Cangchenguan.
As Li Jing was hanged on the Jade City Gate, the soldiers in the pass surrendered one after another.
Ling Ning looked at the two captains who led him into the pass, one named Yan Jin and the other Zheng Qingsong, and ordered: "Jin Jin, from now on, you will temporarily take over the post of guard general of Cangchen Pass. Zheng Qingsong, you will be the deputy general to assist Yan Jin. . Immediately lead your troops to control those generals who are colluding with Li Jing, and those who disobey will be killed without mercy!"
"Yes, lord!" Yan Jin and Zheng Qingsong immediately took the order.
The two of them were overjoyed, knowing that their pledge of allegiance was correct. They won the bet and went directly from captain to general guarding the gate, which they had never dared to think of before.
Subsequently,
The two immediately organized their troops and imprisoned all Li Jing's confidants, and at the same time sent troops to capture all Cao Bin outside the pass.
Ling Ning also left the city. As for the wolf dogs and gray wolves that came, Yan Jin and Zheng Qingsong fed them.
Unfortunately, there is no storage space in the system, so these animals cannot be included in the system, and it is inconvenient to carry them around, so they can only stay in Cangchen Pass.
After seeing Ling Ning, Jia Huaiying was very excited: "My lord killed Li Jing and recaptured Cangchen Pass by one person. It is simply unbelievable, so unbelievable! After this incident, the morale of the Beiyou Army will definitely rise, and my lord's prestige will definitely rise. "
Ling Ning smiled and said: "It's not in vain that I put myself in danger. Sir, I still need you to stay at Cangchen Pass for a few days to help Yan Jin and Zheng Qingsong reorganize Cangchen Pass. To the north of Cangchen Pass is the Kingdom of Chen, and the imperial court has sent troops If we come to attack, I am afraid that the Great Chen Kingdom will also send troops, so Cangchen Pass is extremely important and must not be missed."
"My subordinates understand! We must cooperate with Yan Jin and Zheng Qingsong to arrange Cangchen Pass properly." Jia Huaiying said seriously.
Ling Ning nodded and then ordered: "Kill those who have second thoughts!"
The biggest advantage of Ling Ning now is that he is decisive in killing. As long as there are problems, he will kill them all. In this way, he can descend upon the warriors loyal to him.
"I understand!" Jia Huaiying replied.
Subsequently,
Ling Ning returned to Yanzhou City.
…
"Is it true? The prince, with his own strength, killed the traitor Li Jing and took back Cangchen Pass?!"
"It's absolutely true! It's true!"
"Yes, it is indeed true! With the power of one person, the Crown Prince, he intimidated the entire Cangchen Pass, and they all surrendered without their weapons!"
"This...this is incredible!"
"What's even more incredible is yet to come. Did you know that the Crown Prince can command wild beasts? Gray wolves, bees, wasps and wolf-dogs can be used by the Crown Prince!"
"I've heard about it too! This is really an immortal trick!"
"The prince must be blessed with immortality, so he must overthrow the rule of Daliang!"
"It seems that overthrowing the beam is destiny!"
"That's right! It's destiny!"
“…”
Soon, the news that Ling Ning had single-handedly captured Cangchen Pass with the imperial messengers Gray Wolf and Poison Bee spread throughout Yanzhou, and Ling Ning's prestige instantly rose.
…
At this moment, Daliang Kyoto.
Emperor Liang also received news that Zhongyong Hou Yue Beiqiu had been killed, and Ling Ning took control of the Beiyou Army and occupied Yanzhou.
Ling Ning's guess was right. After receiving the news, Emperor Liang was so angry that he spurted blood.
In the past half month, Emperor Liang was already weak due to the pain of losing his son. Now when he heard the bad news, his blood spurted out.
"The anger is killing me, the anger is killing me!"
"I will send troops to attack Yanzhou, trap and kill all the Beiyou Army, and cut Ling Ning into pieces with a thousand swords to eliminate the hatred in my heart!"
"ah--"
After vomiting blood, Emperor Liang roared repeatedly and pushed all the memorials on the Dragon Case to the ground.
The officials and maids in the palace were as silent as a cicada, not daring to breathe.
Subsequently,
Emperor Liang sat slumped on the dragon chair and immediately issued an order: "Pass the decree, and immediately recruit Shu Ling, Shi Zhong, Shangshu Ling, Minister of War, and Bai Zhanhou to the palace!"
Xue Zan, the internal official, did not dare to neglect and immediately sent someone to invite him.
Soon, a group of officials entered the palace.
After some discussion, Emperor Liang issued an edict:
"Appoint Bai Zhanhou Huang Yuanzhang as the general of the country, command 250,000 troops, send troops to Yanzhou, and annihilate the rebel Ling Ning!"
As soon as the imperial edict came out, the calm Daliang instantly fell into turmoil.
In fact, this turmoil also affected the neighboring countries of Daliang.
For example, the Dachen State to the north of Daliang State.
After Chen Huang learned the news, he was very excited. He has always regarded Ling Xingshuang as his lifelong enemy and vowed to cut Ling Xingshuang into pieces. Now that Ling Xingshuang is dead, he, the Chen Kingdom, can continue to interfere with Daliang regardless of the alliance with Daliang.
Of course, the most important thing to do now is to capture Cangchen Pass and capture Yanzhou.
So Emperor Chen ordered to mobilize 50,000 troops to prepare to attack Cangchen Pass.
Another example is the Dazhao Kingdom to the west of the Daliang Kingdom.
When Emperor Zhao heard about this, he was also overjoyed.
Ling Xingshuang is dead, and Yue Beiqiu is also dead, then the Zhao Kingdom can send out troops to seize more land from the Liang Kingdom.
However, Emperor Zhao was also wary of Qin to the west of Zhao and could not get carried away and let Qin take the opportunity to move eastward.
Another example is Nanzhao Kingdom to the south of Daliang Kingdom.
The king of Nanzhao was also excited and prepared to seize the territory of Daliang Kingdom and get a piece of the pie.
It can be said that with Ling Ning's rebellion, the entire Liang Kingdom directly turned from prosperity to decline. If Emperor Liang cannot eliminate Ling Ning in a short time, then Liang will definitely be eroded!
…
After Ling Ning secured Cangchen Pass, he returned to Yanzhou City.
However, he couldn't stay idle and began to inspect various counties in Yanzhou.
Yanzhou's area is relatively large, equivalent to the size of two ordinary states, estimated to be more than 17,000 square kilometers, with 14 counties under its jurisdiction and a population of about 1.8 million.
The purpose of this tour of various counties is clear.
The first is to ensure that there is no internal chaos in Yanzhou so that he can face the enemy with confidence.
The second is to ask the county magistrates to capture wild animals for him, including gray wolves, jackals, tigers, leopards, bees, wasps, etc., and they will not refuse anyone who comes.
The third step is to notify the county magistrates to collect grain and grass, recruit strong soldiers, recruit craftsmen who are proficient in smelting and forging tools, as well as grooms, cooks, doctors, etc.
One hundred thousand Beiyou troops are still too few. If you want to withstand the imperial court's encirclement and suppression, at least 150,000 troops are needed. To destroy Daliang, the number of troops would exceed 500,000.
Because once the territory and battle lines increase, if the number of troops is small, it will collapse directly.
Therefore, we can only focus on the territory of Yanzhou first and recruit the sons of Yanzhou.
What makes Ling Ning happy is that many Yanzhou warriors support Ling Ning and join the army one after another. The number of troops is increasing in an orderly manner, and the number of auxiliary personnel is also increasing.
Ling Ning had just returned to Yanzhou City after a tireless inspection of the county magistrate, when she received news that the imperial court had sent troops to attack. Ling Ning's face turned pale when she learned that the opponent was Bai Zhanhou Huang Yuan Zhang.
Although they are both princes, Huang Yuanzhang's ability is much higher than that of Yue Beiqiu.
Ling Ning's father, Ling Xingshuang, had a very high opinion of Huang Yuanzhang's ability to lead troops. His only shortcomings were lust and arrogance. He would not allow his generals to disobey his orders. If found, he would directly engage in military law.
This time Huang Yuanzhang led his troops to attack. It was a tough battle.
But soon, Ling Ning received another bad news: Dachen Kingdom in the north was mobilizing troops and seemed to be attacking Cangchen Pass.
Being attacked from both sides!
The combined strength of both sides will exceed 300,000, which is more than three times that of Beiyou Army!
