Chapter 1064: Released!

Huainan, Xuancheng

"One, two, one, two, one, tigers in the mountains, dragons in the water, the Sixth Division of the Fengwu Army is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers!"

"The Sixth Division of the Sharp Knife marches forward bravely and charges into battle. We will surely win!"

"I swear to be loyal to the Marshal until death and will always be his most loyal guard!"

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More than 10,000 soldiers of the Sixth Division were doing morning exercises on the parade ground. Their deafening slogans shook the sky, making Tang Kai, the general of the Sixth Division, quite satisfied!

"What time is it now?" After watching the morning exercises for a while, Tang Kai asked Deputy General Chen Jinfei:

Chen Jinfei thought for a moment and said:
"It's already 1:00 pm, and there's still half an incense stick of time before morning exercises end!"

Tang Kai nodded and said:

"After the morning exercises, let the brothers have their meals early and make all preparations after the meal in case of any accidents!"

Chen Jinfei responded upon hearing this:

"Understood, sir. I'll make the arrangements!"

"By the way, sir, should our scouts still enter Guangshou territory?"

Tang Kai said without hesitation:

"Of course, you must not only enter Guangshou territory, but also monitor the movements of the Jiangnan Army at all times. If they make any unusual movements, you must report them immediately!"

After hearing what Tang Kai said, Chen Jinfei thought for a moment and said:
“Sir, yesterday our two armies’ scouts confronted each other. Although there was no conflict, the situation was still very dangerous. If this happens again, what should our scouts do…”

Facing Chen Jinfei's question, Tang Kai couldn't help but think of He Jingyun's warning to him. Although he was a little afraid, he still emphasized:

"Tell our scouts to monitor, but not to take the initiative to attack and cause trouble. However, if the Jiangnan Army attacks, I will allow them to counterattack in self-defense!"

"Yes!"

After saying these things, Tang Kai handed the morning exercises to Chen Jinfei, and then he prepared to enjoy today's breakfast.

As a senior general of the Fengwu Army and the commander of the Sixth Division of more than 17,000 people, Tang Kai naturally would not eat from the same pot with his subordinates. He had a special chef who prepared special meals for him, which was considered an unspoken rule in the army.

Just when Tang Kai had just finished his meal and hadn't figured out what to do next, one of his commanders, Wang Jiang, came over and reported:
"General, we have captured an enemy spy. He claims to be Lu Yun's deputy general of the Jiangnan Army, Feng Chong, and he said he has something important to discuss with you!"

"Oh?"

Tang Kai was stunned for a moment when he heard the news, and his mind quickly recalled the intelligence about the Jiangnan Army that the Coordination Office gave them.

The Coordination Office had begun to infiltrate Jiangnan a few years ago. People all admire the strong, so as the Fengwu Army won victories on the battlefield, more and more people were optimistic about its success, which also accelerated the Fengwu Army's infiltration into Jiangnan. So even though Ye Mingsheng has not decided to take action against Jiangnan, the organizational structure of the Jiangnan Army has basically been figured out by the Coordination Office.

As early as several months ago, the information about the organizational structure of the Jiangnan Army had been handed over by the General Coordination Office to the senior generals of the Fengwu Army headed by He Jingyun...

After thinking carefully for a moment, Tang Kai remembered that the information given to him by the Coordination Office did record that Lu Yun had a deputy general named Feng Chong, and it was said that Feng Chong and Lu Yun had a very close relationship, and many of Lu Yun's affairs were handled by Feng Chong!

Thinking of this, Tang Kai couldn't help but ask:
"What does this Feng Chong want to do?"

Wang Jiang shook his head and said:

"I asked him, but he didn't tell me. He just said it was an urgent military situation and he insisted on seeing you, General. Do you want to see him?"

Tang Kai was a little confused when he heard this. He didn't understand why Lu Yun's deputy general wanted to see him, but then he thought it would not be a bad thing for him to meet him, so he nodded.

A moment later, a middle-aged man with ordinary clothes and plain appearance was brought to Tang Kai. After taking a look at this plain-looking man, Tang Kai immediately asked:
"Are you Feng Chong, Lu Yun's deputy general?"

Feng Chong nodded and said:

"I am Feng Chong! May I ask who you are, General?"

Tang Kai said calmly:
"Tang Kai, General of the Sixth Division of the Fengwu Army, tell me what you want to see me about?"

Feng Chong immediately said:

“General Tang, our General Lu Yun asked me to bring you a message. The military exercise in Guangshou was decided by our governor, not General Lu Yun’s wish. Our General Lu Yun hopes to coexist peacefully with your army. In order to prove our sincerity, we are willing to guarantee that during the military exercise, our army will never do anything out of line…”

After saying that, Feng Chong looked at Tang Kai eagerly, expecting Tang Kai to also give him a peaceful attitude!

Tang Kai was also very surprised after hearing what Feng Chong said. He never thought that Feng Chong would come here to admit his defeat! Looking Feng Chong up and down, Tang Kai said calmly:
"Your General Lu Yun is Lu Jianchao's nephew, right?"

Although he didn't know why Tang Kai asked this question at this time, Feng Chong said without hesitation:
"General Tang, what you said is exactly!

After listening to Feng Chong's answer, Tang Kai changed the subject and said:

"If you ask me, this matter is very easy to handle. Just talk to General Lu Yun and his uncle and ask him to have a good talk with Governor Lu to cancel the military exercise and agree to our Marshal's conditions!"

"This way, we can not only turn hostility into friendship, but also become one family. The people of Jiangnan will no longer have to suffer from war. Deputy General Feng, do you think this is a good idea?"

Feng Chong could naturally hear the teasing in Tang Kai's words. Although he kept cursing in his heart, he continued to explain patiently on the surface:

"General Tang, my General Lu Yun is the nephew of the Governor-General, but under the command of the Governor-General, he is just following orders!"

“In fact, my General Lu Yun has repeatedly told the Governor-General that we should be on good terms with your army, but unfortunately the Governor-General has made up his mind. Our General Lu Yun has no choice but to lead his troops here to prepare for the military exercise…”

"But for the sake of our friendship, our General Lu Yun promises that there will be absolutely no overstepping of boundaries during the military exercise!"

Listening to Feng Chong's repetitive words, Tang Kai knew that Lu Yun's deputy general could not make decisions and was at most a mouthpiece. He was too lazy to say anything more to him and just spoke directly:
"Go back and tell Lu Yun that it's easy to get us to withdraw. Cancel the military exercise immediately and return the assembled troops to their original bases. Otherwise, you will bear all the consequences at your own risk. Don't say I didn't warn you!"

After saying that, Tang Kai didn't want to listen to what Feng Chong had to say anymore, and he waved his hand and ordered him to leave. Seeing this, Feng Chong was helpless but could only turn around and leave.

Looking at Feng Chong's departing back, Tang Kai's eyes were full of disdain and contempt. He originally thought that the Jiangnan Army was a group of incompetent idiots. They might be good at suppressing bandits and horse gangs, but they would show their true colors when they met tough guys!
And now that the fight hasn't even started yet, Lu Yun has sent people over to admit his defeat, which undoubtedly deepened Tang Kai's thoughts!
Thinking of this, Tang Kai couldn't help but feel very sorry. The Jiangnan Army was like a pus-filled cannon. As long as the battle started, it would surely collapse at the first touch. The Fengwu Army won battle after battle and killed their way to the city of Lin'an like chopping melons and vegetables...

However, the Marshal is concerned about the people's livelihood and wants to peacefully take over Jiangnan. Although this idea is very good, the Lu family in Jiangnan does not think so. They only want to make a lot of money and will never make a penny less if they can make more!
"Ugh!"

Although he was very unwilling, Tang Kai could only sigh helplessly at this time. After all, the commander He Jingyun had given him a death order not to allow him to take the initiative to cause trouble!

Otherwise, he would lead the Sixth Division to attack and kill that damn Lu Yun, and let him know how powerful the Fengwu Army is!

Three hours later, Feng Chong returned to Lu Yun and conveyed Tang Kai's words to Lu Yun.

After hearing what Feng Chong said, Lu Yun was furious and cursed fiercely:
"You Fengwu Army are really going too far. We are holding a military exercise in Jiangnan. Why are you barking like dogs?"

"Does Ye Mingsheng really think of himself as the emperor? The world still belongs to the Great Zhou, not Ye Mingsheng!"

"This Tang Kai is just a lackey of Ye Mingsheng. How dare he be so arrogant? Does he really think that his more than 10,000 men can defeat me?"

Although Lu Yun was very angry and wanted to tear Tang Kai into pieces to vent his hatred, unfortunately he could only fantasize about it at the moment.

After the fantasy, he was still powerless to change the status quo. The only thing he could do was to severely ravage those innocent people to vent his anger towards the Fengwu Army.
However, at three o'clock in the morning, when everyone was very tired, several dark shadows quietly sneaked into the gunpowder depot in Guangshou City under the cover of darkness.

Half an incense stick of time later, the entire gunpowder depot exploded violently with a loud bang. The raging flames also caused the gunpowder in the gunpowder depot that was originally prepared for military exercises to explode one after another. The sound of the explosion woke up everyone in Guangshou City!

At this moment, whether it was the Jiangnan Army soldiers in the city or the ordinary people, they all looked at the blazing flames in shock and astonishment!
Looking at the crazy scene in front of him, Lu Yun, who was awakened, immediately remembered the warning from Feng Chong to him from the Fengwu Army, and he couldn't help but whispered viciously in his heart:
"Fengwu Army! Damn Fengwu Army!"

In his opinion, the explosion in front of him was undoubtedly caused by the Fengwu Army!

The Fengwu Army doesn't want to see them conducting military exercises in Guangshou. These bastards from the north want to submit to Ye Mingsheng. They have the motivation and ability to do so!
Just when Lu Yun was obsessed with his hatred for the Fengwu Army, his deputy Feng Chong began to arrange for the firefighting. With the detonation of gunpowder in the gunpowder depot, the flames produced by the explosion, and most of the houses in Guangshou City were made of wood. If the fire could not be put out in time, I am afraid that the fire would burn down the whole city...

Thanks to the efforts of the soldiers and civilians throughout the city, the fire continued to burn until dawn when it was finally extinguished. At this time, the Jiangnan Army was finally able to inspect the scene, and Lu Yun soon received a report about the explosion of the gunpowder depot.

"Reporting to the general, we found kerosene, oil lamps and other flammable materials in the remains of the gunpowder depot. The preliminary judgment is that this explosion was caused by arson!"

As soon as these words came out, flames seemed to burst out of Lu Yun's eyes. He had already concluded that this was done by the Fengwu Army, and now the appearance of the report undoubtedly confirmed his thoughts!
Thinking that he had good intentions and wanted to make peace with them, not only was he humiliated by the Fengwu Army, but now they even blew up his own army's gunpowder depot. Lu Yun felt humiliated in his heart, as if the Fengwu Army was shitting on his head at this moment.

Since you can't bear it anymore, there is no need to endure it anymore!

The young and energetic Lu Yun decided to have a good fight with the Fengwu Army to seek justice for himself and the Jiangnan Army!
Taking a deep breath, Lu Yun ordered:
"All troops must gather and march to Xuancheng. The Fengwu Army must be held responsible for this incident and hand over the perpetrators of the bombing!"

As soon as these words came out, Feng Chong quickly advised:
“Sir, please think twice. Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. Moreover, we have no evidence to prove that it was the Fengwu Army who did it. Once a conflict occurs with the Fengwu Army over this matter, the overall situation will be affected…”

At this moment, Lu Yun was completely blinded by anger. He had only one thought in his mind, which was to make the Fengwu Army pay the price for this. Therefore, he would not listen to Feng Chong's dissuasion. He just picked up a teacup and threw it at Feng Chong, cursing:
"Shut up, you incompetent! Who else could have done this if not the Fengwu Army?"

Feng Chong wanted to persuade them, but was immediately stopped by his colleagues. So Lu Yun, filled with anger, gathered tens of thousands of troops and headed straight for Xuancheng!

Although Lu Yun's initial idea was just to get Fengwu Army to hand over the murderer of the bombing, and he did not want to fight Fengwu Army to the death, his action was exactly what Tang Kai wanted!

Tang Kai already regretted that he had no excuse to deal with the Jiangnan Army, so when he learned that Lu Yun was leading his troops to attack Xuancheng, he laughed wildly to the sky!
Although he didn't know what had possessed Lu Yun that made him rush here to die, Tang Kai knew that God had finally favored him and given him this great opportunity to achieve great things!
This time, Tang Kai wants to prove his ability to the Marshal and let the Marshal know that he, Tang Kai, is both loyal and a good fighter!

(I originally planned to lay the groundwork, but after reading everyone's comments recently, I am determined to speed up the progress, so I will try my best to go over some details. Can you guess who blew up the gunpowder depot?)
(End of this chapter)