Two days later, Meng Xuanyu, Su Chen and others arrived at Jiameng Pass with three thousand imperial guards.

The pass is near before you, and the cliffs on both sides look majestic and upright, magnificent.

The chief supervisor Zhao Chongtao received the news and took the left-behind generals, lieutenants and others out of the city gate and lined up to greet him.

This is the position of "supervising the military" in the Han and Jin Dynasties.

At the end of the Five Dynasties and the early Northern Song Dynasty, the Dujian was the abbreviation of "Zhangjian, the military officer", and was the deputy commander of the first army to go to the expedition. The military officers of the local prefectures were one of the local military chief officials.

Zhao Chongtao served as the chief supervisor of Wang Zhaoyuan's army, and was the position of deputy commander.

However, he, the deputy commander, has little power. Because Wang Zhaoyuan likes to centralize power, all kinds of power are concentrated in his hands.

Zhao Chongtao also knew in his heart that Wang Zhaoyuan was not only the commander, but also the most favored powerful minister in the court, so he did not dare to offend him.

"Meet Your Highness the Second Prince!"

Zhao Chongtao bowed and bowed, and the generals behind him all bowed respectfully.

The second prince was quite powerful and was an imperial envoy. He had the power to inspect and supervise the three armies. He brought Shangfang's sword, which could be executed first and then reported. Therefore, all the soldiers were in awe from the bottom of their hearts.

"There are so much hard work for you to guard the border. Let's talk about it when you enter the city."

Meng Xuanyu was not happy or worried, so he spoke up and comforted him a few words.

"Second Prince, please enter the city!"

Zhao Chongtao reached out and made way.

Meng Xuanyu nodded and ordered to go out and the imperial guards entered the city.

From beginning to end, Su Chen did not get out of the car. He sat in the car, lifted the curtain and looked at the Xiongguan, and looked at the generals like Zhao Chongtao and others without expressing his opinion.

Peng Qingqing was very curious and looked around.

"There are so many passes in Dashu. The roads are rugged and the march is inconvenient. It is not easy for the Song army to march straight in. But it has a better geographical advantage than our Tang Kingdom. As long as we guard it well, it will be as solid as chicken soup. Why is the second prince still worried?

"Peng Qingqing expressed her thoughts.

"That word is: solid!" A blue vein appeared on Su Chen's forehead.

After he corrected it, he said: "There is a saying that the right place is not as good as the people. The mountains and rivers are dead, but people live. If the Song army did not attack the heroic pass, but instead detours and sneak attacks, then these

The role of the pass will be greatly reduced.”

"Also, the combat effectiveness of the Song army is several times that of the Shu army. In addition, the incompetence of the Shu commander, he kept making trouble and was defeated by the Song army. The Shu army is already afraid, and many times,

As long as the Song army comes, the Shu army will abandon the city and flee, and be defeated all the way."

Peng Qingqing curled her lips: "Hmph, it's worse than the Tang army in Jiangbei."

"The Shu Kingdom has no war for decades, its soldiers and armor are outdated, they have not fought for many years, they are loose and have no combat power long ago..."

With Su Chen's explanation, the car entered Xiongguan City, and the ground was paved with bluestone roads, which were clean and tidy, surrounded by stone houses, stone houses, military buildings, garrison courtyards, etc.

In the city gate, there was no war, and there were 10,000 or 20,000 troops stationed. When encountering war, the maximum number of troops stationed at 50,000 was garrisoned.

The less than 10,000 households in the city, most of whom were nearby villages, moved in gradually. Some veterans settled down here or took their families over to live there. Within several generations, they became the household registration of Jiameng Pass.

General's Mansion.

Meng Xuanyu sat in the position of coach, and was Wang Zhaoyuan's seat before yesterday.

"General Zhao, how many people are there in the city?"

Zhao Chongtao bowed and said, "When you go back to the Second Highness, there are still 30,000 troops."

Meng Xuanyu nodded slightly, looked around for a week, and said, "Since the Song army attacked Shu, the border has been in urgent need and has been defeated step by step. Seeing that the Song army has entered the hinterland and attacked Sanquan Mountain. It is only Jiameng Pass and Jianmen Pass.

Important levels.”

"This place will become very important, involving the rise and fall of Shu Kingdom. Therefore, the court and father attached great importance to it. I specially appointed His Highness as the imperial envoy to supervise the Northern Army's resistance to the Song Army, and can directly use the power of the commander at any time."

"I decided that from today on, all the defense and garrisons in Jiameng Pass will be handed over to my high school to take over the power of the commander here. Do you have any objections?"

Zhao Chongtao and others were stunned when they heard this, thinking that the Second Highness was planning to seize military power?

However, Shu Kingdom has indeed reached a critical moment of life and death. The Second Highness seized power, and it may not be necessary to rebel and force the palace. Maybe there is the emperor's instruction.

But a general stood up and stopped him, "Second Your Highness, you are the prince and the imperial envoy. If you do not have the imperial edict to appoint the commander of the march, we will not be able to obey the military order directly. Otherwise, it is no different from a mutiny. Please think about it for three years.

.”

This person's surname is Gao, and he was a confidant general who stayed in Jiameng Pass by Wang Zhaoyuan. He stood up to stop this from happening.

Meng Xuanyu's eyes were as sharp as a sword. He glanced at the General Gao and said, "I have a secret order from the official family, so I will naturally be allowed to do things according to the order. Whoever dares not obey will violate the holy will."

"This is inconsistent with the principle. It requires the imperial edict of the appointment and removal of the court commander. We can obey the order..." General Gao was still fighting against the principle and refuting the prince's words.

"Come here, take down this person who violated the imperial court order, dismiss the post and investigate, and wait until the Song army is repelled, and then investigate it!"

Before Meng Xuanyu could finish speaking, he ordered the man to be taken, and his face turned cold.

General Gao's face changed slightly. Unexpectedly, the second prince did not play according to common sense and directly ordered him to be dismissed from his post and investigated.

But he was born as a military general and naturally had arrogance and shouted loudly: "I will not accept it. Now I will go to Sanquan Mountain to ask Lord Wang for complaints and say goodbye!"

"Are you leaving?" Meng Xuanyu snorted coldly and winked.

The guard at the door directly reached out and drew his sword to block General Gao's out.

General Gao was angry and wanted to break out by force. Wei Ying took action directly and subdued General Gao in three moves and asked the guards to escort him.

Meng Xuanyu's iron-blooded wrist shocked the audience, took the opportunity to give the left-behind general a warning, and snorted coldly: "Who else plans to disobey the holy will?"

Zhao Chongtao stood up and bowed, "As long as the Second Highness has a letter of appointment or dismissal of the court or a secret order from His Majesty, we will no longer have any objections and will listen to the order of the Second Highness."

"We are willing to listen to the orders of the Second Highness!"

The other generals who stayed at Jiameng Pass also expressed their opinions.
Chapter completed!