Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 775 - 639

Chapter 775: 639

"Impossible!" After a pause, Great General Liang Heng snorted coldly,"Are the seventy thousand Evil Corpse evil spirits all dead? Li Xuan and his forces just slaughtered them? The casualties were actually less than a thousand, not even the ancient divine generals could do it. Xiaowei Yuan, are your subordinates reporting the message incorrectly?"

True Emperor Zhengtong also found it hard to believe, shaking his head in confusion, "This news is indeed absurd, as far as I know, Shulv Ping, the former Empress of Liao had fought on the battlefield on behalf of Abaoji in his later years, she is a female hero who is well versed in military tactics.

The 270,000 Pi Room Iron Cavalry under Shulv Ping are not to be taken lightly, their combat power will not be inferior to the Qiexue army of the Mongols. How could Li Xuan, with only a meager 100,000 soldiers, be Shulv Ping’s opponent?"

Zhengtong Emperor also suspected that Yuan Bin’s subordinates had relayed the message incorrectly, the reverse is probably more likely to be true.

In their initial estimation, Li Xuan had embarked on a path to self-destruction by deploying a hundred thousand troops to attack Chengde.

The Xiuyiwei Xiaowei Yuan Bin let out a bitter smile, and bowed again, "Your Majesty, General, I believe this news is true. At the time, Li Xuan ordered the blockade of the battlefield, so that the seal arrows, carrier pigeons, and psychic birds could not enter or exit. My subordinates had to risk their lives to relay the results of this battle.

For confirmation, I tried to contact the Mongols and Heavenly Master Zhang Guanlan from the former Yuan, but I have not received any response."

Great General Liang Heng and True Emperor Zhengtong couldn’t help but look at each other, their faces showing astonishment.

Although they could doubt the words of Yuan Bin’s subordinates, the lack of a response from Zhang Guanlan indicated that the situation was dire.

Empress Sun then asked with a cold face,"Is there any detailed information about the battle? How did he win? What kind of cunning scheme did he use?"

Yuan Bin shook his head slightly, "I don’t know. My subordinate could only relay brief information. Besides detailing the situation of the battle, his report only consisted of a few dozen words—"

At this point, he took a deep breath, his voice as clear as iron, "He said that Li Xuan’s Shenji left and right camps and his entire firearm tactics force are like a spiritual army that clears the way, and cannot be opposed!"

" A spiritual army that clears the path?"

Great General Liang Heng laughed scornfully, utterly disdainful,"This is a naive view! Throughout my life, I have not seen a war force that can do such a thing."

But his eyes showed a hint of worry.

If Li Xuan truly achieved a great victory in Chengde, then the situation in Capital City could be quite concerning.

The Jizhou Town was originally fortified with more than 200,000 elite soldiers, not to mention an additional 100,000 soldiers recruited from Shandong and Hebei. These troops were stationed at strategic locations such as the Gubei Pass and the Xifeng Pass, the closest of which was less than three hundred meters from the capital.

Once the threat of Shulv Ping from the north was eliminated, this massive force could enter Beijing and quell the rebellion at any time.

Zhengtong Emperor also realized the seriousness of the situation, "If that rebel Li Xuan moves his army westward, how long would it take for them to reach Capital City?"

"I estimate that their vanguard could arrive at Capital City within two days at most." Yuan Bin, who was also a knowledgeable soldier, immediately saluted, "If they employ a full cavalry fast march, they could arrive in less than twelve hours. According to my knowledge, Marquis Guanjun has no less than one hundred and twenty thousand horses and Earth Dragons in his hands."

Zhengtong Emperor couldn’t help but frown, "So this means that we have to take the Qianqing Palace within a day? General Liang—"

"I will devote all my effort!" Great General Liang Heng saluted without waiting for Zhengtong Emperor to finish, "Just grant me enough manpower, Your Majesty, and I am confident to take Qianqing Palace within a day.

However, to be on the safe side, I recommend that Your Majesty seal off the news from Jizhou Town. Also, please summon the army of Weisuo from the vicinity of Capital City. If Li Xuan dares to revolt, then with only 200,000 soldiers, I can crush this insurgency for Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing this, Zhengtong Emperor’s spirit was instantly revived, regaining a considerable amount of confidence. He indeed had no doubt about Liang Heng’s strategic command.

In the past, Liang had faced Yexian of Shiwei with a disadvantaged force.

And now, although more than half of the Forbidden Army in Capital City had already been sent out, there remained eighty thousand elites from the ’Ten Battalions’ and a hundred thousand soldiers from the ’Five Army Battalions.’

Besides, there is a large number of Weisuo forces around Capital City.

Thanks to the reorganization of the army by Shaofu Yu, these local Weisuo were well-trained and equipped with excellent armor.

So, not to mention two hundred thousand, it would not be a problem to assemble three to four hundred thousand people within these two days.

At this time, Empress Sun suddenly spoke, "Since Li Xuan was able to defeat Shulv Ping at Qiuhu Office in Chengde, and Yuan Bin’s subordinate had risked his life to relay the warning, then we must be concerned about the Shenji left and right camps. Can we start with their families and undermine their army?"

Liang Heng couldn’t help but admire this tactic in his heart. Indeed, it was worthy of the Empress’s cunning.

The entire Forbidden Army in Beijing was either elite soldiers selected from the Weisuo Institute or recruits from around Beijing and the north Zhili area.

Targeting the families of the soldiers of the Shenji Camp would be a cruel and effective approach.

He was about to say ’This is indeed a good strategy’, but saw Xiuyiwei Xiaowei Yuan Bin opposite him frowning, "I’m afraid this strategy won’t work, Your Highness. A few months ago, when the court was selling off assets of the salt merchants, Li Xuan had petitioned the Emperor to allocate five thousand qing of good land from the Hejian area to compensate the Shenji Camp soldiers’ families.

Given that Hejian Government is only a few hundred miles from Capital City and connected by canals, the plot offered by the court is a water irrigated one, which has certain silver subsidies and houses with green bricks confiscated from others. So the families of the Shenji Camp soldiers are eager for it, and many people have moved with their whole family to the Hejian Government."