Liu Xin had already seen the change in Zheng Xiao's face, and he sighed secretly in his heart. His thoughts just flashed for a moment, but reality seemed to have passed for a long time.
But he couldn't answer Zheng Xiao's question with such an answer.
Because others will only think that he is perfunctory.
How could it take so long for a thought to flash in anyone's mind?
But Zheng Xiao's quick wit is still there.
"Just now I was wondering if the strategy we formulated at the beginning can be launched in advance?"
"Um?"
Everyone had doubts in their hearts.
Except Huangfu Rongjiang and Zheng Xiao.
This was something only the commander-in-chief of their three-pronged army and Hu Gengchen and Liu Xin who guarded the base camp knew.
They arranged Dugu Xuanqing in a very hidden location.
And the person who proposed such a surprising force was Liu Xin.
This is what Liu Xin brought into this exercise using Jianghu's attack method.
In the world of martial arts, it is always the first to capture the thief and capture the king.
Unlike the two armies that always have heavy guards against their commanders, it is actually very difficult to kill the enemy chief directly.
In today's world, I'm afraid only the master can do it.
But even if you are a grandmaster, if you want to take the general's head from Wanjun, I am afraid that there is a high probability that he will fall.
The power of the army is absolutely unmatched by human power.
But the most effective thing in the world of martial arts is to capture the thief first and capture the king first.
As long as the other party's leader can be eliminated. Most of the Jianghu forces will become like birds and beasts.
Of course, this does not include super powerful sects like the Holy Sect that have been passed down for hundreds of years.
A sect like the Holy Sect already has a strong spirit, but the death of a sect leader will make the sect's cohesion even stronger.
Liangshan is another extreme.
There are currently 800,000 people in Liangshan, but there are a total of thirty-five large and small forces.
And there are even more unconventional forces left.
This makes Liangshan's cohesion almost zero.
Liangshan's internal affairs are already very good if they don't attack each other.
This was also the main reason Liu Xinyi persuaded others in the first place.
Of course, this is also related to Dugu Xuanqing's persistence.
He neither wants to be a general, nor does he want to be someone else's subordinate.
This is exactly the same as Huang Linxian.
There is still doubt in Zheng Xiao's eyes. We are discussing business here, but you are thinking about a previous proposal of yours.
Besides, everyone has agreed to the proposal and is even implementing it.
But before he could say anything more, soldiers arrived with an urgent report.
The soldier handed the report to the two war supervising generals and then left.
Could it be the news from Wei Zongquan?
Everyone's attention immediately turned to the two war supervising generals.
After reading the information delivered, the two war supervisors looked a little strange.
But even though they looked weird, they still announced the news directly.
"Wei Zongquan rebelled with his left-wing troops.
There was a mutiny in the camp and seven thousand troops were lost.
This is what happened on the 23rd day of the exercise. "
After the announcement, the War Supervisor General handed the note to Huangfu Rongjiang.
Huangfu Rongjiang took it and took a look, his eyes full of disbelief.
No one expected this to be the case.
"If Wei Zongquan rebels..."
Zheng Xiao's face became extremely ugly.
In his previous strategy, the left-wing army led by Wei Zongquan was very important.
Even indispensable.
And now Wei Zongquan's betrayal has directly caused the gap between the attacker and the defender to widen again.
Moreover, after this pullout, the attackers lost more than 30% of their troops.
The defender's strength once again reached twice that of the attacker.
Zheng Xiao's Taoist heart was already somewhat damaged.
"Don't be too discouraged, this is just a drill."
Liu Xin stepped forward to comfort him. At the same time, he looked at the other people who looked defeated and said loudly:
“Everyone, don’t forget, this is just a drill!
Even though we regard the outcome of this exercise as very important,
Even if this is a real battle,
But a general must not give up easily.
There is a saying that goes well, if a man dies, a bird turns to the sky!
Even if we are destined to die, we must bite off a piece of the enemy's flesh and blood.
Let them follow in our footsteps with serious injuries. "
"Liu Xin is right, don't say this is just a drill.
Even if we encounter the current situation on the real battlefield.
There is only one thing we have to do, kill as many enemies as possible!
Zheng Xiao, don’t be discouraged, I will definitely avenge Wei Zongquan for you! "
Huangfu Rongjiang's eyes were full of killing intent. This was not the kind of fighting intent in a competition, but a real killing intent.
Huangfu Rongjiang couldn't figure out why Wei Zongquan did this.
He was a disciple of Zhu Shuai, his third son Zhu Ying.
And Zhu Ying is now one of the examiners for this competition.
He was the only one who could persuade Wei Zongquan to do such a thing.
Why did he do this?
The defender represents the Wenchen Group.
Is there any hidden secret here?
The more Huangfu Rongjiang knew, the more he thought about.
But soon he forcibly expelled these messy thoughts.
Now he only had one thing to do.
Whether on the battlefield or in the Zhengyang martial arts competition.
Facing the betrayer, all he has to do is to eliminate him forcefully.
So the next moment, everyone began to rearrange.
Zheng Xiao returned directly to Stronghold No. 7 and stayed put to see what the situation would be like.
Huangfu Rongjiang led all his troops to stronghold No. 4.
You can imagine what was the first thing Wei Zongquan did after his betrayal.
It must be outside Stronghold No. 4.
The 10,000 troops surrounding Stronghold No. 4!
The news they received happened on the 23rd day of the exercise.
And now the drumbeat has reached the 24th.
One day was enough for Wei Zongquan to lead the army from stronghold 5 to stronghold 4.
Huangfu Rongjiang only hoped that he still had time.
As a result, one day after the drill, the result was determined. Wei Zongquan took his 11,000 troops and directly attacked the 10,000 attackers surrounded by stronghold No. 4.
Among these ten thousand people, there are also some generals left by Huangfu Rongjiang.
But he is no match for Wei Zongquan.
And at the same time, Chen Fangjun in Stronghold No. 4 saw hope. Attacked from both inside and outside, the attacker's 10,000 troops were wiped out.
Wei Zongquan only lost 3,000 troops, which can be said to be an absolute victory.
After winning this victory, Wei Zongquan stationed himself at stronghold No. 4.
As a result, stronghold No. 4 became the strongest stronghold on the defensive side.
It was like a nail stuck firmly in the center of the entire map.
Huangfu Rongjiang missed a beat, and the Alliance rushed to Stronghold No. 6. At this time, only Liu Xin's 6,000 troops were stationed in No. 6 Stronghold.
Exercise twenty-sixth day.
Stronghold No. 4 currently has 28,000 troops, plus five [Arrow Arrays], four [City Defenses], and two [Traps].
If the attacker wants to storm stronghold No. 4, he will inevitably suffer huge losses.
Moreover, the attacker's disaster was still to come. When Huangfu Rongjiang returned to stronghold No. 6, the defender's eighth, ninth, eleventh, sixteenth, and eighteenth strongholds jointly sent troops.
Led by Huang Linxian and assisted by Lou Chenxu, with a total of 30,000 troops, they attacked stronghold No. 6.
At this time, Huangfu Rongjiang only had more than 15,000 people in his hands.
In Huangfu Rongjiang's big tent, Liu Xin put forward his own ideas.
After some discussion, Huangfu Rongjiang agreed.
So the drill took place on the twenty-seventh day.
Huangfu Rongjiang's entire army rushed to stronghold No. 7 to join Zheng Xiao.
When both sides joined forces, they gathered 31,000 troops.
Thirty thousand people led by Huang Linxian captured it directly. Stronghold No. 6 is undefended.
The attacker's advantage is directly compressed.
Moreover, the number of troops at Stronghold No. 6 and Stronghold No. 4 is close to 60,000.
Once they attack the attacker's base camp, if they succeed, the attacker will suffer an overall decline in morale.
If that were the case, there would be no way to fight this battle.
Therefore, Huangfu Rongjiang and Zheng Xiao at No. 7 Stronghold will definitely choose to support the base camp at No. 3 Stronghold.
The final outcome is a decisive battle between the offensive and defensive sides.
This is also a good strategy that Zhu Ying came up with for Guande to fight back.
But the most critical part of this strategy is Wei Zongquan's betrayal.
Without his surrender, the situation of the war would not have changed so dramatically.
At the same time, Weng Bingliang, who received the news, angrily tore up the information in his hands.
He stepped off the high platform directly. In the darkness before dawn, even if he held a torch, he could not illuminate the five feet around him.
But even the darkness could not stop the angry Weng Bingliang at this moment.
He went straight to the high platform where Zhu Ying was.
Under the high platform, Zhu Ying had already been waiting for Weng Bingliang.
The former knows the latter's temperament. He will definitely not be able to sit still and will come to question him.
"Mother Xipi, you'd better give me a reasonable explanation!
Why did your protégé betray?
Does he know the seriousness of treason? "
Zhu Ying stood firm in the face of Weng Bingliang's rage.
"Treason, punish the ten clans!"
There was a smile on Zhu Ying's face, but under the dim firelight, she looked like an evil ghost in the abyss.
Weng Binliang frowned deeply. He felt a feeling from the other party that made him extremely unhappy.
“If Mr. Weng comes to question my decision.
Then I can tell you that this is what my father specifically asked me to do before I set off.
The purpose of the Zhengyang Military Competition is to select the rising stars of the Zhengyang Military.
If there is no difficulty, how can we squeeze out their potential? "
Zhu Ying's words sounded reasonable at first glance.
But Weng Bingliang has never been a reasonable person.
Weng Bingliang drew out his knife and cut off the load-bearing pillar under the high platform behind Zhu Ying with one stroke.
This was a solid wooden stake as thick as a man's waist, but it was cut off easily by Weng Bingliang.
And what he held was just an ordinary saber.
Crunch!
Zhu Ying listened to the harsh friction sound behind her. Because of Weng Bingliang's knife, the high platform lost its balance and was already on the verge of collapse.
"Two adults, please be careful!"
The two lieutenants not far away said in unison.
Zhu Ying and Weng Bingliang were unmoved.
Until the high platform finally couldn't bear the weight and collapsed suddenly.
In a burst of smoke and dust, Zhu Ying and Weng Bingliang still stood there and stared at each other.
The smile in Zhu Ying's eyes had dissipated.
The anger in Weng Bingliang's eyes also disappeared.
Without saying anything else, Weng Binliang turned around and left.
Zhu Ying looked at Weng Bingliang's back disappearing into the darkness, his eyes full of coldness.
"The Duke of Qin's dog dares to be so majestic!"
Several of his lieutenants not far away did not dare to approach at all.
They knew Zhu Ying's habits.
The more calm Zhu Ying acted, the more turbulent her heart became.
It's better not to touch your brows at this time.
But Zhu Ying waved.
Several lieutenants had to move forward.
But the expected fury of thunder did not appear.
"Prepare a new map for me. The platform collapsed and the map is gone. I can't appreciate the defender's desperate counterattack."
"Yes, sir!"
Zhu Ying turned around and looked to the east. The fish belly white gradually appeared, and she clenched her fists.
The drums continued to sound in an orderly manner.
Exercise twenty-eighth.
As expected, Lou Chenxu led 30,000 troops to attack the No. 3 stronghold.
It's just that Wei Zongquan in Stronghold No. 4 stood still.
To the defender's surprise, Hu Gengchen in the third stronghold directly chose to retreat.
Withdrawing from Stronghold No. 3 means that the attacking armies of Huangfu Rongjiang and others have lost contact with the base camp.
This was beyond Lou Chenxu's expectation.
He directly entered Stronghold No. 3 and at the same time passed the news to Guande in the rear.
But because of the distance, at least two days are needed in between.
On the twenty-ninth day of the exercise, the forward army led by Liu Xin appeared near Stronghold No. 16.
There were only 5,000 troops left in Stronghold No. 16 at this time.
Even Liu Xin could forcefully eat him.
But Liu Xin's forward army was only lingering near Stronghold No. 16.
After Guande got the news, he directly ordered Stronghold No. 10 to send 5,000 people to tightly bite Liu Xin's forward army.
At least get him out.
So far in the battle, the defender has never won a victory in Liu Xin's hands.
Although this army has a small number of people, its ability to move is really fast.
Of course, this is just a walkthrough.
In the real situation, the water bandits in Liangshan Water Pond were not slow at all.
Moreover, the water channels of Liangshan Shuibo are extremely complicated.
In some places, only the sampans and small boats of the Liangshan water bandits can pass, but the ships of the Zhengyang Kingdom cannot pass.
But since it is a drill, of course these complex situations must be simplified.
Looking at the overall situation, Liang Shanshui's ability to fight in the water is far inferior to Zhengyang.
Therefore, the defender does not have any assistance such as ships.
On the twenty-ninth day of the drill, Guande received news from the front line.
At the same time, news was also received that Huangfu Rongjiang had directly breached Stronghold No. 8.
At the same time, Huangfu Rongjiang's army directly abandoned No. 8 Stronghold and rushed directly to No. 14 Stronghold.
Guande didn't know if the other party really knew that he was at Stronghold No. 14.
It's still a blind cat meeting a dead mouse.
But he only has two choices now.
One is to stick to stronghold No. 14.
The other is to abandon Stronghold No. 14. Whether it is to Stronghold No. 10 or No. 17, it is a good choice.
But if Huangfu Rongjiang is just a blind cat that kills a mouse, if he chooses to leave Stronghold No. 14, it is equivalent to telling the other party that he is at Stronghold No. 14.
Judging from the current situation, the defender definitely has a great chance of winning.
But if you are eliminated before the defense can win,
It may affect whether he can enter the final game.
Although as the main commander of the defense, his qualification for the final round is certain.
But if he is taken away at this time, and is defeated by the opponent's capture of the thief first, he may lose some results as a result.
If many people on the defensive side perform brilliantly in the subsequent battles, then his qualifications will be unclear.
Therefore, rather than sticking to Stronghold No. 14 or giving up, Guande chose the third path.
He directly ordered the nearest strongholds No. 17, No. 15 and No. 10 to surround No. 14.
He has no intention of giving up Stronghold No. 14.
I don’t want to put myself in danger either.
So we could only abandon these three strongholds and concentrate our forces on stronghold No. 14.
Although it may be too late to arrive before Huangfu Rongjiang's army arrives.
But he is confident that he can hold on until the troops from these three strongholds arrive.
When the time comes, Huangfu Rongjiang will be attacked from both sides and will inevitably choose to retreat.
And the other party may not guess that he is in Stronghold No. 14.
Just when Guande was proud of his strategy.
Liu Xin led his vanguard army to appear directly near Stronghold No. 10.
And started the attack directly.
The strength of Stronghold No. 10 had previously been expanded to 10,000 people.
Liu Xin's vanguard army would not be able to eat it no matter what.
But what surprised Guande was that this army actually numbered ten thousand people.
What surprised him even more was that Stronghold No. 10 was breached in just one day.
The opponent actually used four rounds of [Arrow Formation] and won the No. 10 stronghold in hand-to-hand combat.
For a moment, Guande didn't know what the attacker wanted to do.
And just after receiving the news that Stronghold No. 10 had been captured, Guande saw the army led by Huangfu Rongjiang.
According to the report from spies, there were 20,000 to 30,000 people.
How could Huangfu Rongjiang still have so many troops?
This was Guande's first thought.
And he quickly thought that Liu Xin's forward army had joined forces with Huangfu Rongjiang.
Only by gathering all the troops in the front together can it be possible to compete with him.
After the army led by Huangfu Rongjiang appeared, they immediately launched four rounds of [Arrow Formation] without saying a word.
The No. 14 stronghold garrisoned by Guande has a total of 15,000 troops.
Plus ten [wonderful strategies].
But the main function of [Chapter] is to attack.
The defense seemed a bit weak.
However, Guande directly chose to use [Chapter] to transform into [Arrow Array] and attack Huangfu Rongjiang's army.
It was ultimately determined that both sides had lost two thousand troops.
However, for Huangfu Rongjiang's army, this loss is obviously acceptable.
Moreover, Huangfu Rongjiang continued his fierce attack and seemed to be determined not to give up until stronghold No. 14 was taken.
The reinforcements at Stronghold No. 17 will not arrive until at least the 30th day of the exercise.
Guande looked at the dwindling strength.
He used [Strike] again, but the damage determined at this time had gradually decreased.
Because his own military strength is also declining.
Huangfu Rongjiang already knew that Guande was in Stronghold No. 14.
The source of the information was Dugu Xuanqing, who had disappeared for a long time.
