Chapter 360: The Three Armies Meet

After the Tenglong Guard entered the city, the situation in the city quickly stabilized.

On the same day, Pang Tang, who was in the Tenglong Guard, received the news that the Tenglong Guard had conquered Qinghua City.

Pang Tang was still a little bit unbelievable, and asked the soldier who came to deliver the letter: "General Yang conquered Qinghua City? So fast?"

"Yes, sir, we entered the city last night and are now maintaining order in the city. The general hopes that you can rush to Qinghua City as soon as possible to stabilize the situation in Qinghua Prefecture."

"The general also said that the army will set out to Songzhou Guard tomorrow morning!"

The soldier said.

Pang Tang took a deep breath and calmed down his somewhat shocked mood.

"Okay, okay, I'll arrange some people and go to Qinghua City later!"

Although he was shocked, he still accepted the fact.

Then, he sent someone to the Liao'an Prefecture Government Office to deliver the letter, and took his entourage to Qinghua City.

The next morning, Yang Zhengshan handed over Qinghua Mansion to Pang Tang, and also handed over the captives to the soldiers who rushed over from Tenglongwei overnight.

Without staying too long, Yang Zhengshan led the army to set off near noon.

…

Outside Anyuan City.

A dozen cavalrymen galloped to the city.

“Where is Han Cheng, the garrison commander of Anyuan City?”

The cavalrymen under the city came close to the city gate and shouted to the soldiers on the city gate.

At this time, the gate of Anyuan City was closed, and the city wall was full of alert soldiers.

“Who are you?”

A soldier in iron armor asked loudly.

“Wang Xie of the personal guard camp of Tenglongwei!”

“Haha, San Gouzi, what’s wrong, you don’t even recognize me!”

Wang Xie took off his iron helmet and showed a smile.

The armored soldiers on the city wall saw his soldiers clearly, and were stunned at first, and then overjoyed.

"Wang Er Ge!"

San Gouzi, uh, now he is called Liu Sandao, the captain of the Anyuan City garrison.

Liu Sandao and Wang Xie came from the same garrison. When he was a child, Liu Sandao followed Wang Xie's buttocks every day, but he was several years younger than Wang Xie. When Yang Zhengshan trained the garrison in Anyuan City, he was just sixteen years old.

When the war in the north was over, Yang Zhengshan left Anyuan City, Han Cheng reorganized the garrison, and Liu Sandao joined the garrison.

"Quick, wait!"

Seeing Wang Xie, Liu Sandao wanted to open the city gate without thinking, but fortunately he still remembered Han Cheng's order, and hurriedly stopped and said: "Wang Er Ge, wait a minute, I will report to the garrison!"

After that, he disappeared on the city wall.

Wang Xie didn't care, and looked up at the soldiers on the city wall.

At this time, the soldiers on the city wall were no longer on guard, and the atmosphere became much more relaxed. Many people shouted to Wang Xie and others.

Wang Xie and others were from the garrisons around Anyuan City, and the soldiers in front of them were also from the garrisons around Anyuan City, so they naturally knew each other.

After a moment, the two sides started talking across the city wall.

With a creak, the city gate opened, and Han Cheng rode out of the city gate.

"The subordinate Wang Xie greets Lord Han!" Wang Xie hurriedly stepped forward and clasped his fists and bowed.

"Haha, it's really you, haha~~" Han Cheng jumped off the horse and laughed happily.

"Where is the general!" Han Cheng asked.

"The general is behind, and it is expected to arrive in Anyuan City in three days!" Wang Xie said.

"Have you taken Qinghua Mansion?" Han Cheng asked hurriedly.

"Yes, it was taken two days ago."

Wang Xie briefly recounted the battle of Qinghua Mansion. Han Cheng was overjoyed after listening, and a big stone in his heart finally fell.

He has been living in fear these days.

Liu Zeqing, the lieutenant general of Songzhou Guard, has been integrating the forces under his command, and has sent letters to ask him to surrender many times, including threats and coercion.

Han Cheng was really worried that Liu Zeqing would lead a large army to attack the city. He had already prepared for a desperate battle, but he didn't expect Yang Zhengshan to come faster than Liu Zeqing.

After some politeness, Han Cheng welcomed Wang Xie into the city, and then Han Cheng began to prepare for the arrival of the Tenglong Guard army.

In fact, there were not many things he could prepare. The Tenglong Guard had 15,000 troops, and he couldn't prepare camps and food. Moreover, he didn't dare to open the city gate now, fearing that Liu Zeqing would come to attack at this time.

So he could only prepare some meat and reward the Tenglong Guard army when it arrived.

However, before the Tenglong Guard army arrived, Tang Feihu, the lieutenant general of Jinzhou Guard in the middle, came to Anyuan City with 10,000 troops.

Originally, Yang Zhengshan wanted Tang Feihu and Niu Zhuang to go to Qinghua Prefecture to join him. After taking Qinghua Prefecture, Yang Zhengshan sent someone to pass on the message to the two and asked them to come to Anyuan City to join him.

Whether it is Tang Feihu or Niu Zhuang, they are closer to Anyuan City than Yang Zhengshan.

The day after Tang Feihu arrived in Anyuan City, Niu Zhuang also arrived.

However, they did not receive as good treatment as Wang Xie. Han Cheng did not open the city gate to let them enter the city. Even Tang Feihu and Niu Zhuang could only camp outside the city.

June 5th.

Yang Zhengshan led the Tenglong Guard army to Anyuan City.

Boom~~

Before the army arrived in Anyuan City, Yang Zhengshan led the personal guard camp to the south gate of Anyuan City.

At this time, outside the city gate, Niu Zhuang and Tang Feihu and their generals were already waiting to welcome them.

"Meet the general!"

"Haha, long time no see!"

Yang Zhengshan jumped off his horse and laughed loudly.

There are many acquaintances here.

Needless to say, Niu Zhuang's soldiers were all from Jianning Guard, many of whom were old men, and even many of whom had dealt with Yang Zhengshan before.

Yang Zhengshan also knew many of the military officers under Tang Feihu. They might not have communicated, but they must have met.

"Thank you for your hard work, General!" Niu Zhuang said with a smile.

Yang Zhengshan was actually very familiar with Niu Zhuang. When Zhou Lan was chased by the Hu cavalry in Yangjia Village, Niu Zhuang followed Zhou Lan. Later, when Yang Zhengshan went to Chongshan Town, Niu Zhuang was also Zhou Lan's right-hand man.

However, Zhao Yuan dealt with Yang Zhengshan more. Although Niu Zhuang had always been with Zhou Lan, he had no intersection with Yang Zhengshan in official business.

"Haha, you have worked hard too!" Yang Zhengshan patted Niu Zhuang on the shoulder and smiled.

At this time, the gate of Anyuan City was opened, and Han Cheng walked out quickly with the people from the garrison office.

"Greetings, sir!"

Han Cheng bowed with some excitement.

"Hmm!" Yang Zhengshan reached out to help him up.

"This is not a place to talk, let's go into the city and talk!"

He was not polite, and took the initiative, speaking on behalf of Han Cheng.

His return to Anyuan City was like going home.

After entering the city, Yang Zhengshan met the prefect Lin Shoude and the military governor Ye Fuhai again.

Calculating the time, Lin Shoude has been the prefect of Anyuan City for eight years, three years a term, three consecutive terms, which shows that it is really difficult for Lin Shoude to get promoted.

As for Xu Jin, he resigned and returned to his hometown two years ago. He is over sixty years old and has reached the age of retirement. He has no chance of promotion. At most, he will be transferred horizontally, so he is too lazy to worry about it anymore, so he simply resigned and returned to his hometown to retire.

Lin Shoude is still young, only forty-seven this year, and he can work for another ten years without any problem.

As for Ye Fuhai, he was also an official of the Chongshan Town Censorate in the past, and now he is inspecting the military preparation of the East Road as a fifth-rank assistant.

Ye Fuhai is still young, only 35 years old this year, and has a much better future than Lin Shoude.

When everyone met, they had to exchange some courtesy, and Han Cheng even set up a banquet to entertain everyone.

Just when Yang Zhengshan arrived in Anyuan City, King Qing and his party also arrived at Chongshan Pass.

In front of the gate of Chongshan Pass, Ji Feiyu looked at the approaching team with a solemn expression.

The defeat of Qinghuafu City was like a bolt from the blue for him. Ten days ago, King Qing wrote to him and asked him to clean up the mess in Chongshan Town before joining Qinghuafu. As a result, he received the news that Qinghuafu was defeated and King Qing had to flee to Chongshan Pass yesterday.

Such a result completely disrupted his plan and put him in an extremely passive situation.

The mess in Chongshan Town was not easy to clean up. After all, no one was a fool and would just follow them to rebel. If King Qing could win in Qinghuafu and let everyone see some hope, then everyone might be willing to fight for wealth.

But now that Qinghua Prefecture was defeated and King Qing fled to Chongshan Pass, as long as this news spreads, those who originally intended to surrender to them will definitely change their minds, and even the soldiers under his command will become uneasy.

Thinking of the situation he will face next, Ji Feiyu's heart can't help but hang.

Ji Feiyu is forty-eight years old this year. He has a burly figure, a straight face, deep contours, and bright eyes, giving people a sense of awe without anger.

When the team came closer, King Qing got off the horse in a somewhat decadent manner.

"Your servant Ji Feiyu greets the prince!"

Ji Feiyu stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

King Qing looked at him, stretched out his hand to help him up, and said in a hoarse voice: "General Ji, the defeat of Qinghua Prefecture is my fault! I failed General Ji's trust!"

"No, the prince is not wrong, it must be that old man Xu Maocai who ruined the prince's great cause!" Ji Feiyu raised his head and said sincerely.

King Qing is the master and he is the minister.

As a minister, how can I blame my master?

Even if the master is wrong, it is the fault of the people around the master!

Ji Feiyu was very sincere and did not complain at all. He looked at King Qing with a calm and sincere face.

King Qing was relieved when he saw this.

He trusted Ji Feiyu very much, but it did not mean that he had no worries about Ji Feiyu.

Now the situation has reversed. If Ji Feiyu has a different mind, he can only flee to the end of the world.

Fortunately, Ji Feiyu is loyal to him!

"Prince! Let's enter the city first!"

Ji Feiyu welcomed King Qing into the city.

But compared with the bustle of Anyuan City, Chongshan Pass seemed a little solemn and quiet.

The originally prosperous and lively Guancheng was now in a state of depression. Except for the patrolling soldiers, there was no civilian on the street. All shops were closed and many shops were even sealed.

For example, Luo's Jinxiufang.

Who in Chongshanguan doesn't know the relationship between the Luo family and Yang Zhengshan?

As soon as Ji Feiyu started the rebellion, the Luo family was sealed off by the General's Mansion, and almost all of the Luo family, young and old, were imprisoned.

Except for Luo Shang who was still in Jiangnan, and Luo Zhen and his wife and children who were still in Tenglongwei, the rest of the dozen people in the Luo family were not spared.

Of course, Ji Feiyu would not pay attention to the Luo family. Although the Luo family had a close relationship with Yang Zhengshan, the Luo family was just a wealthy businessman and could not affect the overall situation at all.

Could Yang Zhengshan not attack Chongshanguan for the Luo family?

Obviously it was impossible.

At this time, no one would pay attention to the Luo family. At most, the Luo family's family members would be imprisoned in the prison, and then the Luo family's floating wealth would be sealed off.

As for the others, Ji Feiyu had no intention of targeting the Luo family.

In fact, it was not just the Luo family. The families of many officials in the governor's office, the military governor's office, the provincial procuratorate, and the merchants who were close to them were all arrested and imprisoned by the general's office. All their property was confiscated as military funds for Ji Feiyu's rebellion.

Chongshan Pass was originally a pass city based on military economy. Most of the people living in the city were merchants, and there were not many civilians.

Therefore, after the general's office sealed off many officials' homes and merchants, Chongshan Pass immediately became extremely depressed.

The day after King Qing arrived at Chongshan Pass, Ji Feiyu received news that the three armies of Yang Zhengshan, Niuzhuang, and Tang Feihu had joined forces in Anyuan City.