"Qili'an feels that this point may be consistent with the clues that Xiaoya has found." Qili'an followed Xuanyuan Chongwu's question and told him the news that all the towns on the edge of the southern border were occupied by foreign invaders.
Han Qiumiao: "If the foreign invaders in the Southern Territory completely suppress the border towns of the Southern Territory, launch an offensive from the southern border pass, and cut off the retreat of the 80,000-strong town, the southern cavalry can then use the depth of the terrain to annihilate the 80,000-strong town silently.
Riding the border troops to the south."
Qili'an came up with an idea that sent chills down Han Qiumiao's spine. The terrain of the southern border should have been a very favorable strategic depth for the Zhennan Cavalry soldiers stationed at the border.
Under normal circumstances, when foreign invaders invade, the Zhennan Cavalry stationed at the border can use the depth of the terrain to fight and retreat to defeat the menacing southern barbarian foreign invaders.
However, if enough southern barbarian enemies penetrate the southern border area and surround the Zhennan Cavalry Corps, they can also use the depth of the terrain to drag down the Zhennan Cavalry.
Of course, it is very difficult for the enemy to do this. The large army of foreign invaders in the Southern Territory must bypass the border line without anyone noticing, and go around to the rear of the 80,000 Zhennan Cavalry soldiers to launch an attack in order to realize their strategy.
As for the Zhennan Cavalry officers stationed at the southern border, their first task is to patrol the territory and prevent foreign invaders from crossing the southern border.
"But their people did cross the southern border quietly, occupying and suppressing the southern border towns." Mu Ya realized that the foreign invaders from the southern region had penetrated the southern border, so she rushed back and reported the situation to Zhou Xingyun.
Little did she know that she was still half a beat too late. The foreign invaders from the Southern Territory who invaded the Central Plains had already completed their layout.
"Hmm!"
"Brother Yun...she seems to have something to say?" Qin Shou couldn't bear to look at the female assassin. He saw her eyes filled with tears, and she was lying on the bed in grief.
"She may want to beg for mercy, but I won't stop! Who made her so brave that she dared to assassinate me? Furthermore, I suspect that her assassination of me is related to the invasion of foreign invaders from the Southern Territory. Now I must be ruthless and let her
Keep your memory long so you can find out the news later. I squeeze! I pinch! I find the weakness! I hey! It’s so fun, haha..."
"Ugh...!" The poor female assassin couldn't cry or laugh now. She couldn't even beg to be let go. She could only endure the torture unbearably.
Xu Zhiqian saw Zhou Xingyun succeeding and having a great time, so she immediately sent him two words clearly and clearly: "Beast!"
But having said that, the female assassin was relatively lucky when she fell into the hands of Zhou Xingyun. Zhou Xingyun could only scratch her and poke her soles hard.
It was Jiangnan Seventh Young Master and others who wanted to catch such a beautiful female assassin...Xu Zhiqian, who was so knowledgeable about things, could not imagine what would happen to her in the future.
"Tsk. Did you hear what I just said? Something big has happened, and you still care about playing!" Han Qiumiao gave him a tepid glance, hoping that Zhou Xingyun would be alright and not focus on the female assassin.
"You said it, you said it, and I listened carefully."
"The current situation in the southern towns is very chaotic and very bad. According to the intelligence we have received, the invasion of the Central Plains by foreign invaders from the southern territories is unprecedented in scale. After the southern border was lost, they were like hundreds of rivers flowing, spreading across the southern territory at an astonishing speed."
Previously, He Qinghai and others had received a quick report from the division and learned that several foreign forces had appeared in the southern border area.
Now Han Qiumiao clearly told Zhou Xingyun and others that what He Qinghai and the others saw was just a division of the foreign invaders' army.
This time the foreign invaders from the Southern Territory invaded the Central Plains, which was somewhat different from the past. They did not concentrate their forces and rush in from one direction, but spread across the Southern Territory from multiple directions with the force of hundreds of rivers flowing.
"In this way, their troops will be dispersed. Wouldn't it be more conducive for us to defeat them one by one?" Xunxuan felt that the enemy's troops were dispersed, which was not necessarily a bad thing.
"It may not be what you think." Isabel added: "The reason why the invaders dared to divide their troops in multiple directions is because they have sufficient troops. According to the description of King Zhennan, the number of troops divided by any one of them was more than in previous years.
The main force of the foreign invaders invading the southern border, based on the known squads observed, their total strength exceeds 670,000."
"Where did they come from with so many people?" The Ningxiang Yi people were dumbfounded. An army of 670,000? This is far more than the active soldiers of the Zhennan Cavalry Corps. Even if you include the reserve soldiers, there are not necessarily that many.
"It's the Thirteen Kingdom Alliance." Lan Yue'a said with her arms folded: "I came to the Southern Territory to find you. In addition to wanting to meet this bastard, I also want to bring a message to the King of the West. The Lu Erla Dynasty in the Southern Territory is commonly known as the Holy Spirit.
The Xie Dynasty formed an alliance with a total of thirteen foreign powers to the south and west of the Central Plains, including the Huangfeng Kingdom, Danxia Kingdom, Teng Kingdom, Yin Kingdom, etc., and jointly invaded the Central Plains."
"What are you talking about? Huang Fengguo has also entered?" Zhou Xingyun was incredulous. Last year, they repelled Huangfengguo and the two sides signed a non-aggression agreement. Why is Huangfengguo getting sick again today?
While other people's scars healed and they forgot about the pain, Huang Fengguo's injury was still itchy and his face was full of "deserting a beating".
Zhou Xingyun spoke from the bottom of his heart. He was not tired of playing with the stunning maid Mo Xianglan given to him by a certain general of Huang Feng Kingdom. This time, Huang Feng Kingdom took the initiative to come to his door to deliver benefits?
"Zhenbeiqi fought against Huang Fengguo. Although we won, Huang Fengguo didn't think they lost. In the final analysis, it wasn't because you let him go unconditionally!" Han Qiumiao got angry when he talked about it, and Zhou Xingyun was greedy for trouble.
Pandan was so beautiful that she reached a secret agreement with the general of Huang Feng Kingdom.
The other party only used a beauty in exchange for Huang Feng's soldiers, and finally signed a non-aggression agreement.
Han Qiumiao once said that this agreement is just a superficial form, a temporary prop to make both sides step down. The struggle and mutual trust between countries cannot be determined by a piece of paper.
Furthermore, the peace agreement signed by the Huang Feng Kingdom meant that they would immediately withdraw their troops, not attack Xuanwu Pass, and no longer invade northern towns.
Now that the Huang Feng Kingdom has formed an alliance with the Holy Scorpion Dynasty and sent troops to the southern border to cause trouble, for the time being... it does not constitute a violation of the agreement.
"They mobilized so many people at once to invade the Central Plains. Can the logistics and supplies keep up?" Mo Xianglan asked weakly. She was a little worried that Zhou Xingyun would be angry with Huang Fengguo.
At this time, Mo Xianglan said something weakly, which was actually to clarify her position and attitude to Zhou Xingyun.
In short, Mo Xianglan hopes that Zhou Xingyun understands that she is already his woman. She is not from Huang Feng Kingdom. Her heart is for him and she will obey her current master. Everyone must not regard her as an internal agent of Huang Feng Kingdom.
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"They chose the autumn harvest season to invade the Central Plains on a large scale, probably because they wanted to support the war with war." Han Qiumiao learned from Lan Yue'a that the Holy Scorpion Dynasty had formed an alliance with the Twelve Kingdoms and raised its troops to target the Central Plains. She was panicked for a moment. She was originally
I wanted to pour myself a cup of tea to calm down my shock, but accidentally spilled the tea on the table.
"Qiu Miao, there is no need to worry, the marshal will not lose. Even the Thirteen Kingdoms Alliance may not be stronger than the Esilans Empire. You should have confidence in yourself." Seluvinia smiled gently and calmly.
At this time, Han Qiumiao finally understood what Zhou Yao had said, how reliable it was and what a reassuring smile.
As the deputy commander, Seluvinia can revive the morale of the Fire Queen Army who are in a dead end with just a smile.
"I'm worried, but that doesn't mean I'm afraid. If what King Xijun said is true, I'm afraid this battle won't be easy to fight. The Zhennan Cavalry Regiment under the command of King Zhennan will definitely not be able to cope with it. We must not only start to report to the Emperor
To send reinforcements, we must also recruit troops as soon as possible."
The biggest problem facing Han Qiumiao was that there was not enough time to prepare for the war, and everything happened too suddenly.
If it were a normal war, they would be able to detect the enemy's movements immediately and mobilize their troops in advance.
Seluvinia mentioned earlier the Esilans Empire. When Zhou Xingyun and others traveled to the Western Continent, the Esilans Empire was at war with the Holy Union Army and the Oseland Alliance. The mobilization of troops was the key to victory.
Because in the martial arts era, there was no such thing as projecting troops. Marching and fighting were done step by step.
Now, the southern border pass was suddenly lost, and the foreign invaders were invading the Central Plains on a large scale with hundreds of rivers flowing. However, we did not even have time to mobilize our troops to defend against the enemy.
"In the final analysis, the enemy's movements are too hidden. We didn't notice their offensive until now." Qili'an simply concluded that the southern border was in trouble because of the enemy's sneak invasion, and we were completely unable to react.
The first task of the 80,000 Zhennan Cavalry soldiers stationed at the border was to patrol the border and gain insight into the foreign invaders. However, when the enemy invaders approached the southern border, there was no news about the 80,000 Zhennan Cavalry soldiers, so that the entire Southern Border fell into confusion.
Dilemma.
"So, what should we do? What can we do?" Zhou Xingyun asked without understanding.
Zhou Xingyun has a clear understanding of the current situation in the southern border. The Thirteen-Nation Alliance invades our Central Plains. You can imagine how serious the situation is.
To be honest, maybe the thing happened suddenly, and Zhou Xingyun's mentality was still a little careless. He realized that the matter was serious, but he didn't pay enough attention to it in his heart.
It's like people living in inland cities learn that a coastal city has been submerged by a tsunami. Although they know the matter is serious, they feel that it is none of their business and they can stay out of it because they are so far away.
Zhou Xingyun has a similar mentality. He must have had a lot of fun in Wuwei City recently and will not be able to enter a crisis state for a while.
"Now we are faced with two problems. One is the recruitment and mobilization of troops as Qiu Miao said, and the other is figuring out the enemy's movements and their strength." Xu Zhiqian said unhurriedly: "We can combine the above two
The problem can be summed up into one course of action, which is to gain time."
The Nanman foreign invaders made a surprise attack, and the troops invaded the southern border in multiple ways, leaving us with no ample time to deploy our troops and generals.
Therefore, our first task is to gather troops and then formulate a combat plan based on the enemy's military strength.
It takes time to mobilize troops, and the enemy will not wait for us to be ready before starting to attack. Therefore, how to use limited forces to resist the menacing Southern Barbarian invaders and delay the enemy's invasion is the current top priority for Zhou Xingyun and others.
Now the Nanman foreign invaders are infiltrating the southern towns in multiple ways. If we want to contain them, we must find out how many divisions they have and the marching movements of each division.