A shout was heard from outside the tent, and everyone's eyes were focused outside the tent.

Seeing the two of them coming back, everyone finally felt relieved.

"I've told you so many times, don't be anxious, it's not like my young master will run away and never come back." The deputy general at the side spoke slowly and breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone took their seats and followed Cen Xiao's arrangements.

"General Cen, do you really want our brothers to do something so evil?"

The general at the side spoke slowly, looking embarrassed.

On the side, the soldiers also curled their lips, but they didn't hide it and sneered directly at Cen Xiao.

Cen Xiao was not annoyed, and still looked calm and composed: "The looting I mentioned is not real looting, I just want the brothers to pretend. As long as we control the strength well, it will not hurt the people."

After he finished speaking, Dai Ying on the side became even more excited.

"Cen Xiao, you are defaming the court. The court sent us to save the people from danger, but you let our brothers do such a thing. Are you the enemy of the people or the court?"

As soon as the words fell, everyone held their breath.

It was common knowledge that the Zhenbei Marquis family was not close to the current emperor, but Dai Ying was the first person who dared to say it so openly.

As soon as the words were spoken, there was a moment of silence in the tent.

Cen Xiao slowly put down the teacup in his hand and slowly raised his eyes. His cold eyes showed no emotion at all.

"General Dai Ying is both brave and resourceful. I'll leave those fat pigs in Luotian Manor to you."

He spoke slowly, his expression unchanged.

As soon as he finished speaking, Dai Ying became anxious.

"Cen Xiao, what do you mean! You want me to herd pigs? Are you kidding me!" Dai Ying stood up suddenly, veins popped out on his forehead, and his whole face turned red with anger.

All the generals lowered their heads to hide their smiles that they could hardly hold back.

Cen Xiao slowly poured a cup of tea and raised his eyebrows: "General Dai Ying boasts of his talent, so this little thing is naturally no problem. The emperor wants me to lead the entire army. If General Dai Ying does not listen to my arrangements, is it possible that he wants to disobey the emperor's will?"

The boomerang hit Dai Ying, and he was instantly speechless. He stared at Cen Xiao with resentment, but he could not utter a single word. Then, he had to sit down in disappointment and accept the task.

"Everyone remember, the number of people going to plunder may not be small, but the momentum must be huge. I want to tell Shancheng that 50,000 troops are already at the gates of the city."

Cen Xiao continued to instruct.

Everyone nodded, stood up, and said with a firm look in their eyes: "Yes!"

The next morning, just after daybreak, the generals counted the soldiers and prepared their plans.

Cen Xiao and Shen Wantang also got up early and prepared to set off.

The army was hidden in the mountains and forests. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't tell that they were the imperial army.

At that time, Luotianzhuang.

"Woo~" The sound of horse hooves came hurriedly from not far away.

Dai Ying rushed to the front, with his face covered, a big knife in his hand, and whistling as he came towards Luotianzhuang.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the people who were farming dropped their hoes and ran back home.

"The bandits are coming!"

A burst of screams spread everywhere, and the people in the village were instantly thrown into chaos.

The women took the children and the elderly and hid in the houses. Some young men were not afraid and picked up their hoes to fight the "bandits" to the death.

But the people are still the people after all. Although they have plenty of brute strength to grow crops, they can never beat the "bandits" riding on horseback.

The soldiers naturally showed mercy and confiscated their work tools, and then drove them away by intimidating them.

Then, several people followed the plan made on the map, split into several groups, and headed straight for the pig farm.

Hearing the sound of horse hooves, the pigs were frightened and hid aside, grunting non-stop.

Dai Ying, who was in the front, was the first to pull the reins - it was not because of anything else, but the smell in this place was so bad that if he stayed any longer, he would probably be suffocated.

After opening the pigpen door, everyone chased the pigs away.

"Brothers, don't take it all, remember to leave some for the brothers behind you!"

Before leaving, Dai Ying shouted at the top of his voice.

Pingxiang Village nearby also had impressive "battle results". In just a few moments, most of the food rations in Pingxiang Village were transported out by a few people.

Transport the pigs and rations to the location chosen early in the morning.

As expected, within half a day after the pigs and rations were taken away, many insurgents from the city arrived. The number was almost the same as that in the battle in Hong County that day.

After confirming that the rebels were stationed in the village, Dai Ying took out the flare.

The flare was launched into the air, and Shen Wantang and Cen Xiao, who were waiting in the woods, were also ready to take action.

Seven thousand soldiers hid in the woods. Five miles outside the woods was the gate of the mountain city.

Cen Xiao slowly stood up, drew the sword from his waist, and shouted: "Soldiers! The opportunity to make merit has come!"

As soon as the words fell, the people who had been hiding for a long time stood up one after another, and the horses rushed out from the woods one after another, and the soldiers followed them out.

At that time, Shancheng realized that something was wrong.

"Oh no! Oh no! Cen Xiao is leading his men to attack the city!"

The subordinate came hurriedly to report and fell to his knees with a thud.

Chen Kangjian stood up suddenly, his eyes full of disbelief.

"what!"

The fierce man at the side was quite calm. He turned the ring with a slight smile on his face, as if everything was in his plan.

"Zhang Shan! What did you tell me? You said they wouldn't attack so quickly! Now there are only 8,000 soldiers left in the city, how can you let us fight!"

Chen Kangjian rushed down, walked up to Zhang Shan, grabbed his collar, frowned and questioned.

Zhang Shan was still nonchalant, with a smug smile on his face: "Brother, give me an hour, and I'll bring Cen Xiao's Noddy to see you."

Seeing Zhang Shan so calm, Chen Kangjian felt much more relaxed - the defense of the mountain city had always been entrusted to him, and since he was not in a hurry, it meant that the war was not serious.

After he finished speaking, Zhang Shan slowly stood up, bowed, and then turned and left.

Under the city gate, the two sides fought each other.

The training of the rebel army was naturally not as good as that of the imperial army, but within a stick of incense, the outcome was decided.

The rebels retreated back into the city, but when the city gates were slowly closing, Cen Xiao led his soldiers to rush forward.

Although the terrain of the mountain city is complex, Cen Xiao still remembered most of it in his mind after the inspection that day.

Even though the battle was not a good one, Shen Wantang had already written a letter to the nearby garrison.

It only took two days for the reinforcements to arrive.

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