Chapter 1846 Surprise Attack Plan
"So Zhang Jingxu, did you pass the exam today?"
Looking at Liu Xing and Yin En who looked curious, Zhang Jingxu nodded and said: "I'm lucky. I passed the Zhangjiamen's entrance exam in one try. Now I'm a member of the Zhangjiamen. And I'm Zhang Ran on the surface." In fact, the old master will give me guidance at the right time! Of course, the most important thing is that I triggered a new exclusive task this afternoon - the old master's thoughts, and the task requirement is for me to understand I learned about the past of the old master and helped him let go of the worries that had troubled him for decades. However, the problem is that the old master usually lives in a reclusive and elusive environment. I don’t have many opportunities to talk to him, let alone understand him. It’s over.”
"Then you should go to Zhang Ran and the others? Or you can go to the current head of the Zhang family to inquire about the past of the old head? But I think the worries that have troubled the old head for decades are probably related to where he was originally. It is related to the family. After all, although the old master has no contact with his father, he will still have some obsessions after all. The second is related to Heyunguan, because the old master at that time was already half an inner disciple. , and ended up choosing to leave, so some stories should have happened during this period, such as being trapped in love or something, which is a standard plot in martial arts novels."
Liu Xing thought for a while and raised another possibility, "The old master's concerns may also be related to the Zhangjiamen, because based on the old master's resume, he can choose from all the big and small sects in Boyang City. Even the Shuiguan Sect has to give the old leader a face, and he can choose the elders and guests at will; not to mention that Boyang City is a sad place for the old leader, and it has nothing to worry about for him, so why does he Are you going back to Boyang City? Is it because you want to take over the position of head of the Zhang family? Or is it just to use this position as a cover? I think Zhang Jingxu, you just need to find out why the old head returned to Boyang City, then you can enter the second stage of this mission."
"That's right. Heyun Temple is quite far away from Boyang City, so the old leader must have come to Boyang City for some reason. And by the way, the old leader is also the second son of the Zhang family. Head; if what Zhang Ran said is true, the Zhang family has also had an additional rigid condition since the second head - the head must have a surname of Zhang, and the old head's real name is not Zhang. It may be that There will be some talking points.”
At this point, Zhang Jingxu seemed to suddenly think of something, and he slapped his thigh and took a map from the table next to him.
"This is a map of the New Dragon Empire, but you also know that this ancient map is not that accurate, especially a simple map like this that I don't know who drew it, so the specific locations of these towns and famous sects may be , no, it should be said that there will be some deviations, so this map is for reference only, but what is more reliable for us is that it marks the areas controlled by each prince, and also It is divided into a nominal control area and an actual control area, so you can see that the location of Boyang City is quite special." Zhang Jingxu said seriously.
Liu Xing took a look at the map and realized that the location of Boyang City is indeed very special, because it can be both a hinterland area and the front line of a war zone!
So why is this?
Because there is a big river near Boyang City, and on the other side of the river is the territory of another prince, the sixth prince. So from the map, if the sixth prince wants to fight with the third prince, then Boyang City is likely to Become the top priority offensive target.
However, the problem is that the city across the river from Boyang City is called Oolong City, because the local terrain is very suitable for growing tea, and Oolong City has not lacked masters in making Oolong tea in the past two hundred years. characters, so everything in Oolong City can be said to revolve around Oolong tea.
So the question is, where do these tea leaves usually grow?
Of course it grows in mountainous and hilly areas.
So Oolong City is a mountain city, surrounded by mountains and plains of tea. The closest city to Oolong City, the Tea City controlled by the Sixth Prince, is more than a hundred kilometers away from Oolong City, and there are only a few in between. small village.
As the name suggests, this tea city is also a city that mainly focuses on tea. It is also the largest tea distribution center in the Xinlong Empire. It can be said that famous tea leaves from all over the world will be transported to the tea city for sale, and there will even be tea festivals every August. A tea fair!
Of course, the tea city will also send a large amount of imperial tea to the new Dragon Emperor every year, because the new Dragon Emperor is also a tea lover.
Therefore, whether it is Oolong City or Tea City, they are not under the actual control of the Sixth Prince. Firstly, because these two cities are built around tea, so for the Sixth Prince, as long as these two cities only need Just pay him the taxes on time; secondly, both cities have formed their own unique atmosphere. Among them, Oolong City is a super large oolong tea company, so the people responsible for managing this company are the living oolong tea companies. Grandmaster! As for the essence of the tea city, it is a market, so those famous tea shops have formed a tea alliance, which is responsible for regulating the price of tea and the quantity of goods entering and leaving.
Therefore, the Sixth Prince has no way to actually control the Tea City and Oolong City, because they are not cities in the traditional sense.
Therefore, if the Sixth Prince wants to launch an attack on Boyang City from Oolong City, Liu Xing thinks it is nothing more than a dream, because the Sixth Prince needs to start gathering the army in the tea city more than 100 kilometers away, and then walk hundreds of kilometers away Take the mountain road to Oolong City!
After arriving at Oolong City, the Sixth Prince had to send people to start building boats to prepare to cross the river. However, the problem was that the area around Oolong City was full of tea trees, so there was no way to get wood locally, so he had to go to distant places to collect wood. . . Then the problem came again. Although Oolong City also has a wharf by the river, there are usually some merchants coming and going, so the wharf is not responsible for the transportation business at all. After all, the tea in Oolong City is sent to the tea city; Therefore, there are only a few craftsmen who can build boats in Wulong City, and the only few boatbuilders can only make some wooden boats.
Finally, and most importantly, this Oolong City looks like a place where food can be grown? What about the tea city?
That's right, the food self-sufficiency rate of these two cities is almost zero, so the food they usually need has to be transported from other cities, and they will not store too much food in the city, because these two cities are in contact with the outside world. The business exchanges between the two countries are too frequent, so they usually ask caravans to bring some food over.
Therefore, if the Sixth Prince wants to launch an attack on Boyang City through Oolong City, there are too many things that need to be prepared, not to mention that this cross-river battle is very disadvantageous for the attacker.
Moreover, Boyang City cannot be regarded as an important target. In other words, although this area is a hinterland for the third prince, the role it can play is to provide stable supplies for the front.
"As long as the sixth prince is smart enough, it will be impossible to launch an attack from the tea city, because the risk is too great, and the cost is also very high. In the end, even if he wins, he won't get much. Advantages; not to mention that the Third Prince and the Sixth Prince have so many territories that are directly connected. These places require a large number of manpower, so I think Boyang City is quite stable. At most, the Sixth Prince will send some spies to inquire about information. Zhang Jingxu said with certainty.
"Yes, although there will be chaos in the world in a month, this chaos also has different levels, so unless they get red in the later stage, these princes will still have some martial ethics, so winning an opponent's city is actually more beneficial. It will be a big burden." Yin En also nodded.
However, Liu Xing looked at the map, shook his head and said: "Back then, France also thought that its Maginot Line was impenetrable, but they didn't expect that the other side would directly make a detour and sneak attack; so this Oolong City seemed unsuitable as a springboard for launching an attack. But the tea gardens nearby are good places for Tibetans, and the river between Boyang City and Wulong City is not too wide, so you only need to prepare some simple boats to cross the river... If six If there are players on the prince's side to give him advice, I suspect they will choose to attack from Oolong City! Because they can pretend to be caravans to send grain and grass into Oolong City, and the carriages that transport grain and grass are the materials for making ships!"
"If I were the player on the opposite side, then I would propose to turn the construction of the ship into a modular assembly, that is, turn the original one-piece ship into pieces of wooden boards. These wooden boards can be assembled into carriages first, and some have edges and shapes. The horns are hidden in the grain and grass, so that it will not take long to store a sufficient amount of grain, grass and ships in Oolong City; in this process, it is difficult for us to detect anything wrong, unless we send martial arts masters to secretly observe the comings and goings Oolong City’s convoy, but the other side should also have thought of this, so they will also arrange for martial arts masters to secretly escort them.”
When Zhang Jingxu heard what Liu Xing said, he frowned and said: "Liu Xing, the plan you mentioned is quite good, and the success rate is very high, but the problem is that it is still time-consuming and labor-intensive, so the effort and reward are It’s not proportional.”
Liu Xing shook his head and said with a smile: "This is because you are too involved in the drama. You completely treat this as an ancient war! Yes, logically speaking, this is a success for the Sixth Prince. If you don't get much benefit, at most you can capture Boyang City and the nearby Far West City and other cities, which will not be of much benefit to the overall battle situation; but didn't I just say that? If the player is asked to replace the Sixth Prince If there is a plan, then the army after crossing the river will most likely not attack Boyang City directly!"
"Blitzkrieg!"
Yin En suddenly said: "Yes, we can't completely deduce this war based on the thinking of ancient people, because the appearance of players brings more variables! If the Sixth Prince and his NPCs are allowed to consider it, they Just like what we just thought, we think that spending so much manpower and material resources to win a few insignificant cities is a big loss; but if there are players, it will be different, because in their eyes, this team has crossed the river. The role of pawns is no worse than that of chariots! If the number of pawns crossing the river is small, they will wander around and attack convoys transporting supplies or reinforcements, creating chaos in the enemy's hinterland."
"And if there are enough people in this team of soldiers crossing the river, then there will be more things that can be done! You can do a blitzkrieg, and after taking the city, you can take the food to attack the next city. Anyway, like this in a The cities in the hinterland will not have many troops, so several cities can be captured in one month; the most important thing is that after taking the city, leaving only enough food for the city, these cities will be important to the three cities. It is a burden for the prince, because not only are they unable to provide supplies to the front, but they also need a large amount of food from the front."
"If you, the third prince, don't give it, then your reputation will be ruined. So unless you have become red-eyed in the middle and late stages and start sacrificing everything for victory, otherwise the third prince will have no choice but to grit his teeth and eat it. Swallow; but at this time, the river-crossing soldiers can start to surround the point for reinforcements, so if the third prince only sends a small number of soldiers to escort the transport team, then it will not be enough for the river-crossing soldiers to fill their teeth! And if the third prince sends out When the main force comes back to destroy these river-crossing pawns, the river-crossing pawns can then be divided into pieces to cause trouble in order to contain the enemy's main force... There is a saying, if there really is such a powerful player as a strategist for the Sixth Prince, And if the Sixth Prince still completely trusts him, then this plan of crossing the Wulong City across the river can be compared with Wuhou’s Liuchu Qishan."
Liu Xing sighed, nodded and said: "Yes, this attack plan of crossing the river from Oolong City is useless to the Sixth Prince and his NPCs, but it is a big stage for knowledgeable players. , and it is a sure-profit deal! Of course, the most important thing is that the NPCs on our side also think so, so it is unlikely that the third prince will send people to strengthen the defense of Boyang City. Yangcheng mobilizes too many troops to go to the front line... If we can successfully establish an alliance, then we have to find a way to get the appointment to garrison Boyang City. If we can achieve a half-crossing attack, then this will be A great achievement!"
As soon as Liu Xing finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.
"It should be Zhang Ran! Because he agreed to treat us to dinner."
Zhang Jingxu packed up his clothes, sighed and said, "I have never been an apprentice to anyone before, because my previous cheap master didn't teach me for a few days."