With an order, more than a hundred heads rolled to the ground near the food market entrance in Yeling Town, and red blood spilled onto the snow.
Zhang Wenlong felt a little empty in his heart when he saw all his former enemies and his family dead. As for the mayor and his family, he didn't spare anyone. Even the little ones who were just born were killed.
Cut the grass and roots, otherwise it will be their family that will be unlucky in the future!
Fate is unpredictable. Who knows whether the children left behind will grow up in the future. He doesn't want any changes to happen.
The people in the town looked at Zhang Wenlong with admiration. No one thought Zhang Wenlong was ruthless. If they had experienced what Zhang Wenlong had experienced, they might have been more extreme than Zhang Wenlong, such as first torturing the mayor's family half to death and then killing him.
them!
Zhang Wenlong had a great time with the mayor and his family, which is already a kind of grace!
Zhang Wenlong returned home. Not long after he sat down, a soldier from the Xiliang headquarters walked in: "My Lord, I have ordered you to form a five-hundred security group to take charge of the security issues in Yeling Town, and then control all surrounding villages.
Regarding personnel issues, you can make arrangements on your own!"
"Yes!" Zhang Wenlong knew that the time had come for him to show off. Since he had chosen to be with Li Xiang, he had to use everything he had learned.
The Ma family is in Zhangye County and Fufeng County. These two places are deeply rooted. If you want to solve it, you need to start from the root.
Then start from Yeling Town and completely pull out the Ma family from Zhangye.
The Xiliang army kept moving forward, pulling out small towns one by one. Some small towns began to get the news and made preparations in advance. However, facing the attack of the Xiliang army, they couldn't stop it even if they wanted to!
The mines in various regions were also captured bit by bit by the Xiliang army.
Li Xiang came to the avant-garde town of Heishui County, which is also the largest town around Heishui County. The number of defenders in the town is as high as 5,000. Because this is an important arsenal, the surrounding walls are very high, and the walls are built with ore.
The flag of the Ma family was flapping in the cold wind, and Li Xiang led a few personal guards swaggering around in front of the opponent's city gate. This town was really difficult to defeat.
The surrounding steep mines are difficult to climb, and the army cannot bypass this small town on a large scale.
Prime Minister Li was certain that there was a large amount of black water in the city. As long as Xiliang soldiers dared to rush to the city wall, the people inside would dare to throw the black water out.
Xiliang soldiers captured a large amount of black water in both Zuqiang Fortress and Yeling Town.
The seven-meter-high city wall now became an obstacle that was difficult to overcome.
After looking through it, he didn't find any obvious loopholes. He could rush to the city wall alone, but what could he do if he went up there alone? He could feel that there was a strong team in the city, and the other party only needed to block him.
Need to kill!
"Lord, it will take about five days for the Shenji Camp to arrive!" Li Xiang had just returned to the camp when the scouts from behind caught up and said.
"Five days!" Li Xiang knew that in winter, without the stone roads like Xiliang, the Shenji Battalion would be much slower. No matter how anxious he was, he could not let the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion transport the weapons!
"How about the other armies?"
What Li Xiang asked was a personal guard who was always beside him. The personal guard who followed him was both a guard and one of the scout leaders, responsible for receiving news.
"Back to my lord, General Cavalry and his entire army reached Heishui County yesterday afternoon. General Bu Second General led an army to break through the enemy's checkpoint this morning and also reached Heishui County.
General Chungichi was blocked in front of the important copper smelting town. General Chōichi’s army entered a place where the terrain was very difficult to move. The army could only advance forty miles a day, but there were no obstacles in front of them!"
Li Xiang nodded as he listened, and then said: "Ask the Secretary to keep an eye on Zhangye County and the surrounding Ma family troops. As long as there is any trouble on the other side, the news will be sent immediately!"
"yes!"
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Heishui County
The city lord of Heishui County, Wang Zixiu, had a sad face. He woke up one night and heard what it was like to hear Xiliang's army coming to the city. He didn't know it before, but now he can feel that feeling.
He didn't know that in the ice and snow, the Xiliang army came from thousands of miles away to Heishui County. At this time, there were two Xiliang armies outside the city. When they left the city gate, they were all Xiliang cavalry. The other side had already blocked the city.
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He didn't know what the towns ahead were like. Now he could only hope that the scouts sent out would spread the news to Zhangye County as soon as possible, so that the surrounding cities could send large armies to support them!
"Sir, there are only 30,000 soldiers in the city including the government officials. I think we can recruit guards from various families to join the team!" The general in charge of city defense said to the prince.
In the city, the city lord focuses on internal affairs, but military operations also need to be carried out with the city lord's permission. When necessary, the city lord can take military power into his hands.
"Private soldiers of each family?" Wang Zixiu shook his head: "They would rather let ordinary people die on the city wall than release the private soldiers they added!
The important thing now is to find out how many people have come from the Xiliang army and to find out the situation in the important towns on the front line. The Xiliang army is coming too fast!"
The guard general listened and said: "No scouts have returned yet, but I have some guesses based on the method of the Xiliang City army's arrival.
Sir, look!" The guard took out a map: "There are five roads leading from the Zhiqiang Fortress to our Heishui County. Now the Xiliang soldiers are on the best road. There are three middle roads left, and this one is the best.
It was difficult to walk, there was yellow mud everywhere along the way.
It is winter now, and this road must be very slippery. There are no Xiliang soldiers now. Either the marching speed is not fast, or Xiliang did not send anyone to this road!
The remaining two roads are the important copper smelting town and the forging town. Each of these two towns has 5,000 elite soldiers. If necessary, a thousand-man army can be formed from the craftsmen who forge weapons.
This is the most difficult place to fight, and it is not a place where we have to fight. If these two places are not broken, the Xiliang army will need to always pay attention to the people in these two places, whether they are retreating from behind or fighting with us.
Will he be killed?
Therefore, they must capture these two important towns. Now it seems that the other party is attacking these two important towns.
When these two important towns are taken down!"
The guard general put his hand on Heishui County: "We are the ones who have to face the Xiliang army. Thanks to our local cavalry, it is difficult to charge, otherwise we would not be able to stop the Xiliang cavalry at all!"
Wang Zixiu sighed: "There's nothing we can do to help. It's up to them to decide whether they want to hold on or continue to hold on.
By the way, send someone to pass the news to Liangzhong Town and let them know that it's not that we don't help, but that the Xiliang army has also entered Heishui County."
News that the Xiliang troops were fighting outside Heishui County spread throughout the county. The price of food in the city began to soar. No one knew how long this battle would last, so they could only prepare more food.
People of the same clan gather together and form teams privately to deal with changes in the city. Sometimes it is not the enemies that bring disaster to them, but the people in the city.
The originally bustling county town became very quiet in just a few days.
The Xiliang army outside the city didn't seem to be in a hurry at all. They patrolled everywhere every day and didn't let anyone in the city come out.
Wang Zixiu didn't quite understand what the Xiliang soldiers were thinking. Don't they know that they are already deep inside Zhangye County? If they don't seize the time to take action, reinforcements from the county town will be coming soon.
The Lingfeng County army will also arrive on the edge of Heishui City. What they need to face then will not be the troops in Heishui County!
Zhangye County City
After Ma Teng received the news that his son had died in battle, he no longer felt as high-spirited as before. At this time, he exuded the aura of twilight.
In the past few decades, he has brought the Ma family to a new level. Her son Ma Jin, who she has high hopes for, is extremely talented and has made many military exploits in recent years. The entire Ma family admires him very much.
The next leader of the clan has been confirmed to be Ma Jin.
Ke Shui could have imagined that Ma Jin died in the hands of Li Xiang, which was a heavy blow to the Ma family.
Ma Teng is already old, and he does not have another thirty years to cultivate a new heir!
The reason why the Ma family is very quiet these days is because the Ma family is in the process of selecting the next patriarch and heir. As long as the problem of the next heir is resolved, the entire Ma family can unite their strength to fight against Li Xiang.
Just when their election reached a critical moment, news came that Xiliang's army had marched directly outside Heishui County in the snow and ice. At this time, half of the territory in Heishui County had fallen into the hands of Li Xiang.
There is no news from the two important towns of the Ma family, which are important for copper smelting and military forging. As for the Qiang blocking fortress further ahead, it should also be gone.
Immediately after receiving the news, the entire Ma family's top management was stunned. The winter in Liangzhou can kill people, but it was in such weather that Li Xiang led an army to seize their Ma family's city!
"Everyone, who should be sent?" Ma Teng asked the people below with dark circles in his eyes. He was very tired and needed to balance the forces of the Ma family, Fufeng, Zhang Ye...
"Brother!" Ma Teng's younger brother, Ma Yan said, "Didn't we select three candidates?
Let the three of them each lead a force to support the Blackwater Fortress, and whoever has the highest military exploits will become the family patriarch!"
The other elders did not immediately agree with what Ma Yan said. The elder said: "This is a bit inappropriate. Although Zhenxing, Zhenhua, and Zhenyu are rare talents among the younger generation, they can't compete with Li Xiang, who came from outside the customs."
Compared to the heroes in the pass, the three of them are still a bit too young!
It's better to send an elder from the clan as the commander-in-chief, and the three of them will follow the commander-in-chief, otherwise I'm afraid something will happen again!"
The third elder stood up and said: "I agree with the first elder. If the three of them suffer any further losses, it will be difficult for our Ma family to find new candidates from the younger generation!"
Ma Teng said: "Then according to what the Great Elder said, who among you is willing to wear armor and go into battle?"
Ma Teng looked around at the senior family members. Everyone had their heads lowered, as if there was something interesting on the ground.
On a cold day, who is willing to leave the warm bed and go to Heishui County to fight? Moreover, the risk is not small!
Ma Teng stared at the third elder: "Third elder, of course you will be the commander this time!"
"Well, it is true that the third elder was a warrior who was not weaker than Prime Minister Li back then!"
"With the three elders as commanders, we will surely win!"
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The people around him didn't give the third elder a chance to say no. No one wanted to fight with Li Xiang. It all depended on who the clan leader picked. They would choose the one he picked!
The third elder reluctantly agreed: "Yes, but I need control of all the troops in Lingfeng County, and I hope to bring the heavy infantry battalion with me!"
In the area of Heishui County, the cavalry has been abolished, and the infantry is the main combat force. The heavy infantry battalion is a force formed by the Ma family in recent years, with a strength of five thousand, and is equipped with heavy armor!
"I can give it to you!" Ma Teng nodded: "Let's discuss how many troops each family will send, food, grass, and weapons!..."
The higher-ups spent two hours mobilizing 55,000 infantrymen around Zhangye County. The supporters behind the three candidates prepared 10,000 soldiers for each of them.
Zhangye County mobilized 85,000 people, and Lingfeng County mobilized 50,000 infantry. Plus Heishui County, you can mobilize 15,000 more people. This time the three elders mobilized 15
Thousands of horses and horses.
Many of these soldiers dismounted from their horses and became infantry. What they wanted to do in this battle was to drive out the Xiliang army.
As for killing Li Xiang, that's nonsense. Li Xiang is protected by a great master, and his own strength has reached the level of a master.
Can they still kill Li Xiang like this?
When the Ma family's army was mobilized, Prime Minister Li received the news. He was still standing in front of the forging town, with huge psychic cannons beside him.
After waiting for a long time, the Shenji Battalion finally arrived. He wanted to reach Heishui County before the enemy's reinforcements arrived, and then turn the surrounding area of Heishui County into a huge trap.
With one hundred thousand Xiliang headquarters in hand, as long as the number of enemies does not exceed four or five times his own, Prime Minister Li will not show any weakness!
Boom boom boom!
The psychic cannon sucked out the energy from the Yuan Stone and turned it into a ball of violent energy. It was launched and hit the city wall. For a while, gravel flew everywhere. Some soldiers on the wall who were slower to react were killed by the cannonballs.
Many people dare not stand up.
The soldiers of the Shenji Battalion kept adjusting the muzzles of their guns. They were going to smash the city wall down.
Elemental stones are very important to other forces, but to Xiliang, they are just a relatively valuable resource.
Moreover, in Yeling Town, they received a Yuanshi mine, which was a large Yuanshi mine. The Yuanshi obtained from it was enough for them to finish this war!
The defenders in the city faced this kind of attack for the first time. Liangzhou also had war weapons like psychic cannons, but basically few people knew how to use them.
This is burning money.
Some important cities will have special formations to resist this kind of war weapons, but unfortunately Forging Town is not within this scope.
