The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

Chapter 325 The Showdown between the Crown Prince and Concubine Zhang

"It seems Zhang Shijie has long been on guard against our surprise attack on Hangu Pass."

Hearing this, Ning Gao said in a deep voice.

"Yes, now I know that the Zhang family should not be underestimated. They actually gathered so many troops in such a short time."

The deputy general sighed.

"Well, the Zhang family's roots are originally in Hedong and Guanxi, close to Hangu Pass."

"Development has been extremely rapid in recent years, so it's normal to be able to mobilize so many troops in a short period of time."

Ning Gao narrowed his eyes and spoke slowly.

"Your Highness, what should we do now? At the moment, we can only attack by force."

the lieutenant asked.

"Then we can attack with force. We have over 300,000 soldiers and horses. What are we afraid of?"

"At the same time, order the other troops to accelerate their advance towards the capital."

"I want to see just how strong the Zhang family's foundation is. How can they actually stand up to this prince?"

Ning Gao said in a deep voice.

"promise!"

Upon hearing this, the deputy general immediately turned around and left.

Immediately, Ning Gao sent tens of thousands of troops to launch a frontal attack

He planned to launch a direct attack and take Hangu Pass at lightning speed.

Rumble~~~

The ground shook and smoke filled the air.

“Go~~~”

"Protect the general!"

With the beating of war drums and shouts of killing, the soldiers of the Great Qi rushed towards Hangu Pass frantically.

A brutal fight began.

..........

And on the other side.

Inside the palace.

Concubine Zhang and her brother were sitting in the main hall.

"Brother, the Crown Prince's troops, plus the troops from all over the country, have nearly half a million men. Are you confident?"

Concubine Zhang said with a hint of sadness in her brow.

She was very clear about her current situation. The prince was very powerful, and if he failed, the entire Zhang family would be in danger.

"Don't worry, as long as we can hold Hangu Pass and keep the prince out, we will be fine."

Zhang Shijie said solemnly.

"As for the other armies coming to support the emperor, they are nothing but a mob. The capital has 150,000 imperial guards. Do they think they can take over the capital? That's wishful thinking!"

Zhang Shijie said with a contemptuous smile.

"Ok!"

After hearing what her elder brother said, Concubine Zhang felt a little relieved.

"By the way, Hong'er's ascension to the throne is approaching soon, so you'd better keep a close eye on those ministers."

"These old guys are definitely not happy with Hong'er ascending the throne."

Suddenly, Concubine Zhang seemed to have thought of something and gave Zhang Shijie some instructions.

"Don't worry, I saved it."

"If all else fails, I'll just kill a few to establish my authority. Then I'll see who dares to jump out!"

Zhang Shijie sneered.

As for these civil servants, Zhang Shijie intended to make an example of them and kill a few of them to establish his authority.

"Well, that's fine, let's do it this way."

Concubine Zhang nodded.

..........

Da Qi, under the city of Liuzhou.

After defeating the Liuhe army, Yue Fei rested in Guiyang for a few days and then marched all the way to Liuzhou.

Liuzhou is the northern gateway of the capital of Da Qi. Once Liuzhou is captured, the capital of Da Qi will be exposed to the army.

Therefore, the Da Qi court attached great importance to Liuzhou.

More than 100,000 troops were urgently mobilized and heavily guarded.

When Yue Fei arrived, 200,000 soldiers and horses had already gathered in Liuzhou City.

Yue Fei only had 140,000 soldiers and horses, excluding the 10,000 soldiers left behind in Guiyang.

In terms of military strength, they were much inferior to the defenders of Liuzhou City, and Yue Fei was attacking the city.

But this did not prevent Yue Fei from capturing Liuzhou.

Because Yue Fei had a large amount of explosives.

Moreover, according to reconnaissance, the Liuzhou defenders had no experience of learning from the fall of Guiyang City and still did not take any additional defensive measures for the city gates.

This was a godsend for Yue Fei.

"Pass the order down, attack the city tonight."

Yue Fei stood in the military camp and spoke.

"Here!!!"

The messenger responded and quickly retreated.

time flies.

The night gradually deepened.

At Yue Fei's command, the army began to attack the city.

"kill!!"

"Kill!"

…………

The flames shot up into the sky, lighting up half the sky.

The soldiers shouted and charged towards Liuzhou City.

"Shoot arrows!!"

"Shoot them!"

On the city wall, a general shouted angrily.

In an instant, hundreds of bows and crossbows were shot out, covering the attacking army.

Suddenly, countless screams were heard from under the city.

But this did not stop the army.

"boom."

Less than half a minute later, just like in Guiyang City, there was a loud explosion.

The gate of Liuzhou was blown up and a large number of soldiers rushed into the city.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

Suddenly, the sounds of fighting and screams were heard in the city.

Being caught off guard, the defenders in Liuzhou City had no time to react and soon collapsed.

Immediately afterwards, the army entered the city.

"Surrender and avoid death!"

"Those who refuse to surrender and resist stubbornly will be killed without mercy!!!"

On a street in the city, Yue Fei rode on the white dragon horse and spoke loudly.

His whole body exuded a cold and murderous aura.

A strong smell of blood emanated from him.

"No!"

"Do not kill me!"

.....

The defenders in the city knelt down and begged for mercy.

In the end, in less than two hours, the army occupied the entire Liuzhou city.

A day later, the news of the fall of Liuzhou reached the capital of Da Qi.

Emperor Zhao Guang of the Great Qi Dynasty was almost going crazy.

First, Liuhe’s 300,000-strong army was completely wiped out. They were the most elite troops of the Great Qi.

Immediately afterwards, the 200,000 troops that were urgently mobilized disappeared.

How could he bear this?

The most crucial thing is that if Liuzhou falls, the capital will be in danger.

This concerns his kingdom and his life, how can he not be panicked?

"Don't panic, Your Majesty!"

"Although Liuzhou has fallen, the enemy's casualties are likely to be considerable."

"The capital's imperial guards still have over a hundred thousand soldiers, and we can draw reinforcements from all over the country."

"Although the enemy is fierce, it will not be easy to capture the capital."

Seeing Zhao Guang's panic, the prime minister tried to persuade him.

"My dear minister, your words are quite true. Then I will immediately issue an order for all the troops to come to my rescue."

After hearing the prime minister's words, Zhao Guang calmed down a lot.

"Your Majesty is wise."

"I will draft the decree right now!"

The Prime Minister said respectfully.

"Well, go quickly, go quickly."

Zhao Guang waved his hand.

"The minister obeys the order."

After saying this, the prime minister bowed and withdrew, and began to draft an edict.

......

At the same time, another army led by Li Jing was attacking Yiyang.

Yiyang City is the only city in Daqian with a garrison south of the Yangtze River, except Xiangyang.

After taking Yiyang, the next step is to take Taizhou, and the southern part of Daqian will be completely taken over.

Although there were defenders in Yiyang, there were less than 3,000 of them.

Faced with Li Jing's violent attack, it was simply impossible to resist.

In just a few hours, Yiyang was captured.

Li Jing commanded the army to continue marching south towards Taizhou.

.......

Just when Li Jing's army arrived in Taizhou, Ning Quan also arrived in Liuzhou.

Naturally, after listening to Li Junchen's words that day, Ning Quan had some ideas in his mind.

He thought that since Ning Yuanwu was dead, why couldn't he sit on the throne of Daqian?

Anyway, the Daqian kingdom was not taken from Ning Yuanwu.

What's more, he has a legitimate master.

It is only natural to do so under the banner of revenge for one's father.

So Ning Quan no longer hesitated and decided to seize the Daqian kingdom.