Chapter 360: The Three Armies Meet
After the Tenglong Guards entered the city, the situation in the city quickly stabilized.

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

Pang Tang still couldn't believe it, and asked the soldier who came to deliver the letter, "General Yang has captured Qinghua City? So quickly?"

"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 for Songzhouwei tomorrow morning!"

The soldier said.

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

"Okay, okay, I'll arrange some personnel and we'll head to Qinghua City soon!"

Although he was shocked, he accepted the fact.

Afterwards, he sent someone to deliver a message to the Liao'an Prefecture Provincial Administration Office, while he took his entourage to Qinghua Prefecture 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.

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Outside Anyuan City.

A dozen cavalrymen galloped to the city.

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

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

At this time, the gates of Anyuan City were closed and the city walls were full of alert soldiers.

"Who are you?"

A soldier in iron armor asked loudly.

"Thank you, Wang from the Tenglong Guards' personal camp!"

"Haha, San Gouzi, what's wrong? You don't even recognize me!"

Wang Xie took off his iron helmet and smiled.

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

"Second Brother Wang!"

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

Liu Sandao and Wang Xie came from the same garrison. When he was a child, Liu Sandao followed Wang Xie around and played with him every day. However, he was several years younger than Wang Xie. When Yang Zhengshan was training the garrison camp in Anyuan City, he had just turned sixteen years old.

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

"Hurry, wait!"

Seeing Wang Xie, Liu Sandao wanted to open the city gate without thinking, but fortunately he still remembered Han Cheng's order, so he stopped and said, "Wang Erge, wait a moment, I will go report to the garrison commander!"

After saying this, he disappeared on the city wall in a flash.

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, the atmosphere became much more relaxed, and many people shouted to Wang Xie and others.

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

In just a moment, the two sides began to talk across the city wall.

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

"Your humble servant Wang Xie pays his respects to 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 us, and we are expected to arrive at Anyuan City in three days!" Wang Xie said.

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

"Yes, it was taken down two days ago."

Wang Xie briefly recounted the battle of Qinghua Prefecture. Han Cheng was overjoyed after hearing it, 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 many times to ask him to surrender, some of which contain 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 polite exchanges, Han Cheng welcomed Wang Xie into the city, and then Han Cheng began to prepare for the arrival of the Tenglongwei army.

In fact, there was not much he could prepare. The Tenglong Guard had an army of 15,000, and he could not prepare a camp or food. Moreover, he did not dare to open the city gate now, for fear that Liu Zeqing would launch a surprise attack at this time.

So he could only prepare some meat and reward the Tenglongwei army when they arrived.

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

Originally, Yang Zhengshan wanted Tang Feihu and Niu Zhuang to go to Qinghua Prefecture to join him. After taking over Qinghua Prefecture, Yang Zhengshan sent someone to tell the two to join him in Anyuan City.

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, he also arrived at Niuzhuang.

However, they were not treated as well as Wang Xie. Han Cheng did not open the city gate to let them enter. Even Tang Feihu and Niu Zhuang could only set up camp outside the city.

June 5th.

Yang Zhengshan led the Tenglongwei army to Anyuan City.

Boom~~
Before the army arrived at Anyuan City, Yang Zhengshan led his personal guard battalion to the south gate of Anyuan City.

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

"Greetings, General!"

"Haha, long time no see!"

Yang Zhengshan jumped off his horse and laughed loudly. He knew many people here.

There is no need to say much about Niu Zhuang. The soldiers under his command are all from Jianning Guard. Many of them are old men from that time, and even many of them have dealt with Yang Zhengshan before.

Yang Zhengshan was familiar with many of the military officers under Tang Feihu. They might not have communicated with each other, but they had definitely met each other.

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

Yang Zhengshan is 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, it was Zhao Yuan who dealt more with Yang Zhengshan. Although Niu Zhuang had always been with Zhou Lan, he had no official interactions with Yang Zhengshan.

"Haha, you have worked hard too!" Yang Zhengshan patted Niu Zhuang's shoulder and said with a smile.

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

"Greetings, my lord!"

Han Cheng bowed with some excitement.

"Yeah!" Yang Zhengshan reached out and helped him up.

"This is not the 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.

Returning to Anyuan City was like going home for him.

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

Counting the time, Lin Shoude had been the prefect of Anyuan City for eight years, a three-year term for three consecutive terms. It can be seen that it was really difficult for Lin Shoude to get promoted.

As for Xu Jin, he resigned and returned to his hometown two years ago. He was over 60 years old and had reached retirement age. He had no chance of promotion. At most, he could only be transferred to a different position. So he was too lazy to worry about it and simply resigned and returned to his hometown to retire.

Lin Shoude is still young, only 47 years old 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 preparations of the Eastern Route as a fifth-rank assistant.

Ye Fuhai is still relatively young, only 35 years old this year, and has much more prospects than Lin Shoude.

When everyone met, they couldn't avoid some polite exchanges, and Han Cheng even set up a banquet to entertain everyone.

Just when Yang Zhengshan arrived at Anyuan City, Prince Qing and his entourage also arrived at Chongshan Pass.

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

The defeat of Qinghua City was like a bolt from the blue to him. Ten days ago, Prince Qing wrote to him asking him to clean up the mess in Chongshan Town before joining him in Qinghua City. However, yesterday he received the news that Qinghua City was defeated and Prince Qing had to flee to Chongshan Pass.

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

The mess in Chongshan Town was already difficult to clean up. After all, no one was a fool and would just follow them in a rebellion. If Prince Qing could win in Qinghua Prefecture and let everyone see some hope, then maybe everyone would be willing to take a chance on wealth and glory.

But now that Qinghua Prefecture was defeated and Prince 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 about the situation he would face next, Ji Feiyu couldn't help but feel nervous.

Ji Feiyu is forty-eight years old this year. He has a sturdy build, a handsome face, deep features, and bright eyes. He gives people a sense of majesty without being angry.

As the team approached, Prince Qing got off his horse in a somewhat depressed look.

"Your Highness, I am here to see you!"

Ji Feiyu stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

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

"No, Your Highness is not wrong. It must be that old bastard Xu Maocai who has ruined Your Highness's great cause!" Ji Feiyu raised his head and said sincerely.

Prince Qing was the master and he was the minister.

As a subject, 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, without any intention of complaining, and looked at Prince Qing with a frank and sincere expression.

When Prince Qing saw this, he couldn't help but feel relieved.

He trusted Ji Feiyu very much, but that didn't mean he didn't have any worries about Ji Feiyu.

Now that the situation has reversed, if Ji Feiyu has ulterior motives, then he will have no choice but to flee.

Fortunately, Ji Feiyu is loyal to him!
"Your Majesty! Let's go into the city first!"

Ji Feiyu welcomed King Qing into the city.

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

The once bustling and bustling Guancheng was now in a state of desolation. Apart from the patrolling soldiers, there was no one on the streets. All the shops were closed, and many were even sealed.

For example, the Luo family’s Jinxiufang.

Who in Chongshan Pass 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 Office, and almost all of the Luo family members, 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 other dozen or so members of 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 influence the overall situation at all.

Could it be possible that Yang Zhengshan would not attack Chongshan Pass for the sake of the Luo family?

Obviously it is impossible.

At this time, no one would pay attention to the Luo family. At most, they would put the Luo family members in jail and confiscate the Luo family’s wealth.

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

In fact, it was not just the Luo family. The families of many officials from the Governor's Office, the Military Commissioner's Office, the Censorate, and so on, as well as their close merchants, were all thrown into jail by the General's Office. All their property was confiscated and used as military funds for Ji Feiyu's rebellion.

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

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

On the second day after Prince Qing arrived at Chongshan Pass, Ji Feiyu received news that the armies of Yang Zhengshan, Niu Zhuang and Tang Feihu had joined together in Anyuan City.

(End of this chapter)