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Chapter 406 This boy is not worth discussing with!

Liang County.

Look at it from the map.

Yanzhou is located in the southwest of Xuzhou, with a large border area.

During the reigns of Emperor Xiaowen and Emperor Xuanwu, the Northern Wei did indeed take over the entire Xuzhou region. After Emperor Xuanwu, there were no large-scale wars between the two sides, but they engaged in minor skirmishes along the border, and the border remained unstable.

Currently, everything south of Pengcheng is in the hands of the Southern Liang.

This was the result of Chen Qingzhi's Northern Expedition a few years ago.

Later, Yuan Ziyou arranged for Gao Yu to be sent to Shandong.

Neither Erzhu Rong nor Gao Yu had any intention of expanding southward, and they maintained the current border line.

In the past few years, Gao Yu has spent most of his energy controlling Qingzhou and Nanqingzhou, making these two states his base and stronghold, expanding his army, and promoting composting and curved plows... A series of things have taken up his energy, leaving him no energy to expand his territory, let alone recover the so-called 'territory'.

This means that if Yuzhou wants to attack Xuzhou, it can only focus on Liangjun, which is Juyang.

Since Chenliu led his troops north, once he could capture Liang County, it would be equivalent to controlling several waterways such as the Ju River and Huan River. With Liang County as a bridgehead, he could attack Yanzhou to the north and capture Pengcheng to the east, thus completely controlling Xuzhou.

Chilie Yanqing was related to the Erzhu clan by marriage and was Erzhu Shilong's brother-in-law.

He was also one of the leaders of the Dairen Group under Erzhu Rong. He was exceptionally skilled in martial arts, possessed amazing strength, was proficient in archery and horsemanship, and had a marriage alliance with Erzhu Rong.

After Yuan Ziyou's death, Erzhu Rong immediately transferred him from Jinzhou to Yuzhou, making him the new governor of Yuzhou and also bestowing upon him the title of General Who Guards the East and Commander-in-Chief of all military affairs in Yuzhou.

He was given full authority over the area east of Luoyang.

Upon receiving the military order from Erzhu Rong's trusted confidant, Chilie Yanqing mobilized his entire army, leading a massive force that claimed to number in the hundreds of thousands. In reality, the combined infantry and cavalry numbered only about 70,000, with the remainder being able-bodied men forcibly conscripted along the way.

"How is it? Have you found out?"

The imposing figure of Yanqing, with his powerful and imposing presence, sat in the main seat, looking at the person before him.

The man standing before him was tall and strong, with powerful arms that clearly indicated he was a skilled archer and horseman.

"General, it has been confirmed that the person guarding Juyang City is Yang Kan."

Chilie Yanqing frowned, pondered for a moment, "But what about the suppression of the rebellion in Longxi before..."

"That's him."

Yao Xiong nodded and said, "This person has some ability..."

"That's not surprising. No wonder the city's defenders are so brave and composed in the face of an attack, displaying remarkable discipline."

"The Prime Minister has been deceived. The previous news was that Yang Kan followed Mo Hedu north, but unexpectedly he secretly went south and is now guarding this Juyang City. It seems that Mo Hedu has been on guard against the Prime Minister taking the opportunity to attack Shandong."

Hundreds of thousands of troops have been besieging Juyang for more than half a month.

Without detailed intelligence, Chilie Yanqing was unaware that a general was guarding the city. Therefore, after building some simple siege weapons, he attempted to attack the city for several days in a row, hoping to intimidate the enemy with his large army. If he could persuade the enemy to open the city gates and surrender, that would be the best outcome.

Upon learning that the city's garrison commander was Yang Kan, all his thoughts vanished instantly.

"Issue my order: the entire army shall rest and reorganize before continuing to manufacture siege equipment."

"Here!"

After Yao Xiong turned and left, Chilie Yanqing ordered his personal guards to summon Erzhu Bi to his tent.

"Fu Bo, take a few attendants with you. This is a letter in Tianbao's own handwriting. Go to Pengcheng to meet Wan Ren."

Erzhu Bi and Erzhu Shilong were of the same generation.

Erzhu Rong could not possibly be completely unguarded against Chilie Yanqing. A large number of Erzhu clan members had also been placed in Yuzhou, such as Erzhu Bi, who was in the army.

“Wanren…” Erzhu Bi hesitated for a moment, “Hasn’t Wanren already surrendered to Moheduo? Besides… Moheduo knew that Wanren was a member of my Erzhu clan, yet he still allowed him to guard Pengcheng. It’s impossible that he was completely unprepared.”

"If I go there rashly, will I fall right into their trap?"

Upon hearing this, Chilie Yanqing was furious.

The descendants of the Erzhu clan are indeed a bunch of vermin, cowards who fear death!

The struggle between Erzhu Rong and the Gao brothers is now a life-or-death one. Opportunity is right in front of them, but Erzhu Bi is afraid of death and doesn't even dare to try.

Suppressing his anger, Chi Lie Yanqing tried to dissuade him gently, saying, "You've known Wan Ren for many years, how could you not know his character? Do you know what kind of person Wan Ren is?"

Erzhu Bi shook his head repeatedly, "Times change, people change. If it weren't for Wan Ren... how could He Liuhun have so easily captured Mayi and then invaded Xiurongchuan?"

Chi Lieyan slammed his hand on the table with a loud 'bang,' his eyes fierce, his face grim, and he gritted his teeth as he said, "Now I'm giving you two choices: either you lead your troops to attack the city in three days, or you take someone to deliver a message."

"General, there are so many men in the army, why do you have to make things difficult for me?"

“I admit that my martial arts skills are not good enough to lead troops. Recently, I have been feeling unwell and am also unable to ride a horse.”

Erzhu Bi's tone was unfriendly.

Others may fear General Chilie Yanqing, the one who guards the east, but he is not afraid of him!
Now that things had come to a head, he turned and walked out, saying, "This matter is of great importance; General, please find another wise man."

"you!!"

Chilie Yanqing stood up in anger, but Erzhu Bi only left him with a dashing departing figure. Such defiance showed no fear of being punished by Chilie Yanqing's military law.

"Incompetent fools! Insects, a bunch of cowardly scoundrels who only know how to plunder the people!!"

Inside the tent, Chilie Yanqing roared angrily incessantly.

But he had no way to solve it.

He really couldn't do anything to the Erzhu clan members.

Even though Erzhu Rong granted him the power of life and death, he dared not lay a hand on any of the Erzhu clan members.

"Tianbao, Tianbao... how can you pacify the world with such a bunch of insects? How can you gain the trust of others?"

"No...this menace cannot be allowed to live."

Chi Lie Yanqing immediately wrote a letter, insisting that all the Erzhu clan members in the army be sent away.

otherwise.

It's one thing to be afraid of death, but to rely on being a member of the Erzhu clan to defy him like this—where is his authority as a general in the army?
He summoned his trusted confidant and ordered him to hurry north to Xiangzhou to deliver a message.

After much thought...

He had no choice but to summon his personal guards.

"Go, you must personally deliver this letter to Wan Ren, and then bring back Wan Ren's reply, understand?"

"Yes, General! This humble general will certainly not fail your expectations!"

After arranging everything.

Chi Lieyanqing couldn't help but sigh.

He had a vague sense of unease in his heart.

Erzhu Rong, who always had a smooth life.

This battle is likely to end in a defeat.

(End of this chapter)