Eight Vein City.

Compared with Luoyang, which has gained a lot, Dashang and Suzhou, which have been in a stalemate here for two days, have not been able to please them. At this moment, the generals on both sides have a certain degree of resentment, although on the surface it is still a harmonious alliance, but they all know inside that this beam is concluded.

Now because it is pressed by the powerful Luoyang, it has not been able to attack, but when the external pressure is so relieved, no one can say how big a riot will be.

On Luoyang's side, it was not Kong Ning who led the team, but Dulong. Because Liu Gan had asked Kong Ning to command the elite troops to go to the Heavenly Temple, he could not rush to the front line for a while, and Luoyang's request for help was urgent, so symbolically, Dulong rushed to the covenant with an army of 20,000.

Liu Gan naturally understood the embarrassing situation of the big merchants, although the army of 20,000 was many, but less than 10,000 people, it seemed that the big merchants were in a recession, or they were spurned by others. Therefore, a total of 50,000 troops before and after finally stuck at a balance point, no more, no less, so that Luoyang can accept it, but it will not be like a fish in the throat.

Dulong didn't want to send troops, this was his first time as the supreme leader, and he didn't have many men, but he also had 50,000 horses, so he attached great importance to it. Because of the attention, he appeared very cautious, in the Luoyang battalion, he restrained his soldiers, did not conflict with the Luoyang army, restrained himself, and behaved mediocre in the military tent of the deliberations, so as not to be in the limelight and let Luoyang lose face, resulting in a bad relationship between the two families.

However, Dulong also has a motivated heart, otherwise, he would still stay in Shuanglong Village, and it would be a big deal to encounter a strong enemy, anyway, it was not the first time he had done this. The surrender of Liu Qian is a precedent. But this is not the case, from the bottom of his bones, Dulong thinks that he is not a villain who has been repeated again and again, and surrendered to Liu Gan, completely appreciating this courageous young man, and he is also eager to avenge his eldest brother.

Therefore, as soon as he heard that the land he had grabbed belonged to him, Dulong's heart widened. If he could capture one or two cities before Liu Gan arrived, he would show himself and make Liu Gan look at himself with admiration; Second, it is also a very good improvement to solve the embarrassing situation.

These two points may not be the decisive factors. Because, the person sent by Chang Zhi also revealed another news: if Dashang is unwilling to send troops, then ask Dashang to guard the rear for Luoyang, and Luoyang will be attacked by the whole army.

From this sentence, Dulong was keenly aware of something, and under pressure from the outside world, he could only send troops. There is no harm in sending troops, at least from his point of view, there is no harm in it. After all, it was not his big business family that sent troops, and even if he was defeated, he would not be the only one who was unlucky.

This sentence is exactly what the swordsman taught Chang Zhi. The implicit line of this is that if you are not willing to send troops, please go back to Dashang! As for the fact that Dashang really wants to stupidly guard the rear for Luoyang, whether it is sincere or false, it is unacceptable for Luoyang. Therefore, it seems that there are many choices, but in fact there are only two, no, or rather, only one, and that is to go with the army.

And Dashang naturally solved it so easily. On the Suzhou side, it really reflects the psychological level of the swordsman, of course he sent someone to inform the news of the joint army, and it is not a wave of people.

Three waves of people in a row, changing three theories, each of which was full of temptation, made Suzhou have no motive not to send troops.

Of course, the captured city is his own, and this, as the biggest temptation, I don't know how many times it has been mentioned.

And at this moment, both parties are naturally unwilling to give up this hard-won fortified city. This is not only a super city, but also an important pass in the Tianshu Continent, since the start of the war, when have you ever seen this pass missed? Without a tenfold and tenfold superiority in troops, without a strong attack in ten days and half a month, how could we capture this fortified city?

Impossible, impossible.

At the beginning, when Long Yu replaced Dali, no one would have thought that it would be able to be so fast, firstly, there was the fortified city of Bamai City to guard the border of Dali, and secondly, no one believed that this little-known small force could launch an attack so quietly.

This is the self-confidence of having this important city.

At the beginning, the two sides relied on the numerical advantage, coupled with Zhuge San's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, so that they could take this majestic fortified city with a small loss. Now, the two sides each occupy half of the city, contradicting each other, and there is quite a momentum that a big war is about to begin.

But only those who have truly seen the majesty of this fortified city know that this battle is impossible to fight. Although the big merchants have a numerical disadvantage, there are only 50,000 people, and there are 100,000 people in Suzhou opposite. However, the construction of the Eight Veins City was not simply used in the outer city. In the inner city, there are also countless mysteries.

This militarized city, the designer obviously budgeted to the situation that the outer city missed, the inner city and the outer city have a moat ten meters wide, not to mention, the inner city wall is also twenty zhang high, more than ten zhang wide, there is no data horse and other city defense equipment piled up, Dali's savings for many years, in this city has been reflected.

There are many arrow towers, tunnels between the houses to communicate with each other, and there are many defensive mechanisms on the buildings, even if you enter the inner city, it is still not easy to subdue. On the one hand, the two sides confronted each other and did not start a war lightly, on the other hand, because in this inner city, there are still many fish caught by the Dragon Emperor.

The system of the Dragon Emperor is extremely strict, and it has been mentioned before, and when it comes to strictness, there is nothing more than this: those who surrender to the enemy, kill! Yes, for whatever reason, being a captive is a dead word. Of course, you can also pray to God to forbid you not to be captured by the dragon king. However, having witnessed the true strength of the Dragon Emperor, who would have hope for this?

The power of the gods is flying all over the sky, and ordinary soldiers may be the powerhouses of the heavenly rank, and the prime minister who is resourceful and close to the demon is all impacting the confidence of the Longyu army and the people. Everyone believed that the Dragon Emperor was invincible, and although these Gentiles looked like they were showing off their might at the moment, they would be able to easily wipe them out as soon as the army arrived.

Therefore, these people do not dare not surrender, but they dare not surrender. Surrender is death, and if you don't surrender and hide, there is still a glimmer of life. As a result, this group of small people, with the help of tunnels and institutions, started a long-term struggle with the two sides of Dashang and Suzhou, who occupied the city.

On the one hand, there is constant harassment from recalcitrant rebels, who, relying on their familiarity with the city, burn granaries today and destroy drinking water tomorrow, which is really annoying. On the other side, there are still strong enemies waiting for him, and Dulong's hair has turned a lot gray in the past two days.

And beside him, there is a white and chubby Xiaobai, and the last corruption finally allowed him to avoid the fate of beheading. With Dulong and others as the guarantor, Liu Gan let him go, hit a hundred boards, and confiscated all the family property, Xiaobai can be regarded as escaping. After that, Xiaobai seems to have returned to the earliest state, eating and drinking, and thinking about tomorrow's things tomorrow.

Dulong also took Xiaobai with him, although this thing is not easy to use, but his strength and heart are trustworthy.

At this moment, the door opened, and a figure walked in, this person Dulong knew, and could even be said to be familiar, although the other party was only dressed as a black-clothed thief, and his face was also hidden.

"Raven, is there any news?" This is exactly the ghost head Li Yi's subordinates, since Li Yi was appointed by Liu Gan as the errand of the head of the news network, with his own means and strength, Li Yi quickly set up a huge intelligence network. And this crow is one of the more outstanding ones, and at this time, he was also sent by Li Yi to be in charge of the messenger on Dulong's side.

The crow came in and coughed, "Look who's coming?" ”

Hearing this, Dulong looked behind the crow, and following the crow's bending down and saluting, he saw a familiar face, Liu Gan.

And by Liu Gan's side, there is also a beautiful and beautiful woman, this person Dulong also has an impression, and the people who joined Dashang later may not have seen it, but an old man like him understands the relationship between this and Liu Gan.

"I've seen the Lord." Dulong knelt down and saluted, and at the same time bowed sideways to Su Xueyan: "I've seen the master mother." ”

Su Xueyan's face turned red, but she didn't refute Dulong, she needed an identity, in the system of big businessmen, if she wanted to quickly adapt to it, this was undoubtedly a perfect identity.

Liu Gan walked straight to the chair facing the door in the room, sat down and nodded to the crow, who quietly closed the door, and then Liu Gan opened his mouth to let Dulong and Xiaobai get up.

Then Dulong reported the situation in the city to Liu Gan, Liu Gan nodded when he heard this, and then fell silent.

After a long time, Liu Qian coughed and asked, "What are you going to do?" What if I don't come? ”

Dulong's face was ashamed, and he said: "If the Lord doesn't come, I'm afraid I will still lead the crowd to confront Suzhou here." ”

Liu Gan nodded and asked: "Then have you ever thought about how long the food in the army can last, and if there are reinforcements from Suzhou from the outside world, Luoyang's policy is tilted." Even, is it possible that Suzhou will cut off our grain routes? ”

"This!" Dulong was speechless when asked, and he hesitated for a long time, and then sighed ashamedly: "No, if there is no reminder from the Lord, I am afraid that I will still confront Suzhou until I die." ”

Shaking his head, Liu Qian didn't think that this wise general would become a wise general who took one step and saw three steps, and he no longer put pressure on him, so he was relieved: "But it's okay for you to be like this, and reduce your vigilance on the Luoyang side." ”

"Forgive your subordinates for being stupid, what do you mean by this?" Dulong looked confused, Luoyang is an ally on his side, why would he be wary of big business? You must know that since you have been stationed at the front line, the food of the 50,000 army has been sent through Luoyang, so that it will not be cut off.

Liu Gan didn't explain much, and asked directly: "How many days of food are there in the army?" ”

However, Dulong only knows how to fight, when has he considered the problem of food, in his eyes, food is endless, there is the transportation of the city in the rear, and there is also the help of Luoyang in the front. Now that Long Yu has the upper hand again, how can he consider the problem of food. Therefore, as soon as Liu Gan asked this, he asked him down, hesitated, and then reported an estimated number: "There is probably half a month's ration." ”

Hearing this, Liu Gan did not hold out hope, and looked at the crow, if it is said that the most satisfying thing for Liu Gan in the army is Kong Ning, then the second person is none other than Li Yi. This intelligence department not only has information about the enemy, but also knows everything about its own situation.

Seeing Liu Gan coming over, the crow hurriedly lowered his gaze and arched his hand: "Report to the Lord, if it is according to the consumption in the past few days, it will be able to support about five days." ”

"Five days?" Liu Qian had a plan in his heart, it seems that this Luoyang really has bad intentions. There are only five days' rations on his side, and Suzhou, where the strategic supply line is also long-term, is not much better than his side, even if it is more abundant than his side. If the confrontation continues, the first unlucky person will definitely be the big business.

"When did the last supply arrive?"

Dulong remembered this very familiarly, and replied: "Just two days ago, just after the capture of the Lower Eight Pulse City, someone from Luoyang came to the army and brought a large number of pigs, horses, cattle and sheep, so I ordered a big meal." ”

"Did you ever bring grain and grass?" Liu Qian asked, his face was already a little blue.

Dulong coughed awkwardly: "No." ”

"Humph!" Liu Gan flicked his sleeves and stood up from his chair: "It seems that he has a plan in Luoyang, and I am afraid that all this was planned by them." If my prediction is correct, this Eight Veins City has long been surrounded by water, and it is surrounded by Luoyang's territory. ”

When the crow heard this, he knelt down: "What the Lord says is very true. ”

Only then did Dulong realize the seriousness of the matter, this Luoyang is really harboring evil intentions.

At this point, Liu Gan had already been prepared in his heart, but he didn't expect that Luoyang's blow would come so quickly and hit the key point so directly.

Hum! Zhang let you make this abacus, it's really loud! But don't you think your food is too ugly: before the dragon is destroyed, you think about consuming Dashang and Suzhou, don't you think it's too early?

Liu Gan labeled Zhang Rang as a quick success and quick profit in his heart, and he no longer had the heart to appreciate it, in the past, for this Luoyang god general, if Liu Gan is evaluated now, I am afraid it will only be four words: mouse eyes!

"Tell me to go down, cook on the spot, and after eating, assemble immediately!" Liu Qian ordered.

Hearing this, Dulong was about to go out to give orders, but Liu Gan grabbed his shoulder: "Don't use it in my name, yours is enough." ”

Dulong nodded yes and went out with the crow. At this time, Liu Qian seemed to have just discovered Xiao Bai hiding on the side, and he smiled and patted Xiao Bai's white and chubby face: "In the past few days, how are the days of Bamai City doing?" ”

Xiaobai, who didn't know Liu Gan's intentions, shrunk his neck in fear, his eyes dodged, and he muttered, "It's okay." ”

However, Liu Gan did not relent, held his shoulder, forced Xiaobai's eyes to look at him, and asked again: "It's been okay these days, be louder!" ”

Xiao Bai was really shocked by Liu Gan's thunderous methods last time, and almost cried: "Okay, great." ”

"Well, I have a secret mission to hand over to you this time, I hope you don't disappoint me, otherwise, it's not as simple as being fined by the board?" As he spoke, Liu Gan deliberately wiped his neck with his right hand in fright, and his meaning was self-evident.