It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

The guard shook his head and said, "Your Excellency the Prefect, it is the troops from Xing County."

"There was a word 'Xing' and a word 'Lu' written on their big flag."

Prefect Kang immediately looked discouraged.

"How many soldiers and horses can he have in a county?"

"It's over, Jizhou is over. Jizhou can't be defended anymore." Prefect Kang sat down on the ground.

But then he thought, since that was the case, he might as well be happy for a while.

So, Magistrate Kang struggled to get up from the ground and went to the backyard.

He kept several young ladies in the backyard, and he had fun every night.

Ever since the Qiang troops arrived, he no longer had the interest.

Now it seems that everything is in vain.

The imperial court has already given up Jizhou. The troops in Jizhou, plus the cannon fodder in Xing County, are not enough to fill the teeth of the Qiang people.

Mr. Liao did not see Magistrate Kang, so he went to the backyard to look for someone.

As soon as he got to the back, he heard the sound of the bed shaking in the room.

Mr. Liao was speechless. It was already this late and he still had the mind to do this.

If you have the guts, use that thing of yours to drive the Qiang people away.

Mr. Liao was full of disappointment.

"What's going on, Mr. Prefect? ​​Didn't you tell him that the troops from Xing County have arrived?" Mr. Liao grabbed the guard and asked.

"Sir, why didn't I tell you? I have already told the prefect. But when the prefect heard that they were not soldiers from the imperial court but soldiers from Xing County, he fell to the ground, then got up again, saying that he would be happy as long as he could." The guard said helplessly.

Mr. Liao sighed heavily.

"I'll go to the city tower to check the situation first. When the prefect is done, you tell him what I said. Ask him to dress neatly, and it's best if he wears military uniform before going to the city tower." Mr. Liao instructed the guards.

The guard agreed.

Mr. Liao hurried to the city wall.

The Qiang troops were still attacking the city, and Zhou Cheng was leading his soldiers to defend the city.

"Sir, we can't hold on any longer. It's better to lead the troops out and kill them all." Zhou Cheng said to Mr. Liao, holding a knife in his hand.

"Rushing out now would mean suicide." Mr. Liao shook his head.

"The troops from Xing County are here. Keep defending. We have a chance to turn defeat into victory."

Prefect Kang looked down on the troops of Xing County, but he thought Lu Xingcheng was a great man.

In just a few months, they took over several counties around Xing County.

Rather than saying that Xing County belongs to Prefect Kang, it would be better to say that it belongs to Lu Xingchen.

"How many soldiers and horses can a small county like Xing County have? Only a few hundred people. What's the use of them coming?" Zhou Cheng showed a look of disdain.

"It's better to go out and fight with real weapons than to die in such a cowardly way. Then you can die a worthy death and die gloriously."

Mr. Liao felt that he really couldn't go on.

When the prefect heard that troops had arrived in Xing County, he went back to fight with the woman.

When the highest military commander in Jizhou heard that troops from Xing County were coming, he wanted to fight a bloody battle with the Qiang troops, seeking his own death.

One is to live happily every day, the other is to die early.

Mr. Liao looked at the deputy general Ma Chao who was standing not far away.

He knew that Ma Chao was much more capable than Zhou Cheng, both in terms of wisdom and fighting power.

It’s a pity that Zhou Cheng has always been blindly arrogant and refuses to listen to other people’s advice. Ma Chao is inferior to him and can only temporarily submit and endure.

"Ma Chao, come with me." Mr. Liao called to Ma Chao.

Ma Chao followed Mr. Liao down the stairs.

"What can I do for you, sir?"

"If Zhou Cheng takes his troops out of the city to fight without permission, you must defend the city wall to the death. Don't relax for a moment. You must obey my orders." Mr. Liao warned.

Ma Chao nodded vigorously.

Mr. Liao was busy running around, as there were many other things to deal with. The wounded needed to be treated, the people in the city needed to be comforted, and the soldiers' rations also needed to be resolved.

As expected, as soon as Mr. Liao left, Zhou Cheng couldn't wait to mobilize a thousand soldiers, open the city gate, and go out of the city to fight.

Ma Chao knew that Zhou Cheng would never listen to his advice, so he didn't try to persuade him. When Zhou Cheng left the city, he ordered the city gates to be closed and the soldiers on the towers to be ready for battle.

Lu Xingchen was urging the soldiers to set up camp when he heard a report from a scout.

"Commander-in-chief... a group of soldiers from Jeju City are coming out of the city to fight."

Lu Xingchen showed a bewildered look, "Didn't the news that we arrived outside Jizhou City be passed on?"

"How can we go out of the city to fight at this time?"

"It has been handed in." The scout answered with certainty.

Lu Feng, Wei Hu and others also heard the news and rushed over.

"We're already here. Shouldn't you first discuss with us how to fight and then act together? Why would you leave the city alone? What kind of brain is this?" Lu Feng didn't know what to say.

"Leave a thousand soldiers to set up camp here, and the rest of you, follow me to fight." Lu Xingchen said, holding the silver spear tightly in his hand and jumping on his horse.

The wind was so majestic that it blew the blue ribbon on her head up and down.

"Brother Lu, you stay behind to fight. I will lead Wei Hu, Zhang Fan and the others to fight."

Lu Feng did not resist and nodded in agreement.

"Commander, please be careful."

Lu Xingchen nodded in agreement, then led two thousand soldiers and horses straight to the city of Jizhou.

The Qiang troops and Zhoucheng were in confrontation under Jizhou City.

"You cowards, you finally dare to come out." Hu Le, a leader of the Qiang army, put a large axe on his shoulder and said to Zhou Cheng with a big laugh.

"You bold barbarian, how dare you invade my Jizhou land? I'll chop off your head." Zhou Cheng raised the snake-shaped spear in his hand and said to Hu Le.

"You're going to chop off my head." Hu Le laughed. "You look like a weak chicken. You won't be able to survive three moves from grandpa. You'll be chopped in half by my axe."

"Okay, then let's fight alone." Zhou Cheng clenched the snake-shaped spear in his hand and said sternly.

"Okay, grandpa is not afraid of you." Hu Le waved the big axe in his hand.

The two sides are on the verge of a war, and it is about to begin.

At this moment, a scout from the Qiang tribe came running to report.

"General, another group of troops is coming from the flank..."

"What? How many people?" Hu Le asked.

"It looks like there are a thousand people." The scout replied.

"It's just a thousand people." When Hu Le heard that only a thousand people came, he didn't take it seriously at all.

Lu Xingchen brought two thousand people with her, but she left Wei Hu and Lu Yun on the flank, letting them act according to circumstances.

He took Zhang Fan and Ling Xiao to meet Zhou Cheng.

As he was speaking, Lu Xingchen had already brought his men to the foot of Jizhou city.

"Who are you?" Zhou Cheng looked down at Lu Xingchen.

Lu Xingchen took out the appointment document given to her by Governor Kang and handed it to Zhou Cheng.

Zhou Cheng took a look at the document Lu Xingchen handed to him.

There was no joy on his face, but instead he frowned.

Lu Xingchen's level is the same as his.

"Jizhou's affairs don't need a small Xing County to intervene. I can handle it myself." Zhou Cheng returned Lu Xingchen's documents to her and said arrogantly.