Wuyuan County Guard Yamen.
A soldier in Ming armor rushed into the main hall of the yamen.
"No... Not good."
Wuyuan County Guard Commander Tian Jingliang frowned and glanced at the soldier impatiently." Did a dog bite your tail?!”
"What big thing can't be said slowly?
The soldier looked anxious. He pointed at the yamen and shouted," Not good, Commander!”
"That Yang Jing is really going to rebel!"
"Now... He was currently leading his men to the yamen!”
Tian Jingliang waved his hand disdainfully." Nonsense."”
"This morning, I sent people to raid Yang Jing's house.”
"At this hour, he should be queuing up at Meng Po's place.”
Seeing that Tian Jingliang did not believe him, the soldier suddenly knelt on the ground and said with a trembling body,"Lord Commander, what I said is true!”
"That Yang Jing didn't die at all. The Thousand Households Lord you sent and those dozen brothers are all dead.”
"Their heads were all cut off and hung at the entrance of the market in the city. The people who came and went saw it.”
" What?!" Tian Jingliang stood up angrily and slammed the table.
"Where did he come from?"
The soldier shook his head." I don't know.”
Tian Jingliang pinched his waist and scolded angrily,"I think Yang Jing has eaten the guts of a leopard."”
"Just nice, I was still worried that I wouldn't be able to gather enough people to kill the mountain bandits.”
"Today, let me make an example out of him.”
Tian Jingliang walked around the main hall a few times with his hands on his waist and finally remembered a very serious question.
"How many people are there with Yang Jing?”
The soldier thought for a moment and replied in a panic,"I heard from the patrolling brothers that there are about a thousand people.”
A thousand people?
The expression on Tian Jingliang's face suddenly darkened.
How could Yang Jing have so many people?!
Usually, he and Yang Jing were in charge of the Wuyuan County Guard. If he had secretly stationed troops, it would be impossible for him to not make any movements.!
Or did he really defect?
In all of Great Ming, only Roaming King Li Zicheng had the ability to sneak into the south.
Could it be Roaming King's men? Had Roaming King already sent people to the Hui Prefecture?!
The more Tian Jingliang thought about it, the more flustered he became.
If it weren't for Yang Jing, Roaming King would've attacked him directly. He could've just surrendered with his soldiers and changed his position in the new dynasty.
However, Yang Jing hated him to the bone. If he caught him today, he would definitely skin him alive.
Right now, the total number of soldiers in this guard station was only about 2,000!
Although he had twice the number of soldiers Yang Jing had, he did not know the strength of Yang Jing's soldiers, nor was he sure if Yang Jing's soldiers were from Roaming King. On the other hand, he knew the strength of his own soldiers.
To put it simply, the word 'motley crew' could be used to describe them. They could not withstand a single blow and would collapse in one blow!
The military strength of a county town guard in Ming Dynasty should be around five to six thousand people. Each person had a few acres of fertile land under their name to provide self-sufficient support for the guard army. This was the rule set by Zhu Yuanzhang.
In the early stages of the Ming Dynasty, the Wei Suo system did display its advantages under the control of the court. It could feed millions of soldiers without the need for the country's silver.
However, in the late Ming Dynasty, the military and political power were scattered. In addition, the mountains were high and the emperor was far away. The court was unable to govern, and the disadvantages of the Wei system were revealed.
In order to occupy more land and become bigger landowners, the thousands and hundreds of households in the local guards began to falsely report their population to the court in order to fill their own pockets.
A centurion should have a hundred soldiers under him, but after many operations, he might only have ten or twenty personal guards under him, and most of them were useless people who only knew how to accumulate wealth.
In this way, a Wei station with two thousand soldiers was quite a lot.
Tian Jingliang's subordinates were all such soldiers. How could he dare to go against the peasant armed forces?
The soldier who came to deliver the message obviously knew his own capabilities. He only wanted to live and earn money, so he did not want to die. He knelt on the ground and trembled as he grabbed Tian Jingliang's pants.
"Commander, what should we do?"
"Let's run."
"Yang Jing has too many people, and I heard from my brothers that all of them are quite powerful.”
"We can't beat them at all.”
"Let's run quickly. If we don't run now, it'll be too late!”
The soldiers looked terrified and kept persuading Tian Jingliang to give the order to abandon the city and escape. They were afraid that they would stay behind and fight with Yang Jing's men.
How could Tian Jingliang not know that it was too late to run? He glanced at the guy who was hugging his thigh, snot and tears flowing down his face, and began to think.
With Yang Jing's temper, it was impossible for him to let anyone in the Guard Agency off.
If they were to retreat with great fanfare, it would be too much of a target.
Moreover, if the higher-ups blame me, I definitely won't be able to keep my life.
However, if I disguise myself and leave the city quietly while the city is in chaos, wouldn't I be able to do it without anyone knowing?
Moreover, I can rush all the way to the Hui Prefecture and report the situation to the Xin 'an Yamen. If they send troops to encircle and suppress us, wouldn't that be a great achievement?
The more Tian Jingliang thought about it, the more he felt that his idea was really brilliant. His eyes rolled, and then he raised his leg with all his might with a stern face. He kicked the soldier who was hugging his thigh away, and at the same time, he cursed.
"You heartless son of a bitch!”
"Yang Jing only has 1,000 people. Look at how scared you are!”
"As a soldier of Great Ming, you don't even have any backbone?!”
As he spoke, Tian Jingliang strolled around the main hall, his eyes darting around as he calculated in his heart what valuable things he should take away.
After a few simple glances, he put his hands on his waist and roared,"Pass down my order. All the soldiers of Wuyuan Guards, go into battle and kill the enemies!”
"Whoever escapes will be punished according to military law!”
"Yes."
The soldier quickly nodded and scrambled to his feet to run out.
At the same time, Yang Jing and the others were only two streets away from the Wuyuan County Guard Yamen.
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