Chapter 270: War
The stronghold is located on a seaside cliff on the northern coast of Nanzhan Buzhou, and is garrisoned with 1,000 soldiers, whose main task is to serve as the first line to observe the movements of the Celestial Army.
Since he had already received the news of the movement of the Heavenly Army, considering that although the location of the stronghold was not so important, it was easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as it can be held, it can also play a certain role in restraining the heavenly army, and the Bull Demon King sent a force of 9,000 people from the withered leaves to prepare to enter the stronghold, preparing to gather 10,000 people.
However, the spy report went wrong.
According to the information obtained by Withered Leaf Ze, they expected that the vanguard of the defenders of Nantianmen Town would have to be stationed at their first-line airport before sending troops. Normally, this process must take at least two days.
That is to say, before receiving the vanguard of the Heavenly Court to enter the first-line airport, they all have at least two days to prepare for combat.
However, the commander of the vanguard team this time is Nezha. Nezha chose to forcibly march and directly crossed the link of entering the military port, and attacked this inconspicuous stronghold.
As a result, the stronghold, which was still preparing for war and loading and unloading various supplies, was suddenly attacked, and the entire army of 10,000 was withdrawn only 600. By the time the approaching troops received the battle report, the battle was already over, and there was no time to come to the rescue.
Not only that, after Nezha uprooted the first stronghold, he continued to attack in depth with his troops, without the slightest intention of stopping and repairing.
In order to ensure that the front line did not collapse, the withered leaves, who had not yet been prepared, had to hurriedly put together an army of 300,000 troops, stationed at three points, and connected into a line. This prevented Nezha from continuing to go deeper, and reluctantly formed a confrontation situation.
Soon, the army of the garrison headquarters of Nantianmen Town, led by Li Jing, the Heavenly King of Tota, also arrived.
"Is the withered leaf so unbeaten?" When he got the battle report, the monkey's brows couldn't help frowning.
Yanxi on the side said softly: "The opponent is Nezha." β
The monkey raised his eyebrows and replied, "We're still the Bull Demon King here." β
Yeon-hee didn't say anything more.
Not to mention, the monkey actually understands it in his heart.
As soon as the matter of the Macaque King came out, Heavenly Court should already know about it. for they have a fine work in the demons.
Even if you don't do it in detail, it should be easy to find out if you look around.
It's been half a year, and they've been preparing for the war all the time.
As for the Bull Demon King's side, they must also know that Heavenly Court will make some moves, and they are also preparing for war.
However, they are all preparing for war, and the difference is big.
The preparation of the heavenly army, that is the real preparation for war. The preparation of the Bull Demon King is forward-looking.
It's been half a year, and the matter of the macaque king is not in the past now, the lion and camel king has written to the monkey, can the bull demon king have no ideas?
On the one hand, to defend against the Heavenly Army, and on the other hand, to defend against the Demon Capital, if you want to prepare for war wholeheartedly, it is basically impossible.
On the other hand, the Quartermaster Department of the Macaque King was completely abolished, which was equivalent to directly cutting off one of the arms of the logistics of the major demon kings. What do you want for the heavenly armament war, and the demon king prepares for war...... At least it's tied.
What's more, in addition to the defenders of Nantianmen Town, there is also the Tianhe Water Army that is ready to participate in the war now.
In this situation, the monkey felt that his head was big, and the Bull Demon King had already been arranged in an orderly manner.
After stabilizing the situation, the Bull Demon King sent people to the demon capital as soon as possible, and made a generous statement on the Ten Thousand Demon Palace, to the effect that he asked for help.
Well, it's as simple as that. Anyway, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Bull Demon King can't win if he fights two. Even if it is barely held, it is estimated that the Bull Demon Army will have to be abandoned for more than half.
Although everyone usually doesn't give each other a good look, there are intrigues behind the scenes, and various disputes continue. But at the end of the day, it's still a boat of people, and it doesn't benefit anyone if the boat capsizes.
So, with a stroke of his pen without surprise, the multi-eyed monster allocated reinforcements. Specifically, it includes: the whole army of the new army, 100,000 lion camel army, 100,000 red dragon army, and 100,000 owl marching army.
To put it simply, it's all up, and no one wants to stay out of it.
In terms of the number of troops, since the Guan Jiangkou does not seem to be ready to take action, and the Tianhe Water Army does not seem to be ready to participate in the full battle, such a number must be enough.
As for whether the military is enough, only God knows.
"This battle must be meritorious, but it must not be rushed. Everything, should seek stability as the main thing. On the day of triumph, the old man, he will personally catch the wind for you. β
This is what the Big-Eyed Monster said to the monkey before leaving.
The monkey understands the meaning: Now that he holds the macaque king's quartermaster's office, the money is there. There is no rush to make contributions and expand the army. After this battle is fought, there must be military merits, otherwise it will make people gossip. But you don't need to take any risks, it's important to keep your family. There's nothing to trouble with as much as possible to get other armies on it. If you do a good job, the old man will be rewarded.
I have to say, it's really this time and that time......
The multi-eyed monster didn't pay so much attention, and the pomp and circumstance were naturally not as good as the last expedition.
A mobilization was carried out casually, and the 90,000-strong army was loaded and sailed out. Only the 10,000 recruits recruited this month were left for Da Hong to continue training.
Due to the fall of the Macaque King, a large number of unfinished ships of the Quartermaster Department went unclaimed and eventually fell into the hands of the new army. All of a sudden, the warships of the new army were very spacious, with 90,000 troops fully equipped, and the space was still very spacious, and they could carry a lot of baggage by the way.
In a mighty way, the army left the demon capital, and after two days and two nights of sailing, it finally arrived in the northeast direction of the Bull Demon King's territory.
A map was laid out in front of the monkey.
"This is the defense map of the Bull Demon Army. Yan Xi explained carefully: "According to the meaning of the Bull Demon King, he wants us to fill the vacancy in their defense line, and this is the position. The last general has already sent someone to investigate, and there is basically no danger to defend here. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is easy to attack and difficult to defend. β
"What about the other armies?" asked the monkey casually.
"The Lion Llamboy's forces have arrived, but they haven't started yet. The other two forces have not yet arrived. β
"Do we have to deploy our forces according to the Bull Demon King's wishes?"
"Logically yes. The other three demon kings did not come over in this battle, and the Bull Demon King was the highest-ranking of all the troops. All troops must be dispatched according to his orders. β
"Do you have to?" asked the monkey again.
Yanxi looked at the monkey quietly and did not speak.
Turning his face sideways, the monkey pointed to a place next to him, and said to Bai Shuang, who was wearing a military uniform, "Pass the order, we will camp here." β
"No!"
The entire front of the demon clan army stretched for hundreds of miles. It is not narrow to say narrow, but it is not wide.
The reinforcements of the three demon kings plus the monkey's troops, plus the three troops of the Bull Demon King himself, totaled about 700,000 troops. I heard that there are more than 100,000 elite troops of the Bull Demon King in the rear. In other words, the demon army is at least 800,000.
The ground camp stretches for hundreds of miles, across mountains and rivers. The battleships in the sky were densely packed like locusts.
As for the defenders of Nantianmen Town, the battle is also not small.
Unlike the Demon Army, the Celestial Army does not have any troops stationed on the ground, because under their fleet, there is directly the sea.
However, in order to ensure that they did not fall behind, they brought in an airportβa behemoth with a length and width of more than 30 miles, suspended in mid-air like an island, covering the sky and the sun.
It was equipped with a large number of ballistae, a thick fortress was built, and below the airport, there were dense trestle bridges for the docking of warships and the loading of cargo.
Like the demon clan's side, they also set up a locust-like battleship formation. It is said that the total strength is about 500,000, which is much less than that of the demon army.
However, they don't have a so-called minced army.
On the coastline that stretched for hundreds of miles, the two sides confronted each other like this. Just like the script of the past tens of thousands of years, a big war is about to break out.
This time, the heavenly army attacked, and the demon army defended.