Chapter 692: Two Things to Do
At the end of noon, Wei Changtian and his companions, who had seen Liang Qin off, returned to Jinzhou City.
Although the 300,000-strong army had already left the city, it was still far away from Xinfeng, so there was no need for Wei Changtian to accompany the army all the time.
Therefore, he planned to stay in Jinzhou City for one night and do two things.
"Sir."
Passing through the busy streets, the carriage slowly stopped in front of an inn that had been cleared out.
Chu Xianping, who was waiting outside the carriage, immediately came forward and whispered to Wei Changtian, who had just gotten out of the carriage, "An hour ago, the two countries of Qianhui had already completed the encirclement of Fengyuan."
"Fengyuan is now a completely isolated city."
“.”
"Um."
Without stopping, Wei Changtian calmly asked, "How many people have returned from Fengyuan City?"
"Less than a hundred thousand."
Chu Xianping lowered his head and replied, "Even if we count the monks who have not rebelled, there are only about 120,000 or 130,000 of them."
"One hundred and twenty or thirty thousand."
Wei Changtian nodded and asked, "How many people are there from the two countries of Qian and Hui besieging the city now?"
"At least half a million, and still increasing."
Chu Xianping's expression was not very good: "It seems that they are not planning to advance slowly by occupying one city and defending another, but are preparing to directly wipe out the entire Xinfeng territory in one go."
"Miss Xu may not be able to hold out for too long. I'm worried that Fengyuan may be lost before we arrive."
"Sir, should we order the troops to march faster?"
"Or let the Tengu Army get there first, at least it can delay the enemy's offensive."
“.”
While walking towards the inn, Chu Xianping analyzed the current situation in a low voice and gave a solution in a timely manner.
Wei Changtian listened in silence and did not rush to express his opinion.
More than 100,000 people guarded a big city like Fengyuan.
And among them there are many Buddhist monks who may not be reliable.
From this perspective, Xu Suisui's current situation is much more dangerous than Li Qi's before.
At the beginning, Li Qi defended Fengyuan with nearly 300,000 old, weak and disabled soldiers. Facing more than 400,000 elite troops from Daning, he finally held out for more than a month.
But now, the power in Xu Suisui's hands is less than half of Li Qi's, while the enemy's power is even greater than Li Qi's.
How long can she hold out when one side gains strength while the other loses strength? This is by no means a simple math problem.
Last time, although Daning’s military strength was much stronger than Dafeng’s, the gap was not enough to overturn conventional tactics.
In other words, Daning still needs to stop and fight when attacking the city, and Dafeng also has enough troops to rotate when defending the city.
But this time, the two countries of Qianhui, which are five times stronger than their enemies, do not need to adjust their tactics at all and can maintain a non-stop high-intensity siege.
As for Xinfeng, once most of the soldiers climbed onto the city wall, they would probably never have the chance to come down.
Therefore, as to how long Xu Suisui can hold on, the answer may not be optimistic.
But "Brother Chu, we are already marching quickly. If we march any faster, even if the soldiers can arrive a few days earlier, they will be like a pile of scattered sand and will no longer be able to fight."
"As for the Tengu Army, they are indeed brave, but their numbers are too few. They can only be effective if they are used as surprise troops. Facing the enemy head-on would only result in casualties of 800 of our own for every 1,000 we kill. There is no need for that."
"Therefore, we do not need to adjust our marching plan for the time being, and everything can proceed as usual."
"Squeak~"
Pushing open the door of a guest room, Wei Changtian walked to the table and sat down, then turned his head to glance at Chu Xianping who was frowning.
"Brother Chu, I know you are worried that we will be late."
"Actually, you don't have to worry too much about this."
"Let me ask you, has Xu Suisui brought any new news today?"
"this"
Chu Xianping was stunned, as if he understood what Wei Changtian meant: "No, Miss Xu hasn't sent any message yet."
"Look, that's it."
Wei Changtian smiled and said, "Since she is not in a hurry, why should we be in a hurry?"
"Don't worry, didn't I tell you that Xu Suisui's methods are no less than mine?"
"When she really reaches the end of her rope, she'll push me."
“.”
"Yes, I understand."
Chu Xianping lowered his head and didn't say anything more.
"Sir, if there is nothing else, I will leave first."
"Well, go ahead and call Zhang San over."
"yes."
“.”
Chu Xianping lowered his head, took two steps back, and quickly turned around and left the room.
Wei Changtian also turned his gaze to Yang Liushi, who was making tea at the side without saying a word.
"Have you checked the thing I told you yesterday?"
"Yes, I checked."
Yang Liushi came over with a cup of tea and placed it in front of Wei Changtian: "Last night, I secretly went to Huangfeng Valley and sensed an intermittent aura of a demon beast in the mountains behind it."
"It seems that the information provided by Xuan Jingsi is correct. There is indeed an old demon with deep Taoism imprisoned there."
"Okay then, let's go tonight."
Wei Changtian nodded, picked up the cup and took a sip of tea.
This was one of the two things he planned to do while in Jinzhou.
After obtaining the Eclipse Pearl, he asked the Freemasons and the Xuan Mirror Division to secretly investigate where the powerful monsters appeared in the two countries of Ning and Shu.
The former has not found any accurate information until now, and what he has obtained are basically some unreliable rumors.
However, since Xuan Jing Si is in charge of both supernatural matters and the affairs of martial arts sects, it has provided a lot of information.
For example, "Huangfeng Valley" is both a place name and a sect.
The latter is considered a relatively large underworld force in Jinzhou. The mountain gate is not far from Jinzhou City, less than a hundred miles north of the city.
If it were placed in the fantasy novels of the previous life, Huangfeng Valley would be considered a standard "medicine sect", where many magical herbs and medicines were grown, and it was also extremely skilled in medical skills and alchemy.
However, compared to the elixirs and magic pills it "produces", a poison called "Half Moon" has a more famous name.
Not only is its production extremely small, but it is also extremely toxic. It is one of the few poisons that can threaten those who practice cultivation.
It is said that just one drop can cause a lower third rank warrior to die within three breaths, and three drops can cause a middle third rank warrior to faint on the spot.
It is impossible for ordinary poisons to refine a poison that can be effective against practitioners and has such a fierce effect. Therefore, Huangfeng Valley must have some other means.
Ordinary people would not know the truth.
But it couldn't be hidden from Xuan Jingsi.
According to the latter's information, Huangfeng Valley is most likely secretly raising a snake demon with a cultivation of at least five hundred years. "Half Moon" is made from the venom of this demon.
The information from Xuan Jingsi is very reliable. In addition, Yang Liushi personally verified it last night, so this matter can't be false.
As a result, Wei Changtian became interested.
Of course, he was not after the poison, but was planning to kill the snake demon to "charge" the Eclipse Pearl.
Anyway, I happened to be in Jinzhou, so I just did it, which saved me the trouble of making another trip back later.
As for why they didn't go there immediately, but had to wait until night. "Knock, knock, knock!"
"Sir, Madam."
There was a knock on the door. Zhang San came in and greeted the two of them first, then he came close to Wei Changtian and asked, "The carriage is ready. Do you want to go to Wang's house now?"
"Well, go now."
Wei Changtian drank the tea in the cup, stood up and said to Yang Liushi: "I'm going out for a while and will be back soon."
"good"
Yang Liushi nodded in surprise, but didn't ask any more questions.
She watched Wei Changtian and Zhang San push the door open and then blinked in confusion.
"Wang family?"
(End of this chapter)
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