Chapter 167: The Mighty General, the True Character of a Hero

The cavalry that appeared outside the city of Jinan Prefecture was the 800 soldiers of the Yuhou Army led by Wu Sanjia, the general officer of the Great Xin Dynasty and the mighty general.

The big word "Wu" on the two scarlet four-cornered dragon flags of the Great Xin Dynasty was particularly eye-catching.

"Report to the captain, the cavalry outside the city is carrying the battle flag of the imperial tiger new army!"

At this time, on the wall of Jinan Prefecture, the sharp-eyed soldiers guarding the city had already identified the identity of the uninvited guests outside the city through the battle flag, and immediately reported to the captain of the garrison on duty on the tower.

Humph!

"I am not blind, I can recognize the words!"

The captain snorted unhappily and issued another order: "Bowmen, listen to my orders. No one can shoot arrows at the city without my order!"

"Those who disobey the order will be executed!"

"Go!"

Go!

Go!

Go!

Sigh——

Finally, the eight hundred soldiers led by Wu Sanjia also reined in their horses two hundred steps away from Jinan City.

At Wu Sanjia's instruction, his personal soldiers, Zuo Qianhu, rode forward again and walked alone to the moat of Jinan Prefecture, and then shouted to the defenders on the city wall:

"Listen to the soldiers on duty on the walls of Jinan Prefecture——"

"Wu Sanjia, the general commander of the Great Xin Dynasty who controls the power of the world's troops and horses, and the mighty general, is here. Please ask General Wu Qidongwu, the garrison of Jinan Prefecture, to quickly lower the drawbridge, open the city gate, and welcome General Wu into the city!"

On the walls of Jinan Prefecture, there was silence, and no one responded.

Zuo Qianhu frowned and spoke again: "Who is on duty on the walls of Jinan Prefecture? Tell me your name?"

Still no one answered.

Seeing this, Zuo Qianhu was anxious. He immediately drew his bow and arrow, and shot an arrow with the unique logo of the new Tiger Army at the top of Jinan City without hesitation.

Whoosh!

Clang——

The arrow cut through the sky and pierced straight into the gate pillar of the tower on the wall of Jinan City, making a series of clanging sounds.

This time, there was finally a response on the wall of Jinan City.

There was only a roar, like a huge bell: "How dare you, a bold lunatic, attack Jinan City?"

"Crossbowmen, get ready!"

Swish!

On the battlements of the city wall, countless crossbowmen suddenly appeared, all of them drew their bows and arrows, and pulled the hard bows in their hands to full strings, and the sharpness of the arrows pointed directly at Zuo Qianhu who was calling for the gate under the city, and the cavalry 200 steps away.

Captain Zuo was not afraid at all. Instead, he rode his horse arrogantly and paced back and forth along the moat, asking sternly, "Who on the city dared to order the defenders to assassinate General Wu, the commander-in-chief of the Daxin court who controls the military power of the world?"

"You are so brave!"

Humph!

On the city wall, a general wearing Mingguang armor and a ring-handled sword on his waist finally appeared, and said to the outside of the city with a cold eye: "Oh, is that so?"

"When did he, Wu Sanjia, become the general commander of the Daxin Dynasty who controls the military power of the world?"

"Why didn't this general know?"

After a pause, he continued: "Besides, as the general commander of the Daxin court and a mighty general, how could Wu Sanjia not know the "Daxin Laws and Regulations"?

"Without the order of the Ministry of War, any troops are strictly prohibited from leaving the station and going to other cities."

"Those who violate the order will be regarded as treason!"

"General Wu, we haven't seen each other in the capital for many years. As soon as we meet, you put a hat on this general's head. Isn't it too unkind to the old friendship?"

Suddenly, Wu Sanjia's voice came from the bottom of the city.

The great general rode forward, not afraid of the arrows on the city wall that could shoot him into a sieve at any time, and stood proudly under the city of Jinan Prefecture.

Looking at his "old acquaintance" Wu Qidong on the city wall, he smiled and said, "General Wu, you don't know that half a month ago, the Queen Mother issued an imperial decree to promote this general to the commander-in-chief of the troops of the Great Xin Dynasty;"

"When the imperial decree is issued, you will immediately exercise the power of the commander-in-chief and can mobilize troops from all over the territory of the Great Xin Dynasty according to actual needs!"

As he said this, Wu Sanjia took out the imperial decree he carried with him and showed it in front of thousands of soldiers on the city wall of Jinan Prefecture.

Then he continued, "General Wu, here is the imperial decree issued by the Queen Mother on behalf of the current emperor. I hope General Wu will follow the imperial decree and open the city gate to let this general pass through Jinan Prefecture."

Humph!

On the city wall, Jinan garrison Wu Qidong snorted again and said vigilantly: "General Wu, if you only lead these hundreds of soldiers to borrow the road;"

"Even if there is no imperial decree, this general will not make things difficult for you. I will open the gate of Jinan City and let you pass!"

"But-"

Wu Qidong suddenly changed the subject and said sternly: "According to my scouts, you, General Wu, led more than 100,000 troops to the south this time;"

"Now the war in Ying and Mo states is tense, and the rebels in Longcheng are unstoppable!"

"You, General Wu, are the general commander of the Daxin court and the first general in the Northern Expedition to suppress the rebellion. Instead of fighting on the front lines of Ying and Mo states, you are mobilizing a large army to march south;"

"This general would like to ask you, what is the meaning of leading the army south this time?"

Haha!

Hearing this, Wu Sanjia outside the city laughed out loud.

Then, he said bluntly: "General Wu, I am leading the army south this time in accordance with the decree of the current emperor and empress dowager-"

"Go to Beijing to defend the king and kill the treacherous minister Qin Ruhui!"

Swish!

As soon as these words came out, the generals guarding the city wall of Jinan Prefecture were all shocked.

Even Wu Qidong, the usually calm garrison commander of Jinan Prefecture, frowned and was frightened after hearing Wu Sanjia's shocking words.

Jinan Prefecture is far away from the capital Jinling City. Although the court sometimes travels 800 miles to various places, Wu Qidong knows very little about what happens in the court of the capital.

Wu Qidong knows a little about the conflict between Prime Minister Qin Ruhui and Empress Dowager Su who is in power behind the curtain.

But in his opinion, this is just the inherent conflict between the imperial power and the prime minister's power for thousands of years, which is within the scope of coordination and mediation.

Who would have thought that Wu Sanjia, who led a large army to appear outside the city of Jinan Prefecture and wanted to pass through Jinan Prefecture to enter the capital, actually intended to go to the capital to defend the king and kill the prime minister of the dynasty.

This made Wu Qidong and his generals of the Jinan Prefecture garrison a little confused.

The thousand-householder guarding the city wall was the first to come to Wu Qidong's ear and whispered, "General, Wu Sanjia's move may be a fraud!"

"If he falsely conveyed the imperial edict and actually surrendered to Chen Huaian, if the general opens the gate of Jinan Prefecture and allows Wu Sanjia to lead the army through, then the general will really become the eternal sinner of the Great Xin Dynasty!"

"Yes, general!"

"This Jinan Prefecture is the only way for the Longcheng rebels to go south to the capital. The city wall is high and easy to defend and difficult to attack. If Wu Sanjia falsely conveyed the imperial edict, the Longcheng rebels could take over Jinan Prefecture without bloodshed;"

"General, think twice!"

"General..."

For a while, Wu Qidong on the wall of Jinan Prefecture was filled with various advices from his generals, which made him upset and difficult to make a decision.

After thinking for a long time, Wu Qidong finally shouted to Wu Sanjia outside the city: "General Wu, the matter of the army borrowing the road is no small matter. This general has never received any documents from the court or the Ministry of War, which is enough to prove the general's right to control the troops of the Great New Dynasty;"

"Therefore, I'm sorry that I can't open the gate of Jinan Prefecture to the new Tiger Army!"

"But--"

Speaking, Wu Qidong changed the subject and said sternly: "If the general is willing to enter the city in person and give the imperial edict to this general for inspection, this general can consider opening the gate of Jinan Prefecture to the general and let the army borrow the road!"

"I don't know if General Wu has the courage to enter the city alone?"