Vol 2 Chapter 2571: Li Dingguo replaced Le Jin, and Chang'e captured Zhu Tianpeng alive.

Vol 2 Chapter 2571: Li Dingguo replaced Le Jin, and Chang'e captured Zhu Tianpeng alive.

Chapter 2571 Li Dingguo replaced Le Jin, Chang'e captured Zhu Tianpeng alive

Chapter 2567: Li Dingguo replaces Le Jin, Chang'e captures Zhu Tianpeng alive

 In July of the second year of Shenwu, the war against Japan officially ended, and Queen Ren Hongchang of the East Palace also found out that she was pregnant.

After the conquest of Japan, the Qin Dynasty went through many local battles such as the Second Guanzhong War, the Liangzhou War, the Hanzhong War, the Jingbei War, etc.

 In April of the third year of Shenwu, due to the civil war between the Yuan and Qing Dynasties, a war broke out.

 Look, Da Qin’s national policy is to rest for three years, but it’s only the second year and it’s fighting from the beginning to the end of the year.

Of course, although the Great Qin Shenwu War did not stop in the second year, it was only a local war and did not affect the national policy of rest and recuperation. The overall situation was still in a state of rest and recuperation.

The three-pronged Qin army has entered the grassland and has been fighting for nearly a month since April of the third year of Shenwu.

Yue Fei's troops won a big victory, Zhang Liao's troops won a small victory, and Huo Bing was detoured due to heavy rain, so he only saved Mao Dun in time, but no obvious results were achieved.

From July of the second year of Shenwu to May of the third year of Shenwu, Ren Hongchang was pregnant for ten months, but the child in her belly showed no signs of being born. This made the Supreme Emperor Ying Wen extremely anxious.

Ren Hongchang was pregnant one month earlier than Liu Mu. According to the time calculation, Ren Hongchang must have given birth to his eldest son first.

But according to what Sun Simiao said, if the great master's pregnancy period is longer than that of ordinary pregnant women, then if Liu Mu gives birth to a son before Ren Hongchang, wouldn't the title of the eldest son belong to the West Palace?

Ying Wen naturally couldn't accept this, but after thinking about it again, Liu Mu was also a great master, Ren Hongchang's pregnancy was long, and her pregnancy would not end. After all, Ren Hongchang was faster, so he let go of his worries a lot.

Empress Dowager Jia Yu grabbed Ren Hongchang's hand and told her to take good care of the fetus and not to mess around anymore.

Ren Hongchang, with an aggrieved look on his face, promised that he would not do it.

Ever since Ren Hongchang became pregnant, the Emperor and the Queen Mother were overly protective of her, not allowing her to do this or that. After all, she was also a great master, so they treated her like a baby.

Of course, Ren Hongchang was not the only pregnant concubine in the harem. Liu Mu was also pregnant, but only Ren Hongchang had such treatment.

Seeing that Ren Hongchang was fine, Ying Wen left, while Jia Yu went to visit Liu Mu. Her father-in-law was partial, and as a mother-in-law, she always had to have a bowl of water to keep things balanced.

Ying Hao did not meet Ying Wen. He was afraid that they would quarrel again if they met, so he waited until his parents left before coming in to check on Ren Hongchang.

 “Join His Majesty.”

 Except for the pregnant Ren Hongchang, everyone in the East Palace saluted Ying Hao.

Ying Hao ignored him and walked directly towards Ren Hongchang, who looked like he had guessed it a long time ago.

In fact, she had long discovered that Ying Hao was outside. As a grand master, her five senses had been strengthened and she could sense that Ying Hao was hiding outside. She also knew why Ying Hao was hiding from his parents, so Qin Wen and Jia Yu did not Break.

Ying Hao took Ren Hongchang's hand and joked: "The great master can also slip on his feet. If you tell me about it, you will laugh out loud."

Ren Hongchang said angrily: "These two precious children are not yours yet, so I don't know how to feel sorry for my mother."

Note that Ren Hongchang’s wording is: this pair;

 After reaching the master's level, you can look inside and observe the internal organs and meridians in the body through the mind's eye, so as to practice more carefully.

Ren Hongchang, who is at the level of a great master, can naturally also see inside. Only then did he know in advance that he was pregnant with twins. However, looking inside cannot replace the eyes after all, and can only see vaguely, so he does not know the gender of the child.

Ying Hao was also extremely surprised after learning that Ren Hongchang was pregnant with twins. After all, the probability of a grand master becoming pregnant was already low, not to mention that Ren Hongchang was pregnant with twins this time. This child was simply a god-given child.

Ying Hao had a strong premonition that the 'Holy Son' conceived by Ren Hongchang's 'Mother' must be in this child.

Ying Hao left after having dinner at Ren Hongchang's place. Ren Hongchang, who was ten months pregnant, exuded the glory of motherhood. She was quite attractive to Ying Hao. He could see but not touch, and staying would only torture him. Own.

 After leaving Ren Hongchang, Ying Hao went to Xiao Longnu's palace, but learned that Li Mochou had committed suicide.

“Senior sister has no love left, and living is a kind of torture for her.”

Xiao Longnu said with an indifferent expression, but Ying Hao could see the sadness in her eyes. After all, they were the senior sisters they grew up with. She was kind-hearted and could not remain calm.

“Li Mochou wants to die and no one can stop her.”

Ying Hao hugged Xiao Longnu and comforted her, and then the clothes on the two of them became less and less.

 …

 The next day, news came from the front line.

Due to Liu Zheng's rebellion, even if Zhang Liaohe and Hu Hanxie joined forces, the military strength gap with Kublai Khan would still be huge, so I hope that the imperial court will send 10,000 additional reinforcements to help in the battle.

After Ying Hao received Zhang Liao's letter asking for help, he immediately summoned his ministers to discuss whether to send an additional 10,000 reinforcements to assist in the battle.

To be honest, among the three armies that went out of the fortress, Zhang Liao's route was the most difficult.

Zhang Liao not only lost the city, but also had to face Kublai Khan directly, and the reinforcements were more than double their strength.

If Kublai Khan is determined not to go to war and insists on defending Chifeng, even if he increases his troops, Zhang Liao may not be able to win.

But after some discussion, the Qin court unanimously decided to send more troops to Zhang Liao. After all, the purpose of going out to the fortress was not to capture the city but to balance the gap between Kublai Khan and Maodun.

If Kublai Khan is not crippled or beaten, Kublai Khan will still send troops next time. Will Great Qin also send troops to rescue Maodun next time?

Da Qin is not Mao Dun’s nanny, and cannot support Mao Dun regardless of losses, so it must weaken Kublai Khan as much as possible this time.

"There are still 10,000 cavalry in Jinyang, so let's send these 10,000 cavalry to support Zhang Liao. As for the leading general..."

Ying Hao thought for a while and said, "Let's send Li Dingguo, the governor of Taiyuan, to take charge."

Prime Minister Wang Meng stood up immediately after hearing this and said: "Your Majesty is wise. General Li Dingguo has been guarding Yanmen Pass for many years. He has rich experience in fighting against Yuan and Meng. He is the best candidate to lead the army." Jia Xu, Han Fei, Liu Bowen and other civil servants also supported it. Led by Li Dingguo.

There was naturally no objection from the generals. After all, Li Dingguo was Li Cunxiao’s brother. He didn’t look at the monk’s face but also the Buddha’s face.

“System, I designate Li Dingguo to replace Le Jin and cooperate with Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Zhang He, and Yu Jin to launch the combo skill ‘Five Sons Concentric’.” Ying Hao ordered the system in his mind.

[Ding dong, Ying Hao’s skill ‘Open Heaven’ has an effect of 3 words. Li Dingguo and Le Jin both practice fire attribute internal strength. The difference in force value is 4 points, which is not too big. Therefore, Li Dingguo can replace Le Jin and cooperate. The other four sons activate the combo skill "Five Sons Concentric". 】

Seeing this, Ying Hao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

 With the Five Sons Concentric effect fully activated, Zhang Liao's ability will be stronger. Even if his troops are at a disadvantage, he should not lose to Kublai Khan.

After receiving the order from the imperial court, Li Dingguo immediately led 10,000 Bingzhou cavalry to set off from Jinyang. However, he did not plan to enter the grassland from Yanmen Pass, but set out from Wuyuan County.

Yuanmeng did not know that Qin had sent reinforcements, so Li Dingguo deliberately concealed his tracks. He wanted to use these 10,000 cavalry as a surprise force to appear at the most critical moment and play the greatest role.

After Li Dingguo's 10,000 cavalry set off, the total number of cavalry used by Da Qin for this expedition reached a full 70,000 troops.

You must know that Da Qin only had a total of 170,000 cavalry, but nearly 50,000 of them had not yet been on the battlefield.

In other words, Da Qin sent more than half of its experienced cavalry this time. If something goes wrong, it would be a huge blow to Da Qin.

The three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming were extremely envious of Qin for being able to organize 70,000 cavalry out of the fortress, but they all knew that if Yuan and Meng were defeated again this time, Qin would really not have much to worry about when it went south to the Central Plains in the future.

Therefore, the Three Kingdoms hope that these 70,000 cavalry cannot come back, and even if they can come back, most of them will be lost.

 Of course, this situation almost never exists.

Although Yuan and Meng had more troops than Da Qin, there were gaps in equipment, training, and command.

Kublai Khan had 70,000 to 80,000 Qin troops, but Zhang and Liao's 30,000 troops were all blocked in the city, and they did not dare to fight, let alone the other two groups.

 Zhang Liao felt relieved when he learned that the imperial court had sent 10,000 reinforcements.

Zhang Liao had a plan. Chifeng City not only had residents within the city, but also many people outside the city who relied on the city for survival. Therefore, Zhang Liao prepared to detach an army of 10,000 people and divide the troops into two groups to capture the residents near Chifeng City.

If Kublai Khan went to war, it would be in line with Zhang Liao's wishes.

It doesn't matter if you don't go to war. Zhang Liao has gained hundreds of thousands of people, so even if he returns without success, it won't be a loss.

Yuanmeng's population was not large to begin with, and even Kublai Khan would be heartbroken if he lost hundreds of thousands of people at one time.

Zhang Liao wanted to use his population to force Kublai Khan to fight, but once this plan was implemented, his own strength would definitely be diluted.

If Kublai Khan had mobilized all his troops, Zhang Liao would not be sure of victory, but with Li Dingguo's 10,000 reinforcements, Zhang Liao would be more certain of victory.

Zhang Liao did what he said. He sent Yang Yanding and Shi Long each with 5,000 cavalry to arrest the Yuanmeng people around Chifeng City. However, this move was also opposed by Hu Hanxie.

Among Zhang Liao's 30,000 troops, 10,000 were Hu Hanxie's Maodun army. The people around Chifeng City were all ruled by the Qin army before they captured them.

Zhang Liao captured all these people regardless. Even if he could defeat Kublai Khan, the popularity of the Maodun army among the local people would probably fall to the bottom.

Regarding Hu Hanxie's objection, Zhang Liao could only argue with him. After all, if he lost or failed to win this battle, Kublai Khan would belong to Chifeng City for hundreds of miles, and Maodun's army would also be defeated. Throw away everything.

 Between losing only the people’s hearts and minds, or losing both people and land, a normal person would definitely choose the former.

Hu Hanxie was helpless. No matter how unwilling he was, he could only listen to Zhang Liao, and this was the only choice.

Just when Zhang Liao was planning to force Kublai Khan to fight, Huo Qubing not only solved the siege of the city and saved Mao Dun's life, but also joined forces with Mao Dun to defeat Boyan.

Huo Qubing and Maodun's 30,000-strong coalition defeated Boyan's 60,000-strong army, killing 30,000 enemies and losing 6,000 (including 3,000 of Maodun's troops).

Bo Yan led the remaining army to retreat to Mobei, firstly to avoid the war, and secondly to rest and recuperate.

After Huo Qubing defeated Boyan, he rested for three days and then led his army again into Mobei, preparing to completely wipe out Boyan's army.

As for Yue Fei, there is also good news. After the victory in the first battle, there are basically continuous battles.

However, Murong Ke was not an ordinary commander, and it would not be easy for Yue Fei to completely defeat Murong Ke.

Ying Hao, who was far away in Luoyang, was not only waiting for the battle report from the fortress every day, but also waiting for the birth of the child in Ren Hongchang's belly. His life was very leisurely.

On this day, just after Ying Hao read the battle report of leaving the fortress, he received the news that Tianzi No. 1 had returned.

Chang'e, the secret agent of Tianyi who has been lurking beside Qi King Zhu Tianpeng for six or seven years, has finally completed her mission and returned, and she managed to capture Qi King Zhu Tianpeng alive.

Chang'e sneaked into Qi State initially to instigate Zhu Wen to rebel, but she didn't expect that Huang Chao intended to force Zhu Wen to rebel and passed the throne to Zhu Wen's younger brother Zhu Tianpeng. Since Chang'e was Zhu Tianpeng's adopted sister, she took advantage of the situation. He lurked in Zhu Tianpeng and stayed there until now.

 The reason why Chang'e returned at this time is not that she couldn't lurk, but that Zhu Tianpeng's use value was getting lower and lower.

Zhu Tianpeng did not have many ambitions. As the leader of a country, he was willing to be subordinate to others and took the initiative to give up power to Zhu Di, and single-handedly promoted the merger of the Ming and Qi states.

Ming and Qi have different national policies and are full of internal contradictions. It is not easy to merge them into one.

No matter how difficult it is, after so many years of integration by Zhu Di, Fan Zeng, Li Yan, Li Guo and other wise men, the internal conflicts have been resolved to some extent.

Now that the merger of the Ming and Qi countries is inevitable, Zhu Tianpeng's role has been greatly reduced. It is useless for Chang'e to continue to lurk. It is better to take advantage of Zhu Tianpeng's lack of defense against Chang'e and completely squeeze out his use value. .

 (End of this chapter)