Chapter 116: Raising Troops in the North
"Oh?" Meng Yi looked at him with a frown.
"First, the Aoyama Wandering Spirit is actively preparing for battle, and it seems that it intends to fight a decisive battle with our army. Second, after the advance force entered the Northland, at least three forces were secretly monitoring the movements of our troops. Thirdly, the Tianlong border army was too calm. Iron Head reported succinctly.
"What's the matter, the Qingshan Wandering Spirit didn't run away this time?" Meng Yi felt a little inexplicable.
Before leaving, the military had provided him with a detailed information about the spirit of the Castle Mountain. In this document, the Aoyama Wanderers are described by the generals of the Rising Sun who were once defeated by them as a rather shameless gang of bandits - if you roast it with fire, it will become water vapor and the world will evaporate, if you stab it with a knife, it will dissipate into mud and dissipate with the wind, if you shoot it with an arrow, and then raise your bow to face the vast mountains...... It will only pop out like a stinger and stab you twice when you're exhausted, then disappear again.
All in all, this group of bandits has completely turned into a nightmare for the regular army with the help of the advantages of the terrain in the continuous baptism of time and war, and none of the generals of the Asahi Army are willing to face this lord who only takes advantage of the advantages and does not suffer losses.
Now, the toothy copper pea is no longer bouncing around, just sitting there with such a big thorn waiting for him to bite it...... Is this a Shenma situation?
"Yes, this time they went against the norm, not only did they not run, but they also concentrated all their forces on Daqing Mountain and constantly strengthened the fortifications on the mountain, putting on a posture of decisive battle. Because the entire Daqingshan is now under their strict control, I don't dare to rashly send troops to reconnoitre. The Iron Head nodded in response.
"It seems that my name is intimidating. Meng Yi laughed at himself.
"Your reputation will make the blood of a soldier hot, and a real soldier will want to defeat you. And the Castle Hill Wandering Soul are all veterans of a hundred battles. Iron Head smiled.
"When did you learn to pat on the back?" Meng Yi looked at him in surprise.
"It's not sycophancy. Tietou shook his head, "I was a little surprised by the courage of the Aoyama Wandering Spirit, but when I think about it from another angle, I figure it out. If I were their leader, I would be hungry for this battle to come. In this respect, they are a worthy opponent, and I hope that their cousins deserve this courage. ”
"You want to fight with me too?" Meng Yi quipped.
"No, it turns out that the people who find the general are all fighting themselves. Iron Head shook his head and laughed.
"It's a bit of a hassle, but it's not a big deal. Meng Yi muttered, "You just said that there are three forces monitoring you, have you figured out what the source is?"
The advance force was monitored, and Meng Yi was not surprised at all, at least the Qingshan Wandering Spirit would definitely do so. But there were three forces in the northern land of the wolf clan, which he didn't expect.
"I've sent people to investigate all three forces. One of them is the wolf clan from the Northlands. The captured captives confessed that they were a private force in the Northlands, and that they had sent for information because they feared that our arrival would threaten them. ”
"What armament?"
"A declining aristocrat named Wolf Tooth recruited some men himself to fill the power vacuum left by the death of the old wolf head. ”
"Hmm. What else?" Meng Yi asked again.
"The other group, we caught two, but they all committed suicide after being captured. After investigation, it turned out that they were spies sent by the Aoyama Wandering Spirit. And the third force ......" Iron Head said this, and his face became a little ugly.
"Missed?" Meng Yi looked at his expression, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. What kind of literacy the iron head's subordinates are, he knows very well in his heart. Once his person misses, the opponent's strength will be quite terrifying.
"Yes. The iron head nodded awkwardly, "These people are very strong, and they are very well-equipped, so it can be said that they have completed the pile of gold coins." Not only did they manage to evade capture, but they also wounded several of my men. ”
"The other party is obviously prepared, you can find their traces, good job!" Meng Yi happily praised after listening to his words.
"But according to what we know, there shouldn't be such a force in the Northland. The iron head frowned and sighed, "General, do you want to hunt down this group of people with all your might?"
"No need. I'm here, and if they want to come, they'll come. Meng Yi whispered.
He had a faint premonition that this strange force that suddenly appeared in the Northland might be coming for him. As for the way this force came from, there were too many possibilities, and he didn't want to put too much thought into it. He believes that as long as his plan unfolds as scheduled, all the actors hiding behind the scenes will appear one by one.
"Yes!" Iron Head nodded.
"As for the calm of the Tianlong border guards, it is not beyond my expectations, the fist is big enough to shut up. However, you should keep an eye on their movements and report anything unusual to me. "The third abnormal situation, Meng Yi didn't care. Although the Celestial Dragons intend to strengthen the army, it still needs time, and when their strength has not accumulated to a certain point, they can only endure. Instead of bluffing and pretending to be at war with the rising sun, it is better to wait and see what happens.
"Yes!" Iron Head agreed.
"Bring me the map. Meng Yi commanded the guards beside him.
The guard quickly took the map and spread it out on the coffee table, and Meng Yi looked at it seriously.
After a while, he looked up.
"Iron Head, order the guards to rest in place for three days. Three days later, in the early morning, you led your troops into Baiyun Town to carry out reconnaissance and attack on Daqingshan. Let them know that I'm here!" he said coldly with a light touch of his hand on the map.
"Yes!" replied the Iron Head excitedly.
On the second day after entering Fengye City, Feng Tiannan received an order from Meng Yi: to block the three roads for Qingshan Wandering Soul to enter and exit the northern land of the wolf clan except for Baiyun Town. At the same time, he also got another piece of news that Meng Yi had sent three hundred officers and soldiers of his own guard to Baiyun Town.
The three roads he was ordered to block, after coming out of Daqing Mountain and entering the northern land of the wolf clan, were all terrain of a flat river, and these hundreds of bandits would not be stupid enough to compete with the Wind Spirit Iron Cavalry on such a terrain. And Baiyun Town is the closest to Daqing Mountain, and it is the fastest passage for Qingshan Wandering Soul to enter and exit the northern land of the wolf clan. Such an arrangement actually means that Meng Yi's guards will become the protagonists of this war, and the Wind Spirit Iron Cavalry will just help to surround an iron bucket and come out.
Such an order made Feng Tiannan a little crying and laughing. It's not enough to have the consciousness to be cannon fodder, you have to be looked down upon by others. Meng Yi's guards were dispatched in person, and this crackdown on bandits didn't seem to have much to do with him. With a hint of helplessness and a little loss, he gave the battle order, and three teams of thousands of iron horsemen rushed towards the three roads.
Not long after Meng Yi arrived in Fengye City, the news that the Rising Sun sent troops to take advantage of the wolf clan to suppress bandits spread in the Western Continent. This small-scale military operation, with only a few thousand personnel, quickly attracted the attention of the entire continent.
There are three main reasons for this: first, the location where this group of suppressed bandits is entrenched is too sensitive, just like the beauty of the cardamom girl, and a light touch of the hand may cause great trouble, and even be charged with strict zhòng. What kind of place is Daqing Mountain? It is a mountain range located at the junction of the Tianlong and the Wolf Clan, and the terrain is extremely complicated, even the most professional geographers of the two countries cannot tell which mountain belongs to the Tianlong and which belongs to the Wolf Clan. Fighting a battle here is like dancing on the tip of a knife, not only testing the wisdom and command art of the generals, but also challenging the nerves of the high-level leaders of the wolf clan, the heavenly dragon, and the rising sun. For two large countries that already have grudges and lack trust and goodwill with each other, a little spark on the border could trigger a war that shook the western continent at any time. Once a war breaks out between the Celestial Dragon and the Rising Sun, the situation in the entire Western Continent will become elusive, and the direction of the countries in the war will be equally elusive.
Second, Meng Yi, the general in charge of this operation, is so famous that the intelligence agencies of many countries are concentrating on studying this young general who rose like a comet in the Battle of the Wind Spirit. Countless people were staring intently at the northern land of the wolf clan, staring at Daqing Mountain, looking forward to his wonderful performance. How he subdued the wolf clan and received 500,000 wind spirit iron horsemen is still a difficult mystery for the people of the mainland, and no one wants to miss this excellent opportunity to study him.
Third, the Rising Sun's move of killing chickens with a knife has given rise to great confusion in the hearts of some people: What exactly does the Rising Sun Empire want to do? It is somewhat abnormal to let a famous general with outstanding military achievements lead his troops to climb mountains and wade thousands of miles to suppress hundreds of bandits. Whether Meng Yi was ostracized, or whether the rising sun had other plans, this is a question that must be clarified. On the other hand, the knife that the Rising Sun inserted into the northern land of the wolf clan stabbed too deep and hard, and it could be said that it reached the navel of the Heavenly Dragon Empire. Although this group of bandits has always been a disaster, although Tianlong is openly and secretly suspected of raising bandits and harming his neighbors, but for a big country, these things can be handed over to politicians to take their time. With such a blatant slap in the face, what kind of calculation did the rising sun play, and how Tianlong would react, everyone was also very curious.
"Take advantage of the way to suppress bandits, garrison troops in the north, deter Tianlong, annex the wolf clan, and the peaceful days of the Western Continent are coming to an end!"
Thousands of miles of ice field, ice and snow raging, a girl in a white dress stood on the crystal clear Great Wall of ice and snow, looked at the letter paper in her hand, and let out a helpless sigh.
"Maybe this war will be the last sword to cut off the demon sword that hangs over the heads of the world!"
The slender hand is lightly raised, and the letter paper is turned into a cloud of dust and scattered in the wind. The girl looked at the snowy ice field in the distance, and her eyes were full of endless worry.
The wind and snow swept away her sighs, and also obscured her wonderful figure.
On the distant ice field, in the snow, several black shadows crawled out of the ground silently, looking in the direction of the Great Wall of Syracuse, their eyes were extremely cold and vicious.