While paying attention to the movements of the Yi Army, they also need to pay attention to the activities of the surrounding ferocious beasts. The Beast Ridge Pass is famous for its ferocious beasts. There are countless ferocious beasts scattered around their camp. The ferocious beasts that were gathered together last time After the beasts were dispersed, all kinds of ferocious beasts were scattered in this area. After the painful lesson last time, Lan Xu was naturally worried that Yijun would gather those ferocious beasts together to attack them again.
In order to prevent ferocious beasts from attacking the camp, Lan Xu has not only increased the fortification area in recent times, but also sent sentries to monitor the situation dozens of miles away from their camp. As long as there is any change in the ferocious beasts nearby, the information will be sent to them as soon as possible. Return to camp quickly.
While expanding the scope of surveillance, Lan Xu also ordered the people below to make equipment to deal with large ferocious beasts as soon as possible. Crossbows made of high-quality materials were built, and crossbow arrows were placed next to the crossbows. Those heavy weapons are scary just to look at.
The camp is also surrounded by fences made of sharpened wood to prevent ferocious beasts from approaching, but armor made of wood is of little use, so recently Lan Xu ordered people to make iron armor, but these These are all temporary measures.
A beast attack by the Yi Army caused the Star Army to expend too much extra energy. However, after doing enough defensive work, the generals above still could not be completely reassured. The beast attack was no better than others. Those ferocious beasts were fierce, and one hundred thousand people might not be able to stop one thousand. It's a ferocious beast, and more importantly, Star Army is currently unable to confirm Yi Army's specific plans.
Since they could not guess the specific plan of the Yi Army, many generals had recently proposed to Lan Xu to send troops as soon as possible. Before the Yi Army's reinforcements arrived and they could not launch a beast attack on them for the time being, they directly attacked the Yi Army's camp, and in one fell swoop Crush the resistance of the Yi army.
Lan Xu has discussed this matter with the generals several times. In the battle of Wufeng City, Yi Jun dared to station there after being defeated, which meant that Yi Jun was very familiar with the surrounding terrain. Now the distance between the two camps is There are several dangerous places where ambushes can be set up along the dozens of miles of road, and the terrain is more favorable for the Yi army. After comprehensive consideration, Lan Xu did not agree to the generals' proposal, and even sent tens of thousands of star troops to test it out first. No one agreed. Now the military is under martial law. All officers and soldiers are not allowed to discuss military affairs in private, let alone spread rumors in the army to cause trouble and disturb the morale of the army.
Of course, martial law is also a temporary move. Before the Yi Army launches an attack, Lan Xu must discuss with the generals how to deal with the various combat methods of the Yi Army. Unknowingly, Ruan Qiling has changed from a defeated general to one who makes them the most important. A feared enemy.
The situation they faced now was even more difficult than when they first attacked Feng Kingdom. After the attack on the front army, the Star Army was completely passive, and some generals even suggested retreating to the city gate.
Judging from the current situation, it is indeed a good idea to retreat to the city pass. However, Beast Ridge Pass is too small and cannot accommodate hundreds of thousands of troops. Among the cities in the future, only Windless City is the most suitable to defend, but retreating to Windless City would do more harm than good. Lan Xu would not make such a decision unless he had to.
During the stalemate between the two armies, Xingdu has been trapped for more than half a month. Most of the city's supplies have been consumed, and external supplies have not been received for a long time. Many people in the city have gradually lost confidence, especially when the coalition forces of the two countries deliberately create momentum. People are already panicking.
The situation is getting more and more difficult, but Lan Ce, the king of Star Kingdom, is still full of confidence. As long as Lan Wu is still outside, he feels that the situation must change. In short, Lan Ce has put all his hopes on Lan Wu.
After discussing with the generals that day a strategy to resolve the crisis in the Star Capital, Lan Wu quietly left the camp with 50,000 selected elites, wading through mountains and rivers, covering up his whereabouts, and was ultimately unnoticed by the two coalition forces. He left Star Country without any problems, and then successfully entered Lai Country.
According to the terrain map of Lai Kingdom, Lan Wu successfully brought the army to the vicinity of Lai Kingdom's Kyoto. On the road for days, the 50,000 star troops went into battle lightly and only carried some rations with them. Only with such hardship could they avoid some important tasks. Checkpoints, all the way to the vicinity of Kyoto, Lai country.
Before the official operation, the Star Army did not have much rations left, and the difficulty of traveling from afar was more difficult than Lan Wu thought. Fortunately, during the march, the ferocious beasts in the barren mountains and mountains helped them solve some food problems, and every time When he found a small village, Lan Wu would also ask his soldiers to disguise themselves and grab some food. Everything was done in a low-key manner. However, their whereabouts would sometimes be exposed. Once this happened, they could only kill and silence them.
Now after many obstacles, Lan Wu has done something almost impossible, and the Star Army is finally able to station itself in a mountain.
Before the troops were stationed, Lan Wu had already sent a sentry in disguise to sneak into the city to inquire about the situation in Laidu. When the army was stationed, Lan Wu got the information he needed immediately. The leader of Lai State received the news from Laidu. After hearing the news that the army commander had requested reinforcements, he was happy that the two countries' coalition forces could trap Lan Ce in Baiyu City, while discussing with the ministers the dispatch of reinforcements.
After agreeing to send reinforcements to capture the Star Capital in one fell swoop, not surprisingly, the Lai royal family mobilized a guard army originally stationed in Kyoto. At the same time, they also mobilized as many troops as possible from various places to form an army of over 100,000 people. In order to reduce the damage and capture the Star Kingdom at once, Lai Kingdom's army came out in full force.
If they can destroy the Star Kingdom in one fell swoop, they will be able to complete the mission entrusted to them by the Holy Kingdom of Luotian. Now the monarch of the Lai Kingdom and the ministers of the DPRK are very confident in conquering the Star Kingdom. After a hundred thousand Lai troops rushed to the Star Kingdom from various places, now There are only 20,000 city defense officers and less than 10,000 palace guards in Laiduwu City.
After getting the necessary information, Lan Wu immediately discussed the siege issue with a group of generals. He said that the discussion was actually just a rest of the original siege plan, because Lan Wu had already considered all the situations on the way here, and the current situation in Laidu was not suitable for them. It is the best one for them, and what they have to do is to ensure that the goal is achieved in one go.
In terms of executing the battle plan, Lan Wu's main strategy was to first have people pretend to be Lai civilians to seize the city gate, and then the army immediately entered the city, and then divided the troops into three groups to surround the Lai Palace. During this period, the city If there are any local forces or civilians who resist, they will be killed without mercy. Those brought by Lan Wu on this trip are all the elites of the Star Army. The equipment cannot be said to be sophisticated, but at least it is complete. Putting aside the thousands of pounds of scales and feathers, there are tens of thousands of ordinary bows and arrows. .
There may be some forces in the city organizing people to resist, so they choose to attack at night. By the time most people in the city react, they may have already occupied the palace. By then, as long as they capture the monarch of Lai, all resistance will stop.
If everything goes well after that, Lan Wu will be able to get the Lai Kingdom to withdraw its troops within two days. Once the Lai Kingdom withdraws its troops, the follow-up plan he made with Bai Ting and the generals can be implemented normally.
Now half a month has passed, and the Qing Kingdom's 100,000 troops have successfully entered the Star Kingdom. According to Lan Wu's plan, Bai Ting has met with the commander of the Qing Army as soon as possible and conveyed Lan Wu's plan face to face. For this reason, Bai Ting also specially The Qing army brought troops to specific areas.
The movement of the one hundred thousand troops was not small. Not only were the two coalition forces aware of it, but they also found out the details of the Qing army. The one hundred thousand Qing army plus the original 150,000 Xingguo army amounted to a total of two hundred and fifty thousand. , coupled with the tens of thousands of defenders in White Jade City, the Star Army's strength is enough to pose a threat to them.
At first, Lan Wu captured Feng Kingdom with one against two, and his reputation spread far and wide. Now the commander of the coalition forces is very worried that Lan Wu will lead his troops to attack, so they hope that reinforcements will come as soon as possible. To this end, the commanders of the two countries wrote a letter to urge them. The monarch mobilized the army as soon as possible.
Before the reinforcements arrived, what they feared most was that they would be attacked from both fronts and backs by the armies of the Star Kingdom and Qing Kingdom. If they did not care about the situation at that time, once the defenders in the Star City interfered from the side, they might be in trouble due to their large numbers.
In fact, the overall strength of the armies of the Star Kingdom and the Qing Kingdom is not as strong as they imagined, because most of them are new recruits and cannot compare with the well-trained coalition forces of the two countries, and neither the Qing Army nor the Star Army have any experience with them. The idea of a head-on confrontation was all just a misjudgment by the two coalition commanders.
It is precisely because of this that Star City has a chance to breathe. If the coalition forces of the two countries attack Star City in turn and do not give the defenders in the city a chance to breathe, no matter how abundant the supplies in Star City are, it will be difficult to hold on for half a month. All in all, the coalition forces of the two countries have missed the best opportunity to attack the city, and have gradually changed from being proactive to being passive.
At first, the coalition commander's idea of using an army of 500,000 to besiege Xingdu was a good idea. Unfortunately, this idea did not develop further and died midway. Now that the siege failed, they still had to discuss how to deal with the armies on both sides of Xingdu.
In this regard, the two commanders had different opinions. One side advocated destroying the Star Army first, and then waited for the reinforcements to attack Star City. At that time, there was only one Qing army left, which was not a concern. The other side planned to complete the deployment first. Don't let the armies on both sides of Star City take advantage of it. Once the reinforcements arrive, they will join forces and attack the city in a big way. As long as they capture Star City in one fell swoop, they won't have to face the other two armies. The damage to the National Alliance Army will naturally be greatly reduced.
