I am the villain in the book

Before coming to Liangzhou, Wei Changtian always felt that this battle wouldn't be too difficult, and even if there were any twists and turns, they would happen after the official start of the war.

But who would have thought that as soon as they arrived, or rather, even before they arrived, the bad news came first.

Overnight, all the spies they had placed in the Jueji Allied Forces were found out, and so far, fifty-five of them have died.

You must know that these hundred or so spies took a lot of manpower and financial resources to finally place.

If they are all exposed, then the difficulty of sending people into the enemy's army again can be imagined.

Even if they could, it would definitely take a lot of time, which would not be enough for the current situation.

Therefore, the originally clear situation suddenly became confusing.

After all, fighting a war is not only about hard power, but also about the competition between the intelligence agencies of both sides.

Without these spies, you wouldn't even know where the other party is, and you would be at a disadvantage before the war even started.

It's like two people fighting, and one of them is blindfolded.

If the blindfolded person is far stronger than the other, then losing sight may not be a big deal, and they can still win easily.

But if the strengths of the two are similar, then the result of this contest can be imagined.

Therefore, this matter has a great impact on both Da Ning and Da Shu.

...

"Who knows the identities of these spies?"

After a moment of silence, Wei Changtian asked in a cold voice, "Does anyone have a list of all of them?"

"Changtian, the identities of the spies are top secret."

Liang Zhen understood what Wei Changtian was suspecting and shook his head, answering:

These spies belonged to different families, and even if there was a problem internally, they should not have been exposed at the same time.

It's impossible for the heads of the Suspended Mirror Division, the Ministry of War, and the Zhan Shi Fu to have all betrayed, right?

At least Wei Xianzhis would never do such a thing.

So... what method could be used to find all the spies at once?

Could it be related to "Witchcraft"?

Wei Changtian thought for a while but couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it uselessly.

How these spies were exposed is important, but it is not the top priority at the moment.

The most important thing now is to quickly heal their "eyes".

"Uncle Liang, have you discussed a countermeasure?"

Wei Changtian sighed softly, rubbing his forehead, and said, "We can't just stay in Liangzhou and wait for them to attack. At the very least, we need to be able to grasp the enemy's movements."

"What are you going to do about this?"

"Changtian, we just discussed it before you came..."

Liang Zhen, Han Zhao, and Du Chang looked at each other and answered seriously, "Since the spies we placed before are probably unreliable, and it's too late to rearrange manpower, we can only expand the scope of reconnaissance."

"We are preparing to send a large number of scouts to immediately enter the Tianshan Mountains, hide and be on guard along the way, and send a message back as soon as they discover the enemy's whereabouts."

"Although it's a clumsy method, it's the only way to do it right now."

...

Sending a large number of scouts to scout along the way is obviously more passive than the initiative of the spies sending back information.

If the enemy happens to pass through the area covered by the scouts, that's fine.

But what if the enemy doesn't pass through?

Where will the scouts go to find the whereabouts of these eight hundred thousand people?

You must know that this is not a small probability event.

The Tianshan Mountains stretch for thousands of miles from east to west, and have a north-south depth of thousands of miles.

This snow mountain range is not only vast, but also has a very complex geographical situation, otherwise it would not have taken the Jueji Allied Forces a month to reach Liangzhou.

In this way, even if more scouts are sent into the mountains, the reconnaissance range will inevitably not be able to cover the entire mountain range.

And once the enemy takes a route that has not been scouted, then they will really be in the dark.

In fact, Wei Changtian is not afraid of not being able to find people.

As long as the target is Liangzhou, then no matter which route they take, they will eventually converge, so it's not a big problem.

What is really worrying is that the enemy suddenly changes their offensive strategy.

Although from a normal strategic point of view, Liangzhou should indeed be the first choice of the Jueji countries.

But there must also be enemy spies on their side, so the situation of Liangzhou City being heavily guarded cannot be hidden from them.

Therefore, what if they use a deceptive strategy and take a big detour to attack other prefectures and counties in the north?

If they can know the enemy's whereabouts in advance, the Da Ning army marching outside the Tianshan Mountains will definitely be faster than the Jueji Allied Forces marching in the Tianshan Mountains, and they will have time to rush to the place and redeploy defenses.

But if they don't know the enemy's whereabouts...

Just thinking about eight hundred thousand troops suddenly appearing under an unprepared border city, while they are still waiting foolishly in Liangzhou City, Wei Changtian feels a chill down his spine.

No, no matter what, they must keep track of the enemy's movements at all times.

And relying solely on sending scouts into the mountains and expanding the scope of reconnaissance is far from enough insurance.

"Uncle Liang."

"Before our spies lost contact, they should have sent back the enemy's location, right?"

Suddenly, Wei Changtian raised his head, squinting his eyes and asked, "Where are they now?"

"Hmm?"

Liang Zhen didn't know why Wei Changtian was asking this, but he answered truthfully, "Before midnight last night, most of the enemy troops were still in Yanmen County within the Jue country."

"How far is Yanmen County from the Tianshan Mountains?" Wei Changtian immediately asked again.

"This..."

Liang Zhen thought for a moment and quickly gave the answer.

"If they march quickly, it will take about six or seven days."

"Six or seven days..."

Wei Changtian lowered his head, "That is to say, they will enter the Tianshan Mountains as early as six days from now?"

"Yes."

Liang Zhen nodded in confusion, and then suddenly widened his eyes as if he understood something.

"Changtian, do you want to send people to keep an eye on them before the enemy enters the mountains?"

"Yes."

Wei Changtian didn't hide anything and analyzed truthfully:

"Passive reconnaissance is never reliable enough. It's best if we can be more proactive."

"Once they enter the mountains, it will be difficult to track them, so we can only keep an eye on them before they enter the mountains."

"It's just that our people in the Jueji countries have already been exposed, so we can only send people from here..."

"Uncle Liang, how long does it take to cross the Tianshan Mountains at the fastest speed?"

"It depends on who it is..."

Liang Zhen swallowed, "Ordinary people may take half a year, ordinary martial artists will take about a month, and scouts can do it in half a month."

"And if it is a top-three-rank expert, 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 understood that Wei Changtian's plan was indeed feasible.

So the current question is who to send.

Liang Zhen and the other three are all main generals of the army, so they can't leave.

In this way, the best way is to choose a few third-rank deputy generals to go together.

But...

"Okay."

After pondering for a moment, Wei Changtian slowly raised his head, his clothes slightly swaying.

"Time is of the essence. I will make some arrangements and leave tonight."