Anatoly knew very well in his heart that he would never be able to do anything about the Celestial Empire on his own, and what he needed now was everyone's strength, not that he was fighting to the death here like a fool, and the others were indeed watching the excitement from the sidelines, which was definitely not the result he originally wanted.

After the meeting, the news spread like the wind. The Rus Kingdom actually said that if it could not capture Haibalan in ten days, it would cease the war and negotiate peace with the Celestial Empire.

This sounded like a thunderbolt, waiting for it to reach the ears of the leaders of the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Qiang tribes, causing them to be surprised, but at the same time, they were also very anxious.

Once upon a time, they hibernated around China like poisonous snakes, treating this powerful eastern country as fat to eat and bite whenever they wanted. At that time, they came like a shadow and went like the wind, how chic they were.

But it is precisely because of the rise of the Celestial Empire that they have completely lost their space for survival. After several battles, they became rats crossing the streets, and everyone shouted and beat them, and even the most basic place to survive was almost gone.

Just when they hated the Celestial Empire so much, but they were helpless, the Rus Kingdom made a move, and they came with the momentum of thunder, suppressing dozens of cities in a row, and vigorously suppressing the army of the Celestial Empire. Let them also see hope, the powerful Celestial Empire is just like this, and it doesn't seem to be as fierce as before when it really fights.

And when they were still expecting the two tigers to continue to fight, and they were reaping the benefits, suddenly the Rus Kingdom said that they would stop the army and make peace, how could they agree, and finally saw hope, and the opportunity will definitely be seized.

Although they were not sure that the day would come, whether the Rus Kingdom would really stop fighting and making peace, they did not dare to gamble, because they were afraid that such a good opportunity would be difficult to encounter in the future, and even if it was, they would seize it when they seized it.

Therefore, there is no need to supervise, and there is no need to force each other, the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Qiang tribes immediately began to transfer troops to the realm of the Celestial Empire, and they took out all the strength that had been dormant for a long time at one time. Even if you want to fight, of course, you have to go all out, and no one is thinking about keeping your hands at the moment, because to do so is to reduce the chances of victory.

Anatoly's coercion seemed to be about to work, and several forces that had been hidden in the shadows began to move, and the troops were frequently deployed. And such a move naturally can't hide from Zhang Chao in Haibaolan City.

Compared with the Ross coalition on the attacking side, Zhang Chao, who was in charge of defense in the city, also had a bad time.

I don't know how many times I attacked, so that the city of Hai Paolan has already been full of holes; The great war joined by at least a million people has already made the surrounding area of the city full of blood; There are corpses everywhere, and there is blood everywhere, just the smell makes people feel sick.

In the entire Hai Paolan City, there are countless wounded soldiers, even if Zhang Chao has prepared and arranged a lot of military doctors, but the situation is also not very good, and there are still soldiers who die due to wound infection every day.

If this kind of struggle continues, then I am afraid that the result will only be a lose-lose, Zhang Chao sometimes thinks about himself, whether he needs to fight back, if he allows the war to happen under his nose, once there is a big plague, then I am afraid that all the soldiers in the city will be in danger of their lives.

It's not that his mind hasn't wavered, but he has forcibly endured it, he's gambling, betting that Anato's interest rate can't withstand the pressure first. After all, if this style of play continues for a long time, the opponent's strength will also be greatly damaged, and over time, even if the opponent can capture Haibalan City, it will lose its status as a great power.

Sure enough, Zhang Chao endured and endured, and the Rus coalition really couldn't stand it, and began to shout to the Huns, and said that if they couldn't see the troops of other friendly forces within ten days, they would negotiate peace with themselves. As soon as this decision came out, it forced those who watched the excitement to take action.

From an outsider's point of view, this seems to have brought more pressure to the Celestial Empire, but only Zhang Chao himself knows that the flowers he waited for at this moment are almost grateful.

It was precisely because he wanted to destroy these opposition forces at one time that Zhang Chao did not let the mobilized legions immediately enter the battlefield, because he was afraid of scaring the other party away. And now, these people are going to jump out and look for death, so it's no wonder that he is.

"Pass the order, follow the previous plan number two, and destroy the enemy's main forces once they are discovered. At the same time, when the big war starts, we will counterattack head-on, and this time we will let Anatoly know the true strength of our Celestial Empire. "Zhang Chao, who has fully mobilized nine legions nearby, is naturally confident, once all the enemies have revealed their positions, then he doesn't need to stay behind, and he can finally show his strength.

Zhang Chao made the decision to prepare for a full counterattack, and the people below immediately went to handle it, and when he was the only one left in the hall, he couldn't help but murmur softly: "Tian'er, I hope you can withstand the pressure there, once the problem is solved on the father's side, he will immediately send someone to support you." ”

Three days after Zhang Chao gave the order, the enemies of the Celestial Empire, such as the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Qiang, all appeared as if they had made an appointment, and they launched a fierce attack on the territory of the Celestial Empire on the last day of the ten-day period mentioned by Anatoly.

For a while, shouts of killing rang out, and the northern region of the Celestial Empire instantly became lively.

It's just that this kind of excitement didn't last long, to be specific, it didn't even take three days, and it was stopped by the legions of the Celestial Empire that suddenly came out of nowhere, and then it was surrounded and suppressed everywhere, and for a while, several forces fell into a precarious situation.

It is said that the second legion, the third legion, and the fourth legion that have been eyeing them for a long time are the moment they jumped out, and now they have jumped out, where will they be polite, and after making a plan, they began the encirclement and annihilation plan.

Under the city of Hypaolan, Anatoly was excited to learn that the Xiongnu and other anti-Celestial forces finally began to act, in his opinion, the Celestial Empire was originally a little weak under his full attack, if with the help of these forces, the defeat of the Celestial Empire was certain.

It's just that it's only been three days since I was excited, and then I received news that several small forces opposing the Celestial Empire were targeted by several major armies of the Celestial Empire, and it was just that soon after the two sides came into contact, those people were a little unbearable.

"How many troops do you need to hit them so hard? Could it be that all this was calculated by Zhang Chao, and he was waiting for this moment? In his tent, Anatoly was shocked when he heard the scout's report.

Originally, Anatoly also thought about whether his attack this time was too smooth? It is said that it has only been more than two years, even if the strength of the Celestial Empire's army has declined due to the southern and northern wars, it will not drop so much.

But this slightest doubt was indeed ignored because of the news from the Western Regions. The Western Regions Alliance said that there are many legions in the Celestial Empire in their place, which is why Anatoly is assured to attack.

But now it seems that things are not what I imagined, as if the three legions that suddenly appeared in the Celestial Empire today are obviously prepared, not just happening. So what does this prove? I have to make people think about it.

Anatoly was still digesting the news of the sudden appearance of the three legions of the Celestial Empire, and suddenly there were scouts at the gate of the tent to report, saying that it was behind the city of Haybalan, and countless Celestial Empire armies were rushing here, and judging by its might, there were at least more than a million troops.

"Two legions of the Celestial Empire again?" Hearing the scout's report, Anatoly's eyes showed a look of shock.

Calculate carefully, there are two legions of the Celestial Empire guarding Haibalan City, and three legions are used to deal with the Xiongnu, Xianbei and Qiang Celestial Empires, so plus the two legions that rushed here, doesn't it mean that the Celestial Empire has invested the strength of seven legions here?

If this is the case, then in terms of military strength alone, the other side is not much worse than himself.

Could it be that the Celestial Empire really wants to gather the strength of the whole country to deal with itself this time? It's just that this idea is just in his mind, he shook his head and refused, this is simply impossible, not to mention that the Celestial Empire already has troops here in the Xiaowei Kingdom, let's just say that in the Western Regions, the Celestial Empire still has several legions to maintain the situation, plus the Celestial Empire still needs mobile legions to defend it, so where are so many troops coming to deal with themselves? Presumably this is the other party's suspicious tactic, they are just pulling tiger skins as a banner, in order to deter themselves and force themselves to retreat.

"Humph! You want me to retire from the army, but I don't have what you want. Come on, send the order, transfer the reserve army, I will take Haibalan City in one go. Anatoly thought that he had seen Zhang Chao's strategy clearly, and the other party was clearly bluffing, even so, he sent heavy troops to capture the city, at that time, Zhang Chao couldn't even defend the city, how could he fight with himself? Presumably, after seeing the real strength clearly, the Huns will know how to do it.

In the face of the arrival of reinforcements from the Celestial Empire, Anatoly did not choose to retreat, nor did he wait and see, but instead began to increase the pace of siege.

I have to say that Ross's approach is indeed beyond all expectations, if Zhang Chao is really bluffing this time, I am afraid that the strategy will be exposed, and he will fall into a dangerous situation because of this. But the problem is that the Celestial Empire has indeed invested heavily in troops, as the news says, and now there is a large army rushing towards Haibalan City, and it is not two legions, but three.