Chapter 467: The Eve of the War(1/2)
In Cangyun Pass, it has been three days since Zhao Min met Yang Qingyuan. Zhao Min also planned to leave. It was almost time. The soldiers of Prince Liang's Mansion should have approached the Ogedai Khanate. She was going to Ogedai.
The Khanate took advantage of its civil strife to reach its peak and took control of the Ogedai Khanate, leaving a way out for the Liang Palace.
But before leaving, Zhao Min still felt a little uneasy. Yang Qingyuan has never appeared again in the past few days. It would be too much to just let her stay in Cangyun Pass like this!
"Senior Baishu, have you found any traces of Yang Qingyuan in the past few days?!"
The inn where Zhao Min was staying was surrounded by hundreds of soldiers. Yang Qingyuan once asked someone to send a message. If they wanted to leave immediately, they would naturally be sent out with gifts, but as long as they were still in Cangyun Pass, they had to stay in the inn and accept surveillance.
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Baishang shook his head, "I'm afraid that it will be detrimental to the princess if they know my whereabouts, so I don't dare to take too many risks, so I don't dare to enter the military camp to investigate further."
If Yang Qingyuan is annoyed by this and really takes action against Zhao Min and his group, King Kong and Baishang will be able to leave safely, but Zhao Min, Ah Da, Ah Er, and Ah San will probably have to stay in Cangyun Pass!
Therefore, when Baishu is acting, he also has some scruples.
"But my subordinates have indeed not seen Yang Qingyuan entering or leaving the general's mansion or military camp in recent days. His whereabouts remain a mystery for the time being."
Although Zhao Min had doubts in his heart, he quickly put them aside. Now, for the Liang Prince's Mansion, controlling the Ogedai Khanate is the top priority.
If Prince Liang's plan goes well, then the 50,000 troops from Prince Liang's palace should have already gone to the Ogedai Khanate.
This plan was something Zhao Min had thought of for a long time!
If the Liang Palace took the opportunity to attack the remaining three khanates, Emperor Qian might be dissatisfied, but for the Ogedai Khanate, Emperor Qian would definitely approve.
Because the current Khanate line of Emperor Qian obtained his position from the Ogedai Khanate.
Daqian was a nomadic dynasty. Originally, it always followed the tradition of the youngest son guarding the stove. However, as it was gradually assimilated into Chinese culture, the voice of establishing a direct descendant also began to spread.
Therefore, a battle for the throne broke out between the Wokuotai family and the Tuolei family.
In the end, with the superb political skills of the Tuo Lei clan and the support of the other clan kings, the Tuo Lei clan defeated the Ogodai clan and ascended to the position of Great Khan, and also became the leader of the Qian Kingdom.
Having said that, over the years, the Ogedai Clan has never given up on regaining the position of Great Khan, and the Torre Clan has never relaxed its vigilance against the Ogedai Clan.
While King Liang was sending troops, the memorial had already been delivered to Emperor Qian's imperial study.
Although Emperor Qian was wary of the Liang Prince's Mansion, his fear had its order. People from the Wo Kuotai clan were the people Emperor Qian was most afraid of.
No matter how powerful the Prince of Liang was, he was just a prince with a foreign surname, and Emperor Qian did not think that the Prince of Liang would rebel. It was just an imperial power to balance the power of his ministers.
Even if King Liang really wanted to seize the throne, it would be impossible for other clan kings to agree.
However, the Wokuotai family was different. They were originally the eldest son of Taizu and had legal inheritance rights. Once a coup was carried out, it would be easy to succeed.
Therefore, for sending troops this time, Emperor Qian not only would not blame King Liang for acting on his own initiative, but would instead think that King Liang was decisive and loyal to him.
Therefore, Zhao Mincai devised this plan temporarily, hoping to fish in troubled waters to benefit Prince Liang's palace.
Under the supervision of the soldiers in the pass, Zhao Min and his party left Cangyun Pass and headed towards the direction of the Ogedai Khanate.
After three days of hurried travel, we finally arrived at the Ogedai Khanate on the eighth day of February!
At this moment, the Ogedai Khanate was on the verge of civil strife, and the first batch of defeated troops had arrived in the country, bringing about the defeat of Kuochu Khan.
This news made all the careerists in the Ogedai Khanate ready to take action.
Kuo Chu Khan's brothers, Kuo Duan, Yougui, and Kuo Chu's son Susha all coveted the position of Khan.
Among the three, Yougui was the most powerful. He was loved by his mother, Naimazhenshi Hudun. Even when Kuochu Khan was around, Naimazhenshi Hudun hoped that he could succeed him.
Although Kuo Duan has fewer supporters, he still holds some military power and has the ability to overturn the table.
As for Susha, he had neither political power nor military power, but he was the son of Kuochu Khan. According to normal inheritance or the custom of Yuan and Meng's youngest son guarding the stove, he should succeed to the throne and occupy the rightful position.
The three pillars stand against each other and fight endlessly.
Under such circumstances, Zhao Min arrived in the Ogedai Khanate and stayed in the mansion of Ma Tuogu, the deputy governor of the Ogedai Khanate.
"See the princess!"
The Prince of Liang's Mansion began to plan the Ogedai Khanate very early, and Ma Tuogu was one of the secret agents bribed by the Prince of Liang.
"What's the situation in the city now?!"
The deputy governor of the Khanate seemed slightly reserved in front of Zhao Min, because everyone who underestimated the princess paid the price, including himself.
"Princess Princess, all the forces in the city are currently restraining each other. Just last night, they almost started fighting!"
"Oh?!" Zhao Min had a playful smile on his face.
"Yougui, with the support of Ma Naizhenhudun, wanted to temporarily take over as regent, but Kuoduan refused. Yugui's Imperial Guards and Kuoduan's Wolf Hunters almost came to blows. Finally, under the dissuasion of the ruling leader Chen Ai, he Give up reluctantly."
"What about Susha?! He is the second son of Kuo Chu and the person most qualified to inherit the throne. Why didn't he show up!"
Ma Tuogu hesitated for a moment, "His Royal Highness Susha has not appeared in the royal city for a long time!"
"Huh?!" Zhao Min's originally smiling eyebrows suddenly turned cold, "What's going on?! Didn't I already give you an order to keep an eye on these three parties?! Why don't you know Susha's trace!?"
Ma Tuogu immediately defended, "Princess Rongzhen, we are really not negligent. The people we have sent out in the past few days have been keeping an eye on Susha's mansion, his division's residence, and even his office. However, Susha has not been seen entering or exiting, so it is very possible that Susha is not in the city!"
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The tea cup in Zhao Min's hand suddenly fell to the ground!
This conversation was very similar to the conversation she had with Baishu in Cangyun Pass. For three whole days, no trace of Yang Qingyuan was found, so Zhao Min could only avoid seeing Yang Qingyuan.
She didn't even think about whether Yang Qingyuan would not be in the pass.
Now it seems that Yang Qingyuan is not from Cangyun Pass at all, and it is not surprising even if he leaves Cangyun Pass. Zhao Min himself thought that as long as he was still in the pass, Yang Qingyuan had no reason to leave, and did not consider this at all.
If Yang Qingyuan had just left alone, there would be nothing important. What was even more important was the Cangyun Xuanjia Army. All the memories had flooded into his mind.
When they entered the city, they could still see the Cangyun Xuanjia Army with black swords and black shields on duty, but when they left Cangyun Pass, it was ordinary Zhou sergeants who were watching them.
"Senior Baishu, when you went to investigate Yang Qingyuan's traces, did you ever go to the Cangyun Xuanjia Army barracks!?"
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Bai Shang was stunned for a moment. He was proficient in martial arts but only average in resourcefulness. He didn't understand what Zhao Min meant.
"The princess is talking about the elite troops in Cangyun Pass. I'm afraid that Yang Qingyuan misunderstood and has never been to the military camp to investigate." Baishang carefully recalled the investigation process at that time, "However, it seems that I did not look inside Cangyun Pass.
The soldiers arrived at Xuanjia."
Baishang then added, "By the way, Princess, after Yang Qingyuan left that day, there should be signs of mobilization of the Zhou army in the city!"
As a master of the Law of Heaven and Earth, Bai Shu's six senses are not as good as Yang Qingyuan's innate body, but they are not far behind.
Hearing Bai San's words, Zhao Min's face turned slightly pale.
Yang Qingyuan disappeared into Cangyun Pass with the Cangyun Black Armor Army, then where could he go?!
The answer is already obvious. Apart from the Eastern Front battlefield where the two armies are facing off at this moment, where else can we go?!
The Cangyun Xuanjia Army had just experienced a big battle. They fought fiercely all night and were already exhausted. Although they rested for a while, they were still a tired army. Zhao Min never thought that such a tired army would march for a long distance.
In order to protect Prince Liang's palace and advance from retreat, Prince Liang has handed over the command right now. With the ability of the Seventh Prince, he met Li Chengen and Yang Qingyuan to join forces.
Zhao Min simply couldn't imagine the consequences of this matter. She originally only hoped that Da Gan would be defeated and use Da Gan's hands to deal with the Seventh Prince and consolidate the position of the Liang Prince. But now Da Gan's 300,000 troops are already on the verge of danger.
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"Deputy Consul, please lend me a pen and paper!"
Zhao Min then wrote a note and released the thunder pigeon, telling Chahan to be careful.
Although it is too late, the last effort must be made.
What if Yang Qingyuan hasn’t arrived yet?!
What if their attack time is delayed?!
Now we can only hope that there are so many eventualities!
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"Great Governor! My master asked me to summon the Governor. He and General Cao will lead 20,000 Cangyun Xuanjia troops and 7,000 wandering dragons riding in the uniforms of the Ogedai Khanate to detour through the territory of Dagan and attack the main force of Dagan.
Hiding in the rear, in the early morning of the ninth day of February, together with the Grand Governor, they launched a surprise attack on the main force of Da Gan!"
Li Chengen listened to Yang Guo's report and immediately looked at the sand table.
"Okay! Okay!"
Li Chengen, who is also a border army in the north, knows the combat power of the Cangyun Xuanjia Army very well, and just now Yang Guo also described the battle of Cangyunguan in detail. Although it is impossible to accurately evaluate Yang Qingyuan's commanding level, the battle at Cangyunguan has shown that he
If your military capabilities are above the qualified line, that’s enough!
Moreover, the guerrilla generals Li Cheng, Wang Wen, staff generals Leng Zifeng, and Zhao Mingxie are already nearby and can enter the battlefield at the designated time. Everything is ready!
"Maogong, thank you for your hard work! You and your brothers should go and rest first!"
Yang Guo did not respond, but said to Li Chengen, "Grand Governor, my brothers have come all the way. In addition to passing on information, we also don't want to miss this battle. We also ask the Grand Governor to replenish our troops and allow our troops to participate in the war."
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Looking at the young and energetic Yang Guo in front of him, Li Chengen showed appreciation. With such a group of good men, there will be successors to the Tiance Army!
"During the decisive battle with the Shatuo tribe the day before yesterday, General Tabai Camp unfortunately died for his country. Now I appoint you as the Commander-in-Chief of Tabai Camp, to command Tabai Camp under the control of General Yang Ning."
Yang Guo was overjoyed when he heard this, "Thank you so much, Commander!!"
To be continued...