To the north of Lizhou, in the wilderness of the flat river, more than a thousand Shu riders were marching forward cautiously.
The generals of more than a thousand Shu cavalry were none other than Gong Dog. When the smoke broke out earlier, they had already followed Xu Mu's order and left the city for investigation. Different from other reconnaissance battalions, the more than a thousand people of Gonggou seem to have a longer journey, and the information they will detect will be more.
"General Xu, the Beiyu people have garrisoned outside Dawan Pass."
The fuse burned too quickly and a war was imminent.
"General Xu, the enemy is still feigning an attack. It will not be difficult if we rush back to the city gate at this time."
"How can we rush back before even an inch of success has been achieved?" Gongou shook his head.
When leaving the city, his clan brother told him that the most important thing was to find out where Chang Sheng's march was. For this reason, he dispersed many people and made secret sentries.
"General Xu!" Just as Gongou was thinking, a scout from Xishu hurried back on his horse.
"What?"
"North of Lizhou, the Beiyu army was discovered! If we only look at the camp flags, it is estimated that there are 40,000 to 50,000 people."
"Who is leading the army?"
"Erect a standing flag."
Gonguo was startled, no wonder his brother would keep telling him like this. With this look, staying together means winning.
"Two more rounds to make sure the information is correct."
It took about half a day's effort, and after the second round, I was almost certain that it was the winning team.
"General Xu, he must be the one who always wins and uses surprise attacks."
"Go back to the city." Gongou said calmly, without stopping any longer. As a scout, his mission is to send all the information he has gathered back to the city gate.
"After approaching the city, remember to send a signal and ask your colleagues to go out of the city to respond."
At nightfall the next day, more than a thousand Shu cavalry who had returned from outside the pass took advantage of the unpreparedness of the Beiyu army and were assisted by friendly forces, so they hurriedly entered the city pass.
"Long Gong, have you really found out clearly?" Dongfang Jing said in a calm voice, "The army that appeared in the north of Lizhou was led by Chang Sheng?"
"I was worried that I was wrong, so I checked twice more, and it is indeed a win. Little strategist, this is a surprise attack."
Dongfang Jing lowered his head and fell into deep thought.
At this time, after learning that the bow dogs had entered the city, the Beiyu bow cavalry who had originally retreated came back to the pass again, throwing waves of arrows at the pass.
It didn't cause much damage, but it was a condescending return fire that caused Zhu Zirong's bow cavalry to drop more than a dozen corpses.
Dongfang Jing withdrew his gaze and thought about Gongou's words.
"Longbow, can you encounter enemies along the way?"
Gongou thought for a while, "As we approached the city gate, the number of enemy troops suddenly increased. When they were discovered, they fought for several rounds."
"I understand. Longbow, you go and rest for now."
Gongou hugged his fists and turned to leave.
Next to Dongfang Jing, Chen Zhong looked worried, "Little military advisor, would you like to inform the lord? If not, I will lead people to intercept Chang Sheng."
Dongfang Jing was silent for a moment and did not agree.
"General Chen Zhong, later on, you will choose a hundred fast horses to carry at least ten pieces of information every day during the journey between Dayuan Pass and Dingbei Pass. No matter what happens or not, this military order cannot be disobeyed."
"Don't worry, military advisor."
Dongfang Jing nodded, picked up the map on the desk and looked at it carefully again. After a while, he heard the sound of fighting again outside the city. When I looked up, I realized that within a short period of time, the Beiyu people had begun to attack the city aggressively.
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The information from Dawan Pass was sent to Dingbei Pass with the fastest power.
Xu Mu, who was discussing the war with Chai Zong, was shocked after receiving the information. Chang Sheng wants to attack Xi Shu by surprise, not just once or twice.
At first glance, it seems that the main force of Beiyu is now outside Dayuan Pass, while Changsheng is north of Lizhou. This is almost certain to be a new surprise attack.
"My lord." Chai Zong thought for a moment, "If we were to attack Dayuan Pass by surprise, and there were a small military adviser there, and we couldn't defend it, there wouldn't be much of a problem. You must know that the biggest factor in the surprise attack is the emptiness in our rear area in Western Shu. Or maybe there's a mutiny in the army, and someone is cooperating inside and outside."
"That's true."
Chai Zong's words did not comfort Xu Mu. Instead, a stronger sense of danger lingered in his heart again.
It’s hard to say that Chang Sheng has a second step plan.
"According to the route, Changsheng is likely to pass through Sujiang and go straight to Dingbeiguan."
He is not worried about Dongfang Jing, but Dingbeiguan is more purposeful. But as Chai Zong said, Dingbei Pass is not empty, and morale is high——
"My lord, General Chai, something bad has happened!" Just as Xu Mu was thinking, a general from the Dingbei Army hurried over.
Even Gou Fu next to him couldn't help but frown.
"Lord, something bad is going on." Chai Xian gritted his teeth, "There was a mutiny in the prisoner camp for some reason."
"What!"
"Send the message to the lord and I will suppress it immediately!" Chai Xian clasped his fists and quickly turned around and left.
Xu Mu took Fu, the puppy, and Chai Zong, and the three of them had just descended from the city gate. Suddenly, they saw a sudden fire inside the city gate.
"Lord." Gou Fu, who was traveling with him, seemed to have thought clearly. "If Chang Sheng wants to attack Dawan Pass by surprise, but there is a military rebellion at this time, I'm afraid something bad will happen."
Xu Mu's face turned gloomy after hearing this, and he just took a few steps in a hurry——
Unexpectedly, another fast horse arrived at Dingbei Pass, with anxious expressions on their faces.
"What's going on? Didn't some information come just now?" Chai Zong was startled.
"My lord, it is the order of the little military advisor. From now on, hundreds of fast horses will be sent out between Dingbei Pass and Dayuan Pass to deliver information non-stop. Report to my lord, outside the Dayuan Pass, the Beiyu people have begun to attack the city! This This time it was not a feint attack, even the siege engines were pushed up."
The second piece of information sent from Dawan Pass made Xu Mu's heart sink even more.
He was not worried that Dawan Pass could not be defended, but was vaguely certain that under the plan of victorious surprise attack, the Beiyu Army outside Dawan Pass was more like a cooperation.
"Follow me and kill the rebels!" Chai Zong, who followed Xu Mu and approached the prison camp, suddenly drew his knife and shouted angrily.
Rebels, fire, and the battle to defend Dayuan Pass...the sudden disaster lingered in the sky across Western Shu.
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"Mr. Sheepherd succeeded." Chang Sheng said calmly in the slowly moving carriage.
"Although he will be suppressed, this time he has actually found out the courage of the Shu people. Mr. Sheepherd will also leave a second disaster. Now, the defense of Dayuan Pass is temporarily restrained . And fearing that Dingbei Pass will be lost, the Shu people will most likely send troops to intercept my surprise attack."
"I can't tell you, have you already sent out the army?"
Chang Sheng stopped talking, opened the car curtain, raised his head silently, and looked at the winding mountains to the north. The most suitable location for the infantry battle is the border between Sizhou and Lizhou.
Regardless of whether King Xu Shu personally led the army, if he wanted to devour his 40,000 to 50,000 men, then at least 60,000 to 70,000 men would have to be sent.
After eating these 60,000 to 70,000 Shu soldiers, this defeat was enough to make Western Shu unable to stand up.
