"Report to your Majesty!" The general immediately knelt on the ground: "There is intelligence that an army suddenly appeared at the southern foot of Yanshan Mountain. At this moment, Yanbei City has been captured. The commander of the coalition forces, Young Master Changgong, ordered us to come and take a look."
Zhao Rui was slightly startled: "The coalition coach this time is Tian Changgong?"
"That's right. Also setting off with us is Liang Guogong's 200,000-strong army."
Zhao Rui's face was filled with surprise.
It is definitely not an ordinary person who can let a famous general like Liang Zhang go out in person.
Judging from the march route and time, the army that appeared in Yanbeicheng should be a hundred thousand troops led by Shan Xin and Li Fei.
It seems that they did not choose to go east into the mountains and forests of Northeast China, but used the most conservative method to cross the grassland and climb over the Yanshan Mountains.
Although it took a little longer, it also saved me the trouble of getting lost in the mountains and forests of Northeast China.
And being able to lead one hundred thousand cavalry across the Yanshan Mountains in less than a month shows how strong Shan Xin and Li Fei's military abilities are.
Zhao Rui looked at the map and found that Yanbeicheng was only about sixty miles away from here, and his men were all cavalry, so it only took him one day to get there.
It’s time to take this opportunity to meet the Liang Kingdom’s God of War, Liang Zhang!
After all, Dashang and Liang are neighboring countries. The two sides have a deep and irreconcilable hatred. Sooner or later, there will be a war.
Now that we have met, let's see how good Gongzi Zhang is at fighting.
But just when he was about to give the order, the 30,000 Dongliang soldiers in front of him stared at him longingly with a pleading look.
"Your Majesty, this attack on Beiyan has brought out all the troops in Dongliang. Now is the time of emptiness. If you can rush to the capital of Dongliang with lightning speed and declare your rightful position, then the entire Dongliang Kingdom will be defeated.
It’s in your hands!”
"Yes, Your Majesty, the people of Dongliang are now in dire straits, and they are waiting for a wise master like you to come and rescue them."
"Jimo City, the capital of Dongliang Kingdom, is less than a day's journey from here. Please think twice, your Majesty."
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Zhao Rui was suddenly moved. If he could control Dongliang in the shortest time, he could announce that Dongliang would withdraw from the coalition, which would relieve the pressure on Beiyan.
Then if we move troops from Dongliang to the west, we might be able to completely resolve the crisis in Beiyan.
After some deliberation, Zhao Rui immediately called Tang Long to his side.
"You lead 40,000 troops to Yan Beicheng to support General Shan Xin. At the same time, ask them to send a memorial to Dashang and send a large army out to the Shang-Yan border!"
Tang Long was unambiguous and immediately left with 40,000 troops.
Zhao Rui led the remaining people to Jimo City at high speed.
Now he has 10,000 descendants of the Tiger and Ben army soldiers, 20,000 elite cavalry brought from the Western Regions, and 30,000 Dongliang soldiers who are eager to fight back to Dongliang and confirm Zhao Rui's identity as the lord of the country.
For them, this is equivalent to a gamble.
In Jimo City, there are also members of the Liang Shengtian family, and these people are all qualified to inherit the throne.
Once they get the news and elect a new king, these 30,000 troops will be accused of treason.
Zhao Rui's army passed like a strong wind, and when night fell, they arrived at the outskirts of Jimo City.
"Your Majesty, Jimo City is ahead of us. Now is the time when the defense is at its weakest. As long as you give the order, it can be captured in less than two hours."
Zhao Rui chuckled: "Why attack? With Wang Qi here, we can just walk in."
Along the way, they relied on the king's flag of King Dongliang to get through easily.
Now that the capital is right in front of us, there is no need to fight.