Section 439 Consideration of the future
Tianhao's face was calm: "Liao Qiu has already captured the Broken Gold City. They fought well, with few casualties. β
He spoke lightly, as if capturing a city was no big deal, as simple as stooping down and picking up a stone from the ground.
Fierce Tooth and Yonggang subconsciously looked at each other, and saw indescribable horror in each other's eyes.
Of course, they knew that Tianhao was using troops on two fronts. In fact, there is also controversy within the dragon clan about this issue. Especially Yonggang, he is an old man who has followed Tianhao since the Panshizhai period. The word "old and serious" is very appropriate for Yonggang. He had always believed that he couldn't provoke two opponents at the same time, let alone divide his forces to attack the Eagle Clan and the Lion Clan before the Tiger Clan was resolved. The Leon Clan has a large population, and the Eagle Clan has the strongest bow and arrow force in the entire northern continent, which is not easy to mess with either side. Instead of recklessly dividing the army, it is better to concentrate all your efforts to fight the Tiger Clan first and wait for the next year......
yes, next year...... Thinking of this, a wry smile appeared on Yonggang's already old face. He had persuaded Tianhao like this before, but he learned from Tianhao that Wulin had already become the high-level secret of the Dragon Clan, and he had sent millions of Tiger Clan civilians from Lifeng City to Tie'e City in the form of rumors.
"Wulin's position within the Tiger Clan is very important, and it is directly related to our next series of plans for the Tiger Clan's offensive war. Ladies and gentlemen, I don't want a city to be slaughtered, not a corpse, not a city that has been completely destroyed. Witchcraft can help us achieve our goals, and it is even possible to do so without mass-mobilizing the military. β
This is what Tianhao said when the military council was held in Rock City before. It was at that time that the overall strategic focus began to shift in favor of the Eagle Clan. Tianhao transferred Xu Kun back from Xindu and served as the commander of the Third Army Corps, with Tie'e City and Gangwei City as the core, he set up a position against the Tiger Clan in the direction of Lifeng City, and fully cooperated with Wulin.
In fact, including Tianmad and Liao Qiu, many high-ranking personnel of the Dragon Clan are not optimistic about the two-front battle plan. Although Tianmad is rude, he is not a reckless man. He had strong doubts about this, and repeatedly approached Tianhao to persuade him to give up his idea, but was persuaded by Tianhao in turn.
We have the most powerful army beyond this era.
Tian Madness didn't understand this sentence very well, but he knew the meaning of Jeju Island to the Dragon Clan. It's not just about increasing the acreage of food and cash crops, it's about sulphur. Today, the dragons have long outpaced the whites of the South in the development of weapons. Using the gunpowder seized and brought from Suolong Pass to carry out a series of experiments, including comparisons in terms of power, as many as thousands of experiments showed that both guns and artillery, all aspects of technology were superior to the whites.
This is the reason why Tianhao is relying on the two directions of the Eagle Clan and the Lion Clan at the same time.
He did it!
The Eagle Clan was completely wiped out, and the Flying Eagle City is now the most important bridgehead of the Dragon Clan's West Lion Clan.
The reason why Fangs City is left alone is also part of the overall strategic plan. In Tianhao's words: "It is a ruin, and it takes a lot of resources and manpower to rebuild. As long as we win the Tiger Clan and form pressure from the direction of the Tiger Pass, forcing the Tiger Clan to shrink the defensive line and concentrate the army on the back and Pantuo River, we can make the Lion Clan extremely wary of us. With the wisdom of the lion king, it is not difficult to understand the tiger king's approach. Either way, he must send an army to capture and rebuild Fang. β
Fierce Tooth is the best of the young officers. Serving as a legion commander in his twenties is a rarity both in civilized times and now. Tianhao's selection of talents is eclectic, and the key is that the selected talents receive relevant training in the later stage. For example, in the military category, the fierce tooth results are continuously ranked first. Tianhao let him fight several battles with other troops, constantly accumulating experience, and after a series of battles against the Tiger Clan, he was promoted to the commander of the legion and took charge of himself.
Fierce Fang was well aware of the geography between Shattered Gold City and Fangs City, as well as the strength of the two legions under Heavenly Mad and Liao Qiu. In fact, both the First Legion and the Fifth Legion can capture Fangs City with their own strength. But the problem is that it has not taken a long time since the decision was made to do it to the lion, and this has to be added to the time it takes for the bald eagle to deliver the message...... Both the speed and efficiency of this battle shocked the fierce teeth, and then developed a stronger admiration for Tianhao.
Yonggang was very emotional. He personally watched Tianhao grow from a child to today. The head of a mere stockade had no more than 300 people under his jurisdiction at that time. Now, the Niu Clan has changed its name to the Dragon Clan, exterminated the Pig Clan and the Deer Clan, beat the Tiger Clan to the corner and didn't even dare to let out a fart, and must offer a large amount of gold and silver in order to get a chance to survive.
The Eagle Clan is the confidant of the Bull King of the past generations. For hundreds of years, wars have broken out between the Ox and Eagle Clans, and countless conspiracies and tricks have been staged at the same time, such as marriage, betrayal, salary extraction, and smiling knives. The Eagle Clan has an advantage in bows and arrows, which is an advantage in combat effectiveness for almost all races. If it weren't for the constraints of population, resources, and food, the development of the Eagle Clan would definitely be above all tribes.
Now, the Eagle Clan is just a part of the Dragons. Tianhao cut off their wings, and the dragon totem was finally able to fly freely.
Broken Gold City is just the beginning, and the next thing is Donglin City.
If the war goes to that point, will Juding City be far away?
Next up is Roaring City.
Yonggang is the old man next to Tianhao, and he knows a lot about the lion clan's strategy all day. War depends not only on armies and weapons, but also on other levels of constraints and influences. Taking the Lion Clan as an example, if Tianhao hadn't laid out in Rock City early, hadn't used the "water detection method" to debunk the actual components of the Lion Clan's tokens in front of those merchants, and hadn't sent Zu Mu and others to open trading houses around the Lion Clan, replacing firewood with cheap peat, he would not have been able to gain an advantage from the economic level and secretly set off chaos when needed, resulting in the Lion King being unable to send troops to support the Eagle Clan.
If the battle was at its most intense, a leon army suddenly appeared from the west, it would have an indescribable motivating effect on the defenders of Eagle Clan's Eagle City. The morale of the Eagle Clan will become high, and even ignore the superiority of the Dragons in terms of weapons and equipment, and launch a counter-assault regardless of everything. At that time, it was the time when the dragon infantry broke into the city on a large scale, and close contact and street fighting were in full swing, once the Eagle Clan defenders were in full swing without fear of death, the outcome of this war was probably really difficult to predict.
Yonggang left the chair and stood up, walked in front of Tianhao, and slowly knelt down with indescribable reverence and seriousness, and saluted solemnly.
This is the king who is qualified to lead all dragons to happiness and strength.
Looking at the northern continent, the only tribes that are still qualified to compete with the dragon clan are the lion clan and the tiger clan. The former is deeply troubled by economic problems, and is too busy to take care of itself. The latter is equivalent to a crippled tiger, with broken teeth and claws, and its overall strength is only half of what it used to be.
On the other hand, our dragon race is growing larger, and the total population is about to exceed tens of millions.
Fierce Tooth also stood up, walked over to Yonggang and knelt down.
He is young after all, and he has more ideas.
According to the current comparison of strength, it is only a matter of time before the dragon clan unifies the northern continent. As the Tiger Clan and the Lion Clan are conquered in order, the next attack spearhead will cross the Lock Dragon Pass and go straight to the Daofang Continent.
Fierce Tooth secretly swore in his heartββββ I will cut off a hundred ...... with my own hands No, it should be a thousand white short heads, and at the highest price, the best craftsmen, to make the most beautiful bone vats.
Unlike the Bone Bowl, the "Bone Wine Jar" is also one of the savage and fearsome special items in the Northern Continent. It was made of a large number of deceased heads, and the skulls were cut with a special hacksaw, and only a part of the round cranial roof was taken, and hundreds, or even thousands, of these bone fragments were connected with steel wires. The specific method is similar to the handmade "curium bowl" in the civilized era, where all the bone pieces are aggregated and spliced together into a huge wine vat.
This terrifying vessel is not of much beauty, its surface is mottled and crumbled, and there is nothing to be associated with art except for small pieces of polished and smooth bone. But the barbarians liked it, and they regarded the bone wine jar as a sacred object to the gods, and it was almost impossible for ordinary people to make and own except for the wealthy royal family and the wealthy merchants.
Tianhao has no ability to read through other people's thoughts, and he can't read minds. He only knew that he had become the target and idol of many people. This is a good thing, it means that the cohesion within the community is strengthened, and more aspects are controlled.
After the cultivation season next spring, the lion clan can be attacked from two directions: Shattered Gold City and Flying Eagle City.
Of course, before that, Tianhao will not let the lion king have a chance to breathe. Although there will be no large-scale decisive battle, it is indispensable to be flexible and mobile and frequent harassment. In short, the lion king is not at peace for a moment, he must and can only devote his limited energy to dealing with a large number of complicated things. Either tired to death, or consumed in vain, there is never a time for accumulation and rest.
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Leon territory, capital, Roaring City.
The old lion king sat on the edge of the bed, staring blankly at the two animal skin documents on the table not far away, his mouth slightly open, unable to say a word.
Shi Rui has always had the habit of taking a nap. For more than 10 years, every day after lunch, he would feel low on energy and couldn't help but feel sleepy. As long as he didn't leave Roaring City, he would go back to his bedroom and sleep for a while.
It felt terrible to be awakened from his sleep, but these two urgent reports, which arrived almost simultaneously, made the Lion King almost go crazy.
One is from the eastern border: the Flying Eagle City falls, the Dragons become the winners of the war, the entire Eagle Clan is annexed, and all the royal nobles, including Eagle Chongshan, are killed.
The other came from the northern part of the territory: Fangs City was lost, and the Dragons sent an army of 100,000 to storm the city, which Shi Rui defined as a "fortress". The Grand Commander Shi Lie was killed in battle, and according to the custom between the tribes, the dragons cut off their heads and part of their bodies (those of high status) and sent the remaining remnants back.
Along with this report, worse news was deliveredββββ the dragon army took advantage of the victory to attack and occupy the city of Broken Gold.
Shi Rui's eyes were cold, and a complete map of the Lion Clan's territory appeared in his mind. There is a piece missing from the north, and a knife crosses the eastern border, which could be stabbed at any time.
A close attendant walked into the room, his steps were very light, and he walked without wind, so he knelt down in front of Shi Rui silently: "Your Majesty, the great master has arrived." β
"Let him in." Shi Rui tilted his head sideways, the five fingers of his right hand were deeply inserted into his hair, and his nails touched the roots of his hair and grabbed hard, stimulating himself to return to calm and sober as soon as possible.
A few minutes later, the attendant waited for the witch to enter the bedroom, and the maid brought a tea tray prepared in advance, placed it on the table, slowly withdrew, and closed the door.
The lion king, who was anxious in his heart, raised his finger and pointed to the two urgent reports on the table: "The news of Broken Gold City and Flying Eagle City, I think you already know." β
Wu's stiff face was also full of gloom, his voice was hoarse, and his tone of voice lost his usual steady: "Flying Eagle City is just gone...... The lion god is above, and it has only been a few days since the Eagle King sent a messenger for help? β
Shi Rui heard his heartbeat increasing speed, and his speech became quite laborious: "I don't want to believe it, but it's true." β
"Are the dragons already so powerful?" Wu Guo picked up the animal skin book marked with red paint and asked suspiciously. The leon people used to use different colors to represent the direction of the source of the letter, and red meant the east.
Shi Rui half-lowered his head, his eyes from bottom to top revealed fierceness, and there was a slight bloodshot on the edge of his eye socket spreading: "Shi Lie, this waste!" He lost Fangs City, and he didn't die with it, and he also lost the barrier on the northern border...... The Dragons have captured the Broken Gold City, and they can go south at any time. β
Wu Qian thought briefly for a while: "The eastern border can be put aside for a while, and someone must be sent to Donglin City immediately to supervise the defense there." β
Shi Rui's throat was dry, and a mouthful of thick phlegm gushed out. He spat hard and asked with indescribable anxiety, "Who to send?" β
"This ......" Wu Qian was suddenly speechless, he was only talking about the specific situation, but if he was the actual supervisor, he really couldn't find a suitable person for a while.
The lion king picked up the teapot, poured himself a cup of strong tea, and poured it into his mouth as if he were gulping wine. When he woke up from a nap, he was a little thirsty, so he continued to pour a second cup, and his frowning brows couldn't be released: "Shi Lie is the most capable person in the royal family. Even if he loses Fangs City and Broken Gold City, as long as he can escape back, I can give him a chance to lead the troops again. β
Wu Guan nodded slowly with a heavy heart, and sighed: "Yes, he has fought with the dragon people, even if he is defeated, he knows how to improve and how to deal with it." β
Shi Rui was extremely irritable, and he waved his hand like a fly: "It's useless to say this now. He's dead. β
Wu Guo opened his mouth and did not speak. When he raised his head and looked towards the lion king, he found that the other party was also watching him in silence.