At dawn, a thin mist covered the fields.
The low and majestic sound of the bugle rang out in the military camp, breaking the tranquility of the early morning.
The soldiers quickly and orderly arranged their equipment and formed neat rows.
The black uniforms of the Shuozhou Army were mixed with the colorful armor of the Hedong Army, but they both exuded a murderous aura.
Under the central army flag, Zhao Muyun was wearing a black armor without wearing any overly conspicuous decorations.
But his kingly demeanor made him naturally become the core of the entire army.
Yinji followed closely behind on a white horse. He was dressed in plain clothes with a hemp belt around his waist, and his face showed determination after the grief.
"Fight the rebellion and protect the country! Welcome the Crown Prince!"
"Recover Jinyang! Kill the traitors!"
The soldiers let out an earth-shaking roar that echoed throughout the valley.
Zhao Muyun had Wu Shangzhi's 1,000-man cavalry battalion, Liu Yi's 1,000-man Shenji battalion, Xi Sheng's 1,000-man Modao battalion and auxiliary troops, plus Li Si's guard battalion and Shen Qian's Yebushou, totaling about 3,100 people.
These days, the Jin Wang army that had fled when the river burst its banks has been gradually gathered. Together with the remnants that Xiao Cheyun gathered during the period when the Jin Wang was injured, there are another two thousand people.
After the death of Prince Jin, Yinji decided to retake Jinyang. Wang Ben, Zhang Huan and Li Mao sent their men to make contacts everywhere and gained another 3,000 men.
Nearly 10,000 troops then slowly marched out of the valley and headed towards Jinyang.
Seeing the flag of the Prince of Jin, more and more people came to join him, and the team became larger and larger.
When they reached the outskirts of Jinyang City, the anti-rebel army had expanded to 50,000 people.
Zhao Muyun assigned the newly joined soldiers to Wang Ben and two other men, and selected 10,000 elite soldiers from them to serve as Yinji's guards.
Yinji himself was an outstanding marksman, and he had once killed a silver-armored Tartar general with Zhao Muyun. Influenced by the way Zhao Muyun and his generals trained soldiers, Yinji quickly established an effective management system for the 10,000 guards.
An army of 50,000 arrived in Jinyang, set up camp, and prepared to attack the city.
Xiao Lie had already received the report from the scouts and hurriedly climbed up the city wall with a group of his trusted followers.
Looking at the army outside the city with its majestic appearance and murderous aura, his face turned pale and he slammed the cold city wall hard.
He originally wanted to let Yinji go to Hebei and use the Tartars' knife to kill people, but Yinji did not die. Instead, he brought such a large army.
He saw the familiar flag of the crown prince at the front of the team, as well as the flags of Zhang Huan, Wang Ben, and Li Mao surrounding Yinji.
What frightened him even more was the proud figure riding on a horse under the black flag with the word "Zhao" embroidered with a ferocious wolf's head.
General Dayin Zhenbei, Jiedushi of Hedong, son-in-law of Prince Jin and brother-in-law of Crown Prince Yinji, Zhao Muyun!
"He really came...bringing that little bastard Yinji..."
Xiao Lie gritted his teeth, his heart filled with resentment and fear.
He forced himself to remain calm and shouted to the generals around him, "Everyone, brace yourself! Defend the city! Our walls are high and we have ample food and fodder. As long as we hold out for a few days, reinforcements from Lord Beidi Han will surely arrive!"
"By then, with the combined efforts of both inside and outside forces, we will surely crush this mob below the city into dust!"
However, his agitation seemed a little pale.
The defending soldiers on the city wall looked at the high-spirited coalition forces outside the city, and then thought about the various news circulating in the city in recent days, their eyes were filled with confusion and fear.
Some officers' eyes flickered and they exchanged glances secretly.
The situation inside and outside Jinyang City was tense and a war was about to break out.
At the same time, in Jinyang City.
Xiao Cheyun was hiding in a private house near the east city gate, which was his most important contact point.
Through the crack in the window, he could see Xiao Lie's trusted troops running hurriedly on the street. The atmosphere was extremely tense.
"General, everything is arranged!"
A confidant whispered, "Captain Liu, who's in charge of the winch at the East City Gate, is one of our men. He has dozens of brothers willing to do it!"
"Just wait for the signal outside the city, then lower the drawbridge and open the city gate!"
"Also, we have contacted some people at the East Gate and South Gate. We will create chaos and attract attention!"
"good!"
Xiao Cheyun's eyes flashed, "Tell the brothers, success or failure depends on this one move! For the Crown Prince, for Hedong, and to avenge our fallen brothers! When you strike, be ruthless!"
At this moment, inside Wang Pan’s mansion, there was a completely different scene.
"What should we do? What should we do? The prince's army is coming!"
Bai Shouren paced back and forth in the hall like an ant on a hot pan, his face filled with fear. "Xiao Lie is unreliable! If the city falls, we'll all die!"
Zhou Dequan was relatively calm, but his expression was equally grim. "Why panic? The Northern Di army will be here soon! We still have money and people!"
"At worst... we can take advantage of the chaos to open a city gate and let the Northern Di army in! That would be a great achievement!"
Wang Pan sat in the main seat, his eyes sinister. He twisted a large jade ring on his finger and said in a deep voice:
"Brother Zhou is right! We can't put all our hopes on Xiao Lie."
"Immediately send someone out of the city and contact the troops sent by Lord Han. Tell them the real situation inside the city and agree on a signal. If they see a fire or chaos inside the city, they will storm one gate immediately. Our people will provide support from inside!"
He paused, a trace of viciousness on his face. "Also, secretly transport the kerosene and firewood we've stored to a place near the city gate! If...if anything goes wrong, we'll set fire! Burn the granary, burn the arsenal! Even if the city is captured, we can't leave Jinyang intact!"
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