The next morning.
Outside Yidu City.
The 100,000 strong army had already been arranged, and they were only waiting for Zhu Xianfeng's order to head south.
"Feng 'er, swords have no eyes on the battlefield. You must be careful!”
"Don't worry, father. I will definitely return triumphantly from this expedition!”
"Father will wait for your triumphant return in Yidu!"
"Good!"
At the city gate.
After Zhu Xianfeng bid farewell to the people of the Prince's Residence, he rode his horse towards the army formation.
"Soldiers, now that the alliance of Qi and Yan has been formed and the army of Jingnan is getting bigger and bigger, I have decided to go to Yanzhou and open the road to the south.”
Zhu Xianfeng rode on a tall horse and patrolled the front of the formation. Then, he pulled out his saber and shouted,"Let's go!"
"Go to Yanzhou and open the road to the south!”
"Go to Yanzhou and open the road to the south!”
"Go to Yanzhou and open the road to the south!”
"The Qingzhou Army is mighty, Your Highness is mighty!”
Amidst the high-spirited shouts, the 100,000-strong army suddenly began to surge forward.
In an instant, the flag flashed, and yellow dust billowed within dozens of miles.
……
Tai 'an Prefecture, Tai' an City.
"Magistrate, something bad has happened!”
A deputy governor hurriedly ran into the government office and cupped his hands to salute Prefect Yu Liang.
"The sky hasn't collapsed. As a government official, how can you be so flustered?”
Yu Liang frowned and stopped his work.
"My lord, the 1,000 prefecture soldiers who were exterminating the bandits on Mt. Yuya…were completely wiped out. Only one person was released to report that the bandits on Mt. Yuya will come to attack Tai 'an City in three days!”
The Deputy Prefect's face was filled with fear, and his body could not help but tremble as he spoke.
"Tai An City has high walls and thick walls. What do we have to fear from a few thousand bandits? This official had already requested reinforcements from the other prefectures a few days ago. When the army arrives, we can just exterminate those bandits!”
Yu Liang was still calm and composed, not taking the bandits seriously at all.
"But…"
"There's no buts. Let the government officials…"
"Urgent report!"
However, before Yu Liang could finish speaking, another urgent cry came from outside the residence.
Following closely.
An official rushed in with a panicked expression. He cupped his hands and bowed."Lord Prefect, the officials who went to the other prefectures to borrow troops have all returned, but they were all rejected!”
"Why did they reject my army?”
"Prefects, the Qing Zhou rebels are ready to make a move. They are preserving their strength and leading their troops to defend!”
"Preposterous, our Tai 'an Prefecture and neighboring Jinan are not in a hurry, so why are they in a hurry?”
"Right now, the other prefectures are in a state of panic. Some officials have even been so frightened that they have resigned.”
"What about the Imperial Court? Is there any news from the Imperial Court?"
"Your memorial to the throne to ask for troops to suppress the bandits…has been rejected!”
As he spoke, the official handed the memorial to Yu Liang.
Yu Liang immediately opened it and looked at it carefully.
However, after he finished reading it, he slapped his official button and said angrily,""Ridiculous to the extreme. This group of nerds is simply the scourge of the country!”
"Magistrate, please be careful with your words!”
Yu Liang glared and said disapprovingly,""Mind your words? Now that the imperial court was controlled by a bunch of short-sighted nerds, it was only a matter of time before it was defeated!”
"Sir, the most important thing now is how we should resist the bandits on Mount Yuya!" the official said worriedly.”
" We'll deal with whatever comes our way. I, Yu Liang, will protect the people of Tai 'an City. How can we allow bandits to run rampant?”
"I'm afraid that you won't be able to do as you wish!"
At this moment, the Tai 'an Prefecture's general judge arrived at the government office.
"What does Zhao Tongpan mean?"
"Just now, the Fei City Defender General came to report that 100,000 Qing Zhou rebel soldiers had left the Great Stone Pass and invaded our Tai An Prefecture!”
"What?"
Yu Liang felt like he was struck by lightning.
To him, he was not afraid of a few thousand bandits.
However, the Qing Zhou rebel army was different. Once the Qing Zhou rebel army attacked, his Tai An Prefecture would be defeated without a doubt.
A few months ago, even his sworn brother Xu Zuhui's 200,000-strong army was defeated by the Qingzhou rebels, not to mention that the Tai 'an Prefecture only had a few thousand soldiers.
"Do you know who the commander is?"
After calming down, Yu Liang asked.
"It's Wuwei County Prince Zhu Xianfeng!"
"This kid is really ambitious. Not only did he swallow Jinan, he even wanted to swallow my Tai An Prefecture.”
"Magistrate, Zhu Xianfeng's reputation is widespread, and he has personally led an army of 100,000 to attack.”
"Does Zhao Tongpan have any suggestions?"
"Right now, we only have two paths to take. One is to lead everyone to surrender to Zhu Xianfeng, and the other is to quickly abandon the residence and escape!”
"Sigh…That Zhu Xianfeng harmed my sworn brother, how can I surrender to him?”
Yu Liang sighed.
Ever since he received the news of Xu Zuhui's death in the Great Stone Pass, he hated Zhu Xianfeng to the core.
However, there were bandits in Tai An Prefecture and strong enemies outside. The imperial court turned a blind eye to this. Could it be that he could only abandon the residence and escape like other officials?
"I have a secret letter from Fei City. Would you like to take a look?”
"Secret letter? Who wrote this secret letter to me?"
"I don't know. The secret letter wasn't signed!”
As he spoke, Zhao Tongpan took out the secret letter.
"Bring it up for me to take a look!"
Yu Liang took the letter and immediately opened it.
However, when he took a look, he could not help but hold his breath. This was…the handwriting of his sworn brother, Xu Zuhui?
After recognizing the handwriting, he hurriedly began to carefully read the contents of the letter.
However, the content inside completely overturned his previous thoughts.
Not only did Xu Zuhui not die in battle, but he also became Zhu Xianfeng's father-in-law.
What made him even more flabbergasted was that in the letter, Xu Zuhui actually advised him to surrender.
What did this mean?
This meant that Xu Zuhui had also surrendered to Zhu Xianfeng.
However, for some reason, the news of the surrender was covered up.
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