Cheng Zhijie had just led the Left Guard Army into the Northern Road when scouts reported that Duan Peng and the Embroidered Guard Battalion had arrived in Cangzhou.
Cheng Zhijie's eyes widened like copper bells. He was shocked by this news. Not only did Duan Peng do it, but he also completed the task ahead of time.
"Leave 1,000 people with the supplies for the Asian Games. The rest will be light and travel to Cangzhou.”Cheng Zhijie hurriedly ordered.
Although Duan Peng's usual performance was commendable, there was still a difference between training and actual combat. An army that had never seen blood was very easy to destroy, no matter how excellent their quality was.
If it was someone else, Cheng Zhijie wouldn't care so much. The key was that Cheng Zhijie knew how important Duan Peng was to our Second Emperor Li.
Although Second Emperor Li and Duan Peng had never met, Cheng Zhijie did not doubt the admiration and importance Second Emperor Li had for Duan Peng.
Although the Embroidered Guard Camp was under the Left Guards, it was not under the jurisdiction of the capital's rebel army. This was a privilege that any officer of the rank of lieutenant had never had. This proved Second Emperor Li's trust in Duan Peng's ability.
Moreover, when the Embroidered Guard Battalion was first established, everyone thought that it was a joke made by Second Emperor Li to coax these silkpants so that they would not cause trouble for Chang 'an's public security.
However, when Cheng Zhijie saw the military appearance of Duan Peng's Embroidered Guard Camp, he could no longer agree with this view. With such a strong army of Embroidered Guard Camp, Duan Peng's future would be boundless if he fought a few more battles.
The Great Tang had many things to do, and it was even more so because of the humiliation of the alliance at the Wei River. It was certain to have a war with the Eastern Turks, not to mention Xue Yantuo, Tubo, and especially Goguryeo, which Emperor Yang had conquered three times.
There were countless battles, big and small. Duan Peng had the strength and the opportunity. Cheng Zhijie felt that it was better to sell him in advance.
Giving charcoal in the snow was always better than adding flowers to the icing on the cake. A person like Cheng Zhijie wouldn't not understand this.
After Duan Peng entered the Cangzhou territory, he stopped marching, set up camp, and recuperated. He even sent out scouts in disguise to understand the specific situation on the Cangzhou ground.
In the evening, after eating, he came back to report that he had already figured out the situation in Cangzhou City.
The Cangzhou Provincial Governor Xu Zhiyang had already been killed by the Ming Cult. The Provincial Governor's Office had been breached, and most of the bailiffs had surrendered to the Ming Cult.
The leader of the Ming Cult rebels in Cangzhou was Dou Ying, the Great Chief. It was said that he was a martial arts expert with nearly ten thousand Ming Cult followers.
When they first entered Cangzhou to preach, Cangzhou's governor, Xu Zhiyang, did not think there was anything wrong with it, so he let it be. After all, there were many gods that the people believed in feudal society. It was not a big deal to have one or two more.
Provincial Governor Xu's thoughts were not wrong, but he later realized that something was wrong. Not to mention the common people worshiping the Ming King, even the members of the Provincial Governor's Office began to believe in the Ming Cult.
Dou Ying, the Great Chief, also used the teachings to amass wealth crazily. He even claimed that he was the son of the wise king and was ordered to descend to the mortal world to rule.
Only then did Provincial Governor Xu understand that Dou Ying clearly wanted to rebel. He had ordered the mobilization of troops to quell the rebellion, but it was too late. Many soldiers near Cangzhou also believed in the Ming Cult. Most of their families were under the rule of Cangzhou and were controlled by the Ming Cult.
Those who were obedient would join the Ming Cult and rebel together with the cult members. Those who were disobedient would be killed directly.
Dou Ying finally tore off his hypocritical mask and revealed his terrifying fangs. He killed the Provincial Governor Xu Zhiyang and successfully controlled Cangzhou City. He also gathered nearly 10,000 soldiers.
"Big brother, what should we do?" " We only have 600 people," Zhangsun Chong said with a frown." The enemy has about 10,000 soldiers. Even if there are 10 of them, it's more than enough to fight one of us." Why not wait until Great General Cheng's army arrived?”
"How can that be!" Before Duan Peng could speak, Cheng Chumo said anxiously,"Big brother, we can't just wait like this. Otherwise, when the time comes, those guys from the Left Guards will definitely laugh at us for running too fast and not being able to fight a tough battle. If that really spreads, our Embroidered Guard Camp will not be able to raise our heads in the future.”
The other silkpants also voiced their support. Some supported Cheng Chumo, while others supported Zhangsun Chong to wait for the army to move together.
"You guys are starting to fight amongst yourselves over such a small matter?‘Duan Peng said with a cold smile, his gaze sweeping across all the silkpants like a knife, and all the silkpants lowered their heads one after another.
Duan Peng sighed. Even though this bunch of silkpants had already been reborn, they had yet to experience war. It was normal to have fear and longing in their hearts.
He was their backbone, so he had to make them firm.
"Soldiers are trained for a thousand days to be used for a moment." "Although the Embroidered Guard Battalion only has six hundred people, they are all elite soldiers. I believe that we are the most outstanding army in the Great Tang." I've decided to send the battle form. Tomorrow, I'll have a life-and-death battle with the Ming Cult rebels at the city of Cangzhou!”
It was almost a brainless decision, but everyone did not doubt Duan Peng, and they all received the order and went down to prepare.
Duan Peng personally took down the battle form and let Li Zhen shoot into Cangzhou City, bluntly deciding life and death.
Dou Ying was drinking with his two brothers, Second Dragon Head Li Gan and Third Dragon Head Dai Zhixing, in the Provincial Governor's Mansion. Suddenly, his subordinates reported that a battle form had been shot from outside the city.
"Haha, this shorter roc is quite interesting. He actually dares to say that he used 600 people to break through Cangzhou City and even wants to make the heads of the three of us brothers into wine cups to drink.”Dou Ying laughed wildly,"It's really been a long time since I've seen such a ballsy official."”
"Hmph, I'm just a nobody who doesn't know life and death.”Dai Zhixing, the head of the three dragons, sneered." Tomorrow, there's no need for the Head Dragon to come out. I'll wait for three thousand people to directly destroy this arrogant brat."”
Dou Ying nodded his head in agreement. He didn't take it seriously. In any case, he had killed quite a number of officials during this period of time. He really didn't care about 600 officials.
The next day, Duan Peng personally stood at the front and looked at his generals. Each of them was full of vigor and vitality, and they were very satisfied.
"I won't say any more nonsense!" Duan Pengfei laughed angrily and said," Don't look at the Ming Cult rebels who claim to have 10,000 people. That's just a bluff. So what if there are 10,000 people? We are elite soldiers and strong generals. Do you think we can't defeat a group of rebels who are originally waving hoes?”
"Today's battle is the first stop of our Embroidered Battalion.”Duan Peng said coldly," Anyone who doesn't listen to orders, behead! Fear of the enemy, behead! Those who have rendered meritorious service in killing the enemy will be heavily rewarded!"
After Duan Peng finished speaking, he mounted his warhorse and led the Brocade Camp army to advance towards Cangzhou City.
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