Xiao Kaitian took Zhao Qixi back to the command room of the battleship. If everyone used to think of Zhao Qixi as just a vase and decoration, it is completely different now.
Whether it was the increase in mental synchronization rate or the plasma cannon that destroyed the enemy's fortress with one blow, the strength displayed on the battlefield was not weak at all.
The critical battle is over, and this result is both expected and unexpected for both sides.
From Wei's point of view, "reasonably giving up" the node fortress is a link in the entire battle plan. However, they originally believed that the offensive and defensive battle of the fortress would have to be delayed for some time, which would be enough to drain part of the opponent's morale.
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Unexpectedly, just a few future tenses after the war started, the fortress was completely destroyed and the node was announced to have changed hands. The biggest change was between Xiao Kaitian and Zhao Qixi.
The coalition forces were also surprised. Halfway through the offensive, they were actually defeated. Even Xiao Kaitian thought that they should find another way, but who knew that Zhao Qixi came out of the blue and solved the battle in an instant.
After occupying the node, the confrontation situation between the two armies changed slightly.
The loss of important nodes means that in this battle, the formal face-to-face confrontation between the two sides has begun. Wei is looking for how to close the net it has laid, while the coalition forces are actively trying to break the opponent's siege.
Almost at the same time, both sides held a military meeting before the decisive battle.
First of all, on the Wei side, the Emperor of Wei, Cao Cao, personally took command and explained the next step plan.
"Now the coalition forces of Xiao Kaitian and Shu are located at the upstream node." Cao Cao enlarged the star map and showed it to all his staff: "In this way, we no longer have the need to defend the downstream node. Cao Ye and
Zhang Liao's army has begun to retreat with the military fortress."
"It won't be long before our legions are fully assembled. Although the failure of the upstream nodes did not deal a severe blow to Xiao Kaitian's army, in general, it has achieved the first step of our strategic plan."
"Next, I will explain the detailed steps for the decisive battle."
As these words were spoken, several crystal pieces fell steadily into the hands of the staff. The generals under their command picked them up and scanned in with their spiritual consciousness to extract the information.
After Cao Cao abandons the downstream nodes, Yun Yi and Bai Kou's armies will definitely pass through the dust crystal area? Then they will join Xiao Kaitian's army.
Regarding the next decisive battle, Cao Cao's overall battle plan is to divide the army into two parts, one is the 50,000 Wei army led by Cao Cao himself, and the other is the 20,000 Wu army led by Zhou Yu.
Cao Cao further divided the Wei army into five parts. Among them, 30,000 elites were the latest soul mechas provided by the equipment repair department, led by Sima Yi, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu. The other 20,000 were led by Sima Yi, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu.
Cao Ye, led by Zhang Liao? As the flank, temporarily hold the troops stationary.
After the battle begins, Cao Cao's elite 30,000 sergeants from the central army will advance together to attack Xiao Kaitian's coalition forces, while Cao Ye and Zhang Liao's 20,000 sergeants will outflank the right wing, cutting off the possibility of Xiao Kaitian's army retreating from the downstream node.
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Then there is Zhou Yu's 20,000 Wu army, which is the most important. Cao Cao plans to bypass the main battlefield from the left and directly attack the main camp behind Xiao Kaitian, which is the upstream node he just occupied.
Once the legions on the left and right wings achieve the expected results, they will form a three-sided sniper attack on Xiao Kaitian's coalition forces. Not to mention defeated, there is a possibility of total annihilation.
Cao Cao compared Zhou Yu's troops to beaks, Cao Ye and Zhang Liao's legions to claws, and his own army to the bodies of woodpeckers, so he named this battle "Woodpeckers."
"It should be noted that Xiao Kaitian is not an ordinary general. It can be seen from the critical battles that this person is brave and resourceful. When everyone acts individually, be sure to pay attention to each other's linkage," Cao Cao said, looking at Sima Yi intentionally or unintentionally.
One glance: "Be careful what you say to the Imperial Master, you are the target of the Shu Kingdom."
"Hahaha," Sima Yi's face turned pale. It seemed that his realm cultivation had not been fully restored, but his realm had little to do with mecha warfare. He bowed slightly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern."
"That's the general situation. Let's all prepare for the battle and wait for the decisive battle." After saying this, Cao Cao waved his sleeves and stood up from the throne: "We must go all out to fight this last battle."
"Yes!" All the staff bowed and accepted the order.
On the other side, Xiao Kaitian's military meeting also started. As the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, he took the lead in proposing further combat plans.
"After the Wei army at the upstream node is lost, they will definitely give up the downstream node." Xiao Kaitian placed the holographic ball in the center of the conference table. The important ministers and guests sat in two rows: "Yunyi and Bai Kou's army, temporarily
Let’s get together first.”
"Looking at the number of sergeants, the enemy has an advantage over us. It should be noted that the opponent's commanding generals are all palace-level figures. The extra 20,000 monks can be said to be a fatal blow to us and cannot be ignored.
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"So the general idea is that we are now a half-lone army that has entered the enemy's territory. We should concentrate all our forces and prioritize breaking through the enemy."
This is a sound combat plan. Yun Yi and others knew Xiao Kaitian's character and showed thoughtful expressions. In the past, Xiao Kaitian always used maneuver warfare and surprise attacks as strategic means. As expected, in the decisive battle, there was no
Abandon the prudence in his bones.
Xiao Kaitian continued to explain: "So my plan is to divide our army into six parts in its current form."
Among them, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun of Shu each led their own 10,000 sergeants to form their own legions, and then came the three phalanxes of Xiao Kaitian, Yun Yi, and Bai Kou. There was a slight difference in the number of these three phalanxes.
But the advantage lies in the subdivision of mecha units, and their combat effectiveness is no worse than that of Guan Yu and others.
The six legion square formations form a circular pattern as a whole, each occupying its own position.
"After the battle started, I analyzed that Cao Cao would definitely divide his troops into three groups. Two of them, one would detour to attack our rear camp, and the other would cut off the retreat route of our downstream nodes, eventually creating a situation where we would be surrounded by cloth bags.
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"A very powerful method, but... there is a huge loophole here." Xiao Kaitian pointed at the screen, with a smile on his lips.
"That is, after the troops are divided, Cao Cao's central army must be smaller in number than our army. Therefore, our army's aim is to break through Cao Cao's central army in one go. I estimate that there should be 30,000 people equipped with the latest modern mechas."
As expected of Xiao Kaitian, his analysis was detailed and he seemed to have completely understood Cao Cao's strategy.
"After the battle with the Chinese army, the six phalanxes of our army rotated and moved in a clockwise pattern. In this way, each phalanx came forward, attacked with the strongest firepower, and then retreated to the right, gradually retreating from the battlefield, and then the next one
The phalanx continues to repeat the above pattern, rolling like the wheels of a cart."