marquis of jingan

Chapter 1450 Wherever Shen Qi Goes

Outside Shanhaiguan.

A team of scouts from Northern Qi were observing Shanhaiguan from afar, trying to approach the pass.

Of course, they were not going to attack the city, but to find out the situation as much as possible.

After all, now even the name of the Great Qi is only in name only. With the rise of the Han people, the life of Zhuli Zhenren outside the Great Wall has become increasingly difficult.

Moreover, after a long ten years, many of Zhuli Zhenren's people have given up the idea of ​​going south and just want to live their own lives.

And now, they took the initiative to get closer to this distance, mainly to find out the situation of Chen Jun in Shanhaiguan.

After all, in the past few months, the Chen army near Shanhaiguan has been active, which has attracted the attention of Zhuli Zhenren.

This scout team was led by a general flag bearer. When they were twenty miles away from Shanhaiguan, they did not dare to go any closer. The general flag bearer climbed to a high place, carefully took out a monocular telescope from his arms, and then turned around to look at his subordinates.

"Be on guard all around!"

Everyone looked at the telescope in his hand with some envy, then dispersed as ordered.

More than ten years ago, Zhuli Zhenren still had a lot of telescopes. Most of the officers at the centurion level could be equipped with one. But after the incident ten years ago, Zhuli Zhenren fled north in a hurry and did not bring many with him. Now only the officers at the centurion level or even higher may have a telescope.

This general flag of his own was one that he had collected back then, and luckily it had not been confiscated.

After climbing to a high place, the general flag looked towards the Shanhaiguan City Pass with a telescope.

On the city wall, the soldiers of Dachen were on full alert, with a huge military flag with the word "Ling" on it fluttering in the wind.

The general flag was too far away to be seen clearly, so he rubbed his eyes and picked up the telescope again. He saw that the flag with the word "Ling" on it was being slowly taken down on the wall of Shanhaiguan.

Then, under the incredulous gaze of the general flag, another larger flag was put up, fluttering in the wind.

The general was so frightened that the telescope in his hand fell to the ground. He quickly jumped down from the tree, picked up the telescope, wiped it with heartache, put it back in his arms, and then made a gesture to his men nearby.

Soon, the small group gathered together.

"retreat…"

The general's face turned pale and he whispered, "Retreat immediately."

The scouts below were a little curious: "Boss, what did you see? You are so scared."

"Shanhai Pass, the flag has changed..."

The general took a deep breath and swallowed hard.

"The man surnamed Shen has arrived... The man surnamed Shen has arrived at Shanhaiguan!"

He spoke in a very low voice, but to everyone it was deafening!
The surname Shen, these three words are so famous among Master Zhuli!
Even though among this team, only Zongqi had experienced what happened ten years ago, all of them were driven out from the interior.

To be more precise, they were all driven out by Mr. Shen!

Hearing this, everyone fell silent.

The general took a deep breath and said, "Report it as quickly as possible..."

This news was reported up layer by layer, and soon it reached Shengjing City and reached the ears of Zhao Xuan, the Emperor of Northern Qi.

The new emperor of Northern Qi at this time had the reign title Xuanyuan. This year was the eleventh year of his accession to the throne, which was the tenth year of Xuanyuan in Northern Qi.

However, the Northern Qi at this moment was no longer the huge Northern Qi of the past. Only people in Liaodong remembered its reign title. Few people inside the Great Wall knew about it, let alone used it.

Everyone in the world knows that this year is the 29th year of Hongde in Dachen.

When Zhao Xuan left Yanjing, he was still a young man. After ten years of hard work, he became a mature emperor, or a mature leader, in his late thirties.

During these ten years, Zhao Xuan could be said to have worked hard, first trying to stabilize this small court, then taking away the military power of his uncle Lang Yan, and outlasting the death of General Nuo Yong, successfully gaining control of all power in Liaodong.

From this point of view, Zhao Xuan was a pretty good monarch, at least much more capable than his father Zhao Kai.

But now, the Emperor of Liaodong is also a little panicked.

He even sent someone to invite General Lang Yan, who had been unemployed at home, to the imperial city.

Looking at his gray-haired uncle, Zhao Xuan was silent for a long time before he said, "General, Shen Yi is here."

Lang Yan had ignored things for several years. After hearing what Zhao Xuan said, he was also somewhat moved. After a long while, he asked, "Where is he?"

"In Shanhaiguan, in Ling Su's army."

At this point, Zhao Xuan couldn't help but say, "Didn't you say a few years ago that Shen Yi would not invade Liaodong again in order to protect himself? Even if there was a conflict, he would only send his subordinates to pretend and would not come in person. How come this time, he...he..."

Speaking of Shen Yi, General Lang's eyelids twitched. After a long while, he shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, I have never been able to see through him..."

"General, what should we do now?"

"Defend."

Lang Yan said silently: "Liaodong is our hometown, we are familiar with this place. Even if Shen Yi is a god, he can't run rampant here."

Zhao Xuan looked around and whispered, "I heard that Mr. Shen has invented a lot of new firearms in the past ten years and used them on the battlefield in Japan. I am worried..."

"Your Majesty, there is nothing you can do if you worry."

Lang Yan said, "It's impossible that Shen Yi won't come because of worry."

Zhao Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly and said nothing.

Lang Yan suddenly raised his head and looked at his nephew. He suddenly understood something: "Your Majesty, you mean to let this old minister lead the troops again..."

"Yes."

Zhao Xuan nodded silently and said, "My uncle must come forward to boost morale."

Lang Yan thought about it and suddenly smiled: "At this time, if I want to inspire people, I am afraid I can only die on the battlefield."

When the army moved north, Lang Yan was the one in charge. Although Lang Yan was forced to retreat to the second line by Zhao Xuan, his prestige was still very high. If he died on the front line, Emperor Xuanyuan would use this to "hype" it up, which would most likely unite the entire small court against a common enemy.

Emperor Xuanyuan did not speak and remained silent.

Lang Yan stood up and bowed his head and said, "This old minister understands."

"I will do my best to obey the Emperor's will..."

………………

Shanhaiguan Camp.

Master Shen got off the carriage, looked at the flag with the word "Shen" on it that had been hung in the army, and then looked at the generals who came to greet him.

All the generals half-knelt on both sides and bowed their heads: "We, the humble generals, greet Lord Shen!"

Seeing this scene, even Shen Yi couldn't help but feel excited. He first helped Ling Su and Zhang Meng up, then raised his hand and said with a smile: "We are all old brothers, there is no need for me to help them one by one, right?"

Everyone then stood up, all with smiles on their faces, and gathered around him, calling him Mr. Shen one by one, acting very friendly.

Almost all of these are former members of the Huai'an Army.

It’s not that Ling Su is nostalgic and unwilling to promote newcomers. It’s just that Ling Su’s foundation is in the Huai’an Army. All his subordinates are Huai’an soldiers, and he has no way to promote others.

Of course, some of the generals in the Shanhaiguan camp still recognize Shen Yi, but most of the others are already Ling Su’s confidants.

After all, if Ling Su fails to develop a few loyal fans in ten years, his ability would be too poor.

Mr. Shen patted Zhang Meng on the shoulder and sighed: "I haven't seen you for a few years. Your hair has turned white."

Zhang Meng's eyes were filled with tears. He bowed his head respectfully and clasped his fists, saying, "Mr. Shen, you are still as elegant as ever."

Master Shen looked at the generals, then raised his head to look at the fluttering Shen flag and chuckled.

"Old brothers."

His voice was calm but very appealing.

This kind of appeal is something Ling Su will never be able to learn in his lifetime.

"There hasn't been a big battle in ten years. Are you guys tired of fighting?"

Everyone, including Ling Su, bowed their heads and clasped their fists.

"I am waiting for Lord Shen's orders!"

Mr. Shen nodded slightly.

"More than ten years ago, we crossed the Huai River and came to the north. More than ten years later, it's time for my old brothers to follow me."

Lord Shen's smile was peaceful, but it also contained a rare bit of high spirits.

"I went to take a look outside Shanhaiguan."

As soon as these words came out, the blood of these generals, whose average age was close to 40, boiled. Especially Zhang Meng, he was very excited. He bowed his head deeply and clasped his fists, saying loudly: "We will follow Lord Shen until death!"

When he shouted like that, everyone followed him and shouted.

"I swear to follow Lord Shen until death!"

"I swear to follow Lord Shen until death!"

(End of this chapter)