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Chapter 262 Seeking Siyou County (Two in One)

Chaoge County, the northern border.

Under Xu Rong's guidance, the [-] Chaoge Army set up a long snake formation along the long border with the three border towns as nodes, waiting for the arrival of the enemy.

Xu Rong's tactics can be summed up in four words - both offense and defense.

Although the Chaoge Army has been trained for a year, they have no actual combat experience after all. If they want to truly become an iron-blooded army, they must dare to show their swords to the enemy.

Otherwise, once the city is broken, it is likely to collapse across the board.

Therefore, Xu Rong did not intend to let the army stay in the city, but launched a limited attack on the enemy while defending the city.

In order to achieve the purpose of military training.

On the other hand, Qin Shijian led the army for the first time, and he was not as forbearing as his father Qin Di. He was only thirty, and he was at the age of vigorous energy, so he naturally longed to make contributions on the battlefield.

Before the expedition, King Izumo had already stated that the purpose of this battle was not only to destroy the Luoyun Sect's founding ceremony, but to conquer Chaoge County in one fell swoop.

To avenge this shame.

Therefore, as soon as he came up, Qin Shijian commanded the army, divided the troops into three groups, and launched a fierce offensive against the three border cities, hoping to open the gap in the shortest possible time and go straight to Chaoge City.

This is where it gets interesting.

The two main generals, one is as anxious as a fire, and the other is as steady as Mount Tai, it can be said that they are equal in chess.

Facing the fierce offensive of the Izumo Army, the entire defense line under Xu Rong's command was like a swamp. Although the strength was not high, it could be broken with a single cut, but it was full of resilience.

After some confrontation, the Izumo army won every battle, but they couldn't break through the enemy's defense line; the Chaoge army was defeated in every battle, and the next day they were full of energy, like Xiaoqiang who couldn't be beaten to death.

This made Qin Shijian very depressed.

Every time, he thought he was going to win, but the enemy forced him back.

His tenacity was completely beyond Qin Shijian's expectations. The Chaoge army he faced was not like a new army at all, but a group of veterans at first.

The war thus fell into a stalemate.

To this, Izumo Kingdom and Luoyun Kingdom reacted differently.

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Luoyun Country, Chaoge City.

For the newly established Luoyun Kingdom, it was already a victory to be able to block the first wave of fierce enemy attacks and ensure that the ceremony was safe on the day.

Next,
Every day you hold off the enemy increases your chances of victory by one point.

Therefore, on the second day of May, the day after the ceremony, Luo Mengli, who had just been crowned king, left Chaoge in Wangcheng and went to the front line to supervise the battle in person to boost morale.

It is really hard to imagine a woman being king in the ancient times of the earth. For thousands of years, there has been an unparalleled female emperor Wu Zetian.

But in Yu Yutian, a high demon plane, it is not unacceptable.

In the past year, Luo Mengli, as a true disciple of Luoyun Sect, also served as the governor of Chaoge County. She managed Chaoge County in an orderly manner and was loved by the local people.

Coupled with Luo Mengli's beautiful appearance, her once-in-a-century talent, her super personal strength, and her tough yet soft way of doing things, it created a whirlwind of fanaticism in Chaoge County.

Considered a goddess by countless men,
He is regarded as a super idol by countless women.

In Chaoge County, Luo Mengli's popularity surpassed everyone, including Master Yunwu.

Such Luo Mengli,

After being shrouded in the halo of the queen, she was almost deified, and suddenly came to the front line to fight against the powerful enemy with [-] Chaoge soldiers.

One can imagine what kind of sensation it will cause.

It is no exaggeration to say that as long as Luo Mengli appears at the top of the city, he doesn't have to do anything. Once he stands there, his effect is worth that of three thousand armored soldiers.

Let countless hot-blooded men willingly die for the country.

In this way, the morale of the Chaoge army remained full without Xu Rong's encouragement at all, which really solved Xu Rong's most troublesome problem.

In addition, Master Yunwu, the national teacher, sits in Wangcheng to guard against the younger generation.

The elder Shuiyue Zhenren also stayed in the rear, constantly raising and transporting food and supplies for the frontline troops, and ensuring the logistical supplies of the frontline troops.

The three giants of Luoyun Kingdom perform their own duties and cooperate with each other tacitly.

And for the aristocratic family of Luoyun Kingdom, this is also a war they cannot afford to lose.Before Luoyunzong founded the country, the Chaoge County family had no choice but to commit themselves to the "thieves".

After the founding of the country, they were complete traitors to the Izumo country.

No matter how generous and merciful King Izumo is, once Chaoge County falls, these aristocratic families will never have a good life, and it is foreseeable that the family will be ransacked and exterminated.

Therefore, these aristocratic families are more worried about failure than Luo Yunzong.

In this great battle to block the national fortune, the big and small families in Chaoge County are rich and powerful, and they are doing their best to support the front line.

The scene is not ordinary "moving".

In this way, after the newly established Luoyun Kingdom withstood the first wave of impact, the whole country felt a sense of "one heart and one mind, united as one".

This is definitely a big plus for the front line.

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Izumo Kingdom, Royal City.

Compared with Luoyun Kingdom's united efforts, Izumo King is a bit aggrieved.

In order to take down Chaoge County, King Izumo is already taking risks, blocking more than half of the kingdom's troops, in order to make meritorious deeds in the shortest possible time to save the kingdom's face.

Unexpectedly, the Chaoge army was not as fragile as imagined.

The expected advances have been made steadily, but in exchange for a good news every day, the army has never seen even a single stronghold.

"It's a complete waste of time!"

King Izumo even wondered if he had chosen the wrong general for the expedition.Helpless, changing generals just before the battle is a taboo on the battlefield, no matter how annoyed Izumo King is, he can only persevere to the end.

He only hoped that Qin Shijian could create a miracle.

On the other hand, Prime Minister Qin Di naturally couldn't sleep at night, worried about the suspicion from the king, and also worried about the safety of his eldest son Qin Shijian.

The entire Qin Mansion was shrouded in a thick layer of dark clouds.

The only thing Qin Di can do is to personally raise food and supplies for the army as the prime minister, and ensure the logistical supplies of the frontline troops.

But on this one, there are frequent problems.

If a country keeps singing and dancing for a long time and stays away from war, then not only the army but also a series of institutions related to war will be abandoned.

For example, the most critical logistics support system.

The most common reason is that due to long-term non-war, the weapons and equipment stored in the arsenal cannot wait for effective maintenance. The light ones are rusted, and the heavy ones are directly unusable.

The strong bow is slack, the sword is rusted, the armor is tattered, and the siege engine does not work well.
No matter which one, it is fatal to frontline soldiers.Even a seemingly insignificant oversight, such as a scabbard stuck, could result in the death of a warrior in vain.

This is just the ravages of time, what is more serious is man-made disasters.

The arsenal that is neglected in management naturally becomes the fat meat of officials big and small, who are either shoddy, or insufficient, or falsely report their inventory.

This is nothing in normal times, but once a war breaks out, everything is fatal.

In addition to arsenals, similar problems exist in military granaries. The good rice registered in the account books is actually old rice that has become moldy, and even pigs do not eat it.

This kind of food was sent to the front line, and the soldiers who ate it vomited and diarrhea, and the serious ones died directly.

It's just maddening.

In addition to arsenals and granaries, Izumo's entire war mobilization system, grain transportation security system, and procurement system are all undergoing tests.

Full of loopholes.

It is unimaginable for this to be placed in the Southern Border Protectorate, but for the Izumo Kingdom, it is nothing more than normal.

No matter how angry Prime Minister Qin Di was, he could only kill a few rats to establish his prestige, and he did not dare to use thunderous means to thoroughly investigate the entire military system.

The interests of too many people are involved in it, and it cannot be cleared up at once.

Now that the battle on the front line is tense, Qin Di can only pretend to be confused. He doesn't even dare to report to King Yun, lest the violent Izumo King do something out of the ordinary again.

This pot can only be carried by Qin Di himself for the time being.

Therefore, conversely, we can't really blame Qin Shijian. Under such harsh conditions, Qin Shijian was still able to command the army to launch a fierce attack on the enemy's front, which was already remarkable.

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On the eighth day of May, Nanyu County.

Just when the Chaoge Army was fighting against the Izumo Army, the First Division of the Southwest Corps led by Xue Rengui received an order and had assembled in Guanxiang Prefecture, Nanyu County.

The reason why the army assembled in Guanxiang Mansion was naturally because Nanyu Pass, the only pass between Nanyu County and Siyou County, was located in Guanxiang Mansion.

In Guanxiang City, there was an inconspicuous small courtyard.

Xue Rengui, Xu Chu, and the five brigade commanders under the command of the First Division were huddled in a room less than six square meters, and were holding a pre-war military meeting.

In the middle of the room, there is a long table that is obviously made up of two tables improvised.

There was nothing on the long table except a huge military map.Needless to say, this map is exactly the map of Siyou County specially drawn by Wubing Sijun Qingcao for this battle.
On the map, not only Siyou City and the four prefectures below it are marked in detail, but even the lower county towns are all marked on it.

In addition to cities, there are also roads, mountains, rivers, valleys, swamps, etc. All special geography related to wars are all reflected on this map.

Its level of detail even far exceeds the map drawn by Yun Guo himself.

All of this is naturally due to the earth map surveying and mapping technology introduced by Qianyuan, as well as the tireless efforts of military spy Cao to cross mountains and mountains.

In addition to detailed geographical information, the deployment of the Fourth Division of the Izumo Army stationed in Siyou County, ranging from barracks to small granaries and forts, is clearly marked on the map.

The first and second brigades of the Fourth Division of the Izumo Army are stationed outside Siyou City, the third and fourth brigades are stationed near Nanyuguan, and the fifth brigade is stationed on the banks of Liusha River.

It can be seen from this that the Izumo Kingdom still has some precautions against the Southern Border Protectorate.

The funny thing is, I don't know if it was to confuse Qianyuan or not to give Qianyuan an excuse, Izumo Kingdom did not close Nanyu Pass.

This gave Xue Rengui a chance.

Otherwise, Xue Rengui can only consider detouring Kongsang County, and then find a way to forcefully cross the Liusha River, so as to bypass the Hengduan Mountains.

Now, Nanyuguan has become Xue Rengui's best choice.

In addition to the uncertainty of the waterway, more importantly, the army can go to Nanyuguan to ensure the smooth flow of the grain road to the greatest extent.

It can be seen that from intelligence alone, the Southwest Corps has already crushed the enemy.

As the leader of the expedition, Xue Rengui, who was wearing silver armor and a silver helmet, sat on the top of the horse with a golden knife, without saying a word, letting his generals take the lead to familiarize themselves with the map, and then discuss the battle plan.

After the war broke out, Xue Rengui had always been firm in his words and acted decisively, but before the war, he would fully seek the opinions of his generals.

The military meeting before the war was not only a discussion, but also a process of unified cognition, so that every general who participated in the war could know it well.

It is very necessary.

Similarly, before the expedition, Qianyuan specially summoned Xue Rengui and said bluntly that Qianyuan, including the Fifth Army Division, would not interfere with the frontline troops in this battle.

How to fight this battle is entirely up to Xue Rengui to decide.

Xue Rengui was grateful for His Highness's trust, but also deeply felt the heavy responsibility on his shoulders. He was determined to fight a beautiful battle in Siyou County.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be a betrayal of His Highness's trust? !
Leaning slightly, the six generals turned their eyes away from the map, and sat down on the seats on both sides in order, each of them straightened their backs, their eyes were burning, and they were all high-spirited.

No wonder,
As an ever-victorious army, it is inevitable that the general will be tainted with a certain quality.

They long for war!

In a vigorous army like the Southwest Corps, there is never a lack of opportunities to climb up, it depends on whether you have the ability and whether you can make meritorious service on the battlefield.

Just ask,

Which brigade commander doesn't want to be in charge of a division? !
At the bottom of the room, Xu Chu was naturally sitting first in the left row, followed by Tang Sifang, Kuang Dao Zhang Fang, Geng Biao and the two newly promoted brigade commanders.

After the two generals Yue Yun and Zhou Qing were promoted one after another, a blood change was also completed within the First Division.

Tang Sifang succeeded Zhou Qing as the brigade commander of the first brigade; Zhang Fang was in charge of the second brigade, and Geng Biao was in charge of the third brigade. In a sense, this also represented the order of the three in the army.

There is an unwritten rule in the Southwest Corps. Except for special circumstances, in a division, the higher the rank of the brigade commander, the higher the status.

The first place is the best candidate for division commander.

On the battlefield, if the head of the division is killed in battle and there is no deputy head of the division, then the commander of the first brigade will act as the head of the division temporarily.

If the commander of the first brigade is also killed, the commander of the second brigade will be on top.

And so on.

Tang Sifang was able to overwhelm Crazy Saber Zhang Fang because of his superior overall view.

how to say.

In the army, except for a few talented people, among the generals, those who have read books tend to grow faster than those who have not read books.

Tang Sifang and Kuang Dao Zhang Fang are the most vivid example.

Xue Rengui's eyes swept over the generals one by one, his sharpness was restrained, but it was enough to make the generals who were sitting again raise their spirits by twelve points.

Even Xu Chu, who is a noble martial artist, did not dare to act presumptuously.

In fact, Xu Chu is no longer the only strong Wu Zun in the fief. Xue Rengui and Fifth Ziyue have both broken through the bottleneck and become strong Wu Zun.

This is naturally also due to the Gongde Qiyun Network.

In the small room, there were only the slightly heavy breathing of several generals, and the air was mixed with the peculiar smell of sweat and blood of lieutenant generals.

For an ordinary person, it would be really unbearable.

"How to fight this battle, what do you guys think?" Xue Rengui is not that kind of cold general, and his expression is still very easy-going, "I declare in advance that this commander has issued a military order in front of His Highness. If he can't fight well, he will lose it." It's not my face alone, but the face of the entire First Division."

Xu Chu had no expression on his face. He always only carried out orders and never expressed his opinions.

Tang Sifang glanced at Zhang Fang who was next to him without any trace, got up and bowed to Xue Rengui, clasped his fists and said, "I report to the commander, the general thinks that this battle should be a quick word."

"Why?"

A glimmer of light flashed in Xue Rengui's eyes.

Tang Sifang said: "Our army's attack on Siyou County this time is about a time lag. Once the war begins, not only must we quickly defeat the enemy's fourth division before the Izumo Kingdom's southern army retreats, we must also defeat it in a very short time." Within a short period of time, a solid defense line has been established in Siyou County, which does not give the Yun State even the slightest hope of retaking Siyou County, so as not to be involved in a larger-scale war and drag the fiefdom into the quagmire of war."

"The general thinks, that must not be what His Highness wants." Tang Sifang said in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)