I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

Zhenbeiguan.

"Sir, there is urgent news!"

Yang Feng looked anxious and walked hurriedly to Jiang Zuo.

"what?"

Jiang Zuo lowered his head to wipe the new pistol in his hand, completely unaware of Yang Feng's anxious expression.

"The Northern Barbarian Army captured five cities of the Six Towns Army!"

Yang Feng's words were full of panic.

Jiang Zuo suddenly raised his head, thought for a moment, and then said, "The Six Towns Army is so incompetent? Well, they have enough troops to take it back."

Jiang Zuo didn't want to care about the six garrison troops.

"Sir, this matter is closely related to us! Because these five cities have surrounded our Zhenbei Pass!"

Yang Feng then came to the most crucial point.

Hearing this, Jiang Zuo immediately put down the pistol in his hand and asked, "How close are the northern barbarians to here?"

"Only ten miles!"

This distance is within reach.

Now the entire Zhenbei Pass will obviously be the next target of the Mobei people.

"Wait, what are we panicking about?"

Jiang Zuo finally reacted.

After tens of thousands of workers worked day and night, the walls of Zhenbei Pass have now been completed, and there is still no problem in resisting tens of thousands of Mobei troops.

Jiang Zuo put down what he was holding and decided to go to the city wall himself to observe the situation outside the pass.

Soon, less than half an hour later, they received a report from the spy.

Tens of thousands of soldiers from Mobei were marching towards the trading port in a mighty force.

Now, the Mobei Army has occupied the cities near Zhenbei Pass, and has formed an encirclement here.

"Close the city gate!"

The soldiers of the Anding Army shouted.

At this moment in Zhenbei Pass, there were not only the Anding Army and the Youzhou Army led by Huo Nian'an, but also many people from Mobei who came to trade, and tens of thousands of laborers.

The Mobei Army that appeared outside the city was led by Igna, the leader of the Gul tribe.

"Khan, the Zhenbei Pass is just ahead."

The Northern Barbarian soldier shouted.

Looking at the city wall not far away, Igna frowned.

What is Zhenbei Pass?

Igna was stunned.

Could it be that their Mobei army went to the wrong place?

Half a month ago, this place was still an empty lot.

In just a few days, the city wall was built.

He had heard before that Jiang Zuo was building a city here, but the intelligence said it was a small city.

But the city before him was almost as good as the important fortress on the border.

You call this a small town?

Isn’t the height of this city wall exactly the same as that of Anding County?

How to attack this?

In the past, most of the border cities of Yan State that they faced were rammed earth walls, but what the hell was this high gray wall before them?

The nightmare of the battle in Anding County suddenly flooded into Igna's mind.

At that time, the twelve major tribes in northern Mobei combined most of their elite forces, but still failed to capture Anding County. Now, the northern Mo coalition forces only have a few tribes with decent strength. Although they have the help of the Eastern Tatars, Igna, as the leader of the alliance, is still conflicted and uneasy.

The Northern Barbarian Army outside the city arrived outside Zhenbei Pass, but did not launch an attack.

"Great Khan, when will we launch the general attack?"

The subordinate inquired.

Yigena shook his head and said, "Besiege but don't attack. Set up ambushes on both sides of the main road. I want to besiege Jiangzuo to death."

This time, Igna chose to play it safe.

His goal was to capture the city in front of him and the abundant supplies in the city.

Previously, their Mobei coalition had already captured five cities. He was determined to capture the so-called Zhenbei Pass in front of him to avenge his previous defeat.

The situation remained at a stalemate. A whole day passed and the northern barbarians still did not take any action.

Jiang Zuo, who was standing at Zhenbei Pass at this moment, had already seen through the intentions of the northern barbarians.

"Sir, it seems that this group of Mobei people do not intend to attack the city, but to use siege to wear us out."

Yang Feng also reacted.

"Then let's see who will kill the other first."

Jiang Zuo was not panicked at all.

"Sir, it is not a good idea to be besieged like this. It would be better for me to lead the elite troops to raid the northern barbarians' camp in the middle of the night and attack them by surprise."

Yang Feng suggested.

“Don’t take any chances.”

Jiang Zuo's idea at this moment was quite prudent, which was to defend Zhenbei Pass.

"This group of northern barbarians is just a mob. It would be a waste of time to continue to fight with them."

Yang Feng was a little impatient and was not afraid of these northern barbarians outside the city at all.

Because before this, their Anding Army had always been defeated when facing the northern barbarians, which made them arrogant.

"Do you think this mob can capture five cities in a row in such a short period of time?"

Jiang Zuo asked back.

He had already realized that this time the Northern Barbarians' offensive was completely different from the previous ones and they were obviously well prepared.

"Then what do you think we should do?" Yang Feng asked.

"Everyone, hold the city walls. Get the cannons and crossbows ready. If these barbarians dare to attack, let them see what firepower is."

Jiang Zuo ordered.

The siege at this moment is completely different from a normal siege.

Now inside and outside Zhenbei Pass, people outside the city don’t want to go in, and people inside the city don’t want to go out.

……

Beijing.

Royal study room.

"Your Majesty, urgent news from Anding County!"

Hearing this, Chen Qingyun suddenly dropped the memorial in his hand.

"pass!"

"The Northern Barbarians have successively captured five cities on the border of Yan State, and the Six Garrison Army has retreated to the Iron Horse Pass area!"

A trace of anger flashed across Chen Qingyun's phoenix eyes, and he said coldly: "The Six Towns Army is so incompetent? Order Yan Kang to retake the city within ten days, otherwise he will be dismissed."

She really didn't expect that the Six Towns Army, which was the elite border force, would suffer repeated defeats?

What made the empress even more angry was that the Six Garrison Army concealed military intelligence, leading to such a defeat.

"There is one more thing. General Jiang Zuo, the Zhenbei General, is trapped in a fortress called Zhenbei Pass and has been surrounded by the northern barbarians!"

Jiangzuo is surrounded?!

Chen Qingyun was startled and suddenly felt uneasy.

Where is Zhenbei Pass?

This newly built checkpoint was very unfamiliar to Chen Qingyun.

I have warned him many times, but he never obeyed my orders!

Chen Qingyun was really about to faint from Jiang Zuo's anger.

This conceited guy is always taking risks.

Now, I have put myself in danger again.

If he was besieged in Anding County, Chen Qingyun would not panic at all, because the empress knew that Anding County had high walls and thick supplies, and she was not afraid of being besieged at all.

But can this Zhenbei Pass stop the northern barbarians?

"How many soldiers and horses does the Northern Barbarians have?" Chen Qingyun looked solemn.

"At least fifty thousand."

fifty thousand?

It seems that Jiang Zuo only has more than 10,000 troops at most. Can they stop the offensive of the Mobei people?

Thinking of this, Chen Qingyun felt annoyed and gave orders quickly.

"Pass on my order, have the Six Garrison Army quickly dispatch 20,000 troops to Zhenbei Pass to reinforce Jiangzuo!"

Although the Six Garrison Army suffered repeated defeats, perhaps only the Six Garrison Army on the border can rescue Jiangzuo now.

This Jiang Zuo, there really is not a single moment that can make me feel at ease...