In order to confirm the thoughts in his heart, Huang Yuanwu sent several troops to explore from the mountains on both sides and the official road in the middle. The emptiness of the Imperial Capital Pass is indeed a bit fantastical, even if Huang Yuanwu guessed some possibilities, he can't gamble with the survival of the army, he must get accurate information before he can proceed to the next step.

If Huang Yuanwu's guess was correct, even if he sent troops to investigate and figure out all the movements, the other party's plan had already succeeded, and he successfully delayed the advance of the Dongwangfu army, and investigated the passes and left and right mountain ranges in the entire mountain range and hilly area, and it was absolutely impossible to have a single day.

Possibly, on this very day, something unexpected will happen.

Huang Yuanwu frowned, feeling a little irritable in his heart, such a thing that knew the other party's psychology but was helpless was really annoying. Dongwangfu brought 150,000 troops this time, but it was absolutely impossible for Huang Yuanwu to let the whole army advance just because of one of his own ideas. Once it really encounters an ambush by the enemy, it will greatly damage the vitality of the East Palace.

For the imperial capital, no matter who ascends the throne in the future, they will definitely take action against the East Palace, and the existence of the East Palace has become a threat to them, and sooner or later it will be removed.

Things were not going well, and Huang Yuanwu's mood was extremely bad. There are not many choices in front of him, and in this situation, he can only advance in the direction of the imperial capital step by step according to the previous plan.

The pass ahead was not far from its current position, and after about an hour, the scout in charge of the front scout returned and reported the news.

As Huang Yuanwu expected, the pass in front of him was also empty, and it had been occupied by the 100-strong team sent out at this moment, and it was being carefully investigated.

Hearing this news, Huang Yuanwu was almost convinced of his guess, but there were seven passes in this mountain range, entrenched in the mountain range, and it was impossible to be completely sure without exploring to the end.

Huang Yuanwu immediately ordered that four brigades in the battalion should immediately go to the front pass, carefully inspect and occupy it, and at the same time of occupation, send a team of 100 people to the pass further ahead to continue the exploration.

Only such a step-by-step advance can ensure the absolute safety of the army, which Huang Yuanwu has nothing to do, in such a precipitous environment, he must be careful everywhere, otherwise he may encounter a surprise attack at any time, resulting in heavy losses.

The order was given, and the sergeants of the four brigades quickly left the camp and headed straight for the next pass. The vast majority of the remaining sergeants in the battalion were ordered to repair in situ and be ready to go out at any time. As for the middle army and the rear army, Huang Yuanwu did not give any orders, they repaired outside the mountain range, Huang Yuanwu planned to try to open all the passes tonight, and arrange for the two armies behind to pass through directly tomorrow.

The progress of things seems to be proceeding according to Huang Yuanwu's ideas, and the pass behind is also an empty city, and Huang Yuanwu once again sent four brigades to occupy, but the brigade has not yet moved.

In this way, at ten o'clock in the dawn, six of the seven passes were already under the control of Huang Yuanwu, except for the first pass, the remaining five passes were guarded by four brigades, and they were ordered to occupy the real pass and consolidate the city defense. Huang Yuanwu's front army, in addition to the four brigades sent to observe the enemy situation on both sides, still had more than 26,000 people.

When the first rays of dawn shone down, the hundred-man team in charge of reconnaissance came to the last pass.

With the previous experience, this hundred-person team did not call the door, but went straight forward to push the gate of the pass.

After a night of operation, the sergeants of the hundred-man squad were all a little tired, and the centurion, out of prudence, let a large number of men and horses stay in the distance, and arranged for more than ten people to step forward and push the door.

According to their thoughts, this pass must also be empty, and at this moment they just want to finish their work quickly, so that they can rest in peace.

More than a dozen people dragged their tired bodies to the front of the pass. The sky was already bright, and when they looked up, there was still no figure in sight on the city walls.

After making sure that there was no danger, a dozen sergeants stepped forward and pushed the heavy wooden door of the last pass. I thought it would be open as soon as I pushed it, but something unexpected happened, although more than a dozen people had used all their strength, they couldn't push it away.

After a few fruitless attempts, several people retreated, looking at the wooden door in front of them in some surprise.

The wooden doors of the Prayer Heaven Empire Pass are all standard, and they look no different from the previous ones from the outside. In the previous few passes, more than a dozen people had used enough force to push them open, but this one was surprisingly heavy, and they could feel the movement of the wooden door, as if they could push it open with more force.

"It's been a night, and we don't have much strength, it seems that a dozen of us can't get through this broken door, go talk to the centurion, and call a few more people over." A bearded sergeant man gasped, and visible tiredness could be seen on his face.

The rest of the people also nodded, the strength on their bodies was indeed not enough, and after a whole night of movements, everyone was already exhausted.

One of them nodded, not speaking, he seemed more relaxed than the others, but his face still looked tired. With a slight breath, the man got up and walked towards his own sergeant not far away.

In this way, the centurion again sent twenty men to push the wooden door of the last pass, but surprisingly, even with the efforts of thirty men, they could not open the door, and with each exertion, the door trembled as if it were about to be opened.

When the news came back to the centurion, it was a little weird. If the wooden door hadn't been locked inside, a dozen big men would have been able to easily push it open even if they didn't have the strength, but now there was no progress in going to thirty people. If the wooden door is locked, then even if there are thirty more people and all their strength, it is impossible to shake the wooden door in the slightest, and there is definitely a problem here.

Thinking of this, the centurion immediately ordered more than thirty sergeants in front of the city gate to return immediately, return to the camp with the team, and report the news.

There are only a hundred of them, and if they encounter an emergency, it will definitely be difficult to deal with, and the centurion has absolutely no problems.

But just when everyone obeyed the order and was about to return, several figures suddenly appeared above the city of the pass, and before everyone could figure out what was going on, more than 30 soldiers died immediately under the city, and they didn't even have time to scream.

"Ambush! Retreat!" The centurion immediately saw the change on the head of the city, and immediately ordered to immediately turn the horse's head and withdraw in the direction from which he came.

But the enemy has already made a move, where will he be given such an opportunity. Between the mountains on the left and right, countless sergeants suddenly appeared, they were extremely fast, straight forward, almost in an instant, this hundred-man squad was drowned, and not a single one survived.

Immediately, the sudden appearance of the enemy army quickly cleaned up the battlefield, carried away the corpses of more than a hundred soldiers, cleaned the blood stains on the ground, and once again ambushed the mountainside on the left and right, and the figures above the city disappeared as if nothing had happened.

A hundred-person squad of the East Prince's Mansion disappeared silently.

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In the first pass, Huang Yuanwu sat in his seat and waited quietly. There was also a hint of fatigue on his countenance, and he had not rested for a moment that night.

For the unimpeded passage of the six passes, the more Huang Yuanwu thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, even if it was a tactic used to delay himself, it was impossible to completely give up all the passes, which undoubtedly directly exposed the hinterland of the entire imperial capital to the Dongwang Mansion. This thing may have happened when the emperor and his father were alive, but now it is not what it used to be, the current imperial capital is the world of Huang Zhengchu, what is the deal between him and Yang Qin, who occupied the imperial capital, Huang Yuanwu is not clear, but what he absolutely knows is that it is absolutely impossible for Huang Zhengchu to let the East Wangfu enter the imperial capital unimpeded under such circumstances.

Now, the Six Pass is under the control of the East Palace, and Huang Yuanwu has 150,000 troops and Six Passes, but he doesn't know what the other party is planning, and he doesn't even know who his low hand is.

Early in the morning, the battle report came from the front.

The hundred-man team, which was supposed to return within an hour, was not heard from. In order to find their traces near the sixth pass, but no enemy troops were found, the pass guard asked Huang Yuanwu what he meant, whether to send troops to search, or to wait in place.

After getting the news, Huang Yuanwu's eyes immediately lit up, and the one who should have come has come.

There must be something wrong with this last hurdle!

Huang Yuanwu immediately ordered that all the passes should be strictly guarded, and all the sergeants were not allowed to go out, waiting for their own orders.

Subsequently, Huang Yuanwu ordered the rear army of the Chinese army to immediately dispatch four brigades into the mountains on both sides to cooperate with the defense of all passes, occupy a favorable position, and be ready for dispatch at any time.

After giving the order, all that remains is to wait.

What Huang Yuanwu was waiting for was the news of the surrounding investigation. Last night, he sent four brigades into the deep mountains on both sides to investigate the movement in the mountains on both sides, but the night passed without any news coming back.

According to the normal itinerary and the roads in the mountains on the left and right, it should not be long before the news between the mountains on both sides will come back, and if there is no ambush, Huang Yuanwu has countless ways to win the last level.

Time passed unconsciously, and Huang Yuanwu sat on his seat and closed his eyes to recuperate and recover his consumed energy.

At this moment, the news came from the front.

Near the sixth pass, between the mountains on both sides, there was a earth-shattering shouting and killing sound, listening to the sound, it was not far from the pass. When the guard got the news, he immediately reported it to Huang Yuanwu and asked for instructions for the next step.

When Huang Yuanwu heard this, his eyes were shining, and he immediately got up, exuding a thick killing intent all over his body.

"Huang Zhengchu, it seems that I think highly of you!" After getting the news, Huang Yuanwu immediately knew what was happening.

All these empty passes, suddenly changing, have only one purpose. Introduce the troops of the Eastern Wangfu into the pass and annihilate them all.

This must not be a unilateral move that Huang Zhengchu can make, he must have reached some kind of tacit understanding with Yang Qin in the imperial capital. It's just that there are some suspicious points, he sent a lot of scouts to inquire about the news near the imperial capital, but he never heard the news of a large number of troop movements coming back, if Huang Zhengchu and Yang Qin wanted to wipe out the Dongwangfu army here, without absolute force suppression, it would be absolutely impossible.

However, now is not the time to think about this, the shouting and killing sound near the sixth pass must be the army sent by himself to discover the enemy's ambush, and the two sides immediately fought together, the situation must be very critical, otherwise it is impossible for him not to receive any news.

"Order!" Huang Yuanwu picked up his helmet from the table, immediately put it on, and ordered: "All the passes along the way, only two brigades will be left to defend, and the rest of the men and horses will immediately go up the mountain through the surrounding paths to meet our vanguard." The herald ordered the Chinese army to immediately enter the pass, all on alert, and all the horses were divided into six teams and entered six checkpoints. The rear army stayed outside the pass, set up a camp in place, and was ready to meet the enemy at any time!"

"Honorable Order!" The herald immediately received the order and quickly passed on Huang Yuanwu's order.

Huang Yuanwu immediately strode out of the door, outside the general's mansion, all the senior generals in the first pass were already waiting outside, Huang Yuanwu's eyes were cold, looking at the generals in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "The glory and disgrace of the palace, only in this battle, the first brigade stayed, and the rest of the people entered the mountains and forests with me!"

After speaking, Huang Yuanwu went straight out of the gate of the pass, and the team of men and horses followed him, along the left and right paths, into the vast mountain range.

The battle belonging to the East Wangfu began rashly under such circumstances.