As the enclave was blocked across the board, the atmosphere in the war zone became tense and chilling.

Xu Shu has formulated several battle lineups and battle plans, but due to the lack of sufficient opponent information, the territory has not announced the battle list. Only Yu Buzhi and Xu Shu know the accurate information. All the troops that may go to battle are silently preparing, waiting for the upcoming battle.

The decisive battle came. But before that, Xu Shu still tried hard to observe the opponent in various ways, collect intelligence, and make adjustments to his plan accordingly.

The mountain rain is about to come and the wind fills the building.

On the eve of the decisive battle, a pre-war meeting was held in the enclave office.

Xu Shu looked serious: "We haven't found anything weird about the Qiang people so far, but they dare to challenge, which is the biggest weirdness. We can't take it lightly. I will tell you the collected information and the analysis conclusions of the intelligence center in detail.

Explain it once, and if you don’t understand anything, you can ask. Tonight, we will finalize the troops and combat plan."

No one had any objections.

Time is very tight, but the Zhulu Army has excellent military literacy and rich combat experience, so there is basically no running-in problem. This is the strong strength and confidence that only elites from hundreds of battles can have.

As Xu Shu said just now, the fact that the Qiang people dared to challenge the Zhulu Army for a duel is the biggest weirdness in itself. The territory has been trying to find the support point behind the Qiang people's move, but unfortunately they have never been able to find it, which means that there may be surprises.

External variables. The Zhulu army is brave and fearless, but not arrogant. Fighting affects the life and death of the soldiers. At least the army officers will not naively think that the Qiang people deliberately want to lose.

The intelligence center led by Xu Shu failed to find any clues, so it had to rely more on collective efforts.

"Based on my feelings during the negotiations and repeated testing, I believe that the Qiang people are concerned about the following points: 1. The scale of the battle; 2. Whether mounts can be dispatched; 3. The prohibition of divine power; 4. The prohibition of mercenaries, and the participation of their own troops in the battle.

"

“Let’s talk about point 1 first, the scale of the battle.”

"I initially deliberately discussed it with Shaoli and suggested that one or two hundred people fight in a scaled-down battle to reduce casualties. This was also in line with the original intention of the lord and the Qiang King who wanted less bloodshed. But Youyu objected on the grounds that many tribes came and warriors from all tribes actively requested to fight.

, the scale of the battle is too small, which is equivalent to depriving the warriors of each department of the right to fight for honor, and will also make this decisive battle that is likely to be recorded in history, look more like child's play..."

According to Xu Shu's description, he and Youyu repeatedly went back and forth over the issue of the number of participants in the war. First, they tried their best to reduce the number of participants, and then pretended to be irritated. Based on the Qiang people's expected plan, they demanded a substantial increase in the number of participants from both sides. Youyu was already a member of the Plateau Qiang.

A rare "knowledge of the Han faction", his experience is not bad, but when it comes to playing tricks with king-level counselors, Yuyu is obviously far from good. After a few rounds, Xu Shu easily figured out the bottom line.

Xu Shu continued: "Judging from the size of the troops participating in the war, I judge that the Qiang people should send out to form an organized force instead of temporarily recruiting warriors from various tribes to form one. Youyu's words during the negotiations are suspected of misleading us, which is what I am worried about.

All clear intelligence shows that all Qiang people are soldiers, but there are no professional soldiers, let alone an army of 1,500 people..."

"Conclusion: The enemy we face is definitely not a mob, and everyone must be mentally prepared."

Everyone nodded.

"Point 2, can we dispatch mounts?"

"The Qiang people wanted to get away with this issue. When I brought it up, Youyu was a little surprised and panicked. The Plateau Qiang have always fought with us on foot, so they were lucky and hoped that we would ignore this issue. My original intention was to worry

They used the Fire Bull Formation again during the war. During the negotiation, I found that Youyu had been secretive and didn't want to talk too much about related topics, so I stabbed him a few more times..."

"Result of negotiation: You are allowed to bring livestock into battle, but you must enter the battlefield as a mount."

"Conclusion: Our opponent is probably not infantry, but cavalry."

"Based on point 1, the Qiang people have 1,500 professional cavalry? I doubt it, but the intelligence is like this."

No one who is qualified to participate in the pre-war meeting is a military layman. The maintenance costs of infantry and cavalry of the same organization are very different, not at all an order of magnitude. Based on the structure and operation model of the Plateau Qiang ethnic group, there is a professional infantry force of 1,500 people.

It is difficult to raise soldiers, let alone cavalry. Besides, raising soldiers is for use. A professional cavalry costs a lot of money and must prove its worth on the battlefield so that no one has heard of it.

Chen Dao raised his hand: "Maybe a new army will be formed."

Xu Shu asked back: "Why should a force that has never proven its worth on the battlefield challenge Bai Ge?"

Chen Dao frowned, which was indeed unreasonable.

The Qiang soldiers were the trump card of the Zhulu Army and were stationed in the enclave. Even the Qiang people's Fire Ox Formation was forcibly destroyed by the Bai Guan, killing the Qiang people to the point of fear. The Qiang people should have thought that there was no reason for the Zhulu army not to send Bai Guan in the decisive battle.

The super long spear of the Qiang is not at a disadvantage against the cavalry. What are the Qiang people planning?

"With the Qiang's three-legged cat skills, just go up and knock them down in a few or two strokes. Why do you think so much? In my opinion, we don't need the Baijie soldiers to take action. Our Qinggu tribe is enough. The name of 'magic soldiers' is not just boasting."

! Your Majesty has given the enclave to our tribe, let’s go up there and teach them how to behave!” Dujie couldn’t help but say.

The Zhi people are the enemies of the Qiang people. They ask for a battle during the festival. They are really confident that they can flatten and round the Qiang people.

Yu Buzhi's face darkened: "Can the Qinggu tribe send 1,500 warriors?"

Dujie stood up, patted his chest and said, "We can make half of it. If we are allowed to join, one versus two will be no problem!"

"You are crazier than anyone else... Sit down and wait until Yuan Zhi finishes speaking."

"oh."

Xu Shu continued.

"Point 3, forbidden divine power."

"This is what the Qiang people pay most attention to and insist on."

"Various information shows that the reason why the Qiang people gave up their military advantage and suggested a battle with our army to determine the outcome was mainly because they were concerned about our supernatural abilities. In the past, Tom and Gun Gun killed the three gods they summoned, which dealt a blow to the morale of the Qiang people.

It was very big, and behind Tom manifesting the white tiger in the camp, the Qiang people were even more uneasy."

"The territory guardian beasts cannot participate in the war. At the same time, the melon soldiers of Pei Gua are also restricted. Moreover, the Qiang people believe that the Mohist machine beasts and turrets and other equipment are products of divine power, and participating in the war will cause unfairness. Correspondingly, the Qiang priests

Cannot participate in the war. The Qiang people hope that both sides will completely abandon the element of divine power and compete for supremacy based on their true abilities. Just now, during the last pre-war communication, You Yulai proposed that if the Baijie soldiers represent Zhululing in the battle, Baijie soldiers should be prohibited from using [Absolute Protection]

, I categorically refuse..."

Yu Buzhi was stunned and asked: "Youyu directly said [Absolute Protection]?"

Xu Shu looked solemn: "Yes."

A cold light flashed in Yu Buzhi's eyes, and he said: "Our old friend is still unwilling to be lonely."

Xu Shu said: "So our battle plan may need major adjustments."

…

When Zhulu led the pre-war mobilization meeting, the Qiang people were not idle either.

In the Qiang King's big tent, the Qiang King and all the clan chiefs gathered together.

King Qiang still occupies the main position, but during the banquet in the past, there was a player sitting in the place of Yu Buzhi and Jiujiufa. The player was wearing a black robe, but his face was not covered in the tent. He was the Avengers codenamed "Sister Xiao"

The leader of the Tianbu and the former commander of the Lonely Legion is lonely and annoying.

Liu Fei looked at Lonely and asked, "Han people, this is a serious matter, so I don't want to say anything more. Is the invincibility of the deer spearman really not a divine power? And it can only last for 30 seconds?"

Lonely and annoying: "It's absolutely true. The White Soldiers are a special unit, very powerful, and [Absolute Guard] is a special legion skill of the White Soldiers. It is the best trick in the box. It consumes 20% of the power, is invincible for 30 seconds, and has a cooldown of up to 3 hours. Uh,

According to your habits, you can only use it once a day."

King Qiang breathed a sigh of relief and said seriously: "That's good. If our army wins tomorrow, we will be rewarded."

Loneliness makes people shake their heads: "I have said before that it is voluntary help and no reward is required. If the king really wants to thank me, let your subordinates kill as many enemies as possible. The best is to destroy them all! Yu Buzhi doesn't know your cards, and

We cannot lose, and we must use all our elites. If you can wipe them all out, it will be difficult for the Zhulu Army to recover from its losses, and it is likely that it will never recover, and it will be difficult to covet the plateau again in the future."

King Qiang twitched his beard and smiled: "Easy to say, easy to say."

From beginning to end, the two people did not discuss "whether the Qiang people could win." In their opinion, this did not need to be discussed.

…

Enclave office.

"The fourth point is that mercenaries are prohibited and our own troops must go into battle."

"The Qiang people said that this battle is between the Zhulu leader and the Qiang people, and outsiders should not interfere. We have no objection. There is no need to hire mercenaries to help in a battle involving more than a thousand people. The focus of the dispute here is the Qinggu tribe. The Qiang people

They believe that the Qinggu tribe is a liar who is used to being a professional mercenary, and they demand that the Qinggu tribe be deprived of their right to participate in the war..."

"Why?" Dujie was furious.

"Calm down." Xu Shu glanced at Dujie and said: "I told Youyu that the Qinggu tribe is a member of the Zhulu Army, has the number of the Shenbing Camp, has a establishment in the Zhulu Army, and the lord has given them the enclave, no matter what

From this angle, there is no doubt about the Qinggu tribe’s qualifications to participate in the war. Youyu’s request is unreasonable. After many negotiations, I did not relent. Finally, the Qiang king made concessions and no longer insisted on the request, but the Qiang people knew that we still had red beetles.

Troops, I hope we will promise not to temporarily allow the Hongshu tribe members to enter the enclave."

Dujie turned his anger into joy and said: "Look, I just said that the Qiang people are afraid of us! They want to avoid fighting with us. The more the Qiang people are like this, the more necessary it is for us to join the war."

Yu Buzhi frowned: "If you talk too much, you will be disqualified from participating in the war."

Dujie: "..."

Xu Shu: "That's roughly the situation."

"We have never figured out the Qiang people's trump card, so it is difficult to make targeted arrangements in advance. For tomorrow's battle, we can only focus on me and form a battle team that can cope with various situations and has the highest fault tolerance rate on the battlefield. For this battle,

It is not only about the existence of the enclave, but also about the territory of the Han Dynasty, and more importantly about the reputation and dignity of the Zhulu Army. No matter how difficult the situation is, we cannot lose. If we fail to win, we would rather die!"

Everyone suddenly agreed: "Understood!"

Yu Buzhi suddenly broke into a cold sweat.

Xu Shu was good at everything, very loyal to himself, and cherished the Han Dynasty, but he was too sincere.

Win or die?

How can that work!

As the commander-in-chief, Xu Shu's general characteristics are of great help to the army. He will definitely go to battle tomorrow. With Yu Buzhi's understanding of him, this is not a joke. Xu Shu will really lead everyone to fight. He is the commander-in-chief, and he will fight against the Lu Army.

According to tradition, if Xu Shu is determined to fight to the death, no one can stop him. In extreme cases, the entire army may be wiped out.

"Wait a moment."
Chapter completed!