At the same time, Zhao Zian also told Zhao Shiyu in the letter that he was currently guarding Yumen Pass and mobilizing more than 30 million troops, but he felt that he was unable to do what he wanted. He was not qualified to be the general marshal of the world's soldiers and horses.
If Zhan Ying is really the one who saves the world, he, Zhao Zian, is willing to serve Zhan Ying An even to the death.
But then Zhao Zian said again, the position of generalissimo is not trivial. The troops under his command are more than ten times that of Yumen Pass, more than 40 million people.
He had never met Zhan Ying and didn't know Zhan Ying very well. He wanted to ask Zhan Ying a question through the mouth of Prince Zhao Shiyu.
"If Niangziguan and Shanhaiguan fell to the enemy at the same time, and the enemy's troops were directed from the east and west to the important areas of the capital, where should we go at Yumenguan? Where should the people of the capital go? How can we turn defeat into victory?
If Zhan Ying can answer Zi An's doubts, Zi An will follow him to the death.
If this man cannot answer the question, all the troops in the world will never be placed in his hands."
This is the real purpose of Zhao Zian's letter.
Zhao Zian is also a leading general and is now called the generalissimo.
Zhao Zian couldn't be happy when a war hero suddenly appeared to snatch the position of generalissimo that was almost within his reach.
Therefore, he posed a difficult problem to Zhan Ying.
He had been thinking about this problem for ten years, but he still couldn't solve it.
If Zhan Ying really has a way to reverse the situation of the war after losing Shanhaiguan and Niangziguan in the human world, Zhao Zian is willing to serve Zhan Ying as his commander.
Seeing that Zhan Ying was still silent after reading the letter, Zhao Shiyu said: "Brother Zhan Ying, Zhao Shuai has tens of millions of armored troops in his hands at such a young age, so he is inevitably a bit arrogant.
However, there is no doubt that Marshal Zhao is loyal to his country.
Do you want to give you a few days to think about Zhao Shuai's problem?" Zhan Ying shook his head gently and said: "No need. In fact, Zhao Shuai has a very clear view. Niangziguan and Shanhaiguan cannot stop the attack from heaven.
The final situation is very likely that these two passes are lost, and only Yumen Pass is holding on.
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Zhao Shiyu nodded and said: "Zhao Shuai and I have studied this problem for a long time over the years, but we can't do anything. Once Niangzi Pass and Shanhaiguan Pass are lost, the next target of the Celestial Army's attack must be the capital.
Facing the oppression of the east and west armies, the fifty-foot-high city wall of the capital city cannot stop the heavenly army. The capital city will fall within three to five days at most.
Further south is the vast Central Plains, and there is no danger to defend.
According to the experience of past catastrophes, after the heavenly army captures the capital, it will quickly advance southward..."
Zhan Ying looked at Zhao Shiyu and said, "Your Highness, do you have a map?"
Zhao Shiyu's eyes lit up and he said, "Follow me."
The two of them arrived at the side hall.
In the side hall, there are three huge sand tables, which are the terrain of Yumen Pass, Niangzi Pass and Shanhaiguan Pass. There are also many small flags of different colors on them.
On the wall, there are three huge maps hanging.
That is a map.
But these three maps are also maps of the three places where the battle is taking place.
In the side hall, there were dozens of high-ranking generals wearing helmets and crowns, and they were having a heated discussion about the current war.
Seeing Zhao Shiyu walking in, the generals immediately bowed and saluted.
Zhao Shiyu smiled and said: "Generals, there is no need to be polite. I would like to introduce to you that this is Zhan Ying, the descendant of Li Tielan, the former military god in the world."
The legend about the war hero was spread throughout the military system on this day.
These people are in the palace, so they naturally know.
Seeing that this guy was very likely to become the Grand Marshal of the World's Armed Forces, the senior generals in the side hall all cast doubtful glances.
"He is Zhan Ying? He is so young!"
"Yes, you don't even have a beard. How can you lead troops to fight?"
"In my army, this person is at most a centurion, and he also wants to be the marshal of the world's troops..."
Countless discussions were all questioning Zhan Ying, and no one seemed to think favorably of Zhan Ying.
The reason why it doesn't look good is that Zhan Ying is too young.
So he has no hair on his lips and can't do his job well. Zhan Ying looks like a thin scholar with darker skin. How can he charge into battle and lead troops to fight?
Zhan Ying looked around and didn't take these people to heart.
He said to Zhao Shiyu: "Your Highness, do you have a map of the entire world?"
Zhao Shiyu waved his hand, and two sergeants immediately came over carrying a long bundle of rolled cloth and hung the rolled cloth on the wall.
It can be said that the map in front of you, which is three feet long and two feet wide, is the most detailed map in the world.
Zhao Shiyu knew what Zhan Ying was going to do and handed him a slender bamboo stick.
Zhan Ying thanked him, then pointed to several places on the map and said: "The Gate of Catastrophe appears in Yinshan Mountain, which is located in the northwest of Middle Earth.
This time, the heavens have deployed heavy troops near the Gate of Catastrophe. At least hundreds of thousands of heavenly monks are stationed here day and night. It is impossible for human cultivators to destroy this space passage like they did ten years ago.
In other words, whether it is the current enemies or the third and fourth waves that may appear in the future, most of them will appear from the direction of Yinshan Mountain.
The catastrophe is not a conventional war between countries in our world. It is a collision between clans and civilizations, and an endless fight.
Therefore, in all previous catastrophes, the human world has been strictly guarded and fought for every inch of land.
It is now the twelfth lunar month of winter, and the pace of the heavenly attack has been slowed down. But when spring comes, the situation will be broken.
Judging from the current situation, the loss of northern Liaoning has become a foregone conclusion. Several states north of Yumen Pass have also been lost.
Next, Tianjie will concentrate its forces and launch a large-scale attack on Niangzi Pass and Shanhaiguan Pass.
At the same time, Tianjie will also attack the Yumen Pass battlefield in the west to restrain the troops at Yumen Pass from marching eastward for reinforcements.
According to my estimation, Yumen Pass and Shanhaiguan Pass will be breached in February next year, or March at the latest.
The defeated soldiers will be gathered in the capital, and the two sides will start a second round of decisive battle in the capital.
Zhangyuan and Chicheng in Youzhou, the western gateway to the capital, and Jizhou and Pinggu, the eastern gateway, are the four cities that will bear the brunt of the war between the capital and the capital.
I have read the arrival report from the imperial court. The imperial court had begun to build these four cities many years ago, trying to rely on these four cities to form mutual horns with the capital.
This method is indeed good, but it only delays the pace of the heavenly army for up to ten days.
The capital city is indefensible and must be lost. Instead of wasting a large number of soldiers and burying them here, it is better to build a second in-depth defense line here, here...and here..."
Everyone looked at the three places shown by Zhan Ying, namely Xuzhou, Haozhou and Taizhuang.
The generals were in an uproar.
A veteran shouted: "Ignorant boy! Stop talking nonsense here!
According to your battle plan, this means retreating three thousand miles south, not only giving up the capital, but also the entire Lu region and the Central Plains to the enemy!"
"Yes! The land of the nine states of the Central Plains and the eight states of Lu are all for sale! We have laid out defense lines in Luoyang, Kaifeng, Yingzhou, Jeju, Taihang Mountain, Yimeng Mountain... for so many years, and you have given up?
What’s the point of this?”
"Even if we deploy a second line of defense, we cannot choose Xuzhou, Haozhou and Taizhuang. These three places are backed by the Huai River and adjacent to the Grand Canal. There is absolutely no danger to defend!" "This person must be a spy from heaven! Drag!
