readytorunbook Chapter 199: Entering the Pass
Chapter 199: Entering the Pass
Duke Dingguo waited for two days only to find out that the Beijing army did not come at all, so they set up camp in Beihe County.
Knowing that the commander-in-chief was the so-called arrogant and domineering Sixth Prince, he didn't take it seriously anymore.
Who doesn't know that the Sixth Prince is very arrogant and domineering?
Duke Dingguo felt that the Sixth Prince did not dare to come and was just pretending to be here, waiting and watching in the direction of Beihe County.
Instead, he just sent a few thousand cavalry to harass them.
Just let the cavalry keep an eye on them, and deal with them directly if they dare to come.
The Royal Guards' cavalry were tied down, after all, the enemy had more cavalry.
Even though they have strong combat capabilities, the rebels are not pushovers.
They could only watch as Duke Dingguo stormed Huazhou City again.
Feng Zhong could no longer sit still. He was planning to make military achievements, but the Sixth Prince refused to move.
"Your Highness, the Beijing camp you mentioned needs to be reorganized. It's been three days, long enough for it to be reorganized."
Ning Yi remained calm: "This prince said that now is not the time to attack."
Feng Zhong also asked straightly: "When will Your Highness attack?"
"Do we have to wait until Huazhou City is captured?"
"Huazhou City will not be lost." Ning Yi said confidently: "As the commander, you just need to manage your subordinates well and obey all orders from this prince."
With the commander-in-chief's order suppressing him, Feng Zhong felt aggrieved and could only turn around and leave.
Qin Haifeng said worriedly, "Your Highness, Feng Zhong will definitely not accept this. Will he go to His Majesty to complain?"
"So what? If he wants to sue, then go ahead. It doesn't matter."
Ning Yi didn't care. He could file a complaint however he wanted. He believed that the emperor was not a fool and knew that sending troops in a hurry would only lead to defeat.
But now the court is in an uproar.
It has been several days since Ning Yi sent out his troops.
I was originally looking forward to seeing the Sixth Prince lead the army to destroy Duke Dingguo and come back to protect the capital.
Who would have thought that the Sixth Prince would only go to Beihe County and not leave.
They all talked nonsense in the court.
"Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince's actions are intended to bring shame upon my court."
"Your Majesty, the rebels are right before our eyes. Huazhou City is in imminent danger, but the Sixth Prince led a large army and did nothing to help. Your Majesty, please punish him."
"Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince has taken away all the elite troops of the Beijing Camp. If we don't quickly eliminate Duke Dingguo, once Prince Huai's army approaches the city, our life will be in imminent danger."
The old emperor sat on the dragon throne, saying nothing, quietly watching the ministers below making random impeachments.
At this time, a young eunuch came running and handed a letter to Eunuch Zhao.
Eunuch Zhao took a quick look and handed it to the emperor.
Emperor Wu just took a quick glance and saw that it was from Feng Zhong, so he opened it immediately.
He attached great importance to the previous war, so naturally he took Feng Zhong's letter very seriously.
After opening it and taking a look around, he frowned.
He lowered his head and pondered: "Old Six, it's understandable that you want to reorganize the Beijing camp for a few days, but if you don't send troops, do you want to fight a decisive battle in Beihe County?"
He was also an old emperor who had fought in the battlefield and was not completely ignorant of military affairs, otherwise so many generals across the country would not have followed his orders.
But now he attaches more importance to it and wants to destroy Duke Dingguo as soon as possible.
After all, there is still King Huai who is eyeing us covetously.
I just received a reply from King Ji yesterday.
King Ji said that he could send troops and he guaranteed to deal with King Huai, the bold old man.
But they asked the emperor for money, food, military supplies, and other things.
The emperor had no choice but to do as Ning Yi said, which roughly meant that if you could take down Huaizhou, you could take military supplies as you pleased.
Just this one sentence is enough, which means that once Huaizhou is taken, you have the final say.
Lao Liu is right, King Ji will send troops.
But after all this back and forth, when will King Ji send out his troops?
I am afraid that Prince Ji will be too slow and will not send troops to attack Huaizhou until Prince Huai's troops are at the gates of the capital.
Each of them is an old fox, leaving the old emperor helpless.
All he could do now was to say to Eunuch Zhao, "Send a letter to Lao Liu, urging him to destroy Duke Dingguo as soon as possible and return to support us immediately. I still have the Huai Army to deal with."
Ning Yi was less than a hundred miles away from the capital, and he could run back and forth several times a day on a fast horse without stopping.
It wasn't long before Ning Yi received a letter from the emperor.
He slammed the letter on the table speechlessly: "The emperor is really old, and this is urging him."
Qin Haifeng immediately advised: "Your Highness, please do not speak carelessly. Be careful of being misinformed by villains."
"It's okay." Ning Yi didn't care.
It’s already this time, do you still care about such a sentence?
He believed that the old emperor must know what kind of soldiers he brought with him.
If the troops he led were elites like the Royal Guards, even if they were elites from all over the country who had just left for the north to support the border.
He had already run over to fight a decisive battle with Duke Dingguo.
Let’s fight to the death with Duke Dingguo first, otherwise we can’t go back to support Hushan Pass.
But these guys are going to die if they go there.
Ning Yi muttered, "First Army, Third Army, it's time to capture Hushan Pass today."
Ning Yi then said solemnly, "Pass on this prince's order. All troops are to be fully equipped. Tomorrow we will march lightly to engage in a decisive battle with Duke Dingguo."
He decided to fight Duke Dingguo.
But Qin Haifeng was worried: "Your Highness, now is not the time."
"Duke Dingguo's army is at its peak right now. If we attack rashly, we will suffer losses."
"What's there to be afraid of?" Ning Yi didn't care: "It's not me who will suffer the loss, right?"
Qin Haifeng was speechless. It seemed like you didn't care about these Beijing troops at all.
But think about it, they are not your subordinates anyway, so it doesn't matter how many casualties there are.
On the contrary, an earlier decisive battle with Duke Dingguo would allow the First and Third Armies in the rear to take control of Hushan Pass more quickly.
The Sixth Prince finally gave the order to attack.
Feng Zhong was so excited. The emperor was so powerful that with just one order, even the timid Sixth Prince had to attack immediately.
But the other commanders of the Beijing camp were depressed. How could they really fight against these soldiers who had not been trained for years?
Some are happy, some are worried, and some are nervous.
In the second half of the night, in the direction of the west city, in the seemingly dark wilderness and jungle, thousands of elite soldiers were waiting quietly.
As torches flickered on the city walls, the city gates slowly opened in the darkness.
Two cavalrymen rushed in quickly and came out again soon.
Someone reported to Wang Hu in the dark: "General, it's completely safe inside."
Wang Hu breathed a sigh of relief and immediately ordered: "The first regiment quickly occupied the city wall, the second and third regiments immediately attacked all important strongholds in the city, and the speed must be fast."
Soon, more than 2,000 new recruits from the First Army, led by old servants holding command swords, rushed into the city quickly. After they took control of the west gate of the city, other new troops continued to flow into the city like water from the rear.
Wang Hu was the last one to enter the city with the Fourth Regiment, and the First Army completely entered Hushan Pass.
Hushan Pass was captured without bloodshed.
The entire Hushan Pass city wall was defended by less than 20,000 people, and the two generals had long been controlled by them.
The officers below were almost all cleared out. As for the soldiers, they only obeyed the orders of the officers. They didn't even know that the Duke Dingguo, the highest-ranking official, had rebelled.