Xu Fuyan arranged for the garrison there. Seeing that all the officials were running away, he quickly surrendered the city.

After a little effort in Xi County, the county magistrate turned out to be very tough and went to the city in person to participate in the defense. He also asked the wealthy households in the city to allocate money and food, and rewarded the defenders and civilians to encourage them, which instantly boosted morale.

Li Jinyi asked his soldiers to carry the boat and escort the archers to the city.

He adopted Shi Yuangong's strategy and wrote dozens of alienating letters to persuade him to surrender, which were sent to the city from all angles. The names of several wealthy businessmen were deliberately mentioned in the letters.

As a result, the atmosphere became tense. The county magistrate took the initiative to convene wealthy businessmen to talk and said that he would never fall into the trap of alienation, but secretly sent people to monitor the homes of those wealthy businessmen.

The wealthy businessmen were roasted on the fire, and the county magistrate distributed money and food, and they were worried that bandits would break into the city.

Immediately afterwards, Li Jinyi went to shoot arrows and throw letters, asking the wealthy merchants in the city to raise fire as a signal.

The magistrate of West County finally couldn't stand it anymore and ordered several wealthy businessmen and their legitimate sons to be arrested and placed under house arrest in the county government office. He told the families of the wealthy businessmen that they would be released immediately if the thieves were defeated, and that if there was any movement, they would be killed.

Li Jinyi waited for several days but found no movement in the city, so he ordered the troops to withdraw.

After retreating thirty miles, they almost reached Xingyuanfu City.

The magistrate of West County sent someone to investigate and found that the rebels had really retreated, and finally felt relieved. He told the soldiers to take turns guarding the city and not to relax, and he went back to the county government to rest.

It's not easy for the county magistrate. He has been nervous and even slept at the top of the city. Now he can finally take a rest.

And the soldiers and civilians guarding the city, although they were ordered to take turns on duty, all relaxed their vigilance and took the opportunity to be lazy. They were also very nervous these days.

Thirty miles away.

Li Jinyi asked the miscellaneous soldiers to guard the baggage, and said to the only two hundred elite soldiers: "Put down your rattan armor, wolf guards and shields, take the bamboo flying ladder, and follow me to fight back tonight!"

The baggage on the ship was removed, and two hundred elite soldiers rushed by ship overnight.

When we returned to the outside of Xi County at dawn, we were afraid of the noise caused by paddling, so we got off the boat two or three miles in advance and walked.

They carried the bamboo flying ladder and put it on the city wall to climb up. (Bamboo flying ladder: There is a big bamboo in the middle and small bamboos on the horizontal side. It is in the shape of "Feng". It is very light and suitable for use on shorter city walls.)

"kill!"

Li Jinyi took the lead and jumped on the wall, drew his gun and stabbed a sleeping defender to death.

The shouts of killing rang out, and the remaining defenders were awakened. Their first reaction was not to fight, but to run away screaming in panic.
Chapter completed!