The sails of the ship were floating freely in the wind. Li Xiang stood on the bow of the ship wearing linen clothes. Few people in the pass had seen his face. He also put on some makeup before setting off to temporarily cover the wounds on his face.
There are no scars that are frightening. He looks very honest and honest. The only thing that is a bit scary is his tall body.
The two brothers Cheng Jushu don't need to put on makeup, and unless they pick up weapons, these two guys are the stuff of coolies.
There were ships sailing to Guaizi City in the past, but because there were no big ships, only a small amount of goods could be transported. The whole way there was through Mangzi City.
Li Xiang doesn't have time to conquer the barbarians in Mangzi City yet. He will wait until Tongtian City is captured!
A thousand people and more than twenty cargo ships headed east. The spies didn't pay much attention when they saw the cargo ships on the river. After the trade road reopened, there were too many caravans and goods coming out of Xiliang City!
Especially the river in Guaizi City. After spending more than a month cleaning the river in Xiliang City, all kinds of merchant ships continued to come and go.
If this river hadn't allowed large commercial ships to enter for the time being, and the outlet location was not very good, it would most likely have become another dock city besides Tongtian River.
"Lord, this boat is too rocky!" Cheng Jushu was used to being on land. For the first time on a boat, his energy and energy declined rapidly. He couldn't sleep well or eat well.
Li Xiang sat down casually, picked up the fishing rod and threw it into the river: "You have to adapt to this, water fights will be inevitable in the future!"
There is very little river water in the northwest, but south of Daqian there is a large swamp connected to a large swamp. Wherever the cavalry goes, it will lose its proud speed.
During the rainy season, the land is muddy and it is difficult to get up quickly even if you want to. Most important cities are located on the edge of the swamp, so the naval force is very important. Water battles may be necessary in many cases.
Cheng Jushu didn't think so much, and said with a grimace: "Lord, my subordinates should stay on land!
Here it is..." Before he finished speaking, he turned around and lay down on the edge of the boat and vomited. The people on the boat were not surprised. Cheng Jurong slapped his brother on the back with a palm as big as a bear's paw. The sound sounded a little penetrating.
Soon after Li Xiang set out, troops from various parts of Xiliang began to mobilize. The ferocious beasts from the north would go south to fight with Xiliang troops at regular intervals, making the 40,000 Xiliang troops guarding the defense unable to move.
These troops could not move, and naturally the troops of the Great Wall Legion could not move either. Ten thousand Xiliang headquarters soldiers gathered around the Great Wall Legion's defense line, scaring Gao Yuan to mobilize his elite troops.
Xiliang is a master who doesn't want to suffer losses. The last time Xiliang University was almost cut off by him, he was worried whether Xiliang would give him such a blow. Now that he saw Xiliang troops being mobilized, he immediately responded
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Full of uneasiness in his heart, he immediately sent for help from Jiuyuan County. Although the Xiliang army was restrained by the ferocious beasts, the 10,000 Xiliang soldiers made him feel uneasy!
Jiuyuan City is unwilling to cause any problems at this time. They only need to endure it for another two months. At that time, the prince will come with a strong team and cooperate with the troops from Jiuyuan County to destroy Xiliang City.
Not hard, they don't have to expand the event in this case!
Instead of sending out troops, we asked the Great Wall Legion troops to remain calm and restrained. Everything needs to be calm!
By sending troops there, aren't they telling Xicheng that if you want to fight, then we will fight?
Li Xiang, the lord of Xiliang City, is a little lunatic, a guy who doesn't care. He took Tonghe County directly because of the ban on trade. Later, when he wanted to continue to restrict trade, Xiliang's army almost sent out again.
Is the caravan really that important to Xiliang City?
He doesn't know, but he doesn't want to offend a madman!
On the third day after the Great Wall Corps sent out a request for help, the Xiliang Navy arrived in Guaizi City in a mighty manner. It was difficult for the huge fleet to hide the enemy's scouts, and at this time, they would still care about whether they were being attacked.
Found it?
Li Shui's legion, the navy legion, and Li Xiang's 10,000 infantrymen set out, and a large number of troops marched eastward along the river from Guaizi City.
At the same time, two tigers in the Black City and Acropolis came out of their cages, and one of them killed directly at the foot of Jiuyuan City. There were 30,000 garrison troops in Jiuyuan City.
The leading general, Li Anlan, was not in Jiuyuan City. He was training 50,000 Uehara troops. The 100,000 troops under King Jiuyuan of Taiyuan put a lot of pressure on them.
The Eighth Prince is about to arrive, which means it’s the last moment whether King Jiuyuan will surrender or resist!
"Too much bullying!" Luo Tiansheng threw the letter on the ground. At ten o'clock today, Xiliang City, which had been quiet for about two months, sent Xiliang Iron Cavalry to the edge of Jiuyuan City.
In addition, news came from various places that the Xiliang army was once again dispatched. Many troops were mobilized, and the target was still Jiuyuan City!
Luo Tiansheng was angry but also felt helpless. The Xiliang army really came and went freely around Jiuyuan City. Jiuyuan County was 90% plain, with only half water and half mountain left.
How can the cavalry not be so strong in such terrain?
"Pass my order, and armies from all over the place will come to support you!"
At this time, the news of the Xiliang Navy had not yet reached Jiuyuan City. The Xiliang scouts had laid a dragnet along the way. They did not want to seal the news, they just wanted to delay it for some time.
There are obstacles on the roads around Tonghe County, and the cavalry patrols from time to time. The Xiliang light cavalry can also feel the battlefield. Their combat effectiveness on the main battlefield is not as good as the Xiliang cavalry. However, in terms of patrolling, the light cavalry is more skilled than the iron cavalry.
The war in Jiuyuan City has reappeared, and life is very sad for the people of Jiuyuan County. The Great Wall Legion needs military rations, and the training troops need food. The last war was even more depleted and a large amount of military rations were lost.
The food accumulated in Jiuyuan County over the years has been almost consumed this year, and it has only been less than half a year!
They don't know where Xiliang City got so much food. From the war to now, Xiliang City has never been idle.
If there is no war, Xiliang will organize a large number of people to work, reclaim wasteland, and build roads. Each activity requires a large amount of food and grass, but there is no news of food shortage in Xiliang City.
A month ago, some chambers of commerce in Jiuyuan County had to go to Xiliang City to buy grain. The food there was cheap, and then they sold the grain to Jiuyuan County and made some money.
Li Xiang had already left the place of war and came to Tongtian City. Li Xiang and the two brothers Cheng Jushu and Cheng Jurong immediately attracted a lot of attention. These three were really tall.
Some people in the city were one step shorter than the three of them. Each of the three of them carried the supplies that would have taken others three or four trips to carry, and followed the caravan to the city.
Faced with other people's pointing fingers, Li Xiang, Cheng Jushu, and Cheng Jurong had innocent smiles on their faces.
Tongtian City is very prosperous. From the dock to the city, there are people everywhere. They are not the sallow and skinny people in Jiangnan. Most of them have some evil spirits on their bodies.
The largest number of people in Tongtian City are not people from the northwest, but strongmen who come to the northwest from all over Daqian to make a living. Most of what they do is business without capital, or they are experts invited by some chambers of commerce to deal with some wise and unscrupulous people. People who know Mount Tai!
Li Xiang didn't look around. After he came in, more than a dozen eyes focused on him. These people should be secret agents of Tongtian City, and they are supervising!
After transporting the goods to a large warehouse, they put the things down and went out to continue moving. The number of people staring at them did not decrease, they should still be suspicious!
Li Xiang and the other three were busy, and were much stronger than ordinary coolies. After putting away all the goods in their caravan, they came to the resting place.
A thousand people from behind gradually came to the city. News of the war on the other side had not yet reached this side, and they were living a relatively stable life.
The Lord of Tongtian City is the head of the Ye family in Tongtian City. This family has been controlled by them since the establishment of Tongtian City.
The east gate where they are located is the closest place to the Tongtian River. When they go out, they can see the endless river in the distance, with the water rushing south.
Using the excuse of delivering goods, Li Xiang and his party observed the strictly guarded areas in the city, as well as the moat that they passed every day and the suspension bridge that was more than ten meters long, making it difficult for infantry to get close to the city wall.
The moat of Tongtian City is a real moat. Secondly, it is not their kind of moat. The water is drawn from the Tongtian River, and some small boats can float on it!
In addition to opening the city gate when attacking this city, another very important point is to lower the suspension bridge. Otherwise, even if the city gate is opened, it will be difficult for the troops to get in!
Outside the city, the Xiliang Navy has arrived at the Tongtian River. It is a bit too big in the river channel and is difficult to turn around. The Xiliang Claw warships can freely wander in the Tongtian River.
Fifteen Xiliang Claws, fifty arrow ships, and twenty-five tower ships, this kind of navy is enough to crush the Tongtian City naval force, not to mention that these warships are also equipped with Xiliang's most advanced various War machinery.
The arrival of the navy also represented the arrival of the army. Fifty large transport ships met for transportation. On the river beach more than ten miles away from Tongtian City, the Xiliang siege troops arrived.
Tongtian City is difficult to defeat, so Li Xiang brought out Xiliang's most important war machinery. In the past, only psychic cannons appeared on the battlefield due to various reasons. This time, Xiliang's main siege equipment will appear in order to defeat Tongtian City. This is a city that has been run by the Ye family for countless years.
The Ye family has been sitting in that position for too long. It's time for someone else to sit down.
Not long after the Xiliang army appeared, Tongtian City discovered the Xiliang army. The troops on the Tongtian River were so dazzling. There were boats coming and going on the river. It was strange that they could not be discovered.
"City Lord, there are a large number of warships on the river, nearly a hundred of them, very large, and the flag they are flying is the flag of Xiliang!" In the palace of the Tongtian City City Lord, a middle-aged man with a mustache and some fatness said anxiously: "Here comes the other party. The person is not good, and he seems to have discovered the Xiliang army in the south!"
Tongtian City Lord Ye Lingfeng put a letter on the table: "This is the news from the south of Jiuyuan City. They discovered this Xiliang navy seven days ago!"
The middle-aged man looked at Ye Lingfeng: "City Lord, what should we do?"
Ye Lingfeng smiled and shook his head: "If you don't do anything, Tongtian City is five feet tall, and Tongtian Sky Barrier has 30,000 elite troops. I want to see how the other side can break my Tongtian City's defense system!"
The powerful defense system is Ye Lingfeng's confidence. The 30,000-strong army of the newly trained troops from Jiuyuan County, 40,000 of them were killed by 20,000 of the opponent and fled.
"A curfew will be imposed starting today. If there is no big event, you have to go out at night. Also, pay attention to the city gates. Soldiers other than those at the city gates are not allowed to approach the gates of the Arrow Tower!!"
The middle-aged man responded: "Yes!"
Ye Lingfeng knew that generally a strong city would be broken by the enemy not from the outside, but from the inside!
I don’t know if the other party sent people to the city, and while the army was fighting fiercely, they sneaked into the city and captured the city gate.
He would like to remind you now that there is no room for carelessness.
Martial law began in the city, and Li Xiang and his people stayed quietly in the warehouse. It was not their turn to go out yet.
When the people in the city heard that it was Xiliang City that was attacking again, they talked a lot. The northwest is very big, but it is also very small, because there are no people in most places.
Ninety percent of the people in the northwest gather in Jiuyuan County, and there is nothing major happening on weekdays. When Xiliang appears, they are instantly attracted!
Xiliang fought from outside the pass to inside the pass, repelled the army led by the prefect, and snatched away a village in Jiuyuan County. Such fierce bandits immediately attracted their attention.
The appearance of Xiliang gave them another source of discussion. They thought that Xiliang would not start another war this year, but who would have thought that Xiliang would directly bypass other cities and follow the river to the outside of Tongtian River. It is very likely that they would be attacked next.
Tongtian City launched an attack.
This is their first war since the establishment of Tongtian City. No enemy can bypass other cities in Jiuyuan County and get close to Tongtian City.
This place is far away from the Central Plains and grasslands, with the Nine Plains cities to the north and west, the endless barren mountains to the south, and the Tongtian River to the east, which is mighty and cascading thousands of miles away, keeping Tongtian City in a safe position.
They built tall city walls, carved formations on the outside, and trained an army of 30,000 to finally be put to use.
There is a lot of food in the city, enough for them to eat for several months, so they don’t have to worry about food problems!
The city is under martial law, and there are still many people selling goods in the streets and alleys. They are very relieved about Tongtian City.
Because the two brothers Li Xiang and Cheng Jushu were often busy with each other, the people in this street also accepted three strong, honest and honest men. With these three big men around, the surrounding gangsters did not dare to approach.
The three of them came to a restaurant. Three times they transported goods was worth more than ten times for others. The money they earned was naturally donated to the Five Zang Temple.
"Brother Xiong, you are here, are you still the same?" Li Xiang's aliases are Xiong Da, Cheng Jushu, and Cheng Jurong are Xiong Er, Xiong San, and the third brothers!
People around them all looked at the three of them. Even though they had seen them many times, they still couldn't help but look at their physiques. Their arms were thicker than their thighs.
Li Xiang had a silly smile on his face: "As always, give us more rice, because we have to carry a lot of things this morning!"
"Okay!" The waiter came to a specially raised table and wiped it: "It will be delivered to you right away!"
