Chapter 161 The Gushan Fortress changed hands, the coalition forces are overwhelmed!
Chapter 161 The Gushan Fortress changed hands, and the coalition forces had no time to take care of themselves!
Author: Shengxiao Swordsman
Chapter 161 The Gushan Fortress changed hands, and the coalition forces had no time to take care of themselves!
The sudden appearance of Chang'an's army really made Tala Province nervous.
The lords of Tara Province never expected that the war would suddenly reach them. Didn't it mean that Chang'an's army was still expanding its territory in the Valley Province?
The lords of the River Valley Province, who had never experienced such a battle, immediately panicked.
Immediately call for help from the coalition forces.
However, the coalition forces are carefully preparing for Chang'an's imminent full-scale counterattack. It is impossible to say that they will rashly deploy troops to Tala Province because of a small movement.
Furthermore, didn’t Tara Province vow to form a provincial coalition on its own before?
Why do you still have the nerve to ask for help from the coalition forces?
Not to mention that Douglas, the commander-in-chief of the alliance, did not agree, nor did other lords of the alliance.
Why?
Oh, you didn’t participate in the preparations for the coalition forces. If something happened, did you think of the coalition forces again?
impossible!
The lords of Tara Province also felt that they were in the wrong. While asking for help from the coalition forces, the provincial council also held an emergency meeting and decided that half of the provincial coalition forces stationed in Gushan Fortress would be sent for reinforcements.
Looking at it now.
Gushan Fortress should still be very safe, there is no need to stay in a half-finished fortress.
On the contrary, the southern border near the Beiluo Mountains lurks huge war risks. Who knows whether the Chang'an army that entered the Beiluo Mountains will all come out killing them?
I have to guard against it!
Who knew that this deployment of troops would cause huge disasters.
………
That night.
Grant's troops from Pelican County came to Gushan Fortress on the grounds that their territory had been attacked by Chang'an's army and they were outnumbered, so they wanted to take refuge in Tara Province.
The garrison of Gushan Fortress did not doubt that he was there. After a brief inspection, they immediately chose to let him go.
As a result, Grant's troops counterattacked and killed him!
Grant led his troops to defeat the garrison of Gushan Fortress in one fell swoop and took control of Gushan Fortress. After that, he led his troops into the eastern part of Tara Province, setting off a larger round of killing and raids.
At this time, the entire Tara Province was panicked.
After learning that the Gushan Fortress was attacked and the eastern border territories were attacked, the lords of Tara Province first thought not of Grant, but of Chang'an.
"Chang'an really feinted and attacked the province of Tara!"
And the army also attacked.
Previously, only a small forward force appeared in the southeast corner to attack the Gushan Fortress. The main force in Chang'an was the large army raging in the east.
"how so?"
"Yes, haven't the coalition forces always claimed that the main force of Chang'an is still in the Valley Province? What kind of impregnable first defense chain has been built, and this is the result?"
"You're cheating!"
"I wonder if this is intentional on the part of the River Valley Province? It's just to divert trouble to the west!"
"Despicable, shameless!"
"@Eric, quickly protest to the Alliance Council and ask the coalition to reinforce the province of Tara."
"That's right!"
"We are the second defense node of the alliance. We must not let anything happen. Let the coalition forces simply withdraw from the valley province and forget about the valley province."
The lords of Tara Province, who had never encountered a war before, were suddenly in disarray.
The performance was very unbearable.
Eric, the lord of Ella County, did not dare to neglect, and immediately called for an emergency meeting of the Alliance Council, asking the coalition forces to rush to the aid of Tara Province to relieve the siege of Tara Province.
However, the Alliance Council temporarily handed over the decision-making power to the coalition commander Douglas.
………
Hard Rock County, Hard Rock County.
Accidents occurred frequently in the province of Tara, which caused Douglas to have a headache.
"General, do you really want to send troops to support Tara Province?" Staff Mike asked worriedly.
"support?"
Douglas said in a playful tone, "With the current deployment of the coalition forces, is there any remaining strength to support the Tara Province?"
"No!"
Mike also shook his head decisively.
With the existing strength of the coalition forces, in order to cope with Chang'an's upcoming counterattack, they are forced to adopt guerrilla tactics. How can there be any spare strength to rush to the aid of Tala Province?
"It is extremely unwise to divide the troops hastily without knowing the enemy's situation."
Compared to the panic of the lords of Tara Province, Douglas seemed unusually calm.
Very general-like.
"The most important thing now is to investigate clearly which army it was that attacked the Gushan Fortress and wreaked havoc in the eastern part of Tara Province." Douglas' eyes were intense.
"Didn't you say it was Chang'an's army?" Mike asked doubtfully.
"Not necessarily." Douglas looked cold. "The Gushan Fortress was attacked. The enemy obviously came from the direction of Pelican County. How did the Chang'an army pass through Pelican County during the tense confrontation between the enemy and us?"
"General, you suspect Pelican County..."
Mike's expression also changed suddenly, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"I hope it's not what I guessed." A rare trace of annoyance flashed across Douglas's face, "We shouldn't have pushed Grant to a dead end."
The dog jumped over the wall when he was anxious.
When he decided to abandon Pelican County, he should have realized that Grant might cause trouble.
However, Douglas originally thought that the most Grant could do was complain and then admit defeat, but he never imagined that Grant would be so crazy that he would get along with Chang'an.
The two sides had obviously just fought to the death.
If Grant's actions were really proven, he would be a complete traitor!
Aren’t you afraid of being criticized by thousands of people?!
"General, if Pelican County really joins forces with Chang'an, it won't be just Tara Province that will cause problems." Mike thought of something extremely terrifying.
Once Pelican County fails to fortify Chang'an, the first to suffer is likely to be Choctaw County, and even the entire deployment of the coalition forces in the River Valley Province.
"So, we have to act fast!"
Douglas spoke firmly, "First of all, we must confirm as soon as possible whether the troops who attacked Gushan Fortress are actually troops from Pelican County. Secondly, we must strengthen the defenses of Ord County and Stone County to prevent Chang'an from taking advantage of it."
"clear!"
Mike nodded in agreement, "Then, how should we respond to Tara Province's request for help?"
"The coalition forces are definitely unable to divide their forces now. At the alliance council meeting just now, I made my attitude clear. If the alliance really wants to reinforce Tara Province, then it should urgently raise new reinforcements."
Douglas is a man, not a god.
It's impossible to have both ends of the spectrum.
"If it is Grant who is causing trouble in Tara Province, then it is actually not bad. With the local strength of Tara Province, we should be able to stabilize the situation after experiencing the early chaos."
After all, it is a province, and Grant cannot mess it up just by saying it.
"If Grant is really causing trouble, and Grant later establishes a foothold in Tara Province, doesn't that mean that the second defense chain set up by the alliance has become loose?" Mike was still worried.
"That's not necessarily the case!"
Douglas shook his head, "Grant's cooperation with Chang'an is in itself seeking skin from a tiger. Don't forget, Grant's base camp is in Pelican County. Even if there is some movement in Tara Province, the base camp cannot be moved.
"
"With Chang'an's appearance, I don't believe that he can remain indifferent to Pelican County right in front of him. The cooperation between the two parties should be just a one-off, and they will definitely fall out later."
"That's true."
Mike nodded, "With Grant's suspicious character, I'm afraid he won't be able to completely trust Chang'an."
"I am very sure of that."
Douglas nodded, "However, when this matter calms down, I should discuss with the alliance whether Grant should be truly accepted, and stop pushing Grant into a hurry."
"Isn't that difficult?"
Mike was not optimistic, "Grant first rebelled and became independent, and now he colludes with Chang'an. It is impossible for the alliance to forgive him."
Just call him a traitor.
"Hmph, don't think too purely of the lords of the alliance."
Douglas, however, is well versed in the essence of Houhei Xue, "If things like Chang'an had not happened, the alliance would have fought as it should, and the current unity would be nothing but an illusion."
"Profit-driven is the fundamental thing."
"As long as accepting Grant is in the best interest of the alliance, those people will choose to compromise."
"Moral stuff, hey..."
The Aztecs' understanding of morality has always been to impose demands on others, and their own lower limits have always been very flexible.
"..."
Mike was speechless after hearing this.
The two were chatting.
Suddenly there were rapid footsteps in the corridor outside the door.