Hu Yunqing rode towards Shanhaiguan Pass. On the way, he also encountered Jiannu people blocking his way. He took out the token given by Duolong and everything went smoothly.
In fact, Hu Yunqing was also a little surprised. He didn't expect Duolong to let him go.
But he didn't think much about it and rode back to Shanhaiguan in a hurry.
Because he knew that Fulin had left Jinzhou. Normally, he could come back today. If he didn't come back, it would explain the problem.
It was almost morning, and I rode my horse to the foot of Shanhaiguan.
"The prince is back, open the city gate quickly!"
Juan did not return to the mansion, but kept waiting for the prince to return at the top of the city. He waited for a day and a night, and finally saw the prince riding back in the early morning.
Seeing that the prince's horse was already shaky, he anxiously shouted to the soldiers below the city gate.
"My lord, are you okay?"
Juan quickly led people to greet him.
"It's okay. Are Shanhaiguan ready?"
Hu Yunqing traveled all night, but his body couldn't bear it. Faced with Juan's concern, he waved his hand and asked him anxiously.
Compared with his own safety, Shanhaiguan is what he is worried about. If the slave army sweeps in again, it will definitely be more ferocious.
I'm afraid that Shanhaiguan is still slacking off and not prepared at all, and then Shanhaiguan will be finished.
He informed Huan in advance and asked him to come back to Yuan Chonghuan quickly and ask them to assemble an army and prepare for a battle.
"Everyone is ready. Everyone has arrived at Shanhaiguan. General Yuan took everyone with him. They also discussed in the big tent for a long time last night, and now they all go back to rest."
After Huan brought his people back, Yuan Chonghuan attached great importance to it and quickly issued a military order. All the resting soldiers were called back. The Shanhaiguan city gate could not be opened without permission.
"very good."
Hearing that Yuan Chonghuan was ready, his heart was relieved.
"My lord, I'll take you to get something warm to eat and have a good rest. Otherwise, I'm afraid your body won't be able to handle the battle in the near future."
Seeing the prince's tired look, Juan quickly supported him and said.
"Have you not slept since you left Jinzhou?"
It was indeed as Juan said. Not only was he hungry, but he was also sleepy. He turned his head and looked at the dark circles under Juan's eyes, and asked him with some displeasure.
"Your Majesty, my health is fine, and there is no problem if I stay up until night."
Seeing that the prince looked a little unhappy, Juan smiled and patted himself and said.
"Get out! Let the people below rest quickly. There will be a big war waiting in the near future!"
Seeing that Huan was still smiling, Hu Yunqing raised his foot and kicked Huan and said.
"It's really okay, Prince, don't worry."
Juan, who was kicked, walked up and said with a smile.
"Your life is also life. What if you don't get enough rest and fall on the battlefield? Not only are you irresponsible, you are also making fun of other people's lives! I, Hu Yunqing, don't deserve this from you. When nothing happens, You also need to have a good rest, you must not do this!"
After experiencing life and death, especially this time Ma Shang's death, we were still chatting and laughing on the way there, and we also met Jiannu refugees, but they all made it through safely. Unexpectedly, he died at the hands of others.
After returning to Shanhaiguan, Hu Yunqing couldn't bear to see the guards not resting all day and night because of him.
These are no longer the guards he trained, but are his brothers, living people. He cannot let them be separated from him one by one because of his own reasons.
"Your Majesty, our lives are all given by you, we are not afraid even if we die!"
A guard at the back knelt on the ground and said.
After one guard knelt down, others also saluted.
"Hey, Juan, let's take them down to rest."
Looking at these guards, Hu Yunqing was a little speechless and ordered to Huan.
Hu Yunqing was also very sleepy and came to a prepared tent to rest.
"Great Khan, all the troops have been assembled and can send troops to Shanhaiguan at any time!"
Oboi was also a militant. When he heard that war could start again, he was happy and hurried to make arrangements.
Soon the Zhenglan Banners were assembled and came to report to the Great Khan.
The Zhenglan Banner had lost nearly one-third before, but it was quickly replenished, but it had not been baptized by the war.
"Okay, pass on my order. Aobai Zhenglan Banner will be the vanguard this time! The men and horses of the Zhenglan Banner, the red and white flags, will protect the left and right wings of the Zhenglan Banner. If the Zhenglan Banner is in trouble, neither the left or right flags can watch."
Seeing how fast Oboi was, Huang Taiji nodded with satisfaction, and then gave the order to the herald.
"Thank you Khan!"
Hearing the order from the Great Khan, Obai was also ecstatic. This was equivalent to the fact that he could command the army of the Three Banners.
"This time I want to conquer Shanhaiguan in person! Let the army march at night, and we must head towards Shanhaiguan at full speed!"
In the past few attacks on Shanhaiguan, Huang Taiji did not appear at Shanhaiguan. The few times he appeared, he just looked around and let the people below attack the city, while he personally sat in Jinzhou to prevent Daishan from sneak attacks from behind.
This time Daishan has been solved, and it's time to settle a big thing in my heart. If we march during the day, we are likely to attract attention, so we can only allow the army to advance at night.
"Great Khan, Ashanla over there at the red flag is not ready yet. Do you want to wait for them?"
After listening to Huang Taiji's order, an old man from Zhenghongqi, who could be considered a member of Zhenghongqi's lineage, stood up tremblingly and said.
"Not ready yet? You gave him two days, so what has Ashala been doing these two days?"
After hearing what the old man said, Huang Taiji looked over in disbelief and asked with some dissatisfaction.
Oboi from Zhenglan Banner was quickly assembled, but Zhenghong Banner was dragging his feet, which made Huang Taiji very dissatisfied.
"Well, the army suffered heavy losses in the past few days. It is impossible to gather more than 5,000 people. The others are all injured."
The old man had also known the current situation of Zhenghong Banner for a long time. All the previous elites were lost in Shanhaiguan, and the five thousand people he managed to scrape together also surrendered when Huang Taiji attacked Shengjing.
"That's right, Zheng Hongqi better not go this time."
The chiefs of other tribes couldn't stand it any longer and started talking one after another.
If Zheng Hongqi hadn't had so many clan members underneath, he wouldn't have had any right to speak in this hall.
Huang Taiji also knew that it was difficult to raise the red flag, but he did not expect it to be so difficult. He could only gather 5,000 generals.
He was still thinking about letting Zheng Hongqi come out as cannon fodder. Now he didn't want Zheng Hongqi to go, and he was too embarrassed to speak.
If it is still mandatory, it will be too deliberate and will lose the public support.
