Chapter 654: Blackwater River
Xiao Hei was not really rebelled by Su Wen, he had already made it clear that he would not help Su Wen fight the demon army until he figured out the truth.
But in fact, Su Wen still unknowingly extracted a lot of important information from Xiao Hei's mouth.
For example, now Su Wen has a general idea of the total number of demon troops.
After the consumption of the Holy War a hundred years ago, and the difficult reclamation of the land outside the territory for a hundred years, the current demon population has long been less than one million, which is at least ten times less than in its heyday.
Although all the demons are now soldiers, in fact, the real number of troops dispatched by the demons this time is only about 500,000, which is about the same as the number of the Tiance army.
So if you just look at it in terms of numbers, the demons are at an absolute disadvantage.
Not to mention that the human race has dispatched 1.3 million troops, let's just say that the permanent army population of the demon clan in southern Xinjiang is far more than that, at least more than five times that of the demon clan.
Therefore, if the demons want to seek victory on the frontal battlefield, it is actually very difficult.
But the demons also have their own advantages.
That is, the combat ability of individual soldiers is stronger than that of the demon clan and humans, and there are super strong people such as Yi Weibo and the high priest.
And that's not even counting the unfathomable Queen of the Clouds.
Of course, this is not the most important thing, because no matter whether the strength of the demon army is strong or weak, this battle must be fought, and it must be won!
In comparison, the other things that Su Wen learned from Xiao Hei were more important.
For example, the military strength ratio of the demon army, the route of travel, and the current battle damage.
The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will not be defeated in a hundred battles. But it is easy to know oneself, but it is very difficult to know one's opponent. But this qiē is because of Xiao Hei's storage zài. And it provided unprecedented convenience for Su Wen.
He even knew that just one hundred and fifty miles ahead, on the banks of the Heishui River, there was an elite army of the Demon Clan!
In this way, the strategy of the demon clan is not to blindly fight quickly and reach the royal city, but also to leave a back hand to guard against the rush of the human army.
Of course, this is due to the fact that the news that the divine book is still alive has reached the ears of the high-level of the demon clan, but the more important reason is that the demon emperor has finally launched a counterattack.
There are demon soldiers in front of it, and there is a human three-way army outflanking in the back. Suddenly put great pressure on the demons, so as a last resort, Yi Weibo could only choose to divide his troops, leaving some of his men to block the footsteps of humans.
But after such news spread throughout the army, it did not cause panic among everyone, but they were all gearing up, eager to appear in front of the demon people immediately, so that they could taste their own power.
It is no wonder that since the official launch of the Tiance Army. It's been more than half a month, but I haven't even seen the shadow of a demon person, which can't help but make everyone a little impatient.
Faced with such a situation, Su Wen ordered to slow down the pace of the march. He hopes to burn this fire in everyone's hearts more vigorously, and only then can he have a stronger morale in the face of the strength of the demon people!
In addition to these. Xiao Hei's storage zài was originally a good thing for the Tiance Army.
Because they found. After leaving Yecheng, the army has never been attacked by demon beasts again!
on this. Su Wen knew that this was entirely because Xiao Hei's dragon power deterred those guys who didn't know whether they were alive or dead, thinking that when he was in the Yellow Crane Tower, Xiao Hei had relied on such means to protect Su Wen and them safely passed through the territory of several demonic beasts, and now that he came to the demon domain, Xiao Hei's role was even more obvious.
Because he was supposed to be the emperor of this land!
Two days later, the scout team sent by Su Wen had already discovered the traces of the demons on the banks of the Heishui River, so Su Wen immediately ordered the whole army to rest on the spot.
Then several of his generals were all summoned to him, including Yu Mo, Mu Xi, Meng Yun, Zixi, Tang Ji and other brothers.
He first asked Xiang Yumo: "How many enemy troops are there?"
"It should be less than 30,000!"
"What about the terrain?"
"Out of the jungle, there is a large open area by the Blackwater River, but you need to prevent the other party from crossing the water to escape!"
"Good!"
Su Wen said with a smile: "If it were at other times, when the enemy was clear and I was secret, I think any main general would choose to surprise attack, but I am not prepared to do this." ”
"This is the first battle of our Tiance Army! I think everyone has been waiting for this day for a long time, so I decided that except for the Sage, the rest of the people will wait and attack with the whole army!"
"In this battle, we must beat our morale and blood, and hope to win the most complete victory at the lowest cost!"
Speaking of this, Su Wen turned his head and said to Tang Ji: "Fat man, you take people to detour to the other side of the Heishui River, if someone tries to swim and escape at that time, you will be responsible for killing them!"
"Yes!" Tang Ji's face glowed red, this was a good opportunity to wash away the defeat of Yecheng, and he must have taken advantage of it.
"Zixi, Yu Mo, in this battle, as the two of you are the vanguard generals, I ask you to be a sharp knife, no matter how strong the opponent is, you must also pierce their hearts in one fell swoop!"
"Command!"
"Meng Yun and Mu Xi, you lead the army to outflank from both sides, you must not let go of a demon, if Zixi and Yu Mo are in danger, you are the closest reinforcement to them!"
"Yes!"
"Liu Ming, Bai Jianqiu, Bai Qi, the three of you are responsible for pressing the formation, if you encounter an enemy half-saint-level powerhouse, you will work together to kill it!"
At this time, Su Wen was the commander of the Tiance Army, not a student of Hongming Academy, so he didn't need to be honorific, and he didn't have to be in awe.
In this regard, the three of them had no objection, and they all received orders and said yes.
This naturally also includes Bai Qi, who was suspicious of Su Wen at the beginning, speaking of which, although this Bai academician has a hot temper, but his fortune is not shallow, in just over a year, he has been promoted from Hanlin to a university scholar, and there is only a line away from the semi-holy realm.
However, with only one page left in the Divine Book now, it seems that it will be difficult for Bai Qi to break through to the half-life position.
As for that Liu Ming, he returned from outside the territory, a flower path demi-saint from Qingguo.
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As one order after another was issued, the entire 500,000 men of the Tiance Army were ready to go, and many people's eyes flashed with excitement, as if they were completely unaware of the cruelty of the war.
Su Wen saw it in his eyes and did not break it, because in his opinion, as the first battle of the Tiance Army, it was still important to improve morale and the confidence of the soldiers.
Of course, this battle with an army of 500,000 against less than 30,000 demon elites is a bit of a big fuss, but Su Wen still hopes that the vast majority of recruits in the army can use this to withstand the baptism of war and grow up quickly.
A soldier who has not seen blood, where is a soldier?
This battle must be won! (To be continued......