Chapter 66: Breaking the Cauldron and Sinking the Boat
Yun Yi had long guessed that the Yamatai army was stationed in the castle tower to wait for reinforcements, but he had not been psychologically prepared for the enemy, he was very worried at this time, even if the Yamatai army had no reinforcements, there were more than 10,000 troops, and now there were 10,000 reinforcements, how could this battle be fought?
The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, the more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he became, and at this moment, he realized that he had made a major mistake. After defeating the Yamatai army on the same day, he should pursue and kill the enemy generals such as Osamu Kitano, leaving the enemy leaderless, and then directly lead the army north, forcing the enemy army to withdraw from the country.
The reason why he didn't make this decision at that time was because he only considered the price to be paid for chasing him, and he didn't want his soldiers to lose too much, but he ignored the fact that the enemy was outnumbered.
In addition, there are no immortals in war, and the loss of soldiers will inevitably be lost, and there are few cases in the world of exchanging preferential returns at a small price.
As the commander of the three armies, his every decision determines the fate of the country and the soldiers, and it is not impossible to exchange reasonable casualties for the victory of the entire war.
Now that the Yamatai Kingdom has sent reinforcements again, even if they don't take the initiative to attack, they will also go south to counterattack, and they can only face it head-on, and their own side has almost no chance of winning.
Thinking of this, Yun Yi couldn't help but sigh, the early experience of begging limited his horizons, and he always looked at things in front of the gains and losses, even if he entered the Daomen, he didn't change much.
Self-blame can certainly make people repent, but excessive self-blame will make a person depressed, and now is not the time to be a child, the top priority is to consider how to deal with the enemy's next counterattack to ensure the final victory of the war.
Before he could think of a countermeasure, there was a hurried and vain footsteps outside the door, guessing that the person who came was Flying Bird, Yun Yi got up and lifted the curtain out of the tent.
Although Asuka Yuan's injuries have greatly improved, they have not healed, and she still needs to recuperate for some time.
Seeing that Flying Bird's face was extremely ugly, Yun Yi took the initiative to step forward and ask, "What's wrong?"
"There was a mutiny in Izumo, and his uncle Yoshida An led people to force the palace, and his father was coerced by him to pass on his brother. Asuka said eagerly.
Yun Yi's face changed suddenly when he heard this: "When did it happen?"
"Eight days ago," Asuka Yuan lost control of his emotions, and his tone was not calm: "There are my cronies in the capital, and on the day of the incident, my cronies rushed out of the city to report it, and they just arrived." ”
Yun Yi gasped when he heard this, he was most worried about this kind of backyard fire, and he put him under house arrest after seizing Susajio's military power that day, it was precisely for this consideration, but he didn't expect this situation to really happen.
Yun Yi took a deep breath, and his mood calmed down slightly: "What is the situation in Izumo now?"
"I don't know," Asuka Yuan shook his head and said: "Uncle has a heavy army, he has controlled the government and the opposition over the years, and the ministers of the DPRK and China have made friends with him, and there are almost no political enemies. ”
"This matter may not be simple, there should be an inside story," Yun Yi turned around and lifted the curtain: "Come in and say." ”
Asuka Yuan entered the account first, Yun Yi followed, and after the two sat down, Yun Yi said again: "This matter is very strange, why did Yoshida An force the palace at this time?
"No," Asuka Yuan waved his hand and shook his head: "I have been keeping an eye on him, and I will count the number of people in each battalion every day, and compare the casualties, some people leave the camp and can't hide from me." ”
Yun Yi nodded slightly when she heard this, and wanted to ask again if someone had secretly left the camp to report the news in the days when she was unconscious, but after thinking about it, she denied this speculation, because judging from the time when Asuka Yuan's cronies came here, even if someone left the camp and returned to the capital to report the news, it should have arrived in the last two days, and Yoshida Anqi Palace has been eight days, and the time does not coincide.
But since it wasn't Susa Jinan who was secretly playing ghosts, then who would tell Yoshida An to report the news? This question is not difficult to think, there is no shortage of profound aliens in the Yamatai country, and the original spirit went out of the body to the country of Buhu, and found a random person to possess him to report the news.
The reason why such a judgment was made is because there was once a demon spirit possessed the king of the country in an attempt to create the illusion that he had hanged himself.
Seeing that he was silent, Asuka Yuan said: "At the moment, my father's life and death are uncertain, and I am very unsure. ”
"How many days will the enemy's reinforcements arrive at the castle?" Yun Yi asked.
"It's about five days. Asuka didn't understand why he suddenly asked this, and his face was puzzled.
"How many days does it take to get from Liuya Castle to the castle tower?" Yun Yi asked again.
The doubts on Asuka Yuan's face became more and more intense, and seeing that he didn't take the initiative to explain, he replied: "The shortest path will take three days at the earliest." ”
"Ordered the whole army to abandon all grain and grass baggage, each of them to bring enough dry food and water for three days, and set off for the north at the right time. Yun Yi made a risky decision.
Asuka Yuan immediately guessed his intentions, and said with a look of surprise: "You want to attack?"
"At present, internal and external troubles are gathered, even if I ride the crane back to Izumo to save the situation, it is too late to capture the castle tower before the enemy reinforcements arrive, and our army has not much food and grass, and there is only a dead end if it drags on. Yun Yi stroked his forehead and sighed.
Asuka took a deep breath: "How sure are you?"
"Thirty percent. Yun Yi smiled bitterly.
"It's better than not being sure. Asuka Yuan sighed and nodded, this is not a good opportunity to send troops, but if you don't send troops at this time, I'm afraid there will be no chance to send troops in the future.
Asuka went down to give the order, and the Huotou Army immediately started to make rice cakes. At the same time, Yun Yi also began to make a large number of wooden talismans that were nine inches long, three inches wide, and no more than half a finger thick, the heaviest talisman of the Yuchen faction, which was also his best ability, since he wanted to fight to the death with the enemy, he had to be prepared.
As soon as the time came, Yun Yi once again let the bird pass the order, smashed all the cooking utensils in the army, and the whole army marched lightly, with the determination of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, to break the cauldron and sink the boat, and swore to fight the enemy to the death.
Because it was a scorching summer day at this time, the sky was not yet dark, the sunset was bright, and the army went out of the city in a mighty way, and it looked a little tragic under the rendering of the sunset, although it was to the north, but it seemed to be to the west.
The sun sets and the moon rises, and when the moon shines again, the army wears the moon and does not pause, and at dawn, the three armies can rest in the mountains and forests for an hour after eating, and then they hurry up their way.
During the day, under the scorching sun and steaming heat, and at night with the stars and the moon, and so on, he finally rushed to the outside of the castle tower at the end of the third day.
On the plain thirty miles away from the castle tower, Asuka Yuan ordered the march to be suspended, and the whole army ate for dinner, and then camped and rested in the field to wait for the military order.
Because the war is imminent, every soldier's face reveals tension and anxiety, and there is no way out of the shipwreck, which is not only a battle of life and death, but also a battle of hitting stones with eggs and not measuring their own strength.
But no matter how nervous you are, you have to rest at this time, and you have to hurry day and night for three days, the soldiers are already exhausted, and you must ensure that each soldier has enough physical strength before the decisive battle. It was precisely because the soldiers were too tired that they were able to fall asleep quickly after lying down.
"You haven't had a good rest these days, so sleep for a while. After the soldiers fell asleep, Asuka Yuan walked to Yun Yi's side and said softly.
"I'm not tired," Yun Yi raised his eyes and looked at the vague phantom of the city fifty miles to the north: "The enemy's defense is very lax, probably because I didn't expect us to dare to lead the army north, I want to make sure that we can't be discovered before the battle." ”
Yun Yi said, without waiting for the bird to respond, he took out the drawing talisman from his bosom, visually measured the range of the army's rest, and after pushing the number of spells needed to start the formation from his heart, he drew eight invisible talismans and hidden talismans in a row, and placed one phantom array in eight directions, hiding the figure of the army.
The drawing talisman did not consume much of his spiritual energy, but due to the wide coverage of the formation after the formation, more spiritual energy was required, and half of the spiritual energy in his sea of qi was consumed at one time.
Sensing the excessive loss of aura, Yun Yi immediately sat down and squeezed his qi, and when the aura recovered, he went to the castle tower alone.
There is a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and us, and even if we have the determination to see death as home, it is not enough to change the outcome of the war, and we must find a way to close the gap between the two sides before the war begins, so that it is possible to win this battle.
The cultivators have a very strong perception of the alien of the essence, and vice versa, Yun Yi is not sure if there is a profound alien in the city, because if there is an alien with a particularly high spiritual energy cultivation, it is difficult for him to perceive it, but the other party can easily perceive his breath, in order to be perfect, Yun Yi drew a hidden breath charm to restrain his breath, and then dared to enter the city.
After entering the city, there are three things to do, one is to find out the enemy's defenses, the second is to weaken the enemy's combat effectiveness as much as possible, and the third is to find the enemy's food and grass and protect it.
Although the chances of victory in this battle are very slim, it is necessary to prepare for victory, if the enemy is defeated, there is a possibility that the grain and grass will be burned, and the castle tower will be an empty castle.
Although there are defenders on the city wall, but the number is not much, mainly concentrated in the south of the city, and dozens of miles outside the north of the city is the territory of the Yamatai country, so there are not many defenders on the city wall in the north of the city, and the omission point of the Yamatai army's defense was found, so Yun Yi went around from the east to the north of the city, and jumped over the city wall into the city.
At the beginning of the construction of the castle, the military camp was set up in the northwest corner of the city, so that when the foreign enemy invaded, the soldiers could repel the enemy in the shortest possible time.