Chapter One Hundred and Seventy Two: Quick Arming
Dongwang Mansion, front yard, Dongwang Study Room.
Huang Yuanwu's face was gloomy. After hearing the news from the other side of the Black Stone Bridge just now, he frowned.
The situation is worse than expected.
The other party used an empty city wall to trap Ye Guan in Wufeng City, forcing the tens of soldiers from the Eastern Palace and Yu Sheng to go, and there was only one way to go.
Of course, Huang Yuanwu guessed the direction of the development. An urgent order had been issued, ordering the remaining 30,000 soldiers in the Eastern Palace station to be fully prepared and headed to the important places in the north to defend against the possible wars in the north.
To the north of the Eastern Palace, until the endless coast, all areas have been conquered, and the north has not had any war for a long time.
After leaving the royal palace, he went straight to the north for four hundred miles, passed through many hills and forest swamps, he came to the defensive edge of the Eastern Prince Palace. This is a mountain range, a line of heaven and earth, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
This mountain is called Qiuyu Mountain, which stretches for hundreds of miles, and is steep in the Songshan Mountains, with the highest point about a thousand feet high. In the south of the mountain range, there are endless jungle hills and muddy swamps, which are extremely difficult to march. On both sides, there are the rolling Canglan River in the east, and on the west are the more dangerous large swamps, which makes Qiuyu Mountain a natural barrier to the north of the Eastern Palace.
If someone attacks at this time, he will definitely attack the position of Qiuyushan. There are only a thousand soldiers who stayed in the defense of Qiuyushan on the Eastern Palace.
Even if you let go of such a natural danger, if the enemy attacks wildly, it will not be too long to defend yourself.
Fortunately, when the northern border was captured, the Eastern Prince's Mansion built a plank road on the swamp, which accelerated the marching speed and also ensured logistics, which made this support less difficult.
After arranging the sergeants to support the north and quickly arranged logistics supplies. Huang Yuanwu then returned to the East Prince's Mansion, sat in the study, frowned, and thought about the overall plan.
No matter who Qitian's force contacted by the enclave, the intention of this force is to suppress the combat power of the Eastern Prince's Mansion to the greatest extent. At this moment, the highest combat power remaining in the Eastern Prince's Mansion, Ye Guan and Liu Yuan, should be trapped in Wufeng City, and they are not sure of their life or death. Yu Sheng brought 10,000 people into the enclave, leaving 6,000 soldiers to defend the city wall, and he led 4,000 soldiers, Huang Yuchen and his five guards to break into the hinterland of the enclave, intending to escape Ye Guan's prison.
The remaining 30,000 defenders in the Dongwang Mansion were all sent out to defend the northern border. At present, there is only one Xiao Yibo left in the Dongwang Mansion, as well as himself, tens of thousands of retired officers and soldiers and tens of thousands of soldiers who were training. These people cannot form effective combat power in a short time. Huang Yanghui, who went out to collect the soldiers, has not returned yet. He must have encountered the enemy's suspicious soldiers on the way and delayed his trip.
From this point of view, if the opponent's forces want to directly suppress the Eastern Prince's Mansion and control themselves, they will definitely launch a rapid attack within these few days, making it difficult for them to defend themselves.
Huang Yuanwu frowned. At present, he wanted no soldiers and generals. It was hard for a skilled woman to cook without rice. Even if she knew the enemy's plan, she would have no choice.
The letter sent to Cangxing Sect was not long before it was sent out, and it would take several days to get a reply. It was still the speed of flying. Only nine secret guards could have such speed. As for whether they would receive reinforcements, Huang Yuanwu was not sure.
At present, what was placed in front of him seemed like a death penalty. He was surrounded and was about to be suffocated to death in the Eastern Prince's Mansion.
According to common sense, the best way to do it now is to speed up the training of the soldiers in hand, let them join the army early, and send scouts to urge the second and third brothers to speed up their pace and come back quickly. Huang Yuanwu frowned and thought to himself: But this is common sense. Since the enemy has made such a big game of chess and let me enter the game, I will not be in abstain from this point of view. But if I don’t do this, what can I do to solve this dilemma?
I was in a state of irritability, and I was really unresolved. I was just put on a trait in Dongxuan City. The enemy had not been moved for so long. I was still very worried, but I didn't expect that they had contacted the chief of the enclave and gave me a cauldron to remove the firewood. The enemy clearly knew that if the Dongwang Mansion wanted to protect itself, it was necessary to take down the enclave. It had no strategic depth. It was just a fool to rely on the current territory of the Dongwang Mansion alone, and it was a dream to preserve it deeply in this chaotic situation.
Not to mention that there is no natural danger to defend between the twenty cities and Qitian Belly. Even if there is natural danger, the army of the Dongwang Mansion is far from enough to protect the entire territory. Before, they were just guarding the border and did not have to consider the attack from the empire. Moreover, there is a natural danger of Canglan River in the east, a natural danger of Qiuyu Mountain in the north, and there is no war in the south, and there is no one in thousands of miles. The 300,000 troops and horses in the East Mansion are enough. However, the current situation is probably even more than 300,000 troops, and it is impossible to defend the entire territory of the Dongwang Mansion.
In this way, there was only one way. Huang Yuanwu frowned, and in the end, he made a decision, a decision he would never have made before.
Spread out a piece of yellow secret paper, Huang Yuanwu grind and lifted his pen, and wrote quickly. In a moment, he finished writing.
Come! Huang Yuanwu folded the paper and used the fighting spirit to seal the gap to make it completely closed. Then he looked up and shouted to the door.
The door of the study sounded softly, and a soldier came in, knelt on one knee, waiting for Huang Yuanwu's instructions.
The letter was quickly sent to the imperial capital and handed to the second prince. No matter what method was used, it was definitely delivered to it. The letter from the Emperor Yuan general handed it to the sergeant, who held it in both hands and slowly retreated.
Soon, a cavalry escaped from the Eastern Palace, left the world, headed straight to the Qitian Emperor Capital, and rode a horse.
After sending the letter, Huang Yuanwu sighed deeply, sat on the chair of the Grand Master, and fell into deep thought.
This letter was the most unexpected way for him to solve the problem at the moment. It took about five days for the scout of the Eastern Palace to advance with all his strength to reach the imperial capital. These five days will be the five days for the life and death of the Eastern Palace.
Within five days, whether the letter is delivered or Huang Yanghui returns, the difficulties of the Eastern Prince's Mansion can be solved immediately.
The natural danger of Qiuyu Mountain is garrisoned with 30,000 soldiers. The defense is not a problem for five days. The key is whether the 12,000 soldiers who entered the enclave can defend the Black Stone Bridge and whether they can take down Wufeng City.
The letter written by Huang Yuanwu said that it was taught to the second prince, but he knew in his heart that the imperial capital was changing at this moment, and his scouts could not send the letter to the imperial capital no matter what. Even if they were sent to the imperial capital, the letter could not be in the hands of the second prince.
Before the imperial capital, the battle between the three kings continued, and within the imperial capital, Yang Qin did not give it for nothing.
No matter which one of them in all directions takes this letter, it is a good thing for the Dongwang Mansion. Even if you really have good luck and send it to the second prince, it is not a bad thing for the Dongwang Mansion.
This letter was written by Huang Yuanwu, and there was no signature on it. Wen Feng was magnificent and placed the major affairs of the country first. The signature was Dongwang Mansion and Huang Yuanwu.
No matter who takes the letter, they will know that the Eastern Palace needs to take action. If the forces arranged to besiege the Eastern Palace will be obtained, there will be no harm to the Eastern Palace, but if other forces want to obtain it, it will be like an extra ally for the Eastern Palace.
In the battle for the throne, neither side wants to see the other side have a growth in power. If the Eastern Prince's Mansion is forced to be eliminated, then one side will lack the restraining power, which will not be of much benefit to the whole situation.
However, when it comes to targeting the Eastern Prince's Mansion, the several forces have different approaches.
According to Huang Yuanwu's analysis, the enclave was arranged to rebel this time, so that the empty people in the Eastern Palace did not belong to the same force as the ones who had warned themselves before. Those who warned themselves were more inclined to make themselves peaceful and obedient. However, the forces that were attacking this time wanted to make themselves lose their combat power.
Huang Yuanwu thought for a while, picked up his pen again, and quickly wrote on the paper. After a moment, a transfer order was finished. The paper seal was sealed with fighting spirit. Huang Yuanwu called on the guard again and quickly sent the letter to Xiao Yibao's place.
In any case, Xiao Yibo has tens of thousands of retired officers and soldiers. These officers and soldiers were on the battlefield before, but later returned to the field. This time, they were summoned for the rest of their lives to join the army again. These veterans on the battlefield are much more useful than the new recruits who are training in Wuxing City. Although they have not been on the battlefield for many years, they can solve urgent needs at this moment.
Huang Yuanwu's order was to ask Xiao Yibao to quickly organize tens of thousands of troops to dispatch to the East Prince's Mansion to assist in the defense of the Black Stone Bridge and reinforce the enclaves.
As for what Xiao Yibo is doing now, Huang Yuanwu did not mention it. He believed that with Xiao Yibo's means, no matter what kind of work it was, there would be no hidden danger.
After doing all this, Huang Yuanwu breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little calm.
All they can do is this. As for Huang Yanghui and Huang Yongning who are still in the hinterland of Qitian, Huang Yuanwu did not send a scout to urge him. They knew that the situation was urgent, so they must have rushed back as quickly as possible. They have not returned yet, so they must have encountered unexpected things on the road. It is useless to urge him.
I got news about the enclave at the first time, and the orders were issued were extremely easy. I had already done everything I could do at the first time, but the rest could only be left to fate.
It will take about one day for the scout to arrive at Pingjin City where Xiao Yibo is now. It will take about two days for Xiao Yibo to return the army. In other words, within the next three days, the Eastern Palace will be absolutely empty. As long as you survive these three days, reinforcements arrive and support the Black Stone Bridge, you will be able to solve the urgent problem.
Sent most of the soldiers into the enclave city wall, and the remaining 6,000 elite cavalry can go to reinforce Yu Sheng and Ye Guan. If they can survive these few days, the crisis in the Eastern Prince's Mansion can be resolved.
But can Yu Sheng and Ye Guan really survive these days?
Huang Yuanwu sat on the chair of the Grand Master, and the bright moonlight shone in through the window, reflecting the mottled inside the house.
Chapter completed!