In the Yongliang area, especially in the Hexi Corridor where there is little rain, almost all cities are built on flat land beside the river.

Across the river from Jincheng, there is a stream of water flowing into the river, called Lishui.

Going up the Lishui River, there are Zhiyang County, Yunjie County, and Lingju County, to name a few of their borders.

Ever since Feng Yong's army appeared on the border of Jincheng, Zhang knew that Lu Pan, the defender of Xiping County, and Xu Miao, the governor of Liangzhou, had fallen into the trap.

He sent people to deliver the news across the river as quickly as possible.

After Xu Miao received the news, he almost vomited out a mouthful of old blood.

"This is a cruel and deceitful person!

Xu Miao was trembling all over.

Yuzhong is definitely gone.

Although the news from Zhang said that the situation in Yuzhong was unclear.

But Xu Miao knew that Yuzhong was definitely gone. The only uncertainty was how long Yuzhong could hold on.

More importantly, Zhang Hua led the troops from Jincheng to aid Yuzhong, but was cut off by Feng Yong who emerged from the mountains.

This is what Xu Miao is most concerned about.

If Jincheng's reinforcements are destroyed, Jincheng will not be saved.

If Jincheng is not protected, the Shu army can take the opportunity to cross the river, go up the Lishui River, and occupy the imperial residence.

Once the command is lost, the Shu army can attack Xiping on the right and enter Liangzhou on the left.

It happened that at this time, all the remaining troops in Liangzhou were in Xiping.

If Xiping's troops and horses cannot be withdrawn in time...

Thinking that all these consequences were caused by the elusive Feng Wenhe, Xu Miao couldn't help but curse: "Cruel and treacherous person, cruel and treacherous person..."

"Your Majesty, since the purpose of the Shu army's trip is to attack Jincheng, why not order General Lu to go to Lingju?"

The staff suggested.

Xu Miao's eyes were unfocused and his face was heavy, "I'm afraid it's too late."

"Jincheng is strong. As long as the uncles and nephews of the Zhang family can hold on for a while, it will be enough for General Lu..."

"What if the Golden City has been lost by now?"

Xu Miao suddenly interrupted his staff, crumpled the secret letter into a ball, and veins popped up on the back of his hands, "It only takes two or three days to get to Lingju from Jincheng."

"I'm afraid that as soon as the governor's order arrives in Xiping, the Shu people have already arrived at Lingju City. Lingju City has only two or three hundred soldiers. How many days can they hold them back?"

"If we let Lu Pan lead the army rashly, and if something goes wrong again, Liangzhou will have no choice but to surrender."

Don't be afraid of ten thousand in everything, just be afraid of the eventuality.

The news that Jincheng had been robbed of food and fodder, and that the army rescuing Yuzhong had been cut off by Feng Yong, made Xu Miao really not dare to gamble.

Because the bet was lost, Liangzhou was gone!

"Send a message to General Lu and ask him to take his people back to Liangzhou immediately and leave Dadou Valley!"

The towering Qilian Mountains stretch for thousands of miles from east to west, forming the southern barrier of the Hexi Corridor and separating Xiping from the Hexi Corridor.

Among the rolling mountains, there is a canyon that connects the Xiping and Hexi Corridors.

This is the great fight against the valley.

Exiting the mountain pass of this canyon is Zhangye County to the west of Wuwei County.

It is the only route along the South Silk Road and the fastest passage from Xiping back to the Hexi Corridor.

"But Sir, if this happens, then Jincheng County and Xiping County..."

"Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, and Dunhuang are the four counties that make up Liangzhou. So what we have to do now is to defend these four counties."

Xu Miao said word by word.

After saying this, he closed his eyes in pain, let out a long sigh, and said in a lonely tone, "I can't do anything about the rest!"

Zhang Jiu's timely message and Xu Miao's caution this time saved the last remaining troops in Liangzhou.

Lu Pan was given three more days to gather all the Wei troops in Xiping County and prepare to cross the only pass of the Qilian Mountains and return to Zhangye, Liangzhou.

However, the sudden large-scale movement of the Wei army in Xiping produced an unexpected episode.

Xihai's Bald Hair Division and Qiang Hu suddenly panicked: We have listened to Master Lu's mediation and will no longer fight. What do you want to do?

Even the Bald Tribe, for the sake of their own tribe's safety, had to temporarily stay away from the Xiping border.

Zhang saved Lu Pan and Wei Jun in Xiping, but he didn't know that he and his uncle walked along Lishui to comfort them.

Feng Yong, known as "Xiao Wenhe", was one day's journey behind and led the army behind them to close the city.

Lingju County is the gateway to the Hexi Corridor and is also the largest county seat of Jincheng County on the west side of the river.

During the reign of Emperor Xiaowu, Huo Piaoqi built forts and opened canals here as a frontier to pacify Hexi.

Later, the Han Dynasty established farm officials and soldiers here. During the reign of Emperor Guangwu, this was the administrative office of the Qiang Protector Colonel.

At the gate of the county government office in the city, the county magistrate was seeing Zhang Hua off and Zhang and his party were preparing to leave.

Just listening to Zhang, he said to the magistrate of Lingju County: "Lingju County is originally the throat of Liangzhou. Now that Shu soldiers are not coming, Magistrate Li just took this opportunity to appease people's hearts, repair armor and weapons, and build city walls in preparation for the future.

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The magistrate of Lingju County only responded to his promise.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, someone shouted: "The soldiers of Shu have arrived!"

Lingju City, which had already regained its calm, suddenly fell into chaos.

"Who is talking nonsense here and disturbing the people's hearts!"

When Zhang Hua heard this, he was furious, raised his sword and shouted.

When he led his troops back to Jincheng, he first thought that the Shu army had not caught up, then encountered Feng Yong blocking the way, and was rescued by his nephew. Unexpectedly, Wei Yan followed him again in the end.

The ups and downs, twists and turns, sudden sadness and joy, and huge changes in emotions, finally made him vomit blood and fall into coma.

Therefore, he is really sensitive to the term "Shu Army".

What's more, I and others said that the Shu soldiers would not be able to cross the river, and now there are people shouting and screaming. Is this intentional?!

Shu soldiers, Shu soldiers, where are there so many Shu soldiers!

The group of people looked towards the place where the sound came from and saw several Wei soldiers protecting an official, rushing towards them and shouting loudly.

All the common people and officials who heard the news fled in all directions.

"Get those people quickly!"

Zhang Hua shouted loudly.

"No, that's not the magistrate of Yunjie County?"

Zhang Jiu's eyes were sharp and he exclaimed in surprise.

Yunjie County is not far from Zhiyang County. When the uncle and nephew arrived there, the county magistrate had already abandoned the city and fled. Only the county magistrate was a local and stayed in the county seat.

Later, Zhang Hua, as the prefect of Jincheng, asked him to act as county magistrate.

Unexpectedly, just one day later, the county magistrate suddenly appeared in Lingju City.

Thinking of this, Zhang's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition arose in his heart.

The county magistrate of Yunjie County saw the county government and the uncles and nephews of the Zhang family.

He staggered over and said, "Uncles and nephews of the Zhang family, you are also descendants of high-ranking families in Hexi. I didn't expect you to be such shameless people!"

"What did you say!"

Zhang Hua's sword was half unsheathed and he was about to move forward.

Zhang Jiu stopped in front of him, "Ding County Cheng, what do you mean by this?"

"You have the nerve to ask!"

The crown and hat on Dingxian Cheng's head had long been lost. The heat on his head was rising, and sweat was dripping down like a steamer that had just been uncovered.

His face was red from the sun, he was breathing heavily, and pointed at Zhang Jiu with trembling fingers: "A descendant of the Zhang family from Dunhuang actually did such a deceptive thing!"

Zhang looked at Ding County Cheng, who was filled with grief and anger, and the ominous feeling in his heart became stronger: "Ding County Cheng, please be careful what you say!"

"What's the use of me and Xi Zuo? Be careful!" Dingxian Cheng still pointed at Zhang and refused to let go. "The uncles and nephews of the Zhang family are Shu people and Xi Zuo is right! Don't believe what they say!"

"How can you taint someone's innocence out of thin air?"

Zhang Hua couldn't hold himself back, so he stepped forward from behind Zhang Jiu and drew his sword from its sheath.

"Innocent? How can you be innocent?"

The more Dingxian Cheng spoke, the more excited he became, so he rushed forward to fight.

"You said that Shu people can't cross the river, so we should take it lightly. Who would have thought that the day after you left, the Shu people would come to the city with troops!"
To be continued...