The substitute prince: Reported the emperor's brother at the beginning

Chapter 217 The Sixth Prince Wants to Trick the Old Emperor?

That morning, other commanders came to ask Ning Yi what they should do next.

They came to quell the rebellion, but in fact, it could also be said that they came to stop Duke Dingguo Fang Chengyu's army from advancing southward.

After all, no one can guarantee that they can defeat Duke Dingguo with just these few soldiers. They just want to stop Duke Dingguo from moving south quickly.

Even the old emperor had instructed that they should stay in the city as much as possible, relying on the city to delay Fang Chengyu's progress so that reinforcements could be quickly mobilized from other places.

It was just to provide defense for the Beijing camp and delay time.

But no one expected that the Sixth Prince, who had been hesitant and seemed very timid along the way, would actually defeat Duke Dingguo.

Especially relying on this group of miscellaneous soldiers, it is simply unbelievable.

Feng Zhong hummed and bowed, "Your Highness, now that the traitor Fang Chengyu has escaped with his remnants, what should we do?"

"Should we continue westward in pursuit, or return to the capital to defend it? After all, King Huai still has hundreds of thousands of troops to the west."

King Huai's army of more than 100,000 was always a hidden danger.

They have been here for more than half a month, and they still have no idea what the situation is in the west.

Only Ning Yi knew about this because the Intelligence Department had sneaked into Prince Huai's Mansion two months ago.

He even sneaked into Jizhou Prefecture without anyone noticing.

It's very lively here, but it's also lively in the west.

Because Prince Ji negotiated with the emperor several times, asking for this and that, he finally got the emperor's consent.

King Ji began to gather troops and march, but the reason King Ji was so slow was simply that he wanted King Huai to travel further east.

It was almost a threat to the capital, and he was quickly sending troops to attack Huaizhou Prefecture.

It is impossible for King Ji to let King Huai successfully capture the capital, otherwise, given his usual conflicts with King Huai.

If King Huai becomes an tyrant, he will be the first one to be dealt with.

When King Ji waited until King Huai arrived at Luoma Mountain, he immediately mobilized tens of thousands of elite troops and marched towards the northeast.

The target is directly towards Huaizhou, and the speed is very fast.

Prince Ji also used the banner of following the emperor's order to judge the case, which was absolutely reasonable and legal. There were also many benefits to beating Prince Huai, which was enough to make him feel comfortable.

Prince Ji has the support of several noble families, tens of thousands of elite soldiers and horses, and even more than ten thousand elite cavalry.

He has strong fighting ability and ranks among the top among the vassal kings of the entire Dawu Kingdom.

Normally, he didn't take the emperor seriously at all. The court? To him, the court was just a perfunctory matter.

Jizhou Prefecture is not far from Huaizhou Prefecture, only three hundred miles away.

When King Huai was full of vigor and prepared to cross Luoma Mountain and head straight for the capital, which was less than 200 miles away.

Suddenly, an urgent message was received from Huaizhou Prefecture behind that Prince Ji had sent troops, and tens of thousands of elite soldiers, to attack Huaizhou Prefecture.

When King Huai found out about this, he started cursing, "Damn King Ji, he's a piece of shit."

King Huai was furious that they sent troops to attack his lair at this time.

But now there is no way to deal with Prince Ji, and the capital is right in front of us. If we don’t capture the capital, we will be unwilling to give up.

He also discussed with Fang Chengyu, the Duke of Dingguo in the north, and asked Fang Chengyu to go south as soon as possible.

As for Fang Chengyu being blocked by tens of thousands of Beijing troops, King Huai didn't care at all.

I even think that if these tens of thousands of Beijing troops were delayed by Fang Chengyu, wouldn't it be better?

Then most of the last resistance forces in the entire capital would be withdrawn, so how could they be his opponent?

King Huai gritted his teeth and headed straight for the capital.

He left behind 10,000 elite soldiers in Prince Huai's Palace, who were trained and cultivated by himself at his own expense.

It must be enough to stop the attack of tens of thousands of elite troops led by King Ji.

Although King Huai only had 10,000 vassal soldiers on the surface and they looked honest and obedient, he was secretly training 40,000 troops.

Of course, the remaining 30,000 soldiers had only a short period of training and their combat effectiveness was not very strong, and even their weapons and armor were incomplete.

But they are also elite troops, and they are much stronger than the other cannon fodder.

King Huai decided to capture the capital city, and then use the capital city as a base to wait for the barbarians to break through the border and move south.

If they could defeat the arrogant King Ji together, the north would be his.

When King Huai's troops continued to advance eastward in a mighty force, everyone in the capital was frightened.

In the court, the most noisy ministers were the ones who talked big.

"Your Majesty, King Huai's army of over 100,000 men is now less than a hundred miles from the capital."

"Your Majesty, please have the Sixth Prince lead his troops south quickly, otherwise the capital will be in danger."

Even at this time, they did not forget to give Prince Hei Liu a severe beating.

"Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince vowed solemnly that he would be able to pacify Duke Dingguo and that Prince Huai would never be able to advance eastward."

"But now, half a month has passed, and he, the Duke of Dingguo, still hasn't been able to pacify the rebellion. Instead, Prince Huai has his troops at the gates of the city. Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince is our country and our people."

"Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince has taken away all the elite troops of the Beijing Camp. Please punish the Sixth Prince severely."

One by one, they all shouted that the Sixth Prince should be severely punished.

Emperor Wu was sitting on the dragon throne, his face was extremely dark, his fists were clenched, and he was also angry in his heart. What was wrong with this guy Lao Liu?

According to the news sent by Feng Zhong, they had an absolute advantage and Duke Dingguo had suffered heavy casualties.

Just one full-strength attack is enough to take down Duke Dingguo.

But this guy Lao Liu was so hesitant that he would stop fighting from time to time and deliberately delay time.

Emperor Wu now regrets why he was so foolish as to let the Sixth Prince lead the troops north.

He now seriously suspected that Lao Liu did this on purpose, deliberately wanting King Huai, that bastard, to lead an army of hundreds of thousands to capture the capital.

Then get rid of this old emperor. When the time comes, the Sixth Brother will be outside the city with tens of thousands of troops to immediately destroy that bastard Fang Chengyu.

Then, relying on Hushan Pass, we could unite with the border troops, negotiate with the barbarians, and finally march south to recapture the capital, and then we could legitimately declare independence.

The more Emperor Wu thought about it, the more he felt that this was what Lao Liu did.

Because if he were in Lao Liu's position, he would definitely do the same.

But it's no use saying anything now. The Sixth Brother uses the excuse of pacifying the Duke of Dingguo to control tens of thousands of troops and keeps delaying, and the generals will not be able to resist when they are away.

He had good reason to doubt this.

First, Lao Liu is Yang Long's son-in-law, and Han Dingtian of the border army and Yang Long are in the same boat, so Han Dingtian will definitely help him ascend the throne.

Second, the sixth brother had a marriage relationship with the barbarians and could negotiate with them. In the end, he ceded a large amount of benefits in exchange for the barbarians' withdrawal and then cooperated with the border troops to deal with King Huai.

Emperor Wu gritted his teeth and thought coldly in his heart: I didn't expect that in the end it was that bastard Lao Liu who betrayed me. After I get through this, I will definitely teach this rebellious son a lesson.

It was not just Emperor Wu who secretly hated him.

Yang Long was also anxious. As the Minister of War, he naturally knew the general situation on Ning Yi's side.

Ning Yi led an army of 60,000 and continued to advance northward, and actually fought his way to the foot of Hushan Pass.