The substitute prince: Reported the emperor's brother at the beginning

Chapter 191 Another 8-mile rush

In a word, all the talkers shut up.

Although they kept talking endlessly in the court, it was all because of the laws of the Wu State, which allowed them to say whatever they wanted.

But Emperor Wu really asked them to contribute to the country and go to the front line to fight the barbarians with swords.

It would scare them to death.

After everyone quieted down, Emperor Wu began to issue orders: "The Beijing Camp will mobilize 100,000 soldiers and horses to support the front line immediately."

The Beijing camp has been preparing for half a month, and now it is time to set off.

As soon as Emperor Wu gave the order, half of the more than 200,000 troops outside the capital immediately began to pack up and set off in a mighty procession.

However, the three guards controlled by Ning Yi were deliberately omitted by Yang Long intentionally or unintentionally.

They said that the three guards were old guards with low combat effectiveness, not as good as the newly transferred guards from other places, so they were asked to train hard to protect the capital.

No one doubted this, as Ning Yi's defense and confidentiality work was too good.

Ning Yi also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, in order to prevent Emperor Wu from finding out, he had to ask the Intelligence Department to give up the plan of invading other guards in the Beijing Camp.

Otherwise, if the Beijing army launched a large-scale attack now, wouldn’t it be bad luck?

Ning Yi also went out of the city in person to send the Beijing troops north to provide support.

Watching the huge group of soldiers wearing armor and holding weapons setting off in succession.

Qin Haifeng sighed, "Your Highness, these are all good soldiers."

How could they not be good soldiers? These were the elite troops that Emperor Wu had drawn from all over the country. All those who had any connection with the Second Prince in the former Beijing camp were withdrawn.

Now that we are heading north to support the border, we naturally choose teams with strong combat capabilities.

With these 100,000 troops heading north to the border, Han Dingtian's side was considered stable.

Moreover, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works, and the Grain Reserves Bureau worked together to prepare the army. After all kinds of military supplies were distributed, the army's combat effectiveness was still very strong.

After Ning Yi watched them leave, he returned to the mansion and immediately had Qin Haifeng pass on the order: "First Army, immediately send troops to the west of Hushan Pass to hide. Do not reveal your whereabouts."

"The Second Army will also be dispatched immediately, heading towards Jizhou, and they must also remain hidden."

"Once the Beijing camp shows up, it's time for Duke Dingguo to take action." Ning Yi said slowly.

He had waited for so long, it was almost time. Moreover, after the First Army went to Hushan Pass, it would not be a problem for them to quickly capture Hushan Pass with the cooperation of the Third Army, which had been trained locally for less than two months.

Qin Haifeng was puzzled: "Your Highness, shouldn't we be heading towards Huaizhou to prepare to attack Prince Huai, who might take action? Why are we going to Jizhou? Prince Ji has shown no signs of rebellion."

But Ning Yi suddenly laughed and said, "Because Prince Ji is rich."

"Also, the cavalry should go to Jizhou and take a good stroll. Otherwise, it will be difficult to train combat effectiveness if they just stay in the barracks."

The First Cavalry Army had been formed long ago, but it was difficult to train the cavalry to be combat-ready.

It needs to be honed slowly.

Later, tens of thousands of war horses were snatched from the Dongfang family's horse farm, and the framework of the Second Cavalry Army and the Third Cavalry Army were rebuilt.

It's very difficult to form a group, let alone go into battle.

But the food and drink for this group of soldiers is quite expensive.

Although there are still a lot of things stored in the basement of Ning Yi's palace.

Later, the house was searched several times and a lot was obtained.

But with so many people to support, it's very expensive and money is spent like water.

Fortunately, he had confiscated the fourth brother's assets, otherwise he would be in dire straits now.

The Dongfang family had to pay for their help, and the price was very high. Otherwise, the Second Prince would not have spent so many years to train tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and most of the money was taken away by the Dongfang family.

Now that the war has started, Ning Yi will naturally not miss this feast.

As for others, they were all worried, fearing that the barbarians would move south and capture the capital.

But for Ning Yi, this war is simply a great opportunity to make a fortune.

How could he miss it so easily?

Due to the constant encroachment of the intelligence services.

Among the 100,000 troops of Duke Dingguo Fang Chengyu at Hushan Pass, 30,000 generals had been controlled by them.

Duke Dingguo also communicated with King Huai more and more frequently in private.

Ning Yi didn't even allow anyone to stop their private messages, so as not to be woken up by these two bastards.

The First Army dispersed and moved out, hiding during the day and moving at night, and soon arrived at the mountains west of Hushan Pass.

The news from the Intelligence Department has been released. Duke Dingguo has now made the final decision to deploy 10,000 troops to defend Hushan Pass, while the rest of the army will launch a massive attack on the capital.

Ning Yi almost died of laughter when he heard the news, because these 10,000 people were the generals under their control.

While the imperial court was keeping its eyes on the border and the war with the barbarians.

Suddenly, there was an urgent movement from the direction of Hushan Pass, which was nearby.

While the court was in session, a messenger suddenly rushed into the palace, shouting "Express delivery for eight hundred miles, rush delivery for eight hundred miles!"

"Why another 800-mile rush?"

Many ministers were surprised. Why did the urgent message of 800 miles away appear so often recently?

The previous few times, the information was conveyed from the border.

And this time, was it sent from the border again?

Did something happen to the 100,000 troops supporting the border? That shouldn't be the case. Logically, they should have arrived at the border to join the battle by now.

Could it be that we were ambushed by barbarians or something?

Emperor Wu gave a direct order to let the interrogator in.

The messenger hurried into the hall and knelt on the spot: "Report, Your Majesty, there has been a change at Hushan Pass."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

Emperor Wu's heart skipped a beat: "What happened to Hushan Pass?"

Hushan Pass is right at our doorstep, only a few hundred miles away. If any accident happens there, the gates of the capital will be wide open.

Not only him, but also the Prime Minister, Yang Long, and even the Crown Prince looked anxiously at the panting interrogator.

Although they usually fight with each other, once something happens in the capital, everyone will be in trouble, which will be a huge danger.

The messenger also ran all the way, holding a secret letter tube in his hand, shouting loudly: "Duke Dingguo raised the banner of purging the imperial court yesterday and led an army of 100,000, claiming to be 200,000, in a mighty march south."

"What?" Emperor Wu suddenly stood up from the dragon throne, his body shaking.

Eunuch Zhao exclaimed and immediately came over to support him: "Your Majesty, be careful of the dragon body."

"Get out." Emperor Wu roared at him, and then angrily said, "Present the secret letter."

All the ministers were talking about it, and everyone was shocked by the news.

Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, Duke Dingguo actually sent troops.

And it's about purging the emperor's side, isn't that rebellion?

As soon as Eunuch Zhao received the secret letter, Empress Wu grabbed it.

After reading it carefully, I almost fainted.

Duke Dingguo, on the pretext that the emperor was seriously ill and that villains were causing trouble around him, wanted to help the emperor get rid of the villains, and thus he marched south to the capital in a mighty force.

Emperor Wu tore the secret letter to pieces. He was now furious: "Fang Chengyu, I have treated him well, yet he dared to do this? He deserves to be cut into pieces."

He trusted Fang Chengyu very much, otherwise he would not have given such an important position as Hushan Pass to Fang Chengyu to manage, as there were nominally 80,000 garrisons there.