Jiangmen Tianjiao: Reborn with funny ancestors

"Didn't Dongyi lose just last year?"

Lu Yunkui couldn't believe the emergency report he saw from the Eastern Front.

Last year, Wu Ningbo Zheng Batian led the Chu brothers and sisters on an eastward expedition, defeating Jin Richan's [-] soldiers at Yongping Pass, and annihilated Shangguan Lie's [-] troops outside Linhai City.

Dongyi was defeated and paid one million taels of compensation to Liguo for the defeat.

Although Lu Yunkui dreamed that Dongyi and Xirong sent troops together to capture Shangjing, he still believed that Dongyi would not invade the Liguo border again in such a short period of time.

Unfortunately, Li Bochang's military newspaper clearly stated that the Queen of Dongyi, Shangguan Feng, had arrived outside Jiaozhou City on her own expedition.

At the same time, Dongyi warships can be seen outside Yongping Pass and Linhai Port.

"Quickly, send someone to recover Marquis Liyang and ask him to come back for discussion."

At this time, Lu Yunkui felt that the only person he could rely on was Liyang Hou Chuge.

Although Li Bochang was the eastern front coach whom he trained, if a war really breaks out, he knows very well who will be his life-saving straw.

The eunuch who conveyed the order worked hard and finally caught up with Marquis Liyang a hundred miles outside Shangjing City.

An army of [-] people marched forward, but they couldn't move any faster.

Chuge, the Marquis of Liyang who was overtaken, heard the imperial edict announcing that he would postpone his troops leaving the capital. He immediately returned to the capital and entered the palace, almost throwing the edict to the ground.

A military newspaper from the northwest was sent back to Shangjing every day. He knew very well how urgent the military situation in the northwest was.

If he doesn't lead troops to reinforce, the troops in the northwest will not be enough.

The emperor asked him to return to the capital in such a hurry, and Marquis Liyang was also worried that something serious had happened.

He carefully asked the eunuch who delivered the order.

Fortunately, although Lu Yunkui did not write it in the imperial edict, he told the eunuch who passed the edict that if Marquis Liyang refused to come back, he would tell him that the war on the Eastern Front was about to begin.

Marquis Liyang was speechless. Lu Yunkui deprived him of his military power on the eastern front and spared no effort to support his own people in these years.

As a result, in the event of a war, they still have to look for the Chu family army.

Excluding the troops that Chu Tianjiao recruited privately, the eastern front now has more troops than the northwest, right?

Angry and angry, Marquis Liyang could not be angry with the emperor.

After all, he didn't quite trust Li Bochang's commanding ability in the face of a war.

"Father, please wait a moment. I will make some arrangements and then return to Beijing with you."

Marquis Liyang suppressed his irritation, winked, and several personal guards sensiblely isolated the eunuch who delivered the order from the accompanying guards.

Marquis Liyang said to his trusted general Wang Zhi: "You lead the first five battalions and rush to Yangguan immediately without stopping. Send an order to the entire northwest that this battle will be commanded by the eldest lady Chu Tianjiao.

I will go back to the palace to check first. If nothing happens, I will lead the fifth battalion back to the northwest as soon as possible.

But now that the war has begun on the Eastern Front, you tell the eldest lady, don’t count on these [-] people. They probably have to stay in Beijing and maneuver. "

Wang Zhi is also a veteran who has been with Li Yanghou for many years, and now he is a third-rank guard general.

After listening to Liyang Hou's arrangements, he clasped his fists and said without any ambiguity: "I will obey the order!"

Li Yanghou then ordered the [-] Chu family troops from the last five battalions to stand by.

He did not follow the imperial edict and let the [-] people return to the Xishan Camp. He still held on to a glimmer of hope, hoping that the situation on the eastern front would not be too complicated.

Marquis Liyang rushed back to Shangjing.

In the imperial study room, this time Lu Yunkui summoned more people than last time.

Chu Ye was also among them. Before Marquis Li Yang arrived, Lu Yunkui had been grabbing Chu Ye to ask for advice.

Chu Ye has served as the Minister of War for many years, and he also fought with the old Marquis Liyang when he was young. Although his ability to command battles is somewhat inferior to that of his eldest brother and fourth brother, he still has an understanding of the overall situation.

He advised Lu Yunkui: "Your Majesty, the more difficult the time, the more we must keep our minds steady. We must not lose our position.

Although the war started on the eastern front at this time, the situation was far better than that in the northwest.

Not to mention that they had just fought a battle with Dongyi last year, but the Dongyi people's fighting power was far inferior to that of the Xirong people.

Last year, His Majesty ordered another [-] troops to be recruited, [-] of which were added to the Eastern Front. Now, the troops stationed at the three key passes on the Eastern Front, plus the Quzhou Army, totaled [-] troops. They should have been able to resist the Dongyi people. Offensive. "

There was a big war in Jiaozhou last year that didn't really start at all. Most of the soldiers who died died in the plague.

Because Luo Nichang made medicine to treat the epidemic, the number of deaths was not high.

The original garrison in Jiaozhou has basically been preserved.

The Quzhou army did not move either.

Those who died in the battle were all the garrison of Linhai City and a small number of garrison of Yongping Pass.

Cui GUI, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, also echoed: "That's right. Dongyi is just a small country. Last year, it only lost a hundred thousand troops. This time, even if Shangguan Feng Yujia personally went to the expedition, he could send up to [-] troops. We still have dangerous passes. If Li Bochang can't stop Shangguan Feng like this, I'm afraid Li Bochang, the great general, will be doomed."

Lu Yunkui felt relieved after hearing this.

However, he thought of that dream again, and was still nervous. He said with a livid face: "Last year, Dongyi only sent [-] troops, and [-] troops were still outside Jiaozhou City without attacking. Li Bochang was not trapped in Jiaozhou due to an epidemic, and he couldn't move No?"

Chu Ye couldn't help but roll his eyes now.

He thought to himself: "Since you knew that Li Bochang was not responsible, why did you immediately revoke Wu Ningbo's authority as commander-in-chief of the Eastern Expeditionary Army after the war? Recall all the Chu family's troops?"

In fact, when these people were together, they couldn't come up with a solution. They just wanted to make the emperor feel at ease.

It wasn't until Marquis Li Yang entered the palace that Lu Yunkui found his backbone.

"Chu Aiqing, you are finally back!"

When he saw the tall and burly Chu Ge walking into the imperial study, Lu Yunkui's heart finally fell back into his stomach.

At this moment, he swore that he would never let Marquis Li Yang leave the capital no matter what.

Only by letting Chu Ge stay in Shangjing can he sleep peacefully.

After Li Yanghou read the military report, his heart skipped a beat. He was not afraid of the Dongyi people. He remembered what Chu Tianjiao said about the situation where many countries jointly sent troops to besiege Li Guo. Now, it was confirmed.

"Your Majesty, is the Nanchu delegation still in Beijing?"

Lu Yunkui said anxiously: "Chu Aiqing, you are talking about Dongyi's attack now. Why are you mentioning Nanchu?"

Marquis Liyang frowned and looked at the Minister of Rites, Xu Kejian, the Minister of Rites, was startled and said hurriedly: "Yes, before, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shangshu, suggested in the court to buy grain from Nanchu, and now he is discussing with the Nanchu envoy. "

Zhou Changan also nodded.

Marquis Liyang felt a little relieved, but to be on the safe side, he still asked Lu Yunkui: "Your Majesty, please send someone to Fanfang to have a look. Jing Zhu is still in Beijing. If he is still there, he must arrange for someone to keep an eye on him. , we cannot let Jing Zhu leave Beijing easily."

Lu Yunkui was not stupid either. At this time, he also realized why Marquis Liyang wanted to ask the Nanchu envoy.

He hurriedly sent someone to Fanfang to inquire.

While waiting, Marquis Liyang's views on the Eastern Front were basically consistent with Chu Ye's analysis.

However, just in case, he suggested: "If Your Majesty is still not at ease, the city recommends Uncle Wu Ning to guard Quyang Pass. With Uncle Wu Ning here, even if the Dongyi people capture Jiaozhou, they will not be able to pass Quyang Pass."

Lu Yunkui was a little embarrassed.

Wu Ningbo was the one he hated the most among the military generals in the court. Relying on his old age and seniority, he often spoke unruly to him.

If it weren't for the fact that he had escorted grain and grass under his command, Lu Yunkui would have really wanted to take away Wu Ningbo's title.

The last time Chu Ge was poisoned and no one could lead the expedition to support the Eastern Front, he had no choice but to re-activate Wu Ningbo.

As soon as the war ended, Wu Ningbo was stripped of all his positions, and Wu Ningbo's military exploits were compensated for his grandson Zheng Chuang.

Now he was asked to issue an order to invite Uncle Wu Ning. He was a little embarrassed. He didn't know how the old man would laugh at him behind his back.

"Chu Aiqing, let's forget it. Uncle Wu Ning has now reached the age where he can enjoy his old age. How can I bother him again?"

Marquis Liyang was well aware of the feud between the emperor and his father-in-law, so he had no choice but to persuade him with kind words:

"Your Majesty, if Dongyi sends troops at this time, it must be in collusion with Xirong.

What we have to deal with now is a siege from two countries, and there is no room for error. Although my uncle is old, he is far better at strategizing than Li Bochang. The minister proposed to let Wu Ningbo sit in Quyangguan just for an extra layer of protection.

Thinking about the great war last year, if Wu Ningbo had not led his troops to the east, the Dongyi people would probably have crossed Quyang Pass and gone straight to Beijing. "

What Lu Yunkui feared most was that the enemy troops would come straight to the capital, so he hurriedly issued an order: "Quick, go and invite Uncle Wu Ning!"

At this time, the guards and eunuchs who went to Banfang to check came back.

When he learned that Jing Zhu was missing, Marquis Liyang was shocked: "What's wrong, something will happen in Southern Chu!"