Zhao Cheng's face changed. He didn't expect Pei Yun to really dare to rebel.

Are there so many unruly people in this poor and remote area?

Before there was Xiao Cheng, and now there is Pei Yun, but Xiao Cheng can counterattack immediately. After all, the other party is a prince, who has hundreds of thousands of heavy troops at his command, and the people of the entire Yizhou support him.

Where do you get the confidence, Pei Yun? Is it just because you are a small thousand-household unit?

Although it is built like a fortress, you have few people, and as long as you block the way down the mountain and cut off the way down the mountain, I would like to ask you what will you eat?

Who gave you the courage to rebel?

Zhao Cheng didn't understand Pei Yun's thoughts. He just said, "Just do as the imperial edict says and hand over what you should hand over."

You are an official of the imperial court. Shouldn't everything you produce belong to the imperial court?

As long as you go back and confess your crime with me, you won't necessarily be sentenced to death. But if you rebel now, you will be charged with the heinous crime of killing all nine generations of your clan.

The most taboo thing for a new emperor to do when he ascends the throne is someone plotting a rebellion. You are walking into a trap.

However, Zhao Cheng would not attack the Qianhu Suo. He only had 2,000 people and no siege weapons, so he would definitely not be able to take it down.

He glanced at Pei Yun on the city wall, turned around and left. Since the other party had rebelled, there was nothing more to say.

"Send a message to the court that Pei Yun has rebelled and send a large army to suppress him."

As soon as Zhao Cheng opened his mouth, his subordinates rode at full speed towards Jinling.

Pei Yun ignored Zhao Cheng when he saw him retreat, and instead asked everyone to train as usual, while asking the craftsmen to speed up the production of bombs.

Three days later, Xiao Yu received the message from Zhao Cheng with a cold face.

"Okay, okay, okay, you're great, Pei Yun. You actually dared to rebel. Do you really think I dare not kill you?"

"Pass on my decree. Pei Yun is guilty of treason. Order the King of Jingzhou to suppress the rebellion immediately. Anyone who captures and kills Pei Yun will be rewarded with 10,000 gold coins and be granted the title of Marquis of 10,000 households! All nine clans of Pei Yun will be arrested and brought to the capital for execution as a warning to others!"

There was an uproar in the court; Pei Yun was really forced to rebel.

…

Yizhou.

When the imperial edict of war came, everyone was shocked. No one expected that there would be another rebellion.

It's really restless.

Xue Wenju's face turned pale. He was Pei Yun's father-in-law. If Pei Yun rebelled, he would also be beheaded. He could not help but cry out in pain.

The trade with the Nanman went smoothly, and the income of Ruifeng County increased steadily, making his job as the county magistrate more comfortable.

And without the threat of the southern barbarians, he could focus on developing people's livelihood. He didn't expect the reversal to be so quick. Pei Yun helped defend Anding City, but the court did not reward him, but instead defined him as a traitor.

"Ma'am, go!"

Xue Wenju pulled his wife along, not even bothering to take the money, and ran straight to the Qianhu Office. Now he could only stand on Pei Yun's side and hide in the Qianhu Office.

Otherwise, once the imperial army arrives, he will definitely be the first to be attacked, and he may also be used to threaten Pei Yun, so it is better to run away first.

On the way, he met Liu Jingzhi who was also running to the Qianhu Suo with his family. When the two met, they couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Good days had just begun, but then something like this happened.

I don’t know what Pei Yun is thinking. Why does he want to rebel? Even if he wants to rebel, it won’t be too late to rebel after he has taken control of Yizhou like Xiao Cheng did. It’s really too hasty to rebel now.

But it's too late to say anything now. They can only hope that Pei Yun can stop the imperial army, otherwise they will all die.

…

At the foot of Qingyan Mountain.

Xiao Yan was riding on a horse, wearing golden armor, looking at Qingyan Mountain with a cold gaze.

The 100,000-strong army was like a dark cloud pressing down on the city, with flags fluttering and swords and spears like a forest, surrounding the entire mountain without any escape.

"Your Highness, the spies report that Pei Yun's troops are no more than a few thousand strong. They are hiding in the mountains, trapped in a jar!" The deputy general reported with a fist salute.

Xiao Yan sneered: "Just a few thousand people dare to rebel? You really don't know how to live or die."

Compared with Xiao Cheng, Pei Yun's rebellion was undoubtedly a joke. At the beginning, Xiao Cheng single-handedly blocked the attack of hundreds of thousands of troops from Jingzhou and Yongzhou.

This made Xiao Yan admire Xiao Cheng very much.

The biggest advantage of Yizhou is that it has too many natural barriers. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack if you occupy any one of them. It costs a huge price to conquer it.

Although Pei Yun is also on the mountain now, Qingyan Mountain is not a natural barrier at all. What's more, the road from the bottom of the mountain to the top is wide and straight, so cavalry can go up without any problem.

He asked what was so strategic about defending a mountain like this? He knew that Pei Yun had built the Qianhu Suo very solidly, but so what? Wasn't it the same as attacking a city?

With catapults bombing, battering rams ramming the doors, ladders set up, and a large army rushing forward, how could they not wipe out Pei Yun's more than a thousand men?

"Pass the order down. The three armies will rest for a day and attack the mountain at dawn tomorrow!"

Xiao Yan spoke, saying that they had come from afar and the soldiers were a little tired, so they should rest first and attack the mountain after they recovered.

…

On the mountain.

Chang Wei and others stood on the city wall, looking down through telescopes.

The military camps at the foot of the mountain are connected, with no end in sight. If it were before, everyone might have felt a little emotional, after all, one hundred thousand troops is a lot.

But after seeing the camp of the 150,000-strong army of Yongzhou barbarians, these 100,000 troops seemed nothing.

"My lord, the cannon is ready." Lu Jingxuan ran up to the city wall with a look of joy on his face.

Upon hearing this, Pei Yun hurried down from the city wall.

Ever since the musket was made, Pei Yun had been thinking about whether he could make a cannon. He searched online and actually found the steps for making the red cannon.

He compared many versions and finally decided on one. While making the musket, Pei Yun selected a group of craftsmen to make cannons.

It’s just that the progress was slow, but now it’s finally completed.

It took more than half a year.

Pei Yun hurried to the training ground and saw a huge black gun standing quietly. The gun body was thick and the muzzle was sturdy, with a cold metallic luster in the sun.

"My lord, this is the red cannon built according to the drawings you gave me!"

Lu Jingxuan introduced excitedly, "The barrel of the gun is 12 feet long and weighs 2,000 kilograms!"

Pei Yun walked forward, stretched out his hand and stroked the cannon, with a look of satisfaction in his eyes: "Yes, it's what I imagined."

Then he waved his hand and said, "Reload!"

The craftsmen immediately took action, first cleaning the barrel with a long pole, then filling it with a certain amount of gunpowder, then stuffing in a solid iron bullet, and finally compacting it with a wooden wedge.

Pei Yun aimed at the mound in the distance and personally ignited the world's first cannon.

"boom--!!"

A deafening roar suddenly erupted, a blazing flame spurted out from the muzzle, and the dust stirred up by the air wave instantly filled the entire training ground. The iron bullet whistled out and hit the target in almost the blink of an eye!

"Bang!"

The mound in the distance exploded instantly, smoke and dust rose into the sky, and debris flew everywhere!

"Hiss——" Everyone around gasped.

This power is simply horrifying!

Pei Yun checked through the telescope and smiled, "The accuracy is good, the error is no more than twenty steps."

This is much better than the trebuchet. The trebuchet has a large error, while the cannon can fire in bursts.

With one more powerful weapon, Pei Yun is more confident in fighting against the imperial army.