Blackwater City, which had been sunny for just a few days, was once again shrouded in heavy rain.
Li Tu led the army to retreat with difficulty, and the marching speed was getting slower day by day. Fortunately, they did not bring heavy weapons. Otherwise, they would have suffered in such weather.
Li Tu used his true energy to create a shield to block the rain, and held a map drawn based on the intelligence reported from all around.
"The situation has become so bad!" Li Tu felt a deep malice after reading the enemy's troop deployment on the map.
"They want to surround us and eat us. They have such a good appetite!"
"General, while the opponent's encirclement has not yet closed, ask the lord for help and ask the lord to send an army. The army in our hands is still a bit small!" The general said worriedly on the side: "I am a little scared of the humble position, but I am not afraid.
Our entire army will be wiped out, but we are afraid that if there is a breach in our entire defensive array, we will be defeated."
Blackwater City is an important defensive point in Xiliang, because it has a lot of power to contain Youzhou and Bingzhou.
It can become a bridgehead for attacking Youzhou and Bingzhou at any time, and its strategic position is very important.
Li Tu shook his head: "Lord, there aren't many people over there. It's not like we don't have a chance!"
The encirclement created by the armies of Youzhou and Bingzhou is very large. The Youzhou army is still in the Netherworld Mountains. Part of Bingzhou came from the north, and some of them came from the Black Mountain.
The only thing that was a bit difficult to solve was the cavalry that cut off their communication with other cities in Liangzhou.
Judging from the intelligence collected, this cavalry is not simple. If it were not strong, it would not be sent here by Bingzhou.
There are many enemies and the equipment is very good, but the encirclement is too big. It is not that they have no reinforcements in Blackwater City.
Blackwater City is not an isolated city, it is just cut off from contact with the other party.
Once a war breaks out here, soldiers from other places will definitely find out.
"Let Blackwater City be prepared!" Li Tu now only knows the other party's general strategic intentions, but does not know the other party's specific arrangements.
So you can only wait for the opponent to make a move, and then take the move!
"Heishui City is ready!" The general said with some worry: "Heishui City is worried that the other side will use the Heishui River to make a fuss, so it is currently transferring some of the material food in the city to the base and fortress outside.
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Li Tu was reminded by this and immediately thought of the turbulent Heishui River. According to the previous county records of Heishui City, when the river flooded, it rushed into the river more than once.
The other party is blocking the water upstream again, and it is really possible to wash away the walls of Blackwater City!
"Let the Lord of Blackwater City also ask the common people in the city to make more preparations!" Li Tu solemnly warned: "Let the common people put the food as high as possible and not in the cellar, so even if the river water rushes in,
It can also resist for a long time.
We also need to prepare more dry firewood and place them at a high place to prevent them from getting wet when the river water rushes in. It is best to prepare more dry food!"
"This will be a long war, and we must be more prepared!"
Once a war breaks out here in Heishui City, the Xiliang troops in other counties outside Heishui City can only help them from a distance. It is impossible to say that they will send a large army to support them.
At most, it can help them contain the enemy's reinforcements, or exert pressure from another aspect. Counting the time, the Lord's battle on the small grassland has already begun.
So now no one can help them. They can only rely on themselves and the food, weapons and equipment that their lord has prepared for them in advance.
"yes!"
General Pian immediately arranged for the nearby messenger soldiers to pass the news back to Blackwater City. They were still three or four days away from there.
"Everyone should speed up the retreat." Li Tu felt that he could not stay here any longer and wanted to speed up the retreat: "Go back early and make arrangements early."
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"They are still marching despite such heavy rain. The most terrifying thing is that the troops are not scattered at all!"
King Qin's vanguard general looked at the news coming back from the front and said with a solemn expression: "No wonder before the battle with the Xiliang army, the king told us time and time again to pay attention to the Xiliang army. With such an iron army in hand,
The King of Xiliang is in Jiuyuan County, so how can he have an opponent?"
"General, should we follow up or wait for the Youzhou army?" asked the deputy general next to him.
The vanguard general said: "Are you willing to march in such heavy rain?"
The deputy general shook his head: "I don't want to."
The rain falling outside now is not light rain, but a heavy downpour, the kind that makes a sound when it hits the armor.
"Aren't we going to deliver food to the Xiliang army now?" General Pioneer sat on the chair and said comfortably: "Wait for the people from Youzhou to come over, and then go there together to avoid being ambushed by the Xiliang army on the way!"
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The enveloping Liangzhou made the three parties who were about to meet each other a little calmer.
Only the soldiers of Youzhou, who were besieged by the Xiliang army by the Blackwater River, were cursing and pointing to the sky. They hid in defensive caves built of stone and wood.
It was originally a low-lying area, but now it was raining heavily in the sky, and all the rainwater flowed into their cave along the terrain.
The places where many people live have turned into puddles, and the soldiers who have no choice but to soak in the water. Those soldiers with injuries have begun to rot.
In such an environment, in the desperate situation surrounded by layers of Xiliang, these soldiers could not see any hope or vitality on their faces.
The general of this army looked decadent. He blocked the fierce attack of the Xiliang army, but also put his soldiers into a desperate situation.
He didn't feel anything when he saw those soldiers shouting at the sky. This was a good way to vent his stress. What made him feel uneasy was the soldiers who were quiet the whole time.
He was not afraid of the soldiers venting, but he was afraid that the soldiers would suppress all the pressure in their hearts because he didn't know when the pressure would burst out.
That would be earth-shattering!
swish swish...
The sound of rain was mixed with the wails of some soldiers, and some of them looked pale and motionless, obviously dead.
Next to these dead soldiers, there was a group of expressionless people. They stared at the dead people blankly, or the soldiers were wailing because of their injuries.
Most of them come from the same village and the same place, and some even grew up together and joined the army together.
Now they can only watch their comrades die, and watch their friends close their eyes in mourning.
And they don't know what their future will be like or when the Xiliang army outside will launch an attack.
