Jianmen City was silent in the night.
The torches and lanterns on the city walls were still lit, and patrolling soldiers could be vaguely seen coming and going.
It was already midnight, and the lights in Fei An's tents had been extinguished. Only He Sandao and his 50,000 soldiers were patrolling the night with torches.
In the battle of Chunfengdu, He Sandao killed more than a hundred enemy soldiers by himself, which was a great contribution. So after arriving at Jianmen City, Fei An appointed He Sandao as a thousand-man captain and handed over the Second Army to him.
Zhao Lizhu, the original commander of the Second Army, became his deputy general.
He Sandao was very excited about commanding an army of 100,000, but he had no idea how to do it.
I am just a small landlord in Linzi City who is illiterate. I am sorry, I don’t know anything about military books and strategies.
But this guy had a simple method. On the day he took office, he asked Zhao Lizhu to assemble 100,000 troops. He naturally stood in front of the army with an awe-inspiring and arrogant manner and said:
"Follow me from now on, I'll lead you to fight the most beautiful battles, pick up the most beautiful girls, drink the hottest wine, and grab the most money!"
Fei An was standing quietly nearby at the time, and when he heard it, he suddenly felt that his decision was wrong.
Zhao Lizhu also hurriedly whispered to He Sandao: "General, you can't pick up girls during a battle, and you can't drink and steal money. That's the rule of the army."
He Sandao waved his hands loudly, "Rules are meant to be broken. Otherwise, what's the point of fighting? Honor? Honor can't be eaten!"
He didn't notice that Fei An's face had turned black. He raised his head and chest and said loudly: "From now on, you are my brothers, He Sandao! I am illiterate, but I have an open mind. I promise you that no one dares to bully my brothers!
Let me say this right now, whoever dares to bully you is not giving face to me, He Sandao. I am a protective person, and I won’t allow it even if General Fei bullies you!
I can't beat General Fei. If he gives you a hard time, I'll take you to the Excalibur Army!"
There was a burst of intense applause, and Fei An almost drew his sword and chopped the boy to death!
He was so angry that his teeth were itching. He turned around and left, fearing that he would lose control and kill the guy.
In this way, He Sandao used his brotherhood to win over these 100,000 new recruits, and mingled with these soldiers all day long. He did not show any dignity as a general, but instead revealed his gangster nature.
As he did this, the soldiers became more and more convinced of him. They felt that this general was very down-to-earth and was truly like a brother.
In three days, the Second Army rallied around him.
This made Fei An admire him very much, but also a little worried - this young man, don't mess around, he has to brainwash him well in the future, let him understand the sense of honor and mission that a soldier should have.
He Sandao was patrolling with his soldiers at the moment, but he was a little absent-minded.
The idol, Lord Fu, is here, and the Excalibur Army is here too. Look at Lord Fu, he is so handsome and suave. If a young man like this goes to Cuihong Tower, I'm afraid those girls will give him money. That is the highest realm of life!
And look at the Divine Sword Army, they have strict discipline and follow orders. Each of them is full of energy and looks like they can fight in Cuihong Tower for five days and five nights. This is the highest realm of being a soldier!
So, he wanted to join the Excalibur Army, but now he has such a large group of brothers around him. He has only called them brothers for three days, and it seems a bit unkind to just leave now.
What should I do?
Just when He Sandao was very entangled, the sound of shouting and killing suddenly came from Jianmen City, and then there was a burst of fire -
This... He Sandao stopped to take a look. Could it be that someone was fighting inside?
This is such a great feeling. I’ve been so bored these days, and I have to sing at night!
In the past, the girls from Cuihonglou sang for me, but now I have to sing for the rebels inside. This made He Sandao very unhappy. He had long wanted to have a real fight with real guns.
"Zhao Lizhu!"
"I will be here!"
"Hurry back and quietly call all the brothers from the Second Army. We have to take this first prize!"
Zhao Lizhu was stunned. No, this was a tough battle. There were 150,000 regular troops from the Western Frontier Army. With these 100,000 new recruits... Was the brother-in-law too eager to make a contribution?
Besides, General Fei is the commander-in-chief here. If there is a mutiny inside, shouldn’t General Fei be the one to make the decision?
If you do this, General Fei will accuse you of acting on your own initiative and might even chop off your head!
"Sir...this matter must be reported to the general."
"No, how much can we get from 400,000 people? Are you stupid? Hurry up! Damn it! It looks like the enemy is about to open the city gates! Hurry!"
Zhao Lizhu had no choice but to ride back to the camp and wake up all the sleeping soldiers of the Second Army.
He Sandao led 50,000 soldiers and stood outside the west city gate, swords in hand, ready to fight at any time.
But the city gate did not open for a long time, which made He Sandao uncomfortable. What was going on inside?
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It was night, midnight.
Led by Dou Kou, the captain of the Tiger Camp, Zhang Zhengdong, the captain of the Cavalry Camp, and Wang Feng, the captain of the Eagle Camp, a total of twelve captains followed them and raised the banner of rebellion, and 90,000 soldiers followed in their footsteps.
Three hours before this plan began, Dou Kou had already passed this message to Fei An through the defenders on the city wall:
"We were originally soldiers of the Yu Dynasty, bewitched by the thief Xue and committed heinous crimes. Now, after listening to Master Fu's words, we have suddenly come to our senses. We hope to redeem ourselves from our crimes and capture the thief Xue. We also ask the general to tell Master Fu that he will keep his promise and give us a chance to reform.
At midnight tonight, we will launch an operation to capture the thieves. The South Gate will be opened at that time. Please ask the general to lead the army into the city to maintain order in Jianmen City.
In order to distinguish between us and the enemy, all the soldiers under our command have wrapped their arms with red scarves. We hope the general will be aware of this.
The criminal generals Dou Kou and Zhang Zhengdong...jointly signed their names!"
"Is there a trick here?"
Fu Xiaoguan thought for a moment and said, "Let the three Divine Sword brigades go in. You arrange for 100,000 troops to meet them at the city gate. The other three city gates must be strictly guarded to prevent Xue Dingshan from escaping elsewhere."
At three quarters past midnight, Fu Xiaoguan, Xu Xinyan and Su Jue followed Su Mo and the Third Brigade of the Divine Sword and quietly arrived outside the South City Gate. The original defenders here were the First Army.
Fei An thought about it and sent his personal guards to the Second Army camp, intending to mobilize 50,000 Second Army soldiers to the South City Gate. However, he did not expect that the personal guards came back and said that the Second Army camp was empty.
Where did He Sandao take the Second Army?
He Sandao didn't know all this. He was guarding the west gate with an army of 100,000, but he didn't know that the Third Brigade of the Divine Sword had already entered the city.
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