Dynasty Call: Low-key Struggle for Hegemony

The enemy troops retreated, but there was a faint smell of blood inside and outside Red Eagle City.

Li Yuan, Chu Junyan, and Chu Qingyan stood on the high and thick city wall, looking into the distance with extremely solemn expressions.

Within the Ling Alliance army, they have already sensed no less than thirty Tianwu realms. If they attack with all their might, Red Eagle City will be unable to resist.

But there is one thing to be happy about. They won the first battle today. The momentum of the Chu Alliance army increased greatly, and Fang Shiyuan successfully broke through to the Tianwu realm, giving Li Yuan another high-end combat power.

Back in the city, the generals have finished counting today's casualties. In this siege, the Chu League suffered nearly 20,000 casualties, while the Ling League suffered about 50,000 or 60,000 casualties.

"Everyone, how should we face Ling Meng's attack next?"

On the main seat, Li Yuan looked around everyone with a serious expression. Below him were some important generals and counselors.

Anyone who fought today knew that this was just a test.

The reason why Ling Meng didn't dare to attack now was simply because they were afraid that Chu Meng might have some hidden tricks.

After all, one of the members of the Chu League came from the royal family and the other two came from the Zhenguo Mansion.

The Ximen family had been deceived by Chu Junyan before.

If you want to prevent the enemy from attacking, you must first change the enemy's thinking.

"Your Highness, the eldest young lady, the second young lady, and my subordinates believe that Ling Meng's next step is likely to go around Red Eagle City and attack Xingcheng and Yuancheng in order to outflank Red Eagle City."

A scribe in green clothes was the first to speak. This person's name was Song Heng. He was a counselor under Chu Junyan and his resourcefulness was quite extraordinary.

Jia Xu, Liang Wenyu, Wu Yong and others nodded after hearing the words. The Chu League had few soldiers and most of the main force was in Red Eagle City. To ensure that everything was safe, they had to capture Xingcheng and Yuancheng first, and then all roads in Red Eagle City could be sealed off. Come on, even if Red Eagle City has any hiding methods, it will be of no use.

Chu Qingyan's subordinate Jiang Tiantian said:

"So do we want to reinforce the two cities now? But if we have few troops in Red Eagle City, what if they deliberately let us disperse our forces to reinforce the two cities and then turn to attack Red Eagle City?"

This idea was approved by many generals.

However, Song Heng showed a meaningful smile:

"I mean, can we send troops to ambush the enemy troops who are taking a detour to attack Xingcheng and Yuancheng, and attack front and back with the defenders of the two cities!"

"We, the Chu League, have a powerful cavalry force called the Silver Moon Cavalry. Wouldn't it be a waste if we stayed in the city to defend the city?"

When Song Heng talked about the Silver Moon Cavalry, everyone looked at Chu Junyan who looked upward with an indifferent expression.

The Silver Moon Cavalry, a famous cavalry force of the Dayu Dynasty, numbered only eight thousand. They were the strongest cavalry under Chu Junyan, and were directly commanded by Chu Junyan.

Chu Junyan looked at Song Heng and said calmly:

"You go on."

After Song Heng received Chu Junyan's affirmation, he continued:

"I have a bold idea."

"We now have a total of 40,000 cavalry in Red Eagle City, including 15,000 under the King of Chu, 10,000 under the second lady, and 15,000 under the eldest lady. These cavalry are a powerful fighting force. , it would be such a waste if we released Red Eagle City to defend the city.

How about we send all these cavalry outside the city and hide them within the boundaries of our three cities.

One is to use the mobility of the cavalry to ambush the enemy troops heading to Xingcheng and Zhongyuan City.

Second, it was also to deter Lingmeng’s enemies and prevent them from acting rashly.

Third, once the three cities encounter a crisis, they can quickly provide support or harass the enemy's rear. "

After hearing Song Heng's words, Wu Yong frowned and said:

"If the cavalry is hidden outside the city, what should we do if Lingmen counterattacks and suppresses these cavalry? Is it too dangerous?"

Song Heng said confidently: "If Lingmeng dares to come to encircle and suppress the cavalry, wouldn't it be just right? The land between the three cities is our territory. Our reinforcement speed is faster than theirs. The initiative is in our hands. We will be more sure when the time comes." Destroy the enemy."

Li Yuan and Jia Xu looked at each other and nodded slightly. It was a good idea.

Now they can only defend passively. It may take a long time to find a loophole in Lingmeng. The cavalry may be a breakthrough.

It would be better if the enemy's troops could be depleted bit by bit. It would be better if they could use this to lure over the Ling Alliance's Tianwu Realm experts and deal with them.

The territory of the three cities is vast and the mountains and forests are dense enough to hide the traces of the cavalry.

Chu Junyan looked at Li Yuan and asked, "King Chu, what do you think?"

Li Yuan looked very hesitant and said a little distressed:

"Letting the cavalry hide outside the city has great advantages, but the disadvantage is obvious. We are outnumbered now. If the cavalry we send out is ambushed by the Ling League, it will be a heavy loss for our Chu League."

Chu Qingyan seemed to have known that Li Yuan would say this for a long time. She narrowed her eyes and said with a smile:

"If His Royal Highness the King of Chu is afraid of the loss of cavalry, your cavalry does not need to leave the city. You can stay in Red Eagle Town to guard. Just let me and my sister's cavalry go out."

Li Yuan's eyes lit up and he wanted to agree, but at this moment Jia Xu's coughing sound sounded.

"Ahem!"

Um?

Li Yuan paused and turned around to see Jia Xu nodding slightly. He immediately understood what Jia Xu meant. He frowned with confusion on his face, met everyone's gaze, and finally sighed:

"Okay, I agree to send out all the cavalry, but the target of 40,000 cavalry is too big. We are divided into three cavalry armies to guard and help each other in the boundaries of the three cities. Each cavalry army needs to send at least one strong man in the Tianwu Realm to hide Inside.”

Li Yuan's eyes swept across Chu Junyan and Chu Qingyan, and he knew that these two people must have hidden Tianwu Realm experts.

Chu Qingyan's smile did not change after seeing Li Yuan agree.

"It's natural!"

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Li Yuan took Jia Xu, Yuwen Chengdu, and Zhong Lizhen back to his house to continue discussing the candidates to send out.

Back at home, Li Yuan introduced everyone with a smile on his face:

"Everyone, this time we have two more colleagues: Ma Chao and Xu Chu!"

I saw two figures walking out of the back hall.

One has a face like a crown jade, a tiger body and ape arms, and eyes like shooting stars.

One is more than eight feet long, has a waist that is ten inches wide, and has a majestic appearance.

"Ma Chao, Ma Mengqi has met all of his colleagues!"

"Xu Chu, Xu Zhongkang has met all of his colleagues."

"Jia Xu!"

"Yuwen Chengdu!"

"Zhongli Mei!"

After the five people met, they all looked at each other.

"Master Jia, long time no see!"

When Xu Chu saw Jia Xu, he felt close to him.

Jia Xu smiled and nodded: "Zhong Kang, long time no see."

When Ma Chao saw Jia Xu, his eyes flashed, he turned to Zhong Lizhen and cupped his fists:

"General Zhongli Mei, I have long admired your name!"

Zhongli Mei saw Ma Chao's extraordinary momentum and majesty, and responded in kind.

After Xu Chu and Ma Chao greeted Jia Xu and Zhong Lizhen, they looked at Yuwen Chengdu behind Li Yuan, their eyes full of solemnity.

They all felt the terrifying power contained in this man's body, and he was undoubtedly the strongest among them.

Therefore, their faces were solemn.

Yuwen Chengdu also smiled kindly at them.

Jia Xu looked at Ma Chao and smiled kindly:

"The famous General Shenwei, I finally have the honor to become a colleague today."

When Ma Chao saw Jia Xu taking the initiative to express his closeness to him, he sighed inwardly and showed a trace of respect on his face:

"Mr. Jia's talent is unparalleled, Meng Qi admires him!"

After a friendly exchange, everyone sat down for a while, their expressions became solemn, waiting for Li Yuan above to speak.

"Today, Chu Junyan and Chu Qingyan plan to send cavalry out of the city. What do you think?"

Zhong Lizhen said: "Your Highness, they are right. It is very likely that the Ling Meng will divert troops to attack Xingcheng. We want reinforcements, so sending cavalry to reinforce is the best option, and the cavalry staying in the city will not be of much use."

Li Yuan nodded in agreement, then looked at Jia Xu, who shook his feather fan lightly and said with a smile:

"Your Highness, we once suspected that the Wang family had taken refuge in Chu Junyan, but now I believe it even more."

"Oh~!"

Li Yuan raised his eyebrows.

"Although Chu Junyan told various reasons, she still couldn't hide her inner confidence, which showed that she was very sure that the cavalry sent to the city would be fine."

At this time, the cavalry is roaming the boundaries of the three cities. What is the most important thing?

It's information!

Li Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, met Jia Xu's gaze, and said quietly: "So they are also testing me!"

Jia Xu smiled and said: "Strong alliances can often collapse from within!"

"You mean, we can falsely spread this news to Ling Meng and make them doubt each other!"

"Facts will prove the truth of the rumors!"

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After Zhenxin City was shaken and the Ling Alliance army retreated, the top leaders of the four major forces gathered together to discuss a move.

Jiang Kun had a smile because Cheng Haonan, the young master of Zhongyi Hall, successfully broke through to the Tianwu realm and was now consolidating his cultivation in the secret room.

Ximen Lintian sighed: "Our Ximen family has been embarrassed in today's battle. I didn't expect Ao Lie to be defeated at the hands of Xing Daorong."

"Xing Daorong is Chu Qingyan's most powerful general. We must kill him sooner or later!"

An elder of the Lieyan Sect said with hatred because Yang Changkong, the holy son of the Lieyan Sect whom he was very optimistic about, died in the hands of Xing Daorong.

"What should we do next?"

"Whether we continue to attack the city or not, today on top of the city, there are only a dozen or so auras of Tianwu Realm experts from the Chu League. This time we can definitely send Tianwu Realm experts to attack with the army!"

A banner leader named Qian from Zhongyi Hall was full of evil spirits and had a big body and round waist. He waved his strong arms and said arrogantly:

"That's right, we have forty Tianwu Realm experts here. If we attack together, we will definitely be able to destroy them in one fell swoop. There is no need to waste Wuxuba Nao's time."

His words were unanimously recognized by everyone in Zhongyi Hall. In one sentence:

Just do it!

Many people frowned when they heard the words of Qian Banner Leader of Zhongyi Hall.

But this is tantamount to starting a war.

"It is certain that there are fewer powerful people in the Tianwu Realm in the Chu League than us, but now we have to find out another point. How many sages are there in the Chu League? Are there only two? How strong are they?"

Everyone looked at Ximen Lintian and Liu Qingquan.

Because they have fought against both venerables.

"The venerable person behind Chu Junyan is in the late stage of the Dharma Master Realm!"

There was a solemn look in Ximen Lintian's eyes. The venerable master of their Ximen family who was in the middle stage of the Dharma Master Realm was injured by him. If it hadn't been for the late Dharma Master Realm of Zhongyi Hall who took action at that time, the ancestor of the Ximen family might have died.

Liu Qingquan's pale face continued to cough:

"The venerable man behind King Chu is also at the late stage of the Dharma Master Realm. I was defeated by him with just one move. If I hadn't run so fast, I would have ended up there!"

Wang Xin said solemnly: "If there are only two sages in the late stage of Dharma Master Realm, we can still solve it."

"But I'm afraid they are hiding a Venerable!"

This is what they are worried about. Now every force has a venerable. The venerable of Zhongyi Hall is in the late stage of Dazun Realm. The venerable of the Ximen family is in the middle stage of Dazun Realm. The venerable of the Wang family is in the middle stage of Dazun Realm. Yanzong Liu Qingquan was also in the middle stage of the Dharma Master Realm.

Among them, the ancestor of the Ximen family and Liu Qingquan were both slightly injured and needed some time to recover from their injuries before they could regain their full combat power.

Only three venerables in the middle stage of the Dharma Realm can deal with the venerables in the late Dharma Realm.

If one person is missing, the two mid-level Dharma Master Realm sages are no match for the late Dharma Master Realm sages. If the late Dharma Master Realm venerable attacks one of them with all his might, the mid-stage Dharma Master Realm venerable will die.

This is more serious than the death of ten Tianwu Realm peak experts, and it is simply a loss that cannot be afforded.

If the two late-stage Dharma Master Realm sages from the Chu League take action to stop the four sages from the Ling League, there will still be one from the Chu League. So what will happen to the powerful Tianwu Realm masters who are attacking the city?

The Dharma Master Realm and the Tianwu Realm are not the same realm at all. Even a venerable who has just entered the Dharma Master Realm in the early stages can kill a strong man at the peak of the Tianwu Realm with one palm.

The strong Tianwu realm is the core pillar of their strength. They have lost many Tianwu realms due to carelessness, which has made them heartbroken. In addition, now that the troubled times are coming, every strong Tianwu realm is a precious resource and they need to be very cautious.

At this time, Ximen Aolong stood up and said to everyone:

"How about this? We continue to send half of our troops to attack the city and suppress the Red Eagle City army inside the city. Then we send the other half of our troops to bypass Red Eagle City and attack Xingcheng and Yuancheng!"

Lu Zhiyao of Zhongyi Hall had a flash of light in his eyes when he heard this and agreed:

"Young Master Ximen is right. We have two venerables in the Ling League who need to spend time recuperating. Since we don't want to start a major war for the time being, we can just use this time to attack the other two cities. Xingcheng and Yuancheng are short of troops. We can definitely take it!"

An elder of Lieyan Sect also agreed: "Yes, once Xingcheng and Yuancheng are captured by us, then in Dongrong County and Huirong County in the rear, we can send troops to march straight in and cut off all their retreats. Now Red Eagle City is surrounded by us, even if Red Eagle City still has some trump cards, we can deal with it calmly!"

"But what if they guess that we are going to attack Xingcheng and Yuancheng in a detour, what if they set up an ambush on the way?"

Some people frowned, expressing their disapproval of this strategy.

"It would be better if Red Eagle City sent troops. They are now a turtle shell in Red Eagle City, which is difficult to break. When they come out, wouldn't it be a good opportunity for us to eliminate them.

Our troops are many times greater than theirs, so what if we let them ambush us? We can afford to lose 100,000 troops. Even if they only lose 50,000 troops, will they dare to fight us? "

But most of them agree with Ximen Aolong's strategy.

"We can definitely attack one city first, and after taking it, we can attack the next city."