PDLP Chapter 197 No Way, But It Must Be Done
Chapter 197 No Way, But It Must Be Done
The streets of the capital were under martial law, and the people could see that for two consecutive days, there were large numbers of horse-drawn carriages everywhere transporting various goods out of the city.
The second-generation officials who usually acted arrogantly in the capital now stayed at home obediently and didn't even dare to go out.
If you don't watch out now, even your family will be implicated.
Likewise, many wealthy families began to make arrangements for their escape. For example, family members began to pack up their valuables, and horse-drawn carriages continued to head south, leaving the capital, which was likely to become a battlefield.
Once fighting breaks out in the capital, the number of casualties will be enormous.
No one wants to stay and die.
There were also many dignitaries and officials who sent people to the north and west to inquire about the news of the rebels.
The news we got was all bad news.
As cities were breached one after another, many officials in the cities were frightened and surrendered directly.
Anyway, they thought that if they surrendered, they would be surrendering to King Huai, which would not be considered treason.
Many people are not optimistic about the capital because the elite troops are all in the north and there are almost no people left in the Beijing camp. How can they resist hundreds of thousands of rebels?
Only Ning Yi knows best the strength of Duke Dingguo.
The number of Duke Dingguo's true elite troops was only 60,000 at most.
The other tens of thousands were troops expanded years ago.
There are also some other officers' soldiers who were killed by him, and the combat effectiveness of these people will be seriously reduced.
That’s not all. There are more than 10,000 troops stationed at Hushan Pass, as well as troops stationed at the Duke Dingguo’s Mansion and several warehouses identified by the Intelligence Department.
All in all, Duke Dingguo had a total of 80,000 troops when he went south this time.
The actual elite troops brought here are only more than 50,000 people, and the others are not a concern.
They are just bragging, it's not that scary.
Ning Yi was dressed in golden armor and looked majestic.
Yang Ziqin, who was standing beside him, helped him pack his things. Her pretty face was filled with worry. "My dear, swords and guns are merciless on the battlefield. You must not be reckless."
Ning Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, your husband is very powerful. A mere Duke Dingguo can be reduced to ashes in the blink of an eye."
The Ninth Princess A Luo, still wearing barbarian clothes but made of high-quality silk, also said with a worried look, "Husband, let A Luo go with you."
"Aluo, riding a horse and shooting arrows, no problem at all."
A Luo is no longer the ninth princess favored by the Barbarian King.
Originally, I wanted her to arrange a marriage and gather more information for the barbarians.
But now the Barbarian King has completely rebelled.
A Luo also completely devoted herself to Ning Yi, and she knew that she had become the princess consort of the Sixth Prince.
There is no point in thinking about the past. Only when the Sixth Prince is better can she be better.
Ning Yi held her little face in his hands and comforted her, "No, you should stay at home. As a man, I cannot let you go to the battlefield at will."
Seeing the two of them being so affectionate and doting on each other, Yang Ziqin felt very uncomfortable.
The more I look at A Luo, the more I dislike her. She is just a barbarian witch pretending to be pitiful.
But he also knew that this was a critical moment and not the time to fight with her.
Ning Yi arranged the house and walked to the front yard.
More than a thousand servants, all wearing fine armor, stared at Ning Yi with bright eyes.
There are the seventh batch of servants who have been trained for half a year, and the eighth batch of servants who have only been trained for two months.
There are also instructors who lead them, and some of the most loyal servants who performed well in the first and second terms.
In addition, there was Qin Haifeng, who was also wearing tiger-head armor and was accompanied by dozens of guards.
He held the dragon-patterned sword in his hand and handed it to Ning Yi.
Ning Yi glanced at everyone, took the dragon-patterned sword, and gave the order without further ado: "Let's go."
After coming out of the palace gate and mounting a tall horse, Ning Yi was escorted by elite guards around him.
Come out of the capital city gate.
There were some officials escorting them outside.
This time, the Prime Minister personally led the officials in a round of greeting, saying, "Your Highness, you must accomplish this task immediately. I await good news in the capital."
This time, most people actually hoped that Ning Yi, the arrogant and domineering Sixth Prince, would win.
After all, if the Sixth Prince is defeated, the rebels will attack the capital. If the war spreads to the capital, officials like them will be the most unlucky.
Ning Yi is outside the capital.
From time to time, I saw troops from the Beijing camp passing by led by officers.
Qin Haifeng looked at these Beijing camp troops and frowned: "Your Highness, can these people do it?"
The truly powerful members of the Beijing Camp have already set out north to resist the barbarians.
Most of those who stayed were old Beijing troops who were just there to serve as numbers, and they had already been severely corrupted.
However, Ning Yi looked at the teams of royal guards marching towards him, all equipped with fine armor and bright weapons.
He said leisurely: "Of course it can be done. Even if it is not possible, it must be done."
"Oh right, the other two of our own Beijing camps will set off last."
Qin Haifeng nodded: "I have already issued the order."
This time, the Beijing camp's dispatch of troops was indeed hasty, because Hushan Pass was too close to the capital.
Five hundred miles, it can be reached in just a few days.
Moreover, this was because Duke Dingguo had a large army and attacked several cities along the way, which delayed the enemy a little. Otherwise, they would have been at the gates of the city long ago.
For this reason, Ning Yi did not set out until the third day, and there were only two days to organize military supplies, which was indeed hasty.
Fortunately, there are 10,000 Imperial Guards, and these 10,000 Imperial Guards are truly elite.
All of the weapons and equipment used were sophisticated ones manufactured by the Armoury Bureau in the Imperial Palace, which was personally supervised by Emperor Wu. Each of them were the best soldiers selected from the border troops.
Their combat effectiveness is extremely strong, and ordinary armies are no match for them.
This time, Ning Yi actually ordered the Beijing Camp to station troops outside Beihe County, which was less than a hundred miles away from the capital, not long after they were dispatched.
The troops of Duke Dingguo had just captured a small state city.
The governor of Xiaozhou City was still very tough and organized all the people to resist.
This delayed the army of Duke Dingguo for several days, which made Duke Dingguo so angry that he killed the entire family of the prefect, as well as all his relatives.
Now we are still more than a hundred miles away from Duke Dingguo's troops.
But Ning Yi did not leave, and began to let the Beijing troops that arrived one after another set up camps along the Beihe River all the way to the vicinity of the county town.
Many commanders of the Beijing camp were wondering why His Highness didn't leave.
Especially the commander of the Imperial Guard, Feng Zhong, a burly man, who was a fierce general who had just been transferred from the northwest border army by the old emperor.
There is a very obvious scar on his face, left over from the battlefield.
When he set out, Emperor Wu instructed him to lead the Imperial Guards in the battle.
Report anything to him promptly.
Of course, he also instructed us to preserve the strength of the Imperial Guards and not let them suffer heavy losses.
What the old emperor truly trusted were the imperial guards that he had screened and formed one after another.
No one can interfere with the Royal Guards now. It is no longer like before, when everything was like a sieve.
Feng Zhong took the initiative to ask: "Your Highness, why don't you leave? The rebels are about to attack Huazhou. We should support Huazhou as soon as possible."