiny gap, revealing a pair of large, watery eyes!
He glanced at the thief outside and sat back down with a cry of surprise."Miss, there are so many thieves outside! Will we be alright?"
In the middle of the carriage, there was a woman who looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old. She was dressed in a pale white dress, and her black hair was in a bun. Her fair skin was so tender that it looked like it would break with a single blow!
There was not a single flaw on her exquisite face, just like white marble. She sat there calmly, as stunning as a person in a painting!
Her looks were considered one of the best in the entire Great Han, and very few people could compare to her. Most importantly, her aura was so cold that it gave people a sacred feeling that they could not profane!
Even women felt inferior in front of her!
Cai Yan, the daughter of the great scholar Cai Yong, had married into the Wei family of Hedong when she was fourteen. She had gone home to visit her family and met the White Wave Thief on her way back to Hedong!
Even though there were over a hundred guards protecting them, Cai Yan's calm face was also somewhat worried. She knew that those white wave bandits were a bunch of refugees!
They would do anything to survive. She didn't know if the Wei family's reputation would have any effect on the white thieves!
"Sigh, I hope they can leave!”Cai Yan softly sighed. His voice was gentle and pleasant, causing one to be intoxicated!
This woman was definitely the pinnacle of women. Every frown, every smile, and every move of hers was fatally attractive to men!
At this moment, Hu Cai looked at the carriage with a cold gaze and hesitated. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he did not want to offend the Wei Clan!
But thinking about it, what was so scary about the White Wave Army now?
They had already been forced into a desperate situation by the Western Liang army. Moreover, the Wei family was one of the supporters of the Western Liang army. They had sent a large amount of grain to Dong Zhuo to support the suppression of the bandits!
Then what was there to be afraid of the Wei family! On the other hand, the person in the carriage might be an important figure in the Wei family. If he fell into his hands, wouldn't he have something to use against the Wei family?
When he thought of this, Hu Cai's hesitant gaze revealed a cold smile. He said to Wei Tong in a deep voice,"Since you are from the Wei family, then I have to treat you well!”
"Kill! Seize the people in the carriage and kill everyone else!”
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