The Jincheng Army, which rushed down the Han River, failed to hide from the scouts of Yancen City.

Upon discovering the invading force, the Junzhou scouts split into two groups, heading upstream to Jinzhou to report the news, and then took a boat down the river to reach Yancen City. The gates of Yancen City were immediately closed and defended.

When the Jincheng Army arrived at Yancen City, they encountered bad weather, with dark clouds in the sky and heavy rain.

The fifth uncle ordered the city to be attacked in the rain, and the attack on Junzhou must be fought quickly.

There were only a thousand defenders in Yancen City. Facing the incoming Jincheng Army, the defender made a fatal mistake. He ordered the strong men in the city to be recruited to defend the city. The merchants from "Xiangzhou" were recruited with confidence.

Some of the fifty lurking soldiers were issued with spears, and some became warriors, carrying logs and stones up the city wall, and remaining on the city wall to throw the logs and smash them.

Heavy rain fell suddenly on the city wall, and the water mist blocked people's sight. Facing the six-way ladder attack launched by the Jincheng Army, the defender walked around the city wall and looked out to patrol and set up defenses, followed by six subordinates.

Suddenly, the two warriors squatting next to them hugged the rolling log, one on the left and the other on the right, stretched out their arms to hug the guard's legs, and stood up together to throw the guard into the sky.

The guard screamed and flew out of the city wall, soaring towards the bottom of the city.

Ah? There was a scream, and then there was a chaotic battle around. The subordinates who followed the guard and the city wall defenders were rebelled by a group of conscripted civilians. They were caught off guard. Some people shouted that the guard was dead and the city was broken.

The Jincheng Army climbed up the gaps in the city defense from two ladders one after another and joined the battle at the top of the city. They had the military strength to stay at Yancen City. The generals and generals were all close followers of Feng Xingxi, and they resisted very tenaciously.

By the time the war ended, most of the 600 defenders guarding the west city gate had been killed or wounded, and the Jincheng Army had suffered more than 300 casualties.

As for the civilian men who were sent for conscription, when they heard that the guard general was dead, most of them cowered and pretended to be dead.

After the city fell, Uncle Wu issued orders to deal with the aftermath in the prefectural government he occupied.

Many Jincheng soldiers shouted along the streets and announced the announcement in the city: "Feng Xingxing attacked Jinzhou and colluded with the dismissed eunuch Yang Fugong. His Majesty the Emperor was furious. He dismissed Feng Xingxing as the governor of Junzhou and replaced him with Wei Xun, the prime minister's son and minister of rites.

I have been appointed governor of Junzhou, and now His Majesty the Emperor has sent the Shence Army, so there is no need to panic in the city."

A bold person in the city asked: "Are you really the imperial army's genius?"

The informed soldier replied confidently: "We are the Five Thousand Jincheng Army, one of the Shence Army in the capital. My general, Jincheng Army Envoy, has been given the title of Shi Quan Bo. The new governor will be arriving soon. Feng Xingxi is already a dismissed traitor."

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The soldiers and civilians in Yancen City were dubious and maintained a wait-and-see attitude. No one took the initiative to show kindness, and no one secretly dared to cause trouble.

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Yancen City changed hands in the heavy rain, and Xicheng County was also hit by the heavy rain. A brutal fight in the rain took place between the East Gate and the West Gate. Blood mixed with water, and a large area of ​​the city wall was stained red.

Wei Fufeng gritted his teeth and went into battle in person with a spear in hand. He braved random arrows and fought within the wall of the west gate to repair the gap that had been torn apart. The heavy rain blocked the line of sight, putting the defenders at a disadvantage.

Pfft! With a scream, Wei Fufeng pulled out his gun like a poisonous snake spitting out a message, and assassinated an enemy soldier who had climbed onto the city.

Wei Fufeng was accompanied by Lin Qingxue, and the two of them cooperated with each other to kill the enemy, basically attacking and defending. Lin Qingxue mainly used her long sword to block random arrows.

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Outside the east city gate, Feng Xingxi, who was in his forties, was

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He was tall and majestic, with a blue birthmark on his face. His eyes were red at this moment, like a crazed wolf, staring fiercely at the tower.

After three days of attacking, he lost 4,000 troops, which made him almost crazy with heartache. This was all the accumulation of his hard work for many years. He originally thought that he could capture the East City Gate with the loss of 2,000 troops, but the defenders of the East City Gate stubbornly ordered

People point their fingers.

"Sir, we have a scout coming home to report urgently. We found thousands of elite troops coming from the direction of Shangzhou and attacking Yancen City, but we don't know where the troops are." A confidant general reported in a low voice.

"What did you say?" Feng Xingxing was shocked and lost his voice. He stared at the general with a pair of red eyes, and the general lowered his head and said again.

Feng Xingxi turned his head and thought anxiously, and after a while he said angrily: "Han Jian is guarding Tongguan?"

The general nodded and said: "It is very possible that Han Jianjin captured Shangzhou, eyeing Junzhou, and took advantage of the opportunity to attack."

"Damn, I'm so angry." Feng Xing cursed angrily. Worried, the Zhongyi Army did not send troops, and Han Jian from the north took advantage of the situation.

"Withdraw the troops and order the two thousand troops on standby in the Han River to quickly return to Yancen City by boat." Feng Xingxing made a decisive decision.

The general took the order, and the offensive at the east city gate suddenly disappeared. The Junzhou soldiers who were charging with gritted teeth retreated when they heard the sound of gold, and they immediately retreated quickly. The Junzhou coalition troops broke out and rushed away.

"Sir, you should tell Yang Shouliang," the general reminded.

Feng Xingxi said coldly: "Don't say it was Han Jian who attacked Junzhou, let's say that the Loyalty Army attacked Yancen City. If Yang Shouliang heard that Han Jian sent troops, he would probably retreat, huh! Let him fight here."

When Yang Shouliang received the notice from Feng Xingxing, he was not depressed, but rather gloating about his misfortune. However, he could not afford it, so he could only divide his troops to block the east city gate again and turn into a siege situation.

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The heavy rain caused the Han River to flood in just a few days.

The heavy rain, which was originally detrimental to the defense of the city, turned into a nightmare for the returning Junzhou soldiers. The roads were muddy and difficult to navigate. The Junzhou soldiers who came down by boat also suffered many shipwreck disasters, losing 500 troops out of thin air.

The Jincheng Army that captured Yancen City couldn't wait for the two thousand southern Sichuan regiments that Wei Fufeng mentioned to take over. Things happened so urgently that the two thousand regiments were halfway through the journey and were still walking on the river in fear.

The main reason was that the river surged in summer and the rapids made it difficult for ships downstream to return. However, there could not be too many ships in southern Sichuan, and the people in charge did not dare to use bamboo rafts to transport large numbers of troops, fearing that they would not be punished if they died too many.

Fighting opportunities were not to be missed. The fifth uncle had been working hard outside all year round and was a man who could adapt. He left behind Lin Hu's troops and the military envoy Tian Wen's battalion, with a total of 1,000 troops left to guard Yancen City, and personally led more than 2,000 Jincheng troops.

The elite troops went out of the city to look for fighters.

The Jincheng Army left Yancen City in the rain and went up along the north bank of the Han River to the junction of Yun County and Wudang County. They found a village to garrison and sent out five groups of scouts to continue their upward exploration.

One day later, a group of scouts floated back down the river on a fishing boat and reported that they had discovered the returning Junzhou soldiers. Their strength was unknown. They only saw the returning Junzhou soldiers marching hastily in the rain.

The fifth uncle made a prompt decision and took the initiative to send troops to meet the attack. Based on common sense, he speculated that the Junzhou soldiers who were eager to return would repair when approaching Yancen City and rush on the road regardless of fatigue.

In such heavy rain and muddy roads, the Junzhou soldiers on the march were inevitably exhausted and lacked combat effectiveness and fighting spirit.

The Jincheng Army moved up the north bank of the Han River. Uncle Wu didn't know that when he was stationed in the village to rest, there was a

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More than a thousand Junzhou elites arrived at Yancen City by boat and launched an attack on the city. Lin Hu and another soldier, Tian Wen, resisted tenaciously.

When the siege of Yancen City broke out again, the Jincheng Army also met the returning Junzhou soldiers.

When we meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins. In terms of numbers, there are three times more Junzhou soldiers than Jincheng soldiers, but half of them are Fangzhou soldiers.

Just as the fifth uncle expected, the Junzhou soldiers who were rushing in the rain were exhausted. Tongshan, who was wearing heavy armor, took the lead and charged forward, sweeping away thousands of troops with his big spear.

Junzhou soldiers were attacked head-on. They were caught off guard and were stunned.

The Jincheng army was well prepared to fight, and had won a new victory. Their morale was as high as a rainbow. With the brave generals opening the way, everyone rushed to the front and shouted to kill.

Junzhou soldiers did not know how many enemy troops there were, and panic spread under their fatigue. They retreated as soon as they were blocked, causing a rout that turned into a huge rout.

In the pouring rain, the general's ability to give orders and organize was greatly weakened.

As soon as the Junzhou soldiers retreated, the Fangzhou soldiers in the rear army heard shouts of killing and immediately stopped moving forward, then fled backwards.

On the premise that Fangzhou soldiers lost two thousand troops in Jinzhou and gained nothing, they were unwilling to continue fighting in Junzhou, and their morale was low.

The seven thousand coalition troops were chased by more than two thousand Jincheng troops. Their exhausted bodies could not run very far. A large number of coalition troops threw down their weapons and surrendered in the mud with their limbs spread wide.

For a time, densely packed soldiers lay on the north bank of the Han River, stretching for a thousand meters.

The rear troops of the Jincheng Army quickly took away the weapons on the ground. The front troops continued to pursue them for a thousand meters, but only a few hundred enemy troops escaped.

After the surrender, the coalition forces discovered that the enemy was not numerically superior.

The Jincheng Army promptly announced the replacement of the governor of Junzhou. The original governor Feng Xingxi colluded with Yang Shouliang to rebel against the imperial court and was dismissed by His Majesty the Emperor. The new governor of Junzhou Wei Xun was the son of the prime minister and a member of the Ministry of Rites, Wai Lang.

The captives didn't have much feeling for the imperial court, but most of them were from Junzhou and Fangzhou good citizens, and they were in great awe of the government.

In addition, the psychology of the soldiers at the bottom is based on reality. They have to eat food as soldiers. Now that they have surrendered, as long as the new lord can provide them with food and money, it is worth serving and obeying orders.

Among the captives, the captain and generals above were ordered by the fifth uncle to be taken to other places and killed. Their bodies were thrown into the Han River, and then the prisoners began to be collected.

The fifth uncle did not use the Jincheng Army to mix, but continued to retain the fire chiefs among the prisoners, and mixed the fire chiefs from the Fangzhou soldiers and the Junzhou soldiers to form a battalion of 500 prisoners, and put them under the command of a school captain.

In the end, 12 battalions of captured troops, totaling 5,700 people, were obtained, and weapons were not returned for the time being.

Then they set off to Yun County and allowed the prisoners to stay and rest in Yun County. The excuse was to wait for the handover of the new governor, so as to reassure the prisoners.

The army arrived at Yunxian County, and after some negotiations, the magistrate of Yunxian County surrendered to Kaicheng and allowed the army to enter the city and garrison it.

Not long after they were stationed in Yun County, envoys from Yancen City and a group of scouts from the Jincheng Army came to Yun County.

Hearing that more than a thousand elite Junzhou soldiers were attacking the city, Uncle Wu ordered Tongshan to lead 200 Jincheng troops to support the defenders. Most of the Jincheng troops continued to stay in Yun County to rest and frighten the captive troops.

Early the next morning, the fifth uncle used Yun County's treasury to pay the captive army and told the Fangzhou soldiers that they would be allowed to return to Fangzhou in the future. After the court appointed a new governor of Fangzhou, the Fangzhou soldiers were assigned to the new governor and returned to Fangzhou.

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