Chapter 1278: Blitz Strike
This is a completely unequal war, not only in terms of strength, but also in terms of intelligence. lā
The steppe cavalry, which occupies a favorable position, should have been able to play the enemy around the steppe.
Now, however, because of the bizarre thing that only the Holy Realm can do, their whereabouts are no longer a mystery.
This big war, if it is really an attack on the grassland country, then the result will indeed not be too much suspense.
Because the mere prescience of the prophet was enough to make the army of the Moon Kingdom invincible.
Ji Bingyun knew very well Lin Sicheng's intentions, the reason why this plan was for her to personally lead the troops to attract the enemy army was to let her make a contribution.
What Lin Si claimed to the outside world was that Ji Bingyun had calculated the location of the grassland cavalry. Only she knew that this was what Lin Si secretly told her, and it was he who made him do it.
Although she was a little reluctant in her heart, she also knew that this was for the sake of the future war.
Now in the eyes of many Yueguo generals, Ji Bingyun has become unfathomable, she has calculated the location of the grassland cavalry diligently, and set a clever plan to lure the enemy.
This kind of thing was beyond what they had seen and heard in the military academy and barracks, and they didn't understand how she did it.
Many people can't help but think that this great victory would not have been possible without Ji Bingyun. As a result, many people looked at her with more convincing in their eyes.
Some people can't even help but think that it would be nice if she was from the Moon Country......
For Lin Si, this kind of thing is in his eyes and happy in his heart. With his prestige as a Moon Country and his past achievements, he didn't need to care about this kind of merit.
What's more, the pre-war planning of this battle does have a contribution from Ji Bingyun. Whether it was the location and formation of the ambush, or the decision to use the Moon Kingdom Vanguard Army to lure the enemy, she had her suggestions.
The 40,000 Song army had dealt with the steppe people too many times, and they had become too familiar. If they had lured the enemy, perhaps the steppe people would not have been fooled at all.
In Lin Si's heart, Ji Bingyun is of course her own person, she is the wife of her fifth brother Xie Shaoying, and she is Tang Xiaozhi's good sister. His support for her came from the bottom of his heart.
And after this battle, they can also move on to the next step.
True, news of this big victory spread quickly.
The country of the moon was full of jubilation, and sure enough, when His Royal Highness the moon mountain returned, the country of the moon once again turned back into the invincible army of the year, and once again became a nightmare for the surrounding countries.
The ministers were overjoyed in the palace, and even Yue Luoning herself was a little dumbfounded.
Up to now, there are very few people who really know about the sneak attack on Qianlan, except for Lin April Luoning, there are only Ji Bingyun, Ye Hong, Xue Chenruo, and so on.
This secret is too big, and if it is revealed, the consequences will be unimaginable. Until the last moment, Lin Si would not say it at all.
Therefore, Yue Luoning knew that Lin Si and the others were just going through the motions on the grassland.
She really didn't expect that even in this situation, they would be able to achieve such a brilliant victory.
However, she also knew very well that because of this big victory, the plan to sneak attack Qianlan would become smoother in the future.
Now I'm afraid that anyone would think that the army of the Moon Kingdom would continue to advance in a big way in the future, at this time, who would have thought that Lin Si would suddenly abandon the Grassland Country and attack Qianlan instead?
The great and small khans of the steppe country were already in a panic, and the speed at which the steppe cavalry withdrew became faster. Because even they themselves feel that they may lose their country this time.
The grassland is indeed very large, and after the three-way army really enters the hinterland of the grassland, it is like three small streams dissolving into the sea, and it is difficult to be noticed by the outside world at all.
All people can get is a lag in the war report.
No one could have guessed that the three-way army, which was constantly chasing the steppe people, had gradually deviated from its original westward direction at this time.
Five days after that victory, the three-way army had completely turned to the north. And nominally, they were still pursuing the steppe cavalry.
Qianlan South Daocheng is a border city located in the south of the Qianlan Kingdom. After here, continue to the south, and you will find the Steppe Country. Because there is often friction between Qianlan and the grassland, the importance of this southern province castle is not much different from the silver castle and flat castle in the west of the Moon Country.
Even if Qianlan has now sent people to Gao Zhen's aid in the north and fought against Zixing in the east, there are still 100,000 permanent troops in this calm southern city.
On the southern border of Qianlan, the importance and scale are not inferior to Nandao City, as well as two important cities such as Quhuai City and Yangyi City, as well as other small and medium-sized cities.
Nearly 100 cities along this line constitute a solid southern defense line of Qianlan. Without defeating them, the steppe people would have no way to enter the dry blue interior and plunder.
And the Qianlan people have never taken the ambitious neighbor of the grassland country lightly.
But things have changed a little lately, so much so that the soldiers guarding Nando Castle have become lazy and confused.
The Prairie Kingdom is dying, and their old enemies will soon disappear, and it will be the Moon Kingdom that will become their 'neighbor' when the time comes.
It is true that the Moon Country is stronger than the grassland, but to be honest, the Qianlan people are more afraid of the grassland people. Because the steppe cavalry is really something that other countries can't replicate.
The army of the Moon Kingdom, which also appeared on the grassland, could not make the Qianlan people fearful. What's more, what can the people of the Moon Kingdom do after they occupy the grassland?
If there is no city to build on the grassland, how can the people of the Moon Kingdom live? Is it impossible to make the people of the Moon Kingdom become herdsmen?
During this time, they occasionally thought of these strange questions, but no one thought that the people of the Moon Kingdom would come so quickly and so suddenly.
As Lin Si expected, no one could have guessed that the Moon Kingdom was halfway through the attack on the Grassland Country, and suddenly turned to attack Qianlan.
When the soldiers of Nandao City were at night, they even suspected that they were dreaming when they saw the dense black shadows in the distance in front of the city wall, and heard the dense thunderous sound of horses' hooves.
But in any case, their fighting qualities allowed them to react quickly.
The sound of shouts, signals, gongs and drums sounded rapidly in this important border city, and many of the soldiers who were sleeping were awakened, and they hurried to put leather armor on their bodies and look for their spears and bows.
It's just a pity that it's too late.
When Lin Si's army was discovered by the Qianlan people, it was less than ten miles away from Nandao City.
Ten miles away is nothing at all for the vanguard army and the monk battalion.
It is unlikely that the Qianlan people will be able to organize an effective defense in such a short period of time. What's more, Lin Si's preparation was far more than that......
The defender of Nandao City is Situ Rong, the general of Qianlan Town, who has been guarding the southern gate of Qianlan Town for 20 years. In Qianlan, his status is not inferior to Ye Qianzhi in the Moon Kingdom back then.
However, this time, this dry blue southern pillar, a veteran of the battlefield, reacted too slowly.
Even the soldiers were probably dressed up and rushed to the city, and he, the commander, did not appear for a long time.
Not only did he not appear, but only half of the high-ranking generals of the Qianlan Army in Nandao City appeared at this time, and the other half seemed to be still asleep.
With such a big movement, even the people in the city were awakened, not to mention the general who should have appeared at the head of the city for the first time and organized soldiers to defend?
If there is no commander in a large army, I am afraid that even 20% of the strength will not be able to be brought into play.
At the head of the city, Lin Si had already been the first to fly down, and then the two late-stage elders of the Sword Sect rushed to the city head without being outdone.
In Nandao City, there is only one Heaven Realm level master, and there is only one Qianlan Protector Elder in the early stage of the Heaven Realm. The rest of the people are all under the heavenly realm.
There is no one-in-one enemy at all, and Lin Si doesn't have too much love at all, his goal is only the city gate.
Outside the city, the army of the Moon Kingdom has begun to bombard the gates of this important city. In the city, Lin Si and the two Sword Sect elders quickly attacked the Qianlan soldiers who were frantically blocking the door.
In just half a pillar of incense, the city gate was broken, and then the army of the Moon Kingdom poured in like a flood.
This once extremely strong and heavy city collapsed like this.
This victory, seemingly outrageously simple, is not surprising in the tactics. But if it were to be another place, Lin Si would not dare to fly into the city and wreak havoc with just three of them, even if their personal strength was above everyone present.
The reason is very simple, the Heaven Realm master can't ignore the difference in numbers. If you are besieged by tens of thousands of troops, you will also be killed.
He dared to do this in Nandao City because these soldiers were fighting on their own without a leader, and they had not organized an effective siege and resistance at all.
The Qianlan soldiers were scattered at this time, and their commander Situ Rong did not appear until the moment the city was broken. Lin Si knew that he would never be able to appear.
Before the army attacked the city, the high-ranking assassins of the Ten Square Towers had already blended into the major cities along the Qianlan route in advance.
A quarter of an hour ago, Situ Rong had just died in his bed, and the person who killed him was none other than the geist.
In addition, there were more than ten other high-ranking generals in Nandao City who also died at the hands of the Shifanglou assassins.
This was a complete sneak attack battle, even though the 100,000 army of the Qianlan people was not inferior to the 120,000 brought by Lin Si in terms of overall strength, except for the top masters, it did not bring much trouble to the army of the Moon Kingdom at all.
As soon as the city gate was broken, some of the leaderless Qianlan soldiers were desperately resisting, some were looking for superior generals, and some had already begun to flee.
Some of the officers began to rush to the surrounding cities for help, but they did not know that all the surrounding cities were also under attack.
Ji Bingyun, Fan Xing, Jiang Qi and other generals of the Middle Route Army were all attacking their respective targets at this time, while the left and right armies, Xue Chen was attacking Quhuai City, and Ye Hong was attacking Yangyi City.
On this night, the southern line of Qianlan was fully attacked.
The situation in almost every city was similar to that of Nandao Castle, where most of the main generals and important generals in the city were assassinated in advance, and the soldiers in the city were leaderless and unprepared.
The plan of the sneak attack had already caught the Qianlan people off guard, and the masters of the Sword Sect scattered in the various armies gave the army of the Moon Kingdom the confidence not to be afraid of the masters of the Qianlan Blue Sky Realm, and the addition of Shifanglou became the last dagger that crushed the Qianlan people.
After this night, the southern border of Qianlan completely collapsed, and the three major cities and nearly 100 small border cities all fell. More than 600,000 were killed and wounded, and the rest fled.