At this time, there were four armies in the entire Tianshui City.
The first one was a 25,000-strong army assembled by Nurdan and other high-ranking warrior lords with the support of Princess Zhenning's massive gold coins.
The second branch consists of the 6,000 elite city guards who have completely pledged their allegiance to Suo Hanyi.
The third branch is the 5,000 Linhai City army brought by Gui Qinqu.
The fourth branch is the 4,000 secret elites, the Black Clothes Army, who were placed among Nurdan and other rebels by Zhili early in the morning.
In other words, there are now 40,000 troops gathered in a small Tianshui City, which is about two or three times the size of Sauron's army.
Sauron is the attacker, and the enemy is the defender, and the number is less than half of the enemy. No matter how you look at it, it is a losing war.
Moreover, Sauron's army had traveled thousands of miles and was already exhausted. However, the enemy's army was completely waiting for work, with a strong city in hand, and they took the initiative.
In Tianshui City today, Suo Hanyi has captured the hearts of the people.
A few months ago, Suo Hanyi was assassinated by a shameless assassin and Tianshui City fell. The city guards desperately protected Suo Hanyi and fought their way out of Tianshui City.
One and a half months later, Suo Hanyi led four thousand troops to attack Tianshui City again, regardless of his serious injuries that had not yet healed.
And he is worthy of being an invincible commander, and he has great fame and popularity in Tianshui City.
So even though there were more than 10,000 rebels and the fortified city was in hand, when Suo Hanyi attacked the city, the people in the city formed a rebel army to help Suo Hanyi.
After working together internally and externally, Suo Hanyi retook Tianshui City in just half a month.
Then, Nurdan and other high-level warrior lords knelt down and surrendered, returning their allegiance to Suo Shi. Of course, Suo Shi refers to Suo Hanyi and has nothing to do with Sauron.
Ordinarily, after Suo Hanyi "recaptured" Tianshui City, he should have immediately invited the real city lord Sauron to return.
But at that time, there were a lot of vague rumors coming out.
For example, the assassins who assassinated Yan Nu, Suo Hanyi and Yang Hongyi were not sent by Nurdan and other rebels, but by Sauron.
Another example is that before he died, Earl Sauron secretly wrote a suicide note, saying that Sauron was of bad character, had an affair with his mother and concubine, and had an affair with his sister Suo Ningbing, so he should be abolished.
Qualifications for inheritance. It is precisely because of this reason that Nurdan and others started a rebellion.
A lie repeated a hundred times becomes truth.
Sauron's reputation was not good to begin with, and coupled with these extremely vicious rumors, his reputation was completely stinky in Tianshui City.
After Suo Hanyi recaptured Tianshui City, he immediately sent an army to Rock Island to welcome Sauron back to Tianshui City in front of everyone.
On that day, countless people blocked the city gate, preventing the army that greeted Sauron from going out.
The next day, Suo Hanyi again sent ten ships out to sea in front of everyone and headed north to Rock Island to welcome Sauron back to Tianshui City.
As a result, the sailors on the ship dug themselves into the ship. Not only did all the ships fall silent, but all the sailors on board were also buried in the middle of the sea.
That day, the sound of crying on the Tianshui City Pier was loud.
Countless people knelt in front of Suo Hanyi and asked him not to invite the devil Sauron back, otherwise Tianshui City would never have peace and all the people would be in dire straits.
Suo Hanyi also cried loudly and knelt in front of all the people. He said that his adoptive father had been so kind to him that he could not abandon him no matter what, let alone let his sister and brother (referring to Suo Ningbing and Sauron) live among the rocks.
In a desert island.
A few days later, Suo Hanyi decided to lead the troops himself and go to Rock Island to pick up the Sauron siblings.
Then, his most loyal warriors and soldiers knelt down in front of the city lord's palace to give bloody remonstrances.
Seven people committed suicide, and ten people cut off their left hands and used their blood to plead for the return of their sweatshirts.
Then tens of thousands of Tianshui City people and thousands of Tianshui City guards all knelt in front of Suo Hanyi and asked him not to bring Sauron back.
On that day, hundreds of warriors put their swords across their necks. If they refused to ask for their sweatshirts, they would all commit suicide on the spot.
As a result, Suohan burst into tears and finally compromised and refused to take Sauron back to the city for the time being.
Later, the Governor of the Southeast Province, Duke Weiwei, issued an edict to scold Sauron. As the city lord, he had not been in Tianshui City for a long time. He was so derelict in his duties and was so stubborn. However, Tianshui City could not be left without an owner for a day, so he ordered the city lord to temporarily appoint the representative of Tianshui City.
The position of city lord.
From then on, Suo Hanyi got his wish and finally became the lord of Tianshui City, although he was only the acting lord.
But the real city lord, Sauron, will never come back. After he dies, the code on the top of Suohan's clothes will be completely erased, and he will become the justifiable lord of the city of the princes.
Therefore, in this battle, Suo Hanyi can be said to have made the most of the right time, location, and people.
When he heard that Sauron was approaching the city with fifteen thousand troops, he felt endless excitement in his heart.
This moment finally arrived, and he could finally kill Sauron completely on the battlefield.
After discussion, the 40,000-strong army in the Tianshui City territory was divided into three parts.
In the first part, there are 6,000 Tianshui City Guards under Suohanyi and 5,000 Nurdan's high-ranking lord's army. A total of 11,000 people are stationed in the main city of Tianshui.
In the second part, the 4,000 black-clothed troops of Princess Zingning, the 5,000 Lin Haijun of Qinqu, and the 10,000 troops of the high-ranking lords, a total of 19,000 troops, marched towards Tianlang Pass.
In the third part, the 10,000 troops of Nurdan and other high-level warrior lords were dispersed and stationed in twenty high-level warrior lords, mainly to prevent thieves and bandits from taking advantage of the opportunity.
Although the 40,000-strong army is divided into three parts, the main battlefield, or even the only battlefield, will be at Tianlang Pass.
This is the consensus of the five forces of Suohanyi, Zhenning, Nurdan, Guiqinqu, and Turingduo.
Annihilating Sauron's army at the Tianlang Pass and not allowing a single soldier to enter the territory of Tianshui City was the tone set from the beginning.
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At this time, in the castle of Tianlang Pass, the five people from the battlefield headquarters were still arguing.
The strategy of annihilating Sauron at Tianlang Pass and not letting a single soldier enter the territory of Tianshui City has been decided.
What is being debated now is whether to wait and wait for Sauron's army to attack Tianlang Pass, or to take the initiative?
Nurdan and Guiqinqu both insisted on going out to fight, taking advantage of the fact that Sauron's army was tired after traveling thousands of miles and annihilated them in one fell swoop.
But Turing Duo believed that he should wait for his work in leisure and use the dangerous fortress of Tianlu Pass to drain the blood of Sauron's army.
And Suo Hanyi even thought that the troops should be divided into two groups, and sent 10,000 troops via Baiyun County, bypassing the Tianshui Mountains, and arriving behind Sauron's army to attack from both front and rear.
Three opinions, endless debate.
And Ning, who was the only one with the right to make the decision, thought about it and found that the three opinions were very reasonable.
In the first plan, Sauron's army is tired after traveling thousands of miles. If they take the initiative, they should be able to win, but it may be a tragic victory.
Because Sauron's army is mainly composed of mercenaries, and Yan Yan is the king of mercenaries, this army is very strong in field combat, but it is not good at attacking fortified cities. This is determined by the nature of mercenaries.
Therefore, the first plan for Zhen Ning is to use his own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strong points.
The third plan is to send another 10,000 troops to go around the back of Sauron's army and attack from both front and rear.
This is the solution to take away the sweatshirt. It is indeed the way to win with the least casualties.
However, Ji Ning could not send such an army. The six thousand city guards under Sauron were originally a very elite force. However, Ji Ning kept them in the main city of Tianshui, because after all, they were Solon's
Sauron's army. Sauron is also the real master of Tianshui City. She is worried that if this army is sent out, it will never come back and it will be deceived by Sauron.
She did not dare to underestimate Sauron's ability to confuse people at all.
Therefore, the third option does not work either.
The second plan is to sit in the fortified city, wait for work, and wait for Sauron's army to attack and exhaust his blood and troops.
This plan seems to be the most moderate, but it is also the safest.
Because Sauron's 15,000-strong army traveled a long distance for more than 20 days and consumed an unknown amount of food and grass, and there was no replenishment at all. The food and grass would be exhausted in at most ten days.
There is countless food and grass in Tianlang Pass, and time is on Zhan Ning's side, not Sauron's side.
Zhen Ning looked at the four people present and said: "Adopt the second plan, wait for work at leisure, and use the fortifications of Tianlu Pass to kill Sauron's army."
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Seven days ago, in Sauron's military camp, there were four people present: Sauron, Yan Yan, Yan Naier, and Tu An.
On the big table in the middle, there is a map, which is the topographic map of Tianshui City.
Sauron pointed to the Tianlang Pass on the map and said: "This is the Tianlang Pass, the only pass that enters the territory of Tianshui City. It is extremely steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Hundreds of years ago, the Suo Family relied on the Tianlang Pass and the Wild Canyon.
After guarding against the plundering of the barbarian tribes, if you want to enter Tianshui City, you must first capture the Tianlang Pass."
The three people present nodded.
"So, the enemy will definitely place the battlefield at Tianlang Pass and will not let us enter Tianshui City one by one." Sauron said: "In order to maintain their advantage, they will station 20,000 troops at Tianlang Pass, except for Tianshui City."
All the elite members of the Shuicheng Guards will be placed at Tianlang Pass."
Then, Sauron asked: "Our army has 15,000 troops and the enemy has 20,000 troops. We are guarding Tianlang Pass. Can we attack it?"
Yan Yan, Yan Naier, and Tu An all shook their heads.
Attacking a city requires more than double the number of troops. This is common sense in military affairs, and it will not change just because the leader is Yan Yan.
Moreover, Sauron's army is all mercenaries and has extremely strong field combat capabilities, but it lacks the combat experience of an army of tens of thousands and lacks the experience of attacking fortified cities.
Sauron continued: "The enemy has three combat plans. The first is to take the initiative to attack while we are traveling a long distance. The second is to sit in the fortified city and wait for work. The third is to send an army to go behind us.
Attack from the front and back."
Sauron said: "Zhen Ning will choose the second option because it is the safest and has the least loss."
Yan Yan said: "Actually, the enemy's three plans are all correct and they can all win!"
"Yes." Sauron said: "All three plans can win, but the enemy coach Zhen Ning is a woman after all. She is more scheming than courageous. If I were the enemy coach, I would definitely choose the first plan and spend 20,000 yuan.
Five thousand troops have gathered at Tianlang Pass, taking the initiative to attack us, regardless of the cost, and annihilate us as soon as possible. The only disadvantage of the enemy is that it has a huge advantage and holds a lot of good cards. Obviously the simplest method can do it
Win, but I want to win at the minimum cost.”
Yan Yan said: "That's because you are a lunatic."
"Yes, madman." Sauron said resolutely: "We have no advantage in this battle. Their troops are two or three times ours, they have countless grain and grass, they have a strong city in hand, and they have people's hearts in their hands. The enemy's three plans are all for us.
There is no solution. You have to be crazy to have a chance of winning, otherwise you will definitely lose."
Tu An said: "Lord Sauron, what are you going to do?"
"Go completely crazy." Sauron said with feverish eyes: "Turn the entire Tianshui City into an abyss of madness."
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In Tianlang Pass, nearly 40,000 troops from both sides are confronting each other.
Five days ago, Sauron changed his identity and sneaked into Rock Island secretly.
At this time, he led twenty ships heading south from Rock Island. There were more than a thousand warriors on board, as well as... countless gold coins.
Tianshui City and Linhai City are all along the coast, while Luanshi Island and Tianshui City are only a few hundred miles apart.
Crazy Sauron only led more than a thousand people to land in Tianshui City territory from the sea.
"Let's go another fifteen miles, and there are villages and small towns in Tianshui City everywhere." Sauron said loudly: "What we have to do now is to become bandits, plunder every village and small town, and rob them all.
With every grain of food, everyone is driven to one place, which is the main city of Tianshui."
"There are rogues everywhere, and they are greedy for money." Sauron continued: "And now, these people are our allies. We have brought an astronomical number of gold coins. Next, we have to deal with these rogues.
We will give a gold coin to every person who comes. In short, our goal is to loot every village, every town, and every manor in Tianshui City. Drive hundreds of thousands of people into the main city of Tianshui.
Let the Tianshui City territory be completely in chaos."
Upon hearing Sauron's order, the warriors of the Solan clan were suddenly shocked. This, this is so crazy.
You know, this is Sauron's own territory and inheritance. If it were placed before, Sauron would definitely refuse to obey, but now they have complete blind trust in Sauron.
"Yes!" everyone shouted in unison.
"Let's go!" Sauron ordered, and then pulled up his mask.
Suddenly, these more than a thousand warriors turned into more than a thousand pirates, rushing into the peaceful Tianshui City territory.
Then, one village after another was looted, and one small town after another was plundered.
All the food was piled together and burned.
This terrible pirate only robs money and does not carry any baggage.
Suddenly, countless people turned into refugees and headed towards the main city of Tianshui. Only there would they be safe and have a way to survive.
Although a full 10,000 troops were stationed in various high-level warrior territories, there were only 500 people in each territory on average, and they were still second-line troops. They were no match for Sauron, an elite thief.
Moreover, Sauron opened boxes of gold coins and kicked them to the ground. As long as he put on his mask and joined his plundering team, he could take away a gold coin.
These low-level soldiers, as well as the ruffians in the countryside, have never seen a gold coin in their lives, and they have not been able to save a single gold coin for several years.
Now, as long as you join Sauron, you can get a gold coin.
The result of this golden bullet offensive was complete madness.
Countless ruffians, even second-line armies and militiamen stationed in the countryside, covered their faces with a piece of black cloth and joined Sauron's plundering team.
In just a few days, the bandit team behind Sauron has exceeded 10,000 people.
This ragtag group is definitely not capable of fighting a tough battle, but it can easily rob rural towns.
Suddenly, the entire Tianshui City territory was in complete chaos. There was burning everywhere, looting everywhere, and complete chaos.
Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people had no way to go, so they dragged their families and headed for the main city of Tianshui.
A full 10,000 troops were stationed in the main city of Tianshui, but without orders, not a single soldier dared to send out.
Facing the influx of refugees, the city guarding officers did not dare to stop them and let the refugees into the city one after another. But in the end, there were more and more people, ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands.
The city guarding officer quickly closed the city gate to prevent the refugees from entering, waiting for orders from Tianlang Pass four hundred miles away.
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At Tianlang Pass, the two armies were facing each other for more than three days.
Yan Yan's army of more than 10,000 people still did not attack the pass, but kept building fortifications.
In the Tianlangguan Castle, the five-man command staff was wondering, what did Sauron mean? They had already reached the city, but they still refused to attack, and instead began to build a camp.
Doesn't he know that his food and grass can't last much longer, and he can only wait for death if he continues like this?
At this moment, a messenger rushed into Tianlang Pass, knelt in front of Zhen Ning and said: "Your Highness, Sauron is leading more than 10,000 people and is heading to the main city of Tianshui. It is already urgent."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was completely shocked.
Isn't Sauron's army of more than 10,000 people outside the Tianlang Pass? Where did he... where did he get his army of more than 10,000 people?
In fact, regarding the news that a large number of thieves were plundering the territory of Tianshui City, a letter from Fei Yao arrived at Tianlang Pass a day and a half ago. However, everyone present did not take it seriously.
Because it is not a pity for these villagers to die, as long as the main city of Tianshui is not hindered.
Now, Sauron's army of more than 10,000 has appeared and wants to attack Tianshui City?
Suo Hanyi's expression changed drastically and he said: "I will return to the main city of Tianshui immediately."
Zhen Ning nodded and said, "Do you want to take the army back?"
"No, you don't need a single soldier, just rely on the defenders of the main city of Tianshui." Suo Hanyi said: "Your Highness, listen to me, Sauron is extremely cunning. Taking advantage of the situation outside Tianlang Pass now,
If the enemy's camp is not stable, take the initiative to attack immediately, otherwise it will be too late."
"I have my own idea." Zhen Ning said.
A moment later, Suo Hanyi led a group of personal guards to rush out of Tianlang Pass and ran back to the main city of Tianshui as quickly as possible.
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At this time, the main city of Tianshui was completely in chaos. Countless refugees gathered outside the outer city, and it was impossible to tell which ones were thieves and which ones were refugees.
But the more than 10,000 thieves gathered by Sauron with gold coins are still like a virus, causing harm everywhere, and their numbers are increasing.
Because countless ruffians came to him one after another and took the initiative to seek refuge.
At this time, this rabble was heading towards the main city of Tianshui in a mighty manner.
But Sauron had blended in with the refugees a few days ago and entered the main city of Tianshui.
At this time, he was already outside the city lord's mansion. He had only one purpose, to rescue Suo Hanyi's wife Yang Hongyi.
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