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On the way to lead the troops, Liu Sheng originally thought that the Gao family would at best entertain them with good wine and meat, making the officers and soldiers drunk in the morning.

Unexpectedly, Gao Dequan actually released Croton.

When it comes to medicine, the first thing that ordinary people think of is the Mongolian sweat medicine in various novels.

But in fact, the real Mongolian sweat medicine requires datura flowers to make, and this flower is a rare and precious medicinal material from the Western Regions. Ordinary people cannot buy it at all, and the effect is not that great.

Croton, on the other hand, is a common drug used to treat food accumulation, constipation, and abdominal edema. But eating too much will cause diarrhea, so it is very suitable for use as a means of harming people.

However, croton has flavor and can be eaten.

But Wang Yingtai and other officers and soldiers were completely unprepared when they arrived. Secondly, the croton was served with spicy spicy soup, so naturally no one noticed.

When the rebels rushed into the courtyard, many officers and soldiers had lost their strength to pull, and some were still pulling.

If you want to resist, you have no strength; if you want to escape, you have no strength.

On the contrary, the overwhelming stench and filth on the ground became the biggest obstacles for the rebels to capture the prisoners.

Wang Yingtai was sitting on the toilet. When he heard the movement outside, he knew that he was in trouble this time.

He wanted to get up and fight his way out, or see if he could climb over the wall and escape, but he was running out of energy. The key was that his stomach still hurt and he hadn't finished.

Wow!

The door was kicked open, and several rebel knife players broke in. Their eyes lit up when they saw Wang Yingtai, who was dressed in brocade clothes (he usually didn't wear armor).

The other officers and soldiers were pulling at the wall, but this man was pulling at the room. Needless to say, he must be a high official!

Wang Yingtai saw several rebels rushing towards him excitedly, and hurriedly shouted: "Wait until I finish pulling you, then arrest him! I am a military general of the Ming Dynasty, give me some dignity!"

Several rebels looked at each other in shock.

"Commander, what should we do?"

"Are you going to give him some decency?"

Several people looked at the corps commander.

"Let's wait until he finishes." The team leader thought for a moment and said, "Go up and grab him now. He might struggle and get shit all over us."

Upon hearing this, several rebels covered their noses, retreated to the door, and waited patiently...

Until all the officers and soldiers were tied up and brought out, Liu Sheng did not enter the courtyard.

It was really smelly inside. Although Liu Sheng could tolerate it, there was no need.

In fact, even if you stay outside in your yard, you still have to endure the stench.

At this moment, Gao Dequan has been staying with Liu Sheng, never leaving.

"Your Majesty, my Xiucheng is not sensible. If there is any offense, please forgive me and don't argue with him."

When Gao Dequan thought about it, the reason why the rebels were unwilling to release him was probably because his precious son said something after he was captured, which angered the leader of the thieves.

Of course, he also heard that the rebel soldiers called Liu Sheng leader, and he realized that Liu Sheng was the "leader of thieves" and not the red lady as rumored.

Liu Sheng said: "He didn't offend me, so why should I care?"

"In that case, why doesn't Your Majesty let my son come back as soon as possible? He can't do anything except study. Your Majesty, if you keep him, it will be a waste of food."

Hearing this, Liu Sheng looked at Gao Dequan with a smile, "Gao Yuanwai is such a precious son?"

Gao Dequan said helplessly: "I am old and have a son. I have only one seedling. It is up to him to carry on the family line."

Liu Sheng said: "Don't worry, Gao Yuanwai, our rebel army will teach him how to work and allow him to support himself."

"Ah? This..."

Gao Dequan didn't know what to say for a moment, and became more and more worried about his precious son.

So he asked, "Can I go to the mountains to see him?"

"It's okay for you to go abroad if you're a senior member of the Communist Party of China, but if you go there, you won't be able to come back until three years later."

Hearing this, Gao Dequan's heart sank, and he thought to himself: Could this thief have killed Xiucheng long ago, and then he said he would let him go after three years to deceive me?

So he asked again: "Your Majesty, can you ask Xiucheng to write a letter home?"

Liu Sheng said: "Gao Yuanwai can write a letter to Dashui Pingzhai and have someone take it there. But whether he can write a reply depends on his performance."

Gao Dequan wanted to say something more, but he saw a rebel coming to report to Liu Sheng.

The one who came was An Jun, one of the military and political officials accompanying the army.

"Reporting to the leader, a total of 397 officers and soldiers were captured this time, including one staff general, one thousand general, two generals, 56 servants, 169 combat soldiers, and 168 auxiliary soldiers."

Liu Sheng nodded and said, "Check it carefully again. Your hands must be tied tightly."

"Yes!"

An Jun responded and left.

Then Wang Yingtai was escorted out of the yard by several rebels.

When he saw Liu Sheng, he immediately realized that Liu Sheng was the leader of the thieves, and couldn't help shouting: "I don't accept it! If it weren't for the old dog named Gao, you wouldn't have captured us!"

Liu Sheng was too lazy to pay attention to him.

Gao Dequan thought of his son's life and death in the den of thieves, and couldn't help but stepped forward and kicked Wang Yingtai, saying bitterly: "If you hadn't kicked my son down, would he have been captured? If he hadn't been captured, I would have been able to pass..." Rebels?!"

Wang Yingtai didn't expect that the root of Gao Dequan's betrayal was here, and he was speechless for a moment.

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Knowing that Wang Yingtai was in Gaolaozhuang, Liu Sheng brought an extra guard of standing troops.

After arresting Wang Yingtai and others, it was time for the standing army of this post to escort the prisoners back to Dashui Pingzhai.

In order to prevent these people from escaping, the prisoners not only tied their hands tightly behind their backs, but also connected the left arms of ten people in a string with ropes.

In this way, unless ten people run together in a very tacit understanding, it is easy to fall down and be caught after running.

When they went to Dashui Pingzhai, the prisoners were only given one meal of porridge every day. They were so hungry that they had no strength, making it even harder to escape.

Liu Sheng led a small rebel army of a thousand people and marched lightly towards Queshan County.

As for borrowing food from the market towns and villages along the road, that is something that can only be done conveniently when we return.

It takes one hundred thirty or forty miles to walk from Dashui Pingzhai to Queshan County, but fortunately, we are marching on the plains.

Liu Sheng led the rebels for about seventy or eighty miles on the first day, and arrived near Queshan County before the sun went down the next day.

Queshan County is surrounded by Panlong Mountain to the southwest, Zhenshui tributaries from northwest to northeast, and several other small rivers. It is surrounded by plains and fertile soil, and its geographical location is very advantageous.

Unfortunately, due to the severe drought, Zhenshui has lost two-thirds, and the rivers near the county seat have almost bottomed out.

According to Luo Huaiyu, a classic historian, hungry people came outside the county every day, people left every day, and a small number of people disappeared in horror.

Therefore, the county government did not know how many hungry people there were outside the city. It was estimated that there were no less than 10,000 people.

Seeing that the sun was about to set, Liu Sheng knew that he could not attack the city today, so he found a small valley near Panlong Mountain for the rebels to camp and rest.

The next morning.

He ate breakfast in a hurry, then took dozens of pro-soldiers, dressed up in disguise, to explore the situation outside the county town.

Not only to explore the deployment of troops in the county, but also to have a certain understanding of the situation of hungry people outside the city.

Liu Sheng didn't want hungry people to flood into the city when he attacked the city, and then turn the county into a living hell.

What he wants to do is to loot the money and food in the city in an orderly manner, and then move the refugees.

After investigating for most of the morning, Liu Sheng found that there were many refugee shacks in the east, west, and south of Queshan County. There were more refugees outside the east and south city gates, but there were no city gates on the west and north sides, so there were fewer refugees.

Liu Sheng had a telescope, which was very convenient for exploration on the plains. At a rough estimate, he felt that the number of hungry people must be between 10,000 and 20,000, maybe even more than 20,000!

Because of the large number of refugees, the county town is quite heavily guarded.

Hundreds of local warriors were stationed outside the east and south city gates, and there were also government officials to collect gate taxes and inspect pedestrians and vehicles.

The city wall is two feet high, and the city gate tower is more than three feet high. There are also village warriors standing guard and patrolling on it.

However, the local warriors do not look very elite, and it can even be said that they have no spirit.

The most important thing is that judging from the reaction in the county, it seems that the officers and soldiers are still unaware of the defeat at Tianmu Mountain.

Liu Sheng understood it after thinking about it.

The Xiangyong who accompanied the officers and soldiers to suppress the rebels were recruited from the villages around the county. They were not familiar with the geography around Tianmu Mountain. Not only were they scattered, but they also lost their food and grass. They wanted to walk more than a hundred miles back to Queshan County. Not easy.

Even if they come back, most people will first flee and hide near their respective villages - deserters and defeated soldiers are not only dishonorable, but may also be punished.

As for the occurrence of a few fierce men among the rural warriors who were very loyal to the Ming Dynasty and rushed back to the county seat as quickly as possible to report to the county magistrate after escaping, the probability of it happening was too low.

The county town did not know the news of Wang Yingtai's defeat, which was understandable.

After returning to the camp, Liu Sheng summoned several pro-army captains and sentry commanders under his command, and said: "The security in the county is quite tight. Let's act according to the second plan."

"As ordered!"

More than an hour later.

Outside the East City Gate.

The sun is in the middle of the sky, and it is vicious.

The village heroes all took refuge in the pergola beside the city wall to have lunch, complaining while eating——

"Mom, it's millet porridge again!"

"It's so clear, you can even see people's shadows."

"If we don't have enough to eat every day, how can we have the energy to stand guard outside the city gate?"

"···"

The village heroes only dared to complain a few words - they still had enough to eat and even received some food for their families. Unlike the hungry people outside, countless people starve to death every day.

The government officials had already eaten. Seeing that no one was entering or leaving the city at noon, they lazily retreated into the shadow of the city wall.

Just as he was about to take a nap against the wall, he saw hundreds of people walking quickly towards the city gate, all holding weapons in their hands.