Chapter 130: Rumors Spread

Tuoba Xianbei's army defeated the Rouran people, and the news that the Wei army was assembled in Monan soon spread throughout Xihai City, and many people were worried that the Wei army had invaded and panicked, and the price of grain in the city had skyrocketed, and many people had already had the idea of fleeing south.

100,000 troops gathered, how could such a low city as Xihai City be able to hold it, and the news that the Wei army was about to enter Xihai spread rapidly.

In the Taishou Mansion, Liang Xingzheng looked sad, he went to the General's Mansion last night to see Li Yan, the news that 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Wei State had gathered in Monan was true, and the 100,000 troops could all arrive at Xihai City in only five days.

"Lord Liang, the people in this city are restless, they are very afraid that the Wei army will enter the West Sea, and now some people have begun to flee south, how can this be good." Liang Xing stood beside a blue-robed scribe and said with a worried expression.

"The old man already knows about this matter, Lord Huang, you immediately ordered someone to post a notice to reassure the people in the city, don't believe the rumors, spread the rumors, and if anyone dares to spread rumors, they will be severely punished." Liang Xing stroked his beard and looked a little helpless in the hall.

"Yes. My lord! But the people are gone, won't the fields of the West Sea be barren again, once the prince blames it, this~"

"You go first. With General Li's Zhenbei Army here, the West Sea is worry-free, and the Wei army has just fought a big battle with the Rouran people, and it will definitely not be able to attack our West Sea with the whole army. Liang Xing waved his hand and motioned for the scribe in front of him to go down.

Liang Xing sighed deeply, and he didn't know the bottom of his heart, after all, the Zhenbei army in Xihai plus the soldiers defending the city were only 20,000, and in the face of the 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Wei army, the disparity in strength was too great.

"General Li, whether Xihai is safe or not depends on you." Liang Xing looked up at the empty hall and muttered to himself.

In the camp of the Zhenbei Army, Li Yan was discussing with Lei Ming and others in the camp how to deal with the Wei army. The thousands of soldiers and horses I saw in Rouran the night before yesterday must have been soldiers and horses of the Wei State, although they were all dressed as Rouran people.

"General, General Zhang from Xijun has sent a letter, now Xijun has not found any signs of invasion of the Wei army, General Zhang has ordered someone to go to investigate, he asked us to pay close attention to the movements of the Wei army, a few days ago, Wuwei suddenly increased 20,000 soldiers and horses, General Zhang may not be able to gallop to help us." Lei Ming got up and said.

"It's strange, how did this Huns get mixed up with the Wei army, so that the soldiers and horses of Xijun can't leave." Li Yan looked puzzled, the Huns suddenly increased their troops by 20,000 and must have a plot in Wuwei.

"General, let me tell me. This Wei army is no different from the Xiongnu army, if they dare to come, my sledgehammer is not vegetarian. Hammer slapped his chest and said.

"Nope. For the Wei army can not be underestimated, the Wei State has been fighting with the Rouran people all the year round but has not fallen behind, their soldiers are all through a hundred battles, and they are by no means the pseudo-cool Huns can be compared, remember not to underestimate the enemy. ”

"Yes. Checkmate! Seeing Li Yan's sharp eyes, Iron Hammer shrank his neck and whispered.

"These days, you must be ready to be dispatched at any time, if the Wei army raises troops to attack my West Sea with a great victory, there will be a lot of soldiers and horses, and the West Sea is the gateway to my northern Daliang Frontier, and there is no room for any mistakes." Li Yan raised his voice and ordered.

"Please rest assured, the general understands."

Just when Li Yan discussed with the generals of the Zhenbei Army how to deal with the Wei army, the court in Jiuquan City also quarreled endlessly, and today Li Wei convened the ministers to discuss the matter, and the ministers were shocked when they heard that the Wei army's 100,000 soldiers and horses were in Monan.

Xiliang has been established for more than ten years, and the Wei army has been inseparable from the Rouran people over the years, and the two sides have won and lost each other, but this is not a threat to Xiliang at all.

Now it's different, Xiliang defeated Fuqu Mengxun and occupied the entire territory of Pseudo-Liang, and now Xihai and Xijun are under the threat of the Wei army.

"Lord Qiqi, Pingbei General Li Yan reported that the Wei army has already seen a lot of soldiers and horses appear in Rouran, which is less than 100 miles away from the West Sea, and it is very likely to attack the West Sea. Ling Hu Yi was dressed in a wide purple robe, glanced at everyone and got up and said.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Wei army is coming, the West Sea is my cool gateway, once the West Sea is lost, Jiuquan City will directly face the powerful Wei army, what countermeasures do you have?" Li Wei looked around at the ministers in the hall and said loudly.

"Lord Wang, now that I have taken the pseudo-Liang for less than a year, the soldiers, horses, ordnance and food are insufficient, and the people are in urgent need of recuperation. Please think twice, it is better to send an envoy to negotiate peace, and the two countries will cease fighting. Yin Jianxing glanced at Suo Xian, and then spoke.

The hall became silent, and the hundred officials in the hall heard that they had sent envoys to negotiate peace, but they didn't say a word.

"Xin'er, what do you think?" Li Wei saw that the ministers in the palace were looking at each other, so he looked at Li Xin on the side.

"Father, Xin'er thinks what Lord Yin said is reasonable, in the battle of Pingliang, my Daliang soldiers and horses suffered heavy losses, and the camp in the north of the city has not yet recovered, if you rashly engage the Wei army, you are only afraid of rushing to the battle~" As soon as Li Xin said this, the ministers in the hall suddenly turned their heads and ears.

"Silence. What kind of system has it become above the court? Li Wei reprimanded loudly.

"Lord Qi, what Lord Yin said is inappropriate, now that the Wei army has just defeated Hu Lu, and the army is in full swing, if you negotiate peace with the Wei army at this time, wouldn't it show that the enemy is weak, and this will further fuel the arrogance of the Wei army."

"Lord Song, are you going to ignore my Daliang people? At the end of the war, the people were displaced, and the money and food of soldiers and horses were consumed very much, and Lord Song knew that the Wei army now had 100,000 soldiers and horses. Now I have less than 100,000 soldiers in Daliang, my lord, please think twice. Yin Jianxing asked Song Miao to disagree with the peace, and his face was flushed with anger.

"Father, ~" Li Xin was about to refute, but when he saw Li Wei waving his hand to stop him, he didn't say anything more.

"Pass on the king's order, order Pingbei General Li Yan to strictly guard the West Sea, not to be careless, to be sure to hold the West Sea City. In addition, the northern camp of Chengbei mobilized 10,000 soldiers and horses, led by General Zhu Yuanhu, to rush to the West Sea tomorrow to resist the Wei army. Li Wei got up and said.

Although Li Wei was unwilling to fight with the Wei army in his heart, if he proposed peace at this time, the two countries would have already begged for peace before they had exchanged troops, but he was afraid that the Wei army would think that Xiliang was weak.

The news that the Wei army was going to attack Xiliang soon became known to everyone in Jiuquan City, and rumors spread in the city, the Wei army broke through the Xihai, and the people in the city were slaughtered, and this news made the people in Jiuquan City panic.