Throne of Vientiane Civilization

"It's really all thanks to you that we won Blackstone City this time."

Returning to the lobby of the City Lord's Mansion, the two brothers sat there and couldn't help but talk about the past.

The last time they met, they were outside Huangsha City. Due to the special circumstances, they didn't have time to say much.

After that, it was basically Jie Liancheng and Drogo who passed on the news.

This is the first time we have sat down to chat and reminisce like this.

"Don't come here. If anyone thinks that you can take Black Rock City because of me, then he is a huge idiot."

Xie Liancheng rolled his eyes as he spoke.

"I just casually passed on some news to you, and I thought about it carefully. Regardless of whether or not I have that little news, it won't have much impact on your plan. This Black Rock City can't stand it anyway."

Are you kidding me? Not to mention that the three-bow crossbow in Zhou Xu's hand could blow up the city gate in minutes, but let's talk about the group of huge skeleton monsters. Who can withstand it?

After experiencing the previous battle, Xie Liancheng also saw the power of those three hundred cavalry.

He can fight on his own, but if those three hundred cavalry are rushing toward him, what can he do?

"The little news I passed on to you will at most help you reduce a little trouble, which is the icing on the cake."

"Hey, can you still speak idioms?"

"roll roll roll!"

After hearing this, Zhou Xu couldn't help but make a joke, and Xie Liancheng couldn't help but laugh and scold him back.

In a few words, the two of them regained a lot of the feeling of being good brothers in the past.

"Okay, let's talk about business. Should we let the news out that Yan Sheng is dead?"

After confirming Yan Sheng's body, Xie Liancheng spoke excitedly.

As soon as Zhou Xu heard that they were going to talk about business, he quickly became serious.

"It's not necessary. Now there are rebels rising up in every city across the street. It's already chaotic enough. Letting out the news of Yan Sheng's death will not do me any good. On the contrary, it will help the rebels further win over the people."

Speaking of this, Zhou Xu's voice paused.

"How are your wife and children doing now?"

"They are now in the General's Mansion in Xianyang, the capital."

"This guy really dares to take names."

When Zhou Xu heard this name, he was speechless again. Do you really think he is the first emperor?

"you do not say!"

Xie Liancheng patted his thigh in agreement.

After making a brief complaint, Zhou Xu quickly returned his attention to business.

"Then do you know what the situation is in Xianyang City now?"

"When Yan Sheng led his troops on the expedition, he took away part of the garrison in Xianyang City, but later the troops were immediately replenished. During the war, the number of permanent troops stationed in Xianyang City increased to 1,000."

Yan Sheng didn't know until his death that Xie Liancheng was actually Zhou Xu's internal agent, which also made Xie Liancheng know a lot of inside information.

"According to the latest news that Yan Sheng obtained before the departure of the large army, although there are some rebels in Xianyang City, there are a thousand garrison troops stationed in Xianyang. The rebels cannot make much trouble at all. In addition, the capital has sufficient resource reserves. We are guarding Xianyang right now, but nothing serious will happen."

After listening to the information provided by Xie Liancheng, Zhou Xu had a rough idea.

"The news of Yan Sheng's death has not spread yet, and no one in Xianyang knows that you have rebelled. It is impossible to touch your wife and children. They are safe for the time being."

While speaking, Zhou Xu's eyes fell on the map spread out in front of him.

Originally, Yan Sheng had a total of seven cities under his command, namely Xianyang City, Xishan City, Black Rock City, Anling City, Huangsha City, Green Forest City and Feiyan City.

Among them, Xianyang City, Xishan City and Black Rock City are the three internal cities. The overall position of these three cities is a not too regular triangle.

The remaining four cities are located on the four borders.

With the information provided by Jie Liancheng, Zhou Xu could basically confirm that Xishan City had been captured by a guy named Liu De and the rebel army, and later captured the border where Long Potian was in charge. The city of Anling City even surrendered Long Potian.

This can be said to be the largest rebel force at this stage.

In comparison, although there are rebels in Feiyan City, where Long Aotian is in charge, Green Forest City, where Long Xiaotian is in charge, and Xianyang City, where the Capital Forbidden Army is stationed, they only dare to hide among the people. Things don't dare to jump out at all.

Okay, the situation on the other side is basically clear.

After taking a look at the location of Xianyang City, Zhou Xu felt a little embarrassed.

He is now in Black Rock City, and the three cities that can directly confront them are Xishan City, Anling City and Green Forest City.

Xianyang City, the capital city where Xie Liancheng's wife and children live, is further back.

This made it impossible for Zhou Xu to take Xianyang City directly. If he wanted to take Xianyang City, he had to take one of the three cities in front of him to open up the path.

From the current point of view, Green Forest City, headed by Long Xiaotian, is the best choice.

If calculated in terms of distance, the closest one is actually Xishan City, but Liu De rose up as an insurrectionary army, and now he is occupying the "righteousness". Taking action against him may not be what the people want, and it may easily bring him some trouble.

In comparison, Green Forest City is still controlled by Long Xiaotian, one of the Four Dragon Generals under Yan Sheng. It goes without saying that Yan Sheng's reputation in the country is now high.

If they want to take action this time, it will be to liberate the people of Green Forest City.

The only troublesome part is that when they send troops to Green Forest City, any movement from Xishan City nearby will pose a clear threat to them.

Probably seeing Zhou Xu's embarrassment, Xie Liancheng spoke up again...

"I dug a secret room in the mansion as a shelter, and stored a lot of food for evacuation in it. When the last resort comes, they can hide in it, and it won't be a problem to hide for a month or two."

Jie Liancheng's intention was to save Zhou Xu from rushing to launch an offensive.

But Zhou Xu shook his head when he heard this.

"Delay brings change."

While talking, Zhou Xu reached out and pointed to the location of Green Forest City on the map.

"We take Green Forest City and then attack Xianyang directly!"

"It's too dangerous to do this!"

Although Xie Liancheng didn't have the talent to lead troops, he was not stupid. In addition, as a general, he had also been in the army, so he could see the shortcomings at a glance.

"If we do this, our battle line will be too long. If Liu De from Xishan City sends troops, it will easily pose a threat to us."

Zhou Xu laughed at this.

"Don't just look at the bad points when looking at things. If we can capture Green Forest City and Xianyang City one after another, we can form a siege on Liu De from the outside!"

"On the other hand, if Liu De is allowed to take the Green Forest City one step ahead of us, then he will occupy the three cities of Xishan City, Anling City and Green Forest City on one front, and then he will attack us at the same time. That would be true. trouble!"