Late at night, the wind was biting and a heavy snow fell in the northern region.
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In the ancient Zhuoguan Pass, a pot of fire was burning in the meeting hall. The firewood burned cracklingly, and sparks kept rising. Two pots of wine were warming on the side. Further away, there was a huge sand table of the Panshi Army. Beside the sand table, the palace commander Lin Ruo
Lin Zhao stood beside Lin Zhao with a solemn expression, while Lin Zhao pressed the sand table with one hand and carefully studied the terrain in the area north of Guxiaoguan. Many details and many ideas were repeatedly deduced in his mind.
Lin Ruo remained silent and did not disturb Lin Zhao's thinking. It was a foregone conclusion that the Panshi Army would send troops north to attack the enemy. Lin Ruo was completely out of his control, so what he could do now was to solve this almost impossible win.
Fight the battle well and minimize your own losses.
In fact, there were many soldiers and counselors in Lin Ruo's Panshi Army, but they were all rejected by him. In Lin Ruo's heart, all the military counselors in the world combined were not as good as one Lin Baiyi.
After a long time, Lin Ruo picked up a pot of warm wine and placed it on the sand table, saying, "What's wrong?"
"The clues haven't been completely sorted out yet."
Lin Zhao took a deep breath, picked up the wine bottle and poured himself a large gulp of warm wine. He turned to look at Lin Ruo and said: "The strength of the two sides is very different. We only have one night to prepare. You have to be mentally prepared.
Be prepared, this battle going north is bound to be a defeat. As for what we can do, is to make this defeat look good and minimize the losses of the Rock Army and the Snow Army."
"Lin Zhao..."
Lin Ruo looked complicated and said: "You don't need to get involved, and I don't want to drag down your snowy Tianchi because of my own reasons."
"Is necessary."
Lin Zhao frowned and said: "If our cavalry from Snowy Tianchi do not enter the battlefield, your 150,000 rock army will end up being completely annihilated and go north alone, using the weak to attack the strong. Shi Jungang
No matter how stupid you are, you cannot give up such an opportunity. When the Panshi Army and the Jihan Army leave Guyu Pass, Shi Jungang will send heavy troops to the rear and directly cut off your retreat. Most of the terrain north of Guyu Pass
It's all woodlands and plains, and it's the world dominated by the demon cavalry. With all due respect, the Rock Army and the Jihan Army together are not enough to kill them."
"..."
Lin Ruo also knew the stakes involved, and sighed: "If it really fails miserably, it's me, Lin Ruo, who has implicated Lin Baiyi, and it's not your fault."
"It may not fail miserably."
Lin Zhao lightly patted Lin Ruo's shoulder and said with a smile: "You will go north at noon tomorrow, so we don't have much time left for planning. I have just carefully studied the terrain of the Qiufengyuan area and can give you the Panshi Army
Provide a set of attack and blocking routes, listen to it for a while, adopt it if it makes sense, and think of another way if it doesn't make sense."
"Um!"
Lin weakly nodded: "You say it!"
"The Panshi Army is an army that is good at defending. The spear formation, shield formation, and bow and arrow formation are among the few in the Great Shang Dynasty. Therefore, since the Panshi Army has decided to go north, it must enter as soon as possible.
It is crucial to anticipate the position, put up a defensive posture, and wait for the demon clan to attack."
Lin Zhao's fingertips landed on a mountain forest area in the middle of Qiufengyuan and said: "There is a Cuiyu Mountain here, which stretches from east to west and stretches for ten miles. It is a God-given barrier. It is impossible for monsters and demons to escape from Cuiyu Mountain.
Attack from the north, and the south of Cuiyu Mountain is a forest valley area, which is suitable for infantry regiments to fight. Five miles to the south is a bird fish lake, which is also a natural barrier. The demon clan has no warships and is not good at water warfare. The demon clan cavalry
It is even more impossible to fight through water, so the area between Cuiyu Mountain and Qingyu Lake is a God-given battlefield for the Rock Army. As long as you enter this battlefield in advance and send heavy troops to seal the exits at both ends, you can take advantage of the Rock Army's natural advantages."
"..."
What Lin Ruo heard was like enlightenment. He was also a famous general in the world, but his ability to grasp the battlefield and terrain was obviously still far behind Lin Zhao.
"Time is of the essence."
Lin Zhaodao: "You announced in front of the officers and soldiers of the Panshi Army that they will attack at noon tomorrow, so you can't really wait until then. The news of the Panshi Army cannot be airtight, so the food and grass should be set off before dawn.
Transport all the food, grass and baggage to the predetermined battlefield, and then send heavy troops to guard the east and west exits of the battlefield, first making yourself in an invincible position."
"Um."
Lin Wenwei nodded: "What should Jihan Legion do?"
"You can't command the Jihan Army."
Lin Zhao said calmly: "Wang Ling is Li Chunyang's man, and it is impossible to obey your command. However, you can send Feiyu Chuan to Wang Ling and ask him to set up defenses in the forest on the east side of Cuiyu Mountain to intercept and kill the demon army. The demon cavalry is here
The combat power in the mountains and forests has been reduced by at least 30%, which is also the best arrangement for the Jihan Army."
"knew."
Lin Ruo said: "Lin Zhao, if you arrange it this way, your Snow Legion will not be used anymore."
"I can't move still..."
Lin Zhao frowned, looked at the sand table with a pair of eyes, and said: "To put it nicely, your Rock Army seizes the terrain and uses defense instead of attack. To put it more ugly, it means that you are locking yourself in a living coffin. Once the master
Gang, if Yu Feng sends an order to encircle but does not fight, then the Panshi Army will definitely run out of food and supplies and eventually be annihilated. Therefore, the purpose of the Snow Army's dispatch is to muddy the water and make Shi Jun Gang lose his judgment. I will personally lead the Snow Army.
The domain army is charging back and forth in the east-west direction on the south side of Cuiyu Mountain. It is enough for you to arrange some archers on the mountain to rush to support our snow-covered cavalry."
"Um."
Lin Ruo's expression was a little complicated, and he looked at this brother from the same clan: "Lin Zhao, why do you bother to wade into this muddy water?"
"I can't watch you die in battle, can I?"
Lin Zhao looked at the other party and said: "Don't worry too much about me. Now our Snow Region Legion has two Twelve Realm Sword Immortals and three Tianyuan Warriors. Their military strength is not as good as that of the Rock Army, but their combat power may not be weaker than yours."
"knew."
Lin Ruo said in a deep voice: "I will immediately order the food, grass and baggage to go first. At dawn, the main force of the Panshi Army will sneak northward and occupy the favorable terrain of Cuiyu Mountain as quickly as possible."
"It's time for me to go back and make some arrangements. See you on the battlefield."
Lin Zhao raised his head and took another sip of wine, and said with a smile: "The wine of your Panshi Army is really not that good."
Lin Ruo laughed: "If you survive this battle and go to Baidi City in the future, I will treat you to the best wine in Baidi City!"
"Okay, this is what you said."
Lin Zhao cupped his fists and smiled, turned around and flew away from Guxiao Pass, while Lin Ruo looked at the back of his brother with mixed feelings in his heart. Lin Zhao didn't have to participate in the battle at Guxiao Pass, but he came anyway.
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Snowy Tianchi, at dawn.
Smoke was rising from the camp, and each camp had already started cooking. One big cake after another was being baked. I didn’t know when I would be back from this trip east, so it’s not a bad thing to bring more food.
In addition to food for people, all the cavalrymen also started to bundle the food and grass for the war horses. Thick fodder was hung on both sides of the warhorses. At the same time, the cavalrymen also received a large amount of soybeans from the supply warehouse, which were not for human consumption.
, but used to feed the horses. Long-distance attacks consume a lot of physical strength of the war horses. Especially in the hours before the charge, if the war horses are fed some refined food, the physical strength of the war horses will last longer.
"Sir, let's do the math."
Muzhen, who was wearing military armor, put his helmet under his arm and said respectfully: "Half of the cavalrymen who were sent out to farm have returned one after another. Now there are about 30,000 cavalrymen who can go down the mountain on the snowy Tianchi Lake."
"Thirty thousand..."
Lin Zhao frowned: "That's almost it. After the cavalry goes out to fight, the four of you, Lao Huang, Muzhen, Chen Ben, and Xu Sheng, will lead the charge and attack."
"Yes, Lin Shuai!"
The four warriors clasped their fists together.
"枦栀, Tang Guangjun."
Lin Zhao looked at the other two great sword immortals.
"grown ups!"
"Mountain Master!"
They both nodded.
Lin Zhao took a deep breath and said: "The dragon boat will follow us to fight. The two of you can draw swords on the dragon boat. The task of protecting the entire battlefield will be left to you. Whenever there is a need to put out fires, you can ride the dragon boat." Where are you going? At the same time, we must be on guard against sneak attacks from the upper five realms of the demon clan. With the two of you from the twelve realms and a dragon boat, the demon clan should be able to stop even two from the thirteenth realm, right?"
"I can stop it!"
The two nodded.
"OK."
Lin Zhao smiled slightly: "Tang Guangjun."
"Mountain Master..."
Tang Guangjun's body trembled, and this careless military strategist hurriedly clasped his fists: "Tang Guangjun is waiting for dispatch!"
Lin Zhao smiled and said, "You have to put in more effort. After all, in this battle, you are not only contributing to our snowy Tianchi, but also to the entire human race. Before, the third senior brother said that you were in a rotten state of mind. I also think that, The reason why I think you are in a bad mood is because you, Tang Guangjun, only think about yourself. In your eyes, as long as I am at a high enough level, nothing else matters. These are what you pursue, but I don’t think this is really right. , On the contrary, people should have morality in their hearts, so I hope that this time you, Tang Guangjun, will use your sword to uphold morality in the world."
"Morality..."
Tang Guangjun frowned: "Yes, Mountain Master, I will remember it!"
"After the fight is over, I will give you the title of being enshrined at the end of the Mountain Villa when I come back." Lin Zhao said with a smile.
"ah?!"
Tang Guangjun was extremely surprised: "Thank you, Mountain Master!"
But immediately, he hesitated and said: "Mountain Master, actually you shouldn't say this now, but should wait until after the battle. After all, those legendary novels on the rivers and lakes basically said it This sentence is given to the person who made the promise. After the expedition, there is no possibility of survival. If the mountain master says this, my life will be at stake..."
"oh?"
Lin Zhao raised his eyebrows and looked at him with a smile on his face.
Tang Guangjun's heart sank. This smile was too scary. The mountain master, a handsome and elegant swordsman and martial artist, felt as scary as a fourteenth-level demon when he showed this smile. He lowered his head in a hurry, not daring to say anything more.
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At this moment, Lin Xingchu's voice came from Lin Zhao's heart: "Xiao Zhao, come to Xijianjiang?"
"coming!"
Lin Zhao's heart moved. In fact, he originally wanted to go there.
