Chapter 419

At present, the arrival of Zhao Wu has given the western sergeant great confidence, everyone can see a glimmer of light in the predicament, and even the arrival of Zhao Wu, who is very happy with the commander of the west, Bai Shuilian, can imagine how strong Zhao Wu's charm as a commander is.

On the other side, Zhao Wu's trip to the western frontier was also a top secret for the night army, and the enemy army had no way of knowing. If the news of Zhao Wu's arrival was transmitted to the enemy army, the morale of the enemy army would definitely be damaged. But once the enemy army transmits the news of Zhao Wu's arrival to the Snow Country, the remnants of the Snow Country will rise up against the Night Army, which is completely detrimental to the Night Country's rule in the Snow Country, so the Night Country must choose to keep it secret.

After Zhao Wu came to Xuelie Pass, everything was no different from usual, the night army did whatever it should do, and on the surface, Bai Shuilian was still the commander of the night army.

After figuring out the situation in the current night camp and the confrontation between the two armies, Zhao Wu and Marshal Bai discussed with the generals. At present, the gap between the enemy and our forces is more than 100,000, the number of night troops is small, and there are many wounded in the army, so it is not appropriate to take the initiative to attack. Moreover, because of the environment of the enemy's garrison and the way the night army raided the enemy's army, it was not a wise choice for many generals to take the initiative to attack, at least not for now.

It is true that the night army is in a passive situation, but in Zhao Wu's opinion, this is the premise for them to take the initiative to attack and win, so after knowing the situation of the two armies, Zhao Wu immediately asked everyone to consider taking the initiative.

Unlike guarding the fortress, the enemy garrison did not have a strong fortress like the castle pass, so the night army did not need to prepare siege equipment. In terms of grain and grass baggage, because of the close connection with the interior, it is not a problem, on the contrary, the enemy army has come from afar, and the grain and grass baggage must be limited, and the night army has more time to consider strategies.

You may not get much money from capturing Snow Country, but there are a lot of materials, which can not only make up for the loss of the previous war, but also improve the sufficient material support for the next war, so the night army can be consumed with the enemy. But Tianyu Kingdom can't do it, the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be to Tianyu Kingdom.

That would not only wear down the spirit of their soldiers, but also boost the ambition of the night army, so a protracted battle was not a consideration that the Tianyu Kingdom should have, which forced Zhao Wu to consider a countermeasure to defeat the enemy as soon as possible.

The abundance of supplies for the night army was not enough to reverse the gap in strength, and time was still tight for the night army, and various factors forced Zhao Wu to consider the strategy of taking the initiative to attack. Although there are no conditions for sending troops for the time being, it does not mean that they cannot create.

"How many siege routes does the enemy have?" In the big tent in the army, Zhao Wu and Bai Shuilian sat opposite each other, and the other generals were distributed on both sides of the table.

"There are three of them. ”

"How many routes does our army have?"

"It is necessary to see the strength of the troops, the right flank is narrow, and the jungle is predominant, and it is not easy to be detected if the troops are sent from there, but once they encounter an ambush, the consequences are unimaginable, so it is not suitable for a large number of troops and a long march. ”

"There are too many water sources on the left road, and the march is too slow, so the only way to send troops directly from the city pass is the most direct. ”

Under Zhao Wu's inquiry, a general introduced the march route to Zhao Wu.

"Is there a route that the enemy doesn't know?"

"Chengguan is only thirty miles away from the enemy's garrison, and there is no secret route of march. ”

"What is the difference between the topography of our army and the enemy?"

"The enemy's garrison is the original frontier of our country, and the terrain is lower than that of Snow Blazer City. Every year during the rainy season, the border garrison retreats to Snow Blazer for a period of time. ”

"There are often floods in the western border, and I have heard of this for a long time," said Zhao Wu, his gaze gradually shifting to the map hanging in front of the table. This map covers an area of hundreds of miles around Xuelie Pass, and all the terrain is clear.

There are many and scattered rivers in the western part of Night Country, and there are several large rivers near Snow Blazing City. Now that summer is approaching, according to Zhao Wu's guess, the water in those rivers is already very abundant, and maybe they can borrow water.

"Are there any soldiers in the army who were born at the border pass?" Zhao Wu asked everyone when he came back to his senses.

"There are a lot of them. ”

"Get a few people who are familiar with the terrain around you!"

"Yes," a general ordered, and immediately left the camp to do it.

"I don't know what the marshal's intentions are?" After the general left, a general asked Zhao Wu in confusion.

"Let's not mention this matter for the time being, which general is there to talk about the terrain characteristics of the enemy's garrison and the current situation of the enemy army for this commander?"

"Marshal ......" a general received the order, and according to Zhao Wu's request, a general gave a detailed introduction to the enemy's camp and the geographical environment around the camp, and then told Zhao Wu about the enemy's strength and the enemy's situation one by one.

With the addition of a general, after a while, Zhao Wu figured out the situation of all the enemy forces, and then understood the situation of his own side more deeply. At this time, the general who had gone out earlier found some soldiers to come over.

Under Zhao Wu's inquiry, those soldiers introduced the terrain around Xuelie Pass to Zhao Wu one by one with admiration and awe. At the same time, the generals of the camp understood Zhao Wu's intention to use the terrain, so where the soldiers did not say all or were inaccurate, some generals who knew the terrain very well would take the initiative to supplement.

After this, Zhao Wu began to think about the strategy of attacking. At present, every soldier in the army has his own duty, and the long wall, which had been completely destroyed by the enemy, is slowly being built. Time is pressing, so naturally it can't be repaired as strong as before, but it can still be used as a barrier for the night army to resist the enemy's attack.

More than a dozen ballistas were mounted on the long city walls, which were used against the enemy's siege equipment. In terms of preparedness, the night army was very well prepared. It is based on this that Zhao Wu now has more time to consider the strategy of taking the initiative.

Time passed little by little, and the Sword Emperor Festival was held as scheduled. Early in the morning, Lin Xuanzhong and the others left the palace and rushed to the nearest military camp in a carriage.

By the time they arrived, the barracks was crowded with soldiers in civilian clothes. Today is the Sword Emperor's Day, and it is also a public holiday, except for the necessary posts to arrange some people to guard the post, most people are free to move.

Due to the large number of people watching the battle, in addition to the night army, the military top brass also specially invited some family members from several nearby cities to watch the grand event. And because of the relationship between the already ruling Snow Country, the top of the army also specially sent invitations to those families, and those in their clan who are no more than forty years old and whose strength is in the fifth or sixth order can participate in the big competition, and they can be rewarded accordingly after winning the competition.

Whether they want to breathe a sigh of relief for changing their nationality or confirm the heritage of their various families, many families have already sent clansmen who meet the requirements to participate in the competition. The participation of those families has undoubtedly made Dabi even greater.

Now Lin Xuanzhong's military camp is naturally the largest of the three military camps of the Night Army, and the final will be held here.

Walking in the crowd, many soldiers saluted Princess Lan Xin, and many of the children of the family deliberately talked to Princess Lan Xin. For these people, Lin Xuanzhong took a look from time to time, and Lin Xuanzhong's attention was more on those ordinary night soldiers.

The spirit of the night army is eye-catching, and every soldier looks extremely imposing regardless of their strength, which is completely different from when Lin Xuanzhong joined the army. After several bloody battles, the quality of the night army has been fundamentally improved, and the overall strength is far greater than a few months ago.

Lin Xuanzhong could think that every battle would allow the soldiers to make certain progress, and with a few months of basic training, the night army would progress even faster.

At present, there are more than 70,000 people in the entire barracks, of which more than 6,100 are contestants, and more than 90 percent of the soldiers who meet the requirements for the competition have chosen to participate in the competition. For no other reason, this big match is in the spotlight, and if they can put in a good performance, they can be in the spotlight as well.

On the other hand, unlike the usual private competition, the competition is more formal, which allows them to understand their own strength, so many soldiers are very motivated to participate in the competition. Those night soldiers who failed to participate in the big competition, they can only hold the mentality of participating in the next big competition, and at the moment, of course, they are mainly watching the excitement.

"General Shen, I don't know how much difference there is between this big competition and the previous small competition in terms of competition rules?" As he walked, Lan Feng looked at a general and asked.

"The purpose of this competition is to select talents, one is to set up two kinds of competitions, one is to set up two kinds of competitions, and the other is to increase the number of participants to participate. "The person who was called General Shen by Lan Feng was the person in charge of presiding over this big competition, and he was walking with Lan Feng at the moment, not far from Lin Xuanzhong and them.

"Can the general be clearer?"

"Wenbi and Wubi both had to choose the top 300, and then they had to choose 300 out of 600. Everyone has at least three or more chances to participate, and only the winner of three games in the first three knockout matches will be able to stay, and all others will be eliminated. "General Shen said in as much detail as possible, probably everyone can hear it, and the number of places is still small because of the large number of participants.

As for the two competition methods of Wenbi and Wubi, many people have already known before, so the biggest difference from the previous one is the knockout match that General Shen said.

"It's really good to hold a knockout match, which can avoid some outstanding personnel being eliminated directly because of a bad performance in the first game or because they encounter too strong opponents," Lan Feng lightly praised General Shen.

"Today's tournament is the knockout round," General Shen felt very interested in Dabi, and continued: "Everyone who participates only has three chances to compete, but they don't need to compete consecutively. ”

"I see," said silently, and Lin Xuanzhong, who was not far away, understood what the knockout match meant. Three chances does make the game much fairer, and there are more chances for everyone to win. Although the difficulty has increased, the opportunities have also increased, and now Lin Xuanzhong does not understand whether the knockout round can be ended in one day, after all, there are thousands of people in the barracks participating in the competition.

In fact, the knockout round is a regular competition mode, and the 300 people selected by Wubi are based on this rule.