From Luyan Port to Jinling City, you need to cross three states and be thousands of miles long. These days, if it is not an eight-hundred-mile rush or a rush march that can be traveled in three or two days, an ordinary journey can take less.
It takes more than half a month.
When passing through the prefectures and counties, everything had been prepared in various posthouses for Chu Nan Zhi and the imperial troops to station and stay.
From time to time on the road, we could hear news about the Dongsang people's westward march, but we never saw the Dongsang people. We were careful all the way, and we didn't encounter any danger until we entered Langzhou.
Langzhou is the choke point for entering Jinling City. Heavy troops are stationed here. After entering Langzhou, Ji Cen'an's tense heart finally relaxed.
That night, Ji Cen'an ordered the sergeants to camp near the post house on the border of Langzhou. After everyone rested, he went into the post house to visit Chu Nanzhi, Chang Lao and Nie Lao.
After driving for seven or eight days in a row, people and horses were exhausted, and the little ones were even more exhausted from the bumpy journey. Liu Yun took good care of them, and the little ones only ate a few mouthfuls of food and fell asleep on the couch.
Chang Lao and Nie Lao were old, and they were very tired after all the twists and turns. Chu Nanzhi asked Tang Weiming to bring some servants over to help the two elders rest, while he took Sang Qi to the guest house to check and replenish the supplies needed for the journey.
supplies.
Seeing that the ten-day period was coming, she would definitely be able to hear the news from Changning County when she arrived in Beijing, and she began to look forward to how Lin Jinxiao would deal with the next situation in Pingning Prefecture.
On the day of separation, she had lost her temper, and the two of them broke up on bad terms. Now that she was getting farther and farther away from the pretty face, she couldn'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 he suddenly remembered a gentle voice outside the house: "Brother and sister-in-law, have you rested?"
Hearing Ji Cen'an's voice, Chu Nanzhi hurriedly asked Sang Qi to go over and open the door.
"I have entered Langzhou, and now I have less worries. I have received news that King Qinghe is about to come to Beijing to attend the wedding of his younger brother and Princess Shu."
As soon as Ji Cen'an saw Chu Nanzhi, he said straight to the point: "I'm afraid my brothers, sisters-in-law and nephews will have to work harder for a while, and we will have to speed up our journey tomorrow."
"Commander Ji and Princess Shu are getting married soon. We should rush to the capital as early as possible."
Chu Nanzhi led him to take a seat. Looking at his serious expression, he immediately guessed that King Qinghe's visit to the capital this time was probably due to bad intentions.
In front of her, Ji Cen'an did not hide his tuck, and sighed weakly: "King Qinghe said that he was going to Beijing to attend the wedding ceremony, but this time he brought 30,000 personal troops to accompany him, especially on the way eastward.
Ask all the states to prepare their troops and be ready, lest he take advantage of the wedding of my younger brother and Princess Shu to launch an attack on Jingling City."
"I hope I can calm down the chaos in Pingning Prefecture as soon as possible, so as to deter King Qinghe."
Chu Nanzhi was also worried and frowned: "Prince Xie has entered the capital now. The Baiyu people will not blatantly intrude on the border. They are afraid that the Dongsang people will invade at this time."
"Strange to say, we have heard news about the Dongsang people nuisanceing prefectures and counties along the way, but we have not seen the Dongsang people."
Ji Cen'an said suspiciously: "In the past few days, I have been sending secret sentries to inquire everywhere, and I have been carefully vigilant these days. Fortunately, the Dongsang people only dare to invade coastal counties for the time being. Langzhou is heavily fortified, even if they covet it.
My brothers, sisters-in-law, and nephews also dare not enter Langzhou without permission."
"That's good."
After entering the territory of Langzhou, Chu Nanzhi felt much more at ease.
Nowadays, the Dongsang people and the Baiyu people regard Lin Jinxiao as a thorn in their side, and most of the counties in Pingning Prefecture rely on Songhai. If the Dongsang people want to threaten Lin Jinxiao with themselves and the quadruplets, as long as they have control of their own itinerary, come
This sudden attack was difficult to resist with the three thousand infantrymen led by Ji Cen'an.
However, these thieves did not come, which was unexpected. They must still be afraid of the Dahe Empire's army.
"Let everyone have a good rest tonight. Commander Ji will march straight to the center of Beijing at your usual marching speed tomorrow."
Chu Nan Zhiwen 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. I will let them rest for a few days when they get to Beijing."
After receiving her instructions, Ji Cen'an felt much more at ease. He stood up to say goodbye and returned to the tent set up outside the post house to start preparing supplies for the road and prepare for a quick march.
Seeing that the ten-day period had come, Lin Jinxiao was leisurely wandering in the back garden of the palace, waiting with peace of mind for the battle report from Changning County.
At noon, although there was no battle report from Tang Ru, Zhang Yu and He Ying were received.
Seeing Lin Jinxiao, both of them came forward overjoyed. He Ying smiled from ear to ear and eagerly reported: "As expected by His Highness, the Dongsang thieves are so brave. They actually came from the sea."
The troops were divided and directly crossed our defense line at Haining in Pingning Prefecture and headed straight for Langzhou."
After a great victory, Zhang Yu was overjoyed at this moment, with a smile on his strong face: "These thieves can still fight with our imperial army at sea, but once they go deep into the interior, how can they fight with our royal cavalry?"
, this time we joined forces with the garrison in Tong County to catch turtles in a urn, and killed all the five thousand Dongsang thieves who were about to commit crimes."
At this point, He Ying took over the words with some annoyance: "We failed to capture the leader of the Dongsang people, so Naki Sakada Duo fled back to the sea with hundreds of scattered people. The general wanted to send an order to the garrison troops in each county.
We went to chase him, but General Zhang just stopped him and held him back."
"Zhang Yu's temperament has always been calm, and he would not chase after a poor enemy. This is a very safe move for him."
Lin Jinxiao looked at He Ying's complaining eyes 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 guard them. What's more, they have been operating at sea for a long time, and it is too risky to attack rashly.
, this great victory is enough to scare them, the top priority is to quickly quell the rebellion in Changning County before Kisakada Duo recovers."
After a pause, he took a long breath and looked in the direction outside the mansion door: "It's time for the battle report from Changning County to be sent back to the state capital."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw someone hurriedly running in from outside the garden.
After taking a closer look, it was Kang Xiu, the captain of Sili School, leading Li Ce and Tang Li into the garden in a hurry.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, something bad has happened. The Governor-General was besieged by rogue bandits in Changning County. The 30,000 Tang army led by the Governor-General was completely wiped out. Now, those grassroots bandits have occupied the county capital and are marching towards the state capital."
Kang Xiu was so anxious that he didn't know what to do. Before he could reach Lin Jinxiao, he frowned and loudly said, "Your Highness, please send someone to help as soon as possible."
"What, there are still 20,000 troops stationed in the county, and the Tang army is invincible and has never experienced a defeat. In ten days, the governor lost 50,000 soldiers and horses, and even the county government was lost."
He Ying was furious. No matter that the person who came was Sili Xiaowei, he was so angry that he directly complained.