In the early morning, Li Xuan stood alone in the middle hall, with a map of Wuzhou hanging on the wall.
He was the only one in the room, and there was nothing on the bed. He Qing'er had already disappeared.
Li Xuan's brows furrowed and her eyes fell on the left corner of the map, where Long You was.
Longyou is located in the far west of Wuzhou, and going further west is the territory of Quzhou.
The terrain in that area is wide and is the best battlefield for cavalry to gallop freely.
Even if they are infantry, the imperial court's infantry's combat effectiveness on the plains far exceeds that of the Tianyin Sect.
Whether it's Li Xuan or the princes, they want the Tianyin Sect to send troops to that area and then annihilate them in one fell swoop.
But it is a pity that Tianyin Sect did not do that, and their main energy was not there.
Even if Wen Fuzhi noticed Long You, his original plan was to capture Wuzhou, then send troops to Long You, and then capture Quzhou in one fell swoop as the Tianyin Sect's last retreat.
However, after Fang Yunxiu died, this road was cut off by Li Xuan before he even started.
Although the Tianyin Sect doesn't have many people in Longyou, they still have a branch secretly.
"I didn't expect that they would use this road to relay messages to Muzhou. What a surprise." Li Xuan pressed her hands on the table, her face full of contemplation.
He admitted that he could not calculate everything after all, so he was a step too slow with Zhang Wanyu's move.
Although there might be some delays in transit through Longyou, it would definitely be much faster than directly crossing the mountains and rushing back.
But now, they haven't arrived at Longyou yet, and there is still a chance to make things right.
Now let's see who is one step faster.
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A familiar sound of footsteps sounded from behind, and Li Zhu came in from the door.
He stopped two meters behind Li Xuan, cupped his hands and said, "Replying to the prince, the homing pigeon has been sent, and Longyou County should receive the news at noon."
"Yeah!" Li Xuan didn't look back, she just responded and continued to look at the long lines drawn on the map in front of her.
There is still some distance from Meiling Pass to Longyou.
Even with Zhang Wanyu and Ye Wanwan's abilities, it was hard to say when they would arrive at Longyou if they wanted to escape from Qiu Zhenmu and Yan Tao while running away.
However, this did not prevent Li Xuan from taking a step ahead. She got up early in the morning and used carrier pigeons to send messages to Longyou County.
Li Xuan left Wuzhou and ordered the governor to order Longyou County to strengthen the inspection of the city gates and entrances from now on, and strictly inspect everyone.
At the same time, they were ordered to completely clear out the Tianyin branch in the county.
As long as it can delay Ye Wanwan, Zhang Wanyu and Tianyin Sect's Longyou branch's rendezvous, all possible means must be used.
Don't think it's just a delay. In this matter, if we get the news earlier or get the news later, the lives of thousands of people will be overturned.
There is nothing worthy of Li Xuan's calculations in Tianyin Sect's Longxi branch. The only thing worthy of his calculations is the thousands of Tianyin believers who are about to attack.
This time, Li Xuan will strangle them completely.
Before dawn, Li Xuan had asked He Qing'er to rush to Longyou overnight and join Ye Wanwan, Zhang Wanyu and the others.
Through Longyou's various arrangements, He Qing'er was able to get together before Zhang Wanyu and the others entered Longyou.
Don't forget, beside Zhang Wanyu, there is Ye Wanwan.
Let Ye Wanwan and He Qing'er meet up and follow Zhang Wanyu. Then no matter what Zhang Wanyu wants to do, all her actions will be under Li Xuan's nose.
So those thousand people...
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"Let's go and take a look at the north gate." Li Xuan stopped looking, then put her hand on the hilt of her sword, wore a black robe with gold threads, and walked quickly out of the gatekeeper's mansion.
At this time, many people inside and outside were already busy.
Bows and arrows, stones, wooden piles, water, and many other things were all moved to the north gate in an orderly manner under Feng Hua's arrangement.
Compared with the south gate, the north gate is wider and the height is more conducive to defense.
After briefly explaining to Feng Hua, Li Xuan led the people out of the North City Gate.
There was a busy scene inside and outside the north gate.
Between the mountains and dense forests on both sides, a large number of soldiers and civilians were cutting down trees in the nearby area.
Trees of all sizes were cut down one by one and then transported back to be used as sources of logs and arrows.
Meiling Pass has not seen war for many years, and there are many things at the pass that need to be cleaned up to prevent them from being used by the enemy when they arrive.
"Leave a little of the woods over there." Li Xuan walked towards a dense forest 450 steps away, and Qi Guang immediately led people up.
"Your Majesty!" Qi Guang had some confusion on his face. Didn't he agree that all the dense forests within 500 steps would be cut down?
Li Xuan nodded, thinking, and ordered: "From here to the back, a diagonal arc is drawn to three hundred steps. It seems that there is not enough time, so he retreats in a hurry."
Li Xuan stretched out her left hand and thrust it diagonally upward on the slightly gentler slope on the right.
"The prince deliberately wanted to save one..." Qi Guang was stopped by Li Xuan before he could finish his words. He immediately handed over his hand and said, "I will take care of it immediately."
Qi Guang quickly ordered his subordinates, and although they didn't know why, they all followed them.
At this time, Li Xuan had already led people towards the mountain, and Qi Guang quickly followed.
After a while, they came to the mountainside ahead, where a small stream slowly flowed out.
It flows diagonally along the edge of the mountain road and flows down into the distance.
"Li Zhu, you personally lead people to destroy all water sources within a three-mile radius."
Li Xuan's words were full of ruthlessness, but then he added: "Remember, it's only water sources within a three-mile radius, and we don't care about water sources beyond three miles."
Sanli, Li Xuan is very concerned about this number.
"Here!" Li Zhu didn't hesitate at all, turned around and immediately went to make arrangements.
Seeing Qi Guang, Li Xuan nodded and said, "Let's go and look around... Let the brothers get more game in the past few days. Use all the live things on the nearby mountains to fill the stomachs of the brothers."
"Follow the order!" Qi Guang promised with his hands raised.
Returning to the mountain road again, Li Xuan took steps and walked on the mountain road inch by inch.
From time to time, he would instruct his men to flatten the area, and then deliberately leave a threshold there. Every inch was carefully arranged.
"Go find the pickaxe. Here, dig out three steps, exactly half a meter high. Make the steps narrower." Li Xuan stood seventy steps away from the city gate. After thinking for a moment, he gave the order again. order.
Seventy steps, that is, more than forty meters away. What is the use of arranging this place like this?
Qi Guang looked to the left and right. The slope of this gentle slope was very small. Three steps wouldn't have much effect.
However, Qi Guang did not hesitate at all and immediately said: "I will obey the order."
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Li Xuan spent the whole day outside the city gate, and made extremely detailed arrangements in many places.
Later, he looked at everything again on the city wall before handing over the city gate to Feng Hua, who came to guard it.
"There are still two days left. We must do as much as possible so that they will have nothing to rely on after they arrive." Li Xuan explained seriously again.
"Here! Your Majesty, the manpower on the Dongyang side has begun to head west. It will take another day to reach Lanxi, and half a day to reach Meiling Pass. By then, the manpower we are waiting for will reach a thousand people. At that time, the Tianyin Sect will No matter how many people are sent, they can't easily capture Meiling Pass." Qi Guang's face was very focused, with a hint of joy in his eyes.
"Don't be careless!" Li Xuan shook his head directly and said: "The terrain of Meiling Pass is indeed beneficial to us, but the degree of benefit is also very limited. After all, this is just a small pass. The city is not high enough or thick enough. If the other party can build a catapult like ours, then the entire city wall will be dismembered and demolished before long."
"They are just a group of rebels." Feng Hua looked at Li Xuan in surprise.
Li Xuan shook his head and said: "Muzhou, although the land is mostly barren, people are not stupid. They always need people who are smart and know the art of war. There will be no shortage of craftsmen. As long as the opponent is fully prepared, then If we use manpower to pile it up regardless of the consequences, then the little advantage I have accumulated during this period will be completely flattened in a very short period of time."
The Tianyin Sect was raising troops in the name of Muzhou Governor Shi Xu, and Li Xuan's nerves that were a little relaxed immediately became tense.
If they were in the name of the governor of Muzhou, then some families with ulterior motives in Muzhou could use this name to join the Tianyin Sect's rebellion.
Those who are proficient in the art of war and those who are not proficient in the art of war are completely two different realms.
If you don't know the art of war, then the person who comes will have no choice but to be played by Li Xuan to the point of death.
But if the other party is well versed in the art of war, then even Li Xuan will be able to see through all his methods and be restrained.
"In addition, after the reinforcements from Dongyang arrive, let them come to Meiling Pass first." After Li Xuan said this, he paused for a moment, and he seemed to have an ulterior motive in his mind.
Li Huan came to Meiling Pass from the west, while Qin Ming led people to Dongyang.
The people of Wuzhou Hall of Tianyin Church in Dongyang had Zhou Shen blocking the road in front of them, and Qin Ming and Yu Ze pursuing them in the rear. Their destruction was inevitable sooner or later.
Once the matter over there is over, the soldiers there, as well as the three hundred old soldiers recruited by Wang Fanglin, will be sent to Meiling Pass.
By then, the hidden danger of Li Xuan's insufficient troops will be solved.
However, since Zhang Wanyu went to Longyou yesterday and tried to use Longyou's Tianyin branch to send a letter to Muzhou, Li Xuan already had a new plan in mind.
The Tianyin Sect has too many troops in Muzhou. If they want to defend Meiling Pass without causing too much damage to themselves, the only thing they can do is bleed a little blood from the opponent's body.
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With a "bang", a bloody head was thrown to the ground.
Qiu Zhenmu stood on one side, with a solemn face and cupped his hands to Li Xuan and said: "Reporting to the prince, the head of Zuo Fei, the deputy head of Muzhou Hall of Tianyin Sect, is here, and other people of all kinds who escaped from Meiling Pass were executed. Thirty-seven people were killed, and more than ten people fled further into the mountains and forests, unable to return to Jiande in a short time."
Seeing Zuo Fei's head, Li Xuan finally showed a smile on his face.
If we say that in the previous battle, the person who had the most insight into Li Xuan's details, besides Zhang Wanyu, was Zuo Fei.
As a veteran soldier for many years, Zuo Fei fought bravely, but unfortunately he was not very rough. Once he encountered a master who calculated people's hearts, his flaws would be found in minutes.
"Let the brothers come back and rest for two days. I'm afraid the next battle is about to begin." Li Xuan's face suddenly became serious.
"I obey the order!" Qiu Zhenmu handed over his hand, then turned around and left neatly.
Li Xuan nodded slightly, and his gaze went directly through time and space and landed outside Longyou City.
Ye Wanwan and Zhang Wanyu had already arrived in Longyou at this time, but because Longyou City closed the city gate early today, they were not able to enter the city in time. At this time, He Qing'er also came quickly from behind.
Li Xuan raised his head and looked at the sky that had completely dimmed. He knew in his heart that the carrier pigeons of the Tianyin Sect would not be able to send out tonight no matter what.
Then he can only do it again tomorrow, and everything will fall into his plan immediately...
(End of chapter)
