The drastic changes in the situation in Tianshui were quickly fed back to Cheng Dayou's troops of the Taiping Army, which were advancing from Hejian to Tianshui. Cheng Dayou never expected that the three main army divisions of the empires under Situ Jun turned around and fled so quickly, leaving an empty city for the Northwest Army to arrive first, which made the Taiping Army lose such an opportunity in vain. Cheng Dayou, who was extremely regretful, had to re-examine the bloodline of these so-called royal nobles. When the regular army of the three divisions heard that the rebels they said were coming, they ran away without saying a word, and they ran away completely, and even the officials of the local government disappeared. This is really a strange story in the world.

The entry of the Northwest Army made Cheng Dayou face a difficult choice again. Cheng Dayou, who had had two dealings with the Northwest Army, clearly knew that the combat effectiveness of the Northwest Army was far from comparable to the empire's major armies. The last Lulong raid had already made Cheng Dayou deeply feel the bravery and tenacity of the Northwest Army. Although he successfully escaped, he knew that it was just because the other party regarded him as an ordinary Taiping Army. Even so, he paid a considerable price. Not only did he escape by luck, but almost all his subordinates were abandoned by him and became corpses and prisoners.

The lesson taught to him by the Northwest Army is still vivid in Cheng Dayou's mind, which reminds him of a sentence at any time - there are people outside the sky. Now, he was originally planning to use Situ Jun's pride to encircle and annihilate Situ Jun's head troops in one fell swoop, but Situ Jun ran away and let the evil wolf of the Northwest Army in. How should this battle continue?

This made Cheng Dayou fall into extreme distress, and the combat effectiveness of the Northwest Army is undoubtedly, especially the Liang Chongxin Division, which is known as the number one ace in the Northwest, is even more extraordinary. According to the tips from Tianshui City, another division that arrived later from Bonan reinforcements was an infantry division composed of pure Gaoyue soldiers. Gaoyue's bravery and fearlessness are not only famous for his own ruthlessness, but also his personal loyalty to Li Wufeng is an open secret. If he wants to take Tianshui City from the other party, Cheng Dayou himself also understands that he will have to pay a huge price. Perhaps his only advantage is the huge number difference. Of course, Cheng Dayou is also full of confidence in the Taiping Army soldiers who have been trained by himself.

Will this battle be fought or not? If it is opened, can you be sure to take Tianshui within a few days? Once it cannot be solved, it is said that the Northwest Rapid Reaction Force mechanism, which has begun to take shape, is likely to be transported by one or even two divisions of the army, which will make me a passive side. Although I do not have the strength to take Tianshui in one fell swoop, I maintain my strategic advantage over Tianshui and have many choices.

Cheng Dayou actually had a decision in his heart. Although he liked to use surprise troops to perform tricks, it was based on certain grasp. For example, such a barbarian attack, Cheng Dayou always disdained and relied entirely on the corpses of soldiers to accumulate military merits. This only shows the general's incompetence.

After making some arrangements, the Taiping Army, which had approached less than fifty miles from Tianshui City, began to retreat slowly, but only retreated to the junction of Hejian Mansion 80 miles from Tianshui Prefecture City, began to set up camps and continue to conduct large-scale military exercises. I don’t know whether to show off my force or intimidate Tianshui Northwest Army, even Liang Chongxin, who had been paying attention to the changes in the situation, couldn’t understand what Cheng Dayou was doing.

Just as almost all the surrounding forces were staring at the huge military force with nervous and suspicious eyes, time passed day by day. When the sunrise accompanied the new day, the Taiping Army was still conducting boring exercises on the Hejian and Tianshui borders. Even spies and scouts from all sides were tired of this worthless and beautiful performance. The Taiping Army seemed to plan to stay here for a long time, and a large number of food and grass trucks and supplies trucks arrived at the Taiping Army from the Hejian direction.

In Panlong Town, large military camps were expanded and larger, the trenches were dug deeper, the patrol scouts became more and more strict, strict traffic control and curfews were taken, and even passing single passengers were forced to pay expensive head fees. This caused passing merchants and passengers to divert to cross the rugged Sishui Mountains from Longdong to enter Hanzhong, and then from Hanzhong south or east to enter the Central Plains and Jiangnan. Although the journey was much more difficult and far, compared with the high transit taxes, it was still much more cost-effective.

Liang Chongxin, who had received reinforcements from the Guard Division, did not let the Guard Division go to Tianshui, but let Song Tianxiong take charge of Longdong to support him. After all, the Northwest Army had a short time to enter Longdong, and there were still many unstable factors in Longdong. The spies and slept in the Taiping Cult here were all over the mansion, losing preparations to start a new riot. The conservative nobles were also hostile to the arrival of the Northwest Army. Perhaps only those rich businessmen and some enlightened nobles welcomed the eastward expansion of the front-facing forces, which took time to adjust and bridge the contradictions and doubts.

What was Cheng Dayou's idea? More than 100,000 troops were so unexplained that they were fighting on the border line, but they refused to move forward any further. In a flash, it was quite similar. However, Liang Chongxin was sure that Cheng Dayou had definitely given up attacking Tianshui, but he let the hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers stay here. Training was not like training. He had already done several times and did not see anything new. Liang Chongxin had imagined the purpose of opposition countless times, but he never could figure out the other party's true intentions. I believe that the other forces around him were also in this confusion.

Without blocking traffic, but levied such a high transit tax, the business travelers no longer took this path and changed to Hanzhong. If it was to relieve financial pressure, the other party should have changed their course when they saw this situation. But unexpectedly, the patrol teams seemed to be happy and became tighter. This was too strange, and their purpose was not for money. A flash of inspiration seemed to be thinking hard, and Liang Chongxin's mind flashed through.

"Do you say that a large number of supplies and food trucks came from the river during this period?" Liang Chongxin moved slightly in his heart, and immediately called out several experienced scouts and spies.

"Yes, sir, there are many transport vehicles coming almost every day during this period, bringing a large amount of food, grass and other supplies. It seems that the Taiping Army is going to stay here for a long time." A scout didn't know why the main general suddenly became interested in this information, but he still answered honestly.

"What about these vehicles?" The eyes under the thick eyebrows looked at the few people, revealing the tension in the general's heart.

"This is not clear. The Taiping Army implemented a curfew, and because of the high taxation problem, no one was willing to walk on the road from Tianshui to Hejian. A curfew was imposed at night, and the control was more stringent, so we could not understand these situations." A scout replied.

"Didn't anyone know where these carriages from Hejian have gone?" Liang Chongxin did not give up his efforts.

"Sir, it seems that these carriages have returned to Hejian overnight. The informant once told me that the Taiping Army probably had insufficient transportation vehicles and had to return the transport vehicles that had already been loaded overnight. He once saw a convoy driving towards Hejian at night." Another spyman hesitated for a while before saying.

"Oh? Then did he see that the carriage contains any goods?" Liang Chongxin tightened his heart and asked immediately.

"He didn't mention it, and probably he couldn't see it either, because this time the Taiping Army's transport vehicles were all large trucks with high wings, covered tightly and could not see inside at all. They drove out of the barracks directly. People outside probably couldn't know what they were pulling."

"Oh? High-car trucks? They are covered tightly? Can those transport vehicles returning to Hejian tell whether they are empty or heavy trucks?"

"Sir, I didn't pay attention to this. Unless I get close at night, it may be difficult to tell whether it is an empty car or a heavy car. During the day, there are heavy cars coming from Hejian. Now it is the dry and dry season, and the passing vehicles are mixed together, which is really difficult to distinguish." Unexpectedly, the general asked so carefully, and the intelligence personnel had to bite the bullet and explain.

"Hmph, it's hard to tell? I'm afraid I didn't notice the marks of those vehicles at all, right?" Liang Chongxin snorted coldly, but didn't say anything more. It's no wonder that the spies' attention had turned on the enemy's actions and exercises. The vehicles coming from Hejian only pulled some food and supplies, and there was nothing surprising. Who would pay attention to whether the empty car would pull anything?

However, just this information is enough. Liang Chongxin has already realized that Cheng Dayou is not ordinary cunning. He is not only good at observing the situation and changing his mind, but also keeps the tricks of covering people's eyes and tricks, exercises, digging trenches, strengthening logistics, and showing off his appearance of being stationed there for a long time to fight a protracted battle, keeping the outsiders in the dark, but inside, he is secretly setting up a vicious killing move. If he hadn't suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of this transport vehicle, he would have been fooled.

He turned his head and asked the man next to him who had not spoken, "Where are you there? Is there no news?"

The man shook his head, "There is no news. Since he retreated to Panlong Town, no news has come out. It is estimated that either the confidentiality measures have been taken or something happened to them. In short, no news has been heard for so long."

"How is the Taiping Army's drilling situation during this period?" Liang Chongxin nodded and continued to ask.

"It was very lively some time ago, but it has been much more converged during this period and the scale has become much smaller. Perhaps they also think such an exercise is meaningless." A scout replied.
Chapter completed!