Chapter 432 Wanqishan dies!

After forcing back Wanqishan and his men's attack, Qingying and General Wang left 20,000 men to guard the city and led the remaining 80,000 men to continue to capture other cities in Quanzhou. They were not like Heyang County which had an army of 200,000 garrisoned and a general like Wanqishan in charge, so they captured the remaining cities one after another without much effort.

Heyang County became a veritable isolated city. Seven days later, the army was running out of food and grass. Even Wanqi Shan was a little anxious and had to lead the army to attack the city again. However, the threat of black oil still existed, and the army could not even get close. They finally realized the frustration of Wei Chengyi and his men.

His two sons were as frustrated as he was. Chu Liang popularized the ten-crossbow that Shen Xiangwan gave him in the army, and he also optimized and improved it so that its range was twice that of ordinary bows and arrows. When attacking the city, their soldiers did not even get close, but directly sent people with the ten-crossbows to shoot at the city walls, forcing the soldiers defending the city not to dare to show their heads. At this time, Chu Liang would personally lead the infantry to use huge wooden stakes to break open the city gates. In addition, the Mo Dao in the hands of the East Border Army was hard and sharp, so they could not resist at all and could only retreat step by step. In less than a month, they even lost most of Leizhou.

Three days later, the army was out of rice. The hungry soldiers became restless and even called for surrender. Wanqi Shan was caught in a dilemma. He could not capture Tianyang City and could not get supplies from the court. It seemed that he had only one way to go, which was surrender. However, he still had an army of 200,000. How could he be willing to surrender?

"Second Master, Wanqishan has sent an envoy."

At the Luoyang County government office, the messenger reported loudly.

"Chop him off and return his head to Wanqi Mountain!"

Wei Chengyi said without raising his head. Although it is said that when two armies are fighting, envoys should not be killed, are they fighting? No, right? It is easy to guess why Wanqishan sent envoys here. He said he would trap them to death, and he would definitely do what he said. The only way out for Wanqishan is to continue to attack Tianyang City. However, he had personally sent them a large amount of black oil and food two days ago. It would be difficult for Wanqishan to attack. He wanted to use his dirty tricks to deal with him and let him be forced to death by his own dirty tricks.

"Yes."

The messenger turned around and trotted out. When Wanqi Shan received the head of the envoy they sent back, he was so angry that he almost tore down the Heyang County Government. Seeing that he had no way out of Wei Chengyi's situation, he could only turn his attention to Tianyang City again.

"Come here, gather the troops and attack Tianyang City at all costs!"

After venting, Wanqi Shan had to gather his troops again. There was no food left in Heyang County. Not to mention the soldiers, even he was starting to feel hungry. If he continued like this, there would be a mutiny in the army within three days. He had no time to delay any further. The only thing he could pray for now was that the people in Tianyang City didn't have that much black oil left. Only in this way, he might be able to capture it after paying a huge price!

The Zhenbei Army is Wanqi Shan's direct army. All the generals are veterans who have followed him for many years. They are naturally loyal to him, but when their lives are threatened, their loyalty will waver. Wanqi Shan made a wrong estimate. Tianyang City has plenty of black oil. They attacked for a day and a night, and they didn't know how many soldiers died, but they still couldn't even touch the city wall. The remaining soldiers refused to obey orders, and the generals' resentment accumulated to the highest point because of hunger.

"You, you..."

"bump···"

Holding his stomach which was cramping severely, Wanqi Shan looked in disbelief at his deputy general and the soldiers who appeared around him. His tall body staggered a few times and finally collapsed to the ground. Dirty blood gradually overflowed from the corners of his mouth. Obviously, he was poisoned.

"Sorry, General, we just want to stay alive."

The deputy general looked down at him condescendingly, his voice revealing an indescribable indifference. Wei Chengyi's level was far above theirs, and the Zhenbei Army had no chance of winning. The only way for them to survive was to surrender. But surrender also had its rules. If they could take Wanqishan's body with them, Wei Chengyi, who already controlled half of the country, might still use them. Who knows, they could also fight for the honor of being a founding hero?
"Okay, you really are very good... um... cough cough..."

Wanqi Shan never dreamed that after fighting all his life, he would eventually die at the hands of a villain. The result of his anger was that poison quickly invaded his internal organs, and poisonous blood gushed out as if it was free.

The next day, Luoyang County Government Office.

"Second Master, the gates of Heyang County are wide open. Deputy General Huang Yunhui has brought the letter of surrender and Wanqishan's body." The generals had been waiting in the hall long ago. As soon as Wei Chengyi and his wife appeared, they stood up with a whoosh. General Zheng briefly explained the current situation. The couple paused, and Wei Chengyi frowned almost unnoticeably: "Is Wanqishan dead?"

"Yes, I have examined the body. It is indeed Wanqishan. The cause of death is poisoning."

Nodding, General Zheng said in a deep voice.

With Wei Chengyi and his wife being so smart, they guessed what was going on almost instantly. They felt a little sad in their hearts. Although Wanqi Shan was in a hostile relationship with him, he did not ask the reasons and directly turned all the original officials of Binzhou into exiled prisoners, which showed that his methods were somewhat sinister. But after all, he had guarded the northern border for many years, and even if he had no merits, he had worked hard. In the end, he ended up being poisoned by his own people. It was indeed a bit miserable.

"Let's find a place to bury him."

As a military general, this is the only thing Wei Chengyi can do for him.

"Yes."

General Zheng agreed on behalf of everyone, and Wei Chengyi and Shen Xiangwan walked to the main seat and sat down: "General Lu, you lead 50,000 troops to take over Heyang County. All the generals of the Zhenbei Army will be stripped of their martial arts and expelled from the army. The soldiers will be disarmed and sent to Binzhou and Taizhou to farm. We will deal with them after everything is over."

Wanqi Shan’s death must be related to the generals of the Zhenbei Army. They even dared to kill the commander he had followed for many years. He didn’t dare to use them casually. Not killing them was already merciful.

"I will obey your orders!"

After bowing and accepting the order, General Lu turned around and strode away.

"General Zheng, you guys count the remaining soldiers, and after General Lu is done, lead the army to the Quanzhou government office to join Qingying and the others."

"I will obey your orders!"

Hearing this, all the generals stood up. After they left, Wei Chengyi took Shen Xiangwan's hand and said, "In this case, only Jinzhou is left."

"Ah."

Meeting his eyes, Shen Xiangwan nodded vigorously. As long as they captured Jinzhou, they could face the Imperial City directly. The life of the dog emperor would be in their hands.

The generals of the Zhenbei Army never dreamed that after receiving the soldiers, Wei Chengyi's men not only did not make use of them, but also abolished their martial arts and expelled them from the army. Several generals were dissatisfied and demanded to see Wei Chengyi, but they were ruthlessly beheaded. Seeing this, the others dared not make trouble anymore and could only leave in shame.

At this point, Quanzhou fell completely into their control. At the same time, General Peng and General Chen successfully captured Guanzhou and Linzhou again. On the East Border Army side, Chu Liang designed a trap to kill Wanqi Shan's two sons. Under his leadership, the East Border Army was unstoppable and took Huzhou, facing the imperial city one step ahead of Shen Xiangwan and his men. However, they did not move forward and temporarily stopped in Huzhou.

【End of this chapter】