Chapter 606: Make up for lost time
Before coming to Liangzhou, Wei Changtian had always felt that this battle would not be a big problem, and even if there were any twists and turns, it would be after the war officially started.
But who would have thought that just as the talent arrived, or rather before the talent arrived, the bad news arrived first.
Overnight, all the spies they had planted in the Jueji coalition were found out, and fifty-five of them have died so far.
You know, it took a lot of manpower and financial resources to place these more than a hundred spies.
If they were all really exposed, one could imagine how difficult it would be to send people to infiltrate the enemy.
Even if it is possible, it will definitely take a lot of time, which is no longer possible given the current situation.
Therefore, the originally clear situation became confusing in an instant.
After all, fighting a war is not only about hard power, but also a contest between the intelligence agencies of both sides.
Without these spies, you wouldn't even know where the enemy is, and you would be at a disadvantage before the battle even begins.
It's like two people are fighting and one of them is blindfolded.
If the blindfolded person is much stronger than the opponent, then losing his vision may not be a big deal and he can still win easily.
But if the strength of the two people is almost the same, then the result of this contest can be imagined.
Therefore, the impact of this incident on Daning and Dashu is not small.
“.”
"Who knows the identities of these spies?"
After a moment of silence, Wei Changtian asked in a cold voice: "Does anyone have a list of all of them?"
"Changtian, the identities of the spies are all top secret."
Liang Zhen understood what Wei Changtian was suspicious about, and shook his head and replied, "Among them, there are people from the Xuanjing Division, people from the Ministry of War, and people from enemy countries who were bribed by the Zhanshi Mansion. The list of spies from each family is only known to themselves, and they are kept secret from each other."
"So no one person knew the identities of all the spies at the same time."
"Even if there really are traitors, at most only a portion of them will be exposed, not all of them will be left alive."
"So we estimate that it was not someone who leaked the information, but that the enemy used some methods we had never thought of."
Unexpected method? Wei Changtian frowned and did not speak immediately.
What Liang Zhen said makes sense.
These spies belong to different families, so even if there are problems within the family, they should not be exposed at the same time.
It's impossible that the heads of Xuan Jing Si, the Ministry of War, and the Zhan Shi Fu all rebelled.
At least Wei Xianzhi would never do such a thing.
So, is there any way to catch all the spies at once? Could it be related to "witchcraft"? Wei Changtian thought about it for a while but couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it meaninglessly.
How these spies were exposed is an important question, but it is not the top priority at the moment.
The most important thing now is how to heal the "eyes" as soon as possible.
"Uncle Liang, have you discussed countermeasures?"
Wei Changtian sighed softly, rubbing his forehead and said, "We can't just stay in Liangzhou and wait for them to attack us. If nothing else, we must at least be able to grasp the enemy's movements."
"What are you going to do about this?"
"Changtian, we just discussed this before you came."
Liang Zhengeng, Han Zhao and Du Chang looked at each other and answered seriously: "Since the spies we planted before are probably no longer reliable and it is too late to re-arrange the personnel, then we can only expand the scope of investigation."
"We are going to send a large number of scouts into Tianshan immediately, hiding and guarding at various places along the way, and report back if they find the enemy's whereabouts."
"Although it's a stupid way, it's the only way for now."
“.”
Sending a large number of scouts to conduct reconnaissance along the way is obviously more passive than the proactive intelligence transmitted back by spies.
If the enemy happens to pass through the area covered by the scouts, that's fine.
But what if the enemy didn’t pass by?
Where would the scouts go to find the whereabouts of these 800,000 people?
You have to know that this is not a low-probability event.
The Tianshan Mountains stretch for thousands of miles from east to west and are more than a thousand miles deep from north to south.
Such a snow-capped mountain range is not only extremely large in scope, but also has very complex geographical conditions. Otherwise, the Jueji coalition forces would not have needed a month to reach Liangzhou.
In this way, even if more scouts are sent into the mountains, the reconnaissance range will certainly not be able to cover the entire mountain range.
And if the enemy takes a route that has not been detected, then we will be completely in the dark.
In fact, Wei Changtian was not afraid of not being able to find anyone.
As long as the other party is attacking Liangzhou, no matter which route we take, we will end up in the same place, so it's not a big problem.
What is really worrying is that the enemy suddenly changed its offensive strategy.
Although from a normal strategic perspective, Liangzhou should indeed be the first choice for the two countries of Jue and Ji.
But there must be enemy spies on his side, so the situation of the heavy military deployment in Liangzhou City would definitely not be concealed from the enemy.
So, what if they tried to cover up their plan and go through a long detour to attack other states in the north?
If the enemy's whereabouts could be known in advance, the Daning army marching outside the Tianshan Mountains would definitely be faster than the Jueji coalition forces marching inside the Tianshan Mountains. In any case, they would have enough time to arrive at the destination in advance and redeploy their defenses.
And if he didn't know the whereabouts of the enemy, Wei Changtian's scalp would go numb at the thought of an army of 800,000 suddenly appearing in an unguarded border town while he was still waiting foolishly in Liangzhou City.
No, no matter what, we must always keep track of the enemy's movements.
However, simply sending scouts into the mountains and expanding the scope of reconnaissance is far from safe enough.
"Uncle Liang."
"Before our spies lost contact, they should have reported back the enemy's location, right?"
Suddenly, Wei Changtian raised his head, squinted his eyes and asked: "Where are they now?"
"Um?"
Liang Zhen didn't know why Wei Changtian asked this, but he answered truthfully: "Before midnight last night, most of the enemy troops were still in Yanmen County within the territory of Ji State."
"How far is Yanmen County from Tianshan Mountain?" Wei Changtian asked again.
"this."
Liang Zhen thought for a moment and quickly gave an answer.
"If we march quickly, it will take about six or seven days."
"Six or seven days"
Wei Changtian lowered his head: "Does that mean they will enter Tianshan in six days at the earliest?"
"yes."
Liang Zhen nodded doubtfully, then suddenly widened his eyes as if he understood something.
"Changtian, do you want to send someone to keep an eye on the enemy before they enter the mountain?"
"right."
Wei Changtian did not hide anything and analyzed truthfully: "It's just that passive investigation is not always safe enough. It's better for us to be more proactive."
"Once they enter the mountains, it will be difficult to track them down, so we have to follow them before they enter the mountains."
"The only problem is that our people in the Jueji and Ji countries have been exposed. We can only send people over here."
"Uncle Liang, how long will it take to cross Tianshan Mountain at the fastest speed?"
“It depends on who it is.”
Liang Zhen swallowed his saliva and said, "It may take half a year for ordinary people, about a month for ordinary warriors, and half a month for scouts."
"And if it's a top third-grade expert, it might only take four or five days."
“.”
When Liang Zhen said "four or five days", Han Zhao and Du Chang's expressions also changed.
All three of them understood that Wei Changtian's plan would indeed work.
The question now is who to send.
Liang Zhen and the other two were all commanding generals of an army, so it was logical that they could not leave.
It seems that the best way is to select a few third-rank deputy generals to go together.
But "OK."
After pondering for a moment, Wei Changtian slowly raised his head, with the corner of his clothes shaking slightly.
"There's no time to lose. I'll make some arrangements and leave tonight."
(End of this chapter)
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