Flying Clouds in Another World

Chapter 346: Protracted War in Anping County

Ever since the death of the previous emperor, civil unrest has gradually broken out throughout the empire, and it has become increasingly severe!

Anya County in Yunzhou is naturally no exception, but Anping County in the county has become the only paradise.

Although other counties were experiencing constant civil unrest, Anping County was peaceful and tranquil.

For most people in Anping County, those who need to work should work, and those who need to farm should farm. Who would rebel when they have nothing better to do than to have a full stomach?

But as time went by, the surrounding counties became more and more chaotic, and finally, the civil unrest spread to Anping County.

First, some refugees who fled from outside the county launched several civil riots in succession, and then the rioters from other counties tried to enter Anping County.

However, the rebellious refugees did not receive any response from the local people and were quickly suppressed by the local militia.

The rioters who tried to attack Anping County were repelled by the Earl's private army and were blocked outside the county.

Immediately, Le'an Earl Liu Shihao issued a war mobilization order, blocking Anping County's contact with the outside world.

The blockade lasted for dozens of days.

It was during these few dozen days that the situation changed dramatically.

First, the emperor issued an edict allowing local governments at all levels to expand their local armies to suppress the rebellious army.

Soon after, a strong man finally emerged among the rioters in the surrounding counties: Gongsun Yian.

This man only led a few hundred people to start a rebellion at first. But in less than two months, he expanded his team to tens of thousands and successively captured three county towns, becoming the most famous person in Anya County.

However, when the government attacked the three county towns, the local soldiers guarding the cities did not cause him much trouble. Instead, after the cities were captured, the guards and servants of the Green Willow Chamber of Commerce killed and wounded two or three hundred of his young and strong soldiers.

At the same time, a large amount of property was seized from the Green Willow Chamber of Commerce’s shops, even more than what was seized from the county’s official treasury.

This made him realize that in Anya County, the biggest threat to him was not the militia from the county governments or the county brigade, but Liu the Butcher who had been hiding in Anping County.

Moreover, the richest place in Anya County is not Anya Prefecture, but Anping County, or more precisely, the Anping Liu Family.

He also heard that the emperor had issued an edict allowing local officials to expand the army to quell the rebellion.

If that Butcher Liu also expands his army... No, I can't deprive Butcher Liu of the opportunity to expand his army. I want his food and money more!

Therefore, Gongsun Yian sent out invitations to heroes, inviting the rebel troops from Anya County to attack Anping County together.

Soon, dozens of large and small rebel armies, totaling more than 100,000 people, will attack Anping County.

After more than two months of development, the rioters had obtained many weapons and upgraded to a rebel army.

Of course, among these hundreds of thousands of rebel troops, there are only tens of thousands of soldiers who are truly capable of fighting, and as for armored soldiers, there are only a few thousand.

But even so, they broke through the defense line set up by Anping County's local soldiers and civilian militia and entered Anping County.

In fact, rather than saying that the Anping County defense line was breached, it would be more accurate to say that the soldiers and civilians on the defense line voluntarily withdrew to the county seat, the Earl's Mansion, and a dozen other strategic locations.

As a border county bordering the Northern Wilderness, the people of Anping County have always had a martial spirit. In addition, Liu Shihao's management and training over the past 20 years have made the combat power of the civilian militia, not to mention the local soldiers, extraordinary, and incomparable to local soldiers in other places.

Moreover, since the repeated attacks from the Northern Wilderness in the past two years, a large number of defense facilities have been built in the county town, the Earl's Mansion, and more than a dozen key locations of the Liu family.

Although the rebel army led by Gongsun Yian and others has now attacked, they have to face two strong cities and more than a dozen simple fortresses.

As for replenishing troops and supplies, let's take down these strong cities and strongholds first. Because at this time, the entire Anping County implemented a policy of clearing the countryside and abandoning the difficult-to-defend villages and gathering in the strong cities and strongholds.

But Gongsun Yian and his army were not barbarians from the Northern Wilderness, and it was not winter or early spring. The food and grass they had looted could still sustain them for a while.

Therefore, the hundreds of thousands of rebel troops this time are far more difficult to deal with than the barbarians in the Northern Wilderness in previous times.

Thus, a protracted tug-of-war battle began, which lasted for more than half a month.

Dozens of makeshift catapults smashed large stones against the high walls of Earl Le'an's Palace.

Although the high walls of the Earl's Mansion were covered with scars, they still stood firm to protect the people behind them.

Qin Cheng stood on a high tower in the city, looking at the chaotic army outside the city from afar, and beside him, Zhou Banxia was drinking a little wine leisurely!

"Mr. Zhou, this rebellion is more difficult to deal with than the barbarians in the northern wilderness! They are not short of food for the time being, and they are constantly building siege equipment. Aren't you worried at all?"

After hearing what Qin Cheng said, Zhou Banxia took a sip of wine and said disdainfully:

"That's called a siege engine! It's just a toy made by a bunch of craftsmen who know nothing!"

"Take the catapults for example. They have such a short range and are not accurate. What use are they except for scaring people? Besides, you have already destroyed nearly a hundred of them!"

Qin Cheng smiled and said:

"Haha! But it's still a catapult after all, and there are so many trees nearby, they're making new ones every day! It's always a hassle!"

Zhou Banxia said:

"The problem is not these catapults, nor how to defeat them! The problem is how to annihilate them! If we can't annihilate the main force of these hundreds of thousands of rebels, they will just flee after being defeated, and will come back again in a few days!"

"Alas! It's a pity that little bastard Liu Feiyun was so foolish to hand over tens of thousands of troops to others!"

"If he brings back those tens of thousands of troops, not to mention these hundreds of thousands of chaotic troops! Even the entire Anya County will become the real territory of his Liu family father and son!"

"What a loser bastard!"

After hearing what Zhou Banxia said, Qin Cheng could only smile bitterly:

Tens of thousands of Zhenhuang troops! And most of them are cavalry who have experienced point array fighting! Just giving them away to the court for nothing, even I am unwilling to accept it!

But there is no way! That Yun kid has already been sent out!

"By the way! It's time for the young master and the others to come back!"

In the end, Qin Cheng could only say this.

Zhou Banxia took another sip of wine and said angrily:

"This little bastard! When he comes back, I'll teach him a lesson!

I have taught him for so many years, why hasn't he made any progress at all! "

Just at this moment, a powerful iron guard came with a bamboo tube containing a secret letter.

Qin Cheng opened the bamboo tube and took out the secret letter. He couldn't help but laugh:

"This young master is really unpredictable, he came back as soon as he said he would! Lengfengkou Pass City has an urgent report that the young master has led 3,000 cavalrymen to the Earl's Mansion!"

Zhou Banxia threw down his wine gourd, stood up and said:

"Now that the little bastard is back, you should prepare for a counterattack!"

"I also have to go back to the Fantasy Valley first and let those brats prepare to perform well in front of that little bastard. Otherwise, that little bastard will say that I, Zhou Banxia, ​​do not work and only eat!"