"Back to the general, according to the news from our front line, the Xiliang army has approached Heishui City. However, we don't know where the other party has arranged their command post, nor how many troops they have sent to garrison around Heishui City.
Previously, the army on the Blackwater City side included 3,000 Xiliang headquarters soldiers, plus the soldiers responsible for public security and city defense, a total of more than 5,000 people.
In addition, there are about 500 naval forces."
The Xiliang army is exploring the armies of Youzhou and Bingzhou. Why aren't the people from these two areas exploring the Xiliang army?
War is not just about fighting, but also about intelligence.
Both sides have been collecting intelligence on each other, but from the perspective of the intelligence department, Xiliang's intelligence department is stronger. After all, Xiliang knows far more about Xiliang than the other three forces.
Of course, it is also related to Xiliang Headquarters. The most mysterious thing in Xiliang is the Xiliang Headquarters army, but few people in Xiliang who know the news about Xiliang Headquarters know very little.
Basically, no one knows how many people there are in Xiliang Headquarters. Even the people in Xiliang don't know much about it. Therefore, the three parties cannot get news about Xiliang Headquarters from the non-headquarters people in Xiliang.
And how could those soldiers from the Xiliang headquarters tell their news to these people who were not from the Xiliang headquarters?
"Up to now, you still don't know where the opponent's command camp will be?" General Youzhou, who was responsible for attacking Blackwater City, frowned and said, "How can I fight with the Xiliang headquarters like this?"
Although they in Youzhou have not fought against the Xiliang army, they already know how powerful the army they will face is just from Xiliang's fierce record.
So he was full of vigilance from the beginning. If he faced other forces, he would have already sent his troops south, crossed the big river, went straight to Blackwater City, and captured this city that connected three states.
Blackwater City is developing very fast, and the general has also received news that the income of Blackwater City in one day is higher than his income in a year.
You must know that he is a general in Youzhou, and he controls three counties. The income of these three counties in a year is no more than the income of Heishui City in a day.
From this, we already know that the money this city earns every day is an astronomical figure. If we take this city down, it will be able to obtain a large amount of materials and money.
He can form a stronger army and gain more say in Youzhou.
It's a pity that he doesn't have the ability or the courage to face the Xiliang headquarters army.
But this time, with the support of Youzhou Mu, the number of troops in his hands increased to 200,000. This was the first time he had controlled so many soldiers, and this was the first time he had led so many troops.
It was also his first time to fight against the Xiliang army, but until now he didn't know which general of Xiliang he was about to face. There were many famous generals in Xiliang.
There are several of them in the Seventh Army, and Commander Cheng of the Eighth Army is also a ruthless character.
He didn't know whether he was going to face the troops of the Seventh Legion or the Eighth Legion.
If he had a choice, he would still choose the Eighth Army. Most of the troops in the Seventh Army followed Li Xiang from outside the pass to inside the pass, and the journey was full of blood.
Those soldiers are more fierce than the last. Although the Eighth Army is also a very fierce existence, compared with the Seventh Army, they still look slightly better.
As for the Xiliang headquarters army, he just didn't dare to think about it. In his heart, the Xiliang headquarters army would not focus on Heishui City.
The geographical location of Heishui City is very advantageous, but it is not the most important place in Liangzhou. If you attack Liangzhou from Youzhou, you can attack from Sanshui City in the north.
That place is also a junction, which is more prosperous and important than the Blackwater City side. At the same time, it is also the direction and the main city of their attack in Youzhou.
They will definitely be able to force the army to attack Sanshui City even though the army is stationed there, and they are attacking Heishui City to help the army attack Sanshui City from the side.
The Xiliang army stationed there was forced to send some troops back to the original Blackwater City.
"Let me investigate carefully!" The general suppressed the depression in his heart and said in a low voice: "The more detailed information you investigate, the less we will lose and more people we can get. What should we do?
There’s no need for me to teach you, just get off the horse!”
"Yes!" The scout nodded and left quickly.
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Sanshui City
After this city fell into the hands of Xiliang, it became more and more prosperous. The wealthy families in the city were dragged to Jiuyuan County by Li Xiang a few years ago.
For such a wealthy family to not put them under his nose and protect them properly, Prime Minister Li felt a little ashamed of their trust in him.
So he gave those families a large amount of gold and silver treasures, and gave them certain goods to make their families more prosperous.
However, from now on, their family can only pursue two paths: business and politics. In politics, they will not be able to achieve the same status as in Sanshui City. Business depends on their family's own courage and ability.
However, these families are living very well. With the help of Xiliang, they are getting better and better, but their status is no longer as high as before.
And this city has become more prosperous. It has become a cargo circulation center connecting Xiliang and Tongtian River. Some people come from Huangsha in the Western Regions, some from the prairie, and of course there are also people from the Central Plains.
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Many times they come here first to exchange for their goods, then take a large amount of money and run to the northwest, which is Jiuyuan County.
Exchange the silver for various goods or grain unique to Jiuyuan County.
Jiuyuan County has formed a self-sufficient ecological zone. There is no need to purchase goods from outside. Things that are available in the Central Plains are basically available in the northwest, but there are very few things in the Northwest that are not available in the Central Plains.
This prosperous commercial city was now in the midst of a war crisis. Ever since Li Xiang announced his plan to fight against Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Little Prairie at the same time, this commercial city had been transformed into an important frontline material base.
Buddhism, Youzhou, and Bingzhou all set their sights on this city. Conquering this city would be equivalent to interrupting Xiliang's logistics supply line, making it impossible for Xiliang to transport supplies through the Tongtian River.
The enemy knows where Xiliang's weaknesses are, and Xiliang also knows where its own weaknesses are, so the city has gradually transformed into a war fortress.
The Tongtian River outside the city is dotted with Xiliang warships, and the river is full of huge transport ships coming and going...
