In March of Yangchun, all things in Great Xia are revived and full of vitality. The Universiade inspired by Dingzhou is still at its peak, with fire cooking oil and flowers blooming in brocade.

At this time, Liangzhou next door was experiencing bad weather and bad luck.

Zhou Bai, who had just crossed Biancheng County and arrived at the border of Liangzhou, immediately felt the bad luck of Qingxu that had not yet dissipated.ωωw..net

In Dingzhou, he led the officials and people of Daxia to resist the disaster together, but it was a bit difficult for Liangzhou, which was in a divided state, to overcome the disaster.

Looking down from the clouds, the land of Liang Kingdom is gray and black, the French net is broken and is still in a state of repair.

White energy keeps growing, but the scattered bad energy makes it very difficult to gather the white energy. In the vast land of four counties, there are very few areas covered by the light red law.

Before the calamity, the Liang Kingdom occupied the most prosperous area in Liangzhou, and its luck was strong. The Tianzhu was still eleven feet high.

But disaster struck, and the Tianzhu was turbulent. Now it has fallen below the limit of nine feet and nine feet of the uncle, with only seven feet left, which is worse than the Dingxi County that Lu Ding once established.

March is obviously the time when spring plowing is busy, but the fields are overgrown with weeds, and very few farmers dare to go out to farm.

Perhaps the illness caused by the bad luck in the family has not recovered; or the government survived the famine last year, but the government failed to provide relief to the young; or perhaps evil spirits are haunted...

Those closer to Daxia are better, and they can always keep up with the farming season, but the further west you go, the more desolate the countryside becomes, and bones can be seen everywhere on the roadside.

Seeing the large-scale entry of Xia troops, thousands of Liang troops stationed at the border did not dare to stop them. The beacon fire was not yet ignited, and the gates were wide open.

This is not only due to the disparity in military strength and the inability to resist, but also because the domestic situation is chaotic and the border border cannot respond effectively.

Liang Xia is a country of in-laws and has always had good relations with each other, so there is no focus on guarding this side at all.

What's more, Xia Gong said that he would help Liang to expel the Jin people and provide food and supplies to the Liang people. Who would really work hard to stop him?

Daxia Border City County is adjacent to Liang Guofen Iron County, and the iron ore mine where Zhao Ci was married is right on the border of the county.

Fentie County goes a hundred miles west to reach the main trunk of Lianghe River, and then you can go west along the river to Xiyuan. If you change the route to the north in Fentie County, you will reach Beiqu County and the frontier area occupied by the Jin people.

On March 15, the seventh year of Tongzhi, the Xia army occupied the two eastern counties of Fentie County and set up a grain transshipment station, with Xu Yun as the grain station officer.

Xu Yun was born into a wealthy family, and the post of Pingcang County Lieutenant was obtained by Yin Feng. In the early days, he could not spare his body and worked hard for Zhou Bai. Even if he joined Zhou Bai, he would only be a minor logistics officer.

It wasn't until Zhou Bai's stall got bigger and bigger step by step that Xu Yun suddenly realized that the saplings he had temporarily sheltered had turned into towering trees.

He rushed to bring the clan from Shenjing before Anbei Bo Kingdom advanced to Daxia Kingdom, hoping to truly take root in Daxia.

But at this time, Xu Yun could no longer keep up with Cong Long Laochen in the first echelon, and his other military and political talents basically had no chance to be displayed again.

In the beginning, I only wanted to take care of logistics, but now I still can only take care of logistics.

The fifth-grade Liangtai transfer officer is considered a high-ranking official, but he is incomparable to the local county governor and the ruthless general like Huo Feiguang, and he cannot enter the core of Daxia.

If Xu Yun really wants to revive his family with his current official position and status, it is obviously impossible.

I don’t know how many military aristocrats will be born in this cross-state war, but just by virtue of their ability to transport without danger, they still won’t be ranked at the top of the list of merits.

There may be hope for a promotion, but there is absolutely no hope for a title.

Therefore, in the important area of ​​​​the grain platform, Xu Yun, in addition to supervising the transportation of grain and grass and controlling losses, spent more energy on the defense of the grain platform.

Long-distance expeditions are difficult, and food routes are a top priority.

If one side defends the grain road, the other side will naturally want to raid the grain road.

On March 18, Chu Kai led 5,000 light cavalry to the north and broke into Beiqu County. The Jin people were caught off guard and lost seven small beacon towns one after another.

However, Hu Yanhe knew in advance that the important military towns in Beiqu County were on guard, and Chu Kai did not capture any major cities.

On March 25, forward commander Lou Jinpeng led the vanguard, broke through two battalions of the enemy's forbidden troops, penetrated directly to the north bank of the Liang River, and captured Anliang County, Beiqu County with a fierce attack.

During this period, the Jin army did not organize defenses and even counterattacks, but the 20,000 Jin infantry stood in front of the Daxia Forbidden Army. They were like a mantis using its arms as a chariot, unable to resist at all.

Defending the city and fighting in the field, they were crushed in all directions. Only then did the Jin people stationed in Liangzhou realize that there was such a big gap between the soldiers of the Central Plains.

Prior to this, when the Jin Army faced the Liang Army, in addition to being able to completely crush them in cavalry combat, they could also rely on their bravery and ruthlessness to defeat the Liang Army of equal strength in dismounted infantry combat.

The Kingdom of Jin was deeply influenced by the previous Central Plains dynasties. Even though it was inferior to the Central Plains army in defending and attacking cities, it was not without experience.

Beiqu County, like Cangbei County, is half-farmed and half-pastoral. The Jin people can fully gain a foothold and naturally have a considerable number of infantry troops to block Liang's counterattack.

Unfortunately, these Jin infantry were slow to deploy and could not keep up with the progress of the Great Xia Forbidden Army.

Anliang County, as the name suggests, if this county is safe, then Liangzhou is safe.

Exaggeration? In fact, this is not an exaggeration at all for Liang Guo today.

Because Anliang County is located to the north of Liang River, and several major ferries in Anliang County lead to Xiyuan County, the core area of ​​Liang State on the opposite side.

Liang Guo's minimum goal of regaining lost territory was to capture Anliang County and ensure a stronghold north of Liang River, so that the south of Liang River could feel at ease.

When Daxia's Dragon and Tiger Banner appeared on the north bank of the Liang River, not only Liang Jun on the south bank was shocked, but the entire Xiyuan County and even the Liang court were shocked.

The common people and gentry at the bottom were quite happy. It was better for the Xia people who shared the same ancestry to occupy the other side than the Jin people who burned, killed and looted.

But the upper echelons of the Liang Kingdom could not be happy anymore, and they were all filled with fear.

They never expected that Xia State would move so quickly. After all, Zhao Qi and his ministers had just received the news from Fentie County at this time.

It was said that the Xia army wanted to use the Liang Kingdom's territory as a logistics base to attack the Jin Kingdom, and hoped that the Liang Kingdom's court would cooperate.

The letter of credence has been handed over by the governor of Fentie County on his behalf. In name, it was a negotiation, but in fact, Xia Jun killed first and then reported. He was extremely overbearing.

Not only did they seize the two counties, they actually wanted Fen Tiecheng to be the place where Duke Xia was stationed. The former army attacked Beiqu County of the Jin people, but the main force came to Fen Tiecheng.

What kind of gesture is this? If the Marquis of Liang disagrees, the Xia army will attack by force?

After all, he was a prince, but Zhao Qi still didn't understand that as a good son-in-law, it was true that he attacked the Jin people, but it was also true that he wanted Liangzhou.

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Liangdu is located in the middle of Xiyuan County. It is the foundation of the Zhao family of Xiyuan County for 300 years.

Even though the Liang Kingdom lost its northern border and all the counties in the country were hit by evil spirits, the life of Liang Du seemed not to be affected at all.

Pedestrians rub shoulders with each other, there are many restaurants and restaurants, all kinds of shouting and buying and selling sounds come and go, the smoke and fire of the world permeates every corner, and disasters will disappear.

Even because of local instability, large aristocrats and businessmen and gentry temporarily came to settle in Liangdu, which created an even more abnormal prosperity.

People enjoying a prosperous life chatted in the streets and alleys, but what they talked about most these days was their neighbor's "Dingxia".

They envy the Xia State for its military strength, which is better than that of the Jin State; they debate whether Xia Gong's decree to provide relief to the Liang people is really concubine; or they compare the current development gap of the Liang State...

Speaking of which, under the guidance of a certain force of public opinion, the people were not very dissatisfied with Zhou Bai's Western Expedition and Northern Expedition.

After all, even if the dynasty changes, can it be worse for the ordinary people of Liang?

Among the four existing counties of Liang State, except for Xiyuan, which is better, none of them has fallen back to the living conditions of the late Xiangxing years.

Disasters occur frequently, monsters run rampant, and ordinary people have to worry about their livelihood every day...

Faced with Xia's request to live in Fentie County and the news of the Jin people's defeat on the north bank of the Liang River, the "wealthy" people in Liangdu didn't feel much anger, let alone the whole people.

But the Liang court was different. They knew that the Xia army was coming fiercely, and they might want to make them the kings and ministers of the country.

In the court, all the ministers were arguing with each other, and for a long time they could not come up with a comprehensive plan.

Because when one's own strength is insufficient, no matter what decision is made, it will bring huge risks to the country.

"I don't agree to let Xia Guo borrow Fentie City. If I agree easily, I'm afraid the morale of our Liang army will be severely damaged!"

"So what if you don't agree? Xia's credentials are not a negotiation at all. If you refuse today, tomorrow the Xia army will attack our country's important counties and cities."

"Yes, even the Jin people are no match for Xia Jun. Our country, Liang, has been severely damaged by disaster and is in urgent need of recovery. How can we resist?"

"Shame, shame..."

Zhao Qi, the Marquis of Liang, who was sitting on the three-clawed dragon chair, could not help frowning and scanning the whole place while listening to the quarrel in the palace.

Fortunately, the important ministers standing at the front still maintained their grace, and it was obvious that they had something in mind.

At this time, the young master Zhao Xun saw Zhao Qi's eyes that seemed to be inquiring, and quickly came out to report back: "I am reporting to you, I think that the more difficult the country is, the more you must not be weak, otherwise all kinds of wolves, tigers and leopards will dare to come here.

Give me a bite."

As the legitimate son, Zhao Xun is most likely to become the next generation of Liang Hou. As soon as he opened his mouth, the palace immediately became quiet.

"Our country currently has more than 100,000 mobile troops. Coupled with the recently formed new army of 20,000 soldiers, it can be said to be a strong military force. If it were not for the country's lack of funds, I would have asked for orders to regain the land of Hebei."

"Fenti County is the east gate, and there is no broad Lianghe River blocking it... Xiyuan County is in danger!"

Young Master Zhao Xun insisted on the rhetoric of starting a war, which was well-founded and made many war-minded ministers nod their heads.

Zhao Qi definitely didn't want to suffer humiliation, so these words spoke to his heart, so he nodded slightly and said, "Xun'er is right. Bai Qing, Cheng Qing, Xi Qing, you guys may have some insights."

Bai Xiuqi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, felt nervous, but he still said it bluntly: "The princes and ministers think that we cannot forcefully start a war against Xia. The national treasury is empty and it is difficult to support a war involving more than 100,000 people."

"By delaying the tax payment until this autumn, the country may turn around!"

In addition, Prime Minister Cheng Ju, who was standing next to Bai Xiuqi, was even more shocked when he said: "I have read the military reports from Fentie and Anliang, and I feel that Xia's army is powerful and unstoppable."

"I believe that we should decisively agree to Duke Xia's request to avoid losing our righteousness."

"If we, Fentie, surrender and the Xia army still presses hard, then we, the people of Liang, will be able to see clearly their robber face and work together to fight against the enemy!"

As soon as these traitorous remarks came out, the court suddenly became agitated, and many people came forward to criticize Cheng Ju.

Zhao Xun was even more dissatisfied and signaled to his followers to ask for help: "The Prime Minister is seriously ill and confused. He should stay behind closed doors to recuperate for a period of time."

Zhao Qi silently agreed and asked the eunuch to invite Cheng Ju to see the imperial doctor.
To be continued...