"General, we have crossed the Taihang Mountains and are now basically safe."
Let the army stop and rest.
A general rode forward and approached Yang Zhiyong, saying...
Looking at the army behind him, Yang Zhiyong knew they had already passed Jingxing Pass. He ordered his younger brother, Yang Zhiwen, to lead over ten thousand troops to defend the pass and block Li's army east of the Taihang Mountains.
They are indeed safe now and can take a rest.
With the order to rest issued, the army, which had been marching rapidly for some time, immediately began to rest in accordance with military regulations.
Yang Zhiyong, who had been galloping continuously, could finally dismount and rest.
After dismounting and sitting down, Yang Zhiyong let out a deep sigh.
Along the way, he had seen countless prefectures and counties in Zhili, many of whose officials had abandoned their posts and fled south.
Even those who didn't escape have probably already decided to surrender to Li Qin.
Zhili is now completely vulnerable, and it's only a matter of time before it falls into Li Qin's hands.
Once Li Qin takes control of Zhili, he will be eyeing the Central Plains, and the situation will be irreversible.
Moreover, Jiang Xiangyang from Datong and Qin Chenyao from Shandong remained neutral in this effort to aid the capital.
Now that Li Qin has captured the capital and his military power is at its peak, they will likely surrender to him soon.
The world will soon be thrown into chaos by this great change.
But Taiyuan, where he was located, was the most dangerous place.
With Jiang Xiangyang of Datong joining Li Qin's forces, the northern gateway to Taiyuan will be directly opened.
At the same time, if Li Qin were to take over the undefended Henan region north of the Yellow River, he would be facing enemies on three sides: north, east, and south.
He must get to Taiyuan as soon as possible to make preparations.
Moreover, the Yang family has considerable influence in the Northwest and can provide them with some support.
Let's see if we can leverage the Yang family's influence in the Northwest to win over Hong Chengchou, the Governor-General of Shaanxi.
After all, Hong Chengchou, an official from out of town, had no real power base in Shaanxi. If he wanted to govern smoothly in Shaanxi, he had to rely on the Yang family, who had deep roots in the Northwest.
Chaos is about to begin.
Datong.
Jiang Xiangyang looked at the edict that Li Qin had issued to him in the name of Emperor Zhu Qizhen.
In the letter, Li Qin used the emperor's name to bestow upon him the title of Marquis Tongshun, placing him under the control of Li Qin, the Duke of Liaodong.
After reading the imperial edict, Jiang Xiangyang casually put it aside.
Li Qin actually managed to capture the capital.
Most importantly, he even managed to persuade the tens of thousands of troops in Xuanfu to surrender.
In addition to the Jurchen army under his control, the troops he recruited along the way, and the Xuanfu army.
He now commands hundreds of thousands of troops, and most importantly, he also controls Emperor Zhu Qizhen.
It can be said that the legitimate authority of the imperial court is already in his hands.
With the Tushu Incident, the situation in the entire Wu Kingdom began to spiral out of control.
If Yu Gan successfully defends the capital and defeats Li Qin, he might be able to reverse the situation.
But he failed.
With the fall of the capital, the country will soon fall into a state of complete chaos.
Those governors-general and generals who, like themselves, held military power, or local strongmen, would quickly seize control of the political, military, and financial power of their respective regions, becoming local lords.
Li Qin, who holds the emperor in one hand and commands hundreds of thousands of troops in the other, will be the most powerful warlord among them.
Jiang Xiangyang looked at the edict that Li Qin had given him and touched his forehead.
In fact, facing the impending chaos, he, who held military power, also wanted to make a concerted effort.
But his reason told him not to even think about doing that.
He was in Datong, not in Lingnan or Bashu.
His location was too close to the capital where Li Qin was, and Xuanfu had already been captured by Li Qin.
He could easily send troops directly from Xuanfu to attack him.
He was extremely hesitant to put himself in direct combat with Li Qin, who was riding high on his momentum.
Let's first secure the army, continue to manage Datong, accumulate strength, and observe the continued changes in the world situation.
Don't be fooled by Li Qin's current momentum; he's expanding too fast and his foundation is too shallow.
Once he suffers a few defeats, or even a major defeat, and kills tens of thousands of his core troops in Liaodong, rendering his core troops insufficient to deter his non-core troops, then...
His power will collapse immediately.
The world is constantly changing, and such things happen all the time in history.
After some deliberation, Jiang Xiangyang immediately wrote a letter of thanks.
This was tantamount to accepting Zhu Qizhen's investiture and orders.
He accepted Li Qin's control and leadership, and acknowledged Li Qin and Zhu Qizhen.
This scene also occurred in Shandong, where Qin Chenyao received an order from Li Xuanshang to bestow an official title upon him.
He accepted the title of Marquis of Qi Shun, and he agreed much more readily than Jiang Xiangyang of Datong.
There was no other way; his military strength was far weaker than that of Jiang Xiangyang, who was stationed at the border and commanded the border troops.
Moreover, Li Qin's nephew, Li Xuanshang, is leading an army of over 100,000 men in multiple routes to conquer various parts of Zhili.
The Shandong region under his jurisdiction was so close to Zhili, where Li Xuanshang's army was located.
If he dares to say no, Li Xuanshang's army can immediately turn around and attack him.
He didn't believe his troops could defeat Li Qin's army of over 100,000 fierce warriors.
So after receiving Li Qin's order, he immediately knelt down, and knelt down with extreme smoothness.
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