Luo Ming said: "The Flying Tigers' crossbow arrows are limited, and they cannot be used as a strategic force in war. Everyone still has to be determined to fight to the death, vow to live and die with the defense line, and if you don't succeed, you will become benevolent. Don't have any illusions about the Flying Tigers. It is the ultimate defense force of the country, and although it is sharp, it is only a dagger, and it is not suitable for fighting with long weapons. ”

"The rise and fall of the country is a war here. Let's work together, generals. This war will only be more fierce than the last one!" the meeting ended in a heavy atmosphere.

Because of Lord Benelli's assassination, although the alliance between the Xuanwu Kingdom and the Eastern Saint Kingdom did not break down, it was still damaged to a certain extent. Emperor Fu Song, who took over the post of Governor of the Eastern Holy Kingdom, refused to continue to negotiate with Heiyun City on how to coordinate between the two armies. He claimed that although the alliance relationship was still there, the total strength of the two armies had reached more than 700,000 troops, and the total strength of Black Cloud City was at most more than 200,000. With such a huge disparity in forces, there is no need to talk about the coordination and cooperation of the operation in detail. lest you be laughed at by outsiders.

He asked the Northern Alliance to dispatch first and take Fuhua Prefecture with an absolute superiority of troops. Then wave his division to the south and attack the Mingyang Fort defense line with all his might. When the enemy army was exhausted, the Eastern Saint Kingdom set out again, defeated all the stubborn enemies in one fell swoop, and quickly captured the capital Black Cloud City, and the war ended immediately.

This plan did not seem to be much different from the battle plan made by Lord Benelli during his lifetime. But Lord Benelli emphasized that the two armies fought in tandem and cooperated with each other. However, Huangfu Song's plan was to let the Northern Alliance take the lead, and after consuming the forces of the Xuanwu Kingdom and Black Cloud City on a large scale, the Eastern Saint Kingdom was dispatched to pick up the bargain.

Therefore, Gu Zhongxun was very angry when he saw this plan, and he almost wanted to tear up the order and let people beat the messenger sent by Huangfu Song out and pull him down. But he eventually swallowed his anger and did not have a seizure. He really hoped that he and Pei Xianghai, the king of the Eastern Saint Kingdom, would have a chance to sit down and have a good talk. But Pei Xianghai didn't want to see him, and he didn't even see the envoy sent by Gu Zhongxun, so he just asked the cabinet chief assistant to deal with it casually.

Gu Zhongxun couldn't help it, and now it seems that the situation is extremely unfavorable for him. The war against Black Cloud City is already on the bow and has to be sent. If he couldn't even get Fuhuazhou back, what face would he have to face other countries? And once the war broke out, he was not sure that he would quickly win the war.

And no matter what the war looks like, the Eastern Holy Kingdom will definitely take advantage of the exhaustion of both sides to send troops to press on and snatch all the fruits of victory. Even if he didn't want to, he couldn't stop it from happening.

The current total strength of the Northern Alliance is 800,000, and it is claimed to be 1 million to the outside world, but he does not dare to launch a war against Black Cloud City with all his might. Because the Mahuaishan Kingdom in the northwest has a million heroes, and it has always had bad intentions towards the Xuanwu Kingdom.

At the same time, he was wary of the Avrean Empire in the north. Dispatching 300,000 people to fight against Black Cloud City was already his limit.

Gu Zhongxun, who had been thinking about it for a long time, accepted Huangfu Song's plan. After all, as long as the Black Cloud City in the south was pacified, he could safely deal with threats from the north and northwest.

Regarding the selection of the marshal of the Northern Alliance army, Gu Zhongxun took a lot of thought. Everyone still remembers the last battle of Heibei, and the fate of Jiang Yunhui and Wang Jingxuan is obvious to all. Therefore, no one is willing to take up the post of commander of the Xuanwu Army.

Gu Zhongxun first looked for Lin Zhentao, the garrison general of the Northern Army who had been in battle for a long time, but Lin Zhentao replied that he was seriously ill and bedridden for many years, and he was useless, and he wanted to return to his hometown.

The king then went to Liu Rang, the chief soldier guarding the Yuyang Pass in the north, and asked him to command the war against Black Cloud City. Liu Rang immediately replied that there had been signs of frequent movement of the army of the Ma Huaishan Kingdom in recent days. He has been stationed in this area for many years, and he is very familiar with the situation and movements of both the enemy and us, and he really can't leave.

Gu Zhongxun was furious and issued an order saying that if he did not come within three days, he would take up the post of marshal of Zhengnan, and there would be no forgiveness for killing. Liu Rangsi was very helpless after thinking about it, and went back to the capital Weiyang City to meet Gu Zhongxun and said: I am willing to be a deputy marshal and try my best to assist His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in establishing immortal feats.

Gu Yinqi was also present at that time, and he was very happy to hear this suggestion. Liu Rang is a veteran of the military circle of the Northern Alliance, and in the army and the court, his disciples have countless protégés. He himself participated in many wars, commanded many major battles, and wrote a number of books on the art of war. His name is almost universally known throughout Avrenz.

There is such a person who is willing to be his deputy, Gu Yinqi thinks that not only will there be light on his face, but he will inevitably be invincible when he goes out to fight. He immediately told his father that this time he would definitely learn from General Liu Rang seriously and humbly, and make a decision only after fully discussing everything with him.

Gu Zhongxun couldn't stand the singing and harmony of the two of them, and repeatedly persuaded him, and finally had to agree to such an arrangement: Gu Yinqi was appointed as the generalissimo of Zhengnan, and Liu Rang was the deputy marshal, and the war against Heiyun City would be launched on the fifth day of the next month.

In the afternoon of that day, the army of the Northern Alliance, which was ready for everything, held a majestic and grand departure ceremony. The ensuing dinner was extraordinarily sumptuous, and the officers and men, after they had eaten and drunk, were ordered to go back to their camps to rest. At midnight, the whole army quietly marched out, and the troops were divided into two routes. Gu Yinqi led the East Route Army to the East Camp of Heiyun City on the outskirts of Fuhua County, and Liu Rang led the West Route Army to the West Camp.

The cavalry charged ahead, and the infantry followed, and the mighty and murderous came in. But both armies were in vain. The two large barracks on the outskirts of Fuhua Prefecture, which were still extraordinary two days ago, were completely empty at this time, and there was no one in half.

Gu Yinqi was surprised, and took his own soldiers to the largest building in the center of the East Camp - the East Camp Headquarters. It is a two-story stone building. When they approached the gate of the headquarters, Gu Yinqi's subordinates discouraged him from entering in person, in case of fraud.

Gu Yinqi thought about it and made sense, so he ordered a few soldiers to go in first to check it out. Unexpectedly, when the soldiers went up to the residence of President Qian on the second floor, they touched the mechanism, and for a time the whole building was on fire, crackling, and several soldiers who went in to investigate were screaming and wailing inside, and none of them could come out alive.

Gu Yinqi couldn't help but be secretly frightened, thinking: Luo Ming, this little bastard is really cunning, he wanted to kill Lao Tzu at the beginning of the war!

It's a pity that Master Gu is blessed with a great life, this time, I have to hang up your family and light the sky lantern to relieve the hatred in my heart.