Yonghua City is three hundred miles away to the north.
In a lush mountain wilderness, hundreds of tents are located on a gentle hillside.
In the tent in the center of the camp, Gu Shidao, dressed in dark black attire, stood in front of the screen, looking thoughtfully at the map on the screen.
Gu Shidao, Ting Weiqing, one of the nine ministers of the Juling Chaotang, is also a Confucian cultivator whose strength is comparable to the fourth level of the divine realm.
Although his strength cannot be compared with Prime Minister Luo Zheng and Jade Book Liang Fei, he is also one of the representatives of Confucianism and cultivators in the Juling Dynasty.
This time the Giant Spirit Dynasty conquered the Dai Viet Dynasty. Although the Yushu Liang Fei and the Ghost Sword Qi Mo were stronger, the commander-in-chief was Gu Shidao.
Although Gu Shidao was a Confucian scholar, he was proficient in marching and fighting. He served as a general many times and conquered all directions for the Juling Dynasty.
However, this time Gu Shidao was the only one in command in the past fifty years. Ever since he broke through to the fourth level of the Divine Realm and served as the Ting Wei Qing in the Giant Spirit Dynasty, he rarely led troops on expeditions.
This time, if the Giant Spirit Emperor had not been eager to destroy the Dai Viet Dynasty, he would not have been allowed to lead his troops into battle.
Looking at the map on the screen, Gu Shidao felt very troubled at this time.
He had already read the edict of the Emperor of Yue, and he felt bad the first time he saw the edict.
An edict aroused the resistance of thousands of warriors and their hostility towards the Giant Spirit Dynasty.
Originally, the Giant Spirit Dynasty was not popular in the Qinghuan Sea Area, but now that the Yue Emperor has issued such an edict, the people and warriors in the Qinghuan Sea Area regard the Giant Spirit Dynasty as their enemy.
Not only that, what troubled him the most was Yonghua City.
Yonghua City was originally a small city. To be honest, no one from the Juling Dynasty paid much attention to such a small city before.
But now Gu Shidao found that the location of this small town was too clever.
The location of Yonghua City is like a three-way intersection, connecting the south, north and east directions of the Qinghuan Island Chain.
If you attack Tiange City from land, you must pass through Yonghua City. As for attacking Tiange City from the sea!
Gu Shidao looked at the location of Tiange City on the map and shook his head slightly.
The island where Tiange City is located is not big, and there are only a few cities on it.
But the island is surrounded by rocks and islets. A small boat can land on the island, but a large boat will have a hard time finding a safe route.
Those invisible reefs and densely packed islands are the best natural barriers for Tiange City.
"We can't survive without fighting Yonghua City!" Gu Shidao said to himself.
Obviously, Qiao Wanjun chose Yonghua City for a reason. He chose Yonghua City to force the Juling Dynasty to fight him decisively.
"Report, Sir, Sir Zuo Qing is waiting outside the tent to see you!"
At this moment, a soldier entered the tent and reported.
"Invite him over!" Gu Shidao said casually without raising his head.
After a while, Zuo Qian arrived at the camp.
Left leaning, Guang Luqing, one of the nine ministers of the Juling Dynasty, is also a strong Confucian cultivator at the fourth level of the divine realm.
"How is the situation?" Gu Shidao asked.
"There is some trouble! That old man Qiao Wanjun has deployed nearly a million troops in Yonghua City. At the same time, there are hundreds of thousands of civilian warriors gathering towards Yonghua City." Zuo Qing said in a deep voice.
Gu Shidao frowned when he heard this, "It seems they are determined to fight us! But aren't they afraid of losing?"
At this time, his heart was full of doubts and confusion.
What is puzzling is why the Dai Viet Dynasty wanted to fight them!
In the current situation, the Dai Viet Dynasty should retreat. It would not be a good thing for them to rush to a decisive battle.
Because once they lose, the Dai Viet Dynasty will never have a chance to make a comeback.
Of course, this is actually not a good thing for the Giant Spirit Dynasty.
Gu Shidao's original plan was to advance step by step, gradually encroaching on the living space of the Dai Viet Dynasty, all the way to Tiange City.
In this case, the Giant Spirit Dynasty can destroy the Giant Spirit Dynasty at a small cost.
But once the decisive battle comes, even if the Giant Spirit Dynasty wins the final victory, the losses will not be small.
Now the Giant Spirit Dynasty still faces the threat from the Giant Spirit Dynasty, and Gu Shidao does not want to lose too many troops in the battle with the Dai Viet Dynasty.
That's why he finds it difficult.
"Maybe they don't care about winning or losing at all!" Zuo Qing said.
"What do you mean?" Gu Shidao asked.
Zuo Qing thought for a while and said: "They just want to hit us hard. Even if we are defeated in the end, they will make me lose the ability to continue attacking!"
Gu Shidao was thoughtful.
Lost the ability to continue attacking!
Currently, he has two million elite soldiers at his command. If he wants to stop the attack, he must lose 60% of his two million troops, or even more.
To be honest, he didn't think the Dai Viet Dynasty had such ability.
At this time, he didn't know that Dali was still helping the Dayue Dynasty behind the scenes, or that the current Giant Spirit Dynasty was a little blind.
With the destruction of Heiyundai, the headquarters of Heiyundai, and the joint suppression of Da Li Luowang and the Black Sand of the Dai Viet Dynasty, Heiyuntai has lost many spies, and its ability to monitor the Dai Viet Dynasty has also been greatly reduced.
Until now, Gu Shidao has not received any information about the relationship between Dali and Dayue. They don't even know that the Dayue Dynasty has joined the Sky Alliance.
The entire Juling court thought that Dai Viet was still the same Dai Viet and that Dai Viet had nothing to do with the Sky Alliance.
This is the importance of intelligence collection. Without intelligence support, Gu Shidao would not be able to figure out the trump card in the hands of the Dai Viet Dynasty, let alone the reason why the Dai Viet Dynasty forced them to fight.
After pondering for a long time, Gu Shidao could only put it down temporarily.
Since a decisive battle cannot be avoided, then be prepared. He has decided to teach Qiao Wanjun a harsh lesson.
We must let Qiao Wanjun know that even in a decisive battle, the Giant Spirit Dynasty can still easily win.
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And just when the Juling Dynasty and the Dayue Dynasty were preparing for a decisive battle in Yonghua City, Dali's Donghai Navy and the 200,000 reinforcements from the Hundred Star Dynasty also met in the southern part of the Jingtao Sea and headed towards the Qinghuan Sea.
Tens of thousands of warships sailed toward the southeast on the vast sea.
On the Donghai Navy's flagship, Wu Sheng was standing on the deck looking at the warships sailing ahead, his eyes shining with excitement.
Wu Sheng did not expect that he would go on an expedition just after taking office.
Wu Sheng, who had been on the bench for two years, was now full of excitement and passion.
And whenever he thought about leaving the Donghai Navy Station, Lu Zhiqing's face made him feel a little more happy.
Lu Zhiqing was promoted and entered the military aircraft department to become the military aircraft minister. This should be considered a good thing.
But for Lu Zhiqing, the Donghai Navy is his root.
Before Qin Wei ascended the throne, Lu Zhiqing was the commander of the Dali Donghai Navy. At that time, the Donghai Navy had only tens of thousands of soldiers and more than a thousand large warships.
After Qin Wei ascended the throne, Dali's center of gravity began to tilt towards the sea and moved towards the Yuluo Sea, and the Donghai Navy also continued to expand its army.
Up to now, the Donghai Navy has more than 200,000 soldiers and tens of thousands of large and small warships.
It can be said that the Donghai Navy was raised under Lu Zhiqing, but now that Lu Zhiqing wants to hand over the Donghai Navy to Wu Sheng, it's strange that he feels better.
If possible, he would rather not be the military minister and stay in the Donghai Navy.
However, Wu Sheng was able to enjoy the success and directly took over the entire Donghai Navy.
He used to be extremely envious of Lu Zhiqing. Every time he heard that the Donghai Navy was going to war again, he wished he could take Lu Zhiqing's place.
Unexpectedly, one day his dream would come true, and he would replace Lu Zhiqing and become the commander-in-chief of the Donghai Navy.
Wu Sheng couldn't help but laugh every time he thought about this.
"Mr. Wu Sheng seems to be in a good mood!"
At this moment, a chuckle came from behind Wu Sheng.
Wu Sheng turned his head to look and said with a smile: "It turns out to be Mr. Fan!"
The person who came was Fan Huang, one of the nine Star Lords of the Hundred Stars Dynasty. He was also the commander-in-chief of the Hundred Stars Dynasty who sent troops to support the Dai Viet Dynasty.
Wu Sheng and Fan Huang were not familiar with each other, but they were both well-known strong men in Yuluohai Domain in the past. Although they did not have much interaction before, they were not strangers either.
Fan Huang came to Wu Sheng's side and scanned the surrounding warships. Finally, his eyes fell on the gun ships.
"Is that the artillery ship captured from the Djinn Dynasty?"
Four gun ships and eighty psychic cannons made Fan Huang's mood extremely agitated.
Wu Sheng nodded slightly, "Originally, the Military Aircraft Department gave each navy one, but this time our Donghai Navy is going on an expedition, so they were all temporarily seconded."
Currently, the psychic cannon owned by Dali can be equipped with eight gun ships, but four of them are still under construction and will not be equipped for a while.
"Eighty psychic cannons!" Fan Huang sighed with some envy.
The battle in the stormy waters made the entire Sky Alliance aware of the power of psychic cannons and gun ships.
The Hundred Stars Dynasty also had more than 20 psychic cannons before. These more than 20 psychic cannons also played a big role in the battle in the stormy waters, but unfortunately they were bombarded by the Djinn Dynasty's artillery ships in the end.
Into the sea.
Fortunately, the Hundred Stars Dynasty salvaged it again in the end. Although a few doors were lost, there are still eighteen doors left.
He still doesn't know that Dali can make psychic cannons. If he knew about it, he would probably be even more envious and jealous.
The ability to create psychic cannons is currently Dali's top secret, and even Wu Sheng doesn't know about it.
Wu Sheng thought that these four gun ships were seconded to their Donghai Navy, but in fact they were equipped for them.
The other three major naval forces will soon install the psychic cannon made by Dali.
After feeling envious, Fan Huang asked seriously: "Do you have any thoughts on supporting the Dai Viet Dynasty this time, Mr. Wu?"
Wu Sheng's expression also became serious, "Let's talk inside!"
Then the two entered the pavilion on the ship.
Wu Sheng waved his hand, and several personal guards immediately brought out the sea map of the Qinghuan Sea Area and the Giant Spirit Dynasty.
"My idea is not to support Tiange City!"
Wu Sheng pointed to the location of Tiange City, and then pointed to the western part of the Qinghuan Sea Area. We went directly to occupy Kyoto before Dai Viet.
Kyoto before Dai Viet was located in the west of the Qinghuan Sea, only 1,300 miles away from the Giant Spirit Dynasty.
"Why?" Fan Huang asked.
Wu Sheng explained: "Because the Giant Spirit Dynasty's military strength in the western part of the Qinghuan Sea is very weak. We can take advantage of it."
At present, almost all the army of the Giant Spirit Dynasty has gone to the eastern part of the Qinghuan Sea Area, and is preparing for a decisive battle with the Dai Viet Dynasty in Yonghua City.
Not only the western part of the Qinghuan Sea, but also the eastern part of the Giant Spirit Dynasty is also very weak.
The Giant Spirit Dynasty has transferred most of the elite troops in the east to the Qinghuan Sea Area. The troops currently stationed in the east area are new troops that have just expanded and have not yet completed the most basic training.
"Occupying this place, we can retreat to the east and threaten the homeland of the Giant Spirit Dynasty if we advance. If that doesn't work, we can just give up and leave the battlefield."
Don’t worry about victory, think about defeat first!
This is Wu Sheng's caution.
"But what if the Dai Viet Dynasty cannot sustain it?" Fan Huang said with some disapproval.
Wu Sheng shook his head and said: "Now they are preparing for a decisive battle in Yonghua City. We cannot catch up with this decisive battle."
"Their purpose is to severely damage the Giant Spirit Dynasty's army and make the Giant Spirit Dynasty lose the ability to continue advancing eastward in a short period of time."
"If they succeed, then there is no need for us to go to Tiange City. If they fail, there is no point in us going to Tiange City!"
The significance of the decisive battle in Yonghua City is not the outcome, but whether the giant spirit army can be stopped from continuing to attack.
As Wu Sheng said, if this happens, the Dai Viet Dynasty will be able to gain some breathing time and will not need support in a short period of time.
And once they failed, all the elite members of the Dai Viet Dynasty would be lost. Even if they went to Tiange City, they would not be able to defend Tiange City.
But if they occupied the former Kyoto of the Dai Viet Dynasty, it would be different.
They can turn their initiative into a passive one, and then it is the Giant Spirit Dynasty that should be anxious.
Because they not only cut off the retreat of the Giant Spirit Dynasty's army in the Qinghuan Sea, but also posed a threat to the eastern region of the Giant Spirit Dynasty.
If Wu Sheng had been bolder and directly attacked the territory of the Giant Spirit Dynasty, how could the Giant Spirit Dynasty still be able to sit still?
Fan Huang thought about it and thought Wu Sheng's idea was good.
"Master Wu is worthy of being the God of War!"
He couldn't help but admire Wu Sheng's strategy.
But Wu Sheng blushed. This strategy was not formulated by him, but by the staff of Donghai Navy. Of course, he also put forward some ideas, which were formulated together with the staff.
"Master Fan praised it instantly. This is not my fault alone!" Wu Sheng said.
He is not being modest, he really thinks so.
In fact, after taking over the Donghai Navy, he discovered that Dali's understanding of war was very different from his previous understanding of war.
He didn't feel deeply when he was in the Second Army Corps, because the Second Army Corps had not participated in large-scale wars since its establishment.
Therefore, even the Second Army has more than a dozen staff officers, but they are of no use.
After taking over the Donghai Navy and receiving the order to go to the Qinghuan Sea, he immediately noticed something strange.
Before he could understand the situation in the Qinghuan Sea Territory, the staff of the General Staff Office had already found all the files on the Qinghuan Sea Territory and the Giant Spirit Dynasty, and analyzed every strongman and every army, while also
Research and analyze various aspects such as the terrain, routes, and sea conditions of the Qinghuan Sea Area.
When the Donghai Navy set off, the staff office had already formulated a preliminary strategy. In the following days, Wu Sheng also joined in, constantly improving the strategy, and at the same time analyzing the situation and possible situations that the Dai Viet Dynasty would face.
Wu Sheng thought he was a good general, but he would never be able to formulate such a complete strategy in such a short period of time. (End of Chapter)