733 Scheming Against One Another (1/2)
Chapter 733-Scheming Against One Another
Translator: ryangohsf
Editor: Nora
To the Lingnan City-State, the 9th month, 10th day was an exceedingly hard day to pass.
On this day, the Shanhai City Army split up into four fronts and moved with the navy squadron; they roamed around Jiaozhou Prefecture and took down four main cities in a short day.
One must know that the entire Lingnan City-State had less than 40 such cities.
Shi Wanshui, Er'Lai, and Fan Li Hua's three legions formed a trident that swept from south to north; they did not leave any stone unturned and did not let any fish escape their net.
The three legions played it out extremely safely. They did not want a quick win. Instead, they aimed to just ensure that they could push forward in a stable manner.
Naturally, they formed an untouchable aura, causing any enemy standing in their way to feel a chill down their spine; it felt like they were being suppressed and could not breathe.
The Guards Legion led by Huo Qubing followed a completely different style.
They did not stop in Jiaozhou Prefecture, rushing over toward Chaozhou Prefecture without stopping for the night. In just a few days, they reached the border and were ready to sneak attack.
Before the war began, the Military Affairs Bureau had circled a few key targets for the Guards Legion. As long as they took down that main city, no one could stop the Guards Legion.
Huo Qubing's troops were fighting with extreme precision.
Even if there were territories behind the Guards Legion that were not cleared out, Huo Qubing was confident that he would not be surrounded by the enemy as they could not even catch the trail of his troops.
Only Huo Qubing could use such a unique fighting method to such an effect.
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Lingnan Province, Alliance Army command center.
Their territory was being stepped on by the enemy, and they lacked reinforcements, making Yuan Ping and the others worried till their hair turned white. The next morning, the Lords who did not even sleep during the last night all had black eye circles. They once again gathered in the meeting hall.
”We cannot keep waiting and do nothing!” Yuan Ping exclaimed, ”We need to act!”
”That's right; we cannot hope to get lucky. Their target is really apparent, which is to wipe out the Lingnan City-State without giving us any way out.”
”At this moment, we can only fight!”
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”We can only fight!”
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These people forced into a corner gave out their loudest roar.
”Our greatest advantage now is the ability to enter the teleportation formation at any time.” Yuan Ping was the first to speak, ”We need to make use of that to give the enemy a deadly blow.”
”I suggest apart from the territories that are still fighting the Shanhai City Army, gather the troops of the other territories and gather with the Alliance Army. Gather them up and remove a legion of theirs.”
”I agree!”
”I agree!”
The City-State had no way out, so they could only go all out with their backs against the wall.
”Which legion should we attack?”
Yuan Ping arrived before the battle map and said, ”Based on the intel from the frontlines, the Guards Legion is alone deep in. Originally, they would be the best target. But their commander is Huo Qubing, so the risk is too big. Hence, I suggest we choose their right front, which is led by Fan Li Hua.”
All the Lords agreed; they did not feel confident about fighting Huo Qubing.
First, the Fan Lihua's legion was a side flank and it had much more room to control; secondly, she was a female general; hence, the Lords all said that she was the weakest general.
There was also one more point. Fan Lihua was located on the right wing, so there were many ambush points that could be chosen.
One had to say that Yuan Ping had some skill; he managed to precisely decipher the problem right away.
Yuan Ping pointed at one of the cities on the map and said, ”I suggest we set the ambush here!”
The Lords all moved forward to have a look, understanding the reason immediately.
The city that Yuan Ping chose was surrounded on three sides by mountains and only the south side was a plain; it was like a huge pocket. With that, the Fan Lihua army would have to come in from the south and shove its head into the pocket, struggling without any way to get out.
The brilliant part was that the city did not have a river, which basically meant that the enemy navy could not come over.
”Genius!”
”Brilliant!”
”Smart!”
The Lords all exclaimed, making Yuan Ping smile.
Obviously, this was not something that he had thought of on the spot; it was the idea he came up with after pondering about the matter all of last night. Now it seemed like doing sufficient prep work had its pros.
”Since everyone agrees, let's start going to work!” Yuan Ping knew that every moment they wasted, cities would fall and the strength of the City-State would dwindle.
Hence, they were in a race against time.
Xinjiang City was located at the border of Jiaozhou Prefecture and was a castle for the Alliance Army. It was the main grain base of the Alliance Army.