Chapter 483: Encountering the Enemy

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In Jinxia's main army camp, the staff department is formulating countermeasures.

The map details the movements of the enemy's army, including their approximate number, leading generals, and direction of advance. This is the first time for Ning Wanjun to fight such a war. In the previous expedition to Shenzhou and the attack on the imperial fleet, the intelligence was not clear to this level. The aerial reconnaissance of two dragons and one bird made the battlefield transparent. checkerboard.

"The intention of the Privy Council is obvious, that is, they don't want to delay it any longer." Staff Officer He pointed at the map and analyzed, "The branch troops that were separated seemed to want to capture the town, but in fact they were all fighting for this 60,000-person force. The main force will open up a safe space to prevent us from outflanking them from both sides. Once we garrison Jinxia, ​​the flanking troops will naturally be able to successfully capture other towns in Shenzhou. If we divide our forces to defend Jinxia, ​​Jinxia may be defeated in one fell swoop. ——Especially now that most of the southern city wall has been demolished. If the enemy attacks regardless of casualties, we will be in trouble. "

This analysis is reasonable and reasonable, and basically cannot find any problems. The core of marching operations lies in "movement". Depending on the intention of the battle, either a steady attack or an all-out attack are the only two options available to generals throughout the ages. As for the number of back-up moves and the number of suspicious situations, it depends on the general's own experience and talent.

Ning Wanjun knew that this war might determine the future fate of her and Jinxia City. I originally thought that this was a long process that would take at least ten years or half a lifetime, and it was not unusual for him to die in the middle. Unexpectedly, after Xia Fan arrived, the situation improved by leaps and bounds, and in less than a year, the Privy Council Office was pushed into a desperate situation. , even though she had experienced it personally, she still felt a little overwhelmed.

Facing this final battle, Ning Wanjun felt a rare sense of nervousness.

She took two deep breaths to calm down her ups and downs, "Does the General Staff have any opinion on this arrangement of the Privy Council?"

"To be honest... it's a little strange." Staff He hesitated for a moment before saying, "A quick attack depends on surprise, and the more unexpected it is, the more effective it is. But they should know that Jinxia has a communication tool like the audio device, and a quick attack itself is not the most effective. A good choice. On the contrary, the Privy Council has an advantage in terms of numbers, alchemists, and resources. It is safer to choose a steady approach and eat away at Shenzhou bit by bit."

In winter, Xia Fan proposed to annex the entire territory of Shenzhou and isolate the war from Jinxia, ​​which was also based on this consideration. The more towns the enemy needs to capture, the more time it can buy for the base camp. It would be best for both sides to form a tug-of-war to fully unleash the hematopoietic potential of Jinxia City.

"It should be a problem with the command level." Ning Wanjun said thoughtfully, "According to Qian, Bai Zhan's ability to control the army is insufficient. Perhaps this is the reason why they adopted a quick attack."

"I don't quite understand... what are the benefits of doing this." He Guicai rubbed his forehead, "Since Bai Zhan has obtained the inheritance of Tianshu Envoy, shouldn't he return to Liuzhou at this time and switch from offense to defense? It takes time to stabilize the power and suppress the original leadership core, right?"

To put it bluntly, after losing many Qingjian and Yuyi in a row, the senior officials of the Qiguo Privy Council have become useless. At this time, if they want to maintain the organization, they can only rely on the power of Qixing. It just so happened that Qixing supported the replacement of Tianshu Envoy as soon as possible. A Tianshu Envoy whose strength level was not as good as Wenwen's was completely worthless in their eyes.

If Bai Zhan seizes this opportunity, has the support of Seven Stars, and promotes several Bai Blades and Guards to the core level, it might be possible to stabilize the situation and become the top leader of the Qi State Privy Council in one fell swoop.

But he didn't do that.

Of course, if he could defeat Jin Xia in one fell swoop and completely unify Shenzhou, he would be able to rise to power based on his merit and prestige. But Jinxia is not a soft persimmon. Once the attack is frustrated, the pressure will shift to Bai Zhan.

In case of a major defeat, the support of Seven Stars will be useless.

"Could it be that the chess game in the world is telling him that this is the most correct approach?" A thought suddenly popped into He Guicai's mind, "Maybe there are some things in the situation that we didn't notice, but Xian Shu took them into account. "If that's the case, it's hard to decide." He coughed twice and looked at the princess, "I heard that the Fang family is good at calculation. I wonder if your highness has asked their opinion before?"

Ning Wanjun frowned, "War is not fortune-telling! If you can get accurate results by calculating such things, what do you need your staff to do?"

Sure enough, he was trained. Staff Officer He quickly lowered his head and said, "Your Highness is absolutely right. I will formulate a countermeasure according to the strategy."

Ning Wanjun walked out of the tent and looked towards the northwest area.

What she didn't tell the other party was that she had indeed asked Fang Xiandao about the situation in a roundabout way before, but the answer she got was that divination was completely ineffective. Even Fang Xiandao himself found this unbelievable. In the past, as long as he avoided Xia Fan as a source of interference and used other things as the target of hexagrams, he could basically draw a conclusion - whether it was accurate or not was another matter.

However, this time whether he chose the Privy Council Mansion or Jinxia City, the hexagram disk showed chaos, as if something had completely disrupted the movement of the qi machine, causing everyone's fate to be lost in the swirling vortex.

In Fang Xiandao's words, this was the first time he had seen such a vision.

Since it was a vision, Ning Wanjun decided not to tell her subordinates.

According to the enemy's marching speed, this main force will arrive at Jinxia City in five days. If everything goes well, Qian will be able to end this war tomorrow evening, but Ning Wanjun feels that things will not develop as Yuyi expects - whether it is Baizhan's unconventional approach or Fang Xiandao's divination, it shows that the situation has changed in an invisible place.

She is ready to do everything to end this matter.

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At dusk the next day, Qian appeared in front of the Privy Council's army.

And farther away, an inland river force from Jinxia City has also arrived at the cover position - this force is jointly commanded by Fan En of Noah Tree Boat and Qian Yan of Jinxia. The main task is to cover Yuyi's retreat when the negotiations break down, and to block the advance speed of the main force of the Privy Council.

They are not many in number, with only four speedboats and about a hundred people, but their combat power on the water cannot be underestimated. The four ice ships are all shuttle-shaped shells, covered with layers of vines on the surface. They are the new ships that the elves of the Machinery Bureau have made. In simple terms, it is to cover the original green shuttle with a layer of ice shell to form a double hull, which can greatly reduce the resistance of the water surface and facilitate the installation of the celestial telescope and propeller system, making it reach an astonishing speed of 30 knots in the inland river. The original tentacles of the green shuttle can also flexibly adjust their posture, and its steering efficiency is much higher than that of the tail rudder. It is a perfect combination of mechanical instruments and elf magic.

Based on this alone, they have already occupied an absolute advantage in the initiative.