Chapter 290: Set off again to change evil and return to justice Chapter 1
"Sir, there are more and more troops in Xiliang. It seems that the other side is going to attack Heishui City. Should we send someone to report the news?" In the Zuqiang Fortress, three people gathered in an inconspicuous courtyard.
Come together.
The Ma Jiajun in the city was crippled by the Xiliang army, but the Intelligence Department in the city did not suffer many attacks and was still well preserved.
They have been collecting information about the Xiliang army. In the first few cities, there were only Xiliang cavalry, but as time went by, more and more Xiliang troops arrived in the city. They saw various war machines and a large number of infantry.
Cavalry, infantry, and siege weapons. If Xiliang just wanted to occupy the Zhiqiang fortress, the previous cavalry would have been enough. Now that so many soldiers are coming, they must have ulterior motives.
Open the map, and the closest place to the fortress is Heishui County.
The area around Heishui County is an important arsenal for the Ma family. If this place is captured by the Xiliang army, it will be a heavy blow to the Ma family.
Ma Jin's death has weakened the Ma family's military strength. Now if the arsenal is captured by the Xiliang army, it will be a heavier blow to the Ma family than Ma Jin's death in battle.
As long as the arsenal is still in hand, the Ma family can build a large number of weapons and recruit new soldiers. Without weapons, should the soldiers be allowed to fight with their fists on the battlefield?
Among the three people, the young man who still had some snowflakes on his body put his hand in the brazier and said to the person who had just spoken: "Get out, how to get out?
Xiliang has patrolling soldiers all over the city walls, and there are also Xiliang light cavalry patrolling outside the city.
On such a snowy day, when you go out, you will leave footprints on the ground. The other party can find your location just by following the footprints. How can you run like this?
Even if we can escape the pursuit of the Xiliang light cavalry, it is a full two hundred miles from here to Heishui County. Even if there are small towns along the way, the nearest town to us is also eighty miles away. In this cold
In such weather, even a warrior cannot run eighty miles in the snow!"
"Okay!" the leader of the three said: "Let me see if I can get a set of clothes from the Xiliang soldiers. Their clothes are all sewn from the furs of ferocious beasts. They are very warm.
, this is also the reason why the Xiliang army can march in the cold winter.
If you get it, Wang Wu, please arrange for someone to go out of the city to stop everything that happens in the Qiang Fortress. It needs to be reported to the prefect!"
The young man who was called Wang Wu said with some displeasure: "Sir, we all work hard for others, why don't we work hard for Governor Li? It's not like you don't know the people of the Ma family, these years..."
The young man wanted to say something, but was glared at by the leader, who lowered his head and said, "I know!"
Another person said to Wang Wu: "Wang Wu, don't be stupid!"
"What should I put in?" Wang Wu looked at the brazier and said, "Li Xiang is the governor of Liangzhou appointed by His Majesty. He has great righteousness.
On the edge of Sanshui City, he single-handedly defeated the three alliances. Now the Zhiqiang Fortress has fallen into his hands. According to the movements of the Xiliang army and the supplies they are currently preparing, they will definitely take action against Heishui County.
There's another snowy night attack. Do you think Heishui County can stop it?
After taking Heishui County, what else can the Ma family have to compete with the Xiliang army? Not everyone can mobilize the army in the cold winter like the Xiliang army!
Over at Zhangye County, even if they know that Heishui County is being attacked, they can only watch!"
As a leader of the Intelligence Department, Wang Wu knew a lot about the Ma family's army. Even Liangzhou natives could not endure the harsh winter in Liangzhou.
When a large amount of snowflakes accumulate on the ground, it is difficult for the cavalry to move, and it is even more difficult for the horses to run on the snow, and it is very easy to cause accidents.
Heishui County is about three hundred miles away from Zhangye County. On weekdays, it only takes a day and a half for cavalry support to arrive. On a cold winter day, it takes more than ten days to arrive.
After all, not everyone has the financial resources of Xiliang to make a set of clothes for soldiers to march and fight in winter!
"That's enough!" The leader said in a low and cold voice: "My order, you two guys just stay in your house and wait for my order!"
"Yes!" Wang Wu and Zhao Jiuyun responded.
"Go down!" The leader frowned and waved, and the other two people bowed and retreated.
As soon as he walked out of the door and entered a small alley, Zhao Jiuyun leaned next to Wang Wu: "Wang Wu, is General Ma Lingyun okay recently?"
Ma Lingyun is the guard general of the Zuqiang Fortress, Ma Zhenjiang is the lord of the Zuqiang Fortress and is in charge of the internal affairs of the city, while Ma Lingyun, a third-rate little master, is in charge of the fortress army.
In the melee, Ma Lingyun ran to their side with dozens of defeated soldiers and was now hiding in Wang Wu's basement.
When Wang Wu heard Zhao Jiuyun's words, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he punched Zhao Jiuyun on the shoulder: "You kid can do it!"
Zhao Jiuyun smiled: "Your Excellency, he is from the Ma family, so naturally he does not want the rule of the Ma family to be overthrown, but we are not. The people who are highly employed in the Ma family are all people named Ma.
If this is the case, then why can't we rely on others? People go to higher places, and water flows to lower places!"
Zhao Jiuyun said as he looked back at the courtyard with a trace of hatred in his eyes: "And, does he really think that I don't know how my father died?
Wang Wu, what are you going to do?"
The two have been colleagues for many years and know each other well. Zhao Jiuyun is responsible for assassinations, stealing intelligence and other unit matters, while Wang Wu is responsible for planning in most cases.
"What else can we do?" Wang Wu smiled coldly: "If you want to take refuge in Xiliang, you must have a certificate of surrender. Don't you think it is a very good gift, sir? And Ma Lingyun!"
"It's really good!" The two looked at each other and laughed.
cellar
Ma Lingyun ate the cooked mutton with fine wine beside him. Even if he lost the battle, it did not affect what he should eat and drink.
This battle was not a crime of war. Who knew that the Xiliang army would come so quickly? And in the winter, who would have thought that the Xiliang army would come to kill us.
Therefore, he was not at fault for this battle, and his grandfather was the third elder of the clan. It would not matter if he failed in this battle. No matter how miserable he was, how miserable would it be for Ma Jin to lead his Ma family's most elite Liangzhou cavalry to be destroyed?
Boom, boom, boom!
There were footsteps coming from above. Ma Lingyun put down the mutton and picked up the long knife. The surrounding soldiers also picked up weapons.
"General Ma!" A familiar voice sounded, the door to the cellar opened, and a young man walked down from above. Seeing Wang Wu, Ma Lingyun squinted his eyes: "Who is the person above!"
Wang Wu smiled: "A big shot in Xiliang!"
"You betrayed me!" Ma Lingyun threw the long knife in his hand and Wang Wu ducked aside.
Damn!
The long knife sank into the wall, and Wang Wu quickly climbed out of the cellar. The Xiliang Qianfu who was above said: "Since they don't want to come up, let them stay down there forever!"
The captain didn't care who was below. He didn't want his soldiers to take risks. The space below was definitely not very big. The Xiliang soldiers were tall. How could they outplay each other in such a small place?
Since the other party is unwilling to come up, they help them.
Wang Wu knew that the Xiliang soldiers were all people who had been killed in the sea of blood from the corpse mountain, but he did not expect that the other party was so decisive. You must know that he was the guard of the Zhiqiang Fortress. It would be a big deal if he could catch the other party alive.
Credit!
However, the other party directly ordered the people below to be burned to death because they were afraid of casualties.
Wang Wu brought something that could burn and threw it down into the cellar. Soon a firework burst into flames, and the people below wanted to come up. When they saw the thrown firewood, they knew what the people above wanted to do.
The captain was waiting at the exit with a weapon. Ma Lingyun did not expect that the other party would be so decisive. He rushed up from below with the weapon. Just as he reached the exit, a long weapon came towards him. He raised his hand to block it.
boom!
Ma Lingyun was thrown down into the cellar. The captain said to Wang Wu: "There should be black water in your house! Pour some down!"
Wang Wu swallowed: "I, I'll get it right now!"
Black water is an important city defense resource for the Ma family, and it can burn even in water.
Black water was poured into the cellar, and the fire became more intense. There were screams and curses from below. The Xiliang soldiers stood expressionlessly at the exit. One of them ran out, and they beat one down, but they did not give it to the soldiers below.
Come up.
Really cruel!
Wang Wu could only sigh secretly on the side. It was indeed well-deserved. Governor Li was called a massacre, and his soldiers were also so cruel.
On the other side, Zhao Jiuyun led Xiliang scouts and captured the strongholds in the city one by one. When the boss was taken away by Xiliang soldiers, he didn't know what happened!
Soon, Li Xiang got the information about Heishui County and the routes.
The Xiliang army has all arrived, and the animals in the pastures outside the city have also fallen into the Xiliang army. Xiliang soldiers have generally gained a little weight in the past few days.
Eat well and drink well every day, but there is no training.
"Let's go!" Eight days after the Qiang-holding fortress was laid down, with a little snow falling in the sky, Li Xiang set out with the Xiliang army. This time the army was divided into five groups.
This time, Li Xiang wants to sweep across and capture all the small towns along the way, and at the same time turn these small towns into logistics bases for the Xiliang army.
Otherwise, the two-hundred-mile-long supply line, and in the cold winter, would be very unfriendly to Xiliang's logistics.
The seized cattle were thrown into the care of Ma Zhenjiang, and all the sheep were killed. In winter, the meat can be stored for a long time, and cattle are important tools in Xiliang.
Xing Tiao ran ahead, dragging a nailed board, leaving behind a two-and-a-half-meter-wide passage and about thirty centimeters of snow on the ground.
The war horses behind are also dragging planks, and the snow will become much thinner where they pass. The planks of the war horses behind are further downwards, and snowflakes are flying everywhere they pass.
A road was opened in the snow, and the Xiliang army formed a long black dragon behind it.
Yezhu Ridge starts from this place and enters the mountainous area. Heishui County is the only place with mountains in Zhangye County. Yezhu Ridge is named after the large number of wild boars.
People often go hunting in the mountains. In the cold winter, the mountains are covered with snow. At a wind outlet, a large group of people surround a young man.
"Ma, Ma, brother, come here, come here, take a sip!" A young man wearing very thin clothes opened his lips that were blue from the cold and said to a middle-aged man wearing a thick robe and holding a wine bag in his hand.
The middle-aged man kicked the young man: "Who is your eldest brother? Didn't I warn you before? Miss Qingcheng, you are not someone you can get close to. Why didn't you listen?"
Cough cough cough!
The young man fell in the snow and let out a series of coughs. The middle-aged man knelt down next to the young man and said, "I didn't touch you before because the master had told me not to make Miss Qingcheng unhappy. Now Miss Qingcheng
After leaving, even a pariah like you dares to get close to Miss Qingcheng, and you don’t even look at what you look like!"
The middle-aged man kept kicking the young man in the stomach as he spoke. He didn't want the young man to die too easily or too decisively. When he saw the young man curling up, he said to the people around him: "Let's go!"
A group of people left, leaving only the young man curled up in the snow, with snowflakes covering his body. The cold and pain made the young man extremely painful. Just when he fainted, a tall man wearing armor appeared in front of him, with only a pair of
Eye.
This must be a ghost!
"Lord, my subordinates found this man on the mountain. There are still a bunch of footprints on the ground!" The scout put a cloak on the young man and brought him to Li Xiang: "There are scars on his body from being beaten, but they are not fatal!"
"Pour some blood wine into him!" Li Xiang looked at the surrounding mountains and was about to enter Heishui County. The small town in front was the gateway to Heishui County and the Zuqiang Fortress.
According to the information, this town has a thousand guards and some private soldiers of landowners.
Cough cough cough!
Zhang Wenlong felt as if a fire was burning in his chest, driving away the cold. He opened his eyes and saw that he was surrounded by a large group of black cavalry.
"Are you from Yeling Town?" Li Xiang asked directly.
Zhang Wenlong hadn't come back to his senses yet. Hearing Li Xiang's words, he subconsciously said: "Yes!"
"How is the town doing now? Is there anyone guarding the gate?"
Li Xiang does not want to suffer any losses. Although there are many soldiers in Xiliang headquarters, each one is very precious. If you can reduce some losses, you will have less losses.
Zhang Wenlong heard what Li Xiang said and looked at the costumes of the soldiers around him. He thought of the Xiliang army that had been rumored some time ago. Could these be Xiliang soldiers in front of him?
Looking at Li Xiang who was asking the question, Li Xiang's height on the horse was almost the same as other Xiliang soldiers, but the bright red armor was different from the surrounding soldiers!
Zhang Wenlong said to Li Xiang excitedly: "Excuse me, are you the governor?"
"It's me!" Li Xiang was a little curious: "How did you know that I was the governor?"
"My lord, the fact that you killed Ma Jin has spread throughout Liangzhou!" Zhang Wenlong bowed respectfully: "Common people, Zhang Wenlong pays homage to your lord!"
"Okay, you answer the questions before you go!"
Zhang Wenlong guessed Li Xiang's intention: "Sir, there are usually 16 people guarding the gate of the town. Not far from the town is the military camp. There are usually 1,000 soldiers inside. Yesterday, 700 people went out. Now only three are left.
Hundreds of people, my lord, if you want to launch an attack, this is the best time."
"Giant Tree, bring your personal guards and take the city head!"
