Juyang City is the southernmost city of Shaodian Kingdom on the west bank of the Tongyuan River, 20 miles to the south is the "Southern Swamp" of the forbidden area for human beings, there is Hump Mountain 50 miles to the west, and 30 miles to the north is the Chunlu River.

Even if the enemy army captured the Giant Sheep City, with the Hump Mountain and the Chunlu River blocking it, the enemy could not break through to the depths of Nanqiu County, and the Giant Sheep City could be said to have no military value, so there was not even a Magician Guild in the city.

As soon as a beacon fire is lit in the middle of the city, the Hump Mountain Pass and the Chunlu River Crossing will be immediately warned, and the two defenders can quickly build a defensive line and wait for the army to come to help.

When Zhang Xun returned to the City Lord's Mansion, Qi Nan, the commander of the city defense army, was already waiting here.

"Lord Zhang, why did you order martial law in the whole city?" Qi Nan asked.

"All the ships of the Mongol kingdom are gone, and I guess the army is coming soon. "Zhang Xun himself is an officer, and he doesn't talk nonsense with Qi Nan.

"Hiss," Qi Nan gasped, "It's all guessed that Meng Guo wasn't ready so quickly, and the New Year was approaching, and Meng Guo shouldn't have attacked before the year." The Eighth Army had just boarded the ship in Hexi Prefecture, and an attack at this time could really catch us off guard. ”

"If I am the commander of the Meng Kingdom, since I really want to make a move, then choosing this time to raid is an excellent time, if I am lucky, they can fight to Nanqiu County for the New Year. Zhang Xun was worried but not afraid, staring at the map on the wall, "They don't even let go of Giant Sheep City, the scale of this attack should not be small." ”

"Come," Qi Nan shouted to the court, "immediately send people to the Hump Mountain Pass and the Chunlu River Ferry, and inform them that the Meng army may attack at any time, and they must always keep an eye on the beacon fire in the city." My lord, I'll take someone to burn down the docks!"

"It's useless, the water depth of the river bank near us is no more than five meters and the bottom of the river is flat, and medium-sized warships can dock anywhere. Just to transport troops, one boat can carry more than 200 people, and a hundred medium-sized warships can dock and surround us. Zhang Xun rejected Qi Nan's suggestion.

"Then please lead two thousand city defense troops to cover the retreat of the people in the city to the Hump Mountain Pass. Qi Nan's face showed a resolute look.

Juyang City is a border city, and there are usually 3,000 city defense troops stationed there, Qi Nan asked Zhang Xun to take away 2,000 people, and he only had 1,000 people to defend the city, which is no different from staying and waiting for death.

"No, the people are slow to lead the people, and when we reach the pass, we are expected to be caught up by the enemy, and it is very likely that we will attack when we enter the pass, so this is absolutely unacceptable. Zhang Xun stared at Qi Nan's eyes, "I heard that you know of a secret passage between Hump Mountain and the Great Swamp, and sent people to use that secret passage to smuggle." ”

Qi Nan blushed and lowered his head.

"I don't mean to blame you now," Zhang Xun continued, "you take a thousand men to cover the people in the city who are willing to evacuate, and bypass Hump Mountain through that secret passage. I will contain the enemy army, and I will give you half a day at most, and you can take as many people as I can. ”

"Why don't you evacuate with someone, I'll defend the city and delay time. Qi Nan looked up suddenly.

"No, I am the highest-ranking official here, and I have the responsibility of defending the territory and resisting the enemy, and it is my order to let you evacuate with people, and you must not disobey!" Zhang Xun said sharply.

At Zhang Xun's insistence, Qi Nan could only obey orders, and he ordered a thousand men and horses to send a notice to the people of the city, "The army of Meng is coming, and those who want to avoid trouble will go to the south gate to gather."

Juyang City is remote and easy to be captured by enemy forces, so there are less than 100,000 inhabitants in the city, and they are all people who are unwilling to leave their homeland. Anyway, Juyang City has fallen many times in history, and there has never been a tragedy of slaughtering the city, and less than 10,000 people are willing to flee with Qi Nan.

Zhang Xun stood on the tower of the south city, watching the fleeing team escorted by Qi Nan, and at this time, a scout came to report, "Report to your lordship, the warship of Meng has been found on the river, which has crossed the middle line of the Tongyuan River and is approaching our city." ”

"The First Brigade of the City Defense Army was ordered to send a squadron with more gongs, drums, and flags to go out from the south gate and bluff along the coast; another squadron was sent out from the north gate to light more fires along the coast, and when they saw the enemy ships docking, they immediately retreated to the city; the beacon towers in the city were immediately set on fire, and the streets were cleaned and closed, and the young men gathered in the barracks. Zhang Xun calmly issued military and political orders.

The two most important military locations in Nanqiu County are Chunluwan Water Village and Hump Mountain Pass, which are garrisoned by 10,000 and 3,000 men respectively, and as long as these two places are not lost, the safety of Nanqiu County can be guaranteed.

The headquarters of the 120th Division of the 12th Army Corps was stationed in Nanqiu County, and since the return of the special envoy of Meng, all 10,000 people of the 120th Division have been concentrated in the camp of Nanqiu County, paying close attention to the dynamics on the Tongyuan River.

A division cannot hold a county, and only by concentrating its forces can it deal with the invading enemy.

It has been about a month since the accident of the Meng transport fleet, and the Shaodian State went up to the Commander's Mansion, down to the local county guards and the commanders of various divisions, and did not think that Meng Guo could gather enough troops to launch an attack.

Disasters always happen when people don't expect it, and on November 17, the Meng fleet launched a fierce attack on the Shaodian Kingdom, and the forces were concentrated along the coast of Nanqiu County.

Jian Wen, the commander of the 120th Division, was having a meeting with his captains, and a scout sent urgent military information.

"Chunluwan Water Village is besieged, the situation is very urgent, is there no military situation at the Hump Mountain Pass?" Jian Wen asked the scout as soon as possible.

"There's no news from Hump Mountain yet. ”

"Keep an eye on the situation at the Hump Mountain Pass, and inform the Legion Commander immediately. Jian Wen sent the scout away, turned his head and asked, "Meng Guo launched an attack at this time, it seems that he doesn't want us to have a good year, do you say that we are the main attack direction of the Meng army here?"

"We were about to talk about this issue just now," Staff Officer Han Chu patted the sand table on the table, "The counties of Nanmarsh Prefecture are the poorest of our places, and more than half of the area is swampland, except for the commodities that the two countries often trade, there is nothing here for the Meng army to rob."

I suspect that the main purpose of the Mong army is to contain our forces and provide cover for their main attack on Yanling County. There are 10,000 water troops in Chunluwan Water Village, plus our division is 20,000 troops, and the enemy army must gather at least 50,000 water troops to have a chance to take the water village.

At this time, we must find out how many troops are attacking the Chunlu Bay Water Village, and our troops should move closer to the north. If the Chunluwan Water Village can withstand it, our unit can reinforce the 119th Division in Yanling County in the north at any time; if the Chunlu Bay Water Village is in an emergency, it will not be too late for our unit to speed up and rush over. ”

The captain of the first brigade shook his head and said: "No, our department's emergency rescue of Chunluwan Water Village can at least ensure that our defense area will not be lost; if the enemy army is really just a feint, our department will go north to support Yanling County."

If the 119th Division can't hold on to even a day, even if our department rushes over, it won't work. To be on the safe side, it is time to immediately support Chunlu Bay Water Village. ”

The Captain of the Tenth Brigade looked carefully at the sand table and said in a hesitant tone: "If the enemy army is not to loot property, but to occupy our land for a long time, they urgently need a place to stay.

Nanqiu County was the closest to the Meng Kingdom, and after taking the Chunlu Bay Water Village, the fleet they transported would be safe, and if they quickly captured the Hump Mountain Pass, Nanqiu County would be left with only the county seat to hold.

In this way, the Meng army can land in our country in a steady stream, and if the Cao army is attacked from both sides in the north, Yanling County will not be able to hold it. With these two counties, the enemy army can slowly advance westward, advance and retreat, and defend, and have enough time to increase the number of troops. ”

"Long-term occupation? The Eighth Army Corps is on its way, and once the two counties are occupied, there will be other legions in the country, and even if the enemy army can occupy it for a while, it will not be possible to occupy it for too long. It is not in the interests of Bangladesh to be so costly and time-consuming. Han Chu said.

"Can Staff Officer Han be sure?" said the Tenth Captain.

"Ugh. Of course Han Chu couldn't be sure, he was just analyzing and speculating.

"The military situation is changing rapidly, and no one can be sure. There is a 119th Division in Yanling County, if you need help, they will say, we should go to support Chunluwan Water Village first, and the Hump Mountain Pass is also very important, so let's go to the Hump Mountain Pass, and we must defend it to the death. After listening to the opinions of his subordinates, Jian Wen made a decision.

The 120th Division was divided into two teams, Jian Wen rushed to Chunluwan Water Village with 9,000 people, and only sent 1,000 people from the 10th Brigade to the Hump Mountain Pass.

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Wangshan City, Tianfu.

A secret guard of the Tian family reported to the head of the family, Tian Danyu: "Master, the village on the mountain has been found. ”

Tian Danxi said: "Great, it's not much to raise the five-point tax rate, so I forced the village to pay the taxes of previous years." Hmph, hiding so secretly, there must be an ulterior source, maybe there are treasures handed down from the ancestors. ”

"There are a few masters in that village, and their subordinates will be spotted every time they approach, I'm afraid they won't be so easy to talk to. The guard said.

"It's hard to speak?haha, this is the land of Shaodian Kingdom, that place belongs to the territory of my Tian family, if they dare to resist taxes and not pay taxes, Tengjun Shou will not agree to be the first. I'm going to see if they dare to use force against us. Tian Dan's tone was grim.

The people's armed resistance to taxes was the most taboo for the aristocratic class, and no matter where it happened, it would be severely suppressed at the first time. Tian Dan is not worried about how many masters the other party has, and no matter how many of them can confront the entire aristocratic class?

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Twilight Wizards' Guild.

"Xie Peng, all the demonic beasts have come to the west of Autumn Twilight City, and they happened to run into my hands, and the batch you solved in Tangxia Village is the only fish that slipped through the net. Now all the demonic beasts that leaked from the defense line of Tianmen Town have been annihilated, and you can cultivate in the guild if you have nothing to do. "Gu Zhuangdian came to Ding Kui on purpose.

"President Koo, this is the first time I've been to the North, and I want to walk around Autumn Twilight City and become familiar with this place. Ding Kui made a request to Gu Zhuangdian.

"Oh," Gu Zhuangdian looked at Ding Kui meaningfully, "Of course there is no problem, the guild will have a subsidy for magicians every month, if you don't have time to come back to receive it, don't worry, I will let someone keep it for you." ”

You old thing, looking at me like this, don't you think I'm going to go around to borrow seeds from others, I came to this world and am still a virgin.

Ding Kui was stared at by Gu Zhuangdian and was very uncomfortable.