When Emperor Chen Xun heard that Sun Zhe had taken his family to Hangu Pass, he could not help but angrily said to the Left Prime Minister Lu Zeng and the Right Prime Minister Fan Ziyong, "How can a commander like Sun Zhe, who commands such a large army, be allowed to take his family away from the capital?"
The Left Prime Minister Lu Zeng then said, “Your Majesty, Minister Sun has only one real family member in the capital, and that is his wife, Cui Xiumei, who is known as the ‘Mother Dragon’ in the capital.
We have learned that Sun Zhe has also taken his wife to Hangu Pass, and that Minister Sun and his wife have already arrived at Hangu Pass."
Emperor Chen Xun frowned, "I remember Sun Zhe has two adopted sons, right?"
Right Prime Minister Fan Ziyong immediately said, "Your Majesty, after Sun Zhe's two adopted sons became disabled, they were taken back to Ganyang City by the Cui family.
It seems that Minister Sun has severed his foster-father relationship with his two adopted sons."
Emperor Chen Xun sighed deeply, "Sun Zhe is such a good pretender. I thought he was a loyal minister who loved his country and was loyal to the emperor, but I didn't expect him to be a traitor with ulterior motives."
The Left Prime Minister Lu Zeng and the Right Prime Minister Fan Ziyong exchanged glances with each other, but no one responded.
Many ministers in the court actually disagreed with Sun Zhe's appointment as the commander of Hangu Pass. The left prime minister Lu Zeng and the right prime minister Fan Ziyong were even more reluctant to hand over the Jingwu Town and Liewu Town, which they had worked so hard to obtain, to Sun Zhe, even if it was only temporarily.
After all, Sun Zhe is the father of Marquis Zhenxi. Who knows if there is anything fishy going on between them.
However, Emperor Chen Xun trusted Sun Zhe very much. Despite the opposition of his ministers, he insisted on appointing Sun Zhe as the defender of Hangu Pass and handed over the Jingwu Town and Liewu Town of the imperial guards to Sun Zhe.
As a result, Sun Zhe took drastic measures and directly seized the military power of Jingwu Town and Liewu Town. The left prime minister Lu Zeng and the right prime minister Fan Ziyong were quite resentful of Emperor Chen Xun's stubbornness at this time.
Emperor Chen Xun then asked the two prime ministers, "Do you think Sun Zhe will collude with the Jiang family of Fuzhou?"
Left Prime Minister Lu Zeng hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, for the time being, Minister Sun should not be able to do this.
But just in case, I suggest that the military strength in Gushu County should be strengthened immediately."
There are five county towns between the capital and the eight major passes, and Gushu County is one of them. It is also the only way to enter the capital from Hangu Pass and Guangcheng Pass.
Even if Hangu Pass and Guangcheng Pass were both lost, as long as the county seat of Gushu County could be defended, unless the army of the Jiang family in Fuzhou chose to cross mountains and ridges, they would not be able to launch an attack on the capital.
"Which garrison of the Imperial Guards should be sent to defend Gushu County?"
Right Prime Minister Fan Ziyong immediately said, "Your Majesty, I have just discussed with Prime Minister Lu and we feel that we can send the Zhenwu and Xiaowu garrisons to garrison Gushu County.
On the one hand, we can prevent problems with Minister Sun, and on the other hand, we can reinforce Hangu Pass and Guangcheng Pass at any time."
Emperor Chen Xun nodded and said, "Then follow the arrangements of the two ministers and have Zhenwu Town and Xiaowu Town stationed in Gushu County as soon as possible."
After Sun Hao led his army to Fengshou City, because the Songfan Army had not yet laid siege to Fengshou City, the commander-in-chief of Zhenxi Right Guard Xue Rengui, the deputy commander-in-chief of Zhenxi Right Guard Lu Bu and the commander-in-chief of Tiger Soldiers Lu Biao immediately came to the camp being built outside the city to apologize to Sun Hao.
Xue Rengui took all the responsibility on himself, "My lord, the previous defeat was all my fault.
I misjudged the combat effectiveness of the armies of Yanzi, Yuli, and Shache, causing the bloodshed of 130,000 soldiers of the Zhenxi Army. Please punish me, my lord!"
After Sun Hao helped Xue Rengui, who had fallen to his knees before him, up, he said bitterly, "You can't be blamed entirely for this.
With so many people in the Zhenxi Protectorate, no one could have imagined that the armies of those vassal states would become so weak in combat effectiveness."
After a pause, Sun Hao continued, "However, my Zhenxi Army lost 130,000 soldiers in one battle, so you do have to bear some responsibility.
I think this is the way to go. I will relieve you of your post as Commander-in-Chief of Zhenxi Right Guard, but considering the upcoming battle with the Songfan Army, you will temporarily assume the post of Commander-in-Chief of Zhenxi Right Guard."
Xue Rengui said in a deep voice, "Thank you, my lord, for giving me the opportunity to redeem myself from my crime and make meritorious contributions."
Then Sun Hao turned to Guo Jia and said, "Since my father has already seized the military power of Jingwu Town and Liewu Town, and has become the commander of Hangu Pass.
Then let the Zhennan Army immediately dispatch a troop to reinforce Hangu Pass.
I don't care about the military power of Jingwu Town and Liewu Town, but the safety of my father and stepmother must be absolutely guaranteed."
Guo Jia knew that the Zhennan Army had to be dispatched at this time, so he nodded and said, "Don't worry, my lord. I will immediately have the Seven Banner Guards convey your wishes to the people of the Zhennan Protectorate."
On the morning of June 20th, 395th year of the Daliang calendar, the armies of Zhenxi Army and Songfan Kingdom took up their positions on the plain south of Fengshou City.
At this time, the eldest prince of the Songfan Kingdom, Songfan Sangji, had gathered a total of 1.4 million Songfan troops in Fengshou City, including 500,000 Snow Mountain Cavalry.
The eldest prince, Songfan Sangji, looked at the hundreds of thousands of Zhenxi troops across from him and shouted to the generals around him, "Warriors of the plateau, we have attracted the main force of the Liang State Zhenxi Army.
As long as we can defeat the hundreds of thousands of Liang State Zhenxi Army, the door to the entire Western Region will be completely open to our Songfan Kingdom.
Countless wealth and women will be waiting for us to plunder."
At this time, Fude Suolang, a fierce general of the Songfan army, suddenly challenged Songfan Sangji to a battle: "My lord, I would like to be the first to fight against the Liang Kingdom's Zhenxi Army!"
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