At the end of Mao Shi, the three thousand Tengu troops who completed the second round of "bombing" safely returned to the mountain temple.
A total of 8,000 barrels of gunpowder were lost in last night's sneak attack, which is Liangzhou's entire black powder reserve.
More than a hundred people died in the Tengu Army, most of them were shot down accidentally.
The Jueji coalition forces suffered at least 100,000 casualties.
Before the official battle started, the army was reduced by one-eighth overnight.
Such a loss was not insignificant, and it also made the originally aggressive coalition forces become frightened for a while.
They didn't know if the Tengu Army would repeat their same tactics, but the frightening power of black powder still forced them to take the most cautious response.
Starting from Chen time, the remaining 700,000 people stopped marching. While camping on the same spot, they also occupied all the peaks within a radius of dozens of miles at an extremely fast speed to prevent a recurrence of the sneak attack.
On the other hand, various giant arrow crossbows originally intended for siege were also placed around the camp, becoming powerful weapons against the Tengu army.
There is no doubt that the two rounds of bombings last night left the Jueji Allied Forces in complete chaos. Now their goal has become "not seeking merit but seeking no faults."
Conquering Liangzhou is a matter for the future. For now, we must first ensure that too many people are not killed by this powerful gunpowder.
There is nothing wrong with this kind of response when the enemy's situation is unknown.
But surprisingly, the Tengu Army did not pursue the victory.
Instead, all the 400,000 Daning troops in Liangzhou City were suddenly dispatched. Two days later, they arrived near the Shanshen Temple and began to build fortifications on the Wangnan Peak line.
At this point, only three days had passed since the "Xianchi Surprise Attack" battle, and the situation of the Liangzhou War had undergone tremendous changes.
Although the two armies were separated by several snow-capped mountains at this time, they were within sight of each other.
But the straight-line distance between the two is less than a hundred miles.
This means that no matter which side decides to go into full-scale war, its army can reach the other side within a day.
At the same time, this also means that the Liangzhou War has entered the final moment earlier than expected and may be detonated at any time.
Will there be a fight?
In the opinion of most people, this issue is not worth discussing.
After all, not only did Wei Changtian capture Yan Huanwen, he also used a surprise attack to destroy almost the entire vanguard of the Jueji coalition.
The latter item alone has intensified the conflict between the two sides to the point of irreconcilability, not to mention that Dajue has been preparing for this grand war for a long time.
Therefore, the question now may just be "when to fight".
but......
February 13th was the sixth day after the "Xianchi Surprise Attack" battle, and the third day when the two armies faced each other in the Tianshan Mountains.
At midnight, an old eunuch came out of the Dajue Palace and quietly found the envoy stationed in Dajue by the Daning Zhanshifu.
The latter's surname was Jia, and he was just getting ready to go to bed at that time.
But before he could take off his clothes, he saw several men in black standing behind him at some point.
"You, who are you?!"
"If the two countries are at war, the envoys will be killed! Don't do any nonsense!"
"..."
"Master Jia, we are here under secret orders. Please forgive me for my recklessness."
After glancing at the livid envoy, the eunuch in black bowed his head and cupped his hands.
"His Royal Highness, I would like to have a chat with you."
"please."
...
...
"Xianping, how did you and Miss Song meet?"
Outside Liangzhou City, the Shu army camped.
It is already late at night, but there is still light in a certain tent.
Chu Xianping was looking at some information sent back from Dajue in front of his desk. Li Zimu was sitting opposite, studying ink and asking with great interest:
"Tell me, it's not a secret!"
"What kind of person is she?"
"..."
There is no doubt that the "Song girl" in Li Zimu's mouth is Chu Xianping's real wife, Song Li.
Song Li was acquainted by Chu Xianping in Fengyuan's brothel, so the latter was naturally unwilling to elaborate on the matter.
When Li Zimu saw that he was silent, he immediately vaguely guessed something.
"Xianping, is Miss Song from a bad background like me?"
"Um."
Chu Xianping hesitated for a moment and whispered something.
"I redeemed her body for her."
"..."
The meaning of this sentence was so obvious that Li Zimu couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then sighed in a low voice:
"Then she must be very beautiful."
"yes."
Chu Xianping still cherishes words like gold: "It's very beautiful."
"Compared with me?"
"this......"
"Keke, it looks better than me."
Li Zimu's eyes curled into crescent moons, and his tone was a bit teasing: "No wonder you will marry her!"
"I didn't marry her because of her appearance..."
Chu Xianping shook his head, his eyes complex.
"Her father owed gambling debts and was unable to repay her, so he sold her to a brothel."
"I saw that she was pitiful, so I redeemed her body."
"I thought this was the end of our fate, but I didn't expect that she found me later."
"And then......"
"Then Miss Song will pledge herself to me."
Li Zimu suddenly smiled and interrupted: "You didn't dislike her, so you agreed, right?"
"..."
Looking up at the smiling Li Zimu, Chu Xianping nodded.
"Yes, that's pretty much it."
"I'll just say it."
Li Zimu shook his head proudly, and then whispered meaningfully:
"Miss Song has really found a husband as she wished."
"..."
Narrowing his eyes slightly, Chu Xianping naturally understood the meaning of Li Zimu's words.
In the latter's view, the reason why Song Li married him was not because of any "feelings", but because of the wealth and power he displayed at that time.
"Miss Li, it's getting late!"
For a moment, Chu Xianping's face suddenly turned cold: "If you are fine, please come back. I won't send it away!"
"Humph, I know you don't like to hear it..."
Seeing that Chu Xianping suddenly wanted to drive people away, Li Zimu was not upset at all.
She pushed the prepared ink stand to Chu Xianping's hand, then stood up by herself and whispered:
"Anyway, you should know best whether what I said is true or false."
"..."
Taking a deep breath, Chu Xianping said no more, but lowered his head and pretended to look through a few secret letters.
In fact, he had indeed sensed something was wrong with Song Li for a long time.
After the two got married, the latter proposed to learn from Xu Qingwan in business within a few days, saying that he wanted to find something to do.
Chu Xianping naturally agreed with her, and also asked the Freemasons to secretly provide more help.
Later, Song Li's business became more and more prosperous and she made a lot of money.
But at this time, she was no longer satisfied with just being a wealthy businessman, and actually wanted to get involved in the Freemasonry.
Chu Xianping had discussed this matter with Wei Changtian before, but the latter was too lazy to take care of it.
In the end, Chu Xianping did not really allow Song Li to enter the Freemasonry.
But even so, Song Li still relied on her status as the "ruler's wife" to often do things to "bully and dominate the market".
It's not too serious, but it still makes people from all walks of life in Shuzhou City complain...
The candlelight flickered, reflecting the slender figure.
At this time, Li Zimu had already walked to the tent and was about to lift the curtain and go out.
Looking at the former's back, Chu Xianping felt very complicated in his heart.
He knew what Li Zimu said was right, so he felt a little guilty for his attitude just now, and opened his mouth to apologize.
However, before he could say "I'm sorry", an urgent voice came from outside the tent.
"Master Chu!"
"Master Wei, please go to the state government office immediately with Miss Li to discuss matters!"