Liangzhou is located in the south of Tongzhou, between Tongzhou and Jinling Road Qiongzhou, less than 30 miles south of Liangzhou City, is 17 miles of ditch, the terrain is extremely low, forming a deep ditch, stretching for only more than ten miles, but it is the place where the Xishan Army is heavily defended.

In fact, between Liangzhou and Qiongzhou, there is no precipitous barrier, it is very convenient to travel back and forth, seventeen miles of ditch to the south but a dozen miles, that is, the territory of Qiongzhou, there is an arc-shaped river in Qiongzhou, called Qionghe, extending from west to east, then turning south, extending to Qiongzhou City, its tributaries spread throughout several places, spreading to the southwest region, the most important thing is to connect with Raoshui, Raoshui leads directly to the capital Luo'an, and Jinling Cang is built along the river, less than fifty miles away from Seventeen Miles Valley, among the four granaries of the empire, Jinling Cang is second to none.

It is located in the hills, the shape is dangerous, the soil layer is hard, and there is the convenience of the waterway, it can pass through the capital, the original choice of setting up a warehouse here is because it is located in the axis of the main artery of water transportation, and along the waterway, less than ten days, the grain can be quickly sent to the capital, to meet the needs of the capital, and the Jinling warehouse is surrounded by water on both sides, and the west side is leaning on the Tu Mountain, which can be said to be extremely precipitous.

The grain in the southwest of the empire will be hoarded here, there are more than 20 miles around the cangcheng, there are a total of 3,000 cellars, each cellar can store 8,000 quintals of grain, and the total capacity can reach tens of millions of quintals, it is worthy of the name of the first granary of the empire, and its capacity is huge, that is, the two warehouses of Jiping in the northeast and Chen Yang in the north together cannot be compared.

Although Jinling Cang has never been full of grain since its establishment, at its peak, the grain stored here was as high as tens of millions of quintals, and even now, the stock is as high as millions of stones.

The four major granaries of the empire, the other three granaries are almost empty, as the most important reserves of the empire, unless it is absolutely necessary, it will not lightly mobilize the grain of the Jinling warehouse.

Jinling Cang has always been a strong general of the elite soldiers, strict guards, the prince supervises the country, the imperial capital is in danger, ordered to transfer grain from Jinling Cang, Jinling Governor Yuan Budo but suddenly made a difficulty, raised the flag to rebel, set himself up as the king, Jinling Cang was occupied as his own, after which Yuan Budo was killed, Xu Chang occupied Jinling Cang, Jinling three anti-kings, Xu Chang occupied the richest central and northern regions of Jinling, and sat on Jinling Cang, which can be said to be one of the most powerful forces in the southwest.

Holding treasures in his hands, there are not a few people watching, and Xu Chang naturally knows the truth of Huaibi's crime, and has laid down heavy troops in Jinling Cang, and based on this, recruiting troops and buying horses, the team has expanded rapidly, in a short period of time, there are already 40,000 or 50,000 soldiers under his hands, although most of them are temporarily recruited soldiers, but with 40,000 or 50,000 troops, it is also difficult for ordinary forces to reach.

Xu Chang's strength swelled rapidly, not only did he let the other two anti-kings of Jinling Rumang on his back, but he was also afraid of Xishan Qiao Mingtang, and he set up heavy troops in Liangzhou to prevent Xu Chang from taking advantage of the situation to go north.

Wei Tianqing is the first fierce general under Qiao Mingtang, Qiao Mingtang himself sits in Yunshan, and the candidate for Liangzhou is naturally Wei Tianqing.

Wei Tianqing knew that Xu Chang had Jinling Cang, which was unique, and his power would expand rapidly, and he wanted to lay down Jinling Cang and cut off Xu Chang's foundation, but Xishan's financial resources were limited, although taking advantage of the chaos, Qiao Mingtang was also recruiting troops, and the Xishan Army had also expanded its military strength, but its strength was difficult to compare with Xu Chang, who was rich and rich.

Unable to attack, Wei Tianqing could only focus on defense, not only strengthening the defense of Liangzhou City, but also building fortifications in the area of Shiqiligou to deal with the threat from the south.

Fortunately, the strategy center under Xu Chang's eyes is placed in Jinling, Jinling is vast and crowded, very rich, one three points, the other two anti-kings know that Xu Chang is strong, so they form an alliance, and the momentum of the horns poses a threat to Xu Chang, and if Xu Chang can't get rid of these two anti-kings, he is also like a man's back, and he doesn't dare to go north lightly.

In this way, Xu Chang and Xishan are for their own interests, under the stalemate of soldiers and horses, they are engaged in trade in private, Xu Chang has money and grain in his hands, and Xishan has minerals for smelting weapons and equipment, and the two sides are in full swing in trade, each taking what they need, although Wei Tianqing knows that this is the case, it is equivalent to strengthening Xu Chang and raising tigers, but Qiao Mingtang is very interested in this trade, and Wei Tianqing's several admonitions are ineffective, so he can only give up.

Although the two sides seem to have a harmonious relationship because of trade, Wei Tianqing is strictly checking the teams coming and going, and issued a military order that the people and horses of the caravan should not exceed two hundred, in case Xu Chang has other plans.

Although Xu Chang is a local force that suddenly sprung up, he was able to emerge in the power struggle in Jinling, even Wei Tianqing knew that this person must have something extraordinary, and he did not dare to underestimate it.

He trained his soldiers and horses hard in Liangzhou, although he took defense as his current strategy, but he did not give up the idea of capturing Jinling Cang, but looked forward to the three kings of Jinling fighting each other, looking for opportunities, and taking the opportunity to seize Jinling Cang.

He stared at Jinling Cang, he really didn't expect the backyard to catch fire, when the messenger who came to ask for help from Tongzhou Pegasus met Wei Tianqing, Wei Tianqing was still supervising the construction of fortifications in Seventeen Mile Valley, and after reading the letter presented by the messenger, his expression changed greatly, and he frowned: "This is written by Lord Xu himself?" Is the Northwest Army really already in the city? ”

"The system of defense is absolutely true." The messenger said anxiously: "The Northwest Army has captured Xigu Pass, and has routed thousands of soldiers and horses who have retreated from Xigu Pass, and the front of the army is directed at Tongzhou!" ”

Wei Tianqing held the letter and stood on the dirt slope with a solemn expression.

Chu Huan expanded his strength in the northwest, Wei Tianqing naturally knew it clearly, when the Xigu Pass was blocked, Wei Tianqing knew that the northwest would encounter great trouble, and he also looked for Qiao Mingtang, hoping that Qiao Mingtang could advise the prince and open the pass, after all, once the pass was blocked, although Yan Zhan attacked Chu Huan's strength expansion, it would also make the northwest fall into a more severe famine, and he even expected that once the pass was blocked for a long time, there would be a large area of starvation in the northwest.

For Chu Huan, Wei Tianqing's mood was very complicated, knowing that Chu Huan implemented the Juntian Order in the northwest and defeated Zhu Shuyue and Xiao Huanzhang, Wei Tianqing even had a trace of excitement in his heart, he even thought that Chu Huan would continue to be loyal to the Qin State and be loyal to the prince together with Qiao Mingtang, so that the Qin State would recover the rivers and mountains in the near future.

But he knew that when Chu Huan entered Beijing, Qiao Mingtang once hoped that Chu Huan could also become a member of the princelings, but it backfired, not only did Chu Huan not go with the princelings, but once became the core figure of the Qi Wang Party, and after the Qi Wang Party replaced Han Wangdang, it became the biggest enemy of the princelings.

Wei Tianqing regarded Chu Huan as a brother, but sometimes he felt that the development of the shape made the two go further and further.

After the crown prince took charge of the country, he wiped out the Qi royal party, Wei Tianqing knew in his heart at that time that under such circumstances, it was impossible for Chu Huan to take refuge in the prince, and he even faintly felt that Chu Huan, who was rapidly expanding in the northwest, not only could not become the prince's help as he wished, but even became the biggest rival that threatened the prince one day.

Although he didn't get along with Chu Huan for a long time, he knew Chu Huan's temperament quite well, when the prince ordered the blockade of Xigu Pass, Wei Tianqing knew that there was no way out, if there was still a very slim hope to persuade Chu Huan to be loyal to the country, then the pass would be like completely breaking Chu Huan's heart, he actually felt that if Xigu Pass was taken by the Northwest people one day, Qin State would usher in an angry Northwest wolf.

It's just that he didn't expect this day to come so quickly.

"Lord Domination!" The messenger called twice, and finally called Wei Tianqing from his thoughts, Wei Tianqing frowned and said, "How many soldiers and horses does the Northwest Army have?" ”

The messenger was stunned and said, "There should be no less than 10,000 people!" ”

"10,000 people?" Wei Tianqing frowned and said, "Should?" How many people are there, and have they already captured the city of Tongzhou? Seeing the messenger's eyes flickering, he said sharply, "Tell me the truth." ”

The messenger gasped and said: "Lord Commander, the little one is quick to whip up, there is no delay along the way, it was early yesterday morning, I came to ask for help at the behest of Lord Zhizhou." When the small one left, the Northwest Army was about to arrive under the city, thousands of soldiers and horses, and they were lightly defeated, and it was estimated that they had tens of thousands of people! ”

Wei Tianqing said coldly: "You are so bold, you don't know the truth, how dare you talk nonsense here?" ”

A Lang general next to him approached and said in a low voice: "Lord Commander, the location of Tongzhou is extremely important, if Tongzhou is really taken by the Northwest Army, the road between us and Yunshan will be cut off, and it will be difficult to transport money and grain, and the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

Wei Tianqing bowed slightly, and asked, "What is the situation in Tongzhou City now?" ”

"When he came, Lord Xu asked the little one to tell the lord that there was enough food and grass in the city, and they would stick to the end, but the Northwest Army was strong and strong, and they didn't know how long they could last." The messenger said anxiously: "It's just that Lord Xu said that they will stick to the end and wait for the arrival of reinforcements from Lord Commander!" ”

Lang locked his eyebrows into a line and said worriedly: "My lord, the defense of Tongzhou is weak, since Chu Huan has the intention to capture Tongzhou City, there should be many soldiers and horses, even if the defenders in the city are struggling to support it, the last general thinks that it will not last long." He glanced at the messenger and asked, "You said that when you set off yesterday, the Northwest Army was about to arrive at the city?" ”

The messenger hurriedly said, "Exactly. ”

"In this way, if nothing else, the Northwest Army should have attacked the city at this time." Lang clenched his hands into fists, "If they take Tongzhou City, I'm afraid it won't be easy for us to take it back." My lord, saving soldiers is like fighting a fire, we must rush to the rescue immediately between the fall of Tongzhou, and we can't delay. ”

Wei Tianqing also knew that the shape was severe, and hesitated for a moment before saying: "This time to send troops to rescue, the troops are indispensable, otherwise not only will you not be able to relieve the siege of Tongzhou, but you may be eaten by the Northwest Army!" ”

"My lord, we have 18,000 Mabu troops in our hands, and the governor's side will definitely send troops to rescue, and the two reinforcements will definitely be able to repel the Northwest Army." General Lang said: "If the lord can trust the last general, the last general will lead 8,000 people to rush to help, and the lord will sit in Liangzhou." ”

"Eight thousand is not enough." Wei Tianqing shook his head and said: "Since the troops are dispatched, we must make every effort to repel the Northwest Army, what you said is right, since the Northwest Army is coming, there are naturally a lot of troops on our side, at least tens of thousands of horses must be transferred, so that it is possible to fight with the Northwest Army!" After thinking for a while, he said: "It's just that if too many troops are drawn from here, will Xu Chang take advantage of the situation to attack Liangzhou?" ”——

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