There was no conversation for the next three days.

Although Ma Teng has the ability to increase the movement speed of his own cavalry troops, although Chen Ze's troops are mostly composed of cavalry, they are not yet at the luxury of having all of them ride.

In order to prevent the troops from getting separated, he could only march honestly and hurriedly, and finally arrived at the designated location three days later.

It is worth mentioning that after eight hours, Xu Qing also passed the unknown assessment of the system and officially became another possessed host of Chen Ze.

Even after passing the assessment, Xu Qing was still confused by Chen Ze's theory of general soul. After all, the assessment was so confusing that even Meng Yang and others who had also participated could not tell what exactly was being assessed.

But no matter what, Xu Qing's loyalty increased to 92 points after the assessment.

After passing the assessment, Xu Qing is one of his own. Taking advantage of nothing to do these days, Chen Ze also let him feel the possession of Jiang Xing. The result is that Xu Qing's worship of Chen Ze has reached a new level!

Loyalty:95.

On par with Meng Yang, taller than Guo Zi, and almost equal to Li Quan'an!

Xichuan City.

It is only four days' journey from Xiyun City, and the two are neighbors of each other.

At the beginning, Zheng Yuanlong led his troops directly through Xichuan City. Even if there were still troops in the city, they would be swept away by Zheng Yuanlong. Therefore, when the poisonous fog army attacked, no one was sent to Xichuan for help.

This can also be proven by the feedback after Zheng Yuanlong returned to Xiyun City. In fact, when Zheng Yuanlong passed through Xichuan City, the city's troops had already been exhausted, and less than ten were left behind.

Unlike Xiyun City, which is very close to the border, although it is only four days away, Xichuan City has a fertile land and a large population, and its agricultural production capacity is extremely developed. In addition to the city's own use, the food produced is also supplied to surrounding areas, including Xiyun City.

of four cities.

It is said that the Lord of Xichuan City has revealed more than once that with Xichuan City's food reserves, there will be no problem in supplying Anluo Province with food for a month.

Although this is an exaggeration, it also shows from the side that Xichuan City is a major grain producer in Anluo Province.

From Zheng Yuanlong, Chen Ze learned that most of Xichuan City's troops had gone to support Bo'an City. Of course, because they had to be responsible for logistical supply issues, there would be more troops left, but only 20,000.

It is estimated that there are less than 20,000 at the moment. After such a long time, Xichuan City has most likely been transporting food to Bo'an City. Although the food transport team can recruit people to complete the task, necessary defense is still required.

Even if we don't consider the possible ambush from the Zhu Yan Empire, we still need to be on guard against the bandits roaming throughout the Anluo Province.

The robbers don't care whether Bo'an City is destroyed or Anluo Province is lost. It doesn't matter to them whether the land under their feet is named Qingyang or Zhu Yan. There is always a place for them to rob money, food and women.

On the contrary, this chaotic situation makes them feel more at home. It is foreseeable that the officers and soldiers have no time to take care of them at the moment, so why not do something about it?

Therefore, the number of troops to protect food is necessary and cannot be reduced.

Chen Ze can probably guess that of the 20,000 troops left behind, only 10,000 will actually be used to defend the city. The other 10,000 soldiers will be divided into two teams to guard a food shipment with a scale of 5,000.

The troops were carried out in two batches.

The first batch arrives and then turns back, and the second batch takes over. This cycle can ensure that there is always food and grass on the road, and the consumption of Bo'an City can be replenished in time.

Chen Ze didn't know where the baggage train was now, so he could only choose to go to Xichuan City first, and then make plans for the consequences after understanding the movement of the baggage force.

Nishikawa is in sight.

Since a messenger had been sent to Xichuan City in advance to inform him about the supply line, when Chen Ze led his troops and appeared in the sight of the city tower defenders, there was no panic on the other side.

Xichuan City is located in a plain and a fertile land. This city is at least three times larger than Xiyun City. The city wall is not only wider and thicker, but also has a ten-wide strip dug along the entire Xichuan City.

The moat, which is seven meters deep, is easier to defend and harder to attack than Xiyun City.

The soldiers and horses of the two sides were separated by a moat. After the sergeants sent from Xichuan City inspected the military aircraft token in Chen Ze's hand, the drawbridge was lowered and the city gate was opened wide.

There was a group of soldiers waiting inside the city gate. When Chen Ze led Meng Yang and others across the suspension bridge, they saw that the soldier standing respectfully at the head had the same military rank as Xu Qing. He must have been the city's defense commander.

"Huh?"

Seeing the soldier commander who was greeting him with a smile, Chen Ze didn't react at all. On the contrary, Xu Qing, who was following him, was slightly surprised.

Chen Ze turned to look at him, and before he could ask what was going on, the person on the other side greeted him with a smile and said loudly: "This must be Mr. Chen. I am Feng Dalong, the commander of the city's defense army. I have been waiting here for a long time."

Got it!"

Chen Ze had no choice but to return the favor first, and then he saw that the other person was a burly and majestic man with a beard and dark skin. He subconsciously took a look with a magnifying glass and was startled.

This big man's force value was so high, it was close to 50 points, just a few points shy of being equal to Bai Rao's force value.

As expected of the great city of Xichuan, even the city defense commander's force value is so high. On the other hand, Xu Qing, who is also the city defense commander, only has about 20 points, which is about the same as Meng Yang and other black armor elites.

This is actually understandable.

Who would be willing to only be the leader of a soldier without seeking greater development as a general if he could have a super high force value?

But this big man...is he really willing?

Chen Ze was in shock and doubt, but Xu Qing couldn't hold it back after hesitating. He took a step forward and asked: "I remember that the commander of the city defense here is Brother Zhou. Where has he gone?"

Feng Dalong first took a look at Xu Qing's military rank, and then smiled and said: "Brother Zhou was promoted to the rank of general by the city lord. Now he has led the troops to support Bo'an City. Brother, I am so envious!"

When Xu Qing heard this, he was also very envious and shouted: "Brother Zhou has always wanted to obtain a military rank. This time he finally got his wish. I must congratulate him when he comes back!"

Feng Dalong laughed and said: "That's natural. When the war is over, we brothers will have a good drink!"

promoted?

Chen Ze's heart moved slightly. He was leaving a master with a force value of 50 points aside and promoted a city defense commander to the front line?

Even if others can't use a magnifying glass to see the specific numerical values ​​like Chen Ze, one can see that this big man is very powerful when he sees him walking like a dragon. Is that city lord a blind man?

He remained silent at the moment and simply said: "Commander Feng, where is my messenger?"

Feng Dalong said in surprise: "After Brother Huang came to Xichuan City to report the news, he said that he was anxious to report back to you, sir, so he returned the same way. Why is he not here?"

As he spoke, he looked towards Chen Ze's team.

Chen Ze's eyes flashed slightly and he said: "I see, maybe there is a sidetrack on the road."

"In this case, please ask Commander Feng to lead the way. My brothers are exhausted from marching for days, so they should go to the barracks to rest first!"

"That's nature, that's nature!"
Chapter completed!