The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

The remaining 100,000 Wujing Army troops defended the city and prevented it from falling into the hands of the South Vietnamese rebels. Otherwise, the entire South Vietnam would have fallen into the hands of the rebels.

The imperial court will also completely lose contact with South Vietnam. At that time, even if it wants to take over South Vietnam again, it will be extremely difficult.

However, the well-defended Guiyun City was also in danger because of the rebellion of the Nanyue tribes, which was instigated by their holy king. All the tribes of Nanyue were repelled by the people of Dayan.

Members of the Nanyue tribe would often launch attacks on the soldiers and civilians of Dayan. The survival of the soldiers and civilians of Dayan in Guiyun City was not guaranteed, and many people of Dayan moved out of Guiyun City.

Among the people in the entire Guiyun City, except for a part of the Dayan people who were reluctant to leave their homeland, only the Dayan army was stationed there.

The Wujing Army and the people of Dayan stationed here were also in a panic. They were worried that they would be killed inexplicably by the Nanyue tribesmen on the road when they went out.

The Wujing army and the people of Dayan were surrounded on all sides in the city. The army’s supplies were almost unable to keep up, and the people’s daily survival also became a problem.

The situation in the city was on the verge of breaking out at any time, with both sides hating each other. Once the conflict intensified, a large-scale riot might break out.

Today, among the 200,000 people in the city, 70% are from the tribes of Nanyue, and only 30% are from Dayan.

If the South Vietnamese rebels came to attack the city at this time, the people of various South Vietnamese tribes in the city might help the rebels open the city gates, and Guiyun City would fall.

After Jiang Fan got the news, he frowned, feeling that the Guiyun City in front of him was a trap.

It was really unreasonable that the Wujing Army was struggling to hold on, but the South Vietnamese rebels never came to attack the city.

After all, once the rebels attacked the city, Guiyun City would not be able to hold out for even half a day.

The reason why the rebels stayed in Guiyun City was most likely to wait for Jiang Fan to enter the city and then wipe him out in one fell swoop.

However, Jiang Fan didn't care about this. Since he came to quell the rebellion, there was no way he wouldn't come here. Otherwise, how could he quell the rebellion?

But the first thing Jiang Fan has to do now is to reorganize the army and take control of the entire Wujing Army in his own hands.

Then, it is time to appease the people of various tribes in South Vietnam.

The current commander of the Wujing Army, Hu Hetong, used to be the Fifth Prince's man. After the Fifth Prince fell, Hu Hetong was not implicated for the time being because he was away.

Now that he holds great power, there is no guarantee that he does not have other ulterior motives. Perhaps he has already reached some kind of agreement with the Sixth Prince Jiang Zheng.

Otherwise, this strange situation in Guiyun City would not have occurred.

After the army entered the city, Jiang Fan arranged the army in the military camp in the west of the city and lived in the camp himself.

The chief official of Guiyun City is the city lord appointed by the imperial court. He was originally an official sent here by Dayan, with a fifth-rank position, equivalent to a prefect.

However, this prefect was assassinated by the Nanyue tribes when the Nanyue tribes rebelled.

After the Wujing Army retreated to Guiyun City, Hu Hetong occupied the city lord's mansion and was about to become the local emperor of Guiyun City.

As soon as Jiang Fan moved into the military camp, Hu Hetong sent someone to invite Jiang Fan to the City Lord's Mansion for a discussion. He didn't even leave the city to greet Jiang Fan.

A third-rank General Dingnan, in front of Prince Jiang Fan, acts more superior than the emperor.

The brothers Chu Chengxiong and Chu Chengrui who were accompanying them were so angry that they did not lead their troops to capture Hu Hetong on the spot.

It would have been fine if he didn't come to meet Jin, but he actually let Jiang Fan go. Isn't this a slap in Jiang Fan's face?

"Old Eight, Hu Hetong invited you to the City Lord's Mansion, I'm afraid he has no good intentions. Don't go..." Chu Chengxiong said hurriedly when he saw Jiang Fan getting ready to leave.

"Yes, Hu Hetong did not come to see you, but asked you to see him. This is already a violation of the order of the superior. He dares to be so arrogant and domineering. I guess he has rebellious intentions. I am afraid he has already colluded with the South Vietnamese rebels."

Chu Chengrui also followed suit.

"There are 10,000 troops stationed around the City Lord's Mansion. If you go to the City Lord's Mansion and are surrounded by the army, it will be impossible to escape. If Hu Hetong attacks you, he can blame it all on the South Vietnamese rebels if anything happens to you."

Zhong Ling also looked solemn. "It's even possible that he directly defected to the South Vietnamese rebels!"

Jiang Fan heard this and smiled slightly, "That's why I want to go... Otherwise, how can I take back the military power!"

When he came to South Vietnam to quell the rebellion, the first thing he had to do was to stabilize the situation in Guiyun City, and then use Guiyun City as a base to implement his plan to recover South Vietnam bit by bit.

In order to stabilize Guiyun City, we must first deal with Hu Hetong. What the Chu brothers and Zhong Ling said was right, this person definitely has ulterior motives.

Why is he still staying with such a person!

"But...are you going to go alone? If you bring a large army, it might provoke both sides to take action!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Chengrui frowned and looked worried.

He is now afraid that Jiang Fan will confront Hu Hetong head-on. After all, Hu Hetong is the commander-in-chief of the 100,000 Wujing Army. If he mobilizes the 100,000 Wujing Army to rebel, even if he has the ability to suppress the Wujing Army.

But no matter what, the Wujing Army are all people from Dayan, so this is tantamount to killing each other!

"If... they want to go down the same path as Hu He, then... kill them..." Jiang Fan's tone turned cold, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"Inform the White Robe Army to get ready and follow me to the City Lord's Mansion. Inform the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Battalions to block the four city gates. If they dare to charge, kill them..."

"The five battalions will surround the City Lord's Mansion from the outside and wait for my signal! Once the battle starts on my side, the five battalions will rush over and kill anyone who dares to resist..."

Jiang Fan issued a series of orders.

Following his voice, the commanders of the five battalions of the 10,000-strong army waiting in front of him nodded quickly and accepted the order.

The 10,000 troops that Jiang Fan brought this time were all cavalry lancers. In addition to light armor and Mo Dao, they were also equipped with Suifa spears.

In addition, each of the five battalions was equipped with an artillery team of 100 people. The manpower configuration of one battalion alone could easily sweep away an army of 10,000 people.

All those who served as generals at the battalion level and above in this army were selected by Jiang Fan from the White Robe Army.

It is precisely because of this that Jiang Fan can control this army as easily as his own arm.

Even though it has not yet been reviewed and baptized by blood and fire, the fighting power of this army is definitely not weak!

Just as Jiang Fan took action, four thousand people had gathered around the City Lord's Mansion. In addition, six thousand people were lying in ambush around, ready to stop Jiang Fan's army from rescuing Jiang Fan.

In the City Lord's Mansion, Hu Hetong and his six trusted generals were standing in front of the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion.

"General, are we really going to take action against the King of Qin? If this matter is leaked, then we... will be finished. Our relatives are all in the capital."

A general on the left looked at Hu Hetong with concern.

"Yes, Marshal, if we do this, it will really be tantamount to rebellion. Even if we blame the South Vietnamese for this, His Majesty may not be so easily fooled. Even if His Majesty believes us, I am afraid he will accuse us of failing to protect us."

"Yes, Marshal...why don't we just give up!"

The remaining few people also followed suit and advised, they looked hesitant and their eyes were full of anxiety.

Although they are Hu Hetong's confidants, they also have their own families and their own concerns.