"As early as the day after the report of the Battle of the Northwest came back, the imperial center had already made arrangements for the rebels in Taiping County. The two divisions of the Qinghe Army had already received orders to encircle and suppress the Taiping bandit army from that time. ”

Lin Anping already knew this news, and he knew better that Chen Sansheng caught up with him not just to sue him. If there are no accidents, the center should have other arrangements in the shadows.

Sure enough, Chen Sansheng immediately revealed an important news to him: "However, in addition to the two Qinghe divisions on the surface, the empire also has two divisions and regiments, and their speed is much faster than that of the Qinghe division. Calculating the progress, I'm afraid that they have already entered the territory of Anqing County. ”

After a pause, he said bluntly: "If it's fast, in five days, these two divisions will be able to enter Taiping County!" ”

Counting on Qinghe's two divisions to play a role, it will be until January next year at the earliest, which the Lin family will not be able to hold out no matter what. But if two divisions can enter Taiping County in five days......

Lin Anping's eyes immediately became a little more hopeful.

He couldn't help but ask: "When the court discussed before, didn't it say that the empire no longer had more troops near Taiping County?" Where did these two divisions come from? ”

"This ......"

Chen Sansheng hesitated, as the Minister of the Interior, his mouth is generally very strict, and he will never talk nonsense at will. But firstly, this matter has not been hidden for too long, and it may be exposed one day, and secondly, Lin Anping is the younger brother of the head of the Lin family, and this matter happens to be related to the Lin family.

He finally mentioned it: "The troops have always been there, but they can't move......

Can you comprehend it? It depends on Lin Anping's own ability.

Although Lin Anping is the Minister of Foreign Affairs. But it is not completely ignorant of the military affairs of the empire. After a little thought, he understood, and said tentatively: "Could it be?" ”

He ordered the camp of the City Guard Legion outside Zhongzhou City.

Chen Sansheng didn't answer, but if he didn't deny it, he undoubtedly admitted it.

Lin Anping suddenly realized, no wonder the Home Secretary would be so cautious. The City Guard Legion and the Praetorian Guard Legion, as the ultimate force of the Qianyuan Imperial Family, are the foundation of the country, and they will not be dispatched. The last time Longshan City was broken, there was a mention of using the city guards at the Taiji Hall court meeting. As a result, it immediately attracted a lot of attacks and admonitions.

Unexpectedly, the center finally used this force.

Two divisions of the City Guard Corps!

This is the most elite and powerful army in the Eastern Continent, with a strength of more than 26,000 people, which can completely destroy some small countries. Those Taiping bandit armies, even if they mobilized hundreds of thousands of displaced people and had the ability to defy the sky, would never be able to stop such a force. Qinghe's two divisions, when they arrived in Taiping County, I am afraid that they will only have time to help encircle and suppress the rout, right?

Having said that, the determination and ability of the center is really great. The two city guard divisions were 30,000 men. Just on the edge of the imperial capital Zhongzhou, he was able to go out of Beijing without knowing it. It hasn't been found yet.

"It's a helpless thing to hide."

Chen Sansheng sighed, on the one hand, it was to create established facts and prevent the courtiers from objecting; On the other hand, the Military Intelligence Agency suspects that there is likely to be a powerful group of forces behind the Taiping Army, providing all kinds of materials, technology and intelligence. If the City Guard Legion moves too much, it is likely that the Taiping Army will know in advance, and then things will have a lot of variables out of thin air.

As for how to hide from the courtiers and the various forces in Zhongzhou, this is not difficult.

The two city guard divisions dispatched were temporarily reorganized by transferring two wings from the original divisions. The remaining two wings remained in the garrison of the city guards, and the numbers remained the same, and the drills were carried out every Wednesday. As for the troops that were transferred to Taiping County to suppress the rebellion, they went out day and night for the first three days, and only returned to normal after they were far away from Zhongzhou, and they were given the name of the Qinghe County Local Garrison Division. Through guò's method of concealing the world, Shun lì covered up the news to this day.

If it is a qiēshun lì, I am afraid that the thieves will be shocked when the army comes to the city, but it is too late to regret it.

"I just hope that the Lin family can hold on...... Although it is very disdainful, I have to say that the thief leader Chen Wu is indeed extraordinary. At a young age, he was able to pull up a counter-army to break through Wu'an in a short period of time. Compared with him, many of my Chen family's unsuccessful children and nephews only know how to walk birds and spend all day long when they are so old. It's a pity that such a talent can't be used by the empire. ”

Just as he was sighing, a cold wind blew, making Chen Sansheng can't help but wrap the brocade fur on his body. Here in Zhongzhou, this winter is cold and a little evil. The cold wind and the gloom of winter made him feel the hardships of national affairs and lose his interest in continuing to chat. comforted Lin Anping for a few words, and finally left.

Next, he also had to visit Chengguo Gongqian Taizhuo and go to Fengwu to visit the sick on behalf of the emperor.

got the rare good news, Lin Anping was in a good mood, and left after being stunned for a while. What the two of them didn't know was that the two Praetorian Guard soldiers who were on duty not far away were stunned by the few words that had just drifted in the wind.

Minister of the Interior Chen Sansheng and Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Anping!

In the private meeting between the two, there was a "thief leader Chen Wu...... Young ...... I'm a Chen family...... Nephew ......"

If you listen to the whole conversation, there will be no problem. However, the northwest wind that blew from time to time, coupled with the distance between the two people, listened intermittently. Such sensitive words, when you think about them, make the two of them shocked.

Taiping County rebels broke through the county seat, such a big thing, of course they who guarded the imperial palace of the imperial capital heard about it. However, what Chen Sansheng said before......

When Chen Wu was young, he was the nephew of my Chen family?

Oh, my God!

The soldiers of the two Praetorian Legions looked at each other, frightened by the astonishing news. Minister of the Interior Chen Sansheng's surname is Chen, and Chen Wu, the leader of the Taiping Army, is also surnamed Chen, could it be ......

"Silence! Silence! You don't want to live anymore! ”

The Janissary soldier who was clever immediately pressed the mouth of his companion who wanted to discuss it face-to-face.

At the same time, it involves the Minister of the Interior, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the thieves of Taiping County, and there may be two eight major valves behind it, and such a secret news will inevitably be a monstrous shock and bloody storm, and I don't know how many people will die because of it. Just two Praetorian Guard soldiers, even the slightest bit of being swept in, are dead and have no place to be buried!

Today's events, as if they never happened, have not heard of it, and will rot in the stomach for the rest of their lives!

"Third brother, don't worry, things are strict, I know...... I don't say anything about the custody and death. ”

"You kid, it's not that your brother can't trust you, it's that your mouth has never been tight, and you especially like to blow out after drinking a little wine. If it gets out, the lives of the two of us brothers will be gone, but remember it for me! ”

"I, Huang Wei, swear to God! Not a word is guaranteed! ”

………

The news of the breach of Wu'an, the county town of Taiping County, not only shocked the imperial capital, but also further spread its influence to the entire Eastern Continent.

The few allies and vassal states of the empire were deeply worried and disturbed by the internal strife in the empire. As for the kingdom of Oman in the south and the Lena dynasty in the north, it was ecstasy. The results of the Battle of the Northwest, they have already found out during this time. The empire won, but it didn't get cheap. Now that they have caught up with the civil strife and lost even a county, they can't help but be encouraged, and they have drawn up plans for the attack after the beginning of the spring of the next year.

Fearful of the Empire, the two countries also secretly sent envoys, agreeing that the North and the South would work together to exert pressure on the Empire as much as possible. Even if it ends up in vain, the empire will always be tired of coping and will not have time to breathe.

As for the five bucket rice roads entrenched in Baling County and Tianshui County, they were also surprised first and then rejoiced.

The more chaotic the Taiping County became, the less time the empire had to take care of it, and the fall of the county town also indirectly proved once again the weakness of the empire's rule in the local area. Zhang Fa, the master of the Five Bucket Rice Dao, has decided to launch it earlier than in "Empire". Although there is no specific date yet, there is only a more suitable opportunity......

As of this moment, Chen Wu raised troops to break through Wu'an, which has made a big change in the history of "Empire". Moreover, the effects continue to ferment. In this regard, Chen Wu had been mentally prepared, but after all, he still underestimated his energy a little. When the unprecedented city guard corps left Beijing and rushed towards Taiping County, he was still in the military camp in Wu'an, discussing with several of his henchmen about the annexation of the Good Friends Association, and how to deal with the aftermath and integrate.

"As far as the intelligence collected by the Military Intelligence Department is concerned, Wang Huifang is very jealous of us, and his actions are relatively cautious, and he has secretly sent people to inquire about our army expansion. However, what they see is what we want him to see. The men and horses of the original Taiping Battalion and the Volunteer Battalion seem to be mixed with the newly recruited recruits, but in fact they are just simple training, and the original establishment has not been disbanded. If necessary, we can gather all the volunteer battalions and Taiping camps at any time! ”

In front of Chen Wu, Dian Yong and other high-ranking officials of the rebel army, Gan Xing, director of the Military Intelligence Department, summarized and reported the current situation.

"Can you find out exactly what they planned and when?"

Xu Shizhong, who had just returned from the training ground, was a little thirsty, and while sipping tea, he asked this crucial question.

"The sense of secrecy of the Good Friends Association is still quite strong, but it's a pity that it ......" Gan Xing's eyes were a little more sarcastic, and said: "The Military Intelligence Department used the activity funds approved by the general to buy the people around Zhou Naichun, the leader of the Little Knife Society. Although the other side only knows a small part, it is enough to deduce the entire plan of the Good Friends after corroborating the information gathered by the Military Intelligence Service. If there are no accidents, they will launch the ...... at dawn in three days."

Not only the time, but also the plan, Wang Huifang first sent someone to pretend to deliver the message, determined Chen Wu's location, and then immediately led the elite forces to sneak attack. If the sneak attack is unsuccessful, switch to a full-scale assault!

With all this important information figured out, it's easy to deal with the Good Friends. (To be continued.) )