Snapped!
Inside Juyong Pass, there was a sound of breaking porcelain from Xing Youwei's residence.
Chang Sui called his servants to clean up the broken celadon fragments on the ground. He picked up the letter on the ground, walked to Xing Youwei, and persuaded softly: "I don't deserve to be angry with those soldiers. I really can't hold Shang Fang's sword." Summon them over, and if anyone dares not to come, I will chop off their heads with Shang Fang’s sword.”
Jiang Yingzhao and Man Gui, the commander-in-chief from Liaodong, refused to come to Juyongguan. Instead, they entered Yanqing Prefecture through the Bohai Station, leaving Xing Youwei, the army commander, aside.
"You should be able to cut down whoever you want with Shang Fang's sword. Jiang Yingzhao and Man Gui are both Liaodong generals who contributed to the great victory of Ningyuan. In the eyes of the imperial court, I, the commander of the army, are probably not as good as the two generals. Soldiers are important." Xing Youwei's face turned pale.
Just now, a letter was sent from Huanghua Town. The owner of the letter was the supervisor sent by the imperial court.
Although he is the commander-in-chief of the army, the one who oversees the army also has great power. Especially with the support of 50,000 soldiers and horses from Liaodong, his strength has surpassed that of him, the commander-in-chief of the army.
Nominally he is the commander of the army, but in fact the most powerful troops in the army have nothing to do with him as the commander, and are completely controlled by the supervisory army.
The commander of this army felt aggrieved.
"If it can't chop off people's heads, what's the use of Shang Fang's sword?" Chang Sui looked disappointed.
The difference between the Shang Fang sword in my master's hands and the Shang Fang sword in his mind is so huge that they are like the sky and the earth. It's not like what the play says, you can chop whoever you want.
Xing Youwei knew that he could not count on the troops and horses in Liaodong, so he said to the commander beside him: "Where is Wei Cheng, the commander of Yanqing Guard? Let him come to see me."
"I will arrange for someone to find him now." Chang Sui bowed and left the room.
Xing Youwei stretched out his hand to touch the table, but found nothing. His face darkened and he said, "Come here, make me a cup of hot tea and bring it over."
As an empty-headed governor, he received a lot of cold treatment in Juyong Pass. He finally turned around and had the opportunity to hold an army, but was forced to stand aside, which made him feel uncomfortable.
Recently, troops and horses from the Twelve Guards began to gather at Juyong Pass. The commander of the Yanqing Guards, Wei Cheng, simply stayed at Juyong Pass and handed over the troops and horses of the Yanqing Guards to the commanders below.
Soon, Wei Cheng, the commander of Yanqing Guard, was brought to Xing Youwei.
"I will finally meet the commander-in-chief." When Wei Cheng saw him, he bowed and saluted.
"Without courtesy, sit down!" Xing Youwei pointed to the empty seat next to him and motioned for him to sit over.
Wei Cheng walked to the seat, lifted up his skirt and sat down.
Xing Youwei waited for him to sit down and asked, "How many soldiers and horses have come to Juyong Pass?"
"There are almost more than 30,000 soldiers and horses, and there are more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Huanghua Town heading towards Juyong Pass. They will arrive in less than two days." Wei Cheng said.
Xing Youwei entrusted Wei Cheng with the matter of the twelve guards coming to Juyong Pass, so Wei Cheng knew exactly how many people came and how many people were on the way.
Xing Youwei asked: "Including the 10,000 troops and horses of your Yanqing Guard, there will be almost 50,000!"
"Fifty thousand." Wei Cheng said following the words.
Xing Youwei thought for a while and said: "Send someone to Huanghua Town to urge them to come to Juyongguan earlier. Now that the supervisory army has led an army of 50,000 to Yanqing Prefecture, I will also lead an army there. Baoanzhou.”
"Going to Baoan Prefecture? Aren't you going to Huailaiwei?" Wei Cheng asked puzzledly.
Huailaiwei is located between Yanqing Prefecture and Baoan Prefecture. After Juyongguan, Huailaiwei is to the west. To go to Baoan Prefecture, you have to go through Tianjin Pass, which requires a lot of distance.
Xing Youwei's face sank and he said: "There is so much nonsense. I still need to discuss with you how to use the troops. Go and make arrangements quickly. In three days, the army must leave."
"General, I will obey the commander's orders." Wei Cheng stood up from his seat and saluted with his hands clasped in fists.
Within Yanqing Prefecture.
Jiang Yingzhao and Man Gui led 50,000 Guan Ning's army across the Inner Great Wall and entered Yanqing Prefecture.
"General, further ahead is Yongning City." A general said to Jiang Yingzhao.
Jiang Yingzhao said: "Order the army to speed up. We will spend the night in Yongning City tonight."
Fifty thousand troops were walking on the road, pulling out a long snake-like queue.
Jiang Yingzhao and Man Gui rode in the middle of the team, followed by a carriage, in which sat the military supervisor who came out from Huanghua Town together.
At this time, the four gates of Yongning City were tightly closed, and the city was already on alert. The city head was covered with defenders and defensive utensils, and eight four-pound cannons for city defense had been placed on the city wall.
As early as the imperial army arrived in the Huairou area, cities in Yanqing Prefecture began to prepare for the defense of the city. Peasants and soldiers from various peasant associations also retreated into the city, leaving behind empty villages.
After noon, the army appeared outside Yongning City.
"It seems that the bandits were well prepared. They cleared the countryside outside the city and brought all the people into the city." Along the way, Mangui saw all uninhabited villages.
Jiang Yingzhao looked up at Yongning City in front and said, "It is a good thing for us to retreat to the city. If we really encounter bandits outside, we have to worry about them running into the mountains and forests and continuing to cause trouble to Qingzhou."
"That's right. Who will go first in this battle?" Man Gui asked.
Jiang Yingzhao glanced at Yongning City and said, "This is the first city that we encountered when we entered Xuan Mansion and was guarded by thieves. You, Manzhentai, will be the first to arrange this."
He gave Man Gui the chance to make his mark.
"Then let my general Chen Shen lead a group of officers and soldiers to attack Yongning City from the south gate." Man Gui said.
"Damn it, you started showing off your authority before we even met. A governor with no authority dares to ride on top of this general to show off his power." Jiang Yingzhao began to curse after listening to Jiang Kui's words.
"What's going on, Mr. Jiang? I heard you getting angry again outside."
As the voice fell, Man Gui strode in from outside.
When Jiang Yingzhao saw the visitor, he said, "You came just in time. The opinions we wrote to the governor were rejected, and you and I were asked to rush to Juyongguan to see him immediately."
"Then let's go to Juyong Pass. Is it possible that he dared to chop us two with the Shang Fang sword in his hand?" Man Gui walked to a seat aside and sat down.
Jiang Yingzhao looked at him and said: "You and I both know how good Zhao Shujiao is. He is no worse than anyone else in Liaodong, but in the end he lost to Datong's Liu thief. This shows that this Liu thief is extraordinary."
"Are you worried that Xing Duxian doesn't know how to command blindly?" Man Gui picked up the hot tea brought by his servant, brought it to his mouth and blew the hot air inside.
Jiang Yingzhao asked, "Aren't you worried?"
"Of course I am worried, but after all, Xing Duxian is the army commander personally appointed by the imperial court. It is impossible for you and me to leave him alone and deal with Liu Thief on our own. I don't agree with your idea from the beginning." Man Gui said.
