Just after Li Qin finished writing the letter and had it delivered to Dugu Yue.
Immediately, a servant came in and said to Li Qin:
"Sir, urgent report from the spy."
Upon hearing this, Li Qin immediately took the intelligence report.
Upon opening it, Li Qin's expression immediately hardened.
He then nodded.
And immediately said to the servant in front of him:
"Summon all the generals to the hall for a meeting."
"yes."
Upon hearing Li Qin's order, the servant immediately went to summon the generals according to Li Qin's command.
Li Qin, on the other hand, sat down in his seat, one hand supporting his forehead.
Looking at the intelligence report sent back by the spy in his hand.
It clearly states that the imperial army has begun to set off one after another.
The target was Shanhaiguan.
Moreover, tens of thousands of troops in Jizhou have begun to assemble, preparing to join the army in the capital to attack Shanhaiguan.
Moreover, this time the emperor personally led the expedition, making it an exceptionally grand affair.
The capital city has sent out its best troops.
When Li Qin looked at the intelligence report submitted by his spies and saw that all the elite troops in the capital had been mobilized, he broke out in a cold sweat.
Although he didn't think much of Emperor Zhu Qizhen.
But that was an army of hundreds of thousands, and it was led by Zhang Fu, a top-tier general with both ability and prestige.
My chances of winning this battle are slim.
Li Qin touched the fine sweat on his forehead and couldn't help but shake his head.
Li Qin then continued reading.
Upon seeing the end of the intelligence report, Li Qin's eyes widened in astonishment.
He then stood up and read the last few sentences of the intelligence report over and over again.
After confirming that he hadn't misread it, he burst out laughing.
Finally, with a smile on his face, he tossed the intelligence report onto the table.
Pointing to the intelligence report, he said:
"I knew it, I knew it. My greatest hope of winning lay with Zhu Qizhen."
It's truly unexpected that he would appoint Wang Zhen, a mere eunuch, as the commander of the army.
To put hundreds of thousands of troops under the command of a eunuch.
It's quite a surprise that they didn't choose the renowned general Zhang Fu as commander-in-chief.
After recovering from his initial surprise, Li Qin shook his head, sat back down, and muttered to himself as he looked at the intelligence report before him:
"Zhu Qizhen personally led the expedition, with the eunuch Wang Zhen in command of the army."
With such a configuration, even the most skilled generals would be completely contained.
In the end, all I can say is one word of praise.
As expected of Zhu Qizhen, this is something he is capable of doing.
Commander of hundreds of thousands of troops.
Moreover, he was the commander-in-chief of the army that he personally led.
He should send a tiger to command him.
Even if he didn't choose a tiger, he should have sent a dog instead. I never expected him to send a pig to command.
Suddenly, I felt my chances of winning were increasing dramatically.
A pig leading a pack of tigers in battle might not be as powerful as a group of pigs.
I truly feel sorry for those famous generals of the imperial court who went on this expedition with us.
He himself was being commanded by a eunuch.
Shortly after Li Qin sighed, the generals began to follow his orders and gradually entered his hall.
The two sides sat on opposite sides of the hall, with some people standing behind them, except for Li Qin's younger brother, Li Wenqi, who arrived.
It also brought with it a large number of generals.
Therefore, there were many more people in the hall this time than last time.
The person sitting first below Li Qin was now his younger brother, Li Wenqi.
Li Qin's smiling eyes swept over the many generals and staff members in front of him.
With a smile, he picked up the intelligence report that the spy had just sent and said to them:
"The imperial army has already set off and will soon arrive at Shanhaiguan."
Moreover, the army of Jizhou has also assembled, and they are very likely to join the main force to attack us.
Tianjin is under martial law, but there is no indication of any mobilization, so it is very likely that they will not move.
Although the troops in Tianjinwei remained unchanged, the emperor personally led the expedition, deploying all the elite troops from the capital, along with the troops from Jizhou.
This time, they mobilized nearly 300,000 troops.
We currently have only about 70,000 men at Shanhaiguan, Zhang Hengshuo has 30,000 in Liaodong, and Li Xuanshang has another 20,000 sweeping through Liaoxi.
At this time, our troop strength at Shanhaiguan, compared to that of the imperial court, was nearly one to four.
Upon hearing Li Qin's words, all the generals present changed their expressions.
They all knew that the next battle would be tough.
Among them, the fierce general Peng Jiahu stepped forward, patted his chest, and said:
"Isn't it just a few hundred thousand enemy troops?"
This is exactly what I, Lao Peng, wanted. I was worried that there wouldn't be enough people to kill.
If I were to take power, and war were to break out with the imperial army, I, Old Peng, would be at the forefront.
I will show those hundreds of thousands of imperial sycophants the might of our Liao army.
Li Qin stood on top, looking down at Peng Jiahu, who was patting his chest and eager to lead the charge.
He also smiled, truly worthy of being a fierce general left to him by his father.
Regardless of the outcome, Peng Jiahu, who was standing in front of him, had never lost his momentum before going into battle.
According to the original owner's memories, Peng Jiahu was a vanguard when the original owner's father was still alive.
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