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Chapter 197: Your Majesty, more than 200,000 troops from Beidi are knocking at Yanmen Gate

Zhenbei Army Camp.

After Jia Xu and Lu Bu left, Gao Shun moved directly into the military camp and began to purge the officers and soldiers of the Zhenbei Army.

As for the matters within Zhenbei City, Gao Shun left all matters to Hezhou, one of the four generals under the command of the former Zhenbei Marquis.

In Gao Shun's view, things in Zhenbei City are not important, only controlling the Zhenbei Army is the most important.

Therefore, Gao Shun handed over all matters in Zhenbei City to Hezhou, and he himself lived in the Zhenbei Army Camp and sat in the Zhenbei Army.

On this day, in the main tent of the Zhenbei Army camp.

Gao Shun and He Zhou looked solemn.

Both Hezhou and Gao Shun had received the news that more than 200,000 Beidi soldiers and cavalry were at Yanmen Pass.

Neither of them expected that the foreign tribe from Beidi would come knocking at this time.

Lu Bu and the others had just left Northern Xinjiang and gone to Xiliang. The Zhenbei Army had just been purged, and many high-level generals had been purged.

It can be said that the current generals of the Zhenbei Army are lacking a lot and their strength has been greatly reduced. This is the period when the Zhenbei Army is weak.

At this time, Beidi knocking off the pass is definitely not good news for the Zhenbei Army.

"General Gao, now Beidi has gathered more than 200,000 soldiers and horses to knock on the pass. There are only 30,000 Zhenbei troops stationed at Yanmen Pass. It is necessary to mobilize troops immediately to support Yanmen Pass."

"Otherwise, once Yanmen Pass is breached, more than 200,000 Beidi cavalry will be able to enter for a long time."

"With the Beidi cavalry coming and going like the wind, it will be difficult for the Zhenbei Army to stop them."

He Zhou looked at Gao Shun and said solemnly.

Although the Zhenbei Army also had 300,000 troops, most of them were infantry and not many cavalry.

If Beidi's cavalry failed, it would be impossible for the Zhenbei Army to block Beidi's cavalry with infantry.

As soon as He Zhou finished speaking, an urgent call came into the main tent.

"Report..."

Cao Xing rushed into the main tent.

"General, news has just arrived from Dongchang that Jiuyuan and Mayi have been attacked by Beidi aliens, and the Zhenbei Army stationed in Jiuyuan and Mayi has been completely wiped out."

Cao Xing rushed into the main tent and said urgently.

What?

Jiuyuan and Mayi were captured by Beidi?

When Gao Shun and He Zhou heard this, their expressions immediately changed.

Although Jiuyuan and Mayi are not as important as Yanmenguan, they are also barriers to northern Xinjiang.

These two places were conquered by Beidi aliens, so Beidi's cavalry could also enter Northern Xinjiang.

Moreover, if these two places are destroyed, the Beidi aliens can still go around to the back of Yanmen Pass and attack Yanmen Pass from the front and back.

"Cao Xing, beat the drums immediately to gather the generals and gather the army."

"At the same time, ask Dongchang to pass this news to General Lu and report it to His Majesty."

Gao Shun said calmly.

Gao Shun knew that there was a messenger eagle in Dongchang, and the message could be delivered much faster than the ordinary courier that rushed 800 miles away.

Therefore, Gao Shun wanted to immediately pass the news to Lu Bu and the court through the Xinying in Dongchang.

"Yes, General."

Cao Xing accepted the order and immediately turned around and left.

After Cao Xing left, Gao Shun looked at Hezhou again; "General He, Jiuyuan and Mayi have been defeated, and Yanmen Pass is also in danger. I will personally lead the army to Yanmen Pass, and I will leave this northern city to you."

Hezhou heard this and said, "General Gao, I should lead the army to Yanmen Pass! I have been fighting Beidi for many years and I am familiar with their offensive methods."

"In addition, I am very familiar with all the conditions around Yanmen Pass. It is appropriate for me to lead troops to Yanmen Pass."

After all, Gao Shun had just arrived in Northern Xinjiang. He was not familiar with the terrain of Northern Xinjiang or the foreign people of Beidi.

Therefore, in Hezhou's view, it is most appropriate for him to lead troops to support Yanmen Pass.

Gao Shun shook his head; "It's better for me to lead the troops to Yanmen Pass! This matter will be settled."

It's not that Gao Shun doesn't believe in Hezhou, it's that Gao Shun knows that there is no room for failure at Yanmen Pass.

Only if he personally leads the troops to guard Yanmen Pass can he rest assured.

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Xiliang.

The Marquis Mansion of Xiliang.

The Marquis of Xiliang sat on the main seat, looked at a general below and asked, "Is there no news from the Marquis of Zhenbei yet?"

"Master Hou, no."

"Even some of our spies in northern Xinjiang have not sent back any news."

The general shook his head and said.

"It shouldn't be!"

"The imperial envoy has left Northern Xinjiang and is about to arrive in Xiliang. It is impossible for Xue Shaowen not to give me news and communicate with me."

"Our spies in northern Xinjiang haven't heard back either."

"Did something happen in Northern Xinjiang?"

The Marquis of Xiliang frowned and muttered to himself.

Ever since he learned that the imperial court had sent envoys to escort military pay to Northern Xinjiang, the Marquis of Xiliang had been waiting for news from Zhenbei Marquis Xue Shaowen.

But now, it seems that the imperial envoys are coming to Xiliang, and there is no news from Xue Shaowen, the Marquis of Zhenbei.

This made the Marquis of Xiliang feel a little strange.

You know, Zhenbei Marquis Xue Shaowen and him, the Xiliang Marquis, have secretly formed an alliance, and both parties are always on the same page.

Logically speaking, the imperial envoy arrived in northern Xinjiang first, and it was impossible for Xue Shaowen, the Marquis of Zhenbei, not to convey the news to him.

The Marquis of Xiliang pondered for a moment, looked at the general below and said, "Send someone to Northern Xinjiang immediately to see if anything happened to the Marquis of Zhenbei?"

"Yes, Lord Marquis."

The general accepted the order and left the hall.

…

On the official road leading to Xiliang.

Lu Bu, the patron king Zhou Zhan, Jia Xu, and Zhang Liao were sitting opposite each other.

Lu Bu handed the urgent message just sent from Dongchang to Jia Xu with a serious look on his face: "Mr. Jia, please take a look!"

"More than 200,000 Beidi soldiers knocked at Yanmen. Jiuyuan and Mayi have been defeated."

What?

After hearing Lu Bu's words, the expressions of the patron kings Zhou Zhan, Jia Xu, and Zhang Liao changed.

Jia Xu immediately took the news from Dongchang from Lu Bu, glanced at it, frowned and handed it to his patron kings Zhou Zhan and Zhang Liao.

After the patron kings Zhou Zhan and Zhang Liao finished reading, the four of them looked a little solemn.

Lu Bu looked at Jia Xu: "Mr. Jia, what should we do now?"

"The Zhenbei Army has just been purged. The morale of the army is unstable, and many generals in the army have also been purged."

"I'm worried that Gao Shun and Hezhou alone can't resist Beidi. Should I return to Northern Xinjiang immediately?"

Lu Bu asked Jia Xu.

Jiuyuan and Mayi have been destroyed by Beidi, leaving only the Yanmen Pass. It can be said that the barrier defense line in northern Xinjiang is already in danger.

Lu Bu was worried that Gao Shun and others would not be able to withstand Beidi's attack.

Jia Xu thought silently.

Whatever you are afraid of will come to you.

Jia Xu secretly went to the Zhenbei Hou Mansion through Fan Shao and the remnant of the traitor, and had already guessed that the Zhenbei Hou might have connections with the foreign tribes in Beidi.

Therefore, Jia Xu wanted to take action as soon as possible to capture the Marquis of Zhenbei and the Marquis of Xiliang to prevent foreign tribes.

Unexpectedly, Jia Xu still underestimated the speed of the aliens' actions.

After pondering for a moment, Jia Xu shook his head at Lu Bu and said, "General Lu, I understand your worries, but Gao Shun is not bad. With 300,000 troops to suppress the north, there is no problem in blocking the aliens for a period of time.

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"Our most important thing now is to rush to Xiliang and capture the Marquis of Xiliang. It shouldn't be too late for General Lu to return to Northern Xinjiang by then."

Jia Xu said with a thoughtful look on his face.

Beidi outside Beijiang Pass has taken action, so Xirong outside Xiliang Pass will probably not be idle either.

If we don't capture the Marquis of Xiliang as soon as possible and let the Marquis of Xiliang hook up with Xirong outside the Pass, it will be even more difficult.

Therefore, from Jia Xu's point of view, they should proceed according to their previous plan.

As for the situation in northern Xinjiang, there are 300,000 troops to suppress the north, and with a capable general like Gao Shun, it should be quite difficult to hold off Beidi for a while.

The patron king Zhou Zhan did not speak. The matters in Northern Xinjiang and Xiliang were planned by Jia Xu. He, the patron king, was only sent by the emperor Zhou Chen to stabilize the morale of the army.

Now that Jia Xu has made his decision, his backer king Zhou Zhan will say nothing more.

"Oh well!"

"Then let's set off quickly and capture the Marquis of Xiliang as soon as possible."

Lu Bu said and stood up.

Then, Lu Bu, the patron king Zhou Zhan and their group accelerated their speed and entered the territory of Xiliang.

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Royal Palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen stretched and took a look at the sky outside, which was already late at night.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. It was said that the emperor had three palaces and six courtyards, seventy-two concubines, and was so beautiful that he lay drunk on the battlefield.

He, the emperor, was not beautiful when he was lying drunk on the battlefield, but he was lying drunk all day long among these memorials.

"Your Majesty, Governor Cao Shaoqin is here."

At this time, a chamberlain and factory guard came in to report.

"Tell him to come in."

Zhou Chen glanced at the house guard and said.

moment.

Cao Shaoqin walked into the Yangxin Hall in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, more than 200,000 cavalry troops from Beidi are knocking at Yanmen Pass. Jiuyuan and Mayi have been captured by Beidi."

"This is urgent news from Northern Xinjiang."

Cao Shaoqin walked into the Yangxin Hall and hurriedly sent the news in his hand to Zhou Chen.

What?

When Beidi knocked the pass, Jiuyuan and Mayi had already been captured by Beidi?

Zhou Chen was startled and his expression changed.

This news was so sudden that Zhou Chen was not prepared at all.

Zhou Chen immediately took the message from Cao Shaoqin's hand, opened it and read it.

The above content is not much, it just briefly describes the general situation of Northern Xinjiang.

After Zhou Chen read the news, he stood up and walked back and forth.

Now in northern Xinjiang, only Gao Shun is guarding it. Lu Bu and others have gone to Xiliang. Zhou Chen knows this.

At this time, hundreds of thousands of soldiers from Beidi attacked the pass and attacked Jiuyuan and Mayi. This was not a good situation.

After Zhou Chen walked back and forth for a few steps, he stopped and looked at Cao Shaoqin: "Cao Shaoqin, please upload six ministers immediately. The Eight Sages and Weiwu will wait for them to enter the palace."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Cao Shaoqin responded and left the Yangxin Hall.

…

Half an hour later.

The Six Ministers, the Eight Sage King Zhou Xian and Wei Wuhou were all standing in the Yangxin Hall.

Each of them was guessing in their hearts that it was already late at night and what happened when His Majesty summoned them to the palace.

When Zhou Chen saw that everyone had arrived, he raised his head and glanced at everyone and said, "I summoned you to the palace because I have some news to tell you. The Marquis of Zhenbei has been killed, and the Zhenbei army has also been successfully taken over by the patron king and the others.

Palm."

Zhou Chen had received this news a few days ago.

However, Zhou Chen never told anyone.

Originally, Zhou Chen planned to disclose this information after he captured the Marquis of Xiliang and took over the power of the Xiliang Army.

But now, something like this happened in Northern Xinjiang, and Zhou Chen had to announce the news in advance.

Well?

Was the Marquis of Zhenbei executed?

The power of Zhenbei Army was also successfully taken?

Hearing this news, the Six Ministers, the Eight Sages King Zhou Xian and the Marquis Wei Wu were obviously stunned for a moment.

I was a little surprised at the speed of the patron king Zhou Zhan and the others. They killed the Zhenbei Marquis so quickly and took over the power of the Zhenbei Army. This is a bit incredible.

"However, I have some bad news to tell you. There are more than 200,000 Beidi soldiers knocking at Yanmen. Jiuyuan and Mayi have been conquered by Beidi."

Zhou Chen said again.

After speaking, Zhou Chen waved his hand towards Cao Shaoqin.

Cao Shaoqin immediately understood and sent the news that had just been sent back from Dongchang to the hands of the Six Ministers and others.

What?

More than 200,000 soldiers from Beidi knocked on Yanmen Gate?

Jiuyuan and Mayi have been captured by Beidi?

As soon as Zhou Chen's news was announced, the expressions of the Six Ministers, the Eight Sage King Zhou Xian, and the Wei Wuhou immediately changed.

Originally, they were a little happy when they heard that the Zhenbei Marquis was killed and the Zhenbei Army was taken over.

Solving the problem in northern Xinjiang is a great blessing for the imperial court.

But in the blink of an eye, something big happened in Northern Xinjiang, which frightened the six ministers and others.

The Six Ministers and the Eight Sages Zhou Xian and others received the news sent by Cao Shaoqin and looked at it in turn.

After everyone finished reading the news from Dongchang, their expressions became solemn.

Jiuyuan and Mayi were conquered by the Beidi aliens, so the Beidi aliens broke the gap in the northern Xinjiang defense line and had a channel to go south.

Moreover, once Jiuyuan and Mayi are defeated, Yanmen Pass will also be in danger.

If Yanmen Pass is lost, the entire northern Xinjiang defense line will completely collapse, and the Great Zhou Dynasty will be completely exposed to the iron cavalry of the foreign race.

Zhou Chen raised his eyes and looked at the Eight Wise King Zhou Xian and others; "You have all seen the news. Lu Bu and the patron king have gone to Xiliang. Only Gao Shun and Hezhou are left to guard Northern Xinjiang."

"Now that Jiuyuan and Mayi have been captured by Beidi, what do you think?"

Zhou Chen looked at the important court officials below and asked.

"Your Majesty, once Jiuyuan and Mayi are defeated, Beidi will have a way to go south."

"I believe that we should immediately order Gao Shun and Hezhou to quickly mobilize their troops to recapture Jiuyuan and Mayi and block these two defensive lines."

The Eight Sages King Zhou Xian stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this matter is not that simple."

"The remnants of the Fan family and the Zheng family who escaped outside the Pass secretly entered the Pass and went to the Zhenbei Hou Mansion and Xiliang Hou Mansion. Then the Zhenbei Hou Mansion and Xiliang Hou Mansion may have been involved with foreigners."

"Now that Beidi in northern Xinjiang has defeated Jiuyuan and Mayi, there will probably be problems in Xiliang as well."

Fang Xuanling thought for a moment and said solemnly.

Fang Xuanling's words caused the expressions of several important ministers present to change again.

They are all important ministers of the imperial court and smart people.

They all understood what Fang Xuanling was referring to.

If it is true as Fang Xuanling said, then this problem will be much more serious.

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(End of chapter)