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Chapter 102 Arrival at Xiangyang

  Chapter 102 Arriving at Xiangyang

  Xiangyang city east gate, Tian Shizhong stood on the city wall with his whole body covered in armor, the yellow cloak behind him fluttering high in the autumn wind.

  He gazed into the distance, and his mind couldn't help but wander: How did Yue Yun end up coming to Xiangyang so coincidentally? Could it be that Yue Fei had heard some rumors and sent him to investigate? But even if Niu Gao really did escape and return to Zhu Xian Town to seek help, it's impossible for him to arrive so quickly.

  By his side, it was his aide Xu Ce. He also said with a worried face: "General Tian, the sentry posts outside Xiangyang City have almost all been removed by Yue Yun's Beiwai Army. It seems that they are well-prepared and not just looking at the old brothers of the vanguard. We must make preparations early!"

  Hearing Xu Ce's words, Tian Shizhong became even more restless and uneasy.

  A few days ago, he received a secret letter from Qin Hui, asking him to immediately stop supplying food to the rear guard of the expeditionary army. If anything happens, Qin Hui said he would find a way to protect him. He also knew that Qin Hui was about to deal with Yue Fei, and after Yue Fei's dismissal, as Qin Hui's most trusted general in the military, he had been familiar with the Xiangfan defense zone in Hubei for more than half a year, making it highly likely that he would succeed Yue Fei as the commander-in-chief of the imperial army stationed in Ezhou. Therefore, he made up his mind to cling tightly to Qin Hui's thigh and seize this opportunity to rise through the ranks. Only then did he dare to take down Tang Huai.

  But Yue Yun's identity is not ordinary, although his official rank is only the seventh product of Wu Xian Daifu, but in fact, he is the commander-in-chief of Beiwei Army, which is one level higher than his former military leader. Moreover, he is also the eldest son of Yue Fei, with extremely high prestige in the Yue Family Army, and before taking over as the commander-in-chief of Beiwei Army, he had been in the vanguard for six years, and more than half of the original 7,000 soldiers in Xiangyang City knew him.

  If he imagined that he could deal with Tong Hui and Niu Gao by ordering soldiers to fight against the Bei Wei army, he feared that those 7,000 original soldiers of the Yue family would immediately turn their backs on him.

  So, after meeting the envoy sent by Yue Yun, when Yue Yun said that he would go to Xiangyang from Chu State to escort grain back to Zhuxian Town and pass through Cai State, thinking that Xiangyang was not far from Cai State, he wanted to take a detour to visit his old brothers in the front army. He was terrified in his heart and instinctively thought of refusing.

  However, he really couldn't find a reason to refuse.

  After all, Yue Yun was fighting alongside Zhang Xian at the age of 12. At the age of 16, the Yue family army set up a separate vanguard with Zhang Xian as the commander-in-chief, and Yue Yun was one of the top ten commanders of the vanguard. Until last year, he took the thousand people originally led by Yue Yun as the backbone to establish the Beiwei Army, and now he wants to come back and take a look at his old brothers in the vanguard. Can Tian Shizhong say to Yue Yun: "You are not allowed to come?"

  Under helplessness, Tian Shizhong had no choice but to start preparing to welcome Yue Yun.

  But he had secretly sealed off the news, and apart from his own confidants, he did not inform anyone that Yue Yun was coming. Then, he had the original 7,000 soldiers of the former army led by officers appointed by himself to garrison in the four fortified cities around Xiangyang City, and strictly restrained them to prevent someone from going to inform Yue Yun and cause chaos.

  Then, Tian Shizhong stationed the three thousand elite troops he brought from Jianghuai inside Xiangyang City. Especially at the four city gates, heavy troops were deployed. Until all defensive preparations were completed, he was slightly relieved.

  Yang Bo, the trusted aide of Tian Shiming and his nominal deputy, stood beside him, gripping the hilt of his waist knife tightly as he gazed forward.

  At this time, a faint mist of dust appeared on the distant horizon, gradually growing thicker and spreading out to form a continuous sheet. The sound of horse hooves was so mighty that it made the earth tremble slightly!

  The soldiers on the city wall all showed a look of horror on their faces and couldn't help but exclaim, "They're here! The cavalry of General Yue has arrived!"

  Tian Shizhong's face changed as he stood on the city wall, waiting solemnly. How many people did Yue Yun bring with him? He turned his head to look at the generals beside him and saw that they also had worried expressions on their faces. They had not held back when capturing Tang Huai earlier, and in the end, they even killed a few soldiers to thoroughly suppress those under Tang Huai's command. If Yue Yun found out about this, he would definitely turn against them on the spot.

  The dust finally stopped in front of the city gate, and a large blue flag appeared on the city tower in front of everyone. The blue flag had a wave pattern border with a big red "Yue" character on it, and seven or eight colorful military flags were erected alongside, fluttering in the wind.

  Tian Shizhong had already recognized that this was the banner of the Beiwei army. At the same time, he also let out a slight sigh of relief. This group of cavalry totaled only over three hundred riders, and although their momentum was grand, they did not pose much of a threat to him.

  And this group of people at this moment surrounded a white-robed young general who appeared in front of him.

  Tian Shizhong had only seen Yue Yun once three months ago when the Yue Family Army took an oath to go north, and his impression of him was not very deep. However, seeing him again this time, he deeply felt that his eyes were much sharper than before, and he felt that Yue Yun's gaze seemed to be able to see through himself in one glance, making him feel a chill run down his spine.

  He carefully sized up the more than 300 knights, and saw that they were all robust men with tall horses, wearing black helmets and armor, with rough faces and firm eyes. On their clothes and armor, there were marks left after hundreds of battles, and the gathering of hundreds of elite cavalry was like a surging wave, piercing through to the bottom of one's heart.

  They were the most elite troops in the Yue Family Army - the Beiwei Army. The great victories of Yingchang, Yuncheng and Zhuxiantown, they were all at the forefront, killing the Jin army's corpses like mountains, blood flowing like rivers, forcing Wuzhuo to hide behind the high walls of Bianjing, shrinking his head like a turtle, not daring to come out.

  Only a seasoned army that has undergone such a baptism of blood and iron can have such an intimidating aura, which can captivate people's minds and dominate the scene as soon as it appears.

  Tian Shizhong's hand holding the knife handle trembled slightly, staring at this army, unable to say a word. The subordinates beside him also held their breath, looking at the scene in front of them. They were from Zhang Jun's marching camp, and although they had also experienced many battles, facing this elite army that could defeat the Jin army's "Iron Floating Diagram" and "Crooked Horse" head-on was like being in heaven versus being on earth!

  The scorching sun on his head was still burning fiercely, but Tian Shizhong always felt a chill in his heart.

  Is this Yue Yun really just thinking of looking out for his old brothers in the vanguard, or is there another motive?

  His dozen or so trusted generals had unconsciously drawn their long swords, as if to defend against this oppressive atmosphere.

  In comparison, his deputy Yang Bo's son was even more calm. He walked to Tian Shi Zhong's side and whispered: "Lord Tian, these Beidi soldiers are all cavalry, they don't have longbows or cloud ladders. As long as our city gates are closed tightly, they won't be able to get in!"

  Yang Bo said, Tian Shizhong didn't know. He sent the 7,000 soldiers of the original vanguard to the four guarded cities, and kept this in mind. You want to see the old brothers, but they are all in the four guarded cities now, if you want to see them, go to the guarded city and take a good look.

  Time seems to have passed extremely quickly, yet also extremely slowly. Just as Tian Shi was barely able to suppress the panic in his heart, his subordinates had almost all drawn their swords. But then, Yue Yun, who was below the city walls, finally smiled faintly and spoke up: "General Tian, I, Yue, have come to Xiangyang to visit my old comrades-in-arms from the vanguard of yesteryear. Why have you closed the city gates? Are you not welcoming me?"

  At this time, the heart of Tian Shizhong's system was relieved. Yue Yun was a straightforward and outspoken general who was not good at mind games.

  He spoke with a gentle face, and it seemed that he had indeed come to visit his old brothers from the original vanguard. Perhaps there was also an intention to intimidate, after all, we were not the direct descendants of the Yue family army, but were transferred from Zhang Jun's army, which they had always been at odds with. However, he only brought a few hundred cavalry, and it was clear that he did not intend to confront this group of people head-on. Although the Beiwei army was brave and fierce, could these three hundred cavalry really engage in a fierce battle with our three thousand men?

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