Chapter 349: Letters Spread

While Yang Zhengshan was mobilizing his troops, the Qinghua Prefecture and the Qingwang Mansion were also preparing for the upcoming battle.

Prince Qing also has an army. Prince Qing's guards are a guard organization with 5,600 soldiers. In addition to Prince Qing's guards, he also has the Qinghua Guards, which means he controls the troops of two guards.

But this is only on the surface. No, this is not really on the surface. On the surface, he cannot mobilize any soldiers or horses.

The Qinghua Guard was under the jurisdiction of the Liaoyuan Dusi, and the Qing Wang Guard was under the dual leadership of the Liaoyuan Dusi and the Qing Wang. Strictly speaking, Prince Darong could not mobilize the army, and the Guard's duty was only to guard the safety of the royal city.

However, Prince Qing has been running Qinghua Prefecture for thirty years, and both the Guard Department and the Qinghua Guard are under his control. However, his interference in the affairs of the Qinghua Guard cannot be concealed from outsiders, so this is a well-known secret.

In addition to these two guards, Prince Qing also secretly cultivated a lot of power.

For example, a fleet.

The existence of Prince Qing's fleet was no secret, it was just that everyone thought they were merchant ships.

At this time in the palace, Prince Qing was sitting in the study, reading a letter.

Duan Heng came to the study and clasped his fists, saying, "Your Majesty, the Tenglong Guards are mobilizing troops. Should we also make preparations?"

Prince Qing raised his head, put down the letter in his hand, and asked, "How many troops have they mobilized?"

"It's not clear yet, but there should be at least 10,000 troops!" Duan Heng said.

Yang Zhengshan has been keeping an eye on them these years, and they have also been keeping an eye on Tenglongwei.

"Ten thousand troops!" Prince Qing looked solemn.

He never looked down on Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan is notorious in Chongshan Town, and his combat record is also solid. He has also witnessed the development of Tenglongwei over the years.

He wanted to get rid of Yang Zhengshan more than once, but the timing was not right, so he did not dare to act rashly.

Now Yang Zhengshan and Tenglongwei have become obstacles in front of him. This is what he had expected and what he least wants to see.

"How many troops do we have available now?" asked Prince Qing.

"The Guards and Qinghua Guards total 11,000 soldiers, and there are also 3,000 Cavalry Battalions."

Duan Heng hesitated for a moment, then said: "If the navy can come back, we still have 8,000 navy soldiers!"

"The navy is not enough. Tenglong Guard also has a navy!" King Qing shook his head slightly.

"Then there are only 14,000 soldiers and horses!" Duan Heng said.

"If we take the initiative, can we defeat Yang Zhengshan?" Prince Qing looked at Duan Heng with some anticipation.

Duan Heng remained silent. He wanted to say yes, but he couldn't. In the end, he could only say, "It's difficult. Yang Zhengshan is good at training soldiers. He has been training soldiers and strengthening the army for five years in Tenglong Guard. Now Tenglong Guard has been trained into an elite force. If we fight them head-on, it is hard to predict the outcome!"

He didn't say he would lose because he felt he had a chance of winning.

Prince Qing nodded and looked at the letter in his hand, thoughtfully.

"Ji Feiyu will join us in a month, we need to hold on for a month!"

"A month? It takes that long?" Duan Heng said.

"Well, it's not easy for him to completely control Chongshan Town!" said King Qing.

Duan Heng saw that Prince Qing was in a heavy mood, so he comforted him, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. If it comes to a head-on battle, I'm not sure of winning, but if it's just defending the city, I can definitely hold out for a month!"

Upon hearing this, Prince Qing looked much more relaxed.

"Then we will hold out for a month. When Ji Feiyu arrives, we will definitely destroy Yang Zhengshan!"

He raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said confidently.

No matter how strong Yang Zhengshan is, can he still defeat an army of 100,000?
……

Chongshan Town, Anyuan City.

Han Cheng received a letter sent by Yang Zhengshan.

"Damn it, Liu Zeqing can't be trusted!"

In the garrison officer's hall, Han Cheng's face turned pale and blue after reading Yang Zhengshan's letter.

Yang Zhengshan did not say in the letter that Liu Zeqing was Ji Feiyu's man because he could not be sure, but Han Cheng could be sure because he knew Liu Zeqing better than Yang Zhengshan.

Liu Zeqing has done a lot of things over the years, including eliminating dissidents, suppressing colleagues, and placing his people everywhere. As a lieutenant general, it is understandable that he did these things, but Liu Zeqing went too far.

If it weren't for the foundation left by Yang Zhengshan in Anyuan City, Han Cheng would definitely not be able to withstand Liu Zeqing's suppression.

Before, Han Cheng just thought that Liu Zeqing had gone too far, but now he thought that Liu Zeqing was clearly preparing for today.

"Sir, should we go to Songzhouwei?"

At this time, the follower outside the door reminded Han Cheng.

Han Cheng shuddered when he heard this.

Go to hell!
If I go, wouldn't I be walking into a trap?
"not going!"

"Let's go to the garrison camp!"

Han Cheng walked out of the room quickly and headed hurriedly towards the garrison camp.

Half an hour later, Han Cheng led 500 cavalrymen from the garrison camp out of the city.

He has always regarded the garrison camp as his weak spot and would not allow anyone to interfere. Liu Zeqing tried many times to place people in the garrison camp, but was always rejected by him.

Fortunately, he still has full control over the garrison camp.

But the situation was different in the garrison outside the city. A higher-ranking official could crush a lower-ranking official. Even if Han Cheng was not afraid of Liu Zeqing, he did not dare to confront Liu Zeqing openly, so he compromised in many places.

Now the garrison officer under the Anyuan City Garrison Office is Liu Zeqing's man.

So he must take this person down first!

In addition, there is a defense officer and three garrison officers who are also Liu Zeqing's men, and they must all be captured.

Without any hesitation, Han Cheng took down all of Liu Zeqing's men with lightning speed, then summoned troops into the city, ready to defend Anyuan City to the death.

……

Yinghe Fort.

Yang Qinyong also received a letter from Yang Zhengshan.

After he finished reading the letter, he was completely confused.

Yang Qinyong is a descendant of the Yang family's Qin generation. In terms of seniority, he is the great-grandson of Yang Zhengshan, and is a generation younger than Yang Chengze and others.

Yang Qinwu, who followed Yang Zhengshan at the time, was of the same generation as him.

Yang Qinyong is only 23 years old now. Although he has been on the battlefield and served as a defense officer for a year, his character is still a little lacking.

But after being confused for a while, he quickly came to his senses. "The general is colluding with the Wulianghu tribe? Did the general deliberately let the Wulianghu tribe enter Liaoxi?"

"The general may have surrendered to Prince Qing and is planning to rebel?"

"This~~"

He muttered softly as he looked at the letter in his hand.

Suddenly he shuddered and cried out inwardly, "Not good!"

Then he ran straight to the stable, rode a horse out of Yinghe Fort, and galloped eastward for two quarters of an hour.

It was not until he saw a cavalry unit in front of him that he shouted, "General, General!"

The cavalry in front heard his shout and stopped vigilantly.

Niu Zhuang looked at Yang Qinyong who was galloping towards him and asked in confusion, "What happened?"

"General, we can't go through Chongshan Pass!" Yang Qinyong said.

The reason why he was so anxious was because Niuzhuang had just left Yinghe Fort and was heading towards Chongshan Pass.

"what happened?"

"This is a letter from General Yang!" Yang Qinyong couldn't explain it clearly, so he could only hand Yang Zhengshan's letter to Niu Zhuang.

"General Yang!"

Niu Zhuang's expression changed slightly after he took the letter and read it, but his expression soon returned to normal.

He looked in the direction of Chongshan Pass. At this time, they were already near Linguan Fort, and the majestic city wall appeared before his eyes.

"It seems I am not the only one who has such a guess!"

He took a deep breath, with a hint of dejection in his eyes.

Niuzhuang is not stupid. Yang Zhengshan could guess that the Wuliang army was deliberately let in by Ji Feiyu, so how could he not notice it at all?

He just didn't want to believe it.

"General, is General Yang's guess correct?" Yang Qinyong asked in a low voice.

“It’s still uncertain!”

Niu Zhuang jumped on his horse and turned around. "But it's almost right!"

"Qinwu, go back and prepare for war! Be careful in the direction of Chongshan Pass. If there is any unusual movement in the direction of Chongshan Pass, send me a message immediately!"

After saying this, Niu Zhuang rode back to Jianning Wei at full speed.

……

Jinzhou Guardian.

"General, someone has delivered a letter, claiming to be a personal guard of General Yang, the commander of the Tenglong Guard."

In the lobby of the Lieutenant-General's Mansion, Tang Feihu and a group of officials were discussing matters when they suddenly heard someone shouting outside the door.

"Bring me the letter!"

Tang Feihu spoke directly without any hesitation.

The soldier outside the door immediately handed him the letter. He opened it and when he saw the words "Prince Qing" in the letter, his pupils suddenly shrank.

He also felt that the entry of the Wuliang army was related to Ji Feiyu, so after receiving Ji Feiyu's order, he did not go to Chongshan Pass immediately, but planned to arrange the Jinzhou Guard first and then see whether to go to Chongshan Pass.

Before, he had never understood why Ji Feiyu did this, but now that he had seen Yang Zhengshan's letter, he probably understood.

"Alright, no need to discuss further. Immediately pass down the order and order the garrisons of each city and the defense officers of each garrison to lead their troops to join the Jinzhou Guards!"

……

Inside the mountains.

Ji He, the lieutenant general of the Southern Dingliao Guard, was tied up and dragged into a prison.

At this time, Ji He was in a miserable state. Iron nails pierced through his shoulders and clavicles, and two iron chains connected to the nails locked his hands and feet.

Several soldiers roughly threw him into the prison and left.

Ji He climbed up from the ground, his face covered in dust and dirt, with blood still hanging from the corners of his mouth. It was obvious that the injuries on his body were not just caused by the iron nails in his shoulders.

"Ji He!"

Suddenly a hoarse voice came from the cell next door.

Ji He looked up and saw an old man in white clothes sitting in the cell next to him.

"Lord Governor!"

That’s right, the old man in the cell next to him was Lu Chongde, the governor of Chongshan Town.

"Well, are you the only one?" Lu Chongde asked.

Ji He was stunned for a moment, "Apart from me, is there anyone else here?"

He looked towards the surrounding cells. Well, they were all familiar faces, officials from various government offices in Chongshan Pass.

"Where are the other lieutenant generals?" Lu Chongde reminded.

Ji He was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed: "They all rebelled?"

The corner of Lu Chongde's mouth twitched slightly, "You didn't see them?"

"No!" Ji He shook his head. "If they hadn't betrayed us, we might have been able to fight our way out together!"

"They didn't rebel!" said Lu Chongde.

"Then why didn't they come?" Ji He said.

"Maybe it's because they are smarter!" Lu Chongde said and closed his eyes.

Fortunately, the situation did not reach the worst.

Ji He was thinking secretly that things happened too suddenly and he hadn't figured it out yet.

He looked up at the surrounding cells again and found that he was the only one among the six lieutenant generals of Chongshan Town.

It’s impossible that the other five have all betrayed!
In other words, they did not obey Ji Feiyu's order to come to Chongshan Pass at all.

They are smarter, so I~~
"Governor, are you saying that I am stupid?" Ji He looked at Lu Chongde with depressed eyes.

"What else?" Lu Chongde said in a flat tone without opening his eyes.

Ji He was speechless for a while.

(End of this chapter)