Chapter 363 Overestimating one’s own capabilities
"General Yang is here!"

Yan Zhengqing fell to the ground in a mess and rolled twice, but when he stood up, his face was full of ecstasy.

"General Yang is here, kill these traitors!"

He roared and rushed forward, brandishing his long sword.

"General Yang is here!"

"General Yang is here!"

Many soldiers followed suit and shouted. The morale, which had been somewhat low, instantly boosted. The soldiers who were still confused instantly came to their senses.

Who is Yang Zhengshan?
He is the notorious butcher with a terrible reputation in Chongshan Town!
If it is an enemy, then this reputation will be a powerful deterrent.

If they are comrades, then this notoriety can greatly boost morale.

Yang Zhengshan's notoriety is absolutely known to everyone in Songzhouwei.

The opened South City Gate was like a burst dam, and a large number of Tenglong Guards poured in.

The cavalry loyal to Liu Zeqing were immediately defeated by Yang Zhengshan, who led the Five Army Battalion and the Royal Guard Battalion.

The originally chaotic battle turned into a one-sided battle in a moment.

At this time, the battle within the shogunate was still extremely brutal.

Although Zhang Chengzhi, Zhang Yuanwu and others are not weak in strength, this Lieutenant General's Mansion is Liu Zeqing's territory after all. The enemy is numerous and we are few, and the enemy is strong and we are weak.

Especially since Liu Zeqing has reached the seventh level of acquired cultivation, while Zhang Chengzhi and Zhang Yuanwu are only at the sixth level. Even if they join forces, they are no match for Liu Zeqing.

They fought and retreated, and at this time they had been forced out of the shogunate gate, with only thirty or forty people left to hold on.

However, Liu Zeqing did not feel any joy at all, because he had heard shouting from the direction of the South Gate.

Boom~~
War horses were galloping on the streets. Yang Zhengshan, riding on Hongyun, wearing gold-painted mountain armor, holding a black iron spear, and leading two hundred personal guards to gallop over.

Before anyone arrived, a terrifying aura had already enveloped the general's shogunate.

Liu Zeqing stopped and looked at Yang Zhengshan who was approaching.

The surrounding soldiers were overwhelmed by the terrifying power and stopped their actions and gathered around Liu Zeqing.

Zhang Chengzhi, Zhang Yuanwu and other military officers were covered in wounds, but they looked ecstatic.

"stop!"

Yang Zhengshan gripped the reins tightly, and the galloping guard battalion came to an abrupt stop, and in an instant there was no sound at all.

In the rear, the shouts and cries of killing continued to rise and get louder and louder.

In front of them, the two sides confronted each other in silence. The heavy atmosphere and terrifying power weighed on everyone's heart.

"Liu Zeqing!"

Yang Zhengshan stared at Liu Zeqing.

He had also met Liu Zeqing, but they were not familiar with each other.

"Yang Zhengshan!" Liu Zeqing's face was gloomy.

Yang Zhengshan looked at him coldly, then shook the reins. Hongyun immediately understood and walked forward.

The tall and majestic Hong Yun was like a giant beast. At this moment, Hong Yun's shoulder height was over eight feet, and his body was more than ten feet long. He was wearing iron armor and an iron mask. Most of his body was dyed red with bright red blood. He was definitely a violent and ferocious beast.

Liu Zeqing's heart was pounding as he watched Yang Zhengshan getting closer and closer.

Feelings of fear and terror filled the air, but at the same time, cruel and crazy thoughts were surging.

"Kill!" Liu Zeqing roared, raised the long knife in his hand and rushed towards Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan looked at him coldly, looking at the blade he raised.

The blade was wrapped in a faint green light, with an unmistakable sharpness. As the powerful energy surged, the blade became even more dazzling.

Unfortunately, all this seems insignificant in front of Yang Zhengshan.

The eighth level of acquired realm!

hehe~~
The black iron spear was raised slightly, and then stabbed out like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue.

Phew~~
The spear pierced Liu Zeqing's chest, and it was more like Liu Zeqing had actively rushed towards Yang Zhengshan's spear.

Without any suspense, Yang Zhengshan held a gun in one hand and picked up Liu Zeqing.

Liu Zeqing roared in pain, blood flowing down the spear.

"Unbelievable!"

Yang Zhengshan swung his spear and knocked Liu Zeqing to the ground.

It’s not that Yang Zhengshan is arrogant, but that Liu Zeqing really overestimates his own abilities.

Five years ago, Yang Zhengshan was able to kill Meng Temu, who was at the ninth level of the acquired realm, and killing him at the eighth level was as easy as killing a chicken.

Now Yang Zhengshan's cultivation has reached the true half-step innate level.

What is the true half-step innate.

There are two conditions. The first is that one's cultivation has reached the peak of the acquired realm, that is, the peak of the ninth level of the acquired realm. The second is that one can condense the innate true qi.

Now Yang Zhengshan is truly half a step into the innate realm. One of his feet has already stepped into the innate realm, and the remaining foot may enter the innate realm at any time.

With his current level of cultivation, let alone the eighth level of the acquired realm, even the ordinary ninth level of the acquired realm would not pose any threat to him.

Liu Zeqing had no idea how big the gap was between him and Yang Zhengshan!
With a bang, Liu Zeqing fell heavily to the ground.

Yang Zhengshan didn't even look at him, but looked up at the rebels gathered in front of the Lieutenant General's Mansion.

These people are all Liu Zeqing’s confidants!
"Do you still want to fight?"

All the rebels showed expressions of fear and couldn't help but shrink back.

The shadow of a famous tree.

Before meeting Yang Zhengshan, perhaps some people would still clamor.

But when they saw Yang Zhengshan and saw that Yang Zhengshan killed Liu Zeqing in one move, these people dared not say a word!
"Humph, a bunch of cowardly trash!"

Yang Zhengshan was too lazy to waste time talking to them, and waved his hand, "Catch them, if there is resistance, kill them without mercy!"

Wow!
The guards behind him dismounted and stepped forward.

Bang!

Some people dropped their weapons, and of course there were others who wanted to fight for their lives, but they were no match for the Royal Guards.

In just a few moments, hundreds of rebels were captured by the Royal Guards.

Yang Zhengshan jumped off his horse and came close to Zhang Chengzhi and Zhang Yuanwu with a gentle smile on his face, "Lords Zhang, long time no see!" Zhang Chengzhi and Zhang Yuanwu looked at Yang Zhengshan, a little stunned. They were also shocked by Yang Zhengshan's intimidation.

"Your subordinate greets General Yang!"

"Greetings, General Yang!"

A group of officials clasped their fists and bowed.

Yang Zhengshan reached out and helped Zhang Chengzhi up, looking at the scar on his face and the bloody wounds on his body.

"Sir Zhang is loyal and brave. I will definitely recommend him to the court for merit!" Yang Zhengshan said.

To be honest, Zhang Chengzhi looked really miserable at this moment. Not to mention the scar on his face, there were more than ten wounds of varying sizes on his body. It was obvious that they had fought with their lives to resist Liu Zeqing.

"I feel guilty!" Zhang Chengzhi said with a pale face.

Yang Zhengshan waved his hand, "I know, Master Zhang, there is no need to say more!"

"Come here, send the masters to rest first! Arrange doctors to treat the injuries of the masters."

"Thank you General!"

Conquering Songzhou City was much easier than Yang Zhengshan had expected. He originally thought that it would take several more days to capture Songzhou City, but he did not expect that Zhang Chengzhi and Zhang Yuanwu would defect as soon as the army arrived.

But this is normal. It was not easy for Liu Zeqing to control Songzhou Guard, not to mention that Yang Zhengshan led a large army. At this time, the officials under him would definitely be uneasy.

In addition, Zhang Chengzhi and Zhang Yuanwu were well prepared. Although their actions were somewhat risky, they seized the best opportunity.

The army had just arrived, and Liu Zeqing did not expect that they would be so eager to act, so he missed the best opportunity to deal with them.

If Zhang Chengzhi and Zhang Yuanwu had delayed a few more days, Liu Zeqing might have dealt with them first.

There is no suspense in the remaining battle!

As the soldiers of Jianning Guard and Jinzhou Guard entered the city, all the soldiers of Songzhou Guard were forced back to the camp.

Whether they were Liu Zeqing's subordinates or the soldiers who had defected, they were all guarded in the camp.

The next day, Songzhou City was completely under Yang Zhengshan's control.

In the lobby of the Shogun's mansion.

A group of officials gathered.

Yang Zhengshan sat in the main seat, secretly calculating in his mind.

After taking Songzhou City, they will face Chongshan Pass next.

However, before going to Chongshan Pass, he must arrange the matters in Songzhou City.

As for how to arrange Songzhou City, Yang Zhengshan already had a plan in mind.

At this time, a group of military officers from Songzhou City came to the lobby.

Zhang Chengzhi's injuries were serious, and he was helped over by Zhang Yuanwu and others.

"Meet the General!"

"Meet General Niu!"

"Greetings, General Tang!"

After everyone greeted each other.

Yang Zhengshan said with a smile: "Let's all sit down and talk. Master Zhang is not feeling well!"

"I'm sorry to trouble the general!" Zhang Chengzhi said somewhat embarrassedly.

"It's okay. I don't like to let people stand during meetings!" Yang Zhengshan said indifferently.

This is what makes Yang Zhengshan different from others.

When other chief officers convened their subordinates for a meeting, they would usually sit at the main seat and their subordinates would stand below.

Yang Zhengshan usually arranges tables and chairs for his subordinates so that everyone can sit down for meetings.

After everyone sat down, Yang Zhengshan said, "I just received news that Fuzhou Wei Lieutenant General Hou Yao has led his troops into Chongshan Pass. There are now nearly 60,000 troops in Chongshan Pass!"

The Fuzhou Guard in the north is different from the Songzhou Guard in the east.

The Eastern Lieutenant General's Office has always been in Songzhou Wei, from Wang Bin to Liu Zeqing.

The Northern Lieutenant General's Shogunate was originally in Guangning Wei. After the Donghai Hu tribe was wiped out, the Northern Lieutenant General's Shogunate moved from Guangning Wei to Fuzhou City and established Fuzhou Wei.

It can be said that the current Chongshan Town North Road was almost built by Hou Yao alone.

This will undoubtedly help Hou Yao control the northern road of Chongshan Town.

However, it is almost impossible to deal with Hou Yao by relying on the lower-level military officers and soldiers to defect.

As for the Zhenbiao Camp within Chongshan Pass, although Ji Feiyu also established it based on the original foundation, the power of the general is much greater than that of the lieutenant general.

If the general wants to place people in the Zhenbiao Camp, he doesn't need to worry about other people's opinions.

Therefore, Chongshan Pass is now firmly controlled by Ji Feiyu.

The strategy of instigating rebellion and cooperating with the outside forces would not work in Chongshan Pass.

As for the strong attack!

That’s Chongshan Pass!

A truly magnificent fortress!

It is really not easy to attack the mountain pass!

"I plan to rest for three days before heading to Chongshan Pass!"

Regardless of whether we can capture Chongshan Pass, let’s go to Chongshan Pass first.

The army is approaching, so let's put some pressure on Chongshan Pass first. As for the rest, we can take our time.

Everyone looked at Yang Zhengshan solemnly, and Yang Zhengshan continued, "Here in Songzhou Guard, Lord Zhang Chengzhi will temporarily take over as the lieutenant general and take charge of all affairs of the lieutenant general's shogunate."

"Your first task is to calm the soldiers and prevent any further unrest. Let Songzhouwei return to peace as soon as possible!"

"Also, prepare your army for war and be ready to go into battle at any time!"

The losses of Songzhou Wei were actually not that great. Although the reinforcement battalion had lost thousands of soldiers because of Liu Zeqing, the foundation of the eastern route of Chongshan Town was still there.

It would not be a problem to spend a month or two to pacify the soldiers below and then gather several thousand troops.

And this war is far from over.

What lies ahead of them is Chongshan Pass, but the enemy they will eventually face is the Wulianghu tribe.

(End of this chapter)