On the border of Liangzhou, Lucheng finally ushered in the weather where the frost and snow melted. The Shu soldiers, who had been hiding all winter, finally cheered.
Chen Zhong stood at the top of the city, facing the warmth of the sun. After exhaling, his eyes became heavy again for a moment.
There was a Shuzhou scout on horseback, his horse hoofs splashing with frost and snow, and he was shouting loudly outside the city.
"General Chen, report to General Chen!"
"Our army from Shuzhou has arrived at the border of Liangzhou!"
After hearing this news, Chen Zhong closed his eyes and then clenched his fists tightly. The expedition against Liang in Shuzhou will begin as soon as the armies join forces.
I originally thought that Liangzhou would take advantage of the frost and snow to melt and raise troops to attack. Fortunately, there was no harm.
"Clean the training grounds and prepare the army for war! Just wait for my king to enter the city and attack Liangzhou!"
"Roar!"
Up and down the city, countless Shu soldiers wrapped in warm robes shouted in unison.
…
In Chengdu, Shuzhou, Xu Mu frowned and looked at the information in his hand.
"Wenlong, have you discovered anything? Recently, the intelligence in Liangzhou has become more and more frequent. In other words, the Ye Xiao Group can detect more and more information."
When the Eight Heroes of Lizhou entered Liangzhou and narrowly escaped death, they brought back a piece of information. But now, it seems to be very easy.
It wasn't that Xu Mu was suspicious, but that he always felt that something was wrong.
"That's right." Jia Zhou also frowned, "Recent intelligence is saying that Dong Wen has been drinking heavily in the palace for days, and all his affairs have been left to Dong Yuan to take care of."
"Already useless?" Xu Mu said hesitantly.
He had been hiding for twenty or thirty years, but last year, he suffered successive defeats, and even Sima Xiu died. Judging from Dong Wen's arrogant temperament, it seems possible that he was hit a lot.
Jia Zhou was silent for a while, "No matter what, my lord needs to be extremely careful when cutting off the cold. In my opinion, Dong Wen is more like a mute dog."
"Mute dog?"
"A mute dog is not good at barking when it is young, but when it reaches adulthood, if a fight occurs, it will fight to the death."
"It makes sense." Xu Mu frowned. From what Jia Zhou said, it was very possible that Dong Wen still had a trick up his sleeve.
"Right now, Han Jiu's journey has already started. It's only two days until the Lord leaves."
The army that defeated Liang did not rush to the second city in droves. The reason was very simple. The last men from Xu Mu's headquarters were to accompany the transporting civilians and protect them along the way.
"Wenlong, how's it going over there with Bo Lie?"
"It's already started." Jia Zhou smiled.
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On the top of the city wall of Yu City, a lame scholar was sitting silently on a wooden wheel, looking in the direction outside the city.
The border of Liangzhou has a buffer area of more than 100 miles. Under normal circumstances, if the scouts from both sides who were conducting reconnaissance encountered each other and fought hard, no matter which side camped, the other side would most likely suffer heavy casualties.
In this more than one hundred miles, countless bones were buried outside the city in order to gather information.
"Yu Wen, what's going on over there at Xinyue Pass."
Opposite Yucheng is the Xinyue Pass in Cangzhou. It was originally just a small pass with strong security, but like Yucheng, it was continuously reinforced by civilians and gradually turned into a large pass.
From the information he received, Dongfang Jing knew that the general guarding Xinyue Pass was named Ning Wu, who appeared out of nowhere in Cangzhou.
However, he does have some ability. At least in the confrontation between the two sides, he did not lose too much prestige.
"Little strategist, Ning Gou has been cutting down the forest again recently, and it seems that he wants to build another camp."
"Duoying Village? How far is it from Xinyue Pass?"
"Information says it's less than ten miles away, so it should be used as a lookout."
"Horn Village." Dongfang Jing fell into deep thought.
"Yu Wen, ask Ma Yi to lead five thousand people to attack this new village."
Listening, Yu Wen's face was startled, "Little military advisor, this is less than ten miles away from Xinyue Pass -"
"Don't be alarmed." Dongfang Jing took a breath, "When the time comes, Ma Yi only needs to bluff, feint a few times, and then retreat."
"Then, Yu Wen, you personally lead 50,000 people through Xiandao in Muyunzhou to the border of Liangzhou to join forces with the Lord."
"Little military advisor, if this happens, there will be less than 20,000 troops left in the entire Muyun State."
"No problem, we will target the Horn Village outside Xinyue Pass. I am confident that Ning Wu, the guard at Xinyue Pass, will think that we are in a battle."
"In addition, Yu Wen, when you go, you will leave behind 20,000 pairs of robes and armor to serve as suspects for the common people. When you go to Liangzhou, my lord will have new robes and armor for you."
Although Yu Wen was still a little confused, he didn't ask any more questions. After cupping his fists, he walked out quietly.
"Wen Ze, don't forget that not only me, but even in my lord's heart, you are the number one general in Shuzhou."
Yu Wen paused, and his footsteps became more and more steady as he left.
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The three armies that set out from Shuzhou, even including the new surrender army and the Xiaer Rebel Army, totaled less than 40,000 people, almost wiping out the strength of Shuzhou.
In the second city on the front line, there were nearly 30,000 people. In addition, there are Chai Zong and Chao Yi. According to rough calculation, there are 90,000 people in total.
If Muyunzhou's 50,000-strong army can successfully join forces, there will be about 140,000 troops.
This kind of military strength, at first glance, is comparable to Liangzhou. But in fact, Xu Mu has already killed the goose that lays the egg. The surrendered soldiers and the new army rebels were mobilized. If this battle is defeated, I am afraid that they will return to the pre-liberation period.
In front of the city of Chengdu, the weeds are green.
Xu Mu, who was wearing a cloak and riding General Feng, raised his head silently and looked at the people seeing him off and the familiar faces.
"Wangfu Cheng, I will leave matters in Chengdu to you for the time being."
"I am fifty-seven, but I can still kill the enemy with a sword! If you fail my king, you will die!"
Xu Mu nodded and slowly turned sideways.
"Sun Xun, and Gou Fu'er, please don't let me down."
This time, the Pingman camp was actually left behind. No matter what, there should be an army in Shuzhou.
Sun Xun and Puppy Fu both held hands and clasped their fists steadily in the spring breeze that turned from warm to cold.
Xu Mu said no more, even though he saw Jiang Caiwei and Li Xiaowan praying in the crowd.
When he turned the horse's head, the sound of greetings and reluctant sobs from the people behind him suddenly resounded.
"I, the son of Shuzhou, came out of Yuguan, aiming to defend the territory and regain the territory. I just wait for the victory to return to the army, and then spread the good news of defeating the enemy two thousand miles away!"
"March." Xu Mu regained his stern look.
"My king has an order, march out of the customs!"
"Exit--"
One by one, the old Shuzhou generals were galloping on horseback, making a sound like thunder.
"Flag camp!"
"Logistics camp!"
"Loyalty Camp!"
"Nanlin Camp!"
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"White Armor Cavalry Camp!" Wei Feng rode on his armored horse and did not immediately set off with the army. According to Xu Mu's wishes, the more than 4,000 of them needed to rush on their way at nightfall.
There are only 800 heavy cavalry, but it takes four to five thousand men and horses to form a battalion. Grooms, horse doctors, auxiliary troops, and even nail trimmers are all indispensable.
Wei Feng understood that their eight hundred white-armored cavalry would be a big killer on the battlefield of Faliang.
