"Langya County." Gong Shouli said, "Xu Zhisheng sent back a message from Eight Hundred Miles, saying that Duan Fengnian had assembled an army of 200,000 and was approaching Wolong Pass!"
"That's nonsense. Didn't Duan Fengnian just leave? How could he do the opposite... Is the information accurate?" Xiao Chen was still in shock. Damn it, is Duan Fengnian so awesome? I didn't even rebel, but he dared to rebel... Is there any conspiracy in this?
"How dare Xu Zhisheng report a major military matter!" Gong Shouli said, "In addition, there are urgent documents from Yanyunguan Xue Jinshan and Shanzuo Governor Xie Chang'an... Damn Duan Fengnian, this bastard, I have seen him rebelling in the back of his head. He is not a human being. thing!"
"Isn't Duan Fengnian a member of the White Dragon Guard and a close general of Prince Li Feng?" Xiao Chen said, "Logically speaking, he cannot rebel against anyone who rebels?"
"The hearts of the people are separated from the belly, and the confidants are nothing!" Gong Shouli said, "I don't think anyone who leads the troops outside is reliable. When Li Feng heard the news, he vomited blood for three times and fainted. The entire hospital was dispatched , I might have to send someone to find Shangguan soon."
"Prince Li Feng, how can he be so restless at such a young age? Why would he vomit blood at every turn... Why would the emperor want me if this is not the case?" After Xiao Chen was shocked, he felt that this matter had something to do with him. It's irrelevant, right? It’s not like I’m rebelling…
Gong Shouli stopped talking and gave Xiao Chen a meaningful look.
"Damn it, isn't it? Does the Emperor still suspect that Duan Fengnian and I have some collusion?" Xiao Chen said.
"Go and tell the emperor this." Gong Shouli said.
In the study room, Li Wanjiang's face was ashen, Li Shi's face was pale, Li Qiu's face was slightly red, Chen Wenqi, Wang Anbang, Ma Wuming, Zhu Xiaochuan, Lu Jing, Wu Zhongze, and Wu Zicheng all had dark faces, and the atmosphere was very solemn and depressing.
Xiao Chen finished kneeling and stood up. Just as he was about to speak, Li Wanjiang waved his hands and said, "Sit down and talk."
"Father, it's better for me to go ahead. I'm going to cut that Duan Fengnian into pieces with my own hands!" Li Shi gritted his teeth.
"Your health and bones are not good, and it is difficult to move. It's freezing cold here. I don't worry about you going." Li Wanjiang stared at Xiao Chen, "Did Shouli tell you?"
"Speaking of which, I never expected it." Xiao Chen said, "But Gong Shouli said that Duan Fengnian raised 200,000 troops, but don't we also have more than 200,000 troops stationed at Wolong Pass and Yanyunguan Pass? But what are we afraid of him? , there is no need for the labor prince to go on an expedition."
What Xiao Chen means is that last year Li Feng led an army of more than 200,000 people into Yanyun County, and after returning without any loss, didn't he stay stationed in the Wolong Pass area to rest and recuperate?
Excluding the 30,000 White Dragon Guards who unfortunately died at sea, there are still 200,000 elites. Are you still afraid of a mere Duan Fengnian?
"How can there be so many?" Lu Jing said in a deep voice, "The last time Prince Li Wanyun went on an expedition, he took away 100,000. He set up defense in Haining Bay and transferred another 20,000. He also transferred another 10,000 to Mr. Murong Heng... At present, There are only Xue Jinshan’s headquarters at Yanyunguan, and there are only 10,000 White Dragon Guards from Xu Zhisheng’s headquarters at Wolong Pass, and the total is less than... 80,000."
In fact, Xiao Chen knew everything and just pretended not to know. Lu Jing also knew that he knew, but just pretended that he didn't know. After all, some scenes required confusion and everyone had to pretend.
"Oh...I see, but does Duan Fengnian have as many as 200,000 people under his command?" Xiao Chen continued to pretend to be confused.
"Only more." Chen Wenqi said, "In the past few years, Li Chang's old tribe in Kunlun County rebelled fiercely. The emperor ordered Duan Fengnian to control 150,000 troops to quell the rebellion. The rebellion has never subsided... Haha, now it seems that he only I'm afraid that he has been lying about the military situation and deceived us all."
"The Ministry of War also went to check before. It is true that there are remnants of Li Chang's troops, but whether they are Li Chang's remnants or Duan Fengnian's people is unknown." Lu Jing said.
The two of them still had something they didn't say, and that was that Duan Fengnian was Li Feng's favorite general, so everyone would inevitably have some scruples when checking him out.
In addition, Duan Fengnian controlled so many soldiers and horses, not necessarily to deal with the remnants of Li Chang, but probably also to target Murong Heng of the Western Region, and to monitor the Yanyun Wolong Pass... The situation is actually very complicated, and it is not enough to explain to Xiao Chen .
Duan Fengnian was once the first fierce general under Li Feng's command, and the foundation of the White Dragon Guard was his Langya soldiers. There is even a saying that "one hundred thousand white dragons, half of them are Langya soldiers", which means they were Li Feng's iron team.
Many senior generals in the White Dragon Guard are now from Langya County, and there are also many under Xu Zhisheng's command...
As for why Duan Fengnian suddenly rebelled with his cavalry when he was doing well? No one knows anymore.
It is said that he came to Fengyang City to meet Li Feng a few months ago and asked for military pay and war preparation supplies for the winter. Everything seemed very normal.
Maybe Wang Ruhai's arrest and imprisonment stimulated him?
Or maybe Li Qiu suddenly appeared, making Li Feng's hope of becoming the crown prince very slim. Duan Fengnian felt that he had no future, so he rebelled?
But the timing of his rebellion was really good. The British suddenly provoked, and Li Wanjiang took this opportunity to transfer all the elite White Dragon Guards stationed by Li Feng in the Wolong Pass area.
Mr. Murong Heng asked for more troops and transferred another 10,000 troops. Another 30,000 White Dragon Guards died in the previous storm at sea. Because the Yanyun Navy once approached Haining Bay, it was necessary to strengthen defense and transferred another 20,000...
There are tens of thousands of elite Black Dragon Guards in Yanyunguan, but they dare not move a single soldier, so the only one who can stop him is Wolong Pass, which has only 10,000 soldiers and horses.
The 10,000 soldiers and horses assigned to Murong Heng had already been captured by him before they left Langya County. He killed all the officers and scattered the soldiers into Langya order.
As for Mr. Murong Heng, who was stationed at Luomapo, he did not dare to mobilize any soldiers easily, otherwise the countries in the Western Region would immediately be ready to take action.
In addition, he also deployed 20,000 elite troops at Yangguan in the western border of Langya. Yangguan is the last barrier to prevent the Western Region from invading the Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, it is extremely solid and the terrain is very dangerous. It is no less easy to defend and difficult to attack than Yan. Yunguan!
After Li Wanjiang learned the news of Duan Fengnian's rebellion, his brain almost exploded because Langya County was too close to Yanyun County. If he united with Yanyun County or Murong Heng... the consequences would be really unimaginable!
Fortunately, Xiao Chen is now in Fengyang City, and fortunately Murong Danqiu is still in the palace, otherwise Li Wanjiang would not be able to maintain such a calm state.
Although Duan Fengnian's rebellion was very bad, it would not intimidate Li Wanjiang. As long as he did not join forces with Xiao Chen and Murong Heng, it would not cause substantial damage to the foundation of the Zhou Dynasty.
Li Wanjiang expected that the reason why Duan Fengnian sent his troops to Wolong Pass was not necessarily because he wanted to march eastward to plot Fengyang City, but that he just wanted to occupy Wolong Pass, blockade Langya County, and establish himself as king. It was not that Li Wanjiang looked down on Duan Fengnian, but he did not have the courage to do so. !
After all, Duan Fengnian is not Xiao Chen, nor is he Murong Heng.
