Chapter 386 General Wei Lan(2/2)
Finally!
Your Majesty is probably waiting for this moment to arrive.
When she thought of this, Bai Yuxiu's eyes suddenly widened like bull's eyes, and she looked at Xie Jin who was walking in front: "Sir!"
Xie Jin turned around: "You go to the East Palace and invite the prince to Fengtian Palace. I will go outside the palace to deliver the order and summon all the officials to enter the palace."
After thinking about it, Bai Yuxiu said softly: "Sir, are you going to see what's going on in the city now?"
Xie Jin nodded: "The Central Plains is in chaos. How can Yingtian live alone in peace? It's hard to tell what the chaos has become now."
Jie Jin said worriedly, and his steps became faster and faster.
When they arrived in front of Fengtian Temple Square, Xie Jin said goodbye to Bai Yuxiu.
After Xie Jin left the city of West Chang'an and prepared to let Xingrensi pass, he sent an order to Xingrensi to summon hundreds of officials to the palace.
After leaving the imperial city gate, Xie Jin saw that there were obviously more people on West Chang'an Street and Baihu Street than before.
Most people let Si Yamen, the general affairs envoy, pass by.
When someone saw Xie Jin coming out from behind the city gate, they rushed over immediately.
"Executioner! Executioner! What's the situation in the palace now?"
"Scholar Xie, is your Majesty already aware of the matters reported to the General Secretary today?"
"In Henan Province and Shandong Province, rebellious ministers and traitors have rebelled. Why has the court never received any messages? Please ask Bachelor Jie to help us clear up my doubts!"
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When the first person appeared in front of Xie Jin, trying to find out the latest news, more and more officials from the DPRK and the Central Government gathered around him, making it difficult for Xie Jin, who could already see people passing by the Yamen, to move forward.<
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Xie Jin looked at the crowd around him, his face silent, and the noise in his ears made people frown.
"I have been ordered to go to the pedestrian department to deliver oral instructions."
After saying this, Xie Jin glanced at an official who was standing directly in front of him and didn't know which yamen he came from.
When the man heard the word "Oral Order", his shoulders shook, and he stared at Jin Jin again. He immediately jumped and bumped into the person next to him to get out of the way.
The road in front of him was cleared, and Xie Jin finally breathed a sigh of relief and started walking towards the Pedestrian Division again. The officials who learned about the chaos in the Central Plains followed Xie Jin step by step.
Not long after Xie Jin entered the Pedestrian Division.
The Pingren Division, which was responsible for the imperial court's announcements, immediately took action. In an instant, they swarmed out and rushed to the yamen of various ministries to deliver the oral instructions.
People from all departments and yamen in Yingtian City are in chaos.
In the midst of this chaos, the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army quietly sent generals to sit on the city wall in person just like last winter, and sent more Beijing officers and soldiers to guard the city walls and gates.
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Tongguan.
It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. It is known as the first danger in the territory, the throat of the four towns, and the hundred and second passes.
Leaving Tongguan in the east is Henan and Shandong; entering Tongguan in the west is Shanxi in Guanzhong.
After Tongguan, countless dynasties with glorious epics were established.
Writings from the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, Qin, Han, Sui and Tang dynasties, and most of the Central Plains, record what happened in this land.
A few days ago, according to the law, they were not allowed to cross the border. However, the army and horses serving as the guards of the three Qin vassals of the Ming Dynasty suddenly left the border and left eastward.
The three guards of the Prince of Qin's Mansion came out of Tongguan with the force of thunder, moving all the way eastward, clearing Quedi Town, Pandou Town, Quexiang County, Hongguan, Ellueguan, and Lingbao County.
, Shaanzhou City, Xia Shiguan, and Guanyintang officially entered the territory of Henan Prefecture. When they were heavily guarded by rebels in Shengchi County of Henan Prefecture, they had to guard Yinghao Town to the west of Shengchi County.
Then the three guards of the Qin Palace divided their troops and returned westward, heading south from Yanxiang Pass to clear out the rebellion in the southern part of Shaanzhou Prefecture in Henan Province.
Henan Prefecture, which had 20,000 rebels and tens of thousands of rebel village warriors, left nearly 20,000 troops and horses in Shengchi County. Among them, 5,000 Henan Prefecture Tuntian Guards were the largest, which directly blocked the three Qin Prince's Mansion coming out of Tongguan.
The escorting troops and horses continued to march eastward.
Only 4,000 to 5,000 soldiers and horses were left stationed at the Third Guard Camp of Prince Qin's Mansion in Yinghao Town. The soldiers and horses were running around for days with great momentum, but they were unable to do anything to the heavily guarded Shengchi County.
"Behind Shengchi County is Xin'an County, and then Luoyang City. Without capturing Shengchi County, if our army chooses to take a detour and approach Luoyang City, it will definitely fall into a situation where it will be attacked from both sides."
In front of the camp, a group of three generals guarding the Qin Palace looked towards Shengchi County to the east of Yinghao Town with worried expressions.
"The military report just received today is that the Henan Daodu commander has brought troops and horses to pacify the rebels in Gong County. It is just to prevent the rebels from Dengfeng from going north and cutting off Gong County's retreat. General Yu is not in a hurry to attack Xiayan from the west.
Teacher City."
"So, our army and Commander Yu's troops are both in the same predicament."
Several generals spoke with worry and helplessness.
Someone roared angrily: "There are rebels everywhere. The gentry and landlords lead the country warriors to coerce the people into rebellion. How to fight this battle? Kill them all? No matter whether those people are coerced or not?"
"Our manpower is still too small, and we are already struggling to capture Shaanzhou Prefecture. If we don't wait for Shaanzhou Prefecture to be completely pacified, we will not have enough troops here to march eastward to Luoyang City."
Everyone can hardly see how to conquer Luoyang City in Henan Prefecture where the rebellion is the most serious this time in Henan Province when rebellions are everywhere.
After a long silence.
Someone suddenly said: "Have we forgotten that there is a supporting army! As long as this supporting army arrives, not to mention Luoyang City, but also Ruzhou Prefecture and Nanyang Prefecture in the south can be pacified!"<
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Everyone looked sideways.
They were all generals in the army and they reacted quickly.
"It's General Lan, Duke of Liang!"
"His Royal Highness ordered General Lan to leave Tongguan eastward to quell the rebellion in Henan Province. The military order has already entered Tongguan, but now no one knows when the general will arrive with the troops from Shaanxi Xingdu Division."
The person who spoke first said with joy on his face: "It will be soon! As long as the general arrives with his troops, half of Henan Road can be secured!"
While everyone was still wondering when Liang Guogong, who had left Beijing to quell the war in the northwest, would arrive with the northwest frontier army.
Behind the three guard camps of Prince Qin's Mansion in Yinghao Town, there was a sudden noise.
Then, the noise gradually turned into the clear sound of horse hooves, and then the sound of horse hooves became more and more intensive.
The gravel on the ground east of the camp also began to beat.
"The army is coming!"
"Where else can the army come at this time?"
"It must be General Lan's northwest frontier army coming!"
Everyone was filled with joy, turned around and rushed into the camp, rushing to the rear of the camp.
When the two huge Liang-character flags and Blue-character flags appeared in the eyes of the three generals guarding the Qin Palace, the troops and horses that had been stationed in Yinghao Town for many days instantly burst into cheers.
When groups of cavalry from the northwest military camp rolled towards the Three Guards Camp in waves.
Several cavalrymen who were shouldering the banner had already separated from the army and rushed to the back of the camp, shuttling back and forth behind the camp.
"I have given you the title of Duke of Liang, the Great General, the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army Commandery, and the imperial envoy to the northwest of Pingzhen, Lan Yu."
"Following the orders of the Emperor's grandson, he led the army eastward out of Tongguan and suppressed the rebellion in Henan Province!"
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Chapter completed!