Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 347 White Robe Appears
On the other hand, as for Chen Qianzhi, he was ordered to lead 20,000 imperial troops to the north to meet Yuan Faseng.

However, when the army passed through Guangling, he took a thousand soldiers and hid quietly under the cover of night. At that time, the Yangtze River entered the sea at Guangling, and there were many sandbanks at the mouth of the sea, and reeds grew on the sandbanks. Let alone a thousand soldiers, even ten thousand soldiers would not be found if they hid.

As soon as he received the message from Chen Lingzhi, Chen Qingzhi ordered his soldiers to immediately put on the magic talismans and rush to Guangling.

The good news is that they reached Guangling City in just a few minutes...

The bad news was that he only brought a mere thousand soldiers... In front of the dark, fifty or sixty-foot-high Guangling city wall, he seemed so overestimating his own capabilities.

Yuchi Bei rode his horse to Chen Qingzhi and asked for instructions, "I will go and knock on the door."

"Yes." Chen Qingzhi nodded, and then instructed Ji Buli, Song Jingxiu, Yu Tianmin, Hu Longya, Cheng Jingjun and other newly appointed guards and deputy guards, "Each of you should bring a group of soldiers and horses and go to other places to knock on the door."

He looked at the stars in the sky and said, "Knock on the gate at four o'clock, and then control the city gate."

"Ah? All seven city gates are under control?" The seven young generals were incredulous.

"That's right." Chen Qingzhi nodded and said, "Although Guangling is in the north of the Yangtze River, it is still in the heart of Daliang. It has been more than 20 years since they have seen the sword and the soldiers must be slack. As the emperor's personal soldiers, you can do it, right?"

"I will do my best!" All the generals responded in unison, but their confidence was still a little lacking.

"That won't work. We need to overwhelm them with our momentum." Chen Qingzhi's important purpose for this trip was to train the team and allow these hastily promoted young people to grow quickly. So he patiently said:
"Ren Yuan has been in the city for many days. The soldiers and civilians of Guangling City must all know that the court is going to investigate King Jingling. At this time, as long as we show enough momentum, we will be able to intimidate them when they can't figure out the details."

"Yes!" The generals then took the order and left.

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When the fourth watch drum sounded in the city, Yuchi Bei led his men out of the darkness on horseback and ordered them to shout toward the top of the city wall: "Open the gate!"

The quiet city wall became noisy after a while, and then fires were lit. The officer guarding the city gate heard the news and came over. He looked down and saw Yuchi Bei and his party dressed as ghostwriters. His anger immediately subsided by seven points.

"Why are you here at the police station?" the officer asked nervously.

As expected, he thought of the group of ghostwriters who searched the governor's office, and his momentum was reduced by three points...

"I'm ordered to enter the city for urgent official business. Open the gate quickly!" Yuchi Bei opened his hand and threw a pass from the Secretariat in front of the officer.

With Zhu Yi as his good friend, Chen Qianzhi can have as many of these things as he wants.

The officer checked and found nothing wrong, then said with an apologetic smile: "Thank you for your hard work, but it's not time to open the gate yet. Please wait for a moment. We will open the gate as soon as the morning hour arrives..."

"Bullshit, my mission is extremely urgent. If you delay, your heads will be chopped off!" Yuchi Bei remembered Chen Shuai's instructions and suddenly raised his voice:
"If you don't open the door within ten counts, I will go up and open it myself!"

"No, no, how dare I trouble you to do it yourself." The chief guard of the Gou Chen Si has supernatural powers of nine orifices, and the defending general knows that he can do what he says.

Besides, it was almost dawn, and even a hundred people could not cause any trouble, so he ordered the gate to be opened.

As soon as Yuchi Bei led his men into the city, he ordered the garrison to seize their weapons without any further explanation.

"The city gate is now under the control of the Gou Chen Division!"

The defending general wanted to argue with him for a few more words, but Yuchi Bei slapped him to the ground and he surrendered obediently.

The other six places were just as Chen Qingzhi said. No one dared to obstruct them. They were all ordered to open the city gates and seize control...

Apart from a few guards who were slapped and kicked, no one else was injured during the entire process.

Of course, the defenders did not do nothing. At least they did not forget to report to the prince immediately. ~~
Jiacheng military camp, in the central military tent.

All the generals knew that attacking the imperial envoy was tantamount to rebellion, yet they were so excited that their faces turned red, with no hesitation at all.

Maybe it's because the world has been at war for too long, and everyone subconsciously believes that they will die, so most people don't take their own lives seriously. Of course, they don't take other people's lives seriously either...

They were about to leave and gather the troops, but a messenger came in, knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and reported:

"Report! Guangling City Gate has been taken over by the Imperial Guards!"

"Which city gate?" Xiao Zong's face tightened.

"That's right. Guangling City has seven city gates, five for drought and two for flood. Can you tell me which gate you mean?!" An officer scolded the soldier who delivered the message.

"All seven city gates have been taken over..." The messenger swallowed and said stiffly.

"What? How many people are here? Who leads the troops?" Upon hearing this, the generals' faces changed drastically and their arrogance was stifled.

Everyone thought they were surrounded by a large army and were about to be caught in a jar. Many people felt like the sky was falling...

"It would take at least 20,000 to 30,000 people to take over seven city gates at the same time..." someone muttered.

"The general leading the team seems to be called... Chen Qianzhi." The messenger continued.

"Ah?" Now the masters under Xiao Zong were also panicked, not because they were afraid of Gou Chensi, but because after the battle on New Year's Day, everyone in the world knew that Chen Qianzhi had become a demigod.

In front of the demigod with full firepower, Jiuqiao is nothing more than a chicken and a dog...

"Chen Qingzhi?" Xiao Zong had experienced how terrifying Chen Qingzhi was, and didn't want to meet him at all. He asked in disbelief:
"Didn't he lead the imperial army north to support Yuan Fa monk? Why did he come back again?"

"They are repairing the plank road in the open while secretly attacking Chencang! They are obviously targeting the prince, otherwise why would they need such a big fuss?" At this time, Xiao Zong's strategist, an old man with red hair and red beard, said coldly.

"Your Highness, we must stand up now!" All the generals also hurriedly encouraged Xiao Zong, telling him not to be afraid before the battle.

"That's right, if someone dies, the birds will fly up to the sky. Let's fight them!"

"Yes." Xiao Zong nodded, closed his eyes and thought hard for a long time, then opened his eyes and said in a deep voice: "We have nowhere to retreat. All generals should act according to the plan. Let's kill the henchmen of the Gou Chen Division first and vent our anger first!"

"Understood!" All the generals followed the order and left.

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In the military camp, the soldiers had already received orders to be on guard tonight. At the command of the officers, they quickly got up from the barracks and assembled.
"Soldiers, how does the prince treat you usually?" The fire in the martial arts field illuminated the sky, making the officers' faces look hideous and strange, full of murderous intent.

"Okay!" The soldiers answered without hesitation.
Xiao Zong managed the common people in an abstract way, but he never did so in an abstract way with the army... Not only did he spend most of the money he saved on training for war, but he also treated his soldiers in a unique way.

He also banned commerce and implemented a rationing system, requiring all supplies to be obtained with a note issued by the governor's office.

Although this move caused a shortage of civilian supplies, he himself had unprecedentedly abundant supplies, which he naturally used to bribe the army.

The army basically admires the strong, and whoever feeds them is their mother. The result is what is happening now, and they will not hesitate to fight him against his mother...

(End of this chapter)