When Yuan Long arrived with the Ning'an Army, he split it at once into four columns.

Yuan Long, Lei An, Wu Tiezhu and Yue Congyun each led a column and charged for one of the four gates.

As for Biluo City's ten-thousand-man garrison, Yuan Long and the others didn't give it a second thought.

Back with the main army, Ning Chen only now gave the order to move out.

They ambled along at their leisure and reached Biluo City a little over two hours later.

From far off, they could see the Ning'an Army's war banners streaming in the wind on the walls.

Everything had gone just as Ning Chen expected.

Taking Biluo had been as easy as reaching into a bag.

Yuan Long and the others had already seized all four gates.

Biluo City had only ten thousand troops, and they were scattered.

Small bands that ran into the Ning'an Army never stood a chance; they were simply crushed.

Lei An led some men out of the city to welcome Ning Chen.

"Greetings, my lord prince! Biluo City is ours!"

Ning Chen smiled. "Well done. This prince will keep your merits on the books for now. When we get back, everyone gets rewarded!"

Then his voice turned serious. "Qin Qiao, hear my order!"

Qin Qiao, garrison commander of the Southern Frontier Army, quickly bowed. "This officer is here."

Ning Chen said, "Once the army is in the city, leave twenty thousand of the Southern Frontier Army to take over from the Ning'an Army... The other sixty thousand and the Ning'an Army will all pull out through the north gate and make camp outside the city to rest!"

Qin Qiao bowed to take the order. "This officer obeys!"

Then the army entered the city.

Twenty thousand of the Southern Frontier Army took over the city from the Ning'an Army.

Everyone else pulled out through the north gate and pitched camp.

That night, Ning Chen stayed at the city lord's residence.

In the flower hall, he held a register in his hands.

It was the roster of Biluo City's Nanyue officials.