Chapter 321: Rushing to High Pass Town
Translator: Draqon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon BoatTransla
“Next, there’s Zheng County, Qiushui County, and Shang County.
“Once we take down these places, rhe Liao troops in Ning An Prefecture will all be eliminated.” Pointing at rhe corresponding locations on the map, the Second Prince was almost beaming with joy.
“Once Ning An Prefecture is cleared. Teacher Qin will have further cut off the Liao army’s retreat. After that, we can make our move on Hua An Prefecture.
“It won’t rake long to completely eradicate the Liao army from the Great Jin Stare!11
“Your Highness is blessed with good fortune. Your wish will definitely come true!” another general said.
The rest of the generals echoed the earlier guy and poured flattering remarks.
The Second Prince turned around and suppressed the joy in his heart. He motioned for the crowd to be quiet.
“With Teacher Qin’s ability, I can rest assured.
“As long as she is given enough time, she will definitely be able to get rid of the Liao threat in the Great Jin State.
“So, at the moment, we have to coordinate our operations with Teacher Qin and defend High Pass Town steadfastly.
“As long as we defend High Pass Town well, victory in this battle will definitely belong to our Great Jin State!” the Second Prince said in a deep voice. His eyes were filled with excitement.
It had been his greatest wish to defeat the Liao State ever since he joined the military forces.
And now, it seemed that his wish was about to become a reality.
“Yes! Don’t worry, Your Highness. We will defend High Pass Town resolutely and not let a single Liao soldier get past!” another general said in a deep voice.
“Defend High Pass Town resolutely!” The rest of the subordinates echoed the earlier guy.
For a while, the emotions of rhe people in rhe big tent reached a peak.
The Second Prince nodded in satisfaction. His heart was full of hope.
In the blink of an eye, another three days passed.
Qin Xiaoyao’s army had already taken down Ming County, and their next target was Zheng County.
When rhe Liao army in Zheng County learned of this news, they were all terrified.
For a while, this county sent out an endless stream of requests for help to other prefectures and numerous missives back to the Liao State.
At High Pass Town, the Second Prince’s men had intercepted a large number of letters asking for help. They also caught many spies from the Liao State.
At this juncture, compared to the lively fighting on Qin Xiaoyao’s side, High Pass Town was still peaceful.
Xiao Yuan had received some of the requests for help. Although he was anxious, he still held back and did not move.
He was still waiting for a reply from the capital to send him reinforcements.
He believed that when the Empress Dowager saw his appeal, she would definitely think of a way to send more troops to him.
However, he had to wait, and waiting took time.
And so, over the next five days. Qin Xiaoyao took down Zheng County.
At this point, the morale of the Jin army was greatly boosted. Not only the troops of rhe Second Prince, but even the soldiers of the Imperial Court’s army were full of confidence in this General Qin.
At the same time, the Jin State’s envoy was more unyielding when negotiating with the Liao State.
In fact, there were signs that he didn’t even want to continue the negotiation.
On this day, the anxious Xiao Yuan finally received a reply from Empress Dowager Xiao.
The reinforcements he wanted had finally arrived.
However, it was not easy to gather 30,000 troops and the corresponding provisions. It would take seven to eight days for the great army to arrive.
Xiao Yuan was anxious, but he could only continue waiting.
The Second Prince received news of the Liao army’s reinforcements half a day later than Xiao Yuan.
Then, he immediately gathered the generals for a meeting and informed them of the matter.
“I have already written a letter to Teacher Qin, asking her to continue to speed up the process of wiping out the Liao army. I have requested her to reclaim Ning An Prefecture at ail costs before the Liao army’s reinforcements arrive.
“As long as we take back Ning An Prefecture, Hua An Prefecture will be nothing to worry about.” After all, the Liao army in the Great Jin State was basically concentrated in Ning An Prefecture.
Even though some Liao troops went to Hua An Prefecture, their numbers were much smaller.
Even if Teacher Qin didn’t wipe them out, the Imperial Court’s army would still be able to eradicate the Liao soldiers if they spend more time.
Although it was a crisis for the Jin army when the Liao army increased their troops, if Teacher Qin could bring her troops back to High Pass Town in time, the Second Prince was not worried that he wouldn’t be able to defend High Pass Town.
“Teacher Qin will definitely live up to Your Highness’ expectations!” a general replied.
The rest of the subordinates echoed their sentiments. They were all filled with confidence in Qin Xiaoyao.
As for Qin Xiaoyao, she did not let the Second Prince down. She led her army and continued to recover the lost territories at an extremely fast speed.
Not only did they slaughter and capture the Liao soldiers, they also recruited many young and strong refugees into the army. The original army of 10,000 troops quickly expanded to 15,000 people.
And this was the result after the candidates had undergone Qin Xiaoyao’s strict selection criteria.
She only wanted young and strong new recruits. Otherwise, the number of new recruits would have been several times more.
The main reasons were firstly, Qin Xiaoyao’s reputation had attracted these people to follow her willingly.
Secondly, these people were starving during this famine period. There were many who chose to join rhe army for a meal.
Six days later, the entire Ning An Prefecture was finally reclaimed after relentless battles day and night.
The entire army was overjoyed.
On the same day, Qin Xiaoyao also received her new official position. She had been promoted from “Brigadier General” to “Major General.”
At the same time, the Second Prince s letter also arrived.
The letter stated that more troops from the Liao State had arrived outside High Pass Town and could attack at any time.
He wanted Qin Xiaoyao to rush to High Pass Town as soon as possible to help defend the town.
After Qin Xiaoyao finished reading the letter, she sent for Chu Jin and Han Chao.
“The Liao army has added 30,000 troops this time. In addition to the original 40,000, they now have a total of 70,000 troops.
“Although the Second Prince claimed to have 50,000 troops at High Pass Town, he only has 35,000 troops in reality because he distributed his troops to various locations.
“If the war starts and both sides fight, the Liao army will soon find out that something is wrong.”
Qin Xiaoyao looked at the two of them as she spoke.
“His Highness wants me to lead the troops back to High Pass Town as soon as possible to provide assistance.
“Including the 5000 new recruits, I have close to 20,000 men. In addition to the 35,000 men under His Highness, we can at least reduce the gap difference in numbers with the Liao army.
“In addition. High Pass Town is easy to defend and hard to attack, so it’s not impossible to defend it.”
Chu Jin and Han Chao exchanged looks with each other.
“Then, when do you plan to leave, General?” Han Chao asked as he bowed to Qin Xiaoyao.
Not surprisingly, he hoped that the general could continue to lead them to wipe out the Liao army in Hua An Prefecture in one go.
However, the predicament of High Pass Town was obviously more urgent. The faster they moved, the better.
Chu Jin also looked at Qin Xiaoyao.
Qin Xiaoyao paused for a while.
“Let’s set off in the afternoon. However, I don’t intend to let go of Flua An Prefecture.”
Chu Jin and Han Chao’s eyes flickered.
Qin Xiaoyao looked at the two of them and continued, “How about this? I ll leave Huang Daqiao and Liu San here.
“Then, one of you will stay behind and lead 3000 elite soldiers to continue wiping our the Liao army in Hua An Prefecture.”
Chu Jin and Han Chao looked at each other, their eyes filled with excitement.
3000 soldiers were not a lot, but elite soldiers were not weak.
In addition to the two Special Forces Teams led by Huang Daqiao and Liu San, it should not be a problem to take down the small number of Liao soldiers on the run in Flua An Prefecture.
“I am willing to stay!” Chu Jin exchanged a glance with Han Chao and quickly bowed to Qin Xiaoyao as he replied.
Qin Xiaoyao nodded with a smile.
“Good!”
Then, she made arrangements for the upcoming matters.
Thereafter, in the afternoon, the big army set off and rushed to High Pass Town.
Qin Xiaoyao rode high on a horse, feeling very proud.
She was finally going to High Pass Town.
When she saw the Second Prince, she would be able to have a good chat with him.
Previously, they had been exchanging letters, but the Second Prince had informed her that there was no news of her husband..