Chapter 206 Lost four cities in a row! The eve of the outbreak of the war!
Chapter 206 Lost four cities in a row! The eve of the war!
Gongsun Zan's army did not follow the routine, which not only severely damaged the players' coalition, but also disrupted the deployment of the players' coalition.
Even Qin Yuan was greatly affected.
"What a big trouble!"
Qin Yuan couldn't help but feel a headache when he looked at the information reported from the front line.
I originally thought that it would allow the players to unite their forces to resist Gongsun Zan's army and buy him some time.
However, the cavalry led by Gongsun Zan directly crossed the player's defense area and sneaked into Pingyun County silently.
Moreover, with its fast movement speed, it has hidden its whereabouts, making it impossible to know where this army is.
Even if the spies were dispatched and discovered the enemy, by the time they returned to report, the cavalry would have been hundreds of miles away.
"Information from players."
"A total of three armies were attacked last night, and they were all on the way to the frontline city!"
"The three waves of attacks all ended in a disastrous defeat for the players, with the loss of more than 100,000 combatants, including 50,000 advanced elite units that have been transferred!"
Qin Yuan murmured.
He took a look at the number of vacant spots on the tiger talisman and was able to know how many of the transferred troops were lost.
The cavalry in these three sneak attacks were all Youzhou surprise cavalry, numbering about 180,000.
The battle was led by Gongsun Yue, Gongsun Fan and others.
But the most important thing is that Gongsun Zan himself has not been exposed.
"Lord, the enemy dares to bypass the city and enter the Pingyun County area!"
"As long as we block all the passages, we can surround them!"
"At that time, the enemy will inevitably be cornered when facing encirclement and logistical support from all sides!"
Chai Wanqiang said.
It has to be said that Gongsun Zan's clever strategy achieved astonishing results and caught the player alliance by surprise.
But there are many disadvantages, that is, once their escape route is cut off, they will definitely die.
In ancient wars, the attacking party often faced the situation of attacking the city.
It's not that you can't get around this city.
But once you cross the city and enter the enemy's rear, it is equivalent to handing your back to the enemy, and you will easily be flanked by both front and rear.
In addition, the logistics supply line is a lifeline, and it is also an important part that affects the outcome of the war.
Once it is interrupted, the consequences are unimaginable.
"If it were an ordinary army, it might be possible to do this."
"But since Gongsun Zan dares to lead his army into Pingyun County, he must be fully confident!"
"According to speculation, the number of cavalry entering Pingyun County is definitely not less than 200,000!"
"Two hundred thousand cavalry! Even if an encirclement is formed, it won't be a matter of minutes for them to break through!"
"Besides, I guess Gongsun Zan is eager for us to leave the city and fight them!"
Qin Yuan shook his head.
Blockade of enemy forces is simply impractical.
What's more, it's a cavalry that can move at high speed.
Unless they can lead more cavalry with greater combat effectiveness than them to fight against the opponent.
As for cutting off the enemy's life supply line.
Qin Yuan has also considered it.
But it is not realistic to implement.
Because Gongsun Zan probably never thought about using his own supply line.
There are so many villages, towns and cities in Pingyun County. Except for Pingyun County and the city guarded by the player's coalition forces, which other city can stop the attack of 200,000 troops?
Although cavalry is not good at attacking cities.
However, when the strength of the army reaches a certain level, it will not be easy to conquer a city.
In the cities occupied by Qin Yuan, except for Pingyun County, the garrison troops of other cities ranged from ten thousand to three to five thousand.
As for the players' coalition forces, except for the frontline troops and a city close to the county that serves as a temporary headquarters, which are heavily guarded, the number of defenders in the other cities is even smaller, probably not even 5,000.
That is to say.
As long as Gongsun Zan wanted to, he could capture most of the cities at any time, not to mention some villages and towns.
Just as Qin Yuan expected.
The next day, Qin Yuan received news that four cities had been lost.
The location of these four cities is also very clever. If you look at the map, you can find that these four cities are located in the southeast, northwest and four directions of Pingyun County.
At first glance, it looks like the Qingfeng Village and the player's coalition forces are surrounded.
It even declared that as long as Gongsun Zan's army wanted to, they could attack any city.
Four cities were lost, which was almost one-tenth of the territory.
However, the blow and impact on the morale of the rebels was very large.
Among these four cities, three belong to the player coalition and one belongs to Qin Yuan.
The nearest city is less than a hundred kilometers away from Pingyun County.
At the same time, in addition to these cities, some armies deployed by guilds to deploy troops were attacked during the march.
Gongsun Zan's army seemed to be equipped with satellite radar, and any movement of the army could not escape their eyes.
Once you leave the city, you will be attacked by cavalry.
Even some players who occupied villages and towns were also raided by Youzhou's sudden cavalry.
On this day, Pingyun County lost four cities, countless villages and towns, and suffered more than 50,000 casualties!
As for the player alliance, they were even more frightened. They were so frightened that they hid in the city and did not dare to leave.
The problem they faced at this time was not only the 200,000 powerful foreign enemies, but also internal spies, which completely exposed their whereabouts to the enemy.
Every move you make will be seen by the enemy.
On the player coalition side, people are even more panicked and their morale has been hit hard.
Because they found that conventional fighting methods seemed unable to deal with Gongsun Zan's cavalry.
The enemy clearly possesses unparalleled combat power, but they have been adopting guerrilla tactics, harassing the cities and armies of all parties, and then encroaching on them step by step. They even mobilized public opinion and focused on attacking people's hearts, making the players' coalition feel desperate.
They even took advantage of the cavalry to wreak havoc on the Pingyun Plain. Any army that dared to show up would inevitably be attacked by Youzhou's sudden cavalry.
The players were even beaten to the point of cowering inside the city, not daring to leave. They were also worried about being attacked by the enemy.
But if it continues, we can only sit back and wait for death.
It has to be said that Gongsun Zan used 200,000 cavalry to complete the blockade of the major cities in Pingyun County. This strategy was undoubtedly successful.
Even Qin Yuan did not dare to send the army out easily.
Wait until the third day.
Luoxing City in the southernmost part of Pingyun County was attacked by the imperial army.
After only holding on for a long time, Falling Star City was breached, and all 30,000 soldiers in the city were wiped out.
In fact, when Falling Star City was attacked, the top brass of the players' alliance received the news, but they had no way to do it, and they couldn't even provide support.
We can only watch the fall of Falling Star City.
Once support is provided, the army will inevitably encounter a surprise attack on the march, and the losses will only be greater.
According to the news sent back, there are approximately 300,000 troops attacking Falling Star City this time.
Among them, one hundred thousand were elite archers belonging to Gongsun Zan, and the other two hundred thousand were players from all over the world.
This is not the player power in Pingyun County.
It is an army of players gathered from all over Shanggu County.
Youzhou has released a large-scale bandit suppression mission. If you encircle and suppress the rebels in Pingyun County, you will receive a lot of money and meritorious rewards.
Those with the top ten meritorious deeds will be awarded the title of General against Bandits by the imperial court.
Although it is the lowest title of general, it is very valuable and is much more powerful than the general profession.
This is an official position conferred by the imperial court. It will be recognized wherever it is placed, and the hidden benefits it brings are countless.
This undoubtedly attracted the participation of a large number of player guilds.
Moreover, what happened in Pingyun County has always been a hot topic in the official forum.
All players know that the coalition of players in Pingyun County was defeated by Gongsun Zan's army and was unable to fight back, and lost many cities in a row.
Therefore, this time, the army led by Gongsun Zan served as the main force, and the players who participated in the suppression of bandits assisted from the side, grabbing some military exploits from behind, so there was no need to worry about suffering too much losses.
And this army of 200,000 bandit-suppressing players is just the first batch.
It is reported that many player forces have sent large armies to Pingyun County.
What worries all the players is that they are not afraid that the rebels in Pingyun County are too powerful, but that they are worried that the rebels will be defeated too quickly, and that the mission will be over before they participate!
Compared to the players who participated in the suppression of bandits, the coalition of players in Pingyun County had constant bad news.
As long as Luo Xing City fell, several surrounding cities also fell together.
Except because of foreign enemies.
Civil strife broke out in these cities.
Not only did the nobles and common people in the city rise up to resist, but some players also defected and betrayed the player alliance.
This time, it is another major blow to the player alliance.
In the acropolis closest to Pingyun County.
Here are gathered the troops stationed in Baihua Palace, Ba Jue Tianxia and other guilds.
The number is about 200,000, accounting for half of the players' coalition.
After learning that Gongsun Zan's army had sneaked into Pingyun County, they hid in the acropolis and did not dare to leave.
These days, except for some spies suspected to be from Gongsun Zan's side who were found outside the Acropolis, they have not suffered any attacks.
But they knew very well that it was because of the defense of the city wall that they did not become the target of enemy attacks.
Once they leave the city, the moles will definitely leak their information and they will inevitably be attacked.
The fact that the player is a ghost has long been known to everyone.
It is not unusual at all to betray your companions for profit.
On Gongsun Zan's side, there were also players who participated in the suppression of bandits.
Therefore, they can know every move of the player coalition through messages between players.
As the saying goes, a player succeeds and a player loses.
Although they are all players, they do not share the same community of interests.
On the contrary, because of the bandit suppression mission issued by the Youzhou government, their relationship directly turned into enemies.
"Nine cities have been lost!"
Gypsophila of Baihua Palace said with a heavy expression.
In the past few days, bad news has come one after another, and there is no good news at all.
And they also tried to counterattack, sending an army first, followed by a large army to ambush.
But it failed because the news was leaked!
As a result, not only does the situation of the players' alliance become precarious, but it also makes the internal members doubt each other and no longer dare to trust anyone.
Because any player or guild may collude with Gongsun Zan and betray the player alliance.
In particular, the establishment of the player alliance has no trace of the Gongsun family.
The previous Gongsun Hong had an extremely close relationship with any guild.
Every guild has received financial support from the Gongsun family.
Even Baihua Palace had thought of joining the Gongsun family, and the relationship between the two was extremely close.
Therefore, no one can escape suspicion, and everyone may be a mole.
"Gongsun Zan used the intimidation of the cavalry to prevent us from leaving the city without authorization, and it was impossible to mobilize our troops!"
"Now, their siege troops have arrived in Pingyun County and captured several cities in succession!"
"We are now in a dilemma, what should we do?"
A group of top players' guild leaders gathered together, but they were helpless.
They originally thought that after their strength surged, they would have the power to compete with Gongsun Zan.
We need to teach them a lesson realistically but harshly.
They forget that in addition to military strength, the factors that determine the outcome of a war include strategic planning.
A successful strategy can change the outcome of a war.
Therefore, strength is not the only key to victory or defeat.
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many examples in history of using less to win over more.
"That's all we can do now!"
"First, find a way to bring the armies of all parties together. Scattered cities will only lead to death. In the end, they will only be defeated by each one. Only by uniting together can we have a chance to confront the enemy!"
"The second is to unite with Qingfeng Village to fight together. Before, it was because of territorial reasons. Qin Yuan did not want to participate in the battle with the imperial court, and also wanted to use us to consume the enemy's strength. But in the current situation, we can only unite. I believe Qin Yuan will not
Will refuse!"
"The third one is to launch a large-scale battle with Gongsun Zan's army as soon as possible. This is also our only chance! Otherwise, if we keep delaying it, I'm afraid the coalition's people will lose their support. I don't know who the mole is, but the mole's
This situation will shake the morale of the army, and the longer it goes, the worse it will be for us. Moreover, many guilds have participated in the bandit suppression operation. By then, the number of enemy troops will only increase, and it will be even less possible for us to win this war!"
Tianxia Gujiu from Tianxiahui stood up and said to everyone.
"No matter what happens, you will die. Even before you die, you must take a bite of the enemy's flesh!"
President Guanghui said angrily.
These days, the player coalition is really having a hard time.
The number of troops who fell to Gongsun Zan's army was probably as many as 150,000.
And not even ten thousand enemies were killed.
This is the casualty ratio after their strength has increased.
If it had been before, I'm afraid the casualty ratio would have been even higher.
There is no way, although they have strength, they cannot display it properly.
The total number of their troops must have exceeded the 200,000 cavalry under Gongsun Zan.
But in every war that breaks out, the enemy is numerous and we are outnumbered, the enemy is strong and we are weak, and we are constantly crushed by the enemy.
"I agree!"
Everyone agreed.
This is also their last chance.
We must find a way to break this dilemma.
After seeing that everyone was fine, they discussed the next battle plan.
On the one hand, they are planning to have the player armies scattered in various major cities take action tonight and rush to the city where they are now.
Although they will definitely be attacked by enemy cavalry, if we act together, some of them will definitely be able to successfully arrive.
As for the rest, they can only consider themselves unlucky.
On the other hand, they sent people to the county seat to discuss the alliance with Qin Yuan.
Finally, he tried to find a way to start a war with Gongsun Zan's army.
