Chapter 243 Peak Showdown! The Balance of Fate!

The northern battlefield.

The hundreds of thousands of troops of Emperor Yongchang and Prince Mi once again launched a fierce attack on Yingque's army.

The hundreds of miles of defense line were once again filled with the sound of killing.

Compared with the first phase of the war, this offensive was more fierce.

Hundreds of artillery pieces on both sides bombarded tirelessly and crazily.

In this war, countless cities were reduced to ruins.

Countless soldiers were crushed to pieces.

Every day, every hour, there were astonishing casualties.

Everyone on the battlefield thought that this was the decisive battle.

Prince Mi and Emperor Yongchang invested 390,000 troops to attack Yingque's 200,000.

In just three or four days.

The coalition forces of Prince Mi and Emperor Yongchang advanced dozens of miles to the south.

Although they suffered heavy casualties, they had the initiative on the battlefield.

The coalition forces of Yingque and the empress fought and retreated.

The balance of the entire battlefield seemed to move towards Prince Mi and Emperor Yongchang.

This was the decisive battle.

This is not a feint.

The main generals of Ying Que's side all felt this way.

How could there be such a feint? They pushed south madly at all costs and casualties.

It made people feel that King Mi was determined to win the battle.

He was determined to push directly from the ground, from north to south, to Zhenhai City.

The main generals in the front reported the new battle situation every half an hour.

Especially Prince Li Zhan, who had sent four consecutive memorials.

Request His Majesty the Emperor and the King of Zhennan to send reserve troops to the battlefield for support.

The so-called reserve troops here are the 30,000 musketeers and 8,000 ace troops that Ying Que had not deployed.

At least, send the 30,000 musketeers to the battlefield.

Otherwise, facing twice as many enemies, it would be really difficult to hold the defense line.

Even in the last memorial, Prince Li Zhan pleaded: "I think this is not a feint, this is a general attack, please His Majesty the Emperor, please understand."

Facing this level of war and this intensity of war, Prince Lian also expressed doubts about Ying Que's judgment.

This... is this really a feint? !

It doesn't look like it at all, this is a general attack.

30,000 musketeers, 8,000 ace troops, really don't support the northern line?

If the northern battlefield collapses, the situation is really unimaginable.

Ying Que also faced tremendous pressure.

Although he still insisted on his judgment.

But Prince Mi is not an ordinary person, his feint attack may become a real main attack at any time.

Now on the northern line, there are only 170,000 troops at most. Facing twice as strong troops, and most of the battlefields are not in big cities, the defending side does not have much advantage.

Even more than half of them are positional battles.

If they can't hold on and the battle collapses.

Then the feint attack will really become a real main attack.

Ying Que knew that if he sent 30,000 musketeers to the battlefield, he should be able to immediately turn the tide of the battle on the northern front.

But... do we really need to send them?

If we send them now, what will we use them for in the future?

But if we don't send them now, what if King Mi is not making a feint, but is full of absolute will?

The current situation is like this.

If King Mi is making a feint, then when he gets hurt again, when the casualties reach a certain level, he will temporarily stop.

But if it is a real main attack, then the generals at all levels will put their heads on their waists and move forward bravely.

No matter how high the cost, no matter how high the casualties, we must win.

There is still an essential difference.

So, should we send the reserve army to the front? This is really a very difficult decision.

So, Ying Que gritted his teeth and replied.

Without the reserve, you must hold on at any cost.

Don't show me the casualty figures, I just want you to hold the line, I just want you to hold on, I don't want the casualty figures.

He still firmly believed that the ground battle on the northern front was a feint, and the real main attack was on the sea.

King Mi would definitely attack suddenly and unexpectedly at some point.

And now what King Mi had to do was to do his best to paralyze Ying Que's side and conduct extreme tactical deception.

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When Ying Que's handwritten letter appeared in the hands of the three commanders at the same time.

Shen Wuzhuo gritted his teeth and shouted, "Yes, sir."

He had fought too many battles, experienced several desperate battles, and faced terrible casualties.

However, most of the 60,000 troops under his command were recruits.

There were less than 20,000 veterans of the Shen Gong family left, and the rest died in previous battles.

Veterans led the new recruits, fighting, fighting, fighting!

Now let the world see whether the Shen Gong family's unparalleled dominance and invincibility are true or false.

It has been said that the great victories of the Shen family were all against the southern barbarians, and they were all strong against the weak. Now let you see whether the Shen family is really strong?

Shen Wuzhuo is the commander of one side, and he should be in charge.

But facing more than twice the number of enemies, at the most critical moment, he, the commander, also rushed to the front line.

He started his crazy killing.

The madness inspired morale.

He withstood the enemy's crazy attack and pushed the enemy back.

The same is true for Jiumogang and Baiyutang.

These two people are more than ready to die.

They are even full of yearning and impulse for death.

Especially Bai Yutang, who said every day that his wife was pregnant again, and the Marquis of Bailing was not afraid of extinction.

He could fight with all his might.

Once he was on the battlefield, he was a madman. Before the battle, he wanted to draw his sword and cut himself twice to warm up.

And Jiumogang completely resisted his impulse and did not rush to the front line.

The temperament of the commander-in-chief can affect the entire army.

And Li Zhan, after receiving Ying Que's handwritten letter.

He cursed directly: Ying Que, I fuck your mother.

Then he stomped his feet and gritted his teeth.

No more!

No matter the casualties, he led 150,000 troops to the south two years ago. As for how many he can bring back in the future?

No matter!

Just bury your head and kill.

After getting Ying Que's decisive answer, the three commanders did not have any illusions.

There is no reserve, no support, you just hold on.

"Air raid, air raid, air raid..."

The piercing alarm sounded again on the battlefield.

More than a hundred black spots appeared in the sky from the north.

Flying into the defense line of Yingque's army, they began to drop bombs and air raids.

Several mutant air cavalry of Yingque's army took off to fight, and blood splattered in the air again, and screams continued.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

There was another fierce explosion on the defense line of Yingque's army.

All the troops were used to it and immediately hid in the trenches to avoid the bombing.

There have been countless such air raids.

Yingque has always said that the enemy's air raid is a tentative attack, just to test whether there is anti-aircraft firepower.

But Prince Li Zhan expressed absolute doubt.

This, this is a test?

There have been dozens of air raids before and after.

Yingque, do you have any anti-aircraft weapons? If you do, take them out quickly.

Being bombed and attacked every day, without any ability to fight back, not to mention the huge casualties, the key is the blow to morale.

Prince Li Zhan followed the King of Zhenbei in the northern border, facing the Apocalypse Empire, and there were countless battles of all sizes.

However, there has never been such a tragic and terrible war.

But Ying Que kept saying that this was a feint and he had to preserve his strength.

It's really fucked!

However, even if Prince Li Zhan was dissatisfied in his heart, he would obey the order completely.

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Prince Mi was having a secret conversation with Li Huamei.

The first purpose was to buy intelligence about Ying Que's naval strength.

The second purpose was to prevent Demon City from joining the battle and supporting Ying Que.

The third purpose was that Mi was willing to buy Demon City's saltpeter at twice the price, but the condition was that Demon City could not sell saltpeter to Ying Que.

The two sides fought verbally.

The negotiations were very intense and difficult.

Mi had already set a very high price, but Demon City still did not agree.

Then Sky Book City sent a secret envoy to join the negotiations and put pressure on Demon City.

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"My Lord, a secret letter came from the direction of Demon City, and King Mi is negotiating with Li Huamei."

"On the surface, they want to achieve three goals, but according to my judgment, they have only one goal, which is to prevent Demon City from joining the war and prevent the Jade Rakshasa Fleet from supporting us."

Li Huamei expressed her judgment and was recognized by everyone.

"According to my estimation, once the negotiations are concluded and Li Huamei agrees that Demon City will not participate in the war, the Mi Wang Navy will immediately attack us and start a big war, going straight to the heart of the matter and attacking Zhenhai City."

Ying Que closed his eyes and thought for a while, then said, "No, no, his negotiations with Li Huamei are also strategic blackmail. It's just to paralyze us, to make us think that the Mi Wang Navy will not launch an attack until their negotiations are over."

"It will definitely not be like this. The Mi Wang will suddenly launch an attack before the negotiations are over. At a moment when we didn't expect it at all, the navy was dispatched and reached Zhenhai City within half a day. It was a surprise, a blitzkrieg,"

"So, the so-called negotiations between the Mi Wang and Li Huamei must be strategic blackmail!"

All of a sudden, everyone looked at Ying Que.

Zhennan Wang, you, are you a little obsessed?

Are you afraid of the Mi Wang?

It seems that everything is his strategic blackmail.

Dozens of air strikes have been carried out, but you said it was a tentative attack to test whether we have anti-aircraft firepower.

So, we clearly have powerful anti-aircraft artillery, but we never use it.

The decisive battle on the northern front has already taken place, and the momentum is unprecedented, but you think it is a feint and resolutely refuse to send the reserve troops or the ace troops.

Now, King Mi and Li Huamei are negotiating, and you say it is a strategic blackmail.

You, are you over-calculating? !

Your fear of King Mi seems to be a bit too much, as if any of his actions have an ulterior motive.

Ying Que closed his eyes again and began to calculate and think quickly.

Then he came to the big map, constantly measuring and drawing.

Then he went outside to check the weather. At this time, night fell and the sky was full of fog.

Ying Que loudly ordered: "Master Ning Dao, General Shen Lingluo, you will lead the fleet north immediately. Tomorrow morning, King Mi's navy will rush out of the Demon Spirit Sea and attack Zhenhai City."

Everyone was stunned?

King Zhennan, our navy ships have not been remodeled yet.

The artillery has not been completely replaced.

Probably the day after tomorrow, brand-new artillery will be transported to the Zhenhaicheng dock, so that it can be replaced for a batch of warships.

By then, the combat effectiveness of the entire fleet will be improved.

In another seven days, the sixth batch of anti-aircraft artillery will be manufactured and equipped on warships.

You, you order us to go now.

If your judgment is wrong, then...that would be very bad for us.

Even if we wait two more days, our combat effectiveness will be greatly improved.

If you misjudge, the loss will be too great.

Ying Que said categorically: "All main warships, all are dispatched. Even the warships that are being upgraded and renovated, stop immediately and all are dispatched."

"In addition, twenty grandmasters and hundreds of top martial arts masters on our side will all follow the fleet northward."

"Bring all the anti-aircraft artillery, all the advanced artillery."

"Bring 80% of the air force with you as well."

"Use all your strength to win this sea battle."

"yes!"

Ning Daoyi and Shen Lingluo still accepted the order without hesitation.

Ning Daoyi was so outstanding that he was both the commander-in-chief of the Ace Legion and the commander-in-chief of the navy.

Because he was the only one who had the experience of large-scale battles with the Western Holy See Navy. And his position was Maritime Governor of the four provinces.

In fact, Ning Daoyi found it very difficult to judge the situation at hand. In his heart, he even felt that Ying Que's decision was too risky.

However, he did not raise any questions and chose to obey completely.

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After the two of them went out, Prince Lian said: "King Zhennan, I am not questioning your decision, but... why don't we wait for work in the area near Zhenhai City? We still have a large number of forts here that can assist in the battle."

Ying Que came to the map and said: "King Mi's main fleet will fight out from the Demon Spirit Sea. By then, they have not completed their formation and are at their weakest moment. Attacking at this time will get twice the result with half the effort."

Prince Lian said: "Then why do you judge that King Mi's main fleet will sail south tomorrow morning, and from the Demon Spirit Sea?"

Ying Que said: "The fog is thick and will not dissipate until noon. Therefore, King Mi's main fleet will be dispatched in the morning. Under the heavy fog, our airborne flying cavalry cannot detect their fleet. By noon, the heavy fog will When the fog cleared, his fleet was already within easy reach of Zhenhai City. It was a true surprise and a true blitzkrieg.

"There is another more critical reason. Tomorrow afternoon, there is a high probability that there will be typhoon lightning and heavy rain in the sea area of ​​​​Zhenhaicheng. One of the big advantages of King Mi's side is the Tianyan master supported by Sky Book City, and Tianyan art is borrowed from the heaven and earth. The power, violent storms and lightning are most suitable for the use of Tianyan masters. They can use the Tianyan technique to carry out the first fatal blow to our fleet. "

"Therefore, placing the battlefield in Zhenhai City would be very disadvantageous."

"But for King Mi, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and he will not miss it."

Prince Lian said dryly: "King Zhennan, I still don't want to question your intention, but there will be storms and lightning tomorrow afternoon. How did you... judge it?"

"It's me!" Ning Piaoli's voice came from outside.

Then, Ning Piaoli and Wen Daozi walked in.

Ning Piaoli said: "Prince Lian, my bloodline has been transformed by King Zhennan. I am very sensitive to energy and weather. Based on my observation and regular judgment for several months, I infer that there will be strong winds tomorrow afternoon." Heavy rain and lightning.”

Actually, it’s more than that!

Ying Que sent out five hot air balloons and rose high into the sky.

The typhoon in the southeastern sea has been observed, and it is on the way.

Based on the current path and speed, Yingque judged that this typhoon would reach Zhenhaicheng at 3:30 tomorrow afternoon.

This typhoon is not very big, and its transit time will be very short, only about an hour or two.

If Yingque were King Mi, he would definitely not miss this golden opportunity.

But...in a sense, this is also a gamble!

Winning and lack are judged from various aspects. For example, at this moment, King Mi launched continuous air strikes on the northern battlefield.

Another example is that at this time, it was rumored that Mi was negotiating with Li Huamei.

The greater the strategic paralysis, the more likely it is to take action.

This can also be regarded as the peak showdown between Yingque and King Mi.

But what if something goes wrong? !

Then... the consequences are quite serious.

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King Mi is still having difficult negotiations with Li Huamei.

Negotiations in the middle of the night.

And just now Li Huamei put forward a very stringent condition.

King Mi was furious and even threatened to give up the negotiations.

Because Li Huamei never relented, even though she was prohibited from exporting saltpeter to Yinggao, Li Huamei was asking for a lot of money.

"Marshal Li Huamei, there are two types of interests, one is direct interests and the other is strategic interests." Mi Wang said coldly: "You cannot give up strategic interests for direct interests!"

Then, King Mi walked away!

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Next up!

King Mi appeared in Jiangdu, and the emperor once again convened the supreme meeting.

King Mi announced loudly that tomorrow hundreds of thousands of troops would launch a general attack on the southern battlefield.

Will use all his strength, including all air power.

From start to finish.

There is no sign that King Mi's navy will be dispatched tomorrow.

Because, he only has one air force.

If all of them are used on the northern battlefield, they can't be used on the navy.

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The thick fog completely enveloped it.

The entire sea surface was completely plunged into darkness.

Ning Piaoli and Wen Daozi also had to board the warship and go out to sea to fight with King Mi's navy.

Ying Que was saying goodbye to her.

"I'm so nervous, I'm so scared." Ning Piaoli said softly: "I... I gave you a lot of information, I made a lot of judgments, I'm worried that my judgment might be wrong and make you make the wrong decision. If that happens, I will die."

"According to my inference, there should be typhoons, rainstorms and lightning in the waters of Zhenhai City around 3:30 tomorrow afternoon. But... what if I'm wrong?"

"What if King Mi's fleet will not be dispatched tomorrow? If our fleet leaves its own port, wouldn't it be like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth?"

"What if King Mi's main fleet is not in the Demon Spirit Sea?"

Ning Piaoli's little mouth kept expressing her worries.

She was not afraid of fighting, but she was worried that her judgment would mislead Yingque.

Yingque kissed her on the mouth and smiled, "Don't think too much, you will be able to fight side by side with your father soon."

Ning Piaoli said, "Although I am not very useful now, I have to fight for our future children."

She was not pregnant, but decided to get pregnant immediately after a few wars.

"Go, don't keep the teacher waiting." Yingque patted her butt.

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Half an hour later!

In the darkness and thick fog, Yingque and the Queen's main fleet left the waters of Zhenhai City silently.

Sailed to the northeast.

Rushed to an unknown decisive battle.

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Note: I finally finished writing. In addition, I should be considered a failure in adjusting my work and rest schedule. Now I am still typing all night.

I can't stand insomnia, or I can only fall asleep after typing all night and being exhausted.

I still beg for the double monthly tickets from my brothers, and I kowtow to you to thank you.