Chapter 654： battle report

From Luyan Port to Jingling City, it is necessary to cross the land of three states, a journey of thousands of miles. These days, if it is not for the 800-mile rush or an urgent march, it can take three or two days. It takes half a month.

Passing through the prefectures and counties, the various post houses have already prepared everything for Chu Nanzhi and the imperial court's pro-army to settle down.

From time to time on the road, I could hear the news of the Dongsang people going west, but I never saw the Dongsang people. I was careful all the way, and I didn't encounter any danger until I entered Langzhou.

Langzhou is the throat fortress entering Jingling City. There are heavy soldiers stationed here. After entering Langzhou, Ji Cen'an's tugging heart was completely relaxed.

That night, Ji Cen'an ordered the soldiers to set up camp near the post post on the border of Langzhou. After everyone had a rest, he went into the post to visit Chu Nanzhi, Chang Lao and Nie Lao.

After driving for seven or eight days in a row, they were exhausted, and the little treasures were even more exhausted from the bumps. Liu Yun took good care of them, and the little ones fell asleep on the couch after eating a few mouthfuls of food.

Chang Lao and Nie Lao are old, and after all these setbacks, they are also very tired. Chu Nanzhi asked Tang Weiming to bring some servants to serve the two elders to rest, and he took Sang Qi to count and replenish the needs on the way in the guest house. supplies.

Seeing that the ten-day period is approaching, she must be able to hear the news of Changning County when she arrives in Beijing, and she also begins to look forward to how Lin Jinxiao will deal with the next situation in Pingning Prefecture.

On the day of parting, I used my temper a bit, and the two broke up due to a quarrel. Now that they are getting farther and farther away from the little white face, she can't help but miss that cold face.

Under the dim candlelight, looking at Taotao, Qiqi and the pair of gray homing pigeons in the cage, Chu Nanzhi was in a daze, when a soft shout came from outside the room: "Brother and sister-in-law, have you rested?"

Hearing Ji Cen'an's voice, Chu Nanzhi asked Sang Qi to go and open the door.

"I have already entered Langzhou, and I will be relieved of many hidden worries. I got news that King Qinghe will soon come to Beijing to attend the wedding of my younger brother and Princess Shu."

Ji Cen'an just saw Chu Nanzhi, and said straight to the point: "I'm afraid that brothers, sisters-in-law and nephews will have to work hard for a while, and we have to speed up our pace tomorrow."

"Commander Ji and Princess Shu are about to get married, we should rush to Beijing sooner."

Chu Nanzhi ushered him into a seat, seeing his solemn expression, immediately guessed that King Qinghe's entry into the capital might be from a hostile person.

In front of her, Ji Cen'an didn't hide anything, and sighed weakly: "King Qinghe said that he was going to Beijing to attend the wedding ceremony, but this time he brought 30,000 relatives with him, especially on the way east. Let the states prepare their troops and wait for them, lest he take advantage of the wedding of my younger brother and Princess Shu to attack Jingling City."

"I hope that my humble husband can calm down the chaos in Ningzhou earlier, so as to deter King Qinghe."

Chu Nanzhi was also quite worried, frowned and said: "Prince Xie has entered the capital now, the Bai Yu people will not blatantly invade the border, I am afraid that the Dongsang people will come to invade at this time."

"It's strange to say that we have heard the news that the Dongsang people are disturbing the prefectures and counties along the way, but we haven't seen the shadow of the Dongsang people."

Ji Cen'an said suspiciously: "In the past few days, I have been sending secret sentries to investigate everywhere, and I have been on guard for the past few days. Fortunately, the people of Dongsang only dare to invade the coastal prefectures and counties for the time being. This Langzhou is heavily guarded, even if they covet Brothers, sisters-in-law and nephews also dare not enter Langzhou without authorization."

"As good as that."

Since entering the territory of Langzhou, Chu Nanzhi felt more at ease.

Now Dongsang people and Baiyu people regard Lin Jinxiao as a thorn in their side, and most of the counties in Pingning Prefecture rely on Sanghai. This sudden attack, with the three thousand infantry led by Ji Cen'an, was really hard to resist.

However, it was unexpected that these thieves did not come. They must still be afraid of the army of the Dahe Empire.

"Let everyone have a good rest tonight, and commander Ji will go straight to Beijing at the same speed as you marched tomorrow."

Chu Nanzhi smiled and comforted: "You don't have to worry about me and the little treasures. I will also ask people to take good care of the two mentors. Let them rest for a few days when they arrive in Beijing."

After receiving her instructions, Ji Cen'an felt much more at ease. After getting up and saying goodbye, he returned to the camp set up outside the post house and began to step up preparations for the supplies on the road, making plans for an urgent march.

Seeing that ten days had passed, Lin Jinxiao was leisurely wandering around the back garden of the palace, waiting for the battle report from Changning County with peace of mind.

At noon, although Tang Ru's battle report was not received, Zhang Yu and He Ying arrived.

Seeing Lin Jinxiao, both of them came forward with great joy. He Ying smiled from ear to ear, and couldn't wait to report: "Sure enough, as Your Highness expected, the Dongsang bandits are really brave. They even came from the sea. Divide the troops and directly cross the Haining line of defense in Pingning Prefecture, and go straight to Langzhou."

Having won a big battle, Zhang Yu was overjoyed at this time, with a smile flying across his sturdy face: "These thieves can fight our imperial army at sea, but how can they fight our palace's iron cavalry once they go deep into the interior?" , this time we joined forces with the garrison in Tong County to catch a turtle in a urn, and the five thousand Dongsang thieves who will commit crimes in the future will kill all of them."

At this point, He Ying took the words resentfully: "It's just that I failed to catch the leader of the Dongsang people, so that Xiban Tianduo fled back to the sea with hundreds of scattered people. I went to chase, but General Zhang insisted on stopping the last general."

"Zhang Yu's temperament has always been calm, and the poor will not chase after him. His move is very safe."

Lin Jinxiao looked at He Ying's eyes filled with complaints, and explained in a deep tone: "It is not appropriate to go to war with the Dongsang people right now, we only need to strictly order the coastal counties to keep watch, not to mention that they have been operating at sea for a long time, and it is too risky to attack rashly." , this great victory is enough to deter them, the most urgent thing is to quickly quell the rebellion in Changning County before Kisaka Tianduo recovers."

Paused, he took a long breath, and looked outside the gate of the mansion: "The battle report from Changning County should also be sent back to the state capital."

As soon as the voice fell, someone from outside the garden rushed in.

Taking a closer look, it was Sili Xiaowei Kang Xiu leading Li Ce and Tang Li into the garden in a hurry.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, something is wrong. The Governor was besieged by those bandits in Changning County. The 30,000 Tang army led by the Governor was wiped out. Now those gangsters have taken over the county and are marching towards the state capital."

Kang Xiu was so anxious that he was at a loss. Before reaching Lin Jinxiao, he frowned and said loudly: "Please send someone to help you, Your Highness."

"What, there are still 20,000 troops stationed in the county mansion, and the Tang family's army is invincible and has never experienced a defeat. In ten days, the governor lost 50,000 soldiers and horses, and even the county mansion was lost."

He Ying was furious, no matter it was the captain of Sili who came, he directly complained in a fury.