Chapter 56: Quick Solution
"We've won!
"Coldvalley City is saved!"
The head of the cold valley city was thunderous, some soldiers, the people, hugged each other, cried with joy, and some even beat their chests and patted their stomachs and screamed, the scene was extremely crazy, the whole city was boiling, and all the people celebrated.
"Miracle! The world-shattering battle will surely go down in history!" General Wu raised his head to the sky, and the tears of the two lines of heroes flowed.
"Mingjin retreats! Dugu Jingyun's expression was calm, without a little joy, and his excitement was even more dignified.
Woo!
A battle of elite soldiers in which the weak defeated the strong ended with a long roar. The five thousand gold-armored soldiers of the Dragon Lion Guard returned triumphantly, everyone was bathed in blood, and some of the armors still had bright red blood dripping on them, except for dozens of soldiers who were slightly injured, no one was killed. This is not a strange thing, how those ordinary soldiers can hurt the emperor and the strong. To put it bluntly, it's a bit like a one-sided massacre. In this battle alone, the enemy suffered nearly 250,000 casualties, which is indeed a heart-pounding number.
In the military tent, dozens of high-ranking generals sat on both sides, and everyone's faces swept away the frustration of the past, their faces were full of red light, and their expressions were excited.
Dugu Jingyun and General Wu sat in the center, with a military strategy map of Xijun Prefecture hanging behind them.
General Wu said with a solemn face: "In today's battle, our side attacked the enemy's 500,000 army with 5,000 people, annihilated more than 200,000 enemies, shocked the enemy's courage, and retreated 100 miles away. At this point, the danger of my Cold Valley City is temporarily resolved. However, there is still a huge disparity in the strength of the enemy and us. The Flying Rain Dynasty will not die if it destroys me, and it will definitely rectify the military horses and make a comeback. We should take advantage of this free time to plan a response. You may wish to share your thoughts. ”
All the generals bowed their heads and pondered, and the scene was silent. In front of him, the disparity between friend and foe is too great, just like the difference between ants and elephants. It is indeed difficult for these generals to come up with clever tactics for a while.
Seeing this, Dugu snorted lightly to relieve the dull atmosphere. He stood up and said loudly: "Today's battle is not fought for anyone, but for the dignity of the soldiers of Xijun Prefecture and for the beautiful rivers and mountains behind us. The purpose of thwarting the enemy's spirit is to gain time and plan for the future. As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, the grain and grass go first. The important position of grain and grass in a war is self-evident. Therefore, I suggest sending an elite team to surprise the enemy's grain storage base. Dugu Jingyun turned around and pointed to the map, "I carefully studied the map, and if the judgment is good, the enemy's grain and grass warehouse should be located in the 'Honka' canyon, about three hundred miles away. At this moment, my personal guard has already quietly arrived. If there are no surprises, action will be taken tonight. ”
"Okay! That's a good idea, cut off his food and grass, how can millions of troops fight. ”
"The soldier was so fast that he was caught off guard. ”
"If the enemy loses food and grass, will the dog jump over the wall in a hurry and launch a more frantic attack on my Cold Valley City with all his might?"
The generals began to discuss and raise various objections and questions.
"Well said! You are very thoughtful and comprehensive. Dugu Jingyun approvingly, "This possibility is completely valid." So, we have to act on a three-pronged approach. ”
"What are the other two?" General Wu asked, convinced of Dugu Jingyun's resourcefulness.
Dugu Jingyun cleared his throat and said in a deep voice: "Sneaking up on the enemy camp tonight, making it worse for him, and breaking his courage, at least another three hundred miles, is the most important point in my overall plan." At the same time, a more special mission must be carried out, the decapitation operation, that is, the assassination of the enemy's commander-in-chief. ”
All the generals gasped when they heard this. The plan is amazing, too bold, too crazy.
"No!" General Wu stood up with a shocked face, "Choosing the first commander among a million troops is appalling and rare in the world. No one can carry out this mission. ”
Dugu Jingyun smiled coldly disapplausively: "It is precisely because no one believes that this kind of thing will happen, so the chance of success is greater." The so-called dark under the lights, the more dangerous the place, the safer it is often. ”
The generals nodded frequently, deeply agreeing with this theory and expressing their approval. But it is only theoretical, and once it is implemented, it is simply difficult to get to the sky. First of all, you must have extraordinary cultivation, and secondly, you must have extraordinary resourcefulness and mobility. It seems that any of them cannot be found in our army at all, so it can only be regarded as a paper battle.
"I know what you're thinking, but it's not just on paper. Since I have proposed this plan, I naturally have the ability to accomplish it. I'll do it. Dugu said with a light smile.
"You can't! You have to sit in the city, plan the whole situation, how can you take risks alone. What's more, time is so short, how to know where the opposing commander-in-chief is. General Wu vehemently objected.
"I don't have to worry about this problem, I have my own method, and I can't disclose it. Well, there is no need to discuss this matter anymore, and it will be decided. Dugu Jingyun's firm and domineering clapper.
The generals were silent, just sweating for him in secret.
Ancient Song Canyon, surrounded by mountains on three sides, hanging cliffs and rocks, difficult for birds to cross, is a Jedi. However, if it is used to hoard grain and grass, it is a good place. There is only one entrance and exit here, and 100,000 troops are stationed guarding grain and grass. If you break through from the front, it is extremely difficult, and it is easy to expose your whereabouts and lose the opportunity to burn the grain and grass.
The commander-in-chief of this operation was Ziyan, and the men and horses led by him included Shen Lao, Dongfang Mingyue, Dongfang Xiong, and the dragon, phoenix, and tiger guards.
After much thought and weighing, there was only one way to do it, and that was to sneak in from the cliff. This is the most unexpected and unlikely place for the enemy. It is estimated that there will be no precautions at all. With the cultivation skills of these people and the cover of the night, the chance of success should be more than ninety percent.
Ziyan discussed her plan with everyone, and there was no objection, and the action plan was decided.
At night, although a few stars twinkle, there is no moonlight. Everyone took a detour to climb the cliff wall hundreds of meters high, but they saw that the lights in the valley were lit up, and it was very quiet.
Ziyan gave an order, and jumped under the cliff first, and the person was in the void, concentrating and lifting his breath, and his body was like a scattered fallen leaf, slowly falling downward.
The rest of the crowd followed, jumping down one after another, and quickly unfolded their movements, like dozens of barn eagles circling and flying in the night sky.
Ziyan was down-to-earth, rolled over with the trend, and lightly disappeared into the low trees, staring around, there were hundreds of piles of grain mountains and haystacks, during which there were teams of patrol soldiers from time to time.
Everyone quietly landed safely, Ziyan breathed a deep sigh of relief, and informed everyone of the situation of her detection, and quickly formulated the next action plan. In teams of three, all the soldiers patrolling among the haystacks of the grain mountains must be killed with lightning speed. Then, change into each other's clothes and start burning grain and grass. When the fire is in full swing, the other party's army will be in chaos, and everyone will be able to leave the valley unconsciously.
The camp of the Flying Rain Dynasty's army, which was a hundred miles away from Cold Valley City, stretched for dozens of miles, and there was no end in sight of the lights. Before all the soldiers came out of the shadow of the terrible war during the day, just when everyone was undecided, they suddenly heard the sound of hooves rolling like thunder, and the lightning of the sword had come, and before they could understand what was happening, the huge head had already soared into the sky.
For a time, the shouting and killing sound was earth-shattering, flickering east and west, and everywhere he went, there was a sea of corpses and blood, and the sound of screams and screams was endless.
"There is an enemy attack on the camp!"
"Don't panic, all armies, quickly form a formation to block the incoming enemy!"
The huge military camp of nearly one million was turned upside down by the sudden earth-shattering attack, and there was no time to organize an effective defense and encirclement and suppression. I don't know how many people attacked at night, and the enemy's situation is unknown, so I can only let the other party frantically torture and disappear without a trace. The number of dead and wounded was counted one by one, and there were as many as 100,000, and in less than half an hour, the other party was severely injured without even seeing the real body clearly. Everyone in the whole army is frightened, the wind is loud, and the grass and trees are all soldiers.
Moontown is a small town with a population of just over 100,000. There are two streets in the town, crisscrossed by a cross. The street is breezy and elegant, and under the dim street lamps, the guards are three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, and the security is extremely strict.
In the night, Dugu Jingyun grabbed several tongues in a row, all of them were officers of the rank of commander, tortured to extract confessions, unified and integrated the information of several parties, and then after detailed interpretation and judgment, finally came to the specific location of the command. That's enough, and an officer of this rank can only know this bit of confidential information at best. He is very familiar with this kind of intelligence gathering and beheading operation, and he can be said to be experienced.
This town has long been occupied by the troops of the Rainfall Dynasty, and the enemy headquarters is temporarily located in the town mayor's mansion, surrounded by thousands of guards of the headquarters, and the security is very tight. The strength of this guard is above the Heavenly Martial Realm, and under normal circumstances, the combat effectiveness is very strong. However, for Dugu Jingyun, being directly ignored is simply nothing.
A flowing cloud floated over the heads of the guards, and Dugu Shocking Cloud unfolded the chaotic clouds of the ethereal body method, lightly crossed the space of forty or fifty meters, quietly landed on the top of the main building of this house, and sneaked into the building.