Chapter 268: The Situation Changed Too Quickly

"The two army commanders, look at what Lord Qin means, the empire is a fast brand, we in the northwest will definitely not lose it at present, as for the future, with the change of the shape, the surname Qin in the northwest is still surnamed Zhao, hehe, then we in the northwest have the final say. When the time comes. Lord Qin just wants the northwest not to have the surname Qin, I'm afraid the people won't agree, don't you say? Ling Fox Wing's words are even more unscrupulous, and they have hidden counter-intentions.

"Yes, with the addition of the yellow robe, it is not up to Lord Qin to be willing or not."

As soon as Chen Deming's words came out, if there were people in the court here, they would know that the yellow robe was an allusion to the previous dynasty, and it was a rebellion.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, these things naturally have adults to worry about, our adults' minds are not comparable to our few pieces of material, as soldiers, it is only right for us to carry out orders and fight our own battles with peace of mind."

Shangguan Yonglun waved his hand to stop his subordinates' wild words, after all, although he also agreed with the opinions of the two, after all, it seemed a little inappropriate to say these words at this time.

The afterglow of the setting sun shines quietly on the hill, under the hill is a busy scene of people shouting and neighing, tents have been erected one by one, the logistics troops have even begun to light a fire to cook, Qin Dui's gaze crossed the shallow hill under the hill, there is the boundary of Loulan, there is no need to do any disguise and camouflage at this time, and a fool can also see what it means for these tens of thousands of heavily armed troops to march to the border between the two countries.

But at this time, Loulan knew that they couldn't make any reaction, their army was completely pinned down by the war in the south and west, and they didn't expect or have any energy to care about what would happen in the far northeast.

Thousands of miles of rivers and mountains may be about to change hands in just a few days or ten days, Qin Duan forcibly suppressed the surging emotions in his heart, this fertile land is also the beginning of his own attempt to hegemony, the wind is surging. Gathering of heroes, the vast earth, who is the lord of ups and downs? Looking at the sky to the south, perhaps Kutuzov was thinking the same thing.

The sky has slowly darkened, and only the red glow on the horizon indicates that the next few days will be sunny and good, and the morning glow will not go out. The sunset travels thousands of miles, and it is a good time to march and fight. Qin Du silently looked at the sky for a while, and then walked back to the tent from the door of the big tent, the tent was already hanging by candlelight, Zhuge Fang was sitting next to the big case and carefully reading the information sent, and from time to time compared the map to correspond.

Although the day's march did not make Qin Dui feel tired, the bumps also made Qin Dui's body a little sore, and he sat on the big chair, and Zhuge let him in at this time.

"Your Excellency. According to the intelligence of all parties, the current direction of the shape is still within our expectations, but the speed of development is too fast, and it is somewhat unexpected. Zhuge Fang paused when he said this.

"Oh?"

Qin Duan waved his hand, comfortably leaned his back on the back of the chair, and motioned for Zhuge to continue.

"The three divisions of the 3rd Army Corps, under the leadership of Commander Shangguan, marched very quickly, and now it is estimated that they have reached the border with the country of Baiga. It will soon be heading south, and it is planned that in four days it should arrive at the intended place, the double stack. No hostile information has been detected so far. Our intelligence agencies have been in contact with the Indians in that area, and they have expressed their willingness to fully support us, plus the Han Chinese, and the representatives of the Pritsch and Coopers have also indicated that they will support us as long as we can control the situation, so there should be no big problem. ”

His eyes fell deeply on the map on the desk, and he asked, "What about the situation in the south?" ”

"As we expected. The Pasha people have crossed the Maputra River and defeated the 100,000-strong army of the Loulan people, and now the main army of the Pasha people is still crossing the river one after another, and the forces gathered on the north bank of the Maputra River continue to increase rapidly, according to my estimate. The army of the Loulan people in the southern region was no longer strong enough to pose a threat to the Pashas, and it was only a matter of time before the entire area north of the Maputra River and south of the Salween River, including the city of Giasi, fell. Zhuge Fang's tone was very affirmative.

"Oh? How can you be so sure? Qin Dui's was not emotional, and he couldn't hear whether he agreed with Zhuge Fang's opinion.

"After the defeat of the Loulan people in Feishui, the number of troops in the southern region is less than 80,000, even though there are Jiaxi City and several nearby fortresses to defend, but the strength is very different, and the most important thing is that the morale is low, and they cannot resist the attack of the Pasha people at all, on the contrary, the Pasha people have completely controlled the Maputra River, and there is no need to worry about logistics."

"At present, there are nearly 200,000 troops assembled on the north bank of the river, and they continue to increase, and their morale is also very strong. Although the battle situation in the west of Loulan was relatively stable, it could not draw any strength to support the southern front, and the rest of the region actually had no more strength. What's more, they still have to retain considerable strength in the center. "Zhuge Fang's words are reasonable and well-founded.

"Then in your opinion, the battle of Loulan is a foregone conclusion?"

"Not necessarily, but it's quite dangerous now, and if you're not careful, I'm afraid that the death of the country is just around the corner."

Zhuge Fang's face was very heavy, obviously he didn't expect the situation to develop so quickly, and even his own side had reached the point of getting out of control before it was ready.

"Hmm, it seems that I also underestimated the strength of the Pasha people, I didn't expect them to be able to beat the Loulan people in just a few days, Kutuzov, Kutuzov, if it is really famous, I am too underestimated."

Qin Duan's face also became heavy, this is the first time he has made a mistake in his prediction since the northwest, this prediction mistake will greatly affect his follow-up strategy, once the Pasha people encircle and annihilate the Loulan army in the west city of Jiya, then cross the Salween River, wave the army to the north It is just around the corner, and once the Salween River is crossed, the entire Loulan has no moat to follow, and the collapse of the western front is also a matter of time, even if he can take this opportunity to occupy the central and northern parts of Loulan, under the double pressure of the Pasha and the Komini, I am afraid that he will have to withdraw from the fat meat of the mouth.

Qin Duan, who had a gloomy face, sat on the chair silently, very depressed in his heart, blaming himself for believing in that Yuli's reputation too much, he didn't expect that there would be such a big twist and turn in just a few days, and the 150,000 army would be defeated.

After a long time, Qin Dui perked up and asked, "How is the situation on the Western Front?" ”

"The western front is still stable, Crouff adopts a turtle defense, relying on the big pine forest city, the eagle's beak pass and the Xibo fort to form horns with each other, and has repelled the Komini attacks several times, but once the Pasha people cross the Salween River, they will form a front and back attack with the Komini, and the shape will be reversed, and the consequences will ......" Zhuge Fang's voice was also a little low.

"Yes, the key now is not on the Western Front, once the Southern Front collapses, the Western Front will be lost, it will be inevitable, the Southern Front and the Western Front will be lost, and the demise of Loulan will only be a matter of time." With a soft breath, Qin Duan leaned back in his chair a little tired.

Seeing that his master was also a little depressed, Zhuge let go of his spirits, "Then in my lord's opinion, can we quickly go south before the Pasha and Komini people have completely controlled the situation, and occupy Vito City and Manlong City first, and control the central and northern parts of Loulan?" ”

Qin Duan smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Let's not talk about it first, even if we take these two cities, once the Pasha and Komini solve the problem in the central and southern parts and join forces in the north, we will face an army of 400,000 or more, which can be said to have no chance of winning, and it will even affect the northwest, this method is absolutely not feasible." ”

Qin Du smiled self-deprecatingly again, "If you can give me another 100,000 horses, maybe you can give it a fight, but it's a pity that there is no if in reality, it seems that we are in vain this time." ”

"So what do we do now?" Zhuge asked in a deep voice. (To be continued......)