After learning this explosive news, Qin Yong, Fan Zhong, and the other generals all looked at Zhang Fu.
It was as if they were waiting for Zhang Fu's decision.
Zhang Fu looked up at the sky and then slowly closed his eyes.
Then, holding the urgent message, he said:
“I will go and report to His Majesty immediately.”
Since Li Ze dared to launch a surprise attack on the Jizhou garrison, they will surely dare to launch a surprise attack on us.
By then, they will be riding high on their victory, while our army is in such a state of chaos.
If Li's cavalry were to charge, we would all be finished.
We will inevitably repeat the defeat of Governor Zhao Shuaizhen.
At that point, our entire army of over 200,000 will be wiped out.
At that time, the imperial court was already in grave danger.
Most importantly, His Majesty is in our army. If anything happens to His Majesty...
How could we possibly face Emperor Taizong?
Li the traitor could come at any moment, so we must stop as soon as possible and reorganize our troops.
We absolutely cannot let things get as chaotic as they are now.
Reorganize your formation, prioritizing preventing your own defeat.
They sent out cavalry to scout for enemy movements.
As he spoke, he turned and walked toward the imperial carriage, intending to advise His Majesty to quickly halt the march and form ranks to await the enemy.
Fortunately, this time, no eunuchs came to stop him.
Zhang Fu went directly into the imperial carriage and met Zhu Qizhen.
Upon seeing Zhang Fu, Zhu Qizhen said impatiently:
"What's wrong? What happened again?"
Zhang Fu directly took out the urgent dispatch from 600 li away and said:
"Your Majesty, the Prefect of Yongping has sent an urgent report that Zhao, the Governor-General of the Jizhou Garrison, was ambushed by the traitor Li while leading the army back to Jizhou."
"Zhao, the governor of Jizhou, was killed in battle, and the entire 70,000-strong Jizhou garrison was wiped out?"
"What?"
Upon hearing this news, Zhu Qizhen and Wang Zhen were both shocked.
He then took the urgent 600-mile delivery note.
Looking at the description given by Lu Xiaocheng, the prefect of Yongping, through the words of the defeated soldiers, of Li Qin's surprise attack on the Jizhou garrison army, one can see the whole process.
Because the accounts came from defeated soldiers, there were some exaggerated descriptions of Li Qin's army.
This is to cover up their defeat.
But this made Zhu Qizhen and Wang Zhen, who were reading the urgent report, break out in a cold sweat.
Especially Wang Zhen, who was the commander-in-chief of the army, was impressed by the scene described in the urgent military report.
My legs started to tremble.
The 70,000-strong army of Jizhou was completely wiped out in a surprise attack by Li Zicheng.
Zhao Shuozhen, the commander, was killed in battle.
If I were to lead a large army and encounter Li Zicheng, would I also...
Thinking of this, Wang Zhen couldn't help but touch his neck.
Zhang Fu then immediately addressed the two people in front of him:
"Your Majesty, the traitor Li has now defeated the Jizhou garrison and could launch a surprise attack on us at any time. Our army's march is currently in disarray, and our formation is unclear."
We should immediately reorganize our troops, choose advantageous terrain, regroup, and send out cavalry to scout out Li the bandit.
Faced with Zhang Fu's suggestion, Wang Zhen immediately shook his head and said:
"No, since Li could launch a surprise attack at any time, we should hurry on our way and return to the capital before he arrives. Once we're back in the capital, everything will be fine."
Upon hearing Wang Zhen's words, Zhang Fu was immediately stunned in shock.
Li Qin could arrive at any moment, yet they haven't even mustered their troops to prepare for battle.
Instead, they accelerated their rush towards the capital?
I realized I had overestimated this eunuch.
Having fought for decades, my first reaction was to prepare for battle.
However, Wang Zhen, a eunuch who had only been stabbed once, had never experienced battle.
Faced with the enemy, his reaction was to speed up his escape?
Zhu Qizhen then said to Zhang Fu:
"General, let the soldiers march faster and return to the capital as soon as possible so that I can have peace of mind."
After Emperor Zhu Qizhen spoke, Zhang Fu could only nod with difficulty and say:
"I obey the order."
After saying this, he stepped out of the imperial carriage, helplessly urging the already chaotic army to quicken its pace.
Although he was well aware that this would increase the chaos in the army.
But faced with the imperial edict, he could only urge the army to speed up its advance.
However, he also ordered Qin Zhong, the cavalry commander, to send out cavalry to scout around the army and report immediately if they found any enemy soldiers.
This gives them time to make a basic response.
As the army rushed forward at high speed, the already chaotic army became even more chaotic.
Just a short distance away, Li Qin was leading his army, also rushing towards the direction of the more than 200,000 troops.
Based on the original speed calculation, Li Qin should have been able to catch up for a while.
But they soon arrived near the imperial army of over 200,000 men.
The scouts sent out by Li Qin reported that they had spotted the imperial army of over 200,000 men ahead.
At this moment, the entire army of more than 200,000 men stopped at a place called Tushubao ahead.
Li Qin looked at the location of Tushubao on the map, also with a puzzled expression.
"That's strange. When we were chasing them earlier, we saw the imperial army of more than 200,000 men marching at full speed."
But why did they suddenly stop?
They stopped in a place with relatively calm terrain?
Li Qin looked at the location of Tushubao on the map. Stationing troops in this place completely violated his military knowledge.
What are they doing?
Is this another of Wang Zhen's shady tactics?
Li Qin looked at the map with a puzzled expression, and couldn't help but think of his "lucky general" Wang Zhen.
Never mind, since they're not far away, I'll order the army to stop and put on their armor.
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