Chapter 376: Thousands of Mountains, Facing the River

Yang Zhengshan said thoughtfully: "Is His Majesty really seriously ill?"

Lv Hua looked up at him in astonishment, "Why does General Yang say that?"

Yang Zhengshan looked at him, and seeing that his astonishment was not fake, he shook his head slightly, "No, I'm just guessing!"

He always felt that the old emperor was a little strange!

If the old emperor was really seriously ill, then Prince Cheng and Prince Gong should not be allowed to attend the court.

For this reason, he has always suspected whether the old emperor was pretending to be ill.

But looking at the fight in the court, the old emperor did not seem to be pretending to be ill.

The civil and military ministers in the court were closer to the old emperor than Yang Zhengshan. If the old emperor pretended to be ill, it would be impossible to hide it from everyone.

And now the Wuliang army is about to attack Jizhou. Is the old emperor really not afraid that the Wuliang army will attack Kyoto?

Lv Hua's reaction seems to prove that the old emperor is not pretending to be ill.

There is also a possibility that the old emperor has kept it a secret from the secret guards.

"What do you need me to do next?" Yang Zhengshan said, changing the subject.

Lv Hua said calmly: "This is a question that General Yang should consider. I am only responsible for providing intelligence information to General Yang!"

Lv Hua is still very self-aware. He is not good at military affairs, so he will not give blind orders and is willing to let Yang Zhengshan decide everything.

Yang Zhengshan nodded and was not surprised, because Wei Cen had the same attitude before.

"I will go to war as soon as possible!"

He did not elaborate on the rest, just said to go to war as soon as possible, because now he has not thought about how to face the Wuliang army.

Fighting with the Wuliang army is completely different from fighting with King Qing and Ji Feiyu.

The soldiers under the command of King Qing and Ji Feiyu are all soldiers of Darong. Yang Zhengshan can persuade them to surrender or attack their hearts to make these soldiers defect.

But the Wuliang army is different. The tactics that Yang Zhengshan used on King Qing and Ji Feiyu did not work at all on the Wuliang army.

How to face the Wuliang army, he still needs to think about it carefully!

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July 18th.

On the fifth day after Yang Zhengshan entered Chongshan Pass, he received a transfer order from the Ministry of War.

The Ministry of War asked him to lead the Chongshan Town army into Liaoxi as soon as possible to block the Wuliang army.

This transfer order was definitely not from the Ministry of War, but probably from the court.

Yang Zhengshan didn't know why the court gave him such a transfer order, but it could be seen that the court was really anxious.

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July 19.

Four thousand cavalry and eight thousand infantry of Dingliao Guard came to Chongshan Pass.

Although Ji He was already useless, he was still the lieutenant general of Dingliao Guard and could mobilize the soldiers of Dingliao Guard.

In addition, Yang Zhengshan had already taken Chongshan Town, so Ji He went back to recruit the soldiers of Dingliao Guard smoothly.

The person who led the Dingliao Guard reinforcement camp this time was Qin He, the commander of Dingliao Guard and the sitting officer of the Southern Reinforcement Camp.

Qin He was in his thirties, tall and thin, with a regular face, and had the sixth level of acquired cultivation.

Since Ji He asked Qin He to lead the reinforcement battalion of Dingliao Guard to Chongshan Town, it means that Qin He is a capable person and also means that Qin He is Ji He's confidant.

Ji He is already useless, and when this war is over, his official career will also end.

Who to let lead the reinforcement battalion to Chongshan Pass is his last bit of afterglow in the officialdom.

He gave this afterglow to Qin He, probably to sell Qin He a favor.

Yang Zhengshan didn't care about this, in fact, he didn't have any bad feelings towards Ji He.

Although Ji He fell into Ji Feiyu's trap, Ji He didn't surrender to Ji Feiyu for such a long time, which shows that Ji He is a person with a bottom line.

So he was happy to give Ji He this opportunity.

After the reinforcement battalion of Dingliao Guard arrived at Chongshan Pass, Yang Zhengshan gave them a day to rest.

On the third day, that is, July 21, Yang Zhengshan led the army to the west road of Chongshan Town.

At this time, Yang Zhengshan had more than 17,000 cavalry and more than 18,000 infantry, with a total force of 35,000.

And the Wuliang army in Liaoxi has 80,000 soldiers!

80,000 elite Hu cavalry!

The gap between the enemy and us is not small!

In addition, Cui Liang, the lieutenant general of Daningwei in Chongshan Town West Road, is still Ji Feiyu's man. Ji Feiyu has already fled, and I don't know what Cui Liang will choose?

Cui Liang will definitely not surrender. He is Ji Feiyu's confidant, otherwise Ji Feiyu would not hand over Chongshan Town West Road to him.

Moreover, he personally put the Wuliang army into Liaoxi. Even if he wanted to surrender, the court would not spare him.

There are only two roads in front of Cui Liang. One is to escape from Daningwei to find Ji Feiyu, and the other is to join the Wuliang Hu tribe.

If Cui Liang chooses to escape from Daningwei, it will undoubtedly be the most favorable result for Yang Zhengshan, which can save Yang Zhengshan a lot of trouble.

But if Cui Liang chooses to join the Wuliang Hu tribe, it will be very disadvantageous for Yang Zhengshan.

Ji Feiyu has been operating in the West Road of Chongshan Town for more than ten years, and Cui Liang has been operating for more than five years after taking over the foundation left by Ji Feiyu.

It can be said that the West Road of Chongshan Town is completely in the hands of Cui Liang.

Based on the West Road of Chongshan Town, Cui Liang can easily summon tens of thousands of troops.

If Cui Liang takes these tens of thousands of troops to join the Wuliang Hu tribe, he will definitely become a great help to the Wuliang Hu tribe.

The fact is the same as Yang Zhengshan guessed, Cui Liang finally chose to join the Wuliang Hu tribe.

Because at this time Cui Liang could not find Ji Feiyu, nor could he find King Qing, and he was unwilling to give up the power in his hands.

Since Ji Feiyu was promoted to the general, Cui Liang became the local emperor of Chongshan Town West Road. With Ji Feiyu's support, Chongshan Town West Road almost became his one-man show.

Now it is impossible for him to give up the power of Chongshan Town West Road. Even if Ji Feiyu personally persuades him, he probably won't listen.

Daning Guard, Lieutenant General's Office.

Cui Liang was sitting in the study looking at the letter sent by Prince Wutuo.

In fact, as soon as he learned that King Qing and Ji Feiyu had fled, he chose to surrender to Prince Wutuo, and now he has received a reply from Prince Wutuo.

Prince Wutuo is the youngest son of King Wuliang. He just turned 20 this year, but he has already shown his outstanding ability.

And King Wuliang gave Prince Wutuo the responsibility of invading Dayong Liaoxi, which also represents King Wuliang's appreciation of him.

Prince Wutuo naturally would not refuse Cui Liang's surrender, and he even promised to give Cui Liang the title of vassal king.

The Wuliang Hu tribe is also known as the Wuliang Dynasty, which has a different system from the Darong Dynasty.

Since the Wuliang Dynasty was composed of many nomadic tribes, the Wuliang Dynasty implemented a vassal system. Each tribe had a king, and the Wuliang King was the king who ruled over all the kings.

The so-called vassal system is actually similar to the feudal system. The vassal kings are in charge of the military and civil affairs of their respective tribes and have their own small courts and armies.

This is actually similar to the previous Donghai Hu tribe, but Meng Temu of the Donghai Hu tribe has only been king for a short time and cannot control all the tribes, so the Daring Dynasty is a bit of a grass-roots team.

The Wuliang Dynasty has been passed down for more than ten generations, and the rule of King Wuliang has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the Wuliang Dynasty has always been moving towards centralization.

The Wuliang royal court has a strong control over the tribes, so the Wuliang Dynasty is a complete dynasty.

If Cui Liang becomes a vassal king of the Wuliang Dynasty, it is not a bad thing for Cui Liang, but a good thing.

However, Cui Liang also understands that whether he can become a vassal king of the Wuliang Dynasty depends on his performance in the future.

If he performs well, then the promise of Prince Wutuo will be valid.

If he performs poorly, even if Prince Wutuo gives him a vassal position, he will not be able to enjoy it.

Because he wants to become a vassal of the Wuliang Dynasty, he must stop Yang Zhengshan's attack.

If he can't stop it, everything is vain. Only if he stops it can he have a future.

After reading Prince Wutuo's letter, Cui Liang paced back and forth in the study with a serious face.

Stop Yang Zhengshan?

This seems to be an impossible task!

Even King Qing and Ji Feiyu were defeated by Yang Zhengshan, so how could he defeat Yang Zhengshan?

Fortunately, Prince Wutuo didn't ask him to defeat Yang Zhengshan, but just asked him to stop Yang Zhengshan and prevent Yang Zhengshan from entering the west road of Chongshan Town.

"Defense? There is no Chongshan Pass in the west of Chongshan Town! And Yang Zhengshan has even broken through Chongshan Pass. Several cities in the west of Chongshan Town can't stop him at all!"

"Attack instead of defense? At this time, Yang Zhengshan has more troops than me, and I have no chance of winning at all!"

"It's so difficult!"

Cui Liang's eyebrows were twisted into a ball.

He has never seen Yang Zhengshan, but he has heard a lot of rumors about Yang Zhengshan. Moreover, during this period, Yang Zhengshan first broke through Qinghuafu City, then Songzhou City, and finally broke through Chongshan Pass, which is enough to prove Yang Zhengshan's strength.

Facing such an enemy, Cui Liang can't see the hope of winning at all.

"And even if I can defeat Yang Zhengshan, I will suffer heavy losses myself, which is not worth the loss!"

Cui Liang thought carefully.

If he wants to have power and status in the Wuliang Dynasty, he must have his own power.

Military power is the top priority.

If he had no soldiers under his command, he could only be a general under the command of Prince Wutuo, and the position of a vassal king was simply empty talk.

So he not only had to stop Yang Zhengshan, but also had to preserve his own strength.

This was simply as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Cui Liang came to the map and looked at it carefully, hoping to find a way to resist Yang Zhengshan.

Just as he was thinking hard, his eyes suddenly fell on Yinghe River.

Yinghe River is a big river that runs across Chongshan Town. It originates from the mountains at the westernmost end of Chongshan Town, merges into many small rivers in the middle, flows through Yinghe Fort, the north of Chongshan Pass, the north of Anyuan City, and finally flows into the sea from the east road of Chongshan Town.

Chongshan Town is named after the Qianchong Mountains. The Qianchong Mountains are east-west oriented, with high terrain in the west and low terrain in the east. The more west you go, the more mountains there are and the higher the mountains are.

Yinghe River and Qianchong Mountains intersect many times, as if Yinghe River is embedded in the Qianchong Mountains.

Such terrain presents many unexpected opportunities.

Cui Liang seemed to have discovered a very clever opportunity.

Guining City, to the west are mountains and hills, and to the south is Yinghe River.

Cui Liang remembered that there was a large canyon to the west of Guining City, and Yinghe River flowed through this canyon.

Entering the west road of Chongshan Town, passing through Guining City is undoubtedly the best route.