"Really? The Second Guards Division is a guest from afar? Shouldn't we prepare a sumptuous meal for you?" Liang Chongxin shook his head nonchalantly, "Shalang, I see you are quite busy every day. Let’s take care of personal matters first and then talk about the war, okay?”
"Boss Liang, there will be more opportunities for personal matters in the future. During the war, everything is focused on the war. Boss Liang, in one sentence, I promise not to harass Miss Punina again. That's okay, right?" Knowing what the other party meant, I had no choice but to agree with a grimace.
"Well, you said this yourself. No one forced you." Liang Chongxin replied slowly and handed a stack of information on the desk to Qu Bo and Sha Lang. The beautiful secretary had already While the three of them were talking, they left quietly.
"Let's see, the battle for Hanzhong seems to have entered a critical moment. The Lin family is now under a lot of pressure in the east. Lin Guoxiong is probably worried about whether the army assembled by the Maci Khans in the border area will go north into Baling or into Baling. Preparing to raid Sanjiang to the west, he was a little undecided, so he withdrew some of his troops from Hanzhong and returned to Sanjiang. Now he only has less than two divisions of troops in Hanzhong Prefecture, and the Lang family has assembled more than two divisions in Yongchuan. There are 80,000 troops, which is an astonishing number. There are also military activities of the Lang family in the east of Bashan. It is not clear yet the specific situation of the Lang family's military strength in Bashan, but I have a hunch that the Lang family is afraid that they will attack Lujiang. Take action at the same time as Hanzhong." Liang Chongxin said quietly, seeing the two of them reading and analyzing the information carefully.
"Does it mean that the Lin family has no precautions? Once the Lujiang River is lost, the Lin family's army in Hanzhong will become a tree without roots and water without a source. They can only surrender obediently to the Lang family." Shalang watched the information obtained in the past few days. , while casually saying, "If this is the case, it is better to give us an advantage and launch an attack on Hanzhong first."
"Well, there is also the eastward advance plan that has just been sent. Let's take a look at it. The plan of the General Staff Headquarters has been released, but it seems that the final decision has not been made yet. Which plan to choose will probably have to be decided by the Governor. , so we also ask for our opinions." Liang Chongxin said, "I hope we can catch up with this trip and don't let the Lang family take the lead."
Hanzhong Basin. The quaint Hanzhong Fucheng stands slightly to the north in the middle of the Hanzhong Basin. The Han River originates from the foothills of the Xikang Mountains in the west of Xikang. After roaring all the way out of the narrow mountainous area and entering the Hanzhong Basin, the flow speed suddenly slowed down. This is the Hanzhong Basin. The alluvial plains and nurturing for thousands of years have made the land of Hanzhong Basin one of the empire's most fertile areas with excellent soil quality. Food, oil, and cash crops. In the words of the people of Hanzhong Prefecture, whatever is grown here will grow. Planting gold can also produce gold.
The Han River swirled around Hanzhong Prefecture and then continued to flow eastward through the majestic Daba Mountains and into Jincheng Prefecture. Entering Jincheng, the Han River was renamed Jinjiang. When it entered the eastern section of Huanggang Prefecture, it was renamed Yajiang. This is also the city with the most imperial names. A large river has a different name in almost every region, but it also highlights the importance of this waterway.
Xuankou Town, five miles west of Hanzhong Prefecture, is the location of the main river port for shipping on the Han River. Since the Han River passes around the city, most of the materials transported by the Han River are chosen to be shipped ashore here. It is also the largest port in Hanzhong Prefecture. It is an important material distribution center, whether it is leather and livestock from Xikang, or cloth, silk, tea and ironware from downstream prefectures, this is generally chosen as a trading location.
At night, Xuankou has lost the hustle and bustle of the day. The streets that are not very spacious stretch windingly into the distance. The dim tung oil lamps flash a cool light at the corners. Stones of different sizes are paved on the road. It looked a little mottled and uneven, and the entire street was dim and colorless under the light. From the shop signs along the street, you can tell that this is a commercial street that mainly sells groceries from the north and south. "Zhou's South Goods", "Old Brand He Ji North Goods", and "Tiancheng Old Shop North and South Goods" are lazily disguised. Hanging outside the shop, the wild cat jumped across the street, climbed onto the roof a few times, and disappeared into the distance. Occasionally, people who had taken a rest could hear the sounds of sleep, and everything seemed so peaceful and natural.
There is a forked alley in the middle of the street. People who are familiar with this place know that this is a famous handicraft street in Xuankou Town. Ethnic minority decorations and handicrafts from Sanjiang, Tiannan and the northwest grasslands can be found here, and The large quantity and sufficient goods make it a good place for wholesale and retail purchases.
Zhu Ji Silver Jewelry Shop is located in an inconspicuous place at the end of this street. The dark door is closed, and the entire alley is peaceful. A figure flashed from the alley entrance. Even if you stood at the alley entrance and looked carefully, you could hardly see clearly that someone had just stepped in. You probably thought you were out of sight because of your old eyesight.
The black shadow walked closely against the wall for a while, and soon passed Zhu Ji's silver jewelry shop and went straight to the end of the alley. Suddenly, it suddenly came back for no reason, quietly squeezed in front of the silver jewelry shop, and carefully looked around to see if there was no one around. , and quickly got in.
The shop door closed quietly, and a pair of sharp eyes carefully observed in the dark through the crack in the door for a long time, making sure that there was no one around before disappearing.
There were no lights in the dark store, and the dark passage did not affect the eyesight of the figure who had just entered. With a light flash, he entered the back hall. A man had already greeted him and led him into a utility room at the back. He gently pushed the goods piled up. In the container, a secret door slowly moved away.
The solitary lamp is like a bean, but the light in the dark room is not very bright. The two of them are sitting on the edge of the low table. The owner, who looks loyal and honest, has a kind smile on his fat cheeks and is wearing a purple-brown thin satin gown. It seems a bit out of place to be wrapped in the forest, and it makes the body look fatter.
"Is everything okay along the way?" Although he was smiling all over his face, his slightly narrowed eyes opened and closed, and a little bit of cold light was revealed inadvertently.
"It's nothing, but now the wind in the south is getting tighter. The Lin family and the Lang family have deployed many troops and scouts on the front line, and their monitoring has become stricter." The middle-aged, thin man in gray clothes is exactly the same as the owner sitting opposite. After adjusting it, the two looked a little funny compared to each other.
"The situation here is not good either. The Lin family's Silver Fox secret espionage activities are very strong, and their counter-intelligence organization is also extremely fierce. Not long after they took over the Hanzhong Mansion, they have already uncovered several espionage spies from other forces. Organization, the personnel deployed by the Lang family in Hanzhong City were almost uprooted, and a lot of people from the empire and the Machihan people here were also implicated." The fat businessman sighed lightly.
"Oh? What about our side?" the thin man asked nervously.
"Similarly, last month, three of our people were captured by them, but they were quite polite and just imprisoned them. Two of them have been deported out of Hanzhong, and the other one is expected to be deported in the near future." Some. Sighing with emotion, the obese businessman shook his head slightly, "Fortunately, I was prepared and never had direct contact with them, so they don't know who their upline is, so this point is preserved."
"Oh? So powerful?" Taking a breath, the thin man looked around again, "Is there no problem here?"
"It should be no problem, otherwise, they should have taken action long ago. However, the Silver Fox secret agent is well-deserved, both externally and internally. It is quite skillful, and it is much better than those of us who have become monks halfway. Fortunately, for the sake of their allies, they Don't kill someone like me, otherwise the three of us won't be able to survive that long."
Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden strange noise from the side. The fat businessman's face changed drastically. He took out something tightly wrapped in oil paper from under the stage and stuffed it into the other party. He suddenly stood up and opened the lid of the low stage. A dark cave was revealed, "No, go down quickly. The passage on the left from here can lead all the way to the underground river. You can swim along the underground river into the Han River. Hurry!"
There was no time to say more, and the thin man knew that this was not the time to talk nonsense. With a slight movement, his body curled up into a ball in the air and slid into the dark hole. When the sound of "take care" still echoed in the dark room, his figure was gone. , the fat businessman also kicked the dark hole shut with a sharp kick, and the low platform was put back to its original place at the same moment. Even the candlesticks, abacus and account books on the low platform seemed to have never been moved.
Almost at the same moment, the darkroom door suddenly shattered, and several figures flashed in, quickly controlling the obese businessman. The businessman knew that resistance was futile, so he simply remained motionless, allowing the people who came in to search him, but he remained cold. looking at each other. The concurrent search was extremely efficient, and soon the suspicions were concentrated under the low table. The low table was lifted up. After a while of inspection, they could not find the key to open the dark hole. The impatient searcher simply used his internal force to crack the outer wall of the dark hole. He then lifted it with both hands and the dark hole suddenly opened. .
"Get down!" Two consecutive figures immediately got down, but a voice immediately came from the dark cave: "Two more people come down, there is a fork in the road!" Two more figures jumped down and followed closely, with the rabbit rising and the falcon falling in the middle. He paused for a moment and never dragged his feet. The obese businessman secretly praised him for his professional background. He had already planned everything before taking action and went his own way without any delay.
"Boss Zhu, let's go and come with us. We have some things that we need your cooperation with." The middle-aged man who had been standing quietly aside should be the commander of this operation. He smiled lightly and said, "Between us No introduction is needed, right?"
"Haha, it's easy to talk. It's not in vain if you can see the skills of the Silver Fox Secret Agent." The fat businessman answered the words generously, as if he had been mentally prepared for it.