Chapter 349 Letters spread far and wide

Just as Yang Zhengshan was mobilizing troops, the Qinghua Palace was also preparing for the upcoming battle.

It's not that the Qing Prince didn't have an army. The Qing Prince Guard was a guard with 5,600 soldiers. In addition to the Qing Prince Guard, he also had the Qinghua Guard, which means that he controlled the forces of two guards.

But this was only on the surface, no, it wasn't on the surface, on the surface he couldn't mobilize a single soldier.

The Qinghua Guard was under the jurisdiction of the Liaoyuan Dusi, and the Qing Prince Guard was led by the Liaoyuan Dusi and the Qing Prince. Strictly speaking, Prince Darong couldn't mobilize the army, and the Guard Department's duty was only to guard the safety of the royal city.

But the Qing Prince had been operating in the Qinghua Palace for 30 years, and both the Guard Department and the Qinghua Guard were under his control. However, his involvement in the Qinghua Guard could not be concealed from outsiders, so this was a well-known secret.

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

For example, the fleet.

The existence of Prince Qing's fleet is no secret, but everyone thinks it is a merchant ship.

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

Duan Heng came to the study and said, "Your Majesty, Tenglongwei is mobilizing troops. Should we also prepare?"

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

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

Yang Zhengshan has been staring at them for years, and they have also been staring at Tenglongwei.

"Ten thousand troops!" Prince Qing looked solemn.

He has never looked down on Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan is notorious in Chongshan Town, and his record is also real. He has also seen the development of Tenglongwei in recent years.

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

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

"How many soldiers do we have available now?" King Qing said.

"The Guards and Qinghua Guards, a total of 11,000 soldiers, and another 3,000 Cavalry Battalion."

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

"The navy is not good, Tenglong Guards also have navy!" King Qing shook his head slightly.

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

"If we take the initiative to attack, can we defeat Yang Zhengshan?" King Qing looked at Duan Heng with some expectation.

Duan Heng was silent. He wanted to say yes, but he couldn't say it. In the end, he could only say: "It's difficult. Yang Zhengshan is good at training soldiers. He has been training soldiers and revitalizing the troops for five years in Tenglong Guard. Now Tenglong Guard has been trained into an elite. We are fighting them head-on, and the number of wins and losses is difficult to predict!"

He didn't say that he would lose, because he felt that he had a chance to win.

King Qing nodded, looking at the letter in his hand, thinking.

"Ji Feiyu will meet us within a month, we need to hold on for a month!"

"One month? It takes so long?" Duan Heng said.

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

Duan Heng saw that King Qing was a little depressed, and comforted him: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, if it's a head-on battle, I'm not sure of winning, but if it's just defending the city, I can definitely defend it for a month!"

King Qing's expression was indeed much more relaxed after hearing this.

"Then defend it for a month first, and when Ji Feiyu comes, 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 reach an army of 100,000?

...

Chongshan Town, Anyuan City.

Han Cheng received a letter sent by Yang Zhengshan.

"Damn it, Liu Zeqing is untrustworthy!"

In the garrison hall, Han Cheng's face turned pale 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, 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 Anyuan City had not had the foundation left by Yang Zhengshan, Han Cheng would definitely not be able to withstand Liu Zeqing's suppression.

Before, Han Cheng just thought that Liu Zeqing was too much, but now it seems that Liu Zeqing was clearly preparing for today.

"Sir, should we go to Songzhouwei!"

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

Han Cheng shuddered when he heard this.

Go to hell!

If you go, wouldn't it be a trap?

"No!"

"Let's go to the garrison camp!"

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

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

He has always regarded the garrison camp as his weak spot and does not allow anyone to interfere. Liu Zeqing has tried to insert people into the garrison camp many times, but he has pushed them back.

Fortunately, he can still fully control the garrison camp.

But the garrison outside the city is different. The higher the official, the more powerful he is. Even if Han Cheng is not afraid of Liu Zeqing, he dare not 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!

There is also a defensive officer and three fort officers who are also Liu Zeqing's people, and they must all be captured.

Without any hesitation, Han Cheng directly captured all Liu Zeqing's men with thunderous means, and then summoned troops and horses to enter the city, preparing to defend Anyuan City to the death.

…

Yinghe Fort.

Yang Qinyong also received Yang Zhengshan’s letter.

After he read the letter, he was in a state of confusion.

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

Yang Qinwu, who was with Yang Zhengshan at the beginning, was of the same generation as him.

Today Yang Qinyong is only twenty-three years old. Although he has been on the battlefield and served as a defense officer for a year, his temperament is still a little worse.

However, he quickly came to his senses after being confused for a while.

"Lord General Bing colluded with the Ulliang Hu tribe? Was it intentional by Sir General Bing that the Wuliang Hu tribe entered western Liaoning?"

"Perhaps Lord Commander-in-Chief has taken refuge with Prince Qing and wants to commit rebellion?"

"This~~"

He looked at the letter in his hand and murmured quietly.

Suddenly he trembled and secretly shouted, "No!"

Then he ran directly towards the stable, mounted a horse and ran out of Yinghe Fort, galloping eastwards for two quarters of an hour.

It wasn't until he saw a cavalry in front that he shouted: "General, general!"

The cavalry in front heard his shout and stopped vigilantly.

Niuzhuang looked at Yang Qinyong who was speeding towards him and asked in confusion: "What happened?"

"General, you can't go to Chongshan Pass!" Yang Qinyong said.

The reason why he was so anxious was because Niuzhuang had just left Yinghe Fort and was going to Chongshanguan.

"What's wrong?"

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

"General Yang!"

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

He glanced in the direction of Chongshan Pass. At this time, they were near Linguan Fort, and the majestic Guancheng appeared in his eyes.

"It seems I'm not the only one who has such speculation!"

He took a deep breath, with a bit of despair in his eyes.

Niuzhuang is not stupid either. Yang Zhengshan can guess that Ji Feiyu deliberately let in the Wuliang army. How could he not be aware of it at all?

It's just that he doesn't want to believe it.

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

"Not sure yet!"

Niuzhuang got on his horse and changed direction, "It's just the same!"

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

Having said that, Niuzhuang quickly returned to Jianningwei.

…

Jinzhouwei.

"General, someone has sent a letter. The person claims to be the personal guard of General Yang, the commander of the Tenglong Guard."

In the lobby of the shogunate, Tang Feihu and a group of officials were discussing matters when they suddenly heard someone shouting outside the door.

"Bring the letter!"

Tang Feihu said directly without any hesitation.

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

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 Chongshanguan immediately. Instead, he planned to arrange the Jinzhou Guard first and then see whether he should go there. Chongshanguan.

He had never been able to figure out why Ji Feiyu did what he did before, but now that he saw Yang Zhengshan's letter, he probably understood.

"Okay, there is no need to discuss it any further. Send the order immediately and order each city to be on guard. The defense officers of each fort will lead their troops and horses to join the Jinzhou Guard!"

…

Inside Chongshan Pass.

Ji He was tied up and dragged into a prison by Dingliao Guardsman on the South Road.

At this time, Ji He was in a miserable condition. Iron nails penetrated the collarbones of both shoulders, and two iron chains connected to the iron nails locked his hands and feet.

Several soldiers roughly threw him into the prison and left.

Ji He got up from the ground in disgrace, 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 nails on his shoulders.

"Jihe!"

Suddenly a hoarse voice came from the cell next to him.

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

"Lord Governor!"

Yes, the old man in the cell next to him is Lu Chongde, the governor of Chongshan Town.

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

Ji He was stunned, "Is there anyone else besides Xiaguan?"

He looked towards the cells around him. Well, they were all acquaintances, officials from various yamen in Chongshan Pass.

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

Ji He was stunned again, and then exclaimed: "They all rebelled?"

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

"No!" Ji He shook his head, "If they hadn't rebelled, we might have been able to get out together just now!"