In the coalition camp, there were bonfires everywhere, like stars in the sky. The big tent in the middle was also brightly lit. Lu Lie endured the pain in his body and managed to sit behind Shuai An.
The atmosphere in the tent was very dull, with many people whispering to each other and looking a little solemn.
In today's battle, the coalition forces were about to break through the earthen wall and capture the barrier between Linqiu and Huali City. However, they did not expect to be attacked by fire from the other side, and another misfortune occurred, which actually ruined the good situation. Eastward flow.
More importantly, the coalition forces lost a governor. Compared to the deaths of ordinary soldiers, the most terrible thing was that a master of the Five Realms was easily killed by the other party. This also means that the advantage of their own high-level combat power will be greatly weakened, and the only thing they will have to fight for in the future is strategy and the number of troops.
"Ahem." Lu Lie suppressed the irritation in his heart and coughed loudly, and the tent suddenly became quiet.
"Everyone, during the break of the war, our army will soon attack the city again. I wonder if you have any advice." Lu Lie sat up straight and glanced around, but finally landed on Guyang Si.
Gu Yangsi looked at the silent governors and could only sigh and said: "Today's defeat seems accidental, but it is inevitable. From the beginning, we had the intention of underestimating the enemy and hoping for a quick victory. Treating the attack as a field battle resulted in such a big loss.
The other side prepared the situation for a city defense battle today. On the other hand, our army did not even prepare any decent siege weapons. They just relied on their soldiers to attack the city bravely. It was inevitable that there would be so many casualties.
Today's work is tomorrow's teacher. I secretly think that the next siege should be postponed, and sufficient siege weapons should be prepared before a large-scale army is launched. Moreover, the focus of our army's attack must be adjusted. "
Speaking of this, Gu Yangsi paused briefly.
"Oh, I wonder where Brother Gu thinks I should attack." Lu Lie's expression became serious and he humbly asked for advice.
"Attack Lin Qiu." Guyang Si blurted out, as if he had already considered this issue.
"Lin Qiu?" Lu Lie frowned slightly, touched his chin and muttered. There was a lot of discussion in the big tent. Some people were stunned, while others were a little confused.
Bahong glanced at Guyang Si, frowned and said: "Now this Huili City is like a carrying pole, with heavy objects on both sides, and the earthen wall in the middle is the wooden pole. Cutting off the carrying pole will destroy it, and from today on From the attack point of view, it is easy to break through here, but our army's luck is a bit bad, why should we change to attack Linqiu."
Gu Yangsi sighed and cupped his hands at the surrounding people, "We can see how Wu Gen wouldn't have thought of it. He arranged it like this and personally took charge, just to attract us to attack the earth wall.
After today's battle, the Northern Army has been repairing the earth wall and digging the deep ditch in front of the wall. If the Cang family's son-in-law hadn't shot many soldiers in the ditch to death, it would be impossible to say that the deep ditch would still be there. It will be expanded a lot.
I think, in addition to these earth walls and deep ditches, he must have hidden many tricks waiting for us. With this earth wall holding back our troops, Huali City and Linqiu can attack from a flank easily. Even if we work hard to capture the middle earth wall, the commanding heights on both sides still exist, and Huali City has not yet been captured. I still need to send out troops to separately attack the mound and the high city. The purpose of this battle has not been achieved at all.
Therefore, we should change our thinking and focus on attacking both sides. Among them, Huali City is protected by a city wall, and the city is very heavily guarded. It may be very difficult to capture it directly. It would be better to attack Linqiu. Although there are troops stationed here, the terrain is narrow and not many people can be hidden.
Moreover, the south side is far away from the cover of the earth wall, which makes it easier for me to climb and attack. After Linqiu is captured, they can attack the earthen wall from top to bottom at close range and suppress Huali City from far away, thus breaking the entire defense of Huali City. "
"What if I attack Linqiu, Tuqiang and Huili City?" Bahong then asked.
"I deployed the main force in Linqiu, and at the same time sent troops to hold up the earth wall to prevent them from going up the hill to support. As for Huili City, just use some troops to harass them. This is the so-called attack one, support one, and watch one."
After hearing this, everyone was thoughtful. The most important thing for the coalition forces to move west this time is to capture Huali City as soon as possible and clear the obstacles to Hanlu City.
If we had been clinging to the earth wall, in fact, Huali City had not been seriously damaged. The forest hills that formed the horns of each other were still there, and the city's defense system had not been broken. It was inevitable that the delay would be longer. It would be better to attack Linqiu or Huali City directly. After the city is broken, the earthen wall will be destroyed without a fight.
Cang Yi has been silent today. The death of his own governor has greatly reduced the Cang family's high-level combat power, and he can't help but look a little sad.
Gu Yangsi glanced at his friend, turned to Lu Lie and cupped his hands and said: "This time the Cang family suppressed Fu Fen and killed the enemy without caring about his own life. Unfortunately, he died. I personally think that he should be credited with a meritorious service. I don't know what the alliance's plan is."
"Exactly." Lu Lie is not a fool. After today's defeat, the morale of the army is low. If the casualties and casualties are not compensated, who will rush to the front next time. "Today's attack on the city will be a great achievement for the Cang family. Wait. After subduing Bao Ji, you can take away three more cities."
Cang Yi's face looked better. Although Lu Lie was still making an empty promise at the moment, it was also an explanation to his family. He rushed to Lu Lie and cupped his hands, but remained silent.
Gu Yangsi was still not finished talking, and walked in the tent with his hands behind his back while talking, "There are two things that made me deeply moved about this battle against Wu Gen. I don't know whether the future battle style will be different from the previous ones." Are not the same.
The first is the emergence of the Volunteer Falcon Army. Although it is still unclear how powerful it is, I believe that after this battle, each family will raise a guard bird and form their own Volunteer Falcon Army. Just imagine that there are thousands of birds or shuttles flying by. Where should the cavalry and infantry that each of our families are proud of flee to?
The second is the ultimate killing method for high-level people. Wu Gen has already shown it to us today. If ordinary soldiers had mastered this method, there would probably be far fewer cases in the past when military generals used their own strength to conquer a city. The war will return to its original appearance, relying on the strategy of the generals, the bravery of the soldiers, the smooth flow of military orders, and sufficient supplies.
Therefore, I suggest that all generals should not attack alone unless necessary to avoid being ambushed by the enemy. However, the governors are still the pillars of the army, and they are indispensable in leading the troops to fight. Leader Lu, can you transfer Qiu Linzhi, Fuqiu Linzhi, to this place? As for Young Master Qiulin, his duty of guarding the grain road is very important, so there is no need to come here. "
The expressions of the people present were a little strange. They wanted to be appeased but not the young master. This incident showed that Qiu Linhe was unpopular with many people.
Lu Lie coughed, nodded and said: "Brother Gu is right, that's good. I will send a letter to Qiu Linhe in the body of the alliance leader tomorrow. I think he will not refuse.
Everyone, please guard the camp today. Starting from tomorrow, except for a small number of scouts, each family will need to build flying stone carts, ladders, etc. to prepare for the siege.
In addition, when the war breaks out again, our Lu family will be the main attack on Linqiu, and we will ask the Ba family to attack the earthen wall and wait for an opportunity to destroy the defenses of Huili City. Ask the Gu family to focus on attacking the military stronghold behind the wall and intercept the fearless army's mobile troops. I heard that the school captain surnamed Shui is really powerful and has been wandering outside the city. We must find a way to kill him. As for the Cang family, they should divide into two groups to provide cover and help me with my actions. "
After the military meeting was over, only Lu Lie, Gu Yangsi and other young masters and the governor were left in the tent. Cang Yi was the first to leave because he was in a bad mood. This is already a regular meeting of the coalition forces. After the big military meeting, there will be a small gathering to discuss some secret matters that should not be known to the public.
Lu Lie took a pill, suppressed his injuries, and turned to look at Gu Yangsi, "Brother Gu, since you want to transfer Qiu Linzhi here, why not also transfer Li Xin, the governor of the Murong family, here? He is now here." Yugu City is not far from here, wouldn't it be more convenient?"
Gu Yangsi applied some elixir powder on his temples. He had been working too hard these days and he couldn't bear it. "I always feel that something is not right about the Murong family. After all, they are somewhat involved with the Ji family. We should be more careful." That's good. The reason why I tried to dissuade the alliance leader several times not to recruit any more Murong family soldiers was because I had this idea."
Ba Hong narrowed his eyes, and a cold light flashed in his eyes, "If that's the case, why do you still keep the five thousand people like Murong Yuqiang? Just take them."
"No, no, no." Gu Yangsi smiled easily and waved his hand, "There are many benefits to keeping these five thousand people. At least in the eyes of outsiders, the Ji family has even rebelled against their own in-laws, which shows how unpopular the Ji family is. , I have not lost sight of my righteousness.
In addition, having these five thousand people here is equivalent to putting five thousand hostages in our hands. The rest of the Murong family will not touch them without permission. As for finding out that the Murong family has other ideas in the future, I will just kill them with a backhand. There are five thousand people, and they are not far from my army. They can be easily killed. "
"Haha, Brother Gu is really thoughtful." Lu Lie admired Gu Yangsi in his heart. If he hadn't been here, he would have been afraid that he wouldn't be able to survive. "Ji Ye, a coward, with so many troops from the Southern Army, watched helplessly. Wu Gen is left alone. If only he had brought the Southern Army, we might as well stew them all with one spoon in Huili City, so as not to have to go to Hanlu City to look for him again."
"Haha, it's okay if he doesn't come. We have to work hard to move westward, and some people have to bleed. Can we all share the task of chewing bones?" Gu Yangsi smiled slightly and made an unprecedented joke.
"That's true." Lu Lie's mood improved a lot, and the depression of the day's defeat was gone.
Bahong blinked and looked at the two of them in confusion, not understanding what they were talking about.
Just as he was about to leave to rest, someone suddenly walked in from outside the tent with a small barrel, "Leader, there is a letter from the Qiulin family here."
"Send it up." Lu Lie's heart suddenly sank. Qiu Linhe never wrote letters on weekdays. What was he going to do this late at night?
When he opened the letter and read it, Lu Lie handed it to Guyang Si angrily, "Qiu Linhe said that they encountered a sneak attack on the granary by the Rebel Army. Fortunately, he took the lead in the attack and saved the granary. However, the Rebel Army had Several shuttles actually emitted strange white light. One of his family members, Qianhu and Qiu Linzhi, jumped into the air to intercept them. Qianhu was killed on the spot, and Qiu Linzhi was also seriously injured. However, he killed three of the opponent's hawks. He Qiu Linhe was so embarrassed that he asked me to credit him with a big merit."
After hearing this, the expressions of Bu Kuan, Gu Gan and others changed. Another governor was injured by the fearless army. Sure enough, as Gu Yangsi said, you should be careful when attacking your own family in the future.
Gu Yangsi smiled slightly after seeing it, "I'll give him credit. At least he protected the granary and gave the coalition forces a safe way out. He deserves a reward."
"Okay, I was planning to write a letter to Qiu Linzhi tonight, but I don't need to do it now. Let's give him a try." Lu Lie sneered.
On the earthen wall in the early morning, Wu Gen frowned, looking at the coalition camp hidden in the mist in the distance, and even forgot to drink the wine in his hand. Beside them, the soldiers of the Northern Army were repairing the first earth wall.
Suoji hurriedly ran up the wall, looking a little embarrassed, and knelt down on one knee, "Zhao Master, I had a bad start last night and lost three hawks. Please punish me, the village master."
Wu Gen turned his head, his expression a little dull, "Oh, has the granary burned down?"
"Only a few granaries were burned before they were stopped by the enemy. However, they injured a person from the Fifth Realm, who should be the governor of the Qiulin family." Suoji briefly reported the sneak attack last night.
"That's alright. The coalition forces will suppress one dead and one injured. If they don't dare to openly confront the rebel army in the future, your actions will be less of a threat." Wu Gen did not blame Suo Ji and stretched out his hand to pull him up. "We The Rebel Army still has too few people. It is still capable of fighting against over 1,800 people. Against the tens of thousands of coalition forces, it can only harass and attack them."
Suoji's eyes moved and he quickly raised his hands and said, "Could this be the reason why the village leader didn't let us attack when the enemy attacked the city yesterday?"
"That's right. If you go up, you can only scare people. Even if the bows are broken by these tens of thousands of people, they won't be able to kill many. On the contrary, they may not suffer much loss from the Volunteer Falcon Army." Wu Gen sighed and pointed. Pointing to the coalition camp opposite, "Including the thousands of troops from Cong Yue yesterday, the reason why they were not allowed to block the Gu family's horses head-on, but only pursued them during the retreat, was because they were afraid that the battle would be lost. There were too many people on the other side. We Can’t beat it.”
"The leader of the village is really a good general who has not been produced for thousands of years, and he can transport troops like a god." Suo Ji gave a thumbs up sincerely.
"God damn it, aren't you forced to do this?" Wu Gen scolded with a smile, and slapped Suo Ji on the head, "Today, Da Fang Fang sent people to the coalition camp to conduct reconnaissance to see where they are. What are you doing? It doesn’t look like you want to send troops immediately.
By the way, I don't know how well Yang Zheng's medicine is doing, and if the coalition forces are still slow to move, Suoji, you can try to get some insects and ants into the coalition camp. We can't defeat him head-on, so we can only resort to some unsavory tricks. "
"I'm good at this. Just keep an eye on me, village leader." Suo Ji happily agreed.
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