While Yu Qianding and others were still discussing in the tent, suddenly screams came from far outside the tent, and the expressions of the generals who were bowed by Yu Qianding changed drastically.
However, Yu Qianding remained calm and did not show any panic. He also knew in his heart that he was now the cornerstone of the army. If even the commander of the first army showed panic, the army would no longer be able to fight.
He turned around and said seriously to his general: "Chu and Zheng's army can't be so fast. The terrain of this mountain forest is complex. If we hadn't been training mountain warfare in this mountain forest for a long time, we wouldn't be able to find it. Even if there are some in the Guards, The inner ghost leads the way, and the enemy troops that can reach tonight are only a small group. However, the secret place here is the last retreat for the Anbei Army. If even this secret place has been exposed, it is time to regroup the army and plan to counterattack. No more. My fellow brothers, if Chu and Zheng’s army attacks, each of you should look for opportunities to lead your brothers to break through!”
After hearing this, several generals under his command responded in unison with determination on their faces: "Shuai Yu is the soul of the Anbei Army. If Yu Shuai is in the Anbei Army, he will be there! We will protect Yu Shuai to break through!". At this moment, a sergeant rushed into the tent from outside. The sergeant said excitedly: "Report...report...Yu Shuai, the reinforcements led by General Zongyuan have arrived!"
Yu Qianding's originally calm face could not suppress his excitement, and he quickly asked: "General Zong, where are they now?"
The generals in the tent also looked happy after hearing this. The news the sergeant just heard was the first good news they had heard in more than four months.
At this moment, Zong Yuan and Ye Qingzhi had already entered the tent.
With the blessing of the divine talisman, Zong Yuan, Ye Qingzhi and others completed the journey that originally took one day in three or four hours.
Before Zong Yuan and Ye Qingzhi entered the tent and reported, Yu Qianding had already gone up and asked: "Two generals, it's been a hard journey. I didn't expect you to be so fast! I wonder where the Annan Army is stationed now?"
After Zong Yuan and Ye Qingzhi looked at each other, they looked a little embarrassed and said: "Shuai Yu, it's not that Annan's army is rushing for reinforcements. General, please read this letter first!", then took out a letter from his arms and gave it to Yu Qianding.
Yu Qianding looked at the expressions of the two of them. Some monks were confused and quickly opened the letter written by Yu Qianhua to him. He looked a little suspicious when he read the letter, but slowly his face showed a look of shock!
Then he asked: "Master Ji, where are you now?"
"Go back to Marshal Yu. I have just arranged for Mr. Ji to rest in a tent nearby." Zong Yuan returned quickly.
"Please take me to see Mr. Ji quickly!" Yu Qianding said quickly.
Zong Yuan took Yu Qianding into Jining's tent. Yu Qianding said quickly to Jining: "Thank you Mr. Ji for your help. You have traveled thousands of miles to come here to rescue the Anbei Army!"
"General Yu, don't be too polite! I came here to fulfill the agreement I made with your father back then, to save your Yu family!" Jining waved his hand and said calmly.
Yu Qianding touched Jining's soft nail, and suddenly didn't know how to say what he originally wanted to say.
Jining seemed to have read through his thoughts and said: "I will not help you recapture the Dulong Pass, but I can give you two choices. One is that I will stay here with you until the arrival of another army from the State of Lu. This cannot Guarantee the life and death of your sergeants, but I will definitely protect you; secondly, I will give you two days to rest and reorganize the Anbei Army, and after those sergeants have recovered their physical strength, I will take you out of the Qinling Mountains and back to the territory of Lu!"
After Yu Qianding heard what Jining said, he didn't say anything else. He just said that he needed to discuss with his generals before replying to Jining, and then resigned with Zongyuan.
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In the Showa Palace in the Imperial City of Luodu, Prince Showa had a sullen face. Although he did not speak, it was clear that he was furious. Several people standing below him did not dare to speak. After a while, Prince Showa angrily scolded a young man below him: "Zhang Xing, you have disappointed me so much. I handed over the power of Luodu City to you, and you didn't know until now who is the mysterious young man in Yu Mansion." The person is a monk."
The young man named Zhang Xing was scolded by Prince Showa, and his face became extremely ugly. After Prince Zhaohe's reprimand, he said cautiously: "Prince Zhaohe, according to my confirmation from many sources, this person is very likely to be a descendant of Ning Fengzhou. This matter needs to be explained to the Holy One!"
"Well, this happened! I will go to see the Holy Emperor immediately!" After Prince Zhaohe heard what Zhang Xing said, he hurried out.
Early the next morning, Yu Qianding appeared in Jining's tent. His eyes were bloodshot and his face was haggard. It seemed that he had not rested last night.
"Mr. Ji, I discussed with other generals last night and decided that there is no way to survive if we stay here. I decided to ask Mr. Ji to bring my army safely to Qingzhou!" Yu Qianding said, Jining nodded and let them rest. Set off.
Jining guessed what Yu Qianding and his generals were thinking. Qingzhou was the chokepoint connecting Dulong Pass. Now that Dulong Pass was lost, it would be a waste of time to recapture Qingzhou. Although Qingzhou now falls between Chu and Zheng, the millions of people in Qingzhou City are all subjects of the Lu State. Not to mention the rift between Chu and Zheng due to the uneven distribution of spoils for the benefit of Qingzhou City, even if the hearts of millions of people are appeased, it will not be settled in a short time.
Two days later, Yu Qianding divided the remaining soldiers into two teams and formed the vanguard army with 3,000 non-injured and slightly injured sergeants who would not affect the battle. He personally led the lightly-armed march; the remaining sergeants followed the vanguard army with the seriously injured soldiers. Then reinstall slowly.
Qingzhou City is the westernmost state capital among the nine states of Lu State. It is a land of canyons and flat dams adjacent to Chu State and Zheng State. The Three Kingdoms are adjacent to each other and close to the Qinling Mountains, so this is also a place where thieves and bandits often gather. In order to protect the environment and the people, Qingzhou's people have been fierce and aggressive since ancient times, and the local power is strong.
Jining and the vanguard army led by Yu Qianding went out day and night. With Jining's help, they killed several waves of Chu and Zheng army scouts along the way, and also evaded the Chu and Zheng army's defense stations many times. In less than ten days, they were very He successfully arrived in Qingzhou and lurked in a mountain forest thirty miles away from Qingzhou City.
Yu Qian Dingzheng and his generals listened to the scouts' report on the situation in Qingzhou City and studied the plan to attack Qingzhou.
It turned out that scouts were sent to Qingzhou City to collect intelligence and learned that due to the Anbei Army led by Chu and Zheng's army to encircle and suppress Yu Qianding, there were only more than 10,000 troops stationed in Qingzhou City. This army of more than 10,000 people is a drop in the bucket in the Qingzhou City with millions of people. Although it has been occupied by Chu and Zheng for more than four months, the forces in Qingzhou City are calm on the surface, especially the underworld forces supported by the Anbei Army. Behind the scenes, There is even more trouble here, so Qingzhou City is still in chaos.
After Yu Qianding and his generals drew up a battle plan, he said to Ye Qingzhi, who was in charge: "General Ye, tonight I need you to lead a team of elite soldiers to sneak into Qingzhou City. When chaos and fire breaks out in Qingzhou City, you and your sergeants will quietly annihilate the troops guarding the northwest gate. The sergeant then controls the northwest gate and opens the gate when my army arrives."
Jining heard their battle plan in a nearby tent and sighed in his heart at how many innocent people would die tonight!
Xu Liming appears to be the leader of the Qingzhou City Caravan, but is actually the hidden stake planted by the Anbei Army in Qingzhou City. He has been in pain these past few days. As a hidden stake, he knows the inside story better than more people. He originally thought that Yu Shuai was dead! However, what he didn't expect was that Yu Shuai was still alive and had mission arrangements.
Xu Li walked out of the courtyard, took out a fire stick and ignited the oil placed in a bronze tripod in the courtyard. Then thick smoke appeared in the sky above the courtyard, and the smoke showed three strange colors.
The moon was setting in the west, and the originally dark and quiet night was uncharacteristically uncharacteristic. The entire Qingzhou City was particularly lively tonight, with firelights everywhere.
The lights in the Qingzhou City Magistrate's Office were brightly lit, and there was a lot of noise. The whole government office was in panic.
Standing on the desk at the prefect's yamen were two generals in armor with livid faces, because they heard that the Anbei Army had entered Qingzhou City. I originally thought that the Anbei Army had been surrounded and annihilated, but I didn't expect that they would reach Qingzhou City without anyone noticing.
"Report, the army led by Yu Shuai of Lu Guoan's Northern Army has entered the northwest gate!" At this time, a spy came to report.
The two generals looked at each other in shock. When they heard that Yu Qianding, the spirit of Anbei Army, was still alive, they lost all fighting spirit. He hurriedly asked how many sergeants had entered the city. One of the spies said that it was too dark to see clearly at night, and guessed that there were 20,000 to 30,000 sergeants. When the two generals heard that so many Anbei troops were entering the city, their faces instantly turned pale with fear. He hurriedly gathered his troops and fled through other city gates.
Jining stood outside Qingzhou City and watched all this. He sighed in his heart and left.
In the imperial garden of a palace in the imperial city of Luodu City, the Emperor of Lu, Master Yushan and his three junior brothers were sitting at a stone table. On the stone table were a pot of wine, a few cups and some fruits. Lu Shang's face was a little ugly, and he said to Master Yushan: "National Master, I have received a briefing from the army that the Dulong Pass has been captured by the Chu and Zheng armies!"
Master Yushan looked at Lu Shang calmly and said: "The earth is the land of the Holy One, and the people are also the people of the Holy One. These are all the Holy One's private affairs. There is no need to inform this Taoist priest. I promised Yu Qianhua at that time to let the Holy One send troops to rescue, but the rescue It has nothing to do with this Taoist priest!"
Seeing that Master Yushan was not displeased, Lu Shang thought about it and said, "I wonder if the Imperial Master still remembers the Ning Fengzhou case."
Master Yushan was a little surprised, thought for a while and nodded in response. This major case shocked the government and the public at the time. It was also when Master Yushan had just entered the mortal world. At that time, the national preceptor of the Lu State was still Master Hongyi. Lu Shang continued: "Some time ago, a mysterious young monk came to Luodu City to live in the Yu family. People who are familiar with him confirmed that this person looks very similar to Ning Fengzhou, and Ning Fengzhou and Lu Qingting met him back then. The newborn baby disappeared mysteriously, I guess this young monk is the son of Ning Fengzhou!"
Master Yushan's face showed shock after hearing this, and he also guessed Lu Shang's worry.
