Chapter 772 Carpet Search
After being swept away by Bai Qi, the three intelligence chiefs looked ashamed.
[Yanhuang League] The 200,000 troops seemed to have disappeared into the mountains of Yunnan out of thin air. No matter how they searched, they couldn't find any clues.
If it hadn't been confirmed that the Allied forces had been sent to Yunnan, they would all suspect that this was fake news.
【Yanhuangmeng】The secrecy work is really good this time, intelligence organizations such as 【Emperor Wind】, 【Chunxiao】and 【War Song】have shown anti-reconnaissance capabilities comparable to those of the Black Snake Guard.
Ouyang Shuo saw it, and asked puzzledly: "A 200,000 army must consume food and grass. Didn't the intelligence agencies find relevant clues from this aspect?"
Shen Buhui shook his head, "The newspapers from all over the country are watching. There is no sign of a large-scale mobilization of food and grass in all the main cities of [Yunnan city-state]. I suspect that the city-state has already stockpiled food and grass long before the arrival of the allied forces."
Be really careful.
[Lingnan City-State]'s bloody lesson made [Yanhuang League] be careful and cautious this time, taking all aspects into consideration. Even in [Yunnan City-State], only a few people know where the Allied forces are going.
Otherwise, you don't have to guess now.
Ouyang Shuo nodded, looked at Bai Qi, and said, "Then send out an air flight team to conduct a sweeping search in the mountains." Ouyang Shuo was about to use his trump card.
Ouyang Shuo is the only one who can transfer the air flight team. After the Guipingguan battle, he has returned to the Shanhai City air base for repairs.
Ouyang Shuo didn't believe that they could escape the detection of the "Air Force".
"That couldn't be better." Bai Qi had no choice but, seeing that the war was about to start, he didn't even know where the enemy was. This was the first time Bai Qi encountered such a predicament.
Ouyang Shuo skipped this topic and asked instead: "Commander Bai, tell us how the six armies of the Western Expeditionary Army plan to be deployed. If you need help from the territory, please tell us."
The General Administration of Military Affairs is only responsible for formulating the overall strategy, and the specific tactical arrangements are non-interfering, and are arranged by the commander-in-chief himself. Specifically, when it comes to the Western Expeditionary Army, and this battle in Yunnan, it is natural that Bai Qi has the final say.
Even Ouyang Shuo would not intervene in the arrangement of the Western Expeditionary Army. He asked this question, one is to know what he knows, and the other is to express his support for Bai Qi.
In an epic battle, not only the front line is lively, but the rear also needs cooperation.
Ouyang Shuo was stationed in Lingxi City this time, to serve as the rear for the army. The Lingxi City had just been merged, and Ouyang Shuo was worried that there would be some discrepancies in the coordination between Bai Hua and the Xizheng Army.
With him in charge, the situation is naturally different.
Hearing the words, Bai Qi also knew the meaning of what your lord said, and began to introduce the pre-war arrangements in detail.
[Yunnan City-state] currently occupies three and a half counties, except for Mengding County in the south, Tengyue County in the west, and Dongchuan County in the north, the remaining half is Dali County where the Wangcheng Dali is located.
The four counties all border on Kunming County. If you refer to the territory of China, then Kunming County is equivalent to the "Central Plains Region" and is a veritable place of the Fourth World War.
The Western Expeditionary Army plans to divide its troops into three groups, attacking Mengding County, Tengyue County and Dongchuan County respectively.
According to the territorial strategy, Dali County is not within the scope of the Yunnan battle. For Wangcheng Dali, Ouyang Shuo didn't want to provoke him yet, otherwise he might be hurt.
The million imperial guards in Wangcheng are not vegetarians.
In addition to the army, the attack on the king city also had to consider the player factor. Because once the king's city is attacked by the lord of the country, a war mission will be issued in the city, and the players of the king's city will be recruited to join the battle and resist the enemy together.
Even if only half of the more than eight million players have accepted the mission, just thinking about it makes one's scalp tingle. Even after being in Gaia for four years, Wangcheng is still an absolute forbidden area for lord players.
No matter how arrogant Ouyang Shuo was, he never thought of going to such a minefield.
[Yunnan City-State]'s 200,000 coalition troops are still stationed in Mengding County, which is also the preset main battlefield of the Yunnan War. If there are no accidents, it will be a hard battle in Mengding.
As for the 200,000 allied troops of the [Yanhuang League], although their whereabouts cannot be ascertained, judging from their efforts to hide their whereabouts, the allied army may still want to launch a surprise attack on the Western Expeditionary Army.
The teleportation tactic is well used, and it is still a very sharp assault tactic.
Judging from the success of hiding the whereabouts of the army before the war, [Yanhuang League] is obviously confident in this, and will not be so stupid as to repeat the mistakes of [Lingnan City-State].
Unlike Lingnan, Yunnan's terrain is more complicated, and a single county cannot accommodate too many troops. The division of the Western Expeditionary Army into three routes is not only a strategic consideration, but also out of helplessness.
The roads in the three counties are difficult. Once a certain army is ambushed, the other two armies can't rush to reinforce them, so they can only solve it by themselves.
In this way, it also provides a convenient location for the Allied teleportation tactics. The Western Expeditionary Army wanted to replicate the practice of the Eastern Route Army in Yunnan, and it was impossible to carry out anti-encirclement.
Therefore, Bai Qi will arrange a legion to garrison in Lingxi City as a response. The selected legion is the newly formed Second Legion of the Imperial Guard, which is the famous Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.
The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry is the first pure cavalry regiment in Shanhai City, with the highest mobility.
According to the latest military report, the tiger and leopard cavalry have crossed Zhen'an County and will arrive in Lingxi City in a few days. On the other hand, another legion, the Fourth Army of the Longxiang Army, will take four or five days to reach the border of Zhen'an County.
"According to the opinion of the high command, which county will the Allied forces set up an ambush?" Ouyang Shuo asked.
Bai Qi shook his head, "Any one is possible. The general guessed that the allied forces probably set up three ambush points. In the process, they flexibly chose an ambush point according to the progress of the war and the deployment of our army."
"So, we need to properly guide them?" Ouyang Shuo's eyes flashed with inspiration.
"That's right. There are too many uncertainties in the three ambush points. The only way is to deliberately expose a flaw in a certain county and lure snakes out of their holes. Only in this way can we regain the initiative in the war."
Uncertainty is a fatal threat to a great war, but all famous players will try their best to eliminate these uncertain factors, even if they make a little sacrifice, it is worth it.
Ouyang Shuo nodded, as long as Bai Qi knew it well.
Shanhai City is not a vegetarian either, [Yunnan City-State] also has internal support from Shanhai City. It was just unlucky not to find any traces of the allied forces this time, and it happened that none of the "friends" of Shanhai City knew the inside story.
"At the end of the day, the general predicts that in the early stage of the war, the enemy army is likely to take the initiative to take a defensive position, and even abandon some cities. The purpose is to let the Western Expeditionary Army go deep alone, posing a huge test to the transportation of grain and grass."
The mountain roads in Yunnan are rugged, and how to maintain the long grain transportation route is a huge test. The long food transportation route may be attacked by the enemy at any time.
An elite mountain troop popping out from the forest at random can cause a fatal blow to the grain transportation team.
This Achilles' heel of the Western Expeditionary Army will definitely not be let go by the enemy. Unlike the Battle of Lingnan, the Western Expeditionary Army is not a surprise attack this time, and the cities have enough time to transfer food and grass.
At worst, the food and grass can be completely burned with a single fire.
Therefore, the biggest test of the Yunnan War to the Western Expeditionary Army was food and grass. That's why Ouyang Shuo rushed to Lingxi City to sit in command.
At present, Kunming County has recruited 200,000 laborers, who are responsible for transporting food and grass for the army. The Kunming County Garrison Division and the Imperial Guard Independent Division are jointly responsible for the task of escorting food and grass.
The 200,000 laborers almost emptied Kunming County, and many economic activities in the county came to a standstill. The consumption and impact of the war on the territory is not limited to the front line of the war.
Fortunately, it is winter now, and various agricultural activities are basically coming to an end. It would be almost unthinkable to start a war during the busy farming season, and it would deal a fatal blow to the regional economy.
In addition, the neighboring Zhen'an County is also recruiting labor labor, with a scale of about 120,000. In a few days, they will be escorted all the way to Lingxi City by the Zhen'an County Security Division as the second batch of food transport teams.
Not to mention Shanhai City, [Yunnan City-State] is probably tormented enough by this war.
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Bai Qi went on to say: "As the war advances, when our army penetrates deep into the hinterland, the enemy army will be able to wait for work and ambushe our exhausted army with elite troops. If we cooperate with teleportation tactics, the consequences will be disastrous."
Ouyang Shuo said with a dignified expression, "What does the general mean, you need to fight steadily?"
Bai Qi nodded and said: "The end general predicts that this battle will last for a long time, please agree with your majesty."
Every day the war is delayed is a huge drain on the territory. If we really want to fight a protracted war, the test is the background and family background of both parties.
Bai Qi, as a frontline general, has no right to make decisions about this kind of major event, and must be decided by the king.
After hearing this, Ouyang Shuo said without hesitation, "Fight according to your ideas, and the territory will support you unconditionally. The lonely general will personally sit in Lingxi City and supervise the transportation of food and supplies for the army."
"Thank you sir."
Bai Qi listened, bowed deeply, his expression was a little wandering.
The scene in front of him reminded Bai Qi of the Battle of Changping, which was a more arduous battle. The same was true for King Qin at that time, who personally supervised the transportation of grain and grass in the rear.
Just like this, Bai Qi realized how important the king's promise is. Behind Yinuo, what is being gambled is the foundation of the territory that has been saved with great difficulty.
The atmosphere in the entire tent suddenly became tragic.
Ouyang Shuo sat at the head, glanced at the elders present like a hawk, and said slowly but firmly: "Everyone, for the territory, the battle of Yunnan is a war that we cannot afford to lose, we must go all out .No matter how high the price is paid, Yunnan must be taken down, laying an invincible foundation for the establishment of the country in the coming year."
After saying that, Ouyang Shuo got up and clasped his fists together: "Soldiers, please!"
Seeing this, all the generals present here suddenly felt a rush of blood rushing to their brains, and the blood in their bodies began to boil. They knelt down on one knee and solemnly said: "Swear to the death to defend the glory of the territory!"
Accompanied by a resounding declaration, the war machine officially began to operate.