Chapter 605: The open struggle has not yet begun, but the secret struggle has already begun
Five days later, Liangzhou City.
As mentioned before, all of Daning’s border states and capitals are located on the national border.
The same goes for Liangzhou City, which is located at the northernmost part of Liangzhou.
Liangzhou is located in the northernmost part of Daning . Thus, Liangzhou City, with a population of only 300,000 households, is the northernmost city in the entire Daning.
To the south is Dingshan County, and three hundred miles to the north is the Tianshan Mountains.
If the weather is good, you can see the snow-capped mountains in the distance while standing on the city wall.
Such geographical location and climatic conditions meant that even though Liangzhou City was the capital of a state, it would certainly not be very prosperous.
This is indeed the case.
Putting aside the population, all kinds of "economic indicators" of Liangzhou are ranked last in Daning. When people from other places hear this name, the only things they can think of are war horses and good swords.
That’s right, Liangzhou’s specialty is a kind of war horse with a brown body and a white head, as well as the Liang knife, which is extremely cost-effective.
This also indirectly reflects that the people of Liangzhou are more tough than those in other provinces and counties.
Brave and good at fighting, generous and loyal, drinking from big bowls and eating meat with big mouthfuls. This is the general impression people have of people from Liangzhou.
Although this impression may not apply to every person in Liangzhou, it is generally correct.
All in all, everyone had a relatively good impression of Liangzhou before.
Until a year ago, Liangzhou General Wen Wen led more than 10,000 Liangzhou soldiers to surrender to the enemy in Dafeng in Yuanzhou City.
Abandoning the city and surrendering is a very shameful thing.
In addition, the Shuzhou army, led by Liang Zhen, fought to the death until the last soldier, which further highlighted the weakness of the Liangzhou army.
You know, at that time Shuzhou was already firmly controlled by the Wei family.
In this situation, Liang Zhen and the Shu army were willing to sacrifice their lives and would rather die than surrender.
The Liangzhou army, which was known for "white armor on horseback and red armor on dismount", all surrendered to the enemy. It is really hard not to despise them.
Just like that, the reputation of Liangzhou in the hearts of the people of Daning took a sharp turn for the worse, as if all the people of Liangzhou had turned from heroes with lofty ideals of justice into cowards who were greedy for life and afraid of death overnight.
As for Wen Wen who surrendered to Dafeng , although he accepted the surrender, Dafeng certainly could not retain the organization of the Liangzhou Army, and soon dispersed the more than 10,000 people to various Dafeng camps.
Some of these people died in the subsequent battles, and the rest were all buried in Yuanzhou City along with the 500,000 elite troops of Dafeng.
Wen Wen was at the third level, so he did not die in the Dragon Locking Formation.
But his life was not easy.
After the "Yuanzhou City Massacre", the offensive and defensive situations of Dafeng and Daning changed, and Wen Wen followed Wu Ding and fought and retreated until they retreated to Fengyuan.
As a surrendered general, Dafeng naturally would not use him, and even sent him to lead troops into battle many times.
Fortunately, Wenwen had some skills and did not die on the battlefield.
Later, Li Qi surrendered and he stayed in Fengyuan.
And now it is said that he has gone to Xinfeng. The matter about Wenwen is not important, so I will not go into details here.
In short, since he led the Liangzhou army to surrender, the situation in Liangzhou has become increasingly difficult.
According to the Da Ning Code, soldiers who deserted from the battlefield or surrendered to the enemy would be punished for "treason", and their families would also be implicated.
For this item alone, nearly 50,000 people in Liangzhou were conscripted as coolie laborers and sent to the front lines to transport food and fodder and build fortifications. Only one in ten of them was able to return home.
And countless people left Liangzhou for various other reasons.
In this way, the already remote Liangzhou became even more desolate.
It was only recently, with the arrival of one army after another, that this place became a little more lively again.
Noon, at the south gate of Liangzhou City.
The sun was shining brightly, and the dazzling sunlight shone directly on the fluttering “cool” flag, but it could not melt the chill of deep winter.
The soldiers on the city wall were all wearing thick cotton robes, holding long spears and patrolling back and forth in formation.
And at their feet, or rather outside the entire Liangzhou city, everywhere they looked were densely packed tents and camps.
According to rough estimates, there were nearly 500,000 troops stationed around Liangzhou City at that time, and they could be roughly divided into three parts.
The ones wearing black armor at the farthest distance are the most mysterious and feared Tengu Army.
Those who were a little closer and wearing green armor were the 100,000 Shu reinforcements brought by Liang Zhen.
The troops wearing yellow armor closest to the city wall were the 400,000-strong Daning Army led by Han Zhao.
With 500,000 people stationed outside Liangzhou City, the visual effect was undoubtedly shocking.
They are all the strength that Ning Wenjun and Wei Changtian can currently muster, and they are also the main force in the great battle that is about to break out.
As for the only 3,000 white-armored Liangzhou soldiers in the city, their mission was only to maintain order in the city.
"Open the gates!"
"Open the city gate quickly!!"
“Boom!”
Urgent shouts suddenly rang out, and soon the iron chains were seen rolling, the tall city gate slowly opened with a loud bang, and the suspended drawbridge also fell with a bang on the other side of the moat.
At the same time, two carriages came straight from a distance, and the black flags with the word "Wei" hanging on the carriages were particularly clear in the sunlight.
"The Wei family is here."
"It should be Master Wei."
"I guess so."
"Alas, you say this world is really strange. Years ago, the Wei family and the imperial court were fighting so fiercely, but in the blink of an eye..."
"Be careful with your words! These things are not for you and me to discuss!"
“.”
Looking at the carriages galloping towards them, the soldiers on the city wall couldn't help but whisper to each other.
Even as they were talking, two carriages had already passed through the city gate and headed straight for the provincial government office, which had been designated as the "war command center," without slowing down.
"Give Way!!"
"Give Way!!!"
The roar echoed in the city, and wherever the carriage went, the people hid in panic on both sides of the road.
This chaotic scene undoubtedly reflects the mood of the people in the car from the side.
Obviously, something unexpected happened.
“Ouch!!!”
After a stick of incense, the carriage stopped abruptly outside the provincial government office.
Wei Changtian, with a serious expression, quickly got out of the car and immediately walked towards the three people who had been waiting in front for a long time.
"Long sky."
"Sir."
"Master Wei."
Liang Zhen, Du Chang, and Han Zhao.
At this time, the leaders of the three armies stationed outside the city were all here, and their faces also looked very unhappy.
They took a few steps forward and each greeted Wei Changtian briefly.
The latter, however, did not stop and just nodded slightly to the three of them.
"Let's go inside and talk."
"good."
The group of four walked quickly to the meeting room, and the guards outside closed the door after they entered.
It was not until this time that Wei Changtian finally stopped and looked back at Liang Zhen and the other two.
"What's going on?"
"How could they have caught all our spies at once?!"
“.”
"have no idea."
The three of them looked at each other, and finally Liang Zhen frowned and answered:
"Anyway, since midnight last night, all of the more than one hundred spies we planted in the enemy's army have disappeared without a trace."
"And up to now, fifty-three people's fate cards have been broken."
"Report!"
Before Liang Zhen finished his sentence, a voice suddenly sounded outside the house.
"Report to the young master Wei! Report to the three generals!"
"Half an incense stick ago, the life plates of two more scouts shattered!"
“.”
ps: I am a little tired today, so I will only update once, and will make up for it with three updates tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
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