() The carriage was swaying violently as it quickly moved towards Broken Sword Villa.
This is Liu Xia's first time stepping into the core territory of the Liang family.
The three northwest provinces have a vast territory.
There are only a few places to go.
After crossing the Tongtian Mountains, there are endless stretches of Yunfei Plain.
Along the way, wherever you look, there are fertile fields.
It was supposed to be the growing season for dragon tooth rice and golden rice.
It's a pity that at first glance, there are traces of being burned by the fire.
Liu Xia accidentally opened the car window and saw a Liang family farm in the distance.
There, although the fire was extinguished, the billowing smoke shot straight into the sky.
Apparently, there had been fierce fighting there.
After the Tongtian Mountains, a radius of four hundred miles is the core territory of the Liang family.
There are excellent natural pastures in the north, and there are thousands of hectares of fertile farmland in the center.
The Liang family has been operating here for many years. From this, we can see how strong the Liang family's financial resources are.
However, the moment Broken Sword Villa was captured, it would be difficult for this powerful family in the northwest to rise from here.
The convoy traveled non-stop for two days and nights in the plain before arriving at the outskirts of Broken Sword Villa.
From a distance, Liu Xia saw their camp.
At this moment, their camp is stationed in the farm outside Broken Sword Villa.
This place was once a prosperous town, but it has been beaten beyond recognition.
After getting off the car and settling down with everyone in Yaowenxin, Liu Xia headed straight for the Chinese army camp.
Entering the camp, they saw Miaoyin, with the help of a group of elders, standing on the sand table of Broken Sword Villa, frowning tightly.
Liu Xia had never been to Broken Sword Villa, but when he looked at the sand table at Broken Sword Villa, he was still a little surprised.
Broken Sword Villa is said to be a villa, but it is actually a city.
The scale is probably the same as that of Weiyang City, not much different.
The entire villa is built on a plain, and there happen to be two rivers passing through the villa on the left and right.
Usually, there is a bridge connecting the river to facilitate pedestrians passing by.
Today, the bridge has been destroyed and the villa is isolated by water.
The opponent built fortifications along the river.
It is estimated that in order to attack Duijian Villa, crossing these two rivers is a hurdle.
After breaking through the outer defense line, Broken Sword Villa was defended by a solid city.
The city is divided into three levels, with the outer city being the tallest.
The height is ninety feet, and even a martial arts master might not be able to jump up.
The city is divided into five inner cities.
The final center is the area where the Liang family lives, and is protected by the inner city wall.
Looking at this situation, even if the city is breached and the Liang family resists desperately, the street fighting will take a long time.
"As expected of the first clan in the northwest. This city is really as solid as a rock and as solid as gold."
Liu Xia smiled lightly.
Miaoyin was startled and immediately clasped her fists and said, "Your Highness, when did you come?"
He immediately shouted to the people around him: "Why don't you spread the word?"
"It's okay. I see that the army is very busy, so I asked people to stop shouting. In order to avoid stirring up troops and delaying the main business. I just want to say something simple."
Liu Xia smiled.
"As ordered. We have eliminated the enemies outside Broken Sword Villa. There are still a small group of enemies. Before they had time to retreat to Broken Sword Villa, Lord Zhe Tian had already gone to encircle and suppress them."
Speaking of this, Miaoyin said with a melancholy look on her face: "We have stationed troops in the four directions of the villa. The Liang family's army is now huddled inside and dare not come out. I am going to try to attack the city tomorrow.
See if there are any flaws in the other party."
"Very good. Take me to see the Liang family's city."
Liu Xia said calmly.
Miaoyin nodded, then led his soldiers and Liu Xia towards the outside of the military camp.
Here, less than ten miles away from Broken Sword Villa, it is located on the left side of the river.
Under the escort, the group walked for less than two quarters of an hour before reaching the other side of the moat of Broken Sword Villa.
Liu Xia raised his head and looked at the majestic Broken Sword Villa in the distance. Even though he had been mentally prepared, he was still a little surprised.
The Liang family chose to build the city here, which was a perfect fit.
The Nu River is an important river in the northwest.
There is abundant water all year round, nourishing the Yunfei Plain.
When the Nu River reaches this point, it magically splits into two, sandwiching Broken Sword Villa in the middle.
It is estimated that in the beginning, this place was just a high ground.
The reason for the formation may also be that the Nu River flows through here, the water flow slows down, and the impact of sediment is deposited, forming an isolated island.
The island grew larger and larger, and was later discovered by the Liang family, who chose to build a city here.
The Nu River, which is divided into two parts, has become a natural barrier.
The surface of the Nu River is more than thirty meters wide, and the water flow is calm, but underneath, there are undercurrents moving.
From a distance, Liu Xia could see the guards of the Liang family on the other side, practicing.
"Your Highness, it turns out that there are two bridges on the east and west sides of this city. Look, the bridge piers are still there."
Miaoyin stretched out her hand.
Liu Xia followed his fingers and counted, and sure enough, there were traces of the bridge dozens of meters away.
However, this bridge has been burned down.
Only the bridge piers remain there.
Once the bridge is broken, the entire Broken Sword Villa becomes an isolated city.
If you want to cross, you must cross the Nu River.
Moreover, there is an enemy position on the other side. Even if it is past, it is impossible to gain a foothold, let alone attack the city.
The natural dangers of the Nu River alone left Miaoyin with nothing to do.
"Your Highness, if we want to cross the river normally, the losses will be very heavy. Even if we can seize the other side, the area there is simply not enough for us to launch an attack. I am afraid that as soon as we get ashore, we will be beaten by the enemy. Attack the city.
It is absolutely impossible."
Miaoyin said worriedly.
"Yes, it will cost a lot to build ships."
Liu Xia nodded and said.
"Your Highness is always resourceful, can you find a way this time?"
Miaoyin raised her head and asked with a glimmer of hope.
Liu Xia suddenly shook his head. Facing such a carefully designed barrier, even if the God of War was still alive, there would be no shortcut.
The only way is to attack by force.
The main thing here is to take a look. Without fighting, Liu Xia seemed to see a scene of rivers of blood.
"Let's go back."
Liu Xia turned around and walked towards the military camp.
The danger of Broken Sword Villa was indeed beyond his expectation.
However, this is exactly what Liu Xia said he expected.
Today, the troops of the Holy Cult are still very powerful.
The losses in the Battle of Duanshui Hills were not heavy.
And Broken Sword Villa was the place where they were completely destroyed.
It is estimated that after the Broken Sword Villa is captured, there will probably be very few men and horses left in the Holy Sect.
At that time, we can take action and deal with them completely.
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The Liang family mansion in Broken Sword Villa is very busy at the moment.
Even the servants who usually wear green clothes and small coats are now wearing military uniforms.
Obviously, everyone in the entire Broken Sword Villa is a soldier.
He vowed to fight Liu Xia to the death.
The lobby of the Liang family is usually packed with seats.
At this moment, there are less than thirty people in the lobby.
The position of the head of the family is still vacant.
There are more vacancies for the patriarchs of the Liang family.
Once upon a time, hundreds of people would attend a meeting of clan leaders here.
However, after experiencing fierce battles at the airport, especially the defense battle outside Broken Sword Villa, many patriarchs died in the line of duty.
After all, it was their home, and they could only use their flesh and blood to resist until death.
Now, more than thirty patriarchs gathered here, looking particularly panicked.
The atmosphere in the hall was also very depressing at the moment.
The army from outside was pressing on the border, and the Liang family suffered heavy losses as they lost cities and territory along the way.
Now, we can only stick here, there is no other way.
They never dreamed that this day would come.
I honestly never dreamed of it.
The Liang family was so prestigious before.
But now, these usually arrogant patriarchs are like defeated roosters, with their heads lowered, frowning, and sighing.
"I tell you guys, please don't stay silent here. Now that we are surrounded by large armies outside, it is not an option for us to continue in such a stalemate."
Immediately, one of the big clan leaders spoke.
"Besides guarding Broken Sword Villa, what else can we do now? There have been successive battles in the past few days. There are only less than 30,000 people in our Liang family left. Most of them are monks who have never been on the battlefield. And outside,
There are at least more than 70,000 soldiers in the Holy Religion's army. Besides guarding, what else do you think you can do?"
Suddenly, the lobby fell into dead silence again.
The Ouyang family, the Su family, and the Zhang family have returned to the Holy Cult, and the outlying stations have suffered heavy losses in the past few days.
More than half were killed or injured, and less than 30,000 people remained.
However, they still have the Huangpu family and the Sun family.
Based on this calculation, they don't still have an army of 70,000.
Moreover, they are well-trained soldiers who have been baptized by blood and fire.
On the other hand, they include all the servants here.
Today there are less than 30,000 people defending the city.
Everyone is worried that the city will be breached.
After all, there is no actual combat experience.
It's completely different from competing on the battlefield.
Either you die or I live.
Those who could fight them all died in the Duanshui Hills.
Nowadays, there are only a group of old, weak, sick and disabled people and children from aristocratic families left.
The future is really worrying.
"Is there any news from the imperial court?
A big patriarch asked.
"No, the letter from the imperial court said that the emperor had just claimed to be ill recently and refused to approve the memorial. It seems that Liu Xia's boldness was inspired by the emperor. The imperial court could not count on it at all.
Already."
After a big patriarch finished speaking, there was a sigh in the hall.
"Why don't we just surrender? Liu Xia may not be able to kill us all. As long as we are alive, we still have a chance."
A big patriarch said.
Everyone's eyes lit up, it was indeed the case.
If there were more than 30,000 people surrendering, Liu Xia would have no excuse to kill them all.
If they all kill people, Liu Xia will definitely arouse public anger.
He doesn't have the guts.
"No, the head of the family said back then that Liu Xia will be punished. We must not surrender. Even if we die in battle, we are still descendants of the Liang family. We cannot bow down to that boy."
Suddenly, someone objected.
"If you want to die, you can die. I don't want to die!"
Suddenly, a big clan leader stood up and said angrily.
"I cao, Liang Duanxuan, what do you mean?"
At that moment, someone stood up and said angrily.
"Shut up, how long has it been and you are still fighting among yourself here?"
Suddenly, a dry old man stood up and drank loudly.
"Hmph, the head of the family is right, we cannot surrender. Moreover, even if we surrender, do you think Liu Xia will give us a chance to surrender? Don't forget what his purpose is."
Immediately, the old man reminded.
Everyone around nodded.
Liu Xia would not give them a chance to surrender.
Moreover, he wanted to use the Liang family to weaken the Holy Religion.
After surrendering, both the Liang family and the Holy Cult survived, which he absolutely did not want to see.
Therefore, surrender is out of the question.
"This won't work, that won't work either, what do you think we should do now?"
"For the current plan, we can only send a letter to the Shadow Hall and ask them to send experts to assassinate Liu Xia. As long as Liu Xia is dead, we may still have a chance. Now, this is the only way we can go.
"
At this time, the dry old man said.
When everyone heard this, they could only nod silently.