Rebirth: The wedding night, my whole family was exiled, I raised 500,000 soldiers

As Niu Zhuang handed out soldier badges to them, he said, "We still have ten people left in our garrison. We replaced the soldier badges yesterday. Here are yours!"

Shen Lanxi has number 11 in her hand, Wei Dongzhu has number 11, and so on!

"I know what you're going to ask. Forget about the armor. It's all been taken away by the previous soldiers. There are still some tattered ones in the warehouse. It doesn't matter whether you wear them or not!"

"We still have some shields, swords and spears. You can use the spears first!"

Niu Zhuang led them to the warehouse, and each of them received a rusty iron and wooden warehouse.

"I'll assign you tasks first. You two will be smoke guards, and you two will be miscellaneous soldiers. You will be responsible for guarding the gate first. When Captain Cao arrives, we'll make arrangements after we have a clear look!"

Shen Lanxi and the others exchanged glances. What Niu Zhuang said meant that they might not stay in the garrison.

"All the food has been taken away. There is not much left. There is no war or banditry now. We only eat one meal a day, and that is at noon."

Fortunately, they brought some food when they came.

Niu Zhuang divided them up, took them to their respective posts, and then squeezed into the house.

It wasn't until noon that Cao Lianwang came over.

"Sir Cao, Zhang Liao from Hongliutun sent some people to join the army last night. They are all tall and strong, and they look capable of working!" Niu Zhuang reported to Cao Lianwang with a flattering look on his face.

Cao Lianwang frowned: "Besides them, is there anyone else who sent people here?"

Niu Zhuang: "No, maybe the road is difficult to walk on!"

Cao Lianwang said with a dark face: "The higher-ups are in a hurry to mobilize troops this time, and have transferred all our military households away. What if bandits and thieves come to attack at this time? The higher-ups don't care why you failed to defend the city, they only look at the results!"

"I don't care what method you use, the number of military households here must be expanded to 200. If it affects the farming in the spring after the New Year, I will plant your whole family in the fields."

Niu Zhuang hurriedly said ingratiatingly: "Yes, I will take people to the county to recruit soldiers!"

Cao Lianwang stayed for a while and then left. In the afternoon, Niu Zhuang and others brought back ten people. These people were old and young, and all had sad faces. It was obvious that they were forcibly conscripted.

After a few more days, Shen Lanxi had already learned Cao Lianwang's background from Niu Zhuang and others.

Cao Lianwang was also a garrison soldier in the past. He was promoted from a small soldier to a centurion because he was favored by the daughter of Tian Maofeng, who was a captain at that time and is now the commander of the four county military guards.

Cao Lianwang had not made any achievements in training soldiers and cultivating land, and was very greedy for money. He secretly reclaimed a lot of land in Baihe County and used the military households as his own private soldiers. This time, the superiors needed people urgently, and he could not get them together at the moment. Fearing that he would not be able to report to the superiors, he handed over all the tenants and military households on his private farm.

After Shen Lanxi understood the whole story, she decided to find an opportunity to take action!

The opportunity soon came: there was a disturbance by horse thieves in Dayutun next door, so they were asked to go over and provide support.

Shen Lanxi and other military households gathered fifty people, led by Niu Zhuang, and went to Dayutun for support!

"These damn horse thieves must know that all the troops in the garrison have been transferred away, otherwise how dare they be so rampant!" Niu Zhuang led the team in front, cursing.

Shen Lanxi asked someone to leak the news that they were going to Dayutun under the pretext of buying dry food.

Then wait for the opportunity!

As soon as they arrived at Dayutun, the Baihe Military Garrison was occupied by horse thieves.

At this speed, there must be bandits inside the county!

"Damn it, they asked us to walk over to provide support, but by the time we got here, the bandits had already run away!" Niu Zhuang said angrily.

"Sir, I think we should stay here for two more days. What if the bandits come back and we leave again? What if the higher-ups blame us for not providing adequate protection?"

Niu Zhuang thought about it and realized that it was the same truth!

"Okay, let's stay here for two days!"

The news that the bandits openly attacked the Baihe County Guard Post spread like wildfire.

Soon Tian Maofeng called Cao Lianwang over to question him.

"How did you become a centurion? You are in charge of Dayutun and Baihe County Guard Station, and both places were seized by bandits. If this gets out, how can I save my reputation?"

"If we don't wipe out the thieves' den as soon as possible, don't say you are my son-in-law when you go out next time!" Tian Maofeng was very angry. The horse thieves were so rampant in his territory, it was a slap in his face!

It was the first time that Cao Lianwang saw his father-in-law so angry. He didn’t dare to explain and quickly led his troops to Baihe County!

By the time he arrived, the horse thieves had already run away.

"Where are the people from the garrison?" Cao Lianwang was furious.

"Sir, didn't you say you were going to Dayutun to provide support?"

Cao Lianwang was furious: "Let them go to support, not live there. Call them back quickly to suppress the bandits!"

"Yes!"

After Niu Zhuang received the news, Shen Lanxi immediately asked someone to release the news.

In less than a day, the news that Cao Lianwang had issued a military order to wipe out the horse bandits had spread throughout the streets and alleys!

Then they were ambushed on their way back.

Niu Zhuang and others were injured, so Shen Lanxi rose up and temporarily took over the position of the centurion, and gave the order to retreat to Dayutun on his behalf!

Cao Lianwang waited for another two days, and seeing that Shen Lanxi and others had not returned, he immediately angrily decided to lead his troops to Dayutun himself.

Halfway through the journey, they were ambushed by bandits. Cao Lianwang was killed on the spot, and the soldiers he led were also injured to varying degrees!

Shen Lanxi "happened" to lead people back to Baihe County, but was a step late. She only had time to drive away the horse thieves and rescue the injured soldiers!

"Captain Cao was killed by horse thieves. We must avenge him!" Shen Lanxi raised her arms and shouted.

"Revenge for Centurion Cao!" One call and a hundred responses!

The group rushed back to Baihe County, and Niu Zhuang immediately took Cao Lianwang's body to find Tian Maofeng!

"Master Tian, ​​Centurion Cao was ambushed while suppressing bandits and unfortunately died!"

When Tian Maofeng thought of his daughter, his eyes went dark. When he saw that the report only stated that Cao Lianwang was dead, he became angry and demanded an explanation.

"Why was Cao Lianwang the only one who died, but you deliberately killed him?"

Niu Zhuang was so scared that he knelt on the ground and explained: "Sir, Lord Cao sent us to Dayutun for support. We were on our way back when we saw Lord Cao being attacked. If it weren't for the bravery of my soldiers, all of Lord Cao's soldiers would have been killed."

"Those bandits must have known that Lord Cao was going to suppress the bandits, so they bore a grudge against Lord Cao, and that's why they deliberately set up an ambush on the way."

"If you don't believe me, sir, I have brought all the soldiers who followed Lord Cao here, and you can ask them as much as you want!" Niu Zhuang was so scared that his mouth was tied up, fearing that if he couldn't explain himself clearly, he would lose his head!

Tian Maofeng had a sinister look on his face, staring at Niu Zhuang as if he was going to kill someone!

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"My lord, you have predicted the appearance of horse thieves twice in a row. You are truly a master at foresight!"