Chapter 366 The strategy of the war is all up to you

Chapter 366 The strategy of the war is all up to you

Chapter 366 The strategy of the war is all up to you

Just as Luchuan and the Ming army began to prepare intensively for the final battle,

The siege on Dingbian City has gradually subsided.

As the sun sets, orange-red light shines across the sky.
Scattered on the burning siege towers, ladders, and battering rams,
This made the originally burning flames even hotter, and the billowing black smoke was also covered with a layer of golden light.

The shouts and cries of killing did not stop, but compared to the most intense period of the siege, they had been weakened by nearly 90%.

The morale of Luchuan was at its lowest point, and the defenders of Dingbian City had already begun to cheer.

They raised their bloodstained swords above their heads, with a look of joy on their faces.

The heart that had sunk into the abyss before rose again and basked in the sunshine.

The generals and the adults also smiled.

They sat against the wall of the tower, tilting their heads.

Looking at the distant sky dyed red by the setting sun, his eyes are empty, and I don’t know what he is thinking.

When the last soldier who climbed onto the east wall was completely killed,
Deng Zhizhong seemed to have all his strength drained away. He fell backwards and was carried down the city wall amid screams.

As they marched, the soldiers looked more and more strange.
Noticing the gazes of the people and labourers around him, he wished he could crawl into a crack in the ground.

It was because Deng Zhizhong’s snoring was deafening and continued to extend outward.

At some point, the people started laughing, and the soldiers also started laughing.
The fighting and brutality of the previous few days seemed to disappear at this moment, replaced by vitality.

On the south wall, there is still the last group of vanguards fighting on the tower.

Mu Sheng was still the same as before, holding a saber and waving it among the enemy troops.
Whenever the enemy comes in contact with him, they will either be killed or crippled, and no one can be his match.

Hearing the cheers spread, Mu Sheng also laughed, looked at the last enemy, and let out a roar:
"You traitors have already lost your power. Come and fight me!"

The saber kept swinging, cutting through the air, making a whistling sound.

Although the Luchuan Army was still fighting, they had lost their will to fight to the death.

They would actively approach Mu Sheng's saber and seek death, feeling somewhat disheartened.

Except for the first day when the siege was carried out only during the day, the siege continued day and night for the remaining four days.
Despite paying the price of countless lives, they still failed to capture the city.

Such battles have already exhausted them.

What makes them even more frustrated is
They looked back and saw that the ladders were abandoned, the siege towers were abandoned,
Countless colleagues slowly retreated to the fortifications built around the city.

This move was tantamount to giving up on these vanguard troops who were fighting in the final battle.

The number of corpses on the city wall is slowly increasing.
Blood flowed like a river, spreading over the entire city wall, emitting a strong smell of blood.

Many Luchuan soldiers were killed.
The ferocity and terror he had during the attack were no longer on his face, instead he looked relieved.

They fell in a pool of blood, gladly accepting the outcome.

It's nothing more than a life.

"never mind."

I don't know how long it took, but the orange-red sun set.

The sky was completely covered with a layer of dark curtain, and silvery white moonlight sprinkled down.

The battle on the south city wall finally came to an end.

After a burst of cheers, the entire south city wall became quiet and silent.

Soldiers were lying in various places, twisted and tangled, sitting in pools of blood.

It doesn't matter even if the pants on my butt are soaked with blood.

They just want to sit there and enjoy the peace quietly.

There are some things whose value you only know after you have experienced them.

After five days of siege, the most precious thing at this moment is peace.

Mu Sheng did not rest, but tried to open his eyes wide to make himself look less tired.

He was standing at the outermost edge of the city wall, looking at the Luchuan camp in the distance.
There were bright lights, tall and strong fortifications, and trenches along the edge of Dingbian City.

At this moment, he was standing on a high place and could vaguely see the dim lights and scattered figures in the trenches.

Luchuan switched from offense to defense. He knew what was happening.
It must be a large army coming, and Luchuan had to retreat.

Now, Mu Sheng is not satisfied with just defending Dingbian City.

According to the established strategy, Dingbian City would not be breached, and this was indeed the case.

The questions that followed made him confused. He frowned and couldn't find a solution after thinking for a long time.

How to break through the defenses outside Luchuan?
This achieved the effect of cooperating with the Ming army from both inside and outside, and attacking from both sides.

The change in offense and defense also brought about changes in the strategies of both sides.

Now the attacking party has become Dingbian City, especially when most of the Luchuan Army is stationed in the south.
Mu Sheng couldn't think of a way to break the impasse for the time being.

He even had some doubts.
The current retreat of Luchuan may be to lure out the defenders in Dingbian City and then surround and kill them.

Taking a deep breath, Mu Sheng looked at the brightly lit camp in front of him, stretching to the end of the world.
A fantastic idea suddenly came to my mind.

It would be great if the scouts led by my brother-in-law could get away from the Luchuan army in time and rush here.
One inside and one outside are intertwined and cooperate with each other.

It only takes half a day for Dingbian to break through the blockade.

Unfortunately, under the siege of several times their own forces,
It is impossible for the vanguard scouts to arrive in time.

It is a blessing in disguise that we can now delay some of the Luchuan Army. How can we ask for more?

Mu Sheng sighed and tied up his long hair which had long been stained red by blood.

He quickly walked down the city wall and went to the City Lord's Mansion to discuss how to break through Luchuan's outer defense.

On the south side of Dingbian City, the sky was already completely dark.

The endless army tents stood in the darkness, the breeze blowing gently,

The light from a series of torches was a little flickering, dispelling more darkness.

At the easternmost side of the entire Luchuan camp,

There was a dark road without any torches.
It's pitch dark here, but you can vaguely see a person's figure swaying gently.

The ten-man exploration team led by Qin Yuanfang finally arrived after dark.

After finding the reserved passage, they returned to the camp and met the soldiers who came to support them.

"Take me to see the master!"

Qin Yuanfang's voice was urgent, and it sounded in the darkness.
The soldiers who came to support him did not dare to delay and quickly lit a fire stick:

"follow me."

A group of people relied on the little flames emitted by the fire sticks.
They turned left and right in the military tent, walking on the dark road without any torches.

Qin Yuanfang had excellent hearing and could sense that there were colleagues hiding in the darkness around him.
He pursed his lips, lowered his head and walked quickly.

In less than a quarter of an hour, he arrived at an ordinary-looking military tent with nothing special about it.

"Go in." The person who responded said softly.
Seeing Qin Yuanfang go in, he left quickly.

After he left, a figure suddenly walked out of the military tent nearby.
I walked to a wooden block and sat down, as if taking a break from my busy schedule, enjoying the cool night breeze.
But his eyes were always glancing around vaguely, with a vigilant expression.

In the military tent, Lu Yunyi sat in front of a huge sand table, frowning.

The sand table changed from red and blue to four squares.

There is also black representing Dingbian City and yellow representing the front army scout unit.

At this moment, flags were scattered in an orderly manner on the battlefield that stretched for dozens of miles.
As Lu Yunyi fiddled with things casually, the situation gradually became clear.

The clerk nearby quickly recorded this arrangement.

At this time, the sound of light footsteps was heard.
Feng Yunfang appeared at the entrance of the inner tent and said respectfully:

"Sir, Sir Qin is back."

Lu Yunyi then raised his head, with a sharp look in his eyes:

"come on in!"

Feng Yunfang made way for Qin Yuanfang to walk in quickly.

He was no longer entangled by branches, but was wearing a pitch-black nightgown.

Qin Yuanfang did not keep the secret and took out a document from his pocket.
He handed it over respectfully and said quickly:
"Sir, you guessed correctly, it is the cavalry led by Lord Mu that has arrived.
I also met Lord Mu, and this is the letter he sent to you."

Surprise flashed in Lu Yunyi's eyes: "Did you see it?"

Qin Yuanfang nodded, then shook his head, his face looking a little strange:
"Sir, it was Commander-in-Chief Ning who found me.
He has in his hand the telescope you mentioned last time.

When the army arrived, the formation of the Luchuan camp changed.
The subordinate was planning to sneak up from the forest to have a look, and was discovered. "After hearing this, Lu Yunyi was even more surprised, and his expression was full of doubt.

He also didn't know how the telescope could achieve near and far observation by focusing.
He simply told the military craftsmen about the shape and how to use it, and asked them to study it.
Didn’t expect it to be made so quickly?
Lu Yunyi became more and more impressed by the skills of the military craftsmen.

The successful development of the telescope will undoubtedly provide the commanders on the battlefield with a broader field of vision and increase the chances of winning the Dingbian War.

But the real victory or defeat still has to be determined on the battlefield, where soldiers fight with real swords and guns.

All generals like them can do is to prepare everything!
Taking a deep breath, he opened the document in his hand.

Prepare to take a look at the battle plan arranged for him by his father-in-law.

But the next moment, Lu Yunyi was stunned. The document in front of him only had one sentence.

[The Silun bandits have decided to fight with our army tomorrow. How the battle will proceed and the strategy of the battle are all up to you.]
The meaning is very simple. Si Lunfa has decided to fight tomorrow.
How and what method you use to fight the next war is up to you.

Lu Yunyi looked at the document and smiled softly, feeling a great sense of trust from it.

The bigger the war, the more worried the generals in the army are about fighting on their own, with their own thoughts.
If you are not careful, you will go against the strategic intention of the commander, thus causing the battle situation to collapse.

And now this letter is undoubtedly the army headquarters' trust in me.

I believe that I will definitely be able to find the most appropriate opportunity and key point to send troops.

Lu Yunyi closed the document and looked at Feng Yunfang:
"Call all the generals here."

"Yes."

Feng Yunfang left quickly, and within two quarters of an hour,

Many generals in charge of specific military affairs hurried here.

They moved silently, taking the reserved passage to avoid being seen by the people of Luchuan.

As everyone arrived, Lu Yunyi looked at Qin Yuanfang and ordered:

"Tell me everything you have seen and heard today, no matter how big or small.

Especially the camp layout and morale of Luchuan."

Qin Yuanfang nodded heavily, his eyes sharp, and began to tell the story.

Thanks to the successful development of the Wanli Telescope, the layout of the Luchuan camp has been fully explored.

But due to confidentiality and other reasons,

It was not written down on paper, but was recorded in his mind.

At this moment, he stood in front of the literacy board, and as he spoke, the map clerk quickly drew it.
Soon, a rough but easy-to-understand plan of the camp appeared.

Qin Yuanfang also depicted the spirit and morale of the Luchuan Army.

The combat capability assessment document had a big "B" written on one side of the slate.

This means that morale is low and the desire to fight is gone.

After doing all this, Qin Yuanfang talked about some of the mental outlooks and arrangements of the Ming army.

The clerk also wrote a "Jia Zhong" on one side.

This means that morale is high and the whole army is ready to fight.

After doing all this, Qin Yuanfang added some details, and then looked at Lu Yunyi:
"My lord, that's it."

Lu Yunyi looked calm and nodded gently:

"You've worked hard. Go back and rest early. We still have military duties tomorrow morning."

"Yes."

After Qin Yuanfang left, the atmosphere in the slightly dim military tent gradually became more solemn.

Lu Yunyi looked at the many frowning generals present and said with a smile:

"The war will start tomorrow, what do you think?"

The generals were in a solemn mood, staring at the literacy board in front of them.

Looking at the camp layout of Luchuan, he tried hard to perfect the battle plan in his mind.

In such a large-scale war, they were somewhat restrained.

Seeing them like this, Lu Yunyi smiled:

"In that case, I will first state my opinion."

Everyone in the group looked over. Lu Yunyi held a wooden stick in his hand.
It pointed to the rear of the Luchuan camp, which was a camp on the east side of Dingbian City.

“As the connection point between the two battlefields, Luchuan will definitely work hard here and will not be stingy with many defensive fortifications.

Likewise, victory or defeat here is also related to the victory or defeat of the entire battle.
Once the gap is opened, the Luchuan camp will be surrounded from the front and back and will be unable to take care of itself.

Therefore, our battle plan needs to be changed."

The generals frowned slightly and looked at Lu Yunyi.

Lu Yunyi spoke in a deep voice:
"Change from helping Dingbian escape from trouble to helping Dingbian break through this node."

As soon as these words came out, the dull atmosphere was instantly broken.

It seemed as if a huge rock had been thrown into the military tent, causing a commotion.

Everyone present was a skilled fighter, so they naturally understood what this meant.

The defense of Luchuan outside Dingbian City was left to the Dingbian garrison to figure out.
The front army's scout unit remained calm and did not send any troops or intervene.

After the Dingbian garrison broke through the siege of the four cities,
Send out more troops and work together with the Dingbian defenders to break through these key nodes.

Liu Heiying frowned and spoke in a deep voice:
"This method is excellent, but Dingbian City will suffer heavy losses."

Everyone present felt a bloody storm.
The city has just rested today, and the decisive battle will begin tomorrow. There is no chance to recuperate at all.

It is possible that the incident in Luchuan a few days ago will be repeated, and human lives will be treated as worthless.

Li Jinglong also understood it now, and his heart was in a knot.

I have just defended the city for five days, and now I have to take on the task of breaking through the first line of defense alone.
He couldn't imagine how serious the damage would be.

After thinking for a long time, he still tried to speak:
"This move will only cause more damage. It is better for us to cooperate with them and work together from inside and outside."

Without waiting for Lu Yunyi to speak, Wu Fuliu stood up and bowed to Li Jinglong:
"Duke Cao, please forgive me, this is inappropriate."

"What Lord Lu said has already been mentioned in the strategy we have prepared.
If the Dingbian garrison broke through the first line of defense on its own, it would inevitably suffer heavy losses, but there would be three benefits:
1: It can paralyze the Luchuan Army and make them think that the Ming Army is unable to break through the second line of defense.

Second: If the fighting on the front battlefield where Lord Mu is located is fierce, Luchuan may mobilize soldiers according to the situation.
If the Dingbian defenders show signs of weakness, the elite troops of the second line of defense may be withdrawn, leaving its defenses unarmed.

3. Although we have 50,000 men, our initial strategy was to wait for Si Lunfa to flee and then rush in.

Relying on numbers to create chaos, they gave Dingbian and Marquis Mu's army a chance to defeat the enemy.

Now that Si Lunfa is not leaving, we have to take on the offensive task."

Having said this, Wu Fuliu looked at the many generals present:

"I would like to ask everyone to think carefully, do these miscellaneous soldiers from Siam and Annan really have the strength to attack the main defense line?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the military tent became extremely solemn, and everyone's heart sank.

Wu Fuliu continued:
"If we are exposed early and help Dingbian break through the first line of defense,
As for the second line of defense, which is the real victory or defeat point, Luchuan will be well prepared and ready!
As for those soldiers, according to my observations in the past few days,
It is not an exaggeration to say that they are just a mob, and there will be a risk of not being able to break through the key nodes.

If we can't really rush into the Luchuan camp and quickly end the battle, there will be too many variables."

After Wu Fuliu finished speaking, he bowed to Li Jinglong and Lu Yunyi:
"My Lords, the only constant on the battlefield is blood.
If the death of some people can bring victory, I think we should be ruthless."

A strong atmosphere of killing began to permeate the military tent.
Everyone narrowed their eyes with complicated expressions.

Everyone knows the best solution.

But it still makes me feel uneasy to watch the Beijing troops die.

Li Jinglong had a complicated expression. After listening to what Wu Fuliu said, he had already made a decision.
He sighed softly and looked at Lu Yunyi:
"I have been with the army for a long time, but I have not learned anything.
But one thing is certain: there will always be casualties in war.

As elite soldiers of the Beijing Army, dying on the battlefield is their best fate.

As for how much will be left, it depends on God’s will.”

Lu Yunyi's expression was as calm as ever, without any sign of disturbance, so calm that it was scary.

Next, a group of generals began to discuss the subsequent war and advancement strategies.

Finally, Lu Yunyi stood in front of the literacy board, his eyes burning, and ordered in a deep voice:
"Execute Plan No. 2. Find an opportunity tonight to send a letter to the defenders in the city.

Let them go all out to break through the first line of defense and create the illusion that they are unable to continue the attack."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)