Ah San and Ah Si asked: "Why does the king say that?"
"The floods in the south of Linqiao County are relatively mild, so of course most people will flee south. If Xiao Xiang also goes south, there will be too many people and his tracks will inevitably be exposed on the road. If he goes north, he can at least avoid most of the victims. "
Tang Yin shrugged and said, "If I were Xiao Xiang, I might choose to go north."
After listening to what he said, Ah San and Ah Si thought about it carefully, and it seemed to make some sense. They were talking when, at this time, a fleet of ships came quickly to the west of the boat. There were about a dozen ships, some large and some small, traveling quickly from west to east.
Tang Yin's heart moved. He stood on the bow of the ship and looked at the fleet in the distance with his full eyesight. Because the distance was too far, Tang Yin couldn't see clearly with his eyesight. The only thing that was certain was that it was definitely not an army ship, and the people on board were definitely not officers and soldiers.
He thought for a moment, then shook his head to Asan and Asi and said, "Follow them and see where they are going!"
Ah San and Ah Si both responded, speeding up their paddling speed, and quietly followed the fleet.
By the time they followed until the end of the afternoon, the outline of a city gradually appeared in front of them. Ah San took out the map, identified it, and said to Tang Yin seriously: "Your Majesty, the front should be Pingcheng in Yu County!"
"Pingcheng" Tang Yin had no impression of this place, but he could feel that the terrain here was higher and the flood water under the boat was much shallower. He looked forward and said quietly: "It seems that Pingcheng has not been flooded yet!"
Outside the city in front, there are densely packed boats of all sizes parked. Looking at them coldly, there are no less than a thousand. It can be judged from these boats parked outside the city that Pingcheng must be full of people now. people.
With so many people gathered in Pingcheng, there must be something going on. Tang Yin decided to go to the city to find out.
Fortunately, they were on a small boat. Even though there were already many boats parked outside Pingcheng, they squeezed in despite every opportunity.
After getting off the boat, the first thing that caught your eye was the tall and wide gate of Pingcheng. However, now you can't even see a single soldier guarding the city, only groups of Zhenren people coming in and out.
Ah Si inadvertently raised his head and looked at the city wall. His face immediately showed a look of surprise, and he whispered: "Young Master, look!"
Following Ah Si¡¯s line of sight, Tang Yin looked up and saw that there were hundreds of ropes hanging on the top of the city, and shockingly, there was a corpse hanging on each rope. Some of the corpses had been dead for a long time and were so rotten that their appearance could not even be identified, while some had just died and were stained with blood, even dripping with blood. One thing these corpses have in common is that they are all wearing Sichuan army armor.
After looking at it, Asan frowned and whispered to Tang Yin: "Sir, it seems that Pingcheng has been occupied by rebels."
Tang Yin had no reaction. He withdrew his gaze and walked towards the city. At the same time, he said: "Ah Si, you stay and watch the ship. Ah San, just follow me into the city!"
"Yes! Young Master!" Ah Si responded, and then said uneasily: "The situation in the city is unclear, Young Master, please be careful!"
Tang Yin smiled lightly and nodded slightly.
As they expected, Pingcheng was now filled with Zhenren people. Not only the shops of all sizes along the roadside were overcrowded, but even the streets were crowded with people. It was very lively, but the lively appearance of the city could not hide the strong atmosphere of chilling.
There were almost no smiles on people¡¯s faces, and they all carried weapons. Some had knives on their waists, some had swords on their waists, and some had axes and sickles on their belts.
Tang Yin and Ah San followed the flow of people as they walked inside and looked at the situation around them. As they were walking, more than a dozen big men came towards them. These people stood directly in front of Tang Yin and Ah San, blocking their way.
Secretly, he heard that trouble had come to the door again. Asan was about to step forward to speak. Tang Yin held him back, then took two steps forward, smiled at the big men opposite, and asked: "Brothers, are you okay?" What he said It is a Zhendi accent with a smooth accent.
A big man walked out of the crowd. He looked at Tang Yin and Ah San carefully, then smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Little brother, are you just the two of us?"
Not understanding what the other party meant by asking, Tang Yin's mind changed rapidly, with a smile still on his face, he nodded slightly and said, "Exactly."
"My little brother must be in Pingcheng now because of King Sichuan. In that case, why not join us? After all, there is strength in numbers. If we can come out on top, we can share the bounty equally!" The big man grinned. The flesh on his face trembled suddenly, making people panic when he smiled.
Xiao Xiang is in Pingcheng now? Tang Yin was secretly frightened,No wonder so many Zhen people gathered in Pingcheng, which was besieged by floods. No wonder there was a strong atmosphere of hostility in the city. It turned out that people were all rushing to get Xiao Xiang's head.
He quickly made inferences in his mind, but remained calm on the surface. He quickly glanced at everyone on the other side. Most of these big men were in tattered clothes and had no decent weapons. Except for a few axes, the big men Most also carried sticks and rakes. He said with a smile: "It is true that there is strength in numbers, but I am worried that you will drag us down!"
"Little brother, don't look down on others. We have all been on the battlefield and fought in battles. We crawled out from the pile of dead people. If it weren't for"
As he spoke, the big man deliberately lowered his gaze, took a look at the swords on Tang Yin and Ah San's waists, and continued: "For the sake of your swords, even if you two want to join us, we may not agree. Woolen cloth!"
Tang Yin and Ah San looked at each other, and the former asked casually: "Are you sure you can come out on top?"
The big man smiled, looked around and said: "You have also seen that there are so many people in Pingcheng now. Everyone is fighting for the head of King Sichuan. Everyone wants to get the reward. Who can finally win it? The top spot, in addition to strength, must also rely on luck. But having said that, two of us are locals, and one of them has also worked as a servant in the City Lord's Mansion for half a year. He is very familiar with the situation in the City Lord's Mansion. The little brother should Understand, this is very beneficial!¡±
Tang Yin didn¡¯t ask directly, but he could basically tell through insinuations that Xiao Xiang was now trapped in the City Lord¡¯s Mansion in Pingcheng.
He narrowed his eyes and said faintly: "As far as I know, King Sichuan has many masters around him, including two elders from Shenchi. Are you confident that you can defeat the elders from Shenchi?"
"My little brother is quite well informed!" The big man said with a sneer: "There are only two elders in Shenchi, no matter how powerful they are, they only have four hands, but now there are eight, if not one hundred thousand, people in the city who want to take the head of King Sichuan. Ninety thousand people, once we take action, everyone will have a chance."
Feeling that this big man knew the situation in the city very well, and should be able to get a lot of valuable information through him, Tang Yin rolled his eyes, and finally nodded and said: "Okay, since you sincerely invite me, let me share it for both of you! "
Seeing him nodding in agreement, the big man and the dozen companions behind him all looked happy.
The current rebellion in Linqiao County and the rebellion launched by Li Shu are of two natures. The latter is an organized and led rebel force, while the former is unorganized and leaderless, completely scattered and scattered. A rebellion that arises spontaneously from the people.
The people of Linqiao County all wanted to take the head of King Sichuan, not only to retaliate against the Sichuan people for not saving their lives, but also to earn the reward of one thousand taels of gold offered by Fugui Bank.
It¡¯s just that the power of one person is limited after all, so the people of Zhenren gathered together one after another. To put it bluntly, they were teams. Some small teams only have three or five people, and some teams have ten or dozens of people, or even hundreds of people.
The people who came to Tang Yin were one of many teams. For a small team of more than a dozen people like them, having two more helpers would greatly enhance their strength. What's more, Tang Yin and Ah San both brought There are elite weapons like swords.
They pulled Tang Yin and Asan to a small house in the east of the city. Through conversation, Tang Yin knew that the big man's name was Ju Zhuo, that he was a native of Pingcheng, and that this house was also his home.
As for Sichuan King Xiao Xiang, she is indeed trapped in the City Lord's Mansion in Pingcheng. She is also trapped with nearly a thousand guards. Since most of the guards are spiritual cultivators, there is now a solid courtyard wall of the City Lord's Mansion as a Zhenren attacked the barrier several times, but failed to penetrate it. Instead, many people were killed and injured.
At this time, the two sides are in a stalemate, but according to Ju Zhuo's estimation, the current stalemate will not last long, because Zhenren has either begun to collect kerosene, or has begun secretly digging tunnels to prepare for fire attacks on the ground. , sneak attacks using secret passages under the ground.
After listening to Ju Zhuo¡¯s introduction, Tang Yin asked curiously: ¡°Then what preparations have you made?¡±
Hearing his question, Ju Zhuo and others looked at each other and smiled. He shook his head to a young man and said, "Atong, tell me!"
The young man named Atong said with a smile: "I used to work as a boy in the City Lord's Mansion. I know that there is a tunnel leading to the outside world in the City Lord's Mansion. When we start, we can sneak in through that secret passage. The City Lord's Mansion can also wait at the entrance of the secret passage and wait for King Sichuan to escape on his own initiative!"
"Oh?" Tang Yin straightened his face and asked, "Where is the exit of the secret passage?"
Atong shook his head and said: "In order to keep it secret, only I know now, Brother Lian Ju?Not clear! "
Tang Yin was stunned for a moment, then became happy and did not ask any more questions. Since the other party doesn't want to talk, it's useless for him to ask. Besides, if he really wants to find out, he can do it at any time, it's just a matter of effort.
Joining Ju Zhuo's team saved Tang Yin a lot of trouble. At least he had a stable place to stay, and he could also keep abreast of the happenings in the city at any time. On the day after Tang Yin moved into Pingcheng, Zhenren finally couldn't bear it any longer and launched a massive attack on the city lord's palace.
The Zhenren braved the rain of arrows shot from the city lord's palace, yelling and rushing forward regardless, either holding earthen jars filled with kerosene in their hands, or holding torches high. When they rushed to the front and rear of the courtyard wall, they rushed forward. The earthen jar and the torch were thrown into the city lord's palace.
If only one or two people do this, the destructive effect is not great, but when thousands of people do it at the same time, the consequences will be terrible.