Chapter 362: Defection and Seizure of the City
"General, it's not that we don't want to share your worries, but we really have no other choice!"

"Who is Yang Zhengshan? He conquered seven Hu tribes in eight days. Korcha slaughtered tens of thousands of Hu people in one battle. What's more terrifying is that he killed Meng Temu by himself!"

"How can we be his opponent?"

Zhang Yuanwu said helplessly.

Hearing this, Liu Zeqing's slightly sunken eyes suddenly became sharp. He stood up and looked at Zhang Chengzhi with a ferocious expression, "Zhang Yuanwu, do you think this general dare not kill you?"

"The general is so powerful, how could he not dare to kill me? It's just that I am no match for Yang Zhengshan!" Zhang Yuanwu lowered his head and said in a calm tone.

Zhang Yuanwu was originally the garrison commander of Qihe City. After the Battle of Beidi, he was promoted to the commander-in-chief of Songzhou Guard and served as the commander of the reinforcement camp. He was not Liu Zeqing's man. He represented the local faction of Songzhou Guard, that is, the military officers under Wang Bin's command.

After Liu Zeqing took office as the Lieutenant General of the Eastern Route, he has been trying to win over local officials while also actively placing his own people in positions.

However, local factions like Zhang Yuanwu are not so easy to win over, or not so easy to deal with.

Because Zhang Yuanwu and others all had military merits and were promoted based on their military merits, Liu Zeqing must have a reasonable reason if he wants to get rid of them.

Just like Han Cheng in Anyuan City, why did Han Cheng dare to refute Liu Zeqing? First, because he had the support of Yang Zhengshan behind him, and second, he had real military achievements.

Liu Zeqing couldn't do anything too excessive, so he could only engage in a tug of war with them.

After years of back and forth tug-of-war, Liu Zeqing has almost taken control of most of the forces under his command, but he is still unable to get rid of Zhang Yuanwu and his group of local people!
But now he no longer needs to worry about these things. If Zhang Yuanwu is not sensible, he doesn't mind killing Zhang Yuanwu.

"Somebody come!"

Liu Zeqing shouted with a gloomy face, and the next moment dozens of soldiers wearing armor and holding weapons rushed into the hall.

"Since you are so ignorant, don't blame me for being rude!"

"Get them!"

Liu Zeqing had lost his patience. He had originally wanted to win over some local officials. After all, these local officials had a great reputation in Songzhou Wei. With the help of local officials, it would be easier for him to control the soldiers of Songzhou Wei.

But right now he has neither the time nor the energy to deal with these people anymore.

Zhang Yuanwu remained silent, and the others were also silent.

A group of soldiers stepped forward to capture them.

Just then, there was a sound of commotion outside, followed by shouts of killing.

"Report, there are soldiers rioting in the city, they are attacking the South Gate!" A soldier came running to report.

"what?"

Liu Zeqing was shocked.

The corners of Zhang Yuanwu's mouth curled up slightly.

"you!"

Liu Zeqing looked at Zhang Yuanwu and the others. Zhang Yuanwu shook his head slightly and said, "General, this matter has nothing to do with us!"

"Damn it!" Liu Zeqing was furious.

None of your business?
Are you guys kidding me?
If there was no one to take the lead in organizing, how could the soldiers in the city riot?

"Kill them!" Liu Zeqing no longer cared about anything else and decided to kill them first.

No matter what, he must first stabilize the situation in the city. Only in this way can he have a way to survive.

At this time, he didn't know that Ji Feiyu had given up on him, otherwise he didn't know how he would feel.

But as soon as he finished speaking, the commotion outside became even more intense.

Waves of shouting and killing sounds rang out, as if they were right in front of us.

That’s right, it was right in front of us. The shouting and screaming at this time did not come from the South Gate, but from inside the shogunate.

"Kill! Capture Liu Zeqing and make amends!"

"kill!"

Amidst the shouts and cries of killing, Liu Zeqing's face looked as black and purple as an eggplant leaf hit by frost.

Zhang Yuanwu and other military officers heaved a sigh of relief when they heard the shouts and screams, then pushed away the soldiers approaching them and left the hall.

Liu Zeqing did not stop them, because there would be no point in stopping them.

The strength of these military officers is not weak. Although he has the advantage now, it does not mean that he can easily defeat Zhang Yuanwu and others.

After Zhang Yuanwu and others exited the lobby, they did not leave, but stood in front of the lobby door and waited quietly.

Liu Zeqing also walked out of the lobby and stood under the eaves, staring at them.

The shouts and screams were getting closer and closer, and soon a blood-soaked figure appeared outside the archway.

"It's you! You are not dead!" Liu Zeqing saw the person clearly, and his eyes were full of viciousness.

The man who came was a tall man with a scar on his face, which extended from his left eyebrow across his nose to his chin.

The bright red blood and the horrific scar made him look extremely hideous and terrifying.

"Haha, Liu Zeqing, you didn't expect that I'm still alive!" Zhang Chengzhi roared with gritted teeth.

Zhang Chengzhi was formerly the commander of the Songzhou Guard reinforcements camp. After the Battle of Beidi, he was promoted to commander of the Songzhou Guard.

When Yang Zhengshan used the fire bull formation to attack the Korcha clan's banner territory, it was Zhang Chengzhi and Zhang Yuanwu who were responsible for driving the bull formation.

Before Liu Zeqing raised the flag of rebellion, it was Zhang Chengzhi and Zhang Yuanwu who led the local faction to fight against him, but Zhang Chengzhi's attitude was much more radical than Zhang Yuanwu's.

So when Liu Zeqing responded to Ji Feiyu and raised the flag, he directly killed Zhang Chengzhi.

Zhang Chengzhi was lucky enough to escape certain death. It was Zhang Yuanwu and others who saved him and hid him. Liu Zeqing suspected Zhang Yuanwu and others and even sent people to search their residences, but did not find Zhang Chengzhi.

At that time, he was still thinking about winning over Zhang Yuanwu, so he didn't push too hard.

But he didn't expect that Zhang Yuanwu did not hide Zhang Chengzhi, and Zhang Chengzhi had been staying in the camp of Songzhou Wei.

Hundreds of soldiers knew of his existence, but no one reported him.

What is local faction?
Only those with deep roots are locals!
Liu Zeqing can control the senior officials of Songzhou Wei, but he cannot control every soldier.

"Kill! Don't leave any one alive!" Liu Zeqing roared angrily.

The next moment, he drew out his long knife and rushed towards Zhang Chengzhi.

"kill!"

Zhang Yuanwu and others stopped talking and immediately started fighting with Zhang Chengzhi.

In the blink of an eye, the entire shogunate became a battlefield, with soldiers fighting everywhere.

After all, Liu Zeqing is the Lieutenant General of Songzhou Guard, and he still has a group of loyal subordinates under his command.

Although Zhang Chengzhi and Zhang Yuanwu had gathered a lot of soldiers, it was not an easy task to capture Liu Zeqing.

The reason why they waited until now to take action was because they did not have enough power and were not sure they could capture Liu Zeqing.

Yang Zhengshan's arrival gave them the confidence to take action, otherwise they could only play along with Liu Zeqing.

At this time, Yang Zhengshan had just arrived in Songzhou City not long ago, and the soldiers were setting up camp.

"Report, General, there is a commotion in the city. For some reason, the South Gate has been opened!"

The commander's tent had just been set up and Yang Zhengshan was preparing lunch when he received a report from the scouts.

"The South Gate is open!"

Yang Zhengshan was stunned at first, then he stood up suddenly, "Pass the order, the five military camps follow me to attack!"

Although he didn't know the situation inside the city, since the South Gate was open, he naturally couldn't miss this opportunity. Even if it was just a trap, he would rush in to take a look.

A moment later, Yang Zhengshan led five military camps to rush towards the south gate.

At this time, the South Gate was in a melee. More than a hundred soldiers were guarding the open gate tightly. A large number of soldiers around were besieging them, and many soldiers were even attacking the soldiers besieging the gate.

Some soldiers were loyal to Liu Zeqing, some defected to Zhang Chengzhi and Zhang Yuanwu, and many soldiers had no idea of ​​the situation and could only be passively caught up in the chaos.

For a moment, the scene was extremely chaotic, as if the camp had been blown up, and no one could tell who was the enemy and who was a comrade.

"Open the city gates and welcome the royal army! Eliminate the rebellion and establish new achievements!"

"Fuck it, I'm Yan Zhengqing, everyone who knows me, come here and stop these traitors!"

Yan Zhengqing, the deputy commander of Songzhou Guard, stood behind the city gate with his horse astride and sword drawn, roaring with a ferocious look on his face.

"Open the city gates and welcome the royal army! Kill!"

"Kill!"

Roars spread throughout most of Songzhou City, and the chaos spread from the South Gate to the surrounding areas.

Liu Zeqing placed many of his cronies in Songzhou Guard and the reinforcements camp, but no matter how many cronies he placed, he could not control the lower-level centurions, flag officers and ordinary soldiers.

So a very strange scene appeared in Songzhou City, where a group of centurions and flag officers led their subordinates to besiege their superiors.

For a time, there were battles everywhere, with the lower ranks rebelling against the higher ranks.

However, Liu Zeqing is not without his own direct subordinates. Although many soldiers have defected, Liu Zeqing's direct subordinates are the real elite.

A cavalry unit quickly rushed to the South Gate and pierced into it like a sharp sword.

Yan Zhengqing fought and retreated, and was about to collapse.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! General Yang is coming! The King's Division is coming!"

Suddenly, a shout came from behind. Yan Zhengqing was forced to retreat by the enemy. He took the opportunity to look behind him, and saw his subordinates who he had just sent out to deliver the letter galloping towards him, and behind his subordinates were thousands of galloping horses.

"Sir, be careful!" The subordinate who returned suddenly reminded in an urgent voice.

Yan Zhengqing suddenly came to his senses and saw a flash of knife light sweeping towards him.

"Damn it, my life is over!"

The knife came very quickly, and as he was distracted, he was unable to block it.

Just as the blade was about to fall on his chest, suddenly there was a sharp sound of breaking through the air, and a pistol flew past his scalp and pierced the enemy in front of him.

"Step aside!"

Then he felt a huge force coming from his side, and the whole person flew into the air in an instant.

This huge force did not hurt him, but simply threw him away.

With his body still in mid-air, he turned his head and saw a tall figure passing by him like lightning.

"General Yang!"

At this time, Yang Zhengshan didn't care about anything else. He didn't know Yan Zhengqing. He just confirmed that Yan Zhengqing was the one who opened the city gate, so he saved his life.

Rushing into the city gate, he was like a bolt of thunder, and plunged headlong into the opposing cavalry.

(End of this chapter)