After Wang Zhen finished speaking, the little eunuch immediately relayed his words to Zhang Fu and the others kneeling outside.
Zhang Fu and others had served in the army for decades, and after hearing Wang Zhen's words...
She almost fainted.
"The march of a large army is of utmost importance; how can we allow the army to move in disarray?"
If this continues, the hundreds of thousands of troops will be thrown into chaos, with generals unable to find their soldiers and soldiers unable to find their officers.
If any unforeseen circumstances arise, the army could very well collapse on its own.
The young eunuch who delivered the message paid no attention to Zhang Fu and the others' words, and coldly said:
"General, my ancestor was personally appointed by His Majesty as the commander-in-chief of the army. Since he has given the order..."
You can carry it out.
He said this route is fine, you should continue this way.
After saying this, the eunuch turned and left, giving Zhang Fu and the other generals no chance to say anything more.
Zhang Fu, his face filled with grief and indignation, looked at the sky and muttered to himself:
"It's over, it's all over."
In Zhang Fu's desperate eyes, he seemed to see the moment when the army would be overthrown.
Shortly after the army from the capital set out, the army from Jizhou also set off towards Shanhaiguan.
Fortunately, they were not personally controlled and directed by Wang Zhen.
Instead, it was led by Zhao Shuaizhen, the garrison commander of Jizhou, a renowned general who had fought in countless battles.
Tens of thousands of troops were marching in an orderly fashion toward Shanhaiguan.
Looking at the army marching out before him.
Zhao Shuaizhen, however, showed no joy, but rather a look of worry.
At this moment, his deputy general Yuan Wenzong rode up to Zhao Shuaizhen's side and said:
"General, what are you worried about?"
Looking at the large army before him, and hearing his deputy's words, Zhao Shuaizhen sighed deeply and said:
"I'm worried about the army of the three major camps in the capital. I heard that this time His Majesty appointed the eunuch Wang Zhen as the commander of the army, instead of the veteran general Zhang Fu who has been through many battles."
I have a very bad feeling right now.
"Yes, I was also very surprised when I heard that the commander of the army was Wang Zhen."
Fortunately, he ordered the general to lead the soldiers of Jizhou as the vanguard to Shanhaiguan first, and did not order the general to travel with the army of the three major camps of the imperial court.
This meant the general wouldn't be subject to too much command or constraint from that eunuch.
This is a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.
Zhao Shuaizhen's deputy general, Yuan Wenzong, nodded in relief.
Zhao Shuaizhen looked at the army in front of him, then glanced at the Jizhou garrison behind him, his eyes filled with worry.
"This time, that eunuch actually ordered me to lead all the troops of Jizhou as the vanguard to help him quell the rebellion of Li the traitor."
He never even considered what would happen to the defense of Jizhen after we left with the army from Jizhen.
Now we are leading an army of 70,000 to conquer the traitor Li, leaving only about 10,000 troops in the entire Jizhou garrison. The most crucial point is that these 10,000 troops are scattered in various parts of Jizhou.
They simply cannot form a united force; once the enemy from beyond the pass arrives, it will all be over.
Seeing Zhao Shuaizhen looking worriedly at Jizhou in the distance, Yuan Wenzong could only continue:
“General, our Jizhou garrison is mainly defending against the Tatars outside the pass. Didn’t we already send people out of the pass to investigate?”
The Tatars had already driven their cattle and sheep to graze in the distance.
The tribes currently outside are small groups of dozens or hundreds of people, and it's impossible for them to cross the Great Wall. Even if they did, they wouldn't pose a significant threat to Jizhou.
General, you can rest assured, Jizhou will be safe.
After hearing what his deputy Yuan Wenzong said, Zhao Shuaizhen nodded and said:
“What you say makes sense. I did send people to investigate outside the pass before.”
But I have a bad feeling about this.
This is a feeling I've never had in all my decades of fighting.
After all, Jizhou cannot be lost.
Jizhou was sandwiched between the capital and Shanhaiguan.
If this place is occupied by the enemy, and we are not doing well in the battle at Shanhaiguan, we will have to retreat to the capital.
They could then easily cut off the army's route back to the capital from Jizhou.
If the army is blocked halfway and then attacked from both sides, it will be all over.
"General, in order to quell the traitor Li, in addition to our 70,000 troops in Jizhou, we also have more than 200,000 troops in the capital."
Add to that the tens of thousands of troops in Tianjin, and we'll have a force of 300,000 elite soldiers.
Moreover, with His Majesty personally leading the expedition, those civil officials dared not embezzle or cut off our supplies.
We can now say that the division has sufficient logistical support.
Even if the division is under Wang Zhenluan's command, our strength is what it is.
How could the battle be unsuccessful?
"In this battle, we aim to take Liaodong in one fell swoop."
Yuan Wenzong said to Zhao Shuaizhen with great pride.
After hearing Yuan Wenzong's words, Zhao Shuaizhen nodded.
"What you said makes a lot of sense."
However, a general must first calculate the possibility of defeat before calculating the possibility of victory.
After all, most of the dozen or so fierce soldiers from Liaodong under Li Ze were veterans of countless battles, and they were trained by the old Li Ze.
That should not be underestimated.
And the generals that Old Li left behind for Li were all famous generals, such as Liu Wenhui, Zhou Wentong, Peng Jiahu, and Wang Taihe.
Li Ze himself was always by Old Li Ze's side, and was well-versed in military strategy and tactics, skilled in archery and horsemanship, so he was no ordinary person.
We are sure to have a tough battle at Shanhaiguan Pass.
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