Qianhu Shen Lian was shocked and angry when he heard that the cooked duck flew away.
From receiving the news to setting out to arrest the person, it only took a cup of tea.
How could the target escape so coincidentally?
There must be something fishy in it.
In other words, there must be someone in the Jinyi Guards who is tipping off the enemy.
The Jinyiwei commander Liu Neng cooperated with Qi Guogong on the front line, and the Nanjing Jinyiwei Yamen was headed by Qianhu Shen Lian.
But after all, Shen Lian was just a Qianhu official, but his Jinyiwei guards were all a group of old men.
They were all originally under the jurisdiction of the former Jinyiwei commander Lu Zonghan, and they were not convinced by him, the new Qianhu.
When Lu Zonghan was there, he was not very confident because he had no backers.
Han Zanzhou, the admiral of Dongchang, forcibly intervened in Jinyiwei's affairs.
Even Shen Lian didn't know how many Dongchang spies there were in Jinyiwei's yamen.
With only a thousand households in charge of the entire Jinyiwei Yamen, Shen Lian felt very tired.
It would be great if Commander Liu was here, Shen Lian said secretly.
At this time, Liu Neng, the commander of the Jinyiwei who was talked about by Shen Lian, was traveling through mountains and rivers in Jiangxi.
A group of more than 500 people walked along the Fushui River to Huguang, passed through Tongshan County, went south around Mufu Mountain, entered Yuanzhou Prefecture from Liuyang, and entered Jiangxi.
Although there are still mountains between Liuyang and Yuanzhou, the road is rugged and difficult to walk, and it is not suitable for walking armies at all.
However, Liu Neng only led a small army and did not have much luggage.
It was barely possible to walk along the mountain road.
The purpose of his trip was to go to Ji'an Prefecture, find Yan Yingyuan, deliver the supplies he carried to Yan Yingyuan's army, and convey Chen Yue's orders.
The reason why we took a detour from Huguang to Ji'an was because the Nanchang area was occupied by the Western Bandits, and the rest of the country was surrounded by mountains and there were no roads at all.
Although the detour from Huguang was longer, it was still very safe.
We traveled through remote places along the way.
Although there were rebel armies in the Huguang area, most of the rebel armies were concentrated in Wuchang.
The number of troops in various prefectures and counties was sparse.
Liu Neng and his party had as many as 500 people and were well-equipped.
To the extreme, he was not afraid of encountering small groups of thieves and bandits.
Although there were a few troubles along the way, they were easily resolved.
Half a month after setting off from Jiujiang, the group finally entered Jiangxi.
Judging from the map, not far ahead was Yichun, the capital of Yuanzhou.
Liu Neng sent a few Jinyiwei soldiers as the vanguard and carefully approached the city to investigate.
He was surprised to see the Ming army's battle flag flying above the city of Yichun.
Seeing an army that suddenly appeared, the Ming army at the top of the city felt like they were facing a formidable enemy.
Flags were fluttering on the top of the city, and soldiers were everywhere in the shadows of the crenellations.
"We are the subordinates of Lord Yan of Bingbei Dao.
Ten days ago, Lord Yan led us from Ji'an Mansion over Wugong Mountain and entered Yuanzhou Mansion.
We took advantage of the unprepared soldiers and captured Yuanzhou City."
The defender of the city was a garrison with the title of Qianhu.
He reported respectfully to Liu Neng, the emissary of the Five Provinces Administration.
It took a lot of effort to convince this man that both sides belonged to the same camp.
"Where is Master Yan?"
Liu Neng asked quickly.
The purpose of his trip was to find Yan Yingyuan and convey Chen Yue's order.
"Master Yan set out five days ago to lead troops to attack Fenyi County.
It should have been captured by this time."
The guard's words were full of respect for Yan Yingyuan.
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Liu Neng nodded and said nothing more.
He asked the guard to find a campsite for his men, provide some hot food, and have a good night's rest before continuing.
However, before Liu Neng and his party could set out, early the next morning, the guard asked someone to invite him, saying that Yan Yingyuan had returned to Yichun City.
"Ji'an Bingbei Road Yan Yingyuan met Commander Liu" After checking Liu Neng's customs seal, Yan Yingyuan bowed to Liu Neng.
Although Yan Yingyuan was a fifth-grade soldier, his official rank was far lower than that of Liu Neng, the commander of the Imperial Guard.
What's more, Liu Neng came under the orders of Chen Yue, Duke of Qi, who was the governor of the five provinces.
"I don't know what the Lord Jinglue has ordered, but Ying Yuan will definitely serve him to the death."
Yan Yingyuan said solemnly.
He knew that the reason why he could become a fifth-rank official from a small ninth-grade master was due to the super-level promotion and appreciation of Qi Duke Chen Yue. is an important reason.
In a sense, Yan Yingyuan is already Chen Yue's person.
Unlike some officials who were born as Jinshi, Yan Yingyuan, who struggled from a low-level official to his career, was not that aloof in reality.
He knew deeply that if he wanted to go further in the officialdom, he would not be able to do it without a strong backer.
Looking at the slightly short but lean and energetic Bing Beidao in front of him, and hearing the respect for Chen Yue from his words, Liu Neng smiled on his face.
However, Liu Neng didn't say much, but handed Chen Yue's order to Yan Yingyuan first.
The order was simple: Yan Yingyuan was asked to contain the rebels from the south and try to attack Nanchang Prefecture, so as to take some of the pressure off the Jiujiang battlefield.
Liu Neng was already familiar with this order.
He just watched Yan Yingyuan's expression carefully as he looked at the order.
What surprised Liu Neng was that Yan Yingyuan's expression didn't change much.
After reading it carefully twice, he folded up the letter and kicked it in his arms.
"Lord Jinglue's order, I will do it even if I risk my life."
Yan Yingyuan said resolutely.
There were no conditions or difficulties, he just agreed resolutely, and the smile on Liu Neng's face became even brighter.
"Master Yan is so brave and loyal, I admire him very much."
Liu Neng is a well-rounded person who talks about people and ghosts, and Yan Yingyuan started as a low-level official, and he has nothing to do with people and things.
Although the two of them were both high-ranking officials, they were not from literary backgrounds, and they did not have the pedantry that literati have.
They soon became very happy with each other and regretted meeting each other so late.
From Yan Yingyuan's understatement, Liu Neng was shocked to learn that Yan Yingyuan's power had grown to great extent.
After being appointed by Chen Yue Bingdao, Yan Yingyuan was finally able to legitimately control the army.
With a few tricks, he eliminated the influence of Ma Shoude, the original prefect of Ji'an, on the army, and brought the entire Ji'an army under his control.
He had the order given by Chen Yue, and after punishing several wealthy gentry who resisted the order, no one in the army dared to disobey.
In a short period of time, Yan Yingyuan's men grew from more than a thousand to tens of thousands.
He immediately began to dispatch troops to attack various prefectures and counties captured by the bandits.
In less than a month, all prefectures and counties in Ji'an Prefecture were Take it back from the thieves.
However, just as Yan Yingyuan led his army to prepare to attack Linjiang Mansion down the Gan River, Zhang Xianzhong sent General Feng Shuangli to lead an army of 50,000 to Linjiang, blocking Yan Yingyuan's way.
The two armies fought with each other winning or losing.
Yan Yingyuan was unable to break through Feng Shuangli's interception, and the front was blocked in Xiajiang County, Linjiang Prefecture.
After careful consideration, Yan Yingyuan left more than half of his troops to garrison Xiajiang to confront Feng Shuangli.
He led more than 10,000 people back to Ji'an Mansion, followed the Lu River upstream, crossed Wugong Mountain and broke into Yuanzhou Mansion.
From Yuanzhou along the If you follow the Yuan River downstream, you can reach Linjiang Fucheng directly.
Taking advantage of the fact that the main force of the rebel army was contained near Xiajiang County, Yan Yingyuan made a move of hundreds of miles, moving eastward and attacking westward.
But they happened to meet Liu Neng and his party who were coming over the mountains from Huguang
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