A few days later, the imperial court's edict reached Black Mountain.
"The Imperial Court wants me to be the governor of Jizhou?!”
Zhang Yan was dumbfounded. She quickly gathered her subordinates to discuss," Previously, that Fang Mu promised me the position of Jizhou Provincial Governor. I thought he was just fooling around with me. I didn't expect that in such a short period of time, he would really take down Ye City and even send a call to arms to pacify half of Jizhou…"
"Right now, I heard that Ju Yi has already raised his army from Zhao County and ordered Zhao Fu and Cheng Huan, who are stationed in Liyang, to attack Ye City from the south and north!”
"We have been hesitating for a long time. We have already wasted so much time. What should we choose? Do you have any suggestions?”
Ever since Fang Yun had left, such meetings had been happening on Black Mountain almost every day.
Of course, Zhang Yan would not lead the crowd down the mountain to seek refuge with Fang Mu just because of an empty promise.
However, when he received the news that Ye City had fallen, he began to hesitate.
However, he did not expect that before he could make a decision, the imperial court's edict to seal him up had arrived.
"General, the Imperial Court is clearly using us to eliminate Fang Mu…"
Among the Black Mountain Army generals, those who could make it to this point were not fools.
Yang Feng, Yu Du, Zhang Baiqi, and the others were all aware of this.
However, the Jizhou Provincial Governor conferred by the imperial court…
The temptation was too great!
It was far more practical than the Jizhou Provincial Governor Fang Mu had promised. After all, Fang Mu himself had only occupied half of Jizhou!
One was the orthodox of the imperial court, while the other was still a traitor!
Of course, they understood the difference between the two.
"All of you are tempted…"
Zhang Yan looked at everyone's expressions and understood. She could not help but sigh softly.
In fact, his heart was beating faster too.
However, he was still a little hesitant." However, Fang Mu and I are of the same Yellow Turban lineage. Once we join forces, we might be able to overthrow the imperial court in the future and achieve the unprecedented achievements that even the great teachers have failed to accomplish!”
" Besides, we've already agreed to contact Fang Mu. If we turn our backs on him now, we'll be double-faced. I'm afraid we'll be disgraced by the world…"
Before he could finish his words, the grumpy man with the left moustache stood up.
"General, why are you so bashful?”
His face was fierce and his eyes were filled with excitement." The reason we started this rebellion was to find a way out in this world where we couldn't survive. However, in the war back then, the 36 armies under the Great Sage Master were all suppressed by the Imperial Court…"
"If you didn't realize the power of the Imperial Court, you wouldn't have submitted a request to surrender and be conferred the title of General of Peace…"
"Since that's the case, now that the Imperial Court is willing to appoint you as the governor of Jizhou, you're a true vassal!”
"We can also benefit from the general's glory and become local emperors in Jizhou. What else is there to hesitate about?!”
As soon as he spoke, someone immediately echoed.
"That's right, General. Although Fang Mu was lucky enough to capture Ye City and used some unknown method to make those celebrities under Han Fu work for him, his foundation is still unstable. Once the imperial court really mobilizes troops to encircle and suppress him, he will probably be destroyed!”
"We have been fighting for many years. Now that we can live a stable and wealthy life, why should we follow that person and become enemies with the entire world?!”
"Moreover, General has strong troops and horses. Fang Mu's life and death are only a matter of time. If we really go to him, won't General feel aggrieved?!”
The generals spoke one after another, and more than half of them were willing to obey the orders of the Imperial Court.
Zhang Yan was a little sad.
He didn't expect that there were so many of his generals who had lost their will to fight after the tough days on Black Mountain.
He only wanted to pursue wealth and power.
All these people said was the same thing.
If they listened to the imperial court's orders and exterminated Fang Mu, Zhang Yan would be able to become the governor of Jizhou, and they would be able to divide Jizhou!
Why should he be Fang Mu's underling?
In the end, they were bandits formed by a group of low-level farmers. They only knew how to kill and had no knowledge of the world's situation.
In comparison, Zhang Baiqi, Yu Du and the others had a higher level of vision."General, if you have the intention of obeying the Imperial Court, you should also be vigilant. In the future, the Imperial Court will kill the donkey when it's done grinding…"
Zhang Yan became more and more silent.
" General, Ju Yi has already dispatched his troops." Yang Feng's eyes flashed." Whether he defeats Fang Mu and the Jizhou Province returns to the imperial court, or he is defeated by Fang Mu and the entire Jizhou Province falls into his hands…"
"At that time, we won't have such a good opportunity!”
Her words woke him up from his dream.
Zhang Yan was startled awake.
" That's right. If Juyi succeeds, the imperial court won't need us. If Fang Mu wins, he won't be able to rely on us…"
His eyes flickered, and the courage of a formidable man finally appeared."Generals, listen up!"
"Yes!"
Immediately, Zhang Yan led the 100,000 strong Black Mountain Army into Jizhou along Zhao County.
Mobilizing a hundred thousand soldiers was not something that could be done in a day, especially since a large portion of them were farmers.
Therefore, Zhang Yan led 30,000 elites as the vanguard and took the lead.
At this moment, Ju Yi had already led five thousand elite soldiers and was heading straight for Ye City. The thirty thousand soldiers did not encounter any obstacles.
Zhang Yan didn't want to fight with Ju Yi, so she sent scouts to search for traces of Ju Yi's army.
However, he slowly walked towards Ye City.
"General, you want to…sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight!”
Yang Feng, Yu Du, Zhang Baiqi, and the others all saw through Zhang Yan's intentions."It would be best if both Ju Yi and Fang Mu are injured when we arrive, then…"
He had to admit that the Black Mountain Army had a good idea.
He was also quite naive.
In fact, Zhang Yan did not lack courage. The reason why she was so hesitant and wanted to benefit from it was only because of her ambition. She was unwilling to be Fang Mu's underling!
However, he did not know that his reaction was within Fang Mu's expectations.
From the moment he left Taihang Mountain…
Black Mountain's Zhang Yan was destined to become a thing of the past!
"Report!"
After a few days of marching, a scout came from the front."Juyi's 5,000-strong army has already arrived outside Ye City. Zhao Fu and Cheng Huan, the two generals in the south, are already at the Zhang River, facing off against the 4,000-strong army led by Gao Lan and Zhang He!”
"Gao Lan and Zhang He took four thousand men?”
Zhang Yan and the others were surprised. According to their intelligence, Ye City only had this little military strength."How many guards are left in Ye City?”
"I don't know!"
The scout replied," The gate of Ye City is wide open. There is not a single guard on the city wall. There is only one person playing the zither on the city wall!”
Playing the zither?
The generals were dumbfounded.
Yu Du analyzed,"Could it be that Fang Mu has secretly sent the troops of Zhongshan Commandery over?"”
Since the fall of Ye City, such a long period of time was enough for the 6,000 soldiers of Zhongshan to arrive.
"There has never been any news of an army entering Ye City…"
Zhang Baiqi shook his head, completely confused.""But if the 6,000 soldiers are not in Ye City, how can Fang Mu resist Ju Yi's attack?”
Zhang Yan also frowned.
He did not know what Fang Mu was planning.
However, he knew that Juyi was probably as confused as he was.
When the army attacked, the city gates were wide open…
What was this?
To fight or not to fight, this was a question!
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