If it really turns into a huge rout, even if the Kumogakure Village sees the strength of the Iwagakure Village, it will still have to decide who the Kumogakure Village will attack. Only which kind of Konoha can force it?
If they block it and Yanyin Village shows a slightly stronger attitude, it will most likely lead Yunyin Village to turn their troops towards Yanyin Village.
To put it bluntly, this is a question of degree control.
If one operation is not done well, Konoha will suffer disaster. Even if it is indeed not on the verge of destruction, Iwagakure Village and Kumogakure Village do not have such a big appetite and ability, but both of them will seriously damage Konoha's vitality.
, it is still a high probability event that it will take several years or even ten years to recover. People really have such ability!
Therefore, we must avoid the terrible option of two-front warfare.
Nara Shikaku, who formulated this plan, also became the commander-in-chief of the Western Front battlefield without hesitation. Following the first batch of reinforcements of 5,000 people, they quickly headed towards the defense line around Wuyuan Mountain.
Only when he personally comes to the front line to command can he grasp the situation at any time and make the most correct judgment. Don't mention words like "100% sure". Those are words that ignorant people will talk about. Everything in the world is likely to be wrong.
Corresponding risks need to be borne.
Shikaku's plan is already the optimal solution. The only thing to blame is that there are almost no people in Konoha who can carry the beam. As long as the Sannin are still there, Namikaze Minato is still there, and they have dispatched troops on both sides of the front.
As a commander, you don't need more than one person. As many troops as the other side sends, your own side will reinforce them so that they can block other people's invasion.
Where is the need for careful layout and operation like now?
Lack of high-end power.
This is the biggest reason why Konoha has to adopt such a strategy.
Shikaku himself also understands this very well. If there is any mistake in his micro-management, it will definitely bring devastating damage to Konoha!
Measuring each step and taking each step required Lu Jiu to rack his brains.
Relocating the defense line to the Wuyuan Mountain area is the result of Lu Jiu's careful consideration for a long time. You must know that this plan was initially questioned by Mito Monitis and Koharu who transferred to the dormitory. Wuyuan Mountain is all about entering.
They have arrived in the Land of Fire. This is something that has never happened in previous wars. In the more than 50 years since Konoha was founded, ninjas from other countries have only experienced the infiltration of small elite units, and have never experienced the invasion of large units.
Things happened inside the Fire Nation.
Mito Kaden was very worried that such a retreat would directly trigger panic in the country and the questioning of the Fire Nation's official dignitaries and nobles in Kyoto, headed by the daimyo, but in the end the Third Hokage still approved Nara Shikaku's plan.
If you want to survive this crisis, you will have to pay a certain price.
The Third Hokage has long been aware of the situation. He did not even say that he must win this war. Instead, as long as there is a more decent way to end the war and usher in true peace, he will achieve the goal.
Understand the psychological bottom line of Sarutobi Hiruzen.
As long as Yanyin Village can be blocked in the Wuyuan Mountain area, the pressure and blame brought by a little war burning into the Land of Fire can still be withstood by the prestige of the Third Hokage. Shikaku fully understands this.
Then he made corresponding arrangements, but before the Third Hokage actually spoke, he was still somewhat worried that Sarutobi Hiruzen would hesitate or even disagree.
In the end, Sarutobi Hiruzen did not make a fool of himself in this matter, and chose to fully trust Shikaku's judgment.
Shikaku had arranged the control order for the garrison on the west front in advance. In his opinion, his reinforcements were already very fast. It was impossible for Iwagakure Village to make such a decisive decision after receiving the news in such a short time.
The order to attack, the Yunyin Village's troops should remain stationary, and the arrangement of the own Ninja Village in the frontline position, there is no problem if it is delayed for at least a day or two, right?
When the reinforcements he led arrived at Wuyuan Mountain, even if the Uchiha General and the Five-Tails Jinchuuriki took action together, he was still confident that the troops in Iwagakure Village could stand in front of the Wuyuan Mountain defense line. Later, his own Hokage promised that he could at least
We will continue to mobilize two to three thousand reinforcements to arrive. There is such a group of forces, even if there are no top experts sitting on the ground.
Shikaku is also confident that he can carry out the plan according to his own wishes.
However, just as Shoji never guessed Shikaku's plan to show weakness, Shikaku also underestimated Shoji and Huangtu's decisiveness.
The Yanyin Village army stationed in the Kingdom of Grass really went straight south the moment they received the news, pushing all the way towards Wuyuan Mountain.
Almost in less than half a day, all the strongholds of the Hidden Leaf Village in the Country of Grass were wiped out, chasing the retreating Konoha ninjas all the way, and advancing the battle line to the point near Wuyuan Mountain.
Li, and at this moment, the reinforcements led by Lu Jiu are still several hours away from Wuyuan Mountain.
"Wuyuan Mountain stronghold?"
The general, who was already covered in blood, led the troops who were also slightly damaged. They entered the territory of the Kingdom of Fire earlier than Chi Tu, and came to the high point of Wuyuan Mountain, less than ten miles away.
Look at the magnificent defensive building complex built against the mountains and rivers.
Although it is not as good as the northern fortress that Sunagakure Village exhausted all resources to build.
But the defensive garrison established by Muye Village here can be called a 'luxury version'! And based on the information that General Si has learned before, the Wuyuan Mountain stronghold itself has six to seven hundred garrison troops stationed here all year round, and it is even equipped with
Aburame, the jounin of the Hyuga clan, to prevent any accidents, this time in order to prepare for the invasion of the Iwagakure Village army, some personnel in the stronghold were withdrawn back to the Wuyuan Mountain stronghold in advance.
In addition to the temporary deployment from the due south position, the neighboring Wind Kingdom garrison stronghold, and the people who retreated from the front line, the number of Konoha garrison in the Wuyuan Mountain stronghold at this moment is about 1,500 people.
Judging from the conventional configuration, it is easy for such a number of defenses to block the invasion of three to four thousand enemy troops of the same quality for a week or two!
When the general led his troops forward and reached a close position, he was discovered by Hinata and the Aburame clan jounin from the Wuyuan Mountain stronghold.
He also immediately reported to the commander of the Konoha Hidden Village in the stronghold. The commander Jonin who learned the news quickly ordered the Konoha ninjas in the entire stronghold to enter combat readiness mode, and then dispatched corresponding
The personnel will pass the news back to the rear position in the shortest possible time.
He knew very well that his 'Military Master' had already led five thousand reinforcements to approach the Wuyuan Mountain stronghold. Logically speaking, the enemies in front of him were only more than 400 people. This Konoha Wuyuan Mountain stronghold commander
An official should be as stable as Mount Tai.
But just because of the name "Uchiha Shoji".
This is a terrifying existence with more than a thousand elites that can be defeated by one person.
The Mangekyo Sharingan and Susanoo of the Uchiha clan.
Now it is all under the deliberate exaggeration and guidance of Konoha's high-level F4. In the ninja world, almost everyone knows that this Konoha commander clearly knows that it is the general who personally leads the troops to the stronghold.
, naturally I don’t dare to relax at all!
Reinforcements are arriving soon.
I just have to survive these last few hours.
The burden can be completely handed over. At the last critical moment, this commander does not want to see any accidents happen.
“The response is really quick and careful enough!”
This is also an action trajectory that can be detected clearly. When Konoha's extremely fast formation was reflected in the depths of Shoji's eyes, Shoji also raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile.
"Sir General, do we need to retreat a little?"
The jounin of the Iwagakure village named Gin who was sitting next to him stood on the left side of the general's body with a ray of respect and asked softly.
"Retreat? No, Gin-kun, it is Konoha that needs to be feared, not our Iwagakure Village, and Konoha's reinforcements have obviously not arrived yet. This is a very good test opportunity!"
Shoji knows very well where his current upper limit of power is.
While not arrogant, he is also not overly cautious or self-effacing.
When it was time to take action, the general was never vague. The huge Konoha reinforcements led by Nara Shikaku wanted to reach the defense line around Wuyuan Mountain. They had said before that it would take at least half a day, but now he and others advanced so quickly.
Before arriving at the Wuyuan Mountain stronghold, reinforcements from the opposite side were obviously still a short distance away.
This is his best chance to take action.
If we really wait for the arrival of more than 5,000 Konoha reinforcements, let alone the general who only brings more than 400 people now, even if the number is doubled, the general will have to retreat honestly. Konoha is not
Sunagakure, he is still a long way from his ancestor. If he is really caught in the siege of a large army, there is really only one result, and that is 'death'!
Now is the right point for the balance of power between the enemy and ourselves.
In addition to whether it can be broken through, we should at least try the defensive strength of the Wuyuan Mountain stronghold, so as to collect as much effective intelligence as possible before the arrival of our main force.
"Eh? Do you want to launch an attack on the Wuyuan Mountain stronghold?"
Yin said with a hint of surprise, although he knew very well that his general was a very courageous and rough man, but he really didn't expect it to be to this extent. The defensive strength on the opposite side was enough to be our own.
Three times the size, and with the terrain advantage, this doesn’t look like a suitable opportunity to take action, right?
Or at least it would be safer to wait until another partial army unit led by Akatsuchi arrives before launching an attack, right?
"Well, don't worry, Gin-kun, this is just a tentative attack. Let's see how the strength of the stronghold established by Konoha here compares with the northern fortress of Sunagakure Village. After all, the reinforcements from the opposite side are about to arrive. This
This may very well be our last chance!"
The general nodded slightly, still looking intently at Konoha's Wuyuan Mountain stronghold in the distance, with a faint and sharp look in his pupils, and said softly.
"yes!"
Hearing what the general said, Yin felt a little relieved, and immediately laughed at himself inwardly. Although his general, the general, looked very young, he was actually someone who had experienced many big events, not to mention too many.
Just leading the clan to break away from Konoha, defeating the Fourth Kazekage head-on last year, and helping the existence capture the long-desired northern fortress of Sunagakure Village is enough to prove the excellence of this Uchiha Shura.
There is really no need to worry about anything.
At this moment, he responded immediately and then retreated to the back to convey the general's order.
And what are Shoji’s actual thoughts?
There is indeed a temptation to test, but there is no lack of it. If there is a chance, it is not a bad idea to directly capture the stronghold of Wuyuan Mountain. Although Loess's order is to advance the battle line to the Wuyuan Mountain area, stop for the time being, and then take a look at Konoha and Kumogakure.
The dynamics on that side, but in the general's view, if the stronghold of Wuyuan Mountain can be directly captured, in the next war, one's own side will be able to occupy a greater degree of autonomy, whether it is to stick to Wuyuan Mountain or strengthen the place here
The defense made Konoha Hidden Village feel uncomfortable. Or should they use it as a base to advance and attack wantonly, truly invading the interior of the Fire Country?
All the control over the choice will fall into the hands of Iwagakure.
Of course, the general is always bold and never acts arrogantly. This is a choice he made after careful consideration. If the intensity of the defense is really beyond imagination, the general will directly choose to retreat. What's more, this is also before setting off.
, Loess directly delegates the discretionary judgment power to the general.
Otherwise, Shoji might not even make a tentative attack. He is not Shimura Danzo, and he likes to make his own decisions. This will only cause others to have a bad impression of him, and even the Uchiha clan.
All choices and actions made by the general are within the ‘permissible scope’.
"Next let me see how hard your 'turtle shell' is, Konoha Hidden Village!"
Hundreds of shadowy figures.
The Iwa Ninja forehead protector is clearly visible on the forehead.
Especially the dozen or so figures standing in the front with excited and ferocious faces. The most obvious thing about these people is the scarlet and dark Magatama Sharingan that emerges from their pupils!
These people are the Uchiha who are assigned to the general team. It can be said that they are more excited than anyone else to fight the ninjas of Konoha.
The first step in the journey of revenge. In the previous clearing battles, these Uchiha people were often the ones at the forefront, which made other Iwa ninjas who fought together further realize the name "Uchiha".
What it represents and how much the Uchiha clan hates Konoha Hidden Village now!
A rolling wave.
"Whoosh"
"Whoosh"
"Whoosh"
"Whoosh"
This figure is no longer concealed at all.
"Earth Escape!"
"Thunder Escape!"
'Escape!'
"Fire Escape!"
"Wind escape!"
Row after row, they rushed straight towards the Iwa ninjas at the front, led by a dozen Uchiha clansmen.
"Boom!"
"boom!"
"Boom!"
The continuous imprints, surging waves, lightning and thunder, landslides and ground cracks, and strong roaring winds, accompanied by the completion of the escape techniques of these rock ninjas one after another, overwhelmingly moved toward the nearest position.
The Konoha ninja army in formation pressed down fiercely on their position.
"Stop them!"
Unlike the northern fortress of Sand Hidden Village, which has specially set up defense and perception barriers, Konoha's stronghold in the Wuyuan Mountain area has no way to arrange corresponding barriers in advance, so this situation cannot be deployed.
.
The only way is to set up some traps and mechanisms in advance, and then match them with the necessary garrison troops to resist.
Almost at the moment when the general commanded the Iwa ninjas to launch the first wave of attacks, the commander of Konoha Hidden Village in the stronghold, Jonin, also triggered the first layer of traps in front of the stronghold in the shortest time, and then
The same order was given to the Konoha ninjas who had already dispersed their formation in advance to launch a corresponding counterattack.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
The roar of detonation.
The blast of air and the two officially collided together. The Iwa Ninja side obviously suffered a slight loss. This is a trap that is difficult to avoid 100%. In the first wave of strong attacks, there was
Dozens of people were affected and suffered varying degrees of trauma, and faced the counterattack of the Konoha ninjas head-on.
In the front position, the slightly weaker Iwa ninjas also lost their lives one after another!
"ah!?"
'Well!?'
"puff!"
The flying dust, the splashing blood, the noisy scene of war, a sudden confrontation, and as soon as the long-range bombardment ended, the two sides entered the most brutal hand-to-hand fight!
"Keng!"
"Ding ding ding ding!"
The blooming cold front, the sharp and harsh sound of metal collision.
The battlefield suddenly entered the most chaotic situation.
above the high point.
Shoji also opened his Sharingan, and with a touch of indifference, he glanced at the Iwa Ninja troops not far away who were slowly entering the Konoha ninja encirclement. This was a battle where they were obviously at a disadvantage.
"The layout is pretty good. We still have some reserve troops. Are you being wary of me? Then let me see if you have this ability!"
There was a sharp look in Jiang Si's pupils.
"boom!"
With a sudden kick of his right foot, chakra burst out, and his body was like a cannonball, flying towards the core of the battlefield.
"Keng!"
The sword was drawn out.
At this moment, an extremely bright cold light burst out.
"What!?"
In a corner position.
The two Konoha chunin who were originally besieging an Iwa nin suddenly saw a little cold light blooming.
"Well!?"
It was a situation like the world turning upside down, a completely changed vision, and a consciousness sinking into darkness.
"thump"
"thump!"
The two people who died suddenly in succession did not see who killed them when they died. The corpses were easily separated and the scarlet color infected the earth.
"Whoosh"
"Whoa!"
"Poof!"
The Shoji's figure flashed among the crowd like thunder and lightning, easily harvesting the lives of these Konoha ninjas.
In less than a few minutes.
In fact, nearly twenty Konoha ninjas have died in the hands of the generals, although most of them are only chunin.
But General's harvesting efficiency is unparalleled.
Almost all the Iwa ninjas in this area were released, and the extended battle line broke away from the previous predicament and suppressed the first batch of Konoha ninjas who entered the battlefield.
This shows the strong pressure.
Just by relying on Shoji's participation in the battle, Konoha was defeated step by step.