From eunuch to emperor

They saw Long Chen beating local tyrants to divide the land just now, and the common people supported Long Chen, so they thought they could take this opportunity to recruit soldiers in the city.

But Long Chen shook his head and said: "These common people can't be used, many of them have dirty backgrounds, if they turn against each other, we can't stand it."

Zhang Qian said: "To be a human being, you must always repay your kindness. Your lord gave them the property of the three ancestors, so they should fight for your lord."

Wu Jian also said: "Even if you don't fight for the adults, you should still fight to keep your own property."

Long Chen shook his head and smiled, and said helplessly: "I just divided the property just to stabilize them, I hope they don't make trouble."

"Besides, even if they are willing to join the war, they have been coerced by pirates for 20 years. Everyone is afraid of pirates in their hearts. When they get to the battlefield, they dare not fight at all."

Under the so-called prestige, slavishness to the bone, how dare these people fight against pirates.

Bai Tingting walked in quietly and stood by to eavesdrop.

"Then you put it this way, the entire coast has been beaten by pirates, who dares to fight against pirates?"

Long Chen looked back at Bai Tingting, and then at Wu Xiangyun.

"Aren't the people in Zhenhai County the only ones who dare to fight pirates?"

What Bai Tingting said is not unreasonable, recruiting soldiers must find someone who dares to fight the pirates.

Wu Xiangyun nodded, then shook his head again.

"What do you mean by nodding and shaking your head?"

Dugu Jiali was confused by Wu Xiangyun.

Wu Xiangyun said: "I mean that the people in Zhenhai County did dare to fight, but not all of them. Our family only recruited more than 3 people to protect themselves. Now almost all of these people have died in battle."

"However, in fact, people in many places along the coast dare to fight, because the government doesn't care, and many of their villages united to protect themselves."

Long Chen asked: "Can you find these villages? Let them enter the city and join the army."

Wu Xiangyun said: "I can find them, but it's hard to say whether they will come or not. Your Excellency knows it. The previous government didn't care at all. They don't believe in officials."

The common people don't trust the government, it must be the government's corruption and inaction, which has chilled the hearts of the common people.

"Lieutenant Wu, take the heads of Yuan Tengfei and Chen Zu, and search all the villages around you."

"Tell them that the third ancestor of Qianjiang County was killed, and the pirates will retaliate immediately, and let their entire village enter the city to hide. I will accept those who are willing to serve as soldiers, and I will protect them if they don't. The soldiers will give money, ten taels of silver per person. , take the money over there and hand it out on the spot!"

Knowing the urgency of the matter, Wu Jian immediately got up to greet the Xiaoqi guards, and Dugu Jiali added another 100 cavalry to Wu Jian.

After everything was tidied up, Long Chen sent Wu Jian and Wu Xiangyun out.

"Miss Wu, please!"

Long Chen bowed his hands to Wu Xiangyun.

Wu Xiangyun replied: "Don't worry, my lord, I have a genocide with the pirates!"

Wu Xiangyun got on his horse, and Wu Jian led more than 100 cavalry and left the city with silver on their backs.

Long Chen sent some cavalry to the surrounding villages, towns and counties, telling them to run inland immediately, and there will be a war in a few days.

Back at the Governor's Mansion, Long Chen, Dugu Jiali, and Zhang Qian immediately set up their defenses.

Long Chen only has more than 900 people left. These people are obviously not enough to defend a county, they can only defend in some important positions.

Insufficient manpower, equipment to make up.

Long Chen moved all the bows and crossbows collected from the Governor's Mansion and the Sanzu's house to the city wall, and dug a trench outside the east gate, and buried kerosene in the trench.

Standing on the city wall, Dugu Jiali's long hair fluttered in the evening wind, and a faint body fragrance wafted over. Long Chen looked at the lights in the city, feeling a little dazed.

Before I knew it, it had been almost two years since I traveled to this world.

The political struggles, wars, and beauties that were imagined in the past are all there now.

And I am the hero who plays a role in the world.

"What do you think, my lord?"

Dugu Jiali glanced at Long Chen, then hurriedly looked away.

Long Chen smiled and said: "I'm thinking about how I can thank General Dugu after the pirates are repelled."

Dugu Jiali said: "The last general is a soldier, and it's his duty to fight with the adults. I dare not say thank you."

Long Chen smiled and said: "If you have meritorious service, you will be rewarded. Naturally, I should be grateful. Every time I finished a battle, I would bathe with the princess. Let's go together too."

Dugu Jiali turned around and left suddenly, she thought Long Chen was serious, but she didn't expect that he was suddenly not serious.

"General Dugu, let's talk for a while, don't leave."

Long Chen laughed and shouted.

Zhang Qian came over from behind and said tauntingly, "Those three sentences are not serious, let's scare them away."

Long Chen put his arms around Zhang Qian's waist, and said with a smile: "Shyer than you, when we first met, you pissed off in front of me."

Zhang Qian blushed and scolded: "It's not that you lied to me, shameless!"

The bonfire on the city wall was brightly lit, and soldiers patrolled back and forth to prevent pirates from sneaking in.

After coming down from the city and returning to the Governor's Mansion, Feng He appeared in the room.

"Have you found out the news around you?"

Long Chen sat down and asked.

These days, Feng He not only spied on the news in the city, but also spied on the news in the surrounding counties, and all the people in Xichang were released.

Feng He said: "The matter of Qianjiang County has spread, and Ghost Island will probably get the news the day after tomorrow, which means that they will attack here in four days at the earliest."

Long Chen knocked on the table, and calculated with his eyes closed: "In four days, Wu Jian and the others will come back tomorrow afternoon at the earliest. I don't know how many soldiers and horses will come back."

Zhang Qian frowned and said, "Those villagers have to train to form an army, and they only have two days to train at most. The combat effectiveness is very problematic."

Feng He said: "My lord, there is another piece of good news."

Long Chen looked at Feng He, Feng He said: "Wu Xiangyun's elder sister Wu Chuchu is not dead, she is in Wuxianling in Zhenhai County, there may be more than 4 soldiers and horses under her command, and tens of thousands of people."

Long Chen hurriedly said: "Bring her here."

Feng He said helplessly: "My lord, I went to find her, but she didn't believe me either."

The Wu family in Zhenhai was wiped out by the government and pirates. If Feng He went to find someone, he might be killed instead.

Zhang Qian wanted to tell Wu Xiangyun to go, but Wu Xiangyun was not here at this time, and there was no suitable person to be the messenger.

Long Chen said: "There must be people who fled from Zhenhai County in the city, take some people there and let them talk to Wu Chuchu."

Feng He thought for a while and said, "Maybe it's feasible."

Long Chen said to Zhang Qian: "Go, find a few people, and go on a fast horse. Those who are willing to go will give 100 taels of silver as a reward!"

For the fleeing people, 100 taels of silver is enough for them to resettle, and there must be a brave man under the reward.

Zhang Qian immediately went out to find someone, and soon found five people, one of whom even knew Wu Chuchu.

Zhang Qian explained the matter clearly and gave 100 taels of silver face to face.

Anyway, they were just looking for someone, not fighting desperately. The five agreed and went to Wuxianling with Zhang Qian overnight.

People have dispersed, and it depends on God's will how many people can come back.

"They all have tasks, what about me?"

Bai Tingting came out suddenly and asked with some displeasure.

Long Chen didn't count Bai Tingting in at all, and said: "It's fine for the eldest lady not to cause trouble."

Bai Tingting said unhappily: "I came to make meritorious service. If you don't give me a task, how can I make meritorious service?"

Long Chen laughed and said: "Miss Bai, you are not my subordinate, how can you make meritorious service under my subordinate?"

Bai Tingting gritted her teeth, struggling in pain in her heart. She has a strong self-esteem and her mouth is very hard.

If she was asked to work under Long Chen, she couldn't bear this face, but if she didn't let go, she would have no chance to make meritorious service.

After struggling in her heart for a long time, Bai Tingting said, "I will follow your command, tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Long Chen was surprised and said: "You really listen to my command?"

Bai Tingting nodded.

Long Chen thought about it seriously, and said: "There is only one task, and I'm afraid you won't want it."

Bai Tingting said with great joy: "My lord, please give me your orders, and I will absolutely obey you!"

Long Chen said very seriously: "Zhang Qian is gone, you can sleep with me."

Bai Tingting's happy expression froze on her face, an unknown fire ignited in her heart, she pointed at Long Chen and cursed: "Dead eunuch, you are shameless!"

Bai Tingting was so angry that she turned around and left the yamen, Long Chen followed behind with a smile, and said with a smile: "Miss Bai, don't go, I'm serious."

Long Chen walked outside the door, and suddenly saw the commotion in the street, hundreds of people rushed to the gate of the governor's mansion holding torches.

Seeing this, Dugu Jiali immediately stopped in front with a knife, and shouted, "What are you doing!"