strictlysupreme Chapter 107 Xuzhou and Qingzhou are bubbling up, and they are actually related to the bandits!
Chapter 107 Xuzhou and Qingzhou are bubbling up, and they are actually related to the bandits!
Chu Yang narrowed his eyes slightly, and saw a middle-aged man in a brocade robe and with a fair complexion riding a tall horse, walking towards him, surrounded by a group of soldiers.
Behind him was a fat man with a bloated figure and a fat face, who was struggling to keep up with the team.
"Could it be the reinforcements from Black Wind Ridge?"
Chu Yang pondered in his heart, and just as he was confused, the visitor came forward and gave his name.
"I am the Lord of Qingzhou City, and I am honored to meet His Majesty the Seventh Prince."
The man in brocade robe came in front of Chu Yang, dismounted, and saluted.
The obese man behind him also quickly rolled off the horse and saluted breathlessly, "I am the Lord of Xuzhou, I am honored to meet your Highness, I am honored to meet your Highness."
"The Lord of Qingzhou? The Lord of Xuzhou?"
Chu Yang raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Why don't the two city lords stay in their own little piece of land and run to this desolate mountain? Are you here to suppress bandits in Black Wind Ridge?"
"Suppress bandits? Hahaha..."
Upon hearing this, the Lord of Qingzhou City laughed out loud as if he had heard a great joke, "Your Highness, you are joking. How could there be any bandits in Black Wind Ridge?"
"Oh? How do you say this?"
Chu Yang asked calmly, but he was secretly on high alert in his heart.
"To be honest, Your Highness, we have already appeased the bandits in Black Wind Ridge."
The Lord of Xuzhou wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile, his tone full of pride.
"Zhao'an?"
Chu Yang frowned. The bandits in Black Wind Ridge were notorious for their viciousness. How come they were suddenly summoned to peace?
And he was summoned to surrender by these two city lords who had nothing to do with him?
I'm afraid there is something fishy going on here.
"Yes, Your Highness, you don't know."
The Lord of Qingzhou City came close to Chu Yang and said in a low voice, "Although the bandits in Black Wind Ridge are fierce, they also know the current situation."
"They knew that Your Highness was here to suppress the bandits under the Emperor's order, so they surrendered to us on their own initiative."
"They are willing to make amends for their crimes and serve you at your service!"
"Really?"
Chu Yang looked at him with a half-smile, "Then I have to thank the two city lords. If it weren't for you, I don't know how much trouble I would have to go through to suppress the bandits this time!"
"Your Highness, you are joking. This is what we should do. We should do it."
The Lords of Qingzhou and Xuzhou waved their hands repeatedly, with fawning smiles on their faces.
"In that case, please lead the way, the two city lords. I want to see how the bandits from Black Wind Ridge can redeem themselves from their crimes."
Chu Yang waved his hand, signaling them to lead the way.
The Lords of Qingzhou and Xuzhou looked at each other, and a barely perceptible cunning gleam flashed in their eyes.
They mounted their horses and headed towards Black Wind Ridge with Chu Yang and the others.
along the way.
Chu Yang remained silent throughout the whole time, just quietly observing the surrounding environment.
He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
Not long after.
Everyone came to the mountain stronghold of Black Wind Ridge.
The gate of the stronghold, which was originally heavily guarded, was now wide open. The stronghold was also quiet, without any movement, as if there was no one inside at all.
"This……"
Zhang Liao's face suddenly changed when he saw this, and he whispered, "Your Highness, I'm afraid there must be something fishy going on here!"
Chu Yang nodded slightly. He also felt that something was wrong.
He dismounted, drew the sword from his waist, pointed at the Lords of Qingzhou and Xuzhou, and asked in a cold voice.
"Tell me, what the hell are you doing?"
Upon seeing this, the mayors of Qingzhou and Xuzhou suddenly changed their expressions and quickly knelt on the ground.
"Your Highness, we, we don't know either! When we came here before, this place was fine. How come it suddenly..."
"Humph! At this point, you still want to quibble?"
Chu Yang snorted coldly, his eyes full of murderous intent, "Come here, take these two bastards down for me!"
"Yes!"
Zhang Liao took the order and went forward with several soldiers to tie up the Lords of Qingzhou and Xuzhou.
"Your Highness, please spare me! Your Highness, please spare me!"
The Lords of Qingzhou and Xuzhou wailed loudly.
at this time.
A figure appeared in the Black Wind Ridge. A one-eyed man walked out with bare arms and thorns on his back.
As he walked, he shouted, "Your Highness, please calm down. I have changed my ways and decided to merge with Qingzhou and Xuzhou."
"Oh! To apologize! Interesting."
Seeing this scene, Chu Yang smiled secretly. He didn't expect that this battle would go so smoothly.
This Black Wind Ridge is indeed related to the major cities in the Central Plains. But in this way, I don’t have to go through so much trouble.
He dismounted from his horse, strode up to the one-eyed man, and personally untied the thorns that were bound on his body.
"Since you have decided to turn over a new leaf, then let's just write it off. There's no need to be so polite."
The one-eyed man obviously didn't expect the Seventh Prince to be so approachable. He was stunned for a moment, then stood up with a smile on his face, clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Your Highness! I will do my best to serve you in the future!"
Chu Yang smiled and nodded, patting his shoulder.
Then he turned around and walked in front of the two city lords of Qingzhou and Xuzhou, and said in a relaxed tone: "The two city lords are indeed very smart and have defeated the enemy without fighting. I admire you, I admire you!"
The two city lords looked at each other and groaned inwardly.
They knew very well what kind of people the bandits in Black Wind Ridge were. If they had not secretly promised them a lot of benefits, how could they, just two idiots, possibly subdue this gang of fierce bandits?
But at the moment.
They could only grit their teeth and swallow their anger, forcing themselves to smile and waving their hands.
"Your Highness, you are overpraising me. This is what we should do. This is what we should do."
"You two city lords, there is no need to be modest. The Black Wind Ridge is strategically located and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If we can use it as a place to station troops, it will be very useful for me to control the Central Plains in the future."
Chu Yang narrowed his eyes and said meaningfully.
When the two city lords heard this, they immediately understood what Chu Yang meant. He wanted them to make a statement and hand over Black Wind Ridge!
Although they were somewhat reluctant, they did not dare to be negligent when they thought of the power behind Chu Yang and his future power in Qiongzhou. They nodded and said:
"Your Highness is wise! This Black Wind Ridge is originally the territory of our Great Zhou."
"Now that the bandits have been eliminated, they should naturally be brought under the jurisdiction of the Great Zhou."
"If Your Highness does not mind, please use it as a place to station troops. We will fully cooperate!"
"Okay! Since the two city lords are so understanding, I will not refuse."
Chu Yang nodded with satisfaction and waved his hand, "Come here, follow me to Black Wind Ridge!"
"Yes!"
Zhang Liao and the others responded loudly and followed Chu Yang into the Black Wind Ridge.
that's it.
Chu Yang took over Black Wind Ridge without any effort and used it as his first stronghold in the Central Plains.
It can also form a pincer attack with Luoyang City.