"Sir." Song Cheng was too ashamed to look at Zhou Hangjie. The people from Daqian sent him here to let him lead the Qing Army to unify the entire Northwest Pass. But now the Qing Army was defeated, less than a year ago At that time, out of the three cities, only one city, Xuanzhai, remained.
He felt extremely ashamed. He was full of confidence when he came and did not pay attention to the major forces outside the Northwest Pass. Although he had a small victory against the Xiliang army, it was more of a huge defeat. Not only were the elite soldiers not trained, but they suffered losses. tens of thousands of people.
Zhou Hangjie saw Song Cheng lowering his head: "Look up, we are not unjustly defeated. Xiliang's strength has long surpassed us."
Song Cheng did not raise his head: "My lord, all our elites have been lost, and my subordinates have no face to see you."
In the battle with Xiliang, the Great Wall Army had 13,000 men, and nearly 40,000 of his Qing army were all killed, leaving less than 3,000 of the most elite 10,000 men.
With the loss of so many troops, the Qing Army lost the capital to fight against the Xiliang army. Xiliang now has almost 40,000 troops stationed in Jimo and Loufan.
There are 40,000 Xiliang headquarters soldiers, the most powerful force in Xiliang, including about 5,000 cavalry.
Judging from the speed of Xiliang's attack on Loufan City, Xiliang's siege skills are very high. They have a large number of siege weapons. If they attack Xuanzhai, even if there are a large number of Xuantian Sect masters in Xuanzhai, they will not be able to stop it. The advance of the Xiliang army.
Zhou Hangjie walked up to Song Cheng and said, "I didn't bring you here to admit your mistake. Xiliang City is no longer able to impose sanctions. The one who should have a headache is not us but the Great Wall Army.
What you need to do now is to train the army well and select 15,000 men from tens of thousands of horses. When the cold winter passes, we will go back to work!"
Song Cheng was a little surprised: "Return to Daqian?"
Zhou Hangjie said with a solemn expression: "The problem in Daqian is getting more and more serious. The demon tribe in the south has begun to take action. We may go to the south."
"So you have to train the soldiers well. I believe you know what most of the troops in Daqian are like!"
Song Cheng nodded: "I understand!"
The combat power of Daqian's local troops can be said to have taken off their skin, and even many local forces cannot defeat them.
Daqian can now rely on the frontier army and the imperial army. The combat effectiveness of these two armies is still strong. Other armies, like Li Zhen, have eliminated most of the local armies and brought together all the elites. Just need to renovate it.
Zhou Hangjie continued: "The people from the Yulong Gang will come over in three days. Then you can send three thousand people to..."
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As Zhou Hangjie said, what is currently worrying about the Xiliang army's combat effectiveness is the Great Wall Army. The Qing Army is just one of Zhou Hangjie's many plans. Even if the Qing Army is destroyed, it is nothing to Zhou Hangjie. In the end, he The main things have been obtained.
No matter how powerful Xiliang City is, he only needs to lead his people back to Daqian through the Xuantian Sect's passage. Xiliang has nothing to do with them. What faces Xiliang City is the Great Wall Legion, the most powerful border force in the northwest. military.
Zhao Yuling never expected that Xiliang City would have such fighting power. With such fighting power, would Xiliang City still need their help?
The two of them understood what it was like for people to be separated from each other. They knew that the biggest problem was how they could resist Xiliang City. In this way, powerful warriors will be suppressed by the fortress formation.
There are countless various city defense facilities. It is still possible for Xiliang City's 100,000 troops to attack. There is no need to worry about the safety of the fortress. What they worry about is the small town. Will Xiliang City attack the small town? The small town is not theirs.
One of the sources of military expenditure for the Great Wall Legion is that if the town is captured by Xiliang, it will be a heavy blow to the Great Wall Legion.
"Sister, how about I go talk to the people from the Great Wall Legion again?" Zhao Yukun thought about it. He had spoken to Li Xiang. He had also formed an alliance with the Great Wall Legion before to send so much food to Xiliang City.
It's quite impressive.
Zhao Yuling shook her head: "No, if they occupy the town, let them occupy it, and just wait patiently for the Jiuyuan City army to arrive."
Zhao Yukun was a little puzzled: "Sister, wouldn't it be the same to break the alliance after the Jiuyuan army comes over?"
Zhao Yuling looked at her younger brother with some surprise. Zhao Yukun looked at Zhao Yukun and felt a little embarrassed: "This is what Military Advisor Wang entrusted to me. Military Advisor Wang said that you don't need credit to fight with the enemy. The covenant is just a piece of waste paper. He has it when he needs it."
Value, it is just a piece of waste paper when it is not needed.
We are tigers, Xiliang City is just a somewhat strong wolf, no matter how powerful the wolf is, it is no match for the tiger."
"Master Wang's teachings are good, but it's not yet time for us to come forward to talk to Xiliang City. He may know that our Great Wall Legion will divide its troops to support the grassland battlefield, but he doesn't know how many of the Great Walls there are in this area.
Soldier.
If you go to meet with Li Xiang, you are showing weakness to Xiliang City and letting Xiliang City know that the fortress is empty of troops. If you go there, it will cause a bad reaction.
When the Jiuyuan army arrives and there are enough troops in the fortress, it will be Xiliang City that we should be afraid of!"
"That's it!" Zhao Yukun nodded to express his understanding.
Tap tap tap!
There was the sound of rapid footsteps outside, and the two stopped talking. A messenger strode into the hall. When he saw Zhao Yuling and Zhao Yukun, he bowed and said: "Miss Yuling, this is a letter from the eldest young master!"
Zhao Yuling took the envelope, and the ordering soldiers retreated knowingly. Zhao Yuling opened the letter, and instead of recounting her family affairs, she asked them to try to see if they could secure Xiliang City and lead the army of Xiliang City to the battlefield. Li
The town marshal is somewhat interested in Li Xiang, the lord of Xiliang City.
It was clear to both of them that Li Xiang was Li Zhen's son, but Li Xiang's identity was very inconspicuous in the Li family, and his status was higher than that of a domestic slave. The Zhao family also had many such younger siblings or older brothers and sisters.
When these people reach adulthood, they are usually assigned to other places and become a branch of the family. Their father may not even know the names of their younger brothers, sisters, and older brothers and sisters. This is their status.
If Prime Minister Li had a higher status, he would not be able to come to this place.
"Sister, are we going to Zhao'an?" Zhao Yukun asked in a low voice.
Zhao Yuling put down the letter, sat on the armchair, and crossed her legs: "Why go? The eldest brother just said that Marshal Li Zhen is somewhat interested, which means that General Li Zhen just heard the name of Prime Minister Li, Zhao'an, there is
Some people will agree with Zhao'an, and some will not.
When winter is over, have someone go to the town and put up a Chao'an order. If Prime Minister Li agrees to the Chao'an, let someone come to Yumen Pass."
"Will Li Xiang come then?" Zhao Yukun asked
"That's his own problem. What does it have to do with us?" Zhao Yuling picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea: "We have sent an order. Whether he comes or not is Prime Minister Li's problem, not ours!"
Zhao Yukun thought for a moment and realized that this was a conspiracy. The imperial edict had already been issued. The failure to respond was Prime Minister Li's problem, not theirs.
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Li Xiangke didn't have time to take care of these things. He was also very busy. Because of the departure of the five people of metal, wood, water, fire and earth, Beixuan City, Nanli City and other places that needed generals to guard needed to send new generals to guard them.
A number of generals have appeared in the Xiliang army, but these places are very important now, and he has to choose different generals according to different places.
Beixuan City is temporarily guarded by Shui Yi. Xuanshui Lake is Shui Yi's territory. Xiliang Navy is hanging out in Xuanshui Lake. Beixuan City is not very far from Xuanshui Lake.
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The enemy in Nanli City was temporarily guarded by Zhaoyi. The troops in the northern wilderness retreated back to 10,000 troops. The number of troops drawn by Xiliang from various regions was somewhat large, which caused some problems in the area.
If there is no strong force to suppress it, a big problem will probably occur. If 10,000 troops are drawn back, it will have no impact on the Northern Wilderness.
As long as the Xiliang cavalry is still in Xuanzhai, the enemy will not dare to come out. The cavalry's suppression of the infantry on the plains is too powerful!
These ten thousand people were divided into half and half between Beixuan and Nanli cities. Once the five thousand Xiliang soldiers entered the city, the whole city became very quiet as before the army was dispatched.
They calmed down, but Zhang Qingyun did not. Zhang Qingyun remembered what Li Xiang said, five thousand people are needed to open water channels. If it is building roads, more than a thousand people can do a good job, but this is building water channels.
In the past, Daqian was digging canals to carry water from north to south. Millions of people lost their lives trying to build this channel. There were so many losses in Daqian. If you were not careful here, all 5,000 people might have died.
Moreover, the opening of the water channel is kept secret, and the Lord does not want other forces to know about it, so these people must be loyal.
Five thousand loyal criminals outside the Northwest Pass?
Zhang Qingyun didn't dare to use it, so he would use five thousand slaves who had committed crimes or had just been captured by Xiliang soldiers who broke through the stronghold.
Xiliang wants to unify the entire Northwest Pass. Five thousand people returned to the two cities and began to take action against the surrounding small forces. It is bound to defeat them all.
There is only one force outside the Northwest Pass, and that is Xiliang City.
Some small cottages relied on the difficult terrain and had to fight to the end. The Xiliang City soldiers took some effort to defeat them. The people in these cottages were the people Zhang Qingyun wanted. Zhang Qingyun had no shame in sending these people to build waterways.
In the cold winter, Xiliang's army was bound to succeed every time it was dispatched. The forces around Xuanshui Lake gradually decreased, and places farther away also fell into the hands of Xiliang City.
Li Xiang kept running around, and he had to visit every place. Time passed little by little.
When the snow was more than one meter deep, the Xiliang army stopped and returned to their respective stations to rest. The time period for movement in the northwest was too short. Sometimes they could only move out in April or May, and again around October.
Once the cat gets up, it can move for a very short time.
The army stopped, but the farmers in the farmland near Juhu City and the northern wilderness did not stop. They were busy in their fields every day. The thick snow around them did not affect the crops of farmers in Xiliang.
The green crops in the farmland are growing vigorously. The farmers in Xiliang input some infuriating energy from time to time to speed up their growth. The more infuriating energy is input, the higher the quality of infuriating energy, and the faster these crops grow.
The most lacking thing for the rise of Xiliang City is food. Xiliang needs a lot of food. With enough food, they can become stronger.
Li Xiang had just returned from the dark world, and Li Yi brought an urgent letter to the center of the town.
"Tens of thousands of ferocious beasts?" Li Xiang held the envelope and asked, "How come we didn't see these things in the past two years!"
Li Yidao: "According to the speculations of the animal trainers, these ferocious beasts reproduce too fast, and the territory in the snow forest is limited. These ferocious beasts cannot compete with other ferocious beasts to drive them out, so they become the ferocious beasts outside the Northwest Pass."
Tide incident!”
"Is there such an operation?" Li Xiang felt incredible: "Aren't ferocious beasts without intelligence?"
"The ferocious beasts are intelligent. The top ferocious beasts in the ferocious beast clan are all intelligent beings. These top ferocious beasts control the entire ferocious beast group."
"The ferocious beast king in the snow forest is very intelligent. He is very aware of the terror of human beings. Until now, no one knows what ferocious beast the ferocious beast king in the snow forest is. Every once in a while, ferocious beasts will attack the city in the snow forest.
The survival rule of ferocious beasts is that the strong live and the weak die. These ferocious beasts sent out are the defeated ferocious beasts. They cannot defeat other ferocious beasts and are not qualified to stay in the snow forest. Under the terrifying power of the top ferocious beasts,
He ran out under pressure.
Driving these weaklings out will not only increase the space in the snow forest, but also consume some human energy!"
Li Xiang already knew about the existence of the ferocious beast tide before he came, but he did not expect that the reason for the ferocious beast tide was that there were too many ferocious beasts in the snow forest...
"The location where the ferocious beasts currently appear is very close to the farmland outside Juhu City. The animal trainers suspect that the purpose of those ferocious beasts is probably the farmland. The cold rice contains some spiritual energy, and the ferocious beasts like spiritual energy very much."
Li Yi continued: "If you want to kill these ferocious beasts, the best place to ambush is to dig a trap outside the farmland and wait for those giant beasts to arrive!"
"Can you estimate how many ferocious beasts rushed to Juhu City?" Li Xiang wanted to know an exact number.
Li Yidao: "Not too many, probably a thousand or so. The main target of the ferocious beasts is the fortress of the Great Wall Legion. We are not blocking their way, so the number of ferocious beasts coming over will not be too many."
The location of Xiliang City is pretty good. It is in a small corner of the snow forest. There is a huge lake on the other side of Juhu City. The reason why thousands of giant beasts can come here is because of the farmland. Otherwise, the tide of ferocious beasts has nothing to do with them.
The size of ferocious beasts is generally very huge. There are some as big as twenty or thirty meters tall, and the smallest ones are as big as a cow. The meat of most ferocious beasts is not very delicious, but the meat contains many things that are beneficial to the body.
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Because it is beneficial to the human body, the price of ferocious beast meat remains high. If he can capture these thousand ferocious beasts, Li Xiang will not sell them. The flesh and blood of these thousand giant beasts can help him recruit them.
Ten thousand people may have more!
Now that there is a shortage of gold and silver, what is missing is more population. Originally there were 140,000 people, but Li Xiang recruited another 50,000, bringing the population of Xiliang City to 190,000. The huge population has caused Xiliang's grain reserves to plummet.
The decline will only be better if the grain harvest in the past two months is completed, otherwise the food shortage will already begin.
