"What? You killed Chen Kang?!" Huang Jian stood up abruptly. He was in his own mansion, singing and dancing.
Just as he was about to explain, he was interrupted by someone.
"General, please calm down. Please calm down. This general has sinned!" The thousand-man general was also terrified. He could rob the commoners, but he could beat and scold the officials. However, if he killed them, he would have crossed the line.
The thousand-man general did not think much of it before, but after the incident, he was afraid.
Although it was a chaotic time, the officials still held some weight in Yunnan. Moreover, the position of a registrar was much higher than a thousand-man general.
"General, Registrar Chen is courting death!" Another thousand-man general spoke up. That Registrar Chen had charged forward on his own accord.
Originally, they just wanted to beat this person up so that he would know the difficulty and retreat. However, this Chen Kang did not know how to appreciate their kindness and rushed forward. In the end, he did not stop and landed on the battle saber that the General of a Thousand had already drawn.
"Hm?!" Huang Jian frowned, causing the thousand-man general to panic.
"Rise!" Huang Jian waved his hand at the thousand-man army below.
"I don't care if you killed Chen Kang or not! I care about what happens after you kill Chen Kang! "Huang Jian said to the thousand-man general.
If Zhao Wei was still alive, Huang Jian would be more afraid of Chen Kang's death. After all, Chen Kang was one of Zhao Wei's subordinates.
Someone had to take the blame for killing Chen Kang.
But now, Zhao Wei was dead. To put it bluntly, those civil officials in Yunnan City were just decorations. If it wasn't for the fact that Huang Jian needed them to appease the people, he would've gotten rid of them long ago.
Huang Jian was worried about what would happen after killing Chen Kang.
If Chen Kang died, Huang Jian would offend Zhang Jin.
After all, Zhang Jin was the governor of Yunnan.
"General, there is no need to worry. It's just Zhang Jin. As long as you give me the order, I will immediately capture him and bring him to you!" In chaotic times, one could only have a fist if they had troops. Zhang Jin was nothing in the eyes of the thousand-man general.
"Hmph! Fool! "Huang Jian snorted." If I could capture Zhang Jin, would I need you to do anything?! "
Zhang Jin was in the Governor's Mansion, and as long as Huang Jian sent out his troops, he would be able to take Zhang Jin down.
"Then what are you worried about, General?" The thousand-man general was even more confused.
"I'm worried about someone else!" Huang Jian's words seemed to have a double meaning.
"Jiang Hua?" The only person in Yunnan City that Huang Jian was wary of was Jiang Hua. Right now, Huang Jian and Jiang Hua's strength were about the same. Therefore, both of them were still restraining themselves.
But once Zhang Jin and Jiang Hua started practicing, it wouldn't be good news for Huang Jian.
Although Zhang Jin did not have many soldiers, he had the capital to back him up.
Who in Yunnan knew better than Zhang Jin? If there was a conflict, Huang Jian would definitely suffer.
"General, this is all my fault. I'm willing to take responsibility for it!" The thousand-man general was straightforward. He would settle the matter himself.
"Nonsense!" If Huang Jian couldn't even protect a thousand-man general, how could he be respected in the future?
"General, you're worried that Jiang Hua and Zhang Jin will practice. Instead of lowering our heads to Zhang Jin, why don't we strike first and gain the upper hand!" Someone on the side suggested to Huang Jian.
"Strike first and gain the upper hand?" Huang Jian rolled his eyes and asked the general who was in charge of logistics. "How much provisions do we have?"
"Reporting to General, we have about thirty thousand shi!" These were the provisions that they had robbed these days.
If Huang Jian had thirty thousand shi, then Jiang Hua would have more.
Previously, when Zhao Wei went to Jianning, he only took out a hundred thousand shi.
Now, these two people actually managed to plunder a layer of it.
It could be seen how greedy they were.
"Thirty thousand shi!" Huang Jian thought for a while. He had more than six thousand soldiers under his command. In addition to the soldiers who had been conscripted for ten days, he had close to ten thousand soldiers.
Thirty thousand shi was enough for them to eat for a few days. It was also enough for Huang Jian to save up for a war.
"That's enough. Pass down my orders. Start cooking. After eating, rest and recuperate. At night, the army will move out!" Huang Jian was really tempted. He made the first move and gained the upper hand before Jiang Hua had time to react.
"Yes!" One by one, the thousand-man generals left the camp.
The other thousand-man generals returned to their camps and were ready to go. Huang Jian didn't expect that there would be a thousand-man general who carefully entered his tent and wrote a letter. After Yiyuan's personal guard entered the camp, he immediately disappeared from the camp.
Soon, he appeared in another camp.
"Huang Jian's troops killed Chen Kang?" Jiang Hua also stood up. His eyes were shining as he looked at the personal guard that was selected by Huang Jian.
"It's true!" The personal guard nodded and said. "If the general doesn't believe it, you can send someone to inquire about it!" Chen Kang's death was already known to many people. It was impossible to hide this news.
"There's no need for that. I can still believe in your general!" On the surface, Jiang Hua said it very nicely. In private, he sent his subordinate to investigate. Soon, the subordinate came back.
He told Jiang Hua that it was indeed the truth.
"Strike first?" Jiang Hua sneered. "It seems that our governor Zhang Jin is out of luck!" Jiang Hua's mouth curved into a smile.
Huang Jian should deal with Zhang Jin first because Zhang Jin had the least number of soldiers and horses. Moreover, he had a grudge with Huang Jian.
"It's a good plan!" Jiang Hua said with a smile.
"General, should we tell Prefect Zhang Jin?" Someone asked.
"Of course, why not? But now is not the time!" Jiang Hua sneered.
Jiang Hua had already sent someone to contact Zhang Jin. In front of Zhang Jin, Jiang Hua also proposed that Zhang Jin be under his command. The two of them would join forces to swallow Huang Jian and then rule Yunnan.
If Jiang Hua obtained the foundation of Yunnan, Zhang Jin would definitely benefit.
However, Zhang Jin rejected him again and again.
Zhang Jin also did not want to break the balance so easily.
If he told Zhang Jin now, Zhang Jin might even misunderstand him. It would also implicate the chess pieces that Jiang Hua had planted around Huang Jian.
Therefore, Jiang Hua was waiting for Huang Jian to send his troops to deal with Zhang Jin. When Huang Jian's troops set off, Jiang Hua would appear as the savior.
"The food should be in place!" Jiang Hua asked his subordinate.
"The food is ready. It's enough for us to use for half a year!"
"Good, pass down the order. Let everyone have a good meal and have a good rest. Of course, there's going to be some fun tonight! "Jiang Hua wasn't a pushover either.
If Huang Jian attacked Zhang Jin, then Jiang Hua's first reaction would not be to save Zhang Jin.
Instead, he would take the opportunity to sweep through Huang Jian's old camp.
This way, he would be able to maximize his benefits.
"Yes!"
Yunnan City was in a state of turmoil.
Outside the city, Jia Xu had a letter in his hand.
"General Qian, come and take a look. Is this the handwriting of Zhang Jin?" Jia Xu had never seen Zhang Jin's handwriting before.
Therefore, there was no way to verify it.
Qian Xiao walked forward and looked for a while before nodding. "This is indeed the handwriting of Zhang Jin. There is no mistake!"
Qian Xiao had seen Zhang Jin's handwriting before.
It was exactly the same as the one in the letter.
"If it's true, then this city is really going to be a good show!" Jia Xu said with a smile. The letter in Jia Xu's hand was a letter of surrender from Zhang Jin.
Naturally, Jia Xu wanted to verify whether it was true or not.
If it was true, then there was an 80% chance that Zhang Jin would really do it.
"Why did your Zhang Jin suddenly think of contacting me?" Jia Xu asked doubtfully.
It did not make sense. If Zhang Jin really wanted to surrender, then there were plenty of opportunities to do so.
"That Huang Jian's army is really too much!" The messenger told Jia Xu everything that happened in the city.
"The registrar of Yunnan City is dead?" Jia Xu nodded.
The position of the registrar was not small.
"Good, please rest assured. As long as Zhang Jin sends the message, I will definitely send my army into the city!" Jia Xu said to the messenger.
"If that's the case, I'm relieved! Goodbye! "The messenger did not want to stay for even a moment and quickly disappeared into the wilderness.
"Mr. Wen He, are we really going to enter the city at night?" Qian Xiao was now very dependent on Jia Xu.
After all, there was a Poison Warrior here. It would be a waste not to use him.
"We will enter the city, but not tonight!" Jia Xu said as he lit up the letter in his hand.
"En?" Qian Xiao did not understand.
"If we enter the city tonight, we will definitely be able to take Yunnan City. However, we will also suffer heavy losses! Tomorrow morning, this Yunnan City will be completely open to us, and we will not have to waste a single soldier to take it down! Why not? "Jia Xu said with a smile.
The city had already become a barrel of gunpowder. It was just waiting for a fuse to explode.
And now, the death of Registrar Chen Kang of South Cloud City was the fuse that ignited the bomb.
Huang Jian's army killed Zhang Jin's people. Zhang Jin could not bear the loneliness. Did you think that Huang Jian would just sit and wait for death?
Huang Jian could not be an ally. He and Jiang Hua did not get along.
In order to prevent Jiang Hua from forming an alliance with Zhang Jin, our Lord Huang Jian was very quick-witted.
"When two tigers fight, one must die!" Jia Xu explained to Qian Xiao.
Zhang Jin was now an old fox who was seeking benefits.
However, no matter how old the old fox was, he could not be compared to Jia Xu.
Jia Xu did not like Yunnan's troops. To be honest, Jia Xu needed to do everything according to Jia Xu. Therefore, a new team was needed. However, Zhang Jin had surrendered to them.
For the future, Jia Xu had to treat Zhang Jin better. Zhang Jin's subordinates, Jia Xu could not control them or Jia Xu did not want to care about them.
Then there was a very good excuse, which was to die on the battlefield.
If these people died, would there be anyone who would ask Jia Xu for an official position?
Jia Xu could not be killed, but the others could. Especially his own people in Yunnan.
The night quickly quieted down.
"Brothers, are you ready?" In Huang Jian's camp, Huang Jian asked the 1,000-man generals over there.
"We are ready!" Apart from the thousand soldiers on the city wall, the rest of the ten thousand soldiers were here.
Even the soldiers on the city wall were just strong men who had just joined the army.
"General, isn't it just fighting Zhang Jin? Why do we need so many people?" A thousand soldiers did not understand. He, Huang Jian, had gathered all the soldiers under his command to act together.
How many soldiers could Zhang Jin have? Wasn't it just a thousand soldiers from the city defense camp? The city defense camp was not a match for the regular army. Now, did they need more soldiers?
"Who said I'm going to deal with Zhang Jin?" Huang Jian's lips curled into a smile.
"Then general, what do you mean?"
"Our target is Jiang Hua!" Huang Jian finally spoke his mind.
"General, that Jiang Hua also has nearly ten thousand soldiers!" Someone on the side raised a question. Naturally, they had to pick the weakest one.
You don't want to deal with Zhang Jin who only has a thousand soldiers, but you want to deal with Jiang Hua who is almost as strong as you?
"Short-sighted!" Huang Jian coldly snorted. "If we attack Zhang Jin, no matter how fast we are, it will take time. At night, if Jiang Hua interferes, then it will really become Jiang Hua and Zhang Jin's practice! Even if I take down Zhang Jin, I still have to deal with Jiang Hua! But if I directly deal with Jiang Hua, it will be different! "
Huang Jian wanted to eliminate Jiang Hua first. This was the biggest threat to Huang Jian.
For Huang Jian, Zhang Jin only made Huang Jian feel a bit disgusted and uncomfortable. But Jiang Hua was able to take Huang Jian's life. Huang Jian felt that Jiang Hua's life was in danger.
So Huang Jian wanted to take the initiative to deal with Jiang Hua. Only by taking down Jiang Hua, then Zhang Jin would be in his palm. He could do whatever he wanted to do.
"General is wise!" One by one, they began to flatter Huang Jian.
At night, if they relied on raiding the camp, the success rate was still very high.
Because both of them had entered the city, they were less guarded against each other. Once they launched a surprise attack, it would be very easy for the camp to collapse in the dark.
That way, Huang Jian would be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort.
"Army, move out!"
"Huang Jian's army is moving? Good, pass down the order, the whole army is moving out! "Jiang Hua and Huang Jian both issued the order.
Yunnan City was really in a mess.
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