Jiangyuan Town, one of the Nine Borders of Daxia.
Jiubian, also known as Jiuzhen and Daxia Jiubian, is not much different from the Jiubian of the Ming Dynasty on Earth. They are nine military towns successively established by Daxia on the border defense lines.
Nine sides and nine towns: watching each other and cooperating with each other, forming a unique defense system.
The general army of Jiangyuan Town is stationed in Ningyuan Prefecture, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province. It governs the entire Ningxi Corridor, with a total length of more than 100 kilometers and about seven days' journey from Rongcheng. It is also the most important line of defense in Daxia's defense against the Zhou Dynasty.
Go directly to the border defense town. What are you doing? A large-scale war has begun?
It is the duty of soldiers to obey orders. Now Liu Mo is the deputy commander-in-chief of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Guards. No matter what the reason, he has no choice but to obey orders.
Different from the past, Liu Mo only asked Tang Qingfeng to accompany him to Jiangyuan Town this time.
The reason why Zhao Da was not taken with him was that, on the one hand, he was not a soldier after all, which would have been inconvenient. On the other hand, Lin Shiqi and other wives also need the protection of a person with strong martial arts skills.
In addition, according to Bai Chengzong's order, Liu Mo assembled fifty cavalry, one hundred archers and three hundred infantry in Rongcheng. This is already two-thirds of Rongcheng's army.
"Brother Tang, do you regret it?" When Tang Qingfeng was riding beside Liu Mo, the other party said, "It might be a big war!"
Tang Qingfeng smiled faintly. "It's not difficult to save your life!"
"With your words, I feel relieved!"
Tang Qingfeng snorted coldly, "Mr. Liu, you love to be clever." He looked at Liu Mo subconsciously, "If you treat me as a friend, tell me the truth. Have you provoked someone you shouldn't provoke?"
Liu Mo grinned, "To be honest, it is!"
The reason why Yang Yizhi let him go was that he wanted to defeat Liu Mo on the battlefield openly, but no one could guarantee that this guy would suddenly change his mind.
His terrifying martial arts skills are no match for twenty Liu Mo!
"May I ask which one it is?"
Liu Mo did not answer directly, but replied, "Brother Tang, do you really think that with my skills, I can defeat Gao Qi?"
"I have had many speculations, including poisoning, a sneak attack, or Gao Qinao was seriously injured in a duel with a strong man from the Zhou Dynasty."
Then I hit the last hit, right? Liu Mo smiled secretly. "Brother Tang, have you ever heard of the Zhou Dynasty's 'Black Viper'?"
"Xiao Shen?" Tang Qingfeng couldn't help but feel a tremble in his heart when he heard this.
Liu Mo glanced at him, "What?"
Tang Qingfeng couldn't help but be stunned. "Tang wants to remind you... this person is very dangerous." He replied, "If he is determined to kill you, even I will have a hard time protecting him!"
Don't hesitate to get hurt and kill me, Liu Mo! This is what Tang Qingfeng wants to say.
"Hahaha. Brother Tang, if you are worried that I will be stupid enough to fight Xiao Shen personally, then there is no need. I am not a vain person!"
"It's not Xiao Shen you should pay attention to. I'm going to check out the front!" After Tang Qingfeng finished speaking, he clamped the horse's belly and walked away, no longer talking to Liu Mo.
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Jiangyuan Town has a long history. The gaps between the ancient bricks and stones are covered with thick moss. Two huge towers stand on both sides of the main entrance of the city wall, and several small towers guard every corner of the city wall.
All towers are square.
The round drum tower protruding from the outer wall and the half-moon shaped tower protruding from the city wall are more conducive to defending against trebuchet attacks, because the arc can reflect flying stones more effectively, but it is obvious that Gangwon Fortress accumulated this special wisdom before the architects. It's older than that.
The main city tower towers high in the wide and fertile valley. Both the map and the local residents call it the Black Wood Forest.
It was certainly a valley, but not a single tree, black, brown, or green, had grown there in nearly a hundred years. Maybe there once was, yes, but now it has been chopped off.
Houses, warehouses, and fortifications have sprung up across the land that was once full of oak trees, and the desolate, muddy ground is mottled by piles of melting snow.
Liu Mo led his troops forward in a meandering way, passing through the rolling hills and entering the valley. The land and farmland that once surrounded Jiangyuan City had all disappeared.
All that was left was earth and ashes, and the charred remains of houses and ruins scattered here and there.
Weeds and thorns grew on the ruins, and apart from these, there were no crops at all.
Daxia Jiubian was originally a military farm system, but due to constant wars, every time the Zhou Dynasty invaded, the first thing they did was to burn farmland, so that there was no harvest all year round.
For this reason, the so-called military farmland was also banned and replaced by the Ministry of Household Affairs or Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces.
It is precisely for this reason that Daxia's household department was in tight supply and supplies could not keep up, so Liu Mo funded the troops.
Liu Mo's troops walked quickly across the avenue. When they entered the gate, a group of cavalry came forward to question them.
The leader, Liu Mo, is very familiar. "Brother Zhu!" He reined in his horse and greeted.
"Brother Liu Xian!" Zhu Min said loudly, "Seeing you here, brothers don't know whether to be happy or worried!"
"Are you worried that I will take away your military glory?" Liu Mo said with a smile. "Let's go in!"
"Haha, you kid!" Zhu Min turned the horse's head and gave the order, and someone opened the heavy city gate to clear a way for Liu Mo and his men to pass through.
Upon entering the town, several grooms immediately emerged from the stables to tend their horses.
"General Bai has been waiting for you for a long time!" Zhu Min told him.
"I know," Liu Mo told him, "my people need food and drink, so I'll leave it to you." He walked into the meeting hall and immediately saw Bai Chengzong.
We haven't seen him for a few months. Bai Chengzong, who is also the commander-in-chief of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Guards and the Minister of War, looks much older.
When Liu Mo walked in, Bai Chengzong was discussing something with another general Li Jinliang.
This man is the commander-in-chief of Jiangyuan Town. He has a strong build, a half-bald head, and a short beard.
Li Jinliang saw him first, "Are you Liu Mo?"
"I have met General Li!" Liu Mo bowed, "I have met General Bai!"
"You're here just in time, come here quickly!" Bai Chengzong called him over, "The current situation is very bad."
"The enemy army has already invaded the territory?"
"No, there are only ten thousand troops outside the pass!" Bai Chengzong said, "That's not the problem!"
"That is?"
"The Zhou Dynasty sent envoys and said they wanted to negotiate peace!"
"Peace talks?" Liu Mo was surprised, what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd!
"I am worried that the peace talks between the Zhou Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty are fake, and that the secret gathering of armies in an attempt to invade Daxia is real!"
Take away the word "worry" and send 10,000 troops to the front line, not just for an outing!
The situation is very bad, presumably because the enemy's movements have not been detected.
"If I were Yang Yizhi, how should I deploy it?" Liu Mo fell into deep thought.
After a while, he opened his eyes suddenly, "The enemy must have gathered their troops at the Star Luo border!"
"Oh?" Bai Chengzong and the other two looked at Liu Mo in surprise, "I would like to hear the details!"
