After He Yu was kidnapped, Ximen Sheng reacted extremely quickly. Not only did he suppress the news immediately, but he also immediately took control of the entire Hujiazhuang area. He even sent troops to blockade several intersections between Liaodong Town and Shanhaiguan.
I am worried that after this news is exposed, external forces will take the opportunity to interfere in the affairs of Liaodong Town.
However, the Shanhaiguan Wu family has been trying to infiltrate Liaodong Town for many years, especially the Liaodong Town West Road Defense Zone, which is adjacent to Shanhaiguan, and is a key infiltration target.
Therefore, after Wu Shilin saw all the changes in Liaodong Town, he knew that something big must have happened in Liaodong Town, and he quickly used various channels to find out the news.
In the end, although it was still a few days late, Wu Shilin still found out the truth and learned that He Yu had been kidnapped and his life or death was uncertain.
After discovering the truth, Wu Shilin was naturally incredulous, but he quickly sent people to Shanhaiguan to inform his grandfather Wu Sangui and father Wu Yingxiong of the news.
Although Ximensheng had already sent troops to blockade all intersections between Liaodong Town and Shanhaiguan, the Wu family's army was also familiar with the situation in the West Road Defense Area of Liaodong Town and easily found a small road to bypass the blockade of Liaodong Town.
He stopped and spread the news to Shanhaiguan.
After receiving the news, the Wu family was overjoyed!
Starting from Wu Sangui's father, Wu Xiang, the Wu family has held the position of governor of Jiliao for three consecutive generations. They are nominally in charge of the two major defense areas of Ji Town and Liaodong Town, which can be said to be extremely prominent.
But in fact, the Jizhen defense area is close to the center of the capital, and most of the officers and soldiers in the army are in the imperial army. They are the imperial guards of Emperor Deqing, and cannot tolerate the intervention of Governor Ji Liao. However, Liaodong Town has a self-respecting army and cannot lose its tail, which is also unacceptable.
Will obey the orders of Governor Ji Liao, so the Wu family seems to have inherited the position of Governor Ji Liao, but in fact the position is extremely embarrassing, and the only place that really counts is near Shanhaiguan.
At the same time, the Wu family did not dare to interfere with the military power of Jizhen no matter what, for fear of offending Emperor Deqing's taboo, so they could only covet the power of Liaodong.
The various changes that have occurred in Liaodong Town during this period are exactly what the Wu family sees as a great opportunity!
Therefore, after receiving the news, Wu Sangui, who seemed to be aloof from world affairs, quickly made the decision himself, allowing Wu Yingxiong, as the governor of Jiliao, to personally lead 3,000 troops to reinforce Wu Shilin and take the opportunity to fully control Liaodong Town.
After all, Wu Yingxiong was the governor of Jiliao and had the nominal right to intervene in Liaodong Town's affairs. When He Yu's life and death were uncertain, Liaodong Town had no reason to refuse Wu Yingxiong's intervention.
At the same time, in order to minimize the prevention and obstruction of Liaodong Town, and to catch Liaodong Town as unprepared as possible, the reinforcements from the Wu family in Shanhaiguan did not use land to drive directly into Liaodong territory, but managed to recruit a group of sea ships.
Through sea transportation, they entered Liaodong in batches.
Today, Wu Yingxiong has led the vanguard to a shoal more than 500 miles south of Hujiazhuang. Three thousand reinforcements will soon arrive.
It is precisely because of the unexpected way of dispatching troops from the Wu family in Shanhaiguan and the cooperation of some internal forces that Liaodong Town has not yet noticed the appearance of reinforcements from the Wu family in Shanhaiguan.
That's why Wu Shilin is so confident and thinks he is invincible!
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At this time, after hearing Wu Shilin's inquiry, Wu Yinglin thought for a moment and said: "Liaodong Town's blockade news is very tight. We currently have some general information. We only know that He Yu is still not out of trouble. Several senior officials in Liaodong Town have
The generals are constantly fighting among themselves, and the Liaodong cavalry reinforcements have already gained an overwhelming strength advantage after integrating various reinforcements...
In addition, we don’t know any more information or details, and the number of ships we have temporarily recruited this time is not large. It will take a few days for all 3,000 reinforcements to arrive...
Under such circumstances, it is best to hide your strength temporarily and not let Liaodong Town discover in advance that your brother and Shanhaiguan reinforcements have entered Liaodong territory!
In my opinion, Zhao Junchen's request for us to act as soon as possible to attract the attention of the Liaodong cavalry reinforcements is just an opportunity for us to take the opportunity to test the reality of Liaodong Town, and also take advantage of the opportunity to wade into the muddy waters of Liaodong Town.
, and then get more information!
After we have fully understood the specific situation of Liaodong Town, and all three thousand reinforcements have arrived, it is the best time for my brother to show up with the reinforcements and take over the overall situation!"
After Wu Shilin thought for a moment, he asked: "But if He Yu has successfully escaped from trouble before Father, he appears on the stage, what should we do? Once He Yu successfully escapes from trouble, Father will have no reason to intervene in Liaodong.
It’s the town’s business, isn’t this a missed opportunity?”
Wu Yinglin sneered and said: "He Yu used to be the local emperor in Liaodong. No one dared to provoke him. That's because Liaodong Town has always respected strength, and He Yu is the strongest, so it can be said that he is the only one who is supreme!
But after He Yu was kidnapped, he could not directly control the power of Liaodong, and he was no longer the strongest person. That is, the dragon lost its water and the tiger fell to the ground... Under such circumstances, do you think he still has a chance to escape and be rescued?
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If he had a way to get out of trouble, he would have gotten out of trouble long ago. Since he still can't get out of trouble, it means that his chances of getting out of trouble will only become slimmer as time goes by!
Because as He Yu is kidnapped for longer and longer, more and more people can't help but feel dissatisfied and want to fish in the water and take advantage of the opportunity to share the benefits!
Today, there are countless such careerists, so even if the group of kidnappers did not originally intend to rip off their votes, the careerists will definitely try to force the kidnappers to rip off their votes. Even if Liaodong Town discovers an opportunity to rescue He Yu, this
The opportunity will definitely be completely destroyed by the careerists secretly using the trap!"
Wu Shilin was thoughtful and asked: "Uncle, are you saying... He Yu may never be able to escape from the trap again?"
After seeing Wu Yinglin nodding, Wu Shilin showed a hint of schadenfreude in his expression. He shook his head and said with emotion: "He Yu can be considered a hero of his generation. The ending is so funny. He really deserves it!"
After a pause, Wu Shilin asked again: "Uncle, what do you think we should do next?"
After Wu Yinglin thought for a moment, he replied: "This operation is nominally to cooperate with Zhao Junchen's plan, so we might as well listen to the opinions of the two guests yesterday."
Hearing what Wu Yinglin said, Wu Shilin was stunned for a moment, but then he suddenly said: "That's right, we really should listen to the suggestions of those two guests!"
After saying that, Wu Shilin turned around and said: "Someone, go and invite Mr. Li and Mr. Niu here!"
In this way, after another tea time, an old man and a middle-aged man came to Wu Shilin. Both of them were dressed as scholars, and both were calm and sophisticated, with shrewd eyes and extraordinary demeanor.
After seeing Wu Shilin, the two men saluted at the same time and said one after another: "Student Li Chuanwen, I have met Mr. Wu!"
"Student Niu Fude, meet Mr. Wu!"
It turned out that these two people were Zhao Junchen's close aides Li Chuanwen and Niu Fude.
When Zhao Junchen was forced to leave the capital and inspect Liaodong, he originally just wanted to go through the motions, so he did not bring any of his staff with him. When Zhao Junchen temporarily changed his mind and decided to go for a big fight, he lacked qualified helpers around him.
So he urgently sent a message to the capital, hoping to summon several staff to rush to Liaodong to assist him in his work, and specifically named Li Chuanwen and Niu Fude.
After receiving the summons from Zhao Junchen, Li Chuanwen and Niu Fude naturally did not dare to neglect, so they packed their bags overnight and rushed to Liaodong at full speed.
Who would have thought that the trip was delayed due to an unexpected situation on the way, and they ended up being a step slower. When they finally arrived at the junction of Shanhaiguan and Liaodong Town, Ximen Sheng had already sent troops to block all roads, even Li and Niu
Although he showed his identity, he was still blocked and driven away by the border troops of Liaodong Town, and could not successfully enter Liaodong territory.
In desperation, Li Chuanwen and Niu Fude had no choice but to return to Shanhaiguan and seek help from the Wu family. After the Wu family decided to send reinforcements to the Liaodong area, they took Li Chuanwen and Niu Fude along with them.
Waiting until the afternoon of last night, the reinforcements from the Wu family in Shanhaiguan arrived in Liaodong by sea ship. Wu Yingxiong sent a message to Wu Shilin to inform him of the news. Li Chuanwen and Niu Fude took the initiative to ask to accompany them, so they came to Shanhaiguan and Wu.
Home camp.
At this time, after meeting Li Chuanwen and Niu Fude, Wu Shilin was very polite and explained to them in detail the recent changes in Liaodong Town, and then informed Zhao Junchen of the requirements and news just sent.
Finally, Wu Shilin asked: "The current situation is like this, so I would like to ask these two gentlemen for advice. What should we do next to successfully complete Zhao Gechen's explanation?"
After hearing Wu Shilin's request, Li Chuanwen and Niu Fude looked at each other with extremely serious expressions.
As Zhao Junchen's confidants, the two of them were also quite familiar with Zhao Junchen's methods and style, so they both vaguely felt that the next change in the situation would definitely affect the success or failure of Zhao Junchen's plan, and they must be cautious.
Finally, under Li Chuanwen's signal, Niu Fude suggested: "As far as the students know, because He Yu, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, is currently imprisoned in a dense forest by a group of kidnappers of unknown origin, Liaodong Town has sent a large number of troops
The dense forest is surrounded, and the five senior generals of Liaodong Town are also there... Moreover, if the Liaodong cavalry reinforcements make the next move, they will definitely go there... In this case, why not Commander Wu also go?
Let's join in the fun over there?
If everything goes well, not only can my cabinet minister's instructions be fulfilled and the Liaodong cavalry reinforcements be successfully contained, but my cabinet minister can also be rescued from the control of Liaodong Town. At that time, my cabinet minister will definitely try his best to repay the commander-in-chief.
