As soon as they left the city gates, they were chased back. Cui Quan ran back to the Provincial Governor's Manor and reported the situation outside the city to Pan Zhenyue.
Pan Zhenyue, Cui Junchuo, Zheng Shuwu, and Cui Wenji were drinking tea and discussing matters in the front hall of the Provincial Governor's Manor. Although the four powers had formed an alliance, the follow-up plans still needed to be discussed. Hearing the shocking news, everyone in the front hall could not sit still!
"What? There are three thousand Black Armored Troops outside the city? How is that possible? Why would the Black Armored Troops come to Zhengzhou? Could it be that Chang 'an knows that we have mobilized? "
The old man next to Cui Junchuo, Zheng Shuwu, the Great Grandfather of the Zheng Family, exclaimed in surprise.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Guancheng County has been sealed for more than a month. Not even a bird has flown out, let alone a person. How could Chang 'an have received the news? "
Cui Junchuo's face was as white as a sheet of paper as he spoke with a trembling voice.
"Since Chang 'an doesn't know that we have mobilized, why would Li Shimin send the Black Armored Troops to Zhengzhou? Junchuo, when you persuaded our Zheng family to join you, you promised me that we would be able to take down Luoyang before the imperial court could react! What about now? "
Zheng Shuwu said with an unfriendly expression.
Cui Junchuo was instantly speechless.
Cui Wenji could not stand it anymore, so he said, "Alright, alright! Since it has already happened, what's the point of arguing about it? Now that our three families are in the same boat, once we are caught by the imperial court, none of us will be spared. Instead of arguing here, why don't we think of a plan to retreat? "
Cui Junchuo nodded. He looked at Zheng Shuwu and said, "Wen Ji is right. Shuwu, it was indeed this old man who didn't consider this matter thoroughly. But the urgent matter at hand is that we should work together to defeat the enemy!"
Zheng Shuwu said with a dissatisfied expression, "Work together to retreat? What can we use to retreat? The Black Armored Troops' combat power is unparalleled. How can we defend against them with just those newly recruited soldiers? Even if we are lucky enough to win, we will definitely suffer heavy casualties! When the time comes, how can we attack Luoyang with these defeated soldiers? "
A trace of anger flashed across Cui Junchuo's eyes as she said, "The urgent matter at hand is to solve the problem, not to blame each other. If the Cui Family is defeated, your Zheng Family can forget about getting any benefits! Shu Wu, if you really want to defeat the enemy, then send out your Cui family's 30,000 secret guards as well. Our three families together have a total of 80,000 secret guards. Only then can we have the power to fight against the imperial court! "
"Cui Junchuo, what do you mean? Are you blaming my Zheng family for not doing our best? Aren't the provisions and armors of three hundred thousand soldiers supported by our Zheng Family? If you're thinking about my Zheng Family's shadow guards, then why are your Cui Family's shadow guards cowering in the back and not daring to make a move? Everyone is well aware of what you're planning. Stop pretending to be selfless! "
Hearing the hidden meaning in Cui Junchuo's words, Zheng Shuwu was instantly enraged. His Zheng Family had been living well in Guan City, but after Cui Junchuo returned to Zhengzhou, the Zheng Family was dragged into this mess. Now, if things went wrong, the entire Zheng Family would be wiped out. How could Zheng Shuwu not be angry?
"Three Grand Dukes, we can't go through the south gate. Can we go to the other gates?"
Pan Zhenyue interrupted.
"Yes! Then let's go to the east gate! They only have 3,000 cavalrymen. It's impossible for them to set up an ambush at every gate! "
Cui Junchuo suppressed her anger and ordered.
When the other two old men heard this, they did not express any objections. Seeing this, Cui Quan bowed and said, "Yes! Grand Duke! This general will lead the army out of the east gate and take a detour to attack Luoyang! "
With that, he cupped his fists and turned to leave.
He was truly convinced by the quarrel between the three old men in the room. At this time, he felt a trace of regret for choosing to rebel with Pan Zhenyue. The aristocratic families were already rotten!
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Half an hour later, Cui Quan reorganized the army and went out of the east gate of Guan City. However, as soon as he went out of the gate, he was stunned. He saw at least tens of thousands of soldiers waiting outside the city.
"Cui Quan, where are you? Quickly get off your horse and surrender! "
At this time, in the army camp outside the city, an old general came out and shouted at the army outside the city gate.
"So it's the Pacifier! Sir, you are really fast! "
Cui Quan came out and was shocked when he saw the person. The person opposite him was the Pacifier of Henan Province, Ren Can. Cui Quan's heart sank.
Ren Can laughed and said, "Hehe, Cui Quan, Cui Quan, His Majesty already knows that you want to rebel. He ordered this old man to lead the troops of ten provinces to encircle and suppress you. Now that things have come to this, if you can put down your weapons and turn to the light, perhaps His Majesty will spare your lives! If you continue to follow behind the Cui Family and do treacherous things, only death will await you! This official hopes that you will think carefully! "
As soon as these words were spoken, the soldiers in Zhengzhou were immediately thrown into chaos. The soldiers all panicked. Since ancient times, the common people had a natural fear of the imperial court. Now that they heard that the imperial court already knew that they were going to rebel and even sent a large army to encircle them, these people, especially the new recruits, immediately wanted to kneel down and surrender!
"Silence!"
Cui Quan saw that the morale of the army was in chaos and quickly shouted, "Since you have joined the camp of the House of Subjugation, you have already betrayed the imperial court. If you fall into the hands of the imperial court, only death will await you. What you can do now is to resist with the Cui Family to the end! "
After that, he looked at Ren Can and said angrily, "The Pacifier really has a good tongue. With just a few words, you have disturbed the morale of my army. If you have the guts, let's fight face to face!"
Ren Can waved his hand and said, "Haha, this official is old and not good at fighting and killing. If Commandant Cui wants to lead the army into battle, this official's one hundred thousand soldiers are more than welcome to join!"
"Ha! Kill! Kill! Kill! "
As soon as he finished speaking, the 100,000 soldiers behind Ren Can shouted "Kill!" in unison. Their voices shook the sky and their momentum was like a rainbow!
Cui Quan's expression changed. After a long silence, he waved his hand and said, "Retreat! Return to the city! Adjunct Huang, lead 50,000 soldiers and guard the east gate! "
"Yes!"
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Cui Quan did not dare to take the risk. The soldiers led by Ren Can were all seasoned soldiers. If they fought face to face, his 300,000 soldiers might not be able to win. He decided to send someone to the Provincial Governor's Office to report the situation here. At the same time, he planned to lead the army to the west gate!
There were people at the south and east gates, but there should not be anyone at the west gate, right?
The gate opened and Cui Quan led the army out. However, the black mass of the army that greeted him made him feel a sense of despair!
"Where is Cui Quan? Come out and answer me! "
An old general shouted at Cui Quan.
"Who are you?"
Cui Quan said coldly as he rode out.
"Hmph! I am the Provincial Governor of Sui Province, Wang Yu. I am here under the imperial order to encircle you rebels! Cui Quan, you are greatly favored by the Emperor. You are the Commandant of a province, but instead of serving the imperial court, you have joined the rebels. I advise you to abandon the darkness and join the light before it is too late to regret! "
Wang Yu shouted.
"Wang Yu?"
Cui Quan's heart sank. Sui Province was not far from Zhengzhou, but it was definitely not close. It would take at least four to five days to rush the army. However, Wang Yu was able to lead the army here. This meant that the imperial court had long been on guard against the Cui family's rebellion!
At this moment, Cui Quan's heart sank completely!
"Hmph! Wang Yu, does your Wang family of Taiyuan really want to go against the three of us? "
Cui Quan said unwillingly.
He could not understand why the Wang family would be willing to be a dog of the imperial court when they were all from the same family!
Wang Yu said indifferently, "Go against? This official's honor and disgrace were all bestowed by His Majesty. Since you want to rebel, you are going against me, Wang Yu. There's nothing to say! "
Cui Quan said in exasperation, "Do you really think that you can stop me with just your army of tens of thousands?"
"Hmph! Then you can try, Commandant Cui! "
Wang Yuyi waved the sword in his hand and said with a murderous aura.
Although he looked calm, he was actually panicking. He only had twenty-thousand-some soldiers behind him. If they really fought, they were no match for Cui Quan's group.
Cui Quan frowned, unable to understand where Wang Yu's confidence came from. He stretched out his hand and said, "All troops, attack! Every person killed will be rewarded with five strings of cash! Those who refuse to fight will be killed without mercy! "
"Charge! Kill! "
At the eastern gate, Cui Quan had left fifty thousand new soldiers behind to defend the city. Now, he had two hundred and fifty thousand soldiers under his command. Most of them were veterans, and their military training was quite good. The moment Cui Quan gave the order, the three armies charged at Wang Yu's army!
"Kill! The rebels might have the advantage in numbers, but our reinforcements will be here soon! "
Wang Yu braced himself and roared.
The two armies quickly clashed. As the provincial governor of a province and the current head of the Wang family of Taiyuan, Wang Yu naturally would not personally charge into the fray. He was at the rear holding the fort. After seeing the situation on the battlefield, his face immediately darkened.
In this situation, if reinforcements didn't arrive in half an hour, the twenty-thousand-man army he brought with him would soon be wiped out!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Provincial Governor Wang, I'm here to help you!"
Just as Wang Yu was feeling anxious, a cloud of dust suddenly rose from the south. Following that, a black mass of soldiers charged out of the dust. The old general in the lead roared.
"Provincial Governor Zhao?"
Wang Yu looked over and was instantly overjoyed. He hurriedly roared, "The Provincial Governor of Bianzhou has led his army to reinforce us. All soldiers, listen up! Attack Guancheng County and capture the rebels!"
"Kill!"
Wang Yu's army's morale was high, but Cui Quan's army was panicking!
"Retreat! Retreat into the city and defend the city gate! "
Cui Quan looked toward the east and estimated that there were at least seventy-eighty thousand reinforcements.
At this point, the only three city gates of Guancheng County were blocked by the Imperial Court Army. Cui Junchuo's plan to attack Luoyang was officially declared a failure!
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