Seeing everyone's enthusiastic faces, Jin Jianren nodded with satisfaction.

Then, he said in a deep voice:

"The reinforcements have arrived, but I think they can't completely suppress the rebels. If we want to suppress the rebels, we have to gather all our troops!"

He turned to look at Jin Zhao and continued:

"Originally, I wanted the Shenji Battalion to join forces with us and let you go as the leading general. But now, since we have to decide to take down the rebels in one fell swoop, we must be fully prepared!"

"Therefore, I will personally lead you to suppress the rebels!"

"Time is running out now. After tonight and early tomorrow morning, we will set off immediately!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Zhao carefully suggested:

"General, I don't know whether to say something or not."

Everyone had just sworn allegiance to help him become emperor, so Jin Jianren's attitude softened a lot at this moment. He nodded and said:

"But it doesn't matter!"

Jin Zhao touched his chin and then continued:

"In the past, when General Jin Mang was in the army, he once said that if you want to take on the next war, you must be prepared for both victory and defeat."

"So... General Mo feels..." As he spoke, Jin Zhao observed Jin Jianren's expression.

Jin Jianren's expression did not change, but Jin Ming on the side frowned and interrupted:

"What do you mean, don't you mean that if we go to suppress the rebels, we will fail?"

"Jin Zhao, how could you be like this..."

Jin Ming's words were interrupted by Jin Jianren's wave, and he said to Jin Zhao: "Keep talking."

Jin Zhao immediately waved his hand and said hurriedly:

"No, no, no, don't get me wrong."

"What I want to say is that the Baili Yuan war smoke warned that the situation was urgent. Although reinforcements have been sent to Zhongnan Pass to resist the rebels."

"But the general is worried...that the rebels will have broken through Zhongnan Pass before reinforcements arrive."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Ming said in a deep voice:

"Impossible! Bailiyuan sent a smoke warning, instead of being defeated, they are still fighting fiercely, but the battle is not going well."

"This battle has not yet ended. How could the rebels decide to attack Zhongnan Pass again? Who can bear such a hard fight?"

"Those are all people! The rebels will also suffer casualties and be tired. I don't think they can break through Zhongnan Pass right away."

Jin Jianren was silent and just touched his forehead.

Jin Zhao glanced at Jin Jianren and saw that he was silent, so he continued:

"Having said that, it's just the battles the rebels experienced on their way south. No matter which battle it was, they were fought fast and hard."

"Anyang County, which was guarded by Lian Xiaoru, was so well-defended that there was no leakage. However, Anyang County was breached in just a few days."

"Moreover, it was not the rebels who sneaked into the inner city that led to the defeat, but the force attack that led to the defeat."

"After breaking Anyang County, it didn't take long for them to set up the "Wengzhong Bureau" at Yanluo Mountain, killing the barbarian army and the soldiers and horses brought by General Jin Mang in one fell swoop."

"Taking this as a lesson, I think this Zhongnan Pass... I think it is really possible to be breached before the reinforcements arrive."

When he said this, many of the generals nodded.

Even Jin Ming, who had spoken before, fell into deep thought at this time.

Jin Jianren, on the other hand, looked up at Jin Zhao and said with a solemn expression:

"If you prepare for the worst, you might be right."

"If Zhongnan Pass is breached, we can only encounter them on the road."

Jin Zhao nodded repeatedly and continued:

"What the general said is true, and the general also thinks so."

"Carrying out a blocking battle at Zhongnan Pass, killing and injuring the enemy, and then switching on and off to pursue the battle, is certainly the best result."

"But if Zhongnan Pass is breached and they continue to go south, and we are on the way there, then we will feel... inappropriate to have an encounter on the road!"

"To face the rebels, we must take the initiative and decide the battlefield. In this way, the winning rate will be greatly improved!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Jin Jianren, and Jin Jianren slowly uttered two words in his mouth.

"Huichang."

On the road from Zhongnanguan to Jinling, there is a city named "Huichang".

A few years ago, a battle broke out in this city, and that battle was extremely brutal.

And Jin Jianren was the one who witnessed that battle.

After that battle, most of Huichang's city defenses were damaged, but after the war, the imperial court sent people to repair it, and added a lot of armor to the previous city defenses.

This is precisely to prevent what happened in the past from happening again in the future.

Therefore, Huichang has now become a city with tight defenses, no less than the city in Anyang County. In addition, compared to the strong Anyang County, Huichang City also has many more war tools.

These are all measures to deal with foreign enemies, but in the past few years, the imperial court has not had much military expenditures, except for the Shenji Battalion, which has spent most of it.

The rest passed through the hands of many people and arrived in Huichang, which was already "peaceful", but there were not many left.

But even so, Huichang today is still regarded as a military center.

At this moment, as Jin Jianren uttered the word "Huichang".

Jin Zhao lowered his eyebrows but did not speak again, while Jin Ming said directly:

"General, are you saying that if the rebels break through Zhongnan Pass, we must be prepared to fight them in Huichang?"

As soon as the question came out, Jin Jianren did not immediately give an answer.

He rubbed his brows and fell into deep thought.

The Battle of Huichang back then was a past event that he didn't want to mention more.

That battle was won.

However, it was a tragic victory and many people died.

Zhang Ran, the eldest son of Zhang Li, the current official minister, died in that battle.

There are different opinions about that battle, both in the city and in the countryside.

After a long while, Jin Jianren said with a calm face:

"Early tomorrow morning, we will gather our troops and go on our way first. News from Zhongnan Pass will come later."

"If there is really something wrong with Zhongnan Pass."

"Then..."

"Let's fight in Huichang."

He made a decision.

-

In the morning two days later.

Outside Zhongnan Pass, dust was flying.

A large army came slowly.

There were many soldiers and horses, most of them infantry. Each of them carried a Mo Dao, and the bright blade shone in the sun.

The soldiers looked solemn and walked silently on the land.

Although there was silence, the scene of tens of millions of people arriving had already made the man kneeling on the ground with his hands tied at the city gate feel like chaff and his face was bloodless.

Sweat had soaked his back and neck, and his palms were cold. Jin Huan looked at the approaching army with trembling teeth.

What he saw in his fearful eyes was the young man among the generals.

The last time I saw this person seemed to be more than two years ago. At that time, this person was just a young general with outstanding abilities.

His father died in battle, and his family placed the capital under house arrest. He had no soldiers and no authority.

But now, he has countless soldiers and horses behind him.

Beside him was the general with a ferocious face and a pair of halberds on his shoulders, and there was also a majestic man with his lips tightly pressed and a long sword on his back.

There are many, many more...

Behind him, the man riding a red horse and carrying a Fangtian painted halberd had dismounted and shouted respectfully:

"Bu Xing lived up to his command. Together with Li Jing and Gao Shun, they broke through Zhongnan Pass without spending a single soldier!"

"Here to welcome my lord!"

Then, the soldiers beside the tower cheered.

The rumbling voice surrounded Jin Huan's ears like thunder, bombarding his eardrums and making him paler.

Jin Huan had not eaten for two days and was disturbed by the loud shouting. Jin Huan felt dizzy and felt dizzy in his mind.

But even so, when the visitor came in front of him, he still knocked his head on the ground and cried:

"Your Majesty... spare this villain's life!"

"It was agreed! It was agreed, it was agreed not to kill me!"

He burst into tears and lay on the ground crying.

When a pair of combat boots appeared in Jin Huan's sight, a deep voice followed:

"Oh? Did you agree not to kill you?"

Jin Huan trembled all over and tried to raise his face to look at the person.

His eyes moved up the combat boots, past the armor on the chest, and past the neck.

A picture that was not taken care of, but still young and handsome.

It's just that his chin is covered with some fine stubble, which seems to add some vicissitudes of life to his mature smile, which appears in his fearful eyes.

Qin Ze smiled and said:

"Who said that? Did I say that to you?"

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