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Chapter 138 Cumbersome identification procedures

Liangzhou City Head.

The scout came to report: "Report to the general, the dragon flag of our Xia Kingdom appears in front, it should be reinforcements."

Wei Ran looked warily at the mighty group of cavalry outside the city, and suddenly felt excited.

If it is reinforcements, with such a group of cavalry, Liangzhou does not have to stay trapped in the city, and can take the initiative to attack when faced with the provocation of the Northern Liang army.

In this way, it will not be difficult to supply food and grass, and Liangzhou can be defended.

"General, they still have a few miles of land, do you want to open the door?" a general said excitedly.

Wei Ran shook his head: "Don't open the city gate rashly, wait."

He had to wait for the other party to come to the city, confirm that it was Xia's army, and also need corresponding military orders or imperial edicts before he could open the city gate.

The sun was in the sky, and the Yulin army had arrived at the city.

Lin Bei raised his head, shielded the dazzling sunlight with his hands, and ordered his deputy to step forward.

The deputy general stepped forward on his horse and shouted: "Brothers from Liangzhou Camp, listen, the Yulin Army has been ordered to reinforce the northern border. Please open the city gate."

On the city wall, Wei Ran leaned over and looked at the soldiers and horses below, frowning and saying:

"Is there a military order from the Ministry of War or an imperial edict from His Majesty?"

The deputy general of the Yulin Army said: "Yes, there is everything. General Wei can check it as much as possible!"

Wei Ran said: "Well, your men will come and bring military orders and imperial edicts, and I will send someone to check!"

With that said, he ordered a basket with a rope hooked down from the city wall.

A general was ordered to be lowered slowly from the city wall and came to the city gate to wait.

Lieutenant General Yu Lin came back, took the military order book from Lin Bei, and the emperor's imperial edict, and rode forward.

He dismounted at the city gate, walked a few steps, and exchanged inspection military orders with the generals of the Liangzhou camp.

Yes, the Liangzhou Army in the city also needs to provide evidence to prove that it is a legal garrison.

An imperial edict for garrisoning, or a garrison order from the Ministry of War stamped with the seal of the emperor and the cabinet are all acceptable.

"So troublesome?" Dianyi shook his head when he saw the complicated procedures.

Lin Bei said seriously: "Young Master, according to the rules, this is the way it is. It's a little slow, so don't take offense, Young Master."

"What are you talking about? Strict regulations by the imperial court are a good thing, but be careful about sneak attacks by the Northern Liang Army." Fang Jue reminded.

"Don't worry, young master, there are still scouts at the rear."

At the gate of the city, the two people checking each other's procedures were finally done.

The deputy general rode back to the formation, and the general of the Liangzhou camp also made a gesture towards the city gate.

Wei Ran on the top of the city felt relieved and shouted loudly: "Open the city gate to welcome Yu Lin's army!"

"The general has an order, open the city gate!" The military order was replaced by the ordering soldiers who shouted.

"Chichi..." The tall city gate slowly opened. Dozens of soldiers at the city gate worked together to push the inverted door open a gap.

It takes at least one hundred breaths from opening the door to fully opening it.

During this process, the Yulin Army cannot rush over directly, otherwise it will be suspected of intrusion and the city gate will be quickly closed.

"Young Master?"

During the process of opening the door, Fang Jue did not stare, but looked at the scene outside Liangzhou City.

Lin Bei seemed to know what he was thinking, and explained: "Young Master, Liangzhou also has four major gates. The one that was attacked by the Beiliang army was the North Gate."

This is the West Gate.

"Let me tell you... there is no way to hide a large army in the wilderness here. If the Northern Liang army is able to get close to them, it would be really blind."

He An, who was on the side, smiled sadly when he heard this. He knew that he was mocking himself.

He also explained: "Young Master doesn't know something. There is Baishi Mountain outside the North City Gate. It is possible to hide some people at night."

On that day, the North City Gate was broken into at dawn.

It was the day before that the Liangzhou camp was almost bombed, causing Wei Ran to confiscate some of the soldiers' weapons.

"There should also be scouts from the Liangzhou camp on Baishi Mountain?" Lin Bei asked.

He An said calmly: "Those scouts are under my control. Those who went to Baishi Mountain to guard them in those few days are all my trusted followers."

"That's no wonder." Lu Xin sighed.

Frowning, He An took a deep look at this guy, always feeling that he was being blamed for everything he said.

At this time, Lin Beidao said: "Young Master, the city gate has been opened, you can enter the city."

"Then enter the city." Fang Jue galloped his horse and started to run.

Lin Bei quickly stopped him.

Some jokes were made, but Fang Jue didn't care, and soon the entire Yulin army entered the city.

"Welcome brothers of the Yulin Army..."

The faces of the soldiers in the Liangzhou Camp were full of joy, and their whole welcoming gesture was well done.

They were guarding Liangzhou alone, and they were a little frightened when they learned that Suzhou had broken through.

How could he not be happy when he finally received reinforcements from the imperial court?

"It's only been ten days and reinforcements have arrived." Wei Ran was also extremely happy.

I originally thought that after Suzhou's city was broken, Liangzhou would face an isolated and helpless situation, but I didn't expect reinforcements to come from the southwest.



When the army entered the city, Wei Ran naturally wanted to receive them personally.

"The last general, Wei Ran, has met the young master..."

Among the people present, only Fang Jue was of higher rank than Wei Ran.

Everyone else had to salute Wei Ran.

Ye Hongyi and Bai Qing are the exceptions. Both of them are sword masters in the Xuanjian Division, and they are also in the third rank.

However, the high rank of the Xuanjian Division was for the convenience of investigating high-ranking officials. In terms of salary and real power, it was naturally inferior to Wei Ran, the chief general of Liangzhou.

The official position of the Hanging Sword Division is somewhat exaggerated.

"General Wei, there is no need to be polite, you are the chief officer here." Fang Jue said with a smile.

Wei Ran smiled and looked at Lin Bei: "General Lin, are you okay?"

"Haha, we haven't seen each other for many years. Brother Wei's face has changed a lot." Lin Bei teased.

"The wind and snow on the frontier are here to sharpen people."

Wei Ran smiled and said: "Everyone, I have asked the camp to prepare food and accommodation. Please come with me."

Everyone dispersed, and the Yulin Army also found a place to camp in the city.

Fang Jue, on the other hand, was invited by Wei Ran into the general camp of Liangzhou with a few people.

"Master, please take a seat." Wei Ran's posture was very low.

Fang Jue waved his hand: "You are the commander-in-chief, you don't need to care about false etiquette."

Ordinary supervisors are not qualified to sit on the throne.

"Young Master is here, how dare Wei Ran ask the master, come on, come on..."

After saying that, Fang Jue couldn't help but refuse, and several people also dragged him over and pressed him on the main seat.

Fang Jue smiled, naturally knowing what Wei Ran was thinking.

While showing that you are aware of current affairs, you can also share some responsibilities.

In this way, these gentlemen from the capital would not be embarrassed to deliberately embarrass him.

However, Fang Jue originally didn't want to give him a blow.

"Young Master, Suzhou has been defeated and Ganzhou is in danger. I have reorganized the front-line defense of Liangzhou. It will be difficult for the Northern Liang army that came in to get out... and it will be difficult for them to have another large army come in."

The Northern Liang army is also limited, and men and horses cannot be mobilized at any time.

Beiliang has spies in Jinling, and similarly, Xuanjian Division also has people in Beiliang.

If a large number of troops were mobilized in Beiliang, they would not be able to hide it from the eyes and ears of the Xuanjian Division.

The information currently sent back by the Xuanjian Division's spies indicates the fact that only the border troops from Beiliang were involved in this matter.

Luo Yang is the greatest chief official.

The Beiliang border army, even if the entire border army with the Xia Kingdom was pulled together, would not exceed 150,000 people.

At least one third of them must be kept on guard.

Otherwise, the border states of Beiliang can also send their troops northward to steal his rear.

"Approximately how many people are there in the Beiliang army attacking Suzhou?" Fang Jue asked.

The imperial court only knew that the city of Suzhou was destroyed, but did not know any more precise information.

He An's fellow deliberately opened the gap in the defense line and let in how many Northern Liang troops came in. Even He An himself didn't know about this.

"Beiliang Qingqi attacked, just for plunder. There should be less than 20,000 cavalry."

Cavalry, among all arms, is the most expensive and the most difficult to maintain.

There are 80,000 forbidden troops, of which less than 5,000 are light cavalry and less than 2,000 are heavy armored cavalry.

The Yulin Army only has eight thousand light cavalry, which is not the highest configuration.

Most of Beiliang is in a bitter cold land, but there are dozens of horse farms not far from the border.

This is their geographical advantage.

"There are far more cavalry from Beiliang than us." Lu Xin sighed.

Wei Ran nodded: "Who says it's not the case... There are many flat areas on the border of Beiliang, which are suitable for cavalry operations. The defense line they rely on cavalry to form is very strong."

"Back then, when the six major vassal states were divided, Beiliang was able to compete with the imperial court because of its dozens of natural horse farms." Ye Hongyi shook his head.

"Master Ye is right. This is also the reason why it is difficult for us to regain the lost ground."

There are many barbarian tribes in Northern Liang. They are physically strong and not afraid of the bitter cold, so they are naturally good at riding, shooting and hunting.

From this, the Xia Kingdom suffered a lot, and gradually lost the idea of ​​fighting the Northern Liang Army.

The cavalry roamed around, ran away after shooting, turned back and charged into battle if they dared to pursue... There was absolutely nothing they could do against them.

Fortunately, cavalry has no advantage in attacking the city. It can only harass and provoke, and Liangzhou can hold on for many years.

"Hey, the Yulin Army has 8,000 cavalry, and our Liangzhou Camp also has 2,000 cavalry. Now we have the capital to confront Beiliang head-on." A general of the Liangzhou Camp said happily.

But several senior generals, like Fang Jue, shook their heads and had no hope for this.

"Using a cavalry duel with Beiliang is tantamount to using one's own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strong points." Fang Jue shook his head.

"Then with the young master's advice, what should we do?" someone from Liangzhou camp asked.

Fang Jue knew that he was testing himself.

So he looked aside and saw He An, who was so dressed up that no one could recognize him.

"I have a plan..."

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