"It's good, but this time Houmi Pass has been lost, and Wushun City's troops are mobilizing again. The war seems to be about to break out. Linjiang City may be isolated, and the young master is very worried."
As a general of Gongsun Mansion, Zhao Heng would certainly not say anything bad about Gongsun Ming.
Long Chen nodded and said: "The general is right to be worried. This is what we are worried about as well."
"To attack Nanliang, we must cross the river. To cross the river, we must control the upper reaches. The Houmi Pass was lost, and we were very passive."
How about Gongsun Ming? Long Chen knew very well that there were some things that he could not tell if he saw through them.
Zhao Heng nodded and said: "Yes, the young master asked me to come over and ask how the Holy Lord and King Wu plan to recapture the Monkey Maze Pass, and how many soldiers and horses they have brought here?"
Therefore, what Gongsun Ming wanted to ask was how many soldiers and horses Long Chen brought here.
Long Chen smiled and said: "We didn't bring any troops. We set off before receiving the military report. Our original intention was to train the navy, but we didn't expect that the Monkey Pass was lost."
Long Chen didn't hide it because there was no need.
Zhao Heng was shocked...he didn't bring any troops?
The purpose of this trip is just to train navy soldiers?
Seeing Zhao Heng's consternation, Long Chen smiled and said: "General Zhao, don't panic. With me here, even if Li Chengdao has a million troops, he can't attack Linjiang City."
Zhao Heng chuckled. He knew that Long Chen was powerful. Gongsun Yun had always said that Long Chen was a genius in using weapons.
But if Li Chengdao really sends millions of troops to attack, can Long Chen withstand it?
"That's right, King Wu is in charge, so of course there is no need to worry."
Zhao Heng didn't say anything to his face.
Long Chen knew that Zhao Heng didn't believe it, so he smiled and said: "The Holy Lord just took a bath, I'm afraid I won't see him for a while, so just wait here."
Zhao Heng thanked him and talked to Long Chen in the room.
Western Monkey Mystery Pass.
Cheng Li, the naval general of Nanliang, wore armor and carried a sword on his waist, walking on the city wall to inspect the defense.
Lieutenant General Sun Jie is directing the soldiers to strengthen the city defense, especially preparing crossbows and kerosene.
Houmi Pass is strong, and as long as there are enough bows and crossbows, the city can be defended.
"General."
When Sun Jie saw Cheng Li coming, he immediately bowed to see him.
Cheng Li said: "There are still grains shipped by ship today, which is enough for us to last for half a year. We just need bows and crossbows."
Although the probability of Monkey Pass being sieged is low, it is not impossible.
So Cheng Li stored food in the city and prepared rations for half a year.
This place is close to a large river, and the water vapor is too heavy. The food can be stored for up to half a year, so we only prepared food for half a year.
If there are more, it will become moldy and rotten.
"I asked the soldiers to cut down the bamboo on the mountain for later use. Bows and crossbows are not a problem."
Sun Jie took a look at the path to the east and planned to build two more small strongholds as outposts.
At this time, a captain ran up and said: "General, a secret message from the Ministry of War."
Cheng Li immediately took it and opened it. After reading the letter, his face suddenly became ugly.
"What's wrong?"
Lieutenant General Sun Jie asked strangely.
Cheng Li said: "Long Chen is here!"
Sun Jie and the generals present were all shocked.
Long Chen, the former Major General of the Long Family Army, alias Long Chengen, defeated the Shangguan Army and killed Murong Xiao. Four princes died in his hands, and several masters in the court died in his hands.
The plague god has arrived!
"So fast..."
Lieutenant General Sun Jie was scared. It had only been a few days since he captured the Monkey Pass, but Long Chen had actually arrived.
Cheng Li looked to the east and said in a deep voice: "Our superiors have ordered us to stand firm without fighting and strengthen the defense on the east side with all our strength. Our strategy is to defend the city and never go to war!"
Sun Jie took the order. When the soldiers in the city heard that Long Chen had arrived, they were all frightened and immediately strengthened their defense with all their strength.
Looking to the east, Cheng Li thought of the past. He remembered that when the Long family army was training navy, Cheng Li had taught Long Chen how to fight on the water.
A few years later, the Long family army was destroyed, and Long Chen became the regent in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
Now, we are about to meet on the battlefield.
Cheng Li sighed slightly, retracted his thoughts, and went all out to strengthen the city's defenses.
...
Wushun City.
Li Chengdao and Xuan Jizi led the imperial troops into the south gate at night, and the guard Qiu Kuohai and the general immediately went to the back hall of the commander's mansion to pay their respects.
"The last general, Qiu Kuohai, pays homage to the Emperor."
Qiu Kuohai, dressed in armor, saluted and bowed to Li Chengdao, and the generals behind him followed suit.
Li Chengdao sat on the Taishi chair, and Xuan Jizi stood beside him.
"Get flat."
Qiu Kuohai stood flat, Li Chengdao glanced at the general behind him, and Qiu Kuohai immediately asked the others to step back.
Li Chengdao asked: "What's going on in Linjiang City?"
Qiu Kuohai immediately replied: "There is no movement at the moment. It's just that the deputy general Zhao Heng has crossed the river. It seems that someone has come to Diaoyu City."
Qiu Kuohai is a veteran general who attaches great importance to intelligence collection. He has spies in Linjiang City who are always keeping an eye on the movements of Gongsun Ming and Zhao Heng.
Li Chengdao nodded slightly and said: "The Empress and Long Chen are here. They should still be in Diaoyu City and have not crossed the river yet."
Qiu Kuohai's face changed slightly, his thick eyebrows moved slightly, and he secretly thought something was wrong. No wonder the Ministry of War ordered all the troops to enter a wartime state. It turned out that Long Chen had arrived.
Qiu Kuohai asked: "The Eastern Zhou Dynasty is going to invade on a large scale?"
Li Chengdao said coldly: "I don't know, I am here just to find out what Long Chen wants to do."
Qiu Kuohai secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Li Chengdao said this, which proved that Long Chen had no sign of a large-scale invasion.
There are spies in his army, but they are still far behind those of the Imperial City Division, and the information they get is not that much.
However, when he didn't know Long Chen's intentions, he easily ran to the front line of Wushun City. Qiu Kuohai felt that Li Chengdao was too risky.
"What do you think Long Chen wants?"
Li Chengdao asked Qiu Kuohai.
Qiu Kuohai replied truthfully: "The general is too stupid to guess what he is thinking."
Li Chengdao looked at Qiu Kuohai and said, "You and Long Chen have a good relationship, I thought you could know."
Qiu Kuohai was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "The general doesn't know that the Long Ye family are traitors, so that's why he had contact with the Long family."
When the Long Family Army was still there, Qiu Kuohai asked Long Ye for advice on how to train troops. At that time, Long Chen also served as a coach to Qiu Kuo's navy to teach tactics.
So Li Chengdao said that Qiu Kuohai and Long Chen had a good relationship.
Li Chengdao chuckled and said, "I'm just joking, why should you take it seriously? Get up."
Qiu Kuohai knew in his heart that Li Chengdao never joked. He was trying to discourage himself from being rebellious.
Qiu Kuohai and his family are all in Jinling City.
This is the hostage left by Li Chengdao, and the same is true for Hu Feiyang.
"Long Chen is a traitor to Daliang and a traitor. In the end, he and Long Chen will be at odds with each other!"
Qiu Kuohai once again expressed his loyalty.
Li Chengdao smiled and said: "I know, that's why I let you take charge of Wushun City!"
Qiu Kuohai immediately bowed and said, "Thank you for your favor, Your Majesty."
Xuan Jizi watched the conversation between the monarch and his ministers, and thought to himself: It is not only Qiu Kuohai who has a relationship with Long Chen, but also Cheng Li. Li Chengdao does not believe in Cheng Li either.
In fact, Li Chengdao was mentally prepared for Monkey Pass to be recaptured.
The empress and Long Chen are here in person. If they can't even recover a single monkey puzzle, wouldn't Long Chen's reputation as God of War be too empty?
Li Chengdao chuckled and asked: "As far as I know, the Long family army is still training at the South Camp of the capital, and they have also developed a formation specifically targeting Daliang."
"So, now there are only the troops from Linjiang City and Caishi City here."
