Inside the fortress, a makeshift meeting place made of tents.

After obtaining the front-line battle report of the two rooms of Konoha and Iwakure, the four generations of Kazekage Luosha summoned all the sand and hidden shinobi who stayed in the fortress to start a meeting of the upper ninja.

The atmosphere was serious and dull, and there were more than thirty shinobi in total, constantly summoning the battle reports of Konoha and Iwain that were circulating from Luo Sha's hands.

After reading these two battle reports, the sand and hidden shinobi both looked gloomy and frowned, as if they couldn't believe that these two battle reports were the achievements of Konoha and Iwakushi, who were both great ninja villages.

At the front of the battle report, it was still said that everything was going well, Konoha successfully pulled out a fortress stronghold in the eastern part of the country of bears, and Iwakure's demolition troops infiltrated the area of the country of bears and blew up the railway connecting the country of bears to the country of ghosts, causing a large amount of resources and troops of the headquarters of the country of ghosts to concentrate on the territory of the country of bears in a short period of time, creating a favorable opportunity for Konoha to fight a war of annihilation.

Then, Iwakure led his troops and directly attacked the eastern part of the Oni Country.

Sand Hide attacks the forces of the Oni Country from the southwest.

Respectively for Konoha to contain the main forces on both sides of the Oni Country.

In this way, the remaining forces of the Oni Country in the territory of the Bear Country will inevitably be sharply reduced, and with the support troops, it will not be possible to arrive in time.

Then, in the territory they conceived, the lost northwest land of the Land of the Wind would be quickly regained under the iron hooves of the sand.

All areas of the Bear Country will be occupied by Konoha and turned into a long-term supply point, starting a long-term tug-of-war with the Oni Country from the east.

Eventually, the fog will attack the west coast of the Oni Country from the sea, and land from there, further depleting the main force of the Oni Nation in the coastal area.

The four ninja villages, each containing a main force of the Oni Country.

After successfully pinning down all the main forces of the Oni Country, the internal area to which the Oni Country's strength belongs, the defense will be unprecedentedly vacant.

At that time, all the countries will concentrate all the elite shinobi squads with high mobility and power to lurk in the territory of the Oni Country's forces, further destroying their communication arteries, further delaying their support and combat readiness supplies, and even completely paralyzing the support system of the Oni Country.

"The Point Guard Is Here"

It should be such a good situation.

But what is the situation now?

Konoha did succeed in pulling out a stronghold in the eastern part of the Bear Country, and Iwakure then blew up the railway connecting the Bear Country to the Oni Country, cutting off the support of the Oni Country and providing a good environment for Konoha to assault.

However, what happened next surprised the sand hidden ninjas.

The 3,000-strong rear support unit was attacked by an eleven-member squad of the Oni Country, killing 627 on the spot, missing 106 people, seriously injuring 131 people, and slightly injuring more than 400 people...... Nearly half of the casualties were killed.

In the end, as the enemy's eleven-man squad, they retreated.

Is this a support force, or a request for help?

Is the stance of support and rescue reversed?

Konoha's battle report is still like this, and the battle report from Iwakure is not optimistic.

After successfully pulling out the fortress stronghold in the eastern part of the Oni Country, he was attacked by Hinata Ayane and the Mechanized Armored Forces of the Oni Country halfway, both of which were 3,000 troops, although no accurate data was given in terms of casualties, but it was not easy to guess between the lines.

Commander Loess was wounded and decided to retreat to the stronghold, proposing to rethink the countermeasures.

The current situation is completely different from the blueprint they had conceived in their minds before.

At the same time, it also conveyed a message to the sand and the country, that is, to start a war with the country of ghosts, and not to fight against it in the traditional war mode.

Its adventurous style of play is similar to that of Yun Yin.

All of them are for the main general to rush to the front and appear in the most dangerous areas of the battlefield to disrupt the opponent's formation, and then the large army presses forward.

Although this will put the main general in danger of death, it will also really boost the morale of the subordinate ninjas, so that the ninjas who will fight will become fearless of death, and completely suppress the opponent from the morale.

Overall, Konoha and Iwakure have the upper hand in capturing strongholds.

But in the field, there were serious defeats.

Not only did he misestimate the military power of the Oni Country, but he also seriously underestimated the organization and mobility of the Ninjas of the Oni Country.

The night before, he was attacked by a surprise attack, and the next day he began to fight back quickly, reviving the originally dead bear country.

Now Konoha wants to swallow all the ninja troops of the Oni Country located in the territory of the Bear Country, but it is no longer possible.

"Everyone, you already know about the battle report from Konoha and Iwakure, what do you think you should do next?"

Sitting in front of the conference table, the four generations of Kazekage Raksha solemnly asked for answers from everyone, even if it was some pertinent advice.

In this case, if a person breaks through, he must brainstorm and reformulate a feasible and practical strategic plan.

After all, the war has begun, and in order not to underestimate other countries, and in order to recover the homeland of the country of wind, now they have to face the difficulties.

"Hinata Ayane appeared on the Iwakure battlefield, and now only Chiba Shiraishi and Uchiha Ruri are left to contain ......"

"Not only that, Chiba Shiraishi and Uchiha Ruri's daughter, Chiba Kazuhime, is also a problem, judging from the battle report given by Konoha, although it has not reached the level of her parents, but not surprisingly, this is also a difficult character. If you take it too lightly, you will suffer a big loss at her hands. ”

"If it's just one person, with our Shayin power, it's not difficult to contain it. I think that although Konoha and Iwakure lost, they were far from breaking their muscles and bones, and if they can concentrate their strength, they can break the deadlock. ”

"That being said, but the action side must make certain changes, and I am not sure who will be in charge of the southwest between Chiba Shiraishi and Uchiha Ruri, so I don't think it is appropriate to act rashly. Only by knowing who the commander of the other side is can we prescribe the right medicine. ”

The Shinobi of the Sand Hidden Upper kept expressing their opinions and opinions, seriously thinking about the next strategic arrangement, offensive route and time, and needed to make certain adjustments.

Since Konoha and Iwakuin showed them a lesson of bleeding, at this time, they must not be greedy for merit, and they need to fight steadily.

All the Shangnin expressed their opinions, and Luo Sha also listened to them, but these people's suggestions were too messy, although there were many ways to do it, but the operation was difficult, and the conditions were too passive.

"In any case, from now on, the personnel of the reconnaissance unit will be doubled, and both on land and in the sky, there must be no leakage of surveillance in place."

The tactical approach of the Oni Nation undoubtedly gives people a sense of imagination.

Therefore, Luo Sha believes that the intensity of reconnaissance on land and in the sky should be increased again, and we must not let go of a single corner.

What happened to Iwain Village reminded Luo Sha that he was afraid that the Oni Country would repeat his old tricks, and he also carried out the so-called 'airdrop' of combat power to Shayin's camp.

Luo Sha decided that every time the army marched in the future, it was necessary to further strengthen the surveillance of the air situation, and also to expand the scope of air reconnaissance to prevent similar 'airdrop' incidents from happening to Sha Yin in the same way.

Although Hinata Ayane is not known for her reputation for causing mass destruction, if she were in the current formation, she would be able to disrupt the formation of a force and break it up.

This time against Iwakure, Hinata Ayane cleverly used her superior strength suitable for a single breakthrough, the main purpose was not to rush into the crowd and cause mass destruction, but to break up Iwakure's formation, supplemented by the long-range firepower coverage of the mechanized troops of the Oni Country, so that Iwakure's troops were completely chaotic.

Otherwise, in terms of the speed of annihilating the enemy, Luo Sha thinks that his gold dust ninjutsu is stronger than Hinata Ayane.

But the deterrence of top ninjas has never been based on causing mass destruction.

In Luo Sha's opinion, a rushing ninja like Hinata Ayane, who is similar to the thunder shadow of the clouds and hidden dynasties, as long as he can attack the enemy formation and create chaos, the deterrent effect will not be lower than the former, but the efficiency of destroying the enemy is slightly worse, but the deterrent power is almost the same.

"Yes!"

After receiving Rasha's order, the sand and hidden ninjas were all ready to further strengthen the surveillance situation on land and in the sky.

Whether or not you can get the upper hand in the next matchup, regardless of this matter, at least you must effectively prevent the enemy's surprise attack, so as not to be in a hurry at that time.

Konoha and Iwakuin were caught off guard by such tactics, and Sha Yin would never be able to follow in the footsteps.

From this point of view, the sand and hidden ninjas here are grateful for the 'sacrifice' of Konoha and Iwakure, if it weren't for them, if Sand Cakure had gone according to the original plan, it is likely that he would have suffered the same situation as Konoha and Iwakure.

At the end of the meeting, the sand and the shinobi left one by one, and in the end, only Raksha was left sitting in his position without moving, his expression fell into contemplation, he closed his eyes, and began to meditate on how to carry out countermeasures next.

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The eastern part of the country of bears is a fortress fortress occupied by the Konoha ninjas.

Like the sand ninjas, they were also having a shinobi meeting on the front line of the battlefield at this time, which was personally presided over by the head of the shinobi squad, Nara Shikahisa.

The personnel of the support force have been smoothly introduced into the fortress, which can be regarded as temporarily calming the panic in the hearts of the support personnel.

Now gathered in the fortress and rooted in the nearby camp, there are more than 3,500 Konoha ninjas, of which nearly 200 are seriously injured, and the lightly injured are under the treatment of medical ninjas, who have basically recovered their combat effectiveness and can carry out tasks.

When such news came, the ninjas on the front line couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although this kind of news is not good compared to the current situation, it can also be used to make fun of the bitterness and reduce some of the pressure on the body.

However, this good mood didn't last long, and there was another bad news coming, which gave Konoha's upper ninjas a big headache, and it was also the main reason for the immediate convening of the upper ninja meeting-

All the patrol teams that went out, all of them operating on land, lost contact.

Even when the air force was out on patrol or delivering news, it was attacked in the air.

Five people were dispatched, one died, the flying ninja crashed, and charred bodies were found in the snow.

The two disappeared, and only the crashed flying ninja was found, but no body was found, and it is likely that they have been captured by the Oni Country.

The other two are unknown, no bodies were found, and no traces of the crash of the flying ninja were found, maybe the message has been conveyed, or it may not have been conveyed, they were also captured by the country of ghosts, or they died without being found.

In short, Sand Hide, Iwakuin, and Fog Hide, as well as the contact with the Konoha headquarters, all lost contact.

So much so that they don't know exactly what's going on in the outside world now.

Similarly, it is unclear what kind of results Iwayin, Shayin, and Wuyin have achieved so far.

They were locked in this snow fortress, unable to advance or retreat.

"Haiyi, how is the communication system built?"

Shikaku looked at Haiyi, who was not far away, and asked him about the construction of the communication system.

Hai nodded and replied, "It's already built, and it's ready to be put into use." In this way, even if the patrol team is out, they can get in touch at any time and communicate with this side. ”

The communication system built by the secret art of the Yamanaka clan is not built with tools such as radio, but with the secret art of the family.

This requires a lot of preparation, one is a high-level ninja who has learned the secret art of the Yamanaka clan, an unknown number of sentient ninjas, and a stable and large chakra source to transmit and collect signals.

Because it was extremely cumbersome to build such a communication system and required a stable environment, it was only reluctantly built at this time.

There are pros and cons to this communication system, but the disadvantage is that it will continuously consume chakra, and it requires a lot of sentient ninjas to replace work in shifts, which is more laborious.

But the advantage is that it will not be interfered with by the Oni no Kuni with tools, and the contact with the outgoing patrol team will be cut off, so you can know the situation of each outgoing team at any time.

Even if you encounter an ambush, you can immediately convey the information of preparation to the headquarters.

This is a very important part of the current Konoha frontline troops.

Hearing Hai Yi say this, Lu Jiu breathed a sigh of relief.

In this way, the patrol team that goes out, although it will still be ambushed, will not at least not be as ignorant of the outside world as before.

To be honest, being cut off from communication channels, seeing nothing, not knowing anything, can give people an extremely terrifying sense of death, and it is unknown when and where the danger will come.

This is the most dangerous.

Now, this danger is gradually being removed, and Konoha's 'eyes' and 'ears' are beginning to regain their agility.

"Although the communication system is established, it can only work in this area. The most important thing at the moment is to get in touch with the outside world, especially on the other side of the village. ”

One stood up and spoke out about another dilemma.

After setting up the communication system in the area, you can only barely protect yourself, get in touch with Konoha farther away, and obtain the correct information, so that you can break through the fog laid out by the country of ghosts, and you will not be passive all the time.

Lu Jiu snorted, and replied calmly: "Regarding this matter, Lord Jiraiya is already doing it." That is with the help of the power of Myoki Mountain. ”

"Miaomu Mountain?"

"That's right. Myoki Mountain has a magical item called 'Far Body Water', which allows some small creatures to pass through, greatly shortening the path, and quickly reaching the other end from one end. Jiraiya-sama carries this prop on him, and he can quickly communicate with Mt. Myoki, and get in touch with the village from Mt. Myoki. ”

Myokiyama has also set up a remote water in Konoha that can be moved remotely, so that even if the communication channels on the front line are blocked, Myoki Mountain can be used as a transit station to obtain information from the village, understand the situation in the outside world, and formulate countermeasures.

Hearing Lu Jiu's explanation, the rest of the Konoha Shinobi gradually calmed down.

The country of ghosts has a connection with another holy place, the Wet Bone Forest, but it has little to do with Mount Myogi, and it is even a bit bad, so placing the transit intelligence station in Mount Miaomu is indeed an incomparably reliable method.

Not only is it convenient and fast, but it also avoids the loss of Konoha's own personnel, which can save Konoha's manpower, which can be called killing two birds with one stone.

"But that's not all I'm going to say."

Lu Jiu coughed and motioned for everyone to come back to their senses.

Waiting for everyone's eyes to focus on him, Lu Jiu's expression became heavy, and there was a hint of caution in his eyes.

"Judging from the ambush patrol team in the country of ghosts, as well as the interception of our communication channels in the air, it can be concluded that they intend to build a 'cage'."

"Cage?"

The people were quiet.

"That's right, it's a cage, and it's a cage for all of us here!"

As soon as Lu Jiu's words came out, the faces of the upper ninjas changed and they began to think.

"Mr. Lujiu, what's going on?"

One of them couldn't understand what he meant.

"It's not a complicated strategy. After the previous ambush, who do you think in Konoha can stop the girl named Chiba Kazuhime? ”

Lu Jiu glanced at everyone.

The faces of the ninjas who arrived later were stiff, and on the way here, they had directly fought each other, and they knew the monster-like power of that girl.

To put it mildly, a single Sannin faces her alone, and I'm afraid the ending is enough to choke.

"I'll tell you the truth, with the strength of more than 3,000 people here, fighting against the ninja forces of the Oni Country in the territory of the Bear Country is not without a chance of winning, provided that this 'monster' does not appear, but this is just a hypothesis, and it is impossible for the other party not to attack. Not only that, but she will actively suppress us, bleeding us with a knife, trapping all of us here, cutting off all supplies and intelligence, and making us slowly lose the will to fight in 'loneliness' and die in despair! ”

Lu Jiu told such a cold and cruel truth.

Konoha's upper ninjas felt a chill on their backs when they heard this, and their bodies stiffened.

Because if they are in their position, they will also adopt the same strategy, trapping the enemy to death.

"That means our situation here is dangerous?"

"No, on the contrary, we're safe at the moment."

Shikaku gave a surprising answer.

"Safety, safety?"

"Yes, at least until Konoha loses a lot, we'll be safe here. Even if she can defeat us, she will not take the initiative to annihilate, but will only besiege us. ”

Some of the Konoha shinobi who came to their senses turned gloomy, and they thought of some extremely terrible guesses.

Use them as bait to attract more reinforcements from Konoha to arrive, and then ...... Annihilate Konoha with more living power!

Although they secretly scolded the other party for doing this, whether they would support themselves to death, but obviously, this is not a problem they should consider.

"Now we are left with only two choices, one is to break through immediately and completely withdraw from the battlefield of the Bear Country. But in this way, we will lose a lot in an instant, because for the country of ghosts, our 'bait' is very important, and we will not be let go easily, after all, it is easy to get in and difficult to get out. ”

Shikaku sighed.

"What about the other one?"

"Wait for the rest of the battlefields to take a turn and increase the pressure on the Oni Country in the rest of the battlefields."

But it's a pity that at present, Lu Jiu doesn't know what the situation of the rest of the battlefield is, their side has been blocked, and new communication channels have just been established, so they can only focus on defense for the time being.

Even if the rest of the battlefield is doing well now, it will take some time for their side to maneuver around, and they will need new reinforcements from the village.

Otherwise, with only more than 3,000 ninjas here, and one three ninjas, it would be somewhat unrealistic to attack the entire Bear Country.

Shikaku looked out the window at the snow, lost in thought.

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Late at night.

The Land of the Winds, Northwest.

Yellow sand flutters all over the sky, and the cold moonlight spills down, adding a bit of coldness to the atmosphere of the night.

As the buzzing sound sounded from the sky in the distance, the whistle of the guard immediately resounded throughout the fortress.

The sand ninjas who occupied this fortress began to be fully armed, and a sand ninja who controlled the flying ninja rushed into the sky, entangled with another flying ninja unit that appeared in the far sky, and began to bombard.

There is no doubt that it was the air forces of the Oni no Kuni that broke the silence of the fortress in the middle of the night.

A total of thirty Oni no Kuni ninjas, controlling flying ninja equipment, began to raid towards the Sand Hidden Position.

Before they reached the Sand Hidden Position, they were intercepted by the same air force as the Sand Shinobi and met in the far sky.

Standing on the high wall in full armor, the sand ninjas could only see the distant sky as bright as day under the repeated bombardment of explosive bombs, sweeping away the darkness of the night.

With the help of this light, the sand ninjas, who were using binoculars at the high wall, saw that in the area as far as they could see, a large black spot was like locusts swarming, as if it were merging with the darkness, and they were attacking a sand hidden camp in front of the fortress at full speed.

The number is unknown, but the number that can be observed is at least an armed force formed by thousands of ninjas, and it is menacing.

"Kazekage-sama!"

A shadow came up and flashed over, and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Luo Sha:

"No need to report, let the sixth, seventh, fourteenth, seventeenth, and twenty-first squadrons of the forward camp meet them with all their might. In addition, the 8th to 11th squadrons made a lightning attack from the left flank, and the 22nd to 25th squadrons made a detour from the right side and attacked with us. The rest of the squadron stood by and did not act rashly without my instructions. ”

Luo Sha gave the order to attack in an orderly manner.

Although he was a little surprised that the Oni Country had taken a surprise attack at this time, as the head of a village, he had no reason to be afraid.

Now he has already transformed, and he will no longer be crushed by such a blow!

As Kazekage, now he must lead the sand ninjas to victory!

Under his command, the sand ninja troops quickly assembled.

At the moment of assembly, Luo Sha jumped off the high wall without hesitation, followed by many dark upper ninjas, and merged with the sand ninjas of the 22nd to 254th squadrons gathered below.

Kazekage went to the battlefield in person, making the morale of the gathered sand ninjas like a rainbow, and the fighting spirit surged.

Just as Raksha rushed to the battlefield, a figure suddenly appeared from the distorted air in a dark corner of the fortress without warning.

He looked up and heard the sound of orderly footsteps nearby, the sand ninja in the fortress was fully operational and was being heavily defended.

It's a pity that for him, who has a time and space child's skill, this kind of defense is not enough to cause him any trouble.

He recognized his way for a moment, and the figure melted into the darkness, and the space around him distorted again.

When he reappeared in the next second, he had already entered a dim space.

In the darkness, the writing wheel eyes covered with complex graphics shimmer red.

"Next, you can use it for me, red panda......"

After speaking, he stretched out his palm to the person who was still asleep on the bed.