Wang Ze never expected that he would encounter such a change just before he was about to meet his mother, and when the chief heard that he was from Jeju, he immediately made a gesture to his soldiers and lit a wolf smoke. Later, he saw the dust and smoke raised by a large group of cavalry in the distance on the other side of the river.

Faced with such a sudden scene, Wang Ze's first reaction was that someone mutinied, could it be that someone mutiny put Wang Yong and others under house arrest, otherwise how could these soldiers guarding the bridge react so much when they heard that they were from Jeju.

Of course, it is also possible that there is something wrong with Qingzhou, and it is possible that Haoqiang and other rebellions occupied Qingzhou and cut off the connection between the east and the west, but Wang Ze suddenly thought that his mother Xiwenqi seemed to be in Qingzhou City, and he was very anxious.

Wang Ze was in a hurry over there, and Cao An, Liu Wancheng, Gao Shi and others saw that a large force of cavalry was rapidly approaching on the other side of the river, and of course they didn't dare to ignore it in their hearts.

Because of the lack of precipitation in the 'spring' season, and the fact that wheat irrigation drained a lot of the river, the flow of Yangshui is now much smaller, and there are three places in the nearby river 'bed' where the water flow is slow and shallow, and the sections of the river that can be crossed by infantry and cavalry are also controlled by the soldiers of the Blue Wolf Battalion.

Xiao Jing, Cheng Xueying, Zhu Qingqing and other non-combatants who accompanied the army were ordered by Wang Ze to hide in the vehicle loaded with baggage as soon as possible, which has now formed a vehicle formation, even if the cavalry on the opposite bank cannot be blocked by the river, they can enter the vehicle formation to temporarily resist.

The soldiers of the blue wolf battalion by the river took out their weapons one by one, because they mainly fought in the complex environment of mountains and jungles, and the soldiers bought their own weapons according to their personal preferences in addition to the standard configuration.

In an instant, the ranks of the Blue Wolf Battalion were full of swords, guns, swords, halberds, axes, hooks and forks, and eighteen kinds of weapons, not to mention that there were many more types, and the types were so complex that they could open a small arms expo.

Because the soldiers of the ironclad battalion had to wear full-body iron armor, they were also putting on a pair of iron armor with the help of their comrades, holding a giant horse-chopping sword in their hands, and the sharp steel blades reflected a series of penetrating cold light under the sunlight.

Nashi Chang was panicked by Ming Huang's horse slashing sword, but he still couldn't help his inner curiosity, and he asked in surprise: "How do you have our weapons?" Could it be that Changguang County has been taken by you? It shouldn't be! ”

The sergeant of the Blue Wolf Battalion, who was guarding the dozen or so soldiers who had been guarding the bridge, paid no attention to them, but one of the soldiers under the commander who was tied up said to him: "Chief, why do I think something is wrong, don't we do something stupid?" ”

As soon as the soldier spoke, the other soldiers who were tied together also spoke, and they all closed their mouths until the sergeant on guard looked at him viciously.

The Blue Wolf Battalion and the Iron Armored Battalion lined up and waited by the river, and the remaining hundred or so cavalry of the White Wolf Battalion around Wang Ze galloped upstream and downstream respectively under the command of the team leader 'Meng' Yin (who had followed Wang Ze for so long and finally gave people a shot).

They had to at least investigate the situation within thirty miles of the upper and lower reaches of Yangshui, lest someone quietly cross the river from the upstream and downstream and outflank Wang Ze's back road.

After another quarter of an hour, the cavalry advance on the other side of the river had begun to reach the dry river bed on the other side of the river, and a large number of cavalry loomed in the dust and smoke, and it was impossible to see how many people there were.

The first dozen or so cavalrymen to 'show' their faces stopped at the bridgehead on the other side of the river, looked at this side and pointed and stopped for a moment, only to run back behind.

It turned out that the bridge crossed by ordinary people and merchants in the past has long been empty except for the people and horses at both ends of the bridge.

When the wolf smoke was lit, the caravan who was still waiting to cross the river noticed that something was wrong at the first time, and fled in a few moments, and the speed of the cavalry was so fast that they were ashamed, and they had not left a single cargo behind.

With the passage of time, the cavalry on the opposite bank arrived one after another, the dust raised by the horses' hooves gradually landed, and the scene on the opposite bank gradually became clearer, Wang Ze could see clearly across the river hundreds of meters, and there were thousands of cavalry on the opposite bank alone, plus the shadow behind the part at least two thousand away.

Although it is hundreds of meters away, according to the tall size of the horses and the neighing sound of the horses, it can be judged that they are all good war horses, and the most important thing is that nearly half of the war horses are still wearing full body vests, although they are not heavy cavalry, but they are not far behind.

Such a group of 'elite' cavalry is different from ordinary light cavalry, which is now impossible for the two thousand or so people in the Blue Wolf Battalion to deal with, even if you add the hundred or so ironclad battalions in Liu Wancheng and the wolf teeth of the hundred and ten people carried by Gao Shi. What's more, the number of these cavalry on the other side is not less than the current number of the blue wolf battalion.

Just when the soldiers of the blue wolf battalion were highly nervous and concentrated, the cavalry on the opposite bank made way one after another, and several tall horses rushed out from behind, and a general on the horse led by him looked at this side from a distance, and then a big flag was raised.

Wang Ze saw that his heart was moved, and he hurriedly ordered Guo Erlang: "Erlang, raise my banner too!" The opposite side should be your own person! ”

Guo Erlang hurriedly hung Wang Ze's banner on a bamboo pole with a length of three zhang and a thick arm, and erected the banner vigorously, but because the wind was not small in the 'spring' day, it was a little difficult to erect it, and the second stunned man next to Guo Erlang hurriedly came over to help erect the flag.

As Wang Ze's banner was raised, the cavalry on the opposite bank dismounted and rested under the order of the leader, and then the general and another general walked up the wooden bridge and strode towards Wang Ze's side.

As the man moved, the soldiers on both sides of the river were silent, and when they were more than half of the way to the riverbank, the general who was walking in front shouted: "But Lang Jun has returned from Jeju Island?" ”

Wang Ze also walked to the bridgehead at this time and waited, and from a distance of dozens of meters, the general turned out to be Ji Xiang, who was also a warrior who defected to him in the plains with Shen Sanshui, and he didn't expect that he was already a general leading thousands of cavalry now.

"Mr. Ji is really powerful, and now he is already a general in command of thousands of cavalry!" Wang Ze laughed at Ji Xiang, since it was a misunderstanding, there was no need to worry.

"Ji Xiang really can't afford to be called Mr. Lang Jun, I've seen Lang Jun, I've seen Mr. Xiao and Cao Duwei!" Ji Xiang and the general behind him were respectful to Wang Ze and Xiao Jing and Cao An beside him, when Ji Xiang first defected, Cao An was already the commander of the newly formed blue wolf battalion, as for Liu Wancheng and Gao Shi and others next to him, they nodded.

At this time, Wang Ze found out that the general behind Ji Xiang was also his old subordinate, it was Yang Wu, the second eldest of the Yang brothers, who came to join him after conquering Qizhou last year.

Thinking about last year, when he conquered Jinan City, Qi County, the two brothers Yang Fei and Yang Wu came to join him and became the cavalry captain under his command, but unfortunately Yang Fei was killed by Baibao Xianbei when he fought with the Xianbei cavalry led by Lou Errong under the city of Jinan.

And Yang Wu is lucky, because with Xun Yun leading the army to the east, although there are a lot of battles, but he has not encountered any bad battles, plus his luck is also better, and he is now a general after accumulating a lot of military exploits.

Ji Xiang took off the iron helmet on his head and smiled at Wang Ze: "Where can the last general command thousands of cavalry, it's just that like Yang Duwei, he also brings a thousand people." Today, Captain Yang and I were practicing new tactics nearby, and we rushed to the rescue because we saw the wolf smoke burning at the ferry, and I don't know what happened here? ”

As soon as Ji Xiang said that Wang Ze understood, it turned out that Ji Xiang had not yet been promoted to the rank of general, and he was still a cavalry captain, but Ji Xiang and Shen Sanshui took refuge in themselves back then, and now they are both captains, which is not bad.

Of course, if you have to compare with Chu Honghang who defected together, there is no way, and now Chu Honghang is also a general who commands nearly 10,000 horses in Qinjin.

Ji Xiang was also very suspicious of today's matter, and Cao An, who was next to him, told the matter as it was without waiting for Wang Ze to speak, which immediately made Ji Xiang and Yang Wu dumbfounded, and they didn't know how to evaluate this stupid thing and how long they did it.

Ji Xiang couldn't wait to beat that Shi Chang, fortunately, he was training nearby today and knew that Wang Ze was back, what if it was someone who didn't know Wang Ze today, which led to a vicious battle between the two sides?

Fortunately, Ji Xiang saw across a river just now that the weapons and equipment used here were all commonly used by his side, and the weapons of the five 'flowers' and eight 'gates' used by the soldiers of the Blue Wolf Battalion and the slashing sword of the Iron Armor Battalion were his signatures.

Ji Xiang suggested to Wang Ze: "Lang Jun, why don't we interrogate that chief and ask him why he did this?" I don't think we should be careless, what if he is the secret of the Qi army? It's only serious to ask! ”

Wang Ze was also very curious about this matter, and he didn't think that this chief was a member of the Qi army, because according to the performance of this chief when he let the soldiers light the fire, he seemed to be a warrior who died for lofty ideals.

After some interrogation of Na Shichang, the reason he got made Ji Xiang, Cao An and others 'twitch' for a while, and Na Shi Chang said to everyone with a sad face: "I am from Qizhou and Gaoyang County, and since I was a child, I only know that there is a Jeju in the west of Qizhou, and that there is not our territory now, where do you know that there is also called Jeju in other places." At that time, I thought that the army of the Northern Qi Dynasty was attacking from the sea to the east, and they were bluffing me with words! ”

Since the crossing, Wang Ze has never felt that there are more people and things that make him 'cramp' cramp than today, listening to the words of this wonderful man, Wang Ze's heart is already full of inner cows.

He is now 200% sure that this is a second good, not the kind of middle two, but a paranoid patient who is already very serious, this is a baked cake!

Considering that this long man can be regarded as guarding the bridge conscientiously, and he is also a little timid, and this time he did not cause any harm, in the end, Wang Ze forgave this guy.

"By the way, Mr. Ji, didn't you follow my father in Qizhou, why did you come to Qingzhou?" Wang Ze was curious to see Ji Xiang in Qingzhou.

Ji Xiang said with a smile: "Lang Jun, you don't know, now Junhou is also in Qingzhou, I came with Junhou!" Just now, I have sent someone back to the city to report the news, thinking that the prince and the mistress are about to receive the news of Lang Jun's return! ”

Hearing this, Wang Ze was even more suspicious, although the army of the Hu Lawyers Association was no longer quiet in Pingyuan County, after all, it was already stationed on the other side of the Yellow River, Wang Yong was not good at arranging defense in Qizhou, and he even ran to Qingzhou What are you doing here?

What do you call this, now everyone is at war, okay, please be a little dedicated, 'spirit' and focus a little bit, okay! Wang Ze couldn't help but ask Ji Xiang: "What about Qizhou?" Who is guarding Jinan City? ”

Yang Wu, who had never had the opportunity to 'interject', finally waited for the opportunity: "If you go back to Langjun, Mr. Puyang is currently in charge of the civil affairs in Qizhou, and Mr. Hu Bingchang and Mr. Hu are in charge of the military!" On the water, Sun Xing and Sun Dudu are in charge. ”

Ji Xiang looked at the sky and said to Wang Ze: "Lang Jun, let's cross the river quickly, if it's not too early today, let's cross the river and enter the city early!" ”

Thousands of people crossing the river is not a matter of time and a half, and it will be an hour before all the people under Wang Ze's command cross Yangshui, and then dozens of miles forward will be Qingzhou City.

Speaking of the site of Qingzhou City, there have been many changes in history, and the first city in Qingzhou recorded in history is the city of Guangxian set up after Han Xin defeated Tian Heng, the king of Qi, in 204 BC.

In the fifth year of Yongjia in the Western Jin Dynasty (311), the former Zhao Liu Cong sent Wang Mibu to attack Cao Wei to attack Qingzhou, and after breaking the city, Cao Wei became the assassin of Qingzhou.

Because the county town of Guangxian was seriously damaged in the 'turmoil' at the end of the Jin Dynasty, Cao Wei was in the south of Yaowang Mountain1. 5 kilometers to build a new city, because the city is surrounded by a stream, the water is deep, so it is said to be Guanggu.

After the completion of Guanggu City, it became the highest capital of Qingzhou, Qizhou, Linzi and other prefectures and counties at that time, densely populated and prosperous, and became the political and economic center of the entire Sanqi land for a time.

In the first year of Taining (323 AD), Emperor Shi Le sent Shi Hu, the son of Shi Hu, to lead the troops to attack Guanggu City, and after breaking the city, he killed more than 30,000 soldiers and civilians in Guanggu City, leaving only 700 men and women.

In the third year of Long'an in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (399), Murong De led 400,000 troops (seriously suspected to be blown out of the data), captured Guanggu City, and succeeded to the throne here as emperor and established the Southern Yan Kingdom. When it was strong, the Southern Yan Kingdom had a strong army of 370,000 infantry, 1,700 chariots, and 53,000 iron horses.

However, Guanggu City was destroyed in the war again decades later, and the fifth year or the sixth year of Murong De's death in the sixth year of Yixi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (410), Liu Yu, who was still the general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, commanded the troops to attack the Guanggu City of Southern Yan, and the bloody battle was more than 10 months and could not be captured, so he had to seek good strategies all over the place.

After Liu Yu broke the city, he razed Guanggu City to the ground in order to vent his anger, killing more than 3,000 people below the Xianbei nobles, leaving more than 10,000 "women" and "women" children, and rewarding them to the sergeants as combat examples. Later, Liu Yu asked Yang Muzhi to serve as the assassin of Qingzhou, and Yang Muzhi built another new city in Nanyang Hebei, called Dongyang City.

At this moment, the Qingzhou City that Wang Ze saw was the Dongyang City built by Yang Muzhi more than 100 years ago, Xiao Jing, who has always loved to sell his own knowledge, pointed to the faint city in the distance and said to Wang Ze: "Xiao Langjun, it is said that Yang Muzhi and Mr. Ruogao (Yang withered characters) who built this Dongyang City are both ancestral people from Taishan County, and they are still from the same clan?" ”

Wang Ze was really speechless about Xiao Jing's habit, but the advantage was that he could quickly understand some allusions wherever he went, as if he was carrying a historical encyclopedia.

The Qingzhou City in front of you is 2,500 meters long from east to west, about 1,000 meters wide from north to south, although it is far worse than Jiankang, but it was also a very prosperous city at that time, and the city is a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.