That night, An Lushan led the soldiers of the Fourth Army Corps to the north of the city, they hid in the mountains and forests, and saw the military camp with fire in front of them from a distance.

At this time, most of the soldiers sat idly in front of the fire and chatted with each other, while the weapons were scattered casually to the side, without the slightest sense of pity.

You must know that weapons are the lives of soldiers, and half of life and death depend on them, but these soldiers treat their weapons like this, and their combat effectiveness can be imagined.

"An Lushan, they are too lax, they don't seem to want to fight at all, and there is not even a sentry on the periphery. Ji Ri Galang stepped forward and said.

An Lushan smiled contemptuously: "Do you think that every legion in the Sunny Empire is like the boss's city guards and Qi Sects? If they weren't so unbearable, how could they be bullied by us for so many years." ”

Ji Ri Galang became a little lost, "I thought I could have some tough opponents to let me stretch my muscles, but I didn't expect it to be an easy slaughter." ”

"Why don't you compare with the boss?" An Lushan played with taste.

Ji Ri Galang was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly shook his head, "I'm talking about using fists and kicks, not conspiracy, our boss's skills and resourcefulness, it's terrible to think about." ”

Whenever he recalled that he was forced into a desperate situation by Qi Tian step by step before, that kind of despair, that kind of helplessness, and now he still has palpitations.

"Tomorrow, as long as there is a signal from the city, we will quickly annihilate this group of troops, and then retreat to help Uncle Nine. An Lushan was a little worried, "I heard that there are 150,000 guards in the city, but the boss only has 5,000 Qimen legions and 1,000 Black Flag legions, and I don't know if I can deal with it." ”

Ji Ri Galang waved his hand indifferently, "Don't worry, the boss is much more powerful than you, he must keep a back hand for himself." ”

An Lushan nodded and didn't say anything more.

And to the south of the city.

Uncle Nine hid in the mountains and forests with 10,000 city guards, observing the approaching team from a distance.

"Uncle Nine, those troops in front should be the Changyang Legion, right?" Xiao Xiaobing stood beside Uncle Nine.

Uncle Nine nodded, his long narrow eyes narrowed, "They're finally here." ”

Xiao Xiaobing glanced at the city guards behind him, "Now we are one-to-fifteen, what method do we use to repel them?"

Uncle Nine groaned, "It's impossible to repel them, but it's okay to hold them back." ”

He suddenly looked at Xiao Xiaobing, "You have good eyes, see whose battle flag they are hanging?"

Xiao Xiaobing took a few steps forward, and by the faint moonlight, he muttered, "It seems to be the word 'Pang'." ”

Uncle Jiu's eyes lit up, "It turned out to be Pang Hai, but I didn't expect him to take refuge in the crown prince." ”

Xiao Xiaobing belongs to the rising star and has been in Yunhai City, so he has not heard of Pang Hai's name.

"Who is Pang Hai?"

Uncle Nine showed a sly smile: "He is a bold and very greedy person, as long as you dare to give him money, he will not dare to do it." ”

"Such a person can become the general of the Changyang Legion?" Xiao Xiaobing exclaimed.

"Hmph, he has the prince as a backer, what's so difficult about being a general, in a few years, maybe it's okay to be the commander of the Changyang Army. Uncle Nine said disdainfully.

He hated the political corruption of the empire and the struggle of bureaucratic factions, and he himself fell victim to this shady officialdom.

Xiao Xiaobing's eyes showed regret, but soon he raised his head happily, "Fortunately, I am a soldier in Yunhai City..."

He turned to look at Uncle Jiu: "Then what should we do now, they are about to arrive at the South City Gate." ”

The ninth uncle groaned slightly, "Before the crown prince has no uprising, we must not do it first, otherwise it will be a rebellion." You take five soldiers, not too many, and follow the old man to meet this old friend. There were so many of them, it was impossible for them to enter the imperial capital city rashly. ”

Xiao Xiaobing nodded, turned around and called out to the five brothers, and followed Uncle Jiu towards the bottom of the mountain.

Uncle Nine asked, "How is the trap dug up?"

Xiao Xiaobing replied as he walked: "It has been dug a long time ago, we have a lot of people, and it will be completed in one day." ”

Uncle Nine nodded.

Before leaving the city, Qi Tian told him that he hoped to delay the Changyang Legion instead of annihilating it.

He could understand what Qi Tian meant, although these Changyang Legions were now obeying the Prince's orders, they were not really loyal to the Prince.

Even most of the soldiers don't know now that they are here for the prince's rebellion, they are just bewitched by the prince and Pang Hai, so Qi Tian still hopes to leave the lives of these soldiers in his heart, after all, these soldiers are also the living force of the empire, and when there is an enemy invasion, they also need to rely on them to defend against foreign enemies.

It's just that...

Uncle Nine sighed lightly, but the plan was not 100% victorious, and if he couldn't talk about it, he would have to meet with the Changyang Legion.

Xiao Xiaobing drove the carriage, Uncle Nine sat in the carriage, and the other five soldiers followed behind on horseback.

Above the roof of the car, there was also a bright flag with a big "Qi" written on it, indicating that it was the Qitian Legion of Yunhai City.

Changyang Legion.

Pang Hai was tall and strong, riding a snow-white high-headed horse in front of the mighty army.

The three regiments of the Changyang Army marched towards the imperial capital city in an orderly manner.

At this time, except for Pang Hai and a few lieutenant generals, everyone didn't know that they were here for the crown prince this time.

In order to arrive at the time agreed by the prince, Pang Hai rarely rested on the way, and marched for three days in a row, and the three legions were already exhausted.

"General, the imperial capital is ahead, we can be regarded as arriving at the time set by the prince. An adjutant said.

Pang Hai is over forty years old, although he is riding a horse, he is also very tired from running for several days, and said in a low voice: "If we can come on time, even if it is a great achievement, after the crown prince wins the throne, General Ben will be the new commander, and you, just replace General Ben as the general of the First Army." ”

The adjutant's face suddenly showed brilliance, and he couldn't help but say with joy: "Thank you, Commander, for promoting." ”

Pang Hai glanced at him and did not speak.

The adjutant had followed Pang Hai for many years, and he had already figured out his preferences, so he said in a low voice: "Ten thousand taels of gold coins will be sent to the commander's mansion tomorrow." ”

Pang Hai's tense face finally had a smile, "I have a heart." ”

"Yes, yes, when I become the general of the First Legion, I will honor the commander every month. The adjutant continued to sneer.

Pang Hai glanced at him with a smile, with an expression of "you are very interesting".

Pang Hai was born in poverty, and was oppressed and humiliated when he was young, and sometimes he couldn't even eat.

Later, he joined the army, and because of his bravery, he was appreciated by a general at the time, and he was constantly promoted.

Gradually, Pang Hai has a lot of people around him who "care" about him, and he finally feels the sense of security and happiness brought by power and money, even if he is not short of food and drink now, he can't suppress his desire for money.

He also wants to trade money for more power and then earn more money.

"Report!" a cavalryman quickly came to Pang Hai.

"What's the matter?" Pang Hai asked indifferently.

"Report to General Pang, there is a person in front who calls himself Huang Jiu and wants to see the general. ”

"Huang Jiu, why is he here?" Pang Hai looked at the soldier, "How many people did he bring?"

"A coachman and five guards. The soldier told the truth.

Pang Hai immediately understood that Huang Jiu was looking for himself to talk.

"You tell him to go to the south gate and wait, and when the army is encamped in front of the city gate, General Ben will see him again." Pang Hai looked high.

"Honor. The soldier rode his fast horse and rushed forward.

The adjutant watched the soldiers walk away and said, "Huang Jiu, is it the person who is arrogant and arrogant, and was dealt with by Lieutenant Xie by military law because he did not obey military orders?"

Pang Hai sneered, "Who else could he be? At the beginning, the old man thought that he was a talent, and he couldn't bear to let him die like this, so he revealed the news to him in advance, and he ran away overnight, and it was said that he was living on the streets, which was very miserable. ”

His tone of words changed, "It's just that I didn't expect him to turn over in Yunhai City and become the city captain of Yunhai City." ”

The adjutant laughed disdainfully.

The city captain of Yunhai City is a sixth-level official, and the legion general of the Changyang Legion is a fourth-level official, and the two of them are still several levels apart.

When the Changyang Army came to the south of the imperial capital, it set up camp in accordance with the prince's previous will to protect the safety of the perimeter of the imperial capital.

And a huge handsome account was also quickly propped up.

Pang Hai sat in the tent, let his subordinates make a pot of tea, and then asked the two close soldiers to take off their armor and massage themselves.

It's just that when the soldiers took off their armor, two bright little maids immediately appeared in the tent.

Pang Hai has a hobby and likes massage very much, so wherever he goes, he will take a few smart maids with him.

But the army had a clear order that women were not allowed on the march, so he thought of a way to make these maids put on the armor of the march and pretend to be soldiers to follow him.

He thought that others would not know, but this matter had already spread throughout the entire Changyang Legion, but others did not trouble him because he had the support of the prince behind him.

Soon, another soldier shouted outside the tent: "General Pang, that Huang Jiu has come to the barracks again and wants to see the general." ”

Pang Hai smiled and said slowly: "Then let him in." ”

He took out three tiger and leopard pattern talismans from his bosom and placed them on the table, snickering on his face.

"General Pang, the old man hasn't seen him for a long time, and he misses it very much. Huang Jiuyi was in a robe, and walked into the handsome account with a smile.

And Xiao Xiaobing and the five soldiers were stopped outside the tent.

"It turned out to be Brother Huang, I heard that you were living on the streets, stealing food from dogs, and I also said that I would send someone to send you Xie Yinliang, but I didn't find you. But I didn't expect that in just a few years, you will rise again. Pang Hai said with a smile, "How do you feel about being a little city captain in Yunhai City? I think you were the first military division of the Changyang Legion back then, a fourth-level official, and now you are still suitable for being a sixth-level official?"

Pang Hai is in his early forties, but Uncle Nine is nearly sixty years old, but Pang Hai calls Uncle Nine brothers, not only that, but a few words are full of ridicule.

In fact, his relationship with Uncle Nine is not good.

Uncle Nine was arrogant and arrogant back then, and regarded money, treasures and other mundane things as dung, and was only interested in the art of war and military exploits, so even Pang Hai, who liked gold, silver and jewelry, was very repulsive.

For this reason, Pang Hai was ridiculed by the Ninth Uncle, so Pang Hai has to take revenge on the Ninth Uncle now.

It's just that Uncle Jiu at this time is no longer an arrogant Huang Jiu, he has experienced vicissitudes, and the city government has long been unfathomable.

"Hehe, the old man thanks General Pang for his kindness. Uncle Jiu's face remained unchanged, and he looked at Pang Hai with a smile, "Although Yunhai City is only a small coastal town in the empire, it has good mountains and rivers, and people are better, and I don't know how comfortable and happy I live every day." ”

Pang Hai's expression became gloomy.

He knew that what Uncle Nine said was the truth.

Although he is now a general of the First Army of Changyang and a fourth-level official, he has to be stationed in the frontier every day, and he is exposed to the wind and sun, and even if he has money, he can't enjoy anything.

But the officials in some small towns are different, although they are not of high rank, they are the local tyrants, in a corner of peace, they do not have to eat and sleep in the open every day, nor do they have to risk their lives, they are really as comfortable as they want.

"I don't know what happened to you coming to General Ben this time?" Pang Hai glanced at the night outside the tent, "It's not early, and General Ben is also a little tired after marching for several days. ”

Uncle Nine smiled slightly, "The old man is here to negotiate a deal with the general this time." ”

"Trading?" Pang Hai raised his eyebrows, "What kind of transaction?"

Uncle Nine took out a stack of silver tickets from his arms, and then gently placed them on the table.

At the same time, he also saw the three talismans on the table, which were the talismans of the first, second, and third legions of the Changyang Legion.

Pang Hai has these three talismans, which means that all three legions must obey his dispatch now.

Pang Hai deliberately put the talisman on the table, also to show off to Uncle Jiu, meaning that he would soon be the commander of the Changyang Legion.

Uncle Nine saw through it and didn't say anything, put down the silver ticket and returned to his place.

"Hehe, being an official in Yunhai City is different, the little city captain is so generous. Pang Hai looked at the silver ticket on the table, his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but reach out and take one, "This must have hundreds of thousands of gold coins, right?"

Uncle Nine smiled slightly, "One million gold coins." ”

Pang Hai's eyes twitched a few times, and there was a fiery light in his eyes.

He usually accepts gifts from his subordinates, and at most it is only 10,000 gold coins, or he promotes a regimental general to receive so much.

But there's a million in front of you...

How many legion generals does he have to promote to get so much, and the entire Changyang Legion is only four legions.

"There are also a million gold coins, but the old man came in a hurry, and he didn't bring it with him, and after the general and the old man agreed, the old man immediately ordered someone to bring the silver ticket from Yunhai City and present it to the general with both hands. Uncle Nine said with a smile.

He could see that Pang Hai had been tricked.

"Brother Huang is too polite, you can say it first, what is the matter?" At this time, Pang Hai became polite.

Uncle Nine smiled slightly, "This time, the prince ordered General Pang to take the Changyang Army back to the imperial capital, presumably to seize the heir, right?"

Pang Hai looked stunned, and immediately became vigilant, "I don't understand what you say." ”

"The old man only hopes that General Pang will not move and hold out until noon tomorrow. ”

Pang Hai frowned, "Why?"