Chapter 127: Addition to the Rank of Knight!
An army of 100,000?
The crane in the clouds and the moon in the well couldn't help but wonder, where did the 100,000 army come from?
They sent hundreds of spies to detect hundreds of miles, and they didn't find any traces of the army movements of the Great Win Empire?
But soon, the crane in the clouds understood.
Refugee!
The big win emperor ** team played the role of refugees and came over.
With the war between the two empires imminent, people are fleeing the borderlands.
In particular, there are even more refugees in the fiefdom of the Rift Valley, and the 100,000 troops of the princes and the alliance swept through the entire Rift Valley, burning, killing and looting, countless people have suffered, and everything in the family has been robbed, and there is no food to eat.
Hearing that Windbreaker had won the battle, the group headed for Windbreaker.
The army of the Great Win Empire was mixed in with these refugees, broken into pieces, and infiltrated the territory of Rift Valley.
This way it is silent and will not be detected by the enemy.
Second, it's fast!
Because after the end of the war, it took more than two days for Yun Zhonghe to persuade Jing Zhongyue to return to the Great Win Empire, and then it took two days for Lord Feng Xing to rush to meet the fourth prince to win the empire.
This added up to a delay of four or five days, and the reaction of the Southern Zhou Empire over there was amazing.
It seems that after the envoy went to the Jinzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, Zhou Li, the prince of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, sent his army north.
But in fact, Zhou Li's reaction was much faster than this, and at this point, he and Deputy Marshal Ao Xin hit it off.
Just after receiving the report of the battle of Splitting Wind City, which was urgent for 800 miles, and before even getting the consent of the Zhan Tai Ming Dynasty, the two commanders of the Southern Zhou Empire immediately sent more than 100,000 troops to the north without a moment's delay.
Therefore, in terms of the speed of sending troops, the Southern Zhou Empire was two and a half days early.
Of course, a march of this scale could not be concealed, although the Great Win Empire was farther away from the Southern Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, but the Win Empire knew the news of the Southern Zhou Empire's troops earlier than Yun Zhonghe.
He deduced it countless times and calculated it countless times.
It was found that if the army marched normally, it would definitely be later than the Southern Zhou Empire.
So, he made a crazy decision.
Before negotiating with Jing Zhongyue, he chose to believe in the crane in the clouds unconditionally and rushed to Splitting Wind City in person as quickly as possible.
And he ordered an army of 100,000 to carry no baggage, no armor, no weapons, only dry rations for the journey.
As fast as you can, rush to Windbreaker City.
It was under this crazy order that the 100,000 troops of the Great Win Empire, like refugees and beggars, frantically pounced on Splitwind City.
So, despite the fact that the troops were sent two and a half days late.
But there's a good chance that the Big Win Empire's army will enter Windbreaker a few days early.
The hundreds of thousands of troops of the Southern Zhou Empire were fully armed, and no matter how fast the march was, it was only dozens of miles a day.
And to win the empire, this way of marching, only carrying a few catties of dry food and a kettle, marching more than 100 miles a day.
I have to say that the two empires are really chess opponents.
Both managers have absolute sensitivity to the battlefield and are almost crazy with decisiveness, without any hesitation at all.
"I heard a report from Feng Xingxing that you found a tomb of the Nu Emperor and had enough armor and weapons, so my army of 100,000 didn't bring anything. "The four princes won.
Yun Zhonghe said: "Yes, there are countless armor and weapons in the tomb of Emperor Nu, but there are no bows and arrows. ”
Without bows and arrows, this is extremely detrimental to the defense of the city.
In this kind of large-scale battle, bow and arrow killing is very important, and arrow rain coverage is almost a must-have option on the battlefield.
But in the tomb of Emperor Nu, there are indeed no bows and arrows, and even if there are, they are already decaying.
"Without a bow and arrow, there is no bow and arrow. The fourth prince won and said, "By the way, do you have tea? Do you have anything to eat? I was really hungry after traveling for several days and nights." ”
The crane in the cloud said: "Quick, on the juice, milk, beef." ”
A moment later, a large table of steamed buns, beef, milk, and juice filled the table.
The four princes won and died like a starving ghost reincarnated, and each of them ate two catties of meat and drank two catties of milk.
"I'm full, I'm comfortable. Win slapped his stomach.
Then, elegantly take out a piece of paper and wipe the corners of your mouth.
Uh, Your Highness, isn't it a little too late for you to pay attention to royal etiquette now?
It can be seen that he has been really hungry and tired in the past few days, and his eye sockets have sunken.
The crane in the clouds met His Royal Highness the Four Princes for the first time.
How can I say it? It's miserable!
I'm sorry, the crane in the clouds is handsome and incomparable at this time, and he looks like a beautiful son.
The four princes won the battle, but they were like a homeless beggar.
In fact, he is handsome, especially with a nose, which is extremely handsome.
But half of the hair turned white, ruining this handsomeness.
Seeing the crane in the clouds, the fourth prince said, "Oh, I'm less white-headed." ”
It's miserable, second only to baldness.
Next, the prince said, "Jinghou, let's start talking?"
Jing Zhongyue said: "Okay." ”
Then, the two sides sat down at a table, and the fourth prince Ying Yan took out a box from his arms, and when he opened it, there was a holy decree inside.
Yes, it is a holy decree! There is the personal seal of His Majesty the Emperor, the state seal, and the cabinet seal.
But the content of the decree is blank.
Prince Ying opened the holy decree and said, "Jinghou, this holy decree is blank, so you can fill it in casually." ”
The crane in the clouds and the moon in the well couldn't help but be stunned.
Damn, is His Majesty the Emperor so crazy?
If it was reasonable for you to take out the blank holy decree before you surrendered, but now that Jing Zhongyue has already agreed to surrender, you even filled in the blank holy decree casually? Inevitably, it is too generous and too capricious.
And there is a blank holy decree, which should be taken out before to buy people's hearts even more.
Jing Zhongyue shook her head and said, "Please fill in the Fourth Highness as you like." ”
The prince was stunned for a moment, and then looked at the crane in the clouds and said, "Brother Yunshi, what is your opinion?"
Your Royal Highness, are you the prince, the commander of the southern army, the real pride of the sky, I don't know how high the status is higher than the Taijing. The mirror never looks at the crane in the clouds.
The crane in the cloud is just a black dragon platform spy with no grade, and your brother shouts too naturally.
Yun Zhonghe shook his head and said, "I have no opinion." ”
Ying Yan said: "That's it, Lord Jing Zhongyue canonized as the Marquis of Splitting Wind, and concurrently serves as the champion general, all the troops in your Splitting Wind City are under your command, and I will allocate another 50,000 troops to you, how about it?"
This condition is really more generous than what Yun Zhonghe said before. Champion General, this level is very high, and it directly gives the power of 50,000 troops.
Win continued: "After we take the Borderlands, it will be divided into two provinces, two central governors, and the Marquis of Jing can serve as one of them. If you don't want to leave your home, this Central Governor's Mansion is set in Splitwind City. ”
As soon as this condition came out, the crane in the cloud also gasped.
This...... This is too generous, and it is directly sealed.
Originally, Jing Zhongyue only ruled one Rift Valley, but it was directly upgraded to half of the Borderland and became her land.
Of course, at that time, the civil and military generals in the Borderlands will all be sent by the Great Win Empire, but if Jing Zhongyue is the governor of the central capital, he will definitely have great power. And she is a woman, although there are also female generals in the Daying Empire, but there is no half of them at the level of the governor of the central capital.
Yun Zhonghe wanted to complain at this time, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, you don't know how to negotiate at all, I don't know if you spit out a little bit, and you will be blown up by the king.
Don't talk about this condition for Jing Zhongyue, even if you give it to Tantai, you are extremely excited.
But the big win empire will not destroy the Ming Dynasty, because this person is too ambitious, too treacherous, and too power-hungry.
"Then we're done talking?" said the fourth prince.
Belch?!
Okay, we're done.
I just want a Mercedes-Benz, and you just give me a Rolls-Royce, what else can I say?
"Now, let's talk about how to win this battle of Wind Split. The fourth prince won and said: "To be precise, it is the first battle between the Great Win Empire and the Southern Zhou Empire." ”
Yes, it should be called the first battle between the two empires, but it just happened to take place in Windbreaker City.
To be precise, this battle has nothing to do with the Jing family.
Although once defeated, the Jing family will also be wiped out. But in the face of the collision of the two empires, the fate of a mere Jing family is also insignificant.
Because of this war, the fate of the two empires was decided.
The fourth prince won and said, "Crane in the clouds, what do you think of this battle?"
Yun Zhonghe said: "Your Highness, how many troops is the enemy?"
The fourth prince won and said: "The Southern Zhou Empire has 150,000, the Tantai family has 30,000, and the other families have 30,000, a total of 210,000. ”
It's a tough battle.
The defenders were 100,000 and the besieging army was 210,000.
Because there is a strong city in hand, it is evenly matched. But defending a city requires long-range weapons, and bows and arrows are especially important.
However, in order to march in a hurry, the Daying Empire did not have bows and arrows. Relying on that little bow and arrow in Windbreaker City was far from enough.
It was urgently transferred from the ** camp of the Great Winning Emperor, and it was too late.
Because of this level of war, arrows are usually millions, tens of millions, or more.
Yun Zhonghe said: "If we can completely annihilate this army, in this decisive battle, will we win most of the empire?"
"So to speak. ”
In this battle, both sides had an army of about 500,000 troops.
If all the 150,000 troops of the Southern Zhou Empire were lost, then a third would be lost, and with the loss of Split Wind City, it would basically be a Borderland War, and the Southern Zhou Empire would be considered a loss.
Yun Zhonghe said: "Your Highness, please come with us and take a look at this tomb of Emperor Nu." ”
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Half an hour later!
The crane in the clouds, the moon in the well, the wind is extinguished, and the four princes appear in the tomb of Emperor Nu.
At this time, a small half of the entire tomb of Emperor Nu had collapsed and was completely buried by the earth, but more than half was still intact.
The smile and a half of the collapse belong to the underground lake.
Most of the remaining mausoleums are still intact, occupying roughly the entire valley of Splitwind City.
Looking at this magnificent underground mausoleum palace complex, as well as nearly 100,000 terracotta warriors, it is really shocking and speechless.
Emperor Nu moved the entire palace of the Great Xian Empire underground one by one.
The wind and the win were speechless for a long time.
Because with all the thoughts, it is impossible to imagine that there are such amazing underground mausoleums in this world.
Ying Yan is a child of the royal family, and he knows the most about the imperial tomb. The imperial mausoleum of the Daying Empire is at best one or two underground palaces, and the purely underground area is only a hundred acres, which is already a huge cost of people's power.
The underground palace complex of this scale of the Nu Emperor's mausoleum in front of him is simply unimaginable.
"This is beyond the reach of manpower. Ying said: "Even with hundreds of thousands of people, it is impossible to build such a huge underground mausoleum." ”
The crane in the cloud said: "What does Your Highness mean?"
"This underground cave is innate, and Emperor Nu is just expanding and rebuilding in this huge underground cave. And even so, the cost of civil power is unimaginable, no wonder the Daxian Empire will perish. ”
"Your Highness, look at these terracotta warriors. "Crane in the clouds.
The fourth prince stepped forward and slapped his palm lightly, and suddenly the shell of the terracotta warriors and horses shattered.
The lifelike person inside was revealed, and soon after coming into contact with the air, it was completely decayed.
However, Win Yan's martial arts are a bit scary, with a light pat, the entire terracotta shell fell off and shattered directly.
Win checked the armor and weapons inside the terracotta warrior, and once again let out a voice of disbelief.
The armor that has been placed for thousands of years is so intact? The weapons that have been placed for thousands of years are still so sharp?
And there are nearly 100,000 such terracotta warriors.
"This is an underground cave, why don't you feel suffocated?"
Yun Zhonghe said: "When this underground mausoleum was first opened, it would be suffocated when it came in, and because there was a mercury lake, it was also full of poisonous gas. But the mercury lake in front was buried, and the poison gas was subdued. The longer the mausoleum mechanism is opened, the more air inside it will be, Lord Feng, listen?"
Feng Xingxuan closed his eyes and suddenly heard the sound of the wind.
Yun Zhonghe said: "The involvement of this underground mausoleum is very ingenious, digging many wind outlets, and taking advantage of the valley, the wind is poured into this mausoleum, so the air in it is flowing. ”
Yun Zhonghe was also very surprised to find this at that time, how can such a large underground mausoleum achieve air flow?
He found that although this and the underground mausoleum is dozens of meters underground, its terrain is still high.
In terms of altitude, this underground mausoleum is more than a few hundred meters above sea level.
Even in this valley, this underground mausoleum is more than twenty meters higher than the depression in front and behind. Because Splitwind City is located between two mountains, it is not a real mountain depression, but it is still a slightly raised terrain.
And the valley is blown by the wind all year round.
When the crane in the clouds opened this underground mausoleum mechanism, it opened all the vents, and more than hundreds of large and small vents were hidden everywhere.
The conditions are already much better than those in some coal mines. Even in ancient times, there were often mines tens of meters underground, and air could enter.
And this underground mausoleum, after staying for a long time, even felt the swishing wind pouring in.
Yun Zhonghe said: "In the past few days, we have often come to this underground mausoleum, and seven secret entrances and exits have been discovered, and they are still being discovered. ”
Feng Xing said: "This underground mausoleum, there are several people who know about it. ”
Yun Zhonghe said: "We didn't tell anyone, only me and Jing Zhongyue knew. ”
Feng Xing said: "The collapse before that, the pit killed 80,000 people?"
Yun Zhonghe said: "At present, everyone thinks that it is because the water level of the underground dark lake has dropped. In fact, it was originally an underground dark lake, and Emperor Nu sprinkled a layer of mercury on the surface, turning it into a sea of underground mausoleums. Usually in the place of underground dark lakes, the earth often collapses, and it is impossible to think of underground mausoleums. Because after the earth collapsed at that time, countless amounts of water gushed out, and no one dared to imagine an underground mausoleum of this level. ”
The fourth prince nodded.
He is the prince, and he knows the most about the underground mausoleum, and the underground palace covering an area of hundreds of acres is amazing. And like the underground mausoleum in front of you, which is more than ten miles long and four or five miles wide, it is completely unimaginable.
In fact, whether it is the judgment of the Tantai family or the intelligence of the Southern Zhou Empire, this is also the case.
The clearing south of Splitwind City collapsed, killing 80,000 troops because the underground water system converged to form an underground river. However, the collapse was caused by a severe drought in the past two months, which caused the groundwater level to drop.
Even in the modern earth, there are countless ground collapses due to the decline of groundwater**, which is the most reasonable explanation.
Yun Zhonghe said: "Fourth Highness, I don't know how to fight, so whether my idea will work next or not, you look at it and judge." ”
Win said: "Please speak!"
"In the far west, there is a very famous story, the Trojan Horse. That is, to hide an army in a huge wooden horse, which the enemy smuggled into the city. At night, when everyone was sleeping, the army came out of the Trojan Horse, killed all the sleeping troops, and occupied the whole city. ”
Of course, the story is more like a phone call, how many troops can a single Trojan horse hide, and it is not enough to capture a city.
But Ying Yan didn't refute, because he knew what the crane in the cloud was going to say.
"Your 100,000-strong army is pretending to be a refugee! During this time, countless refugees have already poured into Splitwind City, so the enemy does not know that the army of the Great Win Empire has arrived. The crane in the clouds said: "So, after the 100,000 army entered the city, they directly entered this underground mausoleum, and then lurked here quietly. ”
"There is enough armor here, enough weapons, enough to equip your army of 100,000, and it just so happens that your army has nothing with it for the sake of a fast march. ”
"There is a lot of food in Splitwind City, and we can transport all the food and fresh water into this underground mausoleum. ”
"Next, as the Southern Zhou Empire's nearly 200,000 troops get closer and closer, the people of Split Wind City will definitely start fleeing again. At that time, Jing Zhongyue announced that he would abandon the city and abandon Splitwind City with all his troops. ”
"The entire City of Split Wind will become an empty city, and the army of the Southern Zhou Empire will directly occupy this Split Wind City, and you will find that the city is empty. ”
"When night fell, our army came out of the ground and went on a killing spree, destroying the army of the Southern Zhou Empire. ”
"This is an enlarged version of the Trojan Horse Scheme, and a real empty city scheme. ”
"I haven't fought before, so I don't know if this plan is feasible?" asked Yun Zhonghe.
Both Storm Destruction and Win are lost in thought.
After a long while, the fourth prince won and said: "The risk is very high, and there are several difficulties. ”
"First, the enemy is very suspicious, what if he does not enter the city, or only send part of the army into the city?"
Yun Zhonghe said: "The south side of the city has suffered a collapse, so the terrain is very bad, and it is impossible to camp. The north is narrow, and even if you camp, you can't have many troops. ”
The fourth prince won and said: "Second, will the entrances and exits of these underground mausoleums be discovered?"
The crane in the cloud said: "Abandon all the entrances and exits that are easy to find, and seal them completely, and dig the most hidden entrances and exits." Moreover, the enemy army has just entered Splitwind City, and they are not familiar with the city, and in such a large city, trying to find a hidden entrance and exit is like looking for a needle in a haystack. ”
The fourth prince won and said: "An army of 100,000 people, if there are too many secret entrances and exits, it is easy to be exposed. If there are too few entrances and exits, the 100,000-strong army will have to get out of the ground, and I don't know how long it will take. ”
Yun Zhonghe said: "Has this problem risen to the point of being unsolvable?"
The Fourth Prince's Victory said: "That's not true, if all the entrances and exits are extremely secretive, and they are evenly dispersed throughout the Splitting Wind City, as long as there are more than thirty entrances and exits, within half an hour, all 100,000 troops will pour out of the ground, it can still be done." ”
Yun Zhonghe said: "Then if our army successfully drills out of the ground, can this battle be won?"
The fourth prince won and said: "If you can't win like that, it's a big joke." ”
Indeed it is.
When the army entered the city, it had already unarmoured, and most of them were sleeping.
Moreover, there were no large-scale military camps in the city, only scattered houses. At this time, there is a backstab, and if you can't win, you really have to wipe your neck.
The fourth prince won and said: "The key is that there has never been such a battle, and all the steps have not been practiced. There are some things that work in the brain, but not in the actual battle. And there are some things that seem impossible in the plan, but are feasible in practice. ”
Yun Zhonghe said: "I just put forward my opinion, and the rest is decided by His Highness." ”
The Four Princes Win fell into thought.
The strategy of the crane in the clouds has a certain risk, especially the moment when the army drills out of the ground from the underground mausoleum.
However, the benefits are even greater.
Even the benefits and risks are completely disproportionate, and once successful, it can completely annihilate the enemy's army of 210,000.
It is possible to declare victory in this battle directly.
But there are risks, such as handing over the Wind Breaker City to lure the enemy into Wind Splitting City.
But then again, the army has to enter the underground mausoleum anyway, because the armor and weapons of the 100,000 terracotta warriors and horses have to rely on the 100,000 army of the Daying Empire.
To be on the safe side, the Jing family's army must not be made aware of the existence of this underground mausoleum.
To be on the safe side, of course, it is to get out the armor and weapons of the 100,000-strong army, equip the whole army, and then start the battle to defend the city.
An army of 100,000 defended the city and met the enemy's 210,000 army to attack the city.
In fact, this battle has to be fought. But it could easily turn into a meat grinder war.
Winning and winning can be deduced, the two sides are fighting in Splitwind City, and they are dying every day, but it is difficult to tell the winner from the loser, and it may take several months to fight.
Then, both sides kept sending reinforcements.
One side encircled the point to send reinforcements, surrounded and surrounded.
In the end, it evolved into a major battle between the two countries around Windbreaker City, and almost all their forces were invested in the battlefield of Windbreaker Valley.
Even, the battlefield is getting bigger and bigger, and the two empires have to continuously transfer troops from the country to fight directly until they are exhausted.
And if you follow the strategy of the crane in the clouds, you will take risks, but once you win, it will be a big victory.
Miraculous victory, crushing victory.
The fourth prince kept recalling in his mind, did he have any similar battles before?
Or was there any such a case in previous history?
Not for nothing, but on a much smaller scale.
It's too hard to decide!
Do you want to play it steady?
Or is it a surprise tactic, a surprise plan, a risk, and the greatest victory?
The Four Princes instinctively wanted to bang their heads against the wall, but quickly stopped this impulse, because there were people around and there was no wall here.
He had to make a decision as soon as possible, as the armies of the Southern Zhou Empire were constantly approaching Windbreaker City.
Once you've made a decision, you can't change it, and you have to do it with all your might.
The crane in the clouds is a good plan, but it is so strange that there has never been a precedent.
But all along, his plan has been like this, very bizarre.
No, to be precise, this plan is the safest one for him. The previous scheme was more bizarre and thrilling, but each time it succeeded.
Once successful, the battle is won!
The Great Winning Empire was able to sacrifice more than a hundred thousand fewer people and was able to win the war months ahead of schedule.
"Jinghou, Yunzhonghe, can I decide for you in three hours?" Ying Yan said: "I will stay in this underground mausoleum alone to think, you left me the most detailed topographic map of Splitting Wind City, and correspond to the terrain of this underground mausoleum, it is best to have all the entrances and exits." ”
Yun Zhonghe said: "Okay, and if you want to dig a new entrance, you also need your army to do it, and you can't let anyone know about the existence of this underground mausoleum." ”
"Good. The crane in the cloud took out some extremely detailed maps.
Then, they left the underground mausoleum, leaving the four princes to think alone.
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Returning to the Ground City Lord's Mansion, the crane in the clouds asked the ninth mental patient Quantum again.
"Quantum, this is about the 100,000 army, about the victory of the big winning empire, please tell me again, if you follow my Trojan horse strategy, what is the chance of winning?" asked the crane in the cloud for the thirteenth time.
Psycho No. 9 said: "I have done thirteen calculations, and according to the data you gave, the probability of our victory is more than eighty-five percent. And I've calculated all the entrances and exits, where each one should be dug, I've been calculating for months, even the weather, the wind. Our win rate is 85.7%. ”
Yun Zhonghe said: "With such a high victory rate, why is His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince so cautious?"
Psycho No. 9 said, "Because there is no precedent, you can't practice." It is too ruthless to be small and big, but it makes people more cautious, which is a necessary quality of a famous general, but bold and decisive is also the quality of a legendary marshal. ”
85.7 win rate!
Once it wins, it is likely to completely annihilate the 210,000 allied forces of the Southern Zhou Empire and the Shantai family.
This battle was won directly, and the big win empire directly seized most of the borderless land, and Jing Zhongyue directly became the governor of the province, and it was possible to be a duke.
This kind of brilliant victory is much more gorgeous than defeating the 80,000 army of the Tantai family.
This is the main army of the Southern Zhou Empire.
No. 9 Quantum Dao: "In fact, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince has already made a decision, and he is just in his mind, making the final deduction and calculating the risks and benefits. ”
Yun Zhonghe said: "Quantum, according to your current understanding of him, what do you think of the Fourth Prince?"
Nine Quantum Dao: "It will be a good friend, but it is not suitable to be an emperor, it is very unsuitable." But I think you and him will become lifelong friends, and he will become the most important person in your life, the fatalistic kind. ”
Yun Zhonghe couldn't help but tremble, don't say it so basic, okay? I already have the moon, and I'm not interested in men.
Then, the crane in the clouds waited quietly for the four princes to win and make the final decision.
And right now!
Leng Bi suddenly rushed in and said, "Lord Yun, the Lord of Jingcheng has woken up. ”
The crane in the clouds couldn't help but be stunned, my moon baby has been awake all the time.
Leng Bi said: "It's the old city lord, the old city lord of Jing'e, he suddenly woke up, he wants to see you, there is an extremely important word to tell you, 100,000 urgent." ”
The crane in the clouds was suddenly startled.
Jing Zhongyue's father, Jing E, actually woke up? It wasn't that he hadn't thought about saving Jing Er before, but there was no way.
I didn't expect him to wake up on his own, and he still had extremely important words to tell him?
What words? What things?
The crane in the cloud instinctively has a heart beating wildly, and its eyelids are beating wildly.
My day, the left and right eyelids jump together, is it a blessing or a curse?
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Note: The second update is sent, and it is still updated with 15,000 brothers, do you still have a monthly pass?