Chapter 330: Watching the Fire
"There is a ridge fifty miles west of here, called Luer Ridge. The terrain there is undulating, the dense trees are suitable for ambushes, and it is also the only way for the Xiliang army to attack Sanmenxia from the rear, and it is the intersection of the southeast three forks, which can be described as a place to use troops. I intend to set up an ambush there, and once our army is surrounded by the front and rear, I will kill half of the enemy, if not all of them. Seeing that Mo Yiyue was already in the chest, Mu Yuncheng also felt that this battle was not difficult.
Since it is an ambush, it has the advantage of preemptive strike, coupled with the rugged terrain of Luerling, the autumn wind is tight at this time, and if it is changed to a fire attack, it is also a wonderful plan.
The army successfully ambushed in the highland forests on both sides of Luerling, but after a day of ambush, there was still no trace of the Xiliang army.
Mu Yuncheng was worried that the Xiliang Army had discovered other hidden paths leading to Sanmenxia, so he sent scouts, a team went to the imperial city to investigate the state of the Xiliang Army, and a team searched along Taikang Road and Shuqi Road to see if there were other paths leading to Sanmenxia.
Mo Yiyue was noncommittal about this, but felt that even if there was a little-known path, it was difficult for the Xiliang army to know as a foreigner; moreover, the two of them marched with the intention of forming a flank attack with Peng Wangye, so their speed should be fast, and the front of the troops should be swift, so when marching, they would choose a flat and spacious Taikang Road, and would not be able to hide their whereabouts and take a small road instead.
In fact, the reason why the Xiong Hu clan has not yet entered is because the intentions of the Baili Divine Whale have not yet been figured out by them. Once he launched an attack on Sanmenxia, the Baili Divine Whale attacked him from behind, and it would be even more difficult to advance and retreat.
After thinking about it, the two had their own plans. The Tiger Clan intends to stabilize the Baili Divine Whale first, and make it clear to him that he intends to occupy Shantang Town in the east, and then make a detour to attack Sanmenxia, while the Xiong Clan intends to occupy Honghe Port to the south, and then send troops to Sanmenxia after capturing Honghe Port, the biggest advantage of this is that once there is a change in Zhongzhou, he can also escape by boat from Honghe Port.
On the other hand, Peng Wangye's eyeliner brought back information, saying that the Su Iron Horse Soldiers were divided into two routes, all the way from Sanmenxia, crossing Jingchang Mountain to attack Donghuangling, and all the way west to Taikang Avenue to rush to the imperial city, apparently to recapture the imperial city occupied by the Xiliang army.
"Recapture the Imperial City?" Peng Wang Ye sneered, "How many people are there in the Iron Horse? Dare to divide the troops to seize the Imperial City? This must be a plan to lure the enemy, now that Sanmenxia is suffering from the enemy on his back, the situation is obvious, he wants to defeat our army quickly, so he repeats his old tricks, thinking that I will rashly attack Sanmenxia." Joke! How can I fall for his tricks again? By the way, what's the news from the Bear Clan and the Tiger Clan?"
"There is no news of the two clans sending troops. ”
"Alright, you go down. Peng Wang Ye shook his hand and slowly closed his eyes. It was early afternoon, and he was a little tired.
"Hehe, if that's the case, then we won't be in a hurry to march. Just wait for the two soldiers of Xiao Tianzhen Wu to come to the city, and then we will send troops to attack the city, and then we will knock back and forth, and we will be able to break through Sanmenxia, which is known as the solid of the world, in a few days!"
He has a pair of huge black wings tucked behind him, his cheeks are covered with black feathers, and the only pair of sharp eyes is a huge beak, which is impressive. Although the winged clan is wise, its strategy is still slightly insufficient, and the marching and fighting still have the inherent fierceness and recklessness of the northern clans, and the analysis and grasp of the battle situation are much less than the dynasty commanders.
But Prince Peng was very accepting of his suggestion, because he suffered the loss of Su Tiema and Yin Xiu last time, so he was worried that the dynasty army would repeat his old tricks, and wanted to use the trick of luring the enemy to deal with him again.
And Su Tiema also expected that the prince of Dingpeng would not dare to attack Sanmenxia rashly, so he dared to boldly divide his troops, leaving only a small number of men and horses to defend Sanmenxia.
On this side, the prince of Peng did not attack, and the tiger clan and the bear clan were also reluctant to send troops.
After waiting for another day, Mu Yuncheng couldn't hold it back, so he planned to directly lead the team to capture the imperial city.
And Mo Yiyue was very opposed to this, just saying that the Xiliang army was heavily guarding the imperial city, and relying on these thousands of soldiers to attack rashly was tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg.
But if you wait like this, when will it be, if the Xiliang Army does not send troops for a year, will you have to wait for a year?
"The Hundred Miles Divine Whale forcibly seized the Imperial City regardless of the other allied clans, and the Tiger and Bear Clans will not be able to bear it. Once the demon clan makes a wish for the imperial city, the two clans will join forces with it, instead of compromising and will continue to form an alliance with the Xiliang army. I guess that the reason why the two clans have not yet sent troops may be looking for a reason to send troops, after all, once the Baili Divine Whale finds out that the two clans intend to help the demon clan, the two clans will fall into the dilemma of fighting on both sides, and the combat power of the Xiliang army is still far superior to that of the tiger and bear clans. Therefore, the reason why they did not send troops was to owe them a proper reason to leave.
As for Peng Wangye's side, he may or may not attack Sanmenxia. But in my opinion, the latter is more likely. Peng Wangye's earlier loss to the Cycad Horse was a trick to lure the enemy. Now that he has learned about the division of troops in Sanmenxia through his eyeline, it is very likely that he will feel that this is a repeat of the old trick of the cycad horse, and induce him to attack the city so that the defenders can fight quickly. Moreover, since he has already contacted the Tiger and Bear Clans, he will wait for the soldiers of the two clans to join forces to take Sanmenxia in order to be undefeated. Mo Yiyue's insight into the situation made Mu Yuncheng deeply admired.
"So what are we going to do now?"
And so on. This one word alone exhausts the essence of Mo Yiyue's art of war.
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On the third day, as Mo Yiyue analyzed, the patriarch of the Tiger Clan, Xiaotian, discussed with the Baili Divine Whale and intended to send troops to take Shantang Town. And the Baili Divine Whale didn't think much about it, in order to keep the imperial city from being remembered by the two clans, his strategy was to divert the target. Once the two clans took the rest of Zhongzhou, they would no longer have the energy to take care of the imperial city.
Seeing this, the patriarch of the bear clan, Zhenwu, also took the opportunity to propose that he wanted to go south to take the Red River Port, and the Baili Divine Whale still agreed, but at the same time, he also put forward a condition for Zhenwu, that is, once the Red River Port is owned by the bear clan, the Xiliang Army will also have its own ships in the Red River Port. The Baili Divine Whale has a great appetite, and one Zhongzhou can't satisfy all his ambitions.
Zhenwu naturally agreed for the time being, only after the army of King Peng entered Sanmenxia, he would let the Baili Divine Whale return it to him with interest.
The Baili Divine Whale is insidious and stingy, and it is inevitable that it will be betrayed. But the Tiger and Bear clans are not even aware of the ambitions of the demon clan, once the three demon lords are allowed to enter Sanmenxia, Zhongzhou will become the property of the demon clan, and then how can they have the status of the two people? Baili Divine Whale is the ambition of the wolf, and the three demon kings of the demon clan may not be eyeing each other, and it seems that the way out of the two clans should never be to help the demon clan.
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On the other hand, according to the plan, Zhao Guangfu lost three battles in a row within three days, and the Hurricane Army had become a proud soldier in successive battles, thinking that Zhao Guangfu's Shenji Battalion was not to be afraid at all, and he drank at night, which coincided with the southeast wind that night, Zhao Guangfu attacked with firearms, and the camp of the Hurale Army surrounded by trees suddenly turned into a sea of fire. At this time, Yin Chun's troops attacked from the rear again, cutting off the way for the Hurricane Army to retreat, and for a time Donghuangling turned into a human purgatory, and the Hurricane Army was not left with the fire to save the piece of armor, only Ma Mojun escaped with the help of the fire and fled back to the camp where the Three Demon Kings were stationed outside Sanmenxia.