"Did you hear that?"
"Ah? What did you hear?"
"The King of Yan, Zhu Di, has killed General Song Zhong, and now Juyong Pass has fallen into his hands!"
"Ah? How is this possible? General Song Zhong has an army of thirty thousand!"
"Shh, I've heard that too. It's true. General Song Zhong died in battle, and all 30,000 troops surrendered to King Zhu Di of Yan!"
"That's Juyong Pass. It's more dangerous than our Songting Pass. We also had an army of 30,000 people. How could we be defeated like that?"
The pine pavilion was closed, and a group of soldiers were discussing quietly.
The frontier soldiers and soldiers have long been aware of the great reputation of Yan King Zhu Di.
Now, King Yan Zhu Di has turned into a rebel, and it is very likely that they will soon become enemies of His Highness King Yan. Anyone who thinks of this will feel heavy in their hearts.
After all, that was King Zhu Di of Yan!
His reputation for being brave and good at fighting has long spread throughout the world!
At this moment, a cold voice sounded.
"What are you talking about?"
Hearing this indifferent voice, everyone was shocked and hurriedly stood up and saluted.
This is a man with a Chinese character, a man in armor who is calm and powerful. He is Bu Wan, the commander-in-chief of the Capital Division of Peking.
Facing Bu Wan's questioning, everyone lowered their heads with some guilt and did not dare to look at him.
Bu Wan snorted lightly when he saw this and reprimanded: "The Yan army may attack Songting Pass at any time, you must not relax at all!"
A group of soldiers nodded one after another, showing solemn expressions.
Seeing this situation, Bu Wan nodded and continued to inspect the city defense.
Chen Heng and Liu Zhen were following him, with different expressions and thoughts.
Bu Wan seemed to have noticed something and took the initiative to speak in a low voice.
"Song Zhong's army was indeed defeated."
"But it wasn't the King of Yan, Zhu Di, who defeated them head-on."
"Zhu Di, the traitor, captured Juyong Pass first, then set a trap at Juyong Pass, killing Song Zhong's army in one fell swoop!"
Hearing this, Chen Heng and Liu Zhen looked at each other, but neither of them answered.
Bu Wan looked at the two of them meaningfully and said in a deep voice: "Juyong Pass is lost, so the next target of King Yan Zhu Di is the Songting Pass we are guarding!"
"Once Songting Pass is lost, Zhu Di will go straight to Daning. At that time, the entire northern Xinjiang will fall into Zhu Di's hands. It will be difficult for the imperial court to wipe out the Yan army!"
"I don't know what the friendship between the two generals and Zhu Di is like, but I must remind the two generals that they must be loyal to the emperor if they eat the emperor's salary. They must not do anything that betrays the country and surrenders to the enemy, which will affect their families and bring disaster to the whole country. Clan!"
As soon as these words came out, both Chen Heng and Liu Zhen's hearts skipped a beat, and they immediately patted their chests and promised that they would never surrender to King Zhu Di of Yan.
Regarding the performance of the two, Bu Wan did not say much.
But Chen Heng was keenly aware that Bu Wan's eyes were always on him.
In other words, what Bu Wan just said was all for Chen Heng!
Chen Heng was also helpless about this, and he was full of anger and had nowhere to vent!
The only thing to blame is that he followed Yan King Zhu Di to the Northern Expedition in his early years. The two sides formed a deep friendship, so that now that Yan King Zhu Di has rebelled, he, Chen Heng, has become the biggest suspect of "treason"!
Almost all the court generals looked at him with strange eyes, which made Chen Heng dare not speak out in anger.
There is no other way. Now being controlled by others, Chen Heng can only accept it.
After inspecting the city defenses, Chen Heng had just returned to his room when his three sons walked in one after another.
Chen Heng had three sons, the eldest son Chen Gong, the second son Chen Zhong, and the third son Chen Mao.
Among the three sons, Chen Heng's eldest son and second son performed mediocrely. The one Chen Heng cared about most was his younger son Chen Mao.
Chen Mao had little courage and was good at riding and shooting. When he was weak in the championship, Chen Mao joined the army with his father as a sacrificial servant, and he could be called a true general and tiger son.
It's just that this general's tiger is now bruised and swollen, and he obviously had a dispute with others.
"What's going on?" Chen Heng's face darkened.
After hearing this, Chen Mao's face became gloomy and he roared: "Dad, those people are just looking for trouble!"
"The child obeyed your orders and has already turned his back on his tail in the army!"
"But those bastards dared to talk openly about your affair with Yan Ni. My son was so talented that I beat them up!"
"You kid!" Chen Heng cursed with a smile, but a warm current flowed through his heart.
But then his expression turned ugly because of the words of his eldest son Chen Gong.
"Father, these days, more and more people are spying on us."
"If we continue like this, my son is afraid that my Chen family will be in trouble soon!"
Chen Gong's two words undoubtedly spoke to Chen Heng's heart.
How could he not know who was spying on him secretly?
But so what?
These people are obviously Nabu Wan's manpower!
If Chen Heng dares to attack them, he will be stopped the next moment, and then be accused of "Tong Yan" and beheaded directly!
When he thought of this, Chen Heng could only sigh.
"Bear it all!"
"When the imperial army destroys Yan Ni, we will be fine!"
Hearing this, Chen Zhong sneered.
"Dad, do you really think the imperial court can destroy Yan Ni?"
"Second brother, what do you mean by that?" Chen Heng was a little unhappy.
But Chen Zhong was outspoken.
"All the generals in the imperial court who were good at recruiting and fighting were wiped out during the Hongwu period. Are there any generals available in the imperial court now?"
"It's not like you don't know His Highness King Yan's abilities. That's because General Xu Da is alive and well. He is brave and good at fighting and has unparalleled strategies. Who from the imperial court can stop His Highness King Yan?"
Hearing the words "His Royal Highness King Yan", it is not difficult to understand that this Chen Zhong is also the little fan of King Yan Zhu Di.
Chen Mao also nodded, "Those old, weak, sick and disabled people in the imperial court who want to defeat His Highness King Yan, just dream!"
"Shut up! You two are so bold!" Chen Heng became angry and shouted.
But the rebellious Chen Mao didn't take it seriously, "Father, we should have responded to His Highness King Yan's call and directly followed him to raise troops to quell Jingnan. Why should we accept the arrogance of these people now..."
Before he finished speaking, Chen Heng slapped him hard.
Chen Mao looked at his father in disbelief and froze on the spot.
"You beast, do you want to kill us all?"
"Shut your stupid mouth and never say these words again!"
"Otherwise, it will become evidence of the crime of my Chen family, Tongyan, and I will be executed by everyone in my family!"
When Chen Mao heard this, he lowered his head angrily.
He has really had enough of this frustrating life!
Chen Heng was also helpless and sighed.
This is really a mistake!
When he was the commander of the Capital Division in Peking, King Zhu Di of Yan had shown favor to him many times.
Chen Heng also understood the thoughts of King Yan Zhu Di, but he neither agreed nor refused. The two parties chose to cooperate tacitly.
However, the good times did not last long, and soon the imperial court ordered him to be transferred out of Peiping. First he was transferred to Kaiping Guard, where he was ridiculed by Song Zhong for a while. Then he was transferred to Daning Dusi, where he was criticized by the cold-faced general Bu Wan. Moderation monitoring!
If he had known this, he should not have left Peiping and directly raised troops to rebel with King Zhu Di of Yan. Now he does not need to be ostracized and treated coldly!
What a bastard!
Chen Heng clenched his fists, his eyes filled with anger.
At this moment, a harsh drum beat sounded!
"Enemy attack!"
"The Yan army is coming to kill!"
