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Liang Zhen understood what Wei Changtian was suspicious of, shook his head and replied
"And among them there are people from the Xuanjing Division, people from the Ministry of War, and people from the enemy country who were bribed by Zhan Shifu's rebellion. Only you know the detailed list of each family, and they are kept secret from each other."
"So no one knows the identities of all secret agents at the same time."
"Even if there are traitors, they will only expose part of them at most, and it will never leave everyone alone."
"So we guess it's not that someone leaked the secret, but that the enemy army used some methods that we have never thought of."
never thought of way
Wei Changtian frowned, but didn't speak immediately.
What Liang Zhen said made sense.
These spies belong to different families, and even if there are real internal problems, they should not be exposed at the same time.
It is impossible for the heads of the Xuanjing Division, the Ministry of War, and Zhan Shifu to all rebel.
At least Wei Xianzhi would never do such a thing.
So is there any way to find out all the spy at once
Is it related to the "witchcraft"
Wei Changtian thought for a while but didn't come up with a reason, so he stopped thinking meaninglessly.
How these spies were exposed, although this issue is important, it is not the top priority right now.
The most critical thing now is how to heal the "eyes" as soon as possible.
"Uncle Liang, have you discussed the countermeasures?"
Sighing lightly, Wei Changtian rubbed his forehead and said, "It's impossible for us to just stay in Liangzhou and wait for them to come over, among other things, but at least we must be able to grasp the enemy's movements."
"What are you going to do about this?"
"Chang Tian, we just discussed before you came"
Liang Zhengeng, Han Zhao and Du Chang looked at each other, and replied seriously, "Since the spies we placed before probably can't be counted on, and it's too late to rearrange the manpower, then we can only expand the scope of investigation."
"We are going to send a large number of scouts into Tianshan Mountain immediately, hiding and guarding everywhere along the way, and sending a message back once we find the enemy's whereabouts."
"Although it's a stupid way, it's the only way to do it right now."
"..."
Sending a large number of scouts to investigate along the way is obviously more passive than the initiative of sending back information from the spy.
If the enemy army happens to pass through the area covered by the scout, that's fine.
But what if the enemy doesn't pass by?
Where are the scouts going to find the whereabouts of these 80 people?
You must know that this is not a small probability event.
The Tianshan Mountains are thousands of miles long from east to west, and more than a thousand miles deep from north to south.
Such a snow-capped mountain is not only huge in size, but also has a very complicated geographical situation. Otherwise, it would not take a month for the Jueji Allied Forces to reach Liangzhou.
In this way, no matter how many scouts are sent into the mountain, the detection range will certainly not be able to cover the entire mountain range.
And once the enemy army is taking a route that has not been detected, then his side will really be blacked out.
In fact, Wei Changtian was not afraid that he would not find someone.
As long as the opponent is fighting Liangzhou, no matter which way they go, they will all end up in the same way, so it is not a big problem.
What is really worrying is the sudden change of the enemy's offensive strategy.
Although analyzed from a normal strategic point of view, Liangzhou should indeed be the first choice of the two countries.
But there must be enemy troops on his side, so the situation of Liangzhou City's heavy military defenses can't be hidden from the other party.
Therefore, if they come to cheat the sky and cross the sea, they will not hesitate to take a big detour to attack other states and counties in the north
If the enemy's whereabouts could be known in advance, the Daning army marching outside the Tianshan Mountains would definitely be faster than the Jueji Allied Army marching in the Tianshan Mountains. In any case, they would have time to rush to the place in advance to re-arm.
And if you don't know the enemy's whereabouts
Thinking of the 80 troops suddenly appearing under some unsuspecting border town while he was still waiting in Liangzhou City, Wei Changtian's scalp tingled for a while.
No, no matter what, you must always keep track of the enemy's movements.
However, it is far from safe to simply send scouts into the mountains and expand the scope of investigation.
"Uncle Liang."
"Before our spies lost contact, they should have sent back the enemy's position."
Suddenly, Wei Changtian raised his head, squinted his eyes and asked, "Where are they now?"
"Um"
Liang Zhen didn't know why Wei Changtian asked this, but he still answered truthfully, "Before midnight last night, most of the enemy troops were still in Yanmen County in Ji Kingdom."
"How far is Yanmen County from Tianshan Mountain?" Wei Changtian immediately asked again.
"this"
Liang Zhen thought for a while, and quickly gave an answer.
"If you march in a hurry, it will take about six or seven days."
"six or seven days"
Wei Changtian lowered his head, "That means they will enter Tianshan Mountain in six days at the earliest."
"Yes."
Liang Zhen nodded suspiciously, and suddenly widened his eyes as if he understood something.
"Chang Tian, do you want to send someone to keep an eye on the enemy before they enter the mountain?"
"Correct."
Wei Changtian didn't hide anything, he analyzed truthfully
"It's just that passive investigation is not safe enough. It's better for us to be more proactive."
"Once they enter the mountain, it is difficult to track them down, so we can only keep an eye on them before they enter the mountain."
"The only thing is that our people in Jueji and the two countries have been exposed, and now we can only send people from here to drive over."
"Uncle Liang, how long will it take to cross the Tianshan Mountains at the fastest speed?"
"It depends on who"
Liang Zhen swallowed his saliva, "It may take half a year for ordinary people, and almost a month for ordinary warriors, half a month is enough for scouts."
"And if it's a third-rank master, it may only take four or five days."
"..."
When Liang Zhen said "four or five days", the expressions of Han Zhao and Du Chang also changed.
All three of them understood that Wei Changtian's plan would indeed work.
The question now is who to send.
The three of Liang Zhen are all the chief generals of the first army, and they cannot leave rationally.
From this point of view, the best way is to choose a few third-rank lieutenants to go together.
but
"Row."
After pondering for a while, Wei Changtian slowly raised his head, his clothes shaking slightly.
"It's not too late. I'll make some arrangements and leave tonight."
Chapter 605 Lu Huang and Huang Sheng
From arriving in Liangzhou City to deciding to cross the Tianshan Mountains to investigate the enemy's situation in person, the process took only half an hour, and Wei Changtian didn't even sit down to take a sip of water.
The three of Liang Zhen were taken aback when they heard the words, but after thinking for a while, they didn't persuade them.
After all, no matter from which point of view, Wei Changtian is indeed the best candidate for this trip.
Of course, he can't go alone.
It's just that the accompanying people are not so easy to choose.
First of all, for the sake of concealment, the number of people should not be too many.
Secondly, for the sake of speed and safety, everyone's realm should not be too low.
"Yang Liushi and Zhang Sanhui will go with me."
Soon, Wei Changtian was the first to propose two candidates.
He didn't just say it casually, but these two people are really useful.
Before Zhang San followed him, he was at the sixth rank. In the past two years, his training resources have been piled up, and now he is already at the fifth rank.
The same is true for Yang Liushi, since she was with Wei Changtian, the Yaoling Pill has not been broken, and she already has the strength of the fifth rank.
Although the combat power of the third rank is not very strong, it will not hold back anyhow.
More importantly, Zhang San's ability to never forget and Yang Liushi's illusion will most likely play a huge role in this "investigation" activity.
and apart from that
"General Han, please find someone in the city who is familiar with the situation of Tianshan Mountain to be our guide on this trip."
After talking to Han Zhao, Wei Changtian turned to look at Liang Zhen again, "Uncle Liang, lend me a third-rank lieutenant general, the stronger the strength, the better."
"Okay, I'll do it right now."
"No problem, just rest assured, Changtian."
Han Zhao and Liang Zhen quickly agreed, and then asked again with some worries.
"Do you need anyone else?"
"no need."
Wei Changtian shook his head, "When there are too many people, it's not easy to hide their whereabouts, and it's easy to cause accidents."
"Five people are enough."
Half an hour later, in a secret room in the Liangzhou government office.
The aroma of tea was wafting, Wei Changtian was sitting opposite a soldier in white armor.
This person's name is Huang Sheng, who belongs to the Liangzhou Army.
Although Huang Sheng's realm is not too high, the fourth rank is not too low.
More importantly, he once escorted the envoys of Zhan Shifu across the Tianshan Mountains to visit the emperor of Ji State.
Crossing the Tianshan Mountain once, back and forth twice, even if you don't know the overall situation of this snow mountain, at least you know a route that can reach Jiguo.
Therefore, he will be Wei Changtian's guide on this trip.
"..."
"Lieutenant Huang, General Han should have told you everything that needs to be said."
After taking a sip of hot tea, Wei Changtian raised his eyes to look at the obviously nervous man opposite him.
"Our trip is of great importance, and it may affect the direction of the future war, and even the life and death of Daning."
"But you don't have to be nervous, just do your job well."
"When we come back, I will ask General Han to give you credit no matter what, and I won't let you make this trip in vain."
"Small people dare not be greedy for merit"
Standing up from the chair with a "bass", Huang Sheng's voice was loud.
Although he was nervous, he still had military qualities and stood upright.
"In the face of a national crisis, a villain should serve the country and should obey the orders of his superiors"