Chapter 1152

On the last day of March, Regional Commander Gao Di of the Shanhai Pass arrived outside the walls of Shenyang with ten thousand men. He had not wanted to come, but military orders were not to be defied. Throughout the journey, Gao Di had been desperately trying to gather news about Wu Sangui and Li Dingguo. Because Huang Degong had cut off all information and blocked the roads, Gao Di’s intelligence was still stuck on the old report he had received: that he had dispatched men to inform Wu Sangui that Li Dingguo’s forces were marching north. He remained unaware that Wu Sangui had already rebelled and failed. He kept wondering: What had become of Wu Sangui? Was he really intending to rebel? What was the true purpose of Li Dingguo’s march north? Yet, after asking along the entire route, he had obtained nothing of value. When word reached Liu Zhaoji that Gao Di had arrived at the gates of Shenyang, he was overjoyed. He pulled out the military order he had prepared in advance and instructed a subordinate to deliver it to Gao Di.