Chapter 425 Anning Tower (1st update)

Even when Zhao Chen was ill, he was still wearing a black armor uniform. He was tall and became more and more imposing.

He stared at An Linghou coldly, "Where has the prince gone? I am the supervisor of the army and I have the right to know."

An Ling Hou felt uncomfortable being stared at by him. He responded warmly, "I really don't know. Your Highness also knows that I have few talents and little knowledge, and the army relies entirely on the support of the prince. Wherever he goes and what he wants to do, he will not tell me in detail."

Zhao Chen took out the golden token from his arms, held it up, and said in a cold voice, "Gu has the right to change generals in front of the formation. Marquis Anling had better think about it first. Otherwise, Gu will take over the Northwest Army and issue another impeachment memorial."

Send it to the capital!"

An Linghou's expression changed drastically. The prince actually had this authority!

Fortunately, he kept praising the prince, but he didn't expect it... The prince was ashamed of his trust in him!

If we talk about it, he is the nephew of Empress Dowager Lu and can be regarded as the prince's uncle, but An Linghou did not dare to put on the airs of this elder.

He stood up tremblingly, knelt down on one knee and cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, please calm down. I will go and find out carefully where the Crown Prince has gone..."

Zhao Chen's eyebrows became more and more gloomy, An Linghou was planning to pretend to him to the end.

The prince is the backbone of the border camp, and there are tens of thousands of Xiliang troops stationed outside the border. How could he leave without saying hello?

"So, An Linghou does not intend to become a general."

An Linghou said sadly, "Your Highness should know that if a plan is not kept secret, it will not succeed. If the Crown Prince makes any moves, the fewer people will know about it, the better. How could he tell me in advance? He just experienced a big battle the day before yesterday, and Xiliang

The army will definitely not attack immediately. The prince Xu is using this gap to make some arrangements..."

If there is more, he can't say anything.

Otherwise, when his son comes back, he will have to look at him silently. This feeling makes him unable to tell who is the father and who is the son.

Zhao Chen stood in front of him and looked at him condescendingly. His eyes were extremely sharp and he said, "An Linghou must be more cautious. One careless move can be a serious crime of annihilating the family."

An Linghou gritted his teeth and cupped his hands and said, "I would like to follow the teachings of His Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhao Chen lifted his robe and left the general's camp.

Wei Xiao followed behind, "Prince, you'd better go back to the camp to have a meal and take medicine first. Your body can't be tortured any longer."

"There's no rush."

Zhao Chen walked around the camp and then rode out of the camp.

Three or four miles further away is Qingyunguan Pass.

There is yellow sand everywhere here, and even the city wall is made of dusty yellow mud. It is tall and thick, standing on the Gobi Desert. Behind it is thousands of miles of fertile soil in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The reason why we got such an aspirational name is because the sky in the border town is high and the clouds are vast.

Zhao Chen climbed up the city wall. There were soldiers guarding it. Going further, there was a watchtower.

Climbing the tower and looking into the distance, you can see that for more than ten miles outside the city wall, there is a flat and vast Gobi desert, without any obstruction. Further forward, there are low trees and moss-like grassland.

That piece of grassland belongs to Xiliang.

Although there is no city wall to block it, it is extremely difficult for the Zhou Dynasty to take it as its own - the terrain there is flat and broad, and there are no mountains on both sides. Building a long border defense project for that barren land is huge and the gain outweighs the loss.

The weather was fine at this time, and the black soldiers and horses on the grass were clearly visible.

Zhao Chen's eagle eyes tightened and he stared there, with the ferocity of drinking his blood and eating his flesh.

The two soldiers on the watchtower were frightened by the power around the prince, and they both kept silent. For more than a month, they had seen the prince almost every day, and the prince only told them not to slack off, and never punished anyone, but they saw him.

Still scared.

They lived a life of fighting and killing, and they could clearly detect the fierce murderous aura in the prince, and seemed to be able to kill everyone with a knife at any time.

Zhao Chen pointed at a rather honest soldier, "Your name is Er Niu, right?"

The soldier was so flattered that he knelt down on one knee and loudly replied, "His Royal Highness, you are bidding on the two oxen!"

Zhao Chen asked, "Has anyone entered or left Qingyun Pass from last night to now?"

"When I return to the Crown Prince, no one comes in or out. During the current war, Qingyun Pass has been closed to the public and is prohibited from passing by!"

Zhao Chen asked, "Is anyone in the army leaving the city?"

Erniu reported, "Go back to Your Majesty the Crown Prince, no!"

Zhao Chen felt slightly relieved, so Lu Bing did not leave Qingyun Pass.

He believed what Er Niu said.

In the previous life, Erniu defended Qingyun Pass and was shot into pieces by a hail of arrows. Before his death, he climbed up the city wall and fell down, hitting several Xiliang soldiers on the ladder.

Zhao Chen patted Er Niu on the shoulder, "What a good boy, with a loud voice and full confidence. You will be a centurion from now on."

Erniu was stunned for a moment, then he was overjoyed and grinned loudly, "Thank you, Your Highness, Prince!"

Zhao Chen pointed to the Xiliang camp in the distance, "Keep an eye on them."

Erniu cupped his hands and said, "This is my order!"

Zhao Chen left the watchtower and returned to the military camp, when he suddenly swayed.

Wei Xiao hurriedly helped him sit down and ordered breakfast and soup to come in.

He advised earnestly, "Your Highness, your face feels like it's burning. You have to have a good rest. You have to get better before there is a war."

Zhao Chen took the decoction and drank it with one hand. How could he dare to relax? The entire Northwest Army would be defeated within three months.

Now a month and a half has passed, and there is not much time left for him.

He said, "Go to the city."

Wei Xiao received the order and left the camp and entered the city in the name of buying food.

Two days later, a secret guard came to deliver the message. Zhao Chen changed into casual clothes and rode to the border city.

There is a restaurant in the city called Anning House.

It was newly opened a year ago. It is elegantly decorated and welcomes customers from all over the world. It is lunch time and business is very good. Most of the visitors are business travelers with accents from all over the world.

Because of the war, they were stranded here and could not clear the customs to go to Xiliang to do business.

Zhao Chen went straight to the private room on the third floor. As soon as he sat down, a waiter served him tea.

"What kind of wine and food would you like, sir?"

Zhao Chen said softly, "Peace wine, peace cuisine."

The waiter looked calm and said, "Please wait a moment, sir. The food and drinks will be here soon!"

After a while, the shopkeeper came in with a pot of wine and two plates of side dishes, "Your Majesty, your drinks and dishes!"

Wei Xiao closed the door of the private room, and the shopkeeper bowed his hands and saluted, "Your Highness, as you expected, the Xiliang army sent more troops to Cizhou, with at least 50,000 troops."

Zhao Chen's eyes darkened slightly.

It's not fifty thousand, it's eighty thousand.

The garrison in Cizhou was only 20,000. The two neighboring states to the north and south each had 10,000 garrison troops. They were overwhelmed and unable to reinforce.

My father only cared about the safety of his throne, but he didn't know how many soldiers' lives were lost because of his fear.

This battle allowed the Xiliang army to tear open a hole in Dazhou and was defeated like a mountain.

In this life, the battle of Cizhou was advanced by more than a month.

Lu Bing, I'm afraid he got the news and went to Cizhou. But he has checked in the past two days and found no signs of troop deployment. Where will Lu Bing mobilize troops from? Is it possible to mobilize enough troops?

Zhao Chen asked, "How is General Fu doing?"
Chapter completed!