() Three days later, Tiangou City appeared in the field of vision, about ten miles away. However, Luo Manduo asked the team to stop and rest.
It was Luo Manduo who gave the order, but it was Tang Yaxin who proposed it.
In the big tent, several army commanders were looking at a map, newly drawn by Tang Yaxin.
"The mountains and forests on both sides are a good place to ambush the army. If we go in rashly and are ambushed, the consequences will be unbearable for us," Tang Yaxin said.
"Are we going to wait here for them to come out for a decisive battle?" Han Mo said: "If they don't come out, they have the resources in the city to rely on, but our food and grass are limited. If we continue to wait like this, the situation will still be unfavorable to us.
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Tang Yaxin said: "It is right for us to stop without clarifying the situation. We cannot be anxious."
Luo Manduo said: "I agree with Yaxin's proposal. Obviously the army will stop and set up camp, waiting for us to find out the situation in Tiangou City before making a decision."
At this time, Yinfeng walked in and said directly: "There are indeed a large number of ambushes in the mountains and forests on the two wings leading to Tiangou City. In the mountains and forests on the left are a coalition of bandits headed by the Night Demon Bandit Group, and in the mountains and forests on the right
The ambush is a mercenary coalition led by the cuckold mercenary group. Sitting
The general who controls Tiangou City is Bao Wenchong, who is known as the "Wise and Brave General", and the 500,000 troops in Tiangou City are still holding on to the city wall. In addition, there are 30 coalition forces in the cities in the east and west.
Wan Zuoyuan is rushing to Tiangou City, and the situation is not optimistic."
There are already 500,000 defenders in Tiangou City, plus the hired bandit soldiers and mercenaries, the total number is actually close to one million. If we add the 300,000 troops who arrived, then Tiangou City
The total strength of one party has actually exceeded one million, reaching 1.2 million!
2.3 million versus 1.2 million, this is a huge numerical gap. It is undeniable that the troops leaving the city in Japan are extremely well-equipped, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers far exceeds those of ordinary city guards, bandit soldiers, and mercenaries.
, but this advantage has now been smoothed out by the huge quantitative gap. In fact, not only has it been smoothed out, it has even been put at a very disadvantageous situation.
This sudden information made the atmosphere in the tent suddenly tense, and the eyes of several legion commanders were focused on Luo Manduo.
Luo Manduo said calmly: "Why are you looking at me? Don't you have confidence in me and our team? Isn't it just a Tiangou City? In two days, we will watch the scenery on the walls of Tiangou City."
His words made the solemn atmosphere in the tent become lighter, but the moods of the several army commanders were still a little heavy. After all, no matter how optimistic they were, they could not offset the huge impact of the opponent's 1.2 million troops.
pressure. If you are attacking a small city, the opponent only has 100,000 troops.
, then it would be much easier. With Luo Manduo as the leader, Huang Feng and the Flower Refining Demon cooperated to break through the enemy's city wall with a sharp knife breakthrough, and then the army entered the city, and the siege ended victoriously. This is Baishi
city, but this model cannot be replicated in Tiangou City.
Luo Manduo laughed and continued: "In front of us is Tiangou City. Once we take it, there will be no force to fight against us in the entire Eastern Territory. The remaining city lords who are watching will also join us. So,
Rather than attacking, occupying, and traveling long distances one city at a time, it is better to solve the problem one at a time."
Indeed, as soon as Tiangou City is destroyed, the smooth road to the center of the Yan Kingdom will be open. Some of the city lords of the Eastern Territory who are sitting on the mountain watching the fight between tigers will also come to help, and Luo Manduo will be able to conquer the entire Eastern Territory without any effort.
After his rule, of course, rebel and hostile forces must still exist, but at that time there was no need for him to personally lead troops to attack. He only needed to send one or two troops to destroy them with a force of no more than 50,000 people.
Therefore, compared to attacking and occupying cities one by one, Luo Manduo prefers the situation in front of him, where victory or defeat is decided in one battle.
"Have you not seen our advantages?" Luo Manduo said: "There are bandit coalition forces and mercenary coalition forces ambushed in the mountains and forests on both sides. These people are invited by the imperial court with money and titles, and there is no way to talk about them.
What kind of loyalty? The reason why they are willing to serve the court is that there are benefits. If the benefits cannot be realized, but at the cost of their lives, they
We definitely won't do it. We have 20,000 wolf cavalry. The wolf knights plus their mounts, the spirit wolves, have doubled to 40,000. The forest will always be the territory of wolves, let alone
Wolf of spiritual beast. After marching for the past few days, our spiritual wolf is afraid that it has not had enough to eat? Tonight, we will let the wolves roam like mountains and let them have a full meal."
These words immediately made the eyes of several generals light up, and the pressure that had been lingering in their hearts suddenly dissipated.
The bandit coalition headed by the Night Demon Bandit Group, and the mercenary coalition headed by the Green Hat Mercenary Group are indeed an obstacle to the attack on Tiangou City. Those bandit warriors and mercenaries are also very brave people, and it is difficult to attack them.
to deal with it, but they also have obvious weaknesses,
That's greed and fear. Once they feel that they can't get the benefits they want, but they may die here, they will run away faster than a rabbit. That's why Luo Manduo proposed not to deal with Tiangou City first, but
First deal with these two miscellaneous coalition forces with a strength of 400,000.
And Luo Manduo's tactics were also very good. During these three days of marching, the spirit wolf mounts were not full. After all, they are carnivores and all they eat is meat. Where did they get so much meat to feed nearly 20,000 spirit wolves during the march?
As for the wolf. You know, a spirit wolf is about the same size as an ordinary war horse, and its appetite is very large. A spirit wolf
A wolf eats almost half a pig in a day. And Luo Manduo can't bring tens of thousands of pigs with him on the march? Therefore, after three days, the spiritual wolf will be very hungry and have a strong thirst for blood and meat. If released at night
Let them eat in the forest on one side, and then the Mogankun wolf cavalry, who regarded the darkness as nothing, cleared the area...
It is not difficult to imagine what kind of scene and result that would be.
Luo Manduo's plan is very vicious, but these are extraordinary times, so extraordinary means must be used.
The Flower Refining Demon smiled and said: "It seems that the 400,000 bandit coalition and mercenary coalition are not monolithic. If they suffer serious losses tonight, they will collapse the next day. Our only enemy is Tiangou City.
The main force."
Tang Yaxin said: "If you want to kill a tiger, you must first cut off its claws. No matter how ferocious it is, it has no lethality."
Luo Manduo glanced at Tang Yaxin, his eyes full of praise and gratitude, because the battle strategy he just mentioned was actually told to him by Tang Yaxin early in the morning. And the method he thought of was the strategy for attacking Baishi City, and he
Together with the Flower Demon and Huang Feng, they formed a sharp knife formation. They first forcibly broke through the city wall, and then the army rushed in. However, that mode was obviously difficult.
This can be achieved in Tiangou City, because not only are there a large number of soldiers and horses stationed in Tiangou City, but there are also the very powerful General Bowen Chong, the equally powerful Kunsha and Yaonan, and the Four Knights of Veil Skirts.
These people must be able to withstand it for a while, but at that time, his army will have to face several times more powerful enemies, and the casualties must be huge. He cannot bear such losses.
The reason why Tang Yaxin asked Luo Manduo to tell her strategy in front of several important army commanders was that her intention was very good, that is, she was helping Luo Manduo create an invincible character.
"Military God" image. The higher Luo Manduo's prestige value, the easier it will be to conquer the country in the future, and it will be easier to rule the territory in the east.
So the army set up camp about ten miles away from Tiangou City, burying pots and making rice. In front of them was Tiangou City, and there were about 400,000 troops ambush in the mountains and forests on both sides. However, the atmosphere of Luo Zitou's army was very relaxed.
They ate what they had to eat and drank what they needed to drink. The soldiers seemed to be having a picnic instead of fighting a siege.
Luo Zitou's army was in a relaxed atmosphere, but Tiangou City was getting anxious. The defenders, led by Bao Wenchong, had started setting up traps three days ago, waiting for Luo Manduo to get into his pocket. It was not easy.
Luo Manduo was sentenced, but Luo Manduo stayed outside the pocket and did not come in. He even set up camp and made a fire to cook. How could this make people not anxious?
On the city wall, Bowen Chong looked at the camp of Luo Zitou's army with melancholy eyes, secretly wondering about Luo Manduo's thoughts. From all the information he obtained about Luo Manduo himself, he came to the conclusion that Luo Manduo was
Mando is more cunning than a fox and more cunning than a wolf
He was even more cruel. But the more this happened, the less he dared to act rashly. He was afraid that Luo Mando had also set up a trap, waiting for him to get into it. In short, Luo Mando did not step into the trap as he wanted.
, his steps were disrupted, and he felt very uncomfortable.
"General, our number is several times that of Luo Manduo. We have an absolute advantage. Why don't we rush forward and kill Luo Manduo and his people?" Ding Tiangui is an impatient person.
"Hmph! That's exactly what Luo Mando wants. Although we have a large number of people, the bandit coalition and mercenary coalition on both wings are just a bunch of rabble. It's better to count on us than to count on them. Also, you didn't see Luo Manduo
Are there 20,000 wolf cavalry among the large team? Those are the Mogankun wolf cavalry from the land abandoned by the gods.
The soldiers are very fierce. Our warriors and our horses have no advantage at all in front of the huge and extremely ferocious spiritual wolf. The decisive battle on the plain is to use our shortcomings to attack Luo Mando's strong points. We will stay behind
In the city, let's see how long Luo Manduo's energy will be used up." Bao Wenchong said insightfully.
"The general is indeed both wise and courageous. His subordinates cannot see the level that the general sees. We cannot hold on. We have the support of the city's resources and there is no shortage of water and food. However, Luo Manduo is short of food and grass. He simply cannot
I can't afford it." Ding Tiangui flattered Bowen Chong without hesitation.
Bao Wenchong nodded and looked at the camp of Luo Zitou's army, but he was thinking about a question that just came to his mind - since Luo Manduo couldn't afford it, why did he camp for a confrontation?