On the evening of January 14, 4879, the last day of the armistice agreement, Nanqiu County was covered with war clouds. Scouts were secretly competing at the junction of the two armies. Both sides sent magicians to help investigate the military situation.
However, Ding Kui did not stay at the Baiqiu Town military camp, and the battalions of the Red Army protecting the country disappeared with him.
Jiang Zhi made a rare appearance in Baiqiu Town, followed by the 71st Division and half of the Eighth Army Corps.
As soon as he arrived, he summoned all the generals to be promoted.
"General Dong, please lead the 71st Division to..."
"General Luo, please lead the 77th Division to..."
"General Shu, please lead the 78th Division to..."
Give orders in an orderly manner.
"Zhang Dingyuan, Lin Xuanmo, follow orders."
"I'm here!" The two staff officers came out to receive the order.
"You two command the 74th and 75th Divisions to guard this camp strictly. No one can enter or leave without our military orders. Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed immediately."
"As you command!"
Zhang Dingyuan and Lin Xuanmo both breathed a sigh of relief.
In such a tense atmosphere and using so many troops, a big battle must be fought. The commander of the Zhengyin Division is not here. If they want to lead the troops to carry out an arduous task, they lack confidence. Fortunately, it is only a defensive task.
There is also a high-pressure atmosphere in Nanqiu County. Anyone walking on the street must apply for a pass, otherwise they will be arrested, and some will even be killed on the spot.
"Your Majesty, Commander, the first unit of the Fourth Northern Army Corps has been assembled."
"Urgent report from Junbei Camp. Dozens of enemy scout teams were repulsed an hour ago, and each team was followed by a magician."
"Chunlu City reported that a large number of enemy troops have gone to the upper reaches of the Chunlu River."
"Report, the news from Chunlu River Ferry did not come back on time."
"..."
"Chunlu River?" Yudi walked to the sand table with doubts, "Humph, does the enemy want to repeat his old tricks again?"
The last time Shaodian's army regained Chunlu City was in April 1974. It was the rainy season. Jin Man planned to flood Chunlu City. Yudi didn't know that Ding Kui and Ao Yu had contributed a lot.
Gong Yelei came over and said, "It's starting to rain lightly outside."
"Oh?" Yudi suddenly turned around and looked out the window, "Does the enemy have the ability to control wind and rain?"
"It occasionally rains here during this season. I have learned about the local climate." Gong Yelei did his homework.
"Then Chunlu City must be on guard. The chief of staff needs to remind them. Send an order to prepare more rafts and kayaks, and ask Shuizhai to send an underwater team to the county to be on standby."
Yudi did not want to repeat the same mistake and suffered heavy losses like the Meng people, so he was prepared in advance for the enemy's water attack.
"If the enemy really attacks with water, they will have to wait for the water to retreat before they can enter the city. Send some more magicians to Chunlu City to prevent the enemy from sending out master-level experts." Gong Yelei suggested.
"Okay, you can make arrangements." Yudi was more concerned about the attack plan of the Fourth Northern Army.
This time he made a big move, and it was a joint operation with the navy, vowing to catch Shaodian's army off guard.
After the recent scout battle, some of the Shaodian Army's movements were detected by our own army. For example, the defenders of Jiaxing City were replaced by the 80th and 111th Divisions, and the defenders of Xining City were replaced by the 72nd and 76th Divisions.
In the early morning of January 15th, mist rose from the Tongyuan River, and a large number of warships suddenly emerged from the white mist.
"Report to the commander, the enemy navy is attacking the river bank, and the east of Dingjiang City is also under threat." The scout came to report.
Kong Xing led a group of generals to the east of the city and climbed to the highest point of the city tower.
"Haha, there are at least more than a hundred medium-sized warships, and there are also large and giant warships on the river in the distance."
A white-robed magician stood in front of Kong Xing, and it turned out to be Dong Xun, the deputy director of the Southern Demon Branch.
He actually came to Dingjiang City, which shows that Shaodian Army expected big changes in this place.
"The enemy probably didn't expect that this move was exactly what we wanted. On behalf of the entire army, Kong thanked Master Dong for coming to our rescue." Kong Xing thanked Dong Xun again.
There is a forbidden method that can stabilize the morale of the army. Even when facing the enemy's elite troops, the soldiers below do not panic at all when enemy ships attack. This is proof.
Not long after, another scout came to report that tens of thousands of enemy troops were coming from the southwest, and the defenders outside the city were rapidly retreating.
Kong Xing ordered: "Notify Xining City immediately and ask friendly forces to prepare for support."
"Huh?" Dong Xun looked up at the sky, "It's going to rain."
Sure enough, before the enemy could get close to the city, the rain fell like hemp and the fog on the river was dispersed.
"Hahaha, God follows people's wishes, God follows people's wishes!" Kong Xing laughed. If he knew something important had to be said three times, he would definitely shout "Heaven follows people's wishes" again.
Rainy weather is not conducive to siege, especially naval siege. The attack power of long-range troops will be weakened, and the pressure on Kong's army to defend the city will be much less.
"Here we come." Dong Xun squinted and looked north.
Kong Xing turned his head and looked around, but couldn't see anything. Then he raised his telescope and discovered the black spots in the upper reaches of the Tongyuan River.
Hua Song once again commanded the ship to go south. In addition to rescuing the Kong family army, he also wanted to take revenge for Yixue's repeated defeats.
The navy of our country stopped attacking the shore and turned the ship around to sail towards the center of the river. Apparently, it knew that the opponent on the water was coming.
At this time, thousands of sails were standing upstream, thousands of flags were flying, and countless warships were flowing down the river.
Shaodian's navy formed a pincer formation.
Smaller ships project forward on either side.
The larger ships gathered in the center and advanced in a thick array.
"Hmph, you used the entire navy to invade my state, and I was outnumbered and suffered many defeats. This time my friendly forces have arrived, and it's my turn to defeat them with numbers." Hua Song was proud this time, and wanted to clear away the defeated army in one fell swoop.
General's name.
In fact, what he said was a bit exaggerated. Our country only asked part of the navy to cooperate with the Jiangzhou navy to fight, and did not send the navy from across the country.
There is also tension on the shore, and a war is about to break out.
A total of 40,000 troops marched to the foot of Dingjiang City, and nearly a thousand magicians were flying in the air.
They divided their troops into two groups to attack the city, attacking the south gate along the way and the west gate along the way. Judging from their posture, they wanted to capture Dingjiang City in one go.
Originally, there was another step in Yudi's plan, which was the navy, which was responsible for attacking the east gate.
The three groups of people worked together to have an overwhelming advantage over the Kong family army.
However, plans can never keep up with changes. Just as Yudi could predict that Dingjiang City would have increased defense power, he did not expect that Nanzhao Prefecture's navy would strengthen and arrive at Dingjiang City just in time.
Xining City.
"The enemy chose Dingjiang City. I thought they would come back here." Hua Mo received the message from Dingjiang City.
"I won! Hehe, keep your word, I will fight this time." Ma Zhi was so happy that he was gearing up, as if he had made a big profit.
"You!" Hua Song glared angrily.
"What am I? I have written evidence." Ma Zheng took out a piece of paper, waved it in front of Hua Mo, and then quickly put it away.
Hua Mo moved his right hand and finally restrained himself from grabbing it, "Humph, haven't you learned to respect the elderly and the virtuous?"
"Next time, I will definitely respect you next time." Ma said and walked away.
The two made bets on which place their army would invade. Hua Mo bet on Xining City, and Ma Zhi bet on Dingjiang City. Whoever wins has the right to go out of the city to fight first.
In less than a stick of incense, the 76th Division was assembled and headed out from the east gate to rescue Dingjiang City.
Nanqiu County City,
"Is there any movement in the upper reaches of the Chunlu River?" Yu Di felt uneasy, feeling that Ding Kui's side was too peaceful.
During the armistice, people often came out to cause tremors in Baiqiu Town. Now that the war has resumed, there is no reason for Ding Kui to be lonely.
"Not yet. Even the flow of the river has not changed." Gong Yelei was in charge of the enemy situation on the southern front. "How about sending troops to attack Baiqiu Town?"
"Yes, it's feasible. Send the order, and the 22nd North Division will tentatively attack Baiqiu Town."
Seeing that Ding Kui didn't come, Yu Di took the initiative to come to provoke him, which was a bit like trying to scare the snake.
As battle reports from the Northern Front came back one after another, his face became increasingly gloomy, "Humph, the Shaodian Navy is just like the Thundering Frog, only noisy and annoying."
"Sir," a staff officer hurried over, "the enemy navy used a new type of warship to ram into our giant ship at an extremely fast speed, and then a violent explosion occurred. Five giant ships have been damaged."
"What?"
Yudi did not expect that the news about the northern line would be even more disturbing.
Gong Yelei couldn't help shouting: "A new warship that can explode? No! You don't know that the Shaodian Navy has such a ship. This time the enemy navy is well prepared. Does it know our plan?"
The chief of staff is well-informed, and he will know the origin of the Shaodian Army's new ship as soon as he hears it.
"Impossible, only a few people know our plan and it will not be leaked. Send an order to the water village to immediately send more troops to defeat the enemy navy." Yudi became anxious.
His plan was to capture Dingjiang City in a short period of time, and then find weaknesses in Shaodian's army to attack.
When he punched out with his clenched fist, he could not hit the stone. If the stone was not broken, it would be broken by his own fist. For this reason, he specially selected Dingjiang City as the target of attack, because he thought that the Kong family army was weak and the navy army could help in the battle.
Now that the naval attack is blocked and there is a danger of being defeated, how can he not be anxious?
"Report! Enemy traces were found outside the county camp."
"Here we come!" Yudi cheered up.
He was not afraid that Shaodian's army would make big moves, but that there would be no movement. The most terrifying thing was the enemies lurking in the dark.
A battle between magicians broke out in the sky above Dingjiang City.
Dong Xun did not come alone, he also brought some of the magicians allocated to the Twelve Legions. In addition to the original Kong family army, there were also nearly a thousand magicians in the city.
Xing Bao personally wrote a military order to Dong Xun. The fact that new soldiers cannot participate in the war does not mean that the legion cannot participate in the war. The battle of the magician is equivalent to the battle of the twelve legions.
Ban Tu, who was hiding in the group of magicians, hit the iron plate. Unexpectedly, the opponent also had forbidden magic. He was also an earth-based forbidden magic that was most suitable for defending the city, and restrained him tightly.
It cannot be said that the earth element defeats the water element, but it can overcome each other in certain situations, such as attacking and defending cities, which is more obvious.
In the afternoon, the Shaodian Army appeared behind the troops attacking the west gate, and the 76th Division rushed to the west of Dingjiang City.
Ma Zong did not choose to go around to the north and enter the city, but directly attacked his own army and fought with the enemy in the western suburbs.
The commander of his own army had to withdraw his troops to the west, and merge the two armies into one.
The 76th Division did not rush to attack our own troops in the south, nor did they enter the city. Instead, they built a camp outside the west gate.
(The article deliberately includes dialects from various places. I hope readers across the country will like this book. If you see your own dialect, please leave a message in the comment area.)