"News just came from the surveillance point on the Merlo River, and we saw two large ships sailing back to Chang'an City."
Military intelligence room.
Rutgers is deploying response strategies and new intelligence has arrived.
"The enemy's heavy cavalry really took the water route."
"Setting up a boat at night and sailing upstream? Chang'an is really bold."
The generals couldn't help but be shocked.
Chang'an's move was beyond their expectations.
No wonder three counties were successfully attacked by surprise.
"General, this at least shows one thing. Chang'an's strength may not be as strong as you previously thought. Otherwise, it would not take such a radical approach." A general took the opportunity to say.
"Maybe!"
Rogers frowned.
As soon as he finished speaking, another news came.
"The special forces report that just now, a main force of more than 20,000 people from Chang'an has left the city, crossed the Mero River through the bridge, and entered the Denton Plain."
"..."
The military situation room became silent again.
"Do you still think that Chang'an is not that strong?" Rogers looked at the general just now.
The latter's face turned dark.
"First the cavalry raided, followed by the infantry mopping up. General, at least one thing can be confirmed now. Chang'an is aiming to occupy the three counties for a long time this time." Staff Mike stepped forward in time to relieve the siege.
"This is inevitable."
Rogers was not surprised, "Chang'an's population has skyrocketed by one million, and if it doesn't expand to the outside world, how can we resettle the refugees?"
This is a bit of an afterthought.
Before, Rutgers had a premonition that Chang'an might make some moves, but he never thought that Chang'an would raid the three counties in such a way.
otherwise.
No matter what happens, we should give an early warning to the lords of the three counties.
"Then the question is, do the coalition forces need to withdraw from Monroe County?"
The person who asked the question was Duke, the warlord.
What he represents is the interests of all alliance lords.
"Why withdraw from Monroe County?" Rogers didn't quite understand.
"Isn't this obvious? Chang'an has captured Denton County and Joaquin County, and may cross the Mero River at any time to attack Monroe County and attack the coalition rear."
As a military governor, Duke rarely spoke out before and seemed to be a transparent person.
Now suddenly become positive.
Since he is aware of the possible risks of the coalition forces, he must protect the interests of the lords.
Rogers cannot be allowed to do whatever he wants.
"Cooperating with the troops on the south bank of the Gray Water River, Chang'an has already formed a cornering force on the coalition forces. Isn't this enough to attract our attention?" Duke can be selected as the warlord, so he naturally has something in his belly.
This is no straw bag.
"Because of this, the coalition forces cannot withdraw."
Without waiting for Duke to refute, Rogers stood up and came to the map, "Everyone, look at it!"
"If we voluntarily abandon Monroe County and let it be occupied by Chang'an, what kind of security situation will be formed around Chang'an? To the south is the Chaoxia Mountains, to the west is Meiling, to the north is Mihe, and to the east is the Caspian Sea."
"The only point of conflict is right on the Macon County border."
"This means that Chang'an can mass a large number of troops on the border of Macon County and pose a continuous threat to Macon County."
"on the contrary!"
"If the coalition forces can hold on to Monroe County, they can form a real rivalry with the 50,000 coalition forces gathered on the border of Macon County and provide mutual aid."
"More importantly -"
"The coalition forces are stationed by the Gray Water River and can pose a threat to Chang'an City at any time."
"Once the coalition forces withdraw from Monroe County and regroup at the border of Macon County, there will no longer be a direct threat to Chang'an City, and the garrison stationed in the city can also be transferred to the border."
"Is this the situation we want to see?"
Rutgers is still somewhat capable, and even when the battle situation is unfavorable, he still maintains his composure.
Make clearer analyzes and judgments.
"That's true, but it doesn't eliminate the risk of the coalition forces being outflanked from both front and rear. How should we deal with this?" Duke was not easily convinced.
Protecting the 90,000 coalition troops is his first responsibility.
"You can rest assured about this."
Rogers explained patiently: "First, 50,000 coalition troops are stationed on the border of Macon County, posing a direct threat to Joaquin and Macomb counties. Chang'an must arrange heavy troops to guard the border."
"Secondly, if the Chang'an army wants to attack Monroe County, it must cross the Mero River."
"We only need to strengthen day and night surveillance of ships on the Mero River and strengthen river bank patrols. We will not give Chang'an's army a chance to cross the river."
The enemy army cannot cross the river, so it is naturally impossible to complete the encirclement.
The words just fell.
Another intelligence came from the front line——
"On the border of Macon County, another territory was attacked by Chang'an heavy cavalry and destroyed!"
"This, Chang'an is so brave!"
"What a big appetite!"
"Is this a sign of impatient ambition for Macon County?"
"Could this be another conspiracy from Chang'an?"
The generals were talking a lot, and they were already a little tired of dealing with the developments in Chang'an.
Seems very passive.
"Chang'an moves frequently, and we must stop with silence." Rogers' eyes were burning.
"Then please ask the general to pay more attention to it and make sure nothing goes wrong." Duke no longer insisted.
The coalition forces are still threatening Chang'an City at this moment, and Chang'an dares to harass the Macon County border. Once the coalition forces withdraw from Monroe County, Chang'an may dare to attack Macon County directly in the next moment.
Although.
Fifty thousand reinforcements have been urgently dispatched to the Macon County border to assemble.
But both Duke and Rutgers knew very well that how confident could the 50,000 reinforcements that had not yet been reorganized face the elite troops of Chang'an?
so.
The main force of the coalition forces must contain the main force of Chang'an and maintain a threat to Chang'an at all times.
………
Chang'an City, Lord's Mansion.
Tang Jing slept soundly last night and did not toss and turn because of major military operations.
On the contrary, Yue Fei, Qin Shuang, Chang Yuchun, Bai Chuan and other generals stayed in the military intelligence room all night, fearing that something might go wrong in this operation.
Fortunately everything went well.
After Generals Yue Fei and Chang Yuchun led their troops on the expedition, Director of Military Affairs Qin Shuang reported the relevant situation to Tang Jing.
"The coalition forces did not reinforce the three counties?"
After hearing this, Tang Jing felt a little disappointed.
This is a serial scheme.
If the coalition forces dared to reinforce the three counties, the third division led by Xue Rengui dared to cross the Gray Water River.
"It doesn't matter if we don't reinforce. According to the previous plan, we deliberately let the two warships be noticed by the enemy, and also harassed the border of Macon County. I believe it will be enough to confuse the coalition forces." Qin Shuang smiled.
"That's good."
Conquering the four counties including Monroe County has always been Chang'an's established plan.
There is no reason to leave out a county.
"After the prisoners of war from the three counties are brought together, the old rules will remain the same. They will be exchanged one by one with the lord of Zunlong Kingdom, and then they will be unified and reorganized." Tang Jing warned.
Because the cavalry attack was sudden, the casualties among the soldiers in the three counties were actually very small.
Most of them stayed where they were.
According to the intelligence previously detected by the Military Intelligence Department, there are a total of about 8,000 first-order warriors in the three counties. They are scattered in various villages and towns. There may only be a dozen or twenty people, and they are not very conspicuous.
Together, they are a considerable force.
This is why.
After the cavalry attack is successful, the first and second divisions must immediately set off, that is, to the town.
"I am preparing to lead a team to the three counties to deal with this matter." Qin Shuang said.
"That's good!"
Tang Jing still recognized Qin Shuang's ability to do things.
………
After Qin Shuang left, Tang Jing began to check the results of this battle.
After the three counties are conquered, in addition to the land and prisoners of war, the citizens, houses, and various materials, etc., will also be retained locally for the subsequent development and construction of the three counties.
The additional benefits are glory value and killing value.
The main thing is the glory value, which is as high as 3 million, which is enough to buy 15,000 sets of heavy armor in the glory store. It is also the largest national war profit since the establishment of Chang'an.
Tang Jing first purchased 500 sets of infantry armor and 2,000 sets of Mingguang armor to complete the equipment of the guard division.
Subsequently, another 2,500 sets of Mingguang Armor were purchased, and the light cavalry brigade of the Fourth Division, the Yingyang Brigade, was upgraded to a heavy cavalry brigade, becoming another iron-blooded cavalry.
A total of one million glory points are spent.
Tang Jing temporarily saved the remaining two million glory points for emergencies.
Seems like a lot.
Subsequent elite infantry upgrades to heavy infantry, or new heavy cavalry are added, will require heavy armor.
The glory points will be used up very quickly.
Since the cavalry kills very little, the kill value is only 5,000 points.
Better than nothing.
On the contrary, the territory stone tablet finally received another upgrade during this sweep operation.
[Territorial Stele: Platinum Level (2.8/10)]
The territory stone tablet has been upgraded to the platinum level, which not only adds a new territory characteristic of "political communication and harmony", but also allows the daily number of refugees in Chang'an to be refreshed, from the previous 80 to 160.
"Congratulations to Chang'an County for taking the lead in advancing to the platinum level on the territorial stone monument, achieving the 'Platinum Quality' achievement, and being rewarded with a special building, Tongfu Inn, as an encouragement!"
[Tongfu Inn (the only one): From the world of "Wulin Gaiden", those who came with the inn include Tong Xiangyu, Bai Zhantang, Guo Furong, Lu Qinghou, Li Dazui, Zhu Wushuang, Mo Xiaobei and others]
"sure."
For Tang Jing, this was of course an unexpected surprise.
Even though Tongfu Inn is just a small inn, inside it is a crouching tiger, hidden dragon, including a thief saint, the head of the Hengshan sect, the daughter of a martial arts hero, etc.
It will definitely be of great help in expanding Chang'an's martial arts worldview.
Especially for adventurer players.
The emergence of Tongfu Inn is simply one of the best channels for them to enter the world and change careers as knights.
Once exposed.
Chang'an is probably about to usher in another wave of adventurous players.
But from Tang Jing's point of view, since ancient times, chivalrous men have used force to break the law. An unrestricted and uncontrolled world is not what he, the lord, likes to see.
Fortunately, it's still just a prototype.
Tang Jing is already thinking about whether to choose a special summon when he gets the summoning card later.
There are also a few martial arts experts around him.