Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 279 Gubei City, Master Gu

Only when Murong Zhao arrived in person did Ouyang Shu truly understand the danger involved.

Ouyang Shu is at the Grandmaster level, but he is still far behind Murong Zhao.

Ouyang Shucai's reliance was not his own cultivation, but his Grandmaster cultivation plus the Zhenxi Army that the Ouyang family had run for two hundred years.

Over the years, Murong Zhao had opportunities to capture and kill Ouyang Shucai.

The reason why Murong Zhao did not take action was because if Ouyang Shucai was captured and killed, the Zhenxi Army would be dispersed.

Without the Zhenxi Army, the Qin Dynasty would definitely seize the opportunity and rush into Northern Yan like a torrent.

But this time is different.

After the Zhenxi Army joined forces with the army led by Murong Tong, Murong Zhao came in person, took charge of the army, and invaded the northern border of the Qin Dynasty.

After this battle, I'm afraid there will be no Zhenxi Army anymore.

Murong Tong, a member of the royal family, can disrupt the two armies and reorganize them.

At that time, even if Ouyang Shucai didn't die, he could at most become a duke with an idle position and live out his retirement in the imperial city.

Then he assigned the son-in-law Ouyang Ming a position in the army to appease the generals of the Zhenxi Army.

Many times, conspiracy and open conspiracy come together.

Murong Zhao's arrival was both a conspiracy and an open plot.

A powerful person in the Dragon Elephant Realm, who is also an emperor, is in an unsolvable situation.

The Qingxuan Guards protected Han Xiao and Yu Kuizhen, who had just woken up, and went to Feiying Pass.

"Captain Zhang," Yu Kuizhen was carried by two soldiers, lying on a stretcher, and looked at Zhang Yuan. "I will remember your life-saving grace."

If Zhang Yuan had not taken action, he would have died of a broken heart.

He also understood that if Zhang Yuan had not brought out Murong Zhao's soul clone, no one knew what would have happened here.

He owes Zhang Yuan a life.

Zhang Yuan reached out and patted Yu Kuizhen's shoulder, nodded and said, "Boss Yu, take care."

"Brother Zhang, take care." In front, Han Xiao also turned his head and clasped his fists towards Zhang Yuan.

……

King Zhao Ying Ji, the head of the delegation Xiao Lou, Zhang Yuan and Grandmaster Du Chongjiu, led the remaining one hundred or so guards, two hundred martial artists from Zhengyang County, and other guards, and headed towards Gubei City.

Half a day later, Xiao Lou, escorted by Wu Wei, Duan Ta and others, headed towards Gubei City.

Zhang Yuan and Du Chongjiu turned with King Zhao Ying Ji and headed towards the place where billowing smoke and dust were rising.

That was the advance position of the Zhenxi Army.

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Gubeicheng.

In the city lord's mansion, several Qin officials dressed in civil and military uniforms sat upright.

The blue-robed civil servant at the top is Li Duanfang, the temporary prefect of Gubei City and the chief secretary of Zhengyang County. He is a Confucian and Taoist civil servant, holding a fifth-rank official position.

Below them are several officials including Gao Xingzhou, the Tongzhi of Gubei City, and Wang Cheng, the Tongpan.

On the other side was Mr. Gu, Gu Zhuting, who was sitting solemnly.

The son of Gu Zheng, Gongcao of the county government, after training in martial arts, he entered Gubei City and served as the chief officer of the city patrol and the military sergeant of the Wuwei Yamen.

Master Gu now has nearly a thousand patrol guards and armed guards under his command, but only he himself knows the combat effectiveness of these thousand people.

When Gubei City was taken over by Qin, most of the original Zhenbei Army was transferred to the eastern border, and those left behind were naturally ordinary soldiers.

In addition, the yamen runners and armed guards transferred from Luyang Prefecture and other county prefectures had just started to get used to each other, and there was no trust between them at all.

"News from the front: The Northern Yan army is gathering, and Duke Yu Murong Tong has arrived at the banks of the Ling River."

Li Duanfang, the prefect, swept his gaze over the people in the hall and said in a deep voice, "The majority of the Chilin Army is facing the Northern Yan Army. Gubei City is in the rear, but we must be on guard against the Jubei Army bypassing the Chilin Army and invading Gubei City."

Gubei City was the former garrison of the Beiyuan Army and was also a major city in the northern border of Dayan.

If Gubei City were recaptured by Yan, and the Chilin Army were attacked from both sides, they would be forced to retreat to Daqin, losing the million-square-mile territory they had just surrendered. "The Chilin Army must guard against the Western Zhenxi Army, so they can't send a large force for the time being. However, the Blue Wolf Cavalry Commander will bring a thousand Blue Wolf Cavalry to help garrison Gubei City."

The Blue Wolf Cavalry is not considered a main combat unit in the Red Scale Army, and is mainly responsible for infiltration and counter-infiltration missions.

Last time, the Yellow Lion in the Red Scale Army was seriously injured, and the Blue Wolf Cavalry also suffered considerable damage, and they have not yet fully recovered.

At this time, the Blue Wolf Cavalry could only send 1,000 soldiers to garrison Gubei City.

"Sergeant Gu, we civilians don't understand military affairs, so we rely on you." At the side, the co-magistrate Gao Xingzhou smiled and spoke softly.

Behind Gu Zhuting is the county government's Gongcao, a real powerful official.

In the eyes of Gao Xingzhou and others, Master Gu came to Gubei City just to go through the motions and return with some gilded reputation.

Unlike these officials who stayed in Gubei City, most of them were not welcome, similar to being exiled to the frontier, and they didn't know when they would be able to return to the prosperous heartland of Daqin.

Gu Zhuting nodded, but his expression did not soften.

The thousand soldiers under his command could hardly maintain patrols in the city.

Including the one thousand Blue Wolf Cavalry, there are only two thousand soldiers. If Beiyan really attacks the North City, can two thousand soldiers hold it?

"This is the order from the commander of Gubei City. Sergeant Gu, take this order and go meet the Blue Wolf Cavalry to arrange for their reception and garrison."

Li Duanfang handed a black iron order to Gu Zhuting: "Remember, the defense of the city cannot be handed over to the Blue Wolf Cavalry. After all, they are a foreign army."

Li Duanfang's expression was serious.

"I understand." Master Gu clasped his fists, took the iron order, and strode out of the hall.

"This fellow from the Gu Gongcao family has been reborn after a training in martial arts." Seeing Master Gu walk out, the judge Wang Cheng shook his head and whispered.

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When Master Gu arrived at the Wuwei Yamen, several young men stepped forward quickly.

"Sergeant, do you have a mission?"

"Master Gu, what did the prefect say?"

These people were all trained in martial arts with Master Gu. The leader was Xun Tao, the son of the co-magistrate of Dingyang Prefecture, and the other was Rao Pingshi, the son of the judge of Dingning Prefecture.

There were two more people behind who had retired from the Northwest Army. Now they were serving as battalion chiefs and centurions in charge of patrols in the Wuwei Yamen under Master Gu.

"Brothers, get ready, gather three hundred soldiers, and follow me out of the city to pick up the Blue Wolf Cavalry."

Gu Zhuting turned to look at everyone and said in a deep voice, "The Jubei Army may invade Gubei City. The Chilin Army will send a thousand Blue Wolf Cavalry to help us defend the city."

"Brothers, cheer up and don't embarrass me in front of the Blue Wolf Cavalry."

These words made Xun Tao and the others laugh, but when they thought that the Jubei Army might invade Gubei City, they became solemn again for a moment.

A moment later, three hundred neatly-armed soldiers came out of the city in a tight formation, which was quite impressive.

This is the greatest achievement that Master Gu and others have made since they came to Gubei City.

The army marched a hundred miles out of the city. In the distance, the sound of cavalry galloping and roaring could be heard, and smoke and dust rose.

Master Gu raised his hand, and the armed guards at the rear stopped.

The war horses came rolling in.

Blue Wolf Rider.

Although the Blue Wolf Cavalry is a relatively weaker unit in the Red Scale Army in terms of battle strength, it is still a border army.

No matter how weak the border troops are, they are not comparable to the patrol troops or the garrison troops.

"There are many Blue Wolf Riders like this in the Northwest Army." The big man in black scale armor muttered behind Master Gu.

His name is Huang Lu, and he comes from the Northwest Army.

Master Gu shook his head and looked at the Green Wolf Rider, his gaze slowly changing from calm to surprise.

"Princess Fengming?"

(End of this chapter)