The army returned to the camp.
The first thing Zhao Zhen did was to tell everyone: "Send someone to Tongshun quickly to investigate!"
When the generals heard this, they paused and asked, "Your Majesty, could it be that..."
Zhao Zhen frowned and said: "I don't believe that they dare to let Changguandao go like this. The number of troops in Qingshan City must not be less than 10,000!"
"It's impossible. Our people have been staring at Changguandao. They have no reinforcements!"
"Maybe there is another way."
"Check it quickly!"
A group of people immediately started searching around Yuanchuan.
Finally, the iron cable hanging down was found on the cliff of Que Mountain that day.
"Go and report to the king!"
The manpower immediately arrived at the foot of Tianque Mountain.
When they looked closely at the vertical iron rope, they couldn't help but take a breath.
Who would have expected that there would be a road on such a steep and towering cliff.
"Go up and have a look."
Someone climbed up along the iron rope until they came to the entrance of the cave.
Just as the man was about to enter the cave.
But suddenly he saw a sharp knife stabbing out.
"puff!"
"ah!!"
A miserable sound sounded, and the soldier who was clinging to the iron rope lost his hand and fell.
"Get out of the way!"
There was only a shock, and when everyone looked again, the man had fallen so hard that it was hard to see.
"It's the rebels! There are rebels up there!"
Everyone was startled.
Then he heard the sound of arrow feathers breaking through the air.
"puff."
Another person fell.
"Watch out!!"
That day, the soldiers at the foot of Que Mountain hid under the trees.
I saw a man holding a long bow firing several arrows at the entrance of the cave.
Arrows kill people!
While the Xiang army was hiding, they killed four more people.
They didn't stop until they huddled under the tree, and followed the iron rope on the other side to reach the military camp.
The man carrying a long bow said: "They found it!"
"Cut the iron rope outside and seal the cave entrance temporarily."
"good."
In the Xiangjun camp, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but feel a little bit in her heart after learning about the cliff road of Que Mountain that day.
"really……"
Zhao Zhen looked at the generals sitting in front of her.
"Incompetent bungler!"
Several generals did not dare to speak when they heard this, and without exception they lowered their heads.
This is indeed an oversight on their part.
Zhao Zhen snorted coldly, and he began to make calculations in his mind.
That road is extremely dangerous, but I don't know how many rebels followed that road into Qingshan City in the past few days.
Zhao Zhen couldn't help but secretly sigh that she was vigilant. If he had entered Changguan Dao before, the consequences would have been disastrous.
"Li Neng!"
"The end, the end will be..."
General Li was a little timid. He was in command when the king didn't come. He had the main responsibility for what happened. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to kill him.
"I will give you a chance!"
General Li was startled and said quickly: "The last general will not hesitate to die!"
Zhao Zhen said: "You personally lead five thousand soldiers and horses to Tongshun by water to attack Kangding City!"
General Li was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and asked: "Your Majesty, how can five thousand soldiers and horses..."
Kangding City was the capital of the rebels.
How could five thousand soldiers and horses break the city?
"If you can't defeat us, then pull back." Zhao Zhen said calmly: "Set off immediately, without any mistakes!"
"Your Majesty, five thousand soldiers and horses are really not enough..."
"If you don't want to go, I can kill you right now."
General Li's lips parted slightly and he had to lower his head.
Zhao Zhen snorted lightly and immediately left the tent.
After Li Neng saw the king leaving, he looked at his colleagues beside him and said, "What do you mean by the king..."
"General Li is really in a panic."
Li Neng was stunned for a moment, then he raised his hand and said, "Please give me some advice."
Another person said: "The king asked Brother Li to attack Kangding City not to destroy the city, but to see how many troops were left in Kangding City, so that he could determine how many rebels there were in Yuanchuan. "
"So, as long as Brother Li comes back alive from this trip, even if he is defeated, the king will not take your life."
General Li suddenly woke up after hearing this.
"I see!"
"Thank you, colleagues."
General Li also breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he was not allowed to die.
He was relieved and set off with five thousand people along the waterway to Tongshun Mansion.
This trip is mainly about temptation.
The remaining army was stationed outside Yuanchuan and did not act rashly.
As for Changguan Dao.
Zhao Zhen did not send anyone to garrison. Later, a scout came to report that there were rebels stationed on Changguan Road. A rough estimate was that there were nearly ten thousand.
Just as he expected.
That Chang Guan Dao is not available for the time being.
He would not send troops until he knew how many troops there were in Yuanchuan.
General Li rushed to Tongshun Mansion as quickly as possible.
Within half a month, urgent news came.
"Urgent report!!!"
The young general went straight into the camp, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, General Li has broken through the gate and entered the city. The city of Kangding is deserted and there are no rebels stationed there!"
"What!?"
Several generals in the camp stood up.
How could this happen!
Zhao Zhen was startled when he heard this. He frowned and murmured: "This is troublesome..."
A slight estimate suggests that there may be at least 80,000 soldiers and horses in the Yuanchuan, which is considered to be a small number.
And if you want to enter this abyss, long-term viewing is indispensable.
But this road is not wide. Once you enter, you may become a turtle in a urn.
It's totally impossible to get in!
Zhao Zhen's brows were furrowed. After so many years of accounting, this was the first time that he encountered such a troublesome thing.
He thought again about recent events.
It seemed like every step was clearly calculated.
From the waterway to the land route, and then to this Yuanchuan, there were many obstacles.
There may be some experts among the rebels!
"Then Kangding City is trying to deceive others. In fact, they are moving the army to Yuanchuan!"
"In that case, why not trap them and wait until they have lost all their food and supplies, then we can attack with our troops."
A general shook his head and said: "I'm afraid the siege strategy won't work. I heard that the land in Yuanchuan is fertile and there are many good varieties. I'm afraid the rebels will not be short of food and grass."
"this……"
"Think again."
All the soldiers suddenly looked at each other and had an idea in their minds, but then they shook their heads and did not say it out.
But if we talk about deploying troops, then we can only mobilize troops from the border...
But the troops there cannot be mobilized!
There are 150,000 troops at the border, accounting for more than half of the entire Daxiang army.
But no one will mention it.
Zhao Zhen remained calm and silent.
He looked through the tent to the towering mountains ahead.
'Is this Yuanchuan... really indestructible...'
Zhao Zhen sighed in her heart, 'Am I really old? '
From the former King of Beixiang to the current King of Daxiang, destroying Dajing, pacifying Beimang, going to Beijing, and conquering all the way, from a young and heroic career to now with gray hair in his old age, Zhao Zhen has experienced too much. .
But when facing Yuanchuan, he felt great pressure.
It was as if the rebels had taken advantage of the right time, place, and people and could not be attacked.
