First Lady of the Crown Prince

 Chapter 868 Father and son connect heart to heart (first update)

Hour Xuanping was planning to order the soldiers to rest and continue the attack on the city tomorrow morning, when he received an order from the rear.

 He frowned: "It's over tonight, are you so anxious?"

The best way to seriously weaken Liang Jun's strength is to attack all the way into Bianjing. Of course, this is impossible because neither the troops nor the food and grass allow it.

But at least a few border cities must be taken away from him, so as to hurt Liang Jun's vitality.

Tonight he will repair it, and tomorrow he will enter Li County and harvest more Liang Dog heads.

The guard handed over a letter with both hands and said: "This is a letter from Her Royal Highness, please read it."

Hou Xuanping took it over casually: "Just pass the message, why else write a letter..."

There are no unnecessary words in the letter, only six words - Qing'er is trapped in Pucheng.

　　Xuan Pinghou’s expression instantly turned cold.

In order to make it easier for him to lead his troops in the war, Shangguan Yan fabricated his identity as an old member of the Xuanyuan family. He had been acting secretly over the years and temporarily conferred on him the position of General Dingyuan.

Although everyone is unfamiliar with this man, it is an indisputable fact that he killed Chu Feipeng. In addition, the four of them defeated Liang Jun's thousands of troops, and their prestige and strength are beyond doubt.

In addition, everyone just thought that the princess wanted to take the opportunity to support her own party members, so they were not too surprised by his airborne landing.

This time he attacked Liang Jun, and he accompanied General Zhao Guoping of the Yan Dynasty.

"Does General Zhao also believe it?" Xuan Pinghou asked.

 “Ah…it seems…no.” The guard said bravely.

Xuan Pinghou's expression was as calm as ever, but there was a bit of frightening murderous aura around him: "I understand, you go and reply to the concubine. You don't need to do it tomorrow morning. I will take Li County at midnight."

 The guard opened his mouth wide.

 At midnight?

There is only one hour left, right?

 Can it really be captured?

Shangguan Yan was pacing back and forth in the camp. She vaguely felt that she had missed something, but she couldn't remember it all at once.

 Her mind was filled with the news that her son was besieged in Ghost Mountain, and she simply did not believe it was true.

Her son is so good, why did he come to the border gate?

Has it fallen into the territory of the Jin army?

What the **** does this happen?

The length of the letter was limited, so Gu Jiao only picked out the key points. Everything had to be discussed in detail in person.

Huan'er deliberately reminded her, but it was obvious that she was anxious and angry, but she swallowed it silently.

When something happens to His Highness Changsun, the first thing you think of is Marquis Xuanping. Have you forgotten General Zhao?

It doesn't matter if she forgets or not, Marquis Xuanping will handle it clearly.

At the age of 18, Xuanpinghou flattened the camp in Li County and killed six Liang generals. The Liang army retreated steadily, and when they wanted to escape, they were strongly surrounded by the Yan army.

 Finally, Liang Jun came forward from King Pingyang and submitted a humiliating letter of surrender.

With the letter of surrender in hand, King Pingyang was taken away as a hostage by Marquis Xuanping.

The task on Wang Man's side was much lighter. The new city was not as strong as Quyang City. In addition, the Nangong family's defenders were all left in Quyang by Chang Wei. There were less than 10,000 local troops left in the city. Wang Man's tens of thousands of troops killed them. In the past, the Nangong family was doomed to defeat.

 At dawn, the four sons of Nangong were killed in the battle, and the rest were captured alive.

 …

 Quyang City, in the camp of the commander of the Black Wind Camp.

Master Hu came over with the translated booklet in his arms: "Sir! Please take a look!"

Gu Jiao looked away from the sand table and raised her hand to take the booklet over.

The dust was also in her tent.

 The two of them read the Jin army's intelligence carefully.

Gu Jiao said: "There are more than 200,000 troops. Excluding the baggage, the number of troops capable of fighting has reached 160,000."

Given the fighting conditions of this dynasty, baggage generally accounted for about one-third of the total military strength, and the Jin army was no exception.

Gu Jiao continued: "The number of troops we can mobilize is almost the same, but the Jin army has to count the 50,000 troops of the Han family."

The main reason for this situation is that the Yan State was besieged by the five countries, and a lot of troops were scattered everywhere. The only country that can definitely withdraw its troops at the moment is the Zhao State at Chishui Pass.

 Chishui Pass is mainly for naval forces and is not suitable for land operations, so it is useless to rush here.

 Chen State and Zhao State are far away, and there is no definite news yet.

Liao Chen read all the information in the booklet and said: "Gongsun Yu deployed a large number of troops at the North City Gate and East City Gate. These two gates are the city gates closest to us. The South City Gate is guarded by the Han family's troops. There are a total of 30,000 cavalry and 20,000 Han family infantry. I don’t know which city gate they will be transferred to at that time. The defense of the west city gate is the weakest, but it is a pity that it is too far away from us."

Gu Jiao said: "It's almost time. Let's go to the pass to meet the princess."

Due to time constraints, Shangguan Yan and the imperial army will not enter Quyang City for repairs.

After they defeated Liang Jun, they rested for a few hours and then began marching to Pucheng.

Gu Jiao put on a red battle suit and black armor, and also went out to put on the helmet and armor of the Black Wind Cavalry.

 When she turned around, Liao Chen also put on his armor for battle.

Gu Jiao was stunned for a moment.

This general wearing a helmet and armor...is he still the beautiful monk who loves eating meat and drinking wine in his memory?

　　The laziness and evil charm of the past have faded away, and the whole body exudes a murderous aura of a warrior and an iron horse.

 “What are you looking at?” Liao Chen asked calmly.

Gu Jiao pouted: "I'm not used to you suddenly becoming serious."

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Getting rid of the dust, he got on his horse and led his troops out of the city.

Gu Jiao also brought 10,000 Black Wind Riders.

 These are mostly soldiers from the garrison camp, and they have been eager for this battle for a long time.

Wen Renchong, Li Shen, and Zhao Dengfeng finally waited to fight side by side again after the Xuanyuan family was destroyed.

The three of them were riding on horseback. They no longer looked as high-spirited as they did in their early twenties. Everyone's faces were stained with the vicissitudes of time.

 But their deep-rooted faith has never diminished or wavered.

Zhao Dengfeng sneered and said: "Lao Shi is gone, let's fight back together with Lao Shi's share this time!"

Wen Renchong, Li Shen, Zhao Dengfeng, and Shi Zhongkui were once the four fierce generals of the Black Wind Camp. Shi Zhongkui died in the battle more than ten years ago.

Thinking of Lao Shi, Wen Renchong and Li Shen's eyes became a little colder.

 Lao Shi's death has nothing to do with the Jin State. This time, they are settling old and new accounts together!

 “For Lao Shi.”

 “For the general.”

 “For the Seventh Young Master.”

The three of them had firm eyes and chased after them without hesitation!

 …

Gu Jiao waited for Shangguan Yan's carriage on the official road outside the pass.

 She patted the Black Wind King and stepped onto the carriage.

Shangguan Yan's eyes were red, and she seemed to have cried because she was worried about Shangguan Qing. However, her mood had calmed down now and she was able to talk to Gu Jiao calmly.

She took Gu Jiao's hand and asked Gu Jiao to sit down next to her: "Jiaojiao, what happened?"

Gu Jiao looked back.

Shangguan Yan said without changing his expression: "General Xiao, you should also get on your horse. I have something to discuss with you and Commander Xiao."

 Hou Xuanping also got on the carriage.

 Gu Jiao told the two about the ghost mountain, focusing on three main points: Shangguan Qing, Xuanyuan Qi, and a thousand lives under the tunnel.

Gu Jiao only mentioned Shangguan Qing's situation in the letter. Shangguan Yan never expected that Xuanyuan Qi would be involved.

“The second uncle is still alive...he is still alive...he even gave birth to a son..."

Shangguan Yan didn’t know anything about the Shadow Department. She thought Xuanyuan Qi really died that year.

 “That’s Master Jingkong.” Gu Jiao said.

"So Jingkong is also...a child of the Xuanyuan family..." Although Shangguan Yan had suspicions for a long time, he was still unsure, "Where is Zheng'er?"

Gu Jiao said: "He set off first with 20,000 troops and part of the city's baggage."

Shangguan Yan whispered: "Second uncle hasn't passed the critical period yet, has he?"

Gu Jiao nodded regretfully: "Yes."

 “Gongsun Yu!” Shangguan Yan clenched his fists coldly.

Marquis Xuanping, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke: "Two doubts, first, where did Lao Gu go? Second, why did Qing'er run away to Ghost Mountain? Shangguan Yan, didn't you say that he was having a good time in Zhuangzi outside Shengdu? Stay there?"

 "I..." Shangguan Yan opened his mouth.

Handhou Xuanping raised his hand and made a pause gesture: "Okay, there is no need to say anything, I understand."

 The two looked at him in confusion. What do you know?

Xuanpinghou couldn't hide his emotion and said: "Father and son are close to each other. He must have come to see me."

　　　What a filial son this is!

 Gu Jiao: “…”

Shangguan Yan: “…”

 …

The king did not withdraw his troops until dawn, and he was on his way here at this time.

Mu Qingchen is also under his command.

Waiting for their break, Xuanping Hou and Shangguan Yan quickly learned about the Jin army's troop deployment and formulated a preliminary battle plan.

Gu Jiao's Black Wind Cavalry and Liao Chen's Shadow Division went to attack the Han family's 30,000 Black Knights. The battle location was the South City Gate.

Xuanpinghou led 50,000 infantrymen and a bow and arrow battalion to attack the 80,000 Jin defenders at the north gate.

Wang Manze led an army of 30,000 to the east gate to fight against 40,000 Jin troops.

 Finally, Chang Wei took a detour to the west gate of Pucheng with 30,000 defenders to face the 20,000 Jin army.

The rest of the troops stayed in Quyang City to prevent the Liang army from counterattacking and the Jin army's defeat and sneak attack.

It’s the end of the month and it’s time to clear out the tickets. Are there any monthly tickets left?

 (End of this chapter)