Chapter 1208 Entering the City (Happy Birthday to Book Friend "Dielianhua")
Captain Song gathered his emotions for a moment before pretending to be anxious and shouting, "Open the door quickly! The King of Yizhou has urgent military information!"
The soldiers guarding the gate panicked. Looking down from their high vantage point, they realized that the people below the city were wearing the armor of their own Great Jin. They were momentarily unsure, "King of Yizhou? What military intelligence could Yizhou have?"
"I don't know. Go and inform the captain."
The captain just narrowed his eyes. He had been in a bad mood since he came back from the governor's mansion in the evening, and his face looked ugly when he was woken up.
The soldier was apprehensive, but when he heard the knocks on the door getting louder and louder, he could only lower his head and say, "Sir, there's an army outside, estimated to be around eight or nine hundred strong. They say the King of Yizhou has urgent military information and wants us to open the gate."
The captain's face changed and he immediately stood up. "King of Yizhou?"
"Yes," the soldier asked nervously, "Should we open it or not? How come Yizhou is controlling our Maozhou?"
The captain slapped him on the head and said, "The capital of Jiannan Road is in Yizhou. Do you think Yizhou can control Maozhou?"
He gritted his teeth and said, "Go open the door!"
"But sir, the gate cannot be opened late at night unless it is an urgent military matter for the court. Besides, this is the King of Yizhou, not the Jiedushi."
That’s right, for Maozhou, the Jiedushi is much more useful than the King of Yizhou. Maozhou is not the fiefdom of the King of Yizhou, so logically, he has no control over this place.
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Just go and open the gate if I tell you to." While he was speaking, the captain had already grabbed his armor and put it on. He didn't expect the King of Yizhou's men to come so quickly. He thought they would arrive at the earliest tomorrow.
Although he was very nervous, he was already on the boat. Even if he wanted to get off now, he would only drown and would not be able to get ashore.
The captain took people to open the door.
Captain Song, who had been urging them constantly, was about to give up, but the door suddenly opened.
Of course it was a small door, but you could also enter on horseback.
He was silent for a moment and then glanced at his men beside him.
The captain was smart and immediately turned his horse back to look for Yang Heshu.
Yang Heshu also blinked. He didn't expect that the people on the city gate tower let the person in without any careful investigation.
He looked down at his clothes, waved his hand and asked the captain to take his men in first. He then dismounted, gave his horse to a soldier, and mixed in with the soldiers.
The army moved forward, and Captain Song led his men into the city gate. His right hand involuntarily pressed on the sword.
The captain stood by the small gate and looked at Captain Song with a frown, a little suspicious, "Why are you wearing the armor of the Western Army?"
Captain Song remembered Yang Heshu's previous instructions and said calmly, "This is the prince's order. We may need to rely on this outfit to open more doors in the future."
The captain suddenly understood and said he understood.
He glanced at the soldiers who came in in an orderly manner, sighed and asked, "How many people are there in your group?"
Captain Song said calmly, "One thousand. Is everything okay in the city?"
"Don't worry, the governor is here, there will be no chaos. When will the prince come?"
Captain Song said, "The prince has been exhausted from the journey and asked us to lead the way. We can only arrive tomorrow, so we entered the city overnight."
The captain suddenly asked, "Why haven't I seen you before? What's your last name?"
Captain Song's brows twitched, but he continued calmly, "My last name is Song, and I've never seen a captain before. How come you've met all the captains under the prince's command?"
"That's not the case, but why didn't Captain Zhao, who usually interacts with us, come?"
Captain Song swallowed his saliva. Lord Yang didn't teach him how to answer this.
He paused for a moment, and the captain looked at him suspiciously. Captain Song knew that he had lost the initiative and answering again would make him look like a guilty thief.
At this time, only half of the more than 900 people had entered. After all, the door was small and could only allow three people to pass through at a time.
Just as the atmosphere was becoming somewhat tense, a man in soldier's attire suddenly stepped forward and whispered, "Sir, Captain Zhao was promoted to Lieutenant General before departure and is now at the prince's side, obeying his orders."
Captain Song recognized Yang Heshu's voice. He shuddered and immediately came to his senses. He glanced at him unhappily and said, "Why are you talking so much?"
The soldier immediately lowered his head and stopped talking.
The captain understood that Captain Song was probably at odds with Captain Zhao. Now that Captain Zhao was promoted, he was sent to do such a hard job overnight. It was normal for him to be unhappy, so he smiled and said nothing more.
The army slowly entered the city. Yang Heshu tugged at his ill-fitting soldier's uniform and, while the captain wasn't paying attention, whispered to Captain Song, "Leave two centurions here to take you to the governor's mansion. Once we capture the governor's mansion, we'll immediately control the city gates."
Captain Song understood and decided to take charge of the rest. As for fighting, he was much better than Yang Heshu.
He asked Yang Heshu to follow him closely. There was no other way, this guy couldn't be in any trouble, otherwise even if he captured Maozhou City, he would not be credited when it came to rewards, but would only pass.
The group arrived at the governor's mansion smoothly. With the captain leading the way, they entered the governor's mansion without much effort and quickly took control of it.
Yang Heshu did not go in, but stood at the gate of the governor's mansion under the protection of a group of soldiers, listening to the shouting and killing inside. Those who escaped from the mansion were shot to death or hacked to death by the soldiers surrounding outside.
Yang Heshu frowned uncomfortably, feeling a little nauseous looking at the bloody person. He knew that his old problem had come back again.
No matter how many people there were in the governor's mansion, there could not be hundreds of them, so Captain Song quelled the chaos inside with a crushing force, quickly ordered people to clean up the battlefield, and then invited Yang Heshu in.
The governor of Maozhou was named Zhang. He was not dead, but his condition was not good either. He was only wearing his inner clothes and looked a little dazed. When he saw Captain Song escorting a soldier in, he looked closely.
Then he laughed bitterly and said, "Yang Heshu?"
Yang Heshu stood in front of him, nodded, and looked at him with a gloomy expression, "Master Zhang."
Governor Zhang burst into laughter, tears streaming down his face. He coughed and said, "Master Zhang? I remember back in our early years in the capital, you called me your great-uncle."
Yang Heshu readily agreed, "Uncle Zhang."
Governor Zhang looked at Yang Heshu intently.
Yang Heshu didn't avoid his gaze and asked, "Why did your uncle become like this?"
Governor Zhang said, "This matter has nothing to do with my family. They know nothing. Please release them."
He said, "You and my son are classmates."
Yang Heshu sighed and said, "Uncle Zhang, this is not something I can decide. Besides, if you knew this would happen, why did you get involved in such a matter?"
Governor Zhang's face turned pale and he said nothing.
Yang Heshu stopped chatting with him and turned to Captain Song and said, "Send troops to control the other three gates."
Governor Zhang couldn't help but burst into laughter. "How many soldiers and horses did you bring? Can you defend all four gates at once?"
Yang Heshu said calmly, "Your garrison is outside the city. As long as we hold the city gate, they won't be able to attack."
"But the King of Yizhou's army will soon arrive to support us."
"No," Yang Heshu looked down at him and said, "He might not even be able to get out of the Col."
Upon hearing this, Governor Zhang's face changed drastically, and he felt a chill running through his bones. What Yang Heshu meant was that they already knew where the troops were stationed.
I wish my book friend "Dielianhua" happy every day and good health
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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