On July 16, 428, the Great Jin Dynasty, in a study room at the provincial governor's office in Jianyang City, Suzhou, Zhang Mingqi, the governor of Suzhou, said in an extremely excited tone to his cousin Liu Fengbao, his confidant general Zhao Lianjin and his most trusted adviser Tang Yan: "The emperor sent someone to travel day and night to send a secret decree to me, asking me to take the Suzhou Xiangjun to the jun side of the dynasty to clear the power of the thirteen-generation family, and the emperor also promised me the position of Grand Marshal of the Ministry of War!"

Liu Fengbao, the most powerful general under Zhang Mingqi, shouted even more excitedly when he heard what Zhang Mingqi said: "Your Highness, no! You can't call Your Highness, Yue now! Lord, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! If our Red Turban Army can help the emperor get rid of the thirteen-generation family, the power of the court will fall into the hands of our Red Turban Army!"

Zhang Mingqi waved his hand to Liu Fengbao and said, "I have told you so many times. We are no longer the Red Turban Army, but the Suzhou Xiang Army, a serious court army!"

Liu Fengbao glanced slightly at the corner of his mouth. He was still a little dissatisfied with the Red Turban Army's forced revenge by the court. The elite troops of the Red Turban Army under his command did not really fight with the various armies of the court, including the Polu Army under Liu Ji.

Liu Fengbao believed that if Zhang Mingqi could ask him to lead his troops to fight the Polu Army, he would be able to defeat the Polu Army. Maybe the Red Turban Army has now entered Canglong City.

Zhang Mingqi then asked Zhao Lianjin and Tang Yan: "What do you think about leading troops to the capital to clear the king's side?"

Zhao Lianjin pondered for a moment and said, "Lord, this is indeed a good opportunity. It's just that the Thirteenth Family controls all the imperial guards in the capital, and the army of the state governors and prefects also stays on the outskirts of the capital. It's not that easy for us to get rid of the Thirteenth Family."

The strategist Tang Yan followed and said, "Lord, with the emperor's secret order, our Suzhou Xiangjun will take over the righteousness. If we can really defeat the Thirteenth Family, the lord can even use the emperor to command the princes. However, the Thirteenth Family has strong strength. It is not easy for us to get rid of the Thirteenth Family, and we must make good plans."

When Zhang Mingqi heard the counselor Tang Yan mention wielding the emperor to command the princes, a glimmer flashed in his eyes. This sentence was too tempting for Zhang Mingqi. "Since everyone thinks this is a good opportunity, then I will take our Suzhou Xiangjun to the capital!"

Then Zhang Mingqi asked Zhao Lianjin: "How is the formation of the twenty-five guards of our Suzhou Xiangjun now?"

Zhao Lianjin said: "Lord, all the twenty-five guards have been basically formed. Each guard has five brigades, and each brigade has five battalions. Each battalion has about five thousand soldiers, so that each of our guards has more than 120,000 troops, including more than 100,000 combat soldiers and 20,000 auxiliary soldiers. The total strength of our 25 guards in the Suzhou Xiang Army has exceeded 3.1 million, which is not counting the 250,000 garrison troops we have formed in various cities in Suzhou."

When the Red Turban Army was invited by the court, the total strength of the Red Turban Army was about 2.7 million. However, the Red Turban Army plundered a large amount of property and food in the southeastern states. Most of these property and food were finally transported back to Suzhou by various units of the Red Turban Army. When the Red Turban Army was reorganized into the Suzhou Xiang Army, it not only did not reduce its strength, but instead relied on this batch of property and food to expand part of the army.

Zhang Mingqi considered it for a while and said to Zhao Lianjin: "Suzhou is our foundation. This time I am going to lead the troops of the 15 guards of the Suzhou army to the capital. Lianjin, you stayed in Suzhou this time, and commanded the remaining ten guards and the garrison troops of 250,000 cities. By the way, I am going to transfer Zhang Shaohua, the commander of Lianjin, to my officer, and take them to the capital together this time."

Zhang Shaohua is the first powerful general among the generals under Zhao Lianjin. The captain of the Red Turban Army who injured Dou Bing, the most powerful general of the Jin court outside Huaian City was Zhang Shaohua. However, although Zhang Shaohua's military power is the best among the three armies, unfortunately Zhang Shaohua himself is a bit stupid and can only act as a general and cannot lead troops alone.

When Zhao Lianjin heard that Zhang Mingqi was going to take Zhang Shaohua to the capital together, he nodded and said, "Zhang Shaohua is a peerless general. His martial arts are no weaker than General Fengbao, but his head is short of strings. The lord takes Zhang Shaohua to the capital this time. Don't let Zhang Shaohua lead the troops alone. It is best for the lord to keep Zhang Shaohua by his side. This will not only allow Zhang Shaohua to protect the lord's safety, but also prevent Zhang Shaohua from causing any trouble."

When Liu Fengbao heard Zhang Shaohua's name, his eyes flashed. For this super fierce man who could defeat the chariot and cavalry general Dou Bing within twenty rounds, Liu Fengbao always hoped to compete with him, but so far, the two had no chance to meet.

When Zhang Mingqi heard Zhao Lianjin without hesitation, he agreed to transfer Zhang Shaohua to him. His smile on his face couldn't help but say to Zhao Lianjin even more brightly: "Liang Jin, after I led my troops to the capital, I will hand it over to you, the base camp of Suzhou."

Zhao Lianjin clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, lord, with me Zhao Lianjin here, Suzhou will definitely be foolproof!"

After Zhao Lianjin and his adviser Tang Yan left, Liu Fengbao said to Zhang Mingqi: "Cousin, will Zhao Lianjin stay in Suzhou be..."

Before Liu Fengbao finished his words, he was interrupted by Zhang Mingqi's wave of his hand. "Fengbao, Zhao Lianjin has always been loyal to me. This time I transferred Zhang Shaohua, the number one strong general under his command, and Zhao Lianjin did not hesitate at all. I should give him enough trust in such a person, otherwise how could he talk about achieving hegemony!"

Liu Fengbao nodded and said, "My cousin's words are reasonable, but this time my cousin led troops to the capital is equivalent to handing over the entire Suzhou to Zhao Lianjin. If you are not afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of something!"

Zhang Mingqi thought for a while and said, "Then let Chen Hongxin stay in Suzhou and stay in Suzhou with Zhao Lianjin. In addition, my official will draw three guards under Zhao Lianjin's command to rush to the capital together."

Zhang Mingqi had a total of five generals under his command, namely Zhao Lianjin, Zhou Jiling, Liu Fengbao, Wu Zan and Chen Hongxin. When the Red Turban Army fought with the court, Zhao Lianjin led his troops to attack Hangzhou, Zhou Jiling led his troops to attack Zhejiang and Fuzhou, and Wu Zan attacked Suzhou. Later, because of the Polu Army, Chen Hongxin also led his troops into Suzhou. However, Wu Zan and Chen Hongxin both suffered a great loss from the Polu Army and lost more than one million troops in Qinhuai City in Suzhou.

This time, the Red Turban Army was changed to the Suzhou Xiangjun of twenty-five guards. After Zhang Mingqi's division, the Suzhou Xiangjun under Zhao Lianjin was finally controlled by five guards, the Suzhou Xiangjun under Zhou Jiling was controlled by four guards, Wu Zan and Chen Hong both controlled the Suzhou Xiangjun of three guards, and Liu Fengbao also controlled the Suzhou Xiangjun of three guards, and the Suzhou Xiangjun of seven guards was directly under Zhang Mingqi. The other 250,000 garrison troops in each city of Suzhou were directly under Zhang Mingqi in terms of division.

Liu Fengbao then asked, "Cousin, who are the ten guards left behind in Suzhou, which ten guards are you going to leave?"

Zhang Mingqi said: "Two of the five guards under Zhao Lianjin's command, Zhou Jiling, Wu Zan and Chen Hongxin's command also left one guard, and you also left one guard, and the seven guards under my command, I will only plan to take three guards to the capital this time."

When Liu Fengbao heard Zhang Mingqi's arrangement, he immediately said with confidence: "In this case, even if Zhao Lianjin has any other thoughts, he will not be able to shake his cousin's status in Suzhou."

After Zhao Lianjin returned to his mansion in Jianyang City, he received a transfer order from the prefectural governor Zhang Mingqi. This transfer order included a list of the fifteen Suzhou Xiangjun guards that Zhang Mingqi was planning to take to the capital this time. Among them, the eighth, ninth and tenth guards of Suzhou Xiangjun were directly under Zhao Lianjin.

Peng Yong, the commander of the eighth guard under Zhao Lianjin, frowned and asked Zhao Lianjin: "Master, didn't the Lord of the State Council let you stay in Suzhou? Why did you take the eighth guard, the ninth guard and the tenth guard to the capital?"

Zhao Lianjin said calmly: "The lord will lead fifteen guards to the capital this time. There are exactly fifteen guards on the list. It is enough for the other ten guards to stay in Suzhou."

Peng Yong hesitated for a moment and said, "Master General, this time, the Lord of the State Council not only transferred the eighth guard, the ninth guard and the tenth guard, but also transferred Zhang Shaohua to the next place. Are you worried about the Master General?"

Zhao Lianjin frowned and said, "Don't talk nonsense. The lord is as heavy as a mountain of envy to me. This time I handed over the important task of staying in Suzhou to me. I can be said to have a lot of trust in me. Don't talk nonsense if you do this in the future!"

Peng Yong was a little angry when he heard Zhao Lianjin's tone and quickly said, "Master, I just said it casually, don't take it to heart."

"Okay, hurry back to the barracks and be prepared before the expedition, and don't think about it! This time, the lord may be able to achieve great things. You must focus on the battlefield and make more military achievements so that you can have a greater future!"

"Don't worry, our eighth guard this time will never embarrass the handsome guy!"

After Peng Yong left, Zhao Lianjin picked up the transfer order sent by Zhang Mingqi, the governor of the state, and then Zhao Lianjin sighed, shook his head helplessly, and gently placed the transfer order on the table.

With the order of the prefectural governor Zhang Mingqi, the troops from all over Suzhou began to mobilize frequently, and a large number of Suzhou Xiangjun troops began to gather in Wu, an important town in northern Suzhou.

On July 23, 428, the Great Jin Dynasty, in a military camp outside Wujin City, Zhou Jiling welcomed Wu Zan, who had just arrived at Wujin City, into his commander's tent. Zhou Jiling said to Wu Zan with a smile on his face: "Brother Wu, we haven't seen each other for almost a year. We two have to have a good drink tonight!"

Wu Zan smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Zhou, I have been having a hard time in this period of time! If it weren't for the defeat of the Polu Army because I led my troops in Suzhou, our Red Turban Army wouldn't have given up so much territory. I heard that Brother Zhou would have almost captured Zhejiang and Fuzhou at that time!"

Zhou Jiling patted Wu Zan on the shoulder and said, "Brother Wu, victory and defeat are common in military affairs. What's more, the Polu Army is an elite army that traverses the Western Regions and the grasslands. Even Zhao Lianjin did not dare to fight with the Polu Army at the beginning. When he learned that the Polu Army was rushing to Huaian City, he led his troops to retreat from Huaian City."

After pausing, Zhou Jiling continued, "Besides, the lord has no intention of blaming you, otherwise you would not have assigned three Suzhou Xiangjun Guards to you."

Wu Zan nodded and said, "My lord is kind. I still remember us old brothers. This time, the reorganization of the Suzhou Xiangjun has not only divided three guards under my command, but even Chen Hongxin has three guards. But I heard that Chen Hongxin will not go to the capital with his lord this time."

Zhou Jiling suddenly lowered his voice and said, "This time, the lord asked Zhao Lianjin that boy to stay in Suzhou. You must know that Zhao Lianjin is different from you and me. He has a lot of thoughts. Maybe the lord doesn't feel at ease to hand over Suzhou to him alone, so that Chen Hongxin brothers can also stay, which means monitoring Zhao Lianjin that boy."

Among the five generals under Zhang Mingqi's command, Zhao Lianjin is the most resourceful general. However, Zhao Lianjin is arrogant and has no good relationship with the other four generals, especially with Zhou Jiling. The two have had the worst relationship with him. They have once fought for some trivial matters.

Wu Zan then changed the topic and said, "Brother Zhou, this time our Suzhou Xiang army went north to Canglong City, and we need to pass through Qiongzhou and many counties in Suzhou. We do not have the imperial decree issued by the court, and the emperor's secret decree to the lord is not suitable. How can we arrive at Canglong City without any obstacles?"

Zhou Jiling said: "Brother Wu, you don't know that the emperor has sent someone to send him to summon the lord to Canglong City to see him. With this order, our Suzhou Xiangjun dares not make things difficult for us, Qiongzhou, the counties and counties in Suzhou, and the imperial army along the way!"

Wu Zan frowned and said, "But our fifteen Suzhou Xiangjun Guards head north, the noise must be very loud. The Thirteenth Aristocratic Family will definitely know it. If it is not done well, the Thirteenth Aristocratic Family will send troops to intercept us."

Zhou Jiling said with a smile: "Now the Polu Army faces the attacks of the four powerful countries in the Western Regions, it is difficult for them to protect themselves. As long as there is no Polu Army, how can the Thirteenth Family stop our fifteen Suzhou Xiangjun guards from entering Canglong City!"

Then Zhou Jiling lowered his voice and said, "In fact, we can make the emperor's secret decree to the lord. If the thirteenth family gets rid of the emperor for this, the lord can enter Canglong City by relying on the banner of avenging the emperor, and then wipe out the power of the thirteenth family. At that time, no matter whether the lord himself proclaims himself or establishes another child emperor, it will all follow the lord's wishes!"
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