Emperor Qingming's eyes sank, and he lost his original calmness.

The rumors of the Ghost Face General are true or false, he has been investigating the origin of the Ghost Face General for more than half a year, but the people he sent to the northwest have found nothing. The Ghost-Faced General seems to have left only legends, and no trace has been left at all. Even a shrewd person like Lu Zhenan has never found a trace of them.

What they could only be sure of was that General Ghostface's soldiers and horses were strong and unmatched.

After Lu Zhen'an's many investigations, he speculated based on the battle situation in the northwest that the Ghost Face General had about fifty or sixty thousand soldiers and horses.

In this way, General Ghostface's soldiers and horses are pouring out.

A few days ago, when the crown prince returned to Beijing, he commented on the ghost-faced general: "The tactics are treacherous, the martial arts are strong, and the combat power of his soldiers and horses is strong, and there is no problem with one enemy and three enemies."

If the combat strength of one enemy and three is used, the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing are tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg in front of the ghost-faced general.

It's just an instant, and Emperor Qingming's heart is already full of twists and turns.

Emperor Qingming walked to the gate of the palace, and suddenly his footsteps paused, and he hurried back to the palace.

"A-Yao, it may not be peaceful outside these days, and you can't leave the palace no matter what. I will send a master to protect you, as long as you don't leave the palace, it will be fine."

Chen Man had already noticed Emperor Qingming's strange appearance, and asked uneasily, "Isn't it peaceful? What happened?"

Emperor Qingming didn't have time to answer her, "I'm going to stay in the palace!"

The talker had already left the main hall.

Chen Man's eyes were bright, and he walked out of the main hall and stood under the corridor looking at the sky beyond the high palace walls.

Not peaceful?

Mai Dong nervously followed behind Chen Man and said softly, "Queen Mother, it's cold outside, you better go back to the palace."

Chen Man shook his head, "It's too stuffy, it's too stuffy in the hall, this palace wants to stay outside for a while."

Since the queen woke up, she seems to have forgotten the rules of the palace, and often refers to herself as "I", and now she suddenly calls herself "this palace", which is to declare her status.

Mai Dong heard a little displeasure from it, she didn't dare to provoke the queen, and the emperor would not spare her.

Mai Dong had no choice but to go back to the palace and get a thick cloak, put it on the queen, and moved out a chaise longue, put a blanket on it, and asked the queen to sit down.

Chen Man didn't refuse, she was a little tired.

Emperor Qingming went out of Kunning Palace and went straight to the direction of Qianqing Palace.

Wu Jian tried his best to follow behind, but he couldn't catch up no matter what, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty......

Emperor Qingming suddenly slowed down, and doubts appeared in his eyes.

He was too impatient. How can tens of thousands of private soldiers be activated with the words of a secret guard?

In case it was like the one in Layue, it was just a design by Wang Can, wouldn't he have exposed all his last reliance?

I have always thought a lot, and today I ...... It was really abnormal, and he didn't know why he was like this.

Emperor Qingming changed the route to the imperial study.

In the imperial study, Zhao Chen was listening to the scout's report, which was talking about the soldiers and horses of the ghost-faced general.

Emperor Qingming stayed in the imperial study for half an hour, and two consecutive groups of soldiers came to report, all of which had the same content. These soldiers included scouts from the western suburbs battalion and lieutenants sent by the Liangchuan battalion.

The Liangchuan battalion found the clue, but he didn't dare to move without a military talisman, so he had to send someone to ask for an order first.

That's not fake.

Emperor Qingming waved back left and right and looked at Zhao Chen, "General Ghost Face rebelled, what do you think?"

Zhao Chen's brows tightened, "Although this person has a treacherous mind, people can't figure out his details, but looking at his loyalty and courage in the northwest to fight against Xiliang, Erchen can't imagine that he will act rebelliously."

He really couldn't figure out the details of Zhao Chengyuan. When he was in the northwest, he thought that Zhao Chengyuan had 100,000 soldiers and horses, but when he reviewed the war situation later, he found that he only had 50,000 soldiers and horses. But now, how did the extra 10,000 soldiers and horses come from?

Using all the soldiers and horses to siege the city, is this the result of Zhao Chengyuan's preparation for so many days?.c

Still is...... Give the dummy?

But his soldiers and horses are all outside the city, how can he attack the east and west?

Zhao Chengyuan has always refused to reveal all his plans, and he can only speculate from the arrangements that Zhao Chengyuan asked him to make.

This is just the beginning, and Zhao Chen can't understand Zhao Chengyuan's tricks.

Emperor Qingming's eyes were gloomy, and he sneered, "There are too many people who want to sit on this throne, he has soldiers and horses, what's strange about wanting to rebel."

So, once he sat on the throne, he kept himself vigilant and could not trust anyone.

Zhao Chen's face was solemn, and he said worriedly, "His 60,000 soldiers and horses poured out, and with the combat strength of the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, I am afraid that he will not be able to guard against him. The Liangchuan camp is thousands of miles apart, and the distant water cannot quench the thirst of the near...... Once the capital is broken, the ghost-faced general is bound to be overwhelming......

Emperor Qingming also thought of this.

The palace wall is their last line of defense, and they can't bet their hope on the palace wall against the tough rebels.

Even if he had 60,000 private soldiers in his hands, which was the same number as the number of soldiers and horses of the Ghost Face General, he didn't have the confidence to stop the tiger and wolf army.

The best way is to let some of the private soldiers go out of the city to meet the enemy first, and keep the Ghostface General's soldiers and horses out of the city walls as much as possible.

The walls of the capital have strong and complete city defenses and wide moats, which are more effective than passively facing the enemy in the palace.

Emperor Qingming didn't delay any longer, and went to the secret grid to take out the tiger talisman of the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, but he didn't think of who to hand it over to for a while.

The camp on the outskirts of Beijing is now led by General Li, a veteran of the two dynasties, but at this critical juncture, he can't tie his life to one person.

The command of the camp on the outskirts of Beijing must be in the hands of someone he trusts, and this person must have the talent of a general and be able to complement General Li. In this way, the combat power of the camp on the outskirts of Beijing can be brought into full play.

The fourth prince was in Beijing at this time, but this son was really embarrassed, and handing over the camp on the outskirts of Beijing to him at this time was tantamount to ruining his own vitality.

Emperor Qingming looked at Zhao Chen.

Zhao Chen acted quickly, and two huge sand tables had been placed in the center of the imperial study, one was the terrain of the capital, and the other was the terrain around the capital.

Zhao Chen was facing the sand table, his eyes down and pondering.

Emperor Qingming said, "Who is the right hand for this talisman in the suburbs of Beijing?"

Zhao Chen turned around when he heard this, and thought for a moment, "Old General Li is experienced in leading troops and loyal, my father only needs to send someone to hand over the talisman to him, and he will lead the whole army."

Emperor Qingming shook his head, "He alone is not enough, in case he is not strong-willed, or if an accident occurs during the battle between the two armies, there will be no one in the army who can stabilize the morale of the army. It is necessary to send another general to the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, one to check and balance, and the other to be prepared."

Zhao Chen was thoughtful.

"Now there is no shortage of generals in Beijing, Chengjun Wang, Dingguo Gong, Dingguo Gongshizi, Anling Hou Shizi, no matter who goes to the Beijing suburb camp, they can make the Beijing suburb camp like a tiger."