To the north of Niushan Pass, Beichen Yuqing and Yan Zhengqing, with 10,000 new recruits, tens of thousands of veterans, and a motorcycle team led by Liu Leigang, advanced in a mighty manner, and there was no obstacle at all along the way!
Some people thought that Anyang would send troops to attack Luliang County and Zhongshan County, but almost everyone believed that Zhongshan County would be the first to be attacked! After all, Zhongshan County bordered Kaiping County, which was under the control of Li Liang, to the north, which was a natural advantage.
But now Anyang has given up this powerful condition and marched directly towards Luliang County.
The Lüliang County, which had almost no defense, was easily breached. The army marched south in a mighty manner, gathering tens of thousands of defeated soldiers along the way and detaining them all!
Beichen Yuqing looked at the bumpy ground around him that was bombarded by the cannons, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes. Fortunately, this terrible weapon was in his own hands. But thinking of Li Xian's expectations for the future - with the rise of Anyang, gunpowder and other weapons will inevitably become popular, Beichen Yuqing still had a little shadow in his heart.
Shaking his head to get rid of this bad shadow, Beichen Yuqing finally gave the order: "Speed is of the essence, advance at full speed. The next target is Qingniu Town, where the Left General Guo Guibang of Luliang County is located!"
Yan Zhengqing personally took action and led a commando team of hundreds of Foundation Establishment masters to advance rapidly. They even lavishly used flying talismans to accelerate while moving forward. Each of them seemed like a swift bird flying close to the ground, quickly surpassing the motorcycle team and disappearing without a trace.
Then came the locomotive team, also moving at full speed. The most important reason for choosing this place, Niushan Pass, for the advance was that it was close to the sea and had a flat terrain, which was very conducive to the movement of locomotives; of course, being close to the sea was also conducive to naval artillery bombardment and sea supply!
More teams followed behind, but also advanced at full speed.
Along the way, when they met ordinary villagers, they did not harm them, but shouted loudly: "We are under the order of Li Xian, the Eastern Governor of Daxia and the Governor of Anyang, to capture the traitor Zhao Guoshan and bring him to the capital to meet the emperor. All outsiders, please stay away!"
The army marched forward in such a mighty manner. For most ordinary villagers, this was a lively event - it seemed that the people of Anyang were very nice and did not harm anyone; instead, it was their own soldiers who often came to extort money.
However, Zheng Yuezhong, the defender of Niushan Pass, who was fleeing for his life, kept mobilizing the true energy of the foundation-building period and constantly used talismans that only defenders were qualified to store. He could take one step of ten feet and left quickly.
In just the time it takes to finish a meal, Zheng Yuezhong arrived at Qingniu Town, 50 miles away. At this moment, Zheng Yuezhong had disheveled hair, tattered clothes, was dusty, covered in blood, and had a pale face.
Not only was he injured by the artillery shells, but running fifty miles at such a risk of his life had already put Zheng Yuezhong's body in an extremely overdrawn state.
Before rushing to Qingniu Town, Zheng Yuezhong shouted: "Niushan Pass Guard General Zheng Yuezhong reports that Anyang is under attack!!"
"What?!" The young general outside the gate of Qingniu Town was shocked and hurriedly supported Zheng Yuezhong and went to find the left general Guo Guibang.
Guo Guibang was observing the sand table and simulating possible military actions in Anyang. Just as he was getting into the swing of things, his personal soldiers rushed in and said, "General, something bad has happened. Anyang has broken through Niushan Pass! Zheng Yuezhong, the guard of Niushan Pass, is already outside the gate."